A/N: The "uh oh" chapter!

Chapter nine: The Intrepid Young Soldier

"Ka-me-ha-me-HA!" Goku fired at one of Omni's Zombie henchmen, but with that attack, he ended up killing about ten! "Wow, these guys are weaker than I thought!" said Goku.

"Yeah, but there must be hundreds of 'em? They just keep coming!" said Gohan.

"Yeah, you're right," answered Goku. "Err..we shouldn't be wasting any time on these guys, it's Omni that we should be conserving our energy for...let's finish this!"

"You got it dad!" Gohan, no longer holding back a morsel of strength, went fully mystical. He and his dad exchanged confident looks. Both planning on using their favourite attacks...ending this horseplay. "Grrr...KA-Me-Ha-Me...HA!" Gohan fired the biggest Kamehameha he had ever done. And with that, all those zombies became nothing but dust!

"Gosh Gohan...you couldn't leave any for your old man?" joked Goku.

"Heh, heh" Gohan blushed.

"Amazing.." thought Goku. "I haven't seen Gohan fight this wisely in ages! He's fearless! I wonder what's his motivation?" Goku then turned his attention back to Omni.

"So, you what do ya think of your top class warrior's now?...huh?...w..where'd he go?" said a confused Goku. Omni had left the battle area, but why? "Heh, get a load a that wouldya?"

"...uh...yeah." ansered Gohan. "R..right. Coward, he must've seen our powers and knew that he...couldn't compare!"

"...I dunno Gohan, something doesn't add up. I can't sense his energy force, but at the same time why would he leave? When we were fighting him, he had the upper hand!" explained Goku.

"But, we...weren't fully powered super saiyajins at the time. Maybe he...MAYBE HE REALIZED THAT HE COULDN'T WIN...SO CALLED THE WHOLE THING OFF!" said Gohan with a glimpse of hope.

"sigh...if only it were that simple, Gohan." Goku looked his direction. "He knows that the only way we can stop him is with this dagger, I bet he has some plot that insures the armageddon does comes to pass and has gone off to make it happen. The only way I see fit to stopping him now is...gasp!" Goku stopped dead sentence.

"What is it d-...n-no." The same thing that shook Goku up had now had the same effect on Gohan.

"So, you sense it too, huh?"

("No...it, it's happening.") he thought..

"Gohan?"

"Huh? uh, yes," answered Gohan. "Is all that power coming from...Omni dad?"

"I'm afraid so son, it's just as I feared, he knew we had energy reserved, so he did the same. Gohan, listen up! There's only one way we can stop him now, and that's by working to..."

"...he was right." interrupted Gohan.

"What? who was? Look, we don't have time for this! He's heading our way now! We have to have clear minds and fight strategically...it's the only chance we have against him. You ready?" Goku looked at Gohan. He looked as if someone had just died! "Gohan, what's the matter?"

Gohan said nothing. He just looked at his dad and let out a small grin.

"Dad...thank you for being there, whenever I need you. I'll never forget it...or you." he finished.

"Huh?" Goku was thrown by Gohan's sudden display of emotion.

"I love you...otusan."

"bInG!" Goku was frozen stiff. "Err..err..I can't move! What's going on? Err!..."

Gohan then grabbed hold of the dagger that lay in the grip of Goku's palm, slowly lifting it up until it aligned with Goku's chest, and without etiher of them letting go, drove it through his own...Then fell the intrepid young soldier.

-------------End of chapter nine------------