Fanfiction and the character Unlimited is property of Josh Kovatch, 2008

Unlimited Power: The Final Opponent

Chapter 9: Battle Extraordinaire

The two colossal powers stood at the site for Earth's final fate. Unlimited now had no other reserves left, all five of the bracelets now gone, and Goku had his full power Super Saiyan 3 out on the table. The others looked on as they sensed powers they only dreamed of having.

"Well, shall we begin?" Goku asked, confidence retained.

"Let's," Unlimited replied.

Then, the two didn't dematerialize, but just flew at each other so fast, it was hard to follow. The vibrations from their first attack were unbelievable, their fists hitting each other, and they held the position to throw the other off. Then, the two drew their other hands back and prepared to attack again, and this time, they dematerialized.

The next collision came from above, and the Z-fighters, the dead foes in Other World, the Kais of the neighboring worlds, and the people of Earth, as best as they could, watched the revered fighter and savior of the universe fight this seemingly unstoppable new opponent.

Goku and Unlimited were locked in a massive fist fight, their punches flying at phenomenal speeds, but neither side connecting, and they stayed strong. Unlimited then linked his hands and tried to smash Goku down, but was blocked quickly. Goku then tried to take a shot to Unlimited's face, but had his own hand caught. Then, Unlimited began to spin, and Goku was being spun around with him. The teen let go, but was surprised to see that he was the one being thrown, as Goku had grabbed onto his hand at the last second and threw Unlimited down. The being fell, but stopped inches from the ground and zoomed back up towards Goku. The Saiyan then began to fire a bombardment of energy blasts, which Unlimited either dodged or deflected on his way up. Unlimited then stopped and fired a large blast of his own, which Goku moved out of the way of, and then turned to block a teleport punch from behind. Unlimited and Goku stared at each other, confidence gone, their efforts at 100. Then, they dematerialized again and appeared at the ground, the craters they made as they moved large and sudden.

They then stopped and both pulled back their arms. They swung with a huge punch and hit each other's fists, which let out a thunderous shockwave, widening the crater underneath them. They then jumped back and landed on the side of the crater, about 75 feet away from each other. Goku, even with his Super Saiyan 3 powers, was having problems attacking Unlimited, who now had no more backup.

Goku, unexpectedly, smiled and said, "Man, you're even a better fighter than Buu, and he was strong. You make him look like nothing."

"I try..." Unlimited said, his confidence dictating again.

Goku chuckled a little, and Unlimited followed, and then the Saiyan said, "Well, I'm ready to go again, how 'bout you?"

"Yeah, I'm ready."

Then, they disappeared again, and the Z-fighters sensed that they had moved behind them and shot their eyes back as the two fighters duked it out again, repeating the same struggle as before. The two were dead even, neither one able to hit the other. Gohan was especially skeptic at how close they were. He watched as best he could as the fists flew between Goku and Unlimited, and Gohan noticed the very suttle calm look in Unlimited's eyes, as if he was able to fight like this without much problem. That's when Gohan realized it, and said, in a low voice, "I knew they couldn't be that close on purpose."

The others looked at the half-Saiyan with a questioning look, and Gohan explained, "Just look at how dead even they are, and then look at how calm Unlimited is. He's not using his full powers, he's just fighting like this to make it seem he is."

"What?! He's not fighting with his full power?!" Goten asked, unable to believe that his dad could lose.

The Z-fighters looked at Gohan, and then watched the fighters again. As Unlimited bolted around the area, matching Goku's attacks blow for blow, they noticed his calm eyes and barely detectable smirk.

"He's right," Vegeta said, dismayed, "Kakarot is being toyed with, but he can't tell because the boy is fighting at the same level as him."

"Does that mean..." Goten began, but did not finish.

"No, Goten, dad is going to win, I know he will," Gohan told the young boy.

At that moment, the incredible fist fight broke off as Goku dematerialized, and Unlimited seemed to have trouble following this time.

"Kaaa-meee-haaa-meee..."

Everyone looked up above Unlimited and saw Goku floating there ready to dole out another Kamehameha. Goku looked intense as he prepared the blast, and Unlimited stared wide-eyed as the Saiyan got ready to launch it.

Before Goku did, Unlimited put his hands together and charged his energy as he too said, "Kaaa-meee-haaa-meee..."

