Fanfiction and the character Unlimited is property of Josh Kovatch, 2008
Just wanted to say, thanks to all that have read my fic and reviewed. It's really great to see someone other than myself like the story I made. Anyway, here's the next chapter, which, if you're a Gohan lover, then you are definitely going to want to see it! Enjoy!
Unlimited Power: The Final Opponent
Chapter 6: Gohan Fights Against Destruction
The Z-fighters watched the half-Saiyan and Unlimited stare each other down. Meanwhile, the rest of Earth began to lose interest in the battles because of the lack of fame. The cameraman continued to tape the two fighters, whose camera had not yet been broken like at the Cell Games.
At Capsule Corps, a certain mother stood up and said, "YEAH! Come on, Gohan, show him what happens to people that mess with our family! GO-HAN! GO-HAN!"
"Calm down Chichi," Bulma told the hyperactive woman, "The fight hasn't even started yet."
Still, Chichi would chant her oldest's name for quite some time.
Back at the battlefield...
"Tell me, Gohan," Unlimited said, "Why do you care so much about Videl?"
Gohan only smiled and didn't answer, and Unlimited nodded in understanding.
"Well, there's no point in holding back, so when you're ready," Unlimited announced.
Gohan nodded, turning serious, as Videl called, "Good luck Gohan, take him out!"
Gohan turned and smiled to his girlfriend, and then began to power up. Unlimited watched as his aura soon became violent and the ground began to shake, small rocks lifting from the ground. Gohan looked coldly at the fighter, and was now bent on taking out Unlimited just like he took down Videl.
Gohan stopped powering up and the other Z-fighters noticed that it wasn't at full power. Gohan was still head and shoulders above the new challenger, and Unlimited started to look nervous.
"Now," Gohan said firmly, "You're going down."
At that moment, Gohan dematerialized and appeared above Unlimited and kicked him, then followed Unlimited as he shot backwards and booted him into the air.
Unlimited flew up, regained his balance and he hung there. Suddenly, Gohan appeared in front of him and began to beat him silly. Unlimited tried to fend off the attack but the speed of Gohan at this level was too much for the fighter to handle. Gohan savored each blow, knowing that he was avenging Videl's pain, and then backed up and threw an energy blast. It collided with Unlimited, who was pushed backwards and then stopped, already wearing out. Unlimited then looked angrily to Gohan, who stood ready for Unlimited's next attack. Unlimited bolted at Gohan but had little chance to hit him, as Gohan dodged each punch with incredible speed.
Videl and the other Z-fighters watched Unlimited struggle to fight with the demi-Saiyan, and then were surprised at the force Gohan then put into the next punch.
Unlimited plummeted and smashed into the ground, the cameraman not able to keep up with how fast he went.
"Whoa, Gohan better be careful, or that guy's not gonna have the strength to tell us why he challenged us," Goku commented, and the others nodded.
Gohan descended and landed near to where Unlimited lay, who then began to stand up, again shockingly, with almost no effort. Unlimited then stood straight before the tall Saiyan and smirked again, saying, "Well, you are leagues above Gotenks, and right now, above me."
Gohan smiled and said sarcastically, "Really? I thought you took that dive on purpose."
Unlimited chuckled and said, "No, you really got me that time, and it's very impressive."
"Thanks," Gohan replied with confidence.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines Videl was as happy as happy can be. Watching her boyfriend fight was so fun as he kicked Unlimited all over the place.
It's hard to believe there are people who can actually fight at with such power, she told herself as she had since she had met the Z-fighters.
Goku then said, "Wow, even I didn't know Gohan improved this much. I guess he really got a lot of strength since Buu."
Vegeta looked to him, a little irritated at the whole thing. Kakarot doesn't know anything about power, he should see me now.
Vegeta smirked to himself, thinking he had scored some sort of personal points by his thought.
Unlimited then spoke again, "Well, I don't think I can win at this rate...So I guess it's time to get serious!"
Unlimited lifted his arm again and then barely looked at it, when another bracelet fell to the ground.
As it hit the ground, Unlimited clenched his fist, and it began to glow red, and then the other fist and it followed suit. He looked dead on at Gohan as his whole body began to glow red. As Gohan watched apprehensively, the others noting the extreme power increase as well as Unlimited's red glow. Then, the dark teen thrust his arms to his sides and his aura was still blue, but he began to yell as he powered up and they watched the aura go from blue to suddenly red, issuing a powerful force as his energy pulsed. Quickly, his energy mounted, higher and higher, and electricity began to spark from Unlimited. The ground shook a little and rocks rose up and shattered in the air. Finally, Unlimited stopped powering up and dropped his arms, looking at the ground now, and his powers were huge. He then looked up to Gohan again and, with a small smile, said, "Let's go."
