Info – Here comes chapter 5 for this story. Things should start to pick up
here. Let's see... I should have the start of Videl's and Ryoko's flight
training as well as the start of the tournament.
Reviewers – Thanks for all the great reviews!
~On with the Story~
Gonin slowly made his way into the house. His depression was at an all time high now. He couldn't bring back his friends and family. He failed them! He killed them all! The entire fucking planet! He started to tear up again, but quickly squashed those emotions and walked into the house. When he slowly slid open the door, his nose was assaulted with the sweet scent of his mother's cooking. He walked in to find Chi-Chi hugging Goten to her chest and Gohan smiling happily.
"What's going on?" asked Gonin sitting down at the table.
"Dad's coming back for one day. The day of the tournament!" said Gohan facing his younger self.
"That's really cool," Gonin said in shallow voice and placing a fake smile on his face. Gohan noticed this but put it to the back of his mind for later.
"Oh yeah! Hey mom can I take a break from school to train for the tournament?" asked Gohan. Chi-Chi looked at her son and then smiled.
"As long as you promise to win some prize money for college," she responded.
"I'm sure I could win some," said Gohan.
"You can't beat me or Trunks. And Vegeta is on your level and quickly catching up. Your going to have to train really hard," said Gonin smirking.
"That's right and your going to help him," said Chi-Chi.
"I don't mind, but I already have another engagement," replied Gonin.
"What would that be?" she asked rising her Pan Of Doom.
"I promised my new friend, that's a girl, that I would teach her how to fly," he quickly yelled out covering his head.
"Wow just like me," said Gohan from the other side of the table.
"Well then that's okay. When are these girls coming?" she asked setting the food down in front of them.
"I was wondering if Ryoko could stay with us for a while?" asked Gonin through a mouth full of food.
"I guess she could stay in the guest bedroom," said Chi-Chi. Gonin smiled to his mother and then quickly finished his meal. Later, when bedtime rolled around, Goten wanted to know more about their dad.
"He's like an angel Goten," said Gohan. Gonin suddenly rose out of his bed and jumped out the window. Gohan quickly followed his younger self as before. When Gonin stopped he turned around and stared down Gohan.
"I don't think dad will want to see me," he said as tears began to stream down his face.
"Of course he will Gonin! Don't say something like that!" yelled Gohan.
"You don't get it do you? I failed my training, Piccolo, and him! I fucking killed my entire planet! Why would he want to see a failure like me!" he screamed.
"You're not a failure Gonin! You tried your hardest and everyone knows that," said Gohan floating closer to his brother. Gohan slowly reached out and grabbed his younger self closer to his body. He finally hugged him and Gonin cried into his older brother's chest.
"I, don't think dad will want to see a failure like me," Gonin sobbed out.
"Never believe that, Gonin. Dad loves you as much as he loves me," said Gohan.
"Only cause you didn't fail," said Gonin before falling asleep. Gohan stared at his younger self. He then quickly shook his head and flew back to the house. He tucked in the younger boy and walked into their bathroom. He turned on the light and to his shock found the mirror shattered and dried blood on the shards in the trash. He looked back at Gonin and found a few cuts on his hand.
'What is wrong with you little brother?' he thought.
~Orange Star Middle School~
Gonin quickly flew to his school and started to look for Ryoko. He was really excited about having his first "human" friend to come and stay with him. He quickly found her in the lunch room waiting for classes to begin.
"Hey Ryoko," he said walking up.
"Gonin, what's up?" she asked looking over at him.
"My mom gave the okay, we can leave right now if you want," he said.
"What about school?" she asked.
"My mom has enough stuff at our house to home school in the college level. Trust me, she'll make us train our minds and body," he said smiling.
"Alright, I guess," she said standing up. He quickly led her out the doorway and suddenly grabbed her body close to his and flew up into the air. She squealed in shock as she looked down at the ground. She hugged tighter to Gonin body and shut her eyes against the wind. Suddenly, Gonin stopped and Ryoko looked out to see two men in front of them, flying just like Gonin. The first one was very tall and had red skin while his white hair ran down to his upper back. The other man was very short with purple skin. His hair was done up in a white mohawk with a single strand falling back into his face.
"Hello Gohan, or should I say Gonin?" said the short man as he smiled.
"Who are you?" snarled Gonin hugging Ryoko closer to his chest.
"My name is Shin, I just wanted to check out some of the more powerful fighters before the tournament. You and your brother just happened to be the most powerful," said Shin staring at Gonin.
"Do you want to fight me or something?" asked Gonin.
"No, just wanted to examine your power close up. And I must say that you are very powerful for someone so young. You are the one I've been sensing for a while now, aren't you?" he asked. Gonin looked away from Shin's eyes as he trembled remembering the mental slaps he received from that Babidi character. Shin noticed his apprehension, and slowly floated over to the couple.
"Nothing strange has been going on, has it?" he asked.
"Nothing! Now what do you want?" yelled Gonin.
"Nothing much now, come Kibito, it's time to leave," said Shin before blasting off. Gonin watched them disappear into the horizon before he quickly flew the rest of the way home. Kibito watched his master for a few minutes before he spoke.
"Master, I don't think it was smart leaving that boy by himself. Something was wrong with his concentration, like he was trying to hold something back. Did you search and read his mind correctly?" asked Kibito taking a look back towards Gonin's area.
"I wouldn't worry about him. He's too pure to become a henchman of Babidi," said Shin as he continued to search the ground for Babidi's ship; Kibito quickly looked down as well.
"We are going to have to wait until the World Martial Arts Tournament to find Babidi," said Shin. "Come Kibito, we must go," he said motioning for Kibito to follow. They quickly disappeared into the landscape.
Meanwhile, Gonin and Gohan were trying to explain energy to Ryoko and Videl. Both girls were giving them vacant stares until Gonin came up with an incredible idea.
"Okay, Gohan shut up for a minute. Energy in its purest form can do this," he said before he opened his palm and fired a ki blast at a rock. It quickly impacted and blew the rock into tiny dust.
"Yep, that's energy," said Gohan as he scratched the back of his head.
"That was so cool Gonin!" said Ryoko.
"It had to be a trick," said Videl.
"What do you mean trick! I trained for 8 fucking years to be able to do that without too much of a strain on my body!" he yelled.
"Well sorry! But I haven't seen anyone besides you guys doing it! So it's gotta be a trick!" she yelled back.
"You believe that I beat Cell don't you Videl?" asked Gohan.
"Well yeah but..."
"But nothing. He wasn't full of tricks. All those people were killed and the energy is real. The only way I was able to beat him was with an energy wave my dad taught me," said Gohan trying to diffuse the situation. Gonin suddenly grabbed his head and moaned before sitting down.
~Gonin's Head~
Babidi stepped forward and started to laugh again. Gonin started to shake as the laughing continued to echo across his mind.
"You let your guard down boy! I'm gonna get you on my side yet!" he said before laughing again and filling the young boys mind with tweeked memories to show Goku was angry with Gonin for everything he did. The boy screamed through his mind that the images weren't real and started to tear up before he finally regained control of his mind.
~Back in the real world~
"Gonin! Are you alright?!" asked Gohan leaning down and looking at him.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine, just a headache," he said before standing up and looking at Videl and Ryoko. "Are you ready yet?" he asked them. Both girls nodded their heads and the small group of four sat down on the grass and began to meditate.
"Okay, now if your doing this right, and you found your center, you should feel a pull. Try and direct it to your hands, slowly and with a lot of control. Then slowly let it seep out of your skin and sit in your hands," said Gohan watching Videl intently. He looked over to see Ryoko on the verge of getting it as well as Videl. He then looked over and found Gonin struggling to control his power. His brow was soaked with sweat and he looked really pissed off. Gohan began to worry until he felt a familiar power rushing towards them. He looked up just in time to see Piccolo hovering down to meet them.
"Okay girls, let's take a break," said Gohan. They both looked up and gasped at the same time as they saw the giant green alien standing before them.
"Who is this?" asked Videl. Gonin started to whimper from his trance. Everyone looked over at him and noticed an aura forming around his body. Gohan looked up at Piccolo and nodded. The green man nodded back and walked over and picked Gonin up. The boy shot his eyes open as tears started to stream down his face. Piccolo said something to him and Gonin slowly nodded his head. Then both of them started to fly off.
"Where is Gonin going?" asked Ryoko showing worry for her new friend.
"He needs some help with something, so I asked my old mentor to check in to for me," said Gohan watching them go. About that time, Chi-Chi voice could be heard calling everyone to the house for lunch. She had yet to met Ryoko; but her and Videl had already hit it off yesterday with a small fight. As they walked up Gohan ran forward and whispered something to his mom.
