User blog:Princessplum/Gohan's Leagacy

"AHHHHHHHH!" Eleven year old Gohan Son is finally unleashing his deeply hidden power. All of the Z-fighters and the mini Cell Jr.'s they were all fighting are all standing there wide eyed at how much power the young chibi has… everyone except his father, the legendary Goku Son.

Everyone thought Goku was crazy when he said he gave up in favor of his son fighting the battle. Even Gohan himself thought the idea of him being stronger than his father was absurd. Of course, everyone knew Gohan was strong for his age. Heck, the kid's a freakin' super saiyan at age eleven! To say that he was strong was one thing, but to say he's stronger than his father, the Goku Son, who protected the Earth from countless villains and just proved that he was far stronger than every one of the other Z-fighters in his recent go at Cell was something completely different. Goku however just gave Gohan a reassuring smile and started to prove his point.

He walked over to Gohan and had asked him if he had any trouble following the fight. Gohan, to everyone's great shock answered, "N-no… I could follow just fine… but that's because you weren't going all out! If you were then–"

"Gohan, I don't know about Cell, but I was doing my best," the father cut off his son, who starts to sport an amused look at the shock registered on his son's face. "But to you, you thought I wasn't trying huh. I think I know what's going on. You automatically assumed that I was stronger than you so when I had yet to reach your own ki level in my battle you assumed that I was still warming up, am I right?"

"…Yeah, you're right…"

To say that everyone (including Gohan) was in complete shock would be an understatement. Goku had just proved his point using undeniable logic that his son was indeed stronger than him. Of course this didn't stop others from still questioning the feat. Vegeta was in complete denial. ''This is madness! ''The saiyan prince silently seethed. ''How could that spawn of a third class baka such as Kakarot be so strong!? It's impossible!''

"So, Gohan," Goku continued. "Go fight Cell and beat him so we can all go home." He spoke with such confidence. The look in his father's eyes told Gohan that he truly believed that his son was more than capable. Seeing this confidence from his father gave the young demi-saiyan confidence in himself.

He looked up at his father and gave him a determined look that he derived from his father's confidence and support. "Alright dad, I'll do it!" He was a little hesitant at first, but deep down, he knew that his own dad wouldn't just throw him into a battle he couldn't handle… would he?

Gohan proceeded to fly down to the battleground. He looked up with Cell a little apprehensively, but when he felt his ki, his confidence skyrocketed. ''He's fatigued from his battle with dad! His ki is way down. I can easily beat him now I know I can!''

Of course Goku also noticed that the grasshopper humanoid known as Cell was weakened. He wanted to get a true measure of his son's strength so he did another thing that questioned his sanity in the eyes of everyone else: he gave Cell a senzu bean. To most this would definitely be considered sending his own son to his death. Goku however made that claim that it wouldn't be a 'fair fight.' This comment shows his unequaled, unwavering faith in his son. He's so confident in Gohan's strength that he believes that Cell needs to be at his best just for the fight to be close.

This had the opposite effect on Gohan. While showing no outward signs of apprehension, inside his confidence was wavering. ''What does dad think he's doing?! This is Cell we're talking about!'' At this point Cell was powering back up to his full ki level. Feeling the android's new ki level, Gohan makes a decision.'' Now how am I supposed to beat him? Well I might as well go all out from the start.''

Gohan powers up to his maximum. Powerful winds swirl around the preteen and he disappears in a cyclone of dust and light as his ki continues to rise. Eventually, the hurricane winds cease and the young demi saiyan is engulfed in a golden aura as his ki reaches its limit. Gohan looked up at Cell and gave him a cold stare. "Okay Cell! I'm ready!"

All of the Z-warriors besides Goku couldn't believe what they were feeling. Gohan's ki was much higher than his father's was and it was on par with that of Cell. Even the green android itself was impressed and actually looked eager to fight the young warrior.

And that's what he did. Cell charged Gohan and threw an array of punches and kicks and Gohan dodged them all with great ease. It was obvious Gohan was the fastest of the Z-fighters. His small size also helped him be more elusive. When Cell saw that this wasn't working, he was forced to bring out some more of his true power and increased his ki. After that, he started getting some good blows in and eventually gave Gohan a devastating roundhouse kick that sent him all the way through a tall mountain made of solid rock, burying him under hundreds of giant boulders.

Everyone (except Goku once again) thought Gohan was finished after this. Piccolo was the most adamant since the young demi-saiyan was his one true friend.

"Goku look at what you've done! We warned you this would happen if you let Gohan fight Cell! Now look, HE'S DEAD! YOUR SON IS DEAD!"

Goku however still had a soft smile on his face. "Piccolo, Gohan's fine. Can't you still feel his ki?"

"What? Hold on… Yes! It's there!" Piccolo responded, letting out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He was genuinely relieved that his gakusei was indeed still alive. "How could I have missed it? It's still so gigantic!"

Cell however, caught up in himself after the kick thought that he had killed Gohan. "There Goku. You happy now? Take your senzu bean and let's resume our fight!"

"Baka! Look behind you!" Goku yelled back at the green menace. He wore a smug look on his face.

Cell turned around just in time to see the remains of the mountain that Gohan crashed into fly into the air and a golden light come out from underneath. Out from the golden light came Gohan, surrounded by his golden aura shining brightly around his body. Yes, the young hero was very much alive. It would take much more than that to take him out for good.

Gohan slowly strutted back to the battle site. He knew that at this rate he could not beat Cell, so he took a different approach. Being the peace lover that he was, he tried to reason with Cell and tell him that fighting was pointless and that he hates fighting. After the android merely mocked him for telling him this, Gohan pulled out what he thought was his trump card.

Gohan told Cell why he thought his dad had put so much faith in him. Gohan explained that every time he would get angry when he was little he wouldn't be able to control himself and suddenly, he would get this incredible power and use it relentlessly. His calm, controlled demeanor he had been displaying, even during his battle with Cell, would vanish and he would go absolutely nuts, turning all of his power on the target that caused this anger. He also didn't fail to mention that while in this uncontrolled state, every enemy that he faced was beaten down. He gave him countless examples from Radiz to Freiza.

The point of Gohan telling Cell this was to scare him into stopping the pointless fighting. However, this plan backfired completely. This actuallyintrigued Cell, the saiyan cells in his body getting the best of him. This game was getting too boring to him. He needed a challenge. After Cell had heard this story, he really wanted to see Gohan mad. He started doing everything he thought of to provoke Gohan, but nothing was working. Gohan had the steely resolve not to lose control. He was afraid of the damage he might cause when he lost it. That was, until Cell had started attacking all of his friends and his father.

Cell had managed to spawn many "mini Cells" which he called Cell Jr.'s. He then proceeded to send them to kill off all of Gohan's friends until he lost control. Gohan was slipping ever so slightly, but was still holding onto control, until all of a sudden, Android Sixteen's head came rolling in between Cell and Gohan (Android Sixteen had been blown up by Cell earlier). He told Gohan not to hold back: to protect the life that he cherished ever so much. That's when Cell crushed his head, silencing the Android for good. At that precise moment, something in Gohan snapped and the hidden rage that he had been so intent on keeping caged up had been set free into the transformation now currently being witnessed.

Gohan has finally lost it. His ki continues to grow to everyone's amazement. Cell even starts to panic as Gohan's ki continues to surpass his own. Goku starts to smile, beat up and all from his fight with Cell and his subsequent fight with his own Cell Jr. He isn't hiding how proud he is of his son's strength, not that anyone would notice. Everyone was still staring at Gohan as he continues to get even stronger than anyone could even imagine.

