Hey DBAGs! Not going to lie, I've only got two more chapters written after this one. I've been extremely busy at the moment, but don't worry. I'll find the time to get into it again very soon and it will be good. Hope you enjoy!

And because it came up, Dom is a human, but (if you paid attention to the conversation between Teki and Omega in the last chapter) you know that it's because of a machine and it has granted him this power up. It's also what has been used to give power ups to Shai, Zala Dole and Avure.


Chapter 9: Unbelievable Resolve

Despite the tough struggle, Pan had a very hard time trying to free herself and her friends. All four of them were scared about where they were being taken and what would happen to them. The Quarter-Saiyan could see that Bra and Kiera were very worried, but Holline seemed to be just that little bit calmer. Pan tried to move to make a signal for her red-haired friend, but she didn't have much luck.

She looked down to the ground and saw they were entering into a huge mountainous region. Pan didn't recognise any of this strange area, but she didn't let any of this knock her confidence. She needed to keep pushing and trying to get away from these men. She struggled and moved as much as she could, but the Saiyan teen could just feel the grip of her captors tighten after each movement. Shai looked down at the raven-haired girl he was holding and glared.

"Stop struggling before I drop you to your death!" The tough man shouted down at the teen. Pan just tried to show her continued determination to get away and carried on moving. This just continued to annoy Shai. "I said stop it or I drop you!"

"You won't drop me," Pan muttered confidently.

"What was that?!" Shai yelled some more.

"I said you won't drop me…if you didn't realise, I can fly," Pan spoke up with a smirk. She could see this had annoyed Shai and she was somewhat proud of herself, but that pride was knocked when Shai pulled her up to him.

"Well I'll just make sure to kill you when we land!" The large man shouted right in Pan's face. The teen Saiyan was a little shocked by this, but maintained her confidence. Shai's partners all seemed to be a little surprised by how much trouble he was having.

"Uh…Shai…are you ok?" Avure asked with a concerned expression.

"Of course I'm ok, but this little bitch is causing me problems!" Shai yelled. Pan seemed a bit offended by one of the words used in Shai's sentence.

"What did you call me?" She questioned with a slightly angered tone.

"I said…you're a bit…" Shai wasn't given the opportunity to finish his sentence as Pan swung her knee up and crashed it straight into her captor's gut. Pan had managed to gain her freedom, but she still had the others to take on. Shai had managed to regain his control and glared back at the girl.

He slowly began to advance on her and swiftly smashed his hands down on her head, propelling her towards the ground.

"Dammit Shai! We ain't meant to kill her yet!" Dole screeched at the larger man.

"Fuck you! That girl was getting on my nerves!" Shai screamed back, before descending after the girl.

The other three men all looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and followed after their angered comrade. The girls were scared that Pan would be in some serious danger and they all wished for Noca to get there soon.

As Shai got lower he saw that Pan had hit against part of the mountain and she certainly looked a little injured. He started chuckling to himself and descended to her side and lifted her up. He wanted to kill her there and then, but he had been ordered to use them as bait for Noca…not kill them. Shai cursed under his breath, but just grabbed her and lifted up into the air to meet up with his team. They weren't far away now so they would get what they wanted soon enough.

It only took them about 5 more minutes to get to their location and the four men touched down in a quaint little village high up in this mountainous region. They made sure to land right in the centre and practically threw the girls to the ground. There were no complaints from any of the girls because they were far too worried about what may happen to them, especially with Pan laying unconscious to the side of them. Holline noticed that Shai seemed so much more powerful than the last time she had seen him, and that had only be brief anyway.

They tried their best to get Pan to get up. They were somewhat successful, but it seemed that she had hit her head and was a little dizzy. She definitely knew that something was wrong and she needed to help, but she couldn't yet stand.

"Master Dazir! We have a gift for you…" Avure called out in an excited manner.

"Well actually…we have four of them!" Dole continued with his shrill tone.

"Very good…very good indeed," The small, evil wizard said as he walked out of the village hall and towards the group of girls sitting on the ground. "Hello there girls, my name is Dazir."

At this point Holline had brought herself to stand up and was glaring right at the little man. She certainly remembered him and they weren't fond memories. She was aching to advance on him and beat him to a pulp, but she knew that his men were far too strong.

