Inner Workings of My Mind


Warning: Vegeta cusses a lot. Violence, blood, and an irrational Gohan. Rating increased to M.


Chapter 9

How the hell had they caught them off guard? They had been carefully hiding their ki the whole time that they had been on the planet and monitoring the ki of their targets.

The three figures that landed looked perfectly identical, with only subtle differences. They were tall with long, bright red hair trailing down their backs. It contrasted greatly with their blue and purple patterned skin and white armor. The three aliens surrounded the two Saiyans in a rough triangular formation.

"Fucking Bentol Brothers," Vegeta groaned.

The one to their right tsked in mock disappointment. "Such language, Vegeta. How I have missed your fiery temper," he commented and the air around them began to buzz with energy.

"Yes, how angry the little monkey would get when Lord Frieza and others of the Cold family taunted him", the one to the left continued. Gohan let out a hiss of pain and his tail whipped through the air wildly in agitation as the pressure in his head increased and the annoyance he felt rapidly grew. "Always pissing off-"

"-his betters. Such a brave prideful, stupid little monkey," he one in the front continued. Vegeta gritted his teeth in anger and discomfort. "And what's this? He seems to have another-"

"-monkey companion with him. But, this one seems to have his tail-"

"ENOUGH!" Vegeta bellowed and lurching forward in undisguised anger and aggression. "You imbeciles don't know who you're messing with. Release me," he commanded when he found that he could no longer move forward. The ki in the air had thickened to the point where there was a faint glow and the rush of dizziness and discomfort the Saiyans had been experiencing multiplied.

The three brothers simultaneously raised their hands in front of them and angled them towards Gohan and Vegeta. "Now, why would we do that?" they said as one.

Gohan shifted into an offesive stance and prepared to attack as the air around them blowed blue. Strings of light appeared around him and Vegeta and solidified, forming a large shinning cage. Vegeta growled in anger and Gohan gritted his teeth as the annoyance and anger he felt rapidly evolved into and almost uncontrollable rage.

Vegeta let out a low groan as he fell to his knees and rubbed his temple. Gohan felt a spike of anxiousness for the Saiyan Prince and moved to go help him. The young hybrid let out a growled of anger as another wall of shinning energy blocked him off from Vegeta.

"Vegeta!" Gohan called as the Bentol Brothers laughed cruelly. Gohan wrapped his tail around his waist and shifted into a firmer stance as he powered up. He would just have to break out of this cage.

Sensing Gohan's increasing ki, Vegeta staggered to his feet and also powered up, easily breaking the barrier and transforming into a Super Saiyan. With a roar Vegeta charged the barrier as lashed out with his fists. He grunted in frustration as only slight crack appeared in the mesh-like pattern of the barrier. He powered up to his absolute max and continued his assault on the confining cage.

Gohan felt an unrealistic spike of apprehension spear through him as he saw Vegeta's failing attacks. This emotion was, however, quickly swept away in a flurry of others. Anger. Fear. Rage. Angry at the Bentol Brother for trapping them. Fear of being trapped. Rage and an uncontrollable desire to rip the Bentol brothers to pieces.

Was it him, or was the cage surrounding him growing smaller? He was by no means claustrophobic. He had no problem with small spaces, as long as he could leave them on his own free will. Cleithrophobic was more accurate of a term. The fear of being trapped.

It wasn't just him. The cage was definitely becoming smaller. The growing fear and rage made him lash out like a trapped animal.

Gohan let out a roar as he powered up straight from his base form and into the second level of Super Saiyan. The rage and sense of power he felt in this form was amplified by the bracelet he wore. Gohan knew that he was losing control of himself. He just couldn't bring himself to care.

Gohan bared his teeth in a unrestrained growl of hate and launched himself at the barrier. The cruel laughs of the Bentol Brothers stopped as they noticed the enraged half-breed beating down their barrier. Looks of fear and astonishment spread across their faces as large cracks spread across the barrier at a rapidly growing pace.

With a final charge led by a handful of electrifying ki, Gohan smashed through the barrier and turned his sights on the nearest brother. He saw red as the brother came into his view and without a moments hesitation attacked the blue and purple patterned alien. At a speed that the alien could not track, Gohan appeared and slammed his ki coated fist through the armored gut of the alien. Bright yellow blood gushed out of the wound and stained the white armor as the Bentol Brother fell to the ground, dead.

Vegeta let out another yell and a string of curses as he charged the ki barrier that still surrounded him. Cracks continued to spread from his point of assault, but the cage was quickly shrinking in on him. He needed to break out before he was crushed.

Gohan turned his sights from the dead alien to the next one who backed away in a slightly panicked manner and he saw the blood covered hybrid approach him. Rage still pulsed through Gohan and his teal eyes narrowed in agitation and anger with no indication of letting up.

The panicked Bentol Brother unsteadily slipped into a fighting stance and attempted to look around for his remaining brother. He took a deep breath as the expression on his face hardened. "I would stop if I were you, kid," he said. "You seem to forget that we still have Vegeta trapped."

Gohan glanced over towards Vegeta who continued to pound at the barrier. He could see the form of the final blue and purple alien concentrating on the cage that encircled the enraged Saiyan Prince. Teal eyes observed that steadily spreading cracks along the shrinking cage.

Gohan returned his attention to his target and raised a golden eyebrow. "Vegeta seems to be handling it just fine," Gohan commented as he continued his approach towards the white haired alien.

In a desperate attempt to gain the advantage, the brother charged towards Gohan and gathered a large amount of ki in his hands. "Die, monkey!" he yelled.

In a single, swift movement, Gohan stepped forward and grabbed the white hair of his opponent and pulled, upsetting the balance of the brother. With ruthless efficiency, Gohan gripped the torso of the triplet and ripped off his head, spraying yellow blood everywhere.

The cage was closing in on him and Vegeta was already powered up to his maximum. Gohan was nowhere in sight and a Bentol Brother was before him, grinning madly as the barrier shrunk. Desperation surged through him. Since he didn't have time on his side, he needed more power. He needed to ascend to the next level and he was so close! He was the fucking Prince of all Saiyans!

Lightning began to crackle through the air as Vegeta pushed himself to the limits. With a yell, the lightning spread across his body and his aura expanded and he felt surge to ki and power. He had ascended.

Vegeta smirked as he gathered ki into his palm and he attacked the barrier for a final time. The Saiyan broke straight through the barrier and wasted no time in sending a burst of ki through the chest of the final brother.

Vegeta observed his surroundings to find a blood covered Gohan in the vicinity of two dead Bentol Brothers.

Vegeta raised an eyebrow and said, "I didn't know you had it in you, brat."

Gohan powered down to his based form and swayed as the intense feelings of rage left him. He had no more enemies to focus it on. He looked down at his blood covered form and felt a wave of nausea. He quickly rushed over to the nearest bush and emptied the contents of his stomach.

Gohan vaguely heard Vegeta grunt and say, "I'll be waiting in the ship. Make sure you don't track blood all over the place, kid."

Gohan fingered the black bracelet around his wrist. Was it really worth it?