The Revision
Chapter 11: Awakening
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"What does not kill me makes me stronger." – Friedrich Nietzsche
The ground quaked as the audible sound of babies crying could be heard. The nursing facility was an isolated installation on the top of a mountain peak. Because of the invasion, the hundreds of Saiyan infants were moved to the basement level, which was far beneath the rocky mountain terrain.
Hanasia stared at the surveillance monitor, tightening her fists in anticipation. Outside, a meteor shower of yellow blasts pelted the ground and obliterated everything in its wake. Cooler had ordered his squadron to flush out the Saiyans in hiding. Salza, Dore, and Neiz shot energy barrages upon the many cities and barren wastes of the Saiyan homeworld.
The very ground of the planet was shaking to the core. The ambience of babies gave Hanasia a headache as she contemplates what to do. She badly wishes to assist her husband, but she knew she also had obligations here, at the Saiyan Nursery. She thought of Fasha, Paragus and the abnormal child – Broly. The four of them were ordered to defend the facility. Bardock and Tora believed they were the best to defend this vital place.
A hand grabbed at the doorway, in which Paragus pulled himself through. By his side, was the silent Broly. Paragus dawned in his regular battle attire, while Broly on the other hand, wore a shirtless tunic, and was adorned with various golden jewelry, all possessing the same emerald gem.
Hanasia turned and faced the father and son. Paragus had a plain look on his face while Broly was stoic as ever, not even looking at Hanasia. Before she said something to the boy, Paragus spoke.
"My queen, we've been ordered for a lockdown, we have to go the common room."
Hanasia reluctantly got up and followed the middle class Saiyan down the corridor to the common room. Broly stood by his father's side, remaining silent as always. Hanasia looked at Broly once more and put her hand on his shoulder to get his attention.
"Hey Broly, I like your jewelry, where did you get it?"
Broly remained quiet as he slowly turned his head around. He gave Hanasia an almost empty look, and stared at her hand which was still on his shoulder. She removed it, seeing that it bothered the five year old.
"Geez, what got into him?"
"Forgive him your highness, he did not mean it. Broly has trouble dealing with his…temper." Paragus pleaded.
"Relax, I'm not going to cut off his head or anything, it was a simple misunderstanding." Hanasia replied. "Come on, let's get a move on, Fasha is waiting for us."
Paragus bowed his head, and the three Saiyans made their way into the common room. It was a decent sized room fitted with several sofas and chairs, it was a typical lounge. The mother Saiyan sat on a couch in the middle of the room. Fasha hadn't changed much, as she was still adorned with her usual gear and scouter.
Motherhood hadn't stopped Fasha yet, not by a long shot. The three Saiyans approached her as she remained sitting with her arms crossed.
"Finally, you guys like to take your sweet time don't you?" The Saiyaness said, looking directly at Hanasia and smiling.
"You summoned us?" Paragus dully said looking back at his son.
Broly remained in the back of the room, not even looking towards the group. Paragus scowled and looked back at Fasha.
"Pfff, I don't 'summon' people Paragus." Fasha sardonically replied.
"Fasha, do you have news about the front?" Hanasia questioned.
"Yeah, it seems like were under invasion of Frieza's brother – Cooler."
"So, my arrogant husband isn't insane…" Hanasia concluded.
"I guess so. Tora said that they were assaulted by Coolers Armored Squadron and the big guy himself showed up. Apparently they could hold their own against the Squadron until he showed up. That damned Arcosian managed to get a lucky hit on Bardock. Tora and Bardock made it out barely alive, Tora said something about the medical chamber by the Capital Desert. Tora is going to meet up with Turles and his crew and take out the Squadron." Fasha explained.
Like glass breaking in a mirror, Hanasia snapped. Turles….my…..my baby boy!? He…..he's alive! Hanasia had an epiphany of her first born child. Originally both Bardock and Hanasia had thought their boy was killed in a spaceship accident. But somewhere deep inside of her, Hanasia knew that somehow, Turles was alive. It was like a dream come true.
"Fasha, Paragus, I'm leaving." Hanasia announced as the two Saiyans flinched in surprise.
"Y-your highness, General Tora had instructed us to defend this facility at all costs. We mustn't disobey…..-"Paragus was interrupted when Hanasia got in his face.
"I don't give a shit what Tora says, no offense Fasha."
"None taken" The Saiyaness replied.
"Now listen here, Middle-Class. I am the Queen of all Saiyans; therefore I overrule even General Tora. You three are more than capable of defending this position; I am going to reunite with my son."
Paragus bowed his head and turned away. Hanasia fist bumped Fasha as she made her way out. She went to the elevator and went up to the 1st floor. With each foot she ascended she felt the tingle of butterflies in her stomach. She felt the energy in her toes, rising to her cheeks. She was completely energized and ready to finally see her long lost son. The elevator came to a halt, and the doors opened revealing a blinding light, and eventually a hot desert sun over the rocky landscape. The Queen took flight.
