Chapter 12: The Pain of Loss
~A battle to the death.~ repeated Gohan in his mind. ~This is it. All of my training was for this battle. But. what if I can't beat him, then what? NO! I can't start doubting myself now. Losing is not a choice for me, not now. ~
"Let's not waste anymore time and begin already." Said Cell. "Right." Replied Gohan. He powered up and charged at Cell. He gathered his energy and punched Cell right in the stomach.
".Is that it? Is this all the power you have Gohan?" asked Cell. This made Gohan angry. Gohan released his anger and gave it all he had. Dust soon arose and covered the battlefield. No one could see much of anything.
Piccolo shouted to the professors and Reiki Tantei, "Hurry, this is your chance. Get back into the school. That is the safest place you can be right now. Hurry!"
The professors obediently obeyed and ran inside. Yusuke and his friends, on the other hand, just stood there. "What are you waiting for?" shouted Piccolo.
"We can't leave Gohan at a time like this. He needs our support. We won't leave and you can't make us." Replied Yusuke defiantly. "Fine, just don't blame me when you get hurt."
Finally the dust settled and revealed a beat up Gohan. He had scratches all over the place and his gi was ripped in several spots. He was on his knees, trying to get some air.
He looked up. Cell only had three scratches, and that was it. "No. it can't be possibly. I gave it my all, and he only has three scratches?" said Gohan.
"Haven't you noticed yet? I become unbeatable! This battle won't be as long as the last one was." Sneered Cell, "Not unless I lengthen the time by making you angrier. What do you think?"
Gohan got up and jumped back, "You think this is a game?!?! That this battle is only for your entertainment? I make sure that you pay for all the pain you caused." He powered up and charged at Cell again. "KA.ME.HA.ME.HA!!!!!!!!!!!" With all his might, Gohan shot the famous Kamehameha Wave at Cell. He missed. "WHAT?!?!"
"No.Gohan's too blinded by his anger that he cant fight as good. He has to convert that anger into power instead of something else." Said Piccolo.
"Huh? You mean that wasn't his anger right there?" asked Kuwabara. "Of course not. If that were truly from his rage, it would have been more powerful. That was his own strength." Replied Piccolo. Kurama and Yusuke stared at Gohan in amazement.
"You've gone soft. The last time we fought, your power was doubled." Said Cell. That was true, Gohan had gone soft in his times of peace.
"Argh, SHUT UP!!!" screamed Gohan. He started to scream uncontrollably. Soon, his power had increased tenfold. Using all his power, Gohan fought Cell.
Cell didn't see what was coming at him and earned himself a punch in the gut. Gohan flew up high and let out a stream of bright blasts. Not one of them missed their target.
After Cell emerged from all the dust that was created by Gohan, he said, "So your power had a big increase, big deal. Still no match for me though."
~He's still alive? I gave it everything I had and he's still alive. Maybe I can't beat him.~ thought Gohan.
~Gohan is supposed to be a match for me on the battlefield, but instead, he's a wimp. I need to make him madder. ~ Thought Cell. He scanned the area and stopped at Piccolo. A smile formed on his ugly face, ~Perfect. ~
"What are you smiling at? It's not like you already won yet." Yelled Gohan.
Ignoring Gohan, Cell formed a glowing ball in his hands that contained an enormous power. ~ What is he doing? ~ Thought Gohan.
In an instant, Cell shot the energy wave at Piccolo so fast, that the Nameckian had no time to react.
Gohan could only stare as the blast engulfed his master and killed him. ~ That should do it, even though he'll probable still be weaker. ~ Thought Cell.
"No. Piccolo. You fiend! Arrgghh, I'll make you pay, I'll make you suffer!!!" Shouted the half-breed. "AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" he shouted. His hair started to grow longer. The area was blinded by a flash of light.
The light went away. Gohan was floating in the air. His hair was now at his waist and his eyebrows were gone. He had gone to Super Saiyan level three.
His power surge hadn't gone unnoticed by Cell. He knew that they were equal.
Everything after that was a blur for Gohan. The last thing he remembered before blacking out was Cell saying, "What's happening? This isn't possible"
Gohan slowly opened his eyes. He saw Dende and his three friends staring at him.
"Dende? What happened? Where am I? Where's Cell?" he blurted out. "Whoa, slow down Gohan, you need to rest. I'll explain it when you're feeling better." Replied Dende.
"Ok". With that, he fell back to sleep.
Two hours later, Gohan awoke. He looked around and found out that he was at the lookout. "Hey Gohan, how are you feeling?" asked Kurama. "I've been better. So Dende, are you going to tell me what happened?" "Sure" replied Dende.
"Well, for starters, you finally beat Cell."
"How? We were too equal to have me beat him." Said Gohan.
