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'Talking'

"Thinking"

"Telepathy"

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Flashback

Techniques

Chapter 10 – All that glitters is not gold

'Bulma, where are you?' Shouted Gohan, appearing in the lab of the scientist.

'Right here Gohan, what's the rush?' Questioned Bulma, getting Gohan to turn towards her.

'It's bad, Cooler has been training and he is even stronger than me now!' Said Gohan, surprising the scientist, before she quickly regained herself.

'Then it's a good thing I finished this thing up early. Do you have a sample?' Asked Bulma, holding up a small black remote, with a red button in the centre and looking at Gohan expectantly.

'Yeah, here.' Said Gohan, raising his bloody fist out to the woman.

Bulma looked at Gohan's fist carefully, before rummaging through a drawer and grabbed a piece of gauze, which she used to wipe the blood off Gohan's fist very carefully. Bulma then took the gauze and tapped a few buttons on a keyboard to her side, causing a small scanner to drop down from the roof. Bulma placed the gauze on the tray that came down with the scanner before it rose again and disappeared. Bulma placed the remote on a small socket and started to rapidly type away at her keyboard. Gohan watched on anxiously, as the scientist quickly analysed the blood and calibrated the remote to it. After five minutes, the scientist was done and quickly pulled the remote out of the socket and offered it to Gohan.

'Remember Gohan, you need to be within one metre for it to work. Sorry I couldn't extend the range any more than that, but otherwise it may miss its mark.' Said Bulma.

'That's fine, I've always got instant transmission. Thanks a lot Bulma.' Said Gohan, before disappearing from the lab.

'Good luck kiddo, sounds like you need it.' Muttered Bulma.

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Broly stared at the golden form of Cooler in front of him in mad glee. Cooler on the other hand, stared down the behemoth in boredom, arms crossed over his chest, with a slight hint of amusement.

'So you want to fight now, Broly, even though Gohan already failed to defeat me? I'm not sure if you realise this, but despite your stature, you aren't the strongest Saiyan. Legendary your transformation may be, it is nothing compared to me.' Said Cooler.

'Oh Cooler, you don't know what you are getting in to.' Grinned Broly, before rushing the cyborg and throwing a punch at him.

Cooler leapt on top of the behemoth's fist and kicked him in the jaw, sending him back a few steps. Broly snapped his head back to Cooler, before giving a mad laugh and rushing the alien. Broly attempted a lariat, only for Cooler to use his tail to push the arm over his head and followed up with a knee to the brute's ribs, before kicking Broly in the back and launching the behemoth behind him. Cooler slowly turned around and watched Broly pull himself out of the Big Gete Star, before he charged up a green Ki blast. Cooler smirked as the attack was launched at him and uncrossed his arms, raising his left hand to meet it. Just before it reached him, Cooler backhanded it away, only for another two dozen to follow it in rapid succession. Cooler brought his right arm up as well now and backhanded away the next attack. Cooler's hands became a blur, as he continued to smack the energy blasts away, while Broly continued to launch more. The sound of explosions and mad laughter dominated the room for the next minute, as Broly continued his assault, with Cooler all too happy to indulge the Saiyan, comfortable in his superiority.

'Really now, Broly, what was the point of that?' Questioned Cooler in amusement, only for Broly to laugh.

'I'm just testing to see if my new toy will last long enough for me to really enjoy it.' Said Broly, causing the brother of Frieza to smirk.

'I see, did I pass the test.' Asked Cooler mockingly, only for Broly to laugh.

'Yes.' Said Broly simply, before clenching his fists and powering up more, before rushing Cooler again.

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'Who the hell is this guy?' Asked Seventeen, utterly shocked at Broly's assault.

'He's throwing Ki blasts around as though he has infinite energy like us.' Added Eighteen.

'My scanners indicate that this man is a Saiyan with power far surpassing Goku's.' Said Sixteen.

'Really Sixteen?' Asked Eighteen curiously.

'Yes. His power is quite close to Gohan's if not slightly under.' Appraised Sixteen.

'Speaking of Gohan, where did he go?' Asked Seventeen.

'My scanners cannot sense his location currently.' Answered Sixteen.

'So what, did he run away?' Asked Seventeen.

'I highly doubt he would run away, if his last words were "keep him busy", he must have a plan of some sort.' Said Eighteen sceptically.

'I agree.' Nodded Sixteen, before angling his head slightly to the side.

