Chapter 14

:The Battle Continues

:Gohan is Revived

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With the battlefield now silenced by the defeat of the three heroic Saiyans, Broly was now left alone standing. "Getting stronger... Yes... Much stronger..." muttered the panting Broly as his energy kept increasing and it needed an outlet. He began to scream again and lifted off high above the city ruins launching hundreds of energy balls randomly in all directions causing massive green coloured explosions all across the planet. Unfortunately, one of the random attacks hit the large egg-shaped spaceship which many of the little aliens tried to get to and escape in. Fortunately Shamo's group weren't there as they observed the explosion from a nearby hill.

Meanwhile, Bulma and Chi-Chi were standing together outside their spaceship and observed the explosions all around them which they could see and hear. "Chi-Chi, I think we should probably get out of here and get the spaceship into orbit." suggested Bulma with fear clearly written on her face. "But what about Goku and the others? Surely you don't mean for us to abandon them do you?" asked a flabbergasted Chi-Chi as she turned her head to Bulma. "We have no choice! If we let the spaceship get destroyed then there won't be any way for them or us to get back home. Besides I don't think that our husbands and sons would want us to die when we had the chance to escape. All I'm saying is that we'll take the ship into orbit at a safe distance and watch for things to calm down and come rescue them." explained Bulma. Chi-Chi sighed in reluctant agreement. "Alright, but first we've got to take as many of them as possible." said Chi-Chi as she pointed to a group of Namek survivors that were running their way. Bulma looked at Chi-Chi and knew that she was right in that they had to rescue as many people as they could otherwise they would never be able to live with themselves and neither would their loved ones. And so they went about their task of herding as many of the Namek survivors as possible.

Meanwhile, Broly was breathing hard from having released so much energy and slowly recovered his breath until he was finally relaxed. Broly looked on at his handywork and laughed. "Hehehe Hahahaha! What's the problem Kakarot? Have you given up?" Broly taunted to his downed opponents. "You can say goodbye to your student." Broly coldly declared as he then charged a green ball of energy in his left hand and guided it at the helpless Videl. But before the attack could reach her it was intercepted by another beam that deflected it away from Videl.

Broly angrily looked off to see who had interfered with his assault. He looked up to find a figure balancing atop the pointed top of a tall tower with a white cape fluttering from the wind in front of it, hiding most of the figure. Suddenly the wind shifted and revealed the figure to be the Namek Piccolo, who glared at Broly. "A little green bug has come to get squashed." cockily mocked Broly. "Monster... Do you usually pick on the children first?" Piccolo shot back as he then left to go check on his friends. "Me? A monster? No, I am a Devil! Muwahahahaha!" Broly insanely commented.

Piccolo pulled Videl down from the building and gently laid her down on the ground and then gave her a senzu bean. While Piccolo hadn't known her long, Piccolo had been discreetly observing Videl interracting with Gohan during their training on Earth and saw that Gohan deeply cared for her and so too did he start to care about her almost as much as Gohan himself. "Videl, wake up, eat!" emplored Piccolo. Videl slowly woke up and and found the smiling visage of Piccolo staring back at her. "Piccolo? Piccolo, you're here!?" Videl surprisingly but gratefully exclaimed at his arrival.

Piccolo went on to give Goku a senzu bean. "Ahhhh! Now that hit the spot! I would've been dead if you hadn't shown up and how on Earth did you know that we were way out here in need of your help?" asked the recovering Goku. "About a week after Gohan and the others left Earth I had a disturbing vision in my meditations about what was coming at you guys. I realised that it was a premonition and that you would need my help. I hitched a ride on one of Dr Briefs' ships and trailed you here. I could also feel his power all the way in my ship. It's the kind of power that gives you chills because you've never felt anything like it before. You're not just fighting a Saiyan, you're fighting a monster." both explained and warned Piccolo. He then went on to give Trunks a senzu bean and have the whole team healed.

Meanwhile, back at the plateau where this whole thing started, Paragus watched as the object in the sky started getting bigger. "The time is coming, soon this planet will be shattered into millions of pieces. Look at it this way Vegeta, at least your fear of dying will be over." Paragus mocked as Vegeta continually knelt in despair at the unfolding battle. Meantime, Shamo's group of aliens and also a small band of Namekians observed the planet from orbit in a Capsule ship. "It's a good thing that Piccolo brought this spaceship with him." stated one of the Nameks as they watched through one of the windows.

The now healed up team of Saiyans and Piccolo floated up and confronted Broly once again as he stood perched up on a tall building and waiting for another attempt at defeating him. "If you had just let me kill you all before you wouldn't be dealing with this pain now. You're all a complete and utter waste of Saiyan blood!" declared Broly with an ever present insane grin.

That triggered Goku to charge in followed by Piccolo as they combined for a flurry of action and try to take down Broly but he simply stood there and dodged them both with ease. Finally Broly had had enough of them and pushed them both off with a hand at each of their throats and shoved them off. But both Trunks and Videl had stayed back and in retaliation they both charged a Masenko blast that their respective teachers, Gohan had taught them. "TAKE THIS!" they both simultaniously yelled as they shot their attacks which combined and seemed to hit Broly square on on his perch. The blast destroyed the upper part of the building he was standing on but it didn't affect Broly who rapidly escaped down from the smoke down to the ground. Piccolo pursued him downwards intensely at a high rate of speed but Broly landed on his feet and before Piccolo could stop himself he hit Broly's shoulder dead on and was swiftly kicked away to the curb. Videl and Trunks charged in to try and avenge Piccolo but they were both quickly disposed of with a running double-clothesline by Broly who continued on running until he kicked up the downed body of Piccolo upwards like a pro football field kicker and followed it up a energy ball to the midsection that sent Piccolo flying high.