In the Capital Desert, Tora flew in the sky back to the Saiyan Capital itself. He had to find a way to buy time for Bardock to heal. He had to draw Cooler away from there, but how? Tora using his strategic genius pondered while he flew in midair. He looked at the horizon and small nothing but smoke and ash. The Squadron was ripping the planet apart. Each blast the struck the ground quaked the entire planet itself.
An energy ball came out of nowhere streaking right past the Saiyan general. Tora looked down to see that the perpetrator was none other than Turles.
"Dammit, you fool! You'll reveal our position!" Tora yelled.
On the ground, Turles smirked as he began to hover up to Tora's level. "You think I give a damn? Those bastards took out one of my men, while three are missing. They will beg for mercy after what I will do to them."
"Hmph, and how do you propose to do that?" Tora asked, crossing his arms.
Reaching into his armored breastplate, Turles had grabbed a peculiar fruit. Tora had never seen such a fruit before, and had raised an eyebrow. "You're going to defeat Cooler…..with a fruit?"
"Not just any fruit, this is the delicacy of the gods, this is the legendary Fruit of the Tree of Might!"
Tora stared for a moment before snickering to himself. "Yeah right, what a bullshit tale. Supposedly if one manages to eat one of those they gain extraordinary power. How could one measly little plant give increase your strength tenfold? It's impossible; it's just a fairy tale."
"A fairy tale like the Legendary Super Saiyan?" Turles retorted. "I guess I will have to prove it to you then. If you're interested, I can plant a seed on this planet and we can grow as many as we need. The Saiyan Empire will rule the entire galaxy with this fruit."
"Even if it were true, why do you want to help us? I thought you despised your own kind?" Tora questioned.
"Yes, there's nothing I wouldn't love more than to tear Bardock apart, limb from limb. But I won't let some overgrown lizard do it, Bardock with die by my hands, and I will become King."
Before Tora could respond, his scouter beeped. He and Turles turned to see that three silhouettes were pursuing them in the horizon. "Damn, I didn't think they would be here already." Tora admitted, readying himself for battle.
"Heh, looks like I can prove to you the power of the Tree of Might." Turles smiled.
The trio of Coolers Squadron had surrounded the two Saiyans.
"Vell look at ve have here. We finally caught you stinking apes." Salza mocked.
"You, I'm going to make you pay for burning my perfect skin!" Neiz had said, staring at Tora.
Tora charged his ki and looked at Turles briefly. "Here we go…"
Neiz came forwards with a flying elbow, which was blocked by Tora. Dore came around and struck Tora to the ground with a leg drop. Neiz turned to his ally in rage. "No! He's mine!" Neiz angrily charged at Tora, while Dore looked at Salza with bewilderment.
"Forgetting someone?"
Salza and Dore turned around only to have two knees to the face. Turles had then flown up higher into the sky, while shooting barrage waves at the foes. Dore was struck by a few stray blasts but appeared unaffected.
"After him!" Salza commanded as the two soldiers avoided the blasts that came forth from Turles's palms. Realizing that the blasts seemed ineffective, Turles withdrew from his attacks and flew away from his adversaries. Reaching down his breastplate once more, he grabbed the Fruit of the Tree of Might, and proceeds to consume it. His muscles momentarily bulge outwards, and he feels a rush of energy course through his veins.
"Alright, now, let's get this party started." Turles said to himself as he turned and faced the Squadron.
Like a baseball pitcher at mound, Turles drew back his right and left arms. Both Salza and Dore were both taking Turles head on. Little did they know, Turles had increased his power quite significantly. The two Squadron soldiers both attempted to strike Turles in his face, but the two villains went to a grinding halt.
Turles had shot his fists up into both of their solar plexus's, causing their eyes to bulge, and phlegm to spew out of their mouths.
"Hraa….how, did you get so strong?" Salza interjected, barely able to keep his eyes open.
"Hmph, don't expect me to tell you, why don't you take a look on the scouter there?" Turles said smuggling, with fists still in the abdomen of the Squadron warriors.
Dore had attempted to reach out and click his scouter only to be smacked down by Turles. The Saiyan pirate proceeded to rapidly punch Salza in the sternum, causing the pretty boy alien temporal paralysis. He finished him off with a one leg drop followed by an energy wave, which sent the Captain colliding to the ground.
"Stupid fools; looks like you have your hands full Tora…" Turles said as he gazed upon the Saiyan General's skirmish with the amphibian Neiz.
Tora was having great difficulty keeping up with Neiz. Their fight had made it back to the ground where Neiz continually punished Tora with every strike. The amphibian was indeed stronger than Tora, and much faster. Fatigue had set in, and Tora could no longer run from his opponent, it was time to do what Tora did best, strategize.
