Chapter Ten
Hell of a Son!
Vegeta watched the two boys move in sync as they began the process to fuse, his eyes watching them carefully. Piccolo was doing the same thing from next to him, arms crossed and his eyes narrowed. "Buu should be waking up any moment now." The Nemekian stated as he looked over his shoulder at said pink monster.
Vegeta nodded his head just in time to be blinded by the bright white light in front of him. Once the light disappeared, he was able to make out Gotenks in his Super Saiyan form, glowing with a cocky smirk on his face. "Well, I better finish this fast." The child stated as he went to head straight for Buu, only to show shock on his face.
Vegeta frowned at the boy before he realized what had stopped the boy, his own face showing shock and horror on his face. The boy's legs were wrapped in pink goo. A yell of anger and rage sounded from behind him and he turned to see Piccolo being wrapped up in the same pink goo. "What in the world?" He was able to get out.
"Gah! What is this?! Get off of me!" Gotenks yelled as he fought to get the goo off of him, only to be covered in it and then the goo to shrink down and fly towards Buu, Piccolo's own piece of goo following as well.
Buu was standing up with his arms spread wide as he accepted the goo back into his body, laughing manically. "Finally! I'll have all the power in the world!" Buu yelled in triumph as he began to transform, his antenna elongating, a vest similar to Gotenks appearing and his speech improving drastically. "With Gotenks power and Piccolo's intellect, I'll be unstoppable!" He exclaimed as he exuded his power in example.
Vegeta could only stare in horror as he realized what had happened. There was nothing he could do.
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Gohan stared at the old Kai with a raised eyebrow, wondering how the hell someone could be sealed into a sword, but he doubted he'd get that answer.
"Ah, it is so nice to be released from that old sword! I've been stuck in there for centuries." The old Kai said as he began to bend backwards and sideways, stretching as many of his muscles as he possibly could.
"But, but, but, how is this possible?" Shin asked as he looked at the older version of himself, his mind running a hundred miles per hour.
"Why was a Supreme Kai sealed in the Z Sword?" Kibito said lowly as he looked at the older version of his boss, his own mind blank and slow. He gulped as he looked at the elder.
"I fought a very powerful enemy, much like your Buu, and unfortunately he sealed me into the sword." The Kai explained as he smiled at the two in front of him. "I would've thought that a Kai would have released me from the sword, but a human did. This is quite sad." He stated.
Shin blinked and lowered his head in shame. "Sorry."
"You've got to be kidding me." Freiza grumbled with his arms crossed.
Bardock chuckled as he looked at the elder as well. "I don't know, he's pretty funny now that I look at him." He stated.
Cell just rolled his eyes as he turned away to look at Gohan, who was staring at the old Kai as well. "What are we going to do now? We're supposed to fight this glob of gum but now we don't have an advantage, how are we going to beat him now?" Cell asked as he slammed his tail onto the ground.
The youngest there turned towards the grasshopper and shrugged his shoulders. "We keep to the plan; we lure Buu here and fight him." Gohan stated as he turned towards Goku. "Are you still in on helping us take the blob of gum out?" He asked with a hard glint in his eyes.
Goku smiled and nodded his head. "Of course I am! This seems like a sweet challenge!" Goku exclaimed as he fisted his hands in front of him and bent his knees in excitement, ready to fight Buu head on and all out.
Gohan nodded his head and turned towards the younger Supreme Kai. "If you're done gawking at the old timer, how about you summon Buu here so we can begin. Get the old man out of here; he'll be of no use to us." The young half Saiyan said as he turned to walk away towards a more deserted area, not up to handling the rest of the people there, he needed to think.
"Who you calling old and useless you brat!?" Gohan blinked as he looked at the elder Kai in front of him, wondering when the old man had come to be in front of him. "I've got an amazing ability! What can you do huh!? Just punch things! That's what!" The Kai yelled at him his eyes bulging out of his head as he continued to yell.
The old man was quickly grabbed by both his forearms and pulled away from a stunned Gohan. "Hey, back off old man! He's just stating facts!" Bardock yelled as he threw the Kai back towards the other higher beings. "You don't need to yell at him like that!" the Saiyan growled as he narrowed his eyes at the trio.
