Author here. This is basically just a story on if Future Gohan skipped a few forms lol. I am aware this wouldn't be possible under any circumstance, but I figured it would be fun to write.
Gohan lays on the ground defeated. His breathing ragged, and his body beaten. Above him floated the androids. The androids he has fought for years on end, trying to save his world from their reign of terror.
It seems he has failed once again. This time he won't be leaving alive.
His ears ring out as he draws in his final breaths.
'This is fine. I can accept this. Live on Trunks. Allow my death to serve as more motivation to stop the androids for good.' Gohan closes his eyes, accepting what was going to come next.
"Well sis? Shall we finish this?" Android 17 looks over to his sister, a bored look on his face.
"Its time we end him for good. All of his prattle has grown tiresome." 18 confirms, looking down as she begins to charge energy in her palms.
17 does the same, they both are about to fire until they hear a shout.
"MASENKO!" This catches the attention of both androids as they turn to see a massive orange energy ball coming their way.
18 is hit, the blast catches her off guard and knocks her into some rubble. 17's eyes darts to the place where the attack was fired. His eyes narrowing.
"A sneak attack? Not cool dude." 17 frowns.
As the smoke clears, a young Trunks is shown, face covered in sweat and panting heavily.
The commotion catches Gohan's attention, who's eyes widen in shock.
"TRUNKS?!" Gohan shouts, trying to find the strength to get up.
"Master!" Trunks shouts, flying down next to Gohan, helping him up.
"Trunks what are you doing here?! Get out of here now!" Gohan shouts between gritted teeth. He looks up at the frowning 17, then his eyes dart over to the side, 18 was grunting as she gets out of some rubble she was pushed into.
She looks pissed as her outfit is now even worse than it was before. Her hair even got singed.
"Oh you are so dead brat!" 18 screeches out, glaring at Trunks.
"I'm not letting you fight alone Gohan! I want to help too!" Trunks turns to 18, powering up.
"Trunks you can't! You aren't ready! Get out of here now!" Gohan shouts again, his tone almost pleading.
"We can win if we fight together!" Trunks ignores Gohan, his head coming up with plans on how to win this fight.
"Trunks listen! Even if I was at one hundred percent we aren't winning! The androids are still too strong. You need to retreat! I'll handle this." Gohan tries one last time to convince Trunks to leave, but he knows its futile. He knows his student is far too proud to retreat. Just like his father.
"Seventeen, let me have the brat. You can take Gohan." 18's eyes are still on Trunks, her fists clenching.
17 looks over to his sister. He had never seen her so riled up before. It was rare to see her show so much emotion. Sure she gets mad when he blows up clothing stores and kills humans she thinks are cute, but this level of aggression? This was new.
"Sure. Do what ya want." 17 shrugs.
Trunks, rushes over to 18, starting to clash with her.
Gohan collapses down, his body starting to fail him. He had to help Trunks! He tries to fly up, but 17 quickly blocks his path.
"Nuh-uh. Your fight is with me pal." 17 wags a finger in his face.
Gohan grits his teeth, turning Super Saiyan.
He rushes 17, attempting to quickly get past him. 17 blocks his attack, slamming his knee into Gohan's gut, causing the hybrid saiyan to hunch over and wretch in pain.
With an elbow to the back, Gohan is sent crashing into the ground again, much to 17's disappointment.
"Wow you really are pathetic. Your student is doing better than you are." 17 points to the battle, where Trunks is actually putting up a fight, managing to dodge some of 18's attacks.
"Trunks no!" Gohan tries to get up again, but notices a green energy surrounding him.
"Tell ya what. How about we just watch this? You're in no shape to fight, might as well watch that kid die before you follow him." 17 smirks evilly as he sees the fight begin to turn around.
18 vanishes from in front of Trunks, confusing the young saiyan hybrid.
"Where did she-" Trunks is cut off as 18 slams her elbow into his back, causing him to fly into the ground.
"AGHHH!" Trunks screams out in pain from the impact. 18 floats in front of him before he can get up, stomping on his hands, eliciting a scream of pain from Trunks.
She proceeds to kick him in the face, busting open his nose and causing a fountain of blood to gush from his face.
Trunks rises to his knees, trying to get up and fight back, but 18 dodges his now sloppy attacks. That kick to the face caused his ears to ring and his eye to begin swelling. An intense pain racked his head, as if his brain was getting hit with a hammer.
"Is this all you got child?" 18 asks with disgust. Watching the young boy bleed and still try to attack her was so pathetic. It made her want to vomit.
