Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Despair ❯ Chapter 8

Well, now that they've made it to Planet Tamaran in one piece, what are they going to find? Has Slade already taken control of the planet or is the battle just beginning? Just read and find out already.

 

Robin and Starfire entered the cockpit to see that they were in orbit around a white planet with red streaks and splotches on it, making it look as though an artist had used it as something to wipe their paintbrush on. Robin quickly sat down in the Pilot's chair and put in the necessary commands to turn the autopilot off and begin the descent to the planet's surface. When they broke through the atmosphere all they could see was rocky terrain. There was not a sign of life anywhere nearby. It was nighttime and the sky had a red tint to it.

 

“Is it not the most beautiful sight your eyes have ever beheld?” Star asked while looking out the window in wonder.

 

“Ummm… That's one way of putting it.” Raven said, not wanting to state how much the landscape reminded her of the setting within her mind. After about five minutes of flight they saw an enormous city in the distance. Instead of being spread out on the ground like on Earth, it scaled up a mountainside. As they got closer they could tell that the city lay inside an enormous structure. Upon getting even closer they found evidence that what they had dreaded had indeed already happened.

 

“Aw man look at this place.” Cyborg said forlornly. They had found a landing pad and were just finishing their landing procedures and they could already see the extensive damage from an obviously large battle. All over the outsides of the giant structure were caved in walls, holes, and broken windows and what little they could see of the inside was no better off. Robin lowered the personnel ramp and they all disembarked. They walked through what was once a giant pair of doors and found themselves in a large hallway. They walked down the hallway, passing many rooms with missing or half gone doors. They had to watch where they walked so as not to step on the many corpses lying strewn about. Robin ground his teeth in fury.

 

“Slade is going to pay dearly for this.” He said upon seeing the depressed look on Starfire's face. They walked around a few large craters and found themselves at a large pair of double doors that had somehow escaped the destruction.

 

“I hope they have not harmed the Grand Ruler.” Said Star. Cyborg was about to comment but quickly bit his tongue so as not to upset Star anymore than she already was. Star walked up to the doors and pushed on them, causing them to open inwards. They cautiously walked into the room but it appeared to be empty. They looked around and saw that it was enormous. It had to be at least one hundred feet up and extended just as much in every direction. They slowly walked forward, keeping an eye out for any activity but found none as it was too dark to see much of anything. They heard a noise behind them and turned to face a group of about fifty people, all of whom were staring at them intently.

 

“Does anyone know where the Grand Ruler is?” Starfire asked. The group laughed at her as though she had just asked the dumbest question possible.

 

“No one sees the Grand Ruler unless he calls them, everyone knows that.” A nearby man said.

 

“Just answer the question already!” Vegeta growled impatiently, grabbing said man by the scruff of his neck and getting in his face. “We're here to get someone and we're not going to leave without him. Now, we can either do this the easy way or the hard way. I prefer doing it the hard way but it's your choice.” The man was about to strike at Vegeta but a cold voice cut through the air like a knife.

 

“Now now, such hostility towards innocent civilians. They haven't done a thing to you and you threaten them? That's not very nice.” Everyone turned back to the front of the room and saw that an area with a throne had been lit up. Sitting in the throne was none other than Slade.

 

“I take it you're the Grand Ruler?”

 

“How very perceptive of you. Yes, I am the Grand Ruler.” Robin ground his teeth in anger.

 

“Let these people go Slade! They aren't in the way of you conquering the city. Why did you even come here?”

 

“Come now Robin. Surely by now you must have realized that I'm not just after your city. I want total control. As we speak my robots and droids are taking over your tower and conquering many cities all over Earth. Did you think that I would give Gohan my true objectives when I know that he's still loyal to you? Do you take me for a fool?” Slade looked over the group and noticed Goku was with them. “Hello Goku. It's been a while now hasn't it?”

 

“What are you talking about? I've never met you before in my life. How do you know my name?”

 

“It seems that you've forgotten me. Well I haven't forgotten you. I haven't forgotten that you left me to die on Planet Namek. Does that ring any bells?” Goku visibly paled.

 

“Then that means that you're…”

 

“So you remember me after all. That's right, I'm your worst fear come to life.”

 

“What the hell is he talking about Goku? Who is he?” Piccolo asked.

 

“That,” He said, pointing at Slade. “Is Kakarrot.” Vegeta and Piccolo stared at him strangely for a moment before Vegeta spoke up.

 

“What are you talking about? You are Kakarrot remember? How does he have the same name as you? Why would he even have a Saiyajin name?”

