Chapter 17: Gohan! It's Me Daddy!

All of the Z Fighters were facing a serious problem that could lead to their destruction. A battle against the person who was their friend and loved one.

"Go-gohan, please no. I know your still in there somewhere. You have to be. You can't let him win!" Spoke Yamcha as he looked at the young saiyan. The smile that Gohan had on face never left.

Everyone was being cautious and ready for anything. They knew that Gohan's saiyan side had taken over and in this state there was no telling what he would do.

"Hehehe. It's too late now. Once I finish my business here, I'll go back and destroy him for good."

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"Gohan! You've got to stop!" Yelled Goku as he tried to defend himself from his son's attacks. The young saiyan didn't listen to anything his father was saying he just kept coming at him. ~ I don't understand. Why is Gohan attacking me like this? This doesn't make any sense. ~

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There was an intense tension in the air as the others waited for Gohan to make his move.

"Hey, what do you guys think Gohan's saiyan side meant by saying that he'd take care of him later?" Asked Krillin. Piccolo spoke, "Remember what Gohan told us? He said that whenever one of them was in control, the other was sent to a coma. It must mean that Gohan's unconsciousness in his own mind right now."

"But do you think we'll be able to wake him up?" Asked Tien. "There's a slight chance. If we did it before, then we might be able to do it again. It's our only hope at this point." Stated Piccolo.

At that moment the sound of a door opening was heard. Everyone's gazed turned to the direction of the noise. Walking in the room was Bulma, carrying her 3 year old son.

"Hey Gohan! I've been worried about you. I thought you were in some sort of trouble." Said Bulma walking towards Gohan. "Oh no." Said Krillin. Things were looking dangerous with Bulma here. She could easily get hurt if they weren't careful.

"Hey what's with all of you guys? You look like if you've just seen frieza or something." "You have no idea." Spoke Gohan, smiling as he turned his attention to the blue haired scientist. "Tell me Bulma, where's your son from the future?" "Don't you remember Gohan? He went back to his own time after making sure you were alright, after well what happened."

~ I see. So that idiot's not here anymore which means I have the advantage, but it's not like I need it anyway. And with Gohan destroying his father for me, there will be no one left to stop me. ~ He thought with a smirk.

"Well, then. Thanks for telling me this information Bulma. Now that I know this, your no use to me anymore." The others eyes widened in shock as Gohan's ki increased. A small energy wave started to form in his hand as he prepared to kill the earthling.

~ No he doesn't! Not if I can help it! ~ Thought the mighty prince as he dashed towards them. There was a bright flash as the attack was thrown.

When all was clear, a small fraction of Bulma's home had been destroyed. And she and Vegeta were no where in sight.

"Well. He's gotten a little faster since last time." Said Gohan turning around, looking towards the sky where Vegeta held on to Bulma.

He slowly descended to the ground. "Okay, just what in the world was that? What the heck is going on you guys?" Asked their friend. "Gohan lost control to his saiyan side again." Answered Krillin sadly.

Vegeta spoke, "It's not safe for this women to be here right now. One of us has to take her to a safe place." "You know I have a name Vegeta!" Said Bulma annoyed. "I'll do it." Spoke Yamcha. "I don't think I'd be much help anyway. Just make sure that when I come back you'll all be alive."

The others nodded. They all hoped that they'd make it with their lives. With that, Yamcha left with Bulma flying.

"Now, that those pathetic humans are out of the way, let's get started." Spoke Gohan. "You've got some nerve attacking my family like that." Said Vegeta angrily. "No one does that and gets away with it!" "Then what's stopping you from coming at me?"

Transforming into a super saiyan, Vegeta flew straight to Gohan throwing a bunch of punches. Of course Gohan easily managed to dodge them all.

"Why does Vegeta always have to be so hasty?" Asked Krillin. "We have to help him! Vegeta can't fight him alone." Said Piccolo. None of them liked this, but they didn't seem to have any other choice right now.

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"Gohan stop! It's me daddy!" Yelled Goku. Not listening to his father, Gohan threw a energy wave towards Goku. Seeing it, he deflected it aside. Looking up he saw Gohan throwing a punch towards him. Moving to the side, Goku managed to evade it, but then got kicked in the stomach.

Goku grabbed his stomach in pain. ~ Why would Gohan be attacking his own father? ~ Thought the saiyan as he stood up. ~ I couldn't have done something to anger him. Could I? There's just got to be some kind of explanation. ~

At that instant, the young half saiyan came towards Goku. He threw a punch, which he just barely managed to block. Gohan threw a kick and Goku grabbed him throwing him into the air. Stopping in mid air, Gohan quickly powered up a Masanko and fired it. Jumping backwards, he dodged it.

