"Gohan...Gohan...Wake Up Gohan..."
Gohans' eyes opened wearily to see Videl leaning over him. She sighed when he looked at her.
"Heh, here I thought you were never going to wake up." Videl commented.
"Wh...where are we?"
"It doesn't matter. Wherever we are, we can't get out."
"Maybe...but I have to try."
Gohan looked around at his surroundings. They were in some kind of storage room...frozen over. There were boxes with miscellaneous items scattered about. It was dark, so Gohan figured he had slept through the day. The floor under him was cold and hard. He was definitely in some kind of old warehouse. The walls were brick, cracking in various places. A small brown door lay shut across the large warehouse. A wall of thick, clear ice separated then from it. Gohan stumbled to his feet and wobbled over to the ice wall. He touched it with his hand, but withdrew it from the excruciating pain that circulated through the ice.
"I think there's some kind of electricity going through it, don't touch or you'll get a nasty shock." Videl piped in.
Now that he thought about, Gohan could see small blue lines streaking through the ice. He took in a breath and drew his fist back. He released his energy as his fist hit the ice. A larger shock made him jolt and see the indifferent ice. Aggravated, he drew more power and struck it again and again. Ten minutes of punching, Gohan's power began to rise with his anger. His muscles started twitching. He took in a breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Let it go. Release it. You can't get out any other way."
Gohan spun around at the strangeness in Videl's voice. Videl stood sternly and looked at him menacingly. She smiled and walked toward him. As she walked, a blue light circled her, and panned her body. When it was gone, Karukono stood close to him.
"What did you do with Videl?" Gohan demanded softly.
"I didn't do anything with her, she's here. Release your anger, let your power run through you."
She touched the side of his face...Gohan felt power rush to her hand. He felt his power grow and grow. He tried to force it down, but Karukono kept it coming. He felt an unbearable tension as he fought off his urge to destroy. He had to test his power, he had to feel its worth, just once, surely it wouldn't do much harm. How strong could it be? His eyes began to change, silver, then red. His normal black eyes tried to stay, but were drowned in the colors. She let go of him, and he felt the power rushing through him. He touched the ice wall, and it crumbled under his power. He smiled and walked through the shattered ice, and blasted through the side of the warehouse, brick flying and smoke rising.
"Yes...yes...feel your power...grasp your power...destroy..." Karukono recited quietly as she watched him.
~
Suddenly he saw Chichi, Goten, and Goku leaning over him. He jumped up from the bed he was laying on and looked around dumbfounded.
"What's wrong Gohan? Did you have a nightmare?" Chichi asked trying to stop his pacing.
"Where's Videl...Where's Karukono? What did she do?" Gohan rambled to himself.
"What are you talking about? Karukono hasn't done a thing." Goku reported.
"Your wrong." A voice from behind called.
They whipped around to see Piccolo standing seriously in the doorframe.
"I saw what she did to you at the river, Gohan. She's up to something." Piccolo claimed.
"So you were the rabbit..." Gohan laughed, then turned serious. "The warehouse I have to get there." He ran towards the door and Piccolo moved aside to let him pass.
"Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean we could go with you." Goku suggested.
"No, Gohan must do this on his own, he's dealing with something rather personal, that could affect the whole planet." Piccolo stated.
Gohan flew into the sky and some par of him guided him to the warehouse. He flew down next to it and entered through the door. He looked straight ahead, and sure enough, Videl sat scared, behind a wall of electric ice. He ran towards her but was stopped when he felt Karukono's energy behind him. She walked slowly towards him. Videl looked up and screamed for Gohan to get away. He turned and faced Karukono as she hovered in the air. She was eye to eye with him and for a minute they just stared.
"I suppose your little dream lead you here." Karukono guessed.
"What do you want from me? Why drag Videl into it?" "Those nights when you dreamed of that darkness...the nothingness...I was reading through your thoughts and putting those dreams into your head. I saw her (points to Videl) and I figured, 'what better way to lure him here'."
She moved in closer and touched his face...just like the dream...Gohan grew tired at first, but then Karukono came in closer...Her lips touched his and freezing his body...she kissed him. He felt his energy flow from him and be replaced by cold...solid...ice...
