'Gohan' awoke the next day unfamiliar to his surroundings. He jumped up,
but relaxed when he remembered that he had crashed at Roshi's house after
the incident. Well rested, 'Gohan' made his way down stairs. Krillen was
playing cards with Roshi while 18 cheated for him. Chichi and Bulma were in
the kitchen cooking breakfast and Goten and Trunks were forced to help.
Goku and Vegeta were training in the ocean ad Piccolo stood silently
against the building. 'Gohan' walked outside and was greeted by an
unfriendly stare from Piccolo. He brushed it aside and watched Goku and
Vegeta fight. He studied their moves, their techniques. 'Gohan' doubted
that they would be enough of a challenge for him to have to strategize, but
it would make it all the more fun.
"Boys! Breakfast is ready!" Bulma cried out to everyone.
Everyone rushed to the table, while 'Gohan' and Piccolo walked slowly. They all sat down and began to pig out. 'Gohan' picked up a fork and began to eat. Something he was doing must have seemed strange because everyone was staring at him.
"What's wrong Gohan? You're hardly eating." Chichi questioned.
"Yeah Gohan, how come your not stuffing your face like you always do?" Goten wondered.
"Hey guys, lay off. Did you forget that Gohan witnessed the death of all his friends yesterday? I wouldn't have much of an appetite after that." Bulma implied.
"Don't tell me that! I remember what happened. But even in the greatest tragedies Gohan never losses his appetite. Don't tell me something's not wrong with my son, when there obviously is." Chichi countered.
"Well he has NEVER faced a tragedy like this one! His one chance for a normal life was blown to smithereens!" Bulma argued.
The two women continued fighting as Gohan got up and left the table. He walked towards the door only to be stopped by Piccolo.
"Where are you going? You don't exactly have school today." Piccolo interrogated.
"Um...just to the city or something. I need to loosen up after what happened the other day." 'Gohan' replied.
Piccolo stared at him intently, but let him pass. 'Gohan' flew off into the sky smiling evilly at the Namek's insolence. He arrived in South City and set out into whatever store looked interesting. At first he stopped into an arcade, but when he lost and got kicked out for breaking the game he decided it was time to test more of his new power. 'Gohan' flew into the very center of the city. Landing in the middle of the street he began to power up. He released his energy into the city, and just like the school, it was desecrated. A large blue dome formed from his energy and waves of pure strength tore through the city. Everything in its path was disintegrated. 'Gohan' began roaming through towns and cities, destroying them as he passed. After several hours of killing, the Z gang showed up right after 'Gohan' destroyed the town.
"Gohan! What's going on? Who's doing this?" Goku asked the seemingly tired teen.
"It was that same guy from the school. I was just wandering around and all of the sudden...BOOM! The city goes up in flames. Again, he slipped away before I could challenge him." 'Gohan' lied.
"I don't understand this." Krillen stated. "If this guy is so strong, why can't I sense his energy?"
"Maybe he's an Android. You can't sense their power levels." Goku suggested.
"Yeah maybe, but something about all this just doesn't seem right." Krillen said confused.
"Maybe he has some grudge against Gohan. I mean Gohan happens to be there whenever he attacks." Vegeta commented.
"Why would anyone be trying to kill me?" 'Gohan' pretended to sound worried.
"Maybe someone knows about your Mystic powers and wants you out of the way." Goku plotted.
'But I've never really used my mystic powers. How could anyone know about them" 'Gohan' wondered.
"Maybe they are not after you because of your powers, maybe they sense something strange in you." Piccolo suggested.
'Gohan's' eyes shot over to Piccolo. He glared momentarily, but quickly changed it to confusion. Piccolo stared at him, as if he were trying to figure something out. 'Gohan' backed off a little and turned nervously away.
"What do you mean Piccolo?" Goku questioned.
"I don't know...yet. But I think Gohan knows something he's not telling us." Piccolo answered.
Everyone's eyes turned onto Gohan who stood wide-eyed before them.
"Gohan..." Goku started.
