A/N: I'm soooooo sorry I t took me so long to update but the damn hurricane, here on the east coast, knocked out our power for 3-4 DAYS! Well our power just came back on and this was my first priority. For all my fan even though I probably just have 10 or so. Anyway here's the next chapter.

Chapter 9: The wish

Gohan peeked around the corner to see Videl, Chi-Chi and Goten sleeping together on the couch. He lightly smiled as he thought.

"Don't worry Goten you won't have to grow up without a father... I killed him and now he's gonna come back. Mom will have Goku and I'll... be dead, out of their life causing no more trouble."

Gohan quietly opened his closet and grabbed a hidden box on the top self. He sat on his bed and opened it.

It was the 3 star dargonball! He was going to give it to Goten as a surprise once they found all six, which ironically Trunks came in with the sixth ball today.

Goten never knew Gohan had it because he hid it in a box that the radar couldn't detect (Like Pilaf did in Dragonball).

Gohan got the ball out. Then he silently opened Goten dresser.

"There they are." Gohan picked one up and gazed at it as if he was in a trance.

"Better do this before they wake up." He looked up.

"Your coming home dad and you won't have to deal with me anymore." A tear fell down his cheek and dropped on the cold wooden floor. Gohan then got out a piece of paper and wrote:



'Dear Mom and Goten,

I'm sorry I put a burden on you all my life. I was never a good son or friend. I never came through for anybody and I eventually cost dad his life. Goten I'm sorry you never got to know your dad... but fortunately now you will. I'm am sacrificing my life so that dad can come back and you guys won't have to deal with me anymore. I had kept the 3 star ball in my dresser to give to Goten as a surprise. I'm sorry you won't be able to use the wish, I promise this will be my last intervention. Tell Videl I'm sorry for leaving her like this but I would have just been a burden in her life too. Again I'm so sorry for everything. Everything will be ok when I'm dead and dad is back.'

Gohan quietly got out all the balls and went out the window into the hard falling rain.

Once Gohan thought he was far enough he landed. He gently laid down the 7 magic balls, which where harder than he thought to carry in the rain, then shouted

"Senlong!"

The sky grew dark as thunder and lighting clashed in a rumble. Instantly a yellow orangish aura shot for the dragonballs into the dark sky forming the eternal dragon Shenlong.

"You have summoned me, now tell me your wish." The dragons deep voice roared.

"I know you cannot bring my father back since he has been dead for several years so I offer myself. I wish that when I die my father and myself switch spiritually so that he is alive and I am dead and also meaning I cannot come back to life. I would ask you to strike me down yourself but I don't want you to become tainted with blood. You should save people not kill them."

The dragon hesitated thinking about the wish.

"... It shall be done!" The dragon glowed then instantly disappeared. The dragonballs rose into the air and scattered to the far corners of the earth. Gohans task was complete now all there was left was suicide!

Meanwhile in the after-life Goku had just discovered how much Gohan was in trouble.

It was the dragons summoning that caught King Kai's attention, and after hearing it he immediately told Goku. Unfortunately they didn't know what happened before. (A/N: sorry for using King Kai instead of Kaio-sama but I'm just so used to it..... hey at least I have said Hercule yet)

"King Kai let me try and reach Gohan." King Kai nodded as Goku put his hand on his back.

"Gohan... Gohan can you hear me... Gohan...? Shit, he's blocking me out. Kami I have to do something." Goku was frustrated. He kept thinking on how he could stop Gohan. Then it came to him.

"Chi-Chi! I hope I can reach her." Goku prayed while concentrating hard.

"Chi-Chi can you hear me?"

Back on earth Chi-Chi was starting to wake up to Gokus voice and the sound of thunder outside.

"..huh...Goku?" She questioned still half asleep.

"Chi-Chi its Gohan-" Before he could finish lightning had struck outside and suddenly Goku was cut off.

"Huh, Goku?!... Goku?!!"

But it was no use Goku couldn't communicate with anyone, King Kai telepathy had been cut off by the lightning (A/N: Its a common thing for telepathy to go wrong it lightning storms).

"What about Gohan?" She yelled waking the others up.

"Whats a matter Chi-Chi?" Videl asked sleepily.

"Gohan." She muttered back then quickly ran to Gohans room followed by Goten and Videl.

Chi-Chi gasped as she saw the room was empty.

"He's gone!!"

"What!"

"Gohan, Gohan?!" Chi-Chi and Videl called out searching the rest of the house.

Goten was about to search with them when he noticed something on Gohans bed. He went over and picked it up. After reading the note he yelled

"MOM!!"

Chi-Chi came bursting into the room.

"Whats wrong?" Goten handed her the note.

Her and Videl, who was right behind her read it quickly then stood in shock.

"Oh kami no." Chi-Chi managed to mutter.