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Son Gohan the Warrior
Chapter 24: Super Saiyan Gohan
Frieza stared in horror at the Super Saiyan. "Impossible! It's just not possible! I've defeated the Super Saiyan of legend! This cannot be!"
Gohan didn't respond. Instead, he launched a few punches and kicks, trying out his new power. He turned to Frieza. Frieza locked onto his eyes immediately. It's those same eyes! They have the exact same eyes!
"It's your move," said Gohan, confident to give Frieza the first move in the fight. "But if you ask me, it'd be better if you gave up now while you have the chance."
Frieza howled in fury and launched himself at Gohan, who easily managed to block the blow. Frieza launched a flurry of punches and kicks at the Super Saiyan, who blocked every one. Finally, Gohan tired of being on the defensive, and punched Frieza in the jaw, sending him flying backwards.
"He's only a child!" shouted Frieza as he flew backwards. "How can he possess this much power?" Suddenly, his flight was cut short by Gohan's elbow smashing into his back, sending him flying towards the ground.
Frieza groaned as he got to his feet. The little brat was far more powerful than he'd expected. "WHAT IS IT WITH YOU SAIYANS!" shouted Frieza in frustration. "You're like a virus. Kill one, another pops up to take it's place, stronger than the others! I could have destroyed them all when I had the chance! Now they've mutated to prevent extinction. I will not stand by this any longer! I am the cure, I am the solution!"
Frieza shot into the air to attack Gohan. Gohan merely moved out of the way and grabbed Frieza's tail, spinning him around, sending him flying into a mountain.
"What's the matter, Frieza?" taunted Gohan from overhead. "I thought I was just a Saiyan. Can't beat a Saiyan?"
Frieza got up, shrieking with rage. "I am the strongest fighter in the universe! I cannot be defeated by a Saiyan child!"
"Well, in all fairness," said Gohan, landing in front of Frieza, "it looks like you are."
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"King Kai, can you hear me?" asked Kami. "Shenron has completed the wish. But I don't know if Guru's back or not."
"Excellent, Kami. Let me check." He began checking to see if Guru had returned. His attention had drawn away from the fight, so he had no idea of the recent development- of the child Super Saiyan who was now fighting Frieza.
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Near where Dende was, at a certain patch of recently dug-up ground, a gloved hand stuck up from the ground. Pushing dirt off of him, Vegeta sat up.
"Am... am I alive?" asked Vegeta to himself. "I remember Frieza blasting me. But my wound is gone."
He looked around at the collapsing Namek. "Maybe I'm still dead. Maybe this is the Otherworld."
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"What's the matter, Frieza?" asked Gohan to his enemy. "I thought you wanted to fight. Well, I'm fighting, and you don't seem to want to continue. Is it something I did?"
"You insolent little brat," said Frieza, staring up at the half-Saiyan. "You'll wish you'd never been born when I'm done with you!"
"Maybe you shouldn't have pushed me so hard," replied Gohan. "You had to underestimate me. And now you're reaping the consequences." Gohan kicked Frieza in the face, sending him flying backwards.
Frieza lay there, catching his breath. "How can this be happening to me? I'm the Lord of the Universe. How can a mere child rival my power?"
Frieza looked up at where Gohan hovered overhead. "Maybe there's something I can do. He's just a child- he's got to have some sort of weakness."
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"How much longer until the space ship is ready?" screamed Chi-Chi at Dr. Briefs. "Something has happened to my wonderful little Gohan, I just know something has!"
"Calm down, Chi-Chi," said Master Roshi. "I have a feeling that something has happened to Gohan, but not something bad. I think, if anything, it's a good thing that's happened to him."
"Well, we can try communicating with Goku's ship," said Dr. Briefs. "Gohan or somebody may be there and able to tell us what is going on on Namek.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT!" screamed Chi-Chi. "GET THE SHIP ON SCREEN, NOW!"
Dr. Briefs hit a few buttons. A view screen came down, and at first it was static. Then, an image resolved, of Piccolo laying there, wounded, and Bulma sitting at the controls for the ship.
"Bulma!" said Dr. Briefs. Bulma turned and looked at the view screen.
"Dad! I can't believe it's really you! Oh, wow!" Bulma was ecstatic.
Chi-Chi pushed her way into the screen. "Bulma, where is my Gohan? Is he hurt? WHERE IS HE HIDING?"
"I don't know where he is," said Bulma. "He just took off not too long ago." She figured it was probably best not to say that he went off to delay Frieza until the planet exploded.
"AND WHY ARE YOU JUST SITTING THERE WHEN YOU COULD BE GETTING HIM BACK THERE!" shouted Chi-Chi.
