Chapter 14: Soul Synchronizing

Gohan opened his eyes to see Piccolo in front of him. Shielding him from the blast. Piccolo landed on the ground back first looking up at the sky.

Gohan pulled the sword out of his shoulder, crawled over and cried over Piccolos form. "No Piccolo. Please stay with me! Why would you do that. I was trying to prevent this."

Piccolo smiled at his Pupil. "Gohan you're the only real friend I ever had. I want to thank you. When I first picked you up and decided to train you I thought it was a waste of time. I thought you were weak and spoiled, but it turns out you were already stronger than anyone I've ever met. You told me things that you didn't even tell your own family. You trusted me. Believed in me. Hell you were the only one to show me kindness."

Gohan sniffed as tears came rolling down his cheek. "Piccolo please just hold on a little longer. Save your strength."

"You tried to save me with everything you had, even when your power was dropping. You disobeyed your counterparts. You were willing to risk everything just to keep me alive. You don't know how happy that makes me." Piccolo coughed a bit before continuing.

"Its my fate to die here, but I never would've thought I would die like this. If I had the chance to do this over I would do it again in a heart beat. No matter what universe or timeline I guess we always find a way to become friends."

Tears starting falling down Piccolos eyes. "You're like the son I never had. I'm proud of you Gohan." His eyes closed as he passed on from this world.

Gohans head dropped and he closed his eyes. He opened them to see Majunior and Mystic. Gohan stood up with tears still coming down his eyes. "Are you happy now? Piccolos dead like you wanted and its all your fault!"

-Smack-

Gohan held his cheek in surprise as Majunior had smacked him. Mystic and Majunior both had grim faces as they looked down at Gohan. "Don't blame us for this. We didn't want Piccolo to die, but it needed to happen. It was fate. Once something is fated to happen it will happen whether you like it or not. We only wanted to help you get through it easier. We wanted to come up with a plan to save everyone else, but you ignored us!"

Gohans eyes flashed pain, but Majunior didn't stop. "It wasn't fated for Yamcha, Tien, or Chioutzu to die, but because of your stubbornness two unneeded deaths happened! We tried to warn you about the jet copters getting destroyed as well, but you ignored us. Those people will never be wished back!"

Gohan looked down ashamed. Mystic took this opportunity to intervene. "You thought you could do this on your own. You basically shut us out and cut us off. Majunior and I are connected to your soul. I think shutting off two pieces of your soul caused your power to drop."

Majunior nodded. "Yeah so if you want to blame anyone just look in a mirror."

Gohan turned away from them knowing they were right. Mystic turned Gohan around and wrapped him in a hug. "I know this is hard for you, but its hard for us too. We only want to help you Gohan. We're here to make your life easier. I'm sorry if you saw us as a burden."

Mystic released the hug and Majunior walked over and crouched down to his level. He ruffled his hair. "Trust us mini me. We know how things will turn out, so just have a little faith."

Gohan nodded. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for ignoring you and not even giving you a chance to explain."

"And we're sorry for thinking this would be easy for you. We lived it and know how it turns out, so its easier for us."

Gohan looked down. "Piccolo is dead now. I failed."

Mystic shook his head with a frown. "Not yet you didn't. Piccolo's killer is still alive."

Majunior growled. "This time he'll pay dearly for what he's done."

They both held a hand out to Gohan. "And this time lets do it together!" They said simultaneously.

Gohan took both of their hands and a bright light surfaced.

On the outside it looks like Gohan just completely shut down. He stayed on his hands and knee's over his mentors dead body. Krillin could only move his head enough to see Gohan. "Gohan run please! You need to get out of here." His pleas fell on deaf ears.

"I think you put the boy in shock Nappa." Vegeta said in a amused tone. "Maybe you should help him."

Nappa started walking towards Gohan. "Yeah I'll send the little brat to meet the namekian. I think he'll like that."

A bright light started shining from Gohan. Everyone had to turn their head so they wouldn't be blinded by the light. When they could see they saw Gohan standing. His eyes looked pupil-less. All you could see was white. His hair spiked up and turned white. His aura was white as well. He clenched his hands a few times.

'What happened.' Gohan thought. 'I feel different. I feel complete.'