The two waited for their energy to hit as high as they could to outdo the other. Goku and Unlimited glared at each other, knowing full well that this blast was going to tip the battle.

Electricity and energy ripped up the area and, at the same time, they both yelled, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"

The blue blasts came from both of them, and the two beams flew at each other, the battle's advantage teetering on this one single attack.

Closer and closer they approached each other, both beams about to collide. Finally, the two beams collided and they began a stalemate, the two never ready to give up. As Goku floated above Unlimited and rained this attack down on him, Unlimited looked straight up and fired the exact same blast at Goku. The beams caused major quakes as the ground shook and cracked under the massive power. The Z-fighters had difficulty staying on their feet as the two fighters locked each other in the stalemate.

"Come on dad, you can do it!" Gohan yelled from the sidelines.

"Yeah, let's go daddy!" Goten piped.

Goku, hearing them, nodded, and pumped a large boost of energy into the attack, which then began to force back Unlimited's blast. Unlimited, noting this change, improved his attack and soon, his energy began to feed into his attack, and Goku felt his opponent's Kamehameha wave beginning to overtake his own.

"NO, I'M NOT LETTING YOU WIN!" Goku roared, his powers skyrocketing once again, and he pushed full force energy into the wave he was firing, and Unlimited looked like he was beginning to buckle under the pressure. Before the teen could buff up his own blast, the severity of Goku's suddenly increased and Unlimited's was forced into submission. It was a moment before Unlimited's blast was shattered and the teen watched Goku's attack plummet towards him. Unlimited then began to fly from where the blast would explode, but was caught in it nonetheless. Goku let go of his energy attack and watched as the explosion engulfed all of the area where Unlimited had been standing in a tremendous shockwave of energy and electricity, sending plumes of dust into the air and making the ground quake ferociously.

As Goku descended, he looked over the dust and smoke into the crater where he had launched the blast.

Meanwhile, Goten yelled, "ALRIGHT, YOU DID IT, DADDY!"

The others on the ground and at other places around the universe cheered for Goku, thinking that it was all over.

However, Goku continued to look at the ground with alertness on his face. The others became aware of Goku's tensed mood, and then they felt for Unlimited's energy. Then, as if all at the same time, they sensed him, and then Unlimited rushed directly out of the pit still filled with dust. Unlimited rocketed at Goku, who looked worried now about his own energy drop from the Kamehameha. Goku disappeared just as Unlimited stormed up and tried to punch him in the face. Unlimited looked peeved and shot his eyes around, but was suddenly nailed in the back from Goku, who had come out of nowhere. Unlimited flew across the sky about 300 feet, and then turned to get hit in the chest by Goku's full body. Unlimited was catapulted back hundreds of feet into a cliffside, and then the others, minus Vegeta, cheered for Goku.

"Wow, his energy is incredible! How do you Saiyan's get so strong?" Videl asked, wishing she could go blonde like they could.

"That's my daddy! Alright!" Goten jumped, excited about Goku's advantage.

But then, Vegeta barked, "ENOUGH! Why don't you fools take a look? Notice something strange about this whole fight?"

They all were suddenly deflated, but then looked to Unlimited, who, after taking those last three attacks, looked pretty fresh still.

"It may seem like Kakarot is winning, but Unlimited hasn't lost a single drop of energy yet!" Vegeta said, annoyed at their ignorance.

They suddenly all looked shocked, but Goku confirmed their fears as he said to Unlimited, "I knew you weren't really using your full strength. You couldn't still be at that power after a hit from a Kamehameha."

Unlimited smirked again, and then began to chuckle, and finally, laughed fairly loud, and then said, "You finally found me out. I was wondering when you'd notice."

The Z-fighters all stared horrified at Unlimited, who then said, "Well, if you want to see more of this power, then I'll tell you right now. I've only been using a third of my power!"

"WHAT?!" Gohan then yelled, and even Vegeta choked with anger, "Just a third?!"

"Now," Unlimited spoke again, "I think it's time to show you the true power of Unlimited, and teach you what power is!"

Then, Unlimited buckled down and began to charge up again, his black aura flaring and his energy began to build up again. Goku, unusually, smiled and said, "Go ahead and try to power up, I know you'll fail."

"Huh?" Most of the spectators below said in unison, and they all looked to Goku now, who seemed very calm for this type of situation.

"I know you can't hold that much power. If you attempt to hit your max, then you'll overload, and there's nothing you can do," Goku said confidently.

