Disclaimer: I write fan fiction, so it's obvious that I don't own DBZ.
A/N: Sorry for the longer than intended wait. Yes I did plan on writing this chapter regardless of how many reviews I got. (I was just lying) All of you know I COULD end this fic with this chapter, SO this is up to you, if you really want this fic to be longer keep reviewing. (I'm not trying to be mean, but I want to know how many people actually care if I continue this fic or not) As for my poll THE WINNER IS……………I'm not telling, HA HA HA HA. (Man I'm evil) You're going to have to continue reading my fic if you really want to know who Gohan ends up with. (Note: This fic's main characters will still be Gohan and Bra regardless of who he ends up with) Everyone seemed to be on my back for even considering Bra as a pair for Gohan. Stuff like she's too young and he's known her since she was a baby. LOOK SHE'LL GET OLDER. I planned on writing this fic to the point where she's a teen. Don't go thinking that Gohan would fall in love with a six year old, SHEESH.
Thanks to THe Great SAGe, mystic warrior, Rejhan, Hathor, BraveBill2000, Me, Borachio, wicked angel grls, Brutal2003, jin arashi, Gopu, Dany le fou, FroBoy, willie, KevTheGreat, BladEofThECloudS, Feral-Beast, lina, and !UltimateWarriorBean! for reviewing my last chapter.
OK time to answer some questions.
Rejhan- Yeah Three Days Grace and Linkin Park are my two favorite bands. I'm glad you like them because I plan on using a lot of Linkin Park and if a can, more of Three Days Grace. It seems there were a lot of people who liked the songs I added, so I will definitely do it more.
Hathor- Gohan is about ten years older than Bra, so he's about 16 or 17 I haven't decided which.
BraveBill2000- I don't mean to be evil to Gohan, he's my favorite character, but now that you mention it, I have been kinda mean. GOHAN WHAT HAVE I DONE, oh well.
Borachio- Well thanks for the praise then. I'm glad you like the way I've been adding songs into the chapters, I think they fit in very appropriately. I'm more partial to Linkin Park so don't be surprised if I use them more than Three Days Grace, their songs are a little bit harder to fit in, but I promise that I'll use at least one more of their songs in future chapters. And about your "divine intervention" from 'cough, cough' well lets just say I've given it a lot of thought and I hope you don't mind me using that idea. Sorry I held the chapter for ransom, it took about four days just to get the fifteen reviews.
wicked angel grls- You sound like a very hyper person, I'm glad you loved the chapter. I feel like it's all worth it as long as I get and excited review from you. So here's the new chapter. XP hope you like it.
Brutal2003- Just this once, so keep it on the down low, I don't want anyone to get jealous.
Jin Arashi- well I can tell you that they didn't get that strong through training, so obviously it was your other suggestion. I hope that answers your question.
Dany le fou- HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Alright! Sounds like a plan. I'll put that in one of the future chapters. All work and no revenge makes Gohan a dull boy, lol.
Ok I've said everything I've needed to say so now on with the story.
Chapter 9- Losing Grip when Forgotten
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"You have your orders now go. Remember when you find her...kill her."
"Yes."
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Bra and Trunks were laying in their room, both exhausted from the days events, but both too sad to sleep.
"Trunks you don't really think Gohan's...you know" asked Bra wiping away a few tears from her face.
"No there's no way, he can't be." said Trunks defiantly but also a little unsure himself. They remained silent afterwards until they both were overcome by tiredness.
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18 brought a blanket from the living room, into the kitchen and covered the blue haired scientist with it. 'Your worrying too much, they wouldn't kill him just yet. They need his help. But if he does die, we lose our only hope for saving your daughter.' She walked back into the living room and fell asleep on the couch.
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Gohan had just appeared in front of CC. He carefully checked to see whether anyone was still up and about inside the building before he silently flew in an open window, in order to avoid setting off any alarms. He was on the living quarters floor. He knew his target was one floor up. To avoid waking anyone, he placed two fingers on his forehead and used Instant Transmission to teleport directly in front of the door he was looking for. He slowly turned the door handle to keep from making too much noise. Soon he was on the inside of the room. One half of the room was covered with drawings and a few stuffed animals, while the other had a TV and video games scattered on the floor. There were two beds each had an occupant. He had found his target, and now he was going to finish the job he was sent to do.