"It is nice to see your pretty face again, Holline…" Dazir said, in quite a creepy manner.

"Fuck off!" Holline shouted at him. Dazir just started chuckling and turned his back on them. Pan was still in a daze, but she knew her friends needed her in a fit state. She slowly stood up and looked towards the enemy.

"What do you want…with us?" Pan questioned. Still feeling quite sick and dizzy. Dazir stopped walking and stopped chuckling.

"You are going to help me exact my revenge on the Saiyan that ruined my plans…" Dazir explained, proud with how his plan was going so far.

"To hell we are!" Pan exclaimed as she charged towards the Wizard. Her friends tried to persuade her not to, but she was too quick. The large fighter, Zala, managed to move in the way to stop her, but Pan was clever and managed to use the afterimage and phased next to him. She swung her leg and landed a kick into the left side of his face and that knocked him into a stumble. He wasn't very happy though.

Zala turned to face her and growled in annoyance before deciding to advance on her. Pan powered up revealing a lot of her energy and definitely worried Dazir, just a little. Shai knew his partner would need help and stepped in. The other two were about to join, but Holline noticed their movement.

"Oh no you don't," The redhead exclaimed as she pounced towards them. Kiera had tried to stop her, but it was no use. Holline was already standing in Avure's and Dole's way and was prepared to do her part to help. Both girls were standing back to back with their enemies in front of them. They nodded to each other quickly and then went on the attack.

Pan charged forwards into a barrage of punches aimed at Zala, but all of them were being blocked quite easily. Shai had used this and charged in from the right to try and grab her, but Pan had jumped into the air and managed to push off of his back and threw a Ki blast down at the two of them. Before the blasts hit though, both of them had managed to phase out and appear behind her.

Zala punched first and Pan had just about managed to duck under it, but as she came back up Shai's fist crashed straight into her face. She flew back towards the ground, but managed to bounce off of it and land on her feet perfectly. She then charged back towards them and phased. They assumed she would appear behind them so they turned. She did appear, but phased almost instantly again. She appeared behind them again, but as they turned she phased again.

They had been too slow on the final time as Pan had phased right behind them and as they turned she threw Ki blasts into both of their faces. The explosion of the blasts knocked them away and Pan flew safely out of the smoke cloud.

Holline was having a bit more trouble than Pan, but she was just about holding her own. Avure ran towards her in a manic fashion and due to his size and power increase, he had proved quite a problem. He managed to knock her into the air with her arm and as she flew up, Dole would phased above her and slam her back down. As she flew back towards the ground she managed to land with control and lift up over the charging Avure. As she did this she bounced off of his back to propel herself back towards Dole. She grabbed onto the little man and swung him towards his partner.

Avure managed to catch him just fine, but Holline used it to send in an energy barrage. It had proven to be ineffective and she was just draining her energy. She wasn't a fighter, so this was just far too difficult for her. Avure charged towards her and grabbed her leg, and then prepared to swing her towards the ground. As he let go Holline flew down towards Dole, who was standing ready to knock her flying back into the sky. He swung around and smashed his fists into her, sending her flying up.

Pan knew that her friend would be needing help, but she was about to have some more trouble. After her last attack both of the opponents were pretty pissed with her and they charged up at her. Pan tried flying away to avoid them, but they had some pretty enhanced speed. Pan tried to fly towards Holline so that she could get her to safety, but as she was coming close, Shai phased in front of her and attempted to grab her.

Pan managed to halt and dart up quickly to avoid it, but Shai proved too quick once again as he appeared next to her and landed a pretty powerful fist, right into her face. She was knocked out of the sky and couldn't quite sort her balance out, which proved problematic when Zala grabbed her and started to attempt to crush her.

Pan was feeling helpless at the moment. It was unfair how strong they seemed. She just wanted Noca to fly in and save her, but one quick sense of Noca's emotions showed her just how worried he was. She could feel tears coming as her bones were getting to cracking point. But she was relieved to hear the sound of a Ki blast exploding and then felt the grip loosen.

She opened her eyes and saw that Uub was floating right in front of her.

She hardly had the chance to thank him when he suddenly flew away towards Holline and managed to free her from her conflict. He flew in and kicked Avure in the gut and punched Dole in the face. He then lifted Holline up and put her with the other two girls before turning back and looking up at the four men again. They all seemed to have recovered and were surrounding him now.

