Gohan's Second Chance
Chapter 12: Discord's Return Pt. 6
Previous Chapter Next ChapterDiscord was struck by an unknown source.
Whatever it was, it was powerful.
It even killed all of the clones.
Gohan was in hooves... Or arms, actually.
Who was this mysterious source?
How did it harm Discord?
Was it the Mane 6?
He opened his eyes to see no other than his late father.
"D... Dad?..." Was all Gohan could muster at the moment.
"Gohan. You can't let your anger go, unleash it! It's the only way!" Goku said.
"D-Dad..." Gohan said.
"Son, I know you can do this. Now make me proud!" Goku said, suddenly disappearing.
Gohan closed his eyes yet again.
Until he fell on the ground, that is.
Gohan opened his eyes. "He believes me... I can..." Gohan said as he stood up.
"What was that just now?" Discord asked.
"That was my father." Gohan called to Discord.
"And you forgot ONE thing, Discord!" Gohan yelled.
Gohan channeled of his anger towards Discord, his friends and his past to power up immensely.
He yelled to no bounds.
An explosion of yellow aura ensued, terrorizing Discord.
After it died down, a huge dust covered Gohan.
You could see lightning sparks around the unseen Gohan.
After the dust disappeared, it revealed Gohan.
Gohan was different. His hairstyle had changed too, with all of his hair spiking up, and about 20 strands of it dropping down. It looked bizarre.
"I'm my father's son." Gohan said.
Gohan was now a Super Saiyan 2!
Discord was scared, and that's rare.
He snapped his fingers to form hundreds of clones.
They all darted towards Gohan, but they suddenly stopped.
Gohan had moved from where he stood originally to behind the horde.
The entire horde disintegrated.
"W-What is this!?" Discord yelled.
He was about to teleport away, but Gohan had punched him in the elongated stomach by then.
He knocked Discord back into his throne with a powerful kick.
"KAMEHAMEHA!" Gohan yelled as he fired a full power Kamehameha wave at Discord.
In his Super Saiyan 2 form, no less.
Discord screamed in agony as the Kamehameha slowly but surely turned him into stone.
A huge blast could be seen across the horizon!
After the Kamehameha died down, the smoke and dust slowly died as well.
Gohan floated back to the ground.
"I did it, dad." He muttered.
He ended it in an instant.
***
"Alright, now lets go challenge D-" Twilight said before noticing the huge Kamehameha wave being blasted across the horizon.
"What the heck!?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Is that...?" Twilight asked.
"Gohan?" Fluttershy asked.
"D-Didn't he die?" She asked.
"No, he survived." Twilight said.
"Oh no! I need to go apologize to him!" Fluttershy added instantly.
"Let's all go, dang it! He could be in trouble!" Rainbow Dash said.
The Mane 6 had been purified again. They were ready to wield the Elements of Harmony again.
They rushed to where Gohan was.
***
Gohan stared at the stone Discord.
'I guess he can't die.' Gohan thought to himself.
He sensed six power levels approaching.
At that time, Equestria had finally begun to reverse the chaos Discord caused.
'Finally...' Gohan thought.
"Gohan!" The Mane 6 yelled.
"Are you o-" Twilight asked before seeing the Super Saiyan 2, and the stone Discord.
Gohan slowly took a look behind his shoulder.
His new look scared the Mane 6.
He turned to them.
"G-Gohan? What happened?" Twilight asked.
"I took care of Discord." Gohan said.
Gohan's gaze alone scared the Mane 6, and the lightning around him made it worse.
"A-Are you alright?" Fluttershy asked.
Gohan stared. He was a little surprised that Fluttershy wasn't acting mean again.
"G-Gohan?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"We're sorry for being jerks, can you forgive us all?" Rainbow Dash asked.
...
Gohan just gave them the silence.
"...We understand..." Fluttershy said, sadness evident.
"Yeah, I'm sure you do. You were under some sort of spell." Gohan said.
That kind of lifted the hopes.
"So...? You're...!?" Twilight asked.
Gohan smiled. "I'm glad to." He said.
The Mane 6 all hugged Gohan.
Though from our point of view it looks like a badass being hugged by horses.
"Oh how DID you change your mane like that?" Rarity asked.
"...Anger." Gohan said.
"A-Anger?... Oh my..." Fluttershy said.
"It's not the first time. Don't worry." Gohan said.
"S-So... We didn't need the Elements this time?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Gohan broke the group hug.
"I need you guys to keep this a secret." Gohan said, reverting back to his base form.
"Excuse me?" Applejack asked.
"Sorry... But I don't want anyone to know I did this." Gohan said, pointing at Discord.
"Why not? You'd be applauded for your awesomeness!" Rainbow Dash said.
"I don't want any of that... Just tell everyone that you guys stopped Discord." Gohan said.
"WHAT!?" Applejack asked.
"B-But why?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"I don't want to be noticed by everyone." Gohan said.
"Good job my little ponies!" Celestia said, flying down.
"What? Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked.
"You all defeated Discord with the Elements of Harmony after rediscovering your friendship!" Celestia said.
"Well actually-" Rainbow Dash said before Gohan stuck his hand on her mouth.
"Yep! It was all them!" Gohan said with a grin and closed eyes.
