Disclaimer~Me no own DBZ at all *looks very sad*
Author's Note~Dun ask where I got the idea for this fic from, it just popped into my head one night *looks amazed* Dedicated to a great friend of mine, Melissa(aka thepaxilfairy), go check out her fics too cause they are very cooly! Also dedicated to Android 17, I'm glad you like this fic ^-^ This fic is packed with drama, action and some gore, just ta warn ya.
Summary~Takes place just after the Buu saga, but before the end of DBZ. An old enemy from the past wants revenge on Gohan and knows just how to do it. One night, Goten is captured and taken far from his family and friends. A distraught Gohan will do anything to get his younger brother back and is determined to do just that. Facing enemies old and new, Gohan learns that to overcome you're darkest fears you must not only have faith in those around you, you must have faith in yourself.
Dragonball Z
Unbreakable Faith In You
Chapter 3-Strike Down
It took Goku and Vegeta just under five minutes to reach the Capsule Corps. Vegeta led the way down into Bulma's lab where she was working.
"Bulma, Kakarot wants you to come with us to his house." Vegeta spoke gruffly.
Bulma turned around slowly and looked at Vegeta with wide eyes. Vegeta raised an eyebrow and looked at Goku who was doing the same thing, causing the Saiyan Prince to raise his other eyebrow.
"What?!"
"You…you…you called me Bulma!"
Vegeta sweat dropped.
"That's you're name woman!"
"But…kami Vegeta! You've never called Bulma anything other than 'Woman' before!" Goku said.
"Oh what a happy day!" Bulma cried, flinging herself into Vegeta's arms.
Vegeta just sweat dropped even more. Goku swore he could see him blushing a little, but he knew the Prince would never admit it.
"Save it for later woman!" Vegeta growled.
"Knew it wouldn't last." Bulma interrupted.
Goku only just managed to stifle a laugh, making Vegeta growl eve more.
"Kakarot wants you to look at his eldest brat so get moving!" Vegeta yelled, storming outside.
Bulma sighed while smiling and walked over to Goku.
"Why do you want me to look at Gohan for?" She asked.
"Gohan's sick." Goku replied with a serious and worried look on his face. "It's not something small, this is something deadly serious Bulma. I can sense it."
Bulma's expressions also became worried as Goku explained. She knew how much Goku cared for both his sons and how much he loved them and would do anything for them. She could tell he felt helpless and there was nothing more he hated than not being able to help someone, whether it was friend or family. She knew she would feel exactly the same in his position. She walked over to Goku and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I promise you Goku, I'll do all I can to help Gohan."
Goku looked at Bulma and smiled.
"Thank you Bulma."
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Using Instant Translocation, Goku brought Bulma and Vegeta straight to his house.
All three walked inside to see Chichi, Piccolo and Trunks thinking to themselves in the front room. Bulma walked over to Chichi and hugged her friend sympathetically.
"Goku asked me if I could come and check on Gohan, to see if I could help." She said.
Chichi smiled.
"Thank you Bulma."
Trunks followed his mother to Gohan's room, Piccolo followed after with Chichi. Goku was about to follow on, but saw Vegeta hanging behind.
"Vegeta, aren't you coming?" Goku asked.
"There's no need to." The Saiyan Prince replied sharply.
"Well, you did want to see what was up with Gohan and…well…I'd like you to look at him too."
Vegeta raised an eyebrow and his mouth dropped a little in surprise.
"Why?!" He managed to say.
"Whatever is wrong with Gohan, it could be a Saiyan illness and I can't overlook that possibility and you know more about Saiyan illnesses than anyone." Goku replied.
Vegeta looked at Goku before sighing and walking up to him.
"Fine Kakarot."
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Master Roshi put down the phone without saying a single word, but the expression on his face showed that something was up. Yamcha picked up on this first.
"Hey Master Roshi, what's up?"
This cause everyone in the room to look up; Krillin, 18, Marron and Tien. Even Mirai Trunks was there.