"I...I don't know what Piccolo is talking about." 'Gohan' said as he stepped backwards. "Heh. You know Piccolo, always thinking negatively.... Well, um...I'm gonna get going now...um...so I guess I'll...um see you later..." Gohan speed off into the sky, using some of his mystic power so no one could follow him. Goku started after him, but was stopped by Piccolo.
"Piccolo. What's going on?" Krillen asked.
"Ever since Gohan supposedly killed Karukono, hes been acting strange. Something about him isn't right." Piccolo explained.
"What do you mean?" Goku piped up.
"Haven't you noticed? He's acting like he doesn't know us, like hes hiding something. His energy seems different as well. I can't explain everything right now. I'll come back when I know more." Piccolo stated as he went off into the clouds.
"What do you think we should do Goku?" Yamcha asked.
"I don't know. If we can't sense this guys energy. I guess we jus have to wait for him to attack again, and hopefully run into him." Goku said.
~
Videl pushed herself to a sitting position against the cold wall. It had been almost a week since she had last eaten, and it was taking a heavy toll on her. She stared down at Gohans frozen body. He looked so scared and weak.
"Please wake up Gohan. Get us out of here."
~ Piccolo landed peacefully on the pier, where Gohan first started acting weird. As soon as he landed he felt two dying power levels, faint, but somewhere near. He followed his sense to an old warehouse. He touched the side of it; it sent a chill up his arm. Ice. This had to be the place Gohan and Karukono fought. He pushed the door, but found he had to put a little effort into it, as it was sealed shut with ice. He burst through the door to see ice covering the entire warehouse. He heard a noise and looked up to see Videl trying to yell to him. Piccolo walked up to the strange ice- cage and almost jumped when he saw Gohans frozen body lying on the ground. Piccolo touched the ice, but withdrew when it sent an electric shock up his arm. He touched it again, so light, the shock didn't come. He used one of his many strange Namekian powers and melted the ice.
"What happened?" Piccolo asked Videl.
"Karukono...she did something to him. She left us in here. She took his body..." Videl rambled. Piccolo knelt over Gohan and melted the ice. A minute later, and Gohan came to his senses and sat up.
"P...Piccolo. What are you doing here? What's going on?" Gohan asked wearily.
'Don't worry about kid. Lets just say I'm happy its not you out there."
"Wha...Karukono...h...she took my powers. She took every last bit of it. We have to find her. I need my powers back." Gohan said.
"Don't worry, we'll find her. First let's get you two out of here, and find something to eat, you look starved."
"Boys! Breakfast is ready!" Bulma cried out to everyone.
Everyone rushed to the table, while 'Gohan' and Piccolo walked slowly. They all sat down and began to pig out. 'Gohan' picked up a fork and began to eat. Something he was doing must have seemed strange because everyone was staring at him.
"What's wrong Gohan? You're hardly eating." Chichi questioned.
"Yeah Gohan, how come your not stuffing your face like you always do?" Goten wondered.
"Hey guys, lay off. Did you forget that Gohan witnessed the death of all his friends yesterday? I wouldn't have much of an appetite after that." Bulma implied.
"Don't tell me that! I remember what happened. But even in the greatest tragedies Gohan never losses his appetite. Don't tell me something's not wrong with my son, when there obviously is." Chichi countered.
"Well he has NEVER faced a tragedy like this one! His one chance for a normal life was blown to smithereens!" Bulma argued.
The two women continued fighting as Gohan got up and left the table. He walked towards the door only to be stopped by Piccolo.
"Where are you going? You don't exactly have school today." Piccolo interrogated.
"Um...just to the city or something. I need to loosen up after what happened the other day." 'Gohan' replied.
Piccolo stared at him intently, but let him pass. 'Gohan' flew off into the sky smiling evilly at the Namek's insolence. He arrived in South City and set out into whatever store looked interesting. At first he stopped into an arcade, but when he lost and got kicked out for breaking the game he decided it was time to test more of his new power. 'Gohan' flew into the very center of the city. Landing in the middle of the street he began to power up. He released his energy into the city, and just like the school, it was desecrated. A large blue dome formed from his energy and waves of pure strength tore through the city. Everything in its path was disintegrated. 'Gohan' began roaming through towns and cities, destroying them as he passed. After several hours of killing, the Z gang showed up right after 'Gohan' destroyed the town.
