DRAGONBALL Z
Path of a Warrior
Dreams and Nightmares
Mount Paoz…
Day three…
It was a nice, sunny day out over the landscapes of Mount Paoz, with the breath of air fresh due to a nice, cool breeze drifting across the lands. It was beautiful out here, the view added up by crystal clear winding rivers nourishing the surrounding valleys and forests, and the sun shining brightly, projecting the clear blue skies with very little cloud cover. Rolling hill sides stretched for miles on end with the easily noticeable Mountain Ranges of Paoz outlining the horizon. And guess who the locals were? The 1000 square miles of this area all belonged to the Son family, who were at this very moment spending some nice, quality time together.
Deep into the ranges, sitting on the banks of a large lake amongst a cluster of surrounding hills and forests, Goku and his wife, Chi-Chi, sat peacefully in each other's arms, looking out over the sparkling surface and admiring the view. It has been so long since the two of them had any time like this together. They were completely relaxed, despite the looming day of the Cell Games. Amazingly enough, for once, Goku had dressed out of his gi and slipped into something more comfortable: blue jeans, sport shoes, white T-shirt and a blue, sports jacket. He sort of stood out, what with his light blonde hair and all, but he liked these clothes. His wife didn't mind either. It was pretty rare to see the Saiyan out of his gi and in something different. It was far better then the Hawaiian shirt and pants he wore when trying out for his driver's license. From the looks of it, both of them were really happy.
Chi-Chi sighed and snuggled up closer to her husband, enjoying the warmth she received from him. "This is very nice, Goku. It's been so long…"
"I know. I never really stopped long enough to enjoy things like this," he exclaimed. Chi-Chi giggled and rested her head on his shoulder, feeling his hand squeeze her own shoulder in affection. To which, Goku laid his head against her's, listening to the silence.
But that quiet was broken again when Chi-Chi spoke up. "How long do you think Gohan will be gone for?" she asked. Goku shrugged, smiling. He took a glance at the wrist watch under his right cuff. It was digital, so it was easy for him to read. On first glance, and judging distance of his son's ki signature, he looked back up and began to count in his head.
"Right about…now!"
Suddenly, out from under the depths of the lake, a shadow quickly appeared and surfaced. Coming up, Gohan laughed and breathed in the sweet relief of air, wiping his face down and looking towards the shore in front of him. Goku nodded with a cheerful smile, whilst Chi-Chi looked on in surprise and curiosity, thinking as to how long her son was able to stay under water. The young Saiyan waved and held up a giant fin of something in raised success.
"Check it out mom! I caught us something for dinner!" he shouted. Chi-Chi smiled at her son's successful catch and waved back.
"That's great, Gohan! Bring it on up!" she replied. When Gohan began floating up, flying out of the water and dragging whatever it was he had caught out with him, his mother was shocked to find out that he had caught more then just one giant fish he usually brought home on a daily basis. In fact, he had caught four giant fish and a mass of seven salmon. When the entire cache was out, all of his prizes hooked onto a thick wire laced with hooks, the young Saiyan floated down to the ground and set the fishes down. Goku and Chi-Chi watched him, with Goku looking amused whilst Chi-Chi was freaked out.
"Wow Gohan! Nice catch!" Goku exclaimed in delight. "I don't know about you Chi-Chi, but that salmon will make excellent sushi!"
Chi-Chi blinked, staring at the pile of fish in astonishment. Just as her thoughts began to register and everything else was drawn back into focus, she smiled nervously and nodded to her son. She was finally able to respond to all the previous questions, now that she had returned to the real world. "Yes…o-of course, Goku…" Goku grinned and gave his son the thumbs up, which he returned.