Neiz had round housed kicked Tora so hard that it broke his block and sent him colliding into a rock formation. Instead of bursting out of the rocks and fighting the warrior head on, Tora had decided to stay within the outcrop and continue to play defense.
"Come out you coward! I know you're not dead yet! Your kind is too stubborn for such a measly assault. This is nothing compared to what I will do to you monkey! Prepare to die!" Neiz announced, throwing his palms together.
Like a rapid machine gun, Neiz launched his Full Powered Energy Waves at the rocky bluff, attending to either kill Tora, or flush him out.
When the dust cleared, the rocks where no more, and Tora was nowhere left to be found.
"Ha! Serves you right for burning me!" Neiz laughed as he announced victory. But the victory was premature as a hand bursted forth from the ground and grabbed the amphibian's foot. Neiz screeched as Tora pulled him under.
Buried under the rocks and sand, Neiz looked at Tora with displease as Tora was above the surface, kicking Neiz's head like a whack-a-mole. Tora was quite entertained until he felt a tap on his shoulder.
Turning around, his throat was quickly seized by Dore, who had grimaced with joy. Dore had then lifted Tora up and choke slammed the Saiyan into the ground, which cratered from impact.
Dore turned to face his demoralized ally who was still implanted in the dirt.
"Well don't just stand there you buffoon! Get me out of here!" Neiz demanded red with annoyance.
Dore smirked and pulled his comrade out of the ground. "How in the hell did you get stuck?"
"Does that really matter now, Dore? Shut up and let's kill these Saiyans, now where did he go?" Neiz replied.
While Neiz and Dore where distracted, Tora had flown above them and towards Turles for assistance. Noticing quickly, Neiz was the first to pursue followed by Dore. The duo had then separated, knowing that they could flank the Saiyan.
Tora was stopped in midair when the two had surrounded him, Neiz to his front, Dore to the back.
"End of the line monkey, you die now." Neiz relished as he charged his palms with a glinting pink energy.
"This time you won't escape." Dore said as he wrapped Tora up with a Full Nelson.
Thrusting his palms out, Neiz launched his signature technique at the general.
"Bind Wave"
The electric attack zoomed towards Tora. The general couldn't escape, he began to see his life flash before his eyes. But as quick as lighting, Turles came to the rescue and kneed Dore while pushing Tora out of the way. Neiz's Bind Wave fried Dore as the green giant howled in misery. Skin now burnt with fourth degree burns, Dore had fell to the ground dead.
Tora looked at Turles with respect and gratitude, and shook his hand briefly. Now it was time to deal with Neiz.
Neiz had looked at his hands and realized that he had murdered a comrade. He was trembling with shock and seemed almost paralyzed. The thought of what Lord Cooler would do to him when he found out what happen sent chills down Neiz's spine. He then knew that the only way to escape punishment was to use a scapegoat – the Saiyans.
"You stinking bastards! You killed Dore! You will pay!"
"This guy just doesn't quit…" Tora commented before charging his ki with Turles.
Neiz attempted to double clothesline the Saiyans but his arms were caught by Turles and Tora. The Saiyans had then pulled Neiz forwards and kneed the amphibian's abdominal area repeatedly. Soon the whites in Neiz's eyes began to show as slobber and blood poured from his mouth. The Saiyan Duo had then double elbowed the creature in the back followed by two energy blasts that together consumed the Squadron warrior.
Tora wiped his forehead in relief as he watched the ashes of what remained blow away in the wind. Looking to Turles, he was surprised to see how powerful a piece of fruit made him.
"You know, for a runaway outcast, you're pretty good, we make a great team." Tora commended offering his hand for another shake.
Turles turned his back and crossed his arms. "Hmph, it was nothing, don't get all soft on me now."
Tora wasn't surprised about Turles's response. He knew that Turles greatly resented everyone, but he could see that even Turles could change. Maybe one day we can become comrades. Even if you are as arrogant as your father. The Saiyan General thought to himself.
Within the ruins of the capital city, all was quiet. The haunting sound of silence was broken by an ear piercing scream. In the heart of the city where the marketplace was, Amond had his face in the dirt with a three toed foot holding him down.
Cooler had managed to catch Amond off guard while the Captain of the Crusher Corp was searching for his men. Even though Amond had been ambushed, he found what he was looking for. Cacao's corpse was laying in the center square of the market with his decapitated head nowhere to be found. Raisin and Lakasei had been both impaled upon a flagpole which bared the mark of the Saiyan Empire. Purple blood was running down the pole – it was a truly grotesque sight.
These men were like brothers to Amond. Every invasion, every raid, and every assault, these men were at the Captains side. If only he had been able to find them sooner, he would have been able to notify Turles, and regroup. Amond felt ashamed to have failed, but he would not die in vain, or so he thought.
The signature death beam of the Cold family struck Amond in the back of his head. Steam rose from his cranium as a huge gash could be seen right through. Cooler lifted his foot and closed his eyes for a moment. He could sense that his Squadron was in trouble, and could sense the two monkeys that were still alive.
