No matter what he did, Gohan couldn't get back on his feet. That hit to the back of his head must've thrown off his sense of balance or something as he struggled to get up right. Unfortunately, this was a bad time for that to be happening as Angie had a very powerful attack ready. His target: Videl.

Managing to get on all fours, the saiyan faced the scene, a grim determination on him. He needed to time his next action right; otherwise both he and the Satan girl would be crispy carcasses.

Originally, the Son boy had hoped Videl could've gotten up and avoid their opponent's attack. Unfortunately, the dark headed girl had struggled to get up, finding out that she had a nice hunk of stone digging right into her leg. At the rate Angie was powering up his attack, there was no way she could've pulled the stone out and get out of the way; or just plain get out of the way for that matter. On top of that, the saiyan himself was having problems orienting his body.

Not a good combination of factors if you asked him.

"I hope you're ready to die, girl!" Angie shouted, his voice sounding completely mad. "Cause here it comes!"

It was at that moment Gohan was wobbly back on his feet with a plan in hand. Bending his knees, he pushed off the ground, racing towards Videl as Angie's Electric Hellsphere was fired.

Hopefully he could get there in time.

All color seemed to have vanished for the Satan girl. All she could see was the black and white of the powerful energy ball as it closed in on her. There was no way she could dodge it at the last second, the wound in her leg made sure of that. Regrettably, she was pretty sure that she wasn't strong enough to take such an attack head on or even defend against it. Videl was sad to say that this was her last moments alive.

And then something swooped in and stood a little ways in front of her. From what Videl could make of it, it was Gohan, his legs spread apart and his arms extended at shoulder height. It took less than a second for her to realize what exactly her lover was doing. That was when she screamed.

And a second later, Angie's attacked rammed right into Gohan, causing him to scream at the top of his lungs.

An eternity passed as Videl watched the Son boy holding firm; his cry of pain echoing throughout her head; his last stand being burned into her memory. Vaguely, she could see small bits and pieces of the saiyan's armor breaking off and flying up into the air before they were incinerated.

A moment later, everything went blinding white as smoke rushed all over the room. Minutes drug on until the whiteness died down, leaving only the dark clouds of smoke in its place. Eventually, the cloud dispersed, showing Videl and a still standing Gohan, albeit shaking with heavy breathing and in a more crouched stance.

Keeping her eyes firmly on Gohan's back, the Satan girl completely missed the wide eyed expression of Angie. He had completely thought his Electric Hellsphere would obliterate anything it came in contact with; yet there was his saiyan nemesis, still standing. There was no way he should even be in one piece!

And then, Gohan arms fell to his sides as his head tilted backwards. Soon, his whole body fell to the ground, his golden locks turning coal black before he landed on his back.

Instantly, Videl was at his side, despite the pain shooting through her leg. Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she saw the saiyan's battered body. Only the left side of his armor managed to stay in one piece. The right side though, was completely gone except at the portion covering the lower abs. Even the armor strap was gone. On top of that, various parts of his spandex pants were torn; the right knee being exposed and the entire leg from the knee down on his left.

His body, the parts showing anyways, was also in bad shape. Cuts dotted the saiyan's arms and exposed chest; blood seeping out of them and trickling to the ground.

"Gohan…please…wake up…" Videl pleaded as her hands shook the Son boy's chest. She needed some kind of reaction from him, anything that would tell her he was still alive; anything that would reassure her he would make it through this beating.

Looking at his face, his eyes shut closed, she heard a hoarse cough escape his lips. Relief welled up inside her as she saw the warrior open one of his eyes, though only about halfway. "You...okay...?" he spoke softly.

Videl couldn't help the half gasp, half sob that escaped her lips. "You dummy. Why'd you have to do that? Look at yourself."

The saiyan chuckled. "Yeah…I've seen…better days…"

Wiping her face dry from her tears, the Satan girl smiled down at the boy. "Don't worry. We'll get you fixed up in no time. You'll be back to kicking bad guy butt in no time."

"Sounds…great…"

She couldn't help herself. Without restraint, Videl smashed her lips onto Gohan's, kissing him with all her might. Though he responded weakly, she took it as a sign that he'd get through this, just like he did from his coma.

