Part III-New Foe Makes His Presence Felt


"Hey Goku, what's up?" Goku was staring off into the distance. It was like he was trying to watch Vegeta from far away. "Eh-Goku?" Krillen persisted.
"Dad? You ok?" Gohan tried. Gohan looked at the others, worried. "Dad, what's wrong, do you feel something?" Gohan and the others began to concentrate some, as if trying to sense what Goku may have sensed; they felt nothing.
"What's wrong? There's no threat. No danger; I feel nothing. You ok, Goku?" Tienshinhan got in front of Goku, hoping his presence would snap him out of the trance.
Goku!?" Piccolo was now trying to speak to him through telpathy. "Earth to Son Goku!?" Goku's eyes, slowly, reverted themselves to Piccolo who was standing to the left of Tien.
"Yes, Piccolo?" Goku spoke up. Everyone looked at him strangely.
"You were in a trance of some sort, dad," Gohan said coming into Goku's view.
"I was?" Goku asked looking from face to face. Piccolo gave him a nod signaling that he had been in a trance. "Oh well, it's nothing; don't worry," Goku laughed aloud.
Everyone looked at him and than shrugged it off. Everyone came and sat around the table now. Bulma and Chi Chi came out with the food that they had prepared for the feast. Goku dove right into eating the bowl of noodles that was placed in front of him. Piccolo sat next to him looking utterly disgusted by Goku's eating habits. He turned to look in front of him; Gohan was stuffing himself in the same way. With a sneer, Piccolo turned to his left and saw Goten attacking his food, too.
Piccolo sighed and just closed his eyes and sat meditating. Tien, Krillen, and Chaotzu all sat around eachother and were more engaged in talking than eating. Tien was laughing at Krillen's ever growing beard, that, like his hair, was starting to turn grey. Krillin, luckily, wasn't balding any though which wouldn't have bothered him in the least; he'd been bald before, no biggie.
Marron, Chi Chi, Bulma, and Bra sat near the end of the table. They were disscussing clothes and make-up. Marron and Bra had their own little chats when Chi Chi and Bulma would start argueing over who had the better dress because it was made by a the so-and-so company.
18 sat looking off into the distance. She watched some squirrels mess around on a tree, fighting over an acorn. She wasn't exactly hungry. Pan sat to her right and she was eating, happily. Wasn't saying much but would ask 18 a question or two every now and again.
Master Roshi, Popo, and Dende were standing up by a rock some 5 meters away from the table; none of them wanted to eat. They were talking about various things. How things have been since the defeat of Buu, what everyone's been up to, how people have changed; the usual.
Satan was sitting on the opposite side of Pan, but since Pan wasn't saying much to anyone, he gladly talked to his daughter, Videl. Videl was talking about how well Pan's been doing in school and how Gohan might get a new job at a bigger university in the capital. Buu was eating as much as Goku was next to Hercule's other side. His choco-filled-truck had long since been emptied by his consumption.
Uub was next to Gohan and tried to engage him, Goten or Goku in a conversation but they would always talk with their mouths full. So, Uub, gave up on talking to them after Goten's mouth full of noodles went spiraling into Uub's face after he had told a joke to him.
Soon, everyone except Goku, Gohan, and Goten, had ate all their food. They engaged in conversation with eachother, Piccolo had went over and started talking with Dende, Popo and Roshi. Uub sat quietly. Satan, Pan, and Videl had started to help clean up with all the girls. 18, Krillin, Tien, and Choatzu just sat around watching the food being taken away to get cleaned. Krillin and Tien would talk some but most the time they just sat there, digesting their fill.
"WHOOOOO!!! That was excellent, Chi Chi," Goku said. Goten and Gohan said their thanks to their mother for the great meal, as well.
After the table was cleaned it was getting dark."Where's Vegeta?" Bulma exclaimed coming up to Goku, hoping Vegeta had come while they were cleaning up.
"I don't know, Bulma," Goku said looking concerned. "Should I go track him down? I bet he's training."
