138Summary: What if the events of Broly's Second Coming were different? How would this affect Gohan and the fiasco with Buu.
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Gohan heaved a sigh of relief as the lava closed over Brolys form, making the end of a battle that had started in Brolys favor from the beginning. The lack of training in the past seven and a half years had really put its toll on Gohan.
But what was even more astonishing was how well Goten and Trunks held their own against the might of the Legendary Super Saiyan, even if he didn't transform into that monstrous form. Even now the signs of their fight were fading as Goten started to regain consciousness. Gohan flew out of the lava pit and made his way over to the two children, when he noticed Videl had gotten to her feet and was slowly limping towards the group.
Gohan beamed with pride as this amazing young woman, who he had the pleasure of calling his friend, had actually gone toe to toe with Broly and had come out relatively unscathed. Broly must've been holding back for some reason, Gohan pondered this as he landed next to Goten and Trunks.
Goten stumbled to his feet and helped Trunks off the ground, being unused to fighting anything at full-power the experience left them fatigued and sore. Take into account that the fight was against an insane super saiyan who tried to kill them from the beginning, and you get two very bruised and lucky to be alive hybrids. Now since they had been fighting all morning and afternoon, and having skipped breakfast, their body had metabolised a huge amount of energy from their fat stores which had left their faces a bit sunken in and gaunt. Gohan noticed that they were not used to this level of fighting and smiled as this was a reminder that both of them had experienced a remarkably safer childhood than him as his body had adapted to the constant stress. Saiyan bodies were remarkable in this aspect of consuming and storing high quantities of energy in their bodies in a short period of time.
Videl had finally climbed over the last rock seperating her and the group and collapsed onto the ground next to the bag full of the orbs that had started this whole fiasco. While the bag was in shambles the balls themselves were perfectly unscathed, they didnt even the layer of dust on them that the bag was completely covered in, including the bottom of the bag. Videl shuddered as she recalled the way Broly had looked at her earlier when he fought her, his lecherous grin invading her mind even though she witnessed his body being barbequed in a firey inferno. She was glad the boys had intervened when they did, if they hadn't when they did, Broly probably would've had his way with the young crime fighter, willingly or not.
As Gohan walked over towards the group an overwhelming power invaded his senses. Turning around he saw an eerie green light emanating from the fissure where he had buried Broly.
"Figures that wouldn't have killed him," Gohan said as he started to gather his energy. I don't know if I have enough energy to finish him off. His ki is as strong as ever! Gohan had hoped that the lava would have at least weakened Broly, but that action appeared to be in vain as Broly's ki erupted around him with a force to topple most mountains. Even though Broly was a couple miles in the air, the ground directly underneath him caved inward in a spectacular fashion. If Gohan hadn't phased behind Videl she would have been blown hundreds of meters away, despite her best efforts to dig into the surronding landscape.
This is bad, real bad. Gohan thought to himself. If I can stall him for enough time Goten and Trunks can escape and get Vegeta and Piccolo.
"Goten! Trunks! Get Videl out of here and get Piccolo and Vegeta!" screamed Gohan over the roaring winds produced by Brolys power. But Broly had other plans for the youngest child of Kakarot. Once again seeing the likeness of his psychological tormentor, Broly once again lost control, and charged towards the group. Gohan brought his ki to the surface and it exploded outward as he once again transformed into super saiyan, the fierce heat of his aura burned Videls skin even though she was several meters away from its edge. Using his ki to propel himself, Gohan launched himself towards Broly, the backlash from his takeoff sending rock and debris flying in all directions for hundreds of meters. Charging energy into his right hand, Gohan sent a salvo of blasts all directed at Broly, each with the power to destroy Frieza several times over.
If Gohan had been hoping to stall the berserk saiyan, it failed. Broly flew straight into the heart of them and took each hit unflinchingly, almost seemingly not feeling any of the blasts as they struck various parts of his anatomy. With a feral snarl, Broly smashed Gohan out of the way sending him flying hundreds of meters away towards the far away mountain range. Though within seconds of being swatted, Gohan re-oriented himself and smashed a brutal kick right into the side of Brolys head, desperation and fear lending him strength as his power fed off of his emotions.