"I know you saw the mirror in our bathroom and have noticed that Gonin's been having problems, so he went with Piccolo to get that settled. He probably won't be here for lunch," he said. His mother quickly nodded and then put on a happy face for their new roommate.
"Hello Ryoko, I'm Chi-Chi Gohan, Gonin, and Goten's mom," she said holding out her hand. Ryoko took and shook it a few times. Finally, they all quickly sat down at the lunch table and began to feast. Goten and Gohan began to have a contest on who could eat the most the fastest, much to the dismay of their pan-wielding mother.
~Dende's Lookout~
Piccolo sat in front of Gonin and looked into his pupils mind as Gonin tried to focus on the meditation. His thoughts quickly turned to that of failing everyone. Then Babidi came into his mind again. Piccolo stayed back in the shadows of Gonin mind and listened to hear what this little creature had to say.
"Gonin, just give in. All this anguish would stop if you would," the small lizard cackled out as images of Goku dying at the hand of Raditz and Cell continued to replay in front of Gonin. He began to cry again when suddenly Babidi stopped and looked over in Piccolo's direction.
"It seems we have company. I don't appreciate that Gonin," Babidi spat out before giving his mind a slap and sending waves of pain across every nerve in Gonin's body. Gonin screamed and grabbed his head before he powered up to SSJ 2 and began to punch and kick at Babidi. Dende observed all the goings on down on Earth until he felt a familiar power exploded into existence. He turned and spied Gonin grunting and whimpering in pain as different emotions sprayed across his features.
'What the heck is going on?' he asked himself as he observed the reaction. Inside Gonin's mind Piccolo had joined the fight to gain back Gonin's mind. Everything was a mess. All his memories were in complete shambles. In fact, Piccolo was fighting off Gonin right now because Babidi had planted the idea that he had raped Gonin as a child.
"Gonin! You know that's not true! Try and remember what really went on before the Saiyans came to Earth," yelled Piccolo barely dodging another blow. Gonin roared in anger and started to go after Piccolo again. Babidi continued to cackle in the background as his servant continued to try and pummel his mentor. On the outside, a small tattoo began to form on Gonin's head. It was shaped like an M and his power began to skyrocket past anything anyone had ever felt before. All the Z fighters threw their faces up to the sky before they took off for the Lookout. Gohan had to stay with the girls, but he sent Goten to find out what was wrong. Goten flew at top speed in Super Saiyan until he heard someone yelling his name. He turned to find Trunks, Trunks, and Vegeta flying in his direction. He slowed down somewhat and then quickly gained speed to keep up with them.
"What is going on with the brat?" spat Vegeta as he felt another spasm of power exploded across Earth.
"I don't know for sure. I felt Gonin powering up and then Gohan told me to go find out what's wrong. Is something wrong with Gonin?" he asked fearfully.
"I don't think so Goten. I wouldn't worry about it yet," said older Trunks giving the youngster a smile. They flew the rest of the way in silence and landed. When they did, they found Gonin grunting and growling as sweat poured down his face. Piccolo was doing about the same thing only he wasn't sweating. Inside the metal battlefield, Gonin had begun to tire as he tried to pull more power out of his body. He couldn't seem to grasp anymore and he was breathing very hard. Piccolo looked down at Gonin and then walked up and slapped him. Gonin grabbed the side of his cheek and looked up at his master.
"Don't ever think I did that to you or your brothers," he snarled. Then Piccolo looked up at Babidi with an evil glare. Babidi started to laugh more as he grabbed his sides. Piccolo exploded in anger and shot forward at the little lizard wanna be. Babidi zipped out of the way just in the nick of time.
"Oops, guess I better go. Until next time slave!" he yelled Gonin before disappearing. On the outside Piccolo and Gonin's eyes snapped open. Everyone continued to watch the scene before them. Gonin started to tear up again and lowered his head as they splattered on the Lookout floor.
"I'm sorry Piccolo," he said silently starting to get up to leave. Piccolo grabbed his arm and held the demisaiyan in place.
"If that creature ever attacks your mind again. Just do what we did right now. Fight him while trying to contact me. That way, I keep insane images out of your head," he said before rising himself. Gonin looked over and spied Goten looking at him. He quickly smiled and patted Goten's spiky gold hair.
"Come on you mini Super Saiyan. Let's go home," he said before leaving. He and Goten took off for their house and left everyone else staring at Piccolo. Little Trunks quickly took off and to try and catch the two brothers leaving only the adults to talk.
"What was going on here Piccolo?" asked Krillin looking over at the green man.
"The only thing I can gather is that a strange creature named Babidi has been attacking Gonin's mind for a while now. He's trying to turn him and make him his own mindless slave. Gonin's been holding off the attacks for a while now, but today they were especially powerful, which means this Babidi character is very close to Earth or is already here," said Piccolo.
"Well it looks like you took care of it, so we don't have to worry," said Krillin.
"That's not true Krillin. I barely saved him today, and Babidi is really good and manipulating memories. It's one thing to fight him, it's another to fight someone in their own mind," he said shivering at the thought of what Babidi had done.
"What did he manipulate while you were in there Piccolo?" asked Dende stepping forward.
"He made Gonin think that I raped him before Vegeta and Napa showed up. Gonin believed it to an extreme and tried to kill me," Piccolo whispered as he shivered again. Everyone stared in shock at where Gonin had flown off too.
"Do you think we should stay away from him?" asked Krillin.
"No, that would be a bad thing. Trust me, I know what happens when you leave someone alone in that condition, especially him. That's what got my Gohan killed," said Trunks giving Krillin a stern glare.
"He is a fine example of a Saiyan, I know I'll be looking out for him," spoke Vegeta from the other end.
"I'm in, he saved me from the gut of an idiot," said 18. Krillin just nodded and then he and 18 left. Vegeta and Trunks quickly left after them. Dende looked at Piccolo and found him still troubled.
"What is wrong?" he asked.
"There was a strange man in Gonin's memories, and Babidi seemed to really dislike him. He just seemed really familiar to me," said Piccolo before looking up at the sky.
~439 Mountain Area~
Gonin, Goten, and Trunks quickly arrived back at the house and found Gohan was still out with the girls. Goten and Trunks quickly took off to go do their own evil deeds while Gonin looked for the teacher and students. He quickly found them when he felt two weak kis flare into existence. When he came out of the bushes, he found Videl and Ryoko both hovering above the ground. Gohan was giving them encouragement and Gonin quickly followed suit. Ryoko slowly floated to the ground and walked over to Gonin.
"Are you feeling better?" she asked him.
"Yeah," he responded blushing slightly. He looked over to find Gohan and Videl talking and giggling at the pair in front of them. Gonin continued to blush more only making their snickering a little louder. He looked back up at Ryoko and before he knew what was going on, her lips were pressed against his. She slowly pulled back and looked at Gohan and Videl.
"Yeah that's what I thought," she said smiling at them. She quickly grabbed Gonin's arm and dragged him away to a secluded part of the forest. She finally stopped and turned back to Gonin. He looked at her as a blush came across his face.
"I was really worried about you," she said silently.
"I'm sorry," he replied. She suddenly wrapped her arms around him and cried into his chest.
"I just don't want to lose my first true friend," she said through tears. Gonin just hugged her until she calmed down enough and started to talk again.
"So have I done good Gonin?" she asked.
"Heck yeah. Not many people learn how to float on their first day," he said smiling. Ryoko smiled back and then started to walk away. She suddenly spun around and crouched into an offensive position.
"Wanna have a spar?" she asked.
"Sure," he replied smiling. Meanwhile, Gohan was sparring with Videl to try and raise her power and make it easier to fly. They were talking as they threw punches and kicks.
"So what happened with Gonin today?" she asked dodging another punch.
"I really don't know, that's why I asked Piccolo to check it out for me," he responded blocking a few jabs by Videl.
"Gohan, do you like me?" she asked. He quickly stopped and stared at the beautiful girl in front of him.
"Of course I do," he replied making her blush. Before he knew what was happening, Videl had tackled him to the ground and was planting kisses all over his face.
"That's good, cause I'm gonna be back tomorrow," she smiled and then pulled out her helicopter and left. Before Gohan could react much, Gonin and Ryoko walked out of the forest. Ryoko looked like she had had one heck of a spar, while Gonin calmly approached his older brother.
"Let's go weakling," he said walking up to Gohan.
"Ah man! I thought you would forget," he said standing up.
