Parallel Existence – Chapter 3
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or anything to do with them. I just own this story.
Of all the insane things that Gohan thought he had seen, this was, by far, the most crazy. Here sat Vegeta, on a totally different planet, and wearing his old Saiyan armor. He had his old smirk on his face, and what was the most crazy, he was in Super Saiyan three!
"It's Prince Vegeta to you, boy!" Prince Vegeta said, standing up, and walking over to Gohan. "You seem strong. If you do good in the preliminaries, you will get a good fight in the games."
"Look, I don't want to fight. Why aren't you with dad and Piccolo fighting Gnice?" Gohan was beyond confused.
"Gnice? That fool was sent to the next dimension a long time ago. And I don't know whom your dad or this Piccolo is. But if you keep up your constant talking, I will kill you myself!" Prince Vegeta was starting to get his look of anger, and Gohan didn't care to see what would happen if he exploded with rage.
"Fine. Who's my opponent?" Gohan was now eager to get in the fights. If he went Super Saiyan, Prince Vegeta and every other Saiyan would be shocked out of their seat. Especially if he showed off his new transformation.
"Patients, young one. His name is of no concern. But he is one of the few remaining Egnals." Prince Vegeta had the guards take Gohan away to prepare for the fight, while he walked back to his chair. "He has your eyes. Odd isn't it?"
"Yes, very odd. I sense a great power off of this boy."
"Well my friend, I've decided to fight in one of the matches. What do you think?"
"No, Vegeta. You can't lower yourself to the likes of being bet on. You must reign over the simpletons, not join them."
"Damn it, Kakarott! I'm tired of sitting on my ass and scaring people! Besides, the populous is starting too get cocky. You saw that boy. If they were all like them, we'd have to eliminate them all. Then what would be left for us to do?"
"You're right. What would do us best is a good challenge. This universe is ours, and now what? We're Saiyans! We were born to fight, not rule."
"I agree, Kakarott. And I feel that that boy may be the key somehow."
"Where's Gohan? Damn it, Gnice, answer me!" Piccolo had what was left of Gince by the throat, and was choking the life out of him. Even if Gnice was going to talk, he probably wouldn't be able to, due to Piccolo's grip. Piccolo slaked up a bit though, and Gnice did say something.
"They'll be here…soon. Y-you probably only have around a…a year before…before they find out about you. They're too smart for their own good. They'll figure out, when Gohan…when Gohan…*" Those were the last words that Gnice breathed, before finally slipping away into the entropy of death.
"Before Gohan what?!" Piccolo yelled, at the dead body of Gnice.
"It's no use, he' finally dead." Vegeta said, walking up to spit on Gnice.
"What was he talking about? Who are the 'they' that he was referring to?" Piccolo asked Vegeta, who was just as clueless as he.
"I don't know. And I don't know what to do. If we train for a year, then nothing happens, it would be only a year wasted that we could have found Gohan. But if we search for Gohan, and don't find him, and something does happen, we won't be ready. There's only one correct answer, the question is, which one?" Piccolo was surprised at how insightful Vegeta could be.
"We have to train." Goku's voice came from behind Vegeta and Piccolo.
"What?"
"We all know Gnice, and anything that would scare him so bad, would have to be pretty strong, and he wouldn't make up such a story just to waste our time that we could use finding Gohan. He knew he was dead, so why would he care if we found Gohan or not?"
"You've got a point, Goku." Piccolo said, walking away.
"We'll all meet here in one year, agreed?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah."
"Wow, I get to wear Saiyan armor? It's been a whi*" Gohan caught himself before he said anything that would get him discovered.
"Yes, it's customary for the fighters to wear it." The cell keeper said. She finished getting Gohan ready, and in a flash, he was in a giant arena-style stadium.
"Wow, this place is full of people." Gohan said to himself, seeing as how the stands went all around the stadium in a circle, and every seat was packed. Then, a voice came on over a loud speaker.