"So who do we have here?" Zala asked in an amused tone.

"Does it matter? We're gonna kill him anyway!" Dole screeched.

"I say you guys take him on…" Shai said in a confident tone before turning to face the raven-haired Quarter-Saiyan, "That girl is mine."

"But it seems you're the strongest, surely you want the challenge of fighting me?" Uub questioned, trying to stop Pan from being involved any further.

"Oh don't worry…" Shai said to Uub with a smirk before turning back to Pan once more, "This won't take long."

Uub looked to the girl and could see that she was extremely exhausted. She looked in no state to be fighting and there was nothing he could do. Honestly, he didn't even feel that he could beat these three. Their power levels seemed impossible right now. Suddenly there was a big explosive rise of energy and Pan's aura had extended a few feet and there was a strong wind surrounding her body. She looked raring to go.

"I'm ready to take you down!" She cried at the large opponent. Shai smirked and flew up to be level with the girl.

"I look forward to this challenge," He said with smirk. He then looked down and chuckled manically. "I look forward to ending you."

Suddenly the fighting had all kicked off once more and Pan was fighting Shai rapidly through the skies, whilst Uub was trying to take on the other three all at once. Holline and the other girls tried to use this as a chance to move on away from the action and get to safety, but that plan was scuppered by the arrival of a dark cloaked figure with a metal mask.

"I don't think you want to be going anywhere…" The man said to them with a very deep, metallic voice. Holline instantly remembered who this man was. His name was Yento and he was Dazir's right hand man. Bra and Kiera were completely silent and they could see that Holline was a little scared. Even though they had never seen him actually do anything, Holline's life had been put at risk when he threatened to kill her. She backed away from him, but he stepped forward.

"I said…don't go…anywhere…" He spoke with relative restraint, but he was still far too intimidating. Although she couldn't tell, Holline felt as if the mysterious man was staring right at her. It was making her feel uneasy and she just couldn't bring herself to move again. She feared what he might do.

Uub was having a hard time. He knew taking on three at once was going to be a difficult task, but this was beyond what he expected. Zala and Avure seemed to be the better fighters, whilst Dole was just quick at flying in, getting an attack on Uub and then flying out again. He was strong, but it was his speed that seemed to benefit the most from whatever method had been used to make these men stronger.

Pan was trying her hardest, but Shai was besting her at every turn. Pan charged up high to try and draw Shai into a more beneficial position. She wanted to make sure no one else could try and interfere. As the large man closed in on Pan she managed to quickly flip through the air behind Shai and as he turned around she phased away. The man swung his arm around, but struck nothing. Next minute, Pan dropped from above and landed a kick right to his face.

Shai didn't move a muscle. He seemed unaffected by the attack and it just made him laugh. He lifted his arm and grabbed onto Pan's leg and pulled her down. He swung his fist at the same time and connected it right in the centre of her face. Pan felt something crack, but she was lucky that there was no blood drawn. She backed away and shook her head, but had taken time that she didn't really have to spare. Shai was flying forward once more and aimed a right hook.

Pan ducked under the arm, but Shai was quickly in with an uppercut with his left. Pan was rapid enough to drop back away from that, but Shai was persistent and carried on forward. He aimed to drive his knee forward, but pan just put her hands out in front of her, placed them on Shai's knee and used that to lift herself up and flipped. She ended up managing to land and strong kick right into Shai's head that managed to knock him down a few feet.

It was his turn to shake his head now, but as he did Pan had phased in front of him and punched him in the face with her right, and then her left. She then propelled her knee up into his chin before performing a spinning kick and knocking him flying through the air.

"Now I will beat you!" She screamed before putting her hands by her right side and began to power up her attack. Shai managed to open his eye and saw that Pan was preparing something, he just couldn't move at the moment.

"Kaaaa…Meeee!" Pan was beginning to draw in all the power she needed for this attack and the blue energy was gathering in her hands. "Haaaa…Meeee!"

She only needed to unleash the attack now and surely it would be strong enough to beat this large opponent. Especially since he hadn't even demonstrated any Ki abilities.