 

“Because he and I are one and the same.” Before anyone could inquire, Goku explained. “With each battle I've fought I've felt a malevolent presence within myself grow stronger. Even as a kid I could feel him growing stronger each time I fought and even after I would transform into an ouzaru (sp?). After I transformed into a super Saiyajin for the first time, he became so strong that he began to try and take control. I had a hard time controlling myself because of him so after I fought Frieza I separated us and he took on a form that looks exactly like me. He told me that he was the true force of what I should've become, that he represented my true heritage. I found out that he could also transform so I decided that he was too much of a threat to be left alive so I left him on Namek so that he would blow up with it. Looks like he survived somehow.”

 

“That's right. The pain from floating around in the vacuum of space was quite intense, however a hole not unlike the one that Gohan came through opened up and I managed to land here. I immediately began training myself and soon found that I no longer took any enjoyment out of the types of fights that I used to have so I made myself a new identity. I am no longer Kakarrot. I am Slade. Now, let me give you a reason to mistreat the people of this planet.” As if on cue, about one hundred more people came through the doors to join the first fifty. They each charged their hands up with different colored starbolts and waited. Slade chuckled out loud. “Attack.” He said simply. Explosions rocked the area as hundreds upon hundreds of starbolts were let loose upon the Titans and their new comrades.

 

“Titans! Go!” Robin shouted above the noise and the Titans sprung into action. “Don't forget that these people don't have a choice so don't hurt them too badly.”

 

“Feh! I do what I want. I don't take orders from anyone, especially a weakling human!” Vegeta began rapidly throwing energy blasts into the crowd of enemies, knocking several of them unconscious. Meanwhile, the Titans were locked in battle, but Piccolo called out to them.

 

"We've got this situation under control. You go and take care of Slade." Robin nodded and called out to the other Titans.

 

"Titans! Back off, we're going after Slade!" Immediately the rest of the Titans disengaged from their individual skirmishes and met up with Robin before heading towards the throne that Slade sat on. They formed a line in front of him and Robin stepped forward. "This is it Slade. You're going down here and now."

 

"My my Robin, aren't we full of ourselves. You assume that you can actually beat me. How humorous. You haven't been able to defeat me before, what's so different this time?"

 

"Easy. This time we have you cornered and there's nowhere for you to run away to. Did you think that you would always be able to escape? You should have known that we'd eventually catch up to you."

 

"Indeed it does appear that you have me cornered, doesn't it? However as you already know, looks can be deceiving." He stood up. "Why don't you attack me and see why you won't win." Robin, happy to oblige, pulled out his bo staff and extended it before rushing at Slade and bringing it up in a diagonal swing from the lower right. He was rather surprised however, when his swing was suddenly stopped and he found himself on his back on the floor.

 

"Sorry, but I can't let you do that." A familiar voice called out of the shadows.

 

"Gohan?" Robin asked. A figure stepped forward out of the shadows behind Slade's throne and revealed itself to be Gohan. He was now wearing an outfit exactly like the one Robin had worn when he was working for Slade. The outfit consisted of a spandex body suit with metal shoulder guards, elbow guards, shin guards, and knee guards with a metal collar that went down over the top of Gohan's rib cage. Also, a utility belt could be seen around his waist. As for the spandex, it was all black except for the abdominal area which was vertically divided in half. The left half was black like the rest but the right half was red with an ornate S over Gohan's heart. The uniform was completed with metal boots that looked like they would hurt a lot if used as weapons. Robin got up and picked his bo up as he had unknowingly dropped it when he fell.

 

"You see Robin? You may have the advantage of numbers but I have the advantage of power. Of course you don't know exactly how powerful Gohan is do you? Well, perhaps a demonstration is in order. Gohan, show them what you're capable of." Gohan nodded and got into an offensive stance.

 

"Don't make me do this Gohan. I don't want to hurt you."

 

"Well, you're right about one thing. Someone will be getting hurt but you can be sure it won't be me. Just to be nice though I'll let you make the first attack."

 

"Fine. If that's the way it's gotta be then I won't hold back!" Robin put his staff away and rushed Gohan, his cape flowing behind him as he threw a punch. Gohan easily dodged and used his left arm to brush aside a second punch that also came his way. He threw a punch of his own but was surprised when it was blocked. Robin used his surprise to his advantage and grabbed ahold of Gohan's outstretched arm and threw him over his shoulder. He then spun around and threw an exploding disc at him which exploded when it collided with him in mid air. Robin ducked when he saw a yellow orb of energy fly at him from out of the dust cloud caused by the disc. The dust cleared to reveal gohan floating there as if nothing had happened. He gently landed and slowly clapped.