Goku is beaming at his son at this point. He was the strongest warrior for the longest time, but now his son has surpassed him. Words could not begin to describe the sensation he was feeling. Every father's goal is to shape their child into being not just as good, but even betterthan themselves, and Goku is currently witnessing the passing of the torch of Earth's hero and the strongest warrior in the universe from father to son.

Gohan lets off one more yell and the golden aura that is surrounding him now engulfs him, making him look like the burning sun above. Then, his ki suddenly makes the biggest leap anyone has ever felt and the flame starts to subside, but the golden aura continues to surround him, now with bolts of lightning surrounding him. Gohan has gained an extra two inches in height and his bulky muscles have gotten even bulkier. His spiky golden hair has shot straight up except for a stubborn lock that hangs over his forehead. He has obviously undergone yet another transformation, making him a super sayian 2.

Yet the most dramatic change in Gohan is his attitude. His eyes show no glow; no innocence; no peace. Instead they are dark and cold. In this new 'super saiyan 2' form, his calm demeanor has vanished. In place of it is one of rage; one of pain; and one of revenge. Out are the peaceful, merciful intentions. In are the intentions of merciless revenge!

"You are gonna pay Cell!" Gohan screams with authority. He sends the menacing android the coldest look it's ever seen. Cell's still standing there, shocked at what has just transpired. Finally he comes back to reality and does his best makeshift grin.

"Well well well." He says with a smirk that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Looks like things are finally gonna get interesting."

Gohan simply walks up to Cell, who had snatched the healing senzu beans from Krillin earlier, and in a blur of motion, takes the beans back, shocking Cell to say the least. He then proceeds to use his super speed to track down all seven of the Cell Jr.'s and take them all out in a no-nonsense way with one blow each. This stuns everyone else since they were struggling to stay alive against them, even Vegeta and Trunks, who were past the normal super sayian level. Gohan then passes the senzu to Trunks, who is the only one still not too beat up, and tells him to distribute the senzu to everyone else, and using his new speed, zooms back to the battle site right in front of Cell.

Cell was now furious that Gohan had taken out his children so easily. He was now ready to battle himself. He punched and kicked with all his might, but in vain as Gohan dodged everything Cell threw at him. He might have been fast before, but now he is faster than anyone in the universe. He made it look incredibly easy to simply dodge punches and kicks that everyone else on the battle field couldn't even follow.

Gohan is simply toying with Cell. He hasn't even made an attempt to block, let alone attack back yet. This makes Cell furious. "WHY ARE YOU TOYING WITH ME?!" He screams in frustration. "THAT'S IT! NOW YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE WRATH OF MY FULL POWER!"

"What!?" Trunks cries in response, now finished giving everyone a senzu. "He wasn't even fighting at full power?! He must be bluffing to scare Gohan!"

Cell starts to power up, a golden aura starting to surround him. His increase in ki is producing a huge gust of wind and making the Earth shake below him. His ki keeps increasing steadily, making all of the Z-fighters once again wide eyed and shocked. They couldn't believe how much power Cell was hiding.

"Well I guess this blows my theory out the window!" Trunks grunts.

Finally, Cell reaches his maximum, the golden aura continuing to surround him. He now has a giant smirk on his face as he looks at everyone's faces contorted in fear. Well everyone except one who actually looked bored and unimpressed.

"Is that all you've got?" smirks Gohan. He is actually chuckling a little. All of the other Z-fighters are just as shocked as Cell at this reaction from Gohan.

"Ha!" laughs Cell, now smirking even more. "You think you can fool me with that bluff? I will show you true fe–"

Cell was cut off by a fist to his gut, which made him keel over in pain.'' How!? He thought How did he do that?! And… why does it hurt so much?!''

"Well if this is all you've got, then I would be worried if I were you!" Gohan says, now angry and boring those ice cold eyes directly into Cell's. "YOU WILL PAY FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE!"

Gohan proceeds to absolutely beat the crap out of Cell. This battle is so lopsided that one almost starts to feel sorry for Cell… that is until they remember what he did to everyone. Cell then attempts to blow up the Earth with a full power Kamehameha wave. Gohan nonchalantly shoots a more powerful Kamehameha back at Cell and it rockets the two waves at Cell, leaving the green android in a very bad position: he has gotten the whole left side of his body blown up. He's completely defenseless as he needs to build up energy before he can regenerate his lost limbs.

"Ugh..." Cell manages to grunt weakly. "How… i-is th-this possib-ble… he's just…. a k-kid…"

"Gohan has won!" yells Yamcha jubilantly. "He did it! He beat Cell!"

"I will say this," Piccolo says calmly. "He is in bad shape, but don't forget, he has MY cells in him! He can regenerate… but… what is Gohan doing?!" Piccolo's getting very concerned now. "Why hasn't he finished off Cell yet?! He has him outclassed by far!"

"You're right" Goku says, now sharing Piccolo's concern. At that moment he yells to his son. "GOHAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, FINISH HIM OFF!"

"Finish him off?" Gohan yells back. He shoots his dad a disappointed look and then gives him an almost evil smirk. "Sorry dad I think I'll wait. I'm gonna make him suffer more. He deserves it!"

"Wait, what?" Goku's dumbfounded. Did he just hear his son say that he wanted to make someone suffer? He would never say that even if it was Cell. This power was changing his son, and not in a good way. "GOHAN! WE HAVE TO END IT NOW! DON'T LET HIM GET DESPERATE! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S CAPABLE OF!"

Gohan simply gives his father a soft smile, giving him the message that he's got it under control. Goku however is still apprehensive towards the whole situation. He knows that Cell, despite being outmatched by far, will do just about anything to win. If he gets desperate, who knows what he will do, plus his son is not himself.

"He's changed…" Goku mutters. "I didn't think the power would get to his head. No, not my son!" Goku still is in denial at the whole situation. Gohan is acting like he never has before. He has become completely arrogant and bloodthirsty. He is obsessed with making Cell suffer for everything that he's done. In other words in some ways, he's become just as bad as Cell!

"That much power can corrupt anyone," Piccolo says reassuringly, "especially someone like Gohan who isn't used to that kind of power. Let's just pray that he comes to his senses in time and this change isn't permanent."

At this point, enough time has passed for Cell to build up enough strength to regenerate his lost limbs. He then goes in a fury like no other, pouring out all of his ki into his muscles, increasing their size tenfold.

"YOU WILL PAY FOR MAKING A FOOL OUT OF ME!" Cell furiously shouts. He then starts to throw punches at Gohan which Gohan easily dodges. Cell may have way more power now, but his bulky muscles are slowing him down.

"Hey look!" Trunks shouts enthusiastically, eager to point out Cell's flaw. "He's making the same mistake he mocked me for! He's so bulky that his speed is suffering!"

At that moment, Gohan decides it's his turn to attack. He gives Cell a jaw cracking roundhouse kick to the face, launching Cell across the landscape where he lands 1000 feet away. That had to hurt… Gohan doesn't stop there. He uses his super speed to teleport over to Cell and then delivers a sucker punch to the gut, bringing the evil green android down to his knees.

"Y-you're not a b-boy… you're a m-monster!" Cell weakly manages to choke out. Speaking of choking, Cell appears to be choking on something…

"Cell is finished," states Piccolo. "And soon he will lose his complete form."

"What do you mean Piccolo?" Krillin inquires his green ally.

"Watch and you'll see what I mean."

Cell now looks like he is about to gag. Sure enough, a minute later, he coughs up something big, about the size of a person.

"Android Eighteen!" Krillin shouts, both in shock and in relief. It's been painfully obvious that Krillin has had a crush on Android Eighteen the moment she pecked him on the cheek when they first fought the androids. He's extremely happy to see her again, even if she is covered in Cell's saliva at the moment.

"What does this mean?" asks Trunks of Piccolo.

