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Last time: Goku and Vegeta's fight continued to intensify as both sides threw everything they had at the other. Following Goku's Kaio-Ken times four Kamehameha, Vegeta transformed into a Giant Ape, easily overpowering Goku. Now, trapped within Vegeta's clutches, Goku's last hope relies on his friends saving him.
"Hmmm, someone is here," Vegeta muttered as he heard someone running through the landscape. "But where is he?"
"I'm right here!" Gohan cried out as he landed atop of a rock formation. "I've come to finish you off, so let my daddy go right now!" He yelled out, raising his fists in front of his body with Yamcha landing next to him.
"My, what a surprise," Vegeta stated as he faced the duo. "It appears Nappa must have gotten sloppy if you two could beat him. However, it seems you might have lost a couple of your friends." He then started to squeeze Kakarot even tighter than before, hoping to get a reaction out of his kid. "It appears your son wants to see you die, Kakarot!"
"N-no... W-we're go-going to save him, right Gohan?" Yamcha asked timidly, he knew he had to look brave for the time being, but something about Vegeta seemed much more different than when they fought Nappa. Vegeta's energy was much larger than Nappa's, sensing it alone made Yamcha start to sweat from it and he hadn't even seen the prince fight yet.
"So, you two think you can beat me? That's a good one!" Vegeta proclaimed before he started to laugh. "Now, watch as I kill your father!" Vegeta started to force Kakarot's neck backwards, causing him just enough pain while keeping him alive.
"Hahahaha! I do love family reunions!" He cried out, pushing the neck back even more. His eyes then made contact with Gohan, giving the young boy a smile. "Watch closely, this will be the last moments of your dad's life!"
"It's just about ready..." Krillin stated as he felt his Ki form into a circular blade. "Just keep yapping away you dump ape," He said from a platform directly behind Vegeta. Feeling that his attack was finished, Krillin got ready to launch it. "Destructo Disk!" He screamed just as he launched the attack forward.
Vegeta continued to play with Kakarot's body, instilling as much pain as he could. "Tsk, it appears he's already unconscious. Too bad, looks like I'll have to find someone else to torment until he wakes up." Vegeta said right as he jumped over the Destructo Disk.
"B-b-but how did he know it was coming?" Gohan asked as he watched in shock as the attack sliced the rock he was standing on.
"Please, did you really think that would work?" Vegeta asked the group as he looked in Krillin's direction. "I knew you sentimental worms wouldn't split up and abandon each other. It was just a matter of time until you showed yourself, now I just have to wait for Potat to attack." He said as he tossed Kakarot's body into a pile of rocks. "But first, time for some fun..."
"H-hey, Gokai, was it?" Yajirobe asked as he yanked on a piece of Gokai's torn gi. "Sh-shouldn't you do something? He'll kill them all!"
Gokai just stood there, unable to look up. "I-I can't. I'm just too petrified by his strength to move."
"Hey, I'm just as scared if not more so than you are, but someone has to do something and it definitely won't be me." Yajirobe said as he heard an explosion. "Listen, if you don't try something, they'll all be dead in a few seconds," He said, handing the boy his sword.
Gokai barely lifted his head, just enough to see Vegeta shoot a Ki blast right at Gohan and Yamcha. The duo barely avoided the blast, but were caught in the ensuing explosion. "G-guys!" Gokai yelled out as he watched their bodies be pelted by flying rubble. He then watched as Vegeta's hand swatted them out of the sky and right into the ground.
Seeing his friends in danger, Gokai put his fear behind him for the time being and grabbed the sword. "Hold on, I'm coming!" He yelled before racing right for Vegeta's tail. The young half-Saiyan raised the sword as he dashed across the ground, hoping to go unnoticed by the monster. "Ahhhhhh!" He screamed out as he tried to swing the sword down onto the tail.
Vegeta wasn't having any of it however. He saw the boy about to cut his tail and quickly swatted him down into the ground. "Nice try, but it wasn't good enough. You'll be the first one I kill while waiting for Kakarot to wake up." He said, kicking the boy into a pile of rocks.
"Ughh, he shouldn't have made so much noise as he attacked." Yajirobe sighed as he looked at the young boy. His eyes then caught a slight glimmer from an object on the ground. Recognizing it to be his sword, the Ronin slowly made his way over to it. "I'm officially crazy for doing this..." He muttered, hoping not to be seen.