Unlimited took off from the ground and headed for Gohan, as Gohan also took off and raced to Unlimited. Unlimited looked at his opponent with the same smirk, while Gohan stared hard at him with his teeth clenched.
The two met in the middle of the air and punched each other's fists. Then they took off on a massive barrage of punches back and forth, the battle causing quakes in the area. Craters formed as they collided all over the ground, and then they took to the skies. Up and around in the air, the camera man tried his best to record the fight. As the Z-fighters watched from below, Gohan got a punch to Unlimited's face. Gohan, however, returned with a kick to the stomach. But, like a springboard, Unlimited shot right back at Gohan with both his fists linked and smashed Gohan down a ways.
They kept it up, neither tiring nor gaining the upper hand. Gohan backed up and kicked at Unlimited, who threw his arms up to block it. Unlimited then rose up and punched at Gohan, who easily blocked it as well, then the two started dematerializing as they each tried to attack each other, stringing the dodges 6 times in a row, neither one able to hit the other.
Finally, Unlimited flew far from Gohan and thought about how to attack him when Gohan landed, then put his hands together and yelled, "KAAA-MEEE-HAAA-MEEE...HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The brilliant blue blast flew from his hands and screamed at Unlimited, who was now floating in midair. The Z-fighters saw this and were surprised at Gohan for using that attack so early in the fight.
"I think he's got him!" Videl cheered, and the Z-fighters thought so too.
But then, to shock everyone on the planet, Unlimited then put his hands together and yelled, "KAAA-MEEE--"
"WHAT?! NO WAY!" Goku yelled, and all the Z-fighters looked positively horrified at what was happening.
"HAAA-MEEE--"
Gohan stared at him with sudden worry, and could only watch as the attack unfolded.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
A blue blast issued from Unlimited hands and flew right at Gohan's, and when they collided, they only held on for a few seconds and then both exploded, and the smoke billowed everywhere.
A few second passed and, finally, the smoke cleared but Unlimited was nowhere to be seen.
Gohan, still on the ground looked around frantically and said, "Where'd he go?!"
He looked everywhere but could not find him or sense him.
"Looking for someone?"
Gohan turned quickly to the voice but did not have time to attack as Unlimited punched Gohan in the face, who went flying. Unlimited followed close behind and then kicked Gohan straight up into the air, then dematerialized and appeared above Gohan and began to pummel him. Punching and kicking, Unlimited was trashing Gohan, who could not hold back, and Unlimited seemed content with the horrible attack he was doing.
Below, the Z-warriors could only watch in agony for the half-Saiyan, and Videl's eyes began to water, unable to help herself, and then yelled, "Gohan!"
She tried to take off, but Goku grabbed her hand, and she yelled, "HEY! Let GO!"
Goku looked at the teen and said, "I know it's hard, but if you go up there, Gohan will lose focus because he'll be worrying about you. Just do what he did for you."
"But Goku, it's so hard... I can't stand seeing him get hurt," Videl pleaded, only a few tears falling from her eyes.
"I know Videl, don't worry. He'll be fine after this, he won't get hurt."
Videl then decided to hold herself back and watched, her hand on her chest to make the pain in her heart go away.
Gohan was then kicked down and he smashed into the ground. Meanwhile, Chichi and the others stared blankly at the screen as Gohan plummeted, and then Chichi, of course, fainted.
"CHICHI!" Ox King yelled worriedly.
Gohan then began to stand up, still not too badly damaged and looked nervously at Unlimited, who now had a large energy blast ready, and fired it directly at Gohan. Gohan gasped at the magnitude of the energy and caught the blast, which tried to continue through Gohan, but he held it back.
The energy was incredible, its force staggering. Gohan continued to hold onto it, but was losing focus too fast, and seemed to have trouble holding on. Gohan looked like he was about to lose it and drop the ball when he threw it straight up into the air.
The blast ascended into the sky fast, leaving the planet and keeping it safe for now. As the blast disappeared, Gohan put his hands on his knees and Unlimited landed a little ways away.
"Well, Gohan, you definitely are strong, but it seems you can't keep up with my new powers."
"How did you use the Kamehameha? Only a few people know that move," Gohan asked, irritated now because of this opponent's stolen ability.
"That's for me to know and you to find out after the challenge is over. But now, I think it's time I told you of a certain thing that concerns you."
Gohan and the others looked at Unlimited, who had begun to smirk again, and then continued, "The reason I came here was to fight all of you, but there's something you should know about this fight. If none of you can defeat me, then your world is doomed."
Everyone, everywhere, no matter how strong or uninformed they were, gasped at the revelation, and Unlimited said, "If I am not destroyed, a void will take the Earth and crush it. Only when I'm gone will that void close up. Until then, your Earth hangs in the balance of these fights."
Gohan's face now encompassed all the rage it could, and he gritted his teeth with anger.
