Part 2: gohan's Demon within

Part 2: gohan's Demon within

It was a hot day. The temperature at the time was over 90 degrees and constantly rising. The weather was almost totally unbearable. In fact, unless you were inside under the air conditioning, the only other place you would want to be was inside a nice, cool…

"Pool!" Rae burst forth from the nearby changing room in a one piece, red bathing suit. Her short, blonde hair snapping violently as she ran at superhuman speed. Rae hopped and planted her feet right at the edge of the pool. Bending down deep, Rae launched herself into the air, spreading her arms out like a bird. Trunks came out of the changing room at that moment. He was topless with purple swimming trunks. He looked up into the sky and saw a low flying bird hit the water and wondered if it was going to come up. When Rae popped out of the water he was more than a little bit surprised.

"Hey, Rae. Did you see a low flying, rough looking bird just dive into the water a few seconds ago?" Rae gave him an ice-cold look. It didn't take long for Trunks to realize that he had made a huge mistake. "Um, I mean…" Rae jumped up, grabbed Trunks' arm and tossed him into the water. Trunks came back up to the surface a few seconds later.

"You're lucky I'm not a violent person like Hunter."

"Sorry. I thought…well…" Trunks tried to think of something to say quick before Rae decided to attack again. "Um…where is Goten? I left him over 15 minutes ago."" Rae looked around inquisitively. Trunks knew that he was off the hook.

"I don't know where he is. He should already be out here by now. What could he possibly be doing?" She searched the area for some sign of him, but could find none. "I guess he'll show up sometime." Rae grabbed Trunks' head and pushed him down under the water, holding him there. "I guess I'll have to play with you until he shows up."

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Goten was lost…again. Trunks had led him into a room earlier in the day so that he could find something to wear. All of Goten's clothes were at home. Trunks left his friend alone and when Goten finally picked something out to wear he realized that he couldn't find his way out of the house.

"I've been in this house for the last 15 minutes and I still can't find my way out. After 17 years I still get lost." Goten turned down another hall and became very excited. He had managed to find the main hallway that led to the front door. He knew exactly where he was now. Goten ran full speed down the narrow way. At the end of the hall was the door leading to the front of the house and two rooms off to the sides. Goten reached the end and started to go left when the door opened and smacked right into his face. He fell to the floor holding his now red forehead. Through his blurry eyes he could make out two shapes.

"Goten! What are you doing on the floor?" The demi-Saiyan's eyesight cleared and he saw his mother and Bulma standing over him in the doorway.

"You okay, Goten?" asked Bulma. Goten stood up and scratched the back of his head, laughing nervously. He was obviously embarrassed.

"Um…I'm okay. Just going to the pool. Bye!" Goten took off to the left and disappeared from sight. ChiChi raised an eyebrow.

"What was that about?" she asked her friend. Bulma shrugged her shoulders.

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"How did I get up here?" Goten asked himself. "I thought I knew where I was going." Goten had gotten himself lost…yet again. This time he had somehow managed to find his way to the roof of the Capsule Corp. building. Goten was standing on the edge that overlooked the backyard and the pool. Down below he saw Rae, who also saw him. The baffled look on her face said it all.

"Goten…what are you doing up there? Did you get lost again?" Goten sorrowfully nodded his head. He felt like an idiot. Rae couldn't help but to giggle.

"Well, get down here!"

"How?"

"How else? Jump!" Goten glanced over the edge of the roof. He had a sudden urge to smack himself on the head for not thinking about jumping in the first place. Goten envisioned his perfect dive, floating through the air with the grace of an eagle. He cupped his hands over his mouth.

"All right! I'm coming down! Watch out!" Rae moved back a little and gave Goten extra room. The demi-Saiyan closed his eyes and bent down. He sprang upward into the air, but his foot slipped as he did. Goten was no longer a graceful eagle; he was now a falling rock. His body shot down to the ground like a bullet and he smashed into the wet floor, inches away from the water that would have broken his fall. Rae was extremely worried.

"Goten!" She quickly swam over to the fallen man. Doing this she finally let go of Trunks' head, which she had held beneath the water inadvertently. The other demi-Saiyan burst out of the water, gasping desperately for every bit of air he could fit into his lungs. Rae turned around and finally realized what she had done. She made her way back over to Trunks. "Oh Trunks. I am so sorry." Trunks tried to talk back but he was too busy swallowing gallons of air. When he finally managed to fill his lungs and breath normally, Trunks made his way over to the side of the pool to rest. Rae followed him, feeling very guilty about what she had done. At that time Bulma and ChiChi came outside and made their way over to Rae and Trunks, but ChiChi spotted Goten's near lifeless body lying on the floor.