"HAAAA!" Pan screamed as she thrust her hands forward and released the energy wave. It soared towards Shai and a tremendous speed, but the large fighter had been waiting for this moment and he was very happy. He smirked and straightened himself up.

The wave was very much going to smash into the man's body and would most probably injure him, but he looked far to confident with himself. He put one arm out in front of him and as the wave came close…he swung the arm and swatted the energy wave away like it was nothing. It just carried on soaring up higher through the sky. Pan watched as one of her last hopes flew away and she cursed under her breath. Shai kept his stare fixated upon her and he just started laughing.

"And here I thought you would have some abilities worth noting…" Shai lifted his arm up and aimed it at the Saiyan girl. A red light started to form just in front of his hand and his Ki was gathering. "Pity really…"

The overpowered man let his attack go and the energy blast flew towards Pan. She didn't know what to do. She had no idea how to win this fight, but that didn't mean she was going to give up. After all…Goku wouldn't…Vegeta wouldn't…Gohan wouldn't…and Noca most certainly wouldn't. She would fight until her last breath…if that were what it took to beat him.

Pan focused her energy and swiftly phased away, letting the blast continue to sail away. Shai wasn't happy about this.

"Do you not know how to give up when you're about to lose?" Shai questioned with that same smirk still on his face.

"I won't give up when people like you threaten me and my friends!" Pan yelled as she let more of her power exploded out of hiding and her aura was shining bright. "I will find a way to beat you!"

Pan versus Shai part two was about to begin, but Uub was still fighting down on the ground and he was managing to take an advantage over Dazir's weaker men and the little wizard knew what could be done about that.

"Hey! Avure, Dole, Zala!" All three men stopped fighting with Uub and looked down to their Wizard master. "You guys should get down and keep an eye on these girls. Yento…"

Dazir turned to look and the cloaked figure standing next to the three girls.

"I want you to fight this one." The Wizard ordered as he pointed up at Uub. Yento didn't respond with any words. Instead he stepped away from the girls and ascended into the air. He lifted his arms to his cloak and pulled it off with a swift motion. He was revealed to be wearing armour underneath the black cloak he wore so often. The armour itself was dark, but there were numerous metal features about it. Metal shoulder pads, a metal feature around his waist and it were revealed that his mask was very much a helmet instead. (Think Revan from Star Wars: KOTOR or Kylo Ren from Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Sith Stalker from Star Wars: Force Unleashed. Really wanted that Sith lord look.)

"As you wish Master Dazir…" Yento responded in his metallic voice. The other three men descended from the sky and just stood next to the girls. Although Dazir soon made it clear that he wanted two of them to protect him so he left Dole to watch over the girls whilst Avure and Zala stood by his side.

Uub had nothing to say so he just moved into his stance and prepared to fight with this threatening looking man. Yento was just as ready to get on with the fight as well. Yento folded his arms and one would assume he was staring at Uub. He didn't move his head and it would seem his gaze was firmly fixed upon the former student of Goku. The Majin reincarnate wasn't sure of what to expect from this very threatening man. Uub raised his power level and focused on the opponent. Yento still remained fixed in the same position in the air.

The young fighter knew he needed to take the advantage against this opponent, and that he did. Uub charged forward and swung his fist for the man, but Yento simply moved to the right and watched Uub's punch pass by his chest. The young fighter was very quick though. He swung around and attempted to thrust his left fist into Yento's face, but he simply arched his neck and then sent his knee up into Uub's chin. The attack caught Uub off-guard and he had to pull away from Yento to try and regain his composure.

Yento didn't allow Uub the time he needed and flew towards him, spinning to send a roundhouse kick into Uub's face. It was a powerful connection and Uub was sent soaring through the air. Yento had phased and was ready to meet Uub's body. He reappeared above where Uub would end up and as the Majin-Human came within feet, Yento flipped and kicked Uub down towards the Village. Yento had clearly just over-powered Uub…and he had done all of that without once unfolding his arms.

Uub was still dropping from the sky, but he had managed to just power up and stopped himself in time. He then soared back towards Yento with a determined look in his eye. Yento remained in the same position, not feeling the need to put up any sort of guard. Uub was coming within inches of his opponent and decided to phase very quickly. Yento wasn't surprised. He knew Uub wouldn't try the same thing twice. The armoured man turned to where he expected Uub to appear, but he was incorrect. Uub had in fact attempted to trick Yento and phased back to the exact same position as before. He swung his fist rapidly, expecting to land the hit, but one swift movement and the fist was caught.

