Chapter 2

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Age 766 (1 year before the Androids arrive)

Last time on Dragonball Z: Opposites Attract:

With breakfast done and Piccolo arriving for training, Goku and Piccolo headed out for the mountains to get some training done. ''Don't worry Gohan, you'll be able to train later.'' Piccolo assured Gohan before taking off. Gohan sighed and went up to his room to relax. He sat on his bed when suddenly a thought came to him. What if he tried going into his dreamscape? Would he see anyone else? With that thought he sat down in a lotus position and tried meditating. After a while he blacked out and opened his eyes to see the familiar green mountain hills resembling his home. He looked around and couldn't feel or hear anyone else. ''Huh, I guess it's just me then'' Gohan said to himself. He looked around and saw a cave deep in a mountain. He decided to explore it and flew up to it. He looked around the cave before entering it. He didn't walk far before he saw a door infront of the entrance. ''What's this?'' he thought to himself. The door was colored Gold and had a number 1 on it. He tried opening the door, but it wouldn't budge. He tried opening it harder, and finally started punching it. When it looked like the door was ready to burst open, his eyes suddenly opened wide. ''What was that…'' he thought to himself. He looked towards his window and heard an odd but familiar noise. He saw someone he hadn't seen in a while.

''Icarus!'' Gohan shouted out loud, smiling widely.

He ran to the window grinning and laughing happily, immediately forgetting what he saw in his dreamscape. He hadn't seen his friend, only friend close to his age mind you, in a long time. He walked up to the window and quickly opened it and flew out. Floating outside he quickly engulfed his old friend in a hug, earning him happy purring and licks on his face. ''Icarus! Where have you been? It's been so long since we've seen each other! Look at you, so big suddenly!'' Gohan began excitedly. Icarus made some noises which he could only guess were his expression of how he missed him as well. Icarus floated down to the grass outside of Gohan's home and looked around. ''Huh, what are you looking for Icarus?'' Gohan asked him. Icarus's eyes finally landed on what he was looking for. He nudged Gohan and pointed at something else not too far away. Gohan followed the dragon's direction and after focusing, his eyes widened. Standing not too far away stood another dragon, a little more purple shaded than his friend. ''Who's that buddy?'' Gohan asked bewildered. Icarus happily flew over to the other dragon and licked her cheek. The other dragon licked him back in response. Realization dawned upon our young warrior as he realized what it meant. ''Is... Is that your mate Icarus?'' he asked the dragon. Icarus nodded, understanding what he meant. ''Gosh buddy, I didn't know! I'm so happy for you!'' Gohan told him in congratulations.

He walked over to what he supposed was the female dragon and pet her on the head. She stared at him for a moment before looking towards her mate, giving her a nod, she licked Gohan's cheek happily rubbed her head against his. Giggling and laughing he engulfed them both in a hug and walked back. ''Guess you have your own family to look after now huh? Thanks for coming by, I've missed you.'' Gohan said feeling down that he would probably not see the dragon a lot now. Icarus looked at him and licked his cheeks again. Gohan sadly stroke his head and spoke up. ''Don't worry, I understand. Take care of her and make sure to visit! Let me know if you decide to have a child.'' Gohan said. Both dragons nodded happily and started extended their wings. Gohan looked up and them and nodded. ''I'll always be here if you need me buddy! You too!'' he said to the other dragon as well. With that, they took off towards the mountains. Gohan sighed feeling sad his childhood dragon friend would not be seen anymore that much but was also glad he had found himself someone. With that thought, he flew back up to his room and closed his window.

Walking back to his bed, he laid down only for him to remember what happened in his dreamscape. ''Oh yeah! That door, what was that? It was golden and difficult to open. And why was the number 1 written on it?'' he thought to himself. Unless… ''No way! It can't be what I think it is, is it?! But what about the #1 on the door? What would that mean? If I am right, and this door holds the power of the legend that is the Super Saiyan, would that mean that it's only the first form? Are there transformations beyond a super saiyan?'' Gohan thought to himself in shock. He had always been a bright boy, thanks to his mother that always shoved books down his throat.

He sat down and forced himself into his dreamscape yet again. It became easier to do the more he did it. He focused and opened his eyes to look at the familiar scenery. Looking around, he spotted the cave with the golden door blocking the entrance. He quickly flew up and dashed towards the cave, white aura blazing around him as the wind shifted. Landing infront of the cave, he quickly spotted the door and walked up towards it. ''Guess it won't open if I simply try to pull it.'' He said out loud. Walking up, his hand grasped the door handle and pushed hard. It still did not budge. He gave out an irritated sigh, before backing up and prepared himself. His features became more serious and focused. He took a stance and breathed in deeply, gathering his energy he started powering up. His aura danced around him, and rocks floated upwards, defying gravity with his power alone. He brought his palms outwards and up to his forehead and focused his energy into a single point. Energy crackled around the beam and it looked ready to burst at any moment.

''Ggrrr… This MUST work! If it is what I think it Is, then I'll be even stronger! I'll save everyone! MASENKO-HAAAAAAAAA!'' he shouted as loud as he could and fired the ready beam towards the door. The beam quickly fired towards the door and smashed against it. He could see the door budging, but not opening. He poured even more power and became angrier at the thought of having a power that he couldn't access, that could save all his friends. As he poured more and more power, his mind suddenly went blank. As if he went inside his own head, which he already was in. He looked around numbly before thinking to himself.

''NO!'' he shouted. ''I've been letting people down my whole life! How many times have I let my friends down when they needed me?!'' he said, thinking back to the battle against the saiyans when he chickened out against Nappa. ''How many of my friends have died and got hurt because I've been too weak or too scared to help them? If only I've been stronger! If only I could have done more!'' looking back towards the battles on Namek. He got angrier by the second as he remembered everything, to the slaughtering of the defenseless Namekians, to Recoome breaking his neck, something no five-year-old should experience, Frieza and how he killed Krillin and almost Mr. Piccolo and his dad. ''Whenever I get into trouble, any time I don't think I'm going to make it, Dad, Piccolo, Krillin or anyone of my friends is always there to bail me out! When the situations are reversed, I just stand there like a helpless little child! I need more power! I need to save everyone! I will not let the Androids rule over my world!'' he came back to the dreamscape and focused more energy into the blast. An almost golden like aura started exploding out of his body, lightning seemed to strike the ground outside. ''Dad! You've always been able to do anything you set your mind to! There's never been a challenge you couldn't meet. I'm going to make sure you keep on meeting those challenges! I won't let anything happen! I won't lose everyone I love!'' images of his friends dying, his family looking at him and everyone he cared about surfaced in his mind. His eyes flashed teal, and with one final shout, he gave everything he had to the struggle. ''GGRR…. AAAHH... HAAAAAAAA!'' he shouted with the most primal roar he ever head. His eyes changed from black to teal, and hair from jet-black to gold. Golden aura danced around him, giving him power and further angering him. The door shattered at the impact and he felt himself angrier than ever. He crouched in his power up position, grunting and groaning, as if the power was straining him to even stand still. Eventually, he gave out. The aura dissipated, and his eyes and hair changed back to black. Last thing he saw was the remainders of the door he shattered.