"Gohan's been gone too long, we should go help him." Goku suggested.
"I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Gohan has to conquer this himself." Piccolo countered.
"But he could be losing. There's something telling me he needs our help." Goku argued back.
Piccolo stared at Goku intently, concentrating on Gohan's power. Goku looked at him, and at the same time, they both flew off into the sky.
"Where do you suppose he is Piccolo?" Goku wondered.
"Just follow that strange power. I think he's there."
Goku and Piccolo landed on the pier near the old warehouse, one by one they began to search them, calling for Gohan in each one.
~
Gohan's eyes grew faint, and he struggled to stay on his feet. His body felt so heavy...so cold. Karukono's lips sucked the very life from him and drained him of his power, integrating with her own. She pulled away and Gohan collapsed to the ground. Karukono screamed as the power tried to fight its way out. There was a flash of blue light and Gohan found himself looking up at...himself. Karukono stood disguised in his body. Gohan tried to get to his feet, but Karukono walked over to him and pushed him to the ground with her foot. She laughed and Gohan cringed as he recognized the laugh as his own, only shriller, and more evil. She placed her hand on his cold face and Videl watched in horror as a blue mist encircled them. She struggled to see through it, and when she did. Gohan was lying candy-coated in ice. The Gohan imposter, Karukono, transported Gohans frozen body into the cage with Videl. Smiling she left them to die, trapped in a never melting ice.
Karukono walked out onto the pier and squinted as she looked up to the sun. She moved awkwardly at first, getting used to the feel of Gohan's body. She was looking at her new hands when Goku and Piccolo ran up to him.
(From now on I'm going to refer to Karukono, as 'Gohan' and him)
"Thank goodness Gohan we found you." Goku sighed.
Piccolo looked suspiciously at him "Where is Karukono?"
"Don't worry about her, she's gone. Go ahead and try to sense her." 'Gohan' smiled.
"What about Videl? Is she all right?" Goku asked.
"She's fine, I took her to safety." "Something's not right with you Gohan. Are you feeling ok?" Piccolo interrogated.
His pulse quickened a little. "I'm fine, just a little worn. That's all." 'Gohan' convinced him.
Piccolo was still looking at him strangely when 'Gohan' suggested they go home. The three fighters left the pier, leaving the entrapped Gohan and Videl to die.
~ The next day 'Gohan' returned to school curious to see what normal humans were like. During lunch the usual gang who bothered Gohan came up to his 'imposter' not knowing what they were getting into. One boy with a strong build and short curly red hair sat down next to 'Gohan'. His black leather jacket and blue jeans made him look like someone from an 80's movie. He shoved 'Gohan' in the shoulder and laughed, as he didn't react.
"Aww...how cute, tough boy here doesn't want to play Erik. Aww...oh well...its more fun when they don't fight back." Erik said in that usual jerk tone.
'Gohan' smiled and decided to edge them on a bit more. He left his seat and walked out onto the blacktop pretending like he was scared. Of course the gang followed chuckling at his coward ness. Erik touched his shoulder and 'Gohan' turned around to look 'innocently' at him. Erik punched him in the nose, and 'Gohan' didn't move a muscle. Instead, he smiled.
"Hit me again. I dare you..." 'Gohan' pushed him on.
Again Erik punched him, and again 'Gohan' didn't flinch. On the 8th punch 'Gohan' caught Erik's' fist with his hand, and squeezed as his bones snapped under his strength. He still held Erik's hand, as the bully cried out in pain. 'Gohan' smiled and took his free hand and place it in the form of a fist, square on Erik's forehead. He drew his hand back slightly, and slammed it into Erik's head. He laughed under his breath as he felt Erik's skull shatter. Bystanders screamed as they saw Erik's head become a bloody mess. 'Gohan' drew back his hand, and let it hang by his side, blood dripping to the ground. He dropped Erik's hand, and his body flopped to the ground. Half of his head was now a broken mess of blood, bone, and brain. Cop cars drove up and attempted to cuff 'Gohan'. 'Gohan' simply held up his hand, palm open and released a giant ki blast into the sky.
When everything cleared, 'Gohan' stood alone in rubble. No life could be seen for miles, everything, every one was dead. Orange Star High was nothing more than ashes and a few stones. Bits of human flesh lay scattered, blood coating everything. Sirens were blaring and cops just kept coming. Satisfied, but bored with killing cops, 'Gohan' flew off in the sky. He landed on a ridge high above the town and smiled evilly as he watched horrified people walk on to the scene. 'Gohan' left the ridge, torn his shirt a little and prepared to talk to his 'family'. He followed power levels and was taken to the Kame House, out in the middle of the ocean.