Shaking his head, Gohan wiped his face down again with his hand before powering up a bit. The instantaneous appearance of his aura blew off all of the water on him, drying him up in just one second before he powered down, aura disappearing. Leaving the fish where they were, Gohan approached his parents, grabbing his gi top and pants hanging from a nearby branch (note he was only wearing his boxers, the usual tight, spandex shorts). He slipped into them easily before dropping onto the grass beside his mother and father. With a sigh of relief, he kicked back and closed his eyes, relaxing at last. Goku and Chi-Chi smiled down at him, deciding to follow his example and so, lay back as well. Chi-Chi remained in her husband's arms all the while, both of them closing their eyes and enjoying the silence that dawned.
As they rested, Gohan opened his eyes and glanced over at his parents. With a brief check to see how they were doing, he closed his eyes again and returned to lying back and looking up towards the sky blindly.
"Innocence is life…untested, but virtue is innocence tested and triumphant…"
"Hey dad…"
Goku, not even bothering to glance over at his son, who was also not bothering to look over at him as well, just smiled and nodded slightly. "Yes son…"
"Are you sure we're really ready to beat Cell now?" the young Saiyan asked. "I'm just wondering…since we're not really sure how powerful he really is now. He might have some hidden reserves or yet another transformation…" Gohan said.
Goku chuckled, shaking his head. "I'm sure we'll be able to beat him, son. After all, we've been training so hard for this moment. There's nothing to worry about. If we all work together, then we're sure to win," he replied.
Gohan smiled even brighter. "That's good…I just wanted to be reaffirmed with the situation…that's all…"
The family drove right back into silence, left to their peaceful thoughts that flowed through their minds, rather then having it whirl around as if answering a complicated question. From here, they listened to the sounds of nature echoing around them. The singing of the birds was bliss, and the fresh air was reviving…
Day Four…
It seemed that everything was going as planned. All the tasks that the Z-fighters had set have been or are at this very moment being thoroughly completed. In the waning days till the Cell Games, the people of earth have been looking in every direction for a savior to come to their rescue. As it so happens, they had the ideal poster man for the job. Yamcha, Krillin and 18#, who were over at Kame House resting up from a great deal of training, were watching the news to clue onto the nation wide events. The Cell Games has become top priority to everyone, and everyone was preparing themselves. They found to their shock that a human named Hercule Satan would also be fighting Cell. It was maddening, seeing as Cell was far more powerful then any human on earth. They just shook their heads at the stupidity displayed by the fighter, who happened to be World Martial Arts Champion two times in a row with another two victories set aside in history texts.
Bulma was continuing to fix Android 16#, finding her contribution to the team a swell rise in her confidence. She knew she was being really helpful now, since she was providing help for a couple of the Z-fighters, such as her husband. Speaking of which, Vegeta was using the GR constantly, as he had stated back on the Lookout that the use of the Time Chamber would be pointless. It was also of Dende's advice that told him he could not use it. Mirai, another addition to the family, made trips between the Lookout and Capsule Corp. He had spent yet another year inside the Time Chamber, using up his two times and emerging stronger then ever. However, he has yet been able to find that push that Goku and Gohan found.
Tien and Chouzu remained lodged at Kame House with Krillin, Yamcha and 18#. The mostly consistent human group felt it was best that they trained together. 18#, being an android, needed little training, seeing as her strength was due to her model and build. Krillin, her newly found boyfriend, felt that it would be unfair if they left her out and allowed her to join them so that she could give them the workout. Apparently, the android was still just as strong as all of them combined.
Goku, true to his word, continued his relaxing days off, spending quality time with his son and his wife. Gohan would usually go off to visit Piccolo and Dende, checking up on the two of them. His Namekian mentor was going through long routines of meditation, rather then actual physical work. The Guardian of Earth, not one to participate in fights, continued to perform his duties and oversee the wellbeing of the planet. There were no other real problems whatsoever, except for Cell. It was found out that he had provided himself with the ring where he was hosting the tournament, and was standing, unmoving in its centre, waiting for the day to arrive. Who would have thought that a guy could stand in the same place, day in and day out, for ten days and not move around at all?
