DragonBallZ

Rise Of The King

The Inner Power

The night air was cool on Vegeta's face. He stood atop Capsule Corps domed roof pondering. For day's all he had done was ponder, ever since Goku went off to train that Boy Uub. That had been three months ago, and Vegeta had been training

relentlessly. He took in the night around him as he lifted into the sky. Off in the distance he could see the lights of West City shining brightly. He faintly heard the honking of car horns and the blare of police sirens. He found himself wondering how the human race always had criminals wandering around. On planet Vegeta there had been maybe one illegal act every ten years, if that.

"It's because they are'nt strict enough. They do'nt execute the people who break their laws, they just lock them up for a few years and let them go. Its no wonder they keep commiting crimes, they do'nt have to fear death if caught." Vegeta

muttered to himself. He turned to look at the night sky as his thoughts returned once more to Goku. His rival. The one being in the universe he simply could not surpass. He felt his old rage burning deep down inside of him. Everyone thought he was over it, when in fact he had only pushed it down. However, he had to release it every now and then or it would consume him. A white aura surrounded him as he flew away from the city, and towards the dessert where he first fought Goku.

His rage burned, racing towards the surface, his energy building rapidly. He landed on the ground and looked at the hard, cold rock all around him. Then he allowed his rage to surface. "Why should Kakarot be so powerful and not me!?

What is it he has that i do'nt!? I am the prince of saiyans!!" Vegeta shouted mentally. A gold aura exploded to life around him as he yelled at the top of his lungs. He arched his back as a surge of energy enveloped him, his hair stood on end turning gold, and his eyes turned teal. He was now in his super saiyan state. An almost tame aura of golden Ki swirled around him, but his rage was not tame. It roared for release, roared for power, roared against Goku and all that he stood for.

Vegeta bent his knees and braced himself for what came next. He opened his mouth releasing an inhuman scream as his aura exploded. The golden energy ripped the ground beneath him to shreds and his muscles bulged with power. But

he was not yet done. His yells grew louder as he hovered where the ground had once been, a wave of pure energy rushed outwards incinerating the ground beneath and around him as electricity rushed out of his body. His aura swirled eraticly with incredible power. With a final scream of power he completed the transformation. His hair was spikier, his eyes had grown sharper. This was his super saiyan 2 state. It was the height of his power, and it fit his rage.

But it was'nt enough. It was never enough. Even now he was only second best. He knew that Goku could defeat him, he would have to work for it, but he would win. Vegeta delved into his power and forced it to rise, once again his aura burned

eraticly with power as he yelled out in fury at the world, at fate, at Goku, at himself. He maxed out with an explosion of energy that sent shockwaves racing out in all directions, and for one breif moment he was the brightest thing on the whole planet. Slowly his rage faded back inside himself as he reverted back to normal.

He took a glance at the ground below him. His power had carved a canyon into the Earth so deep he could not see the bottom. The nearest land he could see was two miles off to the left. He still felt his rage just under the surface, but it had diminished greatly for the moment.

"Quite impressive." Someone said from behind Vegeta. The person was clapping.

"Whose there!?" Vegeta demanded as he whirled around, then gasped when he saw who it was. "F-father, but how? Freiza killed you!" Vegeta stuttered. Floating before him was his father, King Vegeta.

"I am here to help you acheive your goals." KVegeta said gruffly. Seeing Vegeta's confusion the King said "You wish to defeat Kakarot and claim your throan. I wish to help you do so, I wish to see the royal family returned to power."

"But how?" Vegeta asked still a little stunned.

His father smiled, then said "Feel all that power you have inside of you? That is the key."

Vegeta shook his head. "You do'nt understand, for all my power Kakarot is stronger. He not only surpasses me in base power, but he is also a super saiyan 3. I'm like a candle and Kakarot is the sun. I am mighty, but to him i am weak!!"

"You think you know your limits, but you only control the smallest fraction of your true power. I know how to grant youaccess to all of it, a power far beyond anything Kakarot has ever dreamed of." KVegeta said as he raised his arms and

spread them to the sides slowly.

"How? And how are you even alive!?" Vegeta asked.

"I found a small breach in the barrier between dimensions, i escaped through it before it could be closed. As for how, it is quite simple actually, follow me." KVegeta replied, then flew off with Vegeta hot on his trail.

For minutes they flew, turning in seemingly random directions. Suddenly KV (King Vegeta) stopped. Vegeta stopped as well and asked "Why are we stopping, and where the hell are you leading me!?"

KV did not reply, instead he fired a blast into the side of a cliff. When the smoke cleared a cave was revealed. KV silently hovered inside with Vegeta following closely. For several moments KV lead Vegeta through twisting caverns. Vegeta

was fairly certain his father had never been here before, yet he moved as if he knew exactly where they were going. After a time they entered a massive chamber that looked as if it had been carved into the rock. At the far end was an altar atop which was a pulsating sphere of light which hummed quietly.

"This chamber is as old as the planet itself, that light is the result of a great battle that was fought eons ago. Thousands of souls were trapped by a tyrant so evil he made Freiza seem like an innocent kitten. It is the key to your true power."

KV said dramaticly.

"How is a bunch of trapped souls going to make me stronger?" Vegeta asked in doubt.

"Each soul you take into your body will increase how much of your power you can access. Dip your hand into the sphere, then you must only will the spirits into you." KV explained.

Vegeta walked over to the sphere but hesitated. "How do i know this will really work?" Vegeta asked.

"Trust me." KV replied.

With a sighe, Vegeta dipped his hand into the sphere. His mouth opened wide in a scream of pain as whitt bolts of Ki washed over him. He could feel his power building as he subconciously turned into s super saiyan 2. A smirk spread across

KV's face.

A golden aura burst to life around Vegeta as his power began to rise at an incredible rate. Never had he beleived such power existed, yet here it was flowing through him. The planet itself began to shake as his aura grew several feet. He was glowing so bright that KV had to look away to avoid being blinded.

"This is amazing!! My power has more than tripled, and its still growing!!!" The light finaly faded revealing Vegeta. He looked as if he were in super saiyan 2, but his power was far beyond anything he had ever felt before. He stood fully as dozens

of Ki bolts raced along his body.

"Incredible, you have exceeded my expectations. I beleived your power would double at most, but its almost quadrupled. Now you can defeat Kakarot for sure." KV declared while clapping.

"Yes, but i think it would be wise to give my new abilities a test run before facing him. I know exactly the person to test myself against." Vegeta replied.

" Who?" KV asked.

Vegeta smirked evily and spoke a single word. "Gohan."