"Now the main fight of the night! The winner of this battle will be righted to fight the champion of the games!" With a loud gong, the fight was on. Gohan was a bit apprehensive, seeing as how he had never seen his opponent, and he wasn't used to fighting in front of cheering people. He had only been in a few tournaments, and this dwarfed them all by a great deal.
"Die!!" Gohan's opponent yelled, jumping him from behind, and tackling him to the ground. He rolled Gohan over, and started pounding away on his face, while sitting on his chest. This monster, an Egnal by name, was an elephant-like creature, with black skin, and a spiked trunk. He had hooves, but it seemed as if he could stand like a human.
"Get off!" Gohan yelled, blasting his energy off into an aura, and blowing the Egnal off with the power of the wave. Gohan got to his feet, and stared at the Egnal, who was smiling like he didn't care.
"Wow, so you can control energy. Who can't?" the Egnal said, powering up himself, and surrounding himself with a black aura, as black as his skin.
"I know, but can you do this?" Gohan asked with a smirk, as he started to power up. He flamed his energy up, and with a yell, blasted off into a Super Saiyan. The whole crowd exploded with cheers, as Gohan did his feat.
"How did you get in the games? I thought Prince Vegeta didn't make Saiyans get in the games. What did you do?" The Egnal asked Gohan, lowering into a fighting stance. Gohan said nothing, but he spun into a terrific kick, that sent the Egnal into a wall. The Egnal was resilient though, and almost right after his impact, he jumped up and charged Gohan, this time on all fours. As he ran, he started to spin his spiky trunk like a helicopter. Gohan didn't move, only looked on, unimpressed, and when the Egnal reached him, he merely stuck out his arm, and the Egnal was stopped dead in his tracks. Gohan lifted him up by his head, and sent a blast through him with the same hand. The Egnal was nothing more than dust, and Gohan never veered from his serious look.
After he had finished wiping his hands off, Gohan looked up to where Prince Vegeta was sitting, and stared directly in his eyes. Prince Vegeta gave a nod, and walked back into the shadows of the building. Then, with another flash, Gohan was back in his dressing room, and his cell keeper was there to attend him. She dressed his one small scrape on his brow, and put a strange gel on his back, where the Egnal had tackled him.
"Prince Vegeta wants to see you immediately." She said, as Gohan put back on his shirt, and walked out of the door. There were no guards this time, and Gohan knew the way, so he went straight to Prince Vegeta's office. Gohan walked in the door, and saw Prince Vegeta sitting in his chair.
"Have a seat, boy." Prince Vegeta ordered, and Gohan complied. "What was that on the battle field?"
"You told me to fight, and I fought." Gohan answered, looking in Prince Vegeta's eyes.
"You know what, you could become very powerful. You have the spirit of a great Saiyan, and you use it well."
"Thanks, but I'm happy with who I am."
"Why didn't you tell me you were a Saiyan earlier?"
"You didn't ask."
"Now look boy! I like your attitude, but you don't talk that way to me! What's your name?"
"Gohan."
"So, Gohan, who's your father?"
"A Saiyan named Goku. But his Saiyan name was Kakarott." Now it was Prince Vegeta's turn to be totally dumbfounded. Kakarott was his best friend, and he had never had a child named Gohan in his life, and he didn't have a nickname of Goku. On top of that, Gohan had never known of Kakarott, so he couldn't have said that on purpose. So what was going on?
"What are talking about? How do you even know about Kakarott? What…?"
"I'm about as confused as I can be too. One minuet I was fighting Gnice, the next, he surrounded me with a bright blue glow, and I found myself on another part of Earth, where three Saiyans found me. After that, I just started to accept that I had lost my mind, but it's all starting to come together now."
"Yes, because there's no way that I'm your father." Kakarott said, coming out of the shadows. Gohan started to greet his dad, but he remembered himself, and remained seated.
"I can see by your reaction to Kakarott, that you're not lying. And also, I recognize that attack that you described from Gnice. It's his dimensional shifting attack. You've been transported from your dimension to here."
"That would explain a lot, but how do I get back?"
"There is one other person who knows the attack." Kakarott said.