(AN~Mirai Trunks had come back into the past for a visit)
"It's not good news at all." Roshi replied grimly.
"What is it?" Krillin asked. "What's happened?"
"It seems that Gohan is very sick."
Everyone's eyes opened wide and mouths fell. Mirai Trunks was on his feet in a flash.
"What is it? What's wrong with Gohan?!" The Future warrior asked, practically shouting.
Krillin winced at the pitch of Mirai's voice, though it was perfectly understandable and expected. In Mirai's timeline, he and Gohan had been best friends and were very close, the only Z Fighters to survive the wrath of the Androids. Mirai Gohan's death had made a huge impact on Mirai Trunks and left a huge hole in his heart. Like everyone else, they thought Mirai Trunks had two reasons for coming back into the past; one was to save it so that they're timeline would repeat his timeline's fate and the other reason was to make sure Gohan wouldn't die like Mirai Gohan had done. Already, Krillin could see tiny specks of water form in the corner of Mirai's eyes.
"I don't know." Roshi replied. "All Goku told me was that he was ill and he wanted everyone to go over to his place to help him figure out what is going on."
Mirai Trunks didn't need telling twice. Like a bolt of lightning, he was out that door and in the air in a flash.
"He didn't even wait for us." Yamcha muttered.
"And he forgot his jacket." Tien added, picking up the blue jacket left lying on the sofa.
"Leave him be." 18 said, picking up Marron. "You all know how he feels about Gohan."
Everyone's expressions softened and they nodded in understanding.
"What are we waiting for then." Krillin said. "Let's get going!"
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Bulma slowly opened Gohan's bedroom and smiled.
Goten was asleep, cuddling up against the side of Gohan's chest, letting one of Gohan's arms lay across his back. Videl sat in a chair next to Gohan's bed, also asleep. She was hunched over, her head resting on her arms, which lay on the bed.
Bulma admired the devotion, loyalty and concern Goten and Videl both shared for Gohan.
'At least he's never lonely.' Bulma thought to herself with a smile.
"Goten's been in there with Gohan since he brought me and Videl here." Trunks said quietly from his mother's side.
"It's so heart warming." Bulma said.
"Aww mom, no mushy stuff!" Trunks moaned, sticking out his tongue.
Bulma stifled a laugh and walked in the room with Trunks following. As they did so, Goten started waking up. Trunks walked right up to him, sat on the bed and stared right at his face. Goten slowly opened his eyes and came face to face with his best friend.
"Hey Goten."
Goten was so surprised he gave a scared yelp and fell backwards off the bed and on to the floor. Trunks and Bulma winced.
"Sorry Goten." Trunks said, jumping down and helping Goten back on his feet.
The noise caused Gohan and Videl to wake up. Both yawning in unison, they looked up to see what had happened.
"Good afternoon sleepy heads." Bulma greeted at the two blinking teens.
Trunks and Goten climbed back on to Gohan's bed and sat next to him.
"How do you feel Gohan?" Trunks asked.
"Light headed…a little dizzy…and very, very tired." Gohan replied, giving another yawn to add emphasis. "When did you get here anyway Bulma?"
"Just now." Bulma replied, walking over to him. "You're father asked me to come take a look at you."
Gohan blushed, making Videl smirk a little.
"I'm fine Bulma." Gohan said as Bulma placed a hand on his forehead. "Geez, dad's started to act like mom, overreacting all of the time."
"You call having a fit over a nightmare overreacting?" Videl asked.
"Gohan, you're father is only doing what he thinks is right." Bulma said. "He loves you very much Gohan, just like he loves Goten and he's worried about you. I'm sure you'd do the same in his position."
Gohan sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, I would." He said.
"Hey dad!" Goten suddenly called.
The younger Demi-Saiyan jumped off the bed and ran into his father's arms and clung to his neck. Goku laughed and hugged Goten tightly.
