A/N: Well, thanks to all the people with the information about super
saiyans using Kaio Ken, though I still got different answers o.0 I'll just
stick to the safe side and avoiding the use of the Kaio Ken technique while
a saiyan is transformed as I've gotten some good arguments to support the
sides so I'm not positive.
Inuyasha Fan- really weird, isn't it?
BladeSaber18- glad you like it.
Trunks' Baby Brat- to the extent of your knowledge, he's only a normal super saiyan
GShans- Wow. That makes a lot of sense, thanks. ^_^
Ashley- Grrrr... stop giving away my ideas; you're making me seem too predictable or something.
Anee- Actually, it's only been three months. I think you're the fifth person to get that.
Epsilon Grey- As if you didn't harass me about it enough at the forum or in chats. Now you have to give me reviews about it. Wait... you actually read the whole thing? There's a surprise. You have to remember that there really hasn't been much time anywhere for them to get civilized and have normal discussions and such. Don't worry; those will come along after Cell has been killed. The mental powers aren't ridiculous but pretty much realistic. Besides, this story is about Gohan growing up acting more like a saiyan so I haven't left much room to change all that much. Plus, Androids Seventeen and Eighteen defeated him in their battle.
Disclaimer: I STILL don't own DBZ, what a bummer.
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Eighty-two percent of all statistics are made up on the spot
Chapter 15
Trunks begrudgingly flew back to the lookout with his head hung low and Vegeta's body in his arms. Cell was toying with them and the only reason he was alive right now was because of the saiyan cells coursing through his body making him desire for a challenge.
Trunks ran a hand through his lavender hair and sighed sadly to himself.
'I failed my own timeline and by traveling back in time, I've still doomed this one. Why can't I don anything right? Was I destined to always be a failure? I wish you were here with me, sensei. You would know what to do.'
Trunks continued his journey to the lookout tower, continuously wishing that the Goku from his time could be there to support him and help him. Trunks increased his speed so that he could tell the others of the news as soon as possible.
It took Trunks almost an hour before he reached the bottom of Korin's tower. He altered his direction straight up and was at the top before he knew it. He landed on the lookout and placed his father's body on the ground. Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin were waiting for an explanation. Trunks first gave his father a senzu bean and waited until he was standing to explain.
"Cell has decided to give us ten days to train," Trunks explained. "He noticed how much stronger Vegeta and I got in just one day so he's giving us ten more so we can get even stronger. After the time is up, he's going to hold a martial arts tournament like they used to hold a long time ago. He'll let us all fight. If he wins, then the Earth will be destroyed. Otherwise, we'll kill Cell."
"So? What happened to you, bro? Your power level was much higher than Cell's so why did you lose?" Krillin inquired.
"I lost because of my foolishness. I was too stupid to realize that, while I was indeed stronger than Cell, I sacrificed up too much speed for power so I couldn't even touch him. As a result, it was easy enough for him to avoid all my attacks and hit me whenever he wanted."
"You are a fool, boy," Vegeta stated. "You should have realized the disadvantage as soon as you realized that your attacks weren't connecting like they had been before. You have disgraced the saiyan name with your stupidity."
"Oh be quiet, Vegeta," Bulma said. "Everyone makes mistakes. I'm sure you've made your own stupid mistakes at some point in your life."
"My mistakes were never THAT pathetic, woman," Vegeta countered. "And I don't have to listen to a word you say. I am the Prince of all Saiyans and you are just a lowly ningen."
"My name is Bulma. B-U-L-M-A! Is it that hard to remember my name? Besides, you're the prince of, what, three people? None of them even respect that title."
Vegeta laughed. "Your wrong, onna. Kakarott's brat respects my title. I can see it in his eyes and based on the sparring sessions we've been having for the past three years. He's the only tolerable being among this pathetic group."
"I'll have you know that 'this pathetic group' defeated you when you first came here," Yamcha pointed out.
"You fools didn't defeat me. If I had been defeated, I would have been dead long ago. You don't defeat someone until they're dead. Obviously, Kakarott's brat and I are the only ones who seem to realize that. If you don't kill your opponent, then they can come back at you stronger than before and defeat you. With how Kakarott is always giving people second chances, I'm surprised this puny mud ball even exists right now."
"You're wrong Vegeta," Krillin said. "Goku's willingness to forgive people has been more of an asset to us than a drawback. Without that, neither Piccolo nor yourself would even be here right now. Goku is an honorable warrior; too bad you're too thickheaded to realize that. A true warrior doesn't fight for power but to defend his people."
"Spare me the pathetic speeches, cueball. I know very well how a warrior fights. It is known as the strong survive and the weak perish. The only reason you fools are alive is because Kakarott lost his memories as a child and was raised to be nice. Otherwise, you all would have been dead years ago."
The rest of the group just ignored Vegeta and returned to their training. Vegeta crossed his arms before leaving to grab a bite to eat, and then train more.
