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What If It Hadn't Happened?
Chapter 8
Gohan lay in the bed that was his when he stayed at Capsule Corp., staring at the
ceiling. He sighed as he saw the picture of himself and Goku as Super Saiyans, the day
before the Cell Games.
(Why did Dad have to do that? It should have been me that died. I deserved it,) he
thought. He heard a knock on the door and said, "Come in."
Videl walked in and said, "Gohan, you've been in here for an hour and a half! Cheer up,
will ya?"
"I'm sorry, Videl. I just can't help thinking this is all my fault," Gohan replied. He
forced a weak smile.
Videl sat down on the bed and said, "You have to learn to put it behind you. Like you
said, 'the past is the past.' I just want you to be happy."
"I'm trying to forget it, Videl. I'm really trying. But it's just so hard," Gohan said,
sitting up. Videl leaned over and kissed his cheek, making him blush, but he did give his
first true smile since Goku left.
"My mom died, too. But I guess you knew that already. Anyway, I know how hard it is
with only one parent around. My dad never pays attention to me, so it's more like I don't have any, but still. He's alive. But I get so sad about Mom, so I kinda know how you fee-"
"What would you know about sorrow?" Gohan shouted, cutting Videl off in mid-sentence. Videl stared at him, wide-eyed and jaw slack. "Sure, your mothers dead, but did you kill her? No. I'm nothing more than a murderer. I was the reason Goten grew up without a father. I'm the reason Mom didn't see her husband for seven years. I'm the one that deprived Bulma, Krillin, and all the others of one of the best friends they had ever had! You don't know that sadness truly is, Videl. You never will. You're just trying to get pity, but you don't deserve it, so you won't get any from me," Gohan added, his voice getting louder with each sentence.
Videl's eyes filled with tears and she whispered, "Gohan, I hate you!" She stood up and shouted, "I hate you!" Then she ran out of the room.
"Videl, wait!" Gohan said, but Videl had already slammed the door behind her. "What have I done?" he whispered, sinking to the floor.
~1 hour later!
"Gohan!" Goten shouted, banging on his brother's door.
"What is it, Goten?" Gohan asked after he opened the door.
"Mr. Shin said Buu's alive! He doesn't know how the wizard guy got enough energy, but it's true! The Buu guy's attacking cities!" Goten explained. Without a word, Gohan ran toward the living room, Goten close behind. Gohan reached his destination, and almost everyone was already crowded in, more joining as the Son boys did.
Gohan avoided Videl's eyes as he spoke to Shin. "Supreme Kai, has Buu really been resurrected?" he asked.
"Yes, Gohan. He has. He has already killed thousands in a matter of minutes," Shin explained sadly.
"We have to go stop him!" Gohan exclaimed.
"I know. I wish we had a better plan, but a head-on attack seems to be out only choice. Gohan, with Super Saiyan 3, you may be able to stop Majin Buu, with Piccolo's and Vegeta's help," Shin said.
"But what about me and Trunks? We're strong, too!" Goten argued.
"No, Goten. I'm sorry. Majin Buu's power is too great for you to fight him," Shin replied. Goten and Trunks started to argue, but shut their traps when they saw the warning glares from Chi-Chi and Bulma.
"We must go now, before Babidi decides to destroy the entire planet," Shin pointed out.
"Gohan, be careful, alright?" Chi-Chi said, running over and hugging her son.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'll be fine," Gohan reassured. Vegeta actually showed some affection for once, and hugged his wife and son.
The five fighters, Gohan, Shin, Kibito, Piccolo, and Vegeta, left the house, flying toward Buu's massive energy signature. They arrived at what used to be a city, seeing a pink blob that could only be Buu, along with a puke-colored, worm-type thing, presumed to be Babidi.
"Babidi! You won't get away with this," Shin said, clenching his fists.
"I'm afraid you are wrong, Supreme Kai. My Majin Buu is strong enough to wipe out you, your little friends, and this entire planet!" Babidi said, gesturing toward Gohan and the others, then to the few bodies that had not been completely destroyed when Buu attacked the city below them.
"Kill them," he ordered the blob floating next to them.
"YAY!! Buu make go boom!" the blob said, pumping his fists into the air. Gohan and Vegeta powered up to level 2, while Piccolo went to his max.
"But first, I think we should introduce ourselves to Earth," Babidi said. Using his 'Paparapapa' incantation, he created something similar to a camera, sending their image to the minds of everyone on the planet.
