Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Despair ❯ Chapter 4

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

This chapter turned out waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy longer than I thought it would. If you want me to shorten it say so and if I get enough requests I'll do it because in my opinion it's way too long. Anyways, on to the intro.
 
It seems that Cell somehow managed to find his way to Jump city. What can this mean for Gohan? Does he have what it takes to beat Cell once and for all, or is his self loathing going to hold him back and cause him to fail? Continue reading and you may find out.
 
“You mean that this Cell is stronger than Frieza?” Asked a now worried Starfire.
 
“Yes. Very much so. In fact, he makes Frieza's power seem infantile in comparison. He's the one that gave me all those injuries that I had when I showed up.” Gohan looked to each Titan. “You must not follow me when I go to fight him. You couldn't even beat Frieza so just leave it to me. Got it?”
 
“No. This is our city. We protect it, even if it means losing our lives in the process. That's why we formed this team. We won't get involved in the fight unless we need to, but we are definitely going to be there.”
 
“You don't get it Robin. If I can't beat him, then you guys might as well give up anyways. Like I said before, Cell wasn't born like a normal person, rather, he was created out of the DNA of the strongest beings to ever set foot on the Earth.”
 
“It doesn't matter. We are this city's heroes and it's our duty to be there. Don't worry, we won't intervene unless it's absolutely necessary and we'll stay a safe distance away.” Gohan was about to say no again, but when he saw the looks on the Titans' faces, he let out a sigh of resignation.
 
“Alright you can go, but I want you to stay away from Cell and if I can't beat him, you need to get off the planet as fast as you can. Understand?” Gohan received nods in response. “Well then, let's get this show on the road shall we?”
 
“Alrighty then, everyone to the T-car!” Cyborg said. When Gohan headed for the front door instead of the garage Robin called out to him.
 
“Gohan, the T-car is this way, come on.”
 
“No I'm fine. I'm going to fly there.”
 
“You can fly?” Gohan nodded. “But the T-car's faster than flying.”
 
“Not if you're me. Go on ahead. I'll probably get there before you guys anyways.”
 
“Are you saying you could beat my car in a race little man? I think you just challenged my car to a race. Did you just challenge my car to a race?”
 
“Well, since you insist, I guess we could call it a race. Why not? I just hope you can catch up. Tell you what, to make things interesting I'll give you a head start. How does that sound hmm?”
 
“I just hope you're ready to get your butt whooped `cause you're gonna be eatin' our dust man!” With that the Titans loaded into the T-car and started off. Gohan waited five minutes before heading outside and taking flight. Once he located where the T-car was, he shot towards it and flew up to the driver side window. He tapped on the window and Cyborg turned his head. When he saw Gohan keeping pace with the car, his jaw dropped and he sped up. Gohan decided to just get it over with and put on an enormous burst of speed, quickly overtaking the T-car and passing it. The Titans' eyes about bugged out of their heads when Gohan quickly shot past them and was already out of sight after only a couple seconds. Cyborg was the first to recover from the shock and spoke up.
 
“How the hell did he do that? This car is easily the fastest in the city and he just blew by us like it was nothing, and he was flying under his own power on top of that. It's just crazy.”
 
“Well, once the fighting starts, we'll see what he can really do.” All thoughts of continuing the conversation were cut off as they had reached the outskirts of the city, which is where Cell had last been sighted. What awaited them there shocked them. There were piles of clothes all over the place and there were car wrecks here and there. Robin saw Gohan examining some clothes a few feet away and walked over to him. “What happened here?” he wondered aloud.
 
“Cell. He has a tail that he can retract into his back that he uses to suck people's life force right out of them, leaving no trace of them other than their clothes. I've never seen him do that in his final form before though. He must be doing it just to terrify people.”
 
“What do you mean by final form?” Robin asked, a puzzled expression on his face.
 
“The Cell you saw on the screen isn't what he looked like originally. The madman who created him designed him to evolve and become more powerful. The form you saw was his complete or “perfect form” as he likes to call it.”
 
“Sounds like he has quite an ego.”
 
“He got it from the two biggest egos in the universe.” Gohan quickly grabbed ahold of Robin and tossed him several yards away. The spot where he had been standing erupted into a burst of pavement and dirt. Gohan quickly looked up to find the source of the explosion quickly descending from atop a nearby building.
 
“Well now, it looks like I'm not the only one who survived. Of course, I knew that you'd be here. That's why I did this, to get your attention.”
 
“You have it Cell, now what do you want? You should have just left these people alone. Now I'll have to destroy you.” Cell chuckled a bit, which quickly turned into an uncontrollable fit of laughter.
 
“Well now, aren't you the funny one. You didn't manage to destroy me before, so what makes you think you could possibly do so now? Especially since I've gotten stronger since we last fought.”
 
“Do you really think that you're the only one who can get stronger? Honestly Cell, I thought you were smarter than that.” Cell snarled at Gohan.
 
“I never said that you didn't get any stronger, it's just that no amount of strength you've achieved since then can possibly be a threat to me. Besides, you're probably too scared to unleash your full power anyways. That's what caused you to get your worthless father killed.” Gohan seethed with rage.
 
“Don't you ever talk about my father that way! He sacrificed himself to save Earth and give humanity another chance! He was the one to give you the challenge you so desired, you should at least give him your respect for that!”
 
“Challenge?! Ha! Your father was far too weak to be a challenge to me. Have you forgotten that even though you were more powerful than him, I still beat you into the ground with ease? The only thing your father provided me with was entertainment.” Having heard enough, Gohan braced himself, brought his arms up to his sides, bent his knees, and began to power up. He yelled out in concentration as the wind began whipping about and loose pebbles and other small objects rose into the air. The Earth trembled slightly as Gohan continued to raise his power. Gohan finished his power up when he was just below the power of the Super Saiyajin. He then disappeared and reappeared behind Cell, who quickly spun around and caught the foot that was aimed for the back of his head. He lifted Gohan up into the air and slammed him into the ground hard. He then proceeded to slam him into the ground several more times before spinning around and letting him fly into a nearby building, obliterating several walls before finally gaining control of his flight. Gohan floated back out into the open and faced Cell. “What exactly do you think you're doing? You couldn't beat me at your maximum power before and now you intend to beat me with this pathetic display? You disappoint me Gohan. I will not fight you unless you give it your all. It's too boring otherwise. I will be going now. We'll fight when you start to take this seriously.” Cell then brought two fingers to his forehead and disappeared. The Titans rushed over to Gohan who had fallen to his knees in despair. He clutched his head with both hands and began sobbing uncontrollably.
 