Anyway, the days rolled by into the forth day, and everyone was still training hard or relaxing. The shadows have yet to cast themselves at this point, but everyone knew that the hard times were just getting started.
It was when one incident arose did one particular fighter knew that Cell had to be the least of his problems…
High above the earth, coming in from the dark abysses of space, an unexpected visitor began its approach of the peaceful planet in the Northern Quadrant. Sighting earth as its target, the being of unknown origins swooped down, coming into orbit above the planet's atmosphere. Its vessel of transportation happened to be a very familiar type of space craft: a Saiyan space pod. The orb like ship, sparkling from a trail of shards and debris floating around it, circled the planet, under the umbrella cover of satellites and tracking units. It was cloaked, using its unique technology to shield itself from detection. To add to it, the being within the space pod had masked his ki, making it easier for him to penetrate the planet's defensive lines.
Within moments, the ship had entered the planet's atmosphere, bursting through the clouds and landing with a crash. The explosion left a massive crater, a land mark smack bang, right in the middle of a wide valley, surrounded by plateaus, hills and mountains. Cloud cover above, though thick, still had rays of sunlight shooting through. But this was soon replaced by storm like clouds, indicating that a very dark presence had landed. From here, a foreign frequency signal went up, sounding an alarm…
It just so happened that a familiar hero was on a routine inspection flight around the planet. Gohan, the young Saiyan child, was heading on home from an hour of meditation with Piccolo on Kami's Lookout; the past events making him feel more relaxed then ever. There was nothing like spending some quality time with your friends, even when danger was lurking just around the corner. It was while he was flying over some wasteland terrain when he picked up something close by. Stopping in mid-flight, he turned his attention north, his eyes narrowing. As soon as he stopped, he was hit full on by the signal, a trace of ki that had drifted towards him. Furrowing his brow, he also realized that something had broken through earth's atmosphere, his connection to the planet being far more acute then Dende's.
"What the?" he spoke up. "I'm sensing a strange energy signature in the distance…I can't identify it. That can't be good. I'd better check it out…"
Gritting his teeth, Gohan powered up and shot off at full speed towards the source of the disturbance. Leaving a slight trail of energy behind, the young Saiyan flew over vast lands of wasteland before coming towards forest covered hillsides, mountains, rivers and lakes. Because of the change from a wide open valley to a cluster of Mountain Ranges, the temperature seemed to have dropped for him. For miles on end there were no cities, just villages and outskirt towns. Even though these should interfere with his ki sensing abilities, he knew for certain that this signature was no where near any villages, so he flew on. Ignoring the cold winds, he honed in on the unknown source.
Far out of reach of any of the other Z-fighters, Gohan came to a stop above various valleys, plateaus and hills. Glancing down at the ground, he saw to his shock a Saiyan space pod sitting deep inside a freshly made crater. The smoke emerging from the crater came from several fires burning around the space craft, a cause of entry into the planet through the atmosphere. The burn up it also created on landing was also the cause of the fire. The rising smoke created a thick mist that fell around the crater, partially blocking view of whatever it was to emerge from the space craft. Furrowing his brow, Gohan decided to get in closer and dropped out of the sky, landing a good 40 meters away from the crater, just to play it safe. Straightening himself, the young Saiyan scowled tightly into the mist, a bead of sweat running down the side of his head.
"Well, it's safe to say that this isn't Cell's work," he thought to himself, his teeth bearing. "But why do I feel so uneasy?"
As Gohan stood by the crater, glaring into the mists, he suddenly felt a ki emerge from the space craft. Seconds later, a faint glow began to radiate from the crater, moving up and becoming more intense. This was immediately followed by a shadow, formed into the distinct shape of a solid being or person. Gohan's eyes widened slowly, his mouth also falling open as he felt the ki signature grow. The amount he felt, it was beginning to climb to an extraordinary level, far beyond that of his father's. It was shocking, really. His body began to tremble, more beads of sweat emerging on his forehead. Then, as he gazed into the shadowy figure floating in the mists, he began to clearly make it…or him, out.