"D-damn him... Even when transformed he's kept his wits. Goku, everyone, I'm sorry. I don't want to stand by and watch him kill you all, but his energy is so powerful I can't do anything!" Krillin thought to himself as he watched Ape Vegeta slowly approach a banged up Gokai. He quickly looked around the area and also saw a roughed up Yamcha and Gohan who were getting back up. Then, something new caught his eye. "Y-Yajirobe?" He asked himself. Unsure if it had really been the fat Ronin he saw running behind the rocks.
"It's a shame," Vegeta said as he picked Potat up with just two fingers. "For being part Saiyan, I might have let you live if you helped me. Instead, you killed Nappa and are now forcing me to kill you." He explained before starting to crush the boy. "It really is a shame, with the right training you could have been a good lackey for me."
"Damn him!" Krillin yelled as he floated up into the air, ready to charge at the monster. "I can't just sit here, I have to try something!"
Just then, Vegeta had an expression of pain cross over his face as he felt himself grow weaker. "W-what's happening?" He asked himself as he was forced to drop Potat. He looked at his backside, the point of origin for his pain, and noticed his tail was now detached from his body. "My tail! But, how?"
"Hahaha, he really pulled through for us!" Krillin yelled in joy as he spotted a scared Yajirobe sprint out of there. Krillin had noticed the whole event take place as he himself tried to come up with a plan.
Yajirobe had managed to pick up his sword without drawing attention to himself. He then slowly made his way over to Vegeta, letting the other's be distractions for him, then when Vegeta wasn't looking he cut the tail off cleanly. The sword managed to cut through it like nothing, taking less than a second to make it through the whole tail.
"I-I have to get out of here and quick," Yajirobe panted as he sprinted out of the area and hid behind some rocks. "I don't know what I was thinking, I could have been killed."
"A-another!?" Vegeta yelled out as his entire body started to transform back into his Saiyan form. "He wasn't with you all before, where did he come from!?" Vegeta continued his transformation as his face slowly lost its snout and all of the extra hair on his body vanished. Now in his original form, the Saiyan was panting heavily as sweat rolled down his face.
"Alright, whatever happens now is not my problem! I did my part!" Yajirobe mentally scolded himself as he tried to calm himself down. His body was shaking uncontrollably as he realized what exactly he had just done. "No matter what, don't get involved. It'll only get worse..."
Vegeta slowly turned away from the barely conscious boy and started to make his way over towards the badly beaten Kakarot. "Suicidal fools... Do you know what it means to make me angry?" He asked, shooting a look at Gohan and Yamcha. "I'll show you all by finishing off Kakarot, then you'll all die!"
"You won't kill anyone!" Gohan shouted as his entire body was engulfed in his aura. The young boy rocketed across the sky until his right fist connected with Vegeta's face. "I won't let you kill anyone else!"
"Hmph," Vegeta said as he wiped the hit mark. "I guess you want to die before your father then. Wanting to fight me is suicide, do you know just how strong I am?"
"Go-Gohan, get out of there!" Krillin screamed out as he flew right for the child of his best friend. "Quick, run!"
Gohan just stared at the Saiyan prince, surprised that his blow did absolutely nothing to him. He felt powerless as Vegeta walked over to him. "Uh... uh." He muttered right as Vegeta rammed his right fist into Gohan's stomach.
The young boy bent over as he gasped for air. He continued to have a hard time breathing, needing to drop onto one knee. "Ah..." Was all he could mutter as he dropped onto his other knee.
Vegeta smirked at the sight before him as he raised his fist, ready to end this. "What's wrong? You are half-Saiyan, show me your true strength. The one you used against Nappa." He stated before swinging his right leg around, delivering a kick right into Krillin's face.
The bald monk was thrown backwards by the powerful kick and landed a decent distance away as his body skipped across the landscape.
"Have some patience," Vegeta said as he laughed at the human's showing. "You'll be next to die. Followed by the scarred one, then Potat. And finally, Kakarot will be killed in the most painful way." He stated, making eye contact with each person as he talked about them. The prince then walked over to Gohan, placing his boot on the boys head.
"Now, get up! I want to enjoy myself a little longer!" He stated, reaching down and lifting Gohan up by the collar of his gi. "Come now, is this really the best you can do? I suppose it is fitting, like father, like son," Vegeta muttered before ramming his head right into Gohan's forehead.