'What are you three tin cans doing here?' Asked Vegeta, as he entered the Big Gete Star, through the hole Broly had made.

'Vegeta, that isn't very nice, I'm sure they came to help, right?' Said Goku, touching down beside the Saiyan prince.

'Well, that was the plan, but I don't know how much help we will actually be. This is all Sixteen's idea. Still, he did hold that guy long enough for Gohan to get a hit on him.' Said Seventeen.

'You should go home and drink some juice. The real fight begins now.' Scoffed Vegeta, before powering up and launching himself at Cooler, only for Cooler to backhand him into the wall.

'Not yet, Vegeta, wait your turn, Broly and I have some unfinished business to deal with.' Said Cooler, before launching a purple ball of Ki at the downed Saiyan, causing his eyes to widen.

Cooler didn't bother waiting to see what became of the prince and instead leapt over Broly's attempt to ensnare him in a bear hug and kicked the back of his head. Broly used the momentum of the kick to spin around completely, before pushing off the ground and twisting his body around, a green Ki blast in his right hand, which he threw at Cooler. Cooler backhanded the attack away, only for Broly's other hand to latch on to Cooler's outstretched arm, surprising Cooler at his speed. Broly laughed in delight, at the look of shock on the face of his opponent, before pulling him forwards and bringing his knee up to meet him. Cooler coughed out in surprise, more than pain, as the blow struck him, before kicking Broly in the face, fully expecting him to be launched away, only for Broly to clench his fist tighter and reinforce his grip on the metal man. Broly laughed in enjoyment, before slamming his fist into Cooler's face. Cooler took the blow easily, before manoeuvring his tail to wrap around the Saiyan's arm and pulled sharply, dislocating the brutish man's arm at the elbow, but failing in breaking his hold.

'That tickled.' Said Broly, before throwing the alien away with his broken arm.

Broly took that moment to harshly snap his elbow back into place, before rushing to meet Cooler in mid-air and threw numerous punches and kicks at the spawn of King Cold, before finishing up with a green Ki blast that launched him away, before exploding, kicking up a cloud of dust.

'You've become quite a nuisance, haven't you, Broly?' Questioned Cooler, as he emerged from the smoke kicked up from Broly's attack.

Cooler was completely unharmed and at best, looked only mildly exasperated.

'What's wrong, Cooler, don't like being tossed around like a ragdoll?' Questioned Broly.

'Quite. In fact, I'm getting bored, so can we wrap this up?' Asked Cooler in boredom.

'But I'm just getting started. At least let me show you my new trick first.' Said Broly, piquing Cooler's interest.

'Go ahead then, amuse me.' Said Cooler, causing Broly to smirk.

Broly hunched down and clenched his fists, before letting out an earthshattering roar. The roar only lasted for a few seconds, but Broly's power spiked rapidly, astounding the onlookers and even causing Cooler to raise a metallic eyebrow in surprise. Broly's hair had stiffened up even more and lightning was shooting off his form every few seconds.

'Are you ready to play now?' Asked Broly, before shooting off at Cooler and punching him in the face, sending the metallic alien back and causing him to growl, as a line of blood dripped down his lip.

'You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.' Said Cooler coldly, causing Broly to smirk.

'What an honour.' Cackled Broly, before the two launched at each other and threw a rapid series of punches and kicks at each other.

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'What was that Sixteen?' Asked Eighteen in shock.

'My scanners indicate that his power has now matched Gohan's in his previous form. However, this form is not draining his energy anywhere near as fast as Gohan's was and his power output is much greater.' Said Sixteen.

'So are you saying Broly is stronger than Gohan now?' Asked Goku, appearing with a roughed up Vegeta over his shoulder.

Sixteen stared at Goku for a moment, before turning back to the fight.

'Affirmative.' Said Sixteen.

'Release me at once Kakarot!' Shouted Vegeta, trying to push himself away from Goku, only to drop down to his knee.

'Take it easy Vegeta.' Said Goku, only for the prince to scoff and stand up.

'Don't tell me what to do you clown.' Huffed Vegeta.

'So I guess Broly finally managed to control himself.' Commented Piccolo, joining the group.

'What are you talking about Namekian, he is not in control at all?' Questioned Vegeta, listening to Broly's mad laughter.

'Not his attitude, his version of the next form of Super Saiyan.' Explained Piccolo, shocking the Saiyan Prince.

