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Son Gohan the Warrior

Chapter 28:
Fight Against Garlic Jr.

(I hated this saga, it was a continuation of a movie that really couldn't be fit into the DBZ time line. So, I'm including the final battle, and only as an excuse to to show Gohan's power off)

Krillin and Piccolo brought up a defensive stance. In front of them were Garlic Jr. and his minions, the "Spice Boys." Garlic Jr. had arrived on the Lookout and imprisoned Kami and Mr. Popo and spread the Black Water Mist all over Earth, turning every living thing it came into contact with evil. Goku was still somewhere off in outer space, Vegeta was off looking for him, and Gohan was nowhere to be found. Everybody else, except Yajirobe, Korin, and Marron, Krillin's girlfriend, were under the influence of the Black Water Mist.

I really wish Gohan was here, thought Piccolo. We could really use his help. But would he even be enough? Even after Namek, Krillin and I still aren't strong enough to beat these guys.

"Tell me, Krillin," said Garlic Jr., looking at Krillin. "Where is Goku and his son, Gohan? I need to find them to exact my revenge."

"I don't know!" shouted Krillin. "Goku hasn't returned from space yet, and Gohan's somewhere down there!" We could use their help right now!

"Boys, see if you can make him talk," said Garlic Jr., gesturing at Krillin, not believing him. "Once you beat one of the two's locations out of them, inform me so we can go and get them."

"Why don't you try?" said Krillin. He raised his hands to charge up an attack. "Ka...me...ha...me..."

Garlic Jr. held up a glass bottle containing Kami. "If you attack me, you'll also have roasted Kami!"

One of the Spice Boys moved forward to attack Krillin. He punched Krillin in the jaw, sending him flying backwards. He gave chase and kicked Krillin down into the floor, sliding along until he nearly fell off the Lookout.

"Krillin!" shouted Piccolo, chasing after his comrade. Another Spice Boy appeared in front of him.

"I've got a present for ya!" He punched Piccolo in the stomach, knocking him to his knees.

"Master Garlic, can we play with our newfound friends?" asked the Spice Boy attacking Krillin.

Garlic moved back and summoned a massive throne. "Yes, you may have sport with them until Gohan or Goku arrives."

"Then I guess the fun is over," said a voice from overhead. Gohan had finally arrived, landing on the lookout.

"Ah," said Garlic. "I've been waiting for you. Boys, take him prisoner! I want to talk to him and I need to make sure he won't attack me first."

"If they can hold me," said Gohan, "I'll talk to you. But they're far more likely to fail."

"Young boy, our powers have been boosted by the power of the Makyo Star! You can't possibly hope to defeat us."

The Spice Boys launched themselves at Gohan. Gohan simply dodged them all, then knocked each one unconscious in turn. "So, I'll think listen to you anyways. Did you have anything interesting to say?"

"Where is your father? I'd like to see his face when he realizes his only son is going to die." Garlic got up off his thrown and walked forward. "After all, I am immortal. You can't possibly hope to defeat me."

"And you can't even begin to understand how wrong you are," said Gohan.

Krillin and Piccolo moved to either side of Gohan. "Gohan, good of you to show up!" said Krillin.

"It's about time, kid," said Piccolo. "Now, let's get him!"

"No," said Gohan. "You guys stay out of this. I'll take him on single handedly."

"ARE YOU INSANE!" shouted Krillin. "We didn't even stand a chance against his soldiers! This guy is immortal! He can't die!"

"No," said Gohan, "but I can make him wish he could."

"Oh, so clever, boy!" said Garlic, laughing. "To think that a mere child could dream of matching my power- it's just funny! You don't understand how powerful I am!"

"I could say the same for you," said Gohan. "Now, give up, or you will regret messing with the people of Earth."

Garlic held up the glass bottles containing Mr. Popo and Kami. "If you attack me, I'll kill these two. You can't possibly hope to stop me in time."

Suddenly, the glass bottles were gone. Garlic looked around for them. "Looking for these?" asked Gohan, holding the bottles up. "I guess I'm too fast for you." He gave them to Piccolo. "Free them. I'll deal with Garlic."

Piccolo broke the top off the bottles and threw them on the ground. "You two go and spread the Sacred Water! We'll deal with these goons!"

Garlic was seething with rage. "That's it! Now you've done it!" He smiled. "I want to show you something. Look to the sky! The Makyo Star! It's warm glow revives me and fills me with incredible strength! And after 12,000 years it's made it's way to Earth! Can you feel it? Now that it's finally arrived, I will become 10x powerful than I have ever been before! There's nothing you can do to stop me!"

Garlic spread his arms and gritted his teeth. A bright, white aura surrounded him. The lookout began to collapse around them. Garlic's body began to grow larger and larger, eventually reaching a much larger size than he'd been before.

Piccolo and Krillin opened their eyes, seeing light. They saw that they were now outside the Lookout, Gohan having pulled them out before the building could collapse around them.

What is it with Gohan? thought Piccolo. He seems so calm. Like he knows there's no way he can lose.

Garlic made his way out of the Lookout. "Now, with the power of the Makyo Star," he said, his voice much deeper, "you have no chance at beating us."

