Chapter 10

Enemy Of My Enemy

Silence fell upon the streets as 18 and Trunks rushed to Gohan's side. The hero stood frozen in time, as if carved from a solid piece of stone. 18's hand trembled as she reached out to touch the cold face of her troubled husband. "Gohan…." she whispered as pain swelled in her heart.

Fury filled Trunk's eyes as he stared at the man he called brother for nearly his whole life. He quickly turned his attention toward the group he assumed to be guilty for what had taken place " What have you done to Gohan you BASTARDS!?" His fists balled up as he tried to contain his rage.

Towa smiled wide as she locked eyes with the demi-saiyan. She knew that she had struck a nerve with him and she enjoyed the pain she seemed to have brought upon the two Earth warriors. " Now Now young man...Don't go and blame this on me and my dear sweet Mira. We had nothing to do with what happened to your little guardian. You need to take that up with my horrible brother, he is the one responsible."

The sound of the blue skinned woman's voice would normally aggravate 18 anyway but the her normal anger was multiplied by ten fold when she could hear the mocking tone that accompanied her words. 18's pain quickly began to turn to anger which turned to a murderous rage. " I don't care which one of you did it...Just by being here everyone of you are responsible and I will see to it myself that every fucking one of you will pay." She quickly turned toward the small group of devils and began her walking charge toward them. "YOU ALL WILL PAY!" she then quickly shot off the ground rushed her nearest target.

Trunks stood frozen as he watched the powerful and enraged blonde rush the group and begin her assault on the crimson warrior that had turned Gohan to stone. "...18 we don't know what else they are capable of! You must be careful, you are fighting with pure emotion!" He turned himself in the direction of Towa and the man she called Mira, planting his feet solidly on the asphalt as he readied himself for battle.

"Well I guess there is going to be a brief change of plans Mira, Since my brother ruined my plan to test you power against the guardian, I guess this guy will have to do. Go on and have a little fun." Towa watched as her creation slowly approached his target and prepared himself for his first battle.

The briefly silent streets were once again filled with sounds of bone and skin colliding as the warriors began their battle. Dabura barely dodged a powerful kick that was meant for his head and quickly phased behind the young woman. " She is fighting like a person possessed...I had no idea that the Earthlings cared so much for their guardian.." Another punch came quickly, this time catching him cleanly across the face. " Listen to me! I only did what had to be done to keep the balance. It's what your guardian would have wanted.."

18's shin slammed with a thud against Dabura's forearms as he blocked her kick. She then hopped back and began firing a barrage of ki blast at the king of demons. " You are a LIAR! All he wanted was peace for his planet and his family and you took him….YOU TOOK HIM!" The more she spoke the more cracked and strained her voice became as she fought to keep control of her sobs. Once again she launched herself forward, exchanging blows with her formidable opponent.

Mira tilted his head from side to side, allowing the muscles to stretch and his cartlidge to pop and crack. " You will not survive this day warrior..None of you will." His voice was eerily calm and almost a whisper.

Trunks gritted his teeth as he tried his best to hold back the rage that was trying to accompany his grief. " We will see about that you monster...Just no that when I am done with you, your little bitch of a companion is next" With a powerful shout the demi-saiyans lavender hair became golden. A fiery shroud of ki surrounded his body as electricity began to arc from his body.

A slight smirk presented itself upon Mira's face as he looked at his opponent. " Just so you know little warrior. When I am done with you your companion will follow you to the grave." The demonic savior teleported behind Trunks and delivered a thudding kick that sent him soaring through several nearby buildings.

High above the clouds the wind whistled through the skys. Little Trunks hair blew down over his face as he hovered. He could no longer feel his fathers energy. He wanted to believe that maybe his dad was hiding it as he often did whiled training the young warrior but he knew that that wasn't the case. He could feel it in his heart. An empty feeling filled his heart as he knew his father was gone and he could feel the energy of his loved ones spike as they began to battle. " You have to do something to help..If you don't you will lose everyone….What would dad say? Well Dad would tell me that I should stay put and let him and mom take care of it, thats what he always says."

The young boy wrestled with the thought of what to do for quite a long time before deciding that he could no longer just sit and wait for things to just work out. Trunks closed his eyes and began trying to focus on his families energy. " You can do this...You have done it before and you can do it again, you just have to concentrate" The small warrior did as his inner voice said and tried his best to clear his mind.