“Gohan? What is wrong?” Starfire placed a hand on Gohan's shoulder, but she wrenched it away and brought it up to cover her mouth to keep from screaming. Attached to Gohan's back was a brown, furry tail that was thrashing about as if it was a snake that was being tortured. Starfire slowly backed away while pointing at Gohan. She tried to form words but they caught in her throat and came out as nothing but a whimper of fear.
 
“Star? Star what's wrong? Is everything okay?” Robin asked Starfire with concern in his voice. Starfire spoke when she managed to catch her voice.
 
“This cannot be. He is our friend, how can he be one of them?”
 
“One of them? What are you talking about Star? Is something wrong with Gohan?” Robin was quickly becoming worried at the reaction Star was giving to Gohan.
 
“That tail… I have only seen one race of people that have tails like that. They are called Saiyajins and they are the most feared race in the universe, almost as feared as Frieza.”
 
“Why? Are they planet destroyers too?”
 
“Yes, but sometimes they do worse than that. Sometimes instead of destroying a planet they take its people as slaves. One of my friends from Tamaran was on a planet they raided. There were hundreds more of my people there with her and they were all taken as slaves. My friend used to send transmissions to me but they found out and tortured her right in front of me.” The conversation was cut short as Cyborg and Raven suddenly went flying through the air. Raven managed to gain control of her flight but Cyborg wasn't so lucky and flew right into a street lamp, knocking it over.
 
“What's going on?” Robin demanded of Beast boy who had just barely managed to get out of the flying Cyborg's way.
 
“I don't know. Raven and Cy were trying to calm him down when he went all berserk saying something about it being his fault. We tried to get him to talk to us but he just shouted and Cyborg and Raven went flying.” Raven floated back over to the others and stared down at Gohan's tail.
 
“Is that what you were getting upset about?” She asked Starfire.
 
“Yes. I have seen nothing but bad come from his people. They have killed many of my people and wiped out many races.”
 
“I'm going to look into his mind and see if I can calm him there. He isn't responding to any of us. I'll find out what I can about his past, though I don't think there's any reason for you to get so hysterical.” Raven sat down in a lotus position and began spoke her chant.
 
“Azaroth Metrion Ziiiinthooos.” She spoke the last word as if she were in a deep trance. A large purple raven could be seen unfolding its wings above her. It then flew towards Gohan and entered his body. What Raven saw when she appeared inside Gohan's mind disturbed her greatly.
 
“And I thought my mind was barren.” She thought aloud, taking in the wasteland around her. All around her the ground was scorched and blackened with the occasional crater here and there. There wasn't a sign of any life at all as far as the eye could see. Raven heard a sound behind her and turned around to see Gohan standing there, his gi restored. But something looked wrong. He looked different somehow, though Raven couldn't quite put her finger on it.
 
“What are you doing here?! You shouldn't be here, it's dangerous. You must leave now.”
 
“I can't. You've lost control of yourself and we can't snap you out of it. I've come here to find out what's wrong with you.”
 
“You have to leave. Hurry! Before he comes.”
 
“Before who comes?”
 
“Yes, before who comes?” Raven turned around at the sound of the all too familiar voice. The figure that spoke also was Gohan, though he was sneering at the other Gohan and his clothes were much different. Instead of the gi that the first Gohan wore, this Gohan wore a strange looking armor. It consisted of a blue spandex body suit with the armor itself being some strange white material that covered the entire abdominal area with yellow shoulder guards extending out to both sides. Completing the look were white gloves and boots. “I'm beginning to think you don't like me.” He said, walking past Raven and over to the other Gohan. “You'd think that you'd get used to the fact that we're the only ones who live here. You might as well get over it.”
 
“No! You only cause trouble for us. I won't ever accept you!”
 
“Would someone please tell me what's going on?! Who are you two? You can't both be Gohan so which one of you is the fake?” Both Gohans turned to her and looked at her funny.
 
“Neither one of us is Gohan.” Said the first Gohan.
 
“And yet, we are both Gohan.” Said the other.
 
“My name is Okiri.” Said the first Gohan with a slight bow.
 
“And I'm called Makai.” Said the other curtly.
 
“And who are you?” Okiri and Makai asked in unison, which sounded rather creepy to Raven though she would never admit it.
 
“I'm Raven. Are you different parts of Gohan's personality?”
 
“Ah, so you're Raven.” Said Makai, looking Raven up and down. Definitely a looker, strong willed, and you have the aura of a fighter. You'd make a good mate, if only Gohan would follow his instincts more often instead of listening to this coward here. Okiri's face became red with fury.
 
“Hah! Listening to you has only caused Gohan pain and sorrow. If anything, he should denounce you all together and be done with it.”
 
“And when he listened to you, people got killed because he was too scared to do anything.”
 
“And you cause people to get hurt and killed because of your lack of common sense and rational thought. You are the reason that father died! If you had just listened to me, then Cell would have been destroyed and everyone would have been alright. But no! You wanted vengeance, you wanted bloodshed and look where it got us! Dad is dead, Trunks is dead, and King Kai is dead! Because of your stupid mistakes, people are dead now! What's better? To be a hot head and rush headlong into battle and lose people you care about or not do anything and everyone comes out alright?”
 
“Pacifists only get more people killed because they allow themselves to be killed rather than fight. They are the kind of people who are more likely to fall under the rule of a dictator like Frieza. Besides, even Father lets his Saiyajin side out more than just when it's necessary. Just look at the way he and Vegeta fight all the time. “
 
“Umm… do you two always fight like this? And where are Gohan's other emotions?”
 
“One, no. Usually it degrades into fists. And two, we contain his emotions. We both contain exact copies of Gohan's emotions, it's just that we are dominated by different ones.” Spoke Okiri.
 
“How can he have exact duplicate emotions that are conflicting so much? So much stress would drive a person insane.”
 
“It's the life he's lived.” This time it was Makai who spoke. He's been forced to pretty much ignore his feelings for the most part. He hasn't had a normal life for his age since before he was five. He's been forced to fight constantly over the years, either to train for some threat or to actually be fighting that threat. He hasn't had a very happy life, especially since that harpy mother of his always refuses to let him do anything other than study. He can't even sleep without her putting headphones on his ears so that he learns in his sleep. If she had her way, Gohan would be a weak sentimental fool who can't fight.”
 
“But why exactly does he have two of you? What are you supposed to be?”
 
“Well,” Said Okiri. “Gohan is a half breed. He is half Human and half Saiyajin and both races are almost total opposites. While Humans are generally peace loving and gentle, Saiyajins live for the thrill of battle. They are physically strong while Humans tend to be mentally strong. Humans are open about their emotions while Saiyajins consider them a weakness. Saiyajins are one of the most powerful races in existence while Humans are up there in technology. It is for those reasons that we are almost always at war in here and why Gohan's mind is such a desolate wasteland. To truly understand why Gohan is the way he is, you should see some of his memories. Close your eyes and relax and we will show you.” Raven nodded her head and sat down before relaxing and closing her eyes. Okiri and Makai appeared in her head and spoke to her.
 
