Chapter1:
Gohan had done it. With the aid of unburning rage and unquantifiable power he had finally put an end to the demon that was Perfected Cell, with the help of the spirited cries and guidance of his recently deceased father Goku.
The emotions were still raw, given his half Saiyan heritage that was perfectly normal, what was not normal was that Gohan had let his feelings of hatred overpower his reasoning and, in his eyes, had caused the death of his idol, his father.
Tears of shame, anger and sadness began streaming down Gohan's face as he looked out on what remained of the cell games arena. He didn't say a word to the congratulations or to the sympathies he merely nodded as he knew what he must do. He had betrayed them all.
Later that night as celebrations began kicking off at the lookout that was miles above the earth's surface, Gohan still wasn't much in the mood for celebrating.
Then Bulma cleared her throat, saying "I know today has been rough but I think it's high time that we use the dragon balls. Innocents died. We need to restore the population." When she received silent nods from the Z fighters she then continued, "And thanks to Dende we now get two wishes, since I know there will be an argument about how the second wish is used I'm telling you now that I'm giving it to Gohan." Bulma said this in a way that put an end to any possible arguments from Krillin, Yamcha or Tien.
Everybody then looked at the troubled ten year old not twenty feet away from the group who was sat on the edge of the lookout, overlooking the earth.
Chi-Chi grimaced at the sight of her baby in pain.
Gohan didn't move at the mention of his name, he remained silent and still.
Once Bulma had summoned the new Shenron with the dragon balls she cleared her throat but before she could begin speaking to the colossal green dragon before them she was rudely interrupted by Krillin, "Hey Shenron! I wish for you to revive everyone killed by Cell."
Shenron's eyes blinked red and then he replied "Your wish has been granted, speak your second desire." This was met with excitement and cheers, until they didn't see Goku anywhere.
"Hey guys!" They all beamed with excitement at the familiar voice in their heads, but then they realised it was in fact in their heads.
"Hey honey where are you?" Chi-Chi queried.
"Guys listen, I don't want to be revived. I denied Shenron." Everyone gasped at this, the shock audible and visible from everyone except Gohan who was unfazed as he thought this would happen. "I've been thinking of something Bulma said to me a while ago, that if I wasn't here the bad guys would stop showing up. After thinking about it she was right, so I'm going to stay here in other world with king Kai. I want all of you to live long peaceful lives and then come see me and we can talk all about it. I've got to go guys my times run out, see you later." Then silence filled the lookout, some shed tears whilst some shone a smile in the memory of Goku.
Gohan then stood and walked slowly to face Shenron head on.
"I have let down everyone down with my actions." Everyone's eyes widened at this, unexpected and serious enough to knock everyone out of their trance. "Shenron! I have disappointed my friends and my family and have caused the death of my father. My wish is this, I wish to serve penance, I don't mind where but I wish for you to send me far away from the people that I no longer deserve to with. That is my wish Shenron!"
Everyone gasped and the almighty dragon's eyes once again turned red "Your wish is within my power."
"No Gohan!" Chi-Chi cried out through her tears.
"Gohan why?" Piccolo called out in disbelief.
"Enough. Goodbye Mom. Goodbye Master. Goodbye to you all. I wish you the best of luck." With that he was gone. Just like that. Screams and tears were heard all over the lookout, but that was no longer the concern of our hero for he wasn't even in the same dimension.
Seven years later
Gohan woke up in the overcrowded room in his usual teen mood, it was 5 am so he was obviously about to do his early morning training. After all he only had two hours until he had to get ready for school.
We find our hero seven years into the future and now a seventeen year old student at a public high school in New York. After being placed into this new reality, he soon realised the fact that he'd have to live as an orphan, and that is where we find Gohan silently escaping from for his morning routine training regime.
Gohan lived in the Wayne foundations boys home, as mentioned before, it was very overcrowded but such were the times. Poverty and crime were increasing all over the country that Gohan now called home, America.
Even he is not fighting anymore he didn't give up his training not as he did with his father or piccolo he trained to stay in shape and honouring his fathers legacy.
The similarities between Gohan's previous reality and his new one were easy to see; the schooling system, the economy, humanity just to name a few key things however it wasn't the similarities that threw Gohan off when he first joined this strange new world.
There were several key differences; the land structure and therefore the countries, the currency, the lack of serious martial artists were some of the weird things about this strange new world that Gohan found trouble fathoming at the beginning. But the main thing that nearly made Gohan insane was the fact that this world was inhabited by superheroes.
Real life Superheroes!
Gohan couldn't believe it when he first heard about the titan's that protected this planet. The Justice League.
Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern just to name a few of this worlds heroes.
But the existence of heroes wouldn't be necessary if there was not the existence of villains. Joker, Lex Luthor, Mongul and Brainiac all having attacked multiple times in the seven years since Gohan had arrived, and that was just to name a few.
