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Chaotic Bystander: I was just about to get in the bed when I realized...I was suppose to update tomorrow! @_@ So I typed this right quick last night. Once again sorry for the shortness, I'm saving my best ideals for the awaited fight between Gohan and Goku. Oh yes... *cackles* Anywho, here you go! ^_^;
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The sun snuck over the horizon, begging to paint the sky a pale saffron in its wake. Gohan flew relatively slow over the terrain, he was in no hurry. He had all the time in the world to do what he deemed necessary. But of course, eventually, the other Z Warriors will try to stop him. He could only guess which one would be first but anyway it would go, the final battle will be with his own father. A fight to the end.
'With all that's happened, dad should have been the first one to be there.' Gohan thought, narrowing his eyes as he did so. 'He must be up to something...'
If he knew his father, he always had a spare trick up his sleeve to give the winning advantage. But not this time, Gohan had a trick of his own. Using his father's only weakness when fighting against him; Goku's uncanny ability to give the opponent the chance. He'd only have to wait to the right moment to put it in effect and it would be sure victory.
"And there is the Kame House." A quick twinge hit the back of his mind, a wicked grin pulled at his lips knowingly. "Piccolo. I was wondering when you would show up." He didn't bother to turn around. "Did my dad send you or did you come to help?"
"You already know the answer to that question."
"...I do....A little bit of both...maybe..." A silence fell for a brief moment, letting the words float out as if they where apart of the waves crashing below. "Speaking of dear old dad, where has he been hiding? I wanted to play but he wasn't home." The words were playfully sarcastic.
So unlike the Gohan that Piccolo knew, it was unsettling. "Tell me Gohan, why did you give in? You are strong enough to fight it."
"Why? Such a small word but such a big explanation can follow..." Gohan played on, as if buying time for something. The sun was higher from the horizon now, shedding light on almost every shadow of the night.
A few feet away, the door of the isolated house opened. It was Krillin, more fuel to the fire. "Would you look at that, we have an audience. Not much but let's give him a show anyway. But we have to get his attention first."
Piccolo frowned, what exactly was he up to? "Okay Piccolo, you want to help me, I'll let you try."
"If you're asking me to obliterate Krillin then you must be out of your mind, even though that's already a bit obvious." It was Piccolo's turn to smirk now, getting under Gohan's skin but he let it pass.
"Funny. But no, I wasn't going to ask you to do that."
"I'll tell you now whatever you have planned won't work. You as well as myself, already knows that evil never triumphs in the end."
"True...true..." He lifted the sack he'd been holding between his two fingers like a cigarette. "You see this? Dragonballs. I have about four now. This is part of it. You and the other's are another. You have the opportunity now to stop me, you know what I mean. I'm in a good mood so I'll even give you a chance. Anything goes..."
He tossed the dragon ball sack to the sand of the island beach, catching its occupant's attention, Krillin. "Hey Gohan! What are you doing here so early?" He called; unaware of the current situation, even though late last night there was some ki traces flicking out west.
'Perfect...' Gohan's eyes blazed with anticipation, this would be good way to sharpen his skills just in case. "...go..."
They words where whisper quiet yet loud enough to give the cue. They simultaneously phased out of sight, the tide began splashing wildly. The moments where so swift that it seemed like the air was fighting itself. The "wind" dropped down into the very skin of the water causing it to whisk. In the midst was both Piccolo and Gohan fighting valiantly, their kis causing the crystal blue sea to spiral horizontally around them.
Numerous kick and punches thrown only for almost most of them hitting guarded arms and shins. It reminded Gohan of when he and Piccolo trained together. Against the saiyans, the androids and even time to time between the last few years. Who ironic that the newest threat was Gohan himself. They jumped back, floating over the water in their respective places a foot or so apart.
The two raised their kis until a white wall of power engulfed them; they squared off toward each other only for Gohan to disappear both impact. He reappeared, the fist barely missing the back of Piccolo's head, his spiked wrist ripping the skin of the cheek, drawing blood. The namek countered with a swift roundhouse but just missed his target as Gohan fazed again. Piccolo sensed his position, planting his elbow in Gohan's chest, sending him into the water and Piccolo diving after.
He didn't get very far down for the tide parted to the ocean floor, forcing everything out of the water. The culprit stood in the center, his arms extended to hold the water at will, his dark eyes following Piccolo soar higher into the air. Gohan raised his ki, taking into the air while Piccolo was vulnerable.