 

"You're pretty good for a normal human. It's too bad we have to fight now, I would've loved to spar with you when we were allies.” He smirked at Robin. “Maybe one day you'll find a way to free Terra and Beast boy and we'll really be able to have some fun, but for now I must fight to win.” He flew at Robin and feinted a punch to the left which he attempted to block so Gohan brought his left foot around to kick him in the side, sending him flying towards the back of the room. He was stopped in mid air however when a black glow enveloped him and he was gently put back on the ground.

 

“Thanks Raven, looks like we're going to have to fight him together to accomplish anything.” The rest of the Titans were more than a bit surprised to hear this. Robin rarely admitted to needing help when fighting an enemy one on one, especially when it came to Slade or someone working with him. The Titans readied for battle and they all rushed at Gohan except for Raven who disappeared into the floor and came up behind Gohan.

 

“Stop this Gohan, we don't want to fight you!”

 

“Have you forgotten that he can still control Terra and Beast boy? Until someone finds a way to free them I must continue with this, no matter how much I hate it.” He replied without turning around. He brought his right arm up in a diagonal swipe to the left and sent a shockwave out at Cyborg who had fired his sonic cannon. The two energies collided right in front of Cyborg and he went tumbling through the air. He managed to land on his hands and knees but his momentum carried him backwards still and he left a long crater in the floor. Gohan then slapped aside five or six starbolts that came at him from the right and countered by putting his hands together in front of him palms out and charging an orb of yellow energy between them. He fired the blast at Star who was flying a few feet off the ground and she didn't have time to dodge it. The blast exploded when it hit her and she fell to the ground unconscious and smoking.

 

“Starfire! Robin shouted and rushed to her side. He checked to make sure she was breathing and for a steady pulse and was relieved to find out she was okay. He stood up and took out two birdarangs, combining them into a sword.

 

“You just made a big mistake Gohan.” Robin yelled out in fury as he came in at Gohan with a horizontal swing from the right. Gohan merely grabbed the sword with one hand and wrenched it from Robin's grasp. He then took it in both hands and snapped it in half. He quickly dodged the tail of a green t-rex and dropped the sword before grabbing said tail and throwing the dinosaur as hard as he could to the back of the room. In midair the t-rex morphed into a bird and flew down at Gohan, annoying him with its talons to provide a distraction.

 

“That's enough!” Raven shouted from behind him. “If you're going to continue fighting us then I'm going to bind you. Necronom Hesperith Mortix!” Raven's hands became enveloped in a black glow and Gohan could feel something creeping up his legs. He looked down to see a black fog working its way up his legs, binding him to the spot. He flew into the air but a rock smashed through the wall behind him and knocked him to the ground. He managed to get back to his feet but the fog was now up to his neck and he couldn't move. He struggled against the magic fog but to no avail, he was paralyzed.

 

“Good job Raven, now for Slade.” He turned to Slade who merely chuckled.

 

“I wouldn't be so confident if I were you. Look again.”

 

“What are you talking about?!” Robin demanded before turning back to Gohan.

 

“Watch and learn Robin, watch and learn.” Gohan continued to struggle against his bond but stopped after a couple of seconds. He closed his eyes and calmed down for a minute. Suddenly he yelled out and the fog exploded off of him with a flash of light, causing Raven to reel back from the sudden lack of resistance to her magic. When everyone could see Gohan again he had undergone some changes. His muscle mass was now slightly more defined, his hair had turned golden-yellow and had spiked up, and his eyes had turned turquoise. He also had golden fire surrounding him.

 

“Oh no!” Raven thought to herself. “I didn't think that transforming would allow him to do that. He's too powerful for me to bind! I don't want to have to hurt him but it looks like I have no choice.”

 

“What is going on?” Starfire had woken up and landed with the rest of the Titans.

 

“Don't know, Raven had him bound but he just let out some kind of explosion and broke the bond. I don't know why he looks different though.”

 

“I can explain that.” Said Raven, also landing with the Titans. “You all know Gohan is half Saiyajin right?” Everyone nodded. “Well that means a little more than just being half alien. Remember when I went inside his mind?” Another uniform nod. “When I was in there I learned a lot about Gohan and Saiyajins in general. What you see before you is a legendary transformation called the super Saiyajin. He is now hundreds of times stronger and more powerful. If he fought us like that he could easily kill us all within a few seconds and leave no trace that we ever existed. I don't think…”

 

“Super Saiyajin? I have heard of that transformation.” Everyone turned to Starfire. “Supposedly only the Saiyajin royal family can reach it.”