"The end of Cell," he states bluntly.

What Piccolo said indeed comes true. Cell lost his complete form and now is back in his first transformed state. Cell's ki decreases drastically as well, so now even Vegeta or Trunks could finish him off now.

"What have you done!?" Cell yells wrathfully.

"Well, this battle just got even more boring!" Gohan says with a sigh. "Oh well, I guess my blows will hurt even more now." Gohan twists his mouth into a sadistic grin at this statement and he gives off a very disturbing chuckle.

Cell quickly tries to escape, but Gohan, who by now is far above him in strength and speed, catches him in an instant. He then kicks Cell across the battlefield once again, leaving Cell lying face down in the dirt. Gohan approaches this very weak Cell mockingly, looking down at him with a wide grin now.

He kicks Cell across the battlefield, Cell not being able to defend himself. He then warps to Cell and kicks him into the air, uses his speed to warp to a place above him and kicks him towards the ground only to warp below him to kick him back up in the air, essentially playing a game of tennis with himself using Cell as the ball.

Everyone can only watch as Gohan continues to pummel the defenseless android to a pulp without the slightest care. Even Vegeta is repulsed by the sight. The only person he would have thought capable of being this cruel to someone was Frieza, but not even Frieza went this far.

Goku looks on at his son with an indescribable look. Gohan is turning into the same monster that Cell is. He never thought he'd see the day when his innocent and gentle Gohan would prolong a battle he could win without even trying in order to make someone suffer, even someone as evil as Cell. As secure as victory looks at this point, Goku cannot help but feel scared at what Gohan is becoming. He couldn't take it anymore. As horrible as Cell was, it doesn't mean that he deserves this. This would be stooping below his level and his son is far too good for that. He desperately tries to break through to his out of control son. "Gohan! Stop this RIGHT NOW! He's completely defeated! Finish him off this instant!"

Gohan does not take kindly to his father's orders. "NO! He deserves this punishment! Remember what he's done dad!" saying the word "dad" mockingly. "Are you telling me that he doesn't deserve to suffer?!"

Goku is absolutely appalled at his son's behavior and actions. With clear anger in his voice, he yells "GOHAN! No one I repeat, NO ONEdeserves to go through what you're putting Cell through. He will pay for his actions in the afterlife. No matter how bad someone is, they don't deserve this! Be the one with the bigger heart son! Don't lower yourself to him!" Goku is desperately pleading at this point, on the verge of tears.

At this point Gohan is furious with his dad. How dare he tell him that Cell shouldn't suffer with as many horrible deeds as he's done. "SHUT UP! I will come after you next if you try to tell me to stop one more time!" at this Gohan let Cell fall into the ground, holding onto life by a thread. He then gives his father a look colder than absolute zero, showing him that this is no empty threat.

Goku froze at this. He could no longer recognize the boy, no the monster, that he called his son. That look in his eyes spoke volumes of what has become of him. He was so taken aback that his eyes started to well with tears. Goku, the world hero and toughest man in the universe was reduced to tears by his own son! The other Z-fighters noticed this as well and they were all terrified to say the least. What happened to Gohan?

Seeing the faces of his friends and seeing his dad sobbing brings Gohan back to reality. He realizes that he was the one who caused all of this. Completely ashamed of this revelation, he detransforms back to his original super saiyan state and the innocence returns to his eyes. "What have I become…" he softly whispers.

Piccolo, who was still watching Gohan intently the entire time, is the first to notice this change back to normal. He immediately smirks and turns to Goku, who is still sobbing. "Goku! Gohan's back to normal! Look up!"

Goku manages to choke back a sob and looks at his son. His frown turns into a relieved smile as he looks into his son's eyes and sees the trueGohan reflected back. "Thank Dende! I was afraid we lost him."

Gohan flies down to the imperfect Cell who is lying in the crater, beaten to a bloody pulp, yet somehow he's still conscious. He looks at the android in horror. ''How could I do this to anyone? What happened to me?'' Gohan is feeling more than regret for his actions. It is at this moment that a tiny seed of self-loathing is planted in the young demi-saiyan's mind. He hates himself for what he became, but there are more important issues to take of at the moment. He needs to redeem himself for what he did, and the only way is to destroy Cell now and end his reign of terror on Earth.

It's then that Gohan feels Cell's ki start to flair uncontrollably. Now back to being his old rational self, Gohan figures out what Cell is trying to do and devises his own scheme to finish the android for good.

Cell tries desperately to get on his feet. In the meantime, Gohan starts charging a Kamehameha wave that will send Cell to the next dimension. As soon as Cell gets on his feet and starts to use his self-destruct technique, Gohan releases his powerful Kamehameha and it obliterates Cell into subatomic pieces. Not a trace of Cell remains.

He did it! Gohan did it! Cell has been beaten, and his reign of terror is no more. As soon as the Kamehameha wave disintegrates in space, Gohan turns back to his base form for the first time in weeks and falls to the ground exhausted. He does however have a giant smile on his face. The rest of the Z-warriors quickly run over to the eleven year old savior and surround him, looking at him in awe.

"Gohan, I'm SO proud of you!" Goku genuinely says. Of course he already had an astonishing amount of pride in his son, but after defeating the most powerful enemy they have ever encountered before without even really trying, he now has an immense amount more pride in Gohan.

"You did good kid," Piccolo reassures Gohan. Piccolo was the first to train Gohan, and Gohan was his first real friend. He too has an immense amount of pride in Gohan.

The smile on Gohan's face fades into a small frown at the praise he's getting. He doesn't feel he deserves the praise after what he had become during the fight with Cell. "Dad…" Gohan struggles to say. "I'm… sorry…"

"What?" Goku didn't expect his son to say this. After defeating a threat to the universe, he didn't expect the first thing for Gohan to say was that he was sorry, although Goku has a good clue on what he is sorry for.

"I'm sorry that I got caught up in my power…" Gohan continues, exactly as Goku thought he would.

"Hey don't worry about it," Goku replies reassuringly. "I'm just glad that you managed to find yourself again at the end and finished it off before he could blow himself up and take the Earth with him."

After thinking it through for some time, Goku understands completely how his son could have been affected by all that power. Gohan had just turned into a super sayian for the first time less than six months ago, and after pouring out all of his power in his fury against Cell, he transformed into a super sayian 2 for the first time, a level that no one would have even begun to imagine existed. Having all of that power introduced into your system in such a short time not only affects one physically, but gives one a sense of power mentally that they've never even felt before. It's no wonder he was arrogant for a while. Still though, Goku wonders why it got so out of control and wonders if he can teach Gohan how to control himself when in the super saiyan 2 state. Eventually, he will inquire Piccolo of these things and Gohan of how he felt, but now is not the time. Right now, his son needs reassurance that he did great and that he's not mad at him in any way.

"But dad… I started torturing Cell… I even threatened you… my own father… I completely lost control… how can you be proud?" Gohan then gives a rejected look. "If anything you should be ashamed."

"How could I be ashamed?!" Goku inquires disbelievingly. How could his son ever think that he would be ashamed of him? "Gohan, I have no clue how you lost control, but I know for a fact that that wasn't the real you torturing Cell. I am so proud of you because you realized your mistakes and atoned for them by beating the single most powerful villain we have ever faced, not to mention you passed me in strength. There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of and I am so damn proud to call you my son!"

Gohan seemed to brighten up after that statement by his father and the smile returned to his face. "Thanks dad… Again… I'm… sorry…" Gohan struggling to say those last three words.

"Hey easy there son. Don't stress yourself. I've already forgiven you!" He then saw how beat up his son actually was from earlier and saw how exhausted he really was. "That battle sure took a lot out of you huh." Gohan simply nods, and then passes out.

