Baby grunted and started to pull himself off the ground. Gohan didn't even give him chance. Before Baby knew what was happening he was sailing up through the air at high speed. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Gohan flying up to him. Gohan pulled level with Baby, grinned at him, then pulled ahead and slammed him back toward the ground.
Baby crashed. Gohan flew down to meet him. "This is for everyone you've hurt, you bastard!" he yelled, kicking him upward. "You leech!" He punched Baby in the face. "You murderer!" He kicked Baby in the side. "You scum of the universe!" He raised both hands over his head and slammed Baby to the ground. Reacting quickly, Baby prepared to spring up and leap out of the way. Gohan was so high up that Baby would have more than enough time. He sprang up as planned, but his long hair was caught by Gohan's hand.
"Wha--? How did you get on the ground!"
Gohan swung Baby around by his hair. Baby screamed, and Gohan let go. Baby sailed toward a mountain. He flipped around and kicked off the mountain toward Gohan, charging a Kamehameha in his hands. By the time he reached Gohan, he flung his hands forward and prepared to release the blast. Gohan grabbed him by the wrists and put his foot on Baby's chest. Then he kicked, sending Baby sailing into the ground.
No matter, thought Baby. I'll still release the Kamehameha! He won't see it coming!
Gohan flew down and put his foot on Baby's cupped hands, just as the Kamehameha shot forth. The explosion shook the ground and tore Gohan's clothing. When it was finished, Baby was lying in a gigantic crater the likes of which had never been seen. His clothes were bloodied and he was wounded in multiple places. Gohan was still standing on top of him, with a few minor cuts. He flew back up to the surface and waited.
After a minute or two, Baby, shaking with the effort, managed to stand up. Gohan shot a small ki blast, and Baby collapsed again. He waited some more. Baby got up again; Gohan shot another blast, this time at Baby's head. Baby was lying there, moaning softly, his hand on his head. He reverted to Base form. He was helpless.
Gohan spoke. "Well, it seems you didn't have that much fight in you after all," he said. He kicked Baby out of the crater. "I guess I'll just rid the Earth of you now." He cupped his own hands at his sides. "With the very same technique you usurped from my father."
Baby's hand was still on his head. There was no way he would survive this. What he needed now was not power, but intense concentration.
"KA..." said Gohan. Baby's hand was already in the right spot.
"ME..." He prayed he had enough willpower to focus in on what he needed.
"HA..." Gohan would be distracted! Yes, it would work! Baby was sure of it.
"ME..." Now was the time for action. It was either this or die!
Gohan shot his hands forward. "H--" Baby disappeared. The Instant Transmission technique put him behind Gohan, and he held on to him as tightly as he could. It would only take an instant. While Gohan attempted to stop the Kamehameha, the metallic ooze flowed out of Goku and into Gohan's cuts. Goku's hands loosened their grip, and his body went limp and fell.
Gohan fell on one knee. He was clutching his head and his entire body was trembling. Shaking violently, he could feel the parasite infesting his entire body, taking over. His eyes started to glow blood-red. After a while, he stopped shaking. He stood up calmly and looked around.
"Heh," was all he said. His voice was high-pitched and gravelly. "I did it." He flexed his muscles, kicked Goku's unconscious body a mile with the slightest flick of his foot, and laughed again. It was a triumphant, maniacal laugh.
"A-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAA!" he roared as loud as he could. "Yes! Yes! I am the supreme ruler of the universe! No one is strong enough to even challenge me now! I've done it!" He looked in the direction of the destroyed West City. Bulma and the others had been watching the battle, and had escaped from Capsule Corp before it was destroyed. Baby sensed them. He grinned. "And now to surprise Son Gohan's friends."
He flew off. On the way over to where they were hiding, Baby's body gave an involuntary twitch. Must be from the battle, he thought. This body must be a little tired.
He reached Bulma, Pan, Mr. Buu, Hercule, Videl, Bra and Chi-chi. "Hello," he said, making no attempt to disguise his voice. They started.
"D...Dad?" asked Pan.
"It's not him!" yelled Hercule in utter terror. "Everybody, run!"
"Ha ha ha," laughed Baby quietly. "You can't run from me. You are all going to die right now. Why don't I start with...you?" he pointed his palm at Pan, and it began to glow. Pan raised her arms to block the strike, but she knew it would be no use. Baby laughed loudly, and prepared to decimate Pan in one blow.