"Hey to you too Goten." He said.
Goku walked over and sat on the egde of Gohan's bed as Vegeta, Piccolo and Chichi walked in. Vegeta muttered about the fact it was getting too crowded, making Trunks snicker a little.
"How do you feel Gohan?" Goku asked.
"A little better than I did." Gohan replied, not wanting to go over how he really felt again.
Goku smiled and nodded.
Then, Vegeta and Piccolo lifted they're heads and looked at each other. Trunks raised a confused eyebrow.
"What's wrong dad?"
Vegeta gritted his teeth together.
"Something is heading this way, straight for us."
Everyone immediately looked worried. Goku focused his sensed then gave a chuckle.
"It's just Mirai Trunks, relax." He replied.
"He's sure in a big rush to get here." Gohan noted.
"Probably to see you brat." Vegeta said with a wicked smirk.
Gohan paled a little and gulped.
"Dad, who else did you tell that I wasn't feeling well?" He asked.
"Um…well I phoned Master Roshi to tell him to gather the other together so we could figure out what was going on." Goku replied.
Gohan rolled his eyes.
"Dad, you know how Mirai Trunks feels about me!" He said, making Videl raise a rather concerned eyebrow. "You remember what happened to me in his timeline don't you?"
"Oh course I do!" Goku said defensively. "But we all need to work together to figure out what's wrong."
"Dad, you're making a mounting out of a mole-hill!" Gohan snapped. "It's not like I'm gonna die or something!"
"I'm worried about you Gohan!" Goku snapped back. "Like you're mother, I can't help but worry!"
"I'm not a little kid anymore! I can take care of myself!" Gohan yelled.
Goku, not wishing to argue anymore, stood up and walked out. Everyone just looked in disbelief.
They hadn't seen Goku so worked up out of battle before and it shocked them, even Vegeta was surprised by the outburst that had taken place. Gohan let out a deep sigh and was in instant regret.
'Oh dad, I didn't mean it like that.' Gohan thought. 'I'm sorry.'
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As Mirai Trunks landed outside the Son house and stopped to catch his breath, he saw Goku walk out.
"Goku, how's Gohan, is he okay?" Mirai asked.
Goku didn't reply and Mirai raised an eyebrow. He watched Goku walk straight past him, as though he didn't even exist.
"Goku?"
Mirai Trunks watched in confusion as Goku blasted off into the sky, leaving only a trail of energy in the sky.
'What in hell is going on?' Mirai thought.
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In the darkness, he watched and waited.
Freedom tasted so sweet and revenge would taste even sweeter to him.
He smirked as an all too familiar Ki approached him, deep in the blackened forest.
"Yes…now my revenge shall begin…"
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Gohan didn't know where he was; all he knew was that it was another nightmare. He shivered through the wind, but there was no wind.
The feeling he got, it chilled him to his very bones.
Gohan looked all around him, to try and figure out where he was. He recognised he was deep in a forest area, but where he did not know.
Suddenly, Gohan heard a loud rushing sound and a bright, golden yellow light burst into life ahead of him, followed by the sound of a person's scream; Gohan knew that yell all too well.
"DAD!"
Gohan forced his legs to move into a sprint, though he felt as though he wasn't moving at all. He kept running through the tall, ash blackened trees and finally reached a clearing.
The sight he saw he would never forget.
Goku was powered up to Super Saiyan mode and was fighting what appeared to be ice blue white spirits. But they were no ordinary spirits. They were spirits of all the enemies Goku had faced in the past; from Garlic Jr to Buu, they were all there and they were fighting Goku all at once and winning.
"DAD!!" Gohan yelled.
Gohan powered up to SSJ 2 and charged forward at the Cell spirit, but he flew straight through him as though he was a ghost, as though he didn't exist. Gohan growled in frustration in rage and tried again, but his efforts were in vain.
Gohan watched helplessly as the spirits continue they're ruthless and merciless assault on his father.
