Hey!! LOL, I actually got this chapter out rather fast I thought…but still not fast enough…lol well this chap certainly explains a lot of things, read and reply, oh, and I should get the next chapter out very soon, so stay posted! Later!
Oh, and to whoever asked me not to make Gohan a pansy…*scoffs* don't you worry, I'll take care of that! *Winks *
Who are the Grachins?
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Gohan flew over the tree's, frowning as he felt an odd presence around the planet. What the hell can this be? Gohan started to fly faster, not liking the weird feeling he was having. He finally made it to the edge of the city, and was shocked to see a huge ship hovering high in the atmosphere, barely visible. Gohan shot down to the hospital zone, determined to find out what the ship was, and if anything was wrong.
Gohan shot down suddenly, when he saw Dr. Gobi waving frantically at him, trying to draw his attention. Gohan landed silently, beside the dr. deciding this man was his best bet for information. "What is going on Gobi? And why is there a ship up there hiding in the clouds?" Gohan pointed to the sky to show him the exact location.
Dr. Gobi was breathing heavily, and was hunched over
slightly, his curly hair hanging over his depleted eyes. "Gohan, gods, I've been looking everywhere
for you! Nancy told me about the
training incident, and I wasn't sure what you'd do. I was about to have some fighters go out and look for you when
you didn't return this mourning, but, then they came." At the mention of 'they', Gobi's eyes got
very large, and fearful. "I don't know
what they're doing here so early, they, they shouldn't have come for another
few weeks."
Gohan was puzzled, and decided he must know exactly who 'they' were. "Um, Dr. Gobi, who the hell are 'they'? I thought this was a peaceful non warring
planet, why should you have enemies?"
Gobi sighed, still visibly shaken by the whole occurrence. "'They', my dear boy, are the owners of our
planet, and just about every planet that we know about as well." Gobi lowered his head, and when he raised
it, Gohan was shocked at the hatred in his eyes. "They came to us, many years ago, and told us we were to be
they're slaves. They were to take
whatever they wanted, whomever they wanted, and we were to swear allegiance to
their emperor. And if we did not, they
would wipe out our planet." Gobi's
words were heavy now, filled with pain filled memories. "I was only a lad at the time, maybe your
age when our king sent our army against the emperors troops. They were destroyed in a matter of minutes;
our troops stood no chance against them, they were slaughtered like
sheep." Gohan gasped, and lowered his
head in respect for the fallen warriors.
"The Grachins are merciless warriors Gohan, swift, and evil, relentless
in they're job. Which is to wipe out a
planet of all resistance. Then leach
the planet of money, and resources for many years, until they become bored of
it, then they destroy it.
Gohan stood quietly for a second. "But
Gobi, you said they shouldn't be here for a few more weeks to collect they're
taxes, so why did they come early?"
"That Gohan is simple. You see no matter how hard we train, how intensive a workout we put upon our warriors, none of them has ever even broken a million. But you Gohan apparently have a higher power than that. Which is why they have come to investigate, and most likely destroy you for being on this planet." Gobi bowed his head in sorrow. "I'm sorry Gohan, there is nothing we can do to protect you, and you would need a level much higher than a million to even think about fighting them. We'll just have to hide you, and hope they don't find you. I had hopes that someday you could help with a resistance against them, but I don't think that's possible anymore."
So, he was planning on me fighting huh? Protecting the people on this planet…protecting this planet…At first Gohan was all for helping, but as he repeated that phrase over and over in his head. 'Protecting this planet', horrible memories came back to him. Of his failure, of his disgrace, of it being his fault that his home planet was destroyed. I…I can't help them. I couldn't even help my own planet, how can I help them with they're planet? Gohan looked away in shame. "I'm sorry, but your right, I can't help you fight them, I wouldn't help you at all…I would probably ruin everything in fact." Gohan felt tears well up in his eyes at the thought of his past failure, but held them back as he turned to Gobi again.
"Dr. what is going to happen to this planet if I do not give myself in?"
Gobi blinked at him in surprise. "Well most likely they'd tare this planet apart until they found you, then destroy it after mercilessly killing most of our people for insubordination. But…Gohan we can not ask that of you, we took you in when you first crash landed here a few days ago, and we will take full responsibility for you, you do not have to turn yourself in." Gobi knew the easiest way to ensure the prosperity of his people now was to turn Gohan in, but he just couldn't bring himself to be that cold, that cruel to a child, that had witnessed the destruction of his own planet. "no, you don't have to turn yourself in at all Gohan."