"Why would I forget about getting a chance for a fairly good spar. Besides, you should be able to keep up for a little while," he replied shrugging his shoulders. Gohan quickly rose off the ground and both of them dropped into a ready stance.
"Gohan, let's go maximum, no holds bar," Gonin spat in a low voice.
"Fine with me!" he said yelling out and transforming into his maxed out SSJ 2. Gonin stared at him for second before he looked down at the ground.
"You're still not on my level!" he screamed out as he transformed and maxed it out. Gohan stared at his brother for few seconds until he barely dodged a ki blast to the head.
"What the hell was that for?" he snarled.
"This is a spar not a starring contest!" yelled Gonin before flying across the ground and punching his brother in the face. Unfortunately, Gohan rolled with it and kicked Gonin through a few trees. Gonin yelled in pain as he felt splinters stab into his skin. His anger rose dramatically and he screamed very loudly. The Earth started to shake before Gonin quit and then came flying across the ground at his brother again. Gohan didn't roll with this one because at the last second Gonin redirected his attack to a knee in the gut. Gohan was forced to the ground and wheezed for air. Gonin stepped back a few feet and then kicked Gohan across the landscape. Gohan flew into a few giant boulders, shattering them on impact. Gohan slowly rose out of the dust and pebbles and shook his head.
"Awww, man! Now you're in Super! This won't be fun!" said Gonin walking closer as the ground trembled and shattered under his power. Gohan growled and then powered up to SSJ 2 again. He shot forward and caught Gonin off guard. His head snapped back with the hit but slowly came back again. He gave his brother a cold stare before he spat some blood out on the ground. Gonin then crossed his arms as he continued to stare bullets through Gohan.
"If that's all you can muster after hardly a few hits, you won't last against Vegeta who shows no mercy in a fight," said Gonin. He quickly powered down and walked off leaving his brother behind. Gohan screamed in rage and his aura exploded around him. Inside his head, he remembered how he felt during the Cell games and that memory only fueled the fire. Gonin stopped and turned his head to look at his brother. Gohan's scream cut out and he stared at his younger self for a few minutes.
"About time!" yelled Gonin before powering back up and flying across the landscape. Gohan suddenly disappeared into the sky and Gonin redirected his flight to Gohan's current area. They met fist to fist in the air as shock waves screamed out from their bodies. They quickly started to fight at super speeds as more and more shock waves spewed off themselves. Suddenly, Gohan came screaming down from the sky and stopped just before hitting the ground. He looked up and then quickly started to fly across the landscape as small ki blasts began to pummel just behind and around his flying form. Gohan finally made it back up into the air and punched Gonin. He quickly recovered and they stared each other down again. Suddenly, both of them brought their hands up to their foreheads and screamed out an attack.
"Masenko-HAN!" they both screamed as the blasts met in the center of their confrontation. The power pushed both the warriors back a few hundred feet as they continued to fire energy into the blast. Suddenly Gonin screamed in rage and threw a lot more energy then Gohan was expecting. He barely managed to push it back until he heard the familiar attack charging up.
"KA-MA-HA-MA!"
"Gonin no!" screamed Gohan.
"HAAAAAAAA!!!!!" he yelled as the blast fired forward at the ball of energy. They quickly met in air and exploded on contact. Gonin looked down to see Ryoko flying threw the air because of the explosion. He raced down and caught the girl and turned, making sure to cover her body as debris sprayed his back. When all the debris had settled, Ryoko looked up at Gonin.
"Hey," he said tiredly.
"Hey," she said slowly setting her feet down on the ground. When she was standing, Gonin fell forward onto her. She looked down to find a huge branch sticking out of his back, blood spraying everywhere.
"Oh my god!" she screamed. Gohan looked down and found his brother's blood spraying across the ground as Ryoko tried to cover the wound. He flew down and picked up both of them and flew at top speed to the Lookout. Dende had been watching the fight and was ready for them when they showed up. He quickly set to work on Gonin and soon the boy was sleeping in the extra bedroom. Ryoko was sitting next to him watching his prone form as Gohan spared Piccolo. Slowly, Gonin's eyes slid open and he looked up at Ryoko's face.
"Hey there beautiful," he said giving a weak smile to the girl. She blushed a deep red before leaning down and placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Hello yourself," she responded. He slowly rose up from the bed and began to walk towards the exit. Ryoko quickly caught up and helped him out. Dende ran forward with a smile on his face.
"You may be stiff for a while, but I'm sure this is better than dying," he said.
"Of course it is, thanks Dende," replied Gonin giving the young Kami a huge hug.
"Good to see you up Gonin. Let's go," said Gohan floating up into the air. Gonin quickly reached out and grabbed Ryoko around the waist before he took off into the air following his brother. The trip was made in silence and when they arrived back home Gohan grabbed his younger self and pulled him in another direction. Ryoko went to follow and then stopped when Gohan gave her a glare. When both of them were a fair distance away from the house Gohan dropped his younger brother and glared at him.
"What the hell were you thinking releasing a blast that powerful!" he screamed.
"I don't know," said Gonin looking down at the ground.
"Piccolo told me about Babidi, is that why you punched out the mirror?" he asked.
"I guess, I don't really know," he replied silently.
"Gonin, I really think it awesome how you've come to live with us and everything, but you need to control the rage. Cell and Frieza are dead never to come back. Keep your mind focused on being carefree. Okay?" he asked. Gonin nodded and Gohan quickly reached and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry about dad. He'll be very proud of you," said Gohan. Gonin just shook his head as tears slowly fell to the ground. Gohan gave him a quick hug. "Come on, it's time for dinner," he said before standing up straight. Gonin quickly followed and then smiled.
"You did really well today Gohan. You were up on my level again. I bet we could get each other higher before the tournament and give dad a real show," said Gonin. Gohan laughed and nodded his head.
The next day found Gonin training his little brother on how to become a Super Saiyan 2. Gonin was currently sparring the short Super Saiyan while Gohan watched over Videl and Ryoko. Goten was really enjoying himself as he and Gonin pummeled each other. He quickly raced off and then cupped both of his hands to his side.
"Kamahamaha!" he yelled firing a small blast at his older brother. Gonin quickly knocked it away and fired a blast at his brother. Goten blocked it and then started to fly at his brother when he noticed Gonin's wicked smile.
"It's time we got serious. Do you remember how you felt yesterday when you though I was hurt?" asked Gonin.
"Uh-huh. I was really scared and angry at the person that was hurting you," replied Goten. Gonin smiled and motioned for the young boy to come forward. He placed a hand on the boys head and looked down at his brother's eyes.
"I remembered dad saying that even if we don't have enough power to transform, if we are angry enough we might. So I'm going to give you a few altered images to spark that power in you. You ready?" he asked his younger brother. Goten nodded and then closed his eyes. Gonin closed his eyes and began to give Goten altered images. Goten began to whimper as pictures of Cell beating everyone he knew up entered his mind. Suddenly, he saw a man that looked like him crawl up to him.
"Goten, help meEEEEE!" he screamed when the creature landed on his back shattering his spin. Goten looked up at Cell as the creature began to laugh.
"Another life you could have saved," he said. Goten looked around and found everyone lying in a small pool of blood. None were moving or breathing. He suddenly heard himself screaming and before he knew what was going on, Gonin was clapping. Goten looked up at him as tears suddenly dried on his cheeks.
"What are you clapping for?" he asked.
"Welcome to Super Saiyan level 2 club," said Gonin smiling. Goten looked up just in time to see Gohan come running up. The oldest of the three looked at him in shock.
"Goten, you transformed again!" he said. Goten smiled and gave a good ol' Son grin to his brothers.
"Now it's time for some training Goten," said Gonin before rocketing forward and picking up the small boy. He quickly threw Goten down towards the ground and waited for him to rise. Goten quickly rose off the ground and shot up into the air chasing his brother. Soon they were fighting at full boar just like Gonin and Gohan the previous day.
~Tournament Day~
To say that Chi-Chi was happy would be an understatement. First, Gonin took up an interest in Ryoko, while Gohan was falling for Videl. Goten had become one of the strongest on Earth, and Goku, her Goku was coming back for the day. She looked towards the back of the plane and saw Ryoko and Gonin talking with each other, and Gonin seemed to be enjoying the conversion. Chi-Chi suddenly remembered when she found out about Ryoko and Gonin sharing kisses, and a bed.
~FLASHBACK~
Chi-Chi was walking to her bathroom down the hall. When she passed the boys room she heard some tossing and turning as well as low voices coming from the room. She peeked in through the door and found Ryoko hugging a crying Gonin.
"It's just getting so hard to fight him off," he said quietly.