Gohans' eyes opened wearily to see Videl leaning over him. She sighed when he looked at her.
"Heh, here I thought you were never going to wake up." Videl commented.
"Wh...where are we?"
"It doesn't matter. Wherever we are, we can't get out."
"Maybe...but I have to try."
Gohan looked around at his surroundings. They were in some kind of storage room...frozen over. There were boxes with miscellaneous items scattered about. It was dark, so Gohan figured he had slept through the day. The floor under him was cold and hard. He was definitely in some kind of old warehouse. The walls were brick, cracking in various places. A small brown door lay shut across the large warehouse. A wall of thick, clear ice separated then from it. Gohan stumbled to his feet and wobbled over to the ice wall. He touched it with his hand, but withdrew it from the excruciating pain that circulated through the ice.
"I think there's some kind of electricity going through it, don't touch or you'll get a nasty shock." Videl piped in.
Now that he thought about, Gohan could see small blue lines streaking through the ice. He took in a breath and drew his fist back. He released his energy as his fist hit the ice. A larger shock made him jolt and see the indifferent ice. Aggravated, he drew more power and struck it again and again. Ten minutes of punching, Gohan's power began to rise with his anger. His muscles started twitching. He took in a breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Let it go. Release it. You can't get out any other way."
Gohan spun around at the strangeness in Videl's voice. Videl stood sternly and looked at him menacingly. She smiled and walked toward him. As she walked, a blue light circled her, and panned her body. When it was gone, Karukono stood close to him.
"What did you do with Videl?" Gohan demanded softly.
"I didn't do anything with her, she's here. Release your anger, let your power run through you."
She touched the side of his face...Gohan felt power rush to her hand. He felt his power grow and grow. He tried to force it down, but Karukono kept it coming. He felt an unbearable tension as he fought off his urge to destroy. He had to test his power, he had to feel its worth, just once, surely it wouldn't do much harm. How strong could it be? His eyes began to change, silver, then red. His normal black eyes tried to stay, but were drowned in the colors. She let go of him, and he felt the power rushing through him. He touched the ice wall, and it crumbled under his power. He smiled and walked through the shattered ice, and blasted through the side of the warehouse, brick flying and smoke rising.
"Yes...yes...feel your power...grasp your power...destroy..." Karukono recited quietly as she watched him.
~
Suddenly he saw Chichi, Goten, and Goku leaning over him. He jumped up from the bed he was laying on and looked around dumbfounded.
"What's wrong Gohan? Did you have a nightmare?" Chichi asked trying to stop his pacing.
"Where's Videl...Where's Karukono? What did she do?" Gohan rambled to himself.
"What are you talking about? Karukono hasn't done a thing." Goku reported.
"Your wrong." A voice from behind called.
They whipped around to see Piccolo standing seriously in the doorframe.
"I saw what she did to you at the river, Gohan. She's up to something." Piccolo claimed.
"So you were the rabbit..." Gohan laughed, then turned serious. "The warehouse I have to get there." He ran towards the door and Piccolo moved aside to let him pass.
"Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean we could go with you." Goku suggested.
"No, Gohan must do this on his own, he's dealing with something rather personal, that could affect the whole planet." Piccolo stated.
Gohan flew into the sky and some par of him guided him to the warehouse. He flew down next to it and entered through the door. He looked straight ahead, and sure enough, Videl sat scared, behind a wall of electric ice. He ran towards her but was stopped when he felt Karukono's energy behind him. She walked slowly towards him. Videl looked up and screamed for Gohan to get away. He turned and faced Karukono as she hovered in the air. She was eye to eye with him and for a minute they just stared.
"I suppose your little dream lead you here." Karukono guessed.
"What do you want from me? Why drag Videl into it?" "Those nights when you dreamed of that darkness...the nothingness...I was reading through your thoughts and putting those dreams into your head. I saw her (points to Videl) and I figured, 'what better way to lure him here'."
She moved in closer and touched his face...just like the dream...Gohan grew tired at first, but then Karukono came in closer...Her lips touched his and freezing his body...she kissed him. He felt his energy flow from him and be replaced by cold...solid...ice...