Gohan's Second Chance
Chapter 95: The Aftermath
Previous Chapter Next ChapterIt's been pretty hard for everyone.
Goten's gone forever.
As soon as Beerus and Whis technically died and ceased to function respectively, this happened.
***
...
"What... Just happened?" Celestia asked.
"I... Don't know." Goku said.
Nobody really knew how to react.
Where did Beerus and Whis go?
Weren't they about to die...?
Why was it cut short?
...
"...We should hospitalize Gohan." Twilight said.
"His blood is getting on my arms." Goku said.
Gohan was actually unconscious now.
"Gohan!" Goku said, shaking him a little.
Everyone heard some cracking.
"Gohan! Hey Gohan!" He said, shaking him some more.
And more cracking.
Everyone was getting paranoid.
"Gohan?" Goku asked, shaking his neck this time.
Ew... It was much louder.
"Maybe he'll wake up if I shake him some more..." Goku said.
"Just stop it, Goku! You'll kill him!" Twilight yelled.
"Sorry, sorry." Goku said.
"What happened to the senzu beans?" Rarity asked.
"His pouch seems empty." Goku said.
"Let's get him to the Canterlot Hospital." Twilight said.
"Hey... Where's Goten?" Goku asked.
...
"...Hello?" Goku asked.
"...I'm afraid... He's gone." Twilight said.
"What do you mean...? He's dead?" Goku asked.
"Er... Sorry..." Twilight said.
Now Goku felt like shit for not protecting his son.
"...Oh no..." He muttered.
He looked shocked, then extremely distraught.
Pinkie looked on in horror.
She was the one who did this.
'What the heck is wrong with you!?' She thought screamed at herself.
She ended up shedding a few tears.
...
'Goten... I'm sorry.' Goku and Pinkie thought.
Even Gohan felt that way, despite being unconscious.
***
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...
'What is this...? Am I dead?' Gohan thought.
He was just in a blank space.
Nothing here, nothing there, nothing nowhere.
'I assumed that I would go to King Yemma... But this is just nothing.' Gohan thought.
But then Gohan could see something far away.
A faint purple... And next to it was a faint red.
Also a faint white?
Gohan walked towards the things he saw...
As he got closer, he could start to see what exactly is happening.
He started speedwalking...
Then running.
Sprinting...
He went full throttle!
"No! Goten!" He screamed.
What was he seeing?
Goten's destruction. Again.
From a different angle this time.
He hurried, wanting to save Goten.
He rammed into Beerus, and...!
...Phased right through?
"What the...!?" He said.
"You fought well, but this is over." Beerus said, aiming a palm at Gohan.
...
"No!" Gohan yelled, trying to kick Beerus.
He turned into a Super Saiyan.
Nothing happened, his foot just phased through.
"Why!?" He yelled.
He stood there, motionless.
...
"Hakai." Beerus said.
...
"NO!" Goten screamed.
In that instant of a moment, Goten acted.
He jumped, and shoved the not real Gohan out of the way!
Beerus looked surprised as to what just happened.
And before the destruction hit him, only the fake Gohan could read Goten's lips.
"Thank you."
With a bright smile...
But then...
He screamed in agony.
As the destruction energy slowly tore every bit of him apart and into nothing...
***
Well, Gohan's in a hospital bed.
The Mane 6, Spike and his father were the ones beside him.
Except Rainbow Dash.
Gohan wasn't in a patient gown, but still had an IV to keep him fed.
His heart rate was being monitored, as was his breathing.
His boots were taken off.
'I'm really glad I'm not in the bed... I hate hospitals and their needles...' Goku thought.
He shuddered at the thought of needles.
Looking at Gohan taking the IV needle was like watching a horror movie.
Suddenly...
Gohan's heartrocket skyrated!
He was grunting and moving all over his bed...
He looked angry in his sleep...
"No...!" He muttered.
Now there was sweat everywhere.
His heart rate got even faster.
He turned Super Saiyan in his bed.
"What's happening...!?" Twilight asked.
"Whatever it is, I'm guessing it's a nightmare." Goku said.
Gohan turned into a Super Saiyan 2...!
Goku shook Gohan, trying to wake him up.
"Gohan, get up. You're having a nightmare." He said, shaking him.
...
