p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"The Shining Ascended Saiyajin/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"strongemLast time, on Dragon Ball E, Zuchin and Okro had finished their training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. As one final test, Zuchin suggested that the two fuse one last time. The resulting saiyajin warrior, Zuckro, emerged from the Chamber and set out to stop Caula, the Legendary Super Saiyajin that was plaguing Earth. But alas, it was to no avail. The two boys, even fused, were no match for the power Caula held. They were pounded into the ground… literally. What will they do? Today, on Dragon Ball E./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Menken looked over the edge of the lookout, even more worried than he'd been before. This seemed to worry Mr. Popo./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""How are they doing, Menken?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Not well, Mr. Popo… The fusion just ended, and they're in no condition to fight."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""That doesn't sound good. What should we do?'/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""I don't know Mr. Popo… there's not much we can do."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Wait… does Barna still grow Senzu beans?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Menken thought this over for a minute. "Why, yes, Mr. Popo, I believe he does."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""I'll go get my carpet." Mr. Popo ran off, and came back riding on a flying carpet. Menken climbed up and sat down on the carpet, and the two held onto the carpet as it soared downwards toward the platform on top of Korin's Tower. The wizened black cat that stayed there was surprised to see them./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Menken, Mr. Popo, what are you doing here?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Barna, have you been paying attention to the fight?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Mmmm… indeed I have… those boys are in some serious trouble."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Mr. Popo spoke urgently. "Do you have two Senzu beans to spare?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Barna considered this. "So that's your plan? Give them their energy back and hope that healing them makes them strong enough to defeat him? Hmmm… I hope it works… Yeah, I've got a couple. Here." Barna picked two beans out of a small bowl near him, and placed them in Menken's hand./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Thank you, Barna." Menken smiled at the cat as the carpet flew off towards the battle. They had a planet to save…/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"The dust had cleared, and Zuchin was the first one to stand. Caula stared at him in utter disbelief. "You two? But how?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Zuchin hurt all over, but he gritted his teeth and spat it out. "Fusion. We became one, stronger, person, so we could beat you." The look on Caula's face indicated very clearly that this was emnot/em what he was asking./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Okro had made it to his feet, now. "Zuchin… we're… not strong enough…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Caula formed a ball of energy, and threw it at the two boys./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Zuchin leapt to the side, and spotted a flying carpet coming near, sporting two riders… Mr. Popo and Menken! Caula apparently noticed them, too, because he laughed evilly and formed another ball, throwing it at them. Zuchin rushed towards them, pushing them out of the way just in time./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Menken looked at Zuchin weakly. "Hey, eat this. It'll help." He put a single bean in Zuchin's palm and closed his hand around it. "Where's Okro?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Zuchin stared down at the bean. "How will-?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Mr. Popo quieted him. "Just trust it. Where is Okro?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"As Zuchin placed the bean between his teeth, and pointed, he felt refreshed. That's when they all noticed. Okro was laying sprawled out in the crater, and he wasn't moving. Zuchin turned to Caula. "You… you… you monster!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Caula just cackled. "What are you going to do about it?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"There was a flash of aura, and Zuchin was a Super Saiyajin again. "He…" Zuchin took a step forward. "was…" He took another step forward. "MY FRIEND!" He couldn't hold it in any longer, and his rage consumed him, a deafening scream escaping from him as he threw his head back, a wave of energy emanating from him. Electricity began to travel across his body, flickering through his aura in short bursts. His bangs flew upward, leaving a single bang coming down over his eyes. His power level increased almost exponentially. "You'll…" Zuchin lowered his gaze at Caula, his green eyes gleaming. "YOU'LL PAY!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Zuchin rushed Caula, disappearing. Caula grinned smugly. "Finally, someone who's not emweak/em." Caula disappeared as well, giving Menken and Mr. Popo a chance to make their way to where Okro lay fallen./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Menken put a hand on Okro's chest. "He's still alive… barely. His breathing is shallow."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Mr. Popo brightened up. "Menken, can't you heal him?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Well, Mr. Popo, I was never very good at it… But I can try." Menken laid his hands on Okro, energy and light coming from them. He closed his eyes as he continued. Okro started coughing and sat up weakly. "Okro, are you alright?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Yeah, I think so… But I don't think I can fly… or fight…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;""Zuchin has that covered, right now…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"All eyes turned to the battle…/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Zuchin and Caula reappeared and had an exchange of blows, then disappeared again. They reappeared again halfway across the sky, and had another exchange of blows, and disappeared again. They jumped around the sky in this manner, reappearing somewhere, exchanging blows, and disappearing. Finally, Caula got tired of it, and got serious. He placed a blow in Zuchin's stomach that sent him tumbling downwards. Zuchin caught himself and formed a Shining Sphere. He brought it up behind him and around down in front of him. "Shining Cannon!" A golden beam emerged from the ball, bursting towards Caula. Caula disappeared, avoiding it./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"Without warning, Caula appeared behind Zuchin and put his foot in his back, putting a huge hole in Zuchin's saiyajin armor and sending him to the ground. Zuchin growled, shooting back up into the air at Caula and having another exchange of blows with Caula, but this time, Caula blocked every attack. He grabbed Zuchin by the scalp, forcing energy into his hand, and causing a huge explosion of energy. There was a moment, and then a thud could be heard as a lifeless Zuchin, powered down now, hit the earth below./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"strongemspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"Our hero, Zuchin has bit the dust. Not even the power of a Super Saiyajin 2 could stop Caula. And now, Okro is the only warrior left on Planet Earth. What hope is there of stopping this menace? Will Earth survive? Find out on the next Dragon Ball E!/span/em/strong/p