Author's Note: Yes, I've finally finished with this extremely long songfic! Just on a side note, for those who are interested, the entire songfic was rewritten as of January 31st 2002.
Day of Fate: Part 4
The dust flew around the group of lone warriors as the wind picked up and carried participles of debree into the air and swirled around the dejected group. With the loss of their greatest friend and ally, the group was at a huge loss of words that left all speechless and in an uncomfortable silence. But none said a word, the only sound penerating through the silence being the un-nerving whimpers of a boy who lost a father he had wished to be with longer. Everyone felt sorry for the young boy, but none knew words with which they could possibly help him and instead stayed by his side so that he would know he was not alone.
They indeed where not alone on this dark and murky day.
While Son Goku, the savior of the Earth, had given his very life to save the planet and everyone on it, the evil with which he had tried to destroy was not ready to give up yet. And with a violent shake to the grounds underneath their feet, a tirade of dust and wind up rose from the ground and into the sky, leaving all eyes in a haze and unable to even see the person standing right next to them.
"Wha-what's going on?" came one of the group's fearful voices, all knowing that this sudden outbreak in the wind and ground around them wasn't natural in the least. The trembling voice was however soon answered when a pirecing ray of power flew from admist within the haze of dust and grind, it powerful edge moving through the group with lightening speed and pirecing the armour of Trunks. The man from the future, breathed in a ragged breath as the blast ripped through his body, blood splattering from his lips and his large wound as he fell back with the impact and laid there unmoving.
The group of warriors stared at the sight with gaping mouths, some breaking off to rush over to Trunks in hopes that the brave young man wasn't actually dead and instead just injured. They didn't want to believe that they had lost another precious member to their group, a thought that had most frozen into place. But as untimely as ever, the group knew that nothing could be changed and only hoped that the young savior from the future was not dead or could at least be brought back to life with the dragonballs if all else failed; the thought of such an act lingering back in the minds of all there left to witness the spectacle.
But the group of fighters had little time to comtemplate these rational thoughts; the man with-whom had struck down their mighty comrade making himself visibly with a menacing laugh. Mouths agape in horror, the group stared at the sight of the fully recharged and enhanced Cell. The creature seemed pleased with their reaction, a wide and glorious smirk spread across his lips and a mocking tone etching off his features.
But before any had a chance to react to the man's return, Vegeta did the act for them. The man, enraged by the possible death of son, launched himself into flight and immediately took after Cell in an effort to destroy the man once and for all by himself. His hair blazing a golden hue, Vegeta brought his hands in front of him and prepared to give an assault of irrational ki blasts on the anal creature below him, completely outraged and unable to calm himself into clear thinking. And in a mighty yelling frenzy Vegita went all out against Cell, though when the dust began to settle and all anyone heard was laboring breathes falling from the Prince's parted lips, Cell still stood; his stance tall and regale in an almost haunting manner. But the look and stance only lasted but a minute, in the blink of an eye the menacing creature having rushed over to Vegita and knocked the man to the ground with only one large blow. Falling to the ground in a heap, the poor Saiyan Prince lay there unmoving.
Mouth agasp in a near frightful array, Gohan clenched his teeth tightly together as his black eyes danced toward the sight of Cell standing several yards away from where Vegita had landed. The creature was laughing loudly, his tone everything but kindness and seeming devoid only to mocking the seeming unconscious Prince. However, the moment of insanity was short lived before the bio-android found that he had had enough playing around and was ready to start killing them off, starting with Vegita and then moving down the line as if it were only a flick of his wrist to destroy them.
Though Gohan, in his rational to protect Vegita from the impending doom that had befallen him when Cell began charging up the power for a ki blast, leapt forward and with amazing speed went for a mad dash to Vegita's limp body. But with late reactions it just wasn't enough to get them all through unharmed, Gohan taking the blow in his shoulder fully and without protection enough though he had saved his friend in the process.
Cell seemed generally shocked by the outcome of the boy's motivates, though it didn't stop him in his viewing that he had killed two birds with one stone in a sense. Though when the young boy began to gently stirr and push himself away from the ground that had fallen onto in a daze, Cell was astonished. Not only had the boy taken the impact without any blocking but he was still alive and awake after it. Cell wasn't sure if he could even withstand something that great, a thing that had him tingling with fear, though he knew he wasn't going to give the boy a chance to get that far. Bringing his hands out in front Cell slowly began to chant the kamehameha's words as ki flared to life and energy began to gather in his hands. Everyone seemed to think that this was the end until a single voice broke through the darkness of the situation and lightheartedly spoke into Gohan's mind.
