A/N: Ok I just couldn't let this one go... In a fic full of oddity and
differentiallity, I had a brilliant idea... YES! It really is brilliant! What
batter way to go out with a bang then to make the second to last chapter
posted (unless I get two more reviews begging me not too) a song fic! Yes
that's right this chappie will be set to "Falling Down" by Story of the
Year. As some of you may have noticed, I like throwing in a verse now and
again to denote a change in plot. Well why not make the beginning of an
epic battle have a theme song?! So here ya go Chappie 34. By the way only
need two reviews to keep it so tell your friends... wink... wink... Oh yeah...
Does anyone know if Bardock has a special attack like Masenka, Final Flash,
etc.? It would come in handy later...
Chapter 34: Gohan's Rage
Now I can taste
The war that I've been fighting
Start to fall but I'm still standing here
Behind the wall of dying faith
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"What's going on?" Goku asked confused and worried.
"I don't know but let's go!" Gohan said powering down and disappearing. One by one everyone else did likewise. What they saw when they returned scared them down through their souls. All around them everything was dying and withering to dust.
"It's the Tree of Might all over again." Goku said gritting his teeth and taking off towards the powers responsible. Everyone followed with blazing speed. Suddenly a huge explosion lit up the skyline behind them. They knew who was responsible, either Kaykora or Naros was battling on of the clones. Ahead of them they could feel Pallas, Carlia and Elsie's energy dropping and knew they had to hurry. Sure enough there was a Cell clone draining each of them easily as they fought to free themselves.
"KA... ME... HA... ME..." Goku and Gohan powered up in unison. "HA!" They fired in unison. The double blast split the Clones in half but they still released the three girls. Vegeta powered up to level two while they attacked. As he powered up his devastating Final Flash attack, they started rebuilding themselves. So where there had been three there was now six, weaker beings.
"Vegeta save your energy we can take them easily now." Goku said with a smirk. Gohan's attention suddenly snapped to the West.
"VIDEL!" He screamed as he transformed and rocketed in that direction.
"FUCK!" Goku shouted loudly. "If they have Videl Chichi and Bulma aren't far behind." He said transforming himself.
"GO!" Bardock shouted to his son. "We take care of this you take care of your families."
"Shit Bulma's going down now." Vegeta said taking off and Goku followed.
"All right Cell let's see what you're really made of..." Bardock said with a smirk.
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I can't forget
The fight that's growing stronger
Face to face with hopes of longer days
To build on something we should save
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"AHHH!!!" Gohan screamed as he rammed a Frieza clone into the wall causing it to drop Videl. "Videl!" He called rushing back to her side.
"I'm sorry Gohan there was nothing I could do. You have to find Bulma and 18. 18 was trying to protect Bulma and Marron while Krillin went to guard your Mom." She choked out weakly. "He... He... Tried to save me Gohan..." She said limply pointing to Heroli on the ground nearby.
"Videl hang on please." Gohan said desperately as tears came to his eyes.
"I'm sorry Gohan... I have nothing left to give... Wish me back... I love you..." Her final words that choked out as her weak grip on his hand became weaker.
"I love you too." He blurted out right before she slip away from him completely.
"Awe how sweet and sappy..." The Frieza clone said in a monotonic voice.
"DIE!!!" Gohan said transforming to level two and drilling a foot into the side of its head. This sent it flying through a wall and into the garden outside. "How dare you kill me fiancée!" He scream barreling through the hole he'd created and ramming a knee into the clone's back. He slammed the clone into the ground then floated up into the air. "MASENKA!!!" He screamed as a huge ki ball formed over his head. He sent it crashing into the incapacitated clone causing a large explosion. He didn't bother to wait and see if it had done its job... He knew... Instead he dashed after his Dad and Vegeta into the palace to find the others.
But they were too late. They floated through the palace and found them one by one dead. The images flashed in his mind over and over again. First Heroli and Videl, then 18 and Bulma, then Krillin and his Mom. Soon other images came to his mind Bardock and the others were being drained as well. Gohan leapt into the air crashing through all five floors of the palace and took off back to where they had left his grandfather and the others.