Even though Goku was being attacked by his own son, he couldn't help but smile. Gohan sure had gotten a whole lot stronger than him. Although he was just in his normal form, he was barely able to dodge his attacks.

"Gohan, please listen to me! You don't know what your doing! Don't you recognize me? It's dad!" This though, only seemed to be making him angry. Every time he would say that he was his father, Gohan seemed to just get madder.

"No! Just shut up! Your not my father!" Yelled Gohan. That statement literally broke Goku's heart. How could his son say such a thing?

"Go-gohan, what do you mean by that?" Asked Goku. "It is me. I am your dad." "Stop saying that! You are not my father!"

Gohan vanished from the spot and punched Goku in the face. The result of that sent him flying. He stopped himself and saw that Gohan had vanished again. Looking above he evaded his kick.

"Gohan! Please, it is daddy! Why do you think I'm not fighting back? It's because I wouldn't dare hurt my own son. I love you too much to do that. I just wouldn't have the heart." That made the young saiyan stop in his tracks. For a second he almost believed it. "That's a lie! Your mind games aren't going to work on me."

Goku looked into his son's eyes again. They indeed had that same innocent purity that both he and Gohan had always had, but he also saw a fury in them. And that fury was directed straight at him, but Gohan never felt that way towards his father. He had always loved him dearly.

That's when it hit him. Mind games. Could that be what was happening here? It seemed like the only explanation of why Gohan was battling his own father.

"I think I finally know what going on." Said Goku. All the while Gohan had started to throw punches and kicks at Goku, while he tried to evade them.

~ I hadn't known what Gohan's saiyan side meant when he said that he'd leave my destruction to the hands of my own son, but that had been his plan the whole time. That's why he hadn't killed Gohan when he had the chance. The energy attack he had hit Gohan with was intended to mess with his head. Somehow that attack made him think that I'm the enemy and not his father. ~

"Son, you've got to look at me. I am your father. You've got to believe me!" Yelled Goku, trying to convince him of the truth. Gohan simply laughed at that. "No way. I know how you play your sick games. And I am not going to fall for it."

It was clear that Gohan thought that Goku was actually his saiyan side trying to trick him into a kind of trap, but that wasn't true.

"You aren't going to make me fall for your little act. The minute I believe you and turn my back, your going to ambush me from behind right?" Said Gohan.

"No. I would never do that. Son, look into my eyes. I'd never hurt you. I came back to help you fight. I'd never turn my back on you." Said Goku, trying his hardest to convince Gohan of who he really was.

"No! My father's dead because of my selfish arrogance! He's never coming back no matter how much I want him too."

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Meanwhile on the outside, everyone was struggling to keep up with the young saiyan, who had transformed into a ssj.

Gohan had Vegeta by the neck. He smirked as he saw the scared look in the Z Fighters eyes. Vegeta who had been in super saiyan form changed back to normal. He let him go and kicked him, sending him through his house. Firing energy blasts, the saiyan made the house crumble down onto the full blooded saiyan prince.

As the others looked back up, Gohan had disappeared. They couldn't sense his ki at all. Then all of a sudden, he appeared in front of Piccolo. Being to quick, Piccolo couldn't defend himself as Gohan fired a energy wave straight at his face.

From behind Vegeta had gotten back up and threw a punch at Gohan. As it was about to hit he duck and kicked the prince in the stomach.

Gohan turned his head to look at Krillin and Tien. "What's wrong? Are you weaklings to scared to fight me?" He asked with a smirk.

"C'mon Gohan! You've got to keep fighting him! Don't give into him!" Yelled Krillin, trying to get through to the real Gohan. "That's right! You have to remember about the people you care about!" Said Tien along side Krillin.

In a flash Tien was sent to the ground hard, having been kicked by Gohan. Krillin was than hit in the face and Gohan fired a powerful energy ball straight at him. He vanished and threw a strong energy wave at Tien.

Both those attacks could have easily killed them, but Vegeta and Piccolo had somehow managed to deflect the blasts managing to save their friends.

The half saiyan would have been impressed, but he wasn't even using half his power. It was amazing how strong he truly was.

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Goku looked at his son. Is that how he really felt? At fault for his death? But he didn't even blame Gohan for his death. He couldn't be more proud of him for having surpassed him and beaten Cell.

"Gohan, I don't blame you for my death. I told you that if you wanted to blame anyone, to blame Cell. Not yourself."

