I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the rights to any of the music pieces you see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.
Chapter 9: Ape Rampage
It didn't take long for the transformation to begin, seeing her clothes rip apart followed by the rapid growth and the coat of purple fur was a good hint of things to come. Vegeta didn't mention that Dende brought back the moon, but then again, both he and I were away for awhile. I jumped into the air and loaded up another blast and fired straight at the moon in the sky. I overloaded it with enough energy to blow up the planet, knowing that if Piccolo could do it before with such little power, I could certainly wipe it out now. Imagine my disappointment when the blast appeared to go right through the moon.
"What the hell?" I asked aloud. Apparently this wasn't a good move either, because a large lavender colored Saiyan head appeared and completely engulfed my view of the moon while she snarled. Her loud roar and rush of hot breath popped my ears and sent me flying backwards just a bit.
"Damnit! Sorry Lenz, I know we promised you could keep your tail, but it looks like I have to take that back now!" I said. Lenz roared in response and swung her huge fist at me. I powered up quickly and dodged aside, diving down towards her large rear end. Her tail seemed to have a mind of its own and appeared to sense what was coming when I created my sword. It lashed at me just as I swung towards it, and I only grazed the tip while the force behind the tail pushed me away. Before I could go far though, she swung around and nailed me, leaving searing pain all over my body before I hit the water, losing my sword in the process.
Geez, guess I trained her a little too well. Time to take this up a notch! I unleashed my energy and took it up to full power without going to Super Mystic, as I didn't feel it was necessary. Just as the water around me started to boil and evaporate, I sensed Trunks and Goten powering up nearby. Crap, if they fuse, this is going to go south in a hurry. I shot out of the water just as the boys were lining up, obviously sensing that Lenz in this state would be too difficult to topple. I quickly got a feel for her ki level now that she was in the ape form, feeling lucky that she hadn't gone Super Saiyan during it. It was much higher than me or the boys currently, and if I had to fight her effectively, I had to go all out.
"Trunks, Goten, don't fuse! Just try to cut off her tail and she'll return to normal! I'll keep her distracted!" I called down, attracting her attention. Both boys nodded and turned Super Saiyan just as Lenz launched into the air. I spotted a blast forming in her throat and flew backwards cautiously, waiting for it to fire before I dodged it. Goten and Trunks came flying up quickly with ki blasts ready to go. Lenz suddenly phased out quickly and I lost track of her, something that shouldn't happen when fighting someone so big at the moment. Goten and Trunks stopped and panicked just as I heard the air behind me fluctuate. I spun and saw nothing but purple fur for what seemed like miles. A brown fist came down hard just as I dove towards the ground, barely missing my head. A firestorm of ki blasts came pouring in once I was out of the way, courtesy of the boys. I stopped and rose quietly while reforming the Psi sword. The ki blasts were doing little to nothing to the giant ape, but they were providing a nice distraction for me to slip upwards unnoticed. She roared loudly just as I got within fifty feet or so, and I chose that moment to rush in. With a mighty battle cry, I dove in and sliced through her tail clean. I sighed with relief as she growled with pain and the huge tail dropped into the lake with a thunderous splash.
"Sorry about that, but it had to be done, I'm sure you'll understand," I said as I turned off my sword. When I turned towards Lenz though, I couldn't detect anything happening, other than a very angry type of ki building up suddenly in her fists. What the hell? Her power isn't dropping, and why isn't she reverting to normal? Before I could find the answer, one of those fists came down hard and fast, striking my skull with all its force. Dazed and confused, I floated to the ground, unaware of anything around me. I wasn't sure what else happened before I finally blacked out, but I'm sure I was thrown into the trees afterwards.
Get Psycho,
I wanna get psycho,
Get Psycho,
I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna…
"Huh?" Goten and Trunks gasped at the same time when they saw the tail fall off. They were expecting to have to cover their eyes for having to see Lenz without clothes on, but the huge ape didn't show any signs of changing back to normal.
"Isn't she supposed to turn back now Trunks?" Goten asked. Trunks nodded his head nervously as Verto was clubbed hard over the head and spiraled towards the ground. Lenz dove down and intercepted the body quickly, but threw him aside when he didn't even react due to being knocked out. Verto's limp body flew into the forest and crashed through some trees at a very high rate of speed. Lenz seemed satisfied for the moment before she glanced down at the two Super Saiyan boys.
"Uh oh," Trunks gasped.
"I think we should fuse now," Goten suggested.
"Yeah, good idea!" Trunks said as they lined up. Lenz roared and came down much too fast just as they started the dance.
"Scatter!" Trunks shouted. Both boys were able to avoid the impact from the huge ape crashing into the ground, but were now separated from each other.
"Hey, mean lady!" Goten waved at Lenz from the ground. She stood up and looked down with a very evil look in her eye. Goten gulped slightly, but saw Trunks motioning for him to dash between her legs. He hesitated on this until he saw a large hand reaching for him. Goten ran full sprint towards Trunks, trying to avoid what would certainly crush him. He looked back a little too long and crashed into her ankle when he veered off course.