"Wait." Gohan turned around and looked at the supreme elder Kai, his cape swaying around him as he approached the elder. "You said something about an ability, what is it?" Gohan asked as he came to a stop in front of the elder.
The Kai smirked as he stood up straight with his hands behind his back and stared at Gohan with twinkling onyx eyes. "What I was talking about was how I can make a person surpass any limit they possess." He bragged as he raised his chin higher into the air.
Gohan's eyes narrowed at that as his mind ran back towards his time on Namek when he was five. "So you bring forth the powers that are hidden within the subject." Gohan stated as the others turned towards him with widened eyes.
"Correct." The Kai said happily.
Gohan smirked at this and shook his head. "Not all that amazing after all." He said as he shrugged his shoulders and raised his hands in the air with a what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it movement.
The Kai's eyebrow ticked as he began to yell at a smirking Gohan again. "This is a rare ability! You don't see this every day you punk! Only the best can achieve this ability!" He screamed at a still smirking Gohan.
Gohan nodded his head at this, "Of course, but I already had someone do this to me." He stated, shocking the supreme Kai. "But that was back when I was five, so I can't really say that all of my power was unlocked since I was most likely incapable of handling at that age." Gohan admitted.
Goku blinked as he thought back to the most likely possible time that this could've happened, only five minutes later did he slam a fist into his other hand. "Namek!" He exclaimed as he caught the attention of the villains and supreme beings to him. Goku chuckled sheepishly before and explained. "There was this really old Namek there, it must've been him! I'm sure of it!" Goku said as he looked over at his son.
Gohan rolled his eyes but smiled and nodded his head either way. "Yes, his name was Guru and he was the Elder of the Nemekians there before he died on Earth. He was able to release hidden powers within both me and Krillin before we had to face Freiza and his bunch of idiots." He explained swiftly.
The Elder Kai had a thoughtful look on his face as he thought about the elder Nemekian mentioned. "You said his name was Guru, correct?" He asked as he looked at Gohan with curiosity. At Gohan's nod he hummed thoughtfully and nodded his own head. "Yes, I remember Guru back when we were younger, a very insightful fellow he was." He stated.
Shin and Kibito both blinked at this and looked at each other before looking back at the Elder. "You mean other beings besides these Villains and humans have been here before?" Kibito asked with wide disbelieving eyes.
Elder Kai nodded his head with a smile. "Well of course, us beings who live for millennia gather to learn from each other and work with each other as well. I went off to other planets when I was younger as well." He stated before turning back to Gohan. "Either way, this amazing ability of mine can release any power you have that is still contained within you." The Kai looked up slightly so he could see Gohan's face a little better, but a yellow halo caught his gaze. "Maybe not."
The group blinked in surprise as they stared at him, unsure. "What do you mean 'maybe not'?" Cell asked with narrowed eyes as he watched the elder Kai closely.
"Exactly what I mean." The Kai pointed up at the Halo over Gohan's head and looked at the others. "I cannot unlock the powers of the dead." He said as he looked back at the others, all of which were dead except for the Kai and his assistant. "Oh boy, this is not good at all."
Shin sighed at this as he rubbed his neck tiredly. "What are we to do now, I still have to bring Buu here and even with all of this power in one place, there is no guarantee that we'll win." He said sadly.
The Elder Kai looked at him and then at the group surrounding him, his mind whirring a hundred miles per hour. "There is one way I could, but I wouldn't be able to perform the ability on any living person afterwards." He said as he looked at Shin.
Shin blinked in surprise at this and tilted his head. "What do you mean by this then? I don't understand what you mean to do with this information." Shin asked as he watched the elder carefully.
Elder Kai smiled at him as he looked at the group of dead in front of him. "Who would like to become a living being again?" He asked.
A stunned silence was what they got in return; none of them were moving to even claim the chance to live again. Freiza's and Cell's jaws were on the ground while Bardock and Gohan were looking at him like he was crazy. "You can't actually mean that you can return to life one of us?" Cell was the first to ask as he looked at the Elder Kai in a new light.