The cloaked man who merged the souls of Gohan together was watching everything through a crystal ball. "This is more interesting than I thought. I never thought Gohan would synchronize this early. The fortitude and aggressiveness of Majunior. The intellect and strategic mind of Mystic. The determination and resilience of young Gohan. All the best qualities all packed into one being. Son Gohan you have Soul Synchronized. Though you only reached the tip of the iceberg. I wonder how strong you will be if you train this transformation or used it while super saiyan. The sky's not the limit with your power for there is no limit. I can only wait in anticipation with what you do with your power of the course of your life."

Gohan turned his head towards Nappa. 'I'll figure out what happened later. Nappa you will pay!'

Gohan picked his sword up and placed it in the sheath on his back. He started walking slowly towards Nappa.

Nappa chuckled. "You think a little hair change will matter to me? I'll still kill you."

Vegetas scouter was going haywire. '10,000! 15,000. 25,000! Its still rising.' Vegeta turned his scouter off before is could shatter. "Nappa be careful. His power is skyrocketing Its at 30,000 and climbing!

Nappa turned to Vegeta in awe. "Theres no way! It must be malfunctioning. Throw me my scouter."

Vegeta threw a scouter at Nappa. Nappa placed it over his eye and turned it on. His eyes widened when the power kept increasing. "What the hell? What are you? How are you doing this?"

"You killed Piccolo and for that you will pay!" Gohan yelled as he disappeared from view. He reappeared in front of Nappa with a fist in his gut. Nappa couldn't move. His body was racked with pain with only one hit.

Gohan raised his fist and gave an uppercut to Nappa sending him up in the air. Gohan followed and kicked him in the face sending him flying backwards. Gohan appeared behind Nappa and buried and elbow in his back. He kicked him in the back of the head sending him downwards. Nappa hit the ground and caused a crater. Gohan landed near him and walked up to him.

Nappa couldn't move at all. His body was in too much pain. Gohan grabbed him by the ankle and threw him up in the air. He drew his sword. It started glowing gold. "Masenko Slash!" Gohan slashed his sword in the direction Nappa was in and a long ki blast left the sword. The blast hit Nappa and he was slashed in half. The blast exploded after contact and turned Nappa to dust.

Vegeta was sweating slightly at what just happened while Krillins jaw dropped.

"Gohan?" Krillin stuttered out after seeing that display of power.

Gohans hair turned back to black and his pupils returned as he sheathed his sword. He fell down unconscious. The power was too much for his young body to handle.

'I need to kill this brat as soon as possible, before he can use that power again.' Vegeta said as he moved towards Gohan.

Majunior and Mystic were freaking out.

"Gohans not waking up. He can't move out the way! He'll be killed." Mystic said hysterical as he was shaking Gohan.

Majunior sighed. "We were all just one controlling the body. Maybe we can individually do it as well. Its worth a try."

Mystic nodded. "Go for it. I'll keep Gohan here company until he wakes up."

Majunior nodded and disappeared. He opened his eyes to see Vegeta holding up his sword. His eyes widened as he rolled to the side to avoid the blade. He jumped up and kicked Vegeta in the chest causing him to release the sword.

Majuniors eyes widened. "I'm controlling Gohans body?" He pumped his fist in the air excitedly. "It worked!"

'Stay focused.' Mystic said.

Majunior nodded. 'Sorry. Sorry.'

Vegeta scowled. "I don't know how you gained all that power but it seems to be gone now. You're no longer a threat. I can kill you whenever.

"I don't want to fight you Vegeta. We have the same enemy."

"Oh yeah and who's that?"

"Frieza."

Vegetas face turned dark. "How do you know that name?"

Majunior winced in pain. 'Gohans body is in bad shape. There is no way I can beat Vegeta like this. I gotta keep him talking.'

"I know he destroyed our planet and killed our race. He will pay for his crimes." Majunior added.

Vegeta laughed dryly. "And who is going to stop him? You?"

"Not by myself. I'll need the help of my friends and that includes you."

Vegeta huffed. "Don't act like we're friends brat. I'll kill Frieza myself when I collect the dragonballs and get immortality."

"You can't." Majunior answered. "The dragonballs were linked to Piccolo. When he died the dragonballs left with him."

Vegeta roared in anger. "I'll kill you all for this!"

"Wait I have a proposition!" Majunior yelled.

Vegeta looked on in interest. "Go on."

"My father should be here soon. He's been training for this day. If he beats you in a fight you have to leave this planet and never return."

"And if I win?" Vegeta asked.

"Then I'll join you on your crusade. I'll help you get immortality and to defeat Frieza."