"Ow," he groaned as he fell off and landed next to her foot. Lenz lifted her foot and lined up with Goten's stunned form, intent on smashing him into dust.
I wanna get psycho,
Run you little bitch!
I want your power glowing, juicy flowing, red hot
Meaning of Life
It's not enough to have a little taste,
I want the whole damn thing
Now can you DIG IT?
"Leave him alone!" Trunks shouted from behind. Lenz barely noticed his shouting, but did notice the large blast that knocked her down and halfway into the lake.
"Goten, are you alright?" Trunks asked as he rushed to his friend's side.
"Mommy, I think that big blue star is the best one!" Goten said, having no idea where he was at the moment.
"Snap out of it Goten!" Trunks shouted as he shook him hard.
"Daddy, I don't wanna be an airplane today. I just wanna stay home and eat cookies with you!" he muttered in a sluggish sounding voice.
"Hey Goten, dinner time!" Trunks yelled in his ear. Goten hopped right up and searched for the promised meal, only to be met with disappointment.
"Come on, let's fuse before she gets up again!" Trunks suggested as Lenz began to gather herself. Goten nodded and jumped to his side as they aligned their power levels.
"Fu-sion! HA!" Lenz turned as the bright gold light emerged behind her, and growled at the fused boy who emerged as a Super Saiyan.
Need to get Psycho,
Wanna hear you say it
Say you want it, Need it
Don't wanna wait until we finish the show
It's not enough, you hunger for more
You're one twisted little fuck
and now you wanna get psycho with me.
"You're a naughty girl! I'm here to teach you a lesson!" Gotenks declared with his finger pointed straight up in the air.
Lenz roared and charged at Gotenks, who leaped into the air as she missed.
"Nah, Nah, missed me! For a girl you sure are slow!" he shouted down. Lenz flew into the air quickly, surprising Gotenks before bashing him aside and into the lake. Gotenks blinked slightly before holding his bruised cheek, he hadn't expected that kind of hit. He rose out of the water quickly and glared at giant ape, who snarled back at him.
"Looks like you're a little tougher than I thought; let's take it up a notch!" Gotenks called out as he powered up a bit. Lenz didn't react to this and stood ready for whatever Gotenks was going to do.
"Time to feel my wrath! Double Lethal Missile, Fire!" he shouted, firing multiple large ki blasts directly at the shoreline. Lenz opened her huge mouth wide and conjured a very powerful blast in her throat before letting it go. Her blast collided with the spray of ki balls from Gotenks quickly, and then kept right on going as Gotenks grimaced slightly. He dove for the ground and watched it go flying by.
"Hmmm, that one didn't work," he muttered. Gotenks turned and saw another big mouth blast heading his way. He phased out and reappeared in the sky again while the blast blew up on the other side of the lake.
"You really suck at aiming!" he said, taunting her a bit. Several more shots were fired and Gotenks dodged them all pretty easily. Totally confident now, he made the mistake of turning around to watch the fireworks created by her attacks. Within a few seconds, Lenz had leapt into the air and came down hard with a double axe handle. Gotenks struck the bottom of the lake hard, dazed from the attack as the water rushed in around him. Man, this chick is tough! I know, I'll sneak up on her and hit her with a really big one! Gotenks grinned as he thought up a plan. Lenz dropped into the water nearby him and attempted to push large amounts of water out of the way by digging through it like dirt. Gotenks rode one of the tidal waves out and floated in the air directly behind her.
"Stu-pid!" he said as the ape continued to dig through the water in a vain effort to find him. Gotenks dropped back and charged up what he felt would be the deciding blast. The ape noticed the sudden blue light behind her and roared at him.
"You know what they say, no girls allowed! Kamehame-HAAA!" he shouted, shooting her at nearly a point blank range. Gotenks snickered a bit when he thought he heard the beast roar in pain, but when the light cleared and she was still standing, he panicked. Not only was she still standing, but only her palm was smoking as she held it out, likely stopping the blast right then and there.
"Uh oh," he groaned as he flew away in panic. Lenz fired another mouth blast very quickly, hitting a stunned Gotenks dead on. He fell into one of the cabins, wiping it out. Lenz stomped out of the water and stood over it patiently. Gotenks shot out of the debris only to be smacked aside by her fist, sending him skidding into the forest. He got up slowly as Lenz continued to roar around the campsite.
"Man, she packs a punch. Time to get serious then!" he said with undying confidence. Lenz glanced over as Gotenks blew the rest of the trees down with his power, but barely flinched upon seeing the third level Super Saiyan.
"Yeah! Bet you've never seen a Super Saiyan Three before! If you want to run, now is the time, for I am the ultimate god of death!" he proclaimed, pointing at Lenz. She responded by firing another mouth blast straight at him. Gotenks smirked and hit the blast dead on with his two hands, batting it backwards. The blast overtook the surprised ape in no time, knocking her to the ground and smashing whatever had been there.
