Well here is Chapter 24…kind of shorter than my other ones but I have been very busy this and last week with a lot of things and I have been sick all weekend to yeah. Thank you once again to alllll of you who reviewed my last chapter I love getting reviews from you guys this story has now surpassed the 10,000 hits mark and I'm pretty pumped! So I hope you like this chapter and as always R/R!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any of the DBZ characters etc. What I do own is my own original characters storyline etc. you guys know the deal.

Chapter 24: Gohan's Turn

"What…" Gohan said in shock as he heard his father call out his name.

"Kakarotto…" Vegeta said surprised.

"Goku…did you hit your head too hard on a rock or something…maybe I just didn't hear you right I thought I heard you say Gohan was going to fight instead." Krillin said to him.

"Nope you heard me right Krillin…I want Gohan to replace me in this battle." Goku said with a smile as he looked at his son.

"Hey what did that fighter say I couldn't understand him?" The announcer said.

"I think he said he needed someone to take an order…" the cameraman answered.

"An order…maybe they want to eat before announcing the next fighter?" the announcer said confused.

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"What…man is your dad nuts he wants Gohan to go fight instead!" Trunks said in disbelief.

"Yeah that's what he said…I heard it with my own two ears…" Videl said in shock.

"What do you mean is he nuts?!? Gohan is really strong Trunks he can take Cell on!" Reilena said defending Gohan.

"Come on Rei lets be realistic here if your dad couldn't beat him and he's been training forever how can Gohan beat him…shouldn't he be asking my dad to go fight him you would think he is next in line." Trunks said to her.

"Yeah but I heard my dad say once that Gohan has a secret power deep with in him and when he unleashes it he is pretty much unstoppable…" Reilena said as she looked on.

"Gohan…a secret power…how does he unleash it I've never heard Gohan say anything to me about it…" Videl said confused.

"Well duh if he told you it wouldn't be a secret anymore." Trunks said rolling his eyes.

"Hey don't be fresh you know what I mean!" Videl said putting her hands on her hips.

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"WHAT?!?!?! DID GOKU JUST SAY THAT HE WANTS GOHAN…OUR POOR SWEET LITTLE GOHAN TO FIGHT THAT THING?!?!" Chichi yelled freaking out.

"Chichi calm down…Goku wouldn't put Gohan in a situation like this unless he was sure that Gohan could beat him!" Bulma said to her.

"Yeah Chichi Goku knows what he's doing and besides Gohan is practically a grown up now…he isn't a little kid anymore and he's gotten much stronger!" Ox King said to his daughter.

"Just say no sweetheart your daddy is a nut case! Oh Goku is so irresponsible! If something happens to Gohan I will never forgive him….oh no what if Reilena is there…Videl isn't back yet….GOKU BETTER NOT HAVE HER FIGHT TOO!" Chichi said still freaking out towards the TV.

"Man its times like this that I am glad I never procreated." Oolong commented as they watched the TV.

Goku I hope you know what you are doing… Master Roshi thought.

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Am I dreaming or did my dad just ask me to beat Cell for him? Gohan thought to himself as he stared at his father.

"Well what do you say Gohan are you up for the challenge?" Goku said to him.

Gohan snapped out of his daze "I…don't know…I mean….are you sure?"

Goku flew over to where he was and smiled "I have full confidence in your abilities Gohan you have nothing to worry about…now go on show that android what a Saiyjin is made of!"

Gohan looked at his father and nodded "alright…I will do my best…"

"Gohan wait!" Piccolo yelled as he put his hand on his shoulder.

Gohan turned around to face him "what is it Piccolo?"

Piccolo hesitated before he spoke "Gohan…are you…are you sure you can do this?"

Gohan gave him a small smile "well I don't know…but if my dad says he thinks I can then I should at least give it a shot."

Piccolo nodded and stepped back away from him.

Gohan flew over to where Cell was and landed a few feet from him and began to stretch.

"Hey what's that teenager doing going over there…maybe he's the pizza boy?" the cameraman said.

The announcer squinted trying to get a better look "yes…YES ladies and gentlemen as you can see here the pizza boy will now risk his life and try to take Cell's order before the next match!"

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"What…pizza boy…Gohan looks nothing like a pizza boy…." Bulma said pondering.

"Oh Gohan…my poor, poor Gohan!" Chichi said as she whined.

"Man what will those idiots think of next?" Oolong sighed.

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"Hey Krillin do you still have one of those sensu beans?" Goku asked his bald friend.

