The Darkening Tunnel

Dr Hill's face couldn't have held a larger or darker smile on his face as his plane landed in an open field half a mile away from an explosion. As soon as he had ensured that Gohan wasn't going anywhere, Dr Hill had quickly updated his master on the situation and was told immediately afterward to accelerate the plan. Quite keen to follow the orders, he immediately ordered Videl to lead him to Vegeta and Piccolo and was delighted to find out that they were together.

"In one place, tiring each other out in combat, this will be too easy." He muttered to himself as he exited his plane, followed by one of his assistants holding the black stone bottle and three teenagers. One of them was Gallant, the white knight.

The second was a girl clad in black spandex. Thin, formfitting gold armour was placed over her chest and shoulders, along with her feet, and a gold belt fastened by a fox head shaped buckle was wrapped around her waist. Purple gloves that reached back to her elbows covered her hands, with the ying yang symbol covering the back of her hands and a gold, fox head shaped mask covered her face, leaving only her mouth and chin visible. Her red hair was pulled back into a messy bun and to top it all off, she held a gold staff that was as tall as her in the right hand that had a wide ring up the top with a spike protruding from it and the figure of a fox within the ring, three smaller rings hanging from the bar around it on either side

The third was easily the least conspicuous of the three. He was a Chinese boy with messy, navy blue hair. Unlike the others, he didn't wear eye catching armour, only a bullet proof vest that wasn't even noticeable underneath his clothes. He was clad in white shorts and a black shirt. He could have passed for a normal teenager. That is until you noticed his arms, for around his forearms rested what looked like six barrelled Gatling guns. However, strangely enough, even that didn't take anyone's attention away from his malicious, purple eyes for long.

"Gallant, Sakuya, Tech, Videl!" Dr Hill shouted dramatically, pointing towards the fight. "In the name of our master, attack them. Force them out of the sky!"

In an instant the four were off, the girls flying through the sky and the boys running and leaping across the land and trees.

The girls reached the target sight just in time to see Piccolo release a volley of gold and purple energy blasts at Vegeta, a primal roar escaping his lips as he did so.

Scowling, Vegeta moved to dodge the first wave, but it quickly proved futile as the energy bolts continuously sideswiped his arms, legs and face, throwing him off balance and leaving him vulnerable to the second, resulting in direct hits.

"AAAHHH! NAMEK!" Vegeta's aura burst forth and pulsed sporadically as a powerful, violet tinted beam blew the barrage apart, aiming a course right for Piccolo.

Smirking, Piccolo watched the incoming beam with complete calmness, waiting for the last second to evade. However, the strength of the attack had taken the full attention of his senses, its energy hiding Sakuya's perfectly as she shot in behind the green alien, her staff pointed right at his back.

"Amethyst Wind!" Piccolo's eyes went wide as purple petals made of energy blew from her staff as if from a whirlwind and struck home, each energy petal shredding his skin and muscles and leaving him defenceless as the beam finished its journey.

"!" Piccolo's scream was so great that it sent tremors throughout the area as he fell, crashing into the ground with a thunderous bang.

"Namek?" Vegeta called, a slightly surprised and concerned look crossing his face as Piccolo fell. However, he quickly returned to his usual, pissed off glare as he found Sakuya floating near where Piccolo had been only seconds ago. "Grrr, who are you and who do you think you are to interrupt our training?"

"HAAA! Fight Vegeta." Videl hissed, appearing right in his face. He had just enough time to gape at Videl's eyes before her fist slammed into his face, knocking him down into a tree with a scream. Grunting and scowling, he pulled himself out of a cluster of broken branches and flickered out of sight just as Sakuya's staff came crashing down before reappearing on a rock pillar, his eyes and senses focused sharply on both girls.

"What is going on? What have you done to Videl?" Vegeta shouted, glaring heatedly at Sakuya, only to get a dark sneer and cackled in return from both girls. His fists shook as a vein popped out on his forehead, becoming more and more enraged by the minute. "Fine. If you won't tell me, I'LL BEAT IT OUT OF YOU!" Leaping off the stone, he aimed right for Sakuya, but before he even made it halfway, two more energy sources flickered across his mind and he quickly halted his progress to weave and dodge a lightning bolt and a barrage of bullet sized, green bolts. Looking to the ground, he scowled at the sight of the boys, one holding up his lance and the other raising his right arm, the barrels around his wrist having moved up and away from his skin so as not to injure his hand.