"That's how Mr. Popo and I helped. You see, there was another set of dragonballs that were created by Kami. They are called the Black Star Dragonballs. They are better than normal ones. But when they are used, instead of scattering across the earth, they're spread across the universe. Since the normal balls were still stone, we used the black star ones. We used them to wish that Cell's power would return to the way it was before a year ago." Explained Dende.
"I get it now. What are the three of them doing here then?" asked Gohan.
"When we came down to get you, they insisted on accompanying you to the lookout. So they came on Popo's magic carpet." Replied Dende.
"What about Hogwarts and the wizard stuff?" asked Gohan
"Don't worry about that, when a year is passed, we'll use the dragonballs to make t hem forget what happened." Said Dende.
"That reminds me, can we use the dragonballs to wish Piccolo back to life? Please?" begged Gohan.
Dende's face saddened and replied, "I'm sorry Gohan, but he had already been wished back once, in order to wish him back, we'd have to use the Nameckian dragonballs."
"Don't worry, I have that taken care of already. I told our friends to use the balls to wish him back." Said a voice.
Gohan looked up, "Huh? Who said that?"
"Aw, come on Gohan, don't tell me you've already forgot dear old dad."
"Dad? Is that really you?" asked Gohan. "Yup, the one and only. And don't worry about Piccolo, Vegeta and the others, are looking for the dragonballs right now. Well, it was nice talking to you, see ya later!" said Goku.
"Wait, no, don't go yet." Said Gohan. No one replied. "Oh well."
"So now what?" asked Gohan to no one in particular. "Well, now that I've explained everything, we can bring these three home." Said Dende pointing to the three bored friends.
"Ok sure." They replied.
"Goku, you should be very proud of your son." Said Piccolo.
"We both know that I am. Wow, I never expected Gohan to be able to surpass my power and transform to the third level of the super saiyan." Replied Goku.
"He misses you very much." Said the Nameckian.
"He misses the both of us, not just me. Besides, he'll be happy to see you back." Said Goku.
"You know," continued Goku, " I should be thanking you right now."
"Why"
"I mean, if it wasn't for you, Gohan would probable be dead by now." Replied Goku.
"Really? You think?"
"Of course, Piccolo. I mean, just think about it. If it weren't for you, Earth and everything else wouldn't be here anymore. I might not get the chance later so I'm saying this now, thank you."
"You welcome, Goku."
Yea! I finished! So, how do you think?
~A battle to the death.~ repeated Gohan in his mind. ~This is it. All of my training was for this battle. But. what if I can't beat him, then what? NO! I can't start doubting myself now. Losing is not a choice for me, not now. ~
"Let's not waste anymore time and begin already." Said Cell. "Right." Replied Gohan. He powered up and charged at Cell. He gathered his energy and punched Cell right in the stomach.
".Is that it? Is this all the power you have Gohan?" asked Cell. This made Gohan angry. Gohan released his anger and gave it all he had. Dust soon arose and covered the battlefield. No one could see much of anything.
Piccolo shouted to the professors and Reiki Tantei, "Hurry, this is your chance. Get back into the school. That is the safest place you can be right now. Hurry!"
The professors obediently obeyed and ran inside. Yusuke and his friends, on the other hand, just stood there. "What are you waiting for?" shouted Piccolo.
"We can't leave Gohan at a time like this. He needs our support. We won't leave and you can't make us." Replied Yusuke defiantly. "Fine, just don't blame me when you get hurt."
Finally the dust settled and revealed a beat up Gohan. He had scratches all over the place and his gi was ripped in several spots. He was on his knees, trying to get some air.
He looked up. Cell only had three scratches, and that was it. "No. it can't be possibly. I gave it my all, and he only has three scratches?" said Gohan.
"Haven't you noticed yet? I become unbeatable! This battle won't be as long as the last one was." Sneered Cell, "Not unless I lengthen the time by making you angrier. What do you think?"
Gohan got up and jumped back, "You think this is a game?!?! That this battle is only for your entertainment? I make sure that you pay for all the pain you caused." He powered up and charged at Cell again. "KA.ME.HA.ME.HA!!!!!!!!!!!" With all his might, Gohan shot the famous Kamehameha Wave at Cell. He missed. "WHAT?!?!"
"No.Gohan's too blinded by his anger that he cant fight as good. He has to convert that anger into power instead of something else." Said Piccolo.
"Huh? You mean that wasn't his anger right there?" asked Kuwabara. "Of course not. If that were truly from his rage, it would have been more powerful. That was his own strength." Replied Piccolo. Kurama and Yusuke stared at Gohan in amazement.
"You've gone soft. The last time we fought, your power was doubled." Said Cell. That was true, Gohan had gone soft in his times of peace.