The figure drifted over the crater and out of the mists. Pulsing around him was a golden shield of some sort, which blew away the mists of smoke in front of him as he approached Gohan. The fires behind him continued to burn, but it didn't matter to him. For a person to fit inside the space pod, he was quite big. In fact, the guy was about the same height as Second Stage Cell, only with proper muscles, which were quite big as well. His skin was tanned a darker brown then Vegeta's skin, and was flawless, no burn marks, scratches, bruises etc. He had blonde, spiky hair a top of his head that grew back into sort of a mullet (with the strands standing up), and turquoise eyes. Around his neck, he wore a necklace, a golden plate with a aqua pearl engraved in the centre. He also had gold wrist cuffs, the two pieces also bearing one pear on each of them. He didn't wear a top, just pants. His pants were baggy white, ripped in a couple of places and a dark red sash with a golden belt, similar to the make of his cuffs and necklace. To finish it, he wore yellow boots with red socks. It was a traditional wear, but didn't match those clothes worn by earthlings. Speaking of which, the articles he wore blew around in the energy winds produced by the shield he had projected around him. His expression on his face was serious, but very dull and monotone. The reflection of anger and rage burned in those eyes, and the tone in his energy made Gohan nervous. It was cold, ancient…and evil…
"Who the heck is this guy?" Gohan asked himself. "His energy level is amazing!"
The figure stopped, coming to float above the ground away from the crater, now at least 30 meters from Gohan. His arms and hands were held out, palms pointed directly towards the ground, with his left leg raised a bit and right left straight down. The way he floated was odd, but it suited his visage. However, that was the least Gohan was concerned about. What mattered was whether this guy was good or not.
When the guy looked up at Gohan, the young Saiyan stepped back, taking a defensive stance. His eyes remained locked with the mysterious warrior, the figure glaring back at him through turquoise eyes. One other thing became certain to Gohan, the guy was a Saiyan.
"Hey! Who are you? Are you lost?" Gohan asked. The guy didn't answer, his eyes just firmly locking with Gohan. The stare he was giving him made him nervous. Winds blew about, the guy using the energy to keep him a float causing a whirlwind formation around him.
The unknown Saiyan's glare on Gohan hardened. In a completely surprising twist, the blonde haired warrior became angered, his teeth gritted, hands tightening into fists and trembling. His ki took a sudden jump, making Gohan raise his eyebrow and look at him with more worry. The winds increased in ferocity, and the earth beneath the warrior began to crack and give way to the energy output.
"Ka…Kakarot!" he hissed. Gohan blinked.
"Kakarot? Is this guy looking for my dad or something?" he asked himself. However, as it turns out, the warrior's attention was squarely fixed on the child, his anger and ki rising dramatically, beyond his control. Gohan became concerned. When he felt the guy's ki level rise, it soon became clear that this wasn't going to move into quiet negotiations, but aggressive talks. He readied himself, backing away ever so slowly. The more the guy's ki rose, the fiercer the winds around him got. Dust began to blow in all directions, cracks forming in the ground and moving out from under the Saiyan.
"Kakarot! KAKAROT!!! KAKAROOOOOOTTT!!!!" the warrior roared, his power level suddenly shooting up dramatically. Gohan was shocked. It now dwarfed even his father's at his maximum. In a explosion of force and power, the ground gave way underneath him, a massive crater being punched into it as the shield like aura around the warrior expanded and grew. Debris and rubble floated into the air as the ground was ripped away by the energy output and the winds raging around him. The guy was going psycho now. Waves of shockwaves escaped from him, exploding outwards with the energy output. Gohan gasped leaping back as a blast of wind struck. Landing, he bit and held his ground as the winds raged on, whipping at him. The ground around him trembled and shook, an earthquake forming with the rise of power the Super Saiyan floating in front of him grew with.