"Hello, soon-to-be-dead people of Earth! I am Babidi, the all-knowing, all-seeing wizard, son of Bibidi, all-knowing, all-seeing wizard. And this," he said, pointing at Buu, "is Majin Buu. He may not look like much, but I assure you. He will be the creature to destroy your planet! And these five," he gestured toward Shin and the others, "are five people foolish enough to try and stop me. Now, for your viewing pleasure, I give you: the gruesome deaths of five idiots!"
Somehow able to tell he was the weakest, Buu killed Kibito right off the bat with an energy beam. He continued on to Shin, slamming a gloved hand down onto the Supreme Kai's head. Shin fell downward, being buried in the rubble.
"Supreme Kai!" Piccolo exclaimed, flying toward Shin motionless body.
"Piccolo, look out!" Gohan shouted. Piccolo turned in time to see an energy beam hit him dead on. He soon joined Shin under the dirt and hunks of metal.
"Gohan, I think now would be a good time to test out level 3 again," Vegeta suggested.
"Right," Gohan replied, making the transformation again. Vegeta and Gohan fought their hardest against Buu, but didn't put a scratch on him. A few minutes later, Piccolo rejoined the, helping in the assault.
"Gohan, Vegeta, this is no use. We should get the Supreme Kai and leave, and try to think of a plan," Piccolo said after they found out about Buu's regenerating powers.
Vegeta nodded in agreement, but Gohan shouted, "NO!!! We have to keep fighting. At the Cell Games...Dad died because of me! I'm not gonna be the murderer of innocent people again! Buu will die at my hands."
"Alright, Gohan. We're behind you all the way," Piccolo said.
From his spot floating off to the side, Babidi smirked.
Done!! How's Buu gonna get beat? Will he get beat? Oh, and guess what? I'm gonna have the next chapter up today, too!!!
In the next chapter of WIIHH?: "Something's...inside my head...it hurts! Dear Dende, it hurts!"
***
"Taking control? Like Spopovich and Yamu?"
***
"Gohan!" Gohan looked up, seeing Videl land next to him through blurry eyes.
Oh, and guess what? I'm gonna have the next chapter up today, too!!!
Review, please???
What If It Hadn't Happened?
Chapter 8
Gohan lay in the bed that was his when he stayed at Capsule Corp., staring at the
ceiling. He sighed as he saw the picture of himself and Goku as Super Saiyans, the day
before the Cell Games.
(Why did Dad have to do that? It should have been me that died. I deserved it,) he
thought. He heard a knock on the door and said, "Come in."
Videl walked in and said, "Gohan, you've been in here for an hour and a half! Cheer up,
will ya?"
"I'm sorry, Videl. I just can't help thinking this is all my fault," Gohan replied. He
forced a weak smile.
Videl sat down on the bed and said, "You have to learn to put it behind you. Like you
said, 'the past is the past.' I just want you to be happy."
"I'm trying to forget it, Videl. I'm really trying. But it's just so hard," Gohan said,
sitting up. Videl leaned over and kissed his cheek, making him blush, but he did give his
first true smile since Goku left.
"My mom died, too. But I guess you knew that already. Anyway, I know how hard it is
with only one parent around. My dad never pays attention to me, so it's more like I don't have any, but still. He's alive. But I get so sad about Mom, so I kinda know how you fee-"
"What would you know about sorrow?" Gohan shouted, cutting Videl off in mid-sentence. Videl stared at him, wide-eyed and jaw slack. "Sure, your mothers dead, but did you kill her? No. I'm nothing more than a murderer. I was the reason Goten grew up without a father. I'm the reason Mom didn't see her husband for seven years. I'm the one that deprived Bulma, Krillin, and all the others of one of the best friends they had ever had! You don't know that sadness truly is, Videl. You never will. You're just trying to get pity, but you don't deserve it, so you won't get any from me," Gohan added, his voice getting louder with each sentence.
Videl's eyes filled with tears and she whispered, "Gohan, I hate you!" She stood up and shouted, "I hate you!" Then she ran out of the room.
"Videl, wait!" Gohan said, but Videl had already slammed the door behind her. "What have I done?" he whispered, sinking to the floor.
~1 hour later!
"Gohan!" Goten shouted, banging on his brother's door.
"What is it, Goten?" Gohan asked after he opened the door.