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It had been well over ten months since the trio had come into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and all three of their powers' had increased substantially. As further training, Gohan continued to stay at full power as much as possible so that he could get to this power easier and quicker from when he wasn't powered up. This also allowed him to save the energy he burned from powering up.
The only downside was that he couldn't get a good spar in and keep his power level at full. If he fought Piccolo and Goku, they were no challenge to him. If he used multiform, then he would end up powering down until his power level was so low, though he did manage to stay in his super saiyan form no matter how low he made his energy. He could mask it completely without getting his natural black hair and eyes back.
Goku and Piccolo had been spending most of their time training against each other since they couldn't hold a candle to Gohan's immense power and he wouldn't power down any intentionally. Goku was disappointed to notice that Gohan seemed to become more and more like Vegeta every day, only seeming to want to get more power. His attitude wasn't changing too much either, despite his best efforts. Not only that, but Gohan's attitude was rubbing off onto Piccolo.
As of right now, Gohan was training with his energy sword that he had created. He was swinging it around very well for someone who had just started learning about sword fighting less than a year ago. Gohan had already mentioned that he was going to ask Mirai Trunks to train him in sword combat.
Goku watched as Gohan used multiform to create a duplicate of himself, which was also wielding an energy sword. The two Gohans looked at each other, with both hands gripping the sword. It was the stance that Gohan always used when starting, holding the sword similarly to how a baseball player holds a bat. Well, only when he practiced against himself. If he sparred with Piccolo or himself, then he just went into a normal fighting stance except gripping the sword in his right hand.
The two Gohans swung their swords furiously at each other, constantly stabbing and parrying blows. As usual, the two started moving faster than Goku could follow. He got his attention completely distracted as he felt a leg kick him on the back of his head. Goku fell to the ground and turned around to see Piccolo standing behind him.
"You dropped your guard, Goku," Piccolo stated. Goku just grinned before standing up and getting into a fighter's stance. Goku increased his power as he had been holding his super saiyan powers low to save energy.
Piccolo flew at Goku and started off with a punch to Goku's head. Goku fazed out and reappeared behind the Namek. Piccolo, expecting this move, thrust his elbow backwards and implanted it in Goku's stomach. Goku kicked Piccolo in the back of his knee causing the Namekian warrior to fall over.
Goku took advantage of the situation and fired several energy blasts at Piccolo, all of them hitting him. Piccolo flipped over onto his back and then sprang up onto his feet. He threw a quick ki blast at Goku in order to give himself more time to recover from the assault.
Goku, as expected, dodged the blast and halted his own assault for a moment. That moment was all it took for Piccolo to get involved in the match again as he flew straight at Goku. He disappeared and Goku turned around to block an attack from behind, only to get kicked in the back and get sent hurtling towards the ground.
Goku impacted the ground and flopped up a bit before falling back to the ground. Piccolo fired several powerful blasts at the downed saiyan and then charged in and rammed his elbow into Goku's stomach.
"No fair," Goku coughed out. "I just ate."
"Everything is fair in a fight, Son."
Suddenly, the temperature in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber started dropping rapidly. Layers upon layers of ice started to form on the ground making it slippery. The ice also rose into mountain like shapes and tried to capture the fighters inside of it.
The two Gohans easily got through the ice either by slicing it away with their swords, firing blasts at it, or flaring their power and sending powerful waves of energy out from their auras.
Goku and Piccolo, however, had a much more difficult time trying to escape the ice. They both had to go to full power to keep the ice from freezing them over. Then they had to fire massive energy blasts to melt the ice away. It was times like these when Goku envied the power his son had and the great control he had over it.
Once the two were out of danger from the ice, they floated over to the sleeping area so that the ice wouldn't assault them again. They each grabbed a senzu bean and ate it returning to full power. Goku went off to grab something to eat and Piccolo returned to his meditation.
Gohan grinned to himself as he saw Goku and Piccolo have to take a break after trying to get out of the ice. Now he could move around and fight using more power as well as getting more proof that he was stronger than them.
Gohan then refocused his attention on his duplicate and charged forward, sword first. Gohan swung his sword down and connected with his duplicate's sword, which had been thrown up in defense. They both pushed against each other, trying to make the other give under their power.
Thinking quickly, Gohan released some of the pressure from his sword, throwing his clone off balance. He then swung his sword at the duplicate's knocking out of the way before slicing him in half in the same swipe. Gohan blasted the halves of the clone and watched as they fell to the ground. As soon as he hit the ground, the clone disappeared and remerged with Gohan, who ate a senzu to recover his power.
Gohan then went over by Goku to get something to eat. He started stuffing his face in true saiya-jin manner and devouring everything in sight. As soon as he was done, he was approached by his father.
"Gohan, I believe that we have had sufficient training to be able to defeat Cell. I think it would be best if we left now."