"Gohan!" shouts a concerned Krillin.

"Don't worry," Piccolo reassures. "He's just exhausted. Let's take him to the lookout. Dende can heal him no problem."

With that, Piccolo picks up Gohan and starts flying towards the lookout.

After watching Piccolo head for the lookout with his son in his arms, Goku turns to the rest of his friends. "I'm going to go with Piccolo to the lookout. I need to check on Gohan. You guys coming?"

Krillin was the first to answer. "You bet! Remember that Gohan is one of my best friends too. I want to make sure he's okay."

Yamcha, Tien and Trunks all agree to join their friend. Then Goku inquires the same question of Vegeta. "You coming Vegeta?"

"Why should I care about your half-breed son?!" Vegeta shouts. He's still hurting from the major blow to his pride from not only having Kakarot surpass him, but now his half-breed whelp as well. "I have better things to do with my time!" and with that, he takes off towards Capsule Corps.

Trunks sighs and looks back at his father's retreating form with disappointment. He then becomes angry. "He's such a jerk! How can he act that way? Gohan saved his life and that's the thanks he gets?" To Trunks, Gohan is more than just a friend to him. In his timeline, Gohan protected Trunks fighting the androids while training him as well. Gohan was basically like an older brother to Trunks and without him, he would have died before he even got the chance to come back. His own father saying that he doesn't care about Gohan hit a sensitive spot in the adult demi-saiyan.

Goku walks over to Trunks and pats him on the back and gives him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry too much about it Trunks. You're father's a good guy; he's just too arrogant for his own good. He probably is more proud of Gohan than you think because Gohan is a saiyan and showed the power of a sayian."

Tien decides to join in the conversation expressing a concern that everyone has. "Speaking of Gohan's 'display of power' earlier, do you know what was going on with your son Goku? It's like he turned into a ruthless killer once he transformed again."

"Tien's right Goku" Trunks adds grimly. "That look that was in Gohan's eyes was the same look the androids in my time had. No mercy; no regret; no compassion. Just hate, anger, and killing intent."

"I know." Goku responded rejectedly. "That was not the Gohan I know. But it was only in his ascended super sayian state that he was like that. Remember when he detransformed back to his first super sayian state that he turned back to normal. I still don't know what caused him to lose control like that in his ascended state since I've never been there myself." He is as clueless as his friends and he doesn't like it. It is his son they're talking about for crying out loud! "My only guess is that all of the power introduced into his system in such a short period of time affected him mentally. That combined with the pure unrestrained fury that we saw was probably the cause." He then perks up a bit at his former idea. "Perhaps though, I can help train Gohan to be able to control that state so he can use it freely like his super sayian state. That is my goal as soon as we get settled in again after all of this. Until then though, there's really nothing to worry about. Cell's gone. Gohan won!"

After a long silence from the others, Trunks finally perks up. "You're right Goku. Gohan's the man! We should probably get going to the lookout. Piccolo's probably almost there at this point and it will take a while for us to fly there."

Goku gives Trunks his patented Son grin. "No it won't Trunks! Don't forget, I can use instant transmission."

"Oh yeah!" Krillin responds. "We'll get there in no time! Let me just grab Android Eighteen so Dende can heal her and then we'll get there in no time!"

As Krillin is rushing over to the female android, everyone gives him expressions of shock.

"What?" exclaim both Yamcha and Tien.

"Are you serious Krillin?!" shouts Trunks in frustration. "She's a killing machine! She would terrorize the earth if she's brought back!"

Goku however gives Krillin his approval. "Trunks, the androids in this timeline are far different from the ones in your timeline. Everyone deserves a second chance. Even if she turns on us, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, and I are all capable of putting her in her place again. There's really nothing to worry about." He then looks over at Krillin and gives a cheesy grin. "Besides, I have a feeling Krillin has some ulterior motives for saving her too" He then starts to chuckle lightly.

Upon hearing Goku's comment, Krillin's face turns bright red, but he continues over to the android facing away from his friends. ''Thank Dende I'm facing away from them. I would never hear the end of it if they saw that.''

Krillin picks up Android Eighteen and heads back over to Goku and everyone else. They all connect hands and Goku transports everyone to the lookout via instant transmission.

Everyone who was at the Cell games though still has the same question in their minds. What happened to Gohan when he ascended? And what could this mean for Gohan and everyone around him if he does ascend to this level of domination and ruthlessness again? Four months have passed since the Cell games. The Z-fighters used the dragon balls to bring back all of those that were killed by Cell. Krillin used the second wish to remove the bomb imbedded in Android Eighteen's body. Of course once she recovered from her unconscious state she was in after the Cell games she immediately stated that she didn't need anyone's help and she took to the skies, leaving Krillin in a heartbroken state. However, as of yet, no reports of "terror attacks" by that android have been reported, much to the surprise and relief of the Z-fighters.

After the wishes had been made, the Z-fighters said their farewells and went their separate ways. Tien went back to his village in the mountains by North City to train and continue to strive to new heights. Yamcha and Trunks went back to West City, Trunks to see his 'past mother' and Yamcha to continue his baseball career. Yamcha had decided on giving up fighting and focus on his baseball career since he figures that Goku and Gohan can take care of any threat that comes their way. Trunks prepared to set off back to his timeline the following day, with his newfound confidence and strength from his trip to the past. Krillin dejectedly went back to Master Roshi's Island, where he had been living ever since the 23rd Budokai. His plan however was to track down the female android that had stolen his heart. He currently is on that search.

After he left the remaining Z-fighters at the Cell Games battle site, Vegeta flew back to Capsule Corps., which isn't surprising in itself, but his reasons are. He went back obviously to use the gravity room to train and become stronger than Kakarot, but he also went back to spend some time with his son. After his training session with Mirai Trunks in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Vegeta realized how much his son actually meant to him. Because of this, he wanted to spend as much time with his infant son as he could so he would know his father like Mirai Trunks never got to.

Goku and Gohan said goodbye to their friends and headed back to their home in Mount Paoz. As soon as they opened the door to their humble abode, both of their heads got a painful meeting with incredibly hard cast iron which could only be Chichi's patented frying pan of Armageddon. She was so hysterical at both males, Goku for allowing her 'precious baby' to fight that 'horrible green monster' and Gohan for becoming extremely arrogant and threatening his own father. She had seen the whole thing on Baba's magical crystal ball and saw everything that happened from Gohan defeating Cell to that big oaf Hercule Satan getting swatted out of the ring by Cell like a common housefly. In the end though, she was overjoyed that her baby was back and that he was able to finally rid the evil that was Cell.

Speaking of Hercule Satan, as soon as the Z-fighters left the site of the Cell Games, Hercule was in a state of shock. Since he was an accomplished fighter (at least on normal human standards) he was the only one of the unfortunate humans that were at the site of the tournament to not get knocked unconscious from Gohan's super saiyan 2 transformation. Only after Cell had been defeated had they all come to and Hercule claimed the victory as his own. The reporters had taken his word for it (after all, he was the only one left who had seen what had happened) and the world celebrated their new reign of peace crowning Hercule their champion. They even went as far as to name a city after the man, renaming "Orange Star City" to "Satan City."

Of course, Chichi was furious about this. How dare that awful man take credit for what her son accomplished! Gohan however was glad that Hercule took the credit. Seeing his mother's incredulous look, he went on to explain to her that he didn't want the credit; he didn't want the fame that went with it and felt like the real reason was just to protect the Earth, not for the glory. He also went on to explain to his mother that the press would be all over them as well and that they would never get any real privacy. At this reasoning, Chichi sighed and reluctantly agreed with Gohan to keep the truth oblivious to the public, although she noted that the truth will come out eventually.