'So you mean to tell me that Broly is now not only the Legendary Super Saiyan… he is some sort of Legendary Super Saiyan… two? That's preposterous!' Exclaimed Vegeta in outrage.

'Wow, I guess I really need to up my training then if Broly is ahead of me by this much… hope he doesn't actually try and kill me again… hehehe.' Chuckled Goku nervously.

'It is still not enough though. My scanners indicate that while this Broly is more than a match for all of us, he is still no match for the golden man.' Said Sixteen.

'I don't know Sixteen, he seems to be holding his own pretty well.' Said Seventeen, only for Cooler to launch a Ki blast into Broly's gut and send him crashing into and through the wall behind him.

'My scanners don't lie.' Said Sixteen.

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'Come now, Broly, I know that wasn't enough for you.' Said Cooler calmly, floating over the hole he had just launched Broly through.

'You're right.' Said Broly, from within the dust, before dozens of green Ki blasts rushed Cooler.

Cooler dodged the blasts this time, only for Broly to leap out of the smoke and tackle Cooler through the air, launching him through the Big Gete Star and out to the surrounding desert.

Broly was suddenly flung in the air, before a thin purple beam was launched at him. Broly laughed as the attacked neared him, before it exploded. Cooler gave a smile of satisfaction at this, only for a slightly bloody Broly, to emerge from the smoke with a mad grin. Broly clenched both his fists and swung down on Cooler's head, sending him crashing to the ground face first, before the brute kicked the metal man into the air. Cooler flared his Ki and righted himself, only for Broly to drop an elbow into the small of his back, sending him down again. Cooler growled and prepared to stop his momentum, only for Broly to appear under him and kick him up into the air. Cooler was prepared for the next attack though and when Broly tried to punch him in the back, Cooler's tail whipped out and ensnared the larger man's arm, before Cooler flicked him off to the right. Broly righted himself in mid-air and stared at Cooler in excitement.

'Not so cocky anymore now, are we, Cooler?' Mocked Broly, causing the Frost Demon to laugh.

'Really, Broly, has all that power vaporised what little remained of your brain to begin with? I've yet to use more than a small fraction of my power.' Stated Cooler.

'In that case, maybe I'm not trying hard enough.' Said Broly, before a green barrier of energy formed around him.

Broly then launched numerous blasts of green energy at Cooler, which all converged on his position, before Broly shot through the sky and rammed into Cooler, his energy barrier coming into contact with the numerous energy blasts he launched, just before reaching Cooler. What followed was an explosion of epic proportions. One might describe the explosion akin to a bomb detonating and levelling multiple buildings, but by comparison, this attack was a nuclear bomb, easily disintegrating a large portion of the earth below the two and sending strong winds whipping out at the surrounding environment.

'I've said it once and I'll say it again, these Saiyans are insane!' Shouted Krillin, shielding his eyes from the dust and trying to make himself heard over the sound of the explosion.

When the attack finally settled down, there was a massive crater dug into the landscape and no life around at all. Not even a single blade of grass had survived the explosive power of Broly's last attack.

'Well Broly, that was quite the attack, I actually felt that one.' Commented Cooler, a small amount of blood trickling out of his mouth.

'Good, because I'm still warming up.' Said Broly, showing a few scratches on his massive form, but otherwise, looked unharmed.

Cooler was about to speak again, only to lock on to a familiar Ki.

'Ah, so you did come here after all, Tarble. Here I thought you were the smart one out of the group.' Said Cooler, turning to face Tarble who was in his Super Saiyan form.

'We won't lose to you here today.' Said Tarble, causing Cooler to smirk.

'Strong words coming from the weakest Saiyan here, but I commend you for having the courage to show your face on the battlefield.' Quipped Cooler.

'Ah, and here comes the last of the trio.' Commented Cooler, as Gohan returned, the three forming a triangle around the golden creature before them.

'This ends now, Cooler.' Said Gohan coolly, amusing Cooler.

'Oh, how exactly do you plan on defeating me? Even if all three of you teamed up, you would only barely reach half of my true power. I can end things any time I want. You never had a chance.' Remarked Cooler.

'Are you sure about that? One thing I realised, is you are a lot like your brother, even more than you'd care to admit.' Said Gohan.

'Oh, do tell then, Gohan, I'm burning in curiosity.' Drawled Cooler.

'Just like your brother, you play around when you can end a fight and show your weaknesses. You both think you are invincible and that no one can bring you down.' Said Gohan, causing Cooler to laugh.