"Are you crazy, dad?" Gohan asked. "We still have well over a month left to use in here."
"I know. However, I don't see the point in using up the time you have in here when we already have more than enough power to defeat Cell. This way, we can use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber more later when it is actually needed."
"What difference does it make whether we train now or later? Either way, it's still five weeks of training. Coming in here for only five weeks isn't going to help me very much if I have to increase my power for an enemy. It'll be easier if I just keep going now instead of breaking off then coming back later and having to readjust to this place."
"Gohan, you're wasting your time by being in here when you don't need to."
"And how do you know that we aren't just wasting our time by being in here anyway? For all we know, Vegeta or Mirai Trunks killed Cell and us coming in here was a waste in the first place." Goku's expression got more serious.
"Gohan, I'm telling you that we should leave now. There could be a time when you'll have to train someone else for something fast. This way, you can train them quicker than on the outside world."
"You can go, but I'm staying. I won't have a need to come back here to train someone else. I don't care if I have to knock you unconscious but I'm going to stay in here and finish off my year."
Goku realized that arguing with his son right now was pointless. Then he thought of an even better idea; if he couldn't get him to leave, then maybe his mentor could. His idea was squashed right away though as Piccolo talked before Goku could even ask.
"Don't even try and ask me to tell him otherwise, Goku. It's pretty much like trying to tell you not to eat. Besides, we came here for a year of training, so we're going to stay here for a year. Now then, are you going to stay with us or are you going to leave early?"
"I'll stay here," Goku said hesitantly. He really didn't want to bother wasting their time in here, but it was obvious that it would be impossible for him to convince the other two that Gohan was more than strong enough to defeat Cell no matter what had happened to the android.
All three of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber's occupants went and sat down to meditate for a while. They were all searching throughout their bodies for more power as well as strengthening their hold of power as they sat there at full strength.
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The remaining five weeks of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber were pretty uneventful as far as training went. There were spars, meditation, and eating. Gohan had finally agreed to fight Goku and Piccolo while in his normal form, and found that he could nearly beat the two of them combined.
Goku and Gohan had one final meal before they left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Gohan used his powers to materialize a set of saiyan armor on himself. Gohan's golden hair now flowed down to nearly his knees, as it hadn't been cut at all during their stay in the time chamber. Gohan had even grown several inches during the year.
Goku and Piccolo really had no changes in appearance that you could tell. Their muscle size had increased however, but otherwise, they looked exactly the same as when they had entered for their year of training.
As soon as the trio stepped out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they heard several gasps as their friends caught their first glimpses of the three.
"Oh my gosh, did Gohan find another level of super saiyan or something?" Krillin asked. Goku just laughed at his friend.
"No. It's just that none of us bothered to cut his hair while we were in there. We were spending pretty much the entire time training," Goku said with his usual Son grin on his face. "Um, Mr. Popo, do you happen to have a spare set of my gi? I think it's more comfortable that this saiyan armor."
"Of course, Goku. Please follow me," Mr. Popo instructed. He led Goku away and both came back moments later with Goku dressed in his normal orange gi with dark blue undershirt, belt, and bands.
"Well, we'll see you guys in a year," Tien called as he went into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Choutzu.
"So? What's been going on out here while we were training?" Goku asked.
"Plenty," Trunks responded. "Cell managed to absorb Android Eighteen because Vegeta was too arrogant and wanted to test his full power. After Cell defeated me, he decided to host a martial arts tournament between all the fighters and himself in..." Mirai glanced at his watch for the date, "a little over nine days. He's going to announce the specifics of it on the television. So, we're been at Capsule Corps. watching and waiting for Cell to make his announcement."
"As soon as those ningens are done with their turn in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, I'm going back in there for another year of training," Vegeta stated.
"No you're not, Vegeta," Goku said. "There is currently no need to spend a year of training in there. Save it until we come upon someone stronger when we may actually need the time."
"I am the Prince of all Saiyans and I don't listen to the advise of some third-class baka. I will train at my convenience and be as strong as possible for this fight against Cell. I WILL be victorious and defeat that android."
"There's no need to train. We're already more than powerful enough to take care of Cell. I suggest we spend these last nine days relaxing and enjoying life," Goku said. Everyone stared at him in confusion.
"The world could be coming to an end in a little over a week, and you expect us to be able to relax!" Yamcha shouted. "You've got to be crazy, man. There is no way I'll be able to relax at times like these. Sometimes I swear that you want to die or something."
"No," Gohan stated calmly. "It's bad enough that we're being forbidden to go back into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber just because you think we're strong enough to beat Cell, but now you expect us to just kick back and relax? There is no way. I'm going to be spending this week training. For all you know, Cell has power reserves that are fifteen times higher than Trunks felt." Vegeta smirked as Gohan's saiyan spirit was showing.