The four Spice Boys also transformed, becoming much larger.

"So what," said Gohan. "I could still beat you all single handedly."

"What are you talking about, Gohan?" asked Piccolo. "Can't you feel their power?"

"Yes, and that's why I'm so confident." He turned back to Garlic and his men. "Your transformations are impressive, but now it's my turn."

"KRILLIN!" shouted Piccolo. "I think Gohan's lost it."

The two backed away from the half-Saiyan. "Gohan, are you feeling alright?" asked Krillin.

Gohan simply started screaming, a golden light surrounding him.

"What's he doing?" asked Krillin, confused.

"I'm not sure," said Piccolo. "But can you sense his power level?"

Krillin watched as the golden light subsided. Gohan stood there, slightly more muscular, eyes green, hair blond, aura golden.

"Gohan!" sputtered Krillin. "Your hair- your eyes- your body- your aura! What the heck happened to you, bro?"

"I'll tell you after I finish these guys off," said Gohan. "For now, I have some unfinished business."

"So, you changed your hair and eye color," said Garlic, not impressed. "And now your aura's golden. You still have no chance. Not while we have the power of the Makyo Star."

Gohan said nothing. Instead, he simply vanished, reappearing in front of the four Spice Boys, punching each one in the stomach. They collapsed from the pain, writhing on the ground.

"How- how did you move so quickly?" asked Garlic. "You suddenly can move faster than even I can see!"

"It's a transformation known as Super Saiyan," said Gohan. "It increases my power past that which you can comprehend."

"Gohan's a Super Saiyan?" asked Krillin, sputtering again.

"It still pales in comparison to my power," said Garlic, moving to attack Gohan. He launched a punch, which only passed through Gohan's after-image.

Looking for where Gohan had gone, Garlic was surprised when all of a sudden the half-Saiyan reappeared behind him, smashing him to the floor.

"You know what's funny?" asked Gohan. "That's exactly what Frieza thought before my dad and I taught him otherwise."

"You little brat!" shouted Garlic, throwing a few punches that Gohan easily dodged. Finally, he stopped, snarling. "You may be stronger than me, but let's see you stop this!" He opened a rift in the sky to the Dead Zone.

Gohan simply put a shield around Piccolo and Krillin. "Masenko-HA!" he shouted, launching the attack Piccolo had taught him. He didn't waste it on Garlic, though- he launched the attack at the Makyo Star, destroying it.

Garlic could only scream in disbelief as his power left him and he and his henchmen were sucked into the Dead Zone. Garlic was trapped once again.

Gohan lifted the shield over Krillin and Piccolo and landed.

"Alright, Gohan," said Piccolo. "I have a few questions I need answered. First, when did this happen?"

Gohan turned to face his mentor. "It happened exactly when Bulma suggested it may have happened. When I went off to avenge my dad. Frieza pushed me over the edge, and I transformed. I tore into him afterwards, but was too drained to do much lasting damage. Then my dad returned, and I accidentally dropped it."

"Alright. Second, why did you keep this secret?"

Gohan looked into the sky, where Vegeta had gone, looking for Gohan's father. "One, I was worried Vegeta would find out. I really didn't want him to know, since then he'd follow me everywhere, trying to figure out how I did it. Two, I wanted to surprise you in one of our spars. When I felt I was getting close to being able to transform at will, I devoted all my free time to trying to finish it. It wasn't easy."

"Alright. Last question. How hard is it to control?"

"I'm getting more and more used to it every time I transform. The hardest part is still transforming to begin with. After that, it's somewhat easy to maintain, but just breaking the barrier takes a lot out of you. And it's hard to maintain for long periods of time. But if you focus enough, you get used to it."

"All right!" said Krillin. "With two Super Saiyans on our side, there's nothing that can stand up to us! We can fight against anything that challenges us!"

"No," said Gohan. "The transformation has it's limits. Frieza was able to defeat me after I transformed, because I used too much of my energy up, both before and during. I would have been dead if dad hadn't returned at that moment."

"Oh," said Krillin, slightly disappointed. "Still, it's good to have that kind of power. Even if it's not a be-all-end-all to all our problems. I mean, look how easily you handled Garlic Jr.! He didn't even stand a chance!"

"Yeah," said Gohan. "He was far less powerful than Frieza, so it was nothing to defeat him. Even if he was immortal."

"Right," said Piccolo. "You continue to surprise me, Gohan. I'm proud to have been one of your teachers."

"Yeah!" said Krillin. "Wait until the others find out!"

Gohan dropped the transformation, his hair and eyes going black again. "Actually, I was wondering if you guys would keep it between us. I don't have anything against them, just they might accidentally let something slip to Vegeta when he comes back. And I don't want to have to deal with him." Gohan scratched the back of his head in the fashion he inherited from his father. "And I kind of what to keep my mom from finding out. Who knows what she'd do."

"She'd probably tell you to never do it again," said Krillin. "She'd think it was unnatural."

"Yeah. In any case, we should probably go see the others. They've probably been cured by now."

The three shot off, heading towards Kame House, where they'd left the others.

-DBZ: SGTW-

Now that Gohan has mastered transforming to a Super Saiyan at will, who can stand against him? Find out in the next chapters of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!