"Gohan! What's going on? Who's doing this?" Goku asked the seemingly tired teen.
"It was that same guy from the school. I was just wandering around and all of the sudden...BOOM! The city goes up in flames. Again, he slipped away before I could challenge him." 'Gohan' lied.
"I don't understand this." Krillen stated. "If this guy is so strong, why can't I sense his energy?"
"Maybe he's an Android. You can't sense their power levels." Goku suggested.
"Yeah maybe, but something about all this just doesn't seem right." Krillen said confused.
"Maybe he has some grudge against Gohan. I mean Gohan happens to be there whenever he attacks." Vegeta commented.
"Why would anyone be trying to kill me?" 'Gohan' pretended to sound worried.
"Maybe someone knows about your Mystic powers and wants you out of the way." Goku plotted.
'But I've never really used my mystic powers. How could anyone know about them" 'Gohan' wondered.
"Maybe they are not after you because of your powers, maybe they sense something strange in you." Piccolo suggested.
'Gohan's' eyes shot over to Piccolo. He glared momentarily, but quickly changed it to confusion. Piccolo stared at him, as if he were trying to figure something out. 'Gohan' backed off a little and turned nervously away.
"What do you mean Piccolo?" Goku questioned.
"I don't know...yet. But I think Gohan knows something he's not telling us." Piccolo answered.
Everyone's eyes turned onto Gohan who stood wide-eyed before them.
"Gohan..." Goku started.
"I...I don't know what Piccolo is talking about." 'Gohan' said as he stepped backwards. "Heh. You know Piccolo, always thinking negatively.... Well, um...I'm gonna get going now...um...so I guess I'll...um see you later..." Gohan speed off into the sky, using some of his mystic power so no one could follow him. Goku started after him, but was stopped by Piccolo.
"Piccolo. What's going on?" Krillen asked.
"Ever since Gohan supposedly killed Karukono, hes been acting strange. Something about him isn't right." Piccolo explained.
"What do you mean?" Goku piped up.
"Haven't you noticed? He's acting like he doesn't know us, like hes hiding something. His energy seems different as well. I can't explain everything right now. I'll come back when I know more." Piccolo stated as he went off into the clouds.
"What do you think we should do Goku?" Yamcha asked.
"I don't know. If we can't sense this guys energy. I guess we jus have to wait for him to attack again, and hopefully run into him." Goku said.
~
Videl pushed herself to a sitting position against the cold wall. It had been almost a week since she had last eaten, and it was taking a heavy toll on her. She stared down at Gohans frozen body. He looked so scared and weak.
"Please wake up Gohan. Get us out of here."
~ Piccolo landed peacefully on the pier, where Gohan first started acting weird. As soon as he landed he felt two dying power levels, faint, but somewhere near. He followed his sense to an old warehouse. He touched the side of it; it sent a chill up his arm. Ice. This had to be the place Gohan and Karukono fought. He pushed the door, but found he had to put a little effort into it, as it was sealed shut with ice. He burst through the door to see ice covering the entire warehouse. He heard a noise and looked up to see Videl trying to yell to him. Piccolo walked up to the strange ice- cage and almost jumped when he saw Gohans frozen body lying on the ground. Piccolo touched the ice, but withdrew when it sent an electric shock up his arm. He touched it again, so light, the shock didn't come. He used one of his many strange Namekian powers and melted the ice.
"What happened?" Piccolo asked Videl.
"Karukono...she did something to him. She left us in here. She took his body..." Videl rambled. Piccolo knelt over Gohan and melted the ice. A minute later, and Gohan came to his senses and sat up.
"P...Piccolo. What are you doing here? What's going on?" Gohan asked wearily.
'Don't worry about kid. Lets just say I'm happy its not you out there."
"Wha...Karukono...h...she took my powers. She took every last bit of it. We have to find her. I need my powers back." Gohan said.
"Don't worry, we'll find her. First let's get you two out of here, and find something to eat, you look starved."