Finally he could feel his mother's power and determined that it felt as if it wasn't too far away. He took a deep breath and shot off toward the power.

18's stamina never seemed to deplete but Dabura was clearly beginning to slow down " If it wasn't for that fight with the guardian this woman would be nothing but I used quite a bit of energy against him..She just never stops" Another punch barely grazed his cheek as he shot to 18's left side and landed a punch of his own. " Listen woman! I have no interest in fighting you..I am here to stop my sister and that abomination that she has fighting your friend!"

The demons words caught 18's attention for the first time during their battle. " What are you talking about?" irritation and much anger was still prevelent in the woman's voice.

Dabura removed his guard from his face and locked eyes with the beauty. " I did not want to fight your guardian but I was left with no choice. I came here for my sister. She is a traitor to our people and is putting the entire universe at risk of being erased"

18 watched the demonic warrior closely as he spoke. If Gohan had taught her anything it was that the eyes were a gateway to the soul and that much could be seen in the eyes of a person. Her rage was the only thing that was clouding her mind. She wanted the man responsible for the death of her husband to meet an end as well but she knew that that is not what Gohan would want her to rush to do. " Fine..You have my attention, speak.."

Dabura gave a nod as the two warriors stood only a few yards from one another. " I am the King of the Demon Realm, or Guardian if you like that title better. I am only here because I am trying to bring my sister back to my realm where she belongs. It's only been since I have been here that I have figured out the truth of what she plans to do."

As the king spoke 18 reluctantly believed him. As much as she wanted to shout that he was a lier she could feel deep down that he was telling the truth. Finally she lowered her guard and took a step toward Dabura. " I believe you Demon, but it doesn't change that you killed my husband and for that you will pay. I will see to that myself but if what you say is the whole truth then we must stop her. That is what Gohan would want and that is what has to be done for everyone on this planet" She turned and looked over her shoulder to see Trunks in an intense battle with the man Towa had called Mira.

Dabura's bass heavy voice brought her attention back to him. " I understand and once this is over I will give you your chance to avenge your husband but from what I am seeing now we must act quickly because your friend seems to be getting the worst out of his fight with that abomination."

Blood peppered the face of Mira as he slammed his fist against Trunks's face. He couldn't help but smile as he watched the warrior try his best to withstand the blow and come back with one of his own. Mira was too quick though and Trunks's attack had missed its mark. "RRAAHHHHH" Mira's shout was accompanied by a blitzing attack that once again had Trunks on the defensive, the occasional blow landing hard to his face and body.

Trunks could hardly believe the power that this new monster was demonstrating against him. Even when he could manage to block one of the cobalt skinned warriors attacks, it still managed to do quite a bit of damage. The demi-saiyan managed to dodge another attack by performing a back handspring and pushed himself several yards away from his opponent. " I need time to get my breath back...His power..it's just..overwhelming." He didn't have long to rest or plan a strategy before Mira was back at it again.

The battle raged on between the two fighters but the advantage was clearly on the side of Mira. This had brought a wide smile to his creators face and she could hardly believe just how strong her creation had become. " I had no idea that he would be this powerful this fast. My calculations must have been spot on. This other golden fighter feels just as strong as my guardian had been and he is clearly no match for my sweet Mira" Towa was completely absorbed by her own success and slowly she was becoming more and more drunk with power. " Oh..Mira dear? Could you hurry this little game up? There are a few other things I would like to do today." she laughed as the warrior gave her a nod and landed another crushing blow that sent Trunks skidding across the ground like an old ragdoll.

A crimson mask now covered the one side of the demi-saiyans face. He slowly pushed his chest from the ground, his hands shaking as his muscles strained under his own weight. Shaking his head to clear the ring from his ears that the last attack had left him with, blood flung in several random directions and landed on a pair of scuffed brown boots.

" Wow..Now your going to have to buy me some new boots Trunks. Get up already"

The smooth voice that had once terrified him in his youth was now a welcomed sound as he looked up at the familiar android in front of him, her arm stretched out in an effort to help him to his feet. " Yeah sorry about tha…." Just as Trunks reached for her hand he saw Dabura standing only a few feet behind the young woman. " 18 behind you!"

18 looked over her shoulder and realized that Trunks was talking about her devil company. " Shut up..I know he is there. We need to talk and talk fast, so get up and get yourself ready."