7. Ashtto's First Battle
Rocket Two was now looking confused. What were those two doing? "Fuu….sion! Ha!", both fighters yelled, while performing the fusion technique. A blinding flash was the result, and Rocket Two couldn't see anything. The light slowly dissappeared, and Rocket Two looked at the spot were Ash and Vegetto stood. But they didn't stand there anymore. Instead, Ashtto had appeared, in his normal state. "And who the heck are you?", Rocket Two asked. "I am neither of the two you just saw. I am the bringer of your demise.", Ashtto replied. "So you better get ready, Rocket Two, because you will die by my hands.". Ashtto took his fighting stance.
"Who is that?", Giovannia asked, but knew that nobody around him knew the answer. "Sir, it seems that a new fighter has appeared. But don't worry; Rocket Two will kill him.", the scientist said. Giovanni had gotten second thoughts. He turned to the scientist. "Get working on Rocket Three, and make him stronger than Two. We may need him.", he ordered. The scientist nodded, and walked to the experiment room. "Ash, Vegetto, wherever you are, I hope for your sake that you will die now, than to face off against Three!", he thought and grinned. He already had made a backup plan, if Two was to were destroyed. But now he watched the monitor.
Brian, who had finally returned home, told Misty everything he knew. Vegetto had already left when he got back. "So, dad is now going to check things out.", Brian said. "Thanks, son. We just have to wait.", Misty said. Delia walked in. "What is going on?", she asked. Misty looked at her. "It's TR again. I know it. Giovanni won't give up that easily.", she said. Then they felt two powers vanish, and one enormous power emerge. "They're fused! I hope Ashtto can beat this thing.", Misty said. And focussing on Ashtto, they waited for the battle to start.
Rocket Two made the first attack, by throwing an energy blast at Ashtto. The blast had hit home. Rocket Two grinned. But then he felt something, and looked behind him. Ashtto floated there, smiling. "You call that an attack? This is how you attack!", he said, and punched Rocket Two straight in the face. Ashtto continued with a barrage of attacks. He then kicked Rocket Two up high, and threw an energy blast after him. With a loud explosion, the blast hitted his target. A little bruised, Rocket Two emerged from the cloud of smoke. "It's time to show you my real strength!", he yelled, and powered up to his maximum. Ashtto was not in the least surprised, and powered up to Super Saiyan 2. Rocket Two charged at Ashtto, and Ashtto charged at Rocket Two. When they collided, the fight started for real. Ashtto kept on attacking, and Rocket Two was blocking and looking for a moment to counter. He kicked Ashtto back, and launched a beam at him. Ashtto took the blast head on, and fired a beam of himself. Rocket Two got hit pretty hard, but wasn't too badly hurt. "Heh, he is rather strong. Let's see if he can up with this!", Ashtto thought, and turned Super Saiyan 3. "I can't keep on fighting like this for long, so it is time to get serious!". The fight continued, and it became more and more intense.
Giovanni watched Ashtto turning Super Saiyan 3. He called his scientist. "How long before Rocket Three will be ready?", he asked. He knew that Rocket Two was going to be destroyed. "Two weeks, if we work around the clock.", the scientist replied. "Get to it.", Giovanni said. "I think I have an idea to kill them. One at a time. Let's get them were it hurts.", he thought.
Ashtto beated the crap out of Rocket Two, who couldn't fight back. "Time to finish this.", Ashtto thought, and prepared to fire a Kamehameha. But then, the fusion wore off, and Ash and Vegetto reappeared, both ready to launch their attack. They looked at eachother, gathering all their strength and turned Super Saiyan 2. Rocket Two was to badly hurt to actually fight back. His strength was almost gone. Ash looked at Vegetto. They nodded, and turned to Rocket Two. "Ka…Me…Ha…Me…!!!", they yelled, and pointed their hands forward, towards Rocket Two. "HAAA!!!!!!". Two beams launched directly at him, and finally destroyed him. After their attack, Ash and Vegetto powered down, and landed. They were even to weak to fly. "We…did…it…", Ash said. "You…bet…", Vegetto replied, and both fighters laughed. "I wonder…what will…be next…?", Ash asked. "I dunno… Guess… we have… to wait…", Vegetto answered. And then they passed out for a few minutes.
Giovanni picked up his phone in the office. When he saw Rocket Two being destroyed, he had made up a plan with his scientist. They figured out that Ash would come right in their hands, if they abducted his wife and son. "Yes sir, what are your orders?", a man asked, who had appeared at the screen. "Your unit has been called into action. You orders are to abduct Misty and Brian, who live in Pallet Town. A file has been send to you with all details. But remember: I need them alive.", Giovanni said. The man opened the file, and readed it. "Next week? No problem. We will not fail you, sir.", he said. Giovanni hung up. "Well, now it is up close and personal!", Giovanni thought. And satisfied he sat down in his chair.
Ash and Vegetto flew to Pallet Town. It was getting late. "Well, so long. Be ready at anytime.", Ash said. "Yes, we wait and see.", Vegetto nodded. Misty and Brian welcomed Ash home. "Yes dad! You did it!", Brian shouted, while jumping is Ash's arms. "Well done, tough guy.", Misty smiled. Ash hugged her. "For now it's all over. We just have to wait and train. That includes you two too.", Ash said. "We know that, dad. But I'm tired. I'm gonna go to sleep.", Brian yawned. Ash letted him go, and after "goodnight" he went to bed. "I'm gonna sleep too. Don't stay out for too long, Misty.", Ash said. He gave her a kiss, and walked up the stairs. Misty walked outside, and stared at the stars. "When will this ever end? Why doesn't Giovanni just admit that he has lost?", she thought. "No. He will never give up. Not until Ash and Vegetto, or himself are dead.". She locked up the door, and went to bed.
The next day, Ash and Vegetto trained again. Trying to master new techniques, their power and energy increased. After the training, they both had lunch. "Vegetto, do you think that we can become stronger than we now are? I mean, we do getting stronger, but not by much. Even if we keep on training, we only increase our strength a little.", Ash asked. "To tell you the truth, I don't know. I really don't. But if there is a way, then we will find it. Trust me.", Vegetto replied. "What about are tails? If we can become an ape, then we…", Ash said. "No, Ash. I know what you mean, but that is too dangerous. For you, and for everyone else. If you transform, you will lose your mind. Your dad once transformed, and I had to cut off his tail to change him back. He was destroying everything.", Vegetto said. Ash bowed his head. "Well, I guess that we have to continue to train.", he said. "You're right. Shall we continue?", Vegetto said. "Allright, let's try to stay as Super Saiyan 3 as long as we can.", Ash said. They transformed, and continued their training.
The next week, Brian and Misty were training too, while Ash and Vegetto were in the mountains. Misty actually learned to fly. They battled in mid-air, and pushed their limits even further. They succeeded, and decided to stop. "Great mom, you are now far stronger than you were at first.", Brian said. "Thank you, Brian. You are getting stronger as well.", Misty replied. They laughed, unaware of the things that were about to happen.