"Those fools, they should have never underestimated them. I suppose if you need something done, you must do it yourself." Cooler said to himself as he took flight.
"Dammit, where are you Amond? You should've been back by now." Grumbled Turles, as he continues clicked his scouter, attempting to contact Amond. But it was to no avail, as he received no reply. "I asked one thing of you Amond, one thing. And you can't even do that. It's a simple regrouping mission, how hard can that be?"
"You don't believe in your men do you? You know, a great leader shows that he is confident in his underlings, even if they are a bunch of misfits. I'm sure that their out their somewhere, just waiting for"-
"Stop, I don't need your guidance, Tora. I am well aware of my men's morale. Their spirit is unbreakable they don't need petty things like honor. They do as their told that is it. No, if they are not back by now it only means that they are dead."
Tora was surprised to hear such carelessness. Turles may have been Bardock's son, but they were nothing like each other. Tora's life long best friend had also been so loyal, and somewhat compassionate. He was a respectable fighter and a good friend. Turles however was the polar opposite. He was cold, wicked, and indifferent. It was hard to tell at this point what Turles's intentions were. Tora had hoped that after this was all over, that Turles would give up his traitorous ways and fight alongside his brothers and sisters of the Saiyan Empire.
Tora's thoughts came to an end when Turles discovered a blip on his scouter. "Something's coming this way, and whatever it is, it's huge."
Tora and Turles had little time to react to whatever was coming their way. The scouter doesn't possess the ability to read power levels at a certain range. But they can indicate the threat level of anything that is beyond its range. Unfortunately Turles's power had returned to its normal state as the period of time that the Fruit had expired. Tora was also fatigued from the fight with the Armored Squadron, but held steady as he knew that he needed to buy as much time as he could. The blip had appeared and rapidly came in their direction. Turles went into a fighting stance while Tora squinted his eyes to see who it was.
"Wait" Tora said placing his hand in front of Turles.
"What the hell is it now?" Turles questioned.
"Ha! Well looks like were in trouble for sure, it's none other than Hanasia!" Tora laughed placing his hand over his brow to block out the rays of the blinding sun.
The name Hanasia struck a chord with Turles.
….Hanasia…..could it really be…..Mother? Turles had thought to himself as the world went into slow motion. The pirate Saiyan felt conflicting emotions. He longed to see his mother, as he barely remembers her. But he still felt a deep hatred for both Bardock and Hanasia for abandoning him.
The long haired Saiyaness landed on the ground in front of Tora, and gave a most intriguing gaze towards Turles. Ignoring Tora's greetings, she walked towards the Saiyan bandit. She circled around him looking him up and down, observing every little thing she could.
"You…you're him…aren't you?" Hanasia questioned.
Turles remained silent and stood tall.
"My…Turles…my baby boy! Your alive! You look so much like your father…" Hanasia said as she tried to embrace her long lost first born son.
Turles however smacked her hand away like scolding a child. "Keep your hands off of me you condemning bitch!"
Tora looked at Turles with widening eyes of fear. "Oh no, here we go…"
He had expected Hanasia to go berserk and strike at Turles. But something else happened, something Tora had never witnessed from Hanasia. She was crying.
"Please, you must understand….your father and I thought you were dead…." She said as she rubbed away the tears that trickled down her cheek.
Turles had then crossed his arms and turned his back. "Lies! You and father were embarrassed to have a low class son! So you abandoned me on that wretched mudball I was sent too. I have seen what you and father truly are… a couple of prideful fools who care only for the ones who are their equals. But now I have an ancient power that rivals that of a Super Saiyan! I will make all of you suffer for what you have made me go through."
Hanasia stopped sobbing to continue to try to explain to her son. "We were told by Frieza's scouts that your ship was lost to an asteroid field. We did not know that they were lying to us. Frieza had intended to cut us off from each other, so that he could cut down are race one by one. He feared our power, and because of our ignorance, we believed in him. You must understand that.."-
"I don't give a shit about what Frieza said! I was your son! Why did you just give up on me?" Turles interrupted, no longer crossing his arms.
"We didn't give up. Your father spent many years searching for you. We had also gone to the planet you were sent too, but you were not there. We may have stopped looking for you but I never gave up hope. I knew that deep down inside of me, you were still alive. My mother's instinct told me that you weren't dead, that somehow you were out there somewhere, in the depths of space, all alone. I am truly sorry Turles, but you are alive. And I finally can tell you that I love you." Hanasia said remorsefully.
The three Saiyans remained silent for many moments; Turles only looked upon the ground, as if he was thinking. Tora looked at Hanasia and Turles and felt penitence for the two. Tora had thought it'd be better to say something to lighten the mood. But he was caught off by something most unexpected.
"Well, I hate to ruin such an enlightening reunion."
