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Dragonball Z

A Cruel Twist Of Fate

Chapter 3-The Terrifying Truth

"FATHER?!"
Gohan continued shaking as Goku stared up at his eldest son. Never in his wildest nightmares had he ever thought he'd be in this kind of situation.
"This…this can't real…can't be happening." Gohan spoke, his voice shaking like his body was.
"Believe me Gohan, I wish it wasn't real, but it is." Goku finally spoke.
Gohan fell back slightly and sat on the ground, his eyes continuing to focus to his father's eyes.
"How?! Why?!" Gohan managed to blurt out.
Goku sighed and sat directly opposite Gohan and looked him hard in the eyes.
"I was hoping I would never have to tell you this." Goku said.
Gohan was about to yell something, but his gaze at Goku's eyes stopped him. The moonlight shone from the clouds and highlight the small silver tears falling from Goku's eyes. Gohan knew that whatever had happened must've been deadly serious; a life or death situation.
"Gohan please believe me, I never intended for anything like this to happen. It's all spiralled out of my control. What I'm involved in; the kind of power that is in this game is something so deadly that it could destroy the entire universe."
Gohan moved forward and sat next to Goku. Gohan then gently laid his hand on Goku's shoulder.
"Tell me what happened dad." Gohan said softly.
Goku looked at Gohan and let his mind go back to when he teleported Cell to King Kai's planet.
"It all started when I took Cell to King Kai's planet." Goku explained. "He was about ready to blow when suddenly he stopped and returned to his normal size…"
*Flashback*
"What?! What's going on?!" Cell yelled.
"Wasn't he about to blow up?!" King Kai asked.
Suddenly, thousands of all kinds of coloured demon creatures jumped down on to King Kai's planet.
"What the hell?!" Goku yelled.
They held Cell and King Kai, but most of them went for Goku and pinned him down. No matter how much they struggled, the demon creatures held them tightly, so tight that it hurt.
"What are these things?!" Cell yelled.
"My little pets." A sinister voice said.
The owner of the voice then landed on the small planet. He was a much larger version of the demon creatures and dressed up in what looked to be a royal outfit. A bunch of smaller demon creatures, but ones that were larger than the ones who held Goku, Cell and King Kai, stepped out from behind the large monster and bowed before his presence.
"Announcing the arrival of the Emperor of the universe, Emperor Enfer." One of the creature spoke.
"Who in the world is that?!" Cell shouted, glaring at Goku and King Kai.
"Hey, don't look at me!" King Kai yelled.
"Let the one called Cell go." Emperor Enfer said.
The little demon creatures did as commanded and realised Cell. Emperor Enfer then raised two of his claw fingers and turned Cell back into his perfect form.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Goku yelled, struggling against his captors.
"Now, go and do as you please Cell." Emperor Enfer said. "Go back and wipe out that little planet if you choose, but speak not of what has happened here, just say you did blow up and killed Goku and that you were able regenerate and got the Instant Translocation technique."
With that, Emperor Enfer transported Cell back to Earth.
Goku was ahking in rage while King Kai was yelling not-so-nice comments at the Emperor. Emperor Enfer smirked and turned around and closed his eyes. Then, everyone heard Goku's voice even tough he wasn't saying anything. The voice was encouraging Gohan that he could defeat Cell no matter what.
"Goku, that big guy is using your voice to encourage Gohan to defeat Cell!" King Kai muttered.
Goku and King Kai were extremely confused. After a few minutes it was all over; Gohan had defeated Cell. He said that he did it because his father was with him, but the real truth was that it was Emperor Enfer using Goku's voice to encourage him. To what end no-one knew…yet.
"Well now, my plan worked to perfection." Emperor Enfer said.
"What plan?! What the hell are you talking about?!" King Kai yelled.
"Calm yourself, all will be revealed sortly." The Emperor replied.
In an instant, Goku and King Kai found themselves on some sort of space ship, a rather large one at that.
"Now then, to come straight to the point." Emperor Enfer spoke. "I have been searching the universe for a supreme fighter, a warrior who will fight by my side without question. After years of searching I know I have finally found him. That warrior is you Goku."
Goku and King Kai stared at each other in shock.
"If you intend to make me as your slave then you can forget it!" Goku said bitterly.
"Think about it carefully. Everything in the universe will be your's. I know that you are a Saiyans and I also know Saiyans long for battles and to reign triumphant in full blood lust glory. I also know that with each battle you become stronger so you are the perfect warrior for me to add to my elite team. You must join us and together we shall rule the universe and the life around it shall serve us." Emperor Enfer said.
"Well you don't have to worry cause the answer is no!" Goku said. "I won't become part of your empire to destroy innocent life in this universe."
"Yeah, you tell him Goku!" King Kai said.
"I thought as much." Emperor Enfer said.
Then the Emperor lifted his claw hand and the ship began powering up it's huge weapon which was pointed directly at Earth. Goku froze in terror and rage.
"You see Goku I knew you wouldn't agree." Emperor Enfer said, smirking. "And I took so many precautions to make sure I wouldn't lose you, so unless you want the Earth and all your friends and family to go "Kaboom" then you will join us."
"You monster!" Goku growled.
"You wouldn't dare!" King Kai yelled.
"Just try me." Emperor Enfer said. "You have 10 seconds to make your decision. 10…9…8…"
"You monster!" King Kai yelled. "How could you even consider destroying someone's home and family like this?!"
"7…6…"
"Goku don't do it!" King Kai yelled.
Goku was shaking in rage, he felt so helpless.
"5…4…3…"
"GOKU!"
"2…1.."
"ALRIGHT!" Goku yelled.
Everyone in the room were a little stunned by the outburst, that is except for Emperor Enfer who was grinning.
"I'll do it."
The ship's weapon began powering down and the deadly silence was all that greated Goku now.
*End Flashback*
Gohan was staring speechless at his father who was almost breaking down in tears.
"So you see Gohan, I had no choice."
"Father…I…I don't know what to say." Gohan spoke. "This Emperor guy was badly dead set on catching you."
"That's why he used my voice to encourage you to defeat Cell. He knew that if Cell destroyed the Earth then he'd have nothing to use against me when forcing me to join. That's also why he wanted Cell to say he had blown up and killed me, that way you would never know of my plight and try to save me." Goku said.
"All these years." Gohan said. "I thought you had died to save us when all this time you've been suffering in the most indescribable ways."
Gohan looked deep into Goku's teary eyes and felt tears forming in his own eyes.
"I'm sorry dad, I've missed you."
Goku took Gohan in his arms and hugged him tightly.
"I've missed you too son."
Gohan felt like a small lost child again. His grip was iron cast and he couldn't let go. Goku finally broke the hug and looked at his son.
"Gohan, I have to go now."
Gohan picked up the helmet off the ground and gave it to Goku.
"Dad, I will find a way to save you, I promise you that." Gohan said.
Goku didn't say anything, but Gohan knew from the look in his father's eyes that he didn't approve. Goku put his hand on Gohan's shoulder.
"Gohan, I don't want you to get hurt because of this mess." Goku spoke.
"I won't stand by and watch you suffer anymore dad." Gohan replied. "I'm going to get the other Z Fighters and we are going to free you no matter what and nothing you say will change my mind."
Goku sighed, put the helmet back on his head and stood up.
"Be careful Gohan." Goku said, rising into the air. "I'm proud of you and I love you."
Goku took to the sky in a super sonic flight. Gohan watched him go with teary eyes, but also with a passionate fire burning in his heart and soul.
"I swear dad, if it's the last thing I do I'll save you. I promise."
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