And just as she rose her head, she felt another presence right by her. Looking up, the Satan girl found Goten kneeling on the opposite side of Gohan, looking down at his brother in look of dread on his face. "Gohan…what happened to you?"

"That…bad, huh?" Gohan spoke softly, yet humorously.

The younger Son attempted a smile. "Yeah, you look like a wreck."

Another chuckle came from the warrior. "Come closer…"

Leaning his head closer to his brother, he was a bit surprised when he felt the older Son's hand on the back of his head, pulling him even closer to him. Oddly enough, Goten found himself looking at his brother's neck, slightly confused by this.

It was then he felt Gohan press his lips against his forehead; releasing his hold on the younger saiyan's head. "You've…made me proud…Squirt…"

A brief laugh left Goten's mouth. That had been Gohan's nickname for him when he was much younger; back when their father and Vegeta were alive. He had stopped using it shortly after their death when he began training him and Trunks. Though it slipped out every once in awhile, it had been quite awhile since the last time he had been called that.

A small, content smile crawled onto the older saiyan's face as he looked up her brother and Videl. Finally, his half-opened eye shut; his chest lowering with his exhaling breath.

And then he was gone.

Seconds passed by before Videl collapsed on the Son boy's body, sobbing loudly as she gripped onto his lifeless shell. Goten could feel his insides go numb. Grief was growing within him as his sorrow threatened to burst out.

"Well that was touching. I almost needed a tissue for that one."

Goten's head jerked up to see Angie, the android standing with his arms crossed over his chest and smirking. The younger Son's sorrow quickly became as rage as he looked dead-on at his brother's killer.

Slowly standing up, Goten began making slow, measured steps towards the man. "You…" he growled, "you did this. You took my brother away from me."

Angie's smirk grew wider. "That's right, boy. What are you gonna do about it?"

The warrior's body subtly began shaking as he stopped his walking. "You'll pay…I'll make you pay…" Then with a loud cry, he shouted "I'll make you pay for everything!!"

That was when something snapped within the young boy. A burst of aura surrounded his body, causing his hair to stand straight up as his power level skyrocketed. As quickly as that aura appeared, a golden one soon envelope him, bleaching his black hair gold. His dark eyes soon followed as they changed into solid teal.

With his eyes settled firmly on his robotic foe, the young Super Saiyan said coldly, "I'm going to tear you apart…and blast you into oblivion."

Dropping his arms to his sides, Angie replied "By all means, try your best."

With a war cry, Goten charged at the android. Before he got to him, however, the Super Saiyan used a burst of speed to disappear from sight, surprising Angie. That left the man wide open as the golden saiyan's fist imbedded itself into his stomach, Goten reappearing before him shortly after.

Before the android could do anything, Goten began throwing punch after punch into his unguarded midsection, each blow landing with the force of a fright train ramming into him. Then with one final punch, Goten rose into the air and slammed the blow into Angie's face, sending him flying away.

However, the android didn't go too far as he threw his arms out to his sides, stopping his flight. Bringing one of his arms out in front of himself, Angie charged up his energy and fired an energy blast.

Reacting, Goten straightened the fingers of one of his hands, the thumb curled into the palm. With a swing of his arm, he slapped the blast away; the attack flying into a wall and exploding shortly after.

"You much stronger than I had anticipated," Angie admitted, slowly dropping from his stance. "From here on out though, you won't find this fight that easy."

In response, all he got was Goten staring coldly. A moment later, he disappeared from sight.

Smirking, the android dropped down to the ground, crouching. It was just in time too as Goten reappeared, swinging a kick that hit nothing but air.

Lashing his arm out, Angie grabbed a hold of the saiyan's leg and leapt up and forward from his crouched position, dragging Goten behind him. Pulling his arm down, the android swung the Super Saiyan through the air and slammed him into the ground.

When the young Son didn't move, Angie began to gather his energy for another energy blast. It was then his opponent struck, firing a ki blast that exploded on his face; causing him to release his hold on both the saiyan's leg and his energy as he moved his hands to his face.

The next thing the android knew, Goten slammed his elbow into his gut, causing him to lose his breath. Once again, the saiyan leapt into the air and with his other arm, he threw another hard punch that landed on the android's face, sending him flying backwards. This time, however, he crashed to the ground and skidded a ways before coming to a complete stop.

