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This is going to be a good chapter…trust me. You'll love it by the end. To let you know, some of it takes place before the explosion Goku and Videl saw, and some of it after. I think you'll be able to tell when. ^_^

Enjoy!

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Chapter 11: The Next Level

   Gohan stood chained to the pole. He didn't know what Dr. Kotchen was going to do to him, but he didn't care. There was a pool of boiling hot liquid beneath him. He looked down nervously, and then turned his head to Dr. Kotchen.

   "So, what are you doing to me now?" He asked.

   "This is a poison. I'm seeing how long it takes to kill you. When I said you'd probably die, I meant it."

   "And what's the point of this?"

   "Because after you're dead, I can go after your father."

   "It was a trap" Gohan thought to himself. "I can't believe it."

   "Well Gohan, if you didn't come here, there would be no way to know how long it takes for my poison to kill. Just think, you'll be part of the plan to kill Goku. There's another person dead you can add to your list."

   "Wait, how do you…"Gohan's power level started to rise.

   "Oh, I know many, many things about you. I wouldn't be too worried. I know you were responsible for both of your father's death, and you'll be responsible for this one too." Dr. Kotchen smiled. He seemed to have forgotten what happen when he teased Gohan as a kid.

   "No way…I wasn't responsible for those. He sacrificed himself. He chose to…"

   "Because of you."

   Dr. Kotchen hit a button and the pole started to move Gohan's body closer to the poison. He struggled desperately to break  the chains, but no luck came. Every second he came closer to his death. He suddenly regretted saying that he'd go. What's everyone going to do without him. Gohan closed his eyes and thought. "No…I'm not going to die. I need to be here. No." He jerked his eyes opened and screamed as loud as he could. Powering up, he turned into a Super Saya-Jin. He snapped the chains and the pole, and started to fly up into the air. His yellow ki crackled around him as he let out more power.

   "No, you're not going through with this. I will make sure of that!" He screamed out. Dr. Kotchen's smile turned into a frown.

   "Mitsubishi. Go get him."

   Mitsubishi nodded, and flew over to Gohan. He powered up, and dropped into fighting stance. 

   Gohan made the first move. He jumped at Mitsubishi, and went for the head. Mitsubishi dodged Gohan and hit him in the back, sending him into the ground. Gohan flew back up, spearing himself into Mitsubishi's gut. Taking the opportunity, Gohan hit Mitsubishi in the back. He spun around and elbowed him in the face, and then kicked him again in the stomach. Mitsubishi hit his back against a wall. Gohan grabbed the collar of his gi and slammed his jaw down against the control panel. Mitsubishi coughed up some blood as Gohan again kicked him in the stomach. Gohan threw Mitsubishi against the opposite wall. He went towards his enemy when Mitsubishi threw a punch at Gohan's stomach. Gohan bent over and grabbed his stomach. Mitsubishi elbowed Gohan in the face, and kicked his back. Gohan went flying into the ground.

   Dr. Kotchen watched the fight nervously. His bio-android had to win, for the sake of the destruction of Goku. He screamed inside his head for Mitsubishi to win. Soon, he started to slowly make his way towards the door.

   Gohan lifted himself off the ground and glanced over at Dr. Kotchen. "Where the hell do you think you're going?" Dr. Kotchen stopped and cringed. He did not want to know what was in store for him. Gohan fired up a ki blast, and shot it at Dr. Kotchen. It hit him head on. When the smoke cleared, Dr. Kotchen was still alive. Gohan obviously made it that way so he could suffer. Dr. Kotchen crawled over to the control panel and pressed a red button.

   Self-destruct in ten minutes…

   Dr. Kotchen coughed up some blood. His hand slipped down besides his body, and he closed his eyes. Dr. Kotchen would never see the light of day again.

   "You bastard" The bio-android said, clenching his fists. "That was my creator you just killed."

   "And what are you going to do about it android?" Gohan said, sounding too much like Vegeta. Gohan's eyes stared at Mitsubishi with the strongest hatred. Gohan had a firm frown on his lips, and he dropped into fighting stance.

   Mitsubishi didn't bother going into any sort of stance. He lunged towards Gohan with a mission to kill. Gohan blocked the first attack, and retaliated with his own punch. Mitsubishi blocked him, and their arms were locked. Electricity spurted from their ki, which was getting more powerful by the second. Gohan screamed and started to push Mitsubishi backwards.

Self-destruct in five minutes…

   Mitsubishi hit Gohan's jaw with his knees, causing Gohan to let go. He kicked Gohan in the stomach, sending him into a wall. Gohan coughed, spitting up blood. He put his hands together and started to power up.

   "Ka…may…ha…may…HA!" Gohan pushed his hands forward, letting the beam take its course. It hit Mitsubishi, sending him through the opposite wall. Mitsubishi quickly came back and shot his own ki blast. Gohan dodged it and hit Mitsubishi in the stomach. He then kicked him in the back, then spun around and punched him in the face.

   Self-destruct in five…four…three…

   Gohan searched for an exit. He found a hole in the ceiling and flew towards it out. Without Gohan knowing it, Mitsubishi flew out behind him.

   two…one…

   Gohan and Mitsubishi watched the building explode. Gohan could have sworn he heard someone scream, but then again, it could had just been his mind playing tricks on him. He looked for Mitsubishi. He couldn't find him anywhere, so he assumed that Mitsubishi didn't make it. Pleased with himself, Gohan turned to go home.

   Mitsubishi spotted Gohan leaving. He powered up and hit Gohan in the back. Gohan sped into a pile of rocks.

   Gohan laid there, helpless. He felt like he had no power left. Just when he thought he was going home, that bio-android had to show up again. Gohan tried to move, but he couldn't. Then he remembered something his father told him years ago in the Room of Spirit and Time.

…"Gohan, you're not going to become a Super Saya-Jin by screaming. Think of Cell and how he killed all those innocent people." Goku looked at his young son.

   "But dad, I don't know what Cell looks like."

   Goku laughed and put his hand behind his head. "Then think of Freiza and how he killed all those people on Namek. Let that be your weapon."…

   "Everyone's going to die if I lose" Gohan thought. "Mom, Dad, Goten, Bulma, Vegeta…" He paused a moment. "Videl…I can't let this happen. I won't let this happen. I will defeat him!" Gohan started to scream as rays of light came from the rocks. Mitsubishi stopped his on coming attack in surprise. Gohan flew out of the pile and into the air. He had rocks swirling around his body.

   I…I feel so alive

   For the very first time

   I can't deny you

   I feel so alive   

   I…I feel so alive

   For the very first time

   And I think I can fly

   Gohan's golden hair flowed behind him. His body seemed to create electricity on its own. He had done it. He reached the third level of a Super Saya-Jin.

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End of Chapter! You like? Oh, and the flashback was pretty damn close to the real thing in the show. I thought that went nicely leading up to the end. I took a lot of things out of the android saga and buu saga and put them into the fight. ^_^ I also thought using the chorus of the song "Alive" was a good add-on too. Stay tuned for chapter 12!

Oh, and if anyone wants to, any advertising for this fic in any other fics will be appreciated. I think this is turning out quite nicely, and I wish it could get more attention than it actually gets. I know I have over 20 reviews, but someone left 10 separate reviews, one for each chapter. LOL. Thanks! If you do mine, I'll do yours!