"Hahahaha, OW!" Gotenks chuckled before noticing how much his hands hurt from touching her blast. Lenz shook herself off and stood up again, roaring like usual.
Give in, Give in, Decide.
Give in, Give in, Decide.
Give in.
"Let's see you stop this one! Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack!" he shouted, summoning three of his longhaired ghosts.
"Hey boss, what's up?" Ghost 1 asked.
"Ready to serve my lord!" Ghost 2 said.
"Are you guys as hungry as I am?" Ghost 3 asked as he held his midsection. Gotenks growled a bit at this but let it slide, he was feeling a bit hungry himself.
"That big ape is your target, mess her up!" Gotenks pointed out as Lenz was digging around the ground for something.
"That big monkey? No problem!" Ghost 1 declared.
"She won't even be able to have shit fights at the zoo after were done!" Ghost 2 added.
"Wow, she's so cute!" Ghost 3 said with a dreamy look in his eye. Gotenks and the other two ghosts glanced at him like he was crazy, only to see that he was looking out into the woods for a moment. Down near Verto's body, was a red headed girl dressed in black.
"What the, who's that?" Ghost 2 asked.
"Want us to mess her up too boss?" Ghost 1 asked.
"Argh, forget about her; go get the big one!" Gotenks shouted angrily.
"Roger that!" Ghosts 1 and 2 saluted before taking off. Ghost 3 stared at the red headed girl with hearts dancing above his head, but stopped short once he heard Gotenks clearing his throat.
"Oh right, here I go!" he shouted and took off after his counterparts. Meanwhile, Lenz had ripped into the ground and picked up a rather large chunk of land and was holding it above her head.
"Time to die you big bitch!" Ghost 1 called out as he drove in with Ghost 2 right behind him. Lenz tossed the large piece of landscape right at him, making contact and causing an early explosion. The dirt and rock that rushed outwards struck Ghost 2 in the process, causing him to blow up as well. Ghost 3 skidded to a stop before he hit the dirt cloud, while Gotenks smacked his head in frustration. Ghost 3 looked back at his master, who quickly lost his patience.
"Well, go get her as soon as the air clears up!" he shouted, aggravated. Ghost 3 nodded, but when the dust moved on, he could see the large ape charging a large red blast behind her.
"Oh crap! Please visit me in heaven pretty lady!" Ghost 3 called out as he tied a cloth around his two eyes. With a very loud roar, Lenz fired the blast, which tore through the ghost like paper, and headed straight for Gotenks. Gotenks sank down into stance and fired back with a quick golden beam. Gotenks struggled a bit to push against her power, but managed to push her red beam backwards about halfway, near where the final ghost had gone down. For several seconds, it was a stalemate. Then the great ape growled and summoned much more power than before to bear down on Gotenks. He grimaced as his own beam was being pushed back into his face. He shut off his power feed and dove towards the ground, narrowly missing the red beam as it cruised by, instantly scorching the tree tops before rushing into space. Gotenks landed and caught his breath before feeling his power falling apart.
"Crap, back to normal," he groaned as he purposefully dropped out of Super Saiyan completely.
"Only a few minutes left," he muttered as he slid into a fighting stance.
I wanna get psycho,
Scratch my itch,
Give me your power glowin', Juicy flowin', Red Hot
Meaning of Life
It's not enough to have a little piece
I want the whole damn thing
Now can you DIG IT?
Oh man, what a headache! I thought as I sat up. Just as I did, I spotted the transformed Lenz having a beam battle with what looked to be Gotenks as his maximum level. I got up slowly before powering up just a bit to chase after her. A hand clamped down on my shoulder the instant I took a step, and it meant to hold me back. I glanced to my left to see the pretty red head named Leira.
"Now isn't a good time," I said as I gently shoved her hand off.
"It may not be a good time, but you will still listen to my words you impatient little fool! You must destroy that creature immediately!" she growled.
I stared at her blankly, "No I need to try and get her under control and get her to turn back to normal!"
"Don't be so ignorant, you already tried that!" she said sharply. Oh, right.
"Then why the hell is she still transformed? Once her tail is cut she should be back to normal and probably out cold," I said, staring in wonder.
"Argh, you are so incompetent! You obviously don't understand her breed of Saiyan!" she shouted in my ear. I frowned as I glared at Leira from barely six inches away. She obviously knows more about us than I thought at first.
"All right then lady, just who the hell are you and how do you know so much about us?" I asked straight away. It wasn't the best time to dig for information, but it needed to be done. Running into her before was complete surprise and she had vanished before I had a chance to ask, this time she didn't appear to be in a hurry to leave.
"That is not your concern right now, that is!" she said, pointing at the huge furry ape.
"Fine, back to the point. What about the Rotians? They are highly emotional and weaker overall. What's to understand?" I asked.