Uub's eyes were wide with surprise. Yento had managed to catch his fist with relative ease and this was annoying him. Yento slowly turned his head and looked at Uub. The Majin-Human knew he wouldn't be bested that easily and powered up. He pulled his fist away from Yento and phased again. He appeared on the opposite side and attempted a spinning kick this time, but Yento lifted his arm and blocked the attack. Uub growled in annoyance and pulled away again.

"It's no use…" Yento muttered. Uub was about to fly in, but was caught off-guard by Yento speaking. "I'm far too strong for you."

Uub wasn't going to take that. He had trained with Goku. Goku! One of the strongest fighters in the entire universe! He was not about to be treated like a weakling by this man in armour. Uub yelled out in frustration and his power soared to a very high level. His aura had exploded emphatically and shook the entire mountain region. It even caused Shai and Pan to stop fighting. It was a new level of power for Uub and they were eager to see it.

Uub's aura took on a dark pink, similar to that of Majin Buu's and there was a lot of static energy sparking around his body. Uub's hair was blowing in the wind that his power had created and his eyes had turned red, similar to how Super Buu's went when he was fighting Gotenks. No one noticed the eyes, but it certainly caused Uub to shake his head. His eyes returned to normal after that.

Uub glared at his opponent and his new energy had brought a lot of new confidence with it. Uub didn't even say a word. He just charged towards Yento and swung his fist towards the armoured man's face. Yento dodged the fist and was amused by yet another failed attempt, but suddenly Uub had swung in another fist and this one crashed straight into the centre of Yento's face.

Even though he was wearing the mask, it didn't stop him from feeling the full effect of the punch. Yento was knocked back through the air, but he shook it off almost instantly and was already flying at Uub. He swung a fist that Uub easily ducked underneath. The Majin-Human was about to punch up into Yento's gut, but the masked man managed to phase away and appeared behind Uub. He was about to grab the Majin-Human, but Uub managed to phase just in time. Yento grabbed at thin air and was surprised by the increase in speed.

He wasn't given time to adjust to the situation though, as Uub dropped from above and drilled his foot down into Yento's back. Uub knocked the man out of the sky a little, but once again Yento managed to regain control and threw a Ki blast up at his opponent. Uub arched his back and was lucky to just avoid the blast, but as he straightened up he came face-to-face with Yento who then proceeded to head-butt his young opponent. The forehead of the helmet connected with Uub's nose and caused some blood to drop down his face.

Yento pulled back and watched as Uub wiped away the blood. He still had that very same determination as he did at the beginning of the fight, but it still didn't seem like he could beat this fighter. Wherever he had received this power up from, it was certainly very big. These were exactly Holline's thoughts as well. Having already come into contact with Yento in the past, she was surprised by how strong he seemed now when back then he had run with Dazir when Noca had transformed into the great ape.

She didn't understand where the power-up had come from, but she wanted to find out. She just needed to get away from Dole. He didn't look too strong, but if Yento's power-up was anything to go by then she still had to be careful. She didn't want to try anything yet. She had to wait for the right time.

Meanwhile, just a little further away than Uub versus Yento, Pan versus Shai was still taking place and the female Saiyan was still finding things extra difficult. Shai was making sure to stop Pan from gaining any sort of upper hand. He wouldn't even do much. He would let Pan come on the offensive, but every time it seemed she was settling into a rhythm that could benefit her in this conflict he would just knock her away and she would have to start all over again. Pan was getting tired and knew she couldn't go on like this forever.

She charged in and aimed a fist for Shai's head, but the fighter arched his neck and narrowly avoided the fist. Pan growled in annoyance, pulled her arm back and thrust it forward in another attacking motion, but it was simply dodged again. Pan pulled away once more and then proceeded to spin in and try to strike the fighter in the head with a kick. Shai lifted a hand and caught Pan's leg. He then smirked in a sadistic way and Pan knew to be worried. He started to spin around in a circle before launching Pan's body towards some of the sharper rocks along the mountains. It was a struggle for her to notice this, but when she did it wasn't too difficult to adjust quickly and stop herself from crashing into it.