“We are going to take you through several of Gohan's most prominent memories. Some of these are ones that even Gohan has forgotten in light of recent developments, though they are still very important. We'll start at the beginning, when all this mess started for him. This is when he was five years old. His father, known to his friends as Goku has brought him to see some of his old friends from before he was married.” That said a small island with a single house and a group of about five people came into view. The people appeared to be having a good time when out of the distance flew in a stranger wearing armor and a waist long mane of hair. He landed on the shore of the island and walked over to the other people. Raven floated down to their level and landed in the doorway of the house. As soon as she did, one of the island's occupants went flying through the wall not far from where she stood. She looked over and saw that the stranger and a man in an orange gi were having a not so friendly conversation.
 
“You're going to help me clear this planet Kakarrot. I want you to have five hundred bodies here by tomorrow or you'll never see your son again. Don't bother trying to follow me, you'll only end up causing yourself and your son more pain than what you need. Don't forget, five hundred bodies here by tomorrow.” He then tucked a small child under his arm and flew off in the direction he came from. The man that got knocked through the wall recovered and walked over to where “Kakarrot” was and extended his hand.
 
“That Radditz guy is a jerk. Even if he is your brother he has no right to make you kill people. What are you going to do Goku?”
 
“I don't know Krillin. I'll just have to locate him and try to make him give Gohan back. I can only hope that I'll be able to beat him next time.”
 
“Don't be such a fool Goku.” Came a gruff voice from around the corner of the house. Following the voice came a very intimidating looking man. He was green and stood at about seven feet tall. He was wearing a purple fighting gi that looked remarkably like the one Gohan had been wearing. On top of that though, he had a white cape attached to shoulder guards of the same color and a white turban with a purple top.
 
The man walked over to Goku and spoke to him. “How can you think to beat him after he grounded you so easily just moments ago?”
 
“I don't have time for you Piccolo.” Goku said in a serious tone. “That man kidnapped Gohan and I've got to get him back.”
 
“And you hope to do this alone? Don't make me laugh. As much as I hate to say this, we should work together to beat this guy. You see, I have business of my own with him. So, what do you say? A temporary alliance?”
 
“As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. Alright then, we'll work together and take him down. Though I still don't trust you.”
 
“That's fine because after this is over, I'm going to destroy you.”
 
“I look forward to seeing you try.”
 
“Umm… Goku?” Krillin spoke up nervously after getting over the initial shock and fear of seeing the Demon King appear on the Island. “Are you sure you can trust him? I mean, after all the things he's done…” This elicited a growl and a threatening glare from Piccolo.
 
“Like I've said pipsqueak, I've got my own reasons for wanting him dead. Just leave it at that. Now, are we going or not Goku?”
 
“Yeah. Alright.”
 
“Be careful Goku.” Said an old man with a walking stick.
 
“You'd better come back. I mean it Goku!” Said a blue haired woman.
 
“Don't worry Master Roshi, Bulma. I'll be fine, just wait and see.” Goku then turned around and called out. “Come to me Flying Nimbus!” A yellow cloud came flying out of nowhere and hovered to a stop just a few feet from Goku. He hopped on and told it to go in the direction that Radditz had gone in. It sped off at an unbelievable speed and disappeared over the horizon, Piccolo following not far behind.
 
“Oookaayy, I'm not going to ask about the cloud, but are they just going to look for those two? I mean, they don't even know where to begin looking.”
 
“Good question.” Said Okiri. “Goku has learned how to sense people's life force, so he knows exactly where both Gohan and Radditz are. And as far as the cloud goes, that's a flying nimbus cloud. Flying Nimbus clouds are a very rare species of living clouds that allow people to ride them. The only catch is that you have to have a pure heart, otherwise you'll just fall right through.”
 
“Yeah, Father is the only one there who is capable of riding that cloud. Bulma is too proud and Krillin and Master Roshi are just perverts.” Makai spoke up with a smirk.
 
“By the way, if this is a memory, then how can I be seeing things that Gohan wasn't even there for?”
 
“Well, Piccolo becomes Gohan's trainer after all of this is over and the two become really close. Over the years they would often meditate together and share their thoughts. During some of those sessions, we were able to get into some of Piccolo's memories and fill in some of the gaps in our own knowledge. We'd better get to the action now before the fighting begins.” Makai then snapped his fingers and they were instantly at the edge of a large crater facing away from it so they could see the face off that was about to occur. Piccolo and Goku faced Radditz and began talking.
 
“You shouldn't have come here Kakarrot. You know I'll just end up killing you and your green friend here.”
 
“Just give me Gohan back and we'll let you leave in peace. We don't have to fight.”
 
“On the contrary Kakarrot, if you won't help me, then you are useless to me and I'll have to kill you and take your son instead. Let's face it. Both you and I know that you're no match for me, even with the help of greenie over there. But just to be a fair sport, I'll measure your power levels and tell you where you stand against me.” He then proceeded to push a button on the earpiece of a green lens he was wearing over his left eye. Hmm, let's see now. Your power level is six hundred thirty, not even close to a challenge.” He then looked at Piccolo and repeated the process. “Five hundred for you green man. Unless you two want to be splattered all across this area, you'd better back off now.” The only response he received was Piccolo taking his turban off and throwing it to the ground where it landed with a loud thud and sunk into the rocky Earth. He then did the same with his cape and cracked his neck and did some warm up stretches. Goku took off his gi, leaving only a blue undershirt below it. He also took off his boots and blue wristbands that he had been wearing. The device on Radditz's eye beeped and he pressed the button again.
 
“Well, it seems as though you both have been holding back on me the entire time. Let's see what your new power levels are shall we? Kakarrot is now at nine hundred and green man is at eight hundred fifty. You still can't win. Even if you were both to increase your power by the hundreds you still wouldn't be a threat to me. Since you're so weak, let's make things interesting. Why don't you both come at me at once? That way it'll be twice as much fun for me and you both can die at the same time.” Radditz then got into a defensive stance and motioned for them to come at him. Both willingly obliged. Goku flew at him with his fist cocked back and ready to strike and Piccolo flew behind him and attempted to sweep his feet out from under him at the same time that Goku threw his punch. Radditz caught Goku's fist and jumped over Piccolo's leg before grabbing Goku's arm with his free hand and swinging him at Piccolo who ducked under Goku as Radditz let him fly. Goku regained control of his momentum and flew towards Radditz again, attempting a flying kick to his face, but Radditz ducked and did a back flip and planted his legs around Goku's head. He put his hands on the ground for support and swung Goku down to the ground hard. Radditz did a handspring over an energy blast sent his way by Piccolo and sidestepped another from Goku. He then disappeared and reappeared behind Goku who took to the air in an attempt to get away and come in at a better angle, but Radditz was too fast and brought his doubled fists down onto Goku's back, causing him to go hurtling towards the ground. Goku landed hard and bounced into the air only to be pounded back into the ground by Radditz's foot. Radditz got off of Goku only to see Piccolo charging up an attack. His device beeped again and he pushed the button on it and was shocked by what he saw.
 