"What…oh yeah sure I do…here you go." Krillin said as he gave the bean to Goku.

"Thank you….hey Cell catch!" Goku yelled as he threw the bean.

"What Goku are you nuts?!?" Krillin said in shock.

"There you go I think you are going to need it." Goku yelled at Cell as he ate the bean.

"Oh that is it Goku you have officially gone nuts! Between sending Gohan out there and now this…maybe we should commit you to an institution after all is said and done!" Krillin yelled at him.

Goku laughed "hey come on guys it wouldn't have been fair if Gohan fought Cell while he was in a weakened state."

"Goku the earth is at stake here…he should be weakening so we can win!" Yamcha yelled at him.

"Oh come on guys there is nothing to worry about it…really you just have to trust me." Goku said calmly.

Cell quickly powered up and laughed "Goku you really are a fool aren't you."

"No…guys that's Gohan out there we can't let him go through with this!" Krillin panicked.

"Krillin it's too late Gohan has already made his choice…all we can do now is watch…and besides it's not like he is a little kid anymore." Piccolo said to him.

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"Rei your dad has gone officially insane…why is he giving the bad guy a sensu?!?" Trunks yelled frustrated.

"I…don't know…I wish I knew…" Reilena said worried.

"What is this like some contest or something…Gohan would have had the advantage if he let Cell fight weakened! This is practically suicide!" Videl said annoyed.

"But it's my dad…he knows what he's doing…I think…" Reilena said.

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"So boy…are you ready to meet your end?" Cell said to Gohan.

Gohan quickly powered up to the amazement of the others "yes…I am ready."

"Go...Gohan?" Krillin said confused.

"He is…he is much more powerful than I ever thought he could be." Piccolo said in shock.

"How could he…a whiney teenager possess so much power…" Vegeta said amazed.

Goku smirked "see I told you guys."

"Man Gohan I hope you can do this…because you won't be getting a second chance." Future Trunks said.

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"Man…on second thought maybe Gohan can do it…maybe he can beat Cell…" Trunks said shielding his eyes.

"See…I…told you…so….Trunks…" Reilena said as she struggled with the power that Gohan was emitting towards them.

Videl shielded her face and thought how can this be…how can someone so kind hearted and naive possess so much power…he is a book nerd for god sakes! Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought Gohan was this strong…he could destroy the whole planet if he wanted to.

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"Well maybe Goku wasn't bluffing when he said that you were stronger than he…although I wouldn't go so far as to say that you could beat me." Cell smirked.

Gohan continued to stare him down.

"But I must say boy you are brave…I mean look at you, you look like you should be at the movies necking with the captain of the cheerleading squad." Cell laughed.

Gohan clenched his fists and looked him in the eye…but still un willing to say anything back.

Al of a sudden Cell attacked Gohan…but Gohan easily blocked him kick. Cell tried again…and ten once more but Gohan still blocked them with ease. Gohan started punching back and slammed Cell into a rock. All of a sudden Cell can charging towards him and began to punch him repeatedly.

"Goku no we have to go help him…now…it's Gohan!" Krillin yelled.

Goku grabbed Krillin by the shirt and pulled him back "no…just wait…give him some to time to get in the swing of things."

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"No…Go…han…." Chichi said as she fainted.

"Oh my Chichi!!" Ox King said as he picked her up.

"I'll go get some water and towels!" Bulma yelled as she dashed for the linen closet.

"Goku…I hope you are right I hope that your boy can do it." Master Roshi said to himself.

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"Oh no Gohan!" Videl yelled as she watched Cell beat Gohan.

"Rei maybe we should go help him!" Trunks yelled at her.

Reilena shook her head "no…he's faking it…he is humoring Cell just like dad was…I can tell I once punched the crap out of him while we were training and I thought I had him…but he was faking it the whole time…"

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Cell slammed Gohan into the ground but Gohan easily got right back up and smirked at him.

"Ah I see…well then maybe you are ready for round two…" Cell said with a small laugh.

Gohan continued to stare Cell down silently.

"Of course…I am ready when you are you creep…" Gohan finally said back at him.

Cell began sending multiple energy attacks at him but to everyone's surprise Gohan easily avoided them.

"Man look at him go guys…I can't believe…Gohan…man…" Yamcha said in amazement.

"Yeah…wow Gohan really has become quiet the accomplished fighter…and to think I never noticed…" Tien said.

"But the question is guys is it really enough…is it enough to beat Cell?" Future Trunks said to them.