"Goten?" The boy's body twitched, showing that while he was alive he was not in the best shape. ChiChi knelt down next to him and wrapped her arms around her son. Her spirit lifted when Goten's eyes opened.

"HIYA!" He yelled, not quite coherent yet. Bulma put a hand on ChiChi's shoulder.

"He'll be okay. He just hit his head somehow." Bulma walked over to Trunks and Rae. Trunks smiled sheepishly at his mother.

"Hi, mom."

"Hi, Trunks. I see you two are having fun in the pool. What happened to Goten?"

"Well…?" Rae started, "he ended up on the roof somehow and he tried to jump off, but he slipped and he crashed to the ground." Bulma winced at the thought of Goten's crash.

"What are you doing back so soon?" asked Trunks. "Weren't you supposed to be in space the entire day?"

"Yes, but we had a slight problem. I need to talk to all of you. Where is your father."

"Where else?" He pointed to the direction of Vegeta's favorite hangout. "He's in the gravity room." Bulma sighed.

"I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Sometimes I wonder if that's all he thinks about."

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"Damn it! Aren't you ready yet, Kakarotto?" Vegeta crossed his arms over his chest in annoyance. Goku finished putting on his new white gi.

"Okay. I'm ready." He clenched his fist. Vegeta moved into his ready position.

"Today will be the day, Kakarotto. I will defeat you."

"We'll see." Goku was beaming with anticipation. "I can't wait to test out the new gravity room. Bulma said it can withstand Super Saiyan 3." Vegeta's aura flared briefly before he went to SSJ level 1. Goku grinned and did the same. They quickly followed with level 2. Vegeta clenched his fist.

"All right, Kakarotto. Enough talk." Vegeta fired up his ki and exploded to Super Saiyan level 3

"I agree." Goku powered up to level 3. Without hesitation, he attacked by firing a quick ki ball. Vegeta saw it coming and ducked under it, rushing Goku at the same time. He jumped into the air and gave Goku a roundhouse kick to the head. It was blocked easily and Goku grabbed the offending foot. He started spinning, but he didn't get around one full time before Vegeta bent forward and wrested his foot loose. Still holding on to Goku, Vegeta flipped and twisted over his foe so that he was staring at his back. The Saiyan prince locked his arms around Goku's chin and squeezed.

"Goku reached back and snatched Vegeta's shirt. Bending forward he used his leverage to toss Vegeta across the room into the wall. The prince's body hit with a thud and fell a few feet before he regained control. Vegeta turned around and rolled to the side, barely avoiding Goku's kicked that the wall and flipped over the double axehandle attempted and flew back to the middle of the room. Vegeta remained with his back to his opponent.

"You're quick, Kakarotto, but now that this room can stand up to our training, I won't be holding back." Goku beckoned Vegeta to continue the fight.

"I don't want to hold you back." Vegeta floated to the wall and kicked off of it. The speed was too much for Goku to handle and he was hit with a right hand. Vegeta put on the brakes and turns around, kicking at Goku's back. Once again the Saiyan caught the foot and spun Vegeta around. Goku threw Vegeta this time, but Vegeta shifted his body to that his feet went first. He grabbed Goku's hand and pulled himself in, throwing a violent kick to the stomach. As soon as Goku doubled over Vegeta followed up with a double axehandle to the back. Goku crashed to the ground and jumped back to avoid Vegeta's follow up fist. Goku rolled to his feet as Vegeta stayed motionless where he was, fist embedded in the ground. The door to the gravity room opened and in came Bulma, ChiChi, Rae, Trunks, and a now conscious Goten. Both fighters powered down from SSJ3. Goku walked over to the crowd; Vegeta stayed where he was.

"What are you guys doing in here?" Goku asked. Vegeta finally decided to walk over to the group.

"Why did you interrupt our training?" Bulma stepped forward.

"Something happened today that you should know about." Vegeta grunted. From the look on his mate's face he could tell that whatever she had to say was going to take a while.

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Boo exited the portal and smiled. He finally escaped his prison and now was the first step to his ultimate revenge against the fusion. Boo looked around at the gloomy terrain and smiled. This is where he would start his mission- in the depths of Hell. Boo closed his eyes and started to concentrate. He searched for one specific ki. Boo's sixth sense scanned the area. Finally he found it and without another thought he blasted off.