Unlimited gritted his teeth and continued to try to power up, but his black aura was beginning to flicker out, and his energy seemed to stop growing. Despite all the electricity and energy Unlimited was emanating, he couldn't push beyond its level right now. Finally, Unlimited's powers dropped substantially as his body lost the will to continue. His aura faded away and Goku smiled, knowing that Unlimited didn't have unlimited space to store his energy.

"I knew you wouldn't be able to reach it. It's only natural that your body has its limitations, Unlimited," Goku said arrogantly, but he was right. Despite his name and nature, Unlimited's powers couldn't be held in his body, or else his body would be ripped apart.

The other cheered at this revelation, and then Gohan said, "Great! Looks like Earth is safe again!"

But before that statement was affirmed, Unlimited began to chuckle, and then he laughed out loud again, and then looked to Goku and paused, who now seemed a little irritated with Unlimited's theatrics.

"I'm not called Unlimited for nothing. Take a look below us," the teen said, and Goku looked to the ground, as the others did too. They stared at the seal Unlimited had cast earlier, but made no connection.

Finally, Unlimited broke the tension and said, "I know my max is impossible for me to achieve with my body, but thanks to the Unlimited Force spell, I can change that!"

"Uh-oh, not good..." Gohan said, and Videl looked to him in worry again, and he explained, "I know what he's going to do, he's planning to cast the same spell on his body to hold his extra power."

"Does that mean your dad could lose?" Videl said panickly.

"I don't know, but if he really is using a third of his energy while dad is at his max, then we have a problem," Gohan stated grimly.

Videl looked back up at Unlimited, who now began to raise his hand into a snap position again, and snapped his fingers. Suddenly, a beam of energy shot into the air in front of the two combatants, and then circled and snaked about until it finally raced to Unlimited, striking his face, and then Unlimited screamed with the force of this new feeling, and his energy began to rocket back up as his black aura returned.

Soon, lightning began to shoot from Unlimited, and he yelled as his limits were supposedly being broken. Finally, the light from the spell faded, and Unlimited was left looking up at the sky.

He looked at Goku and said, "Now you'll see what power really is."

Goku noticed it, as did the rest of the fighters. An infinity sign had appeared on Unlimited's forehead, symbolizing that the teen now had no chances of overloading, and then he said, "Now, to show you how powerful I really am."

He clenched his fists again, and his powers began to skyrocket, going higher than they were earlier. Goku became nervous as he sensed the extreme rise in power, lightning emanating more ferociously from his body than before, and his aura swirled around him. Large rocks began to lift from the ground and completely disintegrate in the air around Unlimited. He then yelled, and his aura stretched out into a cylinder again and began to shred the ground directly underneath him. Quakes and dust were sent around the area once again, sending another shockwave of fear into the bystanders. Finally, the energy started to retreat back to its owner as Unlimited came close to achieving his final goal, his energy right now even more than Goku's. Everyone all over looked at the improved Unlimited, and they shook with fear for what would happen to their planet. Finally, Unlimited hit the summit of his powers, his black aura continually thrashing about as Unlimited's energy exceeded far beyond what he had been fighting with earlier.

Goku gaped at Unlimited, who now lowered his arms again, his energy through the roof and then past that. All the others couldn't begin to imagine where his energy stopped, wondering if the fighter was truly able to sustain such a massive power.

Unlimited then spoke, "What do you think?"

Unlimited smirked at the terrified expressions on the Z-fighters faces, but then frowned as he looked to Goku, who had closed his eyes and was smirking himself.

"Well...You certainly are strong, and you definitely have more power than I do. But... you haven't met with the most of me yet," Goku announced.

Goku smirked, although in reality, he really was bluffing. Goku hoped that Unlimited would become angry or nervous and throw off his edge, giving Goku a chance to stop Unlimited. But to his dismay, Unlimited chuckled again and said, "I'm sure I haven't, but from what I've sensed of you so far, you've hit the limit of your power."

Goku lost his confident smile and was replaced with irritation and fear for what could happen to Earth.

"If you have these powers to stop me, then prove it," Unlimited then stated, and Goku became aware that the teen was building up something inside of himself.

Unlimited began to ascend and stopped about 200 feet from Goku, his black energy swirling about him.

"Before now, I've used moves you have already seen, but now, it's time to show you one of my moves, and it happens to be one of my favorites."

