Gohan and Goku were sparring, both of them in Super Saiyian mode.
"C'mon Goku." Gohan said, "You and I both know that there's a level out there that higher then Super Saiyian. We just haven't reached it yet. We should both be able to reach that level by the time we get out of here. Do you understand?" He said as they fought each other, as they battled, it looked like they were going to kill one another before the day was out.
"I know Gohan, it's just that it's hard for me to push that limit. I don't know why, but I can't seem to do what I need to do to in order to ascend further."
Gohan gritted his teeth at this remark. He had only told Goku at least once a week that the key to ascension was anger, or fear, strong emotions that are hard to control. Anger was always the key for Gohan, the first time he went Super Saiyian was the night that he found out Freiza had killed the Saiyian race, not a meteor shower as he, Vegeta, and Nappa were told.
"I already told you, strong, uncontrollable emotions, like anger, fear, hatred. You get the picture?"
"Yeah, I know that, but what would make me angry enough? What was your trigger Gohan?"
"Dammit Goku, I already Told you!! It was the night that I found out about the true reason we're an almost extinct species!" That was the last straw, he could almost no longer put up with Goku's idiotic questions and comments, he sped at Goku, no longer holding back any of his power. Suddenly, Gohan felt this strong surge of power. Gohan had ascended to level two. Just moment before Gohan attacked Goku, he stopped in mid- flight.
"Gohan, I had no idea that I was making you so angry." Goku said quietly, mournfully. Gohan powered down and looked at Goku.
"Well, it's not just you Goku. You can't take all of the blame, alright? Everyone on this planet makes me angry, alright. You just pushed me over the top. Now you have an idea of what it takes to get to this level Goku. I was downright pissed off. What angers you to no point?" Goku thought for a moment then looked at Gohan.
"Alright, I know what I can use. C'mon Gohan." Gohan smiled slightly as he went at Goku, holding next to nothing back. He could tell that Goku was already pushing his limits in almost all of his attacks. They continued like this until Goku had passed out from fatigue. Gohan picked up the unconscious body of his father and carried it to his bed. As he set Goku down, he stirred and muttered under his breath.
"What was that Goku?" Gohan asked in a quiet voice.
"Gohan, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to die like that and leave you all alone in the universe." That was all that Goku would say, as he began snoring loudly afterward. Gohan stood up and went over to his won bed automatically. Goku was sorry. He didn't think that he was capable of such emotions, and to that level that his subconscious was speaking them in his sleep.
"There's more to you then that moronic exterior." He said before beginning to meditate.
Neither of them spoke much in the next seven months, at least none of them said anything that really meant anything.
Finally their year was up. Gohan and Goku stood on their side of the door as they waited for it to open. Gohan's hair was now quite long, it was almost to the middle of his back. Goku's face was harder, more serious, and Gohan's was a bit more tame, human. When the door opened, Gohan and Goku exited the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. They got quite a few strange look from the others on the lookout. Now Krillen, Chaot Tsu, Tien, Piccolo, and Yamcha were there as well.
"Wow Goku, you sure got stronger, you too Gohan." Krillen said excitedly.
"Um, perhaps you would like a change of clothes?" Piccolo asked, assessing Gohan's and Goku's battle torn outfits. Goku smiled when he realized his outfit was in such bad condition.
"Yea, I guess we could do with a new change of clothes." Gohan merely nodded as they took off back to ChiChi's house.
/Back home./ Gohan reminded himself. When they got there, Goku ran inside and went to go take a nap after saying hello to his wife and second born son. Gohan followed, more slowly then Goku, though. He felt like a stranger in this hose that he once knew so well. When ChiChi saw him, she squealed with glee and hugged her son.
"Oh Gohan. You have no idea how much I missed you." She said through tears. Gohan let her hug him until she was almost at the point of suffocating him. At that time, Gohan gently pried his mother's arms off him.
"Yes, I do understand ChiChi. I understand more the you may think." ChiChi looked at Gohan, the same look in her face that Goku had when Gohan said that he didn't remember.
"Yeah, sorry Gohan dear. Oh, I almost forgot. You have a little brother Gohan. His name's Goten, would you like to meet him?" Gohan nodded and let ChiChi lead him to a cradle where the seven-month-old Goten lay.
"He looks exactly like Goku." Gohan said in reverence. He picked up the baby gingerly, so as not to harm him, "But, Goten doesn't have a tail. Was he born without one?"
"Oh no, Goten was born with a tail. We just removed it after he was born so he wouldn't turn into a giant ape like you did as an infant."
"Oh, I just thought, that if he had a tail, then, I could train him to be able to keep his head when he transformed, that is, if I'm able to stay here." Gohan replied, crestfallen.
"But Gohan, you will be staying here. Do you understand? I'm not going to allow you to run away like that, you're never going to leave this planet ever again." ChiChi said with conviction, "And, as soon as possible, we're going to remove that tail of yours."
