Gohan's Awakening
The Bridge
Bardock glanced at one of his security monitors just in time to see Yamcha get killed.
"Man, those humans are pathetic," he thought as he felt his side of the spaceship shake a little.
"YAMCHA!! YAMCHA!!" Gohan yelled at the top of his lungs. "ALL RIGHT! THAT'S IT!!!!" Gohan shouted in fury.
"MAAAAAASEEEEEEENTAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Gohan powered up. Bardock's scouter beeped.
"What?" Bardock said as he turned around. His scouter read off his power level. "Oh no! There's no way!" He looked at his scouter reading. "Power level 2,052! That's impossible for a kid!"
Krillin and Goku came just in time to see Gohan shoot a huge beam through the force field. Gohan looked extremely pissed off and marched at Bardock.
"Goku! His hair!" Krillin said in wonder, "Look!"
Gohan's hair stood on end, but that wasn't the weirdest part. His hair was a bright gold color. His eyes changed color, too. They were black.
Now they were blue.
"NO WAY!" Bardock yelled, "THE FIRST SUPER SAIYAN IN OVER THREE THOUSAND YEARS IS A FIVE YEAR OLD KID!?"
"Five and a half," Gohan replied calmly. "You hurt my dad, you locked me up, then you killed my friend. Now you're going to pay."
"Gohan's power is enormous," Krillin said in fear.
"I know," Goku agreed in awe.
Suddenly, Gohan was on him and unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks. Bardock managed to break out. Gohan floated over him and looked at him with an expression of fury.
Hmmm. He's pretty strong, but he's only five years old. Maybe I can outsmart him, trick him into using all of his energy. Bardock thought. Bardock, unlike other saiyans, thought battle strategies so he'd be prepared for anything. (Of course, Bardock never expected to run into a Super Saiyan.)
"Hey, Kid! It's too bad about your little friend!" He taunted. Gohan, as according to plan, fired a blast at him. Bardock easily dodged. I am gonna DIE! Bardock thought with fear, but managed to keep a straight face. "You were a mile off! Don'tcha know how to shoot?"
Gohan angrily shot another ki beam, which Bardock easily avoided. Yes! He's blinded by his own anger, and he's losing energy at the same time! Now to distract him and get outta here!"
Then before Bardock could react, Gohan disappeared, reappeared behind Bardock, gave him a low kick that knocked him off his feet, and fired a ki blast at him. The blast hit his back, then carried him over to the computer console. He slammed into the dashboard, pushing a button in the process.
Suddenly, a light illuminated on the room, turning everything bright red.
"Emergency system engaged. Preparing re-entry to planet's surface," A voice said.
"OH NO! LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!" Bardock yelled at Gohan, "NOW THE SHIP IS GOING TO CRASH LAND ON EARTH!"
"WHAT!?" Everyone yelled in horror.
"OH NO!" Goku exclaimed in terror, "Our ship is attached to this one!"
Everyone stared as the facts sank in. "But that means . . ." Krillin left off shakily.
"That means that our ship is going down with it!" Goku finished.
"So?" Bardock said.
"Master Roshi's on it!" Goku exclaimed. "Master Roshi's probably really scared right now."
Goku's ship
"Royal flush! Read 'em and weep, boys!" Master Roshi crowed as he laid the cards on the table.
The androids looked at their cards in disgust. "Man, you always win," the one next to him said, slamming his cards on the table.
Bardock's Ship
Suddenly, the ship started to tilt. Everybody slammed into the main computer. "Owwww!" Bardock, Krillin, Goku, and Gohan yelled. Blood ran down Gohan's face.
"Entering planet's atmosphere in approximately five minutes. Starting countdown now," The computer said.
"Oh no!" Bardock screamed, "If we enter the atmosphere too fast, the crash might cause a massive explosion!"
"WHAAAAT!?" Everyone shouted.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, KID!!" Bardock snapped at Gohan.
"MY FAULT?" Gohan exclaimed. He angrily punched Bardock in the face.
"Hey!" Someone shouted. Gohan looked at the portal to see the android that killed Yamcha. Gohan threw Bardock down like a rag doll and glared at Seventeen. "You killed my friend," Gohan said calmly.
Seventeen smiled evilly. "So I noticed," He said, "Would you like to join him? Because it can be arranged." Seventeen floated up to where Gohan was. Gohan tried to punch him in the face, but Seventeen grabbed his fist and kicked him in the stomach. Gohan stumbled, but managed to keep balance. "MASENTA HA!" Gohan chanted and fired, hitting Seventeen in the stomach. He bounced off of the wall, leaving an imprint. They were both evenly matched.
