Disclaimer: 'walks onto stage' I DO NOT OWN DRAGONBALL Z!!!!!!!!!!!!! 'exits'
The morning sun shined through Gohan's window, who at the time was snoring, sleeping soundly in his bed. Shadows of branches waved up and down as the wind came and went. "Gohan? Are you up yet?" Goku's voice echoed quietly from the hallway and traveled to the door of Gohan's room.
Goku slowly appeared as he opened the door. "Gohan?" he questioned softly. "Mmm?" Gohan moaned and started to stir as he aroused from his peaceful slumber. Gohan slowly opened his eyes and rubbed the sleep out of them. He yawned, "S' tie tu ges ups?" Gohan asked groggily.
"Yeah. Chi-Chi says breakfast will be ready in a few minutes." Goku replied, trying not laugh at Gohan, who was standing up sleepily with his tail hanging limply behind him, hair wilder than normal and eyes half closed. Goku was desperately trying to hold in his laughter, but to no avail he burst out laughing.
This snapped Gohan out of his state. He shot Goku a sharp glare, "And just what is so funny?" Gohan placed his hands on his hips. "Uh…nothing. Nothing at all." Goku said sheepishly. "Thought so." Gohan was satisfied; Goku still knew Gohan would hurt him. Gohan walked over to his closet and grabbed his gi out and began changing.
Goku leaned against the oak doorway, waiting for Gohan to finish dressing. When Gohan was finally finished, they both started down the stairs at a normal pace. "FOOD'S READY!" yelled Chi-Chi from the kitchen. Gohan and Goku took off at super speed without so much as a glance.
BAM! Goku tripped on the stairs, Gohan flipped over him and they crashed down the rest of the way. On the bottom step Goku smacked Gohan's tail while rolling down; Gohan kicked Goku in the stomach. POOF! A little crater was formed where they landed. Goku was lying on top of Gohan; both were knocked senseless. "Well, the greatest fighters can't even handle a flight of stairs. Pathetic."
Gohan and Goku looked up after a few seconds to see Piccolo looking down upon them with a look that said you're-supposed-to-be-the-greatest-fighters-please. "It was his fault." Whined Goku. "WHAT?!" Gohan glared at Goku giving him the 'look'. "TAKE THAT BACK OR ELSE!" Goku gulped. Gohan wouldn't kill him (hopefully), but would definitely kick his ass. "Uh…no?" Goku gulped harder; that wasn't smart.
Gohan's glare turned into a mischievous smirk as he pounced on Goku, tickling him mercilessly. "HAHHAAA! Gohan! ST-AAHHHH! STOP! AAAAHHHH!" Goku tried to get Gohan off of him, but Gohan was relentless. Goku laughed until tears came out of his eyes. "Alright. I'll stop." Gohan climbed up off of Goku. "You're dead." Goku said evilly. He then pounced on Gohan. "YAHHH!" Gohan was taken by surprise.
"DAD! AAAHHHHHHHH! SSSSTTTTOOPPPP! AAAHH!" Gohan struggled to wriggle from Goku's grip, but he was laughing too hard. "DA-AAAHHHHHH! Piccolo! Help!" Gohan managed to gasp between laughing. "Nope. Kid, you're on your own." Piccolo smirked at Gohan, who was laughing so hard that his face was turning red and eyes beginning to tear. "Had enough, Gohan?" Goku asked happily.
"Yes. Yes…" Gohan lay still on the floor for a few moments to catch his breath. Piccolo shook his head, those two, amazing how on the battlefield they could be cunning, evil, strong, and swift. But any other time they were happy, care free, and kind.
"Are you two done?" Gohan and Goku looked up. Chi-Chi was standing there with her arms folded across her chest. "Yes." Replied both in unison. "Good! Your food has been getti-." At the mention of food, both Gohan and Goku bolted for the table, nearly killing each other in the process. BANG!
Goku tripped Gohan who went sliding into his chair. Goku smacked himself on his chair. Gohan climbed up off the floor. Rolling his eyes Piccolo mutely said, "You two are klutzes.
"ARGH!" Chi-Chi threw her hands up in defeat and went back to the dishes. A few minutes later (3 minutes, 12 seconds to be exact), Gohan and Goku pushed back their chairs. "Ready to train?" asked Piccolo, thoroughly disgusted by their eating. "Sure." Gohan and Goku rose and started out the door, followed by Piccolo, when they felt Vegeta's power level rose sharply.