Goku prepared to take on anything that was going to be sent his way, and Unlimited raised his hand again. Only this time, he didn't form it into a snap, but kept it open, his palm facing Goku, who didn't expect any less.

"Now, prepare for an attack that will show up your bluff!"

As Unlimited finished, he began to charge his energy, the black aura encasing his hand more closely now, and they felt the energy building into the one single attack. Then, without warning, a black ball of energy, electified ominously, appeared in his hand, and its energy alerted them.

"This isn't good. That blast is strong enough to destroy the planet!" Goku exclaimed, and he frantically thought of a way to stop the blast, which was growing in power.

Before that time came, however, Unlimited said, "Now's the time to show me your power, Goku!"

The blast became violently electrified in his hand, and then became bigger. After it increased in strength one last time, the teen finally yelled, "Take this! Death Matter Blast!"

The ball of black energy launched from his hand and rocketed right for Goku. The Saiyan looked at it in major worry, knowing that unless he stopped it, the Earth would be destroyed. The ball approached, which had become very large when it was launched, now even larger than Goku, and the Super Saiyan 3 threw his hands up as he floated in the air in an effort to stop the blast.

At that moment, the blast hit his hands and thrust him back 30 feet, giving him only about 250 to the ground. The energy and electricity spilled from all around the attack, and Goku could barely keep it at bay. The others beneath looked up in fear, knowing that this could be it.

"Come on dad," Gohan said in a low voice, "You always saved the Earth before, you can do it."

Goku, trying his mightiest, continued to hold the accelerating blast away from the Earth. He floated in the same spot for a minute, not budging an inch. But now, his energy was checking out on him, as the massive blast was draining his powers slowly away. He felt it then; he was moving backwards, the blast beginning to overpower him. He bulked up his strengths again, and it halted again. However, it simply continued to try to move towards the planet.

The Z-fighters hoped that Goku could pull off a move to save the planet, but none could believe how powerful Unlimited's attack was. Sensing an opportunity to act at that moment, Videl instinctively said, "I'VE GOT IT!"

The others looked to her and she explained, "Since Unlimited has to continue firing that blast, we could go up there and attack him to stop him!"

"Hmph, nice try. That worked on Cell, but not on him," Vegeta scoffed.

Videl looked confused, and he said, "He doesn't need to hold the attack, just look at him."

Videl and the others looked up to Unlimited, who had been floating there the entire time, arms crossed, and his smirk gone as he waited for the seemingly inevitable.

"He's sitting back as his attack does the work. There's no reason to attack him, like it would do much," Vegeta said sarcastically.

Videl looked defeated and fearful up at the Saiyan, who now seemed to lose it again, and was being pushed back with the force of the attack.

But then, the little light bulb above Vegeta's head went off, a rare occurence, and he yelled, "THAT'S IT! KAKAROT! LET GO OF THE BLAST!"

Everyone, shocked out of their wits, turned full on to Vegeta, who now seemed to have lost his mind.

"WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! THIS BLAST CAN DESTROY THE EARTH!" Goku yelled back, apparently thinking Vegeta had gone insane.

"WRONG! THE SEAL UNLIMITED CAST WILL PROTECT IT!" Vegeta bellowed at him, angry that Goku wouldn't just drop the blast in the first place.

Everyone looked over to the seal again, but even with that precaution in place, they weren't sure if it would work, and Goku roared, "BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN HOLD UP!"

"STOP WASTING TIME FOOL! YOU CAN EITHER BANK ON THE SEAL OR LOSE ALL OF YOUR ENERGY FIRST, BUT EITHER WAY, THAT BALL IS GOING TO HIT THE GROUND!" Vegeta shouted up at him, giving him the bad news.

Goku looked worried about the whole situation, but he knew that if he held on, he would burn up all his power against this massive black ball of energy, which now seemed to eat into Goku's power faster.

Finally Goku decided, and yelled, "YOU BETTER BE RIGHT VEGETA!"