'Gohan, listen up, you need to concentrate now so that you can destroy Cell. Now I know it may seem like its impossible, but I know you can do it. You're my son and you're capable of anything as long as you put your all into it. Just think about all those people Cell has hurt and use that as your energy!'
Goku's voice entered Gohan's mind in a haze, the boy unbelieving of the words his father was speaking yet also knowing that he wasn't going down without a fight, too much was riding on this fight alone. But even though doubt rang through his mind's voice with every word he spoke in return to his father, Goku still backed and cheered him on quietly in his mind. Gohan wasn't sure how this was going to end and even as he himself began preparing his own kamehameha wave to return Cell's blast, he was in doubt.
'Gohan, I know you can do this! Just try!'
WOW WOW Ki wo atsumete~WOW WOW Gather your energy
The voice chirped lightly and delicately into Gohan's ears, even as he was gathering energy for his blast and preparing to let loose the increditable beam of energy with using only one arm, the other having been rendered useless. "For you, dad." The young boy murmured softly under his breath, his mind focused soully on ridding the world of Cell forever, his concentration so hard that he didn't even seem to notice when Vegeta awoke from his unconscious state and slowly moved back to the sidelines after his obvious defeat.
The ground was crackling and crumbling under the tremdeous weight, dusted stirred through the air and the wind rippling across the desert plains. The force of pure and high energy was causing the air around the combats to grow heavy and warm, only adding onto the heat that bursted down upon them from the sun held high in the sky. It wasn't even late afternoon and already the fate of the world was being decided and by a young boy's hands no less.
And with a crackling whip sound the two ki blasts that had been held at bay by the two fighters suddenly were released with the single "ha", the world seem to tremble under the touch of their firece power. The collusion had been more Earth shattering than expected, the entire place shaking as if a violent earthquake was trembling the solid foundation under their feet, though the two owners of the ki seemed unfazed by the outcome of the collision. And thus the battle of the powerhouses began, each fighting for control over the other and none seeming to notice the possible outcome of the situation, the only thought ringing through their minds being if these were going to be their last few moments alive and the least few breathes of air their lungs would consume.
While all other remained silent throughout the maddening ordeal, only one single person was speaking. Goku was quietly urging his son on, telling him to use all his strength and trying to help the best way he could. He felt near helpless in his endeavors, wishing he himself could be there to help Gohan instead of being just a voice in the back of his head. It was maddening really, that he had to leave his son the job of saving the world when he really deserved so much better. Goku knew his own intentions had been to end the struggle, but things just never seemed to work the way he planned. But nonetheless the relenentless father and hero didn't give up hope just yet, spurring on his son with confident words and hoping against hope that he would be able to pull this off and save the world one more time.
The rages waves of ki battled for dominance, every once in a while one seeming as if it would gain the victory before it was brutally knocked down and everything became even again. In heaven Goku was out of ideas, he didn't know what else he could possibly do and he knew Gohan wasn't going to last much longer when he was already so drained. "I have to do something…He can't take much more of this." Came Goku's comtemplative voice before his black eyes lighted up with a thought. "I've got it!" he chirped happily before concentrating harder than he ever thought possible. He knew it was a simple chance but he had to help Gohan and this was the only way how.
Gohan had a feeling something happened the moment he felt his father's ki. Almost as soon as he thought he could hear the man's coaxing voice in his mind, telling him it was time to put it all on the line or give up. He nodded his head singly at the word, his teeth gritting together under the pain that was coursing through his limbs though even as he felt the power of his father falling around him the pain seemed to dim and his head clear from its worries. "We're going to do this dad, together." He whispered softly under his breath before the whole world around him was surrounded in a vast landscape of pure white.
Unmei wo tobase!! ~ Blow away destiny!!
Flickering his black eyes open Gohan was surprised to see the many startled faces of his close friends. "Uh-huh? What happened? Where's Cell?" was the first thing his chapped lips could muster, a rather large headache throbbing at the side of his head and causing his mind to be rather clouded toward what had obviously just occurred. He was fearful of a bad answer though the thought of unknowing scared him more.
"Gohan you don't remember?" A shake of the boy's raven stranded head confirmed the speaker who sighed though smiled at the protest of explaining. "You did it Gohan, you saved us from Cell!" stated the fighter happily, his voice showing obvious relief.
Gohan just smiled at the news, slowly shaking his head as wisps of black hair fell in front of his view. "No," he said with a soft pause, all casting him a quzzical glance. "Dad and I did it." He corrected softly before his mind fell back into its recesses and he rested in a gentle slumber.
THE END