"For your information, Chi-Chi, Gohan told me to stay here! And unfortunately, if he doesn't get back soon, I'm going to take off! I'm not going to be here when this planet explodes, no way!" Bulma, realizing quickly what she'd said, covered her mouth.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUT THE PLANET EXPLODING?" shouted everybody on Earth at the same time.
"Uh... well... gotta go, bye!" Bulma turned off the communications array.
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Gohan launched a flurry of attacks at Frieza, who blocked most of them. A few got through, though but they didn't phase Frieza nearly as much as Gohan would have hoped.
"You're not even putting up a good fight anymore," said Gohan, drawing back. "What's the matter? Realized you're outclassed beyond all compare?"
"You little brat," said Frieza. "You dirty Saiyans are all the same. I beat your father. What makes you think I won't beat you?"
"The fact that you haven't landed a single blow since I went Super Saiyan," said Gohan, his arms crossed, a smirk on his face. "I mean, when I have that much evidence, I think it's kind of obvious who's going to win this fight."
"You only have a few more minutes until the planet explodes and I win," said Frieza. "You'll never be able to beat me in time."
And I'm running out of energy, thought Gohan. That beating at Frieza's hands earlier really drained me. I don't know how much longer I can keep this up. Talking tough is good, but soon Frieza will see I can't back it up.
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"Hey guys, it worked!" said King Kai. "The Nameks are back!"
"What about Guru?" asked Tien. "Without him it's no use! He's the only one who can make our plan work."
"You're right, Tien. There's no cause to celebrate if Guru hasn't returned. Now let's see. The sky is dark, that's a good sign. Now where are you, Guru?"
In Guru's house, the Namekian elder pulled his hand back. "My, goodness gracious. I'm back. And so are my children!"
In a blinding flash of light not far from the battlefield, the Dragon of Namek, Porunga, returned.
"It's a go!" said King Kai, ecstatic. "Guru's back!"
"Hey guys, time out!" said Chiaotzu. "The wish! Who's going to make your wish, King Kai?"
"That's right!" said Tien. "How are you going to find someone in time, King Kai?"
"Have a little faith!" said King Kai defensively. "Guru? Guru, this is King Kai calling. Can you hear me?"
"Yes, of course, hi."
"Guru, there's not much time. I need to ask a favor of you."
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Frieza launched himself at the half-Saiyan, launching a massive kick. Gohan didn't react fast enough to this attack, and it managed to make contact with his head, sending him flying backwards.
"I'm going to finish this now," said Frieza, walking forward. "Super Saiyan or not, you're still no match for me! I am lord of the universe! Nobody can defeat me!"
Gohan lay there, recovering his breath from the blow. He'd used up a lot of his power trying to defeat Frieza earlier. "But I have to win! I have to do it for dad, for mom, for Piccolo, for Krillin- for everybody." He picked himself up and launched himself at Frieza, who blocked the kick easily and sent him flying over the ocean.
"I'm going to finish you," snarled the tyrant. "And then, once I'm done with you, there will be nobody to stop me. You're failing everyone you've ever known, brat. And you can take that knowledge to the grave with you."
Gohan simply glared at Frieza. I've got to do something quick, he thought to himself.
Suddenly, just then, the ocean underneath them began to glow a brilliant golden color. They both stared down at it in shock, trying to figure out exactly what was the cause of it.
The cause surfaced, placing himself between Gohan and Frieza. It was Goku, still alive.
"Nice of you to join us, Dad," said Gohan, staring at Frieza.
"Go. Now," said Goku, not even looking at his son. "I told you to get off the planet. Now go."
Gohan was shocked at his father's words. The confusion broke with his concentration, forcing him to drop the Super Saiyan transformation. "But you'll need my help, dad!"
"GET GOING!" shouted Goku.
Gohan began to fly off, then removed his sword. "Dad, catch. You might need this." He threw it to his father.
Goku caught it without a word and strapped it to his back.
"Win, dad." Gohan took off flying towards the space ship.
"Why am I not surprised," said Frieza, staring at Goku. "You know, I really thought you were dead. You could have left this place and escaped. I would have never known it."
"No way," said Goku. "Why run from somebody that you're not scared of?"
Frieza twitched in fury. "Just for that one, I'm going to blow you to pieces. Just like that little bald guy."
"That little bald guy was my best friend. His name was Krillin. You took from him what you had no right to take!" He flared his aura around him. "NOW DIE!"
"Fool! I'm not the one who's going to die here, catch my drift?" Frieza shot two eye-beams at Goku, who backhanded them into the sky.
The two warriors shot at each other, both trading blows and blocking them.
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With Goku taking his place back from Gohan, can he defeat the mighty Frieza in time? Or will the fight end with the planet? Find out in the next chapters of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!