Gohan took a step forward towards Hamato. "Who are you?"

Hamato took a step back. He didn't utter a word. His mouth just hung open.

Gohan took another step forward and asked him again, more forceful this time.. "WHO are you!?!?"

Hamato stopped. "I can't be scared. I can't run away. Not even from him." He stood up straight, looked at Gohan. "My name is Hamato."

"And why are you attacking my friends?"

Hamato looked at Yamcha and Krillin, then back to Gohan. "I came here to see Master Roshi. He, " Hamato pointed to Yamcha, "said if I defeated him, I could see him."

Gohan turned to Krillin. "Is this true?"

Krillin nodded, "Ya. Yamcha though it would be an easy way to get rid of him." He laughed, then painfully grabbed his chest, "Guess it didn't work out well, huh?"

Gohan turned back towards Hamato. "Then you'll fight me."

"WHAT?" Bulma jumped to her feet. "Gohan, please don't fight him!"

"I have to." Gohan took his fighting stance.

Bulma turned to Hamato, "Hamato, please don't do it. You can't win."

" I don't care." Bulma became quiet as Hamato took his fighting stance. He turned towards Gohan. " I just want to say, this is an honor. I've always wanted to meet the man who defeated that horrible monster."

Gohan was surprised by his words. "What are out talking about?"

"You are the man who killed Cell."

Everyone was taken back by Hamato's words. "How do you know that?"

"I can sense it. I've felt your power once before, when you fought Cell. I saw you deliver the final blow."

Bulma looked at Hamato. "How could you have seen him? The cameras at the battle were destroyed. No one could have seen that."

"I did. Well, I sensed it." Hamato and Gohan began to circle each other. "I've always had this, "gift" as my father has told me. I can sense things others can't. And I sensed your fight with Cell and I 'saw' you win."

"Then why do you want to fight me? You know you can't win."

"I know I can't. But I can't run away anymore. It cost me dearly once before," he looked down for a moment, then stared Gohan straight in the eyes, "and I won't do it again! I will beat you! And I will see Master Roshi!"

Gohan nodded. He understood what Hamato meant. He had learned long ago that you can't run away from your fears. "Fine then. Let's begin."

The two stopped both circling each other. Hamato jumped towards Gohan, fists raised. "KIA!!!"

Hamato delivered a strong kick to Gohan's side. Gohan blocked it and retaliated with a punch to Hamato's chest. Hamato narrowly dodge the strike and launched a volley of punches and kicks at Gohan. Gohan blocked them all, then threw out a single kick. Hamato doubled over. Gohan punched Hamato, sending him flying towards one of the palm tree. Hamato quickly flipped around, and turned towards the tree. He landed his feet on the tree. It bent under the force of the blow. Hamato turned towards Gohan and used the tree to launch himself at Gohan. He pulled back his fist, putting all his power into it.

"Gohan look out!!" Krillin sensed a change in Hamato's power level.

Gohan sensed it too, but it was too late. Hamato had moved too fast and had found him unprepared. He drove his punch into Gohan's face, driving him back. Gohan folded back. Hamato punched him with his other fist, hitting him in the gut and picking him up off the ground, and launched a volley of punches at him. Gohan was pushed back with each punch. Hamato pushed him back with one more punch, then landed. He jumped up and deliver a jump round kick to Gohan's face. But Gohan ducked under it at the last second. He delivered a devastating blow to Hamato, catching him square in the chest with his elbow. Hamato double over. He was shocked that Gohan was able to dodge the attack. "He is the one..."

Gohan repeatedly elbowed Hamato in the chest, keeping Hamato in the air. He then stepped back with his right leg, pulling back his fist. Hamato could only watch was Gohan drive his fist through his chest, throwing him back with tremendous force. Hamato flew back, crashing through a tree, shattering it into pieces. He landed on the ground, lifeless. Gohan slowly walked towards him.

