The bardred landscape shock with fury. The hard earth crackled and crumbled under the magicient force of a single power. The power erupting through the slands and causing everything to shake with its presence. But at the source of his presence was a rage unseen, a person thought least likely to use such a move, a hatred lurking within the depths of a sweet, innocent little boy. This little boy was pissed and he wasn't going to take anymore.
The sky seemed to suddenly turn placid, everything unmoving, the battle being fought coming to an abrupt halt. The boy was screaming, loudly and fiercely. His voice rang through the canyon walls and off the rocky mountains like a tide wave, the echo ever pireicing the sight horrid. This wasn't a scream of fear, nor one showing the helplessness of a situation. No, this was the scream of rage. Rage above all else. And this boy's rage had been triggered by one being; one being that could never be forgiven for what he had done. Cell. Gohan was going to make Cell pay for what he had done. There was no turning back now; he'd pushed him too far. He was falling over the edge of his own selfish power.
"Is that is? Is this the great power Goku was bragging about? Trunks tried the same thing before and it obviously didn't work for him." Stated Cell with a small chuckle, his body turning to look at the boy. He had a giddy smirk written across his face, his look that of disappointment and pleasure. He was disappointed that the boy would prove be such a small challege, but pleased to see that he wasn't a threat and that he would still be easily defeated even with a minimal power up.
Cell turned his back on the boy, a chuckle still in his throat as he looked toward his 'children'. "Enough play time kids, time to finish them off!" called out Cell toward the Cell Jrs. receiving glad nods as their fighting resumed, this time not holding back as they towered over the Z senshi and began beating them into bloody unconscious heaps.
"I told you to leave them alone!" screamed out Gohan, his body sparking with energy as his fingers clenched into tight fists. He didn't even seem to notice the small trinkle of blood that cascaded down the side of his palm, the warm and sleek scarlet sustance the least of his worries.
His head shook slowly, unbelieving of Cell's moves as he watched his friends from afar. They were losing, losing so quickly. "Stop this now!" yelled out the boy, his cries deaf to Cell's ears as the android merely chuckled and continued to watch the spectacle laid out in front of him.
Gohan's head slowly shook, his eyes closing tightly as his back hunched forward slightly. His teeth clenched tightly together, his hopes running against him as he lunged his power forward, breaking through the barrier that had kept it at bay all his life. And with a scream of fury everything seemed to leave his body, his mind gone, his heart and soul vacant. Hatred flooded throughout his being, his eyes deadly narrowed and his mind seeming to be thrown aside from logic, only one thought, one thing, was on his mind: Cell was going to die. He wasn't going to let the creature destroy his friends; he wasn't going to lose them, knowing already that most of them couldn't even be wished back. The thought brought tears to the young boy's eyes, the gentle stream of droplets falling down to sides of his thinly curved cheeks, his eyes narrowed and seeming to rage with fire.
The power practically threw him back, though his feet stayed in place, the ground erupting around him. The ground was trembling, shaking, almost in fear of the awesome ki radiating around his body, the pure essenses bringing forth the attention to all those present, their eyes locked on his figure as the battle subsided for the briefest moment, all gapping in awe.
Unmei wo tobase!!~Blow away destiny!!"I knew you could do it," whispered out Goku gently, laying flat on his stomach, his body bloodied and his eyes dazed. He smirked nonetheless before his eyes closed, darkness surrounding his vision as he fought desperately to see the fate that he had always known would occur through his son.
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Gohan slowly took a step toward Cell, the sound of his foot hitting gently against the ground floating into the ears of all those present, the area vacant of noise as the eruption of surging power began to come under control, the power harnessed by that of a mere youth of 11 years. The words that Cell spoke fell on deaf ears, Gohan taking another tentative step toward the hunkling figure, his aqua eyes almost eeriely calm as his gaze stared slightly etched toward the ground. He didn't seem to notice the smirk, almost giddy smile, that Cell wore, his attention diverted elsewhere to a much more important item that the android held within his grasp. And as the android had himself ingluded in his own self vainity, Gohan swiftly, his speed seeming that of faster than a sky jettisoned of lighting bolts that came tumbling down toward the earth, grabbed the bag of senzu beans from the awestruck android. He didn't even seem to notice that he had lost the precious possesion at first, his dark eyes going wide at the boys swiftness and his mouth slowly moving to mumble about how a mere boy could be so quick was impossible.