"The facts that you are missing comes from the notion that you believe all half Saiyans are similar. This is not true. While Rotarian half-breeds are similar to human ones in terms of appearance and emotions, their transformations are much different. Once they transform, they remain in their ape form until they are killed, they cannot return to their humanoid forms even if their tails are severed. The only way to solve this problem is through death!" Leira explained. I stared at her wide-eyed and shook in place slightly.
"No, that can't be right. Surely there's a way. I know, once the moon is gone she'll revert. It's the reflected light rays from moonlight that trigger it after all!" I argued.
"As you noticed earlier, that wasn't actually the moon, it was a projection!" she pointed out.
"Then help me find whatever is triggering it and shut it off, I refuse to believe the only way is through death!" I said.
"By the time you find it, your friends will be dead!" she said coldly.
"Shut up! I'm not going to kill her!" I growled.
"You have to, she will only cause death. That's all those brutes can do is cause death and destruction!" she whispered in my ear. That comment made my blood boil.
"Watch it bitch, those brutes you speak of are my friends! And just in case you already forgot, I am also a Saiyan!" I warned. Leira seemed to take note of my sudden change of tone, but didn't do much other than watch as Lenz won the beam battle and was stomping towards Goten and Trunks.
"Well, if you say so. What will you do then?" she asked.
"I'll take care of the problem without needlessly killing my student, that's what!"
"You'll just be throwing your life away by just trying to knock her out you know!" she said as I had barely taken two steps. I stopped cold, she already knew my plan and I had barely thought it over. I turned back at stared at her hard, trying to sense any sort of energy within her, but I got nearly nothing in return.
"You should probably get going with your failed plan so I can finish the job. I'm obviously going to be scraping your corpse up off the ground, assuming there's anything left!" she sneered. I lifted an eyebrow while she only smirked slightly, nodding towards the battle.
"We will see about that one bitch! And if you are still here when I get done, you will answer my questions truthfully and to the letter!" I growled.
"Name calling won't get you anywhere you pathetic monkey!" she said in full confidence. I snorted slightly before powering up fully with both ki and Psi.
Leira seemed un-phased by this, "Oh please. If that's all you have, you might as well just let her crush you now and get it over with!"
"That's half of it," I said with a bright smirk as I began to force the energies together, linking them. The area brightened as my aura glowed, and Leira's eyes went from bored to narrow in a heartbeat. I screamed loudly as my Super Mystic form took hold, making my muscles burn for a moment before settling down and accepting the change. Once it was done, I turned towards Lenz, who had just thrown Gotenks into one of the remaining cabins. Upon impact I felt the boys finally split apart, and the huge ape grinned.
"This is unexpected; your power is much greater than the reports have shown, interesting. It does explain a few things however, like how you beat the Overmind for one," Leira commented. Just who the hell is this chick? Bah, not now.
"Admire it later," I said as I took off into the air.
Need to get psycho
Wanna hear you scream
Tell me to take you, scare you, fuck you.
After we finish the show
It's not enough, You listening Whore?
You're one twisted little fuck
And now you wanna get psycho with me.
Lenz slowly trudged towards the motionless Goten and Trunks, ready to pound them into dust when I approached quickly. I finally got a real feel for her power in this state, and as I thought before, it was a damn good thing she hadn't been a Super Saiyan when this happened. I was also slightly surprised that she hadn't transformed into the golden ape form yet like the infested Saiyans had, but she likely wasn't in control of herself either. Her power was close to mine, and overall just a bit lower. And since I wasn't trying to kill her, this was going to be a tough fight. She didn't sense my arrival at first, until I planted my foot in the side of her head. The ape was sent tumbling over the boys before landing on her hands and knees. Her red eyes glared at me evilly as she growled.
"Stop it Lenz!" I shouted at her. She responded with a large ki blast from her throat. I quickly sent out a small Chi wave and formed half of my energy shield. The blast exploded off of it and flowed harmlessly away. Lenz snarled at the result and blasted off into the air, heading straight for me. I backed off just as quickly, guiding her away from the boys. Okay, in physical strength terms, I am no match right now. I'll have to wear her down from a distance before I get in close! I thought as I turned slightly and flew away even faster while watching her at the same time. She followed ruthlessly like a moth to a lamp. Once I was almost a mile away from the camp, I suddenly stopped and fired off several small chi blasts. She attempted to stop, but was unable to avoid them and took all of them in the torso as she came to a grinding halt. I glided through the air and moved to her left, attempting to take her by surprise. It was still amazing for me to see a transformed Saiyan without a tail; I didn't think it was possible. Not that I didn't have a strange transformation myself back then when I still had a tail, or now for that matter. Bah, no time to dwell on this; I need to wear her down quickly! Lenz roared when she saw I wasn't in my original position, and looked right before she looked left, her mistake.