"Mr. Shin said Buu's alive! He doesn't know how the wizard guy got enough energy, but it's true! The Buu guy's attacking cities!" Goten explained. Without a word, Gohan ran toward the living room, Goten close behind. Gohan reached his destination, and almost everyone was already crowded in, more joining as the Son boys did.
Gohan avoided Videl's eyes as he spoke to Shin. "Supreme Kai, has Buu really been resurrected?" he asked.
"Yes, Gohan. He has. He has already killed thousands in a matter of minutes," Shin explained sadly.
"We have to go stop him!" Gohan exclaimed.
"I know. I wish we had a better plan, but a head-on attack seems to be out only choice. Gohan, with Super Saiyan 3, you may be able to stop Majin Buu, with Piccolo's and Vegeta's help," Shin said.
"But what about me and Trunks? We're strong, too!" Goten argued.
"No, Goten. I'm sorry. Majin Buu's power is too great for you to fight him," Shin replied. Goten and Trunks started to argue, but shut their traps when they saw the warning glares from Chi-Chi and Bulma.
"We must go now, before Babidi decides to destroy the entire planet," Shin pointed out.
"Gohan, be careful, alright?" Chi-Chi said, running over and hugging her son.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'll be fine," Gohan reassured. Vegeta actually showed some affection for once, and hugged his wife and son.
The five fighters, Gohan, Shin, Kibito, Piccolo, and Vegeta, left the house, flying toward Buu's massive energy signature. They arrived at what used to be a city, seeing a pink blob that could only be Buu, along with a puke-colored, worm-type thing, presumed to be Babidi.
"Babidi! You won't get away with this," Shin said, clenching his fists.
"I'm afraid you are wrong, Supreme Kai. My Majin Buu is strong enough to wipe out you, your little friends, and this entire planet!" Babidi said, gesturing toward Gohan and the others, then to the few bodies that had not been completely destroyed when Buu attacked the city below them.
"Kill them," he ordered the blob floating next to them.
"YAY!! Buu make go boom!" the blob said, pumping his fists into the air. Gohan and Vegeta powered up to level 2, while Piccolo went to his max.
"But first, I think we should introduce ourselves to Earth," Babidi said. Using his 'Paparapapa' incantation, he created something similar to a camera, sending their image to the minds of everyone on the planet.
"Hello, soon-to-be-dead people of Earth! I am Babidi, the all-knowing, all-seeing wizard, son of Bibidi, all-knowing, all-seeing wizard. And this," he said, pointing at Buu, "is Majin Buu. He may not look like much, but I assure you. He will be the creature to destroy your planet! And these five," he gestured toward Shin and the others, "are five people foolish enough to try and stop me. Now, for your viewing pleasure, I give you: the gruesome deaths of five idiots!"
Somehow able to tell he was the weakest, Buu killed Kibito right off the bat with an energy beam. He continued on to Shin, slamming a gloved hand down onto the Supreme Kai's head. Shin fell downward, being buried in the rubble.
"Supreme Kai!" Piccolo exclaimed, flying toward Shin motionless body.
"Piccolo, look out!" Gohan shouted. Piccolo turned in time to see an energy beam hit him dead on. He soon joined Shin under the dirt and hunks of metal.
"Gohan, I think now would be a good time to test out level 3 again," Vegeta suggested.
"Right," Gohan replied, making the transformation again. Vegeta and Gohan fought their hardest against Buu, but didn't put a scratch on him. A few minutes later, Piccolo rejoined the, helping in the assault.
"Gohan, Vegeta, this is no use. We should get the Supreme Kai and leave, and try to think of a plan," Piccolo said after they found out about Buu's regenerating powers.
Vegeta nodded in agreement, but Gohan shouted, "NO!!! We have to keep fighting. At the Cell Games...Dad died because of me! I'm not gonna be the murderer of innocent people again! Buu will die at my hands."
"Alright, Gohan. We're behind you all the way," Piccolo said.
From his spot floating off to the side, Babidi smirked.
Done!! How's Buu gonna get beat? Will he get beat? Oh, and guess what? I'm gonna have the next chapter up today, too!!!
In the next chapter of WIIHH?: "Something's...inside my head...it hurts! Dear Dende, it hurts!"
***
"Taking control? Like Spopovich and Yamu?"
***
"Gohan!" Gohan looked up, seeing Videl land next to him through blurry eyes.
Oh, and guess what? I'm gonna have the next chapter up today, too!!!
Review, please???