With one kick he knocked Cell clones off of Trunks and Goten while Pallas tried desperately to free Bardock. They gasped for air and held their throats a second while Gohan went to free Elsie and Carlia. "Fuse." He commanded angrily when he had done so. The four nodded and came together. While they fused he blasted the Cell clones off of Bardock and Dalina. By that time the chibi fusions were ready to take on the Frieza clone attached to Zani.
"Gohan get out of the way!" One called as the other grabbed the Frieza clone and spun it around by one foot. It let go and sent it crashing into the other six clones.
"NIA NY CARU!" They shouted in unison letting two massive balls loose on the clones from opposite sides. After the smoke cleared the clones were gone and the others were recovering nicely.
"I think being fused would be an advantage at this point." Bardock said looking down at Zani.
"Definitely." She responded with a resolute nod. They fused and took off for where Goku and Vegeta still were fighting clones. Gohan on the other hand was floating there still staring at the ground.
Pallas floated up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Let it go." She said quietly. "It will make you stronger."
"I can't." Gohan replied angrily through gritting teeth.
"Why not?" Pallas probed carefully.
"Because... You wouldn't understand..." Gohan said then rocketed forward toward the battle. Pallas followed but at a distance.
"What the Hell..." She whispered as the approached the large southern city of Hyin.
"Looks like the original Cell and Frieza got a size upgrade." Gohan said angrily. Ki blasts hit them from all sides but were having no effect on the huge tyrants. Suddenly huge golden beams shot up from all directions at once in a last ditch effort to take out at least one. But even that failed. The towering monsters answered with matching blasts of their own. The resulting explosion was so powerful that it knocked Pallas and Gohan back farther away from the city then they had started from. They shot back knowing that what they would see when they got there wouldn't be good.
"The city... It's gone..." Pallas said in pained shock. The shock was non- existent in Gohan. All he felt was pure and absolute rage. He knew that very few of his friends and family had probably survived the blast and now he was left alone. Once again the fight came now to him and his untapped power. He had nothing left to lose now so he just let go and let the rage and anger course through his veins like blood.
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I stand alone
I'm on my own
My hands will bleed (my hands will bleed!)
I'm holding on to what is gone
What's left of me?
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"He... he's doing it!" Pallas thought turning her attention to him. "Fuck then he'll disappear and the power will be useless!" She screamed in her mind as she took off for the city. "Hey! Yeah you two!" She screamed gaining their attention. "You had better power up and get ready for a real fight because you're about to get your asses kicked!" She said pointing to Gohan. He was struggling to hold down the power so he could stay and fight... Or at least that's what she thought.
"The boy does have a massive power building in him." Cell commented. "We just take him out now before he can tap it."
"Yes he always was the wild card wasn't he?" Frieza commented in agreement. They started powering up higher and faster than Gohan. Suddenly they reached the limit and disappeared. Pallas shot back to Gohan who was twitching while every muscle in his body was contracted tight.
"Gohan what's wrong?" She asked looking him over wildly.
"I'm having problems controlling it." He said through gritted teeth.
"Let me help. We'll fuse and I'll help you control it. It's the only way to survive long enough to wish everyone back." He nodded slowly. She backed away from him and took a deep breath.
"SPIRIT FUSION!" They shouted in unison and started to join as one. When the last bits of themselves came together they disappeared.
"Well then isn't this an interesting development." Cell said looking around confused.
"Indeed?" Frieza said scanning the area. Suddenly there was a bright flash a few hundred yards in front of them and a powerful force materialized. When the light died down they spied their target. Or was it? The creature was obviously male by the facial features but he now had long red hair that shot in every which way. He had also developed a pair of downy white wings that hung effortless in the air.
"Well then Gohan... Transformed again have you? But what happened to the Mystic mode and going any higher would kill you?" Cell teased. "I think you were scared. Deep down inside your just a scared little boy waiting for Daddy to come save you." He added with a snicker. Frieza added a smirk and snicker of his own.