The wrinkled prune nodded his head in confirmation. "I can and I will if only to get a chance to defeat this Buu fellow." He said as he looked at the group again. "So who is it, who will I be returning to life?"
The villains looked at each other warily, each wanting the chance to return to life and head to Earth. They wanted revenge after all. "Goku." That snapped their heads towards Gohan, who was staring at them, daring them to contradict him.
Elder Kai looked at him stunned for a moment. "Sorry, but what did you say boy?" He asked as he looked at him curiously, his eyes shining in amusement.
Gohan rolled his eyes before he pointed at his father with an exasperated look. "Goku will be the one you'll return to life. He's the best choice because one, he won't return to Earth to destroy the planet." A pointed look at Freiza and Cell before he continued on to his point. "And two he has a family to take care of there and friends who all miss him. He's the best choice because he's the least dangerous of us all and because he'll be able to protect the Earth better." Gohan finished as he re-crossed his arms over his chest.
Goku looked stunned at his son as he processed the new information. He eventually gulped and shook his head. "No, Gohan should be the one returned to life, he's the most powerful, he has the best chance at beating Buu." Goku said as he looked at Gohan, who was glaring at him. "Not to mention he was just a kid when he died, he never had a chance to actually live his life."
Gohan rolled his eyes at this point and looked at the Elder Kai. "If you revive me the chance I'll lose control and return to HFIL anyways is almost 100% while if you revive Goku, he'll most likely live a long and healthy life, on the off chance a new threat doesn't appear." Gohan stated again.
The Kai looked at the two, wondering why they were fighting to have the other revived when either one could take the chance.
"I can't let you do that Gohan! You were just a kid when you died! You shouldn't be dead in the first place!" Goku exclaimed as he came to stand in front of his son, hands in the air in his distress at the information that his son was dead at seven.
Gohan growled as he looked at his father with narrowed eyes. "Since when did that matter! I fought Vegeta and Nappa at four! I went to Namek with Bulma and Krillin when I was five! I fought androids intent on killing you and the world at six! And then you pushed me into fighting an overgrown bug at seven! I don't think it matters since I never had a childhood! I never had a chance to live all because of you!"
Goku stared in shock at his son before he sighed and shook his head. "You know that was to save the Earth! I thought it would all blow over in the end and you could grow as a child should've. You would've been able to play if there weren't any more threats to Earth." Goku explained as he looked at his eldest son with soft eyes.
Gohan's eyes narrowed at that and he shook his own head. "That wouldn't have happened no matter what! You've been obsessed with fighting ever since I could talk! You've trained and trained, you've fought battles others couldn't, I would've gotten involved whether I wanted to or not." Gohan stated calmly now and turned to walk away. "Revive him; I don't want to have to deal with him after this is all over." Gohan said as he disappeared behind a tree.
The Elder Kai grinned and nodded his head. "I see that it's settled then, I'll revive you but only you. I can only give my life once after all." He said as he sat crisscrossed on the ground.
"Wait Elder! Are you saying that to revive him you must die?" Shin asked as he looked at the Elder Kai, unsure of what he heard was true.
Elder Kai nodded his head. "That's right, I must give my life to revive another, but that's alright, I only had about a thousand years left." He said as he closed his eyes. "I shall see you soon." With that became quiet, concentrating on the thread that kept him bound to the living, grabbing a hold of it and slowly moving into Goku, who didn't notice, and connected Goku's broken on with his own and reattaching it to Goku entirely.
It seemed as if only a minute had passed to those who were watching the Kai, all staring in astonishment as he killed over and stayed on the ground. Goku's eyes widened as he watched this, unsure of what to do now that this old man had just died in front of him. It was only then that he felt his heart beat against his chest, the warmth of his blood flowing through his veins, and the need to breathe returning to him. He looked up and saw that his halo had disappeared and looked at the old man. "Thank you Elder Kai." He said as he went to turn and walk over towards his son, hoping to talk with him.
"You're very welcome Goku." Goku blinked as he turned back to see the old man sitting up again, cross-legged on the ground with a halo over his head. "I said I'd see you soon." Was the only statement he gave to the group of stunned spectators.
"Elder Kai!" Shin yelled as he tackled the old man while Kibito smiled happily at it.
