DBGT: Destruction And Salvation
By: Jodi Lynn Barrett
© 2004 Original Author of Dragon Ball GT: Akira Toriyama
Goku shifted on the cold floor. He opened his eyes and his vision focused in the dark room. Dark! Not again! Goku jumped to his feet. No, I should have given Trunks more time to work on that thing! The lights flashed on and Goku shaded his eyes from the intense white light.
"Goku!" A voice exclaimed.
Goku noticed the ringing in his ears. This didn't happen before. He couldn't recognize the voice due to the ringing. He pulled his hand away to see Bulma. Good, at least she's still alive… Goku felt his legs weaken and give out as he crashed to the floor.
"Goku!" She yelled and ran to his side.
The ringing overwhelmed him. It threw all his senses out of whack. He couldn't even see anymore. His head began to pound. The ringing grew louder and louder. White-hot pain seared though his mind. Then it spread through his neck, shoulders, arms, and back like an acid in his blood stream. Wh-what's going on? Goku's chest tightened and he began to gasp for air.
Bulma had been frantically searching for something on a tray that was in a large cabinet. She found it just as Goku started gasping for air. It was a small bottle of clear liquid. She snatched a syringe off the same tray and rushed back over to Goku. She stabbed the needle into the top of the bottle and filled the syringe about one third full then quickly withdrew it. She turned and poked Goku in the arm with the needle and injected him with the liquid. His body slowly eased then completely calmed. His breathing returned to normal, and he relaxed unconscious. Bulma sighed in relief.
Goku woke up in a bed in a familiar room. He sat up and looked around. His gaze stopped on Bulma.
"How are you feeling?" Bulma asked.
"A lot better than I was." Goku replied.
"If I didn't know better, I would say you were time traveling. Judging by the shape your body was in when you got here. Goku, what happened?" Bulma asked.
"I was sent to the future, but I will tell you later, when everyone is here." Goku saw Vegeta leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest. He was scowling at Goku with his usual 'Vegeta Scowl'. Goku smiled when he saw Vegeta twenty years younger. His smile brightened when Vegeta's scowl turned into a glare. Great, the same Vegeta I remember! I must be in the right time!
"What are you smiling at you clown?" Vegeta yelled in spite.
Yep, same Vegeta. Goku thought.
"So you were time traveling? That explains a lot. When you are sent anywhere in time, there is a considerable amount of stress put on your body. If an already overstressed body travels from one point in time to another, the strain on that body can cause potentially dangerous side affects. And knowing you, your body was probably maxed out before you traveled, wasn't it?" Bulma accused.
"Uh…" Goku laughed nervously.
"Humph! Figures you would do something foolish like that Kakarot!" Vegeta said.
Before Goku could say anything to defend himself, an icy mist filled his mind. Goku shut his eyes and spoke in his mind. "What do you want Yoshimi?"
"What do I want? What a most peculiar question. What I want is for you to suffer slowly. That is what I want." Yoshimi said in Goku's head.
"Well then, give me a place, and I'll follow." Goku said.
"I'm on my way there right now, just follow my energy. It shouldn't be hard to find."
Goku felt a surge of energy from Yoshimi as he left his mind. Vegeta felt it too.
"He contacted you." Vegeta asked. It wasn't really a question, more like a statement that needed confirmed.
Goku nodded. He hopped out of bed and turned to Vegeta. "It's time to finish this fight." This time Vegeta nodded.
Goku and Vegeta arrived in that same deserted area as they fought before. Yoshimi smiled. His blue hair swayed in the gentle breeze.
"So Goku, you defeated me in the future did you? I want to see this new power level. This Super Saiyan 4. Show me." Yoshimi said as calmly as ever.
"How did you know?" Goku asked.
"It hasn't been that long Goku. I read minds, remember? I probed your memories when I spoke to you." He said tapping his head with two fingers. "Now, shall we get started?"
"Fine! Let's go!" Goku said powering up. He charged up a sufficient amount of energy to reach Super Saiyan Four, and stood still for a moment. Then he transformed. A blinding light engulfed his body, and faded slowly to reveal the transformed Saiyan.
"Feel that Goten?" Gohan asked his younger brother.
"Yeah, it's dad! He's back!"
"Sure is. And he is fighting. I also sense Yoshimi's power. We had better help, or at least cheer him on." Gohan said. He took off in the direction of the two energy levels, followed by Goten.
Goku had gone Super Saiyan Three. He looked down at the ground wide-eyed. What's going on? I should be a Super Saiyan Four. Why didn't I transform? It must have something to do with what Bulma said. Ok, I'll have to fight him like this.
"Kakarot, what are you doing? Don't toy with him, get the job done!" Vegeta yelled.
Yoshimi smiled. "Just as I thought. You're no stronger than I had expected. Too bad, I wanted a good fight from you." He lunged forward and landed a roundhouse kick to Goku's temple, knocking him to his right knee.
Goku got quickly up and threw a barrage of punches to Yoshimi's face then teleported behind him, preparing to deliver a double-fisted blow to the base of his neck. Yoshimi turned quickly, crouched low, and punched Goku in the solar plexus as his arms were raised. Goku recoiled forward and used his position like a coiled spring. He jumped up hitting Yoshimi in the chin with his head, knocking him back and off balance. Then punched him as many times as he could in ten seconds and ended with a front ball kick to his knee, knocking his leg out from under him, and finally an instep kick right to his face.
When Yoshimi looked back up at Goku his nose was bloody and a stream of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. "That was good. You had power and speed, but there is something you lack… The ability to beat me. I do have to say though, I haven't been hit that hard in a long time."
Goku stood strait with his arms at his sides, bent slightly at the elbows. "I've just begun to warm up."
Vegeta stepped next to Goku. He went Super Saiyan just as Super Saiyan Gohan and Goten landed next to them. Trunks landed next to his father and went Super Saiyan as well.
"So the proud warriors of the Saiyan race will all die here. Fitting, don't you think? You will die on a doomed planet, just as your ancestors did on Planet Vegeta. It is how the Saiyan race was meant to end. You two just managed to lengthen your stay in this dimension and pitifully attempted to rebuild your race. Goodbye!" Yoshimi flew strait for Goku, but vanished at the last second and took out Gohan, Goten, and Trunks in one swift motion. All three of them hit the ground. Yoshimi went after Vegeta next, and knocked him to the ground with one fell move. Finally Goku. He, again, went strait for him, but transported at the last second behind him. Goku had punched to block Yoshimi's attack, but since the attack never hit a target, he was left off guard. Yoshimi appeared behind him and kicked at Goku's side. Goku pulled the same move and transported behind Yoshimi. He, quickly as he could, attacked with as many moves as he could. Punching, kicking, and blasting energy attacks at Yoshimi until a dust cloud entirely surrounded Yoshimi's body.
Goku started panting hard, and his vision blurred. He heard a slight ringing in his ears. His legs grew weak and shaky. Not again! He fell out of Super Saiyan Three and collapsed to his knees. Everything around him was spinning and distorting out of view. The ringing, once again overwhelmed him. And he passed out.