*Chapter IX*
Durgan watched with anticipation as the two warriors, fated to have this battle, faced each other prepared to make the most of this chance of a lifetime. He could tell that these two would prove to be excellent entertainment, but he couldn't take his mind off of Gohan. He had never seen the type of power that the boy had displayed against his B class warriors. The stunning transformation had caught his attention, but he had no idea what was going to happen between Goku and Vegeta.
"Well Kakarrot. If you won't start, then I will!", Vegeta shouted as he shot from the middle of the floor at full speed towards Goku. Vegeta disappeared just before he reached Goku and quickly approached from behind to deliver a swift kick to the back. Goku staggered forward a few steps, but was otherwise unaffected by the blow. Goku turned around to face Vegeta who was on his way to driving his fist into Goku's face. Vegeta's fist went straight through the image of Goku's face as it disappeared. He quickly ducked as Goku attempted to roundhouse him from behind. Vegeta swept Goku to the floor and flew up preparing a ki blast. He launched it before Goku could get up, but it was deflected into the wall. Vegeta landed a little ways away from Goku who was standing up.
"I hope being a slave doesn't prevent you from becoming a super saiyan. If so, you might be in trouble.", Vegeta said as he crouched down and balled up his fists. He then shot upright and let out a short yell as a golden aura erupted from his body. His hair now a radiant blonde and his eyes a vivid teal. His grin taunting the opposing saiyan who only stood there with no emotion.
Goku's face turned to an expression of anger as he clenches his teeth and his hair begins to stand up. It simply waves in the air for a few seconds before the familiar golden aura drapes down his body and seems to add the same color to his hair. The eyes did not change however. They stayed the same hellish red color as before.
"That's good. I'd hate to think that I wouldn't be able to beat you at you're fullest.", Vegeta said as he crouched down into his fighting stance, "Now let's see what you can really do."
Durgan was completely thrown off by both the warriors ability to perform the same transformation as Gohan had. He nearly fell out of his seat from the sheer joy of seeing this power again. He quickly lost interest in the boy and gave his full attention to the battle at hand.
Both fighters disappeared and all was quiet in the colosseum. Out of nowhere came sudden shockwaves of energy as each warrior threw attacks at each other. Even though both fighters were expending extreme amounts of energy, the colosseum remained perfectly undamaged. Vegeta could be seen disappearing and reappearing as Goku was on top of him every step of the way just barely missing him before he disappeared again. Vegeta noticed that Goku was not feeling any affects of fatigue even though he was running around and using much more energy to attack than Vegeta was.
'This must be some type of enhancement given to him by that Durgan. I will have to take this into consideration as we continue the fight.', Vegeta thought.
Goku made a quick move and pounded Vegeta into the floor. Goku landed hard with his knee, but it hit nothing but hard ground as Vegeta vanished. The floor began to shake as Goku powered up, his ki flaring up, flowing faster and faster. Vegeta appeared behind him, but was quickly brought to his knees as Goku had turned around and crammed his fist into Vegeta's gut in a swift movement that lasted not even a second. As Vegeta gasped for air, Goku kneed him in the face, sending the saiyan prince flying into the wall. Vegeta wasted no time and dashed off the wall sending a small ki blast towards Goku who simply slapped it aside. Vegeta's fist was right behind the blast and caught Goku full in the jaw, sending him flying through the air. Vegeta followed the sailing body of his opponent and attempted to elbow him in the gut before he hit the wall. As Vegeta appeared directly above Goku, he received a kick to the chest and hit hard against the ceiling. Vegeta had been caught off guard and Goku axe-kicked him all the way back down to the floor. Vegeta pulled himself up and Goku landed facing him still showing no emotion.
"Haha. It's good to see that you havn't gone soft on me. I was afraid that this would be too easy. Now I'm afraid that this fight will come to an end.", Vegeta said as he began to chuckle to himself, "You see Kakarrot. I have surpassed the level of super saiyan, just as your son did. And now you will be the first to witness the power of the strongest warrior in the universe!"
Goku could only stare as Vegeta once again bent over and prepared to perform his transformation. His aura exploded from his body and shook the colosseum with his rising power. Vegeta had to close his eyes and clench his teeth as he reached for the energy to take him to the next level. His energy was becoming so powerful that the floor actually began to sink under his feet. His muscles grew a little, but became much tighter and toned as he grew a few inches. His hair also grew a little and separated into many individual spiked strands that swayed from the force of his ki. He finally was ready to release the tremendous energy building up inside. He raised from the ground a few inches and hovered there as he arched his back and threw out his arms releasing a montrous roar as he exploded in a golden flash. The floor caved in under the force and spread apart into a large crater. Goku had to get into a defensive stance with his hands crossed in front of his body. When the blinding light finally faded away, Goku was able to stand up again as he gazed upon the sight of a renewed Vegeta. The saiyan prince was floating in mid-air above the crater he had created, an intense golden flame rushing up his body. Small sparks and strings of electricy streaked across his body as though his body could barely contain the very energy that surged within. His face, however, was completely at ease as he stared at Goku with that grin of complete confidence in his abilities.