"Isn't Piccolo helping you now?" she asked.
"Yeah, and it slows him down, but still hurts a lot," he said melting into her arms more and more.
"That's so awful," she said silently and hugging him closer.
"So how did you know I was having a bad dream and fighting Babidi?" he asked her as she turned her back so they were in a spooning position.
"I heard someone tossing and turning real bad, and since I know you all sleep like logs I decided to come and wake that person. When I found it was you, I thought you could use some company," she said starting to fall asleep.
"Well, you will have to go back to your room after a while," he said hugging her closely. She started to rub his arm and then he spoke. "Thanks," he said silently. Ryoko looked back at him and their lips met again. Chi-Chi had to contain herself from not screaming out in joy.
~FLASHBACK END~
That had been a few weeks ago, and know they were heading for the tournament so her boys could fight and make lots of money. Gohan, Gonin, and Trunks were going to fight with their regular names seeing as Gohan was tired of hiding. Somehow, Chi-Chi thought that had something to do with Gonin.
"So how strong are you know brat," spat Vegeta looking at Gohan.
"Back up to Gonin's level," he said smiling. Vegeta gave him a look of pride while everyone else began to think of their chances at winning now.
"So how strong are you Goten?" asked Trunks looking at his friend.
"I can become a Super Saiyan 2," he said looking at Vegeta. The prince turned and looked at Goten before he smiled.
"Good, this competition may not be out of your league Trunks," said Vegeta looking at his youngest son.
"So Gonin, who's the girl," asked Krillin giving a sideways glance and smiling wickedly.
"My name is Ryoko, and yes I'm his girlfriend," she said before kissing him on the cheek. He blushed furiously and turned to look out the window while everyone giggled a little.
"So can anyone sense dad yet?" asked Gohan.
"Nothing yet, but I do sense Piccolo already there," said Roshi. Bulma landed the plane and everyone piled out. They started to make their way towards the entrance until they saw Hercule's fans crowding around the plane.
"Oh look it's our hero who saved us because we were so weak," said Krillin smiling. Everyone felt a huge power trying to be contained and looked over to see Gonin staring at the champ and growling. His aura was powering up and going down sporadically. Suddenly, Piccolo ran up and placed two fingers on Gonin's head. The boy calmed down and then looked at everyone.
"Sorry, Babidi was in my mind again," he said looking down at the ground.
"Watch yourself Gonin, that was a very powerful attack he just pulled," said Piccolo. Everyone inched closer to Gonin until they felt a huge power appear out of nowhere. They all looked over to find a tall man with a orange and blue fighting gi. His hair was in gravity defying spikes and he had a very happy apperance on his face.
"Hey guys!" he called waving to them. Everyone rushed forward to meet him except a few people. Chi-Chi, Goten, Gonin, Vegeta, Piccolo, Trunks, Kid Trunks, and Ryoko all stood back. Ryoko felt Gonin tremble a little and looked over at the boy. He looked really depressed and started to walk off. Ryoko quickly followed, leaving the small group behind.
"I thought you wanted to see your dad?" she asked him after she caught up.
"I don't think he wants to see me. I'm a failure," he replied. She quickly grabbed his arm and spun him around.
"Don't you dare say that, ever!" she yelled.
"I need to tell you something," he said his eyes dropping down to the ground. Ryoko looked at him for a second before she found a bench and they quickly sat down. After a few minutes of silence, he finally began his story.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the tournament grounds Goku looked at Chi-Chi and smiled upon seeing his mate. He looked her up and down before he found a small boy next to her legs. He smiled again and walked forward. He leaned down and looked at Goten, eye to eye.
"You must be Goten, huh?" he asked giving the small boy a grin. Goten nodded and then ran forward and hopped up into his dad's arms. Everyone watched the scene with small tears in their eyes until Piccolo noticed that Gonin was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Gonin?" he asked looking around. Everyone looked around and couldn't seem to find him anywhere.
"Who's Gonin?" asked Goku. He remembered King Kai mentioning something about another son, but he thought it was some joke. That was when he realized there were two Trunks. "Wow, why are you back?" he asked pointing at Trunks.
"Well, in my timeline, when I came back the androids had already killed my mother and almost everyone else on the planet. It was dead, so I quickly took revenge for everyone that died and went back in time to hand with Gohan and the people of his timeline seven years ago. That was when..."
"So you're really the version of Gohan who fought Cell seven years ago," she asked looking at him.
"Yeah. When I grow up, I'll look like him," he replied looking down at the ground.
"Cool," said Ryoko.
"You're not freaked out or mad that I didn't tell you the truth?" he asked.
"You just told me the truth, and Gohan is kinda cute, so I know you'll turn out even better," she said smiling.
"So the Gohan who beat Cell seven years ago, from another timeline is here?" asked Goku trying to confirm the story.
"Yeah," replied Gohan. Everyone looked down at the ground as they all thought about the boy.
"What's wrong?" asked Goku.
"He thinks you don't want to see him, because he failed you twice and got his world blown up," said Goten looked at his dad.
"That's crazy! Why would I think that?" he asked.
"This creature named Babidi has been attacking his mind, warping memories, and causing general pain and anguish. We've been trying to help him, but it's really hard to fight contamination of the mind," said Piccolo. Everyone was silent for a long time while Goku absorbed all the info.
"Will all contestants in the World Martial Arts Tournament please finish checking in and head for the secondary ring for qualifying rounds," a voice screamed out from the intercoms. Everyone started to head for the qualification desk and then quickly made their way to the qualifying area. Goku looked around and finally found Gonin and a girl with pink hair standing off to the side talking. He walked forward to talk to him. Gonin suddenly quit talking and looked up at Goku. Ryoko quickly followed and looked at the man.
"Hello Gonin," Goku said softly.
"Hi," he said silently looking down at the ground.
"Gonin I want you to know that I'm very proud of you," he said. He looked down and noticed a few tears falling to the ground. Gonin looked up at his dad.
"You are?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm very proud," he responded before Gonin suddenly tackled him to the ground. Goku hugged his son while the boy cried for a few more minutes. They were about to cotinue when Gonin began to growl a little. Goku looked up and found two strangely dressed and colored men. Goku quickly stood up and looked at the two.
"You must be Goku. I have heard a lot about you," said Shin.
"Really? About me?" asked Goku. Shin nodded his head as his hand came forward.
"My name is Shin and I look forward to maybe fighting you in the tournament. How about a little handshake?" he asked. Goku took it and Shin started to smile. Goku let go of his hand and looked down at Gonin. The boy was on the verge of attacking. Shin started to float away as Kibito followed. Suddenly he stopped and turned around to look at Gonin.
"It was good seeing you too, Gonin," he said smiling again. Gonin went to leap at him but Goku grabbed his son.
"Not right now. Come on, we've got to qualify," he said. After what felt like an eternity, the Z warriors were up. Everyone held back until it came time for Gonin. He walked up, cocked back his fist and slammed it into the machine. It lifted into the air and flew into the wall just behind it. Gonin smiled at all the dumb looks everyone had and then glared at the man with the paper.
"I guess I'm in?" he asked. The man only nodded his head and motioned for them to move on. Finally it was time to draw numbers. Goku looked around the small waiting room and smiled. There was a lot of competition here. Hercule and Gohan's girlfriend were standing near the door talking. Goku felt that Videl was a lot more powerful than her father, and could easily beat the man in a fight. He looked at Shin and Kibito and found them almost meditating. Trunks was talking to a normal Earthling fighter named Jewel, while the entire Z gang talked amongst themselves. Finally, there were two other guys with M's on their foreheads. Before Goku could look into their souls deeper he heard his name called. When all was said done, the announcer man walked forward and announced the matches.
"First match is Trunks vs. Goten. Second is Junior vs. Shin. Third is Videl vs. Jewel. Fourth match will be Kibito vs. Gonin. Following that will be Goku vs. Vegeta. Next will be Spopovitch vs. Ryoko. Followed by Gohan and Yamu. Then, by strange coincidence, Trunks vs. 18. And finally, our champ Hercule will take on Krillin. Is everybody ready?" he asked. The crowd screamed and he motioned for the two young boys to come forward.
"They may look small, but they scored almost as high as our Champ. Let's give these two young warriors a big round of applause. They fought and trained in the forest and now they are going to settle their differences in the ring. Is everybody ready?" he asked again. The crowd screamed again and the announcer looked at the boys.
"Ready! Fight!" he yelled.
There's chapter 5 hope you enjoy it. Also, in my story there is no children's league so everyone had to fight in the adult tournament. Next time will have the tournament beginning and the mystery of Shin solved. Keep on reading and reviewing!
