"Why are you doing this, Eli?" Gohan asked, "I don't know you very well, but I do know that you're Vegeta's son. I know that you're good-hearted. Your mother would hate you for this."
Eli looked surprised.
"My... my mother?" Eli said, as if he woke up from a dream, but immediately went back to his emotionless self, "No. My mother has forsaken me before, I don't need to fight for her love anymore, as I already lost it."
After this cold statement, Eli attacked Gohan, who was caught off-guard, and knocked backwards by several feet.
Gohan immediately landed on his feet and began his retaliation. He threw a kick to Eli's abdomen, which was blocked, and launched an elbow to Eli's spine, which was a direct hit, causing Eli to be forced on his knees.
Eli recovered instantly, and swooped Gohan off his feet, and while he was still in mid-air, Eli kicked him through the nearest building with such force, that it collapsed.
Eli waited for Gohan to come out of the rubble, as he knew that his opponent was too powerful to be defeated like that. But instead of Gohan, he was met by four energy pellets, which he blocked, causing a dustcloud. Gohan came flying through the dustcloud, uppercutted Eli, followed immediately by a kick to the neck, which sent Eli to the ground once again.
"It's not too late to stop this, Eli!" Gohan panted, "I know this isn't the real you!"
"No... this is what my father wanted me to be." Eli said as he got up from the ground, "A true Saiyan. One that he can be proud of."
Eli once again charged at Gohan with a fist, which was caught by Gohan, but was struck in the stomach with the other fist, followed by an upper kick to the chin.
"Listen to me!" Gohan continued as he regained his balance, "Even Vegeta knew that being a Saiyan wasn't about being a mindless war machine! It's about caring for your loved ones, and be willing to fight for them!"
Eli stopped in his tracks, seemingly realizing the truth.
"It... it is? I don't believe you..." He said, hesitating.
"Then look at me!" Gohan replied, "You said yourself that Saiyans are the next step for this planet. Well, I am a Saiyan, and seemingly even to you. And I'm not fighting you because I want to, I'm fighting you to protect the ones I care about most. That is what being a Saiyan is about. That is what your father meant."
Eli fell on his knees, his eyes were warm once more.
"What... what have I become? I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." Eli said sadly.
Gohan approached him.
"It's ok now... I'll help you." Gohan said in a comforting way.
Meanwhile, that same mysterious figure from the woods was lurking from the shadows.
"Bah... my hold on you has not completely vanished." The creature stated as his clawed hand once again started to glow.
Eli suddenly held his head in his arms and started shaking it wildly as he started to scream.
"Eli! What's the matter?" gohan asked, not knowing Eli was being manipulated.
"Get your hands off me!" Eli yelled as he slapped Gohan about twenty feet away.
Eli looked surprised.
"My... my mother?" Eli said, as if he woke up from a dream, but immediately went back to his emotionless self, "No. My mother has forsaken me before, I don't need to fight for her love anymore, as I already lost it."
After this cold statement, Eli attacked Gohan, who was caught off-guard, and knocked backwards by several feet.
Gohan immediately landed on his feet and began his retaliation. He threw a kick to Eli's abdomen, which was blocked, and launched an elbow to Eli's spine, which was a direct hit, causing Eli to be forced on his knees.
Eli recovered instantly, and swooped Gohan off his feet, and while he was still in mid-air, Eli kicked him through the nearest building with such force, that it collapsed.
Eli waited for Gohan to come out of the rubble, as he knew that his opponent was too powerful to be defeated like that. But instead of Gohan, he was met by four energy pellets, which he blocked, causing a dustcloud. Gohan came flying through the dustcloud, uppercutted Eli, followed immediately by a kick to the neck, which sent Eli to the ground once again.
"It's not too late to stop this, Eli!" Gohan panted, "I know this isn't the real you!"
"No... this is what my father wanted me to be." Eli said as he got up from the ground, "A true Saiyan. One that he can be proud of."
Eli once again charged at Gohan with a fist, which was caught by Gohan, but was struck in the stomach with the other fist, followed by an upper kick to the chin.
"Listen to me!" Gohan continued as he regained his balance, "Even Vegeta knew that being a Saiyan wasn't about being a mindless war machine! It's about caring for your loved ones, and be willing to fight for them!"
Eli stopped in his tracks, seemingly realizing the truth.
"It... it is? I don't believe you..." He said, hesitating.
"Then look at me!" Gohan replied, "You said yourself that Saiyans are the next step for this planet. Well, I am a Saiyan, and seemingly even to you. And I'm not fighting you because I want to, I'm fighting you to protect the ones I care about most. That is what being a Saiyan is about. That is what your father meant."
Eli fell on his knees, his eyes were warm once more.
"What... what have I become? I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." Eli said sadly.
Gohan approached him.
"It's ok now... I'll help you." Gohan said in a comforting way.
Meanwhile, that same mysterious figure from the woods was lurking from the shadows.
"Bah... my hold on you has not completely vanished." The creature stated as his clawed hand once again started to glow.
Eli suddenly held his head in his arms and started shaking it wildly as he started to scream.
"Eli! What's the matter?" gohan asked, not knowing Eli was being manipulated.
"Get your hands off me!" Eli yelled as he slapped Gohan about twenty feet away.