"...NO...!" Gohan screamed in his sleep, making his aura flare.
Goku was pushed away, and surprised at Gohan's energy output.
Then Rainbow Dash suddenly flew in the room.
"I got the senzu beans!" She said, holding up a pouch.
Goku held his hand up as if to motion her to throw it.
Rainbow Dash did just that, and Goku caught it.
He took a bean out of the pouch.
Gohan was grunting, and his teeth were showing.
"Eat up, Gohan." Goku said.
Since Gohan wouldn't separate his teeth, this was a lost cause.
Goku decided to try and open his jaw, but this is a Super Saiyan 2 jaw, so no.
Goku grunted.
"Come on...!" He said, turning into a Super Saiyan himself.
He managed to get it open a little bit...
So he dropped the bean in.
Gohan stopped resisting and began impulsively chewing.
...
Gulp...
Gohan calmed down...
He wasn't a Super Saiyan anymore.
"Phew..." Goku said.
"Thanks, Rainbow Dash. I don't know where Zecora is at all." He said.
"Earth ponies and her seem to have the same exact feeling." He added.
Gohan started groaning as he woke up...
He opened his eyes, then...
He immediately jolted awake.
"Where am I!? What happened? What's going on...?" He asked.
...
"...Oh... Right." He said.
...
"Are you okay?" Goku asked.
Gohan started tearing up and crying.
...
Awkward silence from everyone else.
***
Well, Gohan got out of the hospital pretty soon.
But remains depressed.
Same as Pinkie, she's depressed as well.
It's been tough on everyone.
Right now, the castle is nearly done being fixed.
The funeral/memorial was held at the edge of Ponyville.
(Yes, funerals without a dead body exist.)
It was basically a table full of Goten and his stuff.
His gi, and other keepsakes.
There were plenty of photos.
Half of them were him and Gohan, acting as a duo.
Piggyback rides, training, eating, and all sorts of stuff...
The others were of just him, a group photo with ponies like the Main 6, and group photos of him with the Crusaders.
There was a bunch of flowers on the table as well.
Everyone came in a black suit or dress.
Yes, even Goku. Although he thought the suit was incredibly uncomfortable...
It was grey with a black tie.
Gohan had a black suit with a black tie.
The other ones around include the Mane 6, the Crusaders, the princesses, literally everyone in Ponyville, Spike, Starlight, Sunburst, Shining Armor, and Flurry Heart.
This would've been a regular memorial...
...But it was just made insanely awkward with Gohan.
Why...?
He was the one in front the entire time, bawling on his knees.
Like, EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF THE MEMORIAL WAS JUST HIM CRYING.
The other ponies paid their respects, but Gohan just kept crying in front of the table.
Goku felt horrible for Gohan.
What was he supposed to do for his son?
This is devastating...
He just lost one son, the other one's doing through a mental breakdown.
The whole service was just the same.
'He'd never forgive me...' Gohan thought.
***
Goku took Goten's place in the house...
...But Gohan's changed.
He became a depressed little shit.
For the next few weeks, he's completely changed.
First off- He rarely got out of bed.
He stopped crying after day 2, but he would rarely get up to do anything.
He barely ate, he barely spoke, and everyone was very concerned about him.
Goku couldn't even get him up to train with him.
Speaking of whom, he started using that long forgotten gravity chamber (remember that shit?) again.
Gohan was a lost case... For now.
Our cast excluding Gohan had to help Pinkie.
***
Sugarcube Corner.
The Mane 6 and Goku were there.
Pinkie was also a depressed little shit, so they were going to help her before Gohan.
"Pinkie... We need to talk." Twilight said.
...
"...About what...?" Pinkie asked.
If you don't remember, her mane and tail are flat.
She's sad.
"You aren't being yourself." Goku said.
...
"Pinkie, we want to help y'all. We're all hurt by this." Applejack said.
...
"...You wouldn't understand." Pinkie said.
A tear came to her eye.
"Pinkie, what makes you think we-" "-You don't understand!" Pinkie yelled, interrupting Twilight.
She looked angry.
And she tears rolled down her face.
"I understand." Goku defended, putting a hand on his chest.
"How!? You aren't the idiot who made Beerus all angry! You didn't cause Goten's death!" Pinkie yelled, pointing a hoof at Goku.