"Super Galic Gun!" I shouted, firing straight at her just as she turned around. Once I fired the beam I pulled back on some of its power so I didn't vaporize her. The green beam hit the huge target dead center and exploded nicely, sending the sprawling ape head first into the surrounding forests. After a very rough landing, Lenz settled on her stomach and stopped moving, other than a very raspy breath. Her large body was bleeding all over the place, which turned some of her fur red. I dove down and hovered over her rear, examining the tail I had cut earlier. I hadn't missed any of it to be sure, only about two to three feet remained rooted into her spine, which couldn't be considered an inch for her. I frowned slightly and sighed, I hadn't wanted to attack her that hard, but at least she was out. I floated towards her head, which lay halfway into the dirt, surrounded by the shrubs and trees she had crushed on the way down.
Give in, Give in, Decide.
Give in, Give in, Decide.
Give in.
"Now how do I get you back to normal?" I asked, though didn't expect an answer.
"I told you that you had to kill her, there is no going back!" a feminine voice said behind me. I growled a bit and spun to see Leira standing on a fallen tree trunk with her arms crossed.
"Fuck off, she's out! I did what was necessary; I already told you that I wouldn't kill her. It's not her fault that she can't control herself in this state," I stated.
"Maybe you should have included that in her training then! But I suppose that was a smart move not to, we don't need her to be using her small mind while on a rampage now do we?" she asked.
"Shove it! I didn't even know she would transform and I didn't want to test it anyway! It was no use to train her in something I haven't experienced!" I reasoned.
"Surely you've turned into one of those disgusting things a time or two, with the Saiyan prince training you and all," she said knowingly.
"It wasn't exactly like this, now how did you know that I trained her anyway? We were dead at the time! And while we're at it you should tell me how you know about that as well!" I growled.
Leira frowned at this, "You said yourself that she was your student, so it was obvious. Frankly I don't know how a runt like you would be training an older warrior, but why someone like you came to be is still a mystery to me as it is!"
"If you don't like it, then leave, I'm busy anyway!" I shouted loudly.
"Unfortunately I cannot just yet, but believe me I would like to, the stench of you monkeys is overwhelming," Leira groaned as she held her nose.
"Hmph, what's stopping you? It sure isn't effort," I muttered.
"I told you, I am going to make sure the job is done. The job is to make sure that thing doesn't survive the night!" she said, pointing towards the mountain behind me.
"She's out cold you dumb bitch. I nailed her with my strongest attack. Now get out of here before one of your threats gives me the wrong idea!" I said as I lifted a charged up palm and aimed towards her.
"No need, while you have wasted your time, the objective has woken up again!"
"Huh?" I asked as I turned around. Directly behind me I saw two large purple legs and a low rumbling sound filled the air.
"Crap!" I said as I leapt into the air. Lenz was more than ready and swung both of her palms towards me as I rose into the air. I saw it coming quick enough and held out both arms wide, forming my energy shield to block against her huge hands. I instantly felt it collapsing in on itself as her pure physical strength put a strain on it. I pushed back with my full power, separating her hands once more.
I can feel your blood,
Pumpin' through my veins,
Spillin' on my soul,
and now the hunger is getting bigger.
"Lenz, wake up! It's me!" I shouted at her. No response came from the beast, except added pressure from her attack. I felt my energy draining fast and she showed no signs of tiring. Damnit, I need to get out of this position; she'll crush me if I don't! I focused hard and turned some of my outgoing energy into a quick burst of Chi lightning, striking her hands immediately. Lenz howled in pain and backed off, giving me the chance to take off into the air and get away. She was following again within seconds; apparently I hadn't damaged her enough to keep her down just yet. I sensed her speeding up to try to catch me and I increased my own flight just to keep pace. I saw we were coming up on the campsite again quickly, and formulated a plan. Okay, I can't stop for a blast, powering up for it might slow me down enough for her to catch me before I can fire off a big one. But if I'm quick enough, I can hit with a hard physical strike before she's ready. After that Galic Gun she should be worn down enough. I slowed a bit as I concentrated a great deal of power into my fist and turned around so I was gliding backwards. Lenz caught up quickly, her mouth drooling for more action, and I intended to give it to her. Once I felt I had enough power to not completely wipe her out, I stopped and dashed towards her just as she came to a roaring stop, completely open for it.
"Super Galic Fist!" I shouted as I sailed in and made direct contact with her torso. The force of the attack blew all the air out of her large lungs and she stumbled backwards but still managed to hold position in the air. Damnit, she felt that but I still held back too much to knock her out. It would be so much easier if she were a true villain. Oh well, can't have 'em all my way! I charged up both hands and flew in hard, hammering her midsection hard with multiple green glowing punches. She reeled from each blow and I was doused by a large splatter of blood that erupted from her throat. Ugh, internal injuries now. Maybe I should aim somewhere else. I vaulted upwards and slammed her chin with a hard uppercut that sent a large amount of spit into the air as she slowly hovered, apparently stunned from the blow. I shifted sideways and grabbed on to one of her fingers and pulled with all my might. She slowly turned over as I tried to throw her into the ground. Suddenly, her fingers all curled up and squeezed me into her fist hard. I instantly filled up with a lot of pain all over except for my head, which was fortunately poking out. I stared up at the enraged monster in slight dread as she lowered herself to the ground with me in her grasp. Maybe it's time for the diplomatic tactic again.