"Aah... Agh," Gohan yelled out in pain as blood started to trickle down his forehead. Before Gohan could even try to react, he felt his body fly across the air.
"The very least I can do is let you die next to your father," Vegeta explained as he looked down at the two bodies. "Think of it as a present from me. Just to show how gracious I can be."
"Go-Gohan," Goku weakly states as he forced his left eye open. "G-Gohan... daddy is banged up right now. I can barely move my body at all now," he explained, flinching due to the pain that ran through his body from just talking. "Y-You'll have to fight for the both of us... He's a lot weaker now, I know you can do it."
Vegeta looked down at the two and smirked at the sight before him. "Oh, so you're still alive, Kakarot? You really are a stubborn one," he stated, waiting to see if his fellow Saiyan got back up.
"T-there's no way dad... h-he's just too strong compared to me. There's no way I could win," Gohan told his dad, his whole body in pain.
"So, he isn't getting up," Vegeta stated, sounding a little disappointed. It wasn't every day he had a fight of this magnitude. "But, I don't want to take any chances," he continued as he looked down at the Saiyan. "Alright, I made a new order: First Kakarot, then his brat. Followed up by Potat and then those three Earthlings. I'll make sure to leave the one who cut off my tail for last," he stated, jumping off of the cliff he was on.
"Ahhh! He r-remembered me!" Yajirobe mentally screamed in fear, sweat running down his face.
"G-Gohan, you don't have to win... J-just keep him distracted for a while," Goku began to speak before coughing. "He's taken a lot of damage today, you're stronger than he is right now. If you can do that, I'll get Krillin to finish him off..."
"B-b-but, I... I can't do it!" Gohan cried out as he tried to move his body. "My body won't respond anymore either!"
"Come on, son!" Goku yelled out as he looked at his son. "Just think about all of the sacrifices our friends made for us. Do you want everyone else's deaths to be in vain!? Would, Piccolo, want you to just lie down and die! He gave his life for you!" Goku explained, but before he could continue, a knee was thrusted right into chest.
Standing above him was none other than Vegeta, who was getting amused from Kakarot's pain. Laughing at Kakarot's current condition, Vegeta lifted his knee off of Kakarot and started to punch him repeatedly. "I have to admit, you're quite resilient for apiece of trash," Vegeta commented as he continued to punch away at his fellow Saiyan.
Gohan watched as Vegeta's punches soon became kicks to the face. His anger was starting to build inside of him, just waiting to be released. "S-Stop...," Gohan asked, only to have his voice drowned out by Vegeta's laughter. "Stop it...!" He yelled even louder this time.
Jumping off of the ground, Gohan stared daggers right at Vegeta as he clenched his fists. "I... Said stop it!" He yelled even louder, catching Vegeta's attention. "You wanna fight? Then let's go!"
Turning completely around, Vegeta faced the half-Saiyan and smirked. "Now you want to fight me? Really?" He asked, but made it seem more like a joke as he laughed afterwards.
Gohan however was in no mood to play around. Immediately, his aura started to form around him as he threw his two arms forward. "Hyaa!" He screamed out, two Ki blasts soaring out of his hands.
Vegeta didn't seem to worry about the little attack as he managed to evade it easily by jumping up into the sky. What he wasn't expecting however, was for Gohan to appear right in front of him. Moving as fast as he could, Gohan, landed a kick right on Vegeta's face, sending the prince flying backwards.
"You little bastard," the prince muttered as he flipped himself forward, managing to kick Gohan in the face as he did.
The two were now locked into a fist fight while floating in midair. Both fighters countered each other's blows until Vegeta, having been the more experienced fighter found an opening and punched Gohan in his face.
Panting, Vegeta looked at the young boy who seemed just as tired, if not more. "That's what you get, boy. Learn you're place fool."
"Krillin, come over to me, and quickly," Goku muttered as he tried to speak through his pain.
"I'm moving as fast as I can," his best friend responded as he inched his way over. "But, I don't see how we can beat him. He's a machine. Why didn't you just tell Gohan to run away?" Krillin asked as he too fought back his own pain.