"Come on, brat. If they won't let us train in there, we might as well go train in one of the gravity rooms back at the woman's house." With that said, Vegeta flew off for training, Gohan following behind him.
"Those two are impossible," Krillin said. "Gohan is acting way too much like Vegeta. The only thing he's missing is the whole 'Prince of all Saiyans' attitude. Good thing he isn't a prince."
"Actually, he is," Trunks stated. "In case you forgot, his grandfather on Chichi's side is the Ox King, king of the Ox Kingdom. So that technically makes him a prince."
"That's true. Sometimes, I find it hard to believe that you're Vegeta's son and not Gohan with the way he acts. And you seem more like you would be Goku's kid; always fighting to protect people."
"Well, I'm going to go relax guys. See you in nine days!" Goku called as he flew off to spend some time with Chichi.
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Gohan had left the gravity chambers at Capsule Corporations soon after he got there because he couldn't train at the gravity he wanted to. The problem was that there was only one of them and Vegeta was insistent on training. Gohan felt that training under gravity that he couldn't feel would be just as good as training in the woods near his house, which is where he was heading.
Gohan made sure to mask hi ki when he got close to his house so that his father wouldn't sense him and get him pulled into the house, where his mom would undoubtedly force him to study some boring material.
Gohan flew for an extra fifteen minutes away from his house so that he couldn't harm the house in any way via loose ki blasts and so that neither of his parents would be able to find him. Once he felt he was a suitable enough distance from the house, Gohan used his split form abilities to create a second Gohan.
Gohan and his clone flew apart and started powering up to their maximum power levels, each having half of his total power level. The two then disappeared from human sight and began assaulting each other. Gohan's clone threw flurries of punches at Gohan, keeping Gohan on the defensive end.
A blast of mental energy was all it took to knock Gohan's clone off balance and into a defensive stance. Gohan charged at his clone and fazed out and to the side of him, kicking him on his head. Gohan then threw his elbow down at his clone's head, sending him into a crater on the ground.
The clone got back up and fired off an energy blast to knock away the one Gohan had sent at him. He then charged through the smoke and landed a fist on Gohan's face. He followed it up with a roundhouse kick to Gohan's stomach. The clone went to kick Gohan in the face, but his leg was grabbed. He was swung around by his leg in a circle several times before getting launched into the ground.
"KA...ME...HA...ME......HA!!!!"
The stream of bluish-white energy flew at Gohan's clone at a rapid pace. The blast impacted his duplicate and caused a massive explosion, burying him deeper into the ground and making a bigger crater.
His duplicate was quick to get back up and fly at Gohan, unleashing streams of powerful energy blasts as he flew. Gohan countered all the beams with his own blasts of energy.
Both fighters returned to the fight, throwing flurries of ki-infused punches and kicks at each other. The other dodged the majority of the attacks unleashed upon him. Gohan and his clone avoided using any special techniques incase Gero had some of his bugs floating around that would collect some of his cells to store and give to the 'perfect' Cell. He didn't want Cell getting anymore unfair advantages in their fight.
The Gohans had been engaged in combat for well over five hours, and had the injuries to show it. There were bruises and cuts all over both of their bodies. They decided to finish it off in one final energy blast showdown.
"KA...ME...HA...ME..."
"MA...SEN...KO..."
"HA!!!"
"HA!!!"
The streams of bluish-white and yellow energy flew at each other. The masenko came from Gohan and the Kamehameha being shot by his clone. Both started throwing all of their energy into the blast, trying to get the other to have to give in. The tactic didn't work, however, because they both had the exact same amount of energy to start with and had been receiving equal damage throughout the fight.
The place where the two powerful attacks collided was a massive ball of energy, each trying to overpower the other. They kept getting bigger and bigger as more and more power was pumped into them from their origins. The stress of the energy finally became too much to contain and exploded.
Both Gohans were out of energy and because of this, fell unconscious. The clone merged back with the original Gohan while the newly formed whole Gohan was sent flying away into the distance and crashed into the ground miles away. He dragged through the dirt leaving a trail of where he had been before he hit a rock and halted movement.
Gohan's body flopped down and remained unmoving, with his tail still wrapped around his waste. Somehow, Gohan was still holding on to his super saiyan powers so he still had his golden hair and turquoise eyes.
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Well, I think that I finally managed to get my updates of this story and Gohan's Voyage balanced again. It should be back to updates once a weekend for each story. I'm amazed that I actually got this story updated because I haven't been in the best of moods with having to stick to eating Passover foods. Just so no one will ask, that really just means that I can't have leavened bread. That means no normal sandwiches, no pizza, no crackers, etc.
Thanks to all my reviewers for your suggestions, they've been really helpful. Great ideas and information has been helpful.
Can someone give me a suggestion for names I could use whenever Gohan uses multiform? I'm really getting tired of typing his clone, Gohan's clone, or his duplicate. I feel the need to just give them names. I only need two, as he never makes more than two duplicates of himself.