Reviewers – Thanks for all the great reviews!
~On with the Story~
Gonin slowly made his way into the house. His depression was at an all time high now. He couldn't bring back his friends and family. He failed them! He killed them all! The entire fucking planet! He started to tear up again, but quickly squashed those emotions and walked into the house. When he slowly slid open the door, his nose was assaulted with the sweet scent of his mother's cooking. He walked in to find Chi-Chi hugging Goten to her chest and Gohan smiling happily.
"What's going on?" asked Gonin sitting down at the table.
"Dad's coming back for one day. The day of the tournament!" said Gohan facing his younger self.
"That's really cool," Gonin said in shallow voice and placing a fake smile on his face. Gohan noticed this but put it to the back of his mind for later.
"Oh yeah! Hey mom can I take a break from school to train for the tournament?" asked Gohan. Chi-Chi looked at her son and then smiled.
"As long as you promise to win some prize money for college," she responded.
"I'm sure I could win some," said Gohan.
"You can't beat me or Trunks. And Vegeta is on your level and quickly catching up. Your going to have to train really hard," said Gonin smirking.
"That's right and your going to help him," said Chi-Chi.
"I don't mind, but I already have another engagement," replied Gonin.
"What would that be?" she asked rising her Pan Of Doom.
"I promised my new friend, that's a girl, that I would teach her how to fly," he quickly yelled out covering his head.
"Wow just like me," said Gohan from the other side of the table.
"Well then that's okay. When are these girls coming?" she asked setting the food down in front of them.
"I was wondering if Ryoko could stay with us for a while?" asked Gonin through a mouth full of food.
"I guess she could stay in the guest bedroom," said Chi-Chi. Gonin smiled to his mother and then quickly finished his meal. Later, when bedtime rolled around, Goten wanted to know more about their dad.
"He's like an angel Goten," said Gohan. Gonin suddenly rose out of his bed and jumped out the window. Gohan quickly followed his younger self as before. When Gonin stopped he turned around and stared down Gohan.
"I don't think dad will want to see me," he said as tears began to stream down his face.
"Of course he will Gonin! Don't say something like that!" yelled Gohan.
"You don't get it do you? I failed my training, Piccolo, and him! I fucking killed my entire planet! Why would he want to see a failure like me!" he screamed.
"You're not a failure Gonin! You tried your hardest and everyone knows that," said Gohan floating closer to his brother. Gohan slowly reached out and grabbed his younger self closer to his body. He finally hugged him and Gonin cried into his older brother's chest.
"I, don't think dad will want to see a failure like me," Gonin sobbed out.
"Never believe that, Gonin. Dad loves you as much as he loves me," said Gohan.
"Only cause you didn't fail," said Gonin before falling asleep. Gohan stared at his younger self. He then quickly shook his head and flew back to the house. He tucked in the younger boy and walked into their bathroom. He turned on the light and to his shock found the mirror shattered and dried blood on the shards in the trash. He looked back at Gonin and found a few cuts on his hand.
'What is wrong with you little brother?' he thought.
~Orange Star Middle School~
Gonin quickly flew to his school and started to look for Ryoko. He was really excited about having his first "human" friend to come and stay with him. He quickly found her in the lunch room waiting for classes to begin.
"Hey Ryoko," he said walking up.
"Gonin, what's up?" she asked looking over at him.
"My mom gave the okay, we can leave right now if you want," he said.
"What about school?" she asked.
"My mom has enough stuff at our house to home school in the college level. Trust me, she'll make us train our minds and body," he said smiling.
"Alright, I guess," she said standing up. He quickly led her out the doorway and suddenly grabbed her body close to his and flew up into the air. She squealed in shock as she looked down at the ground. She hugged tighter to Gonin body and shut her eyes against the wind. Suddenly, Gonin stopped and Ryoko looked out to see two men in front of them, flying just like Gonin. The first one was very tall and had red skin while his white hair ran down to his upper back. The other man was very short with purple skin. His hair was done up in a white mohawk with a single strand falling back into his face.
"Hello Gohan, or should I say Gonin?" said the short man as he smiled.
"Who are you?" snarled Gonin hugging Ryoko closer to his chest.
"My name is Shin, I just wanted to check out some of the more powerful fighters before the tournament. You and your brother just happened to be the most powerful," said Shin staring at Gonin.
"Do you want to fight me or something?" asked Gonin.
"No, just wanted to examine your power close up. And I must say that you are very powerful for someone so young. You are the one I've been sensing for a while now, aren't you?" he asked. Gonin looked away from Shin's eyes as he trembled remembering the mental slaps he received from that Babidi character. Shin noticed his apprehension, and slowly floated over to the couple.
"Nothing strange has been going on, has it?" he asked.
"Nothing! Now what do you want?" yelled Gonin.
"Nothing much now, come Kibito, it's time to leave," said Shin before blasting off. Gonin watched them disappear into the horizon before he quickly flew the rest of the way home. Kibito watched his master for a few minutes before he spoke.
"Master, I don't think it was smart leaving that boy by himself. Something was wrong with his concentration, like he was trying to hold something back. Did you search and read his mind correctly?" asked Kibito taking a look back towards Gonin's area.
"I wouldn't worry about him. He's too pure to become a henchman of Babidi," said Shin as he continued to search the ground for Babidi's ship; Kibito quickly looked down as well.
"We are going to have to wait until the World Martial Arts Tournament to find Babidi," said Shin. "Come Kibito, we must go," he said motioning for Kibito to follow. They quickly disappeared into the landscape.
Meanwhile, Gonin and Gohan were trying to explain energy to Ryoko and Videl. Both girls were giving them vacant stares until Gonin came up with an incredible idea.
"Okay, Gohan shut up for a minute. Energy in its purest form can do this," he said before he opened his palm and fired a ki blast at a rock. It quickly impacted and blew the rock into tiny dust.
"Yep, that's energy," said Gohan as he scratched the back of his head.
"That was so cool Gonin!" said Ryoko.
"It had to be a trick," said Videl.
"What do you mean trick! I trained for 8 fucking years to be able to do that without too much of a strain on my body!" he yelled.
"Well sorry! But I haven't seen anyone besides you guys doing it! So it's gotta be a trick!" she yelled back.
"You believe that I beat Cell don't you Videl?" asked Gohan.
"Well yeah but..."
"But nothing. He wasn't full of tricks. All those people were killed and the energy is real. The only way I was able to beat him was with an energy wave my dad taught me," said Gohan trying to diffuse the situation. Gonin suddenly grabbed his head and moaned before sitting down.
~Gonin's Head~
Babidi stepped forward and started to laugh again. Gonin started to shake as the laughing continued to echo across his mind.
"You let your guard down boy! I'm gonna get you on my side yet!" he said before laughing again and filling the young boys mind with tweeked memories to show Goku was angry with Gonin for everything he did. The boy screamed through his mind that the images weren't real and started to tear up before he finally regained control of his mind.
~Back in the real world~
"Gonin! Are you alright?!" asked Gohan leaning down and looking at him.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine, just a headache," he said before standing up and looking at Videl and Ryoko. "Are you ready yet?" he asked them. Both girls nodded their heads and the small group of four sat down on the grass and began to meditate.
"Okay, now if your doing this right, and you found your center, you should feel a pull. Try and direct it to your hands, slowly and with a lot of control. Then slowly let it seep out of your skin and sit in your hands," said Gohan watching Videl intently. He looked over to see Ryoko on the verge of getting it as well as Videl. He then looked over and found Gonin struggling to control his power. His brow was soaked with sweat and he looked really pissed off. Gohan began to worry until he felt a familiar power rushing towards them. He looked up just in time to see Piccolo hovering down to meet them.
"Okay girls, let's take a break," said Gohan. They both looked up and gasped at the same time as they saw the giant green alien standing before them.
"Who is this?" asked Videl. Gonin started to whimper from his trance. Everyone looked over at him and noticed an aura forming around his body. Gohan looked up at Piccolo and nodded. The green man nodded back and walked over and picked Gonin up. The boy shot his eyes open as tears started to stream down his face. Piccolo said something to him and Gonin slowly nodded his head. Then both of them started to fly off.
"Where is Gonin going?" asked Ryoko showing worry for her new friend.
"He needs some help with something, so I asked my old mentor to check in to for me," said Gohan watching them go. About that time, Chi-Chi voice could be heard calling everyone to the house for lunch. She had yet to met Ryoko; but her and Videl had already hit it off yesterday with a small fight. As they walked up Gohan ran forward and whispered something to his mom.