"Just... listen to me," Goku responded before letting out a slight cough. Looking at his best friend through his one good eye, Goku actually saw just how beat up he was from today. "I... need to give this to you, it's the energy I managed to gather up for the spirit bomb," he explained, forcing his second eye open so that he could see well.
"Wait a minute. You're giving me what?" Krillin asked nervously. He didn't want to be responsible for messing up their last shot at beating Vegeta.
"I used up about half, but there should still be more than enough left over to pack a real punch," The Saiyan from Earth explained before continuing. "You may not think so, but he's weak enough for you to take him. You can pull this off, you've got it! I know it!" Goku said, trying to encourage Krillin.
Krillin however still had his doubts. "But, I," he started to say, only to be cut off by Goku.
"You can do it," Goku reassured him as he raised his hand. "Just... grab my hand... Trust me," he said, his body shaking just from this simple action.
"Ok, sorry, but I'm still lost here," Krillin answered as he looked on with a blank expression. How was he going to defeat Vegeta with a technique that he has no idea how it works.
Goku however wasn't in the mood to fully explain, knowing that they would miss their chance if he did. "Quickly, before it's too late!"
"Are you sure this will actually work?" Krillin asked as he grabbed his friend's hand.
"Krillin, just do it!" Goku told him, knowing exactly what he was doing. "You're our last chance at beating him!"
Krillin held Goku's hand firmly, watching as his friend grimaced in pain. "Why didn't you tell me you broke your arm, Goku?"
"I-I'm fine," he replied, forcing his body to do this one last action. "Just don't let go," he stated before smiling at his friend. "Oh, and brace yourself." Closing his eyes, Goku started to focus on the energy he had stored inside of him thanks to the planet. To the surprise of Krillin, the energy started to form as a ball of white light all over Goku's hand. With the last of his strength, Goku managed to transfer all of the remaining energy over to Krillin.
"Goku, what did you give me?" Krillin asked as he felt all of the energy that the white orb contained. "How were you able to collect this much? This power is incredible, I've never felt anything like it."
"Krillin, all of that was harnessed from the Earth," Goku managed to mutter as he looked at the former monk. "Just relax and don't let it overwhelm you. If you focus, you'll be able to form it into an energy ball just like Yamcha's, but with power none of us have ever witnessed."
"Goku, are you sure I can handle all of this?" Krillin asked as he struggled to form the ball of energy. Just from the strength of the energy alone his body was slightly shaking. "It's so hard to control just in this form alone."
"You have to, Krillin," Goku stated before coughing up some blood. "You're the only one here who could possible handle the strength of the attack. Gohan and Gokai are too young, and Yamcha's pretty banged up. Please Krillin, you're the Earth's last chance!"
Gulping at the statement, Krillin tried to focus even harder. Putting everything he had into it, Krillin focused on shifting the energy into an orb. After a few seconds, he could feel the energy start to swirl around until it finally rested in the shape of a sphere.
"I-I got it!" He cried out joyously before looking around. "Now, I just need a good spot to throw it from," Krillin stated as he noticed a large rock that was still intact.
"But, Krillin," Goku muttered, getting his friend's attention. "Remember, you only have one shot at this. Use it at the right time."
"Why don't you stay down, you filthy child," Vegeta asked as he watched Gohan get back up after punching him downwards. Vegeta was starting to get annoyed with the child, no matter how many times he was knocked down, he just kept getting back up.
Gohan, wiped the blood from his face. That last hit stung a little more than he thought it would have. "I don't care how strong you are, I won't let you destroy the Earth," he stated, charging at Vegeta while throwing two quick punches. "All of my friends gave it their all, even giving up their own lives. I won't let their sacrifices go in vain!" Gohan yelled right as he landed an elbow strike right to Vegeta's right eye.
"Now you've done it. Get back up after this one!" He yelled out. Moving quickly, Vegeta struck Gohan on the back of his head with a double axe handle, sending the boy back onto the ground.
Using his arms and legs to soften the blow, Gohan managed to brace himself. However, his quick thinking wasn't enough as he looked up only to see a large Ki blast heading right for him. Doing the only thing he could, Gohan fired off his own Ki blast, only to have it be destroyed upon impact.
"T-there's nothing else I can do," he thought to himself as he braced for the impact of the blast. "I'm sorry, Piccolo! I really tried!" Gohan opened his eyes, only this time two yellow blasts managed to steer Vegeta's off course and into a nearby mountain. "But... how?" He asked as he looked around.