Piccolo was sent careening into the cliffside of the plateau near where Vegeta was still paralysed with fear. Piccolo managed to crawl his way back up the cliffside and found Vegeta collapsing on his hands and knees in despair. "It's no use... This is the end!" despairingly uttered Vegeta before Piccolo grabbed him by the head. "What do you think you're doing? Why don't you stop whinning like a baby and fight like a man?" angrily shouted Piccolo right in Vegeta's face. "Why? What for? Broly's unbeatable!" said Vegeta, still locked in the grip of fear. "You call yourself the prince of Saiyans?" Piccolo bitterly derided Vegeta as he then dragged him up by the head into the air and brought him up to see from where the battle with Broly raged on. "We must escape! This is a fight we can't win." Vegeta said in total fear. "It doesn't matter if we escape. If we don't kill him right now he'll destroy the entire universe." Piccolo stated, trying to remind Vegeta of the threat they faced. "But there's no point in fighting him! He is the Legendary Super Saiyan!" exclaimed Vegeta with that continuous fearful look he had on his face. "I can't believe how cowardly your acting Vegeta. Just stand clear of the true warriors." said Piccolo as he then let him drop and left him behind to go on back to the battle, his attempt to resuscitate Vegeta's warrior pride having apparently failed. 'Why? hy do they continue to fight in vain?' thought Vegeta as he fell onto a fallen building and crashed. "He'll kill us all." uttered Vegeta in despair from his back, not having moved from the spot where he fell.

Meanwhile, back on the spaceship, Bulma and Chi-Chi had been busy cramming as many Namekians as they could into the spaceship and readying it to launch. Namekians were packed into the ship in every room, the recreation room, the infirmary, the hallway, even the bedrooms were used except for one room, Gohan's room. "Chi-Chi, I think we've gotten everyone that we're going to get. Why don't you go strap in Gohan while I warm up the engines." suggested Bulma, calling out from the cockpit entrance to Chi-Chi in the hallway, who was mingling with the Namekians who were standing in the hallway. "Sure thing Bulma!" assured Chi-Chi as she started making her way through the crowd of Namekians to her son's room and Bulma went to her controls.

When ChiChi got to her son's room she found him watching the explosions in the distance from the battle through his bedroom window. "Mom? What's going on?" asked Gohan as he turned to his mother. Chi-Chi didn't quite know if he meant the battle outside or what was happening on the ship so she decided to tell both. "Your father and the others are fighting that awful Broly character outside. We're taking as many of the Namek survivors as we possibly can and then we're taking off so we don't get caught in the crossfire. I came here to get you strapped in and ready for take off." explained Chi-Chi as she went for the secure harness built into the bed. "Mom! Wait! Send me back out." said Gohan with his hand raised in signalling for stop and his face etched in determination. "WHAT!?" exclaimed Chi-Chi in shock, reeling backwards from the shock.

"Mom, some of the Namekians here have the power to heal. Get one of them to heal me and send me back out." Gohan explained. Chi-Chi just shook her head in fearful disbelief, not wanting to believe that her son was asking this of her. "No way, don't ask this of me. I'm your mother, I refuse to let you go into danger." argued Chi-Chi. "Mom, we just got dad back, we can't lose him again like this so soon. I failed him once before... I can't fail him again. I can hear them out there, feel them... They need me! If I stay put when I could've made a difference then I'd never be able to live with myself." said Gohan with emotion filled eyes. "I... can't..." uttered Chi-Chi with watery eyes "Don't you get it? This is bigger than you or me! I know that if Broly isn't stopped right here and now then the entire universe is gone including us! You have to let me go..." Gohan yelled out but said the last part in a low, pleading voice. Gohan looked into his mother's eye and she looked into his. Chi-Chi saw the determination in his eyes and finally truly realised that her son was no longer a baby and that he could make his own decisions and that he was right. There was only one thing she could do and that was to help him in any way she could.

"Hey! Could any of you Nameks heal my son?" yelled out Chi-Chi into the hallway. "I can!" signalled one adult Namek by raising his hand. "Good, come over here." motioned Chi-Chi with her arm. The adult Namek came over to the room and was directed by Chi-Chi to where gohan lay. The Namek gently placed his hands on Gohan and they began to glow as did Gohan. Within a few seconds the glowing stopped and Gohan got up. He moved his arms and checked his formerly injured body parts to see if they worked properly. "Thank you." Gohan gratefully said with a polite nod and Namekian just smiled in return. Gohan then began unwrapping his bandages and got off the bed. When he was done unwrapping himself he opened a compartment under his bed and held up his red and blue copy of his fathers uniform. 'Hang on guys, I'm on my way.' thought Gohan as he looked out the window to the lights and sounds of the battle beyond.

Author's Final Thoughts: Gohan's back in the saddle and is going to join the devastating battle beyond. Not much else to say.