Chapter 16: Hopeless Situation
"Go-gohan. No." Spoke Goku as he watched his son fight. "I have to stand up. Gohan can't keep going like this." Our hero tried to get up, but he could barely even move. He had to do something soon. He just couldn't give up.
The young half saiyan continued on battling. His saiyan side threw a punch that hit him on the face and flying to him kicked him on the side. Gohan crashed to the floor. He was getting tired and his enemy didn't even seemed the least bit exhausted.
He got up again and charged the enemy once more. Moving to the side he managed to evade Gohan and kicked the half saiyan hard on the stomach. His saiyan side smirked as he noticed that Gohan lacked the power to stop him.
Gohan fell to the ground in pain. He couldn't believe it. Even at his fullest power, his other half was still too strong for him. He was just toying with him. "Hehehe. What's the matter? Aren't you going to keep on fighting?" The young saiyan slowly stood up once again.
Gohan's hair started to flash from yellow to black. He could feel that his energy level was starting to drop tremendously. "I see your still determined to fight me. Stop being so foolish!" Spoke, his dark half. "You can't win. Face the facts and admit your defeat!"
"Never!" Raising his hands up to his forehead, Gohan gathered up energy. "Masanko!" He fired it, but flying to the air 'he' evaded the blast. Gohan also took to the air and started throwing more punches. The enemy easily dodged them. Throwing a few punches he hit Gohan in the face and in the stomach. With a kick to the back he was sent to the ground hard.
As the smoke cleared, Gohan could be seen laying there, no longer in super saiyan form. He was obviously hurt really badly. The saiyan slowly descended next to Gohan. He grabbed Gohan by his shirt and raised his hand, energy emitting from it. "So, this is how it ends."
Just as he was about to hit Gohan with the energy, he was kicked in the face. Turning around he saw that it was the full blooded saiyan Goku. "I'm surprised you managed to stand up." He said with a smile.
Goku walked over to Gohan and picked him up. "Gohan." The young boy slowly opened his eyes. "Hey dad." He said weakly. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault this is happening." "Hey don't say that Gohan. This isn't anyone's fault." "But it is. I started to give into my anger and that gave him the advantage." "You can't keep beating yourself down son. It isn't your fault and I don't blame you for any of this. Okay. I know that we'll beat him somehow."
Gohan could only smile. His father always knew how to make you feel better. And with him there, it gave him hope that they could have a chance at winning.
"Well. Isn't that a cute sight." Said Gohan's saiyan side. "I wouldn't give him false hope. If Gohan didn't stand chance against me, than neither can you. After all your son's stronger than you are." He said looking straight at Goku.
By this point Gohan had passed out due to his injuries and exhaustion. Goku carefully put his son down and stood up.
"You may be more powerful than any of us, but it doesn't matter. I will stop you from hurting my son!" He smiled. "Then I'd like to see you try."
Both saiyans charged each other. Fists and kicks flying as both landed blow for blow. Goku released a volley of energy blasts, but gohan's saiyan side flew away to dodge the attack. Coming back he managed to punch Goku in the stomach. Just as he was about to be hit again, Goku vanished.
Each kept moving at tremendous speed, as you could hear the forces of their attacks from above.
"Not bad. Your quicker than I thought." Said the young saiyan. He smiled. "Now let's see how quick you really are!"
Goku's eyes widened as he vanished. Out of nowhere he was hit from behind. He tried to defend himself, but was hit in the face. He just kept on getting attacked and attacked. ~ I can't even keep up with him. He's moving too fast. ~
"Am I too fast for even you Goku?" Asked the saiyan from behind him. Goku turned around and threw a energy wave, but missed. He was hit in the back. He got up and flew to the air using his kaio-ken.
Still in the powered up kaio ken form, the full blooded saiyan threw his famous technique, the Kamehameha Wave. From below, Gohan's saiyan side looked on with amusement. "Do you really think that will be enough to stop me? Ha. Give it your best shot."
Goku had powered it up to 20x and threw it right at the intended target. The saiyan didn't even move an inch as the blast headed right for him. There was a huge explosion as it hit.
The smoke slowly cleared, revealing the saiyan still standing. There wasn't even a single scratch on him. Clearly the attack had no effect. All Goku could do was stare in shock. "There's just no way. He's too strong. I know I'm strong, but I'm no match for him like this."
"Well then. I think it's about time that I finish you off." All of a sudden gasp could be heard from our hero. He had been punched in the stomach. The opponent continued on throwing punches as there was nothing Goku could do to stop him.
"Ka Me Ha Me..." Gohan's dark half had started to power up a deadly wave that would knock him out for good. Goku tried to get up, but he was too hurt. "Say goodbye!" The wave was thrown as it's light engulfed Goku.
From above the saiyan looked on with a smile. There was no way he could have survived that attack.
After the smoke had cleared, even he was surprised at the sight below. Goku had survived the energy wave, but that was only because the attack had hit someone else.
"Go-gohan?" Spoke Goku in shock. It was indeed Gohan who had saved him. Having woken up and seen that his father was about to get killed, the pure hearted saiyan had jumped in front of the blast, risking his own life to save the person he loved.
At that instant Gohan fell to the ground again. The attack had been far too strong. He was just barely alive, hanging on by a thread.
"Looks like that pathetic weakling managed to save his father." He smirked. "But not for long."
The saiyan flew down to where the other two saiyans now lay. "No! Stay back!" Yelled Goku. "I must admit. The both of you were far more stronger than I had thought, but it's all over now." He said, walking straight towards Gohan.