This revelation of heroes was not an unwelcome one for Gohan though because he really didn't want to have to be this world's hero, training aside, he wanted nothing to do with being seen in such a positive light by the population of Earth. He didn't deserve the chance to give people hope.
And thus he decided not to have anything to do with the heroes and villains of this world and he would achieve the dream his mother had had for him. He would become a scholar.
When Gohan arrived he was ten years old and already had beyond a high school level of knowledge, memory and skill meaning that school was a joke to him. He turned up punctually and diligently but he would never so much as have to think about anything, he was considered a quiet genius by some but an arrogant know it all by others.
He has made few friends at home and at school he is still some of his old self but more serious as he took that trait from piccolo, he is called as nerd boy and tough guy in Radley High School.
Which is where we find ourselves now, the date is the 8th of December 2015, and the rundown high school's heating system struggling to keep up against the onslaught of the blizzard that had been persisting for a week or so. Of course Gohan was fine but everyone else in his class were in their coats and body warmers trying to see out the day without hypothermia, whilst Gohan sat in his buttoned up, black and white checked, flannel shirt and worn jeans, casually staring out the window into the bleach white street.
We find Gohan in his physics class during his last period of the day. It's been the same kind of day he's had since he arrived Mr. Shaw when the aforementioned man begun embarrassingly congratulating Gohan on another perfect exam, "100% as always Gohan, now I see why M.I.T offered you that scholarship a year ago."
Gohan grimaced when he heard that as he knew what would follow, attention.
He was right.
He received glares of jealousy from some and stares of wonder and joy all at once, he just nodded and said "uh thanks I guess ."
Wanting to avoid any more unnecessary attention he quickly walked to his window-side desk and slumped down, hoping for normality to resume.
As Gohan was in his thoughts the intercom rang inside the classroom, "would Gohan Son please report to the Principal's office, Gohan Son, thank you."
As Gohan came after talking to principle who congratulated him on his scholar ship, he was bored there is nothing he could do so he instant transmissioned himself fly in air for some time he noticed some explosions he went to check it.
Not giving much thought to the attention he would most likely receive he began speeding away through the air, blanking out anything but the deafening sound of the explosion and the many screams that surrounded the area.
In his Super Saiyan form it took less than a minute to reach the crash site as no one could recognise him when he is normal, to his shock it was a man he looked up to, laying in a cement crater the size of a swimming pool was this world's hero in what used to be the sidewalk. Superman groaned after what Gohan determined to be a heavy blow, when the teen looked to find the assailant he saw a shining metallic man about 100 metres away from the huge crater.
"Is that the best you have Superman? You're going to need to do much better than that to stop the might of Metallo, I'm going to level this entire area if you don't start fighting seriously." Metallo stated in a way that annoyed Gohan immensely as it almost reminded him of Frieza's attitude towards innocent lives.
Gohan studied Metallo a little more seriously after that comment.
'Tall. Obviously has considerable strength. What looks like a radioactive heart. Entire body of metal. Geez, more annoying Androids.' Gohan chuckled at the irony of his thought, his last adversary in his previous world was Cell so it seemed almost fitting that his first in this world would also be an android, albeit a different breed but still the irony was there.
Gohan was overlooking the situation from the rooftop of the nearby building.
Superman was now getting out of the crater he had created and began dusting himself off whilst almost snorting at the idiocy of the metal man. "Wait, you think that I've actually started trying?" was all he needed to say to wipe the smug grin off of Metallo's face and cause Gohan's eyebrow to raise and a small smile to appear. This was the man the entire planet worshipped after all, of course he wouldn't go down that easily.
Superman's eyes then began glowing red and whilst maintaining a safe distance from the metal adversary he began melting the core around Metallo's kryptonite heart, acting as an interior shield for Superman keeping him from the rays of the radioactive green rock.
Superman then took off from the ground at incredible speed and flew straight for Metallo with his left arm tucked to his side and his right stretched out with his fist curled. Gohan figured this was for Superman to channel as much speed into the punch as possible, making use of the aerodynamic stance he was using no doubt. Gohan watched on in wonder, completely dazed and had forgotten his surroundings and purpose.
His eyes widened when he felt a hand on his shoulder and in the shock he flew back from the potential assailant.
But what he saw wasn't that of a henchman or of a bad guy in cahoots with Metallo but Superman's cute side kick, Supergirl and he knew it was kara as both goes to same school and same class he thought what is she doing here.
"Phew, I thought I was in trouble then." Gohan said whilst turning back to watching the action before he realised he was fifty stories above the ground, floating effortlessly and abnormally. Gohan awkwardly laughed and then turned back to see Supergirl with a raised eyebrow and a very visible grin on her face. "Umm, I can explain?" Gohan said nervously.
"Why were you watching Superman fight? Do you want to kill him? What's your game." Supergirl questioned with her arms folded over her cute blue uniform to match her Kryptonian cousin's.
Are you really this dense what would I gain from killing him don't you have school asked Gohan and I am just wahtching the fight.