"So Kakarrot. Are you ready to meet your fate by the hands of your prince?", Vegeta taunted the seemingly unphased Goku, "I see. You can't believe that I have finally surpassed you in strength."
Then something completely unexpected happened. Goku began to laugh. It sounded more metallic than human, which was caused by the operation Durgan performed to insert the chip in his neck. It prevented the vocal chords from working, but enabled sounds such as laughter to escape the slave. As the laughter continued, Vegeta's grin turned to a frown as he grew annoyed by Goku's apparent ignorance. Vegeta crossed the space between them within milliseconds and punched Goku clear across the colosseum into the wall, leaving a large dent. Goku stood up again and continued to laugh. Vegeta could stand it no longer. The laughter rang through his head, driving him mad.
"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?", Vegeta screamed.
The sound stopped and Goku's expression became stern and forceful as he prepared to answer Vegeta's question. He lifted both of his arms above his head and began to scream as his energy shot up rapidly. As he dropped his arms with great force, his ki burst into a furious golden fire and his hair separated into multiple spikes shooting up with one strand hanging down his forehead. His power created a crater similar to Vegeta's but slightly larger. Strands of electricity licked his body as he lifted up from his hole and hovered there before a completely astonished Vegeta. Goku grinned as he was satisfied with the results of his answer.
Vegeta was stunned. Utterly speechless. It was too much for him to handle. To see Goku reach the level he had worked so hard to acheive and now it was nothing more than yesterday's news. His anger began to swell inside. His face flustered with frustration and his mind racing with the thought of once again being outdone by a lower-class saiyan. He finally could restrain himself no longer as he burst out into a fit of rage.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!!!", Vegeta screamed, ever so furious, "DAMMIT KAKARROT!! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN!! NOT THIS TIME!!"
Both warriors powered up a little before launching themselves from their postions and prepared to begin their final round. They both simultaneously threw a punch as they flew straight at one another. The two fists connected with each other and the warriors remained in mid-air as the force from their energy tore up the ground. The floor cracked and split into pieces which began to rise and disentigrate as they rose. The warriors were stagnant as their fists remained locked together. They stared at each other with the same desire to destroy the other. Goku with a calm, confident face contrasting to Vegeta's wrathful, aggressive look. One of them had to give, and Vegeta was going to give everything he had before he gave up. This was a battle he had to win, no only for his pride, but to survive.
Durgan was wide eyed with mixed emotions of astonishment and alarm. He had not expected anyone from this planet to have the ability to harness such power. He was amazed at their potential, but was worried that his ship might not be able to hold it.
'I might have to take this into my own hands.', Durgan thought, 'But I will observe them a while longer. If they get out of control then I will settle it myself.'
* * *
"GOKU!!", Piccolo cried out as he was revived by the healing affects of the sensu beans.
"That's impossible.", Krillen said, "How can we feel their power from outside the ship. I couldn't sense anything going on in there from out here."
"The ship must not be able to contain their energy.", Gohan suggested, "They're fighting at a level beyond that of a super saiyan."
"But I thought you were the only one who could do that Gohan.", Krillen responded.
"Well Vegeta has been training endlessly since he saw Gohan reach that level so it's possible that he could obtain it. As for Goku, well you know him, always full of surprises.", Piccolo replied.
The three Z-fighters sat together outside as they felt the incredible powers collided. They could only hope that they both came out alive, but with such energy being expended, it did not seem very likely. Gohan was prepared to intervene if it came to that.
* * *
"Aaaah!", Chaozu let out a small yelp as he fell off the side of the chair.
"What is it? What's wrong?", Chi-Chi asked, almost having a panic-attack.
Master Roshi stood up to answer her question. His face completely serious as the reflection of light on his sunglasses shifted upon rising from his seat. His eyebrows were twitching as Chi-Chi and the others waited anxiously for his reply.
"It's Vegeta...", Roshi started.
"Vegeta?!", Bulma shouted surprised to hear her husband's name called, for she was sure he was at home training, "Vegeta is at that ship isn't he? Is he in trouble?"
"What about the rest of them are they still there?", Puar asked.
Roshi nodded in agreement with their questions and began to finish his sentence.