"Argh, SHUT UP!!!" screamed Gohan. He started to scream uncontrollably. Soon, his power had increased tenfold. Using all his power, Gohan fought Cell.
Cell didn't see what was coming at him and earned himself a punch in the gut. Gohan flew up high and let out a stream of bright blasts. Not one of them missed their target.
After Cell emerged from all the dust that was created by Gohan, he said, "So your power had a big increase, big deal. Still no match for me though."
~He's still alive? I gave it everything I had and he's still alive. Maybe I can't beat him.~ thought Gohan.
~Gohan is supposed to be a match for me on the battlefield, but instead, he's a wimp. I need to make him madder. ~ Thought Cell. He scanned the area and stopped at Piccolo. A smile formed on his ugly face, ~Perfect. ~
"What are you smiling at? It's not like you already won yet." Yelled Gohan.
Ignoring Gohan, Cell formed a glowing ball in his hands that contained an enormous power. ~ What is he doing? ~ Thought Gohan.
In an instant, Cell shot the energy wave at Piccolo so fast, that the Nameckian had no time to react.
Gohan could only stare as the blast engulfed his master and killed him. ~ That should do it, even though he'll probable still be weaker. ~ Thought Cell.
"No. Piccolo. You fiend! Arrgghh, I'll make you pay, I'll make you suffer!!!" Shouted the half-breed. "AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" he shouted. His hair started to grow longer. The area was blinded by a flash of light.
The light went away. Gohan was floating in the air. His hair was now at his waist and his eyebrows were gone. He had gone to Super Saiyan level three.
His power surge hadn't gone unnoticed by Cell. He knew that they were equal.
Everything after that was a blur for Gohan. The last thing he remembered before blacking out was Cell saying, "What's happening? This isn't possible"
Gohan slowly opened his eyes. He saw Dende and his three friends staring at him.
"Dende? What happened? Where am I? Where's Cell?" he blurted out. "Whoa, slow down Gohan, you need to rest. I'll explain it when you're feeling better." Replied Dende.
"Ok". With that, he fell back to sleep.
Two hours later, Gohan awoke. He looked around and found out that he was at the lookout. "Hey Gohan, how are you feeling?" asked Kurama. "I've been better. So Dende, are you going to tell me what happened?" "Sure" replied Dende.
"Well, for starters, you finally beat Cell."
"How? We were too equal to have me beat him." Said Gohan.
"That's how Mr. Popo and I helped. You see, there was another set of dragonballs that were created by Kami. They are called the Black Star Dragonballs. They are better than normal ones. But when they are used, instead of scattering across the earth, they're spread across the universe. Since the normal balls were still stone, we used the black star ones. We used them to wish that Cell's power would return to the way it was before a year ago." Explained Dende.
"I get it now. What are the three of them doing here then?" asked Gohan.
"When we came down to get you, they insisted on accompanying you to the lookout. So they came on Popo's magic carpet." Replied Dende.
"What about Hogwarts and the wizard stuff?" asked Gohan
"Don't worry about that, when a year is passed, we'll use the dragonballs to make t hem forget what happened." Said Dende.
"That reminds me, can we use the dragonballs to wish Piccolo back to life? Please?" begged Gohan.
Dende's face saddened and replied, "I'm sorry Gohan, but he had already been wished back once, in order to wish him back, we'd have to use the Nameckian dragonballs."
"Don't worry, I have that taken care of already. I told our friends to use the balls to wish him back." Said a voice.
Gohan looked up, "Huh? Who said that?"
"Aw, come on Gohan, don't tell me you've already forgot dear old dad."
"Dad? Is that really you?" asked Gohan. "Yup, the one and only. And don't worry about Piccolo, Vegeta and the others, are looking for the dragonballs right now. Well, it was nice talking to you, see ya later!" said Goku.
"Wait, no, don't go yet." Said Gohan. No one replied. "Oh well."
"So now what?" asked Gohan to no one in particular. "Well, now that I've explained everything, we can bring these three home." Said Dende pointing to the three bored friends.
"Ok sure." They replied.
"Goku, you should be very proud of your son." Said Piccolo.
"We both know that I am. Wow, I never expected Gohan to be able to surpass my power and transform to the third level of the super saiyan." Replied Goku.
"He misses you very much." Said the Nameckian.
"He misses the both of us, not just me. Besides, he'll be happy to see you back." Said Goku.
"You know," continued Goku, " I should be thanking you right now."
"Why"
"I mean, if it wasn't for you, Gohan would probable be dead by now." Replied Goku.
"Really? You think?"
"Of course, Piccolo. I mean, just think about it. If it weren't for you, Earth and everything else wouldn't be here anymore. I might not get the chance later so I'm saying this now, thank you."
"You welcome, Goku."
Yea! I finished! So, how do you think?