"Hey Lenz, you wouldn't hurt your dear little bro right?" I asked with a slight smile. I was treated to a painful response when her fist tightened up again and all my joints started to pop. I groaned loudly, fueling the ape's carnage as she squeezed even harder. I froze when I heard a loud snap from my rib cage, followed by another and another. I screamed loudly in pain before coughing lightly and spitting up a great deal of blood onto her thumb. The ape didn't stop there and opened her fist just enough for one of my arms to hang out before she cinched up again. I stared at the cold red eyes as I felt the other hand being utilized. I felt two very large fingers take a hold of my arm around the elbow, before bending it in a very bad direction. I groaned as the pain in my ribs seemed to vanish for a moment and filled my whole arm until it finally couldn't take anymore and snapped, twice.
Come a little closer now, pretentious whore
and pull my trigger,
Free the violence that is building in me
I see no end of the ride, murder, suicide, is how I've been feeling lately
"OW!" I screamed. Lenz grinned sharply and suddenly let go and I fell to the ground. I managed to land in a crouched position as I emptied my throat again. I winced when I tried to take another breath and I noticed how short of air I suddenly became before I succumbed to a fatigue filled pant. I glanced at my left arm, feeling the upper part was certainly broken, but the lower half dangled like it was barely holding on. And it was also bent in a very awkward direction at the elbow. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before forcing it back into place, nearly breaking my teeth by trying not to scream again when the next wave of pain came. Damnit, this isn't working. Possibly busted ribs, a busted arm and dislocated elbow. Talk about one bad move costing me a battle.
"Come on Lenz, you don't want to, ugh, do this!" I said in between short breaths. The way her foot shifted forward a moment later, I doubted that statement got through to her. A loud screeching sound got my attention a moment later as I turned and held my ribs protectively. I spotted a police car rushing to the scene, only to come to a big time halt when the driver spotted the huge ape. I scanned the car and found that it had to have been Lori and the moronic police chief coming back after the battle was over. When he stopped and tried to hit reverse too quickly, I heard a loud crack and the car ceased to move as a great deal of fluid spilled out from underneath. Smooth move dumbass, you not only brought yourself and the girl back into the line of fire at the worst possible time, but then you killed your only means of escape. It wasn't worth trying to see if Lenz hadn't seen them, she was already in the air.
"No Lenz, stop!" I shouted as I took off after her. Just as I intercepted her, her fist found my body again and I was in the dirt before I knew it. I got up right away just in time to see Lori jump from the car as Lenz grabbed it, police chief and all. Lori ran away as fast as she could, but the chief was staring death in the face as Lenz examined the car. I blasted off towards Lenz to attempt to save him, but before I was even halfway there she was already crushing the car between her huge hands. Damnit! I arrived just as she threw the car aside like a crushed soda can and then set her sights on the fleeing human.
"I said stop!" I shouted as I punched her hard across the jaw with my good arm. She barely turned her head in response before looking back at me with a very angry expression. Uh oh. I quickly rescanned her power level and noticed that it hadn't gone down a whole lot since I had put her down earlier. I couldn't say the same for me; her crushing grip had left more than a little pain. She turned back towards the screaming teenager, who was making much more noise than she should have been. Before I could draw her off though, I was hit by a backhand and sent reeling and bouncing along the ground. I sat up painfully and saw her bearing down on Lori like a lion to its prey. I blasted off just as she snatched Lori off the ground.
"Stop, you don't want to do this!" I cried out. Lori completely curled up and vanished under her fingers with only an arm hanging out between them. A loud crunch filled the air the air suddenly and my short breath held in shock before a stream of blood flowed from her fist, and Lori's arm fell out without the body. Lenz swung her arm to the side and I saw what was left get flung into the trees, no life coming from her at all. I felt my power churning and let it all out while rushing in with a loud cry of anger. I got past her defenses easily and pounded her midsection with my punches and kicks again without holding back. The sudden burst stunned her for a moment until she jumped backwards and recovered. I huffed and puffed as I spat my own blood out while she gathered herself for another round. Without thinking, I had used my bad arm during the attack, and now it wasn't even responding to a basic finger curl. Shit, what next? When she looked back up at me, I could tell she wasn't even close to done without feeling her power level. A sudden large fist made contact and I felt myself flying backwards before falling to the ground. My power dropped just as fast and my energy separated instantly once I landed. The amount of pain searing through me increased a great deal once my transformation ended, as my power was no longer soothing it. Oh man, that's broken ribs for sure, I thought as I struggled to breathe. Lenz took her time in stomping towards me as I struggled to even sit up. Okay, new plan. Try to survive the next five minutes, work on the rest later, I thought as I gasped for air.
Come a little closer now pretentious whore,
I'm reeling with the feeling that I can't ignore.
Come a little closer now pretentious whore,
I'm reeling with the feeling that I can't ignore.