"Shut up!" Trunks tries to stop the tears going down his face but he can't. His pride is being stomped on and his master needs him!
"TRUNKS RUN! YOU CAN'T BEAT HER!" Gohan tries to slam his fist against the barrier to shatter it, but to no avail.
17 can only laugh at this display.
"Wow he started crying! After all of that bravado and big talk he only proves how much of a powerless imp he is!" 17 shakes his head. He kind of expected a bit more from the fight but he supposes weaklings can only do so much to entertain them.
Trunks tries to kick, but 18 catches his leg. Her face morphs from disgust, to a devilish smirk. She then lifts her elbow up, causing Trunks eyes to widen as he realizes what she is about to do. Trunks thinks fast, using his other leg to kick her face, but it does nothing.
18 slams her elbow down, completely shattering Trunks' leg.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"! Trunks cries out in absolute agony as 18 lets his leg go, watching him crumple to the ground.
17 whistles, surprised at the brutality of his sister. She isn't the type to torture or drag things out. She usually just blasts away minor inconveniences, but it seems today was not the day. She really was in a bad mood.
Gohan screams, his potent rage coming out at the sight of Trunks screaming in agony. He powers up to Super Saiyan, slamming his fist against the barrier. Injuries be damned! He had to help Trunks.
The barrier begins to crack slightly from his fist. Gohan slams his fist against the barrier again. The cracks growing wider. This catches the attention of 17, who is surprised to see Gohan back on his feet.
Gohan hammers the barrier, beginning to break through, he then reaches out and proceeds to rip it open. He blasts at 17, who throws his arms up to defend against the blast. Once the blast hits him, Gohan flies towards 18, determined to stop her. He lets out a battle cry as he lifts up his fist, however he quickly stops in his tracks.
18 is holding Trunks by the shirt, a ki ball in her hand.
"I suggest you stop right there, unless you want your little friend to die." 18 says with a smirk, knowing she has control.
Trunks looks up at Gohan, tears in his eyes.
"G-Gohan no! Stop her! Forget about me!" Trunks struggles to get free but 18's grip is too strong, plus he is weakened heavily.
Gohan growls in anger, he couldn't do anything!
18 holds her palm closer to Trunks head.
Gohan's eyes widen as he gets ready to lunge forward, however he is quickly derailed as 17 charges him from behind, catching Gohan completely off guard.
In an instant, 18 throws Trunks to the side, rushing forward, elbowing Gohan in the chest. 17 comes in from behind and sweeps his legs, forcing Gohan to the ground.
Gohan jumps up, rushing 17, engaging with him in a battle of speed. 17 smirks, seeing the new determination in Gohan, fighting back. Even after that combo attack, he seems to still be in fighting shape.
17 and Gohan exchange blows, causing the city to quake from the exchange.
Gohan manages to land an elbow to 17's head, and then a kick to his side. 17's grips his side in surprise. Gohan is actually landing some decent attacks on him.
17 looks behind Gohan, toward 18 who had a ki blast aimed at Gohan's back. They lock eyes and 17 nods. He no longer cared if it was a one-on-one. He already knew the outcome of the fight. Gohan tires out and falls once again.
"HA!" Gohan rushes forward, ready to punch 17.
That was Gohan's fatal mistake. Focusing on one android, and not the other. He couldn't do anything against them both, especially counting their synergy and teamwork.
18 blasts Gohan in the back, causing the saiyan to cry out in pain as he begins to fall. Before he hits the ground, 17 jumps up, managing to knee him in the chin. His hair flickers from gold to black as he is driven out of his Super Saiyan form. He flies back, impacting the ground violently.
This fight was over, and the androids knew it.
"GOHAN NO!" Trunks cries out, trying to crawl towards Gohan. This catches the attention of both androids.
"THAT ISN'T FAIR! WHY CAN'T YOU LET HIM FIGHT ONE ON ONE! YOU ARE THE WORST! YOU CAN'T EVEN FIGHT YOUR OWN BATTLES!" Trunks screams out, slamming his fist into the ground. If only he was stronger. IF only he could help! Gohan wouldn't have to fight alone and get attacked by both androids!
18's eye twitches from this. No way this brat is still breathing. No way he is still talking after she beat him to a pulp and snapped his leg. The weakest one on the battlefield continues to talk as if he is the one in control. She has had enough of him.
18 walks over to him, picking him up by the hair.
"I'm sick of you! You want to help him so bad? Fine! You can help him in hell!" 18 then lifts up Trunks, putting him in a headlock. Trunks struggles, flailing his arms to get free.