"I know you saw the mirror in our bathroom and have noticed that Gonin's been having problems, so he went with Piccolo to get that settled. He probably won't be here for lunch," he said. His mother quickly nodded and then put on a happy face for their new roommate.
"Hello Ryoko, I'm Chi-Chi Gohan, Gonin, and Goten's mom," she said holding out her hand. Ryoko took and shook it a few times. Finally, they all quickly sat down at the lunch table and began to feast. Goten and Gohan began to have a contest on who could eat the most the fastest, much to the dismay of their pan-wielding mother.
~Dende's Lookout~
Piccolo sat in front of Gonin and looked into his pupils mind as Gonin tried to focus on the meditation. His thoughts quickly turned to that of failing everyone. Then Babidi came into his mind again. Piccolo stayed back in the shadows of Gonin mind and listened to hear what this little creature had to say.
"Gonin, just give in. All this anguish would stop if you would," the small lizard cackled out as images of Goku dying at the hand of Raditz and Cell continued to replay in front of Gonin. He began to cry again when suddenly Babidi stopped and looked over in Piccolo's direction.
"It seems we have company. I don't appreciate that Gonin," Babidi spat out before giving his mind a slap and sending waves of pain across every nerve in Gonin's body. Gonin screamed and grabbed his head before he powered up to SSJ 2 and began to punch and kick at Babidi. Dende observed all the goings on down on Earth until he felt a familiar power exploded into existence. He turned and spied Gonin grunting and whimpering in pain as different emotions sprayed across his features.
'What the heck is going on?' he asked himself as he observed the reaction. Inside Gonin's mind Piccolo had joined the fight to gain back Gonin's mind. Everything was a mess. All his memories were in complete shambles. In fact, Piccolo was fighting off Gonin right now because Babidi had planted the idea that he had raped Gonin as a child.
"Gonin! You know that's not true! Try and remember what really went on before the Saiyans came to Earth," yelled Piccolo barely dodging another blow. Gonin roared in anger and started to go after Piccolo again. Babidi continued to cackle in the background as his servant continued to try and pummel his mentor. On the outside, a small tattoo began to form on Gonin's head. It was shaped like an M and his power began to skyrocket past anything anyone had ever felt before. All the Z fighters threw their faces up to the sky before they took off for the Lookout. Gohan had to stay with the girls, but he sent Goten to find out what was wrong. Goten flew at top speed in Super Saiyan until he heard someone yelling his name. He turned to find Trunks, Trunks, and Vegeta flying in his direction. He slowed down somewhat and then quickly gained speed to keep up with them.
"What is going on with the brat?" spat Vegeta as he felt another spasm of power exploded across Earth.
"I don't know for sure. I felt Gonin powering up and then Gohan told me to go find out what's wrong. Is something wrong with Gonin?" he asked fearfully.
"I don't think so Goten. I wouldn't worry about it yet," said older Trunks giving the youngster a smile. They flew the rest of the way in silence and landed. When they did, they found Gonin grunting and growling as sweat poured down his face. Piccolo was doing about the same thing only he wasn't sweating. Inside the metal battlefield, Gonin had begun to tire as he tried to pull more power out of his body. He couldn't seem to grasp anymore and he was breathing very hard. Piccolo looked down at Gonin and then walked up and slapped him. Gonin grabbed the side of his cheek and looked up at his master.
"Don't ever think I did that to you or your brothers," he snarled. Then Piccolo looked up at Babidi with an evil glare. Babidi started to laugh more as he grabbed his sides. Piccolo exploded in anger and shot forward at the little lizard wanna be. Babidi zipped out of the way just in the nick of time.
"Oops, guess I better go. Until next time slave!" he yelled Gonin before disappearing. On the outside Piccolo and Gonin's eyes snapped open. Everyone continued to watch the scene before them. Gonin started to tear up again and lowered his head as they splattered on the Lookout floor.
"I'm sorry Piccolo," he said silently starting to get up to leave. Piccolo grabbed his arm and held the demisaiyan in place.
"If that creature ever attacks your mind again. Just do what we did right now. Fight him while trying to contact me. That way, I keep insane images out of your head," he said before rising himself. Gonin looked over and spied Goten looking at him. He quickly smiled and patted Goten's spiky gold hair.
"Come on you mini Super Saiyan. Let's go home," he said before leaving. He and Goten took off for their house and left everyone else staring at Piccolo. Little Trunks quickly took off and to try and catch the two brothers leaving only the adults to talk.
"What was going on here Piccolo?" asked Krillin looking over at the green man.
"The only thing I can gather is that a strange creature named Babidi has been attacking Gonin's mind for a while now. He's trying to turn him and make him his own mindless slave. Gonin's been holding off the attacks for a while now, but today they were especially powerful, which means this Babidi character is very close to Earth or is already here," said Piccolo.
"Well it looks like you took care of it, so we don't have to worry," said Krillin.
"That's not true Krillin. I barely saved him today, and Babidi is really good and manipulating memories. It's one thing to fight him, it's another to fight someone in their own mind," he said shivering at the thought of what Babidi had done.
"What did he manipulate while you were in there Piccolo?" asked Dende stepping forward.
"He made Gonin think that I raped him before Vegeta and Napa showed up. Gonin believed it to an extreme and tried to kill me," Piccolo whispered as he shivered again. Everyone stared in shock at where Gonin had flown off too.
"Do you think we should stay away from him?" asked Krillin.
"No, that would be a bad thing. Trust me, I know what happens when you leave someone alone in that condition, especially him. That's what got my Gohan killed," said Trunks giving Krillin a stern glare.
"He is a fine example of a Saiyan, I know I'll be looking out for him," spoke Vegeta from the other end.
"I'm in, he saved me from the gut of an idiot," said 18. Krillin just nodded and then he and 18 left. Vegeta and Trunks quickly left after them. Dende looked at Piccolo and found him still troubled.
"What is wrong?" he asked.
"There was a strange man in Gonin's memories, and Babidi seemed to really dislike him. He just seemed really familiar to me," said Piccolo before looking up at the sky.
~439 Mountain Area~
Gonin, Goten, and Trunks quickly arrived back at the house and found Gohan was still out with the girls. Goten and Trunks quickly took off to go do their own evil deeds while Gonin looked for the teacher and students. He quickly found them when he felt two weak kis flare into existence. When he came out of the bushes, he found Videl and Ryoko both hovering above the ground. Gohan was giving them encouragement and Gonin quickly followed suit. Ryoko slowly floated to the ground and walked over to Gonin.
"Are you feeling better?" she asked him.
"Yeah," he responded blushing slightly. He looked over to find Gohan and Videl talking and giggling at the pair in front of them. Gonin continued to blush more only making their snickering a little louder. He looked back up at Ryoko and before he knew what was going on, her lips were pressed against his. She slowly pulled back and looked at Gohan and Videl.
"Yeah that's what I thought," she said smiling at them. She quickly grabbed Gonin's arm and dragged him away to a secluded part of the forest. She finally stopped and turned back to Gonin. He looked at her as a blush came across his face.
"I was really worried about you," she said silently.
"I'm sorry," he replied. She suddenly wrapped her arms around him and cried into his chest.
"I just don't want to lose my first true friend," she said through tears. Gonin just hugged her until she calmed down enough and started to talk again.
"So have I done good Gonin?" she asked.
"Heck yeah. Not many people learn how to float on their first day," he said smiling. Ryoko smiled back and then started to walk away. She suddenly spun around and crouched into an offensive position.
"Wanna have a spar?" she asked.
"Sure," he replied smiling. Meanwhile, Gohan was sparring with Videl to try and raise her power and make it easier to fly. They were talking as they threw punches and kicks.
"So what happened with Gonin today?" she asked dodging another punch.
"I really don't know, that's why I asked Piccolo to check it out for me," he responded blocking a few jabs by Videl.
"Gohan, do you like me?" she asked. He quickly stopped and stared at the beautiful girl in front of him.
"Of course I do," he replied making her blush. Before he knew what was happening, Videl had tackled him to the ground and was planting kisses all over his face.
"That's good, cause I'm gonna be back tomorrow," she smiled and then pulled out her helicopter and left. Before Gohan could react much, Gonin and Ryoko walked out of the forest. Ryoko looked like she had had one heck of a spar, while Gonin calmly approached his older brother.
"Let's go weakling," he said walking up to Gohan.
"Ah man! I thought you would forget," he said standing up.
"Why would I forget about getting a chance for a fairly good spar. Besides, you should be able to keep up for a little while," he replied shrugging his shoulders. Gohan quickly rose off the ground and both of them dropped into a ready stance.