Just then, in a blink of an eye, the guy shot at Gohan at full speed, the ground ripped and parting from the force produced by the Saiyan's flight. With his energy shield still pulsing around him, he hurled at his target and, pulling back his right fist, threw it at Gohan. The power attack caught the young Saiyan off guard, who ducked underneath it, parrying it at the same time and leaping to his left, retreating fast just as the ground around him collapsed. Rubble and debris flew with the continuous energy escaping from the Super Saiyan. It was clear now the guy didn't want to talk. Gohan flew back, landing some distance away before pushing off again as the earth split towards him. The big warrior followed him, flying at full speed after him, creating deep entrenchments in his path and the ground crumbling all around him. Rubble and debris lifted into the air, his strength and speed appearing at an alarming rate. Gohan watched his opponent approach, nervous at being hit by any of the guy's attacks. Now with his opponent in reach, the blonde haired fighter let out a warrior's yell of anger and threw another right punch at Gohan. The young Saiyan leapt over his opponent as the warrior drove his fist downwards. The young Saiyan's didn't oppose him just yet, and forward flipped over his opponent and retreating again, dropping out of the sky and floating backwards fast, keeping his eyes on his opponent. By the time they were at least 120 meters away from each other, the unknown Super Saiyan gritted his teeth, growled and turned around, seeing his target moving away.
Gohan skidded to a stop, watching the warrior's movement. The Super Saiyan turned around and brought his right hand up and behind him. Through a unique display of energy, he watched the fighter charge up an attack, the area around him flashing green and suddenly gets sucked into his palm. The orb of energy shrinks into his grasp, and disappears when he fist's his hand. But then, when he opens his right hand, a ball of green energy appears, shining brightly and catching Gohan's attention. With a yell of anger, the Super Saiyan warrior throws his hand forward, releasing the ball of energy. It hurled through the air, hooking and flying at Gohan at an incredible speed. The young Saiyan stressed over the amount of energy he felt coming off of it. Leaping back through the air, watching the attack curve towards him, Gohan swung his right hand round before throwing it forward, left hand gripping his right wrist. In that quick action, a stream of blue energy shot out of his palm and shot straight for the incoming attack, which had only traveled three quarters of the way to him. His attack struck his opponent's, both of them impacting and infusing with each other. The mixture of energy flickered for a moment, before suddenly erupting into a massive explosion of colossal force. The very beginning shook the earth beneath them. In a mighty bang and a series of smaller explosions, a green ball of fire erupted in the sky, accompanied by golden sparks and smoke. Its blast radius extended for 100's of meters in every direction, consuming Gohan within the burning smoke. The Super Saiyan warrior responsible for the concentrated energy put into his attack grinned, glaring down at the explosion taking place.
As flames erupted from the crater punched into the ground, black smoke rose into the air, creating a thick divide between the two fighters. A shadow shot out of the fire, landing and skidding along the ground, dropped into a fighting stance. Slightly scarred from the explosion, Gohan glared through the flames up towards the sky where he felt the ki of his opponent. All the while, his thoughts were whirling in his head.
"Dang, what could have set him off?" he thought. "He's a Saiyan alright, but who exactly is he? He's really packing big time…"
Suddenly, bursting out of the wall of fire, which parted from his fast entrance, the large Super Saiyan charged down at Gohan. Bringing his right fist back, he threw a powerful punch, yelling at the top of his lungs. The young Saiyan defender was ready. He brought his left hand up and caught the incoming fist, being pushed back a little from how strong the blow was. He supported his left hand with his right, resisting the pressure placed upon him with a firm stance. Both Saiyans bit tooth and nail, trying to over power one another. Gohan however, found himself placed under stress, as the Super Saiyan warrior was stronger then he was. Still, it didn't he was going to give up so easily. After locking in that position for a moment, the two of them flashed into super speed, taking their fight through the skies. Seconds later, shock waves, sonic booms, impacts of fists and yells of effort could be heard, as both fighters engaged in a quick, unpredictable battle. They were so fast you couldn't see them, all you could see was the air exploding from the shockwaves going off. Signs of these were when the smoke and fire parted, craters being punched into the ground with both Gohan and his opponent leaping across the valleys, exchanging lethal blows. Shock wave after shock wave followed, before the two of them reappeared above the lands below close to the rising smoke from the large crater far below.
