Author's Note: Kami! Boy, has it been awhile! Yes, I am FINALLY going to
put Chapter 7 up for Desperate Search. I promised another FF.Net author I
would, so here I am. I know quite a few people have been looking for it,
too. Well, here it is, folks! I finally got off my lazy as…butt and typed
it up. Without further adieu, "Facing my Fear"!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of DBZ's characters or DBZ itself.
Desperate Search
Chapter 7-Facing my Fear
Son Goku's POV:
The sun gently shined in through the window as it rose, announcing a new day. As it shone on my face, I woke up. I yawned and rolled onto my side, to look out the window. It only took me a couple seconds to realize that today was the day of the Cell Games. I sighed and began to think as I watched the happenings outside.
'Gohan, where are you? Are you going to return in time to help us against Cell? I'm not sure if my training has been enough…' I thought, almost regretting how much responsibility I had put on Gohan. 'Should I have relied on you that much? What if no one can beat Cell? What if I hurt you more than helped you during the time we trained? Oh, Gohan…I'm so sorry…'
It was then that Chi-Chi decided to come in. "Ohayo (good morning), Goku. What's wrong? Why are you so sad? It is because of Gohan? Goku, why hasn't Gohan returned? How come you haven't found him yet? Goku?" Chi- Chi's thousands of questions suddenly overwhelmed me and I sat up to face her. I guessed I should answer so of her questions.
"Okay…here's what I know, Chi-Chi. I am sad because of Gohan. I don't know why he hasn't returned yet, but I hope he does…we need him. The others and I can't find him. We can feel his chi…" I explained the best I could.
At those words, Chi-Chi gasped. "If you can't feel his chi, doesn't that mean…?" She looked on the verge of tears.
"No! No, Chi-Chi…he's not dead. He's just hiding his chi or something. I know that. I don't know how I know, I just do. He's out there…somewhere. I just hope he comes back for the Cell…" I trailed off.
"Why?"
"Because we need him. The Earth needs him. I know you hate the idea of Gohan fighting, but this time, we don't have a choice. Gohan is the only one that can defeat Cell and save the Earth. Only he possesses the power. You see, when he and I were training in the Room of Time and Spirit, I discovered he had hidden depths to his power. He has yet to even release them. If he releases them, he will have the power to destroy Cell…" I solemnly told my wife.
After a long, uncomfortable silence, Chi-Chi finally spoke. "I see." She stopped and I anxiously waited for her to continue. "As long as you promise me that Gohan will come home safely…I will let him fight…"
I sighed in relief and promised her, solemnly. "It's time…" I said and got up. With in moments, I was dressed and ready to go. "I'm going now. Good- bye, Chi-Chi. I promise to bring Gohan home." I turned and started to fly to the tournament.
"Good-bye, Goku! Be careful!" Chi-Chi cried and waved.
I turned and waved, then flew off.
As I neared the tournament grounds, I became a little scared again. But this time, I wasn't running. I had run too much. This time I was facing my fear. No running or turning back now.
But what if I just watched for now? That would be all right, wouldn't it? Deciding that would be what I would do for now, I flew over to a boulder, where I could watch the games and not be seen. I wasn't ready to go back quite yet. Otousan would understand, right? Right. I'll just watch from here for now. Nothing wrong with that. Satisfied with my decision, I settled down by the boulder-lowered my ki level so they couldn't feel me- and waited for the tournament to begin.
Son Goku's POV:
The others and I headed toward the tournament grounds. To my disappointment, Gohan hadn't returned, so we went off to the Cell Games without the most promising fighter. I saw Cell waiting for us as we neared the arena. He smiled as we landed. I didn't like it, but I was soon to find out why.
"Well, well, well. It seems my opponents have arrived. Very good. All except the boy, of course," he sneers.
That when I felt it. It was very small, but it was there. A familiar ki was hiding near us. At once, I knew who it was. Gohan. He had come after all.
'Good,' I thought. 'Now things can go as I planned. I hope you are willing to fight if I can't, Gohan. Because if I can't beat him, only you can.'
My thoughts were abruptly interrupted when Cell spoke again. "Well, are we going to stand here all day or fight? Who will be my first opponent?"
"I will," I stated and I walked to the arena. I climbed up upon it and faced Cell. "I am your first opponent."
"Very well. I was hoping it would be you, Son Goku. Take your stance and let us begin," Cell calmly replied.
Both he and I powered up and took our fighting stances. Then the fight began.
I watched quietly as the tournament began with my father and Cell. I was glad to see my father was his opponent because I knew he could defeat Cell. As I watched and when things went wrong, my ki would shift. Each time I felt that, I quickly lowered it and hoped no one had noticed. When no one seemed to, I would sigh with relief. As the fight wore on, I noticed my father was tiring and beginning to lose. His fighting became more desperate and Cell's became more to his advantage. Slowly, but surely, my father was losing.