"The only ones who are going to need saving are you." The United said in Gohan's quiet darkly intense voice. "We destroyed you once to save countless innocent lives and now we'll do it again."
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I'm falling down
But I should find my strength in this
A light that burns to reconnect
My heart for what it's meant to give
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The tyrants laughed maniacally at the boy's new found confidence and cockiness. "Typical stupid Saiyan monkey. They'll never admit when a fight is out of their hands." Frieza quipped.
"TRY THIS FOR OUT OF MY HANDS!!!" The United screamed and let lose all the power it had been holding back. The sheer force of the energy coming out pushed against Frieza and Cell and despite their size it started forcing them back across the metallic ground.
"Impressive but your still no match for us." Cell said with an evil smirk when the United had finished powering up. "But you always have the most pretty light displays Gohan. Bravo." He said mockingly.
The United let out a war cry and lunged forward towards them aiming for Frieza who was closer. The tyrant flicked his wrist and sent out an energy wave meant to throw the United back. However, all it did was stop it momentarily. Frieza's eyes widened as the tiny creature ploughed forward again. He let loose a massive ki ball compared to the United's size. As the ball drew closer, the Small creatures wings started to glow and it flung them in front of itself to shield it from the blast. The ball broke and exploded but as the smoke rose up, the United barreled through it and drove hard into Frieza's gut. The massive tyrant doubled over as the United's after image faded.
The next thing either of the terrors knew, Cell was stumbling forward after taking a kick to the head. Again the after image faded before they could do anything. Frieza was about to stand back up when his head shot backwards and he fell over on to his butt. Another after image faded as Cell started spinning around by the tail and was sent flying through the air. Before Frieza could react, he found himself doing the same.
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I stand alone
I'm on my own
My hands will bleed (my hands will bleed!)
I'm holding on to what is gone
What's left of me?!
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"Still doubt me?" The United said landing softly a few hundred yards away from them. It took one of its wings in its hand and wiped off some dirt and smoke from a few of the feathers.
"You don't have any idea what your up against fool!" Cell raged hopping up off the ground.
"Oh really? I beg to defer... I know right now I could blast you away Cell... Easily." The United smirked as Cell's eyes grew wide.
"I won't fall for you bluffs or tricks. I'm not as stupid as you think boy!" He yelled back narrowing his eyes and sporting his own smile. His smile disappeared as the United's after image faded and a loud cracking sound rang out. A second cracking sound was followed by two more. Within a matter of moments, Cell was down to only having half of each arm and leg. The United landed in front of them and let out an energy wave that evaporated the huge amount of green goo that had been hanging on it.
"I'll only give you one chance to surrender." It said looking up at them.
"Never." Cell hissed painfully. Frieza nodded in agreement. Cell let out a roar as his limbs regenerated slowly. Although he would soon be whole again, his power would not. The United smirked as his power dropped bit by bit as his limbs re-grew. While Cell was busy there, it disappeared and sent Frieza stumbling forward and wincing as it delivered him a kick to the back.
The two tyrants regained their composure and let out a battle cry as they started hammering the United with ki blasts from each hand. The United braced itself behind its wings and took the onslaught as it slowly pushed it back. The balls started to have less and less impact and the United started pushing back.
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Walk!/ Fall!/ Stand again so I can
Walk!/ Fall!/ Stand again so I can
Walk!/ Fall!/ Stand again so I can
FALL!!!
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Finally the hard and labored breaths, the tyrants stopped attacking and looked at the smoking mass that lay before them. Satisfied that they had destroyed the nuisance once and for all, they breathed a laugh. But it was premature for as soon as the first "ha" rang out, a huge ki ball started forming from within the cloud. It seems as thought the boy that had given them both so much pain and grief was going to get the last laugh after all.
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I stand alone
I'm on my own
My hands will bleed (my hands will bleed!)
I'm holding on to what is gone
What's left of me?!