That was until she heard the unmistakable sound of a Ki blast powering up. She turned her head swiftly and saw the red energy ball barrelling towards her at a tremendous speed. She tried her best to move out of the way, but the strong energy crashed into her legs and threw her off-course. Pan twisted through the air and did end up crashing into some more rocky terrain, but that previous rock was one that could have impaled her at great strength.

Shai smirked and chuckled to himself upon seeing Pan's body rolling down a steep mountainside. He immediately started flying towards her body once noticing that she was slowing down. Pan came to a rest against another large rock and she was looking, for lack of a better word, ruffled. She was in a slight daze and her head wouldn't stop spinning.

"This isn't going well…" She thought to herself, all the while slowly trying to get to her feet. She turned to face Shai, but wasn't prepared. He instantly stuck out a hand and grabbed her around the face, then proceeded to lift her off of the ground and bring her to eye level.

"It's a pity that my master doesn't want you dead yet…" Shai said with a grumble before lightening up a bit, "But he never said anything about hurting you."

With that, the buff man threw Pan against the hard ground and was about to punch down on her face until a huge explosion of Ki erupted from in his hands and then Shai was chucked away from the sheer force. He came to a crashing halt against the same rock Pan had hit just moments ago and he was staggered to say the least. He slowly looked up at the girl, who now donned a very bright shining aura and her power level seemed to have risen astronomically. Her hair was blowing with the wind of her aura, but there was not colour change. This wasn't Super Saiyan, but it sure wasn't far away from the legendary transformation.

"So where did this come from?" Shai asked whilst lazily picking himself up off of the ground. He clearly didn't see this as any difference in their battle, but he was certainly a little surprised by the change.

"You need to know a couple of things…my father…is Gohan and my grandfather…is Goku," Pan said in a confident and quite heroic manner. Shai just stared at her in confusion. He didn't recognise the names and wasn't sure why they were important. Pan just chuckled and looked him dead in the eyes. "You don't know those names…but I'll show you why you must fear them!"

Pan screamed out before charging towards the bulky fighter once more. She wasn't sure if this power-up was only temporary, but she would surely try to make the most of it and finish this quick.

She managed to land a very strong blow right in her opponent's gut. He bent over in pain and coughed up some saliva before Pan pulled her fist back and then struck an uppercut. Shai lifted into the air, but before he could get far Pan pulled him back and slammed him into the ground. She rose into the air and dropped down onto his gut with her knee first. It clearly winded the fighter, but he wouldn't quit.

Shai grabbed her leg and managed to slam her on the ground behind. She managed to perform a roll and kick Shai in the head, managing to free herself from his grip. She was instantly back on her feet and before waiting for Shai to get up Pan rushed in and grabbed his leg, taking him for a ride up higher into the sky. She reached a suitable height and then let go of the bulky fighter, letting him fall back towards the rocky terrain.

The Quarter-Saiyan girl pulled her arms back and began to power up the signature move. The blue energy gathered quicker than usual and Pan poured a lot of energy into the attack. She unleashed the wave just as it looked like Shai was getting ready to come back. The Kamehameha fired down at breakneck pace and crashed into the opponent's body. Pan smirked before unleashing more energy to help propel the stupid thug into the ground.

Shai's body crashed into the rocks and his body was indented in the ground and he could do nothing, but let the rest of the energy wave wash over him. He was feeling the full strength of Pan's Super Kamehameha and it wasn't an experience he could say was fun. Just as the blast dissipated and Pan believed she had done enough to take a very strong lead, possibly win it, the power-up stopped and she appeared exhausted.

"Uh…no…n…not now…" Pan was really out of breath. That power-up had taken far too much of her energy and she wasn't in a good state. That attack hadn't helped. It just seemed she had poured far too much energy into it and that wasn't a good thing to do. Guess that's what happens when you get ahead of yourself.

At least Shai was…wait…OH COME ON!

Down in the pile of rocks, mud and debris from the mountain there was a little bit of movement and Pan had just about noticed it. She was feeling too dizzy again and couldn't focus her attention. Out of the rubble came a hand and shortly after…another…not long until the entire upper half of Shai had burst out of the rubble and was gradually getting to his feet.

