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Goku appeared at Capsule Corporation's main lab; Goku could feel her ki in her medical lab. He pushed the door open, still carrying Gohan in his arms. He found Bulma was busy humming and working on an experiment. "Bulma!" Goku yelled frantically, getting Bulma's attention. Bulma spun around, surprised.

She immediately knew something was wrong with Gohan once she saw him, limp, in Goku's arms. "Gohan?! Goku, what happened?" she asked, getting the cure for the disease out. "I…I don't know. All I know is that I walked into his room and I found him on the floor panting with a fever." Goku half-yelled.

            "I can see that. He's in worse shape than before. I think he had a relapse. He got up too early." Bulma stated knowingly. Before Goku could ask any more questions about Gohan's critical condition, Gohan started to cough violently, hacking on phlegm and fluid.

Bulma grabbed Gohan and with Goku's help, laid him on an elevated bed. She gave him a mask to breathe with. She lifted up his head and strapped it on. He took several quick, uneasy breaths of oxygen. Seconds after, he quit coughing. Goku rubbed his head as he laid back. Gohan opened his mouth to speak, but his eyes rolled back into his head. "Gohan?!" Goku looked over at Bulma.

She rushed over. Quickly, she hooked him up to many machines that monitored his vitals and gave him the same pink medicine as she had done two days before. Only this time she added a blue liquid to help fight any bacteria other than the disease. Goku chewed his nails nervously, "Is he going to be okay?" Bulma looked down at the tile floor and concentrated on a spot, "To tell you the truth Goku, I don't know. This is worse than last time."

As soon as he heard those words enter his ears, he slumped down to the floor and cried. Just then Vegeta came into the lab. "Kakarott! Don't tell me your brat is sick again." Bulma slammed the frying pan down hard on Vegeta's head. "OW! Woman! What was that for?!" Vegeta angrily yelled, rubbing his lump on his head.

"My name isn't woman! And he's sick again! So either be nice or get out!" Bulma responded back, her voice rising. Vegeta grumbled and stalked out. Gohan started to stir in the bed. He slowly opened his eyes. "What happened?" he managed to say weakly through the pain. Goku leaned over to him and said, "You've had a relapse." "Oh. Bu-." Gohan started to gag and cough again.

Goku shot a glance to Bulma, panic filling his features. Bulma grabbed an inhaler from the counter and ran to Gohan's bedside. She placed it in his mouth and told him to breath. Gohan struggled to get the medication in. As soon as he did he stopped coughing. Before anyone could say anything, the doorbell rang and the whole Z gang was standing there.

They had sensed Gohan's energy signal drop drastically and had sped over to Capsule Corporation in fear for Gohan. They walked hastily into the bedroom in which Gohan was. They all were surprised at how bad he looked. He looked worse than the first time. Gohan stirred softly and woke up once more. "Hi guys." He muttered too weak to raise his voice. He lay back down.

 Goku walked numbly over to Piccolo and the others, "Hi guys." "Goku? How bad?" Krillin asked. Goku shook his head. Gohan opened his mouth to speak, when he suddenly let out a gasp. Then Gohan stopped breathing. They all turned around and stared at his bedside. Goku rushed forward and grabbed Gohan's tail, which was hanging limply off the bed and yanked hard. Gohan tensed up and let out several harsh coughs. After a few gasps of air, Gohan started breathing again. Everybody was shaken.

 Bulma quickly hooked up the life support machine to prevent anything else from happening. Gohan opened his eyes and looked around. But everybody was outside the room, too worried to stay in there. Goku was standing against the wall, fighting back tears. The others were just hoping and praying that a miracle would occur. Deep in their hearts, they knew it was a slim chance that Gohan would make it through the night.

Back inside Gohan's care room, the phone rang and Bulma answered it hesitantly, unsure if Gohan would stop breathing or something. It was Chi-Chi. "BULMA! I can't find Gohan and Goku? Are they there?" screeched Chi-Chi, worried. Bulma grimaced, "Yeah. They here. But…uh…Chi-Chi, listen, Gohan's sick again, though. Can you come over? I have a bad feeling. I really think this is it." After a few moments of silent shock, Chi-Chi managed to speak softly, "Yeah." Chi-Chi hung up the phone, grabbed Goten rapidly, rushed into the family car even though she didn't have a license, and sped off.