"Gohan, let's go maximum, no holds bar," Gonin spat in a low voice.
"Fine with me!" he said yelling out and transforming into his maxed out SSJ 2. Gonin stared at him for second before he looked down at the ground.
"You're still not on my level!" he screamed out as he transformed and maxed it out. Gohan stared at his brother for few seconds until he barely dodged a ki blast to the head.
"What the hell was that for?" he snarled.
"This is a spar not a starring contest!" yelled Gonin before flying across the ground and punching his brother in the face. Unfortunately, Gohan rolled with it and kicked Gonin through a few trees. Gonin yelled in pain as he felt splinters stab into his skin. His anger rose dramatically and he screamed very loudly. The Earth started to shake before Gonin quit and then came flying across the ground at his brother again. Gohan didn't roll with this one because at the last second Gonin redirected his attack to a knee in the gut. Gohan was forced to the ground and wheezed for air. Gonin stepped back a few feet and then kicked Gohan across the landscape. Gohan flew into a few giant boulders, shattering them on impact. Gohan slowly rose out of the dust and pebbles and shook his head.
"Awww, man! Now you're in Super! This won't be fun!" said Gonin walking closer as the ground trembled and shattered under his power. Gohan growled and then powered up to SSJ 2 again. He shot forward and caught Gonin off guard. His head snapped back with the hit but slowly came back again. He gave his brother a cold stare before he spat some blood out on the ground. Gonin then crossed his arms as he continued to stare bullets through Gohan.
"If that's all you can muster after hardly a few hits, you won't last against Vegeta who shows no mercy in a fight," said Gonin. He quickly powered down and walked off leaving his brother behind. Gohan screamed in rage and his aura exploded around him. Inside his head, he remembered how he felt during the Cell games and that memory only fueled the fire. Gonin stopped and turned his head to look at his brother. Gohan's scream cut out and he stared at his younger self for a few minutes.
"About time!" yelled Gonin before powering back up and flying across the landscape. Gohan suddenly disappeared into the sky and Gonin redirected his flight to Gohan's current area. They met fist to fist in the air as shock waves screamed out from their bodies. They quickly started to fight at super speeds as more and more shock waves spewed off themselves. Suddenly, Gohan came screaming down from the sky and stopped just before hitting the ground. He looked up and then quickly started to fly across the landscape as small ki blasts began to pummel just behind and around his flying form. Gohan finally made it back up into the air and punched Gonin. He quickly recovered and they stared each other down again. Suddenly, both of them brought their hands up to their foreheads and screamed out an attack.
"Masenko-HAN!" they both screamed as the blasts met in the center of their confrontation. The power pushed both the warriors back a few hundred feet as they continued to fire energy into the blast. Suddenly Gonin screamed in rage and threw a lot more energy then Gohan was expecting. He barely managed to push it back until he heard the familiar attack charging up.
"KA-MA-HA-MA!"
"Gonin no!" screamed Gohan.
"HAAAAAAAA!!!!!" he yelled as the blast fired forward at the ball of energy. They quickly met in air and exploded on contact. Gonin looked down to see Ryoko flying threw the air because of the explosion. He raced down and caught the girl and turned, making sure to cover her body as debris sprayed his back. When all the debris had settled, Ryoko looked up at Gonin.
"Hey," he said tiredly.
"Hey," she said slowly setting her feet down on the ground. When she was standing, Gonin fell forward onto her. She looked down to find a huge branch sticking out of his back, blood spraying everywhere.
"Oh my god!" she screamed. Gohan looked down and found his brother's blood spraying across the ground as Ryoko tried to cover the wound. He flew down and picked up both of them and flew at top speed to the Lookout. Dende had been watching the fight and was ready for them when they showed up. He quickly set to work on Gonin and soon the boy was sleeping in the extra bedroom. Ryoko was sitting next to him watching his prone form as Gohan spared Piccolo. Slowly, Gonin's eyes slid open and he looked up at Ryoko's face.
"Hey there beautiful," he said giving a weak smile to the girl. She blushed a deep red before leaning down and placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Hello yourself," she responded. He slowly rose up from the bed and began to walk towards the exit. Ryoko quickly caught up and helped him out. Dende ran forward with a smile on his face.
"You may be stiff for a while, but I'm sure this is better than dying," he said.
"Of course it is, thanks Dende," replied Gonin giving the young Kami a huge hug.
"Good to see you up Gonin. Let's go," said Gohan floating up into the air. Gonin quickly reached out and grabbed Ryoko around the waist before he took off into the air following his brother. The trip was made in silence and when they arrived back home Gohan grabbed his younger self and pulled him in another direction. Ryoko went to follow and then stopped when Gohan gave her a glare. When both of them were a fair distance away from the house Gohan dropped his younger brother and glared at him.
"What the hell were you thinking releasing a blast that powerful!" he screamed.
"I don't know," said Gonin looking down at the ground.
"Piccolo told me about Babidi, is that why you punched out the mirror?" he asked.
"I guess, I don't really know," he replied silently.
"Gonin, I really think it awesome how you've come to live with us and everything, but you need to control the rage. Cell and Frieza are dead never to come back. Keep your mind focused on being carefree. Okay?" he asked. Gonin nodded and Gohan quickly reached and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry about dad. He'll be very proud of you," said Gohan. Gonin just shook his head as tears slowly fell to the ground. Gohan gave him a quick hug. "Come on, it's time for dinner," he said before standing up straight. Gonin quickly followed and then smiled.
"You did really well today Gohan. You were up on my level again. I bet we could get each other higher before the tournament and give dad a real show," said Gonin. Gohan laughed and nodded his head.
The next day found Gonin training his little brother on how to become a Super Saiyan 2. Gonin was currently sparring the short Super Saiyan while Gohan watched over Videl and Ryoko. Goten was really enjoying himself as he and Gonin pummeled each other. He quickly raced off and then cupped both of his hands to his side.
"Kamahamaha!" he yelled firing a small blast at his older brother. Gonin quickly knocked it away and fired a blast at his brother. Goten blocked it and then started to fly at his brother when he noticed Gonin's wicked smile.
"It's time we got serious. Do you remember how you felt yesterday when you though I was hurt?" asked Gonin.
"Uh-huh. I was really scared and angry at the person that was hurting you," replied Goten. Gonin smiled and motioned for the young boy to come forward. He placed a hand on the boys head and looked down at his brother's eyes.
"I remembered dad saying that even if we don't have enough power to transform, if we are angry enough we might. So I'm going to give you a few altered images to spark that power in you. You ready?" he asked his younger brother. Goten nodded and then closed his eyes. Gonin closed his eyes and began to give Goten altered images. Goten began to whimper as pictures of Cell beating everyone he knew up entered his mind. Suddenly, he saw a man that looked like him crawl up to him.
"Goten, help meEEEEE!" he screamed when the creature landed on his back shattering his spin. Goten looked up at Cell as the creature began to laugh.
"Another life you could have saved," he said. Goten looked around and found everyone lying in a small pool of blood. None were moving or breathing. He suddenly heard himself screaming and before he knew what was going on, Gonin was clapping. Goten looked up at him as tears suddenly dried on his cheeks.
"What are you clapping for?" he asked.
"Welcome to Super Saiyan level 2 club," said Gonin smiling. Goten looked up just in time to see Gohan come running up. The oldest of the three looked at him in shock.
"Goten, you transformed again!" he said. Goten smiled and gave a good ol' Son grin to his brothers.
"Now it's time for some training Goten," said Gonin before rocketing forward and picking up the small boy. He quickly threw Goten down towards the ground and waited for him to rise. Goten quickly rose off the ground and shot up into the air chasing his brother. Soon they were fighting at full boar just like Gonin and Gohan the previous day.
~Tournament Day~
To say that Chi-Chi was happy would be an understatement. First, Gonin took up an interest in Ryoko, while Gohan was falling for Videl. Goten had become one of the strongest on Earth, and Goku, her Goku was coming back for the day. She looked towards the back of the plane and saw Ryoko and Gonin talking with each other, and Gonin seemed to be enjoying the conversion. Chi-Chi suddenly remembered when she found out about Ryoko and Gonin sharing kisses, and a bed.
~FLASHBACK~
Chi-Chi was walking to her bathroom down the hall. When she passed the boys room she heard some tossing and turning as well as low voices coming from the room. She peeked in through the door and found Ryoko hugging a crying Gonin.
"It's just getting so hard to fight him off," he said quietly.
"Isn't Piccolo helping you now?" she asked.