"What?" Gohan and Goku looked at each other and then at Piccolo. Something didn't feel right. Vegeta's power felt…evil. Goku grabbed Gohan and Piccolo and teleported to Capsule Corp.
Gohan, Goku, and Piccolo appeared in front of Vegeta, who was standing in front of the smoldering ruins of Capsule Corp. "Why?" asked Goku. "Why? Because this creature offered me power to defeat you." His gaze turned to Gohan, "Especially you." Vegeta phased out, and reappeared in front of Gohan, planting a kick in his stomach sending Gohan flying into several buildings.
"GOHAN!" Goku snapped back to Vegeta and charged at him. Nobody would hurt his son, especially Vegeta! "Really Kakarot, to think you could defeat me." Vegeta shook his head and transformed to Super Bebi Vegeta (Is that right?). "HAHAHAHAH-." BOOM! Vegeta went flying through buildings.
"WHAT?! WHO FIRED THAT BLAST?!" Vegeta screamed as he burst upwards. All eyes turned to the origin of the blast. "Back off, Vegeta." Super Saiyan 4 Gohan was standing there, with arm still outstretched and a disgusted look on his face.
"Gohan." Goku smirked at Vegeta, "You're finished. YAHHHHH!" Goku's hair turned blonde and increased its length down to his waist. His eyebrows completely disappeared and eyes flashed to turquoise.
Goku and Goku looked at each other and nodded. "YAHH!" Both launched themselves at Vegeta. "FOOLS!" Vegeta grabbed hold of their heads and smacked them into each other. "OW! Gohan what is your head made of?! Concrete?!" Gohan and Goku were holding their heads, "My head! What is your head made of? Kachin?! " Gohan retorted back.
"Morons!" Vegeta kicked Gohan in the head and punched Goku in back. Gohan went flying into Piccolo who had been watching the fight and Goku went flying into a bunch of trees.
"Kid, get off of me!" Piccolo pushed Gohan off. "Shut up! I don't see your ass getting kicked out there." Gohan and Goku flew up into the air to fire a Kamehameha. But before they could even start, a blast came from Vegeta and sailed through Gohan's stomach.
"GOHAN!" Both Piccolo and Goku yelled. Gohan plummeted down to Earth slowly, changing from Super Saiyan 4 to Saiyan. "Vegeta!" Goku's face was murderous. He was going to rip Vegeta apart.
Goku glanced back at Gohan. "Piccolo stall Vegeta for a few minutes. I'm going to check on Gohan." Piccolo nodded and added quietly, "But don't think I can hold him for long." Goku ran to Gohan and knelt down next to him. He was careful not touch the blood that was beginning to pool around Gohan.
"Gohan?" Goku stared anxiously at his son, hoping and praying for a sign that Gohan was somehow still alive. "Dad?" Gohan coughed violently; blood gushed upwards like a geyser. The shirt of Gohan's gi was darker where blood stained it permanently. "Shh. Don't talk, you're just…killing yourself."
"It's too late. You'll have…b-b-beat him…Dad." And without another word, Gohan slipped into the blissful pain free unconsciousness that had been threatening to plunge him into the darkness.
"No. No. Gohan. Please." Goku whispered these desperate pleas, hoping that Gohan would remain in the living world, but to no avail. Goku tried in vain to calm himself down, but Vegeta had gone too far.
It didn't matter that Vegeta was under someone's control. He had still hurt his son and would pay for it! "Vegeta! I-I-I wi-il-ll not let y-y-ou get away with this! AAAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!" Goku let out a mighty yell. "What are you going to do, Kakarot? You don't have a tail." Goku continued powering up.
Gohan meanwhile was watching the fight telepathically. 'Dad doesn't have a tail! But the only way to beat him is…Maybe Shin can help. Shin? Can you hear me?' 'Yes, Gohan I hear you. What do you need?' 'I need you to grow Dad's tail back.' 'Why?'
'Vegeta has to be defeated; someone named Bebi has taken over him. I am not able to fight. Dad's the next best thing, but he doesn't have a tail!' 'Okay! I understand.' 'Thanks.' Gohan snapped the mental link.
Goku suddenly felt a new surge of power. With a blinding flash of light, Goku released his energy! As the dust cleared Super Saiyan 4 Goku stood in front of Vegeta; an evil look on his face.