Come a little closer now pretentious whore,
I'm reeling with the feeling that I can't ignore,
and the need to get Psycho is not a question to me
"Well I did warn you didn't I?" a familiar voice asked from several feet away. I turned to see Leira standing there with a deep frown.
"Now you've really screwed up. Not only did you not kill that creature when you had the chance by holding back, but now thanks to you she has taken human life. This I cannot allow," she said with utter contempt dripping from her voice.
"Shut up! She doesn't know what she's doing! If I could somehow break through to her I'm sure she would stop!" I shouted back.
"A lot of good that has done, and now you're injured too badly to even attempt standing up to her. Well, at least you two can discuss this failure in the afterlife," Leira said as she stepped back.
"What the hell, what do you mean by that?" I asked.
"I am not allowed to interfere with your business until you are passed out or dead. Since you're probably not smart enough to simply keel over, she is going to kill you and then I will kill her!" Leira said as a white aura suddenly surrounded her. At first I didn't feel anything from Leira's power signal, but after a few moments it flooded my senses and I knew instantly that she wasn't kidding. I sensed a very concentrated Chi power lying within this mysterious girl. I couldn't quite measure it, and I really didn't want to either. Shit, I need to stop Lenz to save both our asses before this bitch decides to back up her words.
"For what it's worth, I apologize, but this is a lesson you apparently have to learn the hard way. This is what happens when you refuse to take down raging beasts that have no control over their instincts or emotions!" Leira said sharply. I took note of her sudden change of tone when she finished her raving. Wait a second; Lenz is nothing but a big ball of anger and rage right now! I don't have to kill her! I quickly charged up a Psi ball in my right hand just as Lenz stepped over me, preparing to end my suffering.
"You might as well just let her end things now; your power has no more use now!" Leira said.
I grinned at this inept reasoning, "That's what you think, Feedback!" I shouted, shooting Lenz right in the foot. Bright white lightning erupted all over the huge ape as she fell backwards and shook the lands.
"What the?" Leira asked. Lenz went into a seizure as she thrashed around, fracturing the ground in many spots trying to shake the pain.
"You counted me out too soon, that's what," I said as I got to my feet slowly. Lenz thrashed around for another ten seconds or so before slowing down and running out of power. Then her fur turned bright white with the feedback energy and I literally saw strings of energy lifting off of her and vanishing into the air. At the same time, she began to shrink in size. This continued for several seconds until my feedback ball lifted completely out of her and vanished. A naked Lenz lay on the ground, back to normal size and very battered.
"Well I'll be. You aren't completely worthless after all," Leira chuckled as I limped over to check on Lenz. My feedback technique must have reversed the transformation by repelling the energy from that fake moon. Now that her tail is gone she can't transform. Other than a lot of bruises, she seemed like she would be fine; her ape form stood up to my attacks pretty well. Her sliced tail was all but gone; its remnants had left barely a bump of skin at the end of her spine.
"Whew, you're a little more trouble than you're worth," I said as I knelt down and sighed. Leira walked straight towards us, her power flaring a bit. I stared at her in question.
"Move aside young one, I need to tie up these loose ends," she said.
"Stop it! She's harmless now!" I shouted as I stood back up.
"Once a killer, always a killer! That's a lesson you should have learned a long time ago, brat!" Leira growled as she drew a dagger from her back.
"I won't let you! You'll have to kill me to get to her!" I growled as I powered up with everything I had left. I groaned a bit and instantly knew that I wasn't going to be fighting anyone of her potential caliber for long.
"If that is your destiny, then I shall help you meet it!"
"And I shall help you in meeting yours!" a gruff voice said from the air. Leira and I both looked up to see Vegeta hovering the air with the death glare of a Super Saiyan bearing down on her. Judging by the way his arm was cocked, he had a big bang surprise aimed at her head.
"Argh, the Saiyan prince himself," Leira whispered a little too loudly.
"So you know of me, woman! Then you should know that I also keep my word. If you want to keep your head, step away before I blow it off!" Vegeta growled. I heard two feet land behind me and instantly sensed another powerful presence next to me.
"You okay kid?" Piccolo asked as he checked Lenz over.
"I've been better," I said slowly as I watched the confrontation before me. Leira frowned deeply at this latest development.
"Very well, the girl may live since she is no longer a threat, but be warned boy! I will not tolerate your indecisions in the future!" she shouted as she sprinted towards the forest.
"Oh no you don't!" Vegeta said as he took off in pursuit. She stopped as soon as he gave chase and then she suddenly vanished into thin air. Her energy signal was gone just as quickly, and Vegeta came to a grinding halt as he looked around for her.
"Damnit!" he shouted.
"We sensed your battle once you powered up, but we didn't realize it was really the girl. How did she transform?" Piccolo asked. I glanced towards the distance, barely seeing the moon projection on the horizon now.
"So, it seems Viro may not have been the only one to come here on the behalf of Frost," Vegeta grumbled.
"Indeed, I'll take care of these four if you want to look into who's visiting us at this late hour," Piccolo said.