Meanwhile, Bardock was trying to stop the clock on the computer. There were only four minutes left on the timer. He could feel parts of the ship starting to melt and break off as it got pulled into the atmosphere.
Finally, he lost all patience. "STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!!!!!!" He yelled as he pounded the keyboard in frustration.
Krillin stared in shock. "Wow, he really is Goku's dad," He said.
"C'mon, Gohan! Forget him! We have to get out, NOW!" Goku yelled. Krillin picked up the girl, stood up, and ran out of the room. Gohan punched Seventeen to the ground and followed Krillin out. Seventeen stood up, shook off the blow, and followed Gohan. "You can't escape me!" He yelled on his way out. Bardock went to get an escape pod, changed his mind and ran after Seventeen. Goku trailed last.
Now there was only one minute left. Bardock ran in front. "This way!" He commanded, as he ran into the wall. Surprisingly, he went through it. It rippled like water as he bolted through. Nobody questioned this as they trailed. All the rivalries and battles forgotten, they frantically went through the secret hallway. Suddenly they came to an opening.
"OK, we're gonna have to jump!" Bardock yelled. "But we don't have enough energy to fly!" Goku exclaimed fearfully.
"Why do you think I said jump, not fly?" Bardock exclaimed. Meanwhile on the bridge, the computer timer read off the time, which was only ten seconds left.
"Ten . . ."
"Alright, me first!" Goku said as he jumped off. Gravity took over instantly, dragging him to Earth dangerously fast.
"Nine . . ."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Bardock and Gohan screamed as they jumped.
"Eight . . ."
Krillin leaped off, blonde girl in hand. "I AM GONNA DIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" He screamed on his way down.
"Seven . . ."
Seventeen jumped off the Stardust with a bored expression on his face.
"Six . . ."
Everyone except Seventeen prepared for impact.
"Five . . ."
Goku hit the ground first, the wind knocked out of him, he fell unconscious.
"Four . . ."
Bardock smacked against the Earth, also KOed.
"Three . . ."
Gohan hit the surface.
"Two . . ."
Krillin made sure that he landed first, with the already unconscious girl on top.
"One!"
The Stardust and the X-14 met their end as they hit the land, and exploded in a searing ball of flame.
The Bridge
Bardock glanced at one of his security monitors just in time to see Yamcha get killed.
"Man, those humans are pathetic," he thought as he felt his side of the spaceship shake a little.
"YAMCHA!! YAMCHA!!" Gohan yelled at the top of his lungs. "ALL RIGHT! THAT'S IT!!!!" Gohan shouted in fury.
"MAAAAAASEEEEEEENTAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Gohan powered up. Bardock's scouter beeped.
"What?" Bardock said as he turned around. His scouter read off his power level. "Oh no! There's no way!" He looked at his scouter reading. "Power level 2,052! That's impossible for a kid!"
Krillin and Goku came just in time to see Gohan shoot a huge beam through the force field. Gohan looked extremely pissed off and marched at Bardock.
"Goku! His hair!" Krillin said in wonder, "Look!"
Gohan's hair stood on end, but that wasn't the weirdest part. His hair was a bright gold color. His eyes changed color, too. They were black.
Now they were blue.
"NO WAY!" Bardock yelled, "THE FIRST SUPER SAIYAN IN OVER THREE THOUSAND YEARS IS A FIVE YEAR OLD KID!?"
"Five and a half," Gohan replied calmly. "You hurt my dad, you locked me up, then you killed my friend. Now you're going to pay."
"Gohan's power is enormous," Krillin said in fear.
"I know," Goku agreed in awe.
Suddenly, Gohan was on him and unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks. Bardock managed to break out. Gohan floated over him and looked at him with an expression of fury.
Hmmm. He's pretty strong, but he's only five years old. Maybe I can outsmart him, trick him into using all of his energy. Bardock thought. Bardock, unlike other saiyans, thought battle strategies so he'd be prepared for anything. (Of course, Bardock never expected to run into a Super Saiyan.)
"Hey, Kid! It's too bad about your little friend!" He taunted. Gohan, as according to plan, fired a blast at him. Bardock easily dodged. I am gonna DIE! Bardock thought with fear, but managed to keep a straight face. "You were a mile off! Don'tcha know how to shoot?"
Gohan angrily shot another ki beam, which Bardock easily avoided. Yes! He's blinded by his own anger, and he's losing energy at the same time! Now to distract him and get outta here!"