The three Saiyans jerked their heads upward upon a cliff. There, he stood, the purple clad Arcosian Cooler.
"What the fuck? How did he sneak up on us like that? Tora! Why didn't you say something you fool?" Turles yelled.
"I did not know nothing registered on the scouter." Tora had replied, preparing himself for battle.
"As I have informed you earlier, I possess the ability to sense energy of all living things. I also am able to manipulate my own energy so that I may suppress it. I can lower my power level so low that it appears invisible to the typical scouter. An astute tactic, for ambushing my prey." Cooler informed. "I don't know how you managed to defeat my Squadron, but alas, they were pathetic fools, especially if they were beaten by monkeys. Now, I will give you a choice, Saiyans. Tell me where your king is and I may spare your pointless lives. However if you refuse, I have many methods of unveiling the truth. So speak up, or you will all be tortured, and killed, slowly, and painfully."
"Regardless of how you managed to sneak up on us, your efforts will be in vain. No matter what you do to us, no matter how much pain you cause us, we will not submit to your will. We are free of the bondage that your kind has enchained on us. We will destroy you like we destroyed your tyrannical brother. And if we fail, my husband will not. He possesses something that you will never have. Heart; he has an unbreakable spirit, and when his mind is set on something, he doesn't give up. So go ahead lizard, you come and try to fight us. If we fall, another will rise in our place. There is no hope, just go home and we might spare you." Hanasia spoke boldly.
Tora and even Turles were astounded by Hanasia's words. They felt great pride and motivation from the Queen of all Saiyans speech.
"Fwhahaah! What a touching speech. However I think you're way too arrogant to see what's right in front of you. I am Cooler, the most illustrious fighter in the entire universe! No one contravenes my will, you will all perish, and I will avenge my brother!" Cooler said as he charged his energy.
Simultaneously, all three of the Saiyans scouters had shattered at the sheer force of this immense power. The ground trembled and cracked. Rocks had levitated in the air around Cooler, while the shockwave of his energy pushed the trio of Saiyans back.
Tora and Hanasia held their ground with the best of their abilities, while Turles began to charge his own energy.
"Fuck it, let's do this!" Turles furiously roared as he charged at Cooler like a wild man.
"Turles, you fool, no!" Tora shouted, as he watched the young teenaged Saiyan dash towards the wicked Arcosian.
Turles came forth with a massive kick which smacked against Coolers head. The impact echoed like a stone hitting a wall. Turles withdrew his leg and realized that Cooler remained unfazed. Cooler put his arms to his sides and charged his energy, creating a shockwave which forced Turles into a boulder. The boulder shattered into mere shrapnel as Turles struggled to get up. Rubbing his head, Turles couldn't believe how powerful Cooler was.
"Pathetic, I expected more from the Prince of all Saiyans." Cooler mocked, as he crossed his arms.
Tora ran towards Turles to help him up, only to be shoved away by the teenaged Saiyan.
"Get off of me. I can take care of myself."
"Like how you 'took care of yourself' when Cooler launched you into that rock with his energy? Tora said sarcastically, as Turles scoffed and turned his head in indignity. "Listen up, if we're going to have a chance with this guy, we have to fight him together. That means you follow what I say. Do I make myself clear?"
"Fuck you, I'll kill him myself!" Turles yelled as he charged once more.
Cooler was quite amused with the monkey's pitiful attempts on attacking him. Obliging Turles's attack, he allowed the Saiyan to connect with several punches to the abdomen. Cooler was left unfazed, with Turles staring him in the eye, astonished. Cooler snapped with a knee to the Saiyans gut, followed by an elbow to his back. Turles fell to the ground, blood coming from his mouth. Cooler was only toying with his prey, barely using a percentage of his full power.
Hanasia and Tora acted quickly, both flanking around Cooler and double kicking him, which the Arcosian blocked with both of his arms. Then, Cooler had thrown his arms outwards, sending shockwaves of energy that propelled both Tora and Hanasia in opposite directions.
Turles who had recovered from his abuse had uppercutted Cooler, catching the tyrant off-guard. Cooler had looked down at the Saiyan, with his eyes as cold as ever. Using his tail, Cooler had swatted Turles like a fly. The Rouge Saiyan plowed through the ground suffering.
Tora and Hanasia had regained balance, as they witnessed Cooler's further cruelty of Turles. Cooler was walking among the skid marks that Turles had formed in his wake. Cooler had intent to end this Saiyans scums life. Tora and Hanasia knew they needed to act, and quickly. Looking towards each other, they nodded their heads, as if they knew what the other was thinking.
Tora went airborne as Hanasia flew right up behind Cooler and launched a minor energy wave, as a means of distraction instead of actually causing damage. Annoyed, Cooler turned to face the Queen of Saiyans. Hanasia flew backwards launching energy volleys. Cooler charged right through the blasts to tackle the Saiyaness. Before Cooler could strike, Hanasia launched an energy wave to the ground which propelled her upwards. Cooler smiled at this game of cat and mouse and followed. He was able to get behind her and axe kicked her shoulders, sending her to the ground.