Vegeta weighed his options. "Fine we'll wait for your father to get here. You have one hour. If he doesn't show, then you will leave this planet with me."

Majunior nodded as he walked over to Krillin and Tien. Tien was still unconcious while Krillin was too far away to hear the conversation.

He helped Krillin sit up against a rock. "How ya feel Krillin?

"I'll live. I can't believe you took out that saiyan, but why are we all just waiting?"

"Vegeta wants to fight my father. I say we're lucky. He's allowing us to wait one hour for him."

Krillin nodded. "Yeah that is lucky. What was that power you used Gohan? Do you think you can use it again?"

Majunior shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. It came out of no where."

He got into lotus position and meditated. He opened his eyes to see Mystic and an awake Gohan.

"So you were able to use my body huh? I always wondered if that was possible." Gohan said.

Majunior bowed. "I'm sorry for doing that without your permission."

Gohan smiled. "Are you kidding me? If I known you could do that I would've let you guys do that sooner. We have a hour right now, so Mystic if you want to have a turn you're more than welcome too."

Mystic shook his head. "I think we should only do that in the case of an emergency."

"Oh have some fun once in a while." Gohan said.

"I'm more worried about what happened earlier. We were all one. Complete. It was an odd sensation."

Gohan nodded. "Yeah do you guys know what that was? It was weird, but the power was incredible."

Majunior shrugged his shoulders. It beats me. I don't know what that was, but maybe that cloaked guy knows."

Gohan tilted his head. "Cloak guy?"

"You know I have a name. You may call me Eryk." A voice said from behind them. They all turned to see a guy in a cloak. "Congratulations on the Synchronizing guys. I'm very impressed."

Gohan jumped. "Eryk? I never heard of that name. Who are you?"

Mystic put a hand on his head to calm him. "He's the one who tied our souls to yours."

"What do you mean by synchronizing?" Majunior asked.

Eryk smiled under his hood. "That transformation you did was called Soul Synchronizing. In that transformation you are no longer three separate souls tied together. You are one soul with the best qualities of each of you. For example it takes the mind of mystic, the tenacity of Majunior and the determination of Gohan. Think of it as a fusion between three people. Three people fuse into one entity and becomes a brand new warrior. This is only the tip of the ice berg for you though. You will have to find the limits or lack of limits with this transformation."

"We couldn't hold it for that long though. Why is that?" Gohan asked.

"Your body isn't mature enough to handle this power. Give it about 10 years and you'll be able to handle it no problem." Eryk said.

"Thank you for telling us this much. I take it you're enjoying yourself by watching us huh?" Mystic asked with a cheeky grin.

"You know it! I've been bored and this is exactly what I needed for entertainment."

Majunior growled. "I'm glad we're so fucking amusing to you."

"Watch the language in front of the kid." Mystic said as he covered Gohans ears.

"Anyway I'll be leaving now. Good luck in your battle." Eryk said as he disappeared.

"Does he always do that? Appear and disappear randomly?" Gohan asked.

Mystic nodded. "More or less."

Gohan stood up. "Well I guess I should go back. Unless you want to take over for a little Mystic."

Mystic shook his head. "Its your body Gohan. I have no right to take over unless its an emergency."

Gohan sighed. "Okay okay I get it. We'll I'll see ya later."

Gohan opened his eyes and stood up. He started walking over to Vegeta who was sitting on a rock.

"Gohan where are you going?" Krillin said. Tien was now awake and tending to Krillins injuries. Krillin filled him in on everything so far.

"I just want to ask him a few questions. I'll be careful don't worry." Gohan continued walking until he was beside Vegeta. He sat down and didn't utter a word.

Vegeta cut his eye at the young saiyan. "What do you want?"

Gohan looked up at him. "Can you tell me about saiyans? I want to know what my people were like."

"Why should I?" Vegeta asked amused.

"Isn't it your duty as the prince? I don't have anyone else that could tell me anything since our race is nearly extinct."

Vegeta sighed. "I guess I could tell you a little. Listen good brat because I won't be repeating myself. Saiyans are a prideful warrior race. We get more and more powerful with each battle. The more injured a saiyan is in a fight the stronger they get when they recuperate. We have a high tolerance for pain and our true power arrives at the full moon."

"A full moon? I was told to never look at one. What does it do?"

Vegeta spat. "Thats ridiculous. How can you not know your true power. Anyway you transform into the mighty oozaru as long as you have your tail."