The sky had darkened with smog, thanks to the atomic like explosion that had occurred. Plus, the heat from the fire down below had risen and was filling the air with an invisible mist that was identifiable threw the heat waves rising. Gohan and the Super Saiyan reappeared, the larger fighter attacking first. He flew at the young Saiyan, closing the small gap between them and threw flurries of slow, but powerful punches at him. Even though they were slow compared to Gohan's they were still quick. In response, the young Saiyan attacked back, avoiding his blows while retaliating. The two of them managed to avoid, block and evade their opponent's attacks, countering with their own. You could see the force of impacts of colliding fists and kicks bursting all over them. Their brawl only lasted for a few more seconds before they flashed into super speed again, disappearing into a battle no ordinary person could follow.
Moments later, after vicious assaults had been made by both fighters, Gohan reappeared. He flipped through the air after materializing from super speed and landed on solid ground. Beside a freshly made crater that had been punched in from the force of one of the rebounding shock waves, the young Saiyan fell back, retreating quickly along the ground, backwards. His opponent reappeared as well, fazing into view and floating down, left side turned to Gohan and stiffed into a straight standing position. When he spotted his opponent, he gritted his teeth and glared, turning towards the Saiyan child as he landed. Gohan's own teeth were gritted, eyes narrowed down on the unknown Saiyan. After stopping, he quickly back flipped away to put more distance between them. Landing after that back flip, he dropped into a Tiger Claw stance, his feet spread wide and balanced with his arms stretched out, hands clawed. His Super Saiyan opponent turned fully towards him, head dipping and eyes overshadowing. When he saw the child's stance, he brought his fists up, powering up. A gust of wind from energy force burst out from underneath him, dust hurling into the air and his clothes ruffling. Gohan tightened his scowl, watching his opponent float off the ground slowly. After reaching a certain height, the large Super Saiyan let out a roar and charged. He flashed through the air reaching his opponent in seconds. Gohan was more then ready for this.
He slid underneath and around the large Saiyan, who had kicked straight out with his left foot in a side, flying kick. After slipping around, Gohan leapt to hover at his height above the ground and sent a right roundhouse kick aimed at his opponent. The Super Saiyan, though it seemed impossible, zapped into super speed before his kick could land. Gohan ended up hitting nothing and growled in frustration, wheeling around, only to be slammed across the face by a fist coming out of nowhere. His surprisingly quick opponent was sporting a grin as he floated in front of him; his left fist sent hooking across the young Saiyan's face. Gohan, though knocked senseless, easily recovered and retaliated, spinning around in the direction he was falling. Using his momentum from the Super Saiyan's blow across his face, he brought his left leg around and slammed it across his opponent's face. It actually connected, knocking his attacker into a similar state. After that, Gohan back flipped and landed, bringing both his hands up and firing a blast at the fighter at close range. His attack struck the guy in the stomach, digging in a bit before exploding, smoke wafting up into his face. The best Gohan did with that blast was push him back slightly and knocked him off his feet. With the smoke clouding the damage, the Super Saiyan warrior glared up, growling in anger. Gohan frowned, suddenly being forced to jump high into the air when his opponent swooped at him, sending a right hook aimed for his midsection. The young Saiyan easily evaded and powered up, shooting up into the skies like a rocket. His opponent glanced behind him skywards, gritting his teeth before giving chase.