"I wouldn't be surprised, but no, it's ok Goku," Bulma replied. "He'll just have to cook his own food later." With that she turned back and went inside.
Soon, everyone was inside watching a movie, except Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, and Uub.
The 6 warriors lay on the Son Family's lawn, gazing up into the stars. "What are you thinking, dad?" Gohan asked, turning to his father, who he lay next to. Goku just stared into the stars, not like he was in a trance though, just staring into them like he would food. Gohan returned his head into looking at the stars.
"I'm worried...," Goku's voice came out finally, and flatly. Gohan turned his head again to Goku.
"Worried? Worried, about what, dad?" Gohan asked, gazing at Goku. Tien and Krillin sat up to look at Goku. Uub did, as well. Piccolo stayed laid back in the grass.
"Well....," Goku thought for a moment. "Oh, it's nothing."
Gohan sat up. "C'mon dad, you can't hide anything from us!"
"Yeah, Goku, we're your friends. C'mon, tell us," Krillin cheered on.
Goku lay there for a moment staring out into the stars. Everyone's gaze was upon him, anxiously awaiting his next words. Only Piccolo wasn't focused on Goku, but he was still listening.
"It's just...I don't know how to put it...um...," Goku trailed off. Everyone knew something had to be wrong. Goku was never this serious when talking, and only when he was this serious, that something was wrong. Sadly, Goku really didn't know how to word what he was trying to tell everyone, he wanted to, but just couldn't find the words to express his feelings.
Goku sat up now, looking off into the trees, trying desperately to find the words to tell his friends what was bothering him. He looked at Tien. Tien just stared back, looking confused, and wondering what was wrong with Goku. Goku's gaze went to Krillin, his long time old friend. But, looking at his best and first friend wasn't enough to find the words he needed.
Goku's eyes averted back to the trees, the wind was now blowing them, making them sway. Quite spooky looking they were. The moon's rays reflected onto them making Goku feel very uncomfortable with them.
He turned to Gohan, his first son. How proud Goku was of him. Goku looked to his hair, it was still spiked up with that little piece falling down atop his forehead, very loosely. Than, it hit Goku! Goku's eyes widened in fear and shock. He hadn't noticed it until now. He looked back to the trees and saw them still swinging in the wind. He came back to face Gohan's eyes, they were just as scared as Goku's. Gohan wondered what was so wrong with his father?
Than, a figure's hand materialized, slowly, right next to Gohan's right ear. Goku was just froozen with fear. Why couldn't he move? He watched, in horror, as everything started to play in slow motion. The figure's arm soon followed the hand, than the figure's torso was soon seen, than the legs and feet. Goku's head, twitched its way to look up at the figure's appearing head.
The chin came followed by a most sick and sadistic, wide smile. The nose came, than the rest of the head. The eyes with the non-complete 'X' appove them appeared last.
Goku saw the man's mouth, in slow motion, mouth the words: "DIE!"
Goku couldn't hear these words though, he was just so surprised, in fear, in shock that he couldn't do anything; the figure was so horrifingly fast that it made himself, and propably everyone else, just stare in awe. Goku's eyes averted back to a glow coming from the corner of his eye. He found it very bright and yellow, it was a ball of energy being formed in the foe's hand that was still in Gohan's direction. Gohan had been turning his head in the direction of the new, appearing man and his hand when the ball of energy was released.
Gohan watched, in horror, as the ball, slowly, envoloped onto his face; forcing him away. Goku watched as his son's eyes looked at his pleaing for his help. Things all of the sudden sped up and Goku was looking out across the yard; Gohan's body had been shot off. Goku's eyes were just wide, in fear. Tears started to form in his eyes as he read his son's power level drop completely and dissapear.
"G-Go-Gohan?!" Goku whispered out. Goku turned to his right and saw a line dug in the dirt. Not more than 13 feet away the line ended but, nothing was there. Goku's eyes came back to face the person responsible for this, filled with hate, but the person was no longer there. Only his eyes and smile were, but they too, were slowly dissipating away.
"No!" Goku's eyes shook. "No.....No.....GOHAN!!!!!"


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