Chapter 10: The Mighty Fall

"No!" Dom trembled. He punched the ground, "Not this time!" Hatred filled his eyes. The ground began to split around him. Kit ran beside him and wrapped her arms around him, "Calm down." She begged, "You're gonna hurt someone!" Dom shrugged and shook her arms off. "I don't care! I'm sick of letting Frieza kill us!" Kit pulled herself away and hid behind Ace. "What's wrong with him? Why's the ground shaking?" Ace stared in confused amazement. "Could it be?" He gasped.

"Is this the legend?" Jack added.

"What are you talking about? What legend?"

"Get out of here!" Vegeta barked, "You're not safe near him. He can't possibly control all of his anger!" Storm clouds gathered. Vegeta stared at his son. How was he so strong? A mere child couldn't possibly have that much built up rage in his heart. He flew over to his son. "Dom!" He roared, "Are you trying to destroy what's left of our race!?" He grabbed Dom by the shoulders and shook him. "Calm down!" Dom's pupils vanished but returned after a moment. Dom was warm to the touch and his energy was intense. He squirmed in his fathers' grip like a wild animal. Vegeta held his son tight in his hands. Dom ran out of energy shortly, and passed out in his Dads hands. Vegeta dropped his son to the ground. He looked over his shoulder and spotted Kit hiding behind a rock. "M-monster…" She gasped. Vegeta shook his head. He looked back at his son. Dom began to stir and rolled over. He looked around. The city was abandoned, and the ground around him was crumbling. He looked around, and smiled. "I… I did all of this…" He smiled. "Frieza is in for a surprise." Vegeta extended a hand to pull his son to his feet. Dom swatted his hand away and picked himself up. Vegeta flew away to inspect the damage his son had caused and see if the citizens needed any help.

Above, a meteor-like object flew and crashed just outside the city. Dom pulled himself up and flew to inspect it. He was followed by his team. A quiet confidence showered him. Seeing the power he possessed, coupled with the support of his team made Dom feel untouchable. As the team landed they where confronted by a familiar fat, pink warrior.

"Dodoria." The word slipped through Kit's open mouth. Ace stared at the warrior. He was as wide as a mountain, and even made Jack look like a dwarf. Dom didn't worry about his size. Not anymore. He was too angry about Mato to feel terror. "Are you back to let me finish that beating I owe you?" Dom taunted. Dodoria grunted. "Lord Frieza ordered me to inspect a power level down here, but it looks like it was nothin' but a puny Saiyan." Dom growled, "Call me puny after I finish with you!" He dashed forward to attack Dodoria. He was quick enough to startle Dodoria, but none of his attacks managed to hurt the boulder of a warrior. "What's the matter, Dodoria? Afraid?" Dodoria delivered a counterattack and forced Dom's attack to a halt. Ace flew in as support and attacked Dodoria. His attacks rattled the pink man. Kit ran over to Dom, while Jack supported Ace. The two boys had never fought with such a strong person. He wasn't affected by Chris's heavy strikes, or the rapid blows that Ace delivered. Dom pulled himself to his feet, but Dodoria hurled both Jack and Ace into him, knocking down all four Saiyans. Dom struggled to stand after the attack. By the time he got up, Dodoria was standing over him. Dom tried to react, but Dodoria punched him into the air and watched him crash back into the ground. Dom attempted to get up again, but as soon as he made it to his knees, Dodoria stomped on his back and laughed as Dom fell back to the ground. Still, Dom stubbornly tried to stand. Kit looked over from the ground.

"L-leave him… alone!" She screamed. She raised an arm and flung an energy blast that crashed into Dodoria's skull.

Dodoria looked over at her, and shook off the effect of her desperate attack. "You that anxious to die?" He began walking towards her. His steps were slow and haunting. Dodoria took his time. He looked as her eyes filled with fear. Dodoria was enjoying what he was able to do to these four puny warriors. Dodoria looked down at the horrified Saiyan woman. She shut her eyes and prayed it would be over quickly. "What's wrong, little bitch!" Dodoria mocked, "Scared?"

Kit ignored him, and continued praying in her head. Just then, Dom had forced himself to his feet and dashed at Dodoria. He used all of his force to deliver a roundhouse kick to the back of Dodoria's skull. Dodoria stumbled forward and turned around. Dom winced in pain, but still had the will to continue. He stood against Dodoria, but before Dodoria could finish him off, Vegeta appeared, seemingly from thin air, and kicked the fat pink man away. "Stay away from my son." He roared. Dodoria looked up and smiled. "The Prince is finally ready to fight." A crooked smile marked Dodoria's face. Vegeta's lip was stiff, and he was angry. He dashed forward and attacked Dodoria. Dom looked on in awe. Vegeta had improved since the last time he had fought. He was now able to match Dodoria with vicious intensity. He threw his blows in such tenacity that Dodoria quickly realized that he could not take Vegeta lightly. Still, the two were evenly matched.