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Bulma shuddered in her sleep and awoke suddenly from a nightmare she just had. She had dreamed that Gohan had come into the house and went up to Bra's room and killed her. She soon took in her surroundings, realizing that she had fallen asleep at the dinner table. She let out a breath of relief. 'It was only a dream, it was only a dream.' she thought to herself as she went over to the living room and shut the window that was letting a chilling breeze in. She looked around the living room and saw 18 sleeping on the couch. She decided to go up stairs to her room to sleep so she turned back around and headed up the stairs.
As Bulma was walking along the hallway towards her room she noticed that the door to Bra's and Trunks' room was slightly open, so she decided to peek in on them.
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Gohan crept closer and closer to his target. Suddenly the small person underneath the covers began to stir and sat up abruptly looking around. She soon spotted the shadowed person standing a few feet away from her bed.
"Go...mmm" Gohan had rushed over to her and had immediately covered her mouth with his hand in order to silence her. He then wrapped his free hand around her throat and lifted her a up above her bed. He could tell she was already beginning to struggle for breath. Suddenly the light in the room turned on and three voices pierced his train of thought. The first of the three was from the woman who had turned on the light.
"GOHAN!" she yelled rushing over to him and trying to get him to release his grip on his target.
The second voice came from the girl that he was holding, he had removed his hand from her mouth to guard his eyes from the light. Tears were falling down her face and landing on his hand as she barely whispered "I give up, I give...up"
The third voice, though not out loud, he heard in his head :: WHERE'S YOUR PRIDE?!?:: His eyes widened and he suddenly dropped his target, who began gasping for breath on the floor. The blue haired woman bent down to try and help her. 'That voice, that voice, why did it sound so familiar?' he thought to himself. Soon flashes of face began popping up in his head, a black haired woman, a green skinned man, a man with flame like hair, an infant in a bed, another green skinned, bug looking creature, and more and more faces continued to flash across his mind. 'What's going on? Where am I?' He looked down at his hands, there was blood flowing from the cuts on his arms. He turned away and looked at the girl coughing on the floor trying to catch her breath, a woman helping her, and a boy who had woken up during the commotion who had joined them on the floor. He placed two fingers on his forehead and vanished from the room.
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Bra was finally breathing normally again. None of them wanted to believe it but it had happened, Gohan had come and tried to kill her. "Why would Gohan do that?" questioned Trunks after hearing the story from Bulma and Bra. Both remained silent for some time before Bulma answered. "I don't know." tears were streaming down her face. Bra was sitting in a stunned silence. 'I trusted you, why Gohan? WHY?' she thought to herself.
"Look, you two should get some sleep, I'll stay in here tonight." 'Oh Gohan what's wrong?' Bulma sat in a chair next to the door. Nobody felt like talking about what had happened, Bra and Trunks could sense that he was pretty far away, and wasn't coming back so they decided it would be better if they just fell asleep. Bulma watched as both Bra and Trunks began sleeping. Bulma sat and watched on as long as she could but in a few hours sleep overtook her as well.
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Gohan appeared in a small forest. He didn't know why but it was causing more pictures to enter his mind. Pictures of a young boy playing with a purple dinosaur, pictures of a woman with black hair cooking, some of his father carrying a large fish. All of these thoughts were causing him to become more and more confused. He began running as fast as he could through the forest until he came to a clearing.
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From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture's there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture's there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
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There were fives mounds lined up in a row. Four had withering dead flowers upon them, while the fifth had a fresh white flower upon it. More pictures flashed in front of his eyes. Some of that same boy only a little older digging the graves by hand and placing a body in each. Then came one of himself with the blue haired woman, the young boy with purple hair, and his target at this exact spot. "WHAT GOING ON!" Gohan screamed at the top of his lungs, as more pictures invaded his thoughts. Suddenly a flash of lightening flashed across the sky lighting up the empty grove. Rain, thunder, and more lightening soon followed. The rain began pouring quickly and soon drenched the teen Saiyan, who was holding his head between his hands trying to sort out his thoughts.
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There's a place so dark you can't see the end
Skies cock back and shock that which can't defend
The rain then sends dripping
An acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then with eyes shut
Looking through the rust and rot and dust
A spot of light floods the floor
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
The eyes ease open and it's dark again
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture's there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
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Gohan began powering up in an attempt to rid himself of the flashing images, but the more he tried the more that came to him. Soon he was in his super Saiyan form. His golden aura flaring around the entire grove. His aqua green eyes were opened wide towards the sky and seemed like they were on fire. Images of him with his father training in a room that looked like it went on forever, images of his father fighting the green bug man, and some of some strange head, with orange hair, talking to the young boy form before. He continued to power up until he was in his second form, his already long hair becoming slightly longer and more spiked. "STOP! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!" he continued to scream and the thunder competed with the volume of his voice.
