"There they are!" Videl yelled, pointing to the small figures in the
rubble.
"There's Karukono! We made it in time." Piccolo exclaimed.
Gohan smiled weakly. ~
"Kakurat! Attack him!" Vegeta ordered.
Goku looked anxiously as 'Gohan' smiled deceivingly.
"Goku!!"
Everyone turned to the sky to see Piccolo approaching them. He landed and laid Gohan softly on the ground. Videl landed clumsily on the ground beside them. Goku and Vegeta stared at the man lying on the ground.
"Piccolo? What's going on?" Goku asked. "Who is that?"
"That is your real son. The man standing over there...is none other than Karukono." Piccolo explained.
They turned back to 'Gohan', who was looking evilly at them.
"Karukono? But how..." Goku started.
Gohan rose to his feet. Energy seemed to flow through him strongly. He glared at the imposter standing before him.
"Give me my power back." He demanded.
"Hmp. You think you can waltz up here and just take your powers back from me? I took them fair and square. It's not my fault you couldn't handle what you got yourself into." 'Gohan' assumed.
"Those are rightfully mine! Karukono...give them back!" Gohan yelled.
'Gohan' walked up to him, grabbed his shirt and pulled him in close.
"You've fooled yourself. You know what you are. You are a killer. A murderer, you just don't want to see it. Your power was wasted on you. You are a pathetic demon." 'Gohan' declared.
"Hey hey hey. Karukono why are you calling Gohan a demon? He is not." Videl defended.
'Gohan' grinned.
"You think this creature I hold is human? You have fooled them all." 'Gohan' threw Gohan down onto the ground." Show your true self demon!"
Gohan, who was lying on the ground snarled evilly at 'Gohan'.
"You will regret this human!" Gohan called out as a blue light encircled him.
When the light cleared, Karukono was lying on the dirt.
"Wait a minute. I thought that he was the imposter." Goku said confused.
Karukono glared at 'Gohan'.
"No. He is the real Gohan. He took my demonic powers from me." Karukono clarified.
"No! You're lying! That would mean that Gohan is the one who killed all those people!" Videl protested.
"Back off chick. Your precious little boyfriend has done more evil than I." Karukono stated.
Videl turned to Gohan.
"Is that really you Gohan? Are you the one whose been doing all of this?" Videl questioned.
Gohan's face grew stern.
"Do NOT think of me as that weak, push over of a warrior. He was nothing. He held such power, and he never used it. I am separate from him! The Gohan you knew is gone!" Gohan screamed.
Karukono glided to her feet and over to Gohan.
"Even with the use of your fancy powers, you will never amount to anything great, as long as your true self still lives." Karukono commented.
"Shut up! I will destroy everything! This is my true self now!" Gohan snarled.
"No. He is still there. He is inside you. You can't keep this up for much longer. Your true innocence is beginning to show through. You've done a poor job. You will never be anything more than a pathetic human with a temper." Karukono argued.
"SILENCE! I will slit your throat if you say anything more!" Gohan threatened, his muscle twitching with stress.
"Come now. Did you really think you could pull it off? Did you really think you could prevent it? You know you can't escape it."
"I will. I will! Nothing can take me down! I am invincible!" Gohan yelled as he struck Karukono with his fist.
Karukono fell to the ground hard. Gohan looked around furiously. He stared at the girl he had been torturing. He looked into her scared eyes. His eyes began to grow soft. His power began to fall. He stared at the girl in awe. He twitched nervously. The image of the girl burned into his head. Suddenly, he broke his stare. Power came rushing back to him, his eyes stern again. His arm tensed with anger.
"You shall all perish!" He screamed at them as he disappeared into the sky.
Vegeta tenses, preparing to follow.
"Leave him be Vegeta." Karukono ordered.
"And why should I obey you demon?" Vegeta questioned her authority.
"I know what's going on in his head. Give him time, and he will break and return to normal."
"I don't understand." Videl chimed in.
"What's not to understand?" Karukono wondered.
"In the warehouse, I saw you freeze Gohan. You transported him into the cell, and took over his appearance." Videl remembered.
"Alas, no. I did take over his appearance. And at first, his power was mine. But when I went to freeze him, his true power showed. He snapped up, and grabbed my throat. He drew his power, as well as my own, from my body and absorbed it into himself. He then used my power to freeze me, without ever taking back his appearance. I don't know how he did it. But that boy's powers are stronger than I ever imagined possible."
"Are you sure he will break?" Piccolo questioned.
"Yes. There is no way his body could withstand that much power. The strain is too great. If he wishes to live, he will be forced to subdue his power."
"But what if you have underestimated him again? If he is capable of having so much power, what's to say his body can't withstand it?" "Look Piccolo. If he keeps up that power through the night, his body will be pudding."
"What if he decides he would rather die then return to a weakling as he called him self?" Videl asked worriedly.
"Then I'm afraid he will die and live the rest of eternity in eternal damnation." Karukono stated.