"You assisted as well, didn't you?" Celestia asked.
"I tried. Only got a scratch on him." Gohan said.
"Well, you shall be honored for attempting." Celestia said.
"Uh... Can you not let anyone know?" Gohan asked.
"Why not?" Celestia asked.
"I'm already featured in that stained glass... I don't want anything else." Gohan said.
"Well... It may be unorthodox... But I shall indulge. Congratulations, we will hold a ceremony in Canterlot!" Celestia said.
***
There was a huge celebration at Canterlot.
The Mane 6 were honored for destroying evil yet again.
Gohan stood in the crowds, smiling the entire time.
"We are gathered here today to once again to honor these six, who stood up to Discord, and saved Equestria from eternal chaos!" Celestia pronounced.
The ponies cheered.
Celestia revealed a new glass window.
One that shocked many, including Gohan.
Gohan was the one who stopped Discord in the glass. In his Super Saiyan 2 form.
The crowds went silent.
The Mane 6 were all shocked.
"W-Who is that!?" A pony asked.
"I believe we are due an explanation from somepony in the audience." Celestia said.
'No...' Gohan thought.
"Son Gohan, please come up here." Celestia said.
"Who's that?" Many ponies asked.
Twilight was afraid for Gohan for... Wait, what?
Lying about not being the hero...?
Sounds reasonable for the death penalty, I'm sure you'll agree.
Gohan stepped up to Celestia.
"This is the one who stopped Discord." Celestia said.
The audience was shocked.
"WHAT!?" The crowds asked.
Gohan was scared. "H-How did you..." He asked.
"I witnessed your bout with Discord." Celestia said.
"But he don't look like that pony in the glass!" A pony called out.
"It's because he has transformed. As a reward for his heroic deeds, Son Gohan will be issued a ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala!" Celestia declared.
The ponies clapped slowly, then began to cheer.
"W-Wait!" Gohan said.
Everyone stopped.
"I... I don't want this reward." Gohan said.
"WHAT!?" The audience yelled.
"Why not? You rid Equestria of this evil!" Celestia called.
"I... I don't want to receive praise for this. I have to credit them for allowing me to tap into my hidden potential." Gohan said, pointing at the Mane 6.
"Gohan?" Twilight asked.
"Without them, and another great source, I would not have been able to do that. Please, give them the reward. I am not worthy." Gohan said.
Gohan even surprised Celestia with his request.
"W-Well... I suppose I shall reward Twilight Sparkle and her friends... I also suppose I shall reward you with necessary currency..." Celestia said.
"I-I..." Gohan said.
"Please, Son Gohan. You will receive a ticket to the Gala, plus one. And a hefty reward of five thousand bits." Celestia said.
"W-What!? W-Wait, I don't know about that!" Gohan said, sticking his arms out and shaking hands.
"Take it!" A pony yelled.
"Now, Gohan." A very similar voice said.
Gohan's pupils dilated as soon as he heard the voice. He turned around to see...
Goku. He had a halo.
"You deserve this reward." Goku said.
"Who are you?" Celestia asked.
"Dad!?" Gohan asked.
"Dad!?" Everyone, and I mean every single pony asked.
"DAD!" Gohan yelled, running up to him and giving him a tackle hug.
"T-That's Gohan's father!?" The Mane 6 asked.
"Hey there, Gohan!" Goku said, hugging Gohan back.
"Sir, what is your name." A royal guard called.
"I'm Son Goku! You can just call me Goku." Goku said.
"Darling, you must be an angel! You have a halo!" Rarity said.
"That just means I'm dead." Goku chuckled.
"What!?" Twilight and Celestia asked.
"This has gone way off course, we will have a meeting at a different time." Celestia said.
"I just wanted to see my son, I have to leave." Goku said.
"Don't go yet...." Gohan said.
"Sorry Gohan. I'll keep calling you from time to time." Goku said, patting his son.
"Alright..." Gohan said, breaking the hug.
"I know I've asked already, but take good care of my son for me." Goku said, putting two fingers on his forehead.
"ALIENS!" A pony yelled.
"W-We'll make sure of that, sir..." Applejack said.
"Alright, see ya!" Goku said, teleporting back to Other World.
"Gohan... Y-Your father..." Twilight said.
Gohan chuckled.
The event will not bode well for Gohan soon enough.
***
Gohan's Shack
Gohan was just about ready to go to bed. He had a long day, dealing with Discord and all.
He even reached Super Saiyan 2 again.
Although he was the savior, he lied about his deeds. He claimed to have done nothing, and that the Mane 6 did it.
He was found out.
He didn't want attention, so yeah. That's what happened.
He didn't know, but many ponies who wrote the newspapers began to write about Gohan.
Gohan was glad to receive five thousand bits as a reward, and the ticket for the Gala.
But he feared that ponies would start talking about him after the events today.
A very loud knock came from Gohan's door.
Gohan opened the door to be greeted with a note.
It read:
"Library, Noon. Tomorrow.
Why? I need to ask you some questions.
Twilight Sparkle"
"Uh oh..." Gohan said.
Gohan knew why he was summoned.
What do you think?
What other wacky things will Gohan go through? Will he be able to steer away from attention?
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