“What the? His power level is at fifteen hundred! How did he get so much power so quickly? He must be charging all of his energy into one point. Not good. Radditz was about to charge at Piccolo but he suddenly felt a paralyzing pain coming from his tail. He grunted in pain and looked around to see that Goku had grabbed his tail.
 
“Well well well what have we here? Looks like I've got your tail.” Radditz fell to his hands and knees from the incredible amount of pain coming from his tail.
 
“What are you doing Kakarrot?! Let me go! You don't want to hurt your own brother do you?” Goku snarled at Radditz.
 
“You come to me, try to make me help you kill off the human race, and kidnap my son and you want me to believe that you're my brother?! I have no brother!” Goku squeezed harder causing Radditz to cry out.
 
“Come on Kakarrot, it was all in good fun. I was just kidding. I wasn't going to take your son anywhere. Just let me go and I'll never come back here again I promise!” Goku lessened his grip on Radditz's tail.
 
“Don't do it Goku! He's trying to trick you! Whatever you do don't let him go. This won't take much longer just hold on.”
 
“Please Kakarrot have mercy! If you let me go I'll leave your planet and you'll never hear from me again.” Goku let go of Radditz's tail.
 
“Goku you fool! What have you done?!” Radditz smirked and spun around, hitting Goku in the face and knocking him to the ground. He then turned around to see a yellow and orange spiral blast coming towards him. He barely managed to sidestep it and he lost a good portion of the right half of his armor as the area around him erupted in an enormous cloud of dirt and smoke. When the cloud cleared, Radditz coughed and looked himself over to see that he had completely lost his right shoulder guard.
 
“Man what an attack! If that had actually hit me there wouldn't be much left. But that doesn't matter now. I'll just have to pay you back.” Radditz raised his arm above his head, his flat palm facing the sky. He charged a red orb of energy and looked at Piccolo.
 
“Keep your eyes on the birdie.” He said in a sort of singsong voice. He cocked his arm back and threw the orb. Piccolo jumped to the side, but he was too late and lost his left arm in the process. He yelled out and clutched the bloody stump with his remaining arm. “Whoops, looks like I've unarmed you.” Radditz chuckled at his own joke and turned around to see Goku still lying on the ground. “And as for you, this is what we do to traitorous Saiyajins who won't fulfill their missions. He walked over to Goku and put his boot on his chest and began applying pressure. Eventually, one of Goku's ribs snapped and he yelled out in agony.
 
“I'm giving you one last chance Kakarrot. Join me and help me clear this planet or suffer while I break your ribs one at a time. Your choice.” Another rib snapped and another cry of agony.
 
“I'll never join you!” Goku rasped out between ragged breaths. Another rib gone and another cry. Back in the crater, Gohan could hear each and every one of his father's cries and it was disturbing him greatly. Suddenly, after about five or six more screams, he saw red and the space pod he was in exploded. Raven turned around having heard the commotion and was surprised to see Gohan standing in an offensive stance. A blue aura surrounding his childish form.
 
“Leave my Daddy alone.” He commanded in a serious tone. Radditz's device began beeping like crazy.
 
“What the?! That power level is over two thousand!” He turned around to see a very angry Gohan.
 
“I said, leave him alone!” He shouted and flew head first at Radditz, leaving him no time to react. Gohan smashed head first into Radditz's chest plate, leaving a large crack where his head hit.
 
“Arrgh! Radditz shouted out as he made a one eighty degree spin, clutching his chest where he had been hit. “If I hadn't been wearing armor that would've killed me! Where'd the kid get all that power from?” Unbeknownst to Radditz, Goku had gotten up and was talking to Piccolo. He noticed Piccolo's lack of a left arm and asked him if he was alright.
 
“I think I can still fight.” He said.
 
“Do you think you can do another one of those attacks you did earlier? I'm going to sneak behind him and grab hold. I need you to hit him with everything you've got.”
 
“You do know that you won't survive it either right?”
 
“Yeah but that doesn't matter. I just want to make sure Gohan is safe. Besides, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for your entire life isn't it? Besides, the others could just wish me back to life with the dragonballs anyways. We just need to make sure you stay alive and everything will be okay.”
 
“What else can these “dragonballs” do eh?” Radditz asked, more than a little curious.
 
“Just about anything you want.” Said Goku “The dragonballs have a dragon inside that'll come out and grant any one wish that you want.” Radditz ducked under an energy blast sent his way by Piccolo. While he was distracted Goku snuck behind him and grabbed his tail.
 
“Let me go! Radditz demanded. Squirming about as he said so. While he was struggling to get out of Goku's grasp Piccolo began charging another special beam cannon. Radditz noticed this and started to squirm harder.
 
“Hold him still Goku. I'm not sure I'll be able to pull this off a third time.” Goku tightened his hold on Radditz, but was having difficulty holding him.
 
“Almost got it! Just a few more seconds.”
 
“Hurry Piccolo, I'm not sure how much longer I can hold him.”
 
“Done! Now I just need a clear shot.” Piccolo took aim and when he saw the opportunity he fired. The blast shot into Radditz, leaving a fist sized hole in his midsection and continued on, going through him and passing through Goku before finally hitting the ground and exploding. Radditz and Goku fell to the ground. Radditz landed on his stomach and Goku landed on his back.
 
“Heh heh. You two are idiots. You are all doomed. Every word spoken between us has been transmitted to two other Saiyajins who are far more powerful than me. Even now they must be preparing to leave for this planet and they'll be here in only one short year. I only wish I could be there to watch them exterminate you vermin.” Any other words were cut off as Piccolo walked over to Radditz and blasted him into oblivion.
 
“So Gohan somehow managed to almost kill this guy when his father and that Piccolo guy could barely scratch him?” Okiri nodded in response.
 
“Gohan's half breed nature gives him an incredible potential. For some reason though, he can only access that potential when he is in severe emotional distress.”
 
“And these dragonballs, do they really exist?” Okiri nodded again.
 
“Don't get your hopes up though. On top of the fact that they scatter across the planet after every use, there are other things that you will learn that will prevent you from gathering them. Just sit back and watch the show and you will come to understand things better.” Raven turned and saw Piccolo sprout a new arm before putting his turban and cape back on and picking Gohan up, much to the dismay of Krillin, Bulma, and Master Roshi who had just arrived a few seconds ago. The scene faded to black and the only things Raven could see were Makai and Okiri.”
 