Both were surprised that the kick phased Broly, Gohan was surprised because he actually moved Broly. And Broly was surprised because he felt pain for the second time in his life. Broly was sent straight into the ground, smashing into and through rocky landscape. All this happened in the span of less than a second, Goten and Trunks were frozen in fear and awe as Gohan battled the monster who so easily and bested them both while Videl was cheering Gohan on thinking he had won even though she hadn't seen him or Broly move only the aftermath.
"Yeah! Gohan you sure showed him who's boss!" Gohan meerly turned towards the group. Videl was taken back due to the glare on his face. "I told you three to get out of here!" He shouted, "He's not dead yet!" As if to prove Gohans claim, a collumn of green energy erupted from over the horizon where Gohan had sent the Super Saiyan. What happened next ended seven years of peace and prosperity. As Broly rose in the collumn of energy, green ki coalesced into his right hand, seeming to suck the light out of the surronding area and giving it a green tint. Gohan quickly sensed that the amount of energy Broly had collected was nearly enough to rival what Cell had used seven years earlier in his bid to destroy Gohan and the Earth.
Flaring his aura, Gohan dove towards the ground landing next to Goten and Trunks. Trunks had broken down due to the sheer power that Broly was emitting and had tears dripping down his face as he sagged to his knee's. Much like his father, Vegeta, had when he learned that Broly was actually the newest carnation of the Legendary Super Saiyan. Looking over at the boys, Gohan quickly surmised that Trunks would be no help in holding off the gargantuan attack that Broly had prepared. 'Trunks will be no help here it seems', Gohan thought. 'Looks like Goten is the only one in any shape to help'. "Goten look at me." Gohan said firmly looking down at his brother. "I need you to power up as high as you can, then blast Broly with everything you got, do you understand me?" Goten nodded, then screamed as he powered up to his maximum, then blew through the threshold into super saiyan, his aura raging around him.
Bringing his hands to his side, Goten charged up the attack that his father was so famous for utilizing, the Kamehameha. As the blue energy formed in his hands, his brother was at his side, staring off towards Broly, thinking. I promised dad I would protect the Earth and what did I do? I squandered all this time thinking that no threat could be out there strong enough to even faze us! And what happens the very first time something shows up? It kicks my ass completly! I've failed you father, but no more. "No more!" This last bit was shouted out by Gohan after his internal monologue as his power soared, his aura pulsing outwards lighting up the skies darkened by the accumulated energies. "I've had enough!" Gohan shouted out directly towards Broly as he brought the fingers of his right hand to his forehead, the pointer and middle fingers extended. Broly simply looked down at Gohan from his vantage point high in the sky and for the first time since he had awoken from his suspended animation spoke lucidly, "Not until you lie dead at my feet," and launched his attack down towards the two brothers.
Gohan knew that they would not be able to push Broly's attack back with sheer force alone, Broly was simply too powerful for that. Broly could also utilize the potential of the Legendary Super Saiyan form to create an energy backfeed supplying himself with almost infinite power to fuel his attacks, as long as he had an outlet Broly could just keep powering up, if he didn't release it though, the resulting power could overwhelm him and destroy the planet. Which is why Gohan opted to use the attack of his mentor, the Makankosappo. The nature of this attack is that it will attempt to drill through any substance it encounters potentially making use of little energy to complete a huge task. Piccolo had first used it to kill an opponent roughly four times stronger than him, and luckily for Gohan, Broly was only around two and a half times stronger than him in his ascended super saiyan form. Gohan hoped that the Makankosappo would "pop" Broly's attack and surprise him enough to achieve a direct hit, which would hopefully kill the insane saiyan.
Gohan and Goten released their attacks simultaneously, both crying out as the ki erupted from their hands. Gohan's Makankosappo flying ahead of Gotens Kamehameha, it reached Broly's orb ,which greatly expanded in size as soon as it connected, and started drilling through it. Bits of ki flew off like shavings and detonated on the ground. Gohan's attack continued to drill through Broly's blast at constant speed with Goten's Kamehameha right behind it, both being continually fueled with more and more power as they flew towards the titan they faced.
Finally Broly's attack ruptured and the Makankosappo plowed past it into the air, and continued into space. But before either of the two brothers noticed that Broly was missing, there was a scream from behind, a womans scream. Twisting around, Gohan was to late to stop what happened next. Broly swung his arm in a chopping motion hitting Gohan directly in the chest. Gohan, not having enough time to prepare a defense, was sent skidding across the landscape, ploughing through the jagged rocks like freshly tilled dirt for miles. Turning towards Goten, Broly smiled, soon he would crush the life out of his tormentor, the incessant crying would finally stop haunting his dreams, and he could live in peace. Goten stood there shaking, his brother, who he looked up to and thought was invincible, had just been tossed aside like he was nothing.