 

“What can you tell us about it Star?” Robin asked, more than a little curious.

 

“It is said that only one is born every three thousand years. The occurrence of the last super Saiyajin is recorded in the history books of every planet that has ever traveled out to other inhabited planets. It is said that he was too primitive to control the power and it possessed him. In a fit of rage he destroyed the planet he was on along with himself.” There was an audible gulp from the rest of the Titans at hearing this and they nervously turned to look at Gohan.

 

“There is no need to worry about Gohan destroying the planet. He's transformed many times and is quite able to control it.” Everyone turned to the main area of the room to see Vegeta, Goku, and Piccolo walking away from a lot of bodies. Vegeta spoke up again. “You need not worry about Gohan fighting you in that form either. Just because that clown has him working for him doesn't mean he has total control. Besides, he's a saiyajin and loves the thrill of a challenge.” Vegeta smirked. “He may be a fool that exercises his mind more than his body but he can never be rid of his saiyajin urges.” He, Goku, and Piccolo sat down and watched the Titans. “We have decided to watch you fight Gohan and see if you can handle him. If your earlier scuffles were any indication you should be able to manage at least halfway decently. We will get involved if it is required and only if it is required.” Goku watched anxiously. He didn't really like the idea as he wanted to talk to Gohan but Vegeta had insisted that it was their matter and that they shouldn't get involved. Goku had disagreed since Gohan was his son after all but Vegeta persisted. Piccolo had been with Goku at first but after seeing Raven bind him had decided to watch as well. He had decided in his own mind that if those kids couldn't stop Gohan then he would beat some sense into him himself.

 

“Well, if you're done wasting our time I suggest you get back to fighting. It takes more than just a little time to conquer the universe and I would like to do so before I expire of old age.” Slade said in a bored manner. “Just finish them off Gohan. I'll kill them myself, I just want you to knock them unconscious and bind them up.” Gohan twitched an eye at hearing this but didn't say anything. He dropped out of super Saiyajin form and stepped towards the Titans.

 

“Alright guys, let's go!” He shouted before seeming to faze out of existence. He reappeared next to Cyborg and kneed him in the back, sending him flying forward. He then spun around in a spin kick and attempted to hit Robin in the head but he ducked under it. He pulled out two night sticks, one in each hand and swung at Gohan. Gohan lazily brought up a forearm to block and tried to sweep Robin's feet out from under him but he jumped. He threw one of the sticks at Gohan but it was knocked aside so Robin just dropped the other one as well. Robin ran at Gohan and leapt into a flying kick but Gohan sidestepped him and grabbed his leg. He twirled around in circles before letting Robin fly through the air. Star flew up and caught him and put him gently back on the ground.

 

“It seems as though Gohan is much too powerful for us to defeat.” She said.

 

“No! I won't accept that! There must be a way for us to win. There just has to be! We just need to find his weakness.” Robin watched as Terra rushed at Gohan and attempted to hit him with a flurry of punches. After no success she backed off a bit and thrust her arms forward with her palms facing out. With a yell she fired a yellow burst of energy at Gohan, taking him by surprise. He was caught unaware and was yet again surprised when a fist found its way into his gut. He doubled over and Terra brought her doubled fists down on his back, sending him crashing face first to the floor. She then attempted an elbow drop to his neck to knock him out but he rolled out of the way and she hit her elbow on the floor. She too rolled over to see Gohan standing over her. He wiped a bit of blood from his mouth and smirked.

 

“That was fun. I guess you'll be the first to…” Gohan was suddenly flying through the air from two massive fists belonging to a green gorilla smashing into his back. Beast boy morphed back into his human form and extended his hand to Terra.

 

“You okay?” He asked when she was on her feet.

 

“Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks BB.” She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before rushing back into battle. Beast boy nearly fainted but got his hormones together and quickly followed suit.

 

“Hmm. Beast boy is getting to be a real nuisance.” Slade thought to himself. “Perhaps I should take care of him myself.” He pulled out a bo staff exactly like Robin's and searched for Beast boy. He found him and aimed the staff like a javelin. With a yell he hurled it at Beast boy with all his might. Terra happened to look his way at that exact moment and saw him throw it. Without thinking she leapt in front of Beast boy who wasn't too far away. He heard her land behind him and turned around. He was about to say something when suddenly Terra let out an agonized cry and Beast boy was splashed with blood. He looked down and saw the staff sticking out of her back and before he could register what was going on she fell onto her back.

