Gohan's Vengeance

Chapter Three: "Poor Gohan: The Feeling
Of Helplessness"

Gohan awoke in the dead of night with a headache and no sense of where or even who he was. He got up, rubbed his eyes and brushed the dirt off his pants. He was force to limp when he took a step, because of his knee. He somehow managed to climb up the cliff without light; probably because he had climbed and played on these rocks with his dad since he was a toddler. A stake of pain shot through his heart when he remembered that his father was dead…and he was never coming back. He also remembered the Android who looked just like Cell. His confusion transformed into anger as he remembered the eyes of the beast; the cold, emotionless eyes. His anger turned to hatered. As he remembered that the beast was the murderer of his father.

He arrived, and his mother was standing, looking out the window.

"I knew you would come back," she said.

"Why didn't you come look for me?" he asked. But then he realized how selfish it had sounded. She was as sad as he was.

"I don't know, Gohan. And I'm sorry. It's just-I've been in sort of an out of body experience all day. I still am," Chi-Chi said weakly.

"Where did they…when did…what, umm…" he stopped and ran forward hugging his mom. They both cried.

She, however, knew what he was asking. "I called Bulma…she was all I knew to call, I didn't even think of the police or ambulance. Vegeta hurried down. He couldn't do anything though; just a shoulder to cry on. But you know how Vegeta is, he didn't say much. He just stood there while I screamed, beating his chest with my fists. He just placed his hands on my back for a second, and stared deep into my eyes. Then I swear I saw a tear floating in his eye. He left without saying anything. Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin came and wrapped him in sheets. I gave them his Will," Chi-Chi was beginning to cry more and more, "and they left. They told me not to come, so I stayed here and waited. They came back and gave me this." Chi-Chi handed Gohan a heavy China-glass jar titled, 'Son Goku: Protector of Mother Earth, and Friend of All Her People'.

"He was cremated?" Gohan looked down.

"His Will said to scatter his ashes in the sea. You know he always loved to sneak off and go swimming there; right in front of the Kame House," Chi-Chi said, flickering the tiniest hint of a smile.

"When's the-" Gohan began.

"It's tomorrow…I think Master Roshi said noon," floundered Chi-Chi's voice.

Gohan got up and slowly walked to the window. "You know I saw him," he said abruptly.

"What? Saw whom?" Chi-Chi wondered to her son.

"The man…the one that killed daddy, he was an android. He said his name was #22, he looked just like Cell."

"Gohan, this is no time for games-" Chi-Chi didn't concur.

"It's no game! I saw him! After I ran into the woods, I tripped on a root and tumbled down to the bottom of the foothill. I looked up and saw what I thought was Cell, but he was red in color, sort of maroon. His armor was also different. And the two spike-thingies that sat on Cell's head, were shaped like horns!" Gohan went on, telling his mother what he saw and heard.

"But how could it be? Another Android?" Chi-Chi said. "Ugh, damn you, Gero!" She yelled.

"I'll go get Vegeta and Krillin!" Gohan said with emotion.

"NO!!!" Chi-Chi cried. "I'm not letting my baby boy go out to look for some mechanical demon that killed my husband!"

"I HAVE to, Mom! You don't understand!" Gohan told her seriously.

"At least wait till after the funeral," his mother said somberly.

"Alright." And he hugged his mother.