He grabbed him by his shirt. "Now it's time to take care of you."
Goku jumped forward with all the energy he could muster. He had to protect Gohan. Seeing him coming, he raised his hand and with a blast of air, he sent the pure saiyan back to the ground.
Not about to stop, Goku got back on his feet. He was surprised though when he crashed into something. "What the.." Reaching out with his hand, he felt that there was some kind of invisible wall or something in front of him.
It was crazy. How could there be a wall there when a second ago there wasn't one? Crazy or not, our hero tried to break it, but to no avail.
"Hahaha. You won't be able to break that wall I created. It's made of solid crystal and since Gohan over here has a pure mind, it's unbreakable unless I destroy it myself. I was able to make one since I am a part of him."
Goku couldn't accept the fact that it was all over. He just couldn't, but things were looking pretty hopeless. "You can say goodbye to your son." Having heard that he looked up. He kept on trying with all his strength to make a dent in the wall. Yet, the wall remained in tact.
Just as he had done earlier, the saiyan gathered energy into his hand. Electricity coming out from the attack. "GOHAN NO!" There was nothing more Goku could do accept watch as his son was at the mercy of his darker half.
The attack hit Gohan on full force as he yelled out in pain. All the while his saiyan side looked on laughing.
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On the outside the Z Fighters had been waiting to see if Gohan would wake up. They knew that a great battle was going on inside of him, but what they didn't know was that Goku was there with him.
All of a sudden a scream was heard coming from Gohan. All eyes turned to the young half saiyan as he started to toss and turn in the bed screaming. Everyone ran towards him. "Gohan! You've got to wake up!" Yelled Krillin.
~ Hang in there kid. ~ Thought the namekian Piccolo as he watched his best friend fight for his life. If only there was something they could do to help him, but they just didn't know what to do.
All of them didn't like the feel of this. Gohan's energy signal was starting to change so much that it was becoming unrecognizable. It had always felt pure and innocent, but now it was starting to feel more dark and evil.
A huge gust of wind came from Gohan as the others tried to withstand the force of energy emitting from the half saiyan.
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On the inside, the same gust of wind was happening. There was a bright flash of light. As it diminished, Goku opened his eyes to see that gohan's saiyan side had disappeared and that his son lay on the ground not moving.
For a moment he thought that Gohan was really gone, but he was relieved when he felt his energy signal. As he moved forward, Goku found that the wall had as well vanished. He quickly ran to his son and picked him up. "Gohan! Gohan! Can you hear me? Please wake up!"
"Hahaha. It's over. You've all lost. Now nothing will be able to stop me. I'd destroy you myself, but I think Gohan will be the one to take care of you." His voice could be heard echoing deep within the young saiyan's consciousness.
Goku didn't know what to think. Gohan's saiyan side had left him and his son alive and all that time he had tried to kill them. He had even gone as far as to recover Gohan from all his wounds. Just what could he be up to? It didn't make any sense.
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All of the Z Warriors opened their eyes after the gust of wind coming from Gohan had disappeared. It was eerily quiet as well. A tension was in the air. The kind that was always there when a dark force was in their presence.
Everyone looked at the bed, but to their surprise Gohan wasn't there. "H-hey guys. Wasn't Gohan just there a minute ago?" Asked Krillin.
"There's no way that brat could have gotten up. He was unconscious." Stated Vegeta. It was true, Gohan may have been screaming, but he had indeed not yet regained consciousness.
"Do you guys think that it could be..." Said Tien, not wanting to finish his statement. If it was what he was thinking. Then they were all in trouble not to mention the other people in the city.
"We've got to find Gohan quickly." Said Piccolo. As they all turned around, they were surprised to see that the young saiyan was right there in front of them.
"Gohan! You had us scared. Why didn't you say anything?" Said Yamcha with relief. The saiyan didn't say a word. He just stood their smiling. "Go-gohan. Is something wrong."
Yamcha turned his head to look at the others. They all seemed pretty tense. "Did I miss something here guys?" Even as he said that, he figured out what was wrong. "Oh no, don't tell me." He said as he turned his attention back to the young saiyan.
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Back on the inside in Gohan's mind...
Still in his father's arm the saiyan slowly began to wake up. "Hey Gohan!" Exclaimed Goku, glad to see that his son was alright.
What happened next surprised Goku. The minute his son had woken up, he had punched him in the face.
Goku held his cheek where he had been hit, in shock. He had expected Gohan to be happy for the both of them to still be alive. And then that had happened.
"Why did you do that son?" Asked Goku as he slowly stood up. Gohan instantly got into a fighting pose. The full blooded saiyan didn't know what to make of the situation.
He looked into his son's eyes. They still had the same innocent purity, but if that was true, then why was Gohan acting as if Goku was the enemy?
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On the outside, none of our heroes liked the situation in front of them. Gohan was emitting a huge amount of negative energy and he still held that smirk on his face.
"Ugh, guys what are we gonna do now?" Asked Krillin in a worried tone.
Nobody said anything. He was really far more powerful. If Gohan couldn't stop him, then what chance did they have against him.
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Back on the inside, the young saiyan had started attacking his father. "Gohan what are you doing?" Asked Goku as he blocked and evaded his son's attacks.
There was no doubt in Goku's mind that this was the real Gohan, but why would he be fighting him?
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Either way you looked at it, all of the Z Warriors were facing a huge problem that could very well destroy them all.
A/N: Hope you liked this ch! Sorry I took forever to update, but I had some trouble in writing it. And then I got Dragon Ball seasons 1-3 and 4 new dbz video games, and I just had to try them out.
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