"Vegeta! I will no longer show you any mercy! You will die!" Goku's voice was cold and harsh. Suddenly Vegeta went flying through air into a nearby cliff. A few seconds later, he burst out.
"Kakarot, what happens when I do this?" Vegeta quickly threw two energy balls at Piccolo and Gohan. Piccolo was caught off guard and threw to side a few feet away.
"Now does this look familiar? Oh yes, I think I remember this? Kakarot this is exactly how the scene looked when your whelp died the first time. Nobody to save him and daddy is watching him. And don't even think about saving him. One move and I will blow up this planet." Goku glared angrily at Vegeta before looking back at Gohan. 'That bastard! He's using my own son against me!' Goku thought a few minutes about his decision before…
BOOM! "NNNOOOO!" It was too late. The blast had met its target. "Gohan." Goku, even in Super Saiyan 4 couldn't help but begin to tear. "WHAT?!" The dust had cleared and instead of finding a crater, they found Gohan! He was still lying on the ground, but he had somehow been able to raise a ki shield in time.
"How?" Goku was appalled. There was just no way. "BRAT! THIS TIME YOU WILL DIE!" Vegeta began to fire a blast when Goku slammed into his back, sending him flying the ground.
"KKKKKAAAA…MMEEEE…HHHHHAAAAA….MMMMEEEE…" Goku was gathering lots of ki, too much ki. If he fired the blast Earth would be destroyed! 'DAD! Stop gathering your ki! Lower it down before you destroy the Earth!' Gohan mentally warned his dad about the danger. 'NO! I will kill Vegeta!' Goku sent that message back angrily.
'DAD! Stop! Half of what you've gathered will be more than enough.' 'NO! HE almost killed you!' 'What good will your victory be if you kill everyone! Your power is clouding your judgment.' '…Gohan?' If seemed like Goku had finally come to his senses. 'Dad?' 'I will kill him, but I will lower the blast's ki.' 'Thanks Dad.'
"HHHHHAAAAA!" Goku fired the blast straight at Vegeta. But he put a little too much ki in. BOOMMM! The blast exploded sending Piccolo, Gohan, Vegeta, and Goku flying in different directions. They were all caught in the backlash.
Piccolo slowly sat up. He was going to feel his aches tomorrow. "Piccolo?" Goku was back in his normal self. "Kakarot?" "VEGETA?!" "It seems like that creature left." " You mean you remember everything?!" "Yes." "I would love to just stand here and talk, but where in the hell is Gohan?"
A short while later, all of them were digging through the rocks and destroyed trees. "Hey Goku!" Goku and the others looked up to see Krillin standing there. "Hey, Dende told me what happened so I came to help you find Gohan." Goku nodded his head. Krillin went straight to work.
"BALDY! Watch where you're throwing you rocks!" Vegeta screamed at Krillin. Krillin gulped and paled. He went straight back to work, only throwing the rocks in a different direction. "Goku! I found him!" Goku and the others raced to Piccolo's side as he gingerly lifted out Gohan.
Krillin nearly threw up. Gohan's eyes were closed and his mouth slightly open. His gi was in shreds. A bloody head wound, bruises and cuts on his arms and chest, and the bloody hole through his stomach made up his wounds.
"No. Gohan. Piccolo we have to get him to Dende's" "But Goku-." Piccolo was cut off, when Goku grabbed all of them and teleported them to the lookout.
"Huh?" Gohan wearily opened his eyes. "What happened?" "We defeated Bebi, but… you nearly died. We thought you were dead. Don't do that to us." "What do you mean?" "You lost too much blood and…you weren't breathing when we brought you up here. But your dad wouldn't give up." Gohan turned his head around to see Goku standing above, next to him.
"You gave us quite a scare, Gohan." Goku's voice was a little shaky. "Don't tell me you're getting soft, Kakarot?" Vegeta's glare turned to Gohan, "Why didn't you kill me?" Gohan rolled his eyes, "Like I would waste my energy on you" "WHY YOU LITTLE BRAT!"
Vegeta turned SSJ2 and charged at Gohan, who in turn turned SSJ2 and disappeared. "WHAT!" "Hey Veggie head! Over here!" Gohan was floating upside down, cross-legged.
"ARGH!" Vegeta pounced at Gohan, who disappeared again! "Over here!" Gohan was lying in mid air, yawning.
"FORGET IT!" Vegeta blasted off. "Well, Gohan we better get home." Gohan nodded.
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