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"Gohan, hurry up and get ready!" Piccolo ordered. With wide, hesitant eyes, Gohan dropped to the ground, beginning to charge his energy.

As Piccolo fought to get a grip on Cell Max, the others surrounded him, knocking him around and keeping him from getting very far. Cell Max roared as he shoved Piccolo back, whipping his tail around and slamming it against Piccolo's head. Piccolo's mouth sprayed blood as Cell Max smashed his foot into Piccolo's jaw, Piccolo stumbling backwards. Before he could recover, Cell Max brought his fist down on Piccolo's head, knocking him around as he beat Piccolo. All the while, Gohan could only watch as he charged up his power, his heart pounding in his chest.

As Cell Max whipped his tail around again, Piccolo caught it, slamming it into Cell Max's head. Cell Max growled, roaring as he released a ki blast from his mouth. Eyes wide, Piccolo failed to dodge as his arm was blown clean off, blood pouring from the wound. Taken off guard, Cell Max began beating into Piccolo, before grabbing onto his face with his one hand.

Gohan lost all of his focus as he watched Cell Max throw Piccolo into the air, letting off a barrage of ki blasts, pummeling Piccolo. Limply, Piccolo fell back to the ground, Cell Max catching him in the palm of his hand as Piccolo laid lifelessly over him. Cell Max let out a roar, holding up Piccolo, Piccolo's empty eyes looking back down at Gohan.

The thrumming went dead silent in Gohan's ears as he stared up at the sight before him. It was as if he had lost consciousness, and his own anger had taken control of his body, for all he could see was red. All of Gohan's power, all of his guilt, everything he had ever felt suddenly poured out of him at such an excessive rate that he had lost complete control over himself, and all that remained was white hot rage. Not only had Y/n's sacrifice been in vain, but now Piccolo had been ripped away from him as well. Gohan was putting an end to this, now.

Cell Max stared at Gohan with wide eyes, before dropping Piccolo onto the ground. He flew at Gohan, thrusting his fist right at him, smashing it into Gohan. Gohan hadn't even realized he must have transformed until Cell Max's attack landed, and he stood completely unfazed. Smirking, Gohan pushed his hand back, before throwing himself at Cell Max. His foot smashed into his gut, sending Cell Max flying backwards.

Completely overwhelmed by Gohan's attack, Cell Max roared as he charged up a massive ball of distorted and discolored energy. Almost as if unable to handle his own attack, Cell Max began to shake and twitch as he condensed the ball of ki into one small concentrated attack, all the while Gohan watched, grinning, as a long buried part of him began to show.

Just before Cell Max attacked, an arm wrapped around him, catching Gohan by surprise as Piccolo grabbed onto Cell Max. Cell Max jerked, pulling against Piccolo's grip, taking to the air as he tried to rip himself free.

"Take the shot, Gohan!" Piccolo shouted, holding Cell Max as still as he possibly could. Piccolo's eyes widened as a burst of light broke through the darkness, Gohan charging up all of his energy into the tip of his fingers.

Letting out a roar, Cell Max threw the condensed ball of ki, just as Gohan thrust his arm out, blasting a super charged Special Beam Cannon. It ripped straight through Cell Max's attack, smashing right into the weak point on his head and tearing through his skull. Just as Gohan's attack landed, Piccolo dropped Cell Max, his limp form falling to the ground.

Right as the light from Gohan's attack began to clear up, Cell Max's body suddenly began to expand, Piccolo's eyes widening. "He's gonna blow, run!"