Videl just stared at the path that Gohan had left, she hadn't even seen Broly move and the next thing she knew Gohan had been sent flying. It was just unreal how strong these fighters were, she thought that Gohan was strong before, but to see him in action like this. It completely reconfigured what she thought was humanly possible. And then he just got thrown what appeared to be several hundred miles away with enough force to go straight through rock and the man who did it appeared to be not even winded in the slightest! And the way he was staring at Goten, she had seen that look before countless times. In her career as a crime fighter Videl had come across many crooks who enjoyed causing pain and taking life, and this bastard radiated that same feeling with an intensity she had never seen before. But Videl couldn't sit by and let this creep harm the child who she had come to see as a little brother while she was still standing, so readying herself she charged.
With a warcry Videl bounded forward towards the giant man, her right fist cocked back ready to strike. But before she could even come close to her target, she was caught in a hold. The very person she had targetted now had her trapped in his arms. His face contorted into an insane smile as he looked down upon her, Broly leaned his head down towards Videls and put his lips next to her ear and what he said made her truly afraid for the first time in her life.
"Your the next course."
Seeing the look of terror on her face Broly broke out into insane laughter. Leering down at her, what he did next would give Videl nightmares for months to come. Grasping the dress she was wearing around her shoulders, he ripped the material off, exposing her naked breasts to the air. Grasping her left breast harshly, he gave it a squeeze, then bringing his face to hers, he then dragged his tongue over her cheek. Then he simply dropped her and turned back to Goten, who by this time had steeled himself and had powered up to the highest he could at the moment, his ki had returned at a phenominal rate once he saw the look of terror on Videl's face. Gathering his power, Goten launched a blistering array of cerulean blasts at Broly, each hitting him in the face with stunning accuracy. Broly just walked through them slowly, lumbering towards Goten like a lion toying with its prey.
Seeing how his attacks were having no affect on Broly, Goten decided to change tactics. Having seen it in action only once, Goten hoped he could replicate it, the Kienzan. Lifting his right arm straight up into the air, Goten layed his palm flat, perpendicular to his arm and the ground below. Goten then concentrated his ki into the area above his hand and tried to make it as flat as can be. As the energy formed it started out as a disk and then something unexpected happened. As Goten rotated the flat disk the energy in the middle gravitated out towards the sides forming a large thick donut shape. Seeing how this could play to his advantage, Goten decided to try and trap Broly in the donut of energy, hopefully it would hold him long enough for Gohan to return and defeat Broly. Throwing the newly created attack, which at this point did not have a name, and frankly he could care less, Goten maneuvered it over Broly's head, who simply watched, confident in his strength, Goten then closed it around Broly's shoulders. Goten then preceded to apply more and more pressure onto the stationary Legend, who simply watched uninterested.
His patience running out, Broly flexed his upper arms causing the improvised container to shatter. Then, faster than Goten could see, Broly phased behind him and grabbed him around the scruff of his neck, then lifted him up into the air. Goten started to try and kick at Broly, but due to the size difference could simply not reach him, time almost seemed to slow down as Broly brought his free hand up and formed a knife hand with it. Laughing maniacally, Broly thrusted his hand into Goten's stomach and out of his back, blood spraying everywhere. Goten vomited blood onto Broly's face, who merely licked it, and then lost the Super Saiyan transformation, the ki needed to sustain it disappearing fast.
All was silent save for the howling wind, the dripping of Goten's life falling onto the rocky ground, and the maniacal laughter of Broly.
"Goten!" Came the cry suddenly, and before Broly could even turn his head to look, Gohan had sent him flying with a kick to the temple. Craddling Goten into his lap, Gohan sobbed into his chest, trying to stem the flow of blood coming from the hole in his torso.
Goten opened his eyes and looked at Gohan. He felt no pain, his body felt light as a feather actually. But he hated to see Gohan cry, he who seemed so invincible and powerful should not be reduced to this. Lifting his arm, he brought his hand to Gohan's cheek.
Innocently Goten asked, "Does dying hurt Gohan?"
Gohan sighed, he realized that Goten needed this, and that he knew what was going to happen, and considering the fact that Broly had destroyed all of his internal organs, he knew he didn't have much time.