Suddenly, he stopped. The ki ball in his hand faded, and he yelled sharply. He clutched his head and closed his eyes. When he opened them, they were the normal, human eyes of Gohan. His voice echoed forth; it was Gohan's own voice. "No," he said.
His eyes closed again, and turned blood-red. "Raargh!" yelled Baby. "Stop this! You are my host!" His eyes turned normal again. "Get out!" screamed Gohan. The others stepped back in fear. Gohan's left eye twitched; it turned red, while the other stayed normal. In a voice that was both Gohan's and Baby's, he let out a blood-curdling scream of rage and frustration that came from both of them.
Gohan's body leaped into the air, then landed back on the ground with a thud. It jumped up, flying back and forth, still letting out the anger that both Gohan and Baby were expressing. It was as if the two were fighting each other. He landed on the ground, threw his head back, and screamed, emitting incredible ki. It was unclear who was controlling this action; it could still have been both.
"STOP IT!" he screamed. The others were blown away by the ki. It seemed to pour out endlessly. Gohan and Baby were both trying to overcome the will of the other. After what seemed like hours, Gohan quieted down. His eyes were both normal, and his cuts were shining silver. "NOW!" he screamed. The ooze that was Baby escaped Gohan's body and materialized into a small, silvery metallic android with blood-red eyes.
Baby looked around, terrified. He saw Gohan, staring at him with nothing but hatred. He had no chance. Gohan put his hand on Baby's face. "Die," he said, and blew Baby away in a single blast.
Gohan, Pan, Videl, Bra and Buu carried the others to where Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo lay. Taking them, they searched for Uub's ki. They found him lying amid a pile of rubble. Goten and Trunks' bodies weren't far away. Together, they all flew up to Dende's lookout.
"Welcome back," he said. "I've been waiting for you. Are you ready?"
"Yes," said Gohan, exhausted. "You have the Dragonballs?"
"Of course," said Dende, beckoning Mr. Popo forward. "We've had them stored here for some time."
"Can they all come back?" asked Bulma, glancing at Vegeta and Trunks uncertainly.
Dende thought for a moment. "I believe so," he said. "Vegeta has been brought back twice, correct? So has Piccolo. Goten and Trunks were restored once each. But they've all been revived by Porunga, the Namekian dragon. None of them have ever been revived by the Earth dragon. He should be able to grant that wish!"
Everyone's faces lit up. Mr. Popo placed the normal Dragonballs on the floor. "I summon you, Eternal Dragon!" spoke Dende. The Dragonballs flashed, and Shenron flew out of them.
"YOU WHO HAVE SUMMONED ME," he rumbled. "SPEAK YOUR WISHES, AND I MAY GRANT THEM."
"Please, Shenron," said Dende humbly. "Restore to life all those who have been killed by Baby!"
"IT IS DONE," said Shenron. His eyes flashed, and Goten, Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo all sat up, groaning. Bulma and Chi-chi sobbed and threw their arms around them. "SPEAK YOUR SECOND WISH."
It was Gohan who spoke. "Please restore the destroyed West City!" he called.
"AS YOU WISH," said Shenron. "UNTIL THE NEXT SUMMONING." He sank back into the Dragonballs, and they flew into the air and scattered across the Earth.
"I'd better heal these two quickly," said Dende, making his way over to Goku and Uub. Putting his hands over them, he closed his eyes and spoke some words in the Namekian language. Their wounds disappeared, but they did not wake.
"It may take them a while to wake up," said Dende. "That was quite an ordeal Baby's possession put their bodies through." He looked at Gohan. He was scratched and bleeding in certain places. "Looks like it took a lot out of you as well, Gohan. How did you manage to withstand the control of Baby?"
"I don't know," Gohan admitted. "I guess I knew there was no other way."
"Well, whatever the case, you're exhausted. Here." He put his hands on Gohan and healed him as well.
"Thanks, Dende," said Gohan gratefully. Vegeta, Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo thanked him as well.
"I'll destroy the Black Star Dragonballs," said Dende thoughtfully. "They cause more trouble than they're worth! I wouldn't want any more menaces from distant planets threatening us in the future!"
In the far reaches of space, a crude, hastily built spaceship was hurtling through the galaxy, toward Planet Earth.
"I'll kill you, Son Goku," seethed Dr. Myuu. "I swear, if it's the last thing I do, I'll kill you for ruining my life's work!"