"Don't... worry, Gohan," Yamcha panted as he landed right next to his friend's son. "We're still... here."
"Yeah..." Gokai added as he landed next to them. He too seemed pretty drained. "Now, let's finish him off!" He shouted, his aura exploding around him as he charged at the Saiyan, his fists extended to try and hit Vegeta.
"Right behind you," Yamcha stated as his aura surrounded him as well. The scarred bandit then flew right at Vegeta, throwing an elbow at the Saiyan.
Vegeta however was worried, he easily blocked Yamcha's elbow before grabbing Gokai's hands. "Is this really your best?" He teased as he tossed the young half-Saiyan into Yamcha. The duo fell back towards the ground, but quickly regained their balance and flew back at him.
Reaching Vegeta first, Gokai launched a flurry at the prince, only to have each and every blow blocked by the wrist guards on the Saiyan's arms. Running out of ideas, Gokai tried to sweep his leg across the sky, hoping to hit Vegeta in the waist.
To his surprise, Vegeta took the attack head on like it was nothing. Taking a second to catch his breath, Gokai tried for the same attack, only this time his leg was stopped. Looking down to where his leg was, he noticed that it was now being firmly grasped by Vegeta's two hands.
Gokai soon felt the wind around him pick up as the Saiyan prince spun around. Faster and faster he would spin up until he felt it was good enough. Letting go of Gokai's foot, Vegeta watched as the young boy was tossed across the landscape, unable to do anything due to his dizziness. Finally, Gokai's journey came to an end as he crashed against a pile of rubble.
After seeing Gokai be easily beaten, Yamcha Lunged forward as he launched an energy blast, hoping to catch the prince off guard. Yamcha continued with his attack, rearing his left arm back as he tried to strike Vegeta.
Just like the last attack, this one was proven to be useless as well. Vegeta easily disposed of the Ki blast with just a swat of his hand before noticing the scarred face human heading right at him. Moving his head to the left, Vegeta managed to dodge the incoming hit before blocking each and every other blow.
Deciding fun time was over, Vegeta parried Yamcha's next attack, a straightforward punch to the face, by pushing it right over his shoulder and grabbing Yamcha's arm. Holding on tight, Vegeta, made sure that the arm wasn't going to move. Then, with one swift motion, Vegeta threw Yamcha right over his shoulder and launched a Ki blast right at him.
Seeing the blast coming right at him, Yamcha placed both hands forward as he tried to brace for the attack. Feeing the energy blast against his hands, Yamcha tried to launch his own, but was now too tired to muster anymore Ki. Instead, the blast exploded on Yamcha, sending the desert bandit crashing to the ground.
"Grr," Gohan growled through grit teeth as he looked at his two friends. Feeling his anger increases again, Gohan charged at Vegeta, just trying to do anything to the prince.
"Come at me, boy," Vegeta taunted as he blocked each punch with a guard. "Even at my current level, you're still no match for myself." With a swift movement, Vegeta's leg met the side of Gohan's waist, causing him to stop his attack.
However, to Vegeta's surprise, his hit merely slowed Gohan down for only a second. Regathering his breath, Gohan delivered a strong punch to Vegeta's stomach. "That was for Tien," this was followed up by Gohan chopping both sides of Vegeta's neck, leaving the prince stunned for the moment. "That was for Chiaotzu. And for Roshi," he stated before slamming his fists into Vegeta's back, sending the prince towards the ground.
Gohan didn't stop there, raising his hands above his head, the young boy focused on one final attack. "And this... is for Piccolo!" He screamed as he launched off the large Ki blast. Vegeta looked up at Gohan right as the blast was launched.
Landing on the ground with a loud thud, Vegeta created a small crater. Bracing himself against the ground, Vegeta raised his hands up as he caught the Ki blast. "Ahhhhh!" He screamed out, crushing the blast in his own two hands. "Nice try, but you'll need to do better," Vegeta stated before flying back up to Gohan, striking him with a headbutt.
The young boy fell backwards as he tried to recover from the last blow. Landing on his back, Gohan slowly got back up as he caught his breath. "I can't believe how strong he is... Even after fighting dad like he did," Gohan muttered to himself as he tried to think of an idea. "I don't know how much more I can handle, please hurry Krillin."