"Whats an Oozuru?" Gohan asked only for Vegeta to look angrily at him. "I'm sorry, but I had no body to teach me these things. I only found out I was half saiyan a year ago."

"Tch. Its basically a great ape. Your power is magnified by ten with the transformation."

Gohan nodded. "Where were you when the planet was...you know."

"I was stationed on a different planet with Nappa. Anymore stupid questions?"

"Just one. Why do you call yourself the prince of all saiyans. Aren't you technically king now?"

Vegeta grunted. "In order to become king you must beat the current king in a duel. Sometimes the duel even ended with a death. I never fought my father, so I'm still a prince."

Gohan nodded. "Makes sense. Thank you for telling me."

"What made you so interested in the first place?"

"Knowing more about my race means I can learn more about myself. You can only learn from the past."

Vegeta nodded in understanding. Gohan looked up at him again. "Are you mad that I killed your friend."

"He wasn't my friend. I would've ended up killing him myself one of these days anyway. Hell he should be lucky he lived this long."

"Woah talk about no mercy. You take 'Do as I say or I'll kill you' literally."

Vegeta smirked. "Yes now be quiet or I'll kill you."

Gohan chuckled. "You're alright Vegeta. You would've made a great king." Gohan stood up and walked back over to Tien and Krillin leaving Vegeta to ponder in his thoughts. 'Weird kid'.

-one hour later.-

Vegeta stood up when his scouter went off. "Well it seems your time is up kid. Looks like you're coming with me."

Gohan stood up and started walking over to Vegeta.

"Gohan what are you doing?" Tien said as he glared at Vegteta.

"I kind of told him that if dad didn't show up in the hour then I would leave with him and help him." Gohan said as he stopped to face the three eyed man.

Tien and krillins eyes widened. "Are you crazy? Why would you do something so stupid."

"To buy time for dad. I thought he would show up, but I guess not." Gohan started walking again until he sensed his father on the way.

"Quit stalling brat. Lets go!" Vegeta yelled.

"It looks like the bet is still on Vegeta. Check your scouter."

Vegeta pushed a button and it picked up Goku's power. 'If they decide to team up on me I'll die. Especially if the kid can get that power again.' He looked towards Gohan.

"Don't worry its a one on one. Just you two." Gohan said slightly easing Vegetas worries. In no time at all Goku arrived on the flying nimbus. He jumped off and walked over to Krillin feeding him a senzu bean. He gave one to Tien as well. 'Its a good thing Korin had three senzu's left.' He thought to himself. He looked around the battle field and saw the corpse of Yamcha and Piccolo. He glared at Vegeta.

"Did he do all of this?" Goku asked his friends.

Krillin shook his head. "It was the other saiyan. He was much bigger than the other guy. He decimated us. Gohan was the only one who stood a chance against him. He ended up killing him with some crazy sword move. It was incredible."

"Where is Gohan?" Goku asked. He saw him standing beside Vegeta. "Get away from my son!" He said with a glare pointed towards Vegeta.

"Watch how you speak to me Kakarot." Vegeta said menacingly.

"Give my son back!" Goku shouted.

Vegeta was about to retort until he saw Gohan put a hand out. "I'll handle this." Gohan said as he started walking towards his father. "I'm find daddy. He's not holding me hostage or anything."

Goku smiled upon seeing him. "You've grown so strong little guy. I'm proud of you." He reached down and ruffled his sons hair.

Gohan smiled. "I missed you daddy."

Goku knelt down and hugged his son. "I missed you too buddy." After releasing his son he put a sensu bean in his hand. "This will heal your injuries son. Eat up."

Gohan ate half and put the other half in in his pocket for later. "I heard you beat the other saiyan all by yourself, but let me handle the rest. I'll take care of him. You guys can leave."

"I'm not leaving you by yourself."

"I agree with your son Goku." Tien said.

Krillin put his hand on the arm of Tien and the other hand on Gohans shoulder. "Guys if we stay here we'll only be in the way. Goku wants total focus on this fight. We won't be much help. We'll only be a hindrance."

Tien shook his head. "I don't care. Even if I can help a little I will."

"We should leave for now." Gohan said he started floating in the air until he was up to Tiens ear. "We'll watch from a distance and jump in if we need to." Gohan whispered to him.

Tien sighed. "Okay lets go." They all jumped in the air and started flying away.

Gohan knew where they were going to fight at so he decided to lead them there by taking a longer route.

A/N: End of the chapter