 

“Terra, no.” He choked out as he watched her writhe on the floor in agony. He quickly knelt down next to her and tried to comfort her.

 

“Cyborg! Get your butt over here now! Terra's hurt! He sat down and put her head in his lap. He stoked her hair and his eyes welled up with tears. “Don't die, please Terra. Don't die.” Cyborg ran up a moment later and his eyes about bugged out of their sockets.

 

“What happened?” He asked, opening a panel on his arm and scanning her.”

 

“I don't know. I heard something behind me and I turned around and that pole… Is she gonna be okay?”

 

“I don't know man. It looks like it barely missed her right lung. I can't tell if any arteries have been severed or anything. Don't touch that!” Cyborg slapped Beast boy's hand away as he had been about to grab the staff.

 

“What, and leave that thing sticking out of Terra? You can't be serious.”

 

“I'm completely serious. She may or may not live through this now, but you can be sure that if this isn't taken out properly she'll bleed to death.” Beast boy paled and put his hand down.

 

“Beast…boy.” Terra moaned through the pain.

 

“I'm here Terra. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright.”

 

“Help me get her away from the battlefield. The last thing she needs is for someone to fall on her or to get hit with something. You get her head and I'll grab her legs.” They picked her up and carried her over to Goku.

 

“Oh man, what happened?” He asked.

 

“Slade.” Beast boy said with fury in his eyes. He looked over to Slade to see that he was watching them. He got up and started towards him but he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see that Cyborg was the culprit.

 

“Be careful BB. Don't forget who it is that you're goin after. He'll slaughter you if you're not careful.”

 

“I don't care!” Beast boy snapped. “I'm going to kill him for what he's done to her.” He ran towards where Slade was once again sitting and confronted him.

 

“Why'd you do that to Terra?!” He demanded.

 

“I didn't do anything to Terra.” Slade replied. “That attack was meant for you, she was just foolish enough to get in the way.” Beast boy was taken aback.

 

“She took that for me?” He asked.

 

“Yes. A rather foolish decision if you ask me. Oh well, at least one of you Titans is going down.” He said with malice in his voice. Beast boy felt a fury unlike anything he had ever experienced wash over him. He was about to rush Slade but suddenly an enormous amount of pain shot through his head, causing him to clutch his head and cry out as he fell to his knees. He fell face down to the floor and rolled around in agony.

 

“What's…happening…to me?” He grunted out between clenched teeth. Involuntarily he began to morph. He grew fur all over his body, his hands and feet grew to about five times their size and grew claws, He grew to about ten feet, and he grew a long mane of hair that went down his back. Also, his teeth grew into large fangs giving him the look of a predator. All fighting stopped as Beast boy's new beast form let out an ear splitting howl of fury that even shook Slade's composure some. The beast was surprisingly quick and agile for its size and before Slade could react, it had picked him up and was swinging him around like a rag doll. He was slammed into the wall and the floor several times over before dropping him on the floor. Slade managed to get up and barely dodged a vicious right hook from the thing and jumped up and spun kicked it in the head, staggering it a little. It recovered quickly though and grabbed Slade's mask. It began to slowly apply pressure to the mask and it began to crack. Slade managed to kick his feet out and caught the beast in the gut. Though it wasn't hurt too badly it was distracted enough to let him go and he jumped back to put some space between him and it.

 

“Hmm.. it seems that splashing you with those chemicals didn't turn out the way I had planned. No matter, I'll just eliminate you as well.” He rushed at the beast but it swung its arm around and slammed him in the head, flooring him instantly. The beast walked up to him and kicked him in the abdomen, causing him to yell out in pain. Another kick came at him but Slade rolled out of the way and stood up.

 

“You'll wish you hadn't done that.” He said flatly. He swung a fist at the beast but it was caught so he threw another punch at it but that was caught as well. Slade and the beast pushed against each other and Slade was quickly losing. The beast let go, causing Slade to stumble forward from the sudden lack of support. As Slade's face fell towards the ground, the beast brought a massive claw up to meet it and Slade went flying backwards, his mask having been scarred with slash marks. The beast ran up to him and began pounding him mercilessly, but stopped when it heard a familiar name being called by a familiar voice.

 

“Beast boy….stop. Don't…let…him…do this…to…you. You're…better…than…him.” The beast turned around to see a young girl laying atop a boulder that was floating in the air. She had a metal pole sticking out of her. It sniffed and one word ran through its mind.