"There's Karukono! We made it in time." Piccolo exclaimed.
Gohan smiled weakly. ~
"Kakurat! Attack him!" Vegeta ordered.
Goku looked anxiously as 'Gohan' smiled deceivingly.
"Goku!!"
Everyone turned to the sky to see Piccolo approaching them. He landed and laid Gohan softly on the ground. Videl landed clumsily on the ground beside them. Goku and Vegeta stared at the man lying on the ground.
"Piccolo? What's going on?" Goku asked. "Who is that?"
"That is your real son. The man standing over there...is none other than Karukono." Piccolo explained.
They turned back to 'Gohan', who was looking evilly at them.
"Karukono? But how..." Goku started.
Gohan rose to his feet. Energy seemed to flow through him strongly. He glared at the imposter standing before him.
"Give me my power back." He demanded.
"Hmp. You think you can waltz up here and just take your powers back from me? I took them fair and square. It's not my fault you couldn't handle what you got yourself into." 'Gohan' assumed.
"Those are rightfully mine! Karukono...give them back!" Gohan yelled.
'Gohan' walked up to him, grabbed his shirt and pulled him in close.
"You've fooled yourself. You know what you are. You are a killer. A murderer, you just don't want to see it. Your power was wasted on you. You are a pathetic demon." 'Gohan' declared.
"Hey hey hey. Karukono why are you calling Gohan a demon? He is not." Videl defended.
'Gohan' grinned.
"You think this creature I hold is human? You have fooled them all." 'Gohan' threw Gohan down onto the ground." Show your true self demon!"
Gohan, who was lying on the ground snarled evilly at 'Gohan'.
"You will regret this human!" Gohan called out as a blue light encircled him.
When the light cleared, Karukono was lying on the dirt.
"Wait a minute. I thought that he was the imposter." Goku said confused.
Karukono glared at 'Gohan'.
"No. He is the real Gohan. He took my demonic powers from me." Karukono clarified.
"No! You're lying! That would mean that Gohan is the one who killed all those people!" Videl protested.
"Back off chick. Your precious little boyfriend has done more evil than I." Karukono stated.
Videl turned to Gohan.
"Is that really you Gohan? Are you the one whose been doing all of this?" Videl questioned.
Gohan's face grew stern.
"Do NOT think of me as that weak, push over of a warrior. He was nothing. He held such power, and he never used it. I am separate from him! The Gohan you knew is gone!" Gohan screamed.
Karukono glided to her feet and over to Gohan.
"Even with the use of your fancy powers, you will never amount to anything great, as long as your true self still lives." Karukono commented.
"Shut up! I will destroy everything! This is my true self now!" Gohan snarled.
"No. He is still there. He is inside you. You can't keep this up for much longer. Your true innocence is beginning to show through. You've done a poor job. You will never be anything more than a pathetic human with a temper." Karukono argued.
"SILENCE! I will slit your throat if you say anything more!" Gohan threatened, his muscle twitching with stress.
"Come now. Did you really think you could pull it off? Did you really think you could prevent it? You know you can't escape it."
"I will. I will! Nothing can take me down! I am invincible!" Gohan yelled as he struck Karukono with his fist.
Karukono fell to the ground hard. Gohan looked around furiously. He stared at the girl he had been torturing. He looked into her scared eyes. His eyes began to grow soft. His power began to fall. He stared at the girl in awe. He twitched nervously. The image of the girl burned into his head. Suddenly, he broke his stare. Power came rushing back to him, his eyes stern again. His arm tensed with anger.
"You shall all perish!" He screamed at them as he disappeared into the sky.
Vegeta tenses, preparing to follow.
"Leave him be Vegeta." Karukono ordered.
"And why should I obey you demon?" Vegeta questioned her authority.
"I know what's going on in his head. Give him time, and he will break and return to normal."
"I don't understand." Videl chimed in.
"What's not to understand?" Karukono wondered.
"In the warehouse, I saw you freeze Gohan. You transported him into the cell, and took over his appearance." Videl remembered.
"Alas, no. I did take over his appearance. And at first, his power was mine. But when I went to freeze him, his true power showed. He snapped up, and grabbed my throat. He drew his power, as well as my own, from my body and absorbed it into himself. He then used my power to freeze me, without ever taking back his appearance. I don't know how he did it. But that boy's powers are stronger than I ever imagined possible."
"Are you sure he will break?" Piccolo questioned.
"Yes. There is no way his body could withstand that much power. The strain is too great. If he wishes to live, he will be forced to subdue his power."
"But what if you have underestimated him again? If he is capable of having so much power, what's to say his body can't withstand it?" "Look Piccolo. If he keeps up that power through the night, his body will be pudding."
"What if he decides he would rather die then return to a weakling as he called him self?" Videl asked worriedly.
"Then I'm afraid he will die and live the rest of eternity in eternal damnation." Karukono stated.