"Really? Who?" Gohan asked.
"The champion of the games. You are scheduled to fight him tomorrow." Prince Vegeta answered.
"One thing though," Kakarott said, "If you manage to get home, tell your father, and anybody else, that we're coming in one year. That should give them time to prepare for us."
"Why are you coming to my world?" Gohan asked.
"We're bored with weaklings. Your father, and friends, should prove to be a great fight for us," Vegeta said, "And Gohan, Show me all you've got tomorrow."
"Right." Gohan said, before walking out of the room, and back to his cell. He had a lot to think about that night. He wanted to get home, and his opponent could surely get him there, but if he did, he would still be alive for Prince Vegeta and Kakarott to use. But if he killed him, Prince Vegeta and Kakarott wouldn't be able to get to his world, but neither would he. Finally though, he drifted off to sleep, and dreamt of being home again.
He missed his family and friends, even though he'd been gone only one day. His father, Piccolo, his mother, Videl, and even Vegeta. He had never gotten the chance to talk to Videl about how he felt about her, but he put it on the top of his priority list when he got home. So, his decision was made. He would go home. Everyone could handle himself or herself when Prince Vegeta and Kakarott got there, and he had his new transformation too.
"Wake up, its time to eat." Gohan's cell keeper awoke him early, to get food, before the fight.
"What is this stuff?" Gohan asked, looking at the plate of white goop on the table before him.
"It's a blend of nutrients for the body. It has everything one needs to stay healthy." The cell keeper informed him. Gohan ate it, eventually, and took a long drink of water afterwards. After breakfast, Gohan put back on his armor, which had been repaired, and started his exercises. When finished with them, he went to Prince Vegeta's room once again. Before he could knock, he heard Prince Vegeta's voice inside.
"Come in." Gohan opened the door, and asked the Prince about the time of his fight.
"Your fight is in two hours." Gohan thanked him, and left the room. He went back to his cell, and asked the cell keeper if there was any place that he could be alone to meditate. She directed him to a large field, and left him alone. There Gohan stood.
"Okay, lets see if I can get that Super Saiyan stage again." With that, he began to power up. He blasted his energy into first form, then second. He continued his rise, but nothing was happening. Then, he remembered what had caused him to go off in the first place. He needed to have an extreme need. Not like first stage Super Saiyan, but even more intense. He focused on what would become of the earth if Kakarott and Prince Vegeta landed there, and he focused on being the only one able to stop them. Suddenly, he felt that internal snap again.
With a mighty yell, the sky blackened, and the red aura returned to Gohan. His hair changed again, and his size nearly tripled again. He kept powering up this time though, and he finished the stage this time. His hair grew even longer, almost as long as SS3, and his eyes turned solid white. With a final yell, and a final blast to boot, Gohan had completed the transformation of this new level. He stopped, his aura sizzling around him, and thought of what this new level could be. He could ask Prince Vegeta, seeing as how in this world, he was SS3 all of the time. He surely had reached it, of higher. But just incase, he didn't want to give anything away, so he decided not to ask him.
"Lets see what I can do." Gohan said, lowering into a back stance. He began his form, and was pleased with the results. He was so fast, that he had a hard time keeping up with himself. His body responded to every thought he made, within a fraction of a second after thinking it. He punched and kicked his invisible enemies, and worked harder and harder each go around. He spent his two hours, with his forms, and drove his time down to the last minuet. Retracting back into regular form, he flew back to his room, and awaited the start of his match. Like last time, with a flash, he was instantly in the old arena.
"Competing today, for title of champion of the games, is newcomer Gohan, and champion, Cooler!"
"Cooler?! How in the hell?" Gohan remembered where he was though, and decided to have fun with this one.
"Ah, I've always wanted to fight a Saiyan. Ever since my brother and father were killed by Saiyans, I've wanted to fight you."
"I won't disappoint you." Gohan said, staring Cooler down. Since he was in his fourth form, Gohan decided to beef up the fight as well. Like the flipping of a light switch, he went into SS, and then, with a bit more effort, SS2.