"...along with Goku."
Durgan watched with anticipation as the two warriors, fated to have this battle, faced each other prepared to make the most of this chance of a lifetime. He could tell that these two would prove to be excellent entertainment, but he couldn't take his mind off of Gohan. He had never seen the type of power that the boy had displayed against his B class warriors. The stunning transformation had caught his attention, but he had no idea what was going to happen between Goku and Vegeta.
"Well Kakarrot. If you won't start, then I will!", Vegeta shouted as he shot from the middle of the floor at full speed towards Goku. Vegeta disappeared just before he reached Goku and quickly approached from behind to deliver a swift kick to the back. Goku staggered forward a few steps, but was otherwise unaffected by the blow. Goku turned around to face Vegeta who was on his way to driving his fist into Goku's face. Vegeta's fist went straight through the image of Goku's face as it disappeared. He quickly ducked as Goku attempted to roundhouse him from behind. Vegeta swept Goku to the floor and flew up preparing a ki blast. He launched it before Goku could get up, but it was deflected into the wall. Vegeta landed a little ways away from Goku who was standing up.
"I hope being a slave doesn't prevent you from becoming a super saiyan. If so, you might be in trouble.", Vegeta said as he crouched down and balled up his fists. He then shot upright and let out a short yell as a golden aura erupted from his body. His hair now a radiant blonde and his eyes a vivid teal. His grin taunting the opposing saiyan who only stood there with no emotion.
Goku's face turned to an expression of anger as he clenches his teeth and his hair begins to stand up. It simply waves in the air for a few seconds before the familiar golden aura drapes down his body and seems to add the same color to his hair. The eyes did not change however. They stayed the same hellish red color as before.
"That's good. I'd hate to think that I wouldn't be able to beat you at you're fullest.", Vegeta said as he crouched down into his fighting stance, "Now let's see what you can really do."
Durgan was completely thrown off by both the warriors ability to perform the same transformation as Gohan had. He nearly fell out of his seat from the sheer joy of seeing this power again. He quickly lost interest in the boy and gave his full attention to the battle at hand.
Both fighters disappeared and all was quiet in the colosseum. Out of nowhere came sudden shockwaves of energy as each warrior threw attacks at each other. Even though both fighters were expending extreme amounts of energy, the colosseum remained perfectly undamaged. Vegeta could be seen disappearing and reappearing as Goku was on top of him every step of the way just barely missing him before he disappeared again. Vegeta noticed that Goku was not feeling any affects of fatigue even though he was running around and using much more energy to attack than Vegeta was.
'This must be some type of enhancement given to him by that Durgan. I will have to take this into consideration as we continue the fight.', Vegeta thought.
Goku made a quick move and pounded Vegeta into the floor. Goku landed hard with his knee, but it hit nothing but hard ground as Vegeta vanished. The floor began to shake as Goku powered up, his ki flaring up, flowing faster and faster. Vegeta appeared behind him, but was quickly brought to his knees as Goku had turned around and crammed his fist into Vegeta's gut in a swift movement that lasted not even a second. As Vegeta gasped for air, Goku kneed him in the face, sending the saiyan prince flying into the wall. Vegeta wasted no time and dashed off the wall sending a small ki blast towards Goku who simply slapped it aside. Vegeta's fist was right behind the blast and caught Goku full in the jaw, sending him flying through the air. Vegeta followed the sailing body of his opponent and attempted to elbow him in the gut before he hit the wall. As Vegeta appeared directly above Goku, he received a kick to the chest and hit hard against the ceiling. Vegeta had been caught off guard and Goku axe-kicked him all the way back down to the floor. Vegeta pulled himself up and Goku landed facing him still showing no emotion.
"Haha. It's good to see that you havn't gone soft on me. I was afraid that this would be too easy. Now I'm afraid that this fight will come to an end.", Vegeta said as he began to chuckle to himself, "You see Kakarrot. I have surpassed the level of super saiyan, just as your son did. And now you will be the first to witness the power of the strongest warrior in the universe!"
Goku could only stare as Vegeta once again bent over and prepared to perform his transformation. His aura exploded from his body and shook the colosseum with his rising power. Vegeta had to close his eyes and clench his teeth as he reached for the energy to take him to the next level. His energy was becoming so powerful that the floor actually began to sink under his feet. His muscles grew a little, but became much tighter and toned as he grew a few inches. His hair also grew a little and separated into many individual spiked strands that swayed from the force of his ki. He finally was ready to release the tremendous energy building up inside. He raised from the ground a few inches and hovered there as he arched his back and threw out his arms releasing a montrous roar as he exploded in a golden flash. The floor caved in under the force and spread apart into a large crater. Goku had to get into a defensive stance with his hands crossed in front of his body. When the blinding light finally faded away, Goku was able to stand up again as he gazed upon the sight of a renewed Vegeta. The saiyan prince was floating in mid-air above the crater he had created, an intense golden flame rushing up his body. Small sparks and strings of electricy streaked across his body as though his body could barely contain the very energy that surged within. His face, however, was completely at ease as he stared at Goku with that grin of complete confidence in his abilities.