Gohan shook his head sadly. "No Gobi, I know I don't have to turn myself in. But I will nonetheless, because if I don't, I know what will happen, and I couldn't live with that. I know full well what I'm going to do, and I'm glad I am, it's the only thing I can do except fight…" Gohan lowered his head again, thinking about his failure still. "And I know that would fail, and guarantee the demise of your planet. I cannot let that happen to you. So I'm going to turn myself in to the Grachins; what will they do to me?"
Gobi walked up to Gohan, and let his arm go across Gohan's shoulders. "I don't know Gohan, all I know is what you are doing is the bravest thing I have ever seen, and if you do it you will be remembered in our history for as long as we last, are you sure you want to do this? I mean the lieutenant of the Grachins space force is camped out in the middle of the city, they gave us a few hours to bring you to them, before they begin they're own 'thorough' search. We still have time to get you out of the city safely, and we can hide you for as long as possible."
Gohan shook his head, and brushed off Gobi's hand. "Just take me to them, and lets get this over with already." Gobi and Gohan turned from the hospital, deciding to walk the trek to Gohan's capture, instead of fly it. "Oh Gobi, Nancy came to the hospital a while ago with her boyfriend Souren, how's he doing?"
Gobi let a satisfactory smile touch his lips, "oh he'll be just fine Gohan, and because of that good wallop you gave him, hopefully he won't be such a stuck up prick from now on. I mean he is a good lad, and the best this planet has to offer for defense, but before you came along, he was so far above the others at the training facility that he really had no competition, and began to contract a serious attitude." Gobi laughed as he thought about it. Yeah, he defiantly had what Gohan gave him coming too him. And Nancy's 'perfect' boyfriend being hurt, really helped they're relationship, I honestly thought they were going to break up for a while, because of the way he was blowing her off, and the way she really didn't give a damn about him because of his stuck up attitude. But now, Gobi let out a small chuckle. I think those two are going to be alright together, Souren was already acting different before the Grachins came, and Nancy was hovering over him like he was going to die any second. Yes those two will be happy together now. And it's all because of Gohan here. Gobi smiled down at the lad beside him, yes this boy sure has done a lot the few days he's been here, I really wish he wouldn't do this. I just wish there was some other way for this to end.
Gohan nodded. "I'm glad, I didn't mean to hurt Souren, he just kept pushing, and pushing." Gohan's eyes clouded over as he recalled the memory, what Souren had said to him. And pushing, and pushing…but…did that really give me the right to pound him into the ground? Is my mind so bend on fighting, that I have to pick on weaker people to vent out my emotions? Gohan frowned sadly. I guess that is what I get, for being part sayin, a warrior race…much like the Grachins I guess, who destroyed hundreds of planets, and killed billions of people. And I am just like them, I destroyed my own planet, I deserve to be destroyed by them.
Gohan and Gobi made they're way through the rest of the town in silence, making they're lonely trek towards Gohan's doom, people who watched as they passed by smiled at the site of the boy, glad that the threat to the planet was finally over because this boy was going to be killed. "It's sad really." Gobi spoke at last, as they reached the city's square, there were hundreds of Grachins, large muscular blue warriors, most of them having flamboyant read or orange hair that went to they're waists, they're eyes were blood red, dark and uncaring. "That you, an innocent boy, must sacrifice yourself for our people…I, I just have trouble accepting it."
By this time, the Grachins noticed the two that had walked into the square. The leader, a larger than average Grachinian warrior he wore dark black clothes, and had a golden bandana raped around his head, walked towards them, with around fifteen Grachinian warriors behind him, all dressed in similar attire as they're leader, except they're clothes were a lighter shade of black, and they're bandana's ranged from white, to red, and to black, signifying they're ranks in there force.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here men." He crossed his arms, and starred down at the two with a scowl on his brow. "One smart ass doctor, and a punk kid who is, as these weaklings would consider him, powerful." The lieutenant of the band laughed at the two. "So what are you two planning on doing? I hope you don't plan on fighting us!" He laughed harder, and his men joined in. "I mean with your pitiful power, you wouldn't stand a chance in hell brat!
Gohan lowered his head as they mocked him, laughing at his weakness. Hold it in Gohan, don't let them bother you, don't let the anger build, just calm down. Think of the friends I lost, maybe I will see them again, if only I can control myself, and not get angry. Gohan's body started to quake with the building emotion inside of him, but it got harder and harder as he continued.
Gobi bravely stepped in front of Gohan, and kneeled down before the brigade, bowing his head as low to the ground as he could manage. "Lieutenant Nabar, he is not here to fight you. He is willingly giving himself up to you, so you will spare us your wrath. But I must plead for his life, he is just a child, he poses no threat against you, and your empire, please, just let him live here with us, I beg of you!
The leader of the brigade got a thoughtful look on his face, as he acted like he was actually considering this proposition. Then he let an evil smile touch his lips. "No, he will die."