The words came out quickly, the hybrid's gaze trained on the sky. Two small figures hovering high above, one being the familiar green creature known as Cell, the other being his father in his Super Saiyan form. Cell's hand was aiming down at the ring, seemingly ready to fire, despite no ki present. But Gohan didn't need to wait for his father's warning. He knew what followed.
"HEY! GET AWAY FROM THE RING! NOW!"
Cell's aura exploded around him, an energy blast forming in his hands. Gohan's entire body tensing, and immediately grabbing Videl, flying away from the ring as quickly as possible. It wasn't until he was flying away that he remember that this was a memory, that they would be fine. But even with that knowledge... he couldn't help but protectively tighten his grip on Videl, as he felt the ring and the area around it explode behind him, kicking up rock and dirt.
Eventually, he set Videl down. At the edge of what looked like a gigantic crater. The sight was enough that Gohan was having a hard time steadying his breathing, the entire ordeal just seeming way too real. But eventually, he let go of Videl... and clenched his hands into fists, biting his lower lip.
Cell blew up the ring, because he didn't want to worry about ring outs anymore. He's been wanting to fight my father ever since he was created, and he wasn't gonna let his own rules get in the way of that...
Finally, the two dots in the sky went back to fighting. Punching, kicking, zipping around the sky, and firing energy blasts at each other. Gohan turned away, looking at Videl.
I thought my father was holding back. I thought that, no matter what Cell threw at him, there was no real way my father could lose.
Finally, Goku stepped down from the sky, touching the ground. And for the first time in his entire life, Gohan heard the words that he never thought could escape his father's lips.
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The words came out quickly, the hybrid's gaze trained on the sky. Two small figures hovering high above, one being the familiar green creature known as Cell, the other being his father in his Super Saiyan form. Cell's hand was aiming down at the ring, seemingly ready to fire, despite no ki present. But Gohan didn't need to wait for his father's warning. He knew what followed.
"HEY! GET AWAY FROM THE RING! NOW!"
Cell's aura exploded around him, an energy blast forming in his hands. Gohan's entire body tensing, and immediately grabbing Videl, flying away from the ring as quickly as possible. It wasn't until he was flying away that he remember that this was a memory, that they would be fine. But even with that knowledge... he couldn't help but protectively tighten his grip on Videl, as he felt the ring and the area around it explode behind him, kicking up rock and dirt.
Eventually, he set Videl down. At the edge of what looked like a gigantic crater. The sight was enough that Gohan was having a hard time steadying his breathing, the entire ordeal just seeming way too real. But eventually, he let go of Videl... and clenched his hands into fists, biting his lower lip.
Cell blew up the ring, because he didn't want to worry about ring outs anymore. He's been wanting to fight my father ever since he was created, and he wasn't gonna let his own rules get in the way of that...
Finally, the two dots in the sky went back to fighting. Punching, kicking, zipping around the sky, and firing energy blasts at each other. Gohan turned away, looking at Videl.
I thought my father was holding back. I thought that, no matter what Cell threw at him, there was no real way my father could lose.
Finally, Goku stepped down from the sky, touching the ground. And for the first time in his entire life, Gohan heard the words that he never thought could escape his father's lips.
"I give up."
I was wrong.