"So Kakarrot. Are you ready to meet your fate by the hands of your prince?", Vegeta taunted the seemingly unphased Goku, "I see. You can't believe that I have finally surpassed you in strength."
Then something completely unexpected happened. Goku began to laugh. It sounded more metallic than human, which was caused by the operation Durgan performed to insert the chip in his neck. It prevented the vocal chords from working, but enabled sounds such as laughter to escape the slave. As the laughter continued, Vegeta's grin turned to a frown as he grew annoyed by Goku's apparent ignorance. Vegeta crossed the space between them within milliseconds and punched Goku clear across the colosseum into the wall, leaving a large dent. Goku stood up again and continued to laugh. Vegeta could stand it no longer. The laughter rang through his head, driving him mad.
"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?", Vegeta screamed.
The sound stopped and Goku's expression became stern and forceful as he prepared to answer Vegeta's question. He lifted both of his arms above his head and began to scream as his energy shot up rapidly. As he dropped his arms with great force, his ki burst into a furious golden fire and his hair separated into multiple spikes shooting up with one strand hanging down his forehead. His power created a crater similar to Vegeta's but slightly larger. Strands of electricity licked his body as he lifted up from his hole and hovered there before a completely astonished Vegeta. Goku grinned as he was satisfied with the results of his answer.
Vegeta was stunned. Utterly speechless. It was too much for him to handle. To see Goku reach the level he had worked so hard to acheive and now it was nothing more than yesterday's news. His anger began to swell inside. His face flustered with frustration and his mind racing with the thought of once again being outdone by a lower-class saiyan. He finally could restrain himself no longer as he burst out into a fit of rage.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!!!", Vegeta screamed, ever so furious, "DAMMIT KAKARROT!! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN!! NOT THIS TIME!!"
Both warriors powered up a little before launching themselves from their postions and prepared to begin their final round. They both simultaneously threw a punch as they flew straight at one another. The two fists connected with each other and the warriors remained in mid-air as the force from their energy tore up the ground. The floor cracked and split into pieces which began to rise and disentigrate as they rose. The warriors were stagnant as their fists remained locked together. They stared at each other with the same desire to destroy the other. Goku with a calm, confident face contrasting to Vegeta's wrathful, aggressive look. One of them had to give, and Vegeta was going to give everything he had before he gave up. This was a battle he had to win, no only for his pride, but to survive.
Durgan was wide eyed with mixed emotions of astonishment and alarm. He had not expected anyone from this planet to have the ability to harness such power. He was amazed at their potential, but was worried that his ship might not be able to hold it.
'I might have to take this into my own hands.', Durgan thought, 'But I will observe them a while longer. If they get out of control then I will settle it myself.'
* * *
"GOKU!!", Piccolo cried out as he was revived by the healing affects of the sensu beans.
"That's impossible.", Krillen said, "How can we feel their power from outside the ship. I couldn't sense anything going on in there from out here."
"The ship must not be able to contain their energy.", Gohan suggested, "They're fighting at a level beyond that of a super saiyan."
"But I thought you were the only one who could do that Gohan.", Krillen responded.
"Well Vegeta has been training endlessly since he saw Gohan reach that level so it's possible that he could obtain it. As for Goku, well you know him, always full of surprises.", Piccolo replied.
The three Z-fighters sat together outside as they felt the incredible powers collided. They could only hope that they both came out alive, but with such energy being expended, it did not seem very likely. Gohan was prepared to intervene if it came to that.
* * *
"Aaaah!", Chaozu let out a small yelp as he fell off the side of the chair.
"What is it? What's wrong?", Chi-Chi asked, almost having a panic-attack.
Master Roshi stood up to answer her question. His face completely serious as the reflection of light on his sunglasses shifted upon rising from his seat. His eyebrows were twitching as Chi-Chi and the others waited anxiously for his reply.
"It's Vegeta...", Roshi started.
"Vegeta?!", Bulma shouted surprised to hear her husband's name called, for she was sure he was at home training, "Vegeta is at that ship isn't he? Is he in trouble?"
"What about the rest of them are they still there?", Puar asked.
Roshi nodded in agreement with their questions and began to finish his sentence.
"...along with Goku."