 

“Terra.” The beast suddenly realized who it was and where it was and what it was doing. Beast boy once again gained control and shrunk back to his human form. He looked at his hands and clenched them into fists.

 

“What have I done?” He wondered aloud.

 

“That is the reason I splashed those chemicals on you. I had planned to use you to destroy the Titans from the inside. The chemical has taken advantage of your unstable DNA and released a primal beast that you can't control. Now you must live in fear of hurting your precious friends.” Beast boy turned around to see that Slade had stood up and was acting as if nothing had happened. “Alright Gohan, fun time's over. Knock them out so I can finally do what I've longed to do for a long time. Destroy the Teen Titans.”

 

“But you said you weren't going to kill them.” Gohan replied. Slade looked over to him and spoke.

 

“I'm afraid that you've misunderstood me. I said that I wouldn't make you kill your friends and I said that if you obeyed me I wouldn't take control of Terra and Beast boy. I never said anything about me not killing them. Now, either you do as you're ordered or I take control of them again and they can live their lives out as my slaves. The choice is yours.”

 

“Don't listen to him Gohan!” Goku called after him. “If you do what he says they'll die, but if you don't we can find a way to free your friends.”

 

“I'm sorry Dad, but I've gotta do this. Stop me if you must but I have no choice.” The Titans, minus Beast boy and Terra readied themselves for battle but Goku spoke up again. “I won't let you do this Gohan. If I have to I will fight you. It's been seven years since you left us and we've all been training a lot while you've been away. Vegeta and I can both ascend past super Saiyajin now so it would be better for you to just stop now before someone gets hurt.”

 

“It's too late for that Dad. Too many people have been enslaved by him so I'm just going to do what he says for now.”

 

“Then you leave me no choice son.” Goku launched himself into the air and landed in front of Gohan.

 

“Wait!” Raven shouted. “Let me talk to him. I know him better than anyone else here since I've been in his mind recently.” She floated over to Gohan and faced him.

 

“Look Gohan, I know you think this is what's best for us but it's not. If you just come back to us then we'll find a way to free Beast boy and Terra. This is going to far. Slade wants to kill us Gohan, don't you understand that?” Gohan lowered his head in shame.

 

“You don't know what he has planned if I don't do what he says. It's not just Terra and Beast boy anymore Raven. It involves all of you. You guys would welcome death over what he has planned if you knew.”

 

“Then tell us! Tell us what he has planned and we'll find a way around it.”

 

“I can't. He said that if I say anything then he's going to do it anyways.” Gohan walked past Raven and faced Goku.

 

“I'd rather not fight you Dad but if you keep insisting on interfering then I don't have a choice. Please stay out of my way.” Goku looked at Gohan with pity in his eyes.

 

“I'm sorry Gohan, I just can't do that. You of all people should know I can't allow innocent people to be killed, especially if they fight villains like we do. It just wouldn't be right to sit by and watch.” He was answered with a punch to the face that took him completely off guard. He staggered back a few steps and found that he couldn't see Gohan anywhere. A feminine cry quickly turned him about to find that Gohan had knocked Star out again and he disappeared right afterwards. Goku looked all about but was hit from behind. He spun around and heard another outcry. He looked about and saw that Robin had been dispatched as well. Before he could react he was smacked around a bit more, disorienting him and causing him to fall over. Goku heard more cries and found that Gohan was giving similar treatment to Vegeta and Piccolo. Goku heard a crash and turned to see that Cyborg had also been taken out. Goku steeled himself in preparation for another invisible assault but none came.

 

“Gohan…” He heard from behind him and turned around to see that Gohan had appeared in front of Raven and was charging a blue orb of energy in his outstretched palm.

 

“I'm sorry Raven I really am, but I must do what needs done, whether I like it or not.” The blue orb in his palm grew larger and Goku moved to stop him.

 

“Stop!” Gohan yelled out. “Don't make this any harder for me than it already is.” He turned back to Raven. “Thank you Raven, for what you've done to help me.” With tears of sadness streaming down his face Gohan attacked.

 

Cliffhanger alert! Gohan's having a really bad time of it right now so who knows what he's going to do. Does Slade really have him wrapped around his finger or is he just faking it? Read the next chapter and find out duh. BTW, before anyone says anything I did not, I repeat did NOT make up that energy move for Terra. She used that attack on Beast boy towards the end of Aftershock pt. II when Slade was controlling her.