“After Radditz was defeated, Piccolo took Gohan to train in the wilderness for a year to prepare for the upcoming threat. During that time, the two became close and came to care for each other. We're going to be skipping that year and a lot of the battle with the Saiyajins. I'll show you who they are when we get there.” Okiri snapped his fingers and they appeared in the middle of a grassy field surrounded by mountains. Raven saw Gohan cowering on the ground in front of an enormous man of at least eight feet tall and an enormous build. The man was wearing the tattered remains of a black body suit similar to Makai's blue one.
 
“That huge Saiyajin is Nappa, the commander in chief of the Saiyajin army. Or at least what used to be the Saiyajin army. Planet Vegeta, the Saiyajin home world had been destroyed by Frieza at least twenty years ago. That left only four Saiyajins alive. Kakarrot or Goku, Vegeta, Nappa, and Radditz. Vegeta over there is the prince of the Saiyajins and the most powerful by far. Goku has been wished back and is on his way here but it'll be awhile. We're not going to be around long enough to see him though because we've got a lot of places to be. Oh, in case you were wondering, that device that Vegeta is wearing is called a scouter. It allows them to measure a person's power level and also acts as a transmitter.” Raven turned her attention back to Gohan and saw Nappa stalking towards him.
 
“And now kid I'm gonna tear you to pieces. How does that sound?” He charged a large energy blast and tossed it at Gohan who was paralyzed with fear. The blast was about to hit when Piccolo jumped in the way. He fell over onto his back and didn't get up. Gohan quickly got up and ran over to Piccolo's fallen form.
 
“Hey kid. Are you alright?” Gohan nodded his head slowly.
 
“Looks like you're going to have to take it from here.”
 
“No Piccolo please, don't die!” Tears began streaming down Gohan's face as he knelt down next to Piccolo.
 
“You've got to be strong kid. Don't let them get away with what they've done to this planet. This is what we've trained for right?” Gohan gave a slight nod.
 
“Just promise me you won't die. The Earth needs you to protect it from guys like them. Got it?” Another nod from Gohan.
 
“Thank you Gohan. You're the first friend I've ever had.” Piccolo went limp and breathed no more.
 
“Nappa you idiot! I told you not to kill him. Now the dragonballs will be useless!” Vegeta shouted from his perch atop a boulder not far away.
 
“Aw Vegeta I'm sorry. I just got carried away is all.”
 
“Well, it doesn't matter. We'll just have to go to Namek and use theirs. Surely if one of their own on another planet created dragonballs, they'll have their own set.” Nappa turned back to Gohan with a smirk. Gohan was now once again standing, but he was staring at the ground. He looked up at Nappa and scowled.
 
“You killed Piccolo. It's all your fault, all you fault! Aaaaaaaaaagh!” Gohan exploded with power and he had a visible white aura. Vegeta's eyes widened as his scouter started beeping like crazy and it showed that Gohan's power level was increasing rapidly.
 
“Watch it Nappa! His power level is at five thousand and rising!”
 
“Aww, did I make the little man mad when I broke his friend? Why don't you go crying to your mommy kid. Or better yet, why don't I send you to go see your worthless daddy.” Gohan's power continued to rise as Nappa made him angrier and angrier.
 
“Stop it Nappa! If you keep making him angry, who knows what he'll do. His power level is already at six thousand!” Nappa's eyes widened and he turned to Gohan to see that he had his hands cupped at his side.
 
“Ka…” Power began building between his palms and Nappa rushed forward, hoping to get to him before he completed his attack. “Me…” Nappa was getting closer by the second, charging up his own energy attack as he went. “Ha…” Nappa finished charging his attack and hurled it at Gohan, but it seemed to go in slow motion as Gohan continued to charge his own attack. “Me…” Both Nappa and the attack were now about halfway to Gohan and rapidly getting closer. “Ha!” Gohan thrust his arms forward, the blue energy wave quickly enveloping Nappa's attack along with Nappa himself. Gohan's power dropped to normal as the enormous explosion from his attack snapped him back to reality. When the dust cleared, Nappa was lying on the ground, smoke rising from all over his body. He slowly got up and shot a hateful glare at Gohan.
 
“That hurt you little brat! I'm gonna tear you limb from limb for that!” Nappa rushed at Gohan and the scene once again faded to black.
 
“And now you've seen just how dangerous Gohan can become, but there's more. Father eventually showed up and broke Nappa's back. Vegeta then killed him and began to fight with Father. There was an enormous fight and everyone involved almost died, Vegeta included. But Father intervened and kept Krillin from killing him and Vegeta left the planet. Eventually, everyone learned of the dragonballs on planet Namek and Krillin, Bulma, and Gohan set out in a spaceship. Gohan's father would have went with them, but he was hospitalized and couldn't go. Eventually, even Father made it to Namek and even more fights broke out there because Frieza was there to get the dragonballs as well as Vegeta. During a battle with some of Frieza's cronies however, Gohan's father was badly wounded and got put in a recovery chamber which is a one person pod that heals them. During Father's time in the chamber, more fighting occurred and eventually Gohan and the others got the dragonballs and wished Piccolo back and to the planet Namek. Before they could make another wish, the creator of Namek's dragonballs died and they became ordinary stones”
 
“You mean if the creator of the dragonballs dies, they become useless?”
 
“Yep, that's why they went to Namek. Piccolo and the creator of Earth's dragonballs shared a bond so that if one of them died, then the other would too. So when Piccolo died, the dragonballs turned to stone.”
 
“Okay. Just one question though. Why do you keep changing between calling Goku Father and calling him Gohan's father? It's rather annoying.”
 
“I do it because even though I am part of Gohan, Goku isn't really related to me by blood since I am all human and he is all Saiyajin, however, because I am part of Gohan he Is also my father. If it bothers you that much, I can just call him Goku. Would that be better?”
 
“Yes, that would be much better. If you don't mind, I'd like to get this over with. If I can figure out what's wrong with Gohan, maybe I can help you two to cooperate.” Without another word the scene changed to a strange place with blue grass and trees and two suns in the sky.
 
“Welcome to Planet Namek.” Said Makai. This is where Piccolo came from. The battle we're going to see here is against Frieza. You won't recognize him though because he's in his second form.”
 
“Second form? You mean he has more than one form?”
 