"NO! LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Gohan yelled as loud as he could.
But still, the spirits beat down on Goku. Then, the Cell spirit knocked Goku into the ground. This caused all the other spirits into a beating frenzy, hitting Goku while he was being held down. Constant sprays of blood shot from Goku's mouth, covering himself and the ground. The sound of bones smashing, muscles ripping, organs rupturing.
Gohan could only watch in cold horror. His fists were clenched so tight it drew blood. He could see, hear and smell death hunting down his father under the frenzied attack. His Ki was fading fast and his breathing was now coming in stolen, raspy gags. What air Goku managed to get, it was taken away by blood being forced up his throat, he was choking to death on his own blood.
"I SAID LEAVE MY FATHER ALOOOONE!!!!!" Gohan screamed.
Suddenly, the air was filled with a spine-chilling laugh. Gohan spun around to see a jet-black spirit in a human form towering above him, laughing insanely. Gohan growled furiously, a burning furious rage inside him, consuming him. The spirit only smirked and raised a hand.
"My revenge begins." It said in a voice that sounded like a mixture of single voices. "Farewell Son Goku."
And he fired a massive blast at Goku.
"FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Piccolo and Mirai Trunks were having an extremely hard time keeping Gohan under control in his biggest nightmare fit yet. Vegeta watched from the side, growling while his eyebrows twitched.
"What he's experiencing isn't a nightmare!" Vegeta suddenly said.
"Then what is it?!" Bulma asked.
"Visions." Vegeta replied. "Someone or something is placing evil visions directly into his brain."
"How do we stop these visions?" Piccolo asked in a growl while holding a thrashing Gohan.
Vegeta walked right over to Gohan, grabbed the Demi-Saiyan's shoulders and shook him hard while yelling.
"GOHAN WAKE UP!"
Gohan's eyes shot open in an instant. He stared up at the people around him.
"Gohan…are you alright?" Videl asked.
Gohan didn't reply. Instead, he grabbed Vegeta's arms and yelled at him.
"Vegeta!" He cried. "You've got to go to the forest next to Creek Lake!"
Vegeta's eyebrows were raised in confusion.
"Why the hell for boy?!" He asked.
"HE'S KILLING MY FATHER!!!!"
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Krillin, Yamcha and Tien had gone ahead of 18, Marron and Master Roshi. All three were now flying across the area close to Creek Lake.
"We're almost at Goku's house now." Tien said.
Krillin's head then jerked up as his senses picked up something.
"Huh? Hey guys, do you feel that?" Krillin asked. "A fading power level!"
Before either could answer, Tien spotted something in the forest below.
"Look down there!"
All three looked and saw a bright golden yellow aurora pulsating from the trees. After a few seconds, it disappeared completely. The three fighters stared at each other in confusion.
"Let's go check it out." Yamcha suggested.
Krillin, Yamcha and Tien all dropped down into the forest where they had seen the golden yellow light and began looking around.
"I can sense that fading power level now." Tien said. "And it's still fading."
Suddenly, Yamcha and Tien heard Krillin give a sharp yell. The two fighters ran into a small clearing and saw, to they're horror, Krillin kneeling over the bloody body of Goku.
"Oh my god…" Yamcha muttered while running over with Tien.
"What the hell happened to him?!" Tien asked in a panic.
"How should I know?!" Krillin replied. "I just found him like this!"
"He's Ki is almost gone!" Yamcha said. "We have to get him to a hospital quick or he'll die!"
Lifting him as gently as they could, Krillin, Yamcha and Tien held Goku tightly and set off to the nearest hospital, praying against all odds that they weren't too late to save him.
Mwahahaha!!!! I'm so evil! This has taken yet another dramatic twist! The evil has now made the next step into taking revenge, but who or what is this evil? And why attack Goku if it wants to get at Gohan? Is this all part of it's master plan? What is it's master plan? Will I shut up? I doubt it ^_~ Want more? R&R!!!!!
