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The Mask
Chapter 1
There was a heartbeat quickening, then suddenly, a masked man darted out from the shadows and into the light. The masked man tumbled to the ground but recovered on his feet in a crouching position. The action was unexpected and it felt like it was happening so slowly. There was a cry from a man clad in orange, "Vegeta, quick!" Then came a bright blue ball of energy that struck the ground where the masked man previously was. He had predicted the action and acted accordingly by springing off his feet to his right. After he expertly evaded the attack, came a blast from the man clad in orange. He jerked his body to barely dodge the blast, but it had left him wide open. Then, out of nowhere came a boot that struck his gut. The blow had enough force to crush any normal human, but he wasn't a normal human. Just as Bardock was sent flying to the ground, Vegeta was pursuing him for a follow-up attack but was stopped by Goku's plea.
"Vegeta! Leave it to me!" Yelled the lad clad in orange as he slid down the deep crater to capture the masked man. However, Goku didn't realize that the masked man had been faking his defeat. The mistake caused by the orange-wearing warrior nearly cost his head when a disc made of energy sliced the top of his spiky hair as he bent back to avoid it from connecting. After the energy, the disc came to a knee to his stomach. Both Goku and the masked man were sent tumbling down into the crater's depths. Punches were delivered to one another as the tumbled and bounced along the crater's steep edge. Then they struck its bottom and Goku was on top of the masked warrior striking him with punches. The masked man desperately maneuvered his head to keep the fist from connecting with his mask. Then that raised the question, what was he hiding? Curious to find out, Goku faked a punch that made the masked man make him shift his head to the left, leaving him open for another attack. With a successful blow to the masked man's mask, it cracked, and a piece popped off. What he saw had caught him off guard, giving the masked man enough time to attack. He then flipped them over and Goku was now beneath him pinned to the crater floor. The masked man's eye glowed red, the cause of this being the mask breaking. The spell that was cast was wearing off. He was slowly gaining consciousness from the spell. Before he connected his fist with Goku's jaw, he froze as he took in his son's expression. It was fear, and as he looked down the entire mask soon popped off and landed beside Goku's head. No longer did the masked man's eyes glow scarlet. He blinked several times then looked down at his son. He opened his mouth and his voice was deep and sounded almost like a scratchy growl, "Kakarrot?" He said without thinking, bringing his hand to gently touch the side of his son's face.