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Frieza looked around the wasteland that was Hell. The fact was that he couldn't stand it. He had been the former prince of the universe. Frieza had everything going for him. All that he has was taken away from him in an instant. What made it worse was that it was nothing but a monkey that defeated him. Frieza learned a very valuable lesson that day; do not kill the baldheaded guy.

"I can't stand this place! It smells, it's boring, and that damn Ginyu Force is here! How could it get…?" Frieza turned around and saw a tall, pink person standing behind him. He turned his nose up at the intruder. "Who are you?" Before Boo could answer a look of shock crossed Frieza's face. "You look like that pink demon that was send here. He killed off almost half the population!"

"I see you've met my brother, the uncivilized fool. If you do as I say you won't suffer the same fate as so many others." That upset Frieza.

"Do you know who I am? I am the former ruler of the universe. I have destroyed thousands of civilizations and millions of people's lives. You can't order me around!" Boo stepped up to the smaller changling, looking down upon him in more ways than one.

"The question is," said Boo in a menacing voice, "do you know who I am? I have destroyed millions of civilizations and billions of lives. You don't understand what kind of power you are in the presence of." Frieza cowered down slightly. The truth was that he had witnessed the little brother's power first hand. It was awesome. Frieza knew what he was dealing with. However, he had to stand tall. His ego and pride would not allow him to turn away.

"You made a mistake in coming here. It's too late to leave, though. Now you have to face…THE GINYU FORCE!" In the distance, four guys ran toward the two super powers, tripping the whole way. Frieza slapped a hand over his face in embarrassment and Boo started at them (as hard as that was to do) in disgust. The four fighters stopped about 50 yards away.

"Stop right there!" yelled the orange one with the white hair. It was very clear that he was scared out of his mind, as were the others.

"Jeice, Burta, Recoome, Guldo, get over here!" Frieza had become very pissed off. Very reluctantly the Ginyu Force complied and they began to inch their way over.

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After about two minutes of inching their way over, the Ginyu Force had made it half the distance. Boo began to tire of waiting and decided to go get them instead. The Ginyu Force froze in its tracks when Boo started approaching them. Recoome mustered up enough courage to step in front of the group. He placed a finger in the air.

"Stop, you! It is time to feel the might of the Ginyu Force!" He moved his arm in a circle and turned around, his back now to Boo. Recoome bent over so that his head was visible between his legs. Frieza could feel himself shrinking with embarrassment even more.

"He isn't going to, please tell me he isn't going to," he whispered to himself. At that moment the former self-proclaimed ruler of the universe wanted to anywhere but where he was. Recoome peeked through his legs.

"I am the invici…" His speech was cut short when Boo shot him right on his…rear end and sent him rolling. Another follow up shot exploded in front of the mammoth, stopping his roll. All of the other Ginyu Force members took one look at the burn mark on their comrade and made a very wise decision; they ran as fast as their legs would carry them. Unlike before when they were approaching Boo, they were able to make it out of sight in 5 seconds flat. Even Recoome managed to disappear in 7. Frieza actually breathed a small sigh of relief when they left, feeling better about not being humiliated anymore than he already had been. Boo turned his attention back to the changeling.

"Now listen. I have come here to obtain from you two things. First, I want your ki energy. You might not be as strong as the fusion or either of its parts, but I will pool your power with the others to crush him. Secondly and most importantly, I want your battle knowledge. I know for a fact that you not only had an extensive battle with Goku, but that you also were instrumental in the training and death of Vegeta. That information will be very useful to me." Frieza looked dumbfounded.

"You want me to give you my energy?" Frieza turned around and placed his hand on his chin like he was gong to think about it, but the second he had his back to Boo he created a huge energy ball and swung around to throw it. To his horror Boo grabbed his hand and forced him to drop the energy. Frieza fought and managed to rip his hand away from Boo, but he realized that the pink demon allowed him to do so and that he was totally outmatched. There was no way Frieza was getting out of this confrontation in one piece. Boo smirked evilly.

"Now you understand that you have no chance to defeat me. Give up and this will be painless." Frieza gritted his teeth. He charged up his ki and his body started to grow. He became more muscular and his power increased. Boo looked on with indifference. Frieza finished his power up and stood chest to stomach with Boo.

"I am at one hundred percent of my power limit. Let's see how tough you are now." Boo simply grabbed Frieza by the head and gave him a ferocious headbutt. The changeling froze on the spot, unconscious but unable to fall to the ground. Boo tore off his arm and tossed it over to Frieza. It liquefied and engulfed the alien, pulling him into Boo's body. The demon was very pleased when the surge of energy hit and the knowledge of Frieza's battles entered him.