Author's Note~Dun ask where I got the idea for this fic from, it just popped into my head one night *looks amazed* Dedicated to a great friend of mine, Melissa(aka thepaxilfairy), go check out her fics too cause they are very cooly! Also dedicated to Android 17, I'm glad you like this fic ^-^ This fic is packed with drama, action and some gore, just ta warn ya.
Summary~Takes place just after the Buu saga, but before the end of DBZ. An old enemy from the past wants revenge on Gohan and knows just how to do it. One night, Goten is captured and taken far from his family and friends. A distraught Gohan will do anything to get his younger brother back and is determined to do just that. Facing enemies old and new, Gohan learns that to overcome you're darkest fears you must not only have faith in those around you, you must have faith in yourself.
Dragonball Z
Unbreakable Faith In You
Chapter 3-Strike Down
It took Goku and Vegeta just under five minutes to reach the Capsule Corps. Vegeta led the way down into Bulma's lab where she was working.
"Bulma, Kakarot wants you to come with us to his house." Vegeta spoke gruffly.
Bulma turned around slowly and looked at Vegeta with wide eyes. Vegeta raised an eyebrow and looked at Goku who was doing the same thing, causing the Saiyan Prince to raise his other eyebrow.
"What?!"
"You…you…you called me Bulma!"
Vegeta sweat dropped.
"That's you're name woman!"
"But…kami Vegeta! You've never called Bulma anything other than 'Woman' before!" Goku said.
"Oh what a happy day!" Bulma cried, flinging herself into Vegeta's arms.
Vegeta just sweat dropped even more. Goku swore he could see him blushing a little, but he knew the Prince would never admit it.
"Save it for later woman!" Vegeta growled.
"Knew it wouldn't last." Bulma interrupted.
Goku only just managed to stifle a laugh, making Vegeta growl eve more.
"Kakarot wants you to look at his eldest brat so get moving!" Vegeta yelled, storming outside.
Bulma sighed while smiling and walked over to Goku.
"Why do you want me to look at Gohan for?" She asked.
"Gohan's sick." Goku replied with a serious and worried look on his face. "It's not something small, this is something deadly serious Bulma. I can sense it."
Bulma's expressions also became worried as Goku explained. She knew how much Goku cared for both his sons and how much he loved them and would do anything for them. She could tell he felt helpless and there was nothing more he hated than not being able to help someone, whether it was friend or family. She knew she would feel exactly the same in his position. She walked over to Goku and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I promise you Goku, I'll do all I can to help Gohan."
Goku looked at Bulma and smiled.
"Thank you Bulma."
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Using Instant Translocation, Goku brought Bulma and Vegeta straight to his house.
All three walked inside to see Chichi, Piccolo and Trunks thinking to themselves in the front room. Bulma walked over to Chichi and hugged her friend sympathetically.
"Goku asked me if I could come and check on Gohan, to see if I could help." She said.
Chichi smiled.
"Thank you Bulma."
Trunks followed his mother to Gohan's room, Piccolo followed after with Chichi. Goku was about to follow on, but saw Vegeta hanging behind.
"Vegeta, aren't you coming?" Goku asked.
"There's no need to." The Saiyan Prince replied sharply.
"Well, you did want to see what was up with Gohan and…well…I'd like you to look at him too."
Vegeta raised an eyebrow and his mouth dropped a little in surprise.
"Why?!" He managed to say.
"Whatever is wrong with Gohan, it could be a Saiyan illness and I can't overlook that possibility and you know more about Saiyan illnesses than anyone." Goku replied.
Vegeta looked at Goku before sighing and walking up to him.
"Fine Kakarot."
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Master Roshi put down the phone without saying a single word, but the expression on his face showed that something was up. Yamcha picked up on this first.
"Hey Master Roshi, what's up?"
This cause everyone in the room to look up; Krillin, 18, Marron and Tien. Even Mirai Trunks was there.