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In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Moving all around
Screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The wheels go round and the sunset creeps behind
Street lamps, chain-link and concrete
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats
On down the street till the wind is gone
The memory now is like the picture was then
When the paper's crumpled it can't be perfect again
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture's there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
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Images of the young boy becoming enraged and then fighting the bug looking creature flooded Gohan's mind. The young boy's golden hair had become longer and more spiked. His energy created it own little lightening storm around him. Suddenly it all stopped when the boy destroyed the creature with a large energy attack. He was back in the small clearing with his own golden aura lighting everything around him. The images had finally stopped coming. He looked around the area. He could sense someone coming closer from the woods. Soon the person became visible from the darkness of the forest. It was the female Kai. He hadn't learned her name, only that he was to do anything that she or any of the other Kais said. She slowly walked up to him her pink skin looking more like normal with the golden light shining on it. "I'm sorry for taking this away." was all she said before she placed a hand on his cheek and suddenly he remembered one of the faces that had been in some of the images he saw.
"Mom" he said quietly as he could remember everything about her. Her smell, her voice, the way she looked, and every other little detail. Suddenly several more power levels appeared in the clearing. Before either of the two could do anything a small blue energy beam shot through the back of the female Kai. She then fell to the ground with a hole the size of an arm going straight through her stomach.
"How dare you betray us." yelled one of the unfamiliar Kais. Gohan looked down at the small frail body that began trembling while trying to sit up. He bent down and helped her to sit up. He began to feel anger at the others for treating one of their own like this.
"Please try to remember." she whispered while a small trickle of blood began to run down her chin. She began to lift her hand to his face again, but before she could reach, another small energy blast penetrated her chest right through her heart and she collapsed into Gohan's arms.
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From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture's there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
until the sun rises up
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Goku took a look around the area. Gohan's golden aura was lighting the entire clearing. He could see five mounds lined up in a row each bearing a flower but only one that wasn't withered. He could guess that that was Vegeta's grave. He turned to looked back at Gohan who was cradling the dead Kai in his arms. He could tell by the look on his face that he was beginning to get angry. Goku walked over to his son in hopes of being able to calm him down.
Gohan looked up as his father approached him. For some reason he got the urge to want to kill him, but he quickly suppressed it. "Son leave her, she's trying to help the enemy."
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Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
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Gohan slowly laid the body down and stood up facing his father. "No"
"What did you say?" asked Goku. 'Damn did he already get too many of his memories back?' he thought to himself.
"I don't know what's going on or why she was killed, but I know this is wrong. I'm not going to help you anymore." Gohan then turned and began walking back into the forest.
Goku appeared in front of him. "You'll do as I ask, please Gohan don't make this difficult."
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Gohan yelled as he powered up into level three so quickly that it threw Goku, the other Kais, and a few trees a distance away from him. More images began flooding his mind as he did though which began fueling his rage. This time he found himself remembering bit and pieces here and there. "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
"Gohan please stop, we can help you."
"Yeah... ok..." said Gohan trying to calm down, then another image of his mother flashed in his head. "Wait... NO! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" he then flew off as fast as he could in no particular direction. Goku was quick to follow.
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Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
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Goku had also powered up to level 3 and soon caught up with Gohan. "Quit running, we just trying to help."
Gohan stopped and turned to face his father, while images kept running through his head. "....You're lying, you don't want to help me, it's something else. You need MY help...don't you. You've been lying to me....WHY THE HELL ARE ALL THESE IMAGES COMING TO ME." he then turned and tried to get away but Goku managed to grab a hold of his shoulder and squeezed just hard enough to knock him out. 'I'm sorry son, but just a little longer.' He then used Instant Transmission to take Gohan back to the planet of the Kai's.
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In the memory
You'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up.
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Gohan opened his eyes. He was met with the bright blue sky above him. He knew exactly where he had been taken, he was once again on the planet of the Kai's. He could feel the ki signatures of the others not too far away and energy bonds around his arms and legs, so instead of trying to escape he decided to try and make sense of the visions he had been having. One person was always at the tip of his mind. 'Mom...she's dead.' He continued to try to piece together everything he could remember. 'She died...I can't remember when, but I was with her.' Suddenly another vision flashed across his mind. An image of a white room and his mother leaning on a the young boy from most of his visions, while holding something in her arms. 'That was me, I was there, but what was she holding?' Slowly Gohan began piecing together all the things he could remember from his visions.