"So there are more of you." He grunted, watching for even the slightest twitch in their movements. "Fine then. Two or twenty, I'll still take you all out."

His aura bursting forth again, he charged into battle, right at the boys, but was quickly intercepted by Videl and was forced to block a particularly vicious kick. Moving faster than Vegeta had ever seen her move, Videl unleashed a flurry of brutal assaults, forcing Vegeta to block or dodge each one with increasing difficulty. Normally, Videl would be no match for the elder Saiyan, but his previous exertions and the new ferocity of her attacks were proving to be a serious problem.

"Sorry kid." Vegeta said softly as he threw his arms up, protecting his face. "But you're taking a NAP!" Screaming, Vegeta unleashed a wave of pure energy around himself that slammed forcefully into both Videl and Sakuya as she approached and blew them far away, only two large dust clouds informing the Saiyan prince that they'd hit the earth.

However, after the attack, Vegeta was left vulnerable as he tried to regain his breath and was completely unprepared as Tech shot straight up and over the tree line, his body rolled up and spinning like a ball. Exceeding Vegeta's height, Tech pulled out his leg as he spun down again and landed an excruciating axe kick to Vegeta's forehead, revealing strength beyond any normal human as Vegeta plummeted towards the ground, screaming the whole way.

Recovering, he quickly slowed his decent and managed to stop just shy of the ground only a metal foot to plant itself firmly in his abdomen, leaving him gasping as he once again flew like the projectile of a catapult until hitting a tree and breaking it in two.

Pain coursing through his gut and back to match the migraine Tech had given him, Vegeta shakily pulled himself onto his knees and looked up, only for his face to go pale as the boys pointed the lance and both sets of Gatling guns right at him, lightning and green energy charging to what had to be their strongest level.

"Lightning Joust" Gallant snarled.

"Mega Barrage!" Tech hissed, his eyes glowing a mix of purple and green.

Simultaneously, the deadly lightning bolt was released from the lance and a powerful beam was shot from every barrel around Tech's wrists at once.

"AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!" They was filled with the sight of panicked birds flying away as fast as they could for miles as Vegeta's scream managed to exceed even the explosion that caused it.

...

Not far away, Goku pulled himself out of a stream. Though an exceptionally large fish was held firmly in his hand, the look on his face as he turned to the forest was anything but happy.

"Vegeta. Piccolo. Videl. What's happening over there?" He asked worriedly, focusing all his attention on his senses. Vegeta and Piccolo's energy was barely there and Videl's had a very dark feeling about it, as did three energy signals he didn't recognise. Dropping the fish, he created a small explosion of water as he shot into the air, his aura shining brightly as he flew as fast as he could.

...

"Goku's coming." Videl hissed maliciously, her fists shaking in anticipation. Dr Hill however, paled at the revelation, whipping around to his assistant.

"Quickly, get those two with us and on their feet!" He shouted, making his assistant jump so much that he almost dropped the bottle. "Goku's in a league of his own. We need them NOW!"

"R-right sir." The assistant stuttered, opening the bottle right over Vegeta and Piccolo's heads as Gallant and Tech dropped them next to each other. As soon as they started shaking, the first sign that the mist was taking affect, he put the lid on the bottle and pulled two strange looking seeds from his pocket and shoved one into each of their mouths.

"Good thing that Gohan was carrying those Senzu Beans." The assistant muttered as the warriors swallowed the beans.

Before anyone could reply to that, a fierce wind struck the area, blowing everyone away screaming into trees. Videl, the only one not blown out of place, looked down and smile darkly as the source appeared before the downed warriors. There, clad only in his soaked underwear, was easily the most powerful hero the world had ever seen and he didn't look happy.

"Videl, what's going on? Why are you helping these people hurt our friends?" Goku shouted, piercing the girl with a fierce look. Videl just gave him a blood thirsty smile in return, powering up as did so before charging right at him.

Surprised, but ready anyway, Goku blocked both of her punches before grabbing her leg when she kicked and tossed her into the sky.

"Videl, what are you doing?" Goku cried exasperatedly, back flipping before vanishing from sight as she released a volley of energy blasts his way. Reappearing behind her, Videl had no time to respond before a karate chop struck her hard where her neck met her shoulder and she fell from the sky, unconscious.

