DragonBall out of place

Chapter 8- The Evil Namekian, Lord Slug part 2

Last time on DragonBall out of place…

Lord Slug has begun his invasion of earth. His forces are now engaging the earth's defenders, having less than success.

Now Hiro makes his approach on the Evil Namekian himself…


I finally made my way over to Slug's ship. Although I did realize it was probably for the best to wait for the others. If playing MMO's and RPG's had taught me anything it was to never go into a boss battle unprepared.

So there I was, waiting, and watching.

I was pleased to notice that the other Z Warriors we're doing fairly well.

Piccolo's energy was eclipsing that of his foes, although Gohan's had dipped a bit, possibly because he might have become incapacitated.

The humans had paired off, and were on opposite sides of the city, either fighting minions, or helping civilians make it out of the city.

Things had quickly deteriorated out there, especially after things started freezing over. But thankfully they seemed to have things well in hand.

By the way, did I mention how fucking cold it was? Cause I might freeze my tail off soon if this keeps up. If I remembered this part of the Slug fight I would have brought a jacket or something.

So that lead to me waiting in the remains of a building, and while waiting for the others I was having a conversation with my inner self on a very important subject.

Dragon Dance

"Spirit Flames"

Doom Chaser

Ideas for attack names. Just about every Z Warrior has at least some attack to call their own, and I felt like I ought to have a few of my own as well that weren't just variations on preexisting attacks like my 'Sparking Kamehameha'. I already had some attack ideas that we're just waiting for a name.

"Bull Run"

Sprout Canno- hey is that ship opening up?

I turned my head around to see that the front entrance of the ship was indeed opening up, revealing a gigantic cloaked figure.

"Useless! Pathetic! Worthless peons!" they shouted.

"Couldn't handle a simple task! I refuse to accept this! I demand the dragonballs!"

Sore loser much?

"And you!" he looked over to me, startling me. I thought I had my power level down? "You're going to give them to me!"

I then stepped out from the ruins, readying a fighting stance.

"Like hell I will! Come and make me!" I declared, however I became suddenly nervous at having to face him alone.

His power level was far above mine, and he wasn't even trying yet. Imagine if he actually got the dragonballs!

"You fool. No one has survived the wrath of Lord Slug!" he screamed as he was powering up, and in the process removing his cloak, revealing that he was still old, and decrepit. He then gave me a glare that did unnerve me a bit, but did not stop me from snarking-

"Wow, you are… haunting to look at." I said, surprising him that I had the nerve to insult him like this. "You look like a moldy old Mr Potato Head screwed Mr Clean-"

I was cut off from my potential roast when he charged right at me and tackled me through a building.

After dragging me through the remains of the building he threw me into another, where I ended up slumped against it.

I was dazed, so I just barely moved my head in time to dodge a punch that shattered the wall behind me.

I rolled out of the way of a kick coming my way, and pushed myself up in time to dodge another fist. Leaving him open to a few blows below the ribs that seemed to do some damage from the audible groans of pain it got from him, but didn't do much as he adjusted himself, and threw a punch that I moved out of the way from.

I then backflipped away from a blast from him, throwing two ki blasts at him, which he smacked away with ease, and then landed on to the top of another nearby building.

Slug was right on me though, and knocked me away into a giant neon sign, causing me to receive an electric shock.

By the time I recovered I received a blast that sent me flying back down into the streets.

I was able to pick myself up, but this time though I was too winded to dodge a punch in the gut that caused me to cough up blood. He then punched me in the jaw, sending me into the air a few feet, landing me a few feet onto my back.

Slug began walking towards me slowly, an evil smile on his face. He grabbed me by my shirt, and pulled me up close to his face.

"This doesn't have to go down like this boy, tell me where they are and I might just let you li-" he was cut off when I spat on his face.

"Go to hell!" I commanded him as I surprised him with a headbutt, and a ki blast cannon that made him go flying back almost a full block.

"Dammit, this isn't going anywhere!"

Kinda looks like he is though…

"Yeah, but I'll bet you he'll be right back, I haven't done any real damage at all yet. I've spent too much energy today as it is."

