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Goku walks into Gohan's room, alone. He smiles, when he sees Gohan face had regained much more color. Goku says to no one, "Looks like not sedating him, worked." He closes the door behind him so that no one can disturb them. He sighs, "Time to try again." He waits until Gohan gets another yelling fit.
Then Gohan begins screaming, "No! No!! NO!!! NOT AGAIN!!! DON'T HURT THEM!!! HURT ME INSTEAD!!! JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!"
Goku quickly gets up and puts his hand onto Gohan's head, "I'm here, son. I'm going to get you out."
Goku focuses all his attention on concentrating, and finds himself back, once again, in the dark recesses of Gohan's captured mind. As the fog clears away, Goku sees Gohan tied up with live snakes, hanging over a pit of lava. Goku grimaces as Gohan chokes in the fumes. Not to far away he hears screams, as he turns to sees a duplicate of himself and ChiChi being tortured by invisible forces.
Gohan screams, "NO! DON'T HURT THEM! I WON'T LET YOU!"
Goku yells, "Gohan! I'm right here!"
But Gohan can't seem to hear him, and continues screaming and struggling with all his might. Goku flies to his dream self and lies down into his duplicate's position, taking his place. Then the forces start to make their work on him. Goku screams, as they cut him, open, exposing his ribs to view.
Goku growls, "Okay, I did NOT need to see that!" He fights back at the forces, with a strength that didn't belong to his duplicate, so the forces leave him and ChiChi alone. Goku flies over to Gohan, confident that he can free Gohan this time, and he starts to help him.
Gohan says weakly, "Dad?"
"You'll be okay, Gohan. I'm here now." Goku viciously rips the snakes off of Gohan, but some of their bites are lodged into Gohan so tightly, that their heads are still connected into Gohan's skin, even when Goku pulls away their bodies. Gohan falls into Goku's arms, overly exhausted. Goku shifts him into a better position and flies upward to get out of the mind locked prison.
Suddenly Kakarot appears out of nowhere and blocks their way. Not the real Kakarot, but an illusion conjured up from Kakarot's mind, to defend his will. Goku yells, "Not you again!" Heat consumes the air, as the ground below them turns into a pit of magma. Goku looks up at Kakarot, "Serious about it this, are you? Good, I hate being played around with."
Kakarot doesn't answer, but charges at Goku and Gohan. Goku can't dodge easily, because of his heavy load, so he starts fighting Kakarot one handed. Kakarot, however, seems to be winning. Goku yells, "NO! I won't let you take Gohan again!" The brute laughs at him silently.
Goku clenches his fists and shakes Gohan awake, "Come on, kid. Wake up. I need you to hold onto me really tight. All right?"
Gohan nods, "Okay, Dad." But as Goku loosens his hold on him, he can feel Gohan's strength sapping away, so he hurries it up. He puts his hands in front of him in and yells, "Kaaa-Meeeeee-Haaaaaaaa-Meeeeeee-HAAAAA!!!!" The huge ki blasts from his hands and hits Kakarot, totally obliterating it. At that moment Gohan loses his grip and starts falling into the lava below.
Goku yells, "NO!!!" and quickly catches him. Goku sighs a breath of relief, "Oh thank Kami, you're okay." Gohan, however, had passed out. Goku starts flying upwards and thinks, {Well at least I know that I can beat a figment of Kakarot's imagination.} Then they disappear from Kakarot's mind.
Goku's eyes snap open and he finds himself back in Gohan's room. He smiles when he sees Gohan's breathing is back to normal, "We made it, son. We're out."
Gohan stirs and wakes up. He groans and opens his eyes, "Dad? What are you doing here?" He asks in a weak voice, "Is Kakarot gone?"
Goku answers, "No. Kakarot's not gone."
"I don't...understand...how?"
Goku says, "Enough of that. You should rest now. Get some sleep. You look like you came back from the dead. I'll tell you when you can actually remember what I'm telling you."
Gohan yawns, "What did you say?"
Goku shakes his head in amusement, "Good night, Gohan."
Gohan smiles, "Good night, Dad."