'But he can't lose! If Dad can't beat Cell, who can? Only he is strong enough to fight Cell! Please, Dad! Don't give up! The Earth is counting on you! I'm counting on you! Please!' I was mentally screaming at my father as he was losing.
I thought I was scared as I was watching him slowly lose. Nothing would prepare me for what was to happen next. My father was backing out. I watched with wide eyes as I saw him lower himself to the ground and power down. Then I heard words that I never thought I would ever hear from him.
"I give up."
Son Goku's POV:
"I give up," I calmly stated as I look up at Cell.
"What? You can't quit! You can just say 'I give up' and expect to able to walk away!" Cell angrily sputtered.
"I give up, Cell. I can't beat you. But I know who can."
"What? If you can't beat me, who of these fighters possibly can? Who will be my next opponent then? Piccolo? Vegeta? Trunks? Who, Son Goku?!" Cell was growing more enraged by my decision by the moment.
"None of them. I know of someone stronger."
"WHO?!" Cell screamed out.
"Your next opponent will be…Son Gohan."
"WHAT?!" Then Cell started to laugh. "I hate to disappoint you, Son Goku, but your son is not here. Who will fight me then? Are you giving up and sacrificing the Earth? Am I the winner?"
"No. He is here."
"Come to think of it, I did feel small fluctuations of a ki as we fought. But it couldn't have been Son Gohan. He's too scared to face me again," Cell stated.
Then both of us heard a small, boyish voice pipe up. "No. I am here."
"No. I am here," I said as I stepped out from behind the boulder into their view.
"What?! Son Gohan IS here?" Cell cried out in shock.
"Yes. And I will fight you."
"Fight me? Aren't you still terrified of me, Son Gohan? Will you run away again?" Cell sneered.
"No. I won't run anymore. I've run away too much. I'm going to stay and fight. And defeat you…"
"Ha! Don't make me laugh! You are but a mere child! You cannot hope to beat me! You will die trying! But if you want, I will happily comply and fight you till death. Is that what you want?"
"I'm going to beat you, Cell. Just like my father said."
"No chance, boy."
"I will." I powered up and readied myself to finally face my fear.
The End
That is the end, folks! Unless you want me to still have Cell and Gohan's fight, but with a little different attitude due to the different Gohan. I will do that. Tell me in your reviews or email me at ssj1songohan@hotmail.com. I hope you liked this chapter and enjoyed it. I'm glad I finally finished it! Please review and don't forget to tell me if you want more of Desperate Search…or maybe it will be the sequel. I'll think about that. Well, um…ja!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of DBZ's characters or DBZ itself.
Desperate Search
Chapter 7-Facing my Fear
Son Goku's POV:
The sun gently shined in through the window as it rose, announcing a new day. As it shone on my face, I woke up. I yawned and rolled onto my side, to look out the window. It only took me a couple seconds to realize that today was the day of the Cell Games. I sighed and began to think as I watched the happenings outside.
'Gohan, where are you? Are you going to return in time to help us against Cell? I'm not sure if my training has been enough…' I thought, almost regretting how much responsibility I had put on Gohan. 'Should I have relied on you that much? What if no one can beat Cell? What if I hurt you more than helped you during the time we trained? Oh, Gohan…I'm so sorry…'
It was then that Chi-Chi decided to come in. "Ohayo (good morning), Goku. What's wrong? Why are you so sad? It is because of Gohan? Goku, why hasn't Gohan returned? How come you haven't found him yet? Goku?" Chi- Chi's thousands of questions suddenly overwhelmed me and I sat up to face her. I guessed I should answer so of her questions.
"Okay…here's what I know, Chi-Chi. I am sad because of Gohan. I don't know why he hasn't returned yet, but I hope he does…we need him. The others and I can't find him. We can feel his chi…" I explained the best I could.
At those words, Chi-Chi gasped. "If you can't feel his chi, doesn't that mean…?" She looked on the verge of tears.
"No! No, Chi-Chi…he's not dead. He's just hiding his chi or something. I know that. I don't know how I know, I just do. He's out there…somewhere. I just hope he comes back for the Cell…" I trailed off.
"Why?"
"Because we need him. The Earth needs him. I know you hate the idea of Gohan fighting, but this time, we don't have a choice. Gohan is the only one that can defeat Cell and save the Earth. Only he possesses the power. You see, when he and I were training in the Room of Time and Spirit, I discovered he had hidden depths to his power. He has yet to even release them. If he releases them, he will have the power to destroy Cell…" I solemnly told my wife.
After a long, uncomfortable silence, Chi-Chi finally spoke. "I see." She stopped and I anxiously waited for her to continue. "As long as you promise me that Gohan will come home safely…I will let him fight…"
I sighed in relief and promised her, solemnly. "It's time…" I said and got up. With in moments, I was dressed and ready to go. "I'm going now. Good- bye, Chi-Chi. I promise to bring Gohan home." I turned and started to fly to the tournament.