Well, that is unfortunate. Too bad you don goofed and lost your backup. You really should have just ran for it to begin with, you know you're not strong enough to beat this guy.

"Where the hell are the others anyway? Piccolo should have won by now. Hell, I'll even take the humans right now."

Probably because teaming up would make this even slightly easier. And Murphy's law clearly states what can go wrong for you will.

(I'll say! Looks like things couldn't get much worse than this.)

The sudden other voice in my head surprised me, making me look around for the source.

(Keep lookin', but your not gonna find me buddy.)

Getting frustrated, I shouted- "Who are you!? Show yourself!"

(Whoa! What's with the hostility? I don't know what you were talking about Goku, this guy doesn't seem that well put together.)

(I dunno, he seems alright to me.) a familiar voice said, surprising me further.

"G-Goku? Is that you?" I asked, looking above me for the source of the voice.

(Yeah! It's me. I'm with King Kai right now. And I've been watching this fight. You've been doing good considering the power gap between you.)

"Uh, yeah thanks, but I don't think I can do much better than this right now. I'm fighting him alone, I'm feeling low on energy, and he doesn't look remotely damaged. I can't beat him right now." I admitted, not liking the feeling of being this outclassed.

King Kai spoke to me next- (You have to! The others don't stand a chance against a Super Namek!)

"Super Namek?" I asked, although I did know about Namek's, whatever Slug was wasn't very clear to me as I didn't watch this movie.

(Long ago, on the homeworld of Kami, Namek, there was a terrible disaster one that threatened to destroy their world. To escape extinction, many children were sent away to other world's. One such world was called planet Slug. There, Lord Slug became consumed by his anger, and regrets. Now he travels the galaxy, inflicting his pains on others, but only recently finding something he truly fears, his old age.)

"Yeah, one of his minions mentioned something about that. Do you know of anyway to beat him?" I asked, just about out of ideas.

(I'm afraid not. But don't lose hope, Slug is not as strong as he appears. His old age can cost him if you make him exert himself. And remember, you are not alone. You have allies whereas Slug has none.)

"Speaking of, where are my allies? They should be here by now." I then heard an angry yell from over where Slug ought to be.

(The others are on their way.) Goku assured me (Just hang on!)

Yeah, easier said than do-holycrap!

My inner voice was cut off when Slug came back at blinding speeds. I put up a guard with my arms locked in an X, reducing the damage, but not stopping me from being pushed back.

"'grrr' Alright, I'll give you that one, but if you think you're gonna get out of this with a clean death now you're sadly mistaken!" Slug declared as he attacked once more.

This time I was more ready for him, and was fighting back better.

I maneuvered around a few of his punches, and delivered some some quick jabs to his ribcage, a shoveled hand landed on a pressure point on his tricep, and a kick that tried to take his legs out from under him, but due to a lack of success Slug grabbed my leg and tossed me through another bunch of buildings. Eventually landing in what was finally the outskirts of town

Imagine the cost in property damage. Really makes you appreciate that most DBZ heroes have the common sense to take these fights out to wastelands. Not you though, because apparently-

Now is not the time! I argued, not really in the mood to be arguing with a voice in my head in the middle of a fight.

I got back up in time to dodge another blow to the gut, and deliver a kick right to the Evil Namek's head, but Slug was too fast now due to the rage that was clear on his face that barely looked remotely damaged.

He then delivered a palm strike to the chest, pushing me back a bit. I blocked another punch from him with my left forearm, but the force behind it made me feel like I might have just broke something.

He then grabbed me by that arm, causing great pain, and pulled me into a knee strike to my gut that broke my guard, and opened me up to a punch right to the nose, agitating already existing damage.

"'gah!'" I shouted in pain as I fell backward, grasping at my nose in a futile attempt to lessen the pain.

I was then grabbed by the hair I had, and pulled up to face Slug, who was suffice to say pleased with the state of events.

"'hehehe' maybe now that you realized the power that is Lord Slug, you might be more willing to talk?" he asked himself more than me. But then put on a look that showed he'd come to realize something.

"But on second thought, no, I think I'm sick of your voice." he prepared a blast in his free hand.

"I'll see you in hell soon enough then." I told him in what was nearly a whisper.