“Yes. In order to conserve power, Frieza usually stays in his first and weakest form. He has four forms, each stronger than the last. The form you saw him in was only his first form. The form you are going to see is similar to what his father looked like, only not as tall. Vegeta and Krillin are fighting him as well as Gohan and Piccolo is going to show up as well., though we'll already have left.” Raven heard the sounds of fighting and turned around and saw a horrible sight. She saw Frieza, and knew what Makai was talking about. Frieza was now about eight feet tall with horns that stuck out and up at a ninety degree angle from his head. On his left horn though, was the bad part. Impaled on the horn was Krillin, face down with the end of the horn sticking out of his back. Frieza began bouncing up and down, causing Krillin to slide up and down on his horn. Blood began streaming down the horn and onto Frieza's face. Frieza licked the blood off his face and smirked.
 
“Ah it's been so long since I've tasted blood that I've almost forgotten what it tastes like.” His voice was now much deeper, though it was obviously him. He threw his head forward and Krillin flew down into the ocean. He slowly sank below the depths and his outstretched hand was the last thing that disappeared, almost as if in a final plea for rescue.
 
“Heh. That'll teach the little runt to cut my tail off. Now, who's next?” Frieza swung his tail around, which Raven noticed was half gone. She then looked over to Gohan who was watching from the ground. He flew up and floated in front of Frieza and scowled at him. Without a word he flew at Frieza and began pummeling him. Before Frieza could recover he slammed his fists into him and sent him flying into a nearby mountain which he bounced off of and landed on the ground. Gohan flew Frieza's direction until he was directly above him. He then stretched his arms toward the ground, palms open and began firing energy blasts at Frieza. He fired hundreds of them before overlapping his palms on his forehead. “Masenko Ha!” He shouted and tossed a large yellow orb of energy down at Frieza, expanding the already enormous cloud of dust and debris. When the cloud cleared, it revealed a scorched and angry looking Frieza. Frieza flew up at Gohan as the scene suddenly jumped forward and Raven found herself floating far above the ground. She also saw that Piccolo was fighting some hideous beast and losing.
 
“That is Frieza's third form and his ugliest.” Said Makai. “Piccolo has now been wished back like we said he would be earlier. Krillin wasn't killed by Frieza and was healed by Gohan and Krillin's friend Dende. When Piccolo showed up he was beating Frieza pretty badly until he transformed again. Obviously Piccolo isn't doing so well anymore.” Frieza had finished beating on Piccolo and began firing small laser thin beams of energy at Piccolo. He was firing hundreds of them in rapid succession and Piccolo could do nothing but take it as he no longer had the energy to fight back. Finally, Piccolo could take no more punishment and fell to the ground below. A short and green young man rushed over to Piccolo's prone form and held his hands over his body as they began to glow. Piccolo then got up and started back toward Frieza. Gohan however saw none of this. The only thing he saw was himself killing Frieza. He flew at Frieza and punched him in the gut, causing him to double over on Gohan's fist. He then proceeded to pummel Frieza with several punches and kicks. After that, he kicked Frieza in the back with both feet, sending him hurtling towards the ground at an incredible speed. Gohan then overlapped his hands on his forehead and began charging up a Masenko. He kept charging it and charging it and eventually it was bigger than he was. He kept charging it and it became as large as a small asteroid before he launched it down at Frieza who caught it in his hands and tried to deflect it unsuccessfully. He kept pushing against it and was slowly losing ground to it so he tried to take flight, he managed to get a few feet off the ground but the blast was just too powerful. It began pushing Frieza slowly towards the ground until the tip of his renewed tail touched the ground, causing him to jerk his head back and widen his eyes in fear. Veins stuck out on Frieza's forehead as he put every ounce of strength into pushing against the blast. Finally, after several seconds of nothing, Frieza let out a grunt as he pushed with all his might against the blast, sending it hurtling into outer space where it collided with a nearby planet, utterly destroying it. Vegeta and Piccolo watched on in wonder at the amount of power Gohan had just revealed.
 
“Wow Gohan, what a pistol.” Piccolo commented quietly.
 
“Where'd the kid get all that power?!” Vegeta wondered aloud, though the thought went unnoticed.
 
“That was too close. I'm going to have to keep an eye on that one.” Frieza muttered to himself.” The scene again faded to black and Raven turned to face Makai and Okiri.
 
“Where does he keep getting these power surges from? One second he's almost the weakest one there and the next he's by far the strongest.”
 
“Basically,” said Okiri. “Gohan's power is linked with his emotions. If he becomes overstressed or experiences extreme anger or despair, he loses control and either Makai or myself takes full control. Normally, we fight over who is to be dominant and it comes out dead even, but sometimes, One of us actually wins and Gohan acts accordingly. If I win, Gohan will usually end up keeping the power and if Makai wins, he gets more power, but it's usually only temporary. Also, if Makai wins Gohan can sometimes act rash and make mistakes which cost him or someone else dearly. The next memory doesn't really relate to Gohan getting more power, but it helps explain the emotional state he is in right now. During the fight with Frieza, Krillin got killed by Frieza which caused Goku to transform into a super Saiyajin.”
 
“What's a super Saiyajin?”
 
`Basically, when someone with Saiyajin blood experiences strong negative emotions such as anger, despair, or self loathing they increase in power dramatically. Along with this power increase their physical appearance changes as well. Their hair turns blond and spikes up, their eyes turn turquoise, and their muscles become more defined. On top of this, their aura changes to a gold color. The power of the super Saiyajin was a legend among the Saiyajin race. It is supposedly the strongest warrior in the universe. Also, there is supposedly only one every three thousand years. That was proven wrong however as Prince Vegeta, Gohan, and a young man from the future by the name of Trunks can also transform into super Saiyajins. It is later found that not only is the power of the super Saiyajin all powerful, but that there are more levels of super Saiyajin that are even more powerful. You are going to see Gohan fighting a creature called Cell. As you must have learned by now, Cell is far superior to Frieza in strength. This takes place about four years after the last memory. During that time, Goku, Vegeta, and Tunks, who you will see in the next memory, have trained and tried to reach the next level of super Saiyajin. They managed to ascend, but only to an inferior form of super Saiyajin that while it increases their power, it also drastically increases their muscle mass and severely limits their speed. Gohan however, has managed to actually make it to the second level of super Saiyajin due to the fact that Cell has just been killing and killing since he showed up. Ever since he ascended, Gohan has been controlled by Makai and has been toying with Cell who is now far inferior to Gohan in strength. Gohan wants to make him pay for all the lives he's taken and despite pleas from Goku and the others to finish him off, continues to pound Cell into a pulp.” Okiri snaps his fingers and the scene comes into focus to reveal an area scorched and abused by battle. It is a flat area, though it was once a grassy field surrounded by mountains. Raven can see a group of people standing on one of the remaining hills and off in the distance a reporter, a cameraman, and a strange looking man with an afro were cowering behind a large boulder.
 
