Thoughts

Chapter 7 - Destruction

Disclaimer - Don't own DBZ, never will.

Hi everyone! I've just got to say that thanks to everyone who reviewed! I typed all of this last night, so it might seem a little rushed, I'm not sure. I've also got three other ideas for stories, so after I've finished this one, I'll start on another one! Enjoy!

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Dende then gasped, "Oh! I better heal Vegeta now otherwise he won't be around much longer!" He powered up and flew down to Vegeta's immobile body.

Piccolo looked into the distance at the direction in which Gohan had flown away. Don't do it Gohan. It won't do anyone any good if you die.

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As Gohan flew, his aura shone brightly. It was so bright that if you didn't look closely, you could mistake him for the sun. The blood that drenched Gohan's body was dry now because of the heat of his ki, and his gi was now a dark brown. His glare was so horrifying that if you merely saw his face, you would be having nightmares for weeks.

Gohan growled slightly. He had to get this over and done with before someone tried to stop him. Even though they will eventually give up in the end, I don't want to have to waste my time punishing someone else, or an entire city in that case. I just want to end my life now!

He enhanced his ki and flew to his destination even faster.

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Piccolo looked on as Vegeta stood up slowly. To him, it looked like Vegeta was clearly furious.

Vegeta looked at the blood that stained the grass, his blood! He screamed angrily and was about to fly away.

Kuririn shouted, "Vegeta! Don't go after Gohan! You'll be killed!"

Vegeta shouted back, a huge note of anger in his voice, "Fuck that stupid gaki! He can die for all I care! At least then I will be the strongest in the universe!" He then flew off rapidly, not looking back.

Piccolo smirked.

Kuririn looked at him oddly and asked, "What's so funny at such a time like this?!"

"Vegeta does care. If Gohan died, no Saiya-jin would be around to worship him when he is the ruler of the universe." Piccolo then enveloped his own aura, its white power pulsing around him.

Kuririn looked on in shock and said, "Don't tell me that you're going to try and stop Gohan!"

Piccolo's smirk turned to a scowl and he replied, "If Gohan does kill himself, I will never be able to forgive myself that I hadn't tried to stop him."

"But we can wish him back with the Dragonballs!" Kuririn cried desperately.

"It wouldn't work. Shenlong only revives those who want to be revived. Gohan would refuse." With that comment, Piccolo rose into the sky and darted away before Kuririn could say anything else.

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Gohan was flying east. He did not know where he was going, but was just going by his instincts. He finally landed in a large, open plain. Many cliff sides were scattered around, and lots of new trees had seemingly begun to grow.

Gohan remembered this place very well. It was where he had been taken by Radditz after being kidnapped, and where his Tousan had first died. He had not actually seen his Tousan's death himself though, as he had been unconscious.

His thoughts were cut off as he sensed a very familiar ki land a couple of metres behind him. Gohan didn't bother turning around and instead said coldly, "I thought I warned you, Piccolo. If you try to stop me, you will be punished and I will also attack a nearby town or city. Do you not care about the sakes of others or even yourself?"

Piccolo responded in an equally cold tone, "You would never go that far Gohan. Even though you are not yourself at the moment, you could never attack a city for no reason at all."

"Don't provoke me. I can and will attack and kill the closest city's inhabitants unless you leave now!"

Piccolo stood his ground. Hopefully if I just stand here, he won't attack and might come to his senses!

As if Gohan had read his thoughts, Gohan added, "Don't think that if you just stand there that I will not react. I'm warning you one last time!"

"Stop acting foolishly Gohan! I know that deep down that you don't want to hurt anyone, or yourself. You're just hiding it!"

Before Piccolo could even see the oncoming attack, Gohan's fist had impaled his chest. Purple blood spilled out of the wound as Gohan retracted his fist. Piccolo looked down at his wound, and noticed that luckily, Gohan had decided not to push his fist through and out Piccolo's back. But the wound was still incredibly deep, and was quite fatal. Gohan's fist had missed Piccolo's heart and lungs by bare millimetres.

Gohan turned his back on Piccolo and said, "You'll live. Dende is on his way here now. But still, I will attack the nearest city, which happens to be the Northern Capital."

Piccolo gaped at Gohan and managed to whisper, "Iie, Gohan. Please don't do it!"

Gohan did not reply, and with a burst of golden ki, left Piccolo.

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Gohan did not hesitate when he reached the city. He immediately blew up as many buildings as he could, without being seen. He didn't know why he was bothering to stay hidden, as he was going to kill himself soon, but he just felt that it was the right thing to do.

The inhabitants of the city were screaming in terror, not knowing what or who was attacking them. The amount of dirt and debris spread by the explosions was almost as large as the city itself.

When Gohan was finally satisfied with the destruction, he left so he could end his life.

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Dende landed with Kuririn and Mr. Popo and immediately ran over to Piccolo to heal him.

Mr. Popo had tears in his eyes, but held them back.

Kuririn shook his head and looked to the sky. Goku, where did we go wrong?

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Hmm, first Vegeta, now Piccolo! What's wrong with you, Gohan?! Oh wait, I made you like that. Well, OK. Oh! I didn't know you were here! Anyway, thanks for reading and please review!