Chapter 1- Remembrance

Gohan sighed as he set down his pencil. He had been doing nothing but homework for the past couple days. Gohan leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling. He leaned forward, thinking hard. His mind was cluttered and his thoughts scattered. Gohan ran a hand through his stubborn, raven black hair and thought to himself. He looked out his window and up at the darkening night sky.

"It's been forever since I've had a nice walk…I should go out."

Gohan stood up from his chair and walked to his closet. He stripped out of his white silk shirt and black pants, discarding the clothes on the ground. Gohan opened the door and started scanning for some good clothes to wear. He settled on a pair of dark blue jeans. He put them on and looked around for a shirt. He grabbed a dark gray tank-top and put it on, under a black hooded sweatshirt.

"I should tell Mom…she might get worried if I just leave…", Gohan thought to himself. He opened the door of his room and walked to the kitchen. His mother was holding a sleeping Goten, who was only six months old. She looked up at him.

"Yes, Gohan?"

"Um, mom? Can I go out for a walk? I've been studying all day, and I just need to clear my head…"

To Gohan's surprise, Chichi smiled at him.

"Of course you can. I may be tough, but I'm not a monster. Go on ahead and take a walk. Just make sure to be back before it gets too late.", said Chichi, smiling at her son. Gohan's face widened into a giant smile and he whispered excitedly, to avoid waking Goten.

"Thanks mom! Don't worry, I'll be careful.", Gohan gave his mom a kiss on the cheek and then kissed his brother's head before walking out the door.

"So, to the city…"

Gohan started flying towards Satan City, and flew up above the clouds. He got a clear glimpse of the moon and admired its beauty before descending. Gohan landed on the outskirts of the city, so no one would see him. After Cell, the people of earth didn't need to see Gohan flying and panic, thinking Cell was back. Gohan stepped up onto the sidewalk and began walking, staring up at the cloudy sky. He planned on walking to the other end of the city and then back. It wouldn't take too long, so unless something happened, his mother wouldn't be too angry.

"What a beautiful night…"

Gohan continued to walk down the side walk, looking up at the cloudy, yet bright night sky. He glanced down and looked at the buildings, shimmering in the moonlight. Gohan continued walking down the empty streets of Satan City. As Gohan passed one of the street corners, he saw two men, teenagers actually. They couldn't have been more than 16. They were standing against one of the buildings, smoking, but when they saw Gohan, they crossed the street to stand in his path.

"You're right, Mike. That's gotta be him.", said the shorter, brown haired one. He stood next to the other teenager, who was taller and had a reddish goatee.

"I told you.", replied Mike. He walked up to Gohan and towered over him, the other teenager behind him. Mike pressed his finger into Gohan's chest.

"You. You're that kid from the Cell Games."

Gohan starred into the boy's cold eyes and without missing a beat, replied.

"Yeah, so?"

"You actually have the nerve to show your face in this city? Going in there, thinking you could defeat Cell, you're lucky Mr. Satan saved your ass; you and your golden haired friend."

Gohan glared at the red haired teenager.

"That golden haired man was my father, and he is the one who saved the earth from Cell. Mr. Satan is nothing. You really think he beat Cell? Believe that if you want, but you clearly have been mislead. Excuse me.", said Gohan as he pushed past both teenagers and continued his walk. He heard Mike laugh.

"You hear that, Chris? He actually thinks he could've beaten Cell. He's a pussy, just like his father."

Gohan stopped walking and looked over his shoulder.

"What did you say?", Gohan growled through his teeth.

"You heard me, bitch. You're a pussy, just like your father."

Gohan spun around quickly. Chris laughed and looked at his friend.

"Whoa Mike! I think he wants to fight!", Chris said, his voice dripping sarcasm. Gohan glared at Mike through his black eyes.

"You wanna fight, loser? Bring it.", Mike said, laughing. Gohan stared at him with a mixture of anger and disbelief. Gohan's rage was building up; no one called his father names like that without answering to Gohan.

"I should be asking you that question…you can fight me, but you'll lose. I'll actually have to try pretty hard not to kill you.", Gohan hissed at both teenagers. Mike grinned wider and cracked his knuckles.

"Fine, let's go, asshole.", Mike said. Mike raised his fist and threw a punch at Gohan. Gohan caught the fist and held it, pushing it forward.

"What the-", Mike was cut off by a sharp snap. Gohan had squeezed and crushed the boy's hand. Mike screamed and fell to his knees. Chris ran forward and threw a punch at Gohan. Gohan grabbed the boy's arm and started to spin. He let go and threw Chris into a wall. His body hit the wall and then fell to the ground; he didn't get up. Mike was on his knees in front of Gohan, sobbing.

"You broke my fuckin' hand, man. And you killed Chris!", Mike choked through his tears. Gohan looked down at him and smirked.

"Shut up or I'll break your neck. And Chris isn't dead, at least not right now. I'd get him to a hospital soon, his ribs are broken. Do you understand?", Gohan replied, coldly. Mike nodded; a look of sheer terror in his eyes.

"Good. I don't want you to die, just teach you a lesson. I usually don't do stuff like this, but you can't insult my father like that and get away with it. Don't do it again.", Gohan replied. Without another word Gohan flew away, leaving both teenagers in the cold streets. Gohan landed on the outskirts of the city and began to walk.

"Those punks…"

Gohan had been trying for the past six months to forget about the Cell Games and the events that followed. He had completely forgotten about what happened, since he had been occupying himself with studying, but those teenagers had brought back the painful memories. Gohan's mind flashed with images of the Cell Games.

"Goodbye, my son…", Goku said. He instantly disappeared and Gohan ran forward.

"NO! COME BACK!"

Tears welled up in Gohan's eyes and began to stream down his dirty cheeks. He fell to his hands and knees and punched the ground. His father was gone…forever. At that moment, all of Gohan's pain released itself in a single word.

"DAAAAAAAAADDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

"Daddy…", Gohan said as he continued walking, with tears falling from his face, staining the black sweatshirt he wore.

Gohan approached his house and quietly, but quickly walked inside. He didn't want his mother to see his tears. Gohan walked into his room and shut the door behind him. As soon as the door closed, Gohan fell to his knees and broke down crying. All the pain and guilt he had felt released itself. Gohan cried until he couldn't cry any longer, and fell asleep in the middle of his floor, dreaming about the fateful day when his father gave up his life…