"How do you think it makes me feel not being able to defend my son?" Goku said.
"Pinkie, you could never have seen this coming." Twilight said.
"None of us did." Rainbow Dash said.
"But I still did it! I still got Goten killed!" Pinkie yelled.
"Pinkie, I took it upon myself to ask Princess Celestia about Beerus. She asked all tipsy during the party because ANYTHING could've riled him up." Twilight said.
"The karaoke part nearly made him destroy the planet without hesitation!" She said.
"So Lord Beerus was just a spoiled but extremely powerful being?" Rarity asked.
"Princess Luna gave me something juicy too. Apparently, a thousand years ago, he nearly destroyed Equestria because he didn't like the food. Star Swirl the Bearded managed to make a fruit salad to call him down." Twilight said.
"Really?" Pinkie asked.
"Yeah, and he's the one who convinced Princess Luna to turn into Nightmare Moon." Twilight said.
"Really?" Everyone asked.
"Yeah. He was a jerk." Twilight said.
"Once he was angry, he had a small chance to calm him down, but since everyone decided to fight..." She said.
"...So it's basically my family's fault?" Goku asked.
...
Twilight didn't want to be frank...
"...Yes or no? I'm thinking yeah." Goku said.
"...Yes." Twilight said.
"Well, that's all of us..." Goku said.
"Pinkie, we all need to move on. Everyone had a part in this, and we forgive you." He said.
Pinkie didn't really think that helped...
Everyone still knew.
"I know my sons well, Pinkie. Goten doesn't care if it's your fault or not. In fact, Gohan doesn't admit it, but he thinks it's his fault that Goten's gone. I do the same thing. You're not alone." Goku said.
"Pinkie, we will never forget about this, but we need to move on. Acting all depressed and sad won't help... We want our friend back." Twilight said.
She hugged Pinkie Pie.
'If my friends are torn up too... Then...' She thought.
Her mane and tail were poofy again.
Everyone had a smile now.
Pinkie jumped up!
"Whee!" She yelled.
"Yay!" Everyone else said.
Pinkie got on the ground again.
She pulled out two boxes out of nowhere.
"Who wants cake and cookies!?" She asked with the biggest smile.
"Me!" Goku said.
Pinkie hurled the boxes at Goku, and they burst open with a cake and many cookies.
The cake splattered all over his face, but he caught all the cookies with his arms.
Goku licked the cake off his face and ate that part.
"Ten outta ten!" He said, eating a cookie.
"Wow!" Twilight said.
"I have cupcakes for EVERYPONY!" Pinkie said, holding two trays of 24 cupcakes.
"Yay!" Everyone said.
"Wow. I'm surprised you moved on!" Twilight said.
"Pfft. I didn't move on! Nopony moves on!" Pinkie said happily.
"Uhh...." Everyone said.
"It's called coping! Everypony does it! Moving on is a lie!" Pinkie said.
...
"I suppose that makes sense." Twilight said.
"Now I need to get Gohan back to normal!" Goku said, eating a cookie.
***
Well...
It failed.
The previous ponies and Saiyan went to Gohan, who still won't get out of bed.
"Gohan..." Goku said.
No response.
He was facing away from everyone.
He was awake, though.
"You need to talk." Twilight said.
...
"Gohan, please." Goku said.
...
"Please get up..." Fluttershy said.
"I have cookies!" Pinkie said, holding a tray of that.
...
"Why are you doing this? You've been in bed for two weeks and you have barely eaten anything." Goku said.
"You're even getting weaker! This isn't healthy for you." He added.
...
"We're all trying to cope, Gohan. But what you're doing is not coping at all!" Twilight said.
"You can't just do this, Gohan." Rainbow Dash said.
...
"...What do you care?" Gohan asked.
"It's WHY we care." Twilight said.
"You're beating yourself up too much over this." Pinkie said.
"I still got the cookies!" She said.
"I'd rather you all leave me alone." Gohan said.
He was definitely sad and grumpy now.
"You're hurting us like this." Goku said.
"I'm fine." Gohan said.
"You're no-" "I said I'm fine!" Gohan interrupted Goku.
"No you aren't!" Goku yelled.
Gohan actually sat up now.
He turned to Goku with an angry face.
"Just leave me alone already!" He yelled.
