Captain Blues: Hello, one and all. Captain Blues here with a Dragonball Z fic for you guys. I had to dig way back in the Wayback Machine for this one. This fic was the first-ever fic I read of Rain's, and I was so fucking disappointed when he deleted it. TWICE! So I decided to go on a journey to bring it back because hell, I think I can do something with it.

Since Dragon Ball Super came out, I plan to make a lot of changes from the original version. How? You'll see, so sit back, relax and enjoy the Merging Spirits: Legacy of Gohan Unchained.

Summary: During his time with his father in the hyperbolic time chamber, The spirit of Mirai Gohan fuses with the unsuspecting Gohan, merging their power and allowing Gohan the ability to become a Super Saiyan but also sets off a change within Gohan mentally and emotionally. Will this new Gohan be able to redeem his future self and protects those he loves? Or will he fall like his predecessor?

Pairings: Gohan/Videl, Goku/Chi-Chi, Vegeta/Bulma, Future Trunks/Future Android 18, Android 17/Erasa, Android 18/Krillin, Tapion/Zangya, and many more!

Disclaimer: The Following is a fan-fiction based on the anime/manga series DRAGONBALL by Akira Toriyama. Please support the official release

Merging Spirits: Legacy of the Gohan Unchained
Prologue:
Redemption for the Future

"Excellent, Gohan. You've gotten much faster," Goku applauded his son with a bright smile on his face as Gohan kneeled on his knees, panting, his now short hair sticking to his face.

It had been three "Days" since Goku and Gohan entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train for the upcoming Cell Games.

During this time, Goku was trying to draw out the power Gohan needed to become a Super Saiyan, but no matter how hard he tried, Gohan could not attain it.

At this point, Gohan felt that he would never be able to achieve it.

"We've been at this for a while now. Let's get some rest," Goku suggested with a smile.

Exhausted, Gohan gave a disappointed sigh and said, "Yes, Father."

All Gohan could think about during his shower was what he was doing wrong. It should have been easy to draw out this power. The Earth was in danger, all of his friends were preparing to battle a monster to the death, but nothing he could not obtain the pushed he needed to make that change.

Was something with him?

"Goodnight, dad!" Gohan shouted out to his father, who was in the kitchen making some food for himself. After Goku said Goodnight to him, Gohan snuggled deep into the covers to get a good night's rest but little did Gohan know something was watching him.

Suddenly, a figure of a man slowly appeared standing above the sleeping Half-Saiyan. His Orange Gi and his ebony hair seemed to be moving like the wind was blowing, and his sad onyx eyes stared down at the sleeping young boy.

"Ah…So this was me…" The figure solemnly whispered as he touched the boy's head, only for his hand to completely pass through, making the spirit frown a bit more.

This spirit seemed to close his eyes in thought before he opened them again and said, "It's so weird, staring at the innocent boy I used to be. It feels like so long ago." The spirit sat at the edge of Gohan's bed and watched with a bit of a smile as Gohan's eyes clenched a bit more, then turned around to the other side of the bed to sleep.

"But at this rate, you will not be able to fight the androids or Cell like this….You are too kind-hearted, and that will lead to your death," The spirit's eyes seemed to cloud over in thought at his words.

He had died against the Androids, and his heart was as cold and bitter as Vegeta's own heart during that time, but the spirit couldn't help but feel wrong at what he said.

This was not the time to argue with himself, especially when his end goal was now in sight.

"Kid…," The spirit began. "I know when this is all over, you'll be confused at what you see and feel. But know this, I am doing this not to hurt you but to give you a chance to do what I failed to do in my lifetime…"

The spirit's eyes softened as he reached out to brush Gohan's hair aside, causing Gohan to shiver. "To give our family and friends a chance to survive…A chance to live…And a chance to be happy…Gohan, with that, I leave everything up to you…" The spirit finished.

Gohan turned face first on the bed and snored softly to himself as the Spirit looked down at him with sorrow-filled eyes at what he was going to do to the innocence of this child.

"Piccolo. I hope this works the way it's supposed to…" The Spirit muttered as he pressed his hand over Gohan's chest, and slowly, it began to glow brightly and brightly until the entire room was bright.

When the light faded, the spirit was gone, leaving Gohan alone in the bed.

But that's when it started.

Gohan had begun to sweat up a storm, and he was tossing and turning in his bed, grunts of pain leaving his mouth as small bursts of lighting shot out around his body. His hands seemed to clench into a ball so hard, blood had come from it, and his teeth clenched in pain.

Suddenly, a loud yell escaped from Gohan's mouth as his eyes opened, revealing them to be completely white while his hair flashed from ebony to gold.

Goku rushed into the room feeling the immense power coming from his son but stopped when he saw that Gohan was hovering over his bed, his aura changing from light blue to yellow as his hair flicked in tandem.

"G-Gohan?" Goku stammered out with surprise before a burst of light shot from different areas of Gohan's body as his yelling intensified until finally, a significant surge of power hit Goku so hard, he was sent flying out of the house like area on his back.

When the elder Son looked up into the chamber where Gohan was, the light show had faded, revealing Gohan hovering over his bed, his topaz eyes staring at him, his now golden hair sticking up.

Gohan stepped down on the floor and walked towards the area's opening, his energy so massive that with each step, the ground slightly trembled beneath his might.

Goku looked up at his son with a look of pride in him. Gohan had done it. Goku didn't know how or why it happened this way, but somehow, Gohan had become a legendary Super Saiyan.

But as Gohan took another step, his body lurched forward, and his aura faded at the same time as his spiky blond hair and returned to its a little less spiky black hair, and with a smile, Goku caught his son and held the boy in his arms.