But Piccolo wasn't going down that easily. He waited until Gohan had come right behind him to attack, when he sent his knee slamming into the teenager's stomach. Gohan paused, doubling over slightly, he was more stunned that he'd actually let his guard down then by impact. Before he had a chance to compose himself, the boy was then struck again, this time over the jaw. Gohan had caught himself an inch before he crashed into the water for the second time.
"Hm, I actually broke a sweat!" Gohan laughed smugly, wiping the trickle of fresh blood from his lip. "You've been training I see...Hyperbolic Time Chamber...?"
A verbal silence.
"...Thought so and I bet that's were dad is right?" Gohan shrugged at his former teacher's silence, slowly submerging himself into the waves while waving his finger for Piccolo to follow.
The namek watched cautiously as the water swallowed the rest of Gohan's form. He was caught between following his instincts and common sense. Gohan obviously wanted him to follow but it must be a trap. Kami knows what he was doing down there but this was indeed the opportunity to save his former pupil from the evil that had taken form of the Majin. He dove into the water, willing to give his own life to help. For Gohan wasn't just his student but a fellow warrior and most of all his best friend.
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The five foot man stood bewildered on the shore of the island's beach, wide eyed and extremely confused. He'd come out early for a little time to himself before anyone had gotten up, to find both Gohan and Piccolo fighting almost literally at his front door. And he could tell that this wasn't any old regular spar, this match was serious as in a fight to the bitter end.
But why or what, for that matter, would those two be fighting over? While watching the battle, he did sense that Gohan's ki was different, not in a good way either like before when he'd ascended but more... ominous.
"...Like... when we sensed Majin Buu... Oh... my... Kami..."
Then Krillin remembered the bag Gohan had thrown on the beach a while ago. What was so important about that? Finally, his curiosity had gotten the better of him but thought better to wait until he was out of view, no need to draw any attention to himself. The opening had come, both Piccolo and Gohan had took the fight into the water; hopefully it would be enough time to piece together what was going on.
"Hey, these are the Dragonballs but its not all of them... Wait a minute, that's it! I'm pretty sure Babidi's behind this..."
"Krillin!"
"Kyaa!... Oh 18!"
"What's all of this noise out here? Its going to wake up Marron."
"Shhhh." Krillin leapt from the ground, moving his wife a few feet away from the coast near the house. "I don't know exactly but I have a bad feeling about it. You and the others have to get out of here!"
"Why?"
"Something happened to Gohan, I think he's under the influence of that wizard Babidi. Him and Piccolo are going at it right here. Their probably right under the island by now."
"...And what will you do?"
"It seems that Piccolo has the upper hand now but... it seems Gohan's just saving his true power... If he tries to come on land... I'll try to distract him while everyone gets away." There was a tense pause. They both knew that Gohan was much stronger than the both of them.
18 nodded painfully. "I understand... Krillin be careful, I love you."
"I love you too and Marron. Now you'd better get going."
"Right."
Krillin let out a distressed sigh when his wife was out of view, looking out to the strangely calm waters. 'Man, I can't do anything but wait now. A good thing that no one can direct 18 by a ki signature, at least they'll survive for now. But for how long?! Great I can't stay here forever. But if I try to fly away, I'll be sure to be noticed. Maybe... But then again they can't hold their breath forever either. They could come up any minute. I just hope Piccolo his winning...'
And then, the water began to stir, causing a mini tidal wave until something emerged into the air. With a heavy thud, Piccolo had slammed into the beach, seemingly unconscious, Gohan pinning him down by the throat. The boy stood up, releasing his grip on his victim, turning his attention to the Z warrior standing a few feet away. His blank face twisted into a vicious grin, feeding off of the little man's terror.
"Ah Krillin, I was looking for you."
Krillin's mind began to race, he couldn't seem to form any response, just thinking over and over again, 'Oh man, where the hell is Goku!?'
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Chaotic Bystander: Hmmm, I've seemed to have left you in a cliffy. In the words of Vegeta, "You didn't actually think a Namek would become stronger than a Saiyan did you?!" Mwahahaha. Sorry in advance to the fans of Piccolo, he did put a good fight though! ^_^ What will happen to Krillin now that Piccolo's down for the count? You just have to see in the next chappie of Revenge Of The Majin! R/R if you want more! Oh and one more thing, could you guys check out my new fic "Elevator"? I worked really hard on it and I want to see if people like it. Please?! *puppy dog eyes* Thanks! Peace, love and soul, peoples! See ya! ^-^