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I'm sorry but I just couldn't let Gohan go down like they did in the show! The y turned him into a glasses toting pansy man! I just refused to let that happen to my beloved (Yes he is my favorite character next to Mirai Trunks and Tapion) Gohan. So this one is for all you fellow Gohan lovers out there. Gohan kick butt! WOO HOO!!! Wow... I don't think even I can stand the suspense of what's going to happen next... MUST TYPE!!! Toodles!
Chapter 34: Gohan's Rage
Now I can taste
The war that I've been fighting
Start to fall but I'm still standing here
Behind the wall of dying faith
---------- ---------- ----------
"What's going on?" Goku asked confused and worried.
"I don't know but let's go!" Gohan said powering down and disappearing. One by one everyone else did likewise. What they saw when they returned scared them down through their souls. All around them everything was dying and withering to dust.
"It's the Tree of Might all over again." Goku said gritting his teeth and taking off towards the powers responsible. Everyone followed with blazing speed. Suddenly a huge explosion lit up the skyline behind them. They knew who was responsible, either Kaykora or Naros was battling on of the clones. Ahead of them they could feel Pallas, Carlia and Elsie's energy dropping and knew they had to hurry. Sure enough there was a Cell clone draining each of them easily as they fought to free themselves.
"KA... ME... HA... ME..." Goku and Gohan powered up in unison. "HA!" They fired in unison. The double blast split the Clones in half but they still released the three girls. Vegeta powered up to level two while they attacked. As he powered up his devastating Final Flash attack, they started rebuilding themselves. So where there had been three there was now six, weaker beings.
"Vegeta save your energy we can take them easily now." Goku said with a smirk. Gohan's attention suddenly snapped to the West.
"VIDEL!" He screamed as he transformed and rocketed in that direction.
"FUCK!" Goku shouted loudly. "If they have Videl Chichi and Bulma aren't far behind." He said transforming himself.
"GO!" Bardock shouted to his son. "We take care of this you take care of your families."
"Shit Bulma's going down now." Vegeta said taking off and Goku followed.
"All right Cell let's see what you're really made of..." Bardock said with a smirk.
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I can't forget
The fight that's growing stronger
Face to face with hopes of longer days
To build on something we should save
---------- ---------- ----------
"AHHH!!!" Gohan screamed as he rammed a Frieza clone into the wall causing it to drop Videl. "Videl!" He called rushing back to her side.
"I'm sorry Gohan there was nothing I could do. You have to find Bulma and 18. 18 was trying to protect Bulma and Marron while Krillin went to guard your Mom." She choked out weakly. "He... He... Tried to save me Gohan..." She said limply pointing to Heroli on the ground nearby.
"Videl hang on please." Gohan said desperately as tears came to his eyes.
"I'm sorry Gohan... I have nothing left to give... Wish me back... I love you..." Her final words that choked out as her weak grip on his hand became weaker.
"I love you too." He blurted out right before she slip away from him completely.
"Awe how sweet and sappy..." The Frieza clone said in a monotonic voice.
"DIE!!!" Gohan said transforming to level two and drilling a foot into the side of its head. This sent it flying through a wall and into the garden outside. "How dare you kill me fiancée!" He scream barreling through the hole he'd created and ramming a knee into the clone's back. He slammed the clone into the ground then floated up into the air. "MASENKA!!!" He screamed as a huge ki ball formed over his head. He sent it crashing into the incapacitated clone causing a large explosion. He didn't bother to wait and see if it had done its job... He knew... Instead he dashed after his Dad and Vegeta into the palace to find the others.
But they were too late. They floated through the palace and found them one by one dead. The images flashed in his mind over and over again. First Heroli and Videl, then 18 and Bulma, then Krillin and his Mom. Soon other images came to his mind Bardock and the others were being drained as well. Gohan leapt into the air crashing through all five floors of the palace and took off back to where they had left his grandfather and the others.
With one kick he knocked Cell clones off of Trunks and Goten while Pallas tried desperately to free Bardock. They gasped for air and held their throats a second while Gohan went to free Elsie and Carlia. "Fuse." He commanded angrily when he had done so. The four nodded and came together. While they fused he blasted the Cell clones off of Bardock and Dalina. By that time the chibi fusions were ready to take on the Frieza clone attached to Zani.