"That wasn't bad…but unfortunately…this power-up…" Shai suddenly phased from view and appeared behind Pan. She started to turn around to see that Shai was hovering there, looking just as ready to fight as before. "…is the greatest kind of power-up!"

He pulled back a leg and unleashed a strong kick that crashed into Pan's back sending her hurtling towards the ground some more. This…wasn't going well.


Meanwhile, in West City…

"Vegeta! Let me go!" Gohan requested, not liking the fact that he was being instructed to stay put and keep worrying about what he could sense going on.

"No! You are busy here…" Vegeta replied grabbing Gohan's arm and making sure the edgy father remained.

"I can still beat your ass…and will," Gohan yelled in the face of his Saiyan-Prince. "My daughter is there and I can sense it…Bra is there as well! Aren't you worried?"

Gohan wrestled his arm from Vegeta whilst the Saiyan-Prince stopped and just stared at the Half-Saiyan in front of him.

"Do you even care?" Gohan uttered before preparing to leave. But unfortunately he had hit a nerve. Vegeta growled in annoyance and charged for Gohan, grabbing him around the throat and smashing his body into the wall.

"Of course I fucking care, but they are ready to take care of themselves. Can you not sense how strong Pan is becoming? Even Uub is beginning to improve." Vegeta shouted in the anxious father's face.

"But…Holline, Kiera…Bra…they're not made for fighting…" Gohan tried to plead. He could easily try and break out of Vegeta's grip, but there was already a big fight, taking place right now.

"I know, but we have to trust that Uub and Pan can handle it until Noca can get there…if Noca can't do it…we'll know…and then we help." Vegeta explained, letting go of the Son man and then turning away. "I have faith…even your father would have faith in you, Trunks and Goten when you were children."

Gohan just stared at the proud Saiyan and tried to pinpoint what was going on in his mind, but realised it was too complex for him to understand so he just resigned to listening to the Prince and he sat down to try and relax.


Shockwaves continued to shake the entire school grounds and even parts of the City. Noca and #17 were only just starting their fight, but with the huge power-up #17 had received and how strong Noca had gotten since leaving his home…this was really only just the beginning. Their fight had not yet left the school grounds, even though Noca really needed to move it so that there would be less damage and he could also get to Pan. He could sense that she was in trouble and he wanted to get there and help her.

Noca allowed #17 to come on the attack and he slowly tried to make sure that as he was dodging he was moving the fight away from the school. It didn't always work because #17 was very fast and managed to phase behind Noca and kick him back towards the school. It wasn't easy.

Noca was slammed down into the concrete of the playground, but as #17 dropped down with his foot aimed and the teen's head, Noca managed quickly jump up and flip away. #17 quickly managed to pounce up and charged for Noca once again. He aimed a fist right for Noca's chest, but the young Saiyan stuck his arms up and blocked. The Android drew his arm back again and punched in the same spot harder than before. This time it managed to break through and knock Noca in the chest.

The impact forced him to stumble back, but he wasn't that easily beaten. He glared up at the Android who was already charging towards him. He caught the oncoming fist and twisted #17's arm before plunging a fist deep in the Android's gut. Noca withdrew the arm and then sent an uppercut into #17's face. This certainly took the black-haired Android by surprise and he stumbled back, but once again…he was straight on the attack.

Noca was getting annoyed with this and charged in at the same time. Both of them had lifted off the ground and crashed straight into each other. Each one had attempted to punch the other with their right hands, so both had used their left hands to catch the other's fist. Noca, realising his back was towards the city, decided to lift #17 up and over his head before kicking him away. #17 backed away through the air, but just as he prepared to charge the Saiyan once more, Noca had powered up a Ki blast and launched it at the Android.

The yellow energy ball crashed into #17's stomach and carried him through the air, away from the school. #17 managed to slow himself down and straighten out, but as soon as he did…Noca charged in and punched him in the face just knocking him closer to the City. It still wasn't the most ideal of situations for Noca and he knew that getting #17 away from civilisation was the best option right now.