"Gohan is he...??" Bulma turned towards Hamato, who lay lifeless on the ground.

"No he is passed out. He will be fine." He turned away and walked towards Yamcha. He helped him up and walked him to the steps, sitting him up against the house. "Are you ok?"

Yamcha looked up at Gohan and smiles, "I've been better." He looked at Hamato, "I can't believe the kid could fight like that."

"Ya, I couldn't believe it myself." The two turned to see Krillin walking towards them. "That ability he had was uncanny."

"Ability?" Gohan asked.

"Ya, you had to feel it. Its like he can control how his ki affects his body."

Yamcha nodded. "He's right. He used it when he was fighting me. I didn't even see his punch coming."

"And, " Krillin added, "you felt how hard he hit you. You're a Super Saiyan, and he pushed you back!"

"I know. I thought something was odd about him."

"AH!!!" Bulma screamed and ran towards the house.

"What's wrong?" Gohan turned in her direction, and almost fell back in shock. "WHAT?!?"

Yamcha and Krillin turned to Gohan and then to where Bulma ran from. Krillin jumped back. "Ho...How???" Yamcha could only stare as he saw Hamato pulled himself to his feet. He had a look of total fright in his eyes. "How could he??? How could he get up from that??"

Hamato slowly pulled himself to his feet. His arms fell towards the ground as he staggered forward. "I'm not out of this yet."

Hamato knew he couldn't keep fighting. He was just too weak. After taking on Krillin and Yamcha, he was surprised he did as well as he did. He stared at Gohan with a feeling of respect and disdain. "I...can't lose...."

Gohan slowly walked away from his friends. He couldn't believe that Hamato had gotten up after a beating like that, and was still willing to fight. He had a fighting sprit that reminded Gohan of his father.

Hamato staggered forward again, almost collapsing from the pain. "I can't lose..." He looked up at Gohan. "I will defeat you, no matter WHAT!!!" Ever since that day when he sensed Gohan's final battle with Cell, he had waited for this day. He wasn't going to give up so easily. He had to win, but he didn't know how. Suddenly, he thought of a way. "I know I can do it." He looked at Gohan. "Its might work. I hope I have the energy to pull it off." He lifted his hands out straight towards Gohan, his palms facing out. He placed his wrists together, then pulled them to his side. "KAAAAAAAA..." Gohan stopped dead in his tracks. "No, it can't be."

"MEEEEEEEEEE..." Krillin climbed to his feet 'There's no way!!"

"HAAAAA...MEEEEE.....HAAAA" Yamcha looked on in horror. "HOW??"

A bright ball of light appeared between Hamato's palms. "MEEEEE .......HAAAAAAA.....". Bulma just looked on as the ball grew larger and larger. "MEEEEEEEEE..."

"NO! He's putting too much energy into it!! He can destroy the island with that!" Krillin turned towards Gohan. "Gohan, LOOK OUT!!!"

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!" Hamato shot his arms straight out and turned his palms out towards Gohan. A beam of energy came out of the ball, and flew towards Gohan, pushing Hamato back. The beam was larger then the house and seemed to swallow the island whole.

"NOO!!!" Bulma cried out as the light engulfed them.

The light suddenly changed direction, flying into the sky.

"We're alive..." Bulma looked around at Krillin and Yamcha. The house stood behind them, untouched. Krillin looked around, astonished. "But how." He turned to the area where Gohan was stand and found his answer. There stood Gohan, with his arm raised towards the sky. His hair was now bright yellow and stood higher then it had before. He had power up to a Super Saiyan and reflected the energy away from the island. "Way to go, Gohan!!"

Hamato looked on as Gohan turned towards him. "This is the power I felt before..." Hamato thought to himself. He thought back to that day, the day of the Cell Games. "This is the power that defeat Cell." He smiled and he watched Gohan power down and walk towards him. "He is the........" Suddenly, the smile on Hamato's face disappeared. His body suddenly went limp as he fell to the ground, lifeless.