The two of them weaved through the air, one chasing the other. Swooping close to the ground, Gohan, who had dropped his aura, spun around so he was flying backwards. Up high in the sky, surrounded by his golden shield, was his opponent. The Super Saiyan closed in fast, his speed matching his strength. Throwing his right hand forward, the warrior unleashed a barrage of green energy balls. These attacks soared for Gohan, who was flying low across the ground. The young Saiyan yelled and took evasive maneuvers, moving from left to right and about to avoid the rain of energy attacks. After smacking a couple of them away, he threw his left hand back and then threw it forward, firing off another blue energy blast. The stream of energy flew at his opponent, who reacted in kind by bringing his right hand back and throwing his left hand out. Through this energy increase in his forward charge, his shield intensified. The blast struck the gold barrier, exploding without any effect.
After the blast exploded, the shield lowered, and the Super Saiyan pulled his left hand back. The same charging up effect occurred, the area around him turning green and retracting into his palm. The charge was quick, and when the green ball of energy appeared in his hand, he pitched it forward. The ball of energy hooked through the air and then curved downwards, striking the ground ahead of Gohan. The young Saiyan was forced to slow his flight, curling into a ball and spinning, still flying backwards as the massive explosion behind him erupted. A mushroom cloud appeared in the sky, the green fire ball still growing. Gohan flew straight through it, only getting graved by the flames before he landed, skidding along the ground. While still sliding along the ground, he cupped his hands behind him, a blue ball of energy forming in his palms. Gritting his teeth, he yelled, "KAAaaa…MEEeee…HAAaaa…MEEeee…HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" and threw his hands forward. The blast shot out of his grip with tremendous force, which continued to push him along. All the while, the energy continued to poor out of his hands and into the attack. It shot through the fiery smoke from the explosion he had just passed. It ripped through, punching a huge hole into the cloud. His opponent didn't see the attack coming, and when he did, he barely had enough time to move to the side and watch it fly past him and into space.
That moment's distraction was too long for his case. Flashing into focus using teleportation, Gohan appeared at his left side and flew at him, left hand pulled back. Just as the Super Saiyan was turning, Gohan slammed his fist across the warrior's face. The blow, increased in strength by momentum, staggered the Super Saiyan, allowing Gohan to flip back before the warrior could recover. When he did, he turned around, facing Gohan. He had blood leaking out of both corners of his mouth, a very monotone look on his face. Suddenly, he smirked and licked the blood away that leaked out from his mouth. Gohan was disgusted none to say the least.
"Eew! That is completely unnecessary, disgusting!" Gohan shouted, only to fall silent when the Super Saiyan drifted back and swung his right hand around. Green energy formed around him and sucked itself into his open palm. With the appearance of the green energy ball in his grasp, he threw his hand forward, unleashing an entire barrage of small ki blasts. Gohan identified it as a sweeping cluster attack, and fell back fast as the barrage of energy balls shot at him. When he realized he couldn't out run them, he decided to divert them.
As the attack flew at him, he powered up, his blue aura exploding around him with a galling wind like shockwave. His aura expanded and grew to a huge size. As the energy blasts soared at him, they were suddenly sucked into the tornado funnel like energy, whirling around safely from each other. Gohan kept them at spaces and made sure they were at equal intervals from each other. The rest that swept past him blew up on the ground. His opponent was certainly surprised by this move. Now having gained control over many of the cluster balls, Gohan turned to his right and raised his right hand towards the Super Saiyan. Then, with his target in sight, he began launching the energy balls back at the owner one at a time. The small ki blasts hooked through the air, approaching their previous owner. To further complicate it, Gohan didn't leave it in that pattern and increased the speed or fired one at a different time as another. This left the Saiyan warrior stricken, having to power up a shield to block all of the attacks coming at him. The blasts exploded against his shield ineffectively, ending with Gohan using up all the ammo supplied to him. He lowered his aura and his hand.
The two warriors then glared at each other, remaining suspended in their positions in mid-air. Neither of them said a word, and just floated in silence. Smoke continued to rise into the air, blackening the already cloudy skies. The damages that had been inflicted upon these lands were standing fresh, all thanks to these two. But the main cause was the mysterious Super Saiyan, whom Gohan did not know. He didn't even know his name.