Everyone watched 'Gohan' as he landed on the small island, seemingly exhausted. Chichi ran up to him and hugged him as she cried.
"I'm so sorry Gohan. They are all gone. All your school mates, Videl, everyone." Chichi cried.
The rest of the crew looked down sadly. 'Gohan' wanted to play this out even more.
"It was horrible. I didn't even have the chance to stop him. Everyone was running, and I tired... but everyone...everyone was devoured by his blast. I tried to run and get Videl out, but I couldn't find her. So I had to leave. After it was over, he had disappeared, and Videl, everyone...was dead." 'Gohan' lied.
Vegeta stepped up to 'Gohan' and Chichi stepped aside.
"Who was this man? What did he look like?" Vegeta demanded.
"I...I don't know, I didn't really see him. Everything was so hectic, I could barely tell up from down." 'Gohan' deceived.
"Great, lot of help you are." Vegeta remarked.
"How dare you say that?! Gohan just witnessed the death of all his friends. Leave him alone!" Chichi said defending her son.
"It's been a hard day, I'm going to go lay down." 'Gohan' said.
'Gohan' walked into his room satisfied with his day of killing. But something inside him...his power... it wanted more. Piccolo appeared in the doorway, staring intently at 'Gohan', who was lying down.
"Something's not right about your story. What aren't you telling me Gohan?" Piccolo demanded.
"What are you talking about Piccolo?" 'Gohan' asked confused.
"I'm won't tell anyone else what you tell me, but I know you were lying back there."
'Gohan's' pulse quickened again. "Lying? Why and what would I lie about."
"You said you saw Videl before the explosion, and that she died. But I can still sense her." 'Gohan' thought quickly and spit out another act.
"You mean she got away!? She's ok?! It's a miracle, I can't believe it!" 'Gohan' exclaimed as he jumped from his bed.
"Can it. You knew she was alive. You never saw her there. Did you?"
"Piccolo. I've had a rough day, can we PLEASE talk about this later."
Piccolo squinted a little and turned to leave. On his way out the door he muttered "I'll figure you out Gohan. You can't hide from me."
"I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Gohan has to conquer this himself." Piccolo countered.
"But he could be losing. There's something telling me he needs our help." Goku argued back.
Piccolo stared at Goku intently, concentrating on Gohan's power. Goku looked at him, and at the same time, they both flew off into the sky.
"Where do you suppose he is Piccolo?" Goku wondered.
"Just follow that strange power. I think he's there."
Goku and Piccolo landed on the pier near the old warehouse, one by one they began to search them, calling for Gohan in each one.
~
Gohan's eyes grew faint, and he struggled to stay on his feet. His body felt so heavy...so cold. Karukono's lips sucked the very life from him and drained him of his power, integrating with her own. She pulled away and Gohan collapsed to the ground. Karukono screamed as the power tried to fight its way out. There was a flash of blue light and Gohan found himself looking up at...himself. Karukono stood disguised in his body. Gohan tried to get to his feet, but Karukono walked over to him and pushed him to the ground with her foot. She laughed and Gohan cringed as he recognized the laugh as his own, only shriller, and more evil. She placed her hand on his cold face and Videl watched in horror as a blue mist encircled them. She struggled to see through it, and when she did. Gohan was lying candy-coated in ice. The Gohan imposter, Karukono, transported Gohans frozen body into the cage with Videl. Smiling she left them to die, trapped in a never melting ice.
Karukono walked out onto the pier and squinted as she looked up to the sun. She moved awkwardly at first, getting used to the feel of Gohan's body. She was looking at her new hands when Goku and Piccolo ran up to him.
(From now on I'm going to refer to Karukono, as 'Gohan' and him)
"Thank goodness Gohan we found you." Goku sighed.
Piccolo looked suspiciously at him "Where is Karukono?"
"Don't worry about her, she's gone. Go ahead and try to sense her." 'Gohan' smiled.
"What about Videl? Is she all right?" Goku asked.
"She's fine, I took her to safety." "Something's not right with you Gohan. Are you feeling ok?" Piccolo interrogated.
His pulse quickened a little. "I'm fine, just a little worn. That's all." 'Gohan' convinced him.
Piccolo was still looking at him strangely when 'Gohan' suggested they go home. The three fighters left the pier, leaving the entrapped Gohan and Videl to die.