(AN~Mirai Trunks had come back into the past for a visit)
"It's not good news at all." Roshi replied grimly.
"What is it?" Krillin asked. "What's happened?"
"It seems that Gohan is very sick."
Everyone's eyes opened wide and mouths fell. Mirai Trunks was on his feet in a flash.
"What is it? What's wrong with Gohan?!" The Future warrior asked, practically shouting.
Krillin winced at the pitch of Mirai's voice, though it was perfectly understandable and expected. In Mirai's timeline, he and Gohan had been best friends and were very close, the only Z Fighters to survive the wrath of the Androids. Mirai Gohan's death had made a huge impact on Mirai Trunks and left a huge hole in his heart. Like everyone else, they thought Mirai Trunks had two reasons for coming back into the past; one was to save it so that they're timeline would repeat his timeline's fate and the other reason was to make sure Gohan wouldn't die like Mirai Gohan had done. Already, Krillin could see tiny specks of water form in the corner of Mirai's eyes.
"I don't know." Roshi replied. "All Goku told me was that he was ill and he wanted everyone to go over to his place to help him figure out what is going on."
Mirai Trunks didn't need telling twice. Like a bolt of lightning, he was out that door and in the air in a flash.
"He didn't even wait for us." Yamcha muttered.
"And he forgot his jacket." Tien added, picking up the blue jacket left lying on the sofa.
"Leave him be." 18 said, picking up Marron. "You all know how he feels about Gohan."
Everyone's expressions softened and they nodded in understanding.
"What are we waiting for then." Krillin said. "Let's get going!"
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Bulma slowly opened Gohan's bedroom and smiled.
Goten was asleep, cuddling up against the side of Gohan's chest, letting one of Gohan's arms lay across his back. Videl sat in a chair next to Gohan's bed, also asleep. She was hunched over, her head resting on her arms, which lay on the bed.
Bulma admired the devotion, loyalty and concern Goten and Videl both shared for Gohan.
'At least he's never lonely.' Bulma thought to herself with a smile.
"Goten's been in there with Gohan since he brought me and Videl here." Trunks said quietly from his mother's side.
"It's so heart warming." Bulma said.
"Aww mom, no mushy stuff!" Trunks moaned, sticking out his tongue.
Bulma stifled a laugh and walked in the room with Trunks following. As they did so, Goten started waking up. Trunks walked right up to him, sat on the bed and stared right at his face. Goten slowly opened his eyes and came face to face with his best friend.
"Hey Goten."
Goten was so surprised he gave a scared yelp and fell backwards off the bed and on to the floor. Trunks and Bulma winced.
"Sorry Goten." Trunks said, jumping down and helping Goten back on his feet.
The noise caused Gohan and Videl to wake up. Both yawning in unison, they looked up to see what had happened.
"Good afternoon sleepy heads." Bulma greeted at the two blinking teens.
Trunks and Goten climbed back on to Gohan's bed and sat next to him.
"How do you feel Gohan?" Trunks asked.
"Light headed…a little dizzy…and very, very tired." Gohan replied, giving another yawn to add emphasis. "When did you get here anyway Bulma?"
"Just now." Bulma replied, walking over to him. "You're father asked me to come take a look at you."
Gohan blushed, making Videl smirk a little.
"I'm fine Bulma." Gohan said as Bulma placed a hand on his forehead. "Geez, dad's started to act like mom, overreacting all of the time."
"You call having a fit over a nightmare overreacting?" Videl asked.
"Gohan, you're father is only doing what he thinks is right." Bulma said. "He loves you very much Gohan, just like he loves Goten and he's worried about you. I'm sure you'd do the same in his position."
Gohan sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, I would." He said.
"Hey dad!" Goten suddenly called.
The younger Demi-Saiyan jumped off the bed and ran into his father's arms and clung to his neck. Goku laughed and hugged Goten tightly.
"Hey to you too Goten." He said.