"What?! No, you can't have my tail, I won't let you!" Gohan said with equal force, setting Goten down and grabbing onto his tail nervously. ChiChi sighed and looked at Gohan's clothes.
"Well, I guess I had better get you something at least half decent to wear. Your father's clothes are all either to big, or so old and ratty they're worse then that. I guess I'm just going to have to make you something. Come on, let's get your measurements." With that, ChiChi led him to the room that once belonged to Gohan. In respect for Gohan, ChiChi had left the room exactly as it was, school papers that she made him do and other personal effects littered the walls of an otherwise impeccably clean room. Gohan undid the armor on his chest so he was only wearing the tattered blue jumpsuit. When ChiChi turned around, her eyes fell on the cloths that fell out of the armor. She picked them up and stared at them.
"I, I can't believe that you actually kept this." She said in a weak voice. Gohan saw what she was holding her and his eyes widened slightly.
"Well, I did. I don't see why you're making such a fuss over it though." ChiChi just shook her head and put the clothes down, favoring a roll of measuring tape instead.
"Alright Gohan, let's get those measurements in." She said just before taking his measurements. She measured his arm length on both of his arms, leg length, waist, neck, chest, everything. It seemed to take an eternity, but Gohan endured it until she said that he could go. Gohan quickly left the room. He found himself sitting in the living room, watching Goten play in his crib. He smiled slightly when he noticed that Goten, who was only interested in his rattle a moment ago, was now staring up at him with large, innocent eyes. He put one chubby little hand up in the air, closed it, opened it, and closed it again. A baby wave. Gohan put his own hand in the air and followed pursuit. Goten laughed when he saw this. Gohan walked over to Goten's crib and picked him up. He sat down as he cradled the baby in his arms. Goten, curious as ever, tried to pick at the ripped spandex outfit, but to no avail.
"Hey kid. Promise me something. Promise me that you'll never allow yourself to be kidnapped and taken away from home. You seem to have pretty nice parents here. Trust me Goten, you don't want to grow up like me, I really hope that you never look up to me if I stay. Do you promise? No getting kidnapped." By now Goten had become increasingly squirmy, so Gohan set him back in the crib. Goten looked as if he were about to cry when Gohan let him go.
"No Goten. It's better if you don't know or like me to much." Gohan said firmly, even though inside, Gohan felt as though he were going to cry too.
"C'mon Goku." Gohan said, "You and I both know that there's a level out there that higher then Super Saiyian. We just haven't reached it yet. We should both be able to reach that level by the time we get out of here. Do you understand?" He said as they fought each other, as they battled, it looked like they were going to kill one another before the day was out.
"I know Gohan, it's just that it's hard for me to push that limit. I don't know why, but I can't seem to do what I need to do to in order to ascend further."
Gohan gritted his teeth at this remark. He had only told Goku at least once a week that the key to ascension was anger, or fear, strong emotions that are hard to control. Anger was always the key for Gohan, the first time he went Super Saiyian was the night that he found out Freiza had killed the Saiyian race, not a meteor shower as he, Vegeta, and Nappa were told.
"I already told you, strong, uncontrollable emotions, like anger, fear, hatred. You get the picture?"
"Yeah, I know that, but what would make me angry enough? What was your trigger Gohan?"
"Dammit Goku, I already Told you!! It was the night that I found out about the true reason we're an almost extinct species!" That was the last straw, he could almost no longer put up with Goku's idiotic questions and comments, he sped at Goku, no longer holding back any of his power. Suddenly, Gohan felt this strong surge of power. Gohan had ascended to level two. Just moment before Gohan attacked Goku, he stopped in mid- flight.
"Gohan, I had no idea that I was making you so angry." Goku said quietly, mournfully. Gohan powered down and looked at Goku.
"Well, it's not just you Goku. You can't take all of the blame, alright? Everyone on this planet makes me angry, alright. You just pushed me over the top. Now you have an idea of what it takes to get to this level Goku. I was downright pissed off. What angers you to no point?" Goku thought for a moment then looked at Gohan.
"Alright, I know what I can use. C'mon Gohan." Gohan smiled slightly as he went at Goku, holding next to nothing back. He could tell that Goku was already pushing his limits in almost all of his attacks. They continued like this until Goku had passed out from fatigue. Gohan picked up the unconscious body of his father and carried it to his bed. As he set Goku down, he stirred and muttered under his breath.
"What was that Goku?" Gohan asked in a quiet voice.
"Gohan, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to die like that and leave you all alone in the universe." That was all that Goku would say, as he began snoring loudly afterward. Gohan stood up and went over to his won bed automatically. Goku was sorry. He didn't think that he was capable of such emotions, and to that level that his subconscious was speaking them in his sleep.