At this point, he felt that some questions needed to be answered…
"Who are you?!" he asked loudly. "What are you doing on this planet?"
The warrior smirked, eyes twitching with blood still leaking out of the corner of his mouth. He chuckled, yet did not make any gestures as he spoke in a rough voice. "Why?! Well, that's easy…to destroy it! Just like hundreds of others…I'd like to add this one to my list!" Gohan scowled tighter. That really didn't explain much. What were his true intentions?
"Well that makes perfect sense!" Gohan replied sarcastically. "But you didn't answer my first question!" he continued. The Saiyan warrior grinned.
"Fine then! My name is Broly…the Legendary Super Saiyan! And I'm just on a killing spree today, so if you don't mind, I'd like to end this now so I can go after Kakarot!!!" the Super Saiyan stated. Gohan furrowed his brow.
"Why are you after my father?" the young Saiyan pressured. Broly chuckled.
"No reason…just want to be rid of him for what he did to me! But since his son is here, I think I'll eradicate you first!" The Super Saiyan declared, powering up so that his shield expanded around him. Gohan shook his head, eyes flashing.
"You disgust me…" he retorted, dropping down so that he landed. Broly stared after him, grinning wildly with his aura flaring around him. He followed suit, while replying to his comment.
"I do what needs to be done," the Super Saiyan exclaimed. "What do you expect…from a true freak!" Broly then burst out into fits of laughter, his cold voice echoing over the surrounding hillsides and valleys. Gohan heard this and landed on some uneven ground, glaring up and watching his opponent float down and land some distance away. He was still laughing madly, thoroughly amused. Well, it only meant one thing to Gohan, the guy was nuts.
While they stood in their positions at 50 meters apart from each other, Gohan took a good readout of his power. He knew the guy was a Super Saiyan, but he had to find out what was causing this insanity of his. As he was taking notes down of Broly's ki, he suddenly discovered an incredible magnitude of power underneath this form he was in. It shocked Gohan beyond belief at how far it exceeded his. It also explained the strange ki signature and energy attacks the Saiyan had. Moments later, he was brought back into the real world, hearing Broly's laughter still going on. Gohan glared at him, gritting his teeth and tightening his fists. Golden electricity suddenly began crackling around him as his energy rose, not just from anger, but from nervousness.
"This guy's strong…really strong," Gohan thought, his eyes narrowing further. "His power has corrupted his mind. No wonder he's mad. Argh…" the young Saiyan cursed at himself. His muscles tensed, beads of sweat running down his forehead. The laughter in the background was dwarfed by the bolts of electricity sizzling around him. Gohan thought hard, trying to find a solution to this problem. He looked down at his fist, seeing it trembling with currents of electrical energy running up and down it. His brow furrowed in thought. "I…I guess I'm going to have to use it! It's do or die now! I was planning on saving it for Cell, but this guy is an even bigger problem! If I don't kill him now, then this entire planet is history!" he glared back up, seeing the Super Saiyan warrior stop laughing and glare at him with that sinister grin. Gohan took a firmer stance, arms out in powering up positions. Golden energy flames began whirling around him, floating upwards as his energy level soared.
"Here goes nothing…"
Powering up, Gohan let out a long, loud yell that echoed into the distance, the energy flames around him transforming into an aura. Then, as golden electricity transformed into a miniature lightning storm around him, he transformed. In an explosion of power and a shock wave, Gohan flashed into his ascended Saiyan form. His hair spiked straight up, standing on end as it flashed pure gold. A single bang of hair hung down over his forehead and his eyes flashed turquoise. The once golden lightning storm transformed into a bio field of blue electricity, which shot out around him. Within moments, his transformation was complete, his energy level reaching all new levels. When he was done, he glared down, seeing Broly looking at him in surprise.
Gohan had transformed to the next level of Super Saiyan…Super Saiyan 2!
"The game's over Broly!" Gohan shouted. "Prepare yourself!!!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