Gohan had his own reasons as well as to why he chose to not take credit for the defeat of Cell that he never disclosed to his parents. He feels like he doesn't deserve the title of a hero. He still feels incredibly guilty for his uncontrolled state during his fight with Cell. Unknown to everyone else, the accusation by his mother earlier had hit Gohan extremely hard, making him feel even more regret and self-loathing. He is ashamed of himself for torturing the android and for stooping to his level. However, he feels the worst about threatening his father. He still can't forgive himself for the situation he put him in. He had never seen his dad cry before, and he had broken him down into tears, as well as terrified the other Z-fighters. True heroes don't torture and they certainly don't threaten their allies. For these actions, he feels like he deserves to be punished and he still hasn't forgiven himself for these actions even though his father and friends already have.

The biggest news of all though was the day that Goku and Gohan got back from the Cell games. After her relentless tirade of her son and husband, the Son matron announced to the two that she was pregnant with another child. This news came as a shock to them and they both took the news rather differently. Goku took the news quite well. He was excited for someone new to train and he was also excited for Gohan to have a new sibling so he wasn't as lonely.

Gohan however was terrified. After all of the emotional turmoil that happened in the last few hours, he immediately panicked and fled the scene. He still didn't trust himself after what happened and he didn't want to risk hurting someone else close to him. His whole life, he had always wanted a younger sibling, but now he couldn't bring himself to be there for them. He knew that he would get attached to his younger brother or sister and he didn't want to put them at risk of getting hurt by him. He needed to get his emotions straightened out before he could return.

Goku had immediately gone after Gohan as soon as he left. Gohan sensing this, transformed into a super sayian and flew as fast as he could. Goku, knowing he couldn't keep up with his son, used instant transmission to cut him off.

"Dad! Get out of my way!" Gohan shouted angrily. He was annoyed that his dad could just teleport in front of him using instant transmission. He made a mental note to ask him to teach him that later.

"No! Not until you tell me why you ran off like that." Goku retorted with an authoritative tone. Goku was quite confused by his son's behavior and frankly, he was deeply concerned by his reaction. He knew that Gohan wanted a younger sibling more than anything, so why after finding out that his greatest wish was coming true would he just run off like that?

Gohan was taken aback by his father's seriousness. "I… I don't…" Gohan replied in a dejected tone. He found it hard to tell his dad what it was that bothered him. He didn't want to make him relive the moment and he didn't want him to worry, although his actions have already made that happen.

"You don't what son?" the father asked his son more gently. Hoping to coerce his son into telling him, he added, "You know you can tell me anything right?"

"Yeah… sorry…" Gohan now felt regretful for reacting the way he reacted to his father. "I don't trust myself dad..." Tears were starting to form in the young saiyan's eyes. "I can't forgive myself for what I did earlier… I don't want to lose control ever again, and I feel like I am not safe enough to be around my little brother or sister. I'm… too unstable and very dangerous. I bet you really hate me for doing what I did back there."

"Gohan, I love you!" Goku reassured his son. "and I am so proud to call you my son–"

"LIAR! HOW CAN YOU LOVE A MONSTER LIKE ME?!" the distressed demi-saiyan shouted back, now with tears streaming down his face. "Itortured Cell to the extreme! No one, not even Cell deserves what I gave him, no matter what they did! And I even threatened to kill you, my own father!" his voice then gets quiet and he looks away, not able to make eye contact with his father. "There's no way that you can forgive me for that…"

Goku was shocked at his son's words. How could he think he's a monster? This really concerned him and he wondered just what his son was going through. Wanting to smash all doubts of his son's amazing character, Goku was quick to reassure him. "Gohan," Goku replied in a calm tone. "You are my son. That alone is grounds for my unconditional love. But son," Goku then placed his hand on Gohan's chin and forced him to look up into his reassuring eyes. "The reason I can so easily forgive you and the reason I am so proud of you is because you realized these mistakes. You realize what you did and you've learned from the experience. No one's perfect Gohan. Everyone makes mistakes, especially considering the circumstances you were in. Can I tell you something Gohan? If I was in the same situation as you, I don't think I would have been able to control myself as well as you did."

To say this statement shocked Gohan was an understatement. "What?" was all Gohan could say getting wide eyed. This surprised Gohan in the utmost. His father is the most calm, carefree person in the world, no, the universe! How could he control his anger better than his father?

"You were under so much emotional strain son. I would have exploded too if Cell had done everything he did to you to me. I was on the other side of the spectrum when you unleashed your hidden power. I could never imagine what you went through seeing all of your friends getting brutally tortured before your own eyes, yet having no power to stop it. The only time anything close to that happened to me was when Frieza came back from the spirit bomb, shot Piccolo, and killed Krillin. That resulted in me turning into a super sayian for the first time. I was furious and I completely lost control of who I was. You remember that don't you?"

All Gohan could manage to do was nod, still in shock at his father's earlier declaration.

"And do you still consider me dangerous?"

"NO! Of course not but–"

"But nothing! The point is son that I learned from my mistake and vowed to never let it happen again and it hasn't."

Gohan looked up to his father and nodded, understanding what he was getting at. "Okay dad, I think I understand. I vow to never let it happen again. I promise dad that I will never go into that ascended state again."

"Woah there Gohan, I never told you never to go super saiyan 2 ever again. You just need to control that state."

"But dad, what if I can't learn to control it and it happens again. Nobody's strong enough to stop me." He had serious concerns about ascending. He remembers all too clearly what the rage felt like and what all of that power did to him. He knows what it takes to trigger the deadly transformation, and he is very doubtful that he will ever be himself in such a state.

"Gohan…" Goku once again forced his son to look him in the eyes. "If you are set on never letting your control slip ever again, you won't ever lose complete control ever again. Remember son, I was in an uncontrolled state the first time I transformed, and I never was out of control again. I was determined to not lose myself in that state. And now, I'm the same as a super saiyan as I am in my normal state."

Gohan was still doubtful despite his father's reassuring words. "But dad… I just– I just can't allow myself to ever slip that badly ever again. Plus I still don't have control of that power yet. I need to get extremely angry in order to even reach that state."

Goku however was well aware of this predicament. "Son, it's just like your super sayian state, only it will take a lot more energy and self-control. You already have the power. All you have to do is unleash it in a similar way as your super saiyan state. If you manage to do that, you should be able to transform at will. Once that happens, you will never have to worry about losing control again. Don't worry Gohan, Piccolo and I will help train you so you can control this state. I promise."

"Are you sure dad?" Gohan was still nervous about his control. Personally he believes that it will take a very long time to even have partial control and he doesn't want to put his father or sensei into that dangerous of a situation. He'd much rather just never ascend again.

"Of course I am! You are my only child– oh I mean my oldest child" Goku corrected himself chuckling. "I forgot that you have a new brother or sister on the way ha ha!"

The thought of his new sibling brought a smile to the young demi-saiyan's face. "Yeah that's right." Gohan looked up to his dad with a newfound determination in his eyes. "I will learn to control my ascended state for the sake of my new brother or sister. Who knows what new threats I'll need to protect them from. I may need that ascended state later." It may be very scary for Gohan, but his love for the new sibling that's on the way trumps his trepidations.

"Now that's the Gohan I know. Never backing down from a challenge and determined to protect those closest to him." Goku beamed at his son. "That is why I'm so proud of you son."

"Thanks dad." Gohan was now in a much better mood and doesn't feel as guilty. However, deep down, he still hasn't forgiven himself for his actions.

"Let's head back home Gohan. I bet your mom's worried sick about you. Scratch that, I know your mother's worried sick about you. I'd be prepared for that frying pan if I were you."