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Bulma slowly opened her eyes. She found herself sitting in a chair near the door of her children's room. Then everything that had happened the previous night came back to her. She quickly looked to both the beds, Trunks was still sleeping, but Bra wasn't in her bed. Waves of nervousness overcame her as she jumped up and was about to run out the door but ran into Bra as she was coming back in. Bulma tripped a little, while Bra was knocked over on to the floor.
"Jeez mom, watch what you're doing." she said as she stood back up. "18 told me to wake you two up for breakfast." She then walked past her mom and into her room to wake her brother. Bulma turned around and headed downstairs.
Bulma walked into the kitchen, where 18 was standing at the stove cooking. "Bra told me about what happened last night." she said without turning around. Bulma remained silent while she sat down at the table and put her head in her hands. "If it makes you feel better, at least you know he's not dead." said 18 with a bit of dark comedy.
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"Trunks wake up" said Bra while poking him in the side, only to receive a grunt in response each time. "Breakfast is ready." she said this time. Trunks' head bolted up.
"Why didn't you say so in the first place?" He was about to jump out of bed but Bra got in his way.
"Listen I can't feel Gohan anymore. Do you think something's wrong with him?"
"hmm I don't know." said Trunks as he turned his head to the floor. "Gohan is our friend, I don't think he would actually hurt us."
"I hope your right."
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He had been stuck there for the past three days. The Kais had continued to try to re-erase his memory, but none of them were as successful as the female Kai. The first day they had managed to erase a good portion of it, but not all. Gohan was quicker this time to rebuild his memories. On the second day Gohan managed to fight most of it off. He knew that today they would try again but he knew that no matter how hard they tried he would keep getting better at fighting them off. He had already managed to remember enough to make him want to forget it all again, but he knew that that wasn't an option. He also remembered what he had done while he had been 'brain washed', he knew he could not forgive himself for doing what he did to Bra, even if he had no control over what had happened. Just as Gohan had predicted the small group of Kais and Goku showed up.
"Look Gohan, we don't need you, soon Krillen and the rest will be back. Bra is still inexperienced in fighting anyway, we'll be able to take her out without you." said Goku.
"How is that even possible? Even with the Namek dragonballs, you'd only be able to bring back three of them, not all." said Gohan from his place on the ground.
"The Kais are able to sacrifice their lives to bring other back from the dead. So once we've gotten everything planned out they'll bring the others back, and all we have to do is wish three of the Kai's back to life with the Namek dragonballs. Since they're gods they get to keep their bodies in death. We'll be able to continue to bring the others back to life no matter how many times you kill them." replied Goku. "Not only that, but they have the ability to enhance our strength using our own potential. That's why Krillen and the rest seemed so much more powerful than normal. The Kais hadn't even finished bringing out their full potential. I myself refused, I want to become strong on my own terms."
"...What were you doing while you were dead? I know you haven't been keeping an eye on your own family, otherwise you would have know mom was dead or that you had another son."
"I was training and competing in a tournament."
"Figures. I don't know why I ever looked up to you. I'd tell you the truth about what had happened over the past years while you were away, but something tells me you're not worth it and that you probably would take your friends' side anyway."
"Why? What happened?" questioned Goku seriously.
"Forget I ever said anything, besides it's about time I take my leave."
"Don't even bother you know you won't be able to power up enough to be able to break tho..."
Gohan had indeed began powering up but something was different about it instead of him using his own energy he was absorbing the energy to the bonds and using it against them. "A quick trick I taught myself, I'm able to absorb a small amount of energy from anything I come in contact with and use it for myself. I learned it yesterday practicing on a few rodents that came by." said Gohan noticing his astonished look when he broke the bonds. "I should kill you all now, but seeing as you're going to bring back two of the people I never got a chance to kill, and two I'd love to kill again, I'll wait till you think they're ready to take me on." Goku was just about to grab him but he flew out of reach and placed two fingers on his forehead. "I should thank you for teaching me this neat trick, Goku. Can't wait to kill you all." He then vanished from sight.
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Ok that's the end of that chapter. I want to know all of your complaints/praises/suggestions. I need them to make this a better fic for all of you. I'm sorry about the late update, I kinda got lazy and didn't feel like writing, so sorry to all of you who wanted to see this chapter sooner. I'll work harder to get at least one chapter up each week.
Now all shall tremble before the mighty power of THE OMNIPOTENT or you could just review.