Goku walked over and sat on the egde of Gohan's bed as Vegeta, Piccolo and Chichi walked in. Vegeta muttered about the fact it was getting too crowded, making Trunks snicker a little.
"How do you feel Gohan?" Goku asked.
"A little better than I did." Gohan replied, not wanting to go over how he really felt again.
Goku smiled and nodded.
Then, Vegeta and Piccolo lifted they're heads and looked at each other. Trunks raised a confused eyebrow.
"What's wrong dad?"
Vegeta gritted his teeth together.
"Something is heading this way, straight for us."
Everyone immediately looked worried. Goku focused his sensed then gave a chuckle.
"It's just Mirai Trunks, relax." He replied.
"He's sure in a big rush to get here." Gohan noted.
"Probably to see you brat." Vegeta said with a wicked smirk.
Gohan paled a little and gulped.
"Dad, who else did you tell that I wasn't feeling well?" He asked.
"Um…well I phoned Master Roshi to tell him to gather the other together so we could figure out what was going on." Goku replied.
Gohan rolled his eyes.
"Dad, you know how Mirai Trunks feels about me!" He said, making Videl raise a rather concerned eyebrow. "You remember what happened to me in his timeline don't you?"
"Oh course I do!" Goku said defensively. "But we all need to work together to figure out what's wrong."
"Dad, you're making a mounting out of a mole-hill!" Gohan snapped. "It's not like I'm gonna die or something!"
"I'm worried about you Gohan!" Goku snapped back. "Like you're mother, I can't help but worry!"
"I'm not a little kid anymore! I can take care of myself!" Gohan yelled.
Goku, not wishing to argue anymore, stood up and walked out. Everyone just looked in disbelief.
They hadn't seen Goku so worked up out of battle before and it shocked them, even Vegeta was surprised by the outburst that had taken place. Gohan let out a deep sigh and was in instant regret.
'Oh dad, I didn't mean it like that.' Gohan thought. 'I'm sorry.'
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As Mirai Trunks landed outside the Son house and stopped to catch his breath, he saw Goku walk out.
"Goku, how's Gohan, is he okay?" Mirai asked.
Goku didn't reply and Mirai raised an eyebrow. He watched Goku walk straight past him, as though he didn't even exist.
"Goku?"
Mirai Trunks watched in confusion as Goku blasted off into the sky, leaving only a trail of energy in the sky.
'What in hell is going on?' Mirai thought.
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In the darkness, he watched and waited.
Freedom tasted so sweet and revenge would taste even sweeter to him.
He smirked as an all too familiar Ki approached him, deep in the blackened forest.
"Yes…now my revenge shall begin…"
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Gohan didn't know where he was; all he knew was that it was another nightmare. He shivered through the wind, but there was no wind.
The feeling he got, it chilled him to his very bones.
Gohan looked all around him, to try and figure out where he was. He recognised he was deep in a forest area, but where he did not know.
Suddenly, Gohan heard a loud rushing sound and a bright, golden yellow light burst into life ahead of him, followed by the sound of a person's scream; Gohan knew that yell all too well.
"DAD!"
Gohan forced his legs to move into a sprint, though he felt as though he wasn't moving at all. He kept running through the tall, ash blackened trees and finally reached a clearing.
The sight he saw he would never forget.
Goku was powered up to Super Saiyan mode and was fighting what appeared to be ice blue white spirits. But they were no ordinary spirits. They were spirits of all the enemies Goku had faced in the past; from Garlic Jr to Buu, they were all there and they were fighting Goku all at once and winning.
"DAD!!" Gohan yelled.
Gohan powered up to SSJ 2 and charged forward at the Cell spirit, but he flew straight through him as though he was a ghost, as though he didn't exist. Gohan growled in frustration in rage and tried again, but his efforts were in vain.
Gohan watched helplessly as the spirits continue they're ruthless and merciless assault on his father.