Back at Capsule Corporation, Gohan's breathing was getting steadily worse as the bacteria ravaged his weak system. "Bulma, what exactly does Gohan have?" asked Goku, trying to keep his attention away from Gohan's breathing. "Well, it's like pneumonia. He probably picked up a Saiyan virus form on Namek. It's the only logical conclusion." "Oh." Goku dropped his gaze to the floor. "D-da-d." Goku looked up. Gohan was looking at him, his eyes half open.

Goku rushed over, "What are you doing up? You should be asleep." Gohan shrugged slightly, "I don't feel like laying down." Goku nodded slowly and hugged his son. Gohan slowly wrapped his arms around him. "Now lay down." Said Goku kindly, but sternly. Gohan lay down and soon after fell asleep. Goku stroked his son's stubborn hair and smiled. He knew Gohan would get better. He had to. Goku didn't know what he would do without his son.

The door slammed opened and Chi-Chi came running in. She grabbed Gohan and started hugging him. She was crushing him, so Goku reached out and grabbed her off of Gohan. He looked toward Bulma. Bulma quickly gave her a sedated formula to put her to sleep. Chi-Chi would do more harm than good to Gohan. She collapsed instantly. Goku carried her off to a spare bedroom. He came back in to see that Gohan was coughing violently again.

Bulma was standing over him, treating him. Bulma gave him some green medicine and he fell back to sleep. But something was wrong. He didn't wake up two days later. He didn't even stir. Bulma checked his vital signs to find that he had fallen into a deep coma. Bulma tried a shot that would boost his vital signs and hopefully bring him out of the coma. The medicine didn't work. It barely boosted his signs. Goku slumped into a chair and started sobbing as he learned the shot didn't work.

Bulma was distraught. She had thought that would work. Then again, she had thought that Gohan wouldn't live the night two days earlier. But this was bad. Gohan would eventually stop breathing as his body succumbed to the disease. It was only a matter of time. And everyone knew it.

 Krillin came in to comfort Goku. Goku just sat, thinking about Gohan and what he had gone through. "Goku, I hate to say this. But we…you might want to put Gohan out of his misery by taking him off life support." Bulma told Goku gently. Goku shook his head, "How could you even think I would do that?!" Bulma didn't answer. Breaking the silence, Krillin spoke up, "Goku, couldn't we get Dende to heal Gohan?" Piccolo had walked in from the hallway, hearing what Krillin had said. "No, that wouldn't work." Said Piccolo. Krillin's smile faded away. Piccolo continued, "As much as I would like it to work, Dende can't do anything about poison or illness." "That's true." Said Goku despondently.

Suddenly Gohan started gasping for air. Bulma shoved everyone out, leaving Goku alone with Gohan. Goku scooted closer over to Gohan's bed. Deep in thought, Goku was suddenly startled by Gohan's voice in his head. 'Dad?' 'Gohan? What-how can you…?' 'You're an idiot.' 'I already knew that. What do you want?' 'Before I die, I want to see the waterfall one last time.' Goku was a little surprised that Gohan was so calm. 'I will.'

 "Bulma do you have any thing Gohan should take with him? I'm taking him to the waterfall." Bulma looked up and said, "I have one thing for him. It's a life support system that is very small." Bulma handed him the system and with his help, hooked Gohan up. Goku lifted Gohan out of the bed and flew out the window toward the magnificent. They landed a few minutes later. Goku had Gohan sit up against his chest. Gohan's small hand slowly grasped Goku's. Gohan smiled slightly in his sleep. Goku fell asleep; unaware of what was about to happen. Gohan woke up a few minutes later, the first time in two days.

He saw that Goku had fallen asleep and that they were by the grand beautiful waterfall. Gohan kept still too weak to move. He could barely breath. Gohan stared at the beautiful forest, trying to take in the sight before he moved to the next dimension. Gohan closed his eyes sadly.

In the Otherworld, the Grand Kai looked down at Goku and Gohan. "Maybe I'll help them a little bit." On Earth, Gohan suddenly opened his eyes, aware of the energy flowing through him. He pulled out the life support system. He blinked a few times. Gohan was startled. He could actually breath. Then he felt movement behind him. He turned his head and his eyes met with Goku's startled black orbs. "Gohan?! You…" Gohan said simply, " I have no idea what happened."

"I think…the Kais have something to do with this." None of the two really cared. Gohan was better and Goku was here to stay.

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