"Don't you use that tone against me!" Goku yelled.
Now this was just a father-son argument.
They never had this kind of argument before...
"Then go away! I don't want you here right now!" Gohan yelled.
"You need me here whether you like it or not! You're never going to move on if you don't settle it right now!" Goku yelled.
"You don't understand how this affects me at all! He sacrificed himself for me!" Gohan yelled.
"So- Wait, what?" Goku asked, genuinely confused.
"He shoved me out of the way before I would've died. Now please, kindly go away." Gohan said.
"Gohan..." Pinkie said, putting the tray of cookies down.
"We all know that it really wasn't your fault that Goten died." She said.
"Don't you lie to me now." Gohan said.
"I'm not lying. If Goten sacrificed himself for you, then it isn't your fault." Pinkie said.
"If you keep on like this, you'll upset Goten. He looks up to you as if you were his idol. If he saw you like this now, how do you think that would make him feel?" She asked.
...
Everyone was shocked at Pinkie's words of wisdom.
Gohan actually thought about that...
But his ignorance decided otherwise.
"I don't care. He isn't even here to see this, so why should I care?" He asked.
"Sugarcube, it don't matter if Goten isn't here or not. If he was here, y'all would devastate him. Just like you're doing to all of us now." Applejack said.
...
Gohan just started tearing up.
'You're a monster.' He thought to himself.
"Just leave me alone..." He quietly sobbed.
"Gohan..." Goku said.
Gohan snapped.
"Just LEAVE ME ALONE!" He screamed.
He jumped out from his bed for the first time in a few days and flew out the window.
"Ugh, darn it!" Goku yelled.
He was about to go after him, but Twilight put a hoof on his shoulder.
"He's not ready yet." She said.
"He'll never be ready." Goku said.
"He will one day. Just give him time." Twilight said.
"I really hope he feels better..." Fluttershy said.
"We all do, darling..." Rarity said.
***
Well, later, he went back to bed, but remained a depressed little shit.
This has gone on for a few weeks, and school is starting soon.
But we're all forgetting someone here...
Sunset Shimmer.
She's been sending messages.
Gohan hadn't bothered to look. Or didn't realize they were happening.
Messages like:
"Hey!"
"Gohan?"
"Are you busy?"
"It's been a few days, are you okay? I miss you."
"Hey!"
"Is something wrong? Please respond."
"It's been a week, I'm getting concerned."
"Gohan?"
"If you answer, I'll make you your favorite dinner!"
"Please answer."
"Gohan."
"Did something happen? I'm really concerned."
"I miss you, it's been a few weeks."
And such.
Really, it's only a matter of time before he finally answers... I hope.
Sunset eventually wrote to Twilight with this shit.
"Dear Twilight,
Hey! How are you? Barely anything happened around here. Is something wrong over there? I've been trying to reach Gohan, but he doesn't answer at all. He hasn't come here either. Do you know anything about that? I'm getting concerned.
From,
Sunset Shimmer"
Twilight wrote back with:
"Dear Sunset Shimmer,
Hey! Well, plenty of things have happened here. It was just Princess Celestia's birthday, but something happened and it went wrong... In short, somepony named Lord Beerus, who looks like a cat with human limbs, crashed and nearly destroyed the planet. When you see Gohan, I think he'll tell you the rest... Speaking of whom, I don't know what to tell you. He's really changed. I don't know what to do. Maybe he'll move if I get him to see you again? I hope so.
From,
Twilight Sparkle"
School will be starting soon...
Will Gohan go?
Will he stop being a depressed little shit?
Will I post another chapter within a few days?
All will be revealed in ten days the next chapter...!
Next Chapter: Forgotten Friendship Pt. 1 Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 13 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
I know you're all pissed off at my lateness and how shitty this chapter was, but I just drove for eight hours straight... Twice. That's not even the whole of it. That doesn't excuse how bad and how late this was, but that's what happened.
Anyway, Season 3 edits aren't done, but it's at over 11k words. Haven't even started the Wonderbolts Academy revision.
Next chapters are for Forgotten Friendship...
...After I sleep for a day.
Jet lag is a bitch.
Oh, and for those who actually bother to read this shit, after this story is finished, I'm planning a Future Gohan story. It won't start as stupidly as this one did.