Looking up into the sky he replied, "Not at all Goten, its like falling asleep, only when you wake up, you're in Otherworld. There is this big line of puffy white spirits that go into this temple where you meet King Yemma. He decides where you go based on what you did, but he always liked Dad so he is sure to like you as well."
Gohan paused for a bit, he could hardly keep a hold of his ki as it threatened to spill out into his surrondings. Only the fact that Goten needed him kept his power from raging out of control, it was already higher than when he fought Cell and he hadn't even transformed into the second level.
"Thanks big brother, tell Mommy, I'm sorry." And with that, the youngest child of the saiyan warrior known as Goku, passed into the afterlife. His body breaking apart into little wisps of light. But neither Gohan nor Goten in his last moments noticed the flash barely perceptable to the senses, that occured in the sky above them.
Gohan watched as Goten faded away, the tears now streaming down his face unempeded. His body started to quiver as his power skyrocketed, grief being replaced by rage. Rage at the one who dared to take the life of his brother. Rage at the monster who delighted taking the lives of children. And lastly, rage at himself for not being strong enough to prevent this catastrophe from occuring. As his anger and power rose, the mental walls he had put up over the years started to fall. Gohan had always been afraid of the power that dwelled within him. When he unleashed it against Cell, the aftermath cemented the feeling that it was a horrible thing. This was the main reason he had stopped training, believing that if he stopped fighting it would go away. But now he needed that power, he did nothing to stop the influx of power and screamed his agony to the heavens.
The ground heaved and the sky darkened as Gohan's power skyrocketed, lightning flashing down around him as storms raged overhead. Gohan's screams only intensified as he broke through to the second form of super saiyan for the third time, his body barely managing to keep up with the influx of power. His power was already way beyond that of what he fought Cell and Bojack with, if he were to fight them now they would be crushed even if they fought together. The electric aura that personified super saiyan two was greatly intensified, almost as if his body couldn't contain all the power and needed a release. The effects of Gohan's intense power up could be felt all across the Earth, intense earthquakes measuring at an unprecidented 17.3 on the Richter scale. Every volcano, dormant and active, erupted simultaneously; F5 tornadoes swept over the landscape and cities crumbled. But his power affected not only the Earth, but also the surronding galaxy. It even penetrated far into Otherworld, attracting the attention of its overseer. The scouters of the fractured Planet Trade Organization shattered, the denizens of Namek blacked out as their senses were overwhelmed.
And most unfortunate of all, the lone wizard Babidi stared in shock at the power his instruments were detecting, while his right-hand man, Dabura, was amazed that such a power could even exist. "Master Babidi," Dabura began, "maybe we should wait before we try to resurrect Majin Buu. It would seem that the opposition is too strong for us to handle currently." Babidi was quick too agree, but as he was about to abandon their current course of action he had an idea. Reaching into a storage area that resided between dimensions, he retrieved his crystal ball and the grimoir that had been passed down his family for generations, and considering the longevity and lifespan of his race which numbered several million years of childhood, was close to being as old as the current universe. Babidi quickly scanned the grimoir for a spell that would enable him to see and moniter the power levels he was detecting, and having found it, he quickly channeled the negative energy that was required for manipulating space-time to create a "funnel" enabling his crystal ball to broadcast the events. Seeing the destruction, Babidi rightly assumed that there was a fight going on between the two huge superpowers that his instruments had detected. Cackling with glee Babidi spoke, " Oh my this is great! With this much raw power just one of those powers would be enough to bring Buu up to nearly full! Searching the grimoir, Babidi quickly looked for a spell that would allow him to capture and hold one of those souls and its ki should it perish. Laughing when he found it, once again he channeled the negative energy, only this time it was much more complex in structure.
Babidi's brand of magic was a very old form of magic, very similur to the dragonballs of Namek and Earth. But while the dragonballs used positive energy to fulfill their summoners wishes, Babidi used negative, which is much more volatile and chaotic in nature. The channeling of the spell would require Babidi to connect the pre-existing "funnel" that he had made to the naturally accuring negative belt that surronded the Earths magnetic field, and strengthen this belt to make a "bubble" that would be severed from space and time and channel the souls and ki directly into Babidi's spaceship. However due to the properties of negative energy and the severing of space-time from the spell, its effects would take place before the youngest son of the saiyan known as Goku, would perish.