Gohan grimaced at the mention of the notorious cooking utensil that could control even a super saiyan. "Yeah I better" Gohan responded causing Goku to laugh. Goku then puts his hand on his son's shoulder and using his free hand, puts two fingers on his forehead and instant transmissions them both home. As expected, Chichi smacks her son with the frying pan of Armageddon upon their arrival.

Over the four months that pass, Gohan trains every day with his dad and Piccolo, much to the annoyance of Chichi. Despite the adamancy of both her husband and son, she still thinks that training is a waste of time and that Gohan should spend that time studying. However, Goku managed to get Chichi, albeit very reluctantly, to allow him to train Gohan by explaining that Gohan needs it more to help him get over what happened at the Cell games, and Chichi, having seen the whole thing, didn't want that happening again.

Today is a perfectly normal day at the Son household. Gohan has just finished studying Advanced Calculus for the past five hours (remember he's only 11 years old for crying out loud!) and has now been given permission to train with his father and Piccolo for the rest of the day. He flies to their normal training spot in the forest by their house at Mount Paoz.

Over the past four months, he has made remarkable progress in his self-control. Gohan still can't transform at will, in fact, he only has been able to reach super saiyan 2 five times, but he's been getting steadily closer every time and in the past three days, he had been able to transform.

He learned that transforming into a super saiyan 2 is actually a lot different than transforming into a super saiyan. For one, it takes a vast amount more energy to make the jump to the next level. One has to be extremely far above a normal super saiyan in order to even attempt it. The activation ki required is enormous, and right now, Gohan is the only one with that kind of power.

He also found out that the trigger is completely different. While transforming into a super saiyan comes in response to a need, the super saiyan 2 transformation requires much more emotional stress and pain. Unlike the first transformation, the second takes a great deal of fury to unleash, making it almost impossible to replicate. Gohan realizes that this is why he struggles so much with this transformation, and this theory also shows to him how he could possibly lose control of himself in such a state. The anger and emotional pain is almost overwhelming. He has however been finding out that it takes less anger each time he reaches the ascended state, also making it much easier to control in the process.

Also, true to his word, he has never been completely out of control again. Granted, there were a few times when his dad and sensei had to get revived by Dende, but Gohan had always come back to his normal self before it got too out of hand. Yesterday was the worst it has been. It had been an extra stressful day for Gohan since his now six months pregnant mother had one of her worst mood swings and took it out on Gohan, telling him that he doesn't study enough and that he needs to put out more effort into his studies. Gohan was used to this type of treatment from his mother since this has been happening throughout her pregnancy. But this time she threatened him with human sized meals for the next two days (which to a demi-saiyan is like starvation) and no training for a month. She then forced him to study for another three hours in order for him to show her that "he's serious about his studies."

This got Gohan in an incredibly restless mood. It's not like he despised studying, but he hated being forced into extra studying for no good reason. So on that day, he took his frustrations out on his father and sensei, both of whom were knocked unconscious by a relentless tirade of a super saiyan 2 Gohan.

Today however, Gohan is in a particularly good mood. His mother sincerely apologized for her actions, again saying that her hormones got the best of her, and allowed Gohan to train extra early today much to his delight. He's excited to get started. The young demi-saiyan feels like he's on the verge of a breakthrough in controlling his super saiyan 2 state.

Before the Cell Games, Gohan was adamant that he hated fighting. However ever since the events at the Cell Games his attitude has changed. He now enjoys fighting. He once asked Vegeta why this would be, since his father could come up with no reasonable explanation. The answer that the saiyan prince gave him was that his saiyan side, which was previously dormant, must have come out during his transformation into the ascended super saiyan. He also explained that this is also one of the reasons why he was so relentless towards Cell, as a saiyan's first instinct is to fight and kill. Of course for asking him for this information, Gohan had to agree to spar with the saiyan prince.

Gohan was reminiscing about a particularly good shot he got on Vegeta in the solar plexus during that spar when he is shaken from these thoughts as he is forced to quickly dodge a wayward ki blast from the spar that is taking place between his father and sensei. It's common for Goku and Piccolo to train with each other while waiting for Gohan to finish his studies. They usually test out new techniques at this time or they measure certain aspects of fighting. It seems today that they are measuring how well they fight with ki blasts.

Gohan's early to his training session so they both aren't expecting him yet. They're too focused in their intense spar to notice Gohan's presence. Gohan, who is highly entertained by the match between his father and his sensei, just continues to watch contentedly, dodging wayward ki blasts every so often. However, his attention is drawn elsewhere suddenly as he feels an incredibly high ki very far away and then quickly disappears as soon as it came. This ki felt like the epitome of pure evil, but it is definitely not on Earth. He's just so surprised that it's so powerful that he can pick it up from so far away. Knowing how far away it is, he realizes there's nothing he can do about it at the moment so he makes a mental note to ask his father about it later.

Or maybe he won't have to. He looks back to where his father and sensei were sparring to see that they too were looking in the direction of that large ki. They both start discussing it with each other, still oblivious to the fact that Gohan is also present.

"Piccolo, did you feel that?" Goku asks the Namekian warrior with obvious concern in his voice.

"Indeed I did," Piccolo responds in a low tone. "That ki was enormous! And it was definitely not a friendly ki either."

"Yeah no kidding. It was so far away though, definitely not on Earth." Goku then thinks about what could be so powerful and evil. "Do you think it could be Cell?"

"No I don't think so. That signal was too strong to be Cell. Besides, he's gone, Gohan made sure of that."

"''Goku! Can you hear me?!" ''a voice sounds suddenly seemingly out of thin air.

"King Kai is that you?" Goku responds.

"No it's your mom. OF COURSE IT'S ME YOU NIMWIT! WHO ELSE CAN TALK TO YOU LIKE THIS"

"Well Chichi can talk with me telepathically through our bond–"

"YOU IDIOT! DO I SOUND LIKE YOUR WIFE?!"

"Well no, but you asked me who could talk to me like you can." Goku answers sheepishly.

*slaps forehead* "Whatever! Honestly Goku sometimes you're impossible." King Kai answers annoyed.

"What do you mean by that?" Goku asks cluelessly.

"Never mind that. The reason I contacted you is because I need you and your son to come to Other World right away! There's been a rebellion in Hell led by Cell and Frieza; both are much stronger than there were in the living world!"

"No way!" Goku shouts incredulously.

"Yes Goku, now do you realize how dire the situation is? We need you to take out Frieza and Gohan to take out Cell! You guys are our last hope!"

"I'll do it King Kai, but how do we get to Other World from here?"

Before King Kai could respond, a young voice shouts out, "Use instant transmission dad!"

Goku turns to face the new voice that just interrupted his conversation. "Gohan! You heard that?" asks the surprised Goku.

"I've actually been here for quite a while dad. I saw you and Piccolo sparing and I decided I would watch, not wanting to interrupt. Besides, it was entertaining."

"So your mother let you off of studying earlier after making you study extra yesterday? Talk about day and night!"

"She is six months pregnant dad, giant mood swings are notorious of–"

"HELLO! WE NEED YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW! REMEMBER? REBELLION IN HELL?!"

"Oh yeah he he…" Gohan and Goku both chuckle sheepishly, rubbing the back of their head in the classic Son gesture. "Sorry King Kai. We're on our way!" Goku replies cheerfully.

"''You better be." ''King Kai grumbles through the link, cutting it off in the process.

"You ready Gohan?" Goku asks his son seriously, but his face showed excitement thinking of the new challenge that awaits.

"You bet dad! They're not going to see what hit them!" Gohan says excitedly. He too had a gleam in his eyes that showed how much he was looking forward to using his training.

"Remember son, you will have to use super saiyan 2 in this fight. I can handle Frieza but you need to take Cell. He's beyond me if he's gotten stronger still."

