A/N: I hope this story picks up a little better… please keep reading and please review also
"…" talking
'…' thinking
\.../ telepathic
Last Time:
The family didn't just break up, it was far worse than he let himself to believe. He knew they were gone, but sometimes he just didn't like to admit it. Finally, he was able to drift into an uneasy sleep
WWWWW
5 Years Earlier
"Arise Dragon! By your name I summon you Shenron!" The words were shouted anxiously
The seven orange balls sitting in a ring on the ground started to glow. The sky darkened to pitch black and thunder could be heard rumbling even though there was no lightning. Suddenly, a large beam of light shot up from the glowing balls. It twisted and turned as it climbed and made its way into the sky. Suddenly, there was a bright flash and the beam of light had disappeared, and in its place was a gigantic green dragon with blood red eyes.
"You have woken me from my slumber. I will grant for you any two wishes within my power. Name them now," Boomed the voice of the dragon.
"We wish all those killed by the villain Cell to be returned to life in this dimension." Yamcha shouted to the Eternal Dragon.
"It shall be done," the Eternal Dragon responded. His eyes started to glow a bright red. A few seconds, they blinked twice. "Your wish has been granted. Name your next wish."
"We wish the one named Goku Son to be…" Yamcha started, but was interrupted by a voice he could have sworn he heard in his head, not through his ears.
\ Don't I get a say in this? / The voice said.
"Goku, Is that you? Where are you? I can hear you, but I can't see you?" Yamcha asked to the voice.
\ I'm talking to you telepathically from the afterlife. I'm here with King Kai and King Yemma. They told me it would be okay to stay with them. King Kai said that he would show me around and that there are lots of interesting people to meet. And better yet, he tells me that there are lots of strong opponents to train with and get stronger. Besides, Earth is better off without me. I mean, everyone who has come to the Earth to destroy it has done so because of me; Radditz, Vegeta, Frieza, Cell, the Androids, all bent on destroying me. King Kai and I agree that it would be best for me to stay here, so those people won't come to Earth after me. When I was sent there as I child, I was supposed to kill everyone, and I'm sort of indirectly fulfilling that goal. Besides, you don't need me there anymore anyways. There are plenty of strong warriors there to protect Earth in my absence /
Yamcha turned around to tell everyone else the news about what Goku had told him, but by the looks on their faces, he could see that they either knew or had heard. His eyes scanned everyone's faces and he could see sadness in each one, except for one. This face belonged to the youngest person of the group gathered on the lookout, Gohan Son. His face showed nothing, just a blank stare. Like a look of disbelief. He wondered what the young boy was feeling and thinking to be so calm and unmoved by what was just said.
"Don't test my patience! Name your second wish!" boomed the voice of the dragon as it echoed through the silent lookout. It snapped everyone from their thoughts and brought their attention back to Shenron.
"I have nothing else," Yamcha admitted. No one had planned on Goku intervening and interrupting their wishes. They had not thought of anything else. "Does anyone else have a wish?"
The short bald man, Goku's best friend stepped forward. "I have a wish," he said to Yamcha. He looked to Shenron. "Bring Android 17 back to life so 18 will have her brother back!" He shouted to the dragon.
"That wish can not be granted," replied Shenron, "It is not within my power. Name your next wish."
Krillin pouted for a second. He thought quickly and came up with another one. "Can you make Android 18 human?" He asked loudly.
"That is also not within my power," was the booming response.
"Can you at least remove the bomb that is inside of her?" he asked, quickly running out of options.
"It shall be done," His red eyes started to glow. A few seconds later they flashed twice. His voice thundered through the lookout. "Your wish has been granted. I have fulfilled my duty. Farewell."
With that, the dragon turned back into the beam of light that it was before and retreated towards the glowing balls on the ground. They then floated up towards the sky and shot in seven different directions to the corners of the Earth.
"Why did you do that Krillin?" Yamcha asked his bald friend.
"Well… heh heh… you know… I just wanted to give 18 a… chance at… life… and… uh… redemption… because… um… everyone deserves a second chance…" he nervously responded. He didn't know it, but 18 was hiding around the corner of the lookout, listening intently to every word spoken.
"Why DID he do that?" she said quietly to herself. "After all the pain and suffering I've caused…" She got lost in her thoughts when she heard Yamcha speak again.
"That's awfully noble of you, Krillin. Did a little Goku rub off on you?" Yamcha joked towards Krillin. Everyone started laughing, well, all except Gohan. He had not moved since Goku made his announcement, and he still wore that blank expression. It was scaring him a little bit. He walked over to the son of Goku.
"What's wrong kid?" He asked. Gohan didn't respond. In fact, it didn't even seem as thought the boy noticed him. It almost seemed as though the boy was not even there at all.
"Hello? Gohan, is anyone home? Earth to Gohan, are you there!" He said as he waved a hand in front of the half Saiyan's face. He heard the boy mumble something he couldn't make out. Then the boy took off into the sky with blinding speed.
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"Hello? Gohan, is anyone home? Earth to Gohan, are you there!" He said as he waved a hand in front of the half Saiyan's face.
"It's all my fault…" his whispered to himself, then he took off and flew away as fast as he could. He didn't want to be around anyone, he just wanted to be alone. He landed in a clearing in a forest. He didn't know where he was, and honestly he didn't care. With a cry of anguish he released all that he had held inside. What was hiding behind his blank expression was now flowing from him like a river. Tears fell freely from his eyes and he sobbed so hard that he could hardly breathe.
"Why dad, why did you leave? We could have figured something else out! Why did you run! It's all MY FAULT!!" Gohan screamed as loud as his lungs would let him. It was loud enough to scatter all of the nearby birds and other wildlife.
There he remained for hours, just crying his eyes out and sobbing hard enough to almost pass out from lack of oxygen. Finally, he collapsed to the ground and fell asleep from the sheer exhaustion of this day's activities.