Cooler sensed an energy spike only to be confronted by Tora's attack.
"Energy Ballet."
The blue bullets struck Coolers torso and a cloud of dust form from the impact. Hanasia who had landed on the ground on her feet charged up and launched her own volley of energy blasts. The spectacle of blue fire and fuchsia pink volleys collided with Cooler from his front in back, leaving nowhere to escape.
Turles had pounded the ground in frustration, taking a knee. He rose up to see his mother and the General of Saiyans attacks this adversary with intensity. He felt almost useless, as these two Saiyans were fighting for him. Frustrated, he charged an energy sphere with both hands behind his neck. Then, he thrusts his hands forward and fired a white and purple energy wave, directly at the purple Arcosian.
"Calamity Blaster!"
The combined strength of all three attacks was quite incredible, creating a blinding intensity of power and light energy.
Not surprisingly, the smoke cleared, and Cooler remained unfazed.
"What the hell is this guy?" Turles yelled in hindrance, falling to his knees trying to catch breath.
Tora and Hanasia remained silent, knowing that this was the beginning of a long fight.
Deep underground in the remote medical bay, Bardock remained in the healing tank. Green liquid fluid surrounded him as it tended to the severe injury Cooler had inflicted upon him. His eyes remained closed as he breathed steadily through the oxygen mask. He continuously felt the ground shake as the battle above raged on. He knew that he wasn't healed yet, but he felt something deep inside of him, urging to come out. He needed to help his people defeat this enemy, none like they faced before. Bardock had feared that his friends would not be able to buy enough time for him to heal.
The ground shook once more and bubbles surfaced in the tank. Bardock became even more uneasy with each passing second. Come on guys, just a little more time. He thought to himself. He had wished he could see how they were faring against the monster that wanted to destroy them all. He had begun to feel something entirely knew. It was a sensation that he never felt before. He could actually feel the energy of the planet. He could feel the vegetation, the wildlife, and even those who fought on the surface. It was a new ability that he was beginning to grasp, the ability to sense energy.
Hanasia and Tora landed on the ground face first from Cooler planting them in the ground with a double drop kick. He had then landed on their backs and began to press them deeper into the rocky desert soil. Crackling noises echoed along with the screams of suffering that came from the Saiyans.
Turles limbed around a rocky crevice from which he was sent into, rendering him almost unable to fight. Grasping his broken armor, he knew that he had only one shot. Pulling out his last Fruit, he devoured it with grimace. Instantly, his wounds had healed partially, and his muscles bulged once more. He felt even stronger than he had been when he had taken the Fruit fighting The Armored Squadron. Without hesitation, he charged.
Cooler stopped his torture of the Saiyan duo when he noticed a massive energy spike. He had turned his head around to see who it was only to be punched by Turles. The pirate had followed up with a knee strike into the air. Then, he knocked Cooler to the ground, and finished with a violet-white Full Power Energy Barrage Wave.
Cooler emerged from the rocks that caved in around him. "Well, this is certainly interesting."
"Shut up!" Turles yelled. "Take this!"
Turles formed a ring of fiery energy with electricity sparking around it that was between his palms. He extended the circular ring out and launched it at the Arcosian.
"Kill Driver."
Watching from below, Hanasia was amazed of her long lost son. She did not expect him to have so much power so suddenly. Tora however knew that Turles had eaten his last Fruit of Power. If Turles was going to finish Cooler, let alone damage him, he needed to do it before the effects wore off.
Cooler had thrown up his hands and caught the ring. Using his own energy, he had thrown the ring right back at Turles. Turles, shell-shocked, remained hovering in the air as he watched the ring collide towards him. At the last minute, he blocked his own attack, causing a massive explosion.
Fearing the worst, Hanasia had thought she lost her eldest son after just reuniting with him. "No, no Turles. You bastard, you fucking bastard! I'll kill you Cooler!"
She tackled towards the Arcosian only to be swatted away by his tail. She landed on her back but quickly got back up. Before she charged once more, Cooler spoke.
"Wait, look there, your child still lives."
Hanasia had thought that he was playing a sick joke. But with closer observation, she had noticed a body lying on its back just behind Cooler. From what she could tell, Turles was still breathing.
"Yes, he lives, but not for long…." Cooler smiled as he flew towards Turles with wicked intensions.
Hanasia's heart stopped as she watched the menace close in on her son. Tora had caught up with Hanasia. "Hanasia let's stop this guy!"
Snapping out of her bewilderment, she nodded and the two Saiyans went after the Arcosian.
Cooler had managed to grab Turles by his throat and held him firm in the air. The Arcosian was not naïve of the fact that the Saiyans would try to intervene.