"C'mon Gohan! You've got to keep fighting him! Don't give into him!" "That's right! You have to remember about the people you care about!" The voices of their friends could be heard echoing deep within Gohan's mind. Both he and his father could hear them loud and clear as they called out.

"Enough! Your a danger to my family and friends and I'm not going to let you hurt them!" Yelled Gohan. He transformed into a super saiyan 2 and let out a furious a energy volley. Goku didn't even have time to dodge as the attack hit him full force.

When the smoke cleared, Goku lay there. His clothes were tattered a bit and a trail of blood dripped down at the corner of his mouth. He slowly sat up, smiling. "Hehehe. He truly is my son."

"Gohan! Please you've got to wake up! I know your in there somewhere! Don't give up on us!" Their friends voices could still be heard calling out. They truly did love Gohan. Not willing to give up on him.

By this point Goku had gotten up. "Gohan, you don't have to feel guilty about me dieing. It was my choice to stay dead. I didn't want the enemies that were after me to hurt you or your mother."

"That's not true. I know it isn't. Who'd want to live with their own son who got them killed just to satisfy his own stupid pride."Goku looked into his son's eyes. They had tears in them. He could clearly see the guilt, anger, and sadness in them.

What kind of father was he? He stayed away from them in Other World to keep them safe and instead he was hurting his son. Making him feel all this pain that he should have never been feeling all along.

Gohan's eyes widened as he saw that Goku had tears in his eyes as well. He know knew the truth. He could see that this really was his father. His saiyan side would never shed a tear like that or show any kind of loving emotion. If it would have been his darker half he would have probably killed him sooner.

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On the outside, the Z Fighters were all hurt badly. Gohan's saiyan side had decided that it was time to finish them all once and for all.

"Well, it's been nice knowing you all, but it's time to say goodbye." He said as he powered up a Kamehameha Wave. The others couldn't believe it. It just couldn't end this way. "Go-gohan. No you can't." Said Piccolo as he looked on helplessly. All Krillin did was laugh. "Who would have thought it'd end like this."

All of a sudden, he started to scream in pain as if somebody were attacking him. Gohan fell to the ground as he clutched his head. "Damn it. H-how did he manage to break free?" Gohan's saiyan side was starting to lose his control over Gohan.

His hair flashed from yellow to black and his eyes green to black as he fell unconsciousness to the floor. The others couldn't believe it. Gohan still managed to pull through and save not only them, but himself as well.

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The tears that Gohan had been holding back now fell down as he dropped to his knees and transformed back to normal. "I'm so sorry dad." Goku walked up to his son and knelt down, hugging him.

"No Gohan. I'm the one that should be sorry. I thought I was protecting you, but I just ended up hurting you even more." Said the hero as one tear fell down his face.

"It's all my fault that this happened." "Hey, don't say that. This isn't your fault. You've had to live in a tough world where you should have never gotten involved. Your a brave and strong kid. And I couldn't be more proud of you."

"R-really?" Asked Gohan, looking up into his father's loving eyes. "Of course. How couldn't I be proud of my super cool son." "Dad, I've missed you so much. I wish you could come back and be with me, mom, and Goten. I still need you. Your the only one I feel comfortable talking to about anything."

"I know son, but all you have to do is think about me and I'll be by your side no matter what."

By this point all the pain, fear, anger, and sadness Gohan had been feeling had disappeared. He was just glad to be in his father's loving arm's again. Even if it would be just for a few moments.

"And hey. I'm not the only one you can talk too. There's someone else that you already know that you can trust. You just have to find them." Both of them stood up. Gohan knew that it was time for his father to go.

"I love you dad and I'll miss you." Said Gohan as he got one last hug from his father. "I love you too Gohan." They pulled out of their embrace. "Remember that wherever I am and no matter how far away I am, I'll always be there for you. And remember our friends. They'll always fight along side you."

"Okay dad. I will." Said Gohan with a smile. "Goodbye son. I know that you'll be fine now." "Goodbye daddy." With that said, Goku slowly faded away.

The next thing Gohan knew, he awoke in a room as he saw his friends smiling faces. All he could do was smile too as he saw the people he loved were safe. He could have sworn that if he turned around, he'd see his father standing next to him smiling down at him. ~ Thank you father. ~

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"So, he managed to regain control. I guess it's about time I make my reappearance." Said the mysterious creature that had a dark cloak on.

Things were only just beginning...

A/N: Okay, so hope you guys liked this chapter and please remember to review! Thnx!