"There's more to you then that moronic exterior." He said before beginning to meditate.
Neither of them spoke much in the next seven months, at least none of them said anything that really meant anything.
Finally their year was up. Gohan and Goku stood on their side of the door as they waited for it to open. Gohan's hair was now quite long, it was almost to the middle of his back. Goku's face was harder, more serious, and Gohan's was a bit more tame, human. When the door opened, Gohan and Goku exited the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. They got quite a few strange look from the others on the lookout. Now Krillen, Chaot Tsu, Tien, Piccolo, and Yamcha were there as well.
"Wow Goku, you sure got stronger, you too Gohan." Krillen said excitedly.
"Um, perhaps you would like a change of clothes?" Piccolo asked, assessing Gohan's and Goku's battle torn outfits. Goku smiled when he realized his outfit was in such bad condition.
"Yea, I guess we could do with a new change of clothes." Gohan merely nodded as they took off back to ChiChi's house.
/Back home./ Gohan reminded himself. When they got there, Goku ran inside and went to go take a nap after saying hello to his wife and second born son. Gohan followed, more slowly then Goku, though. He felt like a stranger in this hose that he once knew so well. When ChiChi saw him, she squealed with glee and hugged her son.
"Oh Gohan. You have no idea how much I missed you." She said through tears. Gohan let her hug him until she was almost at the point of suffocating him. At that time, Gohan gently pried his mother's arms off him.
"Yes, I do understand ChiChi. I understand more the you may think." ChiChi looked at Gohan, the same look in her face that Goku had when Gohan said that he didn't remember.
"Yeah, sorry Gohan dear. Oh, I almost forgot. You have a little brother Gohan. His name's Goten, would you like to meet him?" Gohan nodded and let ChiChi lead him to a cradle where the seven-month-old Goten lay.
"He looks exactly like Goku." Gohan said in reverence. He picked up the baby gingerly, so as not to harm him, "But, Goten doesn't have a tail. Was he born without one?"
"Oh no, Goten was born with a tail. We just removed it after he was born so he wouldn't turn into a giant ape like you did as an infant."
"Oh, I just thought, that if he had a tail, then, I could train him to be able to keep his head when he transformed, that is, if I'm able to stay here." Gohan replied, crestfallen.
"But Gohan, you will be staying here. Do you understand? I'm not going to allow you to run away like that, you're never going to leave this planet ever again." ChiChi said with conviction, "And, as soon as possible, we're going to remove that tail of yours."
"What?! No, you can't have my tail, I won't let you!" Gohan said with equal force, setting Goten down and grabbing onto his tail nervously. ChiChi sighed and looked at Gohan's clothes.
"Well, I guess I had better get you something at least half decent to wear. Your father's clothes are all either to big, or so old and ratty they're worse then that. I guess I'm just going to have to make you something. Come on, let's get your measurements." With that, ChiChi led him to the room that once belonged to Gohan. In respect for Gohan, ChiChi had left the room exactly as it was, school papers that she made him do and other personal effects littered the walls of an otherwise impeccably clean room. Gohan undid the armor on his chest so he was only wearing the tattered blue jumpsuit. When ChiChi turned around, her eyes fell on the cloths that fell out of the armor. She picked them up and stared at them.
"I, I can't believe that you actually kept this." She said in a weak voice. Gohan saw what she was holding her and his eyes widened slightly.
"Well, I did. I don't see why you're making such a fuss over it though." ChiChi just shook her head and put the clothes down, favoring a roll of measuring tape instead.
"Alright Gohan, let's get those measurements in." She said just before taking his measurements. She measured his arm length on both of his arms, leg length, waist, neck, chest, everything. It seemed to take an eternity, but Gohan endured it until she said that he could go. Gohan quickly left the room. He found himself sitting in the living room, watching Goten play in his crib. He smiled slightly when he noticed that Goten, who was only interested in his rattle a moment ago, was now staring up at him with large, innocent eyes. He put one chubby little hand up in the air, closed it, opened it, and closed it again. A baby wave. Gohan put his own hand in the air and followed pursuit. Goten laughed when he saw this. Gohan walked over to Goten's crib and picked him up. He sat down as he cradled the baby in his arms. Goten, curious as ever, tried to pick at the ripped spandex outfit, but to no avail.
"Hey kid. Promise me something. Promise me that you'll never allow yourself to be kidnapped and taken away from home. You seem to have pretty nice parents here. Trust me Goten, you don't want to grow up like me, I really hope that you never look up to me if I stay. Do you promise? No getting kidnapped." By now Goten had become increasingly squirmy, so Gohan set him back in the crib. Goten looked as if he were about to cry when Gohan let him go.
"No Goten. It's better if you don't know or like me to much." Gohan said firmly, even though inside, Gohan felt as though he were going to cry too.