Unexpected Fate

Chapter 22

CMG: Yay! The evil virus in the computer is gone! Now I can use the Microsoft Works Word Processor again!

Scrix: And you can catch all of those stupid errors you're making in your stories.

CMG: Ah, go somewhere else! I'm so happy!

Karis: Well, you were the one who messed up the computer in the first place.

CMG: You sound like my brother. (mimic's her brother) You screwed up the computer and blah blah blah...

Scrix: (whacks CMG in the head) Aren't you going to start the fanfic now?

CMG: (rubs her head) Fine. I don't own Dragon Ball Z. I only own Scrix, Karis, and Infr. (quietly to the readers out there) Anyone who's interested in "borrowing" Scrix can do so if you contact me at my e-mail address and...

Scrix: I heard that! (whacks CMG and drags her off to Cell's Torture Chamber) I just hope that you stop leaving people in suspense...

Karis: On with the fanfic! (follows Scrix)

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"Kakarot!" yelled Bardock as he held his limp son in his arms. "You can't die! Not now!"

Bardock fought off the sobs that were in his throat as he transformed.

"No Bardock!" yelled Infr. "After what you did the last time..."

"Shut-up, old geezer," snapped Bardock as the electricity crackled around his body. (A/N: He's not ascending, yet.)

"Grandfather!" cried Gohan as he began to get angry as well.

"QUIET! ALL OF YOU!" said Infr. "Bardock! Let go of your son! Right now or I'll strip you of your power!"

"I'd like to see you try," said Bardock as he charges up an energy blast at Infr. (A/N: There. Now who says he's not acting like a Saiya-jin?)

"Damn you, Bardock," said Infr. "I really don't want you to hurt your son!"

*D-dad...* said Goku weakly in his father's mind. *Don't do it...*

"K-Kakarot?!" said Bardock as the energy blast faded away and he falls out of his Super Saiya-jin form.

*Dad, this isn't helping,* said Goku. *We're supposed to be training to stop the androids, not kill each other.*

"Grandpa?" said Gohan as Goku's eyes open.

"Gohan," said Goku weakly as Bardock lifted his head to meet his grandson's eyes. He had tears in them as Bardock felt guilt in his heart. "Please guys. You got to try and fight without me until I get better. I know it will be hard, but I'll recover and I'll be much stronger."

"But dad..." said Gohan as Goku slowly raised his hand to ruffle his son's hair, but failed to make his hand up to his neck before it fell upon the bed.

"Please..." said Goku before he passed out.

"Daddy," said Gohan quietly as Chi-chi tried to walk towards her son. "DADDY!"

Gohan felt upset and suddenly, he transformed into a Super Saiya-jin in front of everyone's eyes. Chi-chi fainted as Karis caught her body before it hit the ground. Gohan was angry and felt like killing someone. Before he could act, he started to attack Scrix without knowing it.

"Gohan!" cried Piccolo as Scrix managed to block all of Gohan's blows with his arms and staff.

"He's not in control of this form," said Scrix as he manages to keep blocking without having to try very hard. "I know how he feels and Bardock should train him if he's going to be able to use that against the androids."

"Sounds like a good plan," said Bardock. "After he calms down first anyway."

"Gohan, you need to calm down," said Karis as she grabbed him from behind.

"Karis! No!" cried Scrix as Gohan managed to break out of her grasp and goes flying into a wall where she's knocked out. (A/N: Okay, when Karis died, she wasn't a Super Saiya-jin at all since Scrix was the only one who managed to become one. I'll have to make a story before this one to explain what really happened. But for now, try to stick with the story.)

"Gohan!" yelled Bardock as he manages to knock out the half-insane boy. He fell limply to the ground as Scrix manages to grab his mate.

"Karis," said Scrix.

"Just as I thought," said Infr. "Gohan's emotions are very strong and he'll be the only one strong enough to ascend when the time is right."

"Huh?" said everyone, except Gohan, Goku, Chi-chi and Karis.

"I don't understand, old man," said Piccolo as he walked up to him. "What are you hiding?"

"The fate of the planet," said Infr with a glint in his eye.

Piccolo shuttered as he stepped down. Knowing he didn't have any access to the information that Infr was holding, he didn't think he could pry. Unless...

"Wait a second," said Piccolo boldly, "why is it that you cannot tell me? I am part of..."

"I know you're a part of Kami, but as I said before, I cannot tell you because you'll try to alter fate," said Infr. "Bardock being alive is already altering fate and up until he returned from Namek, time flowed normally. He had to screw it up by killing that damn 'machine' that Dr. Gero made that was supposed to be destroyed by Vegeta himself."