At that moment, he tumbled out of the way of the attack, which was now hurtling towards the ground, Unlimited now unfolding his arms to watch the outcome of this tactic. Vegeta and the others looked apprenhensive even with his plan. The dark energy plummeted to the ground a long distance from the Z-fighters, and they looked on as the blast neared the ground. They braced for the impact as the energy hit, and then it burrowed deeply into the top of the ground. But before it could go any further, it was set off, and the roaring explosion sounded. A huge shockwave of wind and dirt came out from all directions as the blast emitted extremely bright light. The ball of light extended high and widely, tearing up the ground as it chewed through the earth it hit. The force of the blast began to push people off their feet, but the Z-fighters held strong. But then, Videl, who was overwhelmed by the attack's side effects, felt herself sliding back, threatening to go flying.

"GOHAN!" she said loudly to get her boyfriend's attention.

Gohan, who had been shielding his eyes, turned them to Videl and his face mixed with panic and fear as he saw Videl about to be carried off. He flew over to her quickly and held her close to his body, hugging her tightly as the attack began to taper off. Soon, the force and wind died down, and the Z-fighters looked to the newly formed crater, which was a massive step up from total destruction. They were relieved to see that the earth had retained its stability, with no earthquakes or lava anywhere. But then they remembered the lava seal, and they looked to it. As it protected against the earth's destruction, the seal had glowed bright white, and it was still bright as it finished bracing the planet for impact with the blast.

Meanwhile, the battle worn Saiyan descended wearily to the ground, still in Super Saiyan 3 but his energy having taken a massive hit from Unlimited's Death Matter Blast.

Unlimited too, came to the ground, and said, "Well, you took advantage of that seal, but I told you. This battle is going right to the very end."

Goku panted with exhaustion, and wondered if he had the strength to prolong that end. But before he could tell himself yes, he felt his powers give out from within, and he put his hands on his knees as he suddenly glowed brightly. The others watched in horror as Goku's extremely long hair returned to normal size, and then dropped even further as it turned from blonde back to black. Goku panted; his energy's consumption in Super Saiyan 3, along with the massive energy usage to block that last blast, had overtaxed his powers.

He looked up to Unlimited, who seemed perfectly alright, and then Goku said, "Great, I'm totally beat, I don't know if I can go on."

The others looked shocked that Goku had begun to lose hope, but Unlimited cut off any enthusiasm as he said, "Well, it appears as if your defeat came on a little faster than expected."

Goku looked up to him and smiled again, saying, "Yeah, it did, I thought I could go on a lot longer than that until you launched that Death Matter Blast."

"Yes, it's a great attack, isn't it? And now, you are paying the price for standing up to it," Unlimited said grimly.

"Oh yeah, the fight," Goku said, chuckling with his bad luck, seemingly calm about the bleak situation. Unlimited however, gave them a ray of hope when he said, "Since none of you have been able to successfully defeat me individually, then you have one last chance. You must all fight me together!"

They became aware of what he had said, and looked up, wondering if the whole group of them could win against this seemingly unstoppable threat.

Unlimited then continued with, "Here, I'll make things a little easier on all of you. I want to see who would win with both of our powers as high as they could get."

Unlimited then raised his hand and formed a snap position again, and once again he snapped his fingers. A multitude of glitter rushed from his hands and encompassed Goku, who began to refill with energy and have his wounds healed. Meanwhile, the others were recharged as well, all of their powers returning to their maximum level.

The Z-fighters then flew next to Goku, who seemed ready to power up and take down Unlimited once and for all.

Goku smiled to his friends and family, and then turned back to Unlimited to say, "Thanks, Unlimited, you really know how to fight honorably and bravely."

The teen smirked at Goku's comment and then said, "Now that you are all ready, let the final match begin!"

As soon as he finished, the others charged up their auras, Gohan and Videl in white, the two boys fusing again quickly and then glowing in their gold aura along with Vegeta, and then Goku joined them as he returned to Super Saiyan 2, and then yelled for a moment and pushed back up to Super Saiyan 3.

"This is it, I'm not holding back," Unlimited announced.

All the fighting and powering up have come to this: an all-out 5 on 1 fight against the strongest being ever encountered by the Z-warriors! But can the strengths of Videl, Gohan, Gotenks, Vegeta, and Goku be enough to stop this ultimate opponent?

Preview for Chapter 10: Friend or Foe?: As the final battle commences, the Z-fighters realize the whole strength of Unlimited, whose attacks and moves are easily holding strong against Earth's fighters' onslaughts. The last stand: a final struggle to determine the fate of Earth. Plus, a mystery revealed,shocking all the Z-fighters. Stay tuned for the FINAL installment of Unlimited Power!