"Gotcha dad! I've been looking forward to using super sayian 2 in a real battle. Let's go!" Gohan does a fist pump in the air. Goku chuckles at his son's antics. Who knew Gohan would ever be this excited for an actual all-out battle… well it might not be all-out for him as Gohan's all-out could do some serious damage but you get the idea. Not wanting to make his son wait any longer, Goku places one hand on his son's shoulder and puts two of his fingers from his free hand on his forehead and senses for King Kai. He has to stretch his senses very widely but eventually finds him, and after a nod of farewell to Piccolo, instant transmits to Other World with his son.

~Upper Heaven, Other World~

The sight that greets our heroes is one of chaos. Immediately they both feel two extremely high kis which they assume are Cell and Frieza. They also feel a bunch of smaller kis that feel like allies, most likely past fighters that have died and are now training in Other World. At the moment they are holding their own against the evil duo, but there are definitely signs of them slipping in the battle. Gohan has to immediately catch one of the good warriors as he is knocked towards him by a roundhouse kick of Frieza's. There are also two warriors double teaming Cell, one is a green alien from the Western Galaxy named Pikkon and the other, a human from thousands of years ago named Oedipus. Both have very large kis; however, the devious android appears to be toying with them as he is only blocking and dodging with little effort at the moment.

The battles are taking place in some random part of Upper Heaven, although Goku does recognize the area. He doesn't remember where it's from though until he sees the end of Snake Way in the distance. This is right where King Kai's planet is supposed to be, he remembers. ''But wait, where is it? ''"King Kai where is your planet?!" Goku shouts over all of the clashes. The allies are starting to take some good hits at this point making Goku more urgent. "Isn't this where it's supposed to be?!"

"Cell blew up my planet!" King Kai shouts back. Him and the other three Kais and well as the Grand Kai are watching over the situation and trying to figure out a way to stop the evil leaders. "I contacted you as soon as it happened! I thought that these fighters would be able to handle the situation, but both Cell and Frieza have grown tremendously in strength! You two are our last hope!"

"Cell blew up your planet?!" Goku's shocked. He knows that King Kai's planet, despite being much smaller than Earth, is amazingly more durable. It must have taken a ton of power to destroy that planet. "Dang you're not kidding! They really are tons stronger!"

"Yes I said that already!" King Kai shouts back over a particularly loud blast. He then looks over to see that Frieza has just taken out three more of the warriors, leaving only two left to fight him. "Hurry up an–" *boom* another loud explosion cuts off King Kai and he turns another way to see both Oedipus and Pikkon falling out of the sky unconscious.

"OH MAN! DAD WE BETTER GET GOING!" Gohan exclaims as he sees the two powerful warriors falling from their battle with Cell. He immediately powers up to super saiyan and starts to build up more strength. Goku, seeing the urgency of the situation, does the same.

"HA! Oh man that was quite boring." Cell says mockingly. "I didn't think taking over Other World would be this easy!"

Finally finishing off the last of the two warriors, Frieza joins Cell in his mocking. "Yeah, that was too easy! Maybe we overdid our training in Hell! I wanted a little bit more of a challenge"

"Well you just got one!" Gohan shouts, now at his maximum power as a super saiyan. His father soon joins him and gives Frieza a death glare, also at his maximum power. Both of their kis exceed Frieza, but since he can't sense ki, the galactic tyrant is still as cocky as ever. However, Cell's ki still far exceeds both Goku and Gohan.

"My my. If it isn't the stupid monkey and his low-life brat," Frieza says mockingly. He still has a smug look on his face from when he defeated the past heroes. "You do realize that you have no chance against us right? We've grown much stronger since we've been here."

"Enough Frieza!" shouts Goku furiously. Up to this point he has been relatively calm, but after seeing him fight and defeat all of those former heroes of the universe and having to hear his voice again he becomes very angry. He reminisces to everything Frieza did while on Namek: he killed many Namekians to gather the dragonballs; he killed Vegeta ruthlessly without mercy; he fought and badly injured his son; he attempted to kill him, but instead shot a beam through Piccolo's chest; and the icing on the cake is that he killed his best friend and training mate Krillin right in front of his very eyes. These are the events that led to his super saiyan transformation and these are the reasons he hates the galactic tyrant with a passion. However, unlike last time, Goku is able to keep control and not let his anger get the best of him. His anger subsides a little and he puts an uncharacteristic smirk on his face. "Heh, wasn't it a 'stupid monkey' that sent you here Frieza?"

"WHY YOU INSOLENT BAKA! DIE!" with that, Frieza launches at Goku and the battle for Other World begins.

Goku dodges Frieza's initial attack, swiftly moving his body to the left, leaving Frieza in a vulnerable position with his arm stretched out. Goku takes advantage of this by giving Frieza a quick, but powerful jab to the side, causing Frieza to go flying into the distant golden yellow clouds of Upper Heaven. Goku immediately gives chase and the battle resumes, blow after blow echoing throughout Upper Heaven.

Whilst Goku and Frieza battle it out, Gohan and Cell remain stationary for the time being, just glaring at each other. The amount of hate radiating between the two super powers is very apparent in the dead cold stares that are exchanged in the standoff, the only sounds coming from the epic battle going on all around them. Finally, Cell ends the standoff. "Well, well, well. If it isn't little Gohan, the one who caused me so much pain and humiliation," his voice full of venom and hate. "We meet again, except, I have the advantage now!"

"Heh." Gohan responds, sporting a smirk on his face. "Don't make me laugh Cell. You really think that this is my full power? Looks like you forgot already how much power I really have" Something about seeing Cell again brings out a Vegeta-like arrogance out of Gohan. Normally he isn't one to boast or predict certain victory, but when he sees Cell his normal attitude flies right out the window. ''Wow. I really need to watch myself. I can't let what happened last time happen again. This will be my true test. I will be in control of my ascended super saiyan state!''

"Oh I didn't forget," Cell retorts seethingly. "How could I forget the torture you put me through?" Cell however starts to chuckle after saying this. "I must say I was very impressed. I didn't think you of all people were capable of such torture. It was absolutely fantastic!"

This guy is nuts! Gohan thinks. He's actually impressed by the torture he went through?

"Yes Gohan," Cell continues, now sporting a smirk of his own. "You have much more power than me, but you know as well as I do that you can't control it. And if you unleash it again, you may defeat me, but you will take my place!" Cell starts an insane laugh. Gohan stares at Cell during his maniacal laughter, not showing a bit of emotional change. Finally after the laughter subsides, he continues. "When you tortured me, you showed me that you are far more capable of carrying out my goals. So go ahead, unleash that power, but you will only be taking my place! HAHAHAHA!" a new round of insane laughter starts from Cell.

Gohan takes in all of this smack talk from Cell and smirks. ''How far from the truth you are Cell. You have no idea the training I've been through. While waiting for the laughter to subside however, Gohan feels another ki, only for a brief moment, but very close… and very evil.That was the same power I sensed earlier while watching dad and Piccolo spar. So it was in Other World? Hmm, I wonder who that is and what is going on. If I could feel this power all the way from Earth, that's not good. I guess he must be dead if he's here so it can't be much to worry about at this moment. I need to focus on Cell right now.''

Gohan brings himself out of his thoughts, trying to regain focus on the battle at hand. Finally Cell stops cackling, so Gohan finally is able to say something. "Cell, you have no idea what I've been through. You think I wouldn't work on such a major weakness. Now I'm just as calm in my super saiyan 2 state as I am right now." Even though he still hasn't been able to completely control this state as of yet, it now takes very little emotional stress to transform now. Even the slightest of anger can trigger it now, which he already has enough of by just looking at the green abomination. This allows him much greater control of his ascended state, although he still has trouble controlling all of the pure anger that comes with the state.