"What?!" said Piccolo.

"It's true," said Infr. "The only difference is that Bardock managed to attack before Vegeta could."

"Damn," said Piccolo as he looked at Bardock with fire in his eyes. "Do you want to fight now so we can settle the score?"

"As you wish," said Bardock as they walk out of the room as Chi-chi comes to.

"Ohh... Gohan?!" said Chi-chi as she noticed her son was unconscious on the floor. "What has my baby boy become?!"

"A Super Saiya-jin," said Scrix as Karis comes to. "Karis!"

"Scrix?" said Karis weakly. "I'm sorry."

"Don't ever do that again!" said Scrix. "He had more power than you do and because you never became a Super Saiya-jin; you couldn't handle Gohan's power!"

"I know, but I wanted to try and calm him down," said Karis as she got up, but falls back into Scrix's arms.

"You need to rest," said Scrix. "Tomorrow, we'll take everyone back to Earth so they can face the androids."

"Even Gohan?" said Chi-chi sadly.

"No," said Scrix. "He's going to be trained to control his Super Saiya-jin power."

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Back on Earth, Vegeta is on top of a mountain in the rain as it falls upon his healed body. His eyes were closed as he held his head up in the sky. Moments later, he opened his eyes, clenched his fists and powered up so strong that he made the rocks fly and the clouds ripple like water.

'NO!' thought Vegeta as he screamed in his own mind. 'I CANNOT BE DEFEATED! NOT BY SOME EARTH-SCUM LIKE THAT BITCH! THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF SUPER SAIYA-JIN THAT I KNOW SCRIX HAS ACCESS TO BEFORE HE MANAGED TO REACH THAT LONGHAIRED FORM! I NEED TO EXPERIENCE IT! I MUST HAVE IT!'

Not far away in a cave, Trunks sat watching his father as he sat there wondering what he was doing.

'Father,' thought Trunks. 'Why can't you put your pride aside for once?'

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Deep in the mountains in Dr. Gero's Lab, 17 wakes to find himself healed up. He remembered how Gohan managed to knock him out with his attack and growled angrily as 18 and 16 appear. (A/N: I'm not putting #'s in front of the android's names anymore except when they're addressed. It's annoying!)

"17, are you all right?" said 18.

"Yeah," said 17. "Where's that brat that blasted my stomach?"

"He's probably dead," said 18. "I just knocked him out with one blow that might have broken his neck in the right place."

"No, I sensed some other forces," said 16. "I never felt a strong force that seemed outclassed."

"In any case, we should just let them run around and ruin our fun, 16? Yeah right!" said 17.

"I need some new clothes," said 18. "If you weren't hurt, I would have had some by now."

"Let's go to Goku's and get some new clothes then," said 17. "We can kill him too!"

"Very well," said 18 as they fly off. (A/N: No road trips! I was bored watching the whole thing!)

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Back in the Other Realm, Bardock and Piccolo were having their dangerous sparring match in the giant room. Bardock and Piccolo were exchanging punches and kicks at the speed of light as they kept from firing energy blasts. Just then, Gohan entered the room, rubbing his neck from the blow Bardock gave him earlier.

"Can I join in?" said Gohan.

"Not now," said Bardock. "I have a small grudge I have to get rid of because of Piccolo."

"Is it about Radditz again?" said Gohan.

"No, it's because he's accusing me of shifting time!" said Bardock as he manages to land a blow in Piccolo's gut (if Nameks have one). Piccolo countered with a blow to Bardock's back, which knocked him down hard.

"Grandfather!" cried Gohan as Bardock wiped the blood from his mouth before passing out. "Why Piccolo? Why are you blaming him for something he's done to save my father? Why?!"

"Kid, you need to realize that him being here is a curse," said Piccolo.

"And a blessing!" cried Gohan as tears ran down his face. "If it weren't for Freeza sparing his life over 30 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to save you with his help after Freeza managed to injure you! You could have died again!"

Gohan's hair started to flash blonde as Piccolo stared at him in fear.

"Gohan, please don't!" whispered Piccolo before Gohan transformed again and stared coldly at him.

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CMG: Hey! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I actually thought of it as a "minor" replacement of the original chapter I would of posted if it weren't for the specially enhanced version of the (acting overdramatic) Microsoft Works Word Processor!

Scrix: Yeah, yeah...and I said no more cliffhangers!

CMG: Oh, come on, Scrix! Lighten up! I thought of a good plot for the next chapter and if you don't stop bugging me, I'll make yet another cliffhanger.

Scrix:(sighs) ......

CMG: Well, got to run! Later!