Goku walks into Gohan's room, alone. He smiles, when he sees Gohan face had regained much more color. Goku says to no one, "Looks like not sedating him, worked." He closes the door behind him so that no one can disturb them. He sighs, "Time to try again." He waits until Gohan gets another yelling fit.
Then Gohan begins screaming, "No! No!! NO!!! NOT AGAIN!!! DON'T HURT THEM!!! HURT ME INSTEAD!!! JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!"
Goku quickly gets up and puts his hand onto Gohan's head, "I'm here, son. I'm going to get you out."
Goku focuses all his attention on concentrating, and finds himself back, once again, in the dark recesses of Gohan's captured mind. As the fog clears away, Goku sees Gohan tied up with live snakes, hanging over a pit of lava. Goku grimaces as Gohan chokes in the fumes. Not to far away he hears screams, as he turns to sees a duplicate of himself and ChiChi being tortured by invisible forces.
Gohan screams, "NO! DON'T HURT THEM! I WON'T LET YOU!"
Goku yells, "Gohan! I'm right here!"
But Gohan can't seem to hear him, and continues screaming and struggling with all his might. Goku flies to his dream self and lies down into his duplicate's position, taking his place. Then the forces start to make their work on him. Goku screams, as they cut him, open, exposing his ribs to view.
Goku growls, "Okay, I did NOT need to see that!" He fights back at the forces, with a strength that didn't belong to his duplicate, so the forces leave him and ChiChi alone. Goku flies over to Gohan, confident that he can free Gohan this time, and he starts to help him.
Gohan says weakly, "Dad?"
"You'll be okay, Gohan. I'm here now." Goku viciously rips the snakes off of Gohan, but some of their bites are lodged into Gohan so tightly, that their heads are still connected into Gohan's skin, even when Goku pulls away their bodies. Gohan falls into Goku's arms, overly exhausted. Goku shifts him into a better position and flies upward to get out of the mind locked prison.
Suddenly Kakarot appears out of nowhere and blocks their way. Not the real Kakarot, but an illusion conjured up from Kakarot's mind, to defend his will. Goku yells, "Not you again!" Heat consumes the air, as the ground below them turns into a pit of magma. Goku looks up at Kakarot, "Serious about it this, are you? Good, I hate being played around with."
Kakarot doesn't answer, but charges at Goku and Gohan. Goku can't dodge easily, because of his heavy load, so he starts fighting Kakarot one handed. Kakarot, however, seems to be winning. Goku yells, "NO! I won't let you take Gohan again!" The brute laughs at him silently.
Goku clenches his fists and shakes Gohan awake, "Come on, kid. Wake up. I need you to hold onto me really tight. All right?"
Gohan nods, "Okay, Dad." But as Goku loosens his hold on him, he can feel Gohan's strength sapping away, so he hurries it up. He puts his hands in front of him in and yells, "Kaaa-Meeeeee-Haaaaaaaa-Meeeeeee-HAAAAA!!!!" The huge ki blasts from his hands and hits Kakarot, totally obliterating it. At that moment Gohan loses his grip and starts falling into the lava below.
Goku yells, "NO!!!" and quickly catches him. Goku sighs a breath of relief, "Oh thank Kami, you're okay." Gohan, however, had passed out. Goku starts flying upwards and thinks, {Well at least I know that I can beat a figment of Kakarot's imagination.} Then they disappear from Kakarot's mind.
Goku's eyes snap open and he finds himself back in Gohan's room. He smiles when he sees Gohan's breathing is back to normal, "We made it, son. We're out."
Gohan stirs and wakes up. He groans and opens his eyes, "Dad? What are you doing here?" He asks in a weak voice, "Is Kakarot gone?"
Goku answers, "No. Kakarot's not gone."
"I don't...understand...how?"
Goku says, "Enough of that. You should rest now. Get some sleep. You look like you came back from the dead. I'll tell you when you can actually remember what I'm telling you."
Gohan yawns, "What did you say?"
Goku shakes his head in amusement, "Good night, Gohan."
Gohan smiles, "Good night, Dad."