"Yes, yes, I'm here now get off of me!" Elder Kai shouted as he pushed Shin off of him. "Now then, I can release the energies of those who are also dead, where is that boy?" He asked as he looked around.
"Forget it old man, I don't want to." Gohan shouted from his place against the tree out of sight, Goku shrugging at the others in reply. "Release the other's powers while I take a nap." He said as he kept his eyes closed and slipped into a meditation position.
Goku looked at his son in surprise, noticing that his son looked like Piccolo at the moment while he floated in the air. "I guess we might as well do as he said." Goku said as he turned towards the three villains. He blinked as he realized that Cell and Freiza were clamoring in front of Elder Kai, trying to get him to release theirs first.
"Back off!" Elder Kai shouted and Cell and Freiza glared at him. "I will not waken either of yours first!" The Kai decided as he pushed past them and walked over to Bardock. "I'll release yours instead!" He exclaimed.
Bardock grinned at the two glaring super villains as he followed the Elder Kai to an open field. "Now just stand here and stay still, don't move a muscle and stay quiet." Elder Kai stated as he began to move around Bardock in a wide circle.
Bardock blinked in surprise at this while the others were trying not to laugh, Shin and Kibito were watching in astonishment, unsure of what to think. "How long am I stuck standing here?" Bardock growled at the elder.
"Be quiet, it'll take five hours for the first part and then another twenty to release it entirely." Bardock stood there stunned while he could hear the laughter from both Cell and Freiza in the background.
The Saiyan could feel his eyebrow twitching in annoyance as he grumbled underneath his breath. "Just my luck."
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Goku looked down at his meditating son, wondering if the boy really thought those things from before. His own mind was now running back over the years his son had been forced to fight in battles that a normal kid wouldn't even be allowed near let alone participate in. Had he been so wrong in wanting to teach his son to fight and then allow him to fight in any trouble that appeared? He wasn't quite so sure anymore.
"Hey Gohan?" Goku stated as he looked at his son again, he couldn't tell if his son was listening or not but he thought he'd give it a shot anyways. "Was your childhood really that unpleasant? I mean I did try to make it as carefree as possible and I even allowed Chichi to teach you what she wanted, I thought that would work." Goku said as he waited for a response.
Gohan scoffed as he kept his eyes closed, not interest in looking his father in the eye. "I wouldn't really call it pleasant, especially since you allowed mom to have her way. I spent more time studying than actually playing that I wasn't even given the chance to be a child." Gohan replied with a calm voice. "Before I started training I was still in danger, or don't you remember Garlic Jr."
Goku blanched at the mention of the short blue being, already knowing that his argument was now invalid. He sighed as he rubbed the back of his head, already knowing that a simple sorry wouldn't work this time around. "Nah, what could I do to make it up to you then?" Goku asked aloud, not really expecting to get any response, he hadn't even meant to say it out loud in the first place.
The sound of a CRACK made everyone turn towards the tree, all watching with wide eyes as Goku went flying straight through the tree and into Bardock, the two flying a ways away from where the elder Saiyan had been standing still. "Wha-what just happ-end?" Freiza asked as he looked at the two down Saiyans.
Cell grunted and sat back down, not interested in the situation anymore. "I'm guessing Goku had something to do with it." The android said as he glanced over where Gohan was panting heavily and his hair sticking straight up from becoming a Super Saiyan 2. "Looks like the brat is really pissed."
"How can you make it up to me?" Gohan growled as he began to walk forward slowly, dust and rocks were beginning to lift into the air around him and a breeze swayed his hair and cape back and forth. "How can you me iT UP TO ME!" Gohan yelled as he stopped about six feet away from Goku and Bardock, both who were trying to untangle themselves from each other and staring at Gohan in horror.
"Get off of me you runt! I'm not getting in the middle of this!" Bardock yelled as he tried to get away from his son, only to get his foot caught on the tie around Goku's waist.
"Hey wait!" Goku said as he tried to keep the tie where it was so he wouldn't lose his pants. "Don't do that!" Unfortunately he failed and his tie came undone and went along with Bardock as the elder went running towards Cell and Freiza, both who were watching with amused grins.