"Gohan get out of the way!" One called as the other grabbed the Frieza clone and spun it around by one foot. It let go and sent it crashing into the other six clones.
"NIA NY CARU!" They shouted in unison letting two massive balls loose on the clones from opposite sides. After the smoke cleared the clones were gone and the others were recovering nicely.
"I think being fused would be an advantage at this point." Bardock said looking down at Zani.
"Definitely." She responded with a resolute nod. They fused and took off for where Goku and Vegeta still were fighting clones. Gohan on the other hand was floating there still staring at the ground.
Pallas floated up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Let it go." She said quietly. "It will make you stronger."
"I can't." Gohan replied angrily through gritting teeth.
"Why not?" Pallas probed carefully.
"Because... You wouldn't understand..." Gohan said then rocketed forward toward the battle. Pallas followed but at a distance.
"What the Hell..." She whispered as the approached the large southern city of Hyin.
"Looks like the original Cell and Frieza got a size upgrade." Gohan said angrily. Ki blasts hit them from all sides but were having no effect on the huge tyrants. Suddenly huge golden beams shot up from all directions at once in a last ditch effort to take out at least one. But even that failed. The towering monsters answered with matching blasts of their own. The resulting explosion was so powerful that it knocked Pallas and Gohan back farther away from the city then they had started from. They shot back knowing that what they would see when they got there wouldn't be good.
"The city... It's gone..." Pallas said in pained shock. The shock was non- existent in Gohan. All he felt was pure and absolute rage. He knew that very few of his friends and family had probably survived the blast and now he was left alone. Once again the fight came now to him and his untapped power. He had nothing left to lose now so he just let go and let the rage and anger course through his veins like blood.
---------- ---------- ----------
I stand alone
I'm on my own
My hands will bleed (my hands will bleed!)
I'm holding on to what is gone
What's left of me?
---------- ---------- ----------
"He... he's doing it!" Pallas thought turning her attention to him. "Fuck then he'll disappear and the power will be useless!" She screamed in her mind as she took off for the city. "Hey! Yeah you two!" She screamed gaining their attention. "You had better power up and get ready for a real fight because you're about to get your asses kicked!" She said pointing to Gohan. He was struggling to hold down the power so he could stay and fight... Or at least that's what she thought.
"The boy does have a massive power building in him." Cell commented. "We just take him out now before he can tap it."
"Yes he always was the wild card wasn't he?" Frieza commented in agreement. They started powering up higher and faster than Gohan. Suddenly they reached the limit and disappeared. Pallas shot back to Gohan who was twitching while every muscle in his body was contracted tight.
"Gohan what's wrong?" She asked looking him over wildly.
"I'm having problems controlling it." He said through gritted teeth.
"Let me help. We'll fuse and I'll help you control it. It's the only way to survive long enough to wish everyone back." He nodded slowly. She backed away from him and took a deep breath.
"SPIRIT FUSION!" They shouted in unison and started to join as one. When the last bits of themselves came together they disappeared.
"Well then isn't this an interesting development." Cell said looking around confused.
"Indeed?" Frieza said scanning the area. Suddenly there was a bright flash a few hundred yards in front of them and a powerful force materialized. When the light died down they spied their target. Or was it? The creature was obviously male by the facial features but he now had long red hair that shot in every which way. He had also developed a pair of downy white wings that hung effortless in the air.
"Well then Gohan... Transformed again have you? But what happened to the Mystic mode and going any higher would kill you?" Cell teased. "I think you were scared. Deep down inside your just a scared little boy waiting for Daddy to come save you." He added with a snicker. Frieza added a smirk and snicker of his own.
"The only ones who are going to need saving are you." The United said in Gohan's quiet darkly intense voice. "We destroyed you once to save countless innocent lives and now we'll do it again."
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I'm falling down
But I should find my strength in this
A light that burns to reconnect
My heart for what it's meant to give
---------- ---------- ----------
The tyrants laughed maniacally at the boy's new found confidence and cockiness. "Typical stupid Saiyan monkey. They'll never admit when a fight is out of their hands." Frieza quipped.