Hanasia was first to strike with a roundhouse kick to Coolers left temple. The blow was a direct hit however Cooler remained unfazed as ever and reacted with a swipe of his tail, sending the royal Saiyaness down into the ground.
Before Tora made his move, Cooler used his telekinesis to launch a boulder at Tora. Cooler had then sent a meteor shower of rocks and debris at the two Saiyans, in order for them to stay out of his way.
Turles was grabbing his own throat and gasping for air. Cooler laughed at his effort and slightly released his grasp, only to let the Saiyan speak.
"That was an impressive display of power you showed me. Tell me Saiyan, what is your secret?" Cooler asked, almost not even caring to know.
"Grh…you bastard. Why….would I tell you shit?!" Turles managed to say, winded.
Cooler did not respond, instead he squeezed harder.
"I….don't understand….it is supposed to give me extraordinary power, no one has ever been able to defeat me…" Turles admitted, Cooler now curious than ever, let him continue to speak. "….The Fruit of the Tree of Might. I…know you have heard of it."
"I am well aware of the folklores." Cooler replied.
"Plant the Seed on a planet and it will instantly begin to grown into a Tree not like any other. The Tree devours the planet in its growth, and in return, it bares the power of the gods. No one has ever bested me in battle. I had great power, which rivaled a god! I…." Turles was soon interrupted by Coolers grasp, clasping harder than ever.
"You foolish monkey, you do not hold true power, the very thing that gives you power is a joke. True power is earned, not harvested or stolen. My power was given to me by my father, and his ancestors before him. True power is my birthright, and I once sought the knowledge to gain more. However I was quick to learn that all power is internal, not external. I was destined to rule the galaxy, a right that you Saiyans have stolen. Frieza may have been my brother but he had no knowledge of true power. His arrogance blinded him. He would have never been defeated by any army, let alone an army of apes, if he had been in his true form like I display before you. You will never be powerful; you will always be the low-class that you are."
Cooler felt the life slipping out of Turles with every passing second. One thing he did not expect however was to hear the Saiyan laugh.
"What's so funny, your life is close to an end, and you're amused?" Cooler questioned.
"I might be a low-class, but let me show you the 'true power' of all Saiyans!" Turles chuckled, as his eyes turned blood shot red.
Cooler was stunned, as he witnessed the Saiyan transform. Turles's body expanded, his body grew furry and his mouth extended forwards and his brow rose upwards. He became more and more ape like until his transformation was complete.
"Impossible, how are you transforming?" Cooler asked. He had answered his own question when he looked at the sky and noticed two artificial moons, hovering. Tora and Hanasia managed to sneak their trump cards while Cooler was interrogating Turles. Now three Oozarus stood before the Arcosian.
Cooler was still holding onto Great Ape Turles's neck throughout the transformation. Now it appeared as if he was just holding onto his fur. Great Turles smiled and grabbed the Arcosian with his gigantic hands.
"Now I shall squeeze the life out of you!" Came the booming sound of Turles's voice.
Angered, Cooler broke free and elbowed the Great Ape, sending him tumbling to the ground. Cooler was then punched by Great Hanasia, followed by a kick skyward by Great Tora. Cooler stopped his ascent into the air and was surprised at the speed of the Oozarus. All three of them flew up and surrounded Cooler.
Cooler had begun laughing to his self. "Finally, I thought you Saiyans would never show your true power. Now I can actually have a challenge!"
All three of the Great Apes collided towards Cooler with ferocity. Cooler had managed to block all three of them with each of his hands and his tail. Cooler had then used his energy to push all three of them backwards. Cooler had then proceeded to tackle Great Ape Tora sending him to the ground. Hanasia and Turles had then come up from behind Cooler in an attempt to catch him off guard. Their plan was thwarted when Cooler casually fired two purple energy blasts which sent them flying.
Tora had gotten back up and fired a Chou Makouhou mouth blast directly at the Arcosian. Cooler had not anticipated this and was hit dead on. When the cloud of ash cleared, Cooler had appeared to have been in a defensive stance, his skin slightly scorched.
Irritated, Cooler shot out a Darkness eye beam which went right through Tora's shoulder. The Great Ape hollowed in pain as he grasped his bleeding shoulder. Tora had taken a knee, blood spewing from his hand as he tried to hold the wound.
"Ha! Looks like I over did it." Cooler chuckled to himself arrogantly.
Meanwhile, back at the remote medical bay, Bardock had stirred greatly in his healing tank. He could sense everything that was going on. He could sense Turles getting beaten senseless, his wife Hanasia and his best friend coming to his son's aide. He had sensed Turles's sudden spike in power, only to be snuffed out by Cooler. Turles's life dwindled as Hanasia and Tora struggled to save him. He knew that they had transformed, greatly increasing their chances of survival.
But he knew Cooler had been holding back the entire time. He could feel the Arcosian toying with his Saiyan comrades. He knew that they were going all out, but Cooler remained on top as he was barely using a minuscule of his strength. Then, Bardock had felt Tora's energy plummet.