18 tightens her grip, she will make sure this brat gets a slow death.
Gohan begins to stir as he weakly moves his head from the dirt, looking up.
His eyes widen. He opens his mouth to say something but before he could, he hears it. The sound that would forever be stuck in his mind. He hears a vicious *snap* that echos all around.
In 18's hands, Trunks is no longer flailing, no longer fighting back. His body goes limp as his eyes roll to the back of his head.
18 drops Trunks body right next to Gohan.
Gohan looks at his dead protégé, his neck broken. The life gone from his eyes. That was no longer Trunks. That was a corpse. That was another victim of the androids. Someone else he failed to save. Someone else who died in front of him. He could do nothing about it!
Tears roll down Gohan's face as he roars in pain, holding Trunk's body.
The androids watch this display, unamused. The satisfaction on 18's face and the smirk on 17's face quickly vanish as they watch Gohan cry. This wasn't entertaining anymore, it was just boring.
"He's dead so what? All of your other friends died too." 17 says non-chalantly with a shrug.
"Why do humans get so worked up over this?" 18 questions, looking at her brother.
17 puts his finger in a thinking pose before shrugging.
"Beats me, humans are so mushy." 17 remarks, dusting off his shirt.
Gohan begins trembling. Tears roll down his face as he turns his head towards the androids.
"You heartless MONSTERS! HE WAS JUST A BOY! YOU KILLED HIM!" Gohan roars out, shaking in anger. He feels something swelling within him. A hidden power buried deep inside of him.
"I mean he was the one that attacked us. Its self defense." 17 jokes, smiling.
"Don't worry, you'll be seeing him soon." 18 says, preparing a blast to finish Gohan as well. To her they were no longer entertaining, just annoying.
"I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" Gohan shouts, turning to 18. His eyes have changed. They have a dark, horrifying look in them. A look that makes 18 flinch.
Gohan feels it rising. His anger. He stands up, ignoring his injuries. His eyes turn red for a brief moments before he screams to the heavens. A massive wind stirs, blowing away most of the rubble in the area.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" A bright light encompasses the area as even the Androids are blown back by the sheer magnitude of Gohan's new found power.
17 and 18 both hold their arms over their face. The flying debris proving to be somewhat of a challenge.
The light begins to clear. The wind begins to calm down. The androids lower their arms as they lay their eyes on Gohan.
Gohan stands there, his eyes now red. His hair has grown and has now turned silver. Silent tears roll down his cheeks as he clenches his fist. Gohan says nothing as he looks at the androids.
The androids are in awe. The pressure of Gohan's power alone made it hard to breathe.
After seconds of deafening silence, the first to speak up would be 17. He would speak with false courage, trying to hide the shakiness of his voice.
"Well Gohan. I didn't expect this. First blonde hair, now white? You can't make up your mind can you?" 17 jives, trying to get a rise out of Gohan.
Gohan says nothing, he glares at the androids.
"What's wrong? Nothing to say? I knew he was all show sis." 17 looks over to 18, who is frozen in place.
"Cmon sis. We're still the strongest, we rule this world and everyone on it. He is nothing to us! We can kill him whenever we want!' 17 reasons, trying to calm down his sister.
17 growls, giving up. He turns back to Gohan, the same shit-eating smirk on his face.
"Guess what pal. Your little buddy is still dead. He isn't coming back. You failed him then, and you're failing him now." 17 pokes, trying to get something outta Gohan. Anything.
In an instant, Gohan appears behind 17, red eyes glaring holes at the back of his head.
17 feels the stare at the back of his head. He turns around in shock, only for Gohan to punch him so hard, his fist goes clean through his chest. 17 backs up in shock, clutching at the gaping hole in his chest. Gohan yanks out his fist, no remorse on his face. 17 looks at Gohan and tries to speak but only coughs up blood as he falls to one knee.
Gohan jumps into the air, putting his arm up, and creating a massive one-armed Masenko. The energy burning away any blood that was once on Gohan.
17's eyes reflect the energy as one emotion courses through him, fear. 17 holds his hands up in surrender and tries to speak again but once again, chokes on his own blood.
Gohan doesn't give him any sort of mercy as he launches the Masenko at 17, quickly incinerating the android deciding not to waste anymore time.
Nothing remains of the former android. As Gohan falls back down, he stares at the destruction in front of him. A massive crater was left in the Earth from that attack.
18's eyes widen as she puts her hand over her mouth.