Epsilon, you don't have to repeatedly tell me the same thing that I already know about my story. And if you are going to do it anyway, just bother me in one place and not three.
Inuyasha Fan- really weird, isn't it?
BladeSaber18- glad you like it.
Trunks' Baby Brat- to the extent of your knowledge, he's only a normal super saiyan
GShans- Wow. That makes a lot of sense, thanks. ^_^
Ashley- Grrrr... stop giving away my ideas; you're making me seem too predictable or something.
Anee- Actually, it's only been three months. I think you're the fifth person to get that.
Epsilon Grey- As if you didn't harass me about it enough at the forum or in chats. Now you have to give me reviews about it. Wait... you actually read the whole thing? There's a surprise. You have to remember that there really hasn't been much time anywhere for them to get civilized and have normal discussions and such. Don't worry; those will come along after Cell has been killed. The mental powers aren't ridiculous but pretty much realistic. Besides, this story is about Gohan growing up acting more like a saiyan so I haven't left much room to change all that much. Plus, Androids Seventeen and Eighteen defeated him in their battle.
Disclaimer: I STILL don't own DBZ, what a bummer.
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Chapter 15
Trunks begrudgingly flew back to the lookout with his head hung low and Vegeta's body in his arms. Cell was toying with them and the only reason he was alive right now was because of the saiyan cells coursing through his body making him desire for a challenge.
Trunks ran a hand through his lavender hair and sighed sadly to himself.
'I failed my own timeline and by traveling back in time, I've still doomed this one. Why can't I don anything right? Was I destined to always be a failure? I wish you were here with me, sensei. You would know what to do.'
Trunks continued his journey to the lookout tower, continuously wishing that the Goku from his time could be there to support him and help him. Trunks increased his speed so that he could tell the others of the news as soon as possible.
It took Trunks almost an hour before he reached the bottom of Korin's tower. He altered his direction straight up and was at the top before he knew it. He landed on the lookout and placed his father's body on the ground. Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin were waiting for an explanation. Trunks first gave his father a senzu bean and waited until he was standing to explain.
"Cell has decided to give us ten days to train," Trunks explained. "He noticed how much stronger Vegeta and I got in just one day so he's giving us ten more so we can get even stronger. After the time is up, he's going to hold a martial arts tournament like they used to hold a long time ago. He'll let us all fight. If he wins, then the Earth will be destroyed. Otherwise, we'll kill Cell."
"So? What happened to you, bro? Your power level was much higher than Cell's so why did you lose?" Krillin inquired.
"I lost because of my foolishness. I was too stupid to realize that, while I was indeed stronger than Cell, I sacrificed up too much speed for power so I couldn't even touch him. As a result, it was easy enough for him to avoid all my attacks and hit me whenever he wanted."
"You are a fool, boy," Vegeta stated. "You should have realized the disadvantage as soon as you realized that your attacks weren't connecting like they had been before. You have disgraced the saiyan name with your stupidity."
"Oh be quiet, Vegeta," Bulma said. "Everyone makes mistakes. I'm sure you've made your own stupid mistakes at some point in your life."
"My mistakes were never THAT pathetic, woman," Vegeta countered. "And I don't have to listen to a word you say. I am the Prince of all Saiyans and you are just a lowly ningen."
"My name is Bulma. B-U-L-M-A! Is it that hard to remember my name? Besides, you're the prince of, what, three people? None of them even respect that title."
Vegeta laughed. "Your wrong, onna. Kakarott's brat respects my title. I can see it in his eyes and based on the sparring sessions we've been having for the past three years. He's the only tolerable being among this pathetic group."
"I'll have you know that 'this pathetic group' defeated you when you first came here," Yamcha pointed out.
"You fools didn't defeat me. If I had been defeated, I would have been dead long ago. You don't defeat someone until they're dead. Obviously, Kakarott's brat and I are the only ones who seem to realize that. If you don't kill your opponent, then they can come back at you stronger than before and defeat you. With how Kakarott is always giving people second chances, I'm surprised this puny mud ball even exists right now."
"You're wrong Vegeta," Krillin said. "Goku's willingness to forgive people has been more of an asset to us than a drawback. Without that, neither Piccolo nor yourself would even be here right now. Goku is an honorable warrior; too bad you're too thickheaded to realize that. A true warrior doesn't fight for power but to defend his people."
"Spare me the pathetic speeches, cueball. I know very well how a warrior fights. It is known as the strong survive and the weak perish. The only reason you fools are alive is because Kakarott lost his memories as a child and was raised to be nice. Otherwise, you all would have been dead years ago."
The rest of the group just ignored Vegeta and returned to their training. Vegeta crossed his arms before leaving to grab a bite to eat, and then train more.
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It had been well over ten months since the trio had come into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and all three of their powers' had increased substantially. As further training, Gohan continued to stay at full power as much as possible so that he could get to this power easier and quicker from when he wasn't powered up. This also allowed him to save the energy he burned from powering up.