"Oh, are you in the league then?" Supergirl asked, arms still crossed and not showing any signs of uncrossing in the near future.
"No, I'm just watching. I am not interested in that crap who plays with peoples life ." Gohan muttered as he turned back to the fight.
"Crap and plays with people life?! The league is singlehandedly the best defence this world has against the forces of evil, forces I've never seen you even attempting to fight. Wait why are you wearing a flannel shirt and jeans, not that I'm giving you advice but if you plan on being a hero that's the least cool way to do it." Supergirl said smugly.
Gohan was trying to watch the fight closely but was getting overwhelmed by the constant noise of this annoying girl, this was one aspect of his old life he didn't miss, she really reminded him of Bulma.
Really your whole league cant with stand the battles I faced said Gohan with cocky attitude.
Really why would I believe that and what kind of enemies you have faced asked supergirl.
You cant believe even if i say said Gohan.
Try me.
Beings that can destroy planets with a small energy blast said Gohan.
No one cant have that power said kara.
Now I think you are really dense you are asking the question seeing you and your cousin asked Gohan.
How did you stop them asked supergirl.
We killed them said Gohan.
Which surprised her.
You kill but that's not right said supergirl.
Say that to the person who is going to kill your cousin and you are dense to understand what I am saying said Gohan.
Metallo, having been on the receiving end of an awful beating, looked like he was down for the count and just when Superman was about to pick him up off the ground and take him back to the jail cell he had crawled out of when suddenly Metallo began ripping away at his own chest to reveal the kryptonite heart that had been fused shut by Superman's heat vision. Superman began feeling weak and coughing until he dropped to his knees.
Gohan had had enough, he wasn't going to let this man die. Too many people relied on him. Just like Goku. Gohan raised his index and middle fingers to the bridge of his nose once again…
Supergirl also noticed the commotion and was about to drop everything and rush to the aid of her ailing cousin, even though she would surely succumb to the same illness as she shares not only the blood of the House of El with Superman but also the weakness to kryptonite, the very meteorite keeping John Corben (Metallo) alive as his lifeline, his heart.
However a yellow flash appeared in front of Metallo, just as he was about to deliver a finishing blow to the defenceless Superman, he then received a kick to the side of the torso that sent him flying away from the weakened Kryptonian.
Gohan, flicked his leg back after the kick and resumed a fighting stance, Superman wasn't about to die like Goku. That thought raised Gohan's power immensely and his iris' faded to white, 'Not again, no one is dying again, I won't let that happen again. Noooo!' Gohan thought as he felt the energy surging through him, he was far beyond what he thought was his limit.
Supergirl flew over to Superman and helped him up. "So who's the new kid? Quite a bit of power." Superman said in a jolly fashion with a classic smile on his face.
"Couldn't tell you if I wanted to, he came to save you before I got the chance to find out." Supergirl had now released Superman to stand on his own will and was overlooking Gohan with her hands on her hips.
"Maybe we should get him to join the league?" Superman chuckled "He did save me after all and his power is quite amazing for someone who looks no older than you."
"Pfft. Please, this whimp? He isn't nearly strong enough to join up. Plus he insulted the league ". Supergirl huffed.
Gohan's energy spiked at that moment, causing the ground he was hovering above to crumble until he too had a large crater beneath him.
Supergirl and Superman were pushed back by the waves of energy permeating from Gohan, making Supergirl gasp and say "Okay maybe he's not that weak."
Superman just chuckled as he watched the Saiyan showing off some of his power, annoying Supergirl quite a bit. It was at this moment that Metallo ascended from the ground where he was previously lying, "Ugh" he said groggily, "What the hell was that? Another one of your dirty tricks Superman?"
Then all of a sudden Gohan was gone and so was the energy that had been aggressively seeping out of him.
Both Superman and Supergirl were shocked as even their Kryptonian senses couldn't keep up, they had no idea where the teen had vanished to or how he had done it.
Then as quickly as the two could see he was gone, Gohan reappeared behind Metallo and began brutally and mercilessly attacking him with ferocious punches and kicks that were denting him through the entirety of his body.
Supergirl could barely see Gohan's attacks but then Superman saw Metallo on his knees with Gohan's right fist tearing through his silver chest like butter.
"STOP!" Superman screamed and sped through the air towards Gohan with his right fist cocked back.
He unleashed a devastatingly powerful punch that would've levelled any building easily, much to his shock Gohan let him punch him and was sent flying through three buildings until he was now a few streets away from the fight.
Coming to his senses, Gohan slapped his cheeks and quickly used instant transmission to get back to the school hallway from which he originally came.
His excess energy and anger now gone Gohan's thoughts were now replaced with guilt, he couldn't believe he had just done that.
'Better to go quickly. I must have been gone for twenty minutes, Gohan thought whilst dusting himself off, his clothes weren't damaged or noticeably ripped, luckily, he quickly paced down the hall towards the restroom, sweating profusely.
13/9/24