The boy, his golden strand shimmering in the light of the day, ignored the android, his back turning to him that set a sneer forming on Cell's features. The android immediately sent his creations after Gohan, thinking to test out this boy's new 'hidden power' that had been so boosted about. He was hoping for a good challegene, but what he got was so much more than he had hoped.
Gohan's aqua eyes narrowed as he felt the obvious presence of the Cell Jrs. He smirked, the look uncanny on his features that had seemed so young and innocent only moments ago. He looked older, like he had grown into a man in only a few mere moments of flashing power that had erupted even the heavens above them all. "No more, you can't be forgiven." Stated the boy simply, merely batting aside the first of the seven that had come at him, the other Jrs. busy with his friends to deal with him at the moment.
And so he moved with a feline-like grace toward each of the Cell Jrs. that had beaten and hurt his father and friends, his look emotionless as he merely batted them away. Body part erupted in a cloud of dust, the bits of broken pieces that had once been a smaller version of Cell floating gently to the ground and to its burial ground. But Gohan, his usually sentimental self toward such things, seemed not affected by the sight. The small creations of Cell had gone too far by trying to kill off his family and that was just too much for the young hybrid saiyan to take. So with quick and agile moves, the boy set out to do what most thought impossible: win the battle against Cell and save the day. The honor of such a thing usually presented itself only to Goku, but today the light shined upon his son, the boy not even powered up with his new transformation and having not even broken a sweat.
"Trunks, give these to the others." Stated the boy monotone toward his comrade, flicking the bag of lifesaving beans toward Trunks so that the man could give them to the others. Gohan knew the main event was about to take place now that he had finished off the last of the Cell Jrs., ready to finish this whole ordeal with the death of Cell. He wasn't about to loose anymore of his family or friends, he knew this all had to end now and that there was no turning back whatsoever.
The youth slowly stepped up toward the once seemingly menacing creature, his fingers balling into tightly clenched fists as he slowly slid one leg back. "Ready?" he questioned gently, a smirk filling into his lips as he immediately began to take a defensive position, his look only growing at the nod of Cell's head when the android followed suit.
Trunks moved toward the rest of the senzu, his eyes' gaze straining after Gohan for a brief moment before he moved to fulfill the task that had been given to him. He could hardly believe the power he had felt radiating from Gohan! It was simply amazing in his mind, his head a hubbub of slight confusion of the twisting and turning that had occurred throughout the strifle. But the man from the future quickly shrugged off the feeling, hurrying to give each of the senshi one of the senzu beans so that they would live after the cruel beating that they had all to endure. Each seemed to forget whatever pains were bothering them as they stared, gazes locked, toward the fight erupting between Cell and Gohan. The two warriors were staring each other down scruntizingly, suddenly leaping into the air in a clash of fists and legs that sent the earth shaking underneath them as the ground trembled from the mere power radiating from the two fighters.
"I told you, I knew he could do it." Murmured Goku gently under his breathe as he watched the fight taking place between his son and Cell closely, his aqua eyes straining after their fast moving forms that sped through the air faster than a human's eye could follow. A small smile ceased the man's lips as he watched, his chest filled with pride and hope that he had always held closely with his son. He knew he could do it, that it was the boy's destiny to save the day with the unleashing of his amazing power. Cell would die and he would die at the hands of Son Gohan, thought Goku to himself softly, almost as if he could read the fate spread across and laid out for his son.
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The scene was tense. Ki sparked and cracked around the young form of Gohan, the youth seeming to radiate a calm confidence around him that he rarely possessed, especially when it came to fighting. But with the awakings of his new powers a new sense seemed to follow suit, this one changing Gohan from a mere young boy and now to a young and skilled man, mature far surpass his own age. The bold and short figure slowly began to take several sparingly paces toward Cell, the demonic creature seeming near fearful as he stared at the opposing youth with wide eyes.
But in a blink of those two wide and unyeilding eyes, the two firece warriors bursted out into an intense and masking fight of skill and agility. Cell didn't seem to be capable of landing a punch nor kick on Gohan, the boy merely moving aside with an easy turn to the left or right. Ki blasts were sent rippling and tumbling through the air, the smell of charred flesh filling the nostrils of all those present, who seemed to merely stare in an amazed wonder toward the whole scene.