The only downside was that he couldn't get a good spar in and keep his power level at full. If he fought Piccolo and Goku, they were no challenge to him. If he used multiform, then he would end up powering down until his power level was so low, though he did manage to stay in his super saiyan form no matter how low he made his energy. He could mask it completely without getting his natural black hair and eyes back.
Goku and Piccolo had been spending most of their time training against each other since they couldn't hold a candle to Gohan's immense power and he wouldn't power down any intentionally. Goku was disappointed to notice that Gohan seemed to become more and more like Vegeta every day, only seeming to want to get more power. His attitude wasn't changing too much either, despite his best efforts. Not only that, but Gohan's attitude was rubbing off onto Piccolo.
As of right now, Gohan was training with his energy sword that he had created. He was swinging it around very well for someone who had just started learning about sword fighting less than a year ago. Gohan had already mentioned that he was going to ask Mirai Trunks to train him in sword combat.
Goku watched as Gohan used multiform to create a duplicate of himself, which was also wielding an energy sword. The two Gohans looked at each other, with both hands gripping the sword. It was the stance that Gohan always used when starting, holding the sword similarly to how a baseball player holds a bat. Well, only when he practiced against himself. If he sparred with Piccolo or himself, then he just went into a normal fighting stance except gripping the sword in his right hand.
The two Gohans swung their swords furiously at each other, constantly stabbing and parrying blows. As usual, the two started moving faster than Goku could follow. He got his attention completely distracted as he felt a leg kick him on the back of his head. Goku fell to the ground and turned around to see Piccolo standing behind him.
"You dropped your guard, Goku," Piccolo stated. Goku just grinned before standing up and getting into a fighter's stance. Goku increased his power as he had been holding his super saiyan powers low to save energy.
Piccolo flew at Goku and started off with a punch to Goku's head. Goku fazed out and reappeared behind the Namek. Piccolo, expecting this move, thrust his elbow backwards and implanted it in Goku's stomach. Goku kicked Piccolo in the back of his knee causing the Namekian warrior to fall over.
Goku took advantage of the situation and fired several energy blasts at Piccolo, all of them hitting him. Piccolo flipped over onto his back and then sprang up onto his feet. He threw a quick ki blast at Goku in order to give himself more time to recover from the assault.
Goku, as expected, dodged the blast and halted his own assault for a moment. That moment was all it took for Piccolo to get involved in the match again as he flew straight at Goku. He disappeared and Goku turned around to block an attack from behind, only to get kicked in the back and get sent hurtling towards the ground.
Goku impacted the ground and flopped up a bit before falling back to the ground. Piccolo fired several powerful blasts at the downed saiyan and then charged in and rammed his elbow into Goku's stomach.
"No fair," Goku coughed out. "I just ate."
"Everything is fair in a fight, Son."
Suddenly, the temperature in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber started dropping rapidly. Layers upon layers of ice started to form on the ground making it slippery. The ice also rose into mountain like shapes and tried to capture the fighters inside of it.
The two Gohans easily got through the ice either by slicing it away with their swords, firing blasts at it, or flaring their power and sending powerful waves of energy out from their auras.
Goku and Piccolo, however, had a much more difficult time trying to escape the ice. They both had to go to full power to keep the ice from freezing them over. Then they had to fire massive energy blasts to melt the ice away. It was times like these when Goku envied the power his son had and the great control he had over it.
Once the two were out of danger from the ice, they floated over to the sleeping area so that the ice wouldn't assault them again. They each grabbed a senzu bean and ate it returning to full power. Goku went off to grab something to eat and Piccolo returned to his meditation.
Gohan grinned to himself as he saw Goku and Piccolo have to take a break after trying to get out of the ice. Now he could move around and fight using more power as well as getting more proof that he was stronger than them.
Gohan then refocused his attention on his duplicate and charged forward, sword first. Gohan swung his sword down and connected with his duplicate's sword, which had been thrown up in defense. They both pushed against each other, trying to make the other give under their power.
Thinking quickly, Gohan released some of the pressure from his sword, throwing his clone off balance. He then swung his sword at the duplicate's knocking out of the way before slicing him in half in the same swipe. Gohan blasted the halves of the clone and watched as they fell to the ground. As soon as he hit the ground, the clone disappeared and remerged with Gohan, who ate a senzu to recover his power.
Gohan then went over by Goku to get something to eat. He started stuffing his face in true saiya-jin manner and devouring everything in sight. As soon as he was done, he was approached by his father.
"Gohan, I believe that we have had sufficient training to be able to defeat Cell. I think it would be best if we left now."
"Are you crazy, dad?" Gohan asked. "We still have well over a month left to use in here."
"I know. However, I don't see the point in using up the time you have in here when we already have more than enough power to defeat Cell. This way, we can use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber more later when it is actually needed."