“I take it the one with the purple hair is Trunks?”
 
“Yes. He is the son of Vegeta and he comes from the future. He came back in time to warn everyone of an attack by androids that are devastating the Earth in his time. We can answer more questions later, let's just watch the memory now.” They flew over to where Goku and the others were and the memory began to play out. Gohan was relentlessly beating on Cell and suddenly landed a fierce uppercut to his gut. Cell doubled over Gohan's fist just as it was retracted. Cell stayed hunched over for a second before blood spewed out of his mouth and he clutched his injured stomach. He then looked like he was going to be sick and started heaving. Eventually, a young blonde woman came spewing out of his mouth.
 
“That is android eighteen, one of the androids Trunks came back to warn the others about. The whole reason Cell is in this time is because in his time Trunks managed to deactivate the androids and Cell needed them to evolve into his most powerful form. He is now going to recede to the form he got after absorbing the other android, android seventeen.” Raven watched as Cell finally stood up but still looked like he was in pain.
 
“It looks like he's going back to his second form.” Someone said, though Raven wasn't sure as to who it was. Sure enough, there was a blinding flash and where Cell once stood there was a creature that only slightly resembled him. He was now taller and a tail had grown out of his back. He backed away from Gohan in fear.
 
“Wha…what are you?! You're no Saiyajin, you're a monster! Stay away from me!” Gohan inched closer to him.
 
“What's this? Are you pleading for your life? Why should I pay any attention to you? How many people begged for their lives before you killed them? No. I'm not going to get away, I'm going to make you suffer for what you've done.”
 
“Gohan! Finish him off now!” Piccolo yelled from next to Raven.
 
“No! I want him to suffer! He's caused to much pain and death to die easily.” Gohan looked over at Piccolo as he said that and his expression terrified Raven. Not much scared Raven but the look in Gohan's eyes was definitely one of them. His face bore a lifeless expression of hate and anger. There was no compassion, no happiness, only an anger and hate that Raven had only seen in her father. Gohan heard Cell laugh and turned his attention back to the battle at hand.
 
“What's so funny? I don't think someone in your predicament should be laughing. It might antagonize me even more.”
 
“I'm laughing because you're a fool. You should have listened to them while you had the chance. Now there's no way you can beat me. You may be stronger than I am, but you're still going to lose this fight, and your precious planet.” Cell suddenly bloated up to about the size of a small blimp and laughed again. Gohan prepared to strike but Cell stopped him.
 
“I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you strike me, I'll blow up and this planet will go with me. Of course, I'm going to blow up in three minutes regardless, but at least this way you'll have a chance to think about what you've caused.” Gohan suddenly looked very frightened.
 
“What have I done? I've failed again.” Gohan dropped to his hands and knees as tears started to fall from his face.
 
“Krillin, tell Chichi I love her will you?” Raven turned to see Goku step forward from the others.
 
“Why, what's wrong Goku?” It suddenly donned on him and everyone else who was present (except Raven) as to what Goku was planning.
 
“Don't do it Goku. There has to be another way.” Piccolo argued.
 
“I'm sorry Piccolo, but there is no other way. You should be able to see that yourself.” This quieted Piccolo and any other arguments that were coming his way. Raven was more than a little shocked when suddenly Goku was no longer standing near her but was directly in front of Cell and looking at Gohan. Raven suddenly found that she was next to Goku and could hear what was being said.
 
“I'm so sorry Dad. Once again I've messed things up. Wait. What are you doing?” Goku had put a hand on Cell and now had two fingers to his forehead. A fierce wind had picked up from the enormous amount of energy being generated by Cell and red hot coals were flying everywhere.
 
“I'm sorry Gohan, but I've got to take things into my own hands now. I just want you to know that I'm very proud of you son.”
 
“This is all my fault! If I'd just listened to you and Piccolo…”
 
“Don't say that Gohan. For all we know this could be for the best.”
 
“No Dad. Don't give excuses for my mistakes. I messed up and now you're going to die to fix it. Just like so many people have been hurt before because of me.”
 
“Listen Gohan I'm being serious. I'm not giving excuses for what you did, I'm just saying that maybe things will be better for Earth this way.”
 
“How could you say that? You've saved Earth so many times and you're saying that it would be better with you gone? Earth probably wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.” Goku was about to reply when energy started crackling around Cell and the ground began to shake.
 
“I've got to go now Gohan. The Earth is in your hands now. I love you son.”
 
“What are you doing? Stop it!” Cell shouted wriggling about as best he could to try and get Goku's hand off him. “Noooooooooooo!” Goku and Cell disappeared and Gohan fell to the ground, not bothering to catch himself. He cried out to the heavens in misery and sobs began to wrack his small form. Raven turned to see the others and suddenly found herself with them again. Krillin started to head over to Gohan when Vegeta stopped him.
 
“Leave him alone.” He said softly. “A Saiyajin warrior deserves his privacy when he loses someone close to him.” No one said a thing as they were all too shocked and saddened. Even Vegeta was a little depressed at having lost Goku. After all, he had just lost his greatest rival and though he loathed to admit it, even to himself, an even greater comrade. The scene shifted to black again and Makai spoke up.
 
“There is one more thing to show you. This is after Cell comes back and kills Trunks. Gohan gets injured saving Vegeta from an attack after he tries to take Cell out for killing him and Gohan loses the use of his left arm. You'll be able to hear a telepathic conversation between Goku and Gohan as Gohan fights against Cell.”
 
“Where exactly did Cell and Goku go anyways? I thought that when Cell exploded the planet was going to blow up with him. Also, how does Goku disappear like that anyways?”
 
“For starters, Cell has the ability to regenerate himself from a single cell. That's how he survives. Two, Goku learned a technique called instant transmission while out in space for a year after leaving Namek. Instant transmission allows someone to turn themselves into light energy and travel anywhere they want. And finally, Goku took Cell to another planet. Does that answer all of your questions?” Raven nodded in reply. The scene shifted back and Raven gasped at what she saw. Gohan and Cell were facing off, Cell had his hands cupped in front of him and Gohan had one, with the other arm hanging limply at his side, a nasty looking gash at the shoulder and blood running down it. There was a blue stream of energy coming out of Gohan's one hand and Cell's two. The streams met halfway between them where it grew to an enormous dome of energy at least a mile high and several hundred yards across. The ground below the blast was slowly being eroded away from the intense heat of the blast and Raven could see bits and pieces of if flying up and disintegrating. Raven heard Goku talking in her head.
 