"What? You've gotten another level? No matter, it won't save you." Cooler said, charging Gohan, with a kick. Gohan caught the kick, and slung Cooler around to talk to him.
"Cooler, use your dimensional shifting attack on me. Everyone will think you killed me, and you'll get the title!"
"Why should I? I want to kill you, not move you."
"Do you want to see what I'm really made of? Then you'll know that you can't kill me." Gohan decided to show his true power after all. With a jump backwards, he began his power up. He concentrated on his need, and it happened. The sky blackened again, and Gohan's red aura came back. His hair grew, and turned red, and he bulked out again. He blasted off to show his culmination, and looked Cooler down, again.
"What is this?" Cooler said, that scared tone in his voice. Prince Vegeta stood up out of his seat, and the whole crowd went quiet.
"This is my power." Gohan said, his thundering tone of voice causing more than one spectator to wet himself.
"Okay, I-I'll d-do it." Cooler said, shivering like a child, and almost crying. He regained himself though, and went to work. He jumped up, and grabbed Gohan by the wrists. The blue light came to his hands, and Gohan's hope returned. He was going home. The light transferred into him, and he let the numb feeling envelop him like a warm blanket. The crowd got hazy, and then downright blurry. After a while, they disappeared altogether.
"I've won! I've killed the Saiyan!" Cooler yelled, triumphantly, as soon as Gohan was out of sight.
"That's right, Cooler," Prince Vegeta said, speaking over the crowd, "You killed a Saiyan. And if you remember correctly, I am a Saiyan. So, no one kills my brethren!" Prince Vegeta shot a single blast from his hand, and vaporized Cooler. This left the crowd a little more than confused.
"Where's my little boy?" Chi-Chi screamed, as Goku told her about Gohan.
"Calm down honey, we'll find him." Goku tried to soothe her.
"I want my son, NOW!" Chi-Chi screamed yet again, and sank down into a chair with a look of hopelessness.
"Gohan can take care of himself. He'll be fine." Goku said, hugging Chi- Chi for support.
"I hope so."
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or anything to do with them. I just own this story.
Of all the insane things that Gohan thought he had seen, this was, by far, the most crazy. Here sat Vegeta, on a totally different planet, and wearing his old Saiyan armor. He had his old smirk on his face, and what was the most crazy, he was in Super Saiyan three!
"It's Prince Vegeta to you, boy!" Prince Vegeta said, standing up, and walking over to Gohan. "You seem strong. If you do good in the preliminaries, you will get a good fight in the games."
"Look, I don't want to fight. Why aren't you with dad and Piccolo fighting Gnice?" Gohan was beyond confused.
"Gnice? That fool was sent to the next dimension a long time ago. And I don't know whom your dad or this Piccolo is. But if you keep up your constant talking, I will kill you myself!" Prince Vegeta was starting to get his look of anger, and Gohan didn't care to see what would happen if he exploded with rage.
"Fine. Who's my opponent?" Gohan was now eager to get in the fights. If he went Super Saiyan, Prince Vegeta and every other Saiyan would be shocked out of their seat. Especially if he showed off his new transformation.
"Patients, young one. His name is of no concern. But he is one of the few remaining Egnals." Prince Vegeta had the guards take Gohan away to prepare for the fight, while he walked back to his chair. "He has your eyes. Odd isn't it?"
"Yes, very odd. I sense a great power off of this boy."
"Well my friend, I've decided to fight in one of the matches. What do you think?"
"No, Vegeta. You can't lower yourself to the likes of being bet on. You must reign over the simpletons, not join them."
"Damn it, Kakarott! I'm tired of sitting on my ass and scaring people! Besides, the populous is starting too get cocky. You saw that boy. If they were all like them, we'd have to eliminate them all. Then what would be left for us to do?"
"You're right. What would do us best is a good challenge. This universe is ours, and now what? We're Saiyans! We were born to fight, not rule."
"I agree, Kakarott. And I feel that that boy may be the key somehow."