"What difference does it make whether we train now or later? Either way, it's still five weeks of training. Coming in here for only five weeks isn't going to help me very much if I have to increase my power for an enemy. It'll be easier if I just keep going now instead of breaking off then coming back later and having to readjust to this place."
"Gohan, you're wasting your time by being in here when you don't need to."
"And how do you know that we aren't just wasting our time by being in here anyway? For all we know, Vegeta or Mirai Trunks killed Cell and us coming in here was a waste in the first place." Goku's expression got more serious.
"Gohan, I'm telling you that we should leave now. There could be a time when you'll have to train someone else for something fast. This way, you can train them quicker than on the outside world."
"You can go, but I'm staying. I won't have a need to come back here to train someone else. I don't care if I have to knock you unconscious but I'm going to stay in here and finish off my year."
Goku realized that arguing with his son right now was pointless. Then he thought of an even better idea; if he couldn't get him to leave, then maybe his mentor could. His idea was squashed right away though as Piccolo talked before Goku could even ask.
"Don't even try and ask me to tell him otherwise, Goku. It's pretty much like trying to tell you not to eat. Besides, we came here for a year of training, so we're going to stay here for a year. Now then, are you going to stay with us or are you going to leave early?"
"I'll stay here," Goku said hesitantly. He really didn't want to bother wasting their time in here, but it was obvious that it would be impossible for him to convince the other two that Gohan was more than strong enough to defeat Cell no matter what had happened to the android.
All three of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber's occupants went and sat down to meditate for a while. They were all searching throughout their bodies for more power as well as strengthening their hold of power as they sat there at full strength.
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The remaining five weeks of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber were pretty uneventful as far as training went. There were spars, meditation, and eating. Gohan had finally agreed to fight Goku and Piccolo while in his normal form, and found that he could nearly beat the two of them combined.
Goku and Gohan had one final meal before they left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Gohan used his powers to materialize a set of saiyan armor on himself. Gohan's golden hair now flowed down to nearly his knees, as it hadn't been cut at all during their stay in the time chamber. Gohan had even grown several inches during the year.
Goku and Piccolo really had no changes in appearance that you could tell. Their muscle size had increased however, but otherwise, they looked exactly the same as when they had entered for their year of training.
As soon as the trio stepped out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they heard several gasps as their friends caught their first glimpses of the three.
"Oh my gosh, did Gohan find another level of super saiyan or something?" Krillin asked. Goku just laughed at his friend.
"No. It's just that none of us bothered to cut his hair while we were in there. We were spending pretty much the entire time training," Goku said with his usual Son grin on his face. "Um, Mr. Popo, do you happen to have a spare set of my gi? I think it's more comfortable that this saiyan armor."
"Of course, Goku. Please follow me," Mr. Popo instructed. He led Goku away and both came back moments later with Goku dressed in his normal orange gi with dark blue undershirt, belt, and bands.
"Well, we'll see you guys in a year," Tien called as he went into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Choutzu.
"So? What's been going on out here while we were training?" Goku asked.
"Plenty," Trunks responded. "Cell managed to absorb Android Eighteen because Vegeta was too arrogant and wanted to test his full power. After Cell defeated me, he decided to host a martial arts tournament between all the fighters and himself in..." Mirai glanced at his watch for the date, "a little over nine days. He's going to announce the specifics of it on the television. So, we're been at Capsule Corps. watching and waiting for Cell to make his announcement."
"As soon as those ningens are done with their turn in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, I'm going back in there for another year of training," Vegeta stated.
"No you're not, Vegeta," Goku said. "There is currently no need to spend a year of training in there. Save it until we come upon someone stronger when we may actually need the time."
"I am the Prince of all Saiyans and I don't listen to the advise of some third-class baka. I will train at my convenience and be as strong as possible for this fight against Cell. I WILL be victorious and defeat that android."
"There's no need to train. We're already more than powerful enough to take care of Cell. I suggest we spend these last nine days relaxing and enjoying life," Goku said. Everyone stared at him in confusion.
"The world could be coming to an end in a little over a week, and you expect us to be able to relax!" Yamcha shouted. "You've got to be crazy, man. There is no way I'll be able to relax at times like these. Sometimes I swear that you want to die or something."
"No," Gohan stated calmly. "It's bad enough that we're being forbidden to go back into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber just because you think we're strong enough to beat Cell, but now you expect us to just kick back and relax? There is no way. I'm going to be spending this week training. For all you know, Cell has power reserves that are fifteen times higher than Trunks felt." Vegeta smirked as Gohan's saiyan spirit was showing.
"Come on, brat. If they won't let us train in there, we might as well go train in one of the gravity rooms back at the woman's house." With that said, Vegeta flew off for training, Gohan following behind him.
