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Chapter 24: Uncontrolled Emotions

"Cell, what are you doing here?!" Gohan demanded angrily, already feeling his Ki start to spike.

And the more important question is: how is he here? Gohan thought as he stared at the green bug-like android.

Don't ask me. I don't know this one, his other self stated, but what Gohan felt slightly confused about was why he sounded calm, unlike himself at the moment.

"Isn't that easy to see? I'm here to see that my demand was to be fulfilled," the green android then glance behind Gohan at Kevin, who now looked extremely worried.

"Leave him alone," Gohan stated darkly, glaring at the creature that had brought him so much pain.

And put a weird voice in my head, Gohan thought with some amusement.

We've been over this, his other self stated with slight annoyance, making him want to laugh.

"It's not him I am after," Cell stated, moving his gaze back to Gohan, "I simply wanted to see if he could redeem himself."

"He has already redeemed himself," Gohan stated as he stared at his friend, feeling sorry for him. Cell then looked at him with amusement; the same kind he had during the Cell Game.

"Oh then," Cell stated with amusement in his voice, "then please, enlighten me on how he has redeemed himself."

Gohan felt his Ki spike again, somewhat worrying that if he didn't get it under control soon, he would lose it and alert the others.

Something we don't need, he thought, trying to breathe evenly through his nose.

"Isn't it obvious?" Gohan asked, "He's redeemed himself by separating from you."

Cell seemed to look a bit angered at that statement, but his demeanor soon calmed again.

"Well, I don't think that was a very good choice," Cell said, looking again at Kevin, "You are running out of time."

"I don't care," Kevin mumbled, reverting back to his human state, "it has never mattered how long I could be here; I just came to help him."

Gohan now felt as if he were listening to a half-conversation on the phone, not understanding what they were talking about.

"Kevin, what does he mean when he says you are 'running out of time'?" Gohan questioned, hoping to be able to understand a bit more. Kevin glanced at him.

"You mean you don't remember?" Kevin asked him, looking somewhat worried.

"Remember what?" Gohan asked, feeling confused, "I only met you a few months ago."

Kevin closed his eyes for a moment; uncertainty coursing from his Ki.

I can't tell him, can I? Gohan suddenly heard Kevin's voice in his head, making him want to freak out.

No, you can't, his other self answered, making his eyes widen.

Is my mind an open book or something?! Gohan wanted to scream, feeling very strange since he was now hearing more than one voice in his head.

Why, it would make things so much easier, Kevin's voice asked again.

You just can't, his other self answered with a bit of agitation.

Gohan then felt his head start to ache. He looked back at his friend, whose eyes were now open and had a defeated look on his face.

"So, you don't remember," Cell mused, making Gohan want to scream again.

Why won't anyone tell me anything?! He felt like a little kid again, always being kept from secrets. He was about to ask his other self a question when he looked at Cell. The android looked almost different, his skin color nearly translucent.

Why is he like that? Gohan wondered, then glancing at the other Cell Jrs. around them, they're the same way.

Kevin must have noticed too since he was looking between the androids as well.

"You're not fully back," Kevin said as he stared at the clear colored android with wide eyes.

"Well, of course not. Not yet," Cell said with a slight smirk, "but we all have deals now, don't we?"

Deals? His other self thought for a moment, what kind of deals could they possibly have?

No idea, Gohan thought, I'm just as clueless as you are.

Cell suddenly seemed irked at something; his face twisting into one of annoyance.

"It seems as if we are both running out of time," Cell said and Gohan was surprised to see his form shimmer a bit, "all of our times."

"Cell, what is going on?" Gohan asked, feeling all of his energy run out. He could tell it was more than this confusing talk that was making him so weak.

Cell looked at him for a moment, calculating something with his eyes.

"So, you still have a bit left to do," Cell said almost to himself. He then looked over at Kevin.

"Time to go," Cell stated while staring at his distraught friend, "I was told to come retrieve you."

Gohan opened his mouth to say something, but then Cell and the other androids' forms turned into thick mist, clouding his vision.

"Kevin!" Gohan called, feeling afraid when he couldn't sense his friend's Ki.

Where did he go? Did Cell take him? Gohan thought frantically as he remembered Cell's words about "retrieving" his friend.

Strangely, this time his other self was silent.

Gohan coughed a bit when he breathed too deeply and continued to search through the mist. He came to the place where Kevin had been standing, not quite believing what he saw.

Looking down at where Kevin had been, Gohan saw a wilted blue flower. Picking it up, he felt his confusion rise.

What happened? He thought, hating how silent his mind seemed now.

His time ran out, simple as that, his other self said, making him somewhat mad. His anger then turned to sadness as realization dawned on him.

He's not coming back, is he? Gohan asked, feeling somehow alone. He never got an answer as the night grew silent.

First of all, I know that I haven't updated since the anniversary. I am really sorry, but life got busy and I didn't want to leave you with a sad chapter for Christmas (that is if you didn't like Kevin, then you are probably happy). I am going to try and get the next chapter up soon, but I would really like to know what you thought. Also, I am probably not going to be able to update monthly anymore since life is getting too busy. I am going to try and update as often as I can (and I can promise you that you will have a chapter at least every once in a while). Please don't let this discourage you from following this (I really am trying my best, and I promise that it will be worth the wait). Either way, Kevin seemed to know a lot more than he was letting on (and he was talking in Gohan's head; somewhat creepy?). Why do you think that is? Plus, we are almost at 50 reviews; do you think we can get there? Please tell me your comments and suggestions in a review!

-AnimeWolfGirl9