"Yeah, and it slows him down, but still hurts a lot," he said melting into her arms more and more.
"That's so awful," she said silently and hugging him closer.
"So how did you know I was having a bad dream and fighting Babidi?" he asked her as she turned her back so they were in a spooning position.
"I heard someone tossing and turning real bad, and since I know you all sleep like logs I decided to come and wake that person. When I found it was you, I thought you could use some company," she said starting to fall asleep.
"Well, you will have to go back to your room after a while," he said hugging her closely. She started to rub his arm and then he spoke. "Thanks," he said silently. Ryoko looked back at him and their lips met again. Chi-Chi had to contain herself from not screaming out in joy.
~FLASHBACK END~
That had been a few weeks ago, and know they were heading for the tournament so her boys could fight and make lots of money. Gohan, Gonin, and Trunks were going to fight with their regular names seeing as Gohan was tired of hiding. Somehow, Chi-Chi thought that had something to do with Gonin.
"So how strong are you know brat," spat Vegeta looking at Gohan.
"Back up to Gonin's level," he said smiling. Vegeta gave him a look of pride while everyone else began to think of their chances at winning now.
"So how strong are you Goten?" asked Trunks looking at his friend.
"I can become a Super Saiyan 2," he said looking at Vegeta. The prince turned and looked at Goten before he smiled.
"Good, this competition may not be out of your league Trunks," said Vegeta looking at his youngest son.
"So Gonin, who's the girl," asked Krillin giving a sideways glance and smiling wickedly.
"My name is Ryoko, and yes I'm his girlfriend," she said before kissing him on the cheek. He blushed furiously and turned to look out the window while everyone giggled a little.
"So can anyone sense dad yet?" asked Gohan.
"Nothing yet, but I do sense Piccolo already there," said Roshi. Bulma landed the plane and everyone piled out. They started to make their way towards the entrance until they saw Hercule's fans crowding around the plane.
"Oh look it's our hero who saved us because we were so weak," said Krillin smiling. Everyone felt a huge power trying to be contained and looked over to see Gonin staring at the champ and growling. His aura was powering up and going down sporadically. Suddenly, Piccolo ran up and placed two fingers on Gonin's head. The boy calmed down and then looked at everyone.
"Sorry, Babidi was in my mind again," he said looking down at the ground.
"Watch yourself Gonin, that was a very powerful attack he just pulled," said Piccolo. Everyone inched closer to Gonin until they felt a huge power appear out of nowhere. They all looked over to find a tall man with a orange and blue fighting gi. His hair was in gravity defying spikes and he had a very happy apperance on his face.
"Hey guys!" he called waving to them. Everyone rushed forward to meet him except a few people. Chi-Chi, Goten, Gonin, Vegeta, Piccolo, Trunks, Kid Trunks, and Ryoko all stood back. Ryoko felt Gonin tremble a little and looked over at the boy. He looked really depressed and started to walk off. Ryoko quickly followed, leaving the small group behind.
"I thought you wanted to see your dad?" she asked him after she caught up.
"I don't think he wants to see me. I'm a failure," he replied. She quickly grabbed his arm and spun him around.
"Don't you dare say that, ever!" she yelled.
"I need to tell you something," he said his eyes dropping down to the ground. Ryoko looked at him for a second before she found a bench and they quickly sat down. After a few minutes of silence, he finally began his story.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the tournament grounds Goku looked at Chi-Chi and smiled upon seeing his mate. He looked her up and down before he found a small boy next to her legs. He smiled again and walked forward. He leaned down and looked at Goten, eye to eye.
"You must be Goten, huh?" he asked giving the small boy a grin. Goten nodded and then ran forward and hopped up into his dad's arms. Everyone watched the scene with small tears in their eyes until Piccolo noticed that Gonin was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Gonin?" he asked looking around. Everyone looked around and couldn't seem to find him anywhere.
"Who's Gonin?" asked Goku. He remembered King Kai mentioning something about another son, but he thought it was some joke. That was when he realized there were two Trunks. "Wow, why are you back?" he asked pointing at Trunks.
"Well, in my timeline, when I came back the androids had already killed my mother and almost everyone else on the planet. It was dead, so I quickly took revenge for everyone that died and went back in time to hand with Gohan and the people of his timeline seven years ago. That was when..."
"So you're really the version of Gohan who fought Cell seven years ago," she asked looking at him.
"Yeah. When I grow up, I'll look like him," he replied looking down at the ground.
"Cool," said Ryoko.
"You're not freaked out or mad that I didn't tell you the truth?" he asked.
"You just told me the truth, and Gohan is kinda cute, so I know you'll turn out even better," she said smiling.
"So the Gohan who beat Cell seven years ago, from another timeline is here?" asked Goku trying to confirm the story.
"Yeah," replied Gohan. Everyone looked down at the ground as they all thought about the boy.
"What's wrong?" asked Goku.
"He thinks you don't want to see him, because he failed you twice and got his world blown up," said Goten looked at his dad.
"That's crazy! Why would I think that?" he asked.
"This creature named Babidi has been attacking his mind, warping memories, and causing general pain and anguish. We've been trying to help him, but it's really hard to fight contamination of the mind," said Piccolo. Everyone was silent for a long time while Goku absorbed all the info.
"Will all contestants in the World Martial Arts Tournament please finish checking in and head for the secondary ring for qualifying rounds," a voice screamed out from the intercoms. Everyone started to head for the qualification desk and then quickly made their way to the qualifying area. Goku looked around and finally found Gonin and a girl with pink hair standing off to the side talking. He walked forward to talk to him. Gonin suddenly quit talking and looked up at Goku. Ryoko quickly followed and looked at the man.
"Hello Gonin," Goku said softly.
"Hi," he said silently looking down at the ground.
"Gonin I want you to know that I'm very proud of you," he said. He looked down and noticed a few tears falling to the ground. Gonin looked up at his dad.
"You are?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm very proud," he responded before Gonin suddenly tackled him to the ground. Goku hugged his son while the boy cried for a few more minutes. They were about to cotinue when Gonin began to growl a little. Goku looked up and found two strangely dressed and colored men. Goku quickly stood up and looked at the two.
"You must be Goku. I have heard a lot about you," said Shin.
"Really? About me?" asked Goku. Shin nodded his head as his hand came forward.
"My name is Shin and I look forward to maybe fighting you in the tournament. How about a little handshake?" he asked. Goku took it and Shin started to smile. Goku let go of his hand and looked down at Gonin. The boy was on the verge of attacking. Shin started to float away as Kibito followed. Suddenly he stopped and turned around to look at Gonin.
"It was good seeing you too, Gonin," he said smiling again. Gonin went to leap at him but Goku grabbed his son.
"Not right now. Come on, we've got to qualify," he said. After what felt like an eternity, the Z warriors were up. Everyone held back until it came time for Gonin. He walked up, cocked back his fist and slammed it into the machine. It lifted into the air and flew into the wall just behind it. Gonin smiled at all the dumb looks everyone had and then glared at the man with the paper.
"I guess I'm in?" he asked. The man only nodded his head and motioned for them to move on. Finally it was time to draw numbers. Goku looked around the small waiting room and smiled. There was a lot of competition here. Hercule and Gohan's girlfriend were standing near the door talking. Goku felt that Videl was a lot more powerful than her father, and could easily beat the man in a fight. He looked at Shin and Kibito and found them almost meditating. Trunks was talking to a normal Earthling fighter named Jewel, while the entire Z gang talked amongst themselves. Finally, there were two other guys with M's on their foreheads. Before Goku could look into their souls deeper he heard his name called. When all was said done, the announcer man walked forward and announced the matches.
"First match is Trunks vs. Goten. Second is Junior vs. Shin. Third is Videl vs. Jewel. Fourth match will be Kibito vs. Gonin. Following that will be Goku vs. Vegeta. Next will be Spopovitch vs. Ryoko. Followed by Gohan and Yamu. Then, by strange coincidence, Trunks vs. 18. And finally, our champ Hercule will take on Krillin. Is everybody ready?" he asked. The crowd screamed and he motioned for the two young boys to come forward.
"They may look small, but they scored almost as high as our Champ. Let's give these two young warriors a big round of applause. They fought and trained in the forest and now they are going to settle their differences in the ring. Is everybody ready?" he asked again. The crowd screamed again and the announcer looked at the boys.
"Ready! Fight!" he yelled.
There's chapter 5 hope you enjoy it. Also, in my story there is no children's league so everyone had to fight in the adult tournament. Next time will have the tournament beginning and the mystery of Shin solved. Keep on reading and reviewing!