As Gohan began to drift into unconsciousness, a warm and gentle voice whispered in his head, "Thank you, Son Gohan…For my Redemption…"

"Come on, Gohan! Give me everything you've got!" Goku exclaimed as he traded fast blows with his son, his black hair bouncing with each precise movement while Gohan's golden hair moved with his intense activity.

It had been a day since Gohan mysteriously changed into a Super Saiyan, and Goku was finding it challenging to fight Gohan in this form, and Goku was baffled at this.

Yesterday, Goku had to almost yell at his son to hit him, to throw his heart into every move, and even then, Goku hadn't worked up a sweat.

But today, Gohan seemed like a whole different person. His stance was more refined than before; his eyes held that specific look of a stone-cold warrior that Goku had never seen in his son's eyes, and his face held no emotion.

He was the perfect fighter.

His son held nothing back, putting all of his heart into his fists which gave him such a powerful edge, Goku was nearly overwhelmed when they began due to his underestimation of his son, and even now, he felt one wrong move could cause his instant defeat.

'Amazing! I never knew Gohan had so much in him before and at his age too. Boy, won't everyone be- Ugh!' Goku's inner thoughts were unexpectedly cut-off by a brutal punch to his stomach by his son; with so much force, Goku was sent flying back.

"Keep your eyes on your opponent, dad!" Gohan shouted out to him with a bright smile, his guard still up.

Goku laughed full-heartedly before he asked, "Hey, aren't I teaching you here?" but of course, his tone was more of a good-natured joke instead of a sarcastic one.

"Excellent son, now let's see how you fare against a super saiy-" Goku was once again cut off as Gohan charged forward, his golden aura flaring as he soared towards his father and aimed a punch at his head which Goku managed to catch.

Goku had to admit; his son knew when to take his opponent by surprise.

Goku wordlessly turned into a super Saiyan with a grin, tossed Gohan over his shoulder, and quickly dashed forward to engage his son in combat.

After an endless clash of punches and kicks, Gohan dashed backward to break off the conflict and fired off a barrage of Ki blasts to his father, who smacked them all away, then returned his attack with a flurry of his own shots.

But to Goku's shock, Gohan flew in between his Ki blasts with impressive agility and decked his father in the face so hard, Goku was momentarily stunned, which caused his barrage to stop.

The Teen Son dashed back and punched his father repeatedly in his chest and stomach area before flying above him and elbowing Goku down to the ground where Gohan placed both of his hands on his forehead and shouted, "Masenko-ha!"

Goku slammed his feet to the ground and swiftly did an instant transmission to disappear right as Gohan's attack slammed against the floor.

Sensing his father behind him, Gohan canceled the attack and turned around and blocked a rather painful punch from his father that sent him falling to the ground; the half-Saiyan managed to recover and sent another barrage of Ki blasts at him.

Goku soared down to the ground as he deflected the barrage with both hands and twisted his body around and delivered an ax-kick to his son, but Gohan grabbed his leg, turned his body, then slammed his father on the ground so hard, his body bounced back up.

Gohan swiftly turned around and kicked the older Saiyan in his back, sending Goku flying, but Goku swiftly recovered and held up his hand, signaling his son to halt his attacks while returning to his base form.

Gohan nodded and closed his eyes as he returned to his base form and gave a bright smile to his father, and that let Goku know that his kind-hearted son had returned, which bought a smile to his face.

"Perfect Gohan… I swear, it's like you were a different person today," Goku said once his son was in front of him, adding a pat to Gohan's head to emphasize how proud he was.

"I know…It was like I knew exactly what I was doing already instead of stumbling around like the day before….Did this happen when you first turned into a super Saiyan dad?" Gohan questioned.

Goku thought about his son's question and thought back to his first time becoming a Super Saiyan and shook his head.

He had already fought many times before, but his first change into a Super Saiyan made him more aggressive and driven on animal instinct more than man.

And while his son held that same aggressiveness, Gohan wasn't behaving as a first-time Super Saiyan should, which worried him some, but before he could dwell on it further, the duo's stomachs grumbled at the same time, causing them both to laugh.

"Well, son, I worked up quite an appetite thanks to our intense spar; let's grab something to eat before we continue," Goku told him after hearing his stomach roar in hunger.

While Gohan nodded and walked towards the hut, Goku stood there a bit longer which eyes locked on his son.

"If Gohan can keep this up…I don't think Cell could stop him…" Goku muttered.

After a few more "months" of intense training, the entire year had passed, and now Goku was standing before his son with more pride than ever before.

Gohan had grown three inches taller, his long black hair had been cut to something resembling Goku's own gravity-defying hairstyle, but out of everything that changed on the young half-breed, his kind eyes had a lingering sadness in them that Goku could not explain.

"Well, son, it's been one full year in here, and you've improved dramatically. You're far stronger than I was when I fought Frieza back on Namek and in your base form to boot. In Super Saiyan…"

Goku paused and gave a "Vegeta" like smirk and said, "I don't think Cell can touch you, but regardless of that, I want you to know that whatever happens out there with Cell, I am very proud of you."

Gohan squeezed his father in a huge hug which Goku returned with a small, "Thank you, father," making Goku chuckled warmly down at his son.

The two separated just as the door opened to reveal Mr. Popo on the other side, who then gave the two a bright smile as he said, "Well, I can feel that you two have grown more powerful during your time here, but now your time is up, and we must move."

Gohan and Goku nodded at this, and together, the father-son duo walked out of the time chamber, with Gohan watching Mr. Popo closed its door behind them.

Captain Blues: And that is the prologue. Not much has changed yet except some editing and whatnot. I hope you guys enjoyed it and I'll see you next time!