"TRY THIS FOR OUT OF MY HANDS!!!" The United screamed and let lose all the power it had been holding back. The sheer force of the energy coming out pushed against Frieza and Cell and despite their size it started forcing them back across the metallic ground.
"Impressive but your still no match for us." Cell said with an evil smirk when the United had finished powering up. "But you always have the most pretty light displays Gohan. Bravo." He said mockingly.
The United let out a war cry and lunged forward towards them aiming for Frieza who was closer. The tyrant flicked his wrist and sent out an energy wave meant to throw the United back. However, all it did was stop it momentarily. Frieza's eyes widened as the tiny creature ploughed forward again. He let loose a massive ki ball compared to the United's size. As the ball drew closer, the Small creatures wings started to glow and it flung them in front of itself to shield it from the blast. The ball broke and exploded but as the smoke rose up, the United barreled through it and drove hard into Frieza's gut. The massive tyrant doubled over as the United's after image faded.
The next thing either of the terrors knew, Cell was stumbling forward after taking a kick to the head. Again the after image faded before they could do anything. Frieza was about to stand back up when his head shot backwards and he fell over on to his butt. Another after image faded as Cell started spinning around by the tail and was sent flying through the air. Before Frieza could react, he found himself doing the same.
---------- ---------- ----------
I stand alone
I'm on my own
My hands will bleed (my hands will bleed!)
I'm holding on to what is gone
What's left of me?!
---------- ---------- ----------
"Still doubt me?" The United said landing softly a few hundred yards away from them. It took one of its wings in its hand and wiped off some dirt and smoke from a few of the feathers.
"You don't have any idea what your up against fool!" Cell raged hopping up off the ground.
"Oh really? I beg to defer... I know right now I could blast you away Cell... Easily." The United smirked as Cell's eyes grew wide.
"I won't fall for you bluffs or tricks. I'm not as stupid as you think boy!" He yelled back narrowing his eyes and sporting his own smile. His smile disappeared as the United's after image faded and a loud cracking sound rang out. A second cracking sound was followed by two more. Within a matter of moments, Cell was down to only having half of each arm and leg. The United landed in front of them and let out an energy wave that evaporated the huge amount of green goo that had been hanging on it.
"I'll only give you one chance to surrender." It said looking up at them.
"Never." Cell hissed painfully. Frieza nodded in agreement. Cell let out a roar as his limbs regenerated slowly. Although he would soon be whole again, his power would not. The United smirked as his power dropped bit by bit as his limbs re-grew. While Cell was busy there, it disappeared and sent Frieza stumbling forward and wincing as it delivered him a kick to the back.
The two tyrants regained their composure and let out a battle cry as they started hammering the United with ki blasts from each hand. The United braced itself behind its wings and took the onslaught as it slowly pushed it back. The balls started to have less and less impact and the United started pushing back.
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Walk!/ Fall!/ Stand again so I can
Walk!/ Fall!/ Stand again so I can
Walk!/ Fall!/ Stand again so I can
FALL!!!
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Finally the hard and labored breaths, the tyrants stopped attacking and looked at the smoking mass that lay before them. Satisfied that they had destroyed the nuisance once and for all, they breathed a laugh. But it was premature for as soon as the first "ha" rang out, a huge ki ball started forming from within the cloud. It seems as thought the boy that had given them both so much pain and grief was going to get the last laugh after all.
---------- ---------- ----------
I stand alone
I'm on my own
My hands will bleed (my hands will bleed!)
I'm holding on to what is gone
What's left of me?!
---------- ---------- ----------
I'm sorry but I just couldn't let Gohan go down like they did in the show! The y turned him into a glasses toting pansy man! I just refused to let that happen to my beloved (Yes he is my favorite character next to Mirai Trunks and Tapion) Gohan. So this one is for all you fellow Gohan lovers out there. Gohan kick butt! WOO HOO!!! Wow... I don't think even I can stand the suspense of what's going to happen next... MUST TYPE!!! Toodles!