Vanishing from sight again, Goku reappeared on the ground just in time to catch his corrupted team mate before turning a very dark look at the others in the area

"Who are you guys. And what have you done to my friends?" He growled, piercing each of the corrupted heroes with a furious glare.

"They are metahumans under the master's control, much like your dear Videl." Dr Hill answered, turning Goku's surprised face to him. "A man from your past has returned Goku. And he is quite keen for revenge. You really should have destroyed him when you had the chance."

"Someone from my past? Who?" Goku demanded, tensing as he noticed the teenagers moving subtly, raising their weapons.

"It doesn't matter. For you see, though he wants metahumans under his control, for your part in his exile, he just wants you dead."

At that moment, Goku was forced to leap into the air as a lightning bolt and a round of green energy bullets were released right at him.

"Amethyst Wind!"

"HAAAA!" Goku unleased a surge of raw energy, creating a destructive dome around him to stop the energy petal storm, but scowled as Gallant's lance effortlessly cut through it, forcing him to fly backwards only to find Tech behind him, planting his guns into Goku's back and blasting him forward with a cry of pain, right into Gallant's fist. The punch proved even stronger than Goku expected from the boy as it smashed into his cheek and he fell, stunned, right back to the ground.

"Did you know that Gallant's armour and weapons are made from an alien metal that disrupts ki powers?" Dr Hill asked casually as Goku groaned, pulling himself back up to his feet. "He can't do anything about your strength or speed, but those shields and blasts mean nothing to him."

Before Goku could reply, he was forced to jump left so as to avoid the lethal point of Sakuya's staff as she flew like a charging bull. The miss didn't faze her though as she immediately turned back around, flinging out her open hand right at Goku.

"Spirit Strike!" What looked like four intangible foxes circled her hand as she shouted before simultaneously shooting at her palm. Goku's eyes widened in shock as they burst forth right at him, only now they were four fox shaped streams of energy, one red, one blue, one green and one yellow.

Jumping into the air, he ducked swerved, rose and dived in an attempt to avoid them, but they just followed every move with beyond human grace and flexibility until each one wrapped itself around one of his limbs and pulled him effortlessly into the ground

"ARGH!" He screamed as he hit dirt face first. Feeling drained, he still was still at the mercy of the energy foxes and was pulled up onto his knees as Sakuya, Gallant and Tech approached him, all of them raising their weapons.

"Sakuya's a shaman. And as you can see, it's very difficult to defeat the spirits that she summons and empowers." Dr Hill sneered. "Especially when they're draining your own power too."

"You captured these guys... specifically to stop me!" Goku groaned, his eyes wide in realisation.

"Well, you, your friends and the one my master wants to suffer the most." Dr Hill smirked. "Sweet, little Gohan."

'Gohan?" Goku gasped, all the previous signs of lethargy gone as panic took its place. "NNOOOOO! HAAAAAAAA!" His aura burst forth and whipped like a hurricane around him, expelling the fox spirits from his body and blasting everyone in the area off their feet. not giving any of the teens a chance to recover, he disappeared before they'd even hit the ground only to appear to be reappearing in three places at once, lashing brutal kicks at Gallant and Tech and rock breaking punch at Sakuya, knocking them all down and out before flying right at Dr Hill and his assistant, a fierce fire in his eyes that could only be created by a parent willing to do anything to protect their child.

However, before he could reach the terrified men, two blurs appeared before him, immediately followed by two fists to his gut. Coughing up blood, he doubled over onto two arms, one green and one clad in blue spandex and a white glove.

"P-Pic-colo...Vegeta...what are you..." Goku groaned, trailing off as he forced his head to look up at theirs and his blood went cold at the sight of their malicious, purple eyes. "What?"

"They are ours now." Dr Hill stated, taking a deep, calming breath before cackling maniacally. "Kill him!"

Goku could do nothing as the two of them, both at full strength, gave out a loud scream, planting their now open palms into Goku's chest, yellow and purple energy flaring around their palms.

"Gohan, Chichi, Goten, please stay safe." Was the last thing Goku said before releasing his final, piercing scream as two beams ripped through his chest.


I believe this is the part where I say DON'T HURT ME! If you're wondering why I killed Goku, well it was because 1: he's just too strong and for what happens in future sequals, and 2: It has a very strong impact on Gohan both in the present and the future