"Die." he commanded me, as he fired the blast at me point blank, knocking me out, and away from him into a concrete wall.

"Heh' shouldn't be so dramatic kid, I'm not done with you just yet." he declared, turning back to his ship. "I think one of my favorite punishment's for you fools will be to have to watch as I freeze your planet."

"Enjoy the end of the world!" Slug said as he turned took off to his ship, laughing maniacally.

If he'd been a but more thorough however, and less like a classically arrogant villain, he might have seen that not too far from where I had landed, another, shorter, fatter man was cowering in the shadows.


Slug was pleased with himself.

He'd just defeated the most powerful warrior on this pathetic planet, which would serve as an example to the other weaklings here.

Give him the dragonballs, or else.

"Soon…. soon my youth will be mine!" Slug declared, longing for his strength to return to him, when he sensed a sudden incoming danger that made him quickly turn around.

He then just barely avoided having his head cut off by an energy disk, but still received a cut just above his left eye that made him shout out in pain.

"'gah!'... 'grrrr' alright who has the death wish!?" he demanded to know as he looked around for the source of the distance when his eyes came across a nervous looking, short human.

"Oh, uh…. 'hehe', isn't this some wonderful weather we're having?" the human asked nervously, trying to distract the Namekian. Slug began releasing his power in anger.

"Why….. you…. fool!" he shouted, ready to blast the human, who suddenly put on a serious face, and yelled-

"Tien now!" confusing the Namek, who was suddenly overcome by an extremely forceful blast.

"Ki-Ko-Ho!" someone yelled from above, firing a blast at slug that sent him to the ground.

"Ki-Ko-Ho!"

"Ki-Ko-Ho!"

"Ki-Ko-Ho!" it carried on as Slug kept being forced down into a crater.

"Yamcha! Krillin! Do it now! I can't keep this up forever!" Tien shouted continuing his attack.

"Right!" Krillin dropped into a stance, and began charging a Kamehameha in his hands, with Yamcha on the opposite side of Slug, charging his own.

"Ka-" they said in unison.

"Me-"

"Ha-"

"Me-"

"...-Haaaaaa!" they both fired at the trapped Slug, their beams hitting him at full power, resulting in a pained yell from the Namek.

The blast kicked up a massive cloud of dust, blocking the warriors view.

"Y-You think we got em?" Yamcha asked, excited that they were able to defeat this threat.

But then a blast flew out from the cloud that hit Tien, sending him away screaming.

"Tien!" Krillin shouted for his friend when the dust cleared to reveal an angry, but slightly damaged Slug.

"'grrr' you bastards!" he yelled as he charged right at Krillin too quickly for him to dodge, so he flinched at the attack…. that never came.

Krillin looked at Slug to see that the Namek was distracted by Piccolo, who was now grabbing onto the larger green man's antenna.

"If you're anything like me then this has to hurt like hell!" Piccolo declared, and to prove a point pulled harder on the antenna, bringing a roar of pain from his larger enemy.

"'gah!' Why you!" Slug desperately tried throwing off Piccolo, who just wouldn't let go.

That is until Slug flew himself directly into a building, and away from the other warriors.

Eventually through Piccolo was forced to let go, and regrouped with the Z warriors.

"Man, really glad he's on our side huh?" Yamcha asked rhetorically.

"Enough chit chat! Where's Hiro?" Piccolo asked, wondering where his ally had gone.

"Slug took him out. He's probably alive, but he's taken one hell of a beating." Krillin explained, a little ashamed that they couldn't make it in time to back him up.

"He'll make it back, but in the meantime we need to make Slug waste as much energy as possible." Piccolo thought aloud.

"Huh? Why? You two seem to be at about the same strength level, why do we need to rely on him?" Yamcha asked, noticing earlier that Piccolo, and Hiro sensed about the same in terms of power.

"Because, he's the only one among us that has the ability to get stronger in a short amount of time." Piccolo said, confusing them.

"What do you mean?" Yamcha asked.

"Look at that device in the sky. The one Slug is using to change the planet. What does it look like to you?" Piccolo told him, looking to the object pumping out all the dark clouds that were covering the sky.