"Where's Gohan? Damn it, Gnice, answer me!" Piccolo had what was left of Gince by the throat, and was choking the life out of him. Even if Gnice was going to talk, he probably wouldn't be able to, due to Piccolo's grip. Piccolo slaked up a bit though, and Gnice did say something.
"They'll be here…soon. Y-you probably only have around a…a year before…before they find out about you. They're too smart for their own good. They'll figure out, when Gohan…when Gohan…*" Those were the last words that Gnice breathed, before finally slipping away into the entropy of death.
"Before Gohan what?!" Piccolo yelled, at the dead body of Gnice.
"It's no use, he' finally dead." Vegeta said, walking up to spit on Gnice.
"What was he talking about? Who are the 'they' that he was referring to?" Piccolo asked Vegeta, who was just as clueless as he.
"I don't know. And I don't know what to do. If we train for a year, then nothing happens, it would be only a year wasted that we could have found Gohan. But if we search for Gohan, and don't find him, and something does happen, we won't be ready. There's only one correct answer, the question is, which one?" Piccolo was surprised at how insightful Vegeta could be.
"We have to train." Goku's voice came from behind Vegeta and Piccolo.
"What?"
"We all know Gnice, and anything that would scare him so bad, would have to be pretty strong, and he wouldn't make up such a story just to waste our time that we could use finding Gohan. He knew he was dead, so why would he care if we found Gohan or not?"
"You've got a point, Goku." Piccolo said, walking away.
"We'll all meet here in one year, agreed?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah."
"Wow, I get to wear Saiyan armor? It's been a whi*" Gohan caught himself before he said anything that would get him discovered.
"Yes, it's customary for the fighters to wear it." The cell keeper said. She finished getting Gohan ready, and in a flash, he was in a giant arena-style stadium.
"Wow, this place is full of people." Gohan said to himself, seeing as how the stands went all around the stadium in a circle, and every seat was packed. Then, a voice came on over a loud speaker.
"Now the main fight of the night! The winner of this battle will be righted to fight the champion of the games!" With a loud gong, the fight was on. Gohan was a bit apprehensive, seeing as how he had never seen his opponent, and he wasn't used to fighting in front of cheering people. He had only been in a few tournaments, and this dwarfed them all by a great deal.
"Die!!" Gohan's opponent yelled, jumping him from behind, and tackling him to the ground. He rolled Gohan over, and started pounding away on his face, while sitting on his chest. This monster, an Egnal by name, was an elephant-like creature, with black skin, and a spiked trunk. He had hooves, but it seemed as if he could stand like a human.
"Get off!" Gohan yelled, blasting his energy off into an aura, and blowing the Egnal off with the power of the wave. Gohan got to his feet, and stared at the Egnal, who was smiling like he didn't care.
"Wow, so you can control energy. Who can't?" the Egnal said, powering up himself, and surrounding himself with a black aura, as black as his skin.
"I know, but can you do this?" Gohan asked with a smirk, as he started to power up. He flamed his energy up, and with a yell, blasted off into a Super Saiyan. The whole crowd exploded with cheers, as Gohan did his feat.
"How did you get in the games? I thought Prince Vegeta didn't make Saiyans get in the games. What did you do?" The Egnal asked Gohan, lowering into a fighting stance. Gohan said nothing, but he spun into a terrific kick, that sent the Egnal into a wall. The Egnal was resilient though, and almost right after his impact, he jumped up and charged Gohan, this time on all fours. As he ran, he started to spin his spiky trunk like a helicopter. Gohan didn't move, only looked on, unimpressed, and when the Egnal reached him, he merely stuck out his arm, and the Egnal was stopped dead in his tracks. Gohan lifted him up by his head, and sent a blast through him with the same hand. The Egnal was nothing more than dust, and Gohan never veered from his serious look.
After he had finished wiping his hands off, Gohan looked up to where Prince Vegeta was sitting, and stared directly in his eyes. Prince Vegeta gave a nod, and walked back into the shadows of the building. Then, with another flash, Gohan was back in his dressing room, and his cell keeper was there to attend him. She dressed his one small scrape on his brow, and put a strange gel on his back, where the Egnal had tackled him.