"I can't leave him near the people…he's just too dangerous right now!" Noca thought to himself as he charged towards the android once again. #17 was getting frustrated, but felt he wouldn't get hit next time. Just as Noca knocked into him again, #17 spun after the hit and this threw his trajectory off a little and allowed him a little more time to compose himself. Noca threw a punch, but it missed and even when he tried to recover by kicking out, that also missed.

#17 managed to catch Noca's leg and swung him down to the city. Noca smashed into the side of the tallest skyscraper and cursed at the slight damage he had caused, but incidentally that damage was nothing compared to…

SMASH! #17 had charged in just after Noca had hit the building and pushed him right through the wall and continued to push his body all the way through to the other side. They had even managed to descend a couple of floors as well. They exited on the opposite side of the building and #17 kicked out at Noca, slamming him in through the window of another building. Noca smashed through and bounced across the ground of a large office. The Saiyan slowly got to his feet and looked up to see…well…nothing, but a fist…smashing into his face.

Once again Noca was flung to the opposite side of a room, but this time he didn't exit, he just cracked into the wall and dropped to the ground. He fell to his knees, but he wasn't injured enough to be in a losing position. He just wasn't doing what he was supposed to. Noca pushed up and glared at #17.

"Aw, is somebody angry and little old me?" #17 asked in a teasing manner. He cocked his head ever so slightly and a proud grin crawled across his face. He looked so smug and Noca didn't want to keep looking at it.

"You need to snap out of it…" Noca started as he stumbled for a little before straightening up and sending a serious look in his old friend's direction, "Or I'll make you."

#17 just smirked at this threat. He didn't fear Noca. In fact, he was looking forward to the challenge of trying to best this Saiyan. Noca moved into a stance and beckoned for #17 to come towards him. The Android didn't waste any time. He zapped across the room and crashed a knee right into Noca's face and that managed to push him through the wall and back into the air. Noca managed to spin and straighten up, but #17 was no longer in front of him.

Noca started looking around in a slight panic, knowing that he was unable to sense the Android's energy. #17 took a huge advantage and dropped in from up high to smash his fist into Noca's head and send him flying towards the ground. Noca was still as quick as ever and prepared for the next attack, but something sparked in his mind. Pan's power had taken a huge increase and it certainly drew Noca's attention. He looked in her direction and knew he needed to get there soon.

Noca lost complete focus of the battle he was already in and was caught off guard when #17 dropped in and smashed a kick right into Noca's ribs and sent him flying down some more. The Android then phased next to Noca and smashed down on the Boy's stomach with his fists, sending him flying down faster. Once again, he phased next to the Saiyan and spun around, kicking him straight across into yet another building.

The Android followed in this time and sent a powerful barrage of punches into Noca's face, knocking him through several walls in the process. Noca had lost a lot of focus and #17 had taken a huge advantage from this momentary lapse of attention. The punches weren't slowing down and eventually #17 had managed to knock Noca out into the open air again. Only then did he finally stop, but only to rise up and hammer his fists down, sending Noca shooting into the ground below. The Saiyan's body was embedded in the concrete and he could only look up as #17 lowered himself.

"I can't let #17 keep this up…" Noca thought to himself as he stood up and looked around and saw the people were very scared. "Damage has been caused…and It's because of my loss of focus…I can't let that happen again."

Noca jumped up out of the ground suddenly and smashed a fist into #17's face, forcing him to stumble back. The Android shook it off and glared at Noca. The Saiyan was focusing once more. He powered up a little and charged forward, throwing another fist towards the Android's head. #17 blocked it with one hand, but Noca attempted with the other fist only to have #17 push that one away. The only consolation was that #17 had to move very quickly to ensure he didn't let one hit him. Noca finally had his full attention on this battle.

Noca continued with punch-after-punch coming in. He wasn't putting too much power in them, but he was giving #17 a hard time trying to block each and every one of them. Eventually Noca pulled back and smashed a stronger one in. The punch connected with #17's mouth and caused his head to turn to the right. Noca pulled his fist away and dropped back.

A small smirk appeared on #17's face just as a little bit of blood trickled from the side of his mouth. The Android licked at the blood and turned to face Noca whilst chuckling. Noca tensed up, not sure what to expect next.

"Get ready…" #17 uttered, as he completely faced Noca and lifted a hand to wipe the blood away. "Now I'm getting real serious!"


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Next Time…Chapter 10: Too Much Fighting