Landing back on his feet, Goten stared at the motionless body of Angie, waiting for him to get back on his feet. After awhile, it became apparent that the fighter wouldn't be, prompting the saiyan to approach his body, coming to a stop by his legs.

It was then that Angie attacked. Within a second, the android's upper body snapped up as his hands shot out and grabbed the Super Saiyan's forearms. A sinister grin crawled over the man's face as he completed his successful move.

"This fight's over," Angie declared. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm draining your body of its energy. It's only a matter of time before I've sucked you dry."

Oddly enough, Goten didn't look perturbed by this; the same cold expression on his face as before. It wasn't long before he answered though. "We'll see about that."

That was when the saiyan's arms twisted in the android's grip, grabbing onto the artificial human's own arms. Leaping off of the ground, Goten thrust his legs out, his feet ramming into Angie's face; one foot on each of his cheeks. Straightening out his body, the saiyan was crotched in midair, his legs bent at the knee. "Tell me something, android. How long do you think you can hang on before your arms tear off your body?"

Grunting sounds began to escape Angie's mouth as the golden saiyan began to straighten out his legs. "I'll…never…let go…you…filthy monkey…" he managed to say through puckered lips.

"Then it's a matter of what happens first," Goten carried on. "Either you'll hang on long enough to drain me completely or I'll pull your arms out of their sockets. I know which one you're hoping for; and you most likely know which one I'm betting on."

Their stalemate carried on like this for awhile; Goten slowly extending his legs more and more while Angie maintained his grip on the saiyan. Neither one was willing to give up on their struggle as defeat meant certain death for the loser.

Suddenly, Goten let out a loud cry as he completely straightened his legs. A second later, a loud ripping sounds could be hear, followed by a loud shriek of pain from Angie as his forearms were torn off at the elbow.

Removing his feet from the newly handicapped android, the young saiyan landed on the ground standing. Turning his attention to the hands that were still gripping his own arms, the warrior moved to removed them, pulling them off easily and dropping them to the floor.

Returning his attention to Angie as he writhed on the ground, still screaming over his wounded arms, Goten said two words to him.

"You lose."

Those words seemed to snap Angie back into the world around him as rage filled his eyes. "I haven't lost yet!" he shouted back. "This fight isn't over!"

Then with the remaining strength in his body, the android flung his upper body up; only to be greeted with the toe of Goten's foot as he nailed a kick to the man's chin; his head snapping back, followed by the rest of his body as he slammed back into the ground, stunned.

"Well, you were right about one thing," Goten admitted. "This fight isn't over yet." Holding his right arm out, the saiyan gathered his ki and focused it into his hand. Soon, a bright, blue ball of ki swirled around his hand.

"You see this?" he chastised. "This is for everything you and your kind have taken from me; my home; my family;…my brother…" the last part being said with animosity. "And now I'll end your life with this attack of mine; one that's been passed down my family for generations."

Fear was clearly present in Angie's eyes as he looked up at the face of death. What frightened him more though, was the larger image behind the Super Saiyan; the image of a Super Saiyan Gohan in the same pose as his brother, just waiting to throw that deadly ball of ki.

Pulling his arm back, the image behind him copying his movement, Goten shouted "Final Spirit Cannon!" and threw the attack, just as Angie began to scream. The swirling ki ball nailed the android in the chest and exploded, swallowing the man alive in blue flames.

The whole room shook from the tremor the explosion produced but eventually, it died down as did the blast. The only thing left of Angie or his final resting place was a large whole in the floor, darkness being the only noticeable thing within it.

Standing at its edge, Goten just stared into it. His mind was completely blank, just the way he wanted it before he had to deal with reality once more. Eventually, the young Son turned around, allowing his blond locks and teal eyes to fade back into their more natural black.

Looking, the saiyan's eyes well upon his brother's body once more, Videl still lying on top of his body whimpering. Apparently the Satan girl had been oblivious to the battle that raged around her. All she cared about was her grief, something Goten didn't hold against her. She seemed to have gotten over the initial outbreak of her emotions though.

Slowly, Goten knelt down on the ground before laying on his side against it. Soft sobs began to emanate from his prone body as the boy finally let his sorrow get the better of him.