Goku quickly grabbed a hold of his pants in a tight grip and stared at Gohan worriedly. "Now Gohan, we can't be doing this now, especially since I'm about to lose my pants." He said as he waved at the boy to calm down. "So relax, relax. I'm sure that if you do as Piccolo told about controlling your anger then we should be good to go." Goku said as he tried to scuttle back while he held up his pants awkwardly.
Gohan just continued to growl as he approached his father, a yellow ball of energy appearing in his hand as he came closer to his father. "I don't think so, that's not going to work this time!" Gohan yelled as he tossed the Kai.
Goku yelped in surprise as he jumped out of the just in time, hands adjusting to keep his pants from falling down. His eyes narrowed when he noticed that Gohan wasn't where he was only a second ago. "Where'd he go?" Goku asked aloud and looked to his right, left, down and then behind him, but he couldn't find him anywhere.
"Try looking up!" Goku's eyes widened at the yell and looked up just in time for a two clasped hands slammed into his face, rocketing him into the ground.
Goku groaned as he sat up, rubbing his face, unsure of what he was going to do. It was actually at this point that he heard the laughing of two villains. He looked at them, unsure of why they were laughing until he felt the breeze between his legs. He turned as red as a tomato and went to pull his pants back up to hide his boxers, only to get a kick to the head sending him flying, his pants being left behind.
"You think you can make it up to me?" Gohan growled as power crackled around his body as he glared at his father, ignoring the fact that Goku now had no pants on. "The only way you can make it up to me is by leaving me alone!" He yelled as he flew at his father again, ignoring the fact that Elder Kai was now making Bardock sit down across from him. "My life was ruined because both of my parents were jerks!" Gohan yelled out.
Goku's eyes narrowed at this as he stopped himself from flying anywhere else and stood his ground and raising his power level until he was SS2 as well. He was able to block a hit from Gohan and grab a hold of his fists, causing them to come to a stalemate. "I don't care what you say about me Gohan." Goku said calmly, glaring at his snarling son. "But you have no right to disrespect your mother like that." He said with venom lacing his words.
Gohan's own eyes narrowed at that as he tried to crush the other's hands. "I don't care." Gohan stated. "It's as much her fault as it is yours that I had not childhood." The growl that came after could've belonged to an animal.
"She did everything she could to make you a normal child." Goku argued as he pushed back against the force that was Gohan. Even if they were both SS2, Gohan was still the stronger of the two, pushing against Goku as if it was merely a game of tug-of-war.
"She made me study all the time!" Gohan shouted angrily. "Everything I did with her or when I played by myself was geared to teaching me something." He sneered at his father as he upped his power energy again. "Mathematics, science, English, reading, physics, psychology, neurology, chemistry, politics! Everything I did was dedicated to studying, not being a kid! I was just her only way to ever being smart or having someone being able to provide for her after you were unable to do that!" Gohan snarled out as he named each subject he had to learn, but there were actually too many to name in any amount of time.
Goku looked surprised at this and this gave Gohan a chance to swing the man in a circle and then swing him into a cliff. Goku slammed into it and he could only glimpse through partially closed eyes as Gohan shot towards him, power radiating from his fists as he approached.
The father though was surprised when Gohan stopped a little ways from him, his hands going to his forehead and concentrating there as yellow energy appeared there. "Masanko Ha!" Gohan yelled only moments later, the beam slamming into the cliff as Goku dodged just barely.
"If this'll make you feel better, than fine." Goku muttered as he began to summon more power, upping his level. His hair grew longer and into spikey waves down his back, his brow became more prominent and his eyes became steely.
Gohan watched this with a raised eyebrow, but his eyes still shined with fury and hatred. "I knew you were holding back!" Gohan yelled once Goku was down powering up. "You fucker! Quit toying around with me and go all out!" He yelled as he shot at Goku again and began trying to fight hand to hand with him. Goku dodged each punch though; he didn't even both trying to block them, more intent on trying to wear his son down than injuring him.
This just infuriated the boy even more and his attacks became faster and faster but did not lose any of their accuracy or fluidness. Goku marveled at this since most fighters lost that after becoming enraged, but the opposite could be said for Gohan as the boy seemed to improve.