"Now I have Frieza's power within me. I am one step closer to receiving my revenge." Boo scanned the area. "Now it is time to go on to the next target." Boo found the ki signature that he was looking for and hovered softly in the air. "No one is safe from me. You are next…Cell!" Laughing hysterically, Boo flew off after his prey.

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"So that's it," said Bulma. "Now all we need to do is get everyone together. Does anyone know where Krillan and 18 are?"

"They're in the city, " replied Rae. "I think that they're looking for some summer clothes."

"Okay. Trunks and Goten, you two go into the city and find them. Bring them here so that we can figure out a plan. The two boys nodded. "That takes care of them. What about Piccolo?" Goku stepped forward.

"Piccolo is always up at Kami's lookout. I'm sure we can find him there." Bulma liked that news. It seemed that everyone was reachable so far. This situation could turn out okay after all.

"Alright, Goku. You can go get Piccolo. That leaves Gohan and Videl. Where are they?"

"I talked to Gohan before we left today," said ChiChi. "He and Videl were at home when I called. They should still be there."

"That's good." Bulma made her way to the doorway. "We shouldn't have any problems getting everyone together this time. I'm going to go call Videl. We'll get them over here as then we'll try to figure out exactly was it is that is going on." Bulma stepped into the doorway of the gravity room and stopped. "One last thing. When ChiChi and I were up in the spaceship checking on the satellite, I saw a file that had something to do with an 'android B'. I don't know what that is so be careful from now on. Who knows what Dr. Boo has planned." Bulma left the room and went to the main house. Everyone else gathered, looks of concern on their faces. Rae seemed the most worried.

"Do you think something bad is going to happen?" Goten had a very solemn and serious look on his face. Rae knew that meant something was going to happen that she was not going to like. Then she had a thought. "But if we're all together, we can beat anyone, can't we?" The mood of the room changed for the better after that.

"You're right, Rae!" cheered Goten. "We can beat anyone!" He and Trunks gave each other high-fives. Even Goku started slapping hands. Everyone was enthusiastic except for Vegeta, who was thinking hard. He put his back to the group so that they could not see his expressions, which was less hopeful.

The fools! They don't realize what we are up against. Last time we dealt with this Doctor he had complete control over Buu. What is he going to do this time? Are we even ready to deal with it? The more Vegeta thought about it the less hope he had for things turning out well. Something tells me that we are going to have more problems than we bargained for.

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Both Bulma and ChiChi arrived at the telephone at the same time. ChiChi picked up and dialed the number. It rang five times before someone picked on the other end. It was Videl.

"Hello?" she asked, her voice sounding very groggy.

"Hello, Videl. It's ChiChi. Are you okay? You don't sound too well."

"Oh. Sorry. I just woke up. I was taking a nap."

"Okay. That's good. Is Gohan there? We need the both of you to come over to the Capsule Corp. as soon as possible."

"Um…Gohan's not here. He left before I went to sleep. He didn't tell me where he was going." ChiChi was confused. That wasn't like Gohan at all. He wouldn't just leave without saying anything. ChiChi's grasp on the telephone loosened and she dropped it. Bulma rushed over to her friend and wrapped her arms around the confused woman. ChiChi seemed to be in another world. Bulma picked up the phone.

"Videl?"

"Yes?"

"I think you should come over here as soon as possible."

"Alright. I'll be there soon." The phone hung up and Bulma placed it back on the holder. From the sound of Videl Bulma was convinced that she was going back to sleep. It was okay…for now.

"ChiChi, what did she say to you?" Bulma moved in front of ChiChi's face so that they were facing one another. "What did she say?"

"She said that Gohan left and didn't tell her where he was going." Bulma finally understood why ChiChi was so disturbed. It was totally unlike Gohan to do something like that. Whatever his reason was it had to be serious. There was only one thing that was certain; Gohan had to be found. Bulma stood up.

"We have to find him. We'll wait for Goku to come back. He'll help us find him." ChiChi stood up next to Bulma, but she had a much different look on her face. Now she was furious.

"If Boo touched my son…" Bulma fell backward from the ki flaring up around ChiChi's body. She looked on in awe. That turned to utter amazement when she realized that her friend was not wearing the Saiyan Guards at the time. Then, almost as soon as it started, the power subsided and ChiChi walked out of the room. A disoriented Bulma followed, wondering what she had just witnessed.