"Boy if you had any sense at all you would shut your mouth and watch the fight…look for weaknesses…it was Gohan's decision to fight…you should respect that." Vegeta said angrily.

Future Trunks looked at his father confused then complied and went back to watching the battle.

"Man look at that kid…he…he actually is keeping up with Cell…" the announcer said.

"Well of course he is he's using tricks to keep up the pace and gain the advantage!" Mr. Satan said still holding his 'sick' stomach.

Gohan and Cell continued to fight each throwing attacks that each would dodge easily. Eventually the two landed but with Gohan unguarded Cell attacked him repeatedly knocking him to the ground.

Cell stood over Gohan getting ready to release an energy attack "Ah yes it looks like our battle has come to an end…it was fun while it lasted."

Cell released a huge energy blast at Gohan who seemed to be unable to avoid it because of his close proximity to Cell.

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"Oh no Gohan!" Reilena yelled as Cell fired the blast.

"No way this can't be happening he had to have avoided the blast he just had to!" Videl said on the verge of tears.

"I told you we should have stepped in before!" Trunks yelled at Reilena.

"But I thought he was joking around with him!" Reilena yelled back.

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"I'm back with some cold compresses for Chichi…hey what's going on?" Bulma said as she looked at the TV, which was only showing dust.

"Cell just disintegrated Gohan." Oolong said to her.

"What…no way Gohan…he's Goku's son he can't be beat that easily…thank god Chichi isn't awake for this…" Bulma said as she put the cloth on Chichi's forehead.

"Cell is much too strong…if Gohan survived that attack he should give up and let someone else try…" Master Roshi said.

"Like who Vegeta? I hate to say it but I am pretty sure that Goku is stronger than he is…if Gohan or Goku doesn't beat him then we are pretty much screwed." Bulma said to them.

"Yeah but if Vegeta and Goku fight together then maybe we will stand a chance." Oolong said.

"HA you were joking right? Vegeta would rather die before he teamed up with Goku." Bulma said.

You arrogant bastard…

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"Oh no Gohan!" Piccolo yelled in shock.

"It's over…Cell won…" Future Trunks said sadly.

"He's gone…Gohan's gone…" Krillin said almost crying.

Goku stood there with a small grin on his face.

"You know that was almost too easy…then again it always is…" Cell said with a smirk.

"Oh no ladies and gentlemen it looks like our delivery boy has met his end!" the announcer said.

"Man…poor kid…" Mr. Satan said to them.

"Goku you are such an idiot…now look Gohan is dead HE'S DEAD!" Piccolo yelled.

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"Did you hear what Piccolo said Rei?" Trunks whispered.

Reilena nodded and tried to hold back tears "yeah…I did…"

"No…no way he can't be dead Gohan can't be!" Videl said on the verge of freaking out.

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"Piccolo you're wrong…don't you sense his energy?" Goku said calmly.

"Well Goku it seems that I have won now are we going to fight or what?" Cell yelled.

"Nope take a look behind you…" Goku yelled in response.

"What…" Cell said turning around to see the pile of rocks start to move.

All of a sudden Gohan blasted his way out of the rocks.

"Well maybe I misjudged you…you are much tougher than you look." Gohan said.

"You know…we don't have to do this…you can stop this and we will forget you ever killed all those people…but I know your kind…I've seen it all before…Freeza, Garlic Jr…all of them…you won't…you won't stop till someone stops you…and that someone will be me!" Gohan said in a serious tone.

Cell laughed "you really think you can beat me?"

"Yes…hopefully without my secret power." Gohan said to him.

"Your…secret power…what…" Cell said confused.

"You heard me…I over heard my father once say that I have this secret power that is deep within me but it only comes out when I am provoked…I didn't really know what he meant until a few days ago when we were in the hyperbolic time chamber…once I let go if I am provoked…there is no stopping me." Gohan explained.

"Provoked you say…really…" Cell said thinking.

"Yes…but who knows what kind of damage a power like that may cause now that I am much stronger…so I will not let it blind me I will keep my control…" Gohan said to him.

"Well thank you for telling me all this…now that I know about your secret power…I want to see it for myself!" Cell said as he punched Gohan.

Cell continued his assault on Gohan and finally Gohan got a shot in…causing Cell's mouth to begin to bleed.

"Mr. Satan…do you really think we should be entrusting our fate with a teenage fighter?" the announcer asked him.

Mr. Satan looked on then turned his attention to the announcer "well I really don't think this scrawny kid has what it takes to beat Cell…but its too late now to go in there and change his uh mind."