It was coming to the peak when Goku was hit in the face and sent flying into the ground, creating a crater where he landed. He stood up quickly though as he looked up at Gohan. His eyes widened as he recognized the energy gathering into Gohan's cupped hands. Goku knew that the boy wasn't going to stop his attack and so instead began to gather his own energy into his hands.
"Ka-Me-Ha-Me…" Gohan said as he prepared for his attack, concentrating everything into the next blast.
"Ka-Me-Ha-Me…" Goku didn't really want to use this attack against his son, but he knew that if there was any way for him to survive against this that he would have to retaliate or flee, risking Gohan coming at him with the attack anyways. It was just better to go at this head on and hope the two could finish this without destroying each other or the planet.
"He's not doing what I think he is, is he?" Freiza asked as he watched the two prepare their attacks with wide eyes.
"Yes, yes they are." Cell answered simply, backing away slightly from the scene, even though they were at least half a mile away from the two already.
"This is going to be big." Shin stated simple as he stood in front of the Elder Kai and Bardock, both of which had their eyes closed. "Kibito, we need to make sure neither of these two are hurt from the backlash." Shin said to assistant.
Kibito nodded his head as he came to stand in front of the two as well, waiting to block any back lash. "Understood."
"HA!" Gohan yelled as he released his blue energy attack, his yelled continuing as he tried to hit his father full on.
"HA!" Goku countered as he shot his own beam, knowing that this could mean everything if he wasn't careful.
The two blasts met in the middle and created such a shockwave that Shin and Kibito were sent flying over the Elder Kai and Bardock and several yards away from them. Cell and Freiza had to cover their faces as dirt came flying at them, neither wanting dirt in their eyes.
Gohan pushed more energy into his attack, pushing his father's back towards the man. Goku though didn't want to lose this contest of strength so he pushed more into his own attack as well.
The beam was stopped in the middle of the two as they concentrated on trying to push the other back, both yelling out as they continued to pour and pour more energy into their attacks.
Neither noticed as a large blue orb appeared between their attacks, their energy pooling into and swirling inside as it continued to gather there.
Both were slowly moving forward with their attack now, taking one step after the other to try and gain the advantage that way, trying to push the other back, but failing as they came closer to the middle, meeting there about ten yards away from the orb in the middle.
"I'm not going to lose!" Gohan yelled as he pushed more power into his attack.
"I won't let you win!" Goku yelled in return as he pushed his own power into his attack.
That was all the orb could take.
It exploded in both of their faces.
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Buu frowned as he looked into the sky, ignoring the billions of floating chocolate chip cookies in front of him, looking for where that power came from. He wasn't sure where it was but he knew it was out there, so he decided right then and there that he would go and find it.
He smirked though as he turned towards the cookies in front of him and opened his mouth. "Firs I'm going to eat all of you delicious cookies!" Yelled and soon enough thousands of cookies were flying into his mouth and stomach.
From far away Vegeta was watching in disgust, but he wasn't able to do anything else for he had no plan and had no power. "Kakarot, why did you have to die?"
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"Feel better now?" Goku asked as he lay on ther ground looking up at the purple sky.
"No." Gohan muttered as he too looked up at the sky except he was standing with his arms crossed.
Neither were Super Saiyans anymore and both were sore, Goku especially since he was now alive again.
Goku frowned at that but let it go; already knowing that he wasn't going to win that battle anytime soon. "We should probably get ready for Buu." He said instead as he sat up slowly, groaning as his muscles protested.
"Yeah." Gohan agreed as he walked over to his captains and the still sitting Elder Kai and Bardock, but he stopped for a moment. "But for the record, I won." Gohan said with a smirk thrown over his shoulder at a stunned Goku and then he walked away.
Goku watched his son for several seconds before shaking his head and smiling at his retreating son. "I have one hell of a son." Goku admitted to himself before standing up. They had to deal with a blob of gum after all and he couldn't just lie around all day.
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A.N. That was kinda epic…damn I love Gohan. Well I hope you enjoyed and please review so I know what you're thinking! Thank you!
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