Goten shook his head violently, jumping out of his thoughts. He finally noticed the presence of that familiar yet so stronger ki, finally heard the sounds of a battle, finally saw...

- BROTHER!!

Gohan reacted at that shout, turned his face up to him and grinned. As if everything was under control. Goten's heart warmed up. Gohan was here. Everything would be just fine.

~~~

Goku and Videl's tails stopped wrapping around each other and twirling around nervously. Piccolo's eyes were wide opened. Bra and Trunks purred together, as if asking for a confirmation.

Bulma jumped on her feet, Vegeta fell onto the floor once again and hissed angrily.

- Gohan! He's alive!! exclaimed the old lady, delighted. He's back! We're saved!

She grabbed Yamcha's hands and pulled him up, dancing and singing happily.

Goku and Trunks both had to jump onto Vegeta so he wouldn't attack the human again.

~~~

Gohan kicked Miga one last time (for the moment), sending him into some ruins of old buildings. Then he joined his brother and Marron in the airs, smiling confidently. His hair was black, identical to how it was when he'd disappeared two years ago, and he didn't seem any older. Only his clothes had changed, from the orange gi to a weird, blue and white outfit. An even weirder symbol was oddly decorating the shoulders, the elbows and the knees.

- So, wassup? he asked, casually.

Marron sweat dropped, Goten almost fell down.

- We're trying to save the world, maybe? tried the young woman, impressed by her own arrogance.
- Oh yeah, that, replied Gohan, shrugging. The usual, what.
- We're gonna help you, declared Goten seriously, we can get rid of him! Now that you're here, it's just...
- I'm gonna fight him alone, bro.

The blue and emerald eyes widened.

- Alone?! You're crazy! Ok, you're much powerful but he's still too strong!
- Gohan-san, please, let us help you...

Gohan shook his head a little, smiling, as he watched Miga rolling out of the debris, his furious growling coming to them as a faint sound.

- Gohan, alone, it's...
- Dangerous? Crazy? Impossible? Suicidal?
- Exactly!
- That's how we like it!

Grinning, Gohan returned to the battle on those words. Marron blinked as he started to beat up Miga again.

- That's how we like it?
- I guess that means he'll fight alone...
- You think he can do it?
- Sure! It's Gohan!

Marron stared at her friend, a little worry. "He speaks as if Gohan is infallible... I hope he wins..." Her eyes returned to the fight, but she could only see a huge cloud of dust. She had improved her fighting skills, but her hearing and sight were still those of a normal human being.

But by Goten's smile and rising excitation, she knew it was going pretty well for Gohan.


Pan was on the edge of losing consciousness, but she refused to give up. Her father was here, she had to resist... However huge and terrible the pain could be... So he'd see he could be proud of her...

She could feel how much stronger he was. It was incredible.

She remember how, once, when a kid still, she'd overheard Goku and Goten talking about past fights...


- ...and Gohan's power still increased!! I was so amazed by his potential!
- Wow... So he's very strong, huh? Is he at his maximum now?
- I couldn't tell... Every time we think he is, he manages to reach another level... It doesn't seem to have any limit!


She had felt so proud of her father then! She still did... A bitter chuckle came from her throat as tears started to run down her cheeks again. She just couldn't help it... "He'll understand, dad understands everything..."


Gohan gave a few punches into the disgusting and sticky substance that was Miga's skin. It was so easy. All that new power... He almost hummed as using his legs to kick the monster. "That one is for Dende, and that's for hum... Who else did you killed? Almost everyone, right?! Well that's for everyone!"

He suddenly jumped, high over Miga who was too confused to really react, and placed his arms properly. Always the same technique to end a good fight. He smirked as beginning the magic formula.

- Ka... Me....

A ball of pure energy appeared between his hands, luminous, almost blinding.

Miga was shaking his head, clearing his mind...

- Ha.....

The ball was already twice its initial size and Gohan had barely put any effort in it. "Cell was much more a challenge then you are! Not counting Boo!"

- Me......

Miga looked up, more than annoyed. He had to be serious with that one...

Gohan's smirk turned into a triumphing grin.

- HAAAAA!!!!!!

The powerful ray sped up toward Miga, whose eyes widened slightly. Another beam? So what?! He could handle anything those insects would send...


Goten and Marron had to place their arms and hands before their faces, to protect them from the explosion that would occur in less than a second. Gohan was so strong... But strong enough...?


Pan winced painfully; the wind was bringing more dust into her wounds, it burnt and it hurt... But she couldn't care about the pain, she had to stay conscious and know if that attack was really the last one...


Chapter 11
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