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The cave was cool and damp, the opposite of the harsh conditions outside. Gohan traveled to this spot, which he had not been since he was a child. He was on a very important mission. He examined the walls of the cave, which seemed to give him a lot less room than they used to.

"I used to be able to run through here. Now I almost have to crawl." Still Gohan was able to make his way to the other side of the cave extremely fast. The end of the cave opened into a small room with a single stone center. It was slanted down like a slate and glistened with dew. The room also glistened a light blue hue. Gohan stepped over to the stone and sat down. Now that he was in his thinking room, he could meditate. After what happened today, he had a lot to think about.

Flashback

It was early morning. The birds were just starting to get up and most people were at least an hour away from waking up. Videl and Gohan, though, were wide-awake. For the first time in years they were training together in the early hours of the day.

"Ahhhhhh!" Videl yelled. She chopped at Gohan's chest with cat-like quickness. Even Gohan was thrown of by the speed. He hopped back, but the front part of his gi was ripped. Gohan was pleasantly surprised by the move.

"You're a lot quicker than you were before." Videl relaxed her stance.

"I've been training a lot in the last couple of months. My father wants me to enter the Tenkaichi Budokai at the end of the month."

"Didn't your father retire?" Videl laughed and shook her head.

"Yes, but was he ever really serious about the competition?" Gohan took Videl in his arms and held her close.

"I saw the tape of the first tournament that your father competed in. He had fire in his eyes then. He was just swallowed up by his fame and fortune. Don't forget that he helped my father and Vegeta beat Buu. Mr. Satan is a true champion." Videl pulled herself into Gohan's chest and rested her head.

"You're right, but I'm happy that he's retiring. I get a chance to see him more now."

"Why don't you go call him? I'm sure that he would love to hear from you, regardless of the time. Later on we can go visit him. How does that sound?" The shorthaired woman embraced her husband and ran off to the house, giggling like a little girl. The smile on Gohan's face couldn't be hidden. His heart felt good and he was never happier that he was now. He decided to train a little more before going inside. After throwing some practice punches and kicks he began to feel slightly ill.

"Hmmm," he thought. "It's happening again. That feeling I've been getting the last couple of days. It always seems to happen when either Videl or I are training. I wonder what it could be?" Gohan kicked one more time before charging a small ki ball. "I shouldn't think about it too much. It's probably my body adjusting to the workout again. I have been a little bit too inactive." Gohan moved his arm behind his back and started to throw the energy when it happened. The rush of power raged through his body and threatened to kill him. It almost completely overwhelmed him right at the start. Videl came running out of the house with the phone still in her hand.

"Gohan!" The demi-Saiyan held a hand out.

"Stop! Get back!" Videl wasn't going to listen, but a shockwave created by Gohan moved her all the way back to the house. Reluctantly Videl moved away from both the house and her husband. Gohan gritted his teeth and began trying to form the energy into a beam. It took almost a minute, but he was able to position the energy in his arms. Gohan raised his hands above his head.

Okay. I have to concentrate. I don't want to lose any of this. He crossed one palm over the other. He waited for the moment when it was all flowing in the right direction. His eyes closed, searching for that moment…now.

"MASENKO!!!!" Gohan aimed his hands upward at the sky and discharged a massive beam of blue light energy. The blast was short but there was no doubt that it could be seen for miles around. It was lucky that everyone was still asleep. Still that wasn't Gohan's main worry. His concern was why he all of a sudden had such a massive surge of energy inside of himself. He could still feel a little bit of it inside of his body, coursing through his veins as if to say that he had used it in the wrong way. Gohan winced while it bounced around his body before finally disappearing without a trace. A sigh of relief was interrupted by a gasp of horror when he spotted Videl lying motionless on the ground. In an instant he was by her side and checking her pules. Once again Gohan breathed a sigh of relief; she was unconscious but alive. He picked his wife up and brought her into the house. Opening the door to their master bedroom, Gohan placed Videl on the bed and covered her with a blanket. Her head moved side to side, and then her eyes opened.

"Go-" Gohan placed his finger over her mouth.

"Don't talk. Rest and listen. I'm going out for a while. I don't know when I'm going to be back." Videl tried to protest but fell asleep. Gohan kissed her on the cheek and left the room, closing the door carefully so that he didn't wake he up by mistake. He was just as careful going down the stairs and leaving the house. Once he was sure that he was out of earshot he lifted himself off of the ground and flew in the direction of his favorite meditation spot.