"Gladly," Vegeta snarled as he blasted off towards the source of the moon.
"Where are the boys?" Piccolo asked.
"In the rubble somewhere, just announce that its dinner time and they'll probably come running," I suggested. There were instantly two battered boys standing and searching for food before realizing they were in the presence of a girl.
"Ah, get it away!" Trunks whined as he covered his eyes. Piccolo rolled his eyes in tune with mine and held his hand over her skin. His energy surged forth and materialized a light blue version of his clothes over Lenz.
"Whew, I thought I was damaged for life," Trunks said as he wiped his forehead.
"I don't think you'll mind in a few years kid. I have three Senzu beans so eat up!" Piccolo said as he handed one to each of us. The boys gobbled theirs down in a hurry and perked right up as I stared at mine for a moment.
"What about her? I roughed her up pretty good," I said.
"I can take her to see Dende, or you can use your own power if you really wish to. I would suggest you refrain from that though as he is more of an accomplished healer," Piccolo suggested. I stared at the bean for a few seconds more and then tossed it back at him.
"Give that to her, I'm fine," I said as I walked away.
"You are not fine boy; I can sense that you have internal injuries worse than hers. You can barely breathe as it is and your arm is very poor shape," Piccolo pointed out.
"I said I'm fine," I growled.
"Toughing it out isn't going to make things better," he grunted.
"I have my own reasons Piccolo, please respect them! I'll fly to Dende myself!" I thought at him directly.
Piccolo sighed slightly, "As you wish, you're in for a rough ride kid!" I turned away and stared at the stars as I relived the past hour in my mind, I don't deserve a quick relief for allowing all that to happen.
"Meaning of Life" by Disturbed
"Yes, I am sure that I have located Earth, Lord Frost! It seems your plan to use a moon projector was also a success! The Rotian girl transformed immediately! No doubt she is killing off some of her friends as we speak!" a purple colored alien snickering into his scouter.
"Very good Lieutenant!" the voice of Frost said from the scouter.
"If I may ask, how did you know she would be alive again my lord?" his minion asked.
"Just a hunch, I trust there is little to no sign of Viro?" Frost asked.
"No my lord, he never responded on any of the audio frequencies you gave me," the alien said.
"He was disposable anyway. For your next mission, attempt to scout the rest of the planet and send me the scans immediately. I want to know our target's terrain before I arrive there myself!" Frost ordered.
"It will be done my lord! I'll have this mud ball's schematics by the next sunrise!"
"That's what I like to hear, stand by long enough for me to trace your signal," Frost said.
"It is always a pleasure to serve such a wise and power…ful…lord, argh!" the alien grunted as he suddenly lost his breath.
"Lieutenant, is something stuck in your throat?" Frost asked with an amused tone.
"No, his throat is no longer there," a gruff voice answered as he tossed the alien's head aside and held up the scouter.
"Vegeta!" Frost growled.
"Your kind will never conquer us again!" Vegeta growled as he blew up the pod and the alien all in one big blast. He crushed the scouter in his hand a moment later and stared at the sky as the fake moon vanished. Damn, I should have killed him when I had the chance. He spat on the debris and took off into the air a moment later. The disabled scouter managed to crackle to life for a brief few seconds to deliver a final message.
"Thank you for confirming your status, prince of monkeys! I will come for you in due time!" Frost laughed as the scouter finally shut down.
Power levels:
Verto: 310,500,000; Super Mystic: 621,000,000; weakened normal form: 47,000,000
Lenz: 55,000,000; Transformed (Great Ape): 550,000,000
Super Saiyan Goten: 102,000,000
Super Saiyan Trunks: 105,000,000
Gotenks: 278,000,000; Super Saiyan: 405,000,000; Super Saiyan 3: 455,000,000
A/n: Wow what a chapter, been awhile since I wrote one that long, I need to rest now, sheesh! Ah hell, what am I talking about? This saga is full of long ass chapters. More to come.
WDG:No kidding. By my count, that's over 8000 words in just one chapter. Just how long is this thing going to be? Oh well. That was different. Not changing back when the tail is cut is a new one, but then, it's just as odd that she did change back when hit by Feedback. Since when did it actually get rid of negative emotions such as rage, anger and bloodlust? Or for that matter, the energy of fake moons? (do projections even have energy? O.o)
VB:I'll let someone else determine the projection bit, but it must have worked before, after all Gohan went ape with one. Feedback doesn't get rid of negative emotions, it repels/redirects the energy associated with them, effectively turning it back on whoever was hit with it. This would pretty much render them harmless from that standpoint until the effect is gone or removed through various means.
Oh and 8k words in a chapter, well stop whining! Expect many chapters to be that or longer!
Next time on DBV: Verto punishes himself a bit after allowing so many people to be killed by the two villains. After healing and resting for a few days, he struggles with the potential decision of taking his actions one step further. It only takes one news report on the television to ultimately make up his mind, and his decision will shape the events to come.