"Now that you know the stakes, it's time to fight again. Think you can save the Earth, Gohan?"
Unlimited smiled evilly at the demi-Saiyan, who looked positively furious and said, "Of all the things you could do, you have to be trying to destroy everything I love. WELL THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!"
Gohan then rushed at Unlimited and punched him hard in the stomach, who doubled over as Gohan then kicked him hard in the head and sent him flying.
Gohan dematerialized behind and kicked him again, and Unlimited gasped at the pain.
Gohan then stood where he was and fired a blast that would surely destroy the being. Its powers were remarkable, and the speed he charged up the attack was blinding fast. However, before it could reach Unlimited, the newcomer turned abruptly and deflected it with ease.
Gohan's anger rose again, but when he tried to attack him, he missed and was kneed in the stomach from below and coughed up blood, and another kick sent him up. Gohan was then hit again from above as Unlimited dematerialized and sent Gohan to the ground hard.
Gohan laid there on his back, completely helpless, his energy depleting quickly with the pain, when Unlimited came down and punched him square in the gut. Gohan screamed with the extreme pain and coughed up more blood.
From behind, Videl couldn't take anymore and blasted clear at Unlimited.
"VIDEL!" Goku tried, but Videl was too far to stop.
She finally reached Unlimited, who turned to her, smirking, and then Gohan yelled, "NO VIDEL, STAY BACK!"
But before Unlimited could do anything to her, Videl dematerialized and appeared behind him and kicked with all of her might. Unlimited actually was damaged by the attack and flew away from the two, while Videl dropped to her knees next to Gohan, who seemed to be hanging on to consciousness by a thread, and she said, crying, "Gohan, please stay with me, we'll get you healed."
"Videl, get out of the way or he'll hurt you," Gohan pleaded.
"No. I can't Gohan, I can't let him hurt you. I'm staying right here, please stay awake."
Just then, they both became aware of someone yelling, "HEY! He's right behind you!"
It was Trunks and Goten who yelled it, and the two teens looked up to see Unlimited standing over him, his arms crossed again, and his smirk gone for the moment.
"If you want to hurt him anymore, you're going to have to go through me," Videl said acidly.
She raised her arms to her sides and prepared to protect Gohan at all costs. Instead of attacking Gohan or Videl though, Unlimited said, "You know you can't stop me, and Gohan cannot fight anymore. His battle is over."
Videl looked slightly relieved and then looked back at Gohan and said, "Alright, don't worry Gohan, we'll get you to Dende."
"There's no need," Unlimited then told her.
She looked up at him just as he snapped his fingers and the same glittler emanated from his hand and enshrouded Gohan. Soon, his wounds were healed, and he opened his eyes wide and sat up.
All this time, Hercule and the announcer could only stare in silence as they watched this whole battle unfold. The announcer, remembering his job, yelled, "WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING BATTLE! I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!"
Hercule would continue to stare as Gohan sat up. Videl looked brightly and happily at her boyfriend, and then hugged him tightly as he sat up.
"Thank god, Gohan. I don't know what I could've done without you."
Gohan hugged Videl warmly as well, and then the two looked up at Unlimited, who stood there as their shadow. Gohan looked to him with deep regard for the act of healing.
Unlimited grinned again, and then said, turning back to the other fighters, "Even though I healed him, that does not mean your Earth is safe. I need another challenger if you want to save it."
"Finally, I can end this whole thing," Vegeta then stepped forward, his anger receding as his pride overtook him, "Now I'll teach you respect for power!"
The prince walked towards Unlimited and the teen turned fully towards Vegeta. Gohan and Videl walked around the two of them, Videl holding onto Gohan's arm tightly, never wanting to let go.
"Alright! My dad's going to wipe the floor with that guy now!" Trunks cheered, making Vegeta chuckle slightly.
Meanwhile, Bulma said, "Now we've got a fighter, if that guy can beat my husband, then I guess Goku is our only hope, but I doubt Vegeta's going to lose."
Krillin then spoke, "Remember though, that guy still has two bracelets left."
Bulma only looked angrily at Krillin and he shut up and looked away, fearing for his own safety.
Back at the site, Vegeta stared daggers at Unlimited as he said, "This ends now, fool. I'll show you no one can stand up to the might of the prince of all Saiyans!"
As Vegeta's power began to increase, Unlimited smirked and said, "Well, then, show me what you've got."
With Gohan's loss, can the prince of Saiyans do any better? And is Unlimited's presence really going destroy the Earth? Can the Z-fighters stop this seemingly unstoppable force and save the Earth once again?
Preview for Chapter 7: Other Spectators: Vegeta seems to be doing good, but then Unlimited reveals more energy and a startling new fact. Can Vegeta keep his anger from clouding his fighting? And if so, does he possess the strength to stop the teen superpower? Stay tuned for the next installment of Unlimited Power!