Suddenly, a new revelation came to Bardock, as he was hit by a new vision…
The ground around him was covered in bone and ash. Smoke filled the horizon and the stench of death choked the air. The very sky rained with hell fire and debris, as it appeared that a great cataclysm had devastated the world.
He walked for seemed like an eternity, only seeing the same depressing scene, over and over. Soon however, a trail of blood could be seen across the ground. It appeared as if something was dragged, or maybe it even crawled. Suspicious, Bardock had followed the trail of blood. The Saiyan King felt a deep dread as he grew closer to the source of the path.
Within the fogy smoke, he could see a silhouette lying on the ground. Drawing closer, Bardock was petrified to see that it was his comrade and best friend – Tora.
Tora was lying in a pool of his own blood face first. Bardock had kneeled down to turn his friend over. When he did so, Tora's body was mangled and lifeless. He had a dead stare, which only showed the whites of his eyes. Bardock mourned his friend for a moment, before he heard footsteps.
Bardock had turned around, only to have a fist go straight through his chest. He went white eyed, and had seen that it was Cooler who had penetrated his chest cavity.
Bardock had awaked from his dreams suddenly. The healing tank began bubbling rapidly, as if it were boiling. Abruptly, Bardock busted out of the healing chamber as his aura erupted with energy. Quickly throwing on his battle attire, he charged his energy once more and felt a great power course through his veins.
"I'm coming you guys" He said before he flew outwards, burrowing through the ground to the outside world.
"Hrghaaaa!" roared Hanasia as she slammed down her foot to crush Cooler underneath. The Saiyaness Oozaru form had greatly outweighed Cooler, smashing him and sending him through the rocky terrain.
Hanasia's foot quivered for a moment before a purple aura shone through her foot. Cooler had succeeded in forming a violet energy barrier which protected him from her blow. His barrier expanded, causing Hanasia to fall on her backside.
Cooler had then grabbed her foot and slung the Great Ape Saiyaness into a plateau, which tumbled over her. Cooler was then confronted by an injured Tora and weakened Turles. The two Great Apes did not hesitate to launch mouth blasts at the despot. Cooler quickly put his palms out on both sides and block both blasts with relative ease. Using his own energy, he hurled the waves right back at the Saiyans who attack him. The blasts turned lavender purple and consumed Turles and Tora, sending them hurdling backwards.
Turles crashed face first into a pile of rocks, causing them to collapse into dust. Tora had fallen to his back, grasping his shoulder even harder than ever. Struggling to get up, Tora had placed his elbow on the ground to support himself. Sitting up, he had noticed that Cooler had disappeared. But as faster than the eye could see, Cooler had teleported and kneed Tora in his massive chin, causing his head slam backwards into the ground. hHHH
Cooler had stood upon the Great Apes chest, his feet were pressing so hard that Tora could not get up. Coolers eyes were illuminating with menace. He was blood thirsty, and wanted to end this Saiyans life first.
"Your finished Saiyan, you have no hope of surviving now. You'll be the first Saiyan I kill, you fought well however your power was minuscule compared to mine. I don't know how you monkeys managed to get the upper hand on my little brother, but I will not repeat the mistakes he has made."
Cooler had then drawn out his finger and pointed in the direction of Tora's skull. His purple finger resonated with violet energy, Tora knew what was next. It was the fabled Cold family's signature technique- The Death Beam.
Tora stared down the face of his enemy, embracing the ultimate warrior's gift, death in battle. However instead of the final blow being dealt, it was as if Cooler was hesitating. Tora could see the Arcosian's eye's twitch, and scan the area for something.
A blinding blue flash followed which consumed Cooler and sent him rocketing to a stony outcrop. The formation tumbled over the tyrant as Tora witnessed everything with amazement. The Saiyan general recognized that blast wave. "Could it be?" he said out loud, as he got up from the ground.
Standing over all the Great Apes' on top of a plateau was none other than the King of all Saiyans-Bardock.
Tora howled in celebration as Great Ape Hanasia and Turles followed in suit. They cheered with their booming voices as their king had finally recovered.
Bardock felt so much more powerful. But it wasn't just physical strength that he felt. He felt a deep sensation inside of him, ready to unleash. He had felt motivated to defeat this foe, and send the last remnants of the Planet Trade into the depths of hell.
Within the crumbling rubble, Cooler had emerged with slight markings of singe. He looked at Bardock and bared his teeth. Bardock remained silent before entering a fighting stance.
"Let's go."
No PL's this chapter.
Q/A
Those-carrots: Oh, I hope Tora doesn't die, but that would defiantly be a good cause for Bardock to Transition to SSJ.
That's a very good guess; however I won't give you any spoilers. I guess you will have to find out next chapter!
Thank you for your patience everyone; tune in next time for DBZ- the Revision!