End Flashback

Gohan wen over the situation again and still came up with a blank. In frustration he pounded the stone he was sitting on. Gohan took deep breaths and relaxed himself again. He wasn't going to get anywhere by losing his temper. He had to concentrate. After taking a moment to collect himself, Gohan closed his eyes. He had to get to the bottom of the mystery…before it destroyed him.

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Krillan had been at the mall with his wife for about a half an hour. They found a store with some clothes that 18 decided she would bring to her seldom seen brother. A shocked Krillan could do nothing more that wave goodbye when 18 left the mall, promising to come back later in the day. The devilish smile on 18's face convinced Krillan that she wasn't going to be back for a very long time.

"I know she's mad about what Roshi did to her today, but I don't know why she blames me." Krillan walked around the huge building with his hands in the pockets of his green shorts. It had been three hours since 18 left and Krillan had done all the shopping that he could find an excuse to do. Still he had only one bag with a pair of shorts. After wandering aimlessly he came upon a theatre. Seeing nothing better to do he went in to watch a movie. He bought his ticket and a blue berry slushy. He went into the room just as the previews were starting. Krillan sat down in one of the back rows. There were a lot of people in the theatre. A man stepped into the front of the screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen I welcome you to the Maximum Theatre for the showing of the box office smash, 'Mission Impossible 2'." The stagehand exited the room and the lights dimmed down. The movie was moments from rolling when a long, gray, cylinder-like object ripped through the screen and crashed into the first row, missing the spectators there by inches. The first reaction was chaos. Everyone in the room made a beeline for the doors. In a matter of seconds the place was empty except for Krillan, who had made his way against the sea of people to get down to the front. Krillan eyes widened when he put his slushy down and finally had got a glance at the object. It was a long and more than twice his height. It was also more than twice as wide. Krillan moved in closer and felt the scolding heat radiating off of the capsule.

"What is it? Where did it come from?" Krillan attention was then caught by the massive hole in the front wall. "And why did it crash through the wall?" The capsule once again captured Krillan's attention when it started to cool down dramatically. Touching it lightly he found that it was almost ice cold. The cooled air could be seen flowing off of it. "What the hell…" Before he finished his sentence the top of the capsule popped off and cleared away the top 10 rows of seats in the theatre. Krillan jumped back defensively and readied himself. The freezing cold air melted away from the bottom half. Krillan could feel his feet getting cold and numb but he wouldn't allow his focus to waver for even a moment. A large, muscular figure rose from the inside. Krillan couldn't believe how big he was. His sized rivaled Cell, but his bulk was reminiscent of a sumo wrestler. The figure stepped out of the capsule bottom and for the first time Krillan saw the letter C on the side of the container.

"You are not Son Gohan. Where is Son Gohan?"

"Gohan? Just what do you want with him?" Krillan let his eyes lower back to the machine. After closer examination he was that it said 'Android C'. Immediately Krillan started having feelings of deja vu, remembering Dr. Gero and the original androids. Then a sick though entered his mind. Could 18 have…?

"Where is Son Gohan?" demanded the android again. Krillan shook his head. He knew that his wife wouldn't do that. Krillan looked at the android again. He was big, but he seemed to be very flabby. He had light blue pants with a gold ankle chain on his left foot. The android had no shoes and was also topless. His arms were decidedly more solid than his stomach, which resembled jello. His hair was in a short, golden brown braid and his skin was welled tanned. Also for the first time Krillan noticed a letter 'C' on his chest.

"I don't know where Gohan is, and I wouldn't tell you if I knew?" C towered over the smaller Krillan.

"Don't get in the way, little man! Go home to mommy before you get hurt! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Android C walked away. "Son Gohan, I will find you." He started up the steps.

"Like hell you will!" Krillan gathered energy and shot the beast before he could turn all the way around. C was hit in the side with the energy blast, and it was sucked into him! Krillan's jaw dropped when he saw the android light up inside as he apparently absorbed the energy into himself. C licked his lips.

"That was good, but I can see you are going to be a pest. I'm going to have to squash you." The android turned his massive form around toward Krillan. The monk grabbed his wrist and pressed a button on his watch. Poof! In a puff of smoke Krillan changed into a new yellow fighting gi.

"Now I'm ready to fight!" Krillan positioned himself with his right foot forward and his right hand clawed in the same direction. "C'mon! Let's finish this!" C shrugged his shoulders mockingly.

"It's your funeral."

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