Vegeta noticed that Gohan was taking his time for some reason. Thinking that it had to do with stalling for time, the arrogant prince rushed the boy. "I have to admit, for a brat you've fought well," he stated as he reached Gohan and placed both of his hands on the boy's chest. "But, you should have reached your limit by now. Try and survive something like this."
Gohan looked down as he noticed Vegeta's hands starting to glow. Moving out of instinct, Gohan pushed off of the prince's arms and barely avoided the blast, his legs caught in it. "Ahh," he screamed in pain as he felt his legs burn from the blast. "Just a little longer," he continued to tell himself as he tried to attack Vegeta again.
Thrusting his elbow backwards, Gohan tried to his Vegeta, but the prince just caught the blow and tossed Gohan away. "B-But, how?" Gohan stuttered as he regained his composure. "How can still be at this level?"
"Please," Vegeta replied as he wiped some blood from his face. "If you've been in half as many battles as I have, then you'd see just what you're really up against," he told Gohan before jumping backwards, performing a flip in midair so that they were now facing each other.
Before either said anything, Vegeta threw another Ki blast at Gohan, who this time managed to dodge with ease. Now was Gohan's chance, he focused his remaining Ki into this attack as he launched the Ki blast right for Vegeta.
"Is this your last-ditch effort!?" Vegeta questioned as he saw the blast's size. Laughing at it, the prince easily dodged it by disappearing before reappearing in front of Gohan. "Now, this is how you attack!" He screamed before a wave of energy erupted from his body. The land around him crumbled as the blast traveled through the surrounding area and struck Gohan, sending him flying backwards from the blast.
Getting back up, Gohan charged at the Saiyan once again, but with a notable lack of energy behind his attacks. He was starting to reach his end, most of his energy had been used up by now. Even though he felt exhausted, a part of Gohan knew he couldn't stop, at least not until Vegeta was defeated.
"D-Damn it!" Krillin yelled as he watched the fight down below him. "If he keeps moving like this, I won't be able to hit him," Krillin stated as his eyes continued to dart around the field as he watched the two locked into hand-to-hand combat. Just then, a strange voice broke his concentration as he heard it ringing through his head. "A-Am I hearing things now?"
"No, Krillin," the voice stated again. "My name is King Kai. I personally taught Goku the spirit bomb," he started to explain. "Like I told Goku, the spirit bomb isn't an attack that you aim with your eyes, but instead, you must sense out his presence before throwing it. Now, remember, just like Goku said, this is your only shot so be sure before you throw it."
"T-the K...King Kai!?" Krillin asked, shocked that the man who trained Goku was talking to him. He was supposed to be some legendary martial arts master, and he was talking to him. "I-I'll do my best."
"Oh no, Gohan!" Krillin yelled as he saw his best friend's son be knocked backwards by an elbow strike. "Now, just feel for his presence, lock onto his energy," Krillin continued to tell himself as the battle raged on.
Knowing he had Gohan on the run, Vegeta started to launch a volley of Ki blasts at the young boy. The blasts came right at Gohan, who managed to dodge the first couple, but once he started to tire, he was struck by the blast and thrown backwards.
Even after being hitting Gohan, Vegeta didn't stop. Instead, he continued the assault, bringing waste to the entire landscape. Smoke covered his vision, forcing Vegeta to stop. Once the wind had blown the smoke away, all that could be seen were large craters left in the ground and a pile of rubble that Gohan was in.
The young boy dug his way out of the rubble, but his body couldn't take any more of it and he collapsed on the ground. Panting, Gohan tried to force himself back up, only for his body to give out on him. "Come on! Get up you dumb body!" Gohan cried to himself as he felt every muscle in his body burn.
"Watch closely, Kakarot!" Vegeta yelled to his fellow Saiyan as he rushed the downed fighter. "These are the final moments of your son's life!" He yelled, only to stop his rush when he heard a voice.
"W-what are you doing, Krillin!?" Yajirobe yelled, having come from behind his hiding place. "Hurry up and throw that attack at him!"
"That idiot!" Krillin yelled once he heard Yajirobe's comments. "Now he knows somethings coming. And I just managed to lock onto him. Damn it!" He yelled as he tossed the spirit bomb at Vegeta.