“Gohan! Remember all of the pain he's caused, the people he's hurt. Now make that your power! Don't worry about the planet. Any damage done to it can be repaired with the dragonballs. Gohan let out a yell and the stream of energy coming out of his hand grew in size, along with the dome at the end of it. The dome began slowly making its way to Cell who also pushed more energy into it. They both continued pushing more power into the blast, but it looked like Cell was winning. From out of nowhere, the blast began to ripple and contort, making it look like a big dome of water. Electricity began randomly sparking about, causing the blast to become unstable.
 
“Dad, something's wrong, I can't control it!”
 
“Gohan, you have to calm down. Your blast has become unstable. If it continues like this it could rip a hole in the dimension and who knows what could happen then. You have to try and talk Cell into helping you get rid of it.” A voice Raven had never heard before spoke up. Before she asked who it was Okiri answered.
 
“That was King Kai, a former sensei of Goku's and the overseer of the north galaxy. Don't ask about that, it will be explained later.”
 
“Cell, we have to stop this! This blast is unstable and it could destroy our dimension! We have to either dissipate it or redirect it into space.”
 
“And why should I care about what you have to say? Though our blast does indeed look strange, it's probably just some trick of yours to get out of dying, well it's not going to work!” Cell pumped even more energy into the wave causing it to distort more rapidly. The wind picked up to hurricane force and the ground felt like it was trying to rend itself in half. The small bolts of electricity grew and began striking out at the ground and anything that came near the blast. Cell finally saw that Gohan wasn't trying to trick him but it was too late. Before either Gohan or Cell could react, the air around them contorted and rippled like the energy wave and suddenly the blast imploded. Gohan and Cell cut off their supply to the blast but it did no good. The area where the blast had been exploded with a blinding flash of light and a hole formed in the center of where the blast had been. The hole began sucking everything in and Cell was the first to go. He didn't even have time to cry out as he was sucked into the gaping portal. Gohan had barely any energy left and couldn't fight the force of the winds and was also sucked in. The scene shifted back to the wasteland that was Gohan's mind.
 
“So Gohan isn't even from this dimension? It must be hard for him, not having anyone around he can relate to.” The last part she muttered to herself, though Makai and Okiri heard just fine. “Wait a minute, where is Gohan anyways? I thought for sure that he had locked himself away in here.” Makai and Okiri looked at each other and nodded.
 
“Gohan is unable to be here right now.” They said in unison. Raven became suspicious of them as their voices faltered and sounded much deeper for a second.
 
“What's the matter, is your illusion starting to fade? You're not Okiri and Makai. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that they don't even exist. Am I right?”
 
“Your curiousness is going to be the death of you.” Said Makai in that deep voice. “You should have just minded your own business girl.” Makai and Okiri yelled out and a blinding flash of light was created. Once Raven's eyes recovered, she saw that in Okiri and Makai's places stood two creatures that looked like giant grasshoppers. She gasped as she realized who it was she was staring at. The two smirked and flew toward each other and collided in mid air, causing them to join and become one being.”
 
“You're Cell! What did you do with Gohan?!”
 
“I haven't done anything to him yet. He hasn't even noticed that I'm here. Makai and Okiri are another story though. They tried to stop me and so I had to tie them up. Don't make me do the same to you. Just leave now and forget this and I'll let you go. You should take advantage of this offer, I don't often make offers such as this.” In response, Raven cupped her hands in front of herself and shot a dark blast of telekinetic energy at Cell, who merely stood there and took it. The resulting explosion shot a cloud of dust and dirt into the air and when it cleared, Cell stood there unharmed much to Raven's shock.
 
“How rude. I gave you the chance to escape here alive and you attacked me. I guess I'll just have to teach you to respect perfection.” Cell extended a palm in front of himself and charged a blue orb of energy. “I have to keep Makai and Okiri alive so that I can torture Gohan some more, however you aren't so crucial.” Cell launched the blast but it exploded before it even got halfway to where Raven was standing.
 
“What are you doing in here? Do you think you can just torture me like this and get away with it? And now you're trying to get rid of one of my friends when they try to help me? You aren't being very smart today Cell. You should know better than to mess with me by now.”
 
“How did you find me? I've been masking my energy since I got here. You shouldn't have been able to sense me.”
 
“I didn't sense you. I sensed Raven and I came to see her. I guess I'll just have to take out the trash. How are you here though? I thought you left.”
 
“Just before I left, I put a piece of my mind in your mind to drive you insane and make you destroy this worthless planet. It seems however, that you have a telepathic friend. I guess I'll just have to take care of you both and destroy the planet myself, though it would have been amusing to see you blow up the very planet you fight so hard to protect.”
 
“From what you've shown me, Gohan hasn't really had any time for a life. Hasn't he been miserable enough without your help?”
 
“In a word, no. He destroyed my pride and humiliated me. For that there will never be enough suffering for him! You will all learn to stay out of the way of perfection.” Cell braced himself and began powering up.
 
“You have to leave now Raven. If I lose this battle, you'll be stuck here forever.” Hearing Gohan say that reminded Raven of when Beast boy and Cyborg ventured into her mind accidentally after looking into her meditation mirror. She had said the same thing to them when she was going to fight her father.
 
“No can do. I'm not going to let you fight this battle alone, no matter what the risks are.” The look she gave Gohan told him that arguing wasn't going to get him anywhere.
 
“Fine then, just be careful alright?” Raven nodded and prepared herself for battle.
 
“Let's get this over with Cell. After we banish you from my mind I'm going to track you down and finish you off once and for all.” Cell, having finished his power up merely smirked. “Just as I thought, I won't need to use that much of my power to beat you since you only have a small fraction of your true power. This shouldn't be too hard.”
 
“I wouldn't say that just yet. Don't forget, I know every trick that your father knew and that includes kaioken and instant transmission.”
 
“Crap.” Gohan thought aloud.
 
“What's kaioken?” Asked Raven.
 
“It's a technique that allows the user to multiply their strength and senses many times. If Cell uses that technique he could surely reach his full power and that wouldn't be good. I'll just have to finish him before he has a chance to use it.” Gohan put his legs at shoulder width, bent his knees, and bent his arms up to his sides and began to power up. The wind began to blow and the ground shook as Gohan powered up to his maximum in his normal form and beyond. Loose rocks flew up into the air as his hair flickered from golden blond to black. Finally his hair stayed blond and his eyes turned turquoise as he transformed into the legendary super Saiyajin. Gohan was engulfed in a bright light as he reached his maximum as a super Saiyajin. Raven could only stare in awe as this was the first close up look she had had of the transformation. Not only had Gohan's hair and eyes changed color, but his muscles had become slightly larger and more defined. When Raven looked into his eyes she shuddered as they seemed like an empty, soulless void that one could get lost in. She shook her head and prepared for the upcoming battle, not sure if she could really make a difference. Gohan and Cell let out their battle cries and flew at each other. The battle for Gohan's mind had begun and the winner would decide the fate of the entire universe.