"Prince Vegeta wants to see you immediately." She said, as Gohan put back on his shirt, and walked out of the door. There were no guards this time, and Gohan knew the way, so he went straight to Prince Vegeta's office. Gohan walked in the door, and saw Prince Vegeta sitting in his chair.
"Have a seat, boy." Prince Vegeta ordered, and Gohan complied. "What was that on the battle field?"
"You told me to fight, and I fought." Gohan answered, looking in Prince Vegeta's eyes.
"You know what, you could become very powerful. You have the spirit of a great Saiyan, and you use it well."
"Thanks, but I'm happy with who I am."
"Why didn't you tell me you were a Saiyan earlier?"
"You didn't ask."
"Now look boy! I like your attitude, but you don't talk that way to me! What's your name?"
"Gohan."
"So, Gohan, who's your father?"
"A Saiyan named Goku. But his Saiyan name was Kakarott." Now it was Prince Vegeta's turn to be totally dumbfounded. Kakarott was his best friend, and he had never had a child named Gohan in his life, and he didn't have a nickname of Goku. On top of that, Gohan had never known of Kakarott, so he couldn't have said that on purpose. So what was going on?
"What are talking about? How do you even know about Kakarott? What…?"
"I'm about as confused as I can be too. One minuet I was fighting Gnice, the next, he surrounded me with a bright blue glow, and I found myself on another part of Earth, where three Saiyans found me. After that, I just started to accept that I had lost my mind, but it's all starting to come together now."
"Yes, because there's no way that I'm your father." Kakarott said, coming out of the shadows. Gohan started to greet his dad, but he remembered himself, and remained seated.
"I can see by your reaction to Kakarott, that you're not lying. And also, I recognize that attack that you described from Gnice. It's his dimensional shifting attack. You've been transported from your dimension to here."
"That would explain a lot, but how do I get back?"
"There is one other person who knows the attack." Kakarott said.
"Really? Who?" Gohan asked.
"The champion of the games. You are scheduled to fight him tomorrow." Prince Vegeta answered.
"One thing though," Kakarott said, "If you manage to get home, tell your father, and anybody else, that we're coming in one year. That should give them time to prepare for us."
"Why are you coming to my world?" Gohan asked.
"We're bored with weaklings. Your father, and friends, should prove to be a great fight for us," Vegeta said, "And Gohan, Show me all you've got tomorrow."
"Right." Gohan said, before walking out of the room, and back to his cell. He had a lot to think about that night. He wanted to get home, and his opponent could surely get him there, but if he did, he would still be alive for Prince Vegeta and Kakarott to use. But if he killed him, Prince Vegeta and Kakarott wouldn't be able to get to his world, but neither would he. Finally though, he drifted off to sleep, and dreamt of being home again.
He missed his family and friends, even though he'd been gone only one day. His father, Piccolo, his mother, Videl, and even Vegeta. He had never gotten the chance to talk to Videl about how he felt about her, but he put it on the top of his priority list when he got home. So, his decision was made. He would go home. Everyone could handle himself or herself when Prince Vegeta and Kakarott got there, and he had his new transformation too.
"Wake up, its time to eat." Gohan's cell keeper awoke him early, to get food, before the fight.
"What is this stuff?" Gohan asked, looking at the plate of white goop on the table before him.
"It's a blend of nutrients for the body. It has everything one needs to stay healthy." The cell keeper informed him. Gohan ate it, eventually, and took a long drink of water afterwards. After breakfast, Gohan put back on his armor, which had been repaired, and started his exercises. When finished with them, he went to Prince Vegeta's room once again. Before he could knock, he heard Prince Vegeta's voice inside.
"Come in." Gohan opened the door, and asked the Prince about the time of his fight.
"Your fight is in two hours." Gohan thanked him, and left the room. He went back to his cell, and asked the cell keeper if there was any place that he could be alone to meditate. She directed him to a large field, and left him alone. There Gohan stood.