"Those two are impossible," Krillin said. "Gohan is acting way too much like Vegeta. The only thing he's missing is the whole 'Prince of all Saiyans' attitude. Good thing he isn't a prince."
"Actually, he is," Trunks stated. "In case you forgot, his grandfather on Chichi's side is the Ox King, king of the Ox Kingdom. So that technically makes him a prince."
"That's true. Sometimes, I find it hard to believe that you're Vegeta's son and not Gohan with the way he acts. And you seem more like you would be Goku's kid; always fighting to protect people."
"Well, I'm going to go relax guys. See you in nine days!" Goku called as he flew off to spend some time with Chichi.
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Gohan had left the gravity chambers at Capsule Corporations soon after he got there because he couldn't train at the gravity he wanted to. The problem was that there was only one of them and Vegeta was insistent on training. Gohan felt that training under gravity that he couldn't feel would be just as good as training in the woods near his house, which is where he was heading.
Gohan made sure to mask hi ki when he got close to his house so that his father wouldn't sense him and get him pulled into the house, where his mom would undoubtedly force him to study some boring material.
Gohan flew for an extra fifteen minutes away from his house so that he couldn't harm the house in any way via loose ki blasts and so that neither of his parents would be able to find him. Once he felt he was a suitable enough distance from the house, Gohan used his split form abilities to create a second Gohan.
Gohan and his clone flew apart and started powering up to their maximum power levels, each having half of his total power level. The two then disappeared from human sight and began assaulting each other. Gohan's clone threw flurries of punches at Gohan, keeping Gohan on the defensive end.
A blast of mental energy was all it took to knock Gohan's clone off balance and into a defensive stance. Gohan charged at his clone and fazed out and to the side of him, kicking him on his head. Gohan then threw his elbow down at his clone's head, sending him into a crater on the ground.
The clone got back up and fired off an energy blast to knock away the one Gohan had sent at him. He then charged through the smoke and landed a fist on Gohan's face. He followed it up with a roundhouse kick to Gohan's stomach. The clone went to kick Gohan in the face, but his leg was grabbed. He was swung around by his leg in a circle several times before getting launched into the ground.
"KA...ME...HA...ME......HA!!!!"
The stream of bluish-white energy flew at Gohan's clone at a rapid pace. The blast impacted his duplicate and caused a massive explosion, burying him deeper into the ground and making a bigger crater.
His duplicate was quick to get back up and fly at Gohan, unleashing streams of powerful energy blasts as he flew. Gohan countered all the beams with his own blasts of energy.
Both fighters returned to the fight, throwing flurries of ki-infused punches and kicks at each other. The other dodged the majority of the attacks unleashed upon him. Gohan and his clone avoided using any special techniques incase Gero had some of his bugs floating around that would collect some of his cells to store and give to the 'perfect' Cell. He didn't want Cell getting anymore unfair advantages in their fight.
The Gohans had been engaged in combat for well over five hours, and had the injuries to show it. There were bruises and cuts all over both of their bodies. They decided to finish it off in one final energy blast showdown.
"KA...ME...HA...ME..."
"MA...SEN...KO..."
"HA!!!"
"HA!!!"
The streams of bluish-white and yellow energy flew at each other. The masenko came from Gohan and the Kamehameha being shot by his clone. Both started throwing all of their energy into the blast, trying to get the other to have to give in. The tactic didn't work, however, because they both had the exact same amount of energy to start with and had been receiving equal damage throughout the fight.
The place where the two powerful attacks collided was a massive ball of energy, each trying to overpower the other. They kept getting bigger and bigger as more and more power was pumped into them from their origins. The stress of the energy finally became too much to contain and exploded.
Both Gohans were out of energy and because of this, fell unconscious. The clone merged back with the original Gohan while the newly formed whole Gohan was sent flying away into the distance and crashed into the ground miles away. He dragged through the dirt leaving a trail of where he had been before he hit a rock and halted movement.
Gohan's body flopped down and remained unmoving, with his tail still wrapped around his waste. Somehow, Gohan was still holding on to his super saiyan powers so he still had his golden hair and turquoise eyes.
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Well, I think that I finally managed to get my updates of this story and Gohan's Voyage balanced again. It should be back to updates once a weekend for each story. I'm amazed that I actually got this story updated because I haven't been in the best of moods with having to stick to eating Passover foods. Just so no one will ask, that really just means that I can't have leavened bread. That means no normal sandwiches, no pizza, no crackers, etc.
Thanks to all my reviewers for your suggestions, they've been really helpful. Great ideas and information has been helpful.
Can someone give me a suggestion for names I could use whenever Gohan uses multiform? I'm really getting tired of typing his clone, Gohan's clone, or his duplicate. I feel the need to just give them names. I only need two, as he never makes more than two duplicates of himself.
Epsilon, you don't have to repeatedly tell me the same thing that I already know about my story. And if you are going to do it anyway, just bother me in one place and not three.