"W-what is that?" Gohan asked as he shakily stood back up. The young boy's gi was in shreds now and he was clutching his right arm, having hit it against the rocks when he was thrown backwards by the energy blasts.
Vegeta had the same thoughts as well once he saw the blast. "What is that?!" He yelled as he watched the orb zoom across the skyline. Even though he couldn't sense energy, he could still feel the strength oozing off of the orb.
Jumping quickly, Vegeta dodged the attack, bringing both shock and despair to Krillin. "No! He dodged it!" he yelled, dropping onto his knees. "Goku, I'm sorry. I tried, but... but it's all over now." Krillin quickly punched the ground, causing a small indent in the rock he was on.
Just because the spirit bomb missed Vegeta didn't mean it was destroyed. Instead, the blast continued to travel right at Gohan. The boy had no time or energy to dodge the blast and instead watched as it approached him. Gohan could only watch as the powerful blast was about to hit him, only to be snapped out of his daze by a voice.
"Gohan, it's dad," Goku telepathically told his son. "Listen, bounce the attack back, Gohan, it's our only chance! You should be able to since you don't have any evil Ki. The attack is designed to only hurt those who are evil," he explained to Gohan.
"If you say so, dad," Gohan answered out loud as he threw his hands forward. "Hyaa!" He yelled out as the blast collided with his hands. With all of his strength, Gohan fought back against the attack, pushing off of his body and redirecting it at Vegeta.
"What is happening down there?" Vegeta asked as he turned around only to see the spirit bomb heading right for him. "What!? How in the world did he redirect it!?" He asked, trying to avoid the attack.
This time however, he had no way to dodge. The spirit bomb was too close by the time he noticed it and the blast flew right into his chest, exploding on contact. A bright white flash filled the surrounding area upon impact.
The blast didn't stop there, having expanded upon impact. It seemed as though Vegeta had been pulled into the center of the blast, receiving an incredible amount of pain from the blast. Then, to everyone's surprise and joy, the spirit bomb changed into a normal looking Ki blast and shot Vegeta up into the upper atmosphere until he couldn't be seen any longer.
"I-It... worked!" Krillin cried out in joy as he watched the light fade away the further it got. "We actually did it!" Krillin continued to yell as he ran over to Goku, sitting down next to him.
"Ughh, what happened?" Gokai asked as he held his head, climbing out of the rubble. "Where's Vegeta?"
"It's over!" Gohan cried out in joy as he ran past the young boy. "We finally beat him!"
"T-That's incredible!" Gokai cried out, a few tears forming in his eyes, which he made sure to wipe away before anyone saw them. "I can't believe it's finally over!"
Yamcha also had finally come through, the bright white flash from the spirit bomb's impact had jolted him awake. Walking over to Goku, he sat down next to Krillin while Gohan and Gokai joined them, sitting across from the two Turtle School students.
"I... I knew you guys could beat him," Goku said, flashing his all too familiar smile at the four fighters. "I... I just wish... I wish he was still here though. Even though he's evil... he would have made for a good rival to push myself," Goku explained, coughing every so often due to his injuries.
"Don't say that, Goku, there were a few times I thought we were done for," Krillin said, getting a little scared upon Goku's wish. "Who knows what would have happened to us if he was at full strength."
"But, Goku could have used that awesome technique again," Yamcha added as he slapped Krillin on the back, only for both fighters to wince in pain. This reaction caused the whole group to start laughing, knowing that the tense situation was done with. "But, in all seriousness, Goku, you have to teach me that technique. Imagine all the people I could beat."
"Well, I don't really know how to teach it," Goku replied as he looked up to the sky. "But, if you ever die one day I'm pretty sure, King Kai would be more than happy to train you."
Yamcha rubbed the back of his neck when he heard Goku's answer. "Yeah, but hopefully I won't die for a long time," he joked, causing another round of laughs before they died down because of their friends.
"I just wish there was something we could do about the others," Gokai soberly stated. "With Kami gone, there's no Dragon Balls."
"Wait!" Krillin yelled as he remembered an earlier conversation between Vegeta and Nappa. "Earlier right before they killed, Piccolo, those two Saiyans mentioned something about Namek. Supposedly it's Piccolo's home world and according to them, it should have its own set of Dragon Balls!"
"That's right!" Gohan cried out as he jumped up in excitement. "We just have to get to Namek and wish Piccolo back to life!"