All of a sudden Cell started to charge up a pink blast.

"Oh man I remember that move…Gohan look out he's going to launch one of Freeza's finishing moves!" Krillin yelled.

Gohan looked over when Cell released the blast but he was just able to move away in time.

The next thing Gohan knew Cell cam up behind him grabbed him and began to try and crush him.

"Just face it Gohan…I am too strong for you…I am unstoppable!" Cell said laughing.

"Goku how you can you stand their while your son is being crushed to death?!?" Piccolo yelled.

"Just wait…just wait soon, I guarantee Gohan's inner strength will awaken…" Goku said calmly.

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"Gohan…no….grrr…I have to go out there I have to do something I can't let him…I can't let him die out there!" Videl yelled.

"No Videl you can't, you're not strong enough Cell will kill you in a second if you go!" Trunks yelled at her.

"Yeah Videl there is no way you will last against him…Trunks and I can't last against him…I am sure…I am sure Gohan will figure something out…he's got to…" Reilena said as she watched her brother being squashed like a bug by Cell.

Videl held back her tears and let out a huge sigh and began to whisper "Gohan can't die he just can't…I…love him…"

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"Oh man come on Gohan you can break out of his hold! You can do anything kid!" Bulma said as she watched the TV.

"Thank god Chichi isn't awake for this…who knows what might happen if she saw this…remember what happened when she found out that there was trouble on Namek?" Oolong said.

"Yes, I don't think that Chichi could handle this…I can barely watch myself." Master Roshi said.

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All of a sudden Cell let Gohan go and folded his arms.

"No matter how much pain I inflict on you…you still resist…well maybe my methods aren't the best for this certain predicament…maybe you will respond better if I inflict some pain on your precious friends." Cell smirked as he began to fly towards the Z fighters.

Gohan's eyes opened in shock "what…no you…can't…"

Cell flew up to the Z fighters and approached Krill. He quickly swiped the bag of sensu beans from him and flew back.

"With these out of the way there should be no problems…" Cell said laughing.

"What…what are you doing?" Gohan said as he got up.

"I am doing whatever it will take to bring out your full power." Cell said as he destroyed the beans.

"Ok this is it guys Cell is going to make his move be on guard!" Piccolo yelled.

"Man I should have eaten a sensu when I had the chance." Goku said frustrated.

All of a sudden android 16 leaped over and latched himself onto Cell.

"What 16 what are you doing get off me!" Cell yelled.

"No…I am going to destroy you Cell…" android 16 said.

"What and how do you plan on doing that…crushing me won't work." Cell said back to him.

"No…but blowing you up will…I have a bomb hidden deep inside me that will detonate soon…destroying me as well as you." Android 16 explained.

"What…but we are like brothers…" Cell said to him.

"You are nothing but a monster to me…you have cause too much pain on the earth to be allowed to live." Android 16 said as he tried to detonate the bomb but it didn't work.

"16…Bulma and Dr. Briefs took the bomb out! You are going to have to fight him another way!" Krillin yelled.

"What…" android 16 began but it was too late Cell turned around and blasted him apart leaving only his head.

Cell walked over to it and laughed as he kicked android 16's head over near where Mr. Satan and his crew were.

"Well now that, that nuisance is gone…what do you say are you mad yet?" Cell asked him.

Gohan just looked at him…still upset over what had just happened to android 16.

"I take that as a no…well how about some friendly persuasion?" Cell said with a smirk.

"What…what are you talking about?" Gohan said confused.

"Oh you'll see soon enough. Now let's see…one…two, three…six seven…" Cell counted.

All of a sudden glanced over his shoulder to where Reilena, Trunks and Videl were watching the fight and smirked "well what do we have here some unexpected spectators…well I think I will go easy with them since one of them really doesn't stand a chance…nine should just about do it."

Gohan looked over towards where Cell was looking and noticed three energy signals that he didn't notice before oh no don't tell me Trunks and Reilena are here…please don't let the third one be Videl…

All of a sudden Cell 'birthed' nine Cell Jr's and began to rally them up.

"Cell….what are you doing…stop this!" Gohan yelled at him.

"Oh don't worry Gohan these aren't for you…all you are required to do is stand right where you are and watch…." Cell laughed.

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"What are those things…they look like mini Cell's." Videl said in awe.

"Videl get away from here right now…hurry!" Reilena yelled at her.

"No way I told you guys that I wasn't leaving without you." Videl said to her.

