Not An Exact Copy [Gohan x OC]

Ch. 18

Myriad of emotions ran through his mind as he watched Cell impale his fist through her stomach, rendering her body limp.

Shock. Agony. Pain. Anger.

But he settled on one, one that broke his exterior and reluctance on using all his power in defeating the life-sized roach.

And that was pure, unadulterated rage.

He vaguely noticed some of the Z-fighters huddling over his best friend to tend to her wounds, given that Cell had stolen the rest of their senzu beans, but his main focus was on the man who caused him enough suffering.

He refused to let any more damage be caused by him.

"Your fight is with me, Cell," Gohan narrowed his eyes.

Cell chuckled and simply raised a brow. "Oh? Where did you suddenly build this false bravado?"

Gohan growled and dismissed his comment. With speed that Cell didn't even notice, Gohan punched the bug in his stomach as he doubled over and groaned in pain.

In his pain, he had dropped the bag of senzu beans he had taken from them earlier, and Gohan pocketed the bag in his baggy pants. Looking around, he noticed there were still a few Cell Jr.'s around, which could cause a distraction to him. Without warning, he rushed in one and punched its stomach, causing it to gasp in surprise and choke on saliva. Gohan then shot it with a ki-blast, marking it dead with no remorse on his face. He then did this for the others until there were no more tiny versions of Cell in the area. The Z-fighters gawked at the display, while Nachi strained her head in attempt to see what was going on, but didn't have the energy to do so.

Gohan fazed in front of Trunks, to which the lavender-haired man barely flinched, and the preteen handed him the small bag of senzu beans. "I took these from Cell," he spoke, casting a gaze towards the girl who had a blue wrapping around her stomach which was already turning dark from the blood seeping through. He watched as she wheezed for breath, her eyes barely open and glazed over, even unresponsive as Vegeta shook her lightly in his arms to keep her alive.

"Make sure she gets one first," he demanded to Trunks, who nodded back at his request. Gohan nodded back and instantly fazed in front of Cell, throwing a punch to his face which sent the bug back into a pile of rocks surrounding their area.

In no time, Cell returned and the two engaged in an equal battle. Kicks, punches, and blocks with their arms and legs were traded between the two, but Gohan was already gaining the upper hand.

Up to the side, Goku was relieved that his son was on the better way to defeating Cell, while Piccolo still looked slightly worried. Sure, he'd just seen physical evidence that Gohan does have the capability of beating him on his own, but he'd never seen Gohan fight this confidently. He couldn't help but worry of what possible cons this could reach.

Gohan landed a particularly hard punch to Cell's stomach. Cell held his stomach in pain and Gohan watched with a blank face as he started retching and making gagging noises.

Cell's mouth opened wider as a head of blonde hair peeked through, along with the rest of the body attached to the head. Gohan's eyes widened a bit as he recognized the female android, literally being thrown up from the bug.

Everyone who watched was a bit disgusted at the display, as Cell groaned mournfully at the pain and felt his original strength decreasing drastically.

"N-No!" He cried as he backed away from Gohan, who kept walking forward with no expression on his face. "S-Stay away from me!"

"Gohan!" Goku cried from the sidelines. "Now's your chance! You can beat Cell now!"

"..." Gohan stared into the purple of eyes of the tormentor. Thinking about it, how would Nachi feel if she were in his shoes?