Chapter 16
Wow! Seventy reviews! Thank you, everyone! I'm sorry that I took a long time to update once again. It's just that I've been very busy, and also my old school was having its School Fete, or Fair if you'd rather call it that. I love the School Fete!
I've decided to advertise another story, and might make it a usual thing. If you are a Bardock or Goten fan, you should read Angel Abi's story 'My Grandpa's a Ghost.' It is really kawaii so far, and I think that it has still got a long way to go. I recommend that you read it!
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Vegeta swam to the surface and stood in the shallow water, walking towards the Eastern shore of the island that was before him.
After he had seen two figures hovering above the bay of the Western side of the island, he had decided to watch from afar. Something -- probably his Saiya-jin instincts, which were hardly ever wrong about anything -- had told him that it would be best if he stayed out of sight. Away from the prospect of the enemy.
Enemy
The Saiya-jin did not even know who the enemy was at that moment, but he was going to try and find out before trying anything that he might regret. The very feeling of the wind was unsettling; instead of being warm and humid as it should have been because he was in the tropics, it had become icy cold, almost chilling him to the bone.
He hesitated, wondering if he should turn and leave. NO! Why am I even considering such a preposterous idea? Clenching his fists in ire at himself, he slowly began to walk towards the East. His ki was sur pressed. He wanted to be able to see the enemy without being seen himself.
Piccolo stood silently, peering down at Chikyuu.
Everyone was silent, gazing at Piccolo's unmoving form. Only the rustle of his cape with the now hushed wind disturbed the deathly silence.
The Nameksei-jin was agitated. He did not understand why he was sensing two Gohans, and he was also confused about Vegeta taking off and leaving the way that he did.
STOP SAYING GOHAN BAD! HE GOOD! HE WANT ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE OTHER HIM! THAT'S THE ONE YOU SHOULD BE ANGRY AT!
Piccolo was jolted out of his thoughts as he remembered what Goten had said earlier. Deciding to ask him again, to see if his gakusei's* brother would give him a clearer answer, he turned.
Everyone was startled by his sudden movement, but he ignored them and looked Goten straight in the eyes, saying, "Tell me Son Goten, what did you mean when you were shouting at Vegeta? Who is the 'other him'?"
Goten at first did not speak. He was wondering if Piccolo-san would believe him, and if he did, what he was going to do. What if Piccolo goes down to other Gohan, and gets killed? He didn't want to be the cause of Piccolo's death, and was for some reason afraid that his Niichan would be angry at him for that if it happened, and would never forgive him.
But as Piccolo had spoken, the young but still bright demi Saiya-jin had noticed the sheer impatience and urgency in the Nameksei-jin's voice. Even a person who did not know Piccolo would have been able to tell that he was obviously distressed.
Finally deciding to speak, he said softly, "Evil Gohan appeared while ago. One Gohan good, other one bad."
Piccolo thought that Goten's explanation was very far-out, and almost unbelievable. However, something deep inside of him -- maybe Kami-sama -- told him that he had to accept it, that his best friend's Totochan was telling the truth.
Though he wasn't sure
The tropical wind seemed to have become even warmer as two warriors floated above the ocean's surface, transfixed by the other's presence. The wind whispered words that could not be understood by any other person or creature; brushing through the two warrior's dark, raven-black hair. One of the warriors -- who was dressed in an orange and blue gi -- glared at the other warrior, his eyes glimmering with furore.
All of a sudden, the wind was frightened, and seemed to dissipate into the raging waves of the sapphire-emerald sea. The leaves of the tall palm trees became still and silent, the whole island sounding as if it were holding its breath.
Son Gohan continued to eye the creature who had called himself Bodu, as he remembered many enemies from the past. Raditzu, Nappa and Vegeta, Freeza and his many henchmen, Garlic Jr. and his minions, the Jinzouningen and finally
Cell.
He grit his teeth as he remembered haunting memories of Cell, and all of his former foes. They had all had a reason for disturbing the tranquil peace of so many races and planets, even if their acts were so unjust that there didn't seem to be a meaning to them.
Deciding to question Bodu about this, he growled wrathfully, "Where did you come from, Bodu? And why did you come to Chikyuu-sei?"
The half Saiya-jin had not expected the identical version of himself to answer, so he was almost startled when the creature replied without the slightest hint of fear, "I am a Cehang-jin, who was born on Cehang-sei. The Cehang-jin are a race who can transform into an identical form of a creature just by touching it. We were one of the most superior races in the universe; no one could withstand our slyness and might. Except for one race, which is almost extinct."
He must mean the Saiya-jin. Gohan's eyes narrowed to slits as he continued to listen to Bodu's introduction-
"I have been to many places, seeking out the last survivors of this race that my own kind had hated for so many millenniums. I eventually learned that the very last few of the race that I was seeking had settled down to live on Chikyuu, so I changed my course and slowly began to advance on that target. As you have probably already guessed, that race is the Saiya-jin," Bodu spat this word out with more malice than he had anticipated. He paused for a moment, asking himself if he should explain to the hybrid further. Deciding to do so, he continued, "The Saiya-jin killed my people many years ago. Luckily, they were stupid enough as to have overlooked me, so I survived. Now that I am here however, I am going to kill the last few Saiya-jin -- full-blooded or non full-blooded -- so that I can have my revenge!"
Gohan considered this explanation for a moment, trying to determine if Bodu had a good reason to do as he had planned. But he said that it had been many years ago Angrily he hissed, "Though avenging your race is a good reason to come to Chikyuu-sei, I can't understand why you want to harm us. You said that it happened a long time ago, so surely we had or have nothing to do with it!"
"You all still deserve to die," the Cehang-jin replied, almost in the same hissing tone as the half Saiya-jin, half human that stood before him.
Eyes that were as black as the shadows of the deepest caves twitched as Gohan continued to seethe furiously, "Why did you harm the Chikyuusei-jins as well? They have nothing to do with the Saiya-jin!"
"I just wanted to have some fun until you woke up from your deep sleep. Now that you are awake and well, I want to challenge you to a fight so that I can test out my new powers!" Bodu's voice seemed to gain a high note of pleasure as he stated this, his serious frown turning into an evil smirk.
Vegeta crouched in the dense foliage of the island, staring at the two sources of the ki that he had sensed earlier. Th- they both look like Gohan! Does that mean that my speculations were true?
Gohan clenched his fists as he glared in disgust at the creature who had actually wanted to harm innocent people for fun. A new wind seemed to emerge from his body, his hair swaying with the breeze as his orange and blue gi rustling restlessly. His eyes began to turn a glimmering color like turquoise, as his onyx hair began to rise so that it was furthermore disobeying the rules of gravity. Screaming almost inhumanly, his hair turned a shining topaz as golden flames arose from his body, giving his clothes a golden sheen.
Still glowering at the Cehang-jin irately, he sneered, "I won't allow it!" More flames appeared as his aqua eyes met with a pair that were almost exactly the same -- except for having an evil look to them.
Bodu smirked at Gohan, the tiny flames licking at his body puny in comparison to the giant flames emitting from the angry demi Saiya-jin. I know you have more powers, Son Gohan, that are so secretive that only a select few have ever been able to witness them. I will stay as I am for the moment, so that you might begin to actually think that you have the slightest chance of defeating me. But unless you find a way around my own hidden powers, you will cease to exist!
"Prepare yourself, Gohan!"
To be continued
* gakusei: student