Then before Bardock could react, Gohan disappeared, reappeared behind Bardock, gave him a low kick that knocked him off his feet, and fired a ki blast at him. The blast hit his back, then carried him over to the computer console. He slammed into the dashboard, pushing a button in the process.
Suddenly, a light illuminated on the room, turning everything bright red.
"Emergency system engaged. Preparing re-entry to planet's surface," A voice said.
"OH NO! LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!" Bardock yelled at Gohan, "NOW THE SHIP IS GOING TO CRASH LAND ON EARTH!"
"WHAT!?" Everyone yelled in horror.
"OH NO!" Goku exclaimed in terror, "Our ship is attached to this one!"
Everyone stared as the facts sank in. "But that means . . ." Krillin left off shakily.
"That means that our ship is going down with it!" Goku finished.
"So?" Bardock said.
"Master Roshi's on it!" Goku exclaimed. "Master Roshi's probably really scared right now."
Goku's ship
"Royal flush! Read 'em and weep, boys!" Master Roshi crowed as he laid the cards on the table.
The androids looked at their cards in disgust. "Man, you always win," the one next to him said, slamming his cards on the table.
Bardock's Ship
Suddenly, the ship started to tilt. Everybody slammed into the main computer. "Owwww!" Bardock, Krillin, Goku, and Gohan yelled. Blood ran down Gohan's face.
"Entering planet's atmosphere in approximately five minutes. Starting countdown now," The computer said.
"Oh no!" Bardock screamed, "If we enter the atmosphere too fast, the crash might cause a massive explosion!"
"WHAAAAT!?" Everyone shouted.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, KID!!" Bardock snapped at Gohan.
"MY FAULT?" Gohan exclaimed. He angrily punched Bardock in the face.
"Hey!" Someone shouted. Gohan looked at the portal to see the android that killed Yamcha. Gohan threw Bardock down like a rag doll and glared at Seventeen. "You killed my friend," Gohan said calmly.
Seventeen smiled evilly. "So I noticed," He said, "Would you like to join him? Because it can be arranged." Seventeen floated up to where Gohan was. Gohan tried to punch him in the face, but Seventeen grabbed his fist and kicked him in the stomach. Gohan stumbled, but managed to keep balance. "MASENTA HA!" Gohan chanted and fired, hitting Seventeen in the stomach. He bounced off of the wall, leaving an imprint. They were both evenly matched.
Meanwhile, Bardock was trying to stop the clock on the computer. There were only four minutes left on the timer. He could feel parts of the ship starting to melt and break off as it got pulled into the atmosphere.
Finally, he lost all patience. "STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!!!!!!" He yelled as he pounded the keyboard in frustration.
Krillin stared in shock. "Wow, he really is Goku's dad," He said.
"C'mon, Gohan! Forget him! We have to get out, NOW!" Goku yelled. Krillin picked up the girl, stood up, and ran out of the room. Gohan punched Seventeen to the ground and followed Krillin out. Seventeen stood up, shook off the blow, and followed Gohan. "You can't escape me!" He yelled on his way out. Bardock went to get an escape pod, changed his mind and ran after Seventeen. Goku trailed last.
Now there was only one minute left. Bardock ran in front. "This way!" He commanded, as he ran into the wall. Surprisingly, he went through it. It rippled like water as he bolted through. Nobody questioned this as they trailed. All the rivalries and battles forgotten, they frantically went through the secret hallway. Suddenly they came to an opening.
"OK, we're gonna have to jump!" Bardock yelled. "But we don't have enough energy to fly!" Goku exclaimed fearfully.
"Why do you think I said jump, not fly?" Bardock exclaimed. Meanwhile on the bridge, the computer timer read off the time, which was only ten seconds left.
"Ten . . ."
"Alright, me first!" Goku said as he jumped off. Gravity took over instantly, dragging him to Earth dangerously fast.
"Nine . . ."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Bardock and Gohan screamed as they jumped.
"Eight . . ."
Krillin leaped off, blonde girl in hand. "I AM GONNA DIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" He screamed on his way down.
"Seven . . ."
Seventeen jumped off the Stardust with a bored expression on his face.
"Six . . ."
Everyone except Seventeen prepared for impact.
"Five . . ."
Goku hit the ground first, the wind knocked out of him, he fell unconscious.
"Four . . ."
Bardock smacked against the Earth, also KOed.
"Three . . ."
Gohan hit the surface.
"Two . . ."
Krillin made sure that he landed first, with the already unconscious girl on top.
"One!"
The Stardust and the X-14 met their end as they hit the land, and exploded in a searing ball of flame.