"NO! LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Gohan yelled as loud as he could.
But still, the spirits beat down on Goku. Then, the Cell spirit knocked Goku into the ground. This caused all the other spirits into a beating frenzy, hitting Goku while he was being held down. Constant sprays of blood shot from Goku's mouth, covering himself and the ground. The sound of bones smashing, muscles ripping, organs rupturing.
Gohan could only watch in cold horror. His fists were clenched so tight it drew blood. He could see, hear and smell death hunting down his father under the frenzied attack. His Ki was fading fast and his breathing was now coming in stolen, raspy gags. What air Goku managed to get, it was taken away by blood being forced up his throat, he was choking to death on his own blood.
"I SAID LEAVE MY FATHER ALOOOONE!!!!!" Gohan screamed.
Suddenly, the air was filled with a spine-chilling laugh. Gohan spun around to see a jet-black spirit in a human form towering above him, laughing insanely. Gohan growled furiously, a burning furious rage inside him, consuming him. The spirit only smirked and raised a hand.
"My revenge begins." It said in a voice that sounded like a mixture of single voices. "Farewell Son Goku."
And he fired a massive blast at Goku.
"FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Piccolo and Mirai Trunks were having an extremely hard time keeping Gohan under control in his biggest nightmare fit yet. Vegeta watched from the side, growling while his eyebrows twitched.
"What he's experiencing isn't a nightmare!" Vegeta suddenly said.
"Then what is it?!" Bulma asked.
"Visions." Vegeta replied. "Someone or something is placing evil visions directly into his brain."
"How do we stop these visions?" Piccolo asked in a growl while holding a thrashing Gohan.
Vegeta walked right over to Gohan, grabbed the Demi-Saiyan's shoulders and shook him hard while yelling.
"GOHAN WAKE UP!"
Gohan's eyes shot open in an instant. He stared up at the people around him.
"Gohan…are you alright?" Videl asked.
Gohan didn't reply. Instead, he grabbed Vegeta's arms and yelled at him.
"Vegeta!" He cried. "You've got to go to the forest next to Creek Lake!"
Vegeta's eyebrows were raised in confusion.
"Why the hell for boy?!" He asked.
"HE'S KILLING MY FATHER!!!!"
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Krillin, Yamcha and Tien had gone ahead of 18, Marron and Master Roshi. All three were now flying across the area close to Creek Lake.
"We're almost at Goku's house now." Tien said.
Krillin's head then jerked up as his senses picked up something.
"Huh? Hey guys, do you feel that?" Krillin asked. "A fading power level!"
Before either could answer, Tien spotted something in the forest below.
"Look down there!"
All three looked and saw a bright golden yellow aurora pulsating from the trees. After a few seconds, it disappeared completely. The three fighters stared at each other in confusion.
"Let's go check it out." Yamcha suggested.
Krillin, Yamcha and Tien all dropped down into the forest where they had seen the golden yellow light and began looking around.
"I can sense that fading power level now." Tien said. "And it's still fading."
Suddenly, Yamcha and Tien heard Krillin give a sharp yell. The two fighters ran into a small clearing and saw, to they're horror, Krillin kneeling over the bloody body of Goku.
"Oh my god…" Yamcha muttered while running over with Tien.
"What the hell happened to him?!" Tien asked in a panic.
"How should I know?!" Krillin replied. "I just found him like this!"
"He's Ki is almost gone!" Yamcha said. "We have to get him to a hospital quick or he'll die!"
Lifting him as gently as they could, Krillin, Yamcha and Tien held Goku tightly and set off to the nearest hospital, praying against all odds that they weren't too late to save him.
Mwahahaha!!!! I'm so evil! This has taken yet another dramatic twist! The evil has now made the next step into taking revenge, but who or what is this evil? And why attack Goku if it wants to get at Gohan? Is this all part of it's master plan? What is it's master plan? Will I shut up? I doubt it ^_~ Want more? R&R!!!!!