Gohan feels nothing. Even though he just killed one of the androids that killed his friends. One of the androids that ravaged his world. One of the androids that ruined his life. He lost so many years, lost out on so many memories because of these androids.
He lost everything. Lost everyone. He lost Trunks.
Gohan snaps his attention to 18, who quickly turns around and tries to fly away.
Gohan once again appears in front of her, saying nothing. His eyes piercing her soul. 18 feels as if she was being dragged to hell. She gulps and tries to apologize.
"I'm sorry! Please let me go! I can change! I didn't mean to kill him, it was Gero! Gero programmed us to do the things we did." 18 stammers out, trying to find any excuse to get away from the monster in front of her.
Gohan finally opens his mouth to speak, red lightning sparking around him.
"Gero told you to kill all of my friends? Gero told you to kill all of those innocent people? Gero told you to destroy this world?" Gohan asks, moving closer to 18.
18 opens her mouth to speak, but no words come out. She can't find her words. She floats towards the ground in fear, instinctively backing up. This power, this pressure. It was too much. It made her experience a feeling she thought she had long since buried in the back of her mind. Fear.
"No. This was your doing. You did all of this because you could. You pick on the weak because you can. You're the monsters that ruined my life! You're that monsters that killed TRUNKS!" With that said, Gohan's power spikes even higher.
18 quickly forms an energy blast, shooting at it Gohan in a last ditch effort. She hopes she can catch him off-guard, but her hopes are quickly crushed. Gohan slaps it away with his arm.
18 keeps firing energy attacks. Gohan simply walks forward, tanking the blasts like they are nothing.
Gohan grabs 18's wrist, stopping her barrage. 18 punches Gohan, but to her surprise, he doesn't flinch at all. His face is still intact and his eyes still squarely on her and her alone.
With no effort, Gohan snaps her wrist. 18 lets loose a silent whimper of pain, trying her best to not scream.
"This is for all the people you have mercilessly killed. All of the poor innocent souls who died an early death because of you! BEGONE!" Gohan kicks 18 into the air as hard as he could. He hears something snap upon impact.
18 coughs up blood, gripping her gut as she flies up uncontrollably. She feels her ribs being broken, stabbing into her flesh. Blood leaks from her chin as she attempts to regain herself.
"Ka. Me. Ha. Me." Gohan narrows his eyes and pulls back his arm, charging up the final attack. He had no intention on letting that machine live any longer.
18 tries to balance herself, the force too great for her to control. She doesn't even realize what Gohan is doing.
"HAAAAAA!" Gohan fires off Roshi's signature attack towards the android, using all of the power he can muster, holding nothing back.
18 finally manages to regain control. She grips her stomach and tries to take a breath. Her breathing was ragged from the pain she was currently in. She looks down, only to see a massive blue energy blast heading her way. Her eyes widen as she is quickly engulfed in the attack.
"GHAAAAAAAAAAAAA" 18 screams out, feeling the energy rip her very being apart.
The kamehameha flies towards the atmosphere, away from the earth.
Gohan pants, his body shaking from the sheer impact of his energy attack. He looks up, nothing but dirt falls from the sky. 18 is no more. Both androids were now defeated.
With this, Gohan collapses to the floor, a sad smile slowly forms on his face as his hair returns to normal. His eyes going from red to black once more.
"We did it Trunks. We won." Gohan says, another tear falling down his cheek. He tries his hardest to keep consciousness, but he can't. The loss of energy, and his injuries beginning to take his toll now that his adrenaline is gone.
He had no clue what was next. Was he going into slumber or was he making his way into the afterlife. He didn't know.
Either way his goal was completed. He was ready to accept his fate, whatever lies ahead.
'You did it Gohan. You saved the world. I'm proud of you, son.' As Gohan's eyes begin to close, he could have sworn he saw a silhouette in an orange gi and spiky hair in the distance.
'F-Father?' that is Gohan's last thought as everything around him fades to black.
This story was mostly inspired on a fanart I seen of Future Gohan attaining the beast form. I hope you enjoy. Please leave a review below on your thoughts of the story. To my readers who see that the story is missing quite a few chapters, I decided that this would be better off as a one-shot rather than a continuation.
The idea I was going for no longer felt like the right path for this fic and therefore I have changed it.
I'd rather have it end on a happy note with Gohan doing what he always wanted to do, restoring peace to his future.
The ending is decided by you.
Does Gohan live to tell the tale or does the power of Beast drain him so much he dies due to energy loss?
I hope you all enjoyed this tale as its something that I actually enjoyed writing. You all take care and have a blessed day.