'Well, seeing as how I am not only stronger than all of you put together, but also immortal, I fail to see how that is the case.' Said Cooler, as Gohan floated closer to him.

'That's just it though, you are immortal and Frieza wasn't, that's the difference. You think just because you are immortal that you can't be beat and because of that, you let your guard down carelessly, falsely believing you can't be touched.' Said Gohan, now less than a metre away from Cooler.

'Well, how do you plan to prove me wrong?' Asked Cooler.

'With this.' Said Gohan holding up the remote he and Bulma had been working on, before pressing the button on it.

If Cooler was expecting anything to happen, when Gohan pressed an odd-looking button on the innocuous remote, nothing could have prepared him for what truly happened. The sharpest pain Cooler had ever felt in his life, lanced through his body, causing him to scream in agony. All at once, the Saiyans moved into action. Gohan rushed Cooler and locked him into a full nelson hold and pulled upwards. Cooler felt the sharp pain worsen, before he felt his organic body splitting off, from the parts of the Big Gete Star he had used to fashion himself a new body. Cooler felt his body being torn in two and it was frightening. The right side of his face, left arm, upper torso and his legs down to his thighs all pulled away from the grey of the Big Gete Star. The grey appendages fell to the ground, before being vaporised, by a green Ki Blast from Broly.

Tarble quickly switched in for Gohan, restraining Cooler who was still in agony, allowing Gohan and Broly to break off from the pair and fly towards the Big Gete Star.

'Dad, get everyone out of there now!' Shouted Gohan, before powering up into his Super Saiyan Two form.

Gohan and Broly gathered up as much energy as they could, in the space of a few short minutes, before launching two massive Ki blasts down at the Big Gete Star. The balls of green and gold energy collided with each other and formed and electrifying ball of energy, which detonated upon reaching the Big Gete Star. The explosion that resulted was baffling. If Broly's previous attacked was scaled down to the size of a spark, then this attack was equal to dozens of grenades going off at once. The smoke cloud reached high into the sky and beyond sight of the gathered warriors.

'Wow, that was really something.' Muttered Yamcha.

'Man, good thing Gohan gave us a warning, or we would have been killed there.' Said Goku, as he appeared with Vegeta and Piccolo in tow.

'Wait you mean you guys were in that thing?' Asked Krillin in disbelief.

'Yeah, it was close too.' Nodded Goku.

'Now we wait to see if they actually pull this thing off.' Said Piccolo, with a grim expression.

'What makes you say that?' Asked Tien.

'Even dismembered, Cooler's power is still much higher than ours. Only those two stand a chance right now.' Said Piccolo, nodding towards Broly and Gohan.

At that moment an explosion of Ki erupted from Cooler and launched Tarble away, before the dismantled alien slammed his one remaining fist into Tarble's gut, knocking him unconscious and out of his Super Saiyan form, as Tarble fell to the ground, Gohan quickly teleported under him and then moved him to the group.

'You should get away from here now, things are about to get really dangerous.' Said Gohan.

Vegeta picked up his brother and glared at Cooler hatefully, before flying off.

'Brat, if you don't defeat him, I will destroy you myself!' Said Vegeta, surprising Gohan at his indirect support.

'Of course, I'm a Saiyan.' Replied Gohan, causing Vegeta to smirk, before his Ki shrouded him and he blasted off.

'Guess we better go too.' Said Goku.

'One last thing.' Said Piccolo, throwing two small objects to Gohan who caught them in his fist.

Gohan opened his fist to see two small green beans.

'Thanks Piccolo.' Said Gohan, getting a nod from his first mentor, before the group of four humans and two aliens followed Vegeta's lead and left as well.

Gohan floated over to Broly and gave him the green bean, telling him to eat it, as he did the same with his own. The two Saiyan's felt their energy completely replenished as they prepared to face off against Cooler.

'I will destroy the two of you, then your families and friends, before I slaughter each and every pathetic soul on this planet.' Hissed Cooler in rage.

'Well, I'd say your statement doesn't have much weight to it, like you, but I don't think you'd be able to stand a joke like that.' Quipped Gohan, causing Cooler to laugh darkly.

'I will enjoy ending you, Saiyan brat!' Roared Cooler in rage.

'Try your best Cooler, but you might need a hand with that.' Added Broly, before laughing himself.

'Yes, I will enjoy wringing both of your necks and adding them to my trophy collection, prepare to die!' Spat Cooler, before a golden aura surrounded him.