In admist of this fight a quite ironic and undaunting event occurred. Gohan began winnning against Cell. No, he was winning, plain and simple. The boy had the bio-creature trapped in a corner and there was no way out of it, which Gohan showed quite clearly when the boy began to gather up the strength of a kamehameha wave. The energy of the intense blast rippled through the air, darkening the sky with an eerie sense as a huge blast of ki made its way toward Cell, the seeming undaunted creature crying out in fear as the blast began to rack and tear apart his flesh and skin.
And the thoughtful end of the fight seemed to have been decided, some of the senshi already beginning to celebrate as large smile creased swollen and worn cheeks. But all was not at rest, the Saiyans within the group staring with low and narrowed eyes toward the horizon where half of Cell's body still trickled with life. It wasn't but a moment before the evil creature had managed to regenerate himself, bringing shunned and shocked faces to all those around the area and causing even some to weep with sorrow for they knew the end was soon now.
But the ever-conscious Gohan of his friends worries and sorrows was quick to act on the situation. Trying all his newly acquired might, the youth began to pumal Cell to the ground, damaging him beyond belief before the most oddest of occurance happened. The creature, so badly wounded, began to spit up Android 18, the unconscious woman lying before the battlegrounds though Cell and Gohan's vain fight continued forward until Cell only found one answer and solution to his problem. Gathering together his energy, the large hulk began to grow in width and height as he prepared to self-destruct himself in order to blow up the blast. Gohan, breatheless by the action was unable to do anything but pin the blame on himself for not destroying Cell sooner.
On the ridges above the fight, where the rest of the senshi lay in wait, Goku slowly rose to his feet. He smiled softly, biding a farewell to his friends and saying that he had to complete this and finish it. A deep sigh rolled between the Saiyan's parted lips as he instant transmissioned himself between Cell and his son, his gentle smile returning as he looked toward the youth. "Gohan, you did good and made me proud. I'm going to end this now…please tell your mother I'm sorry that I have to leave again and that I love her, just as I do you." He said the hushed words softly, looking thoughtfully toward the boy as he began to raise a hand on the bloated stomach of Cell.
Gohan's body began to tremble with disbelief as he heard the words his father dared to utter and the meaning behind them. "Dad…no, please don't go!" he cried out loudly, standing up quickly and beginning to run toward the man, not willing to let him go without him. Hot tears were streaming down his young and delicate features, though he didn't seem to notice, his wide eyes staring at the blurred imagine of his father as the man disappeared and the world was left in silence.
WOW WOW Kanarazu~WOW WOW Kanarazu
Ore wa ore wo koete 'ku ze! ~ I will surprass myself!
The tangable wind ruslted through the vast desert like conditions that surrounded the area. A hush silence had fallen, no voices penerating through the quiet wake that was left behind as the tall and often thought invincible Goku disappeared in a blurred flash. Mouths agape and thoughts thoroughly mistified as an unshakable feeling fell like a veil over their thoughts. Gohan fell to his knees miserably next to where he had last seen his father disappear, sobbing with tears streamed down from his reddening eyes. The rest of the warriors left standing in disbelief atop the stone cliff stared weary and silent glances at each other, all really hoping this was just some weird dream and that when they woke up everything would be fine and Goku would still be alive.
But deep down inside everyone knew this horrible event was real and that their beloved friend was gone, his only son left weeping brokely in the place of his absence.
"We should go down and see Gohan." Came one of the group's members, the man's voice undeterminable under the heavy sob that rang through his voice with each word. None really minded, all nodding their heads slowly in agreeance before hopping to the air and moving to meet the lone warrior down on the level ground. The young boy slowly began to pick himself off the ground when he felt them coming to join him, one of his hands reaching up to brush aside unshakable tears from his eyes in an attempt to look strong, though it failed miserably. The warriors looked at the boy with sympathy, trying to silently comfort the youth's shaking form. They seemed to be lost in a haze, falling further into the abiss as every second quickly vanished behind them and they remained in stunned silence.
The wind began to pick up violently around them, Gohan's tear streaked eyes looking up briefly around them in hopes that just perhaps his father might return and everything would fine again. But he never did and all they were left with was the hiss of the wind against their ears.