Chapter 6: Revelation
The grass was fresh and the flowers smelt sweet. Butterflies of all kinds fluttered in the sky, and honeybees flew to the flowers to taste each ones' ambrosial nectar. No, this wasn't Earth- this was a countryside area in Other World, Goku's new place of residence since the battle with Cell. Two figures were seen standing near a cliff edge; one was Goku himself, the other King Kai.
Goku was still high-spirited since his battle with Pikkon at the Other World Tournament, and it was starting to annoy King Kai, especially when he was getting rings danced around him.
"Goku, stop that and listen to me!" he said.
"Sorry King Kai, it's just that I'm so excited at getting the chance to be trained by the Grand Kai, along with Pikkon!" beamed Goku, grinning from ear to ear.
"That's not for another 100 years or so! There's something more important happening right now, and it's concerning the Planet Earth. I'm sensing a huge amount of negative energy!"
Goku laughed out loud.
"Well, if it's more bad guys then you don't need to worry," he said as he slapped King Kai on the back, almost knocking him flat on his face. "My son's the strongest there is on Earth! He'll take care of everything!"
"I suppose."
King Kai wasn't so sure. There was something not completely right about that energy, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it…
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A lot of activity had been going on at the Capsule Corps since ChiChi's murder. Now that Gohan was an orphan, Bulma and her parents had decided take him under their wing and carry on where ChiChi left off. They gave him all the attention that ChiChi would have (A/N: On the days she wouldn't have had permanent PMS! ^_~), but there was a difference: they didn't force him to study, which pleased him greatly. Everyone had commented on how much brighter he was after the incident, but what they didn't know was that he was only putting on an act: really, he didn't give a damn. After all, he did crack up thanks to her.
Gohan was helping Bulma in the invention room, when Dr.Briefs walked in, clutching the day's newspaper in his hand. He had a concerned look on his face, and he was also too quiet: not something you would see on the normally laid-back-about-everything appearance of Dr.Briefs.
"Have you seen today's main newspaper, Bulma dear?" he asked, holding it out for her to look at. "Hercule Satan and his daughter have been found dead. She, butchered in her bedroom, and he, torn to shreds."
Bulma scanned the article, as Gohan looked on, masking his mirth with that of pity.
"Gee, that's too bad. I never liked Hercule, but really, I wouldn't have wished that on the poor sod!" she said, shaking her head slowly.
Shit happens…who are the people gonna look to now, now that their 'hero' has been beaten? Cackled Gohan inside his head.
"Do you think they'll ever find this psycho?" he asked, feigning innocence once again.
"I hope so. Then your mom will finally rest in peace."
Gohan growled an inaudible growl low in his throat. The very mention of his mother made him want to throw up there and then, but that might have given the game away. Instead, he quietly excused himself from the invention room, for he told them he needed some 'fresh air'. As he passed the entrance to the gravity chamber, someone roughly grabbed hold of his shoulder and hauled him into the chamber. He looked up and noticed Vegeta, smirking his most evil smirk.
"So brat, your true Saiyan barbarity has been finally let loose, has it?" he questioned the young Saiyan.
"What the hell are you talking about?" snapped Gohan, getting very annoyed.
"Don't hide it from me. I saw you sneaking out after midnight while I was out on my training sessions. You're the elusive killer the humans have been talking about, aren't you?"
Gohan shook free from Vegeta's grip and glared at him.
"What if I am? What are you gonna do about it, huh?"
By this time Gohan had powered up and taken a fighting stance. Vegeta just looked at him and grinned.
Ha! Wait till Kakarot finds out his brat is more like a cold-blooded Saiyan than he is. Stupid clown- thought you could suppress his savagery forever? I think not!
"I'm not going to do anything. It's about high time you showed these humans your true nature! Good work, Gohan." and with that, he turned and walked out of the chamber.
Gohan was speechless. Was Vegeta praising him? That confused him a little. He shrugged his shoulders and left the gravity chamber, unable to decide whether Vegeta should die or not.
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Meanwhile, in Other World, Goku was in a state if fits.
"It's not true! King Kai, please tell me it's not true!"
King Kai sighed. "I'm sorry Goku. It's true. Hardly believe it myself."
"No! How could this happen? Gohan's too pure of heart to be this way!"
Goku started pacing back and forth, desperately trying to work out what could have made Gohan snap. He just couldn't accept it. Am I the reason he's flipped and killed his mother, and even Hercule and his daughter? I mean, I haven't been there for him all the time, and I've just let ChiChi raise him the way she wanted him to be raised! Even when I was there, I always tried to do the best for him…
King Kai pressed his knuckles together behind his back, as he slowly mulled over the various reasons in his head until he could find one appropriate explanation.
"It could be stress," he suggested, watching Bubbles and Gregory getting dizzy from Goku's constant pacing. "It has been known to increase a Saiyan's rage to a whole new level, sometimes to the point of no return."
"WHAT?!?" screamed Goku. "You mean he'll be stuck like that forever?"
"Only if he isn't helped to escape his inner evil as soon as possible," said King Kai. "Strange, he seems to be just like what Vegeta was in the old days…
"Who's gonna help a crazed Super Saiyan?" yelled Goku, mentally slapping himself for calling his own son that.
"Maybe if I speak real nice to King Yemma, he'll let you go down to Earth to sort things out. Gohan will talk to you! He may even tell you himself why he's acting like this."
"You think it'll work?"
"I hope so, and please, stop asking me so many questions!"
Goku still didn't seem content. He could never embrace the fact that his son would kill innocent people in cold blood. As he and King Kai set off to see King Yemma, a serious and important thought crossed his mind. I have a strong feeling this redemption process isn't going to be easy… I'm afraid to say it might even be dangerous…
Another year, another chapter: my first update in a long time! Ok, I'll admit it: I slacked off during the Christmas period, but I'm back with fresh new ideas. Keep watching this space to see how Goku deals with Gohan's stony attitude!
Ja ne! ^.^
P.S.: The Mistress is happy to answer any questions you have regarding any of my three stories. You can reach me at SonGohan@dbmxl.com.