"Unless you want to die I suggest you leave Videl and let us handle this!" Trunks said back.

"What are you guys talking about?" she said confused.

"What we are trying to say is CELL KNOWS WE'RE HERE AND IS GOING TO SEND THOSE THINGS AFTER US SO GET AWAY FROM HERE!!!" Reilena yelled.

Videl looked over and noticed that there were nine of the creatures standing there and put two and two together.

"Ok…right…." Videl said as she quickly flew back away from Trunks and Reilena.

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Mr. Satan looked up to see a girl flying away from a large rock.

Hey that girl over there looks like Videl…that can't be her…can it…nah Videl wouldn't come all the way out here...Mr. Satan thought to himself.

Vegeta noticed the strange number of Cell Jr.'s and looked over to see Trunks and Reilena powering up "oh great the brats have escaped and come here."

Everyone looked over to what Vegeta was referring to and gasped in shock.

"Oh man what are those two doing here it is way too dangerous for two little kids to be out here!" Krillin yelled.

"Focus guys I am sure that Rei and Trunks can handle themselves you know how powerful they are…at their age!" Goku said trying to calm them down.

"They are just kids Goku…" Piccolo began.

"Piccolo you know as well as I do that the two of them will be fine; we need to focus on our own battles!" Goku said back to him.

"Alright my children you know what to do…" Cell said with a smirk.

All of a sudden all nine of the Cell Jr.'s began to fly towards the fighters.

"You guys be careful they may be small but they are incredibly powerful!" Goku yelled as he and the others powered up.

Reilena and Trunks flew out from behind the rock they were behind and flew towards the androids.

"Alright you Cell freaks bring it I'm ready!" Reilena yelled.

"Yeah you're not going to beat us!" Trunks said as they flew towards the mini androids.

Before any of them knew it the Cell Jr.'s arrived and without hesitation began their assault on them.

"Oh the agony folks…as you can see our band of fighters are now being pelted by these new little monsters!" the announcer said.

"Hey look over there are those new fighters or something?" the cameraman said pointing over to where Trunks and Reilena were.

The announcer squinted his eyes to get a closer look "yes…yes it does zoom in closer so we can get a better look on these new fighters.

"Hey it's two little kids fighting those things!" the cameraman said.

"What I don't believe you let me see that thing!" the announcer yelled as he grabbed the camera and zoomed up closer to them.

"My god…they are just children…as you can see here folks it looks like two innocent children have been thrown into the mix…perhaps they are fans of Mr. Satan and came to watch the fight? Time will only tell how these two young combatants will fair against these new monsters…maybe a certain hero can step in and save them from the carnage…" the announcer said looking at Mr. Satan.

Mr. Satan doubled over "just because I don't show it all the time doesn't mean my stomach ailment isn't still here!"

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"Oh my god that's Trunks and Reilena fighting out there!" Bulma yelled in shock as she got closer to the TV.

"Man look at those two squirts go…they are really holding their own out there." Oolong said.

"Come on Trunks mommy believes in you! You can beat the snot out of those monsters show them why they should never mess with a Briefs!" Bulma yelled at the TV.

"Oh Chichi…thank god you aren't awake for all of this…" Ox King said as he attended to his daughter.

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"This is nuts these things are going to kill them all!" Videl yelled as she looked on from afar.

"Why aren't you helping them Gohan come on you are way more powerful than you are letting on…I know you are…you have to be…" she said.

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One by one the Z fighters fell to the mini Cells as Gohan and Cell looked on.

"Stop this Cell…right now I am warning you don't do this!" Gohan yelled at him.

"Oh quiet you I am enjoying the show…alright children play time is over now you can kill them if you wish." Cell said with a smirk.

"NOOOOO!!!" Gohan yelled clutching his fists.

"Yes that's it…let it all out…" Cell said watching.

All of a sudden Android 16's head appeared before him.

"I know how you feel Gohan…you are gentle…and you don't like to hurt…just like me…but it is because you cherish life that you must protect it…" android 16 said to him.

"Well what a nice little pep talk 16 but I plan on doing this my way." Cell said as he crushed 16's head destroying him for good.

"No…no…no…no…NO!" Gohan yelled as something snapped inside him and an enormous power began to be unleashed.

A/N: So that was Chapter 24 I hope you guys liked it…I will hopefully be getting 25 up next week but between work and Wends I have a job interview in NJ and all this other crap going on it might be a week and ½…depending :-/ But anyways R/R and see you next time!!