~ The next day 'Gohan' returned to school curious to see what normal humans were like. During lunch the usual gang who bothered Gohan came up to his 'imposter' not knowing what they were getting into. One boy with a strong build and short curly red hair sat down next to 'Gohan'. His black leather jacket and blue jeans made him look like someone from an 80's movie. He shoved 'Gohan' in the shoulder and laughed, as he didn't react.
"Aww...how cute, tough boy here doesn't want to play Erik. Aww...oh well...its more fun when they don't fight back." Erik said in that usual jerk tone.
'Gohan' smiled and decided to edge them on a bit more. He left his seat and walked out onto the blacktop pretending like he was scared. Of course the gang followed chuckling at his coward ness. Erik touched his shoulder and 'Gohan' turned around to look 'innocently' at him. Erik punched him in the nose, and 'Gohan' didn't move a muscle. Instead, he smiled.
"Hit me again. I dare you..." 'Gohan' pushed him on.
Again Erik punched him, and again 'Gohan' didn't flinch. On the 8th punch 'Gohan' caught Erik's' fist with his hand, and squeezed as his bones snapped under his strength. He still held Erik's hand, as the bully cried out in pain. 'Gohan' smiled and took his free hand and place it in the form of a fist, square on Erik's forehead. He drew his hand back slightly, and slammed it into Erik's head. He laughed under his breath as he felt Erik's skull shatter. Bystanders screamed as they saw Erik's head become a bloody mess. 'Gohan' drew back his hand, and let it hang by his side, blood dripping to the ground. He dropped Erik's hand, and his body flopped to the ground. Half of his head was now a broken mess of blood, bone, and brain. Cop cars drove up and attempted to cuff 'Gohan'. 'Gohan' simply held up his hand, palm open and released a giant ki blast into the sky.
When everything cleared, 'Gohan' stood alone in rubble. No life could be seen for miles, everything, every one was dead. Orange Star High was nothing more than ashes and a few stones. Bits of human flesh lay scattered, blood coating everything. Sirens were blaring and cops just kept coming. Satisfied, but bored with killing cops, 'Gohan' flew off in the sky. He landed on a ridge high above the town and smiled evilly as he watched horrified people walk on to the scene. 'Gohan' left the ridge, torn his shirt a little and prepared to talk to his 'family'. He followed power levels and was taken to the Kame House, out in the middle of the ocean.
Everyone watched 'Gohan' as he landed on the small island, seemingly exhausted. Chichi ran up to him and hugged him as she cried.
"I'm so sorry Gohan. They are all gone. All your school mates, Videl, everyone." Chichi cried.
The rest of the crew looked down sadly. 'Gohan' wanted to play this out even more.
"It was horrible. I didn't even have the chance to stop him. Everyone was running, and I tired... but everyone...everyone was devoured by his blast. I tried to run and get Videl out, but I couldn't find her. So I had to leave. After it was over, he had disappeared, and Videl, everyone...was dead." 'Gohan' lied.
Vegeta stepped up to 'Gohan' and Chichi stepped aside.
"Who was this man? What did he look like?" Vegeta demanded.
"I...I don't know, I didn't really see him. Everything was so hectic, I could barely tell up from down." 'Gohan' deceived.
"Great, lot of help you are." Vegeta remarked.
"How dare you say that?! Gohan just witnessed the death of all his friends. Leave him alone!" Chichi said defending her son.
"It's been a hard day, I'm going to go lay down." 'Gohan' said.
'Gohan' walked into his room satisfied with his day of killing. But something inside him...his power... it wanted more. Piccolo appeared in the doorway, staring intently at 'Gohan', who was lying down.
"Something's not right about your story. What aren't you telling me Gohan?" Piccolo demanded.
"What are you talking about Piccolo?" 'Gohan' asked confused.
"I'm won't tell anyone else what you tell me, but I know you were lying back there."
'Gohan's' pulse quickened again. "Lying? Why and what would I lie about."
"You said you saw Videl before the explosion, and that she died. But I can still sense her." 'Gohan' thought quickly and spit out another act.
"You mean she got away!? She's ok?! It's a miracle, I can't believe it!" 'Gohan' exclaimed as he jumped from his bed.
"Can it. You knew she was alive. You never saw her there. Did you?"
"Piccolo. I've had a rough day, can we PLEASE talk about this later."
Piccolo squinted a little and turned to leave. On his way out the door he muttered "I'll figure you out Gohan. You can't hide from me."