"Good-bye, Goku! Be careful!" Chi-Chi cried and waved.
I turned and waved, then flew off.
As I neared the tournament grounds, I became a little scared again. But this time, I wasn't running. I had run too much. This time I was facing my fear. No running or turning back now.
But what if I just watched for now? That would be all right, wouldn't it? Deciding that would be what I would do for now, I flew over to a boulder, where I could watch the games and not be seen. I wasn't ready to go back quite yet. Otousan would understand, right? Right. I'll just watch from here for now. Nothing wrong with that. Satisfied with my decision, I settled down by the boulder-lowered my ki level so they couldn't feel me- and waited for the tournament to begin.
Son Goku's POV:
The others and I headed toward the tournament grounds. To my disappointment, Gohan hadn't returned, so we went off to the Cell Games without the most promising fighter. I saw Cell waiting for us as we neared the arena. He smiled as we landed. I didn't like it, but I was soon to find out why.
"Well, well, well. It seems my opponents have arrived. Very good. All except the boy, of course," he sneers.
That when I felt it. It was very small, but it was there. A familiar ki was hiding near us. At once, I knew who it was. Gohan. He had come after all.
'Good,' I thought. 'Now things can go as I planned. I hope you are willing to fight if I can't, Gohan. Because if I can't beat him, only you can.'
My thoughts were abruptly interrupted when Cell spoke again. "Well, are we going to stand here all day or fight? Who will be my first opponent?"
"I will," I stated and I walked to the arena. I climbed up upon it and faced Cell. "I am your first opponent."
"Very well. I was hoping it would be you, Son Goku. Take your stance and let us begin," Cell calmly replied.
Both he and I powered up and took our fighting stances. Then the fight began.
I watched quietly as the tournament began with my father and Cell. I was glad to see my father was his opponent because I knew he could defeat Cell. As I watched and when things went wrong, my ki would shift. Each time I felt that, I quickly lowered it and hoped no one had noticed. When no one seemed to, I would sigh with relief. As the fight wore on, I noticed my father was tiring and beginning to lose. His fighting became more desperate and Cell's became more to his advantage. Slowly, but surely, my father was losing.
'But he can't lose! If Dad can't beat Cell, who can? Only he is strong enough to fight Cell! Please, Dad! Don't give up! The Earth is counting on you! I'm counting on you! Please!' I was mentally screaming at my father as he was losing.
I thought I was scared as I was watching him slowly lose. Nothing would prepare me for what was to happen next. My father was backing out. I watched with wide eyes as I saw him lower himself to the ground and power down. Then I heard words that I never thought I would ever hear from him.
"I give up."
Son Goku's POV:
"I give up," I calmly stated as I look up at Cell.
"What? You can't quit! You can just say 'I give up' and expect to able to walk away!" Cell angrily sputtered.
"I give up, Cell. I can't beat you. But I know who can."
"What? If you can't beat me, who of these fighters possibly can? Who will be my next opponent then? Piccolo? Vegeta? Trunks? Who, Son Goku?!" Cell was growing more enraged by my decision by the moment.
"None of them. I know of someone stronger."
"WHO?!" Cell screamed out.
"Your next opponent will be…Son Gohan."
"WHAT?!" Then Cell started to laugh. "I hate to disappoint you, Son Goku, but your son is not here. Who will fight me then? Are you giving up and sacrificing the Earth? Am I the winner?"
"No. He is here."
"Come to think of it, I did feel small fluctuations of a ki as we fought. But it couldn't have been Son Gohan. He's too scared to face me again," Cell stated.
Then both of us heard a small, boyish voice pipe up. "No. I am here."
"No. I am here," I said as I stepped out from behind the boulder into their view.
"What?! Son Gohan IS here?" Cell cried out in shock.
"Yes. And I will fight you."
"Fight me? Aren't you still terrified of me, Son Gohan? Will you run away again?" Cell sneered.
"No. I won't run anymore. I've run away too much. I'm going to stay and fight. And defeat you…"
"Ha! Don't make me laugh! You are but a mere child! You cannot hope to beat me! You will die trying! But if you want, I will happily comply and fight you till death. Is that what you want?"
"I'm going to beat you, Cell. Just like my father said."
"No chance, boy."
"I will." I powered up and readied myself to finally face my fear.
The End
That is the end, folks! Unless you want me to still have Cell and Gohan's fight, but with a little different attitude due to the different Gohan. I will do that. Tell me in your reviews or email me at ssj1songohan@hotmail.com. I hope you liked this chapter and enjoyed it. I'm glad I finally finished it! Please review and don't forget to tell me if you want more of Desperate Search…or maybe it will be the sequel. I'll think about that. Well, um…ja!