"But, guys, how will we get there? It isn't like we have some spaceship just sitting around for us to use," Yamcha added in, killing all of the joy from Krillin's idea. "It's a great plan I theory, but how do we reach Namek to wish everyone back?"
"We'll figure it out later, but first, we need to get out of here," Goku stated, trying to force himself up only to collapse from the pain. Looking around, he finally saw just how roughed up everyone was. "I never noticed until now, but you guys look horrible."
"It's nothing compared to what you look like, Goku," Krillin joked as they all stood up minus Goku. "At least we can actually move."
"G-Guys," Gohan stuttered as he saw an object falling from the sky. "I-It's the Saiyan, he's back!"
Yamcha just laughed at Gohan's statement as he watched the body smash against the ground. "Gohan, it's just his body. There's no way he could have survived an attack like that or the fall from it. Here, I'll show you." Yamcha then walked over to Vegeta's body and placed his foot on top of him. "See, nothing."
"Damn, you're right, Yamcha," Krillin said as he looked at the body from a distance. "He might have been one hell of a monster, but the least we could do is dig him a grave."
At that moment, Vegeta's eyes flashed open as he looked right at Yamcha. "A grave for this idiot!?" He yelled out as he threw Yamcha onto the ground.
Getting up slowly, Vegeta eyed Krillin, making sure to not break eye contact. "I must admit, that attack of yours is impressive. It really did a number on me... For a minute, I even thought that I might die from it. But, all you did was wound me," he explained as he stood up fully. "But, even in my current condition, I still have more than enough strength to finish all of you off." Right then, Vegeta launched a small Ki blast right at Krillin, sending the former monk flying backwards.
"Once I finish killing all of you, then I'll rest for a little," Vegeta explained as he looked at the monk on the ground. "Then, once I'm back to my full strength, I'll kill every single person on this planet."
"H-how can he just keep getting up?" Gohan asked as he felt his knees shake. "Everything we hit him with, he brushes off like it's nothing."
"Dad, now I see why you were always afraid of them," Gokai muttered to himself as he clenched his fists. "You knew just how strong they really were."
"I really am surprised, you've all made me, Vegeta, use more of my power than I have in a very long time," he started to explain as he made his way over to the two half-Saiyans. "Being forced to fight low-class scum all day has really done a number on my pride. Now, I have had enough with all of you, so just drop dead already!"
Vegeta thrusted his hands up over his head as a large blast of energy erupted from his body. The power of the blast sent everyone in the area flying backwards as the entire landscape was leveled.
Looking around, Vegeta could still make out the five bodies just barely moving around. "Is that all I can do right now? That was pathetic, that last attack of theirs must have done more to me than I originally thought. Because of it, they're all still alive, but just barely." Vegeta then fly up into the air, looking for the nearest person to be his next victim. "I... I need to finish them off quickly. I can't afford any more surprises."
Vegeta found Gohan to be the closest to him and landed down on a rock next to the beaten child. "It looks like, Kakarot's child, will be the first to die then. Huh!" He stated in shock, noticing a furry brown appendix protruding from behind Gohan. "H-His tail... His tail has regrown!"
"That's right!" Krillin muttered to himself as he noticed the tail as well. "Goku's used to grow back all the time when he was younger. Maybe... maybe if he can transform, then we could end this."
Looking behind him, Vegeta noticed that his artificial moon was still in effect. "Damn it, that'll still be in effect for at least another hour. I have to dispose of him quickly, it he transforms I'll be in trouble," he said, preparing to finish off the boy.
"Ahhhh!" An unfamiliar voice ran through Vegeta's ears. Looking to his left, Vegeta saw the same fat man from earlier jumping right at him. With a swift movement, Yajirobe sliced his sword right through Vegeta's armor, inflicting heavy damage. Unable to do anything, Vegeta took the full force of the attack before collapsing on the ground.
"I-I did it! Haha, I did it!" Yajirobe cried out in joy as he danced around Vegeta's motionless body. "How you like that, ya Bastard!?" He yelled before getting even closer to the presumed lifeless body. "What do ya got to say now!? You got done in by Yajirobe!"
Next Time: The fight versus Vegeta comes to a conclusion as everyone puts everything they have into one final effort. But, how will the prince react to being on the receiving end of an attack from a Great Ape?
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