Gohan's Dream (Your Heart Will Lead You Home part 1)

By Mystic Kintoun

A/N: Well, I found this song sappy.  It went well with a dream because anything can happen in a dream, right?

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z.  I also do not own the lyrics to the song.

ON WITH THE STORY!

That very same night Gohan dreamed another dream of his father.  He woke up and found himself lying down on the grass.  He turned his head slowly to his left and there, to his surprise, was his father.

"Hi son," Goku said.  "How'd you sleep, Gohan?"

"Great," Gohan answered, smiling as he looked up into the sky.

Sunny days and starry night

And lazy afternoons

You're countin' castles in the clouds

And hummin' little tunes

"Dad, I'm glad you're alive," Gohan said as he closed his eyes.

Goku didn't answer him.

"Dad?" Gohan again turned his head towards Goku, but he was gone.  Then, slowly, everything around him started to fade away before Gohan's eyes.

But somehow right before your eyes

The summer fades away

Everything is different,

And everything has changed

The scenery began to materialize, but the scenery was different.  Instead of grass and trees, it was the place of the Cell Games.  The sky was dark and rocks and dirt were flying all over, scraping Gohan's face.  Gohan found himself standing in Super Saiyan 2 form in his Namekian clothing, torn up.  He saw Cell, about to blow up. 

He heard a voice shout from behind him.  Then in a blink of an eye appeared Goku, his right hand almost touching Cell's skin, his left hand's index and middle finger touching his forehead.

His nightmare had come back.

"Gohan," Goku said to his son, "I have to go now.  Take care of mom for me, okay?"

"DADDY NO!"  'No, not again!'

"I love you, Gohan," Goku said, smiling at him.  Then he faced Cell, seriousness taking over his face, and both had disappeared.

"DAD NO!" screamed Gohan, but he was too late.  Goku had transported Cell and himself to North Kai's planet.  The sky had become it's normal color. 

Gohan dropped to his knees as tears began to swell in his eyes.  Until he couldn't hold it anymore, he let all his emotion out, screaming, "DADDY!"  Then he cried, the hardest and last cry in his life.

But something happened in that dream that had not happened in all his other dreams and in the actual games.  It was then he felt a hand on his shoulder.  He turned, still crying, and to his surprise was Krillin and Piccolo.

"Kid, it's not your fault," said Piccolo in his gruff voice.

'This can't be right.  This never happened in the games.'  "But-"

"He's right, Gohan," Krillin agreed.  "You didn't tell your dad to die for the planet.  He chose at his own will.  He loves you so much that he would do anything to keep you happy or safe or both, even if it kills him.  You know him better than that, Gohan."  Krillin gave him a small smile.

Gohan had stopped crying and stared at them for a moment, then for the first time in a long time, he smiled.  For once he felt comfort in his dream.  He was about to thank them for their sincerity, but then they had disappeared in a blinding white light.

If you feel lost and on your own

And far from home

You're never alone, you know

Just thinking of friends

The ones who care

They all will be waiting there

With love to share

And you heart will lead you home

That's it for now, until the next chapter.

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