"Okay, lets see if I can get that Super Saiyan stage again." With that, he began to power up. He blasted his energy into first form, then second. He continued his rise, but nothing was happening. Then, he remembered what had caused him to go off in the first place. He needed to have an extreme need. Not like first stage Super Saiyan, but even more intense. He focused on what would become of the earth if Kakarott and Prince Vegeta landed there, and he focused on being the only one able to stop them. Suddenly, he felt that internal snap again.
With a mighty yell, the sky blackened, and the red aura returned to Gohan. His hair changed again, and his size nearly tripled again. He kept powering up this time though, and he finished the stage this time. His hair grew even longer, almost as long as SS3, and his eyes turned solid white. With a final yell, and a final blast to boot, Gohan had completed the transformation of this new level. He stopped, his aura sizzling around him, and thought of what this new level could be. He could ask Prince Vegeta, seeing as how in this world, he was SS3 all of the time. He surely had reached it, of higher. But just incase, he didn't want to give anything away, so he decided not to ask him.
"Lets see what I can do." Gohan said, lowering into a back stance. He began his form, and was pleased with the results. He was so fast, that he had a hard time keeping up with himself. His body responded to every thought he made, within a fraction of a second after thinking it. He punched and kicked his invisible enemies, and worked harder and harder each go around. He spent his two hours, with his forms, and drove his time down to the last minuet. Retracting back into regular form, he flew back to his room, and awaited the start of his match. Like last time, with a flash, he was instantly in the old arena.
"Competing today, for title of champion of the games, is newcomer Gohan, and champion, Cooler!"
"Cooler?! How in the hell?" Gohan remembered where he was though, and decided to have fun with this one.
"Ah, I've always wanted to fight a Saiyan. Ever since my brother and father were killed by Saiyans, I've wanted to fight you."
"I won't disappoint you." Gohan said, staring Cooler down. Since he was in his fourth form, Gohan decided to beef up the fight as well. Like the flipping of a light switch, he went into SS, and then, with a bit more effort, SS2.
"What? You've gotten another level? No matter, it won't save you." Cooler said, charging Gohan, with a kick. Gohan caught the kick, and slung Cooler around to talk to him.
"Cooler, use your dimensional shifting attack on me. Everyone will think you killed me, and you'll get the title!"
"Why should I? I want to kill you, not move you."
"Do you want to see what I'm really made of? Then you'll know that you can't kill me." Gohan decided to show his true power after all. With a jump backwards, he began his power up. He concentrated on his need, and it happened. The sky blackened again, and Gohan's red aura came back. His hair grew, and turned red, and he bulked out again. He blasted off to show his culmination, and looked Cooler down, again.
"What is this?" Cooler said, that scared tone in his voice. Prince Vegeta stood up out of his seat, and the whole crowd went quiet.
"This is my power." Gohan said, his thundering tone of voice causing more than one spectator to wet himself.
"Okay, I-I'll d-do it." Cooler said, shivering like a child, and almost crying. He regained himself though, and went to work. He jumped up, and grabbed Gohan by the wrists. The blue light came to his hands, and Gohan's hope returned. He was going home. The light transferred into him, and he let the numb feeling envelop him like a warm blanket. The crowd got hazy, and then downright blurry. After a while, they disappeared altogether.
"I've won! I've killed the Saiyan!" Cooler yelled, triumphantly, as soon as Gohan was out of sight.
"That's right, Cooler," Prince Vegeta said, speaking over the crowd, "You killed a Saiyan. And if you remember correctly, I am a Saiyan. So, no one kills my brethren!" Prince Vegeta shot a single blast from his hand, and vaporized Cooler. This left the crowd a little more than confused.
"Where's my little boy?" Chi-Chi screamed, as Goku told her about Gohan.
"Calm down honey, we'll find him." Goku tried to soothe her.
"I want my son, NOW!" Chi-Chi screamed yet again, and sank down into a chair with a look of hopelessness.
"Gohan can take care of himself. He'll be fine." Goku said, hugging Chi- Chi for support.
"I hope so."