Cell goes wide eyed and panics for a second before smirking and chuckling. "HA! There's no way that you could have gained so much control in that short amount of time. You probably can't even unleash it unless I try to kill all of your friends again!"

Gohan doesn't verbally retort. Instead all he does is take a look at the green android known as Cell. He looks into his hate filled eyes and instantly remembers everything he did. Then, something goes off in Gohan's mind like a light switch and his ki skyrockets. This time however, instead if an ear piercing scream of agony, Gohan just lets off an annoyed grunt as the transformation to Super sayian 2 takes place. His hair becomes spikier and stands straight up with the exception of one stubborn lock of golden hair that rests on his forehead. His muscles increase in density and size, giving him an extra two inches in height. His aura is bright gold, making him look like a star. Blue electricity gracefully dances around his body, displaying the sheer power of this state. ''Yes that was almost natural. I almost have this down to an art. I have a feeling in our next training session I will have complete control.''

With the transformation complete, Gohan's ki is far above anyone's ki level in Upper Heaven. He looks at the completely fear stricken Cell with his ice cold eyes. A smirk comes across his face as he starts to see his mortal enemy tremble. "Now do you realize what I meant Cell? This transformation is nothing now! Get ready for the beating of your afterlife!" Okay maybe I still need work on my attitude.

''What are you talking about? Beat this guy to a bloody pulp!''

Gohan is taken aback by a completely new voice inside his head. He's never heard it before, but it sounds so familiar. No! No one deserves that, not even Cell!

What are you talking about? the voice responds. ''Remember everything he did, he tried to kill you and destroy everything and everyone you cherish. He needs to pay for that!''

NO! Gohan argues, still confused as to where the voice is coming from. He takes a glance around to look for anyone and sees no one but Cell.''I refuse! His punishment is eternity in Hell!''

''That's not enough. He deserves more! Why don't you play a rounding game of tennis with him like last time?''

"SHUT UP!" Gohan screams at the top of his lungs. He doesn't realize that he screamed that out loud. Cell stops trembling at the moment and starts mocking Gohan.

"HA HA! I was right! He's completely insane!"

Upon hearing Cells mocking, Gohan's anger rises, causing his ki to spike to uncharted territory. No one has ever had this much power before. Unfortunately, his control slips as well. "That's it Cell! Prepare to die!" Without hesitation, Gohan starts the battle by warping towards Cell at an unimaginable speed and punching him directly in the face. Cell, who has his guard down as he was mocking Gohan took the blow full force, launching him miles away into the golden clouds of Upper Heaven. Gohan then proceeds to beat Cell relentlessly, not allowing him any chance to counter.

''Good. Now you're getting it. Make him suffer.''

Upon hearing the voice he still can't put a name or face to again, Gohan comes out of his fury, dropping a now unconscious Cell allowing him to float downward into the depths of Hell once more. … I can't believe I let it happen again… I lost it… after all of that training.

No you did good! The voice answers.'' He suffered more than last time! If only you would have killed him again he wouldn't even exist anymore.''

''SHUT UP! Who are you anyway? You sound so familiar. And how come I can't see you?'' Gohan doesn't like what's going on right now. He has no clue who this voice is and it already knows about the Cell games, not to mention it is encouraging him to repeat the things that he absolutely resents himself for.

''What? You don't recognize yourself? Ha ha you are even dumber than I thought.''

''Wait what? Did he just say he was me?''

''Of course I'm you, well more like the saiyan side of you. I'm the reason you're so strong and the reason you love battle. You unleashed me when you ascended the first time.''

Gohan has no clue what is going on right now. The saiyan side of him is talking to him inside his head? ''Well whatever you are, you're not welcome! This is my head! Stay out!''

''I wouldn't say that if I were you. Without me, you're nothing! I possess all of your power. Without me, all of your strength will disappear and you will be reduced to the level of Krillin!''

Gohan has no clue how to respond. As he is having this internal struggle, Goku finally knocks Frieza out clean, who like Gohan, just allows him to fall back to Hell.

So long for now Gohan, but we will meet again. The voice says coolly and then it fades away. Just like that, the voice is gone, leaving Gohan to mull over the events that just took place.

Gohan is extremely confused. ''What was that all about? It's like that voice was my inner saiyan desires. It kept telling me to torture Cell… and I complied!'' Gohan now is very dejected, almost on the verge of tears. ''I let it happen again! How could I? I thought I was able to control myself… wait…''Gohan looks at himself and feels his ki and realizes he's still a super saiyan 2. He's holding this state even though he's not extremely furious like he usually is. Upon this discovery, Gohan's spirits lift. ''I did it! When that voice left, I returned to my normal self. So that voice must be my inner anger. I have to rid myself of that if I ever want full control. I know that won't be that last of him.''

As Gohan is pondering his newest discovery, Goku looks around for his son. He spots him in a deep train of thought and realizes that he is still in his super saiyan 2 state. He then looks into his son's eyes and sees the normal gleam that Gohan usually carries and starts beaming. ''He's done it! He's mastered his transformation! ''"Gohan!" He yells towards his son.

Upon hearing his name, Gohan breaks his train of thought and looks around to find his father. As he sees him, a huge grin appears on his face and he waves enthusiastically to try and draw him over to where he is. Goku complies and flies over to his son.

"Well son, it looks like you can freely become a super saiyan 2 now." Goku praises his son. "Look at how easy you can hold it! I can't tell you how proud of you I am!"

Upon hearing his father's praise again, he becomes sad once more. His grin disappears and he throws himself at his father, sobbing. While indeed he can hold his transformation easily now and right now he isn't seething with rage, he can't say he has control of it. Not by a long shot. "Dad…" Gohan sobs, his face buried in his father's chest. "I became that monster again! I tortured him worse this time! I don't deserve any praise. I deserve to be punished!"

Unlike last time, Goku didn't see his son's fight this time. He had no clue he lost it once again. He just saw him in his super saiyan 2 state after he finished his battle with Frieza. Goku makes a mental note to ask Gohan about it later, but once again, what the sobbing preteen needs at the moment is reassurance. "Gohan. We've had this discussion before during your training. I didn't know you were struggling again, but you don't deserve to be punished. Once again, you found yourself before it got too far. You do have self-control."

"You don't understand dad." Gohan replies in between sobs. "I tried to control it. I was so confident I had it under control… but then I had this internal struggle and it kept telling me to make Cell suffer. I was fighting it until Cell mocked me and then I was blinded by rage and hate! I couldn't control myself and I gave in again!" at this he started sobbing harder. "I lost control! I deserve to be punished!"

At this last statement, Goku pries his son off his chest and holds him up at eye level. "GOHAN!" Goku shouts firmly at his son. The morose demi-sayian instantly stops crying at his father's tone. "Do not ever say you deserve to be punished. That is my decision to make. I'm the father here, and I say that you did extremely well. I may not know exactly what it feels like because only you have the power to unleash this transformation, but I do know that you will overcome whatever it is that you're struggling with internally. I know for a fact that you will. After all, you are the most loving and caring individual I know and I know that love always wins over hate." Goku then lowers his voice and tells his son calmly, "Have faith in yourself son."

This seems to do the trick as Gohan replies with a small smile. "Okay dad…" He says, whipping away a stray tear. "I'll try."

"That's my boy." Goku responds. He gives his son a big hug and then lets him go. "Come on Gohan, Let's go home before your mom discovers we're gone. I was so caught up in the moment that I left without saying anything to her."

Knowing the consequences of such an action involve the use of a certain famous cooking utensil, Gohan readily complies and grabs on to his father, who then transports them both back to Mount Paoz.