"How the Hell are you so strong?" Dodoria demanded.

Vegeta smiled. "Don't you get it, you disgusting blob? You are dealing with the Legendary Super Saiyan!" Dodoria gasped. "There's no way!" He roared.

Vegeta's grin widened. "Are you ready to die!?"

Dodoria desperately looked for an escape. He looked around and saw Dom propping himself up on a rock, watching the battle. He smiled and spat a large energy wave in his direction. "Damn it!" Vegeta roared. He dashed over to his son and stood between him and the blast. Dom barely had time to react as he watched the blast consume his father. As the blast simmered, Vegeta stood. His body was charred and his clothes had been torn. His entire body was bloody and bruised. "Never… Never let them… break you!" He gasped as he crumbled to the ground.

"No!" Dom screamed, "No, Dad! Please. Please Dad, don't die." Dom clutched his father. "Not you too. Not like Mato." His voice grew quieter. Ace approached him from behind. "Dom. It's over." Tears streamed down Dom's face. "Why'd he have to save me? Damn it!" Dom tried futilely to stop the tears. Dom looked at his father. Never let them break you. His final words rang in Dom's ears. They wouldn't break him. You could count on that. Dom gritted his teeth and placed his father down. He grunted as he stood to his feet. His hair began to flip around, wildly. His vision blurred for a moment, and his body began to glow. Dom could feel so much stronger. Ace pulled up his scouter and turned it on. The scouter struggled to reach the level of Dom's power. It rapidly jumped from 11,000 to 35,000. Ace gasped. "What's the scouter say?" Jack groaned, pushing himself to his feet. "Thirty… thirty-five… thousand." Ace sputtered. The three kids watched as Dom looked at Dodoria. Dodoria taunted him and laughed, "You think you're a big man now?" Dom didn't answer. Instead he dashed at the large foe. "You won't get away with this!" He roared. His body moved at an even faster speed than usual. All Dodoria could hope to do was guard and outlast the attack. Dom's attacks broke through Dodoria's seemingly invincible defense with ease. Dom continued his rampage. He hit Dodoria around the battlefield and caught up with him every time. To finish, he spiked the monster into the ground. Dodoria looked up in fear. "Wh-what the hell are you!" He roared. Dom smiled and stuck out one hand. His thumb, index and middle finger raised at Dodoria. As the blast formed, Dom smiled. "Don't you get it?" He taunted. "I'm the legend!" Dodoria's eyes widened. It wasn't possible. That was just a legend. It wasn't real. "That's right" Dom smiled, "I am a Super Saiyan!" Dom forced a huge energy wave from his hand and it quickly silenced Dodoria. The explosion was so intense that Kit and the others fell back. As the smoke settled, Dom saw Dodoria's burnt body. He flew down, and his power level plummeted towards zero. Ace looked at it. He exhaled as it finally rested at 5,000. He would survive, but just barely. Dom had cracked the code, but this technique wouldn't be able to be used often. Ace exhaled and slowly crept away. Jack ran over to Dom and smiled. "You got him!" He cheered. Dom smiled weakly. Jack helped his comrade to his feet and they walked back towards the city.

A storm was brewing and Ace began to curse himself. The Saiyans wouldn't last if Dom was the only one who had that power. He needed a power boost, too. His anger boiled as he trained. The rain poured on him heavily, and mixed with his sweat. His training became as intense as the violent storm that whirled around him. Lightning crashed across the land very close to him. Ace's frustrations grew. It would take more than intense training to get stronger than Dom. The lightning crashed again. It was closer to Ace. He ignored the danger and continued to train. He was going to train until he was strong enough, or die trying. He forced himself to full strength and pressed on his training. He was always faster, and stronger than Dom. He prayed for a boost. He looked up to the sky and it illuminated again. "Give me strength!" He roared. A final bolt of lightning flashed back at him, and struck him down. Ace forced himself to fight through it again. He stood up and looked at the sky. "Is that all ya got!" He roared, daring the gods to strike him again. Another bolt struck down. This time Ace passed out, and laid in the rain. Ace struggled, but the storm took its toll and left him incapacitated, but this would not be the end of him. He would return, and he would be even stronger than before.