Since it was forcing the gas out it was clearly visible. And through the peakhole the Z warriors could see that it was currently nighttime. Complete with a….. full….. moon.

"You don't mean-?" Krillin couldn't believe they were going to rely on that to save the day.

"I do. But we need Hiro to see it first, and then point him in the right direction." the Namek explained. And was about to explain his plan further when the heard a scream of rage from the direction of Slug.

"Fine! You leave me no choice!" Slug began screaming as he raised his power, and to the surprise and fear of the Z warriors he grew in size incredibly. To the point where he was nearly three stories tall.

"This form is not exactly good for this old heart, but it will crush you quickly, and with ease!" he told the Z warriors who had their mouths agape.

Slug took a moment to relish their fear before beginning the carnage.


Yajirobe had finally made it to the battlefield, and was somehow already out of breath.

Wondering how he was going to explain that he did absolutely nothing to help the rest of the guys during the battle to his feline companion, he was shocked, and pleased when his chance to claim he contributed to the fight came crashing through the wall he was sticking by.

"Oh man, that green Mr Clean really kicked your ass huh?" he asked me my unconscious form.

"Luckily for you, Bean Daddy's gotcha covered." he told me as he made me swallow one of his sensu's. The effect took a few moments, but was clear.

I nearly jumped upon awakening, startling the small fat man.

"Geeze man don't scare me like that!" he yelled, clutching his heart.

I looked around, almost ignoring him, to see if Slug was anywhere around. Thankfully, I sensed him several blocks away by now.

"...thanks for the bean man, really needed that." I told him, before getting ready to blast off to the fight I sensed was going on. "I'd suggest getting closer to the battle, and helping anyone else that gets hurt, but I get the feeling that you're just going to get outta dodge as soon as you can right?" I asked, fully aware of how the man thought, and felt about dangerous situations.

"'teh' No way man! I haven't been training with Kami just to run at the first sign of trouble!" he put on a brave act that surprised me from what I knew of him.

"Fine, just watch yourself though, this guy's no joke." I told him before getting ready to fly off when I was suddenly distracted by a familiar voice.

"Hiro!" Gohan yelled as he ran over from nearby ruins.

"Gohan?" I was surprised to see him here. I thought he was out cold. "It's good to see you, but why are you here?"

"Mr. Piccolo sent me, and told me to keep my power down so I no one would see me. He said he needs you to look up at that thing in the sky." he said, confusing me.

"The moon? The hell does that…. have to…." I trailed off as I turned to the sky to see the the device was reflecting the sun's rays, just like a full moon, and felt something…. Off.


thump-thump


Something stirred within me. A sudden sting of rage, as my eyes turned white.

"Hey man, what's…. wrong?" Yajirobe asked before noticing my tail. "... oh shit."


Thump-Thump Thump-Thump


Human thought suddenly seemed impossible to me, ass something more…. primal took over.

"H-Hiro?" Gohan asked, a little worried for me before Yajirobe grabbed him and ran for it.

"Well, would you look at the time? 'Hehe' LET'S GO GOHAN!" he yelled as he got them behind cover.


Thump-Thump Thump-Thump Thump-Thump


I began roaring, not yelling, roaring, as fur grew on me, and my body began growing. And my eyes turned a blood red.

Gohan, and Yajirobe could only watch in awe, and fear as a true monster appeared before them.

A monster that caught the attention of the nearly victorious Giant Slug.

"What the hell?" he was shocked at the power he sensed from this... this great ape.

Slug was about to witness the power of the saiyan race incarnate. A true force of unparalleled destruction.

Ten times more powerful than before, this was no longer a one sided battle.

"RRROOOOOOOOOAAAAARRRRGHHH!" the ape declared it's challenged as its eyes found the only slightly shorter form of Slug only a short walk away.

"'Grrrr' you want some monkey!? Come on!" Slug answered as he ran at his foe, and the Great Ape answered in kind.

They clashed, wrestling for control. A battle of pure power.

Full Power Lord Slug

The mighty Ozaru Hiro

The battle of Giant's begins now.


So, what do you think? King Kong, VS Old Mr. Clean. Who will win? Find out next time on Dragonball out of Place.