Time Patrollers-Dark Army
Chapter Eleven-Reinforcements! Goku and Vegeta Join the Battle!
"Father! Goku," Trunks exclaimed. "Man, am I glad to see you two!"
"Hey, Trunks," Goku greeted. "Looks like we got here just in time."
Kora studied the two Saiyan warriors. Goku seemed friendly and even cheerful. Vegeta, on the other hand, had a prominent scowl on his face. Just looking at them, she could tell they were formidable fighters.
"So these are the two Saiyan warriors I've heard so much about," she said.
You two," Towa snarled. "How did you get here?"
"I'm kind of curious about that myself," Trunks spoke up. "How did you know we were in trouble?"
"The Supreme Kai of Time called us," Goku replied. "She told us what was going on. Then I just used my Instant Transmission to get us here." He turned his attention to Towa and Mira. "I take it those two are Towa and Mira, right? The one's who have been causing all the trouble?"
"That's them alright," Trunks said. "And they're not the only ones here. They brought several other powerful fighters here. The other patrollers are dealing with them right now."
"Is that...Tapion," Goku asked, noticing the young warrior.
"Yeah," Trunks said. "Towa's got him under her spell. We need to snap him out of it. If we can get him back on our side we can turn the tide against Towa."
"Alright," Goku said. "Lets do this! I'll deal with that Mira guy. He looks pretty tough."
"Not so fast, Kakarot," Vegeta spoke up. "If anyone's going to take him down, it's going to be me. I have a score to settle with him."
"Aww, c'mon, Vegeta," Goku said. "I already called dibs on fighting him."
"Dibs? What are you, a child," Vegeta snapped. "Besides, you always hog all the best battles! This time, I get to go first!"
Goku sighed in frustration. "Fine. But I at least want a few minutes of battle with him at some point."
"I could use your help, Goku," Trunks said. "This particular spell Towa cast on Tapion has made him way stronger than ever."
"Alright," Goku said. "Oh! But what about Towa?"
"I'll deal with her," Kora said.
"Oh. Who are you," Goku asked. "A new Time Patroller?"
"My name is Kora," she replied. "And, yes, I am a new patroller. I just joined up today."
"So this is your first day on the job, huh," Goku said. "And all of this had to happen right as you joined up."
Kora shrugged. "I didn't expect this job to be easy." She glanced over at Towa and her two allies. "Now then, shall we deal with these three?"
"Lets do this," Goku said.
The four fighters approached their opponents, Goku and Trunks facing the brainwashed Tapion, while Vegeta faced off against Mira.
"Vegeta," Mira said. "At last, a fighter worthy of my attention."
Vegeta smirked. "Don't think flattery is going to help you."
"Have you forgotten how our last battle went," Mira asked. "You could barely hold your own against me."
"Things will be different this time," Vegeta said.
"I'm not afraid of your Super Saiyan form," Mira said.
"Well, then," Vegeta replied. "Lets see if this form scares you."
With a burst of power, Vegeta was suddenly surrounded by a blue aura and his hair and eyes turned a dark blue. Mira stared in a surprise! He had never seen this form before.
"What is this," he asked.
"This is Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan," Vegeta said. "Or if you prefer, Super Saiyan Blue for short."
"A level beyond Super Saiyan God," Mira gasped. "Such a thing is possible?"
"It is," Vegeta said. "Allow me to show you how strong it is."
Moving faster than the eye could follow, Vegeta charged at Mira, landing a solid blow to Mira's midriff. Mira gasped as the breath was driven from him. Vegeta struck again, punching Mira right in the face, sending him flying backwards. Mira managed to recover just in time as Vegeta flew at him. The two fighters clashed, their hits shaking the area as they struck.
Towa watched the fight between Vegeta and Mira, grinding her teeth in frustration. Bad enough both Vegeta and Goku had arrived, but now Vegeta was using a new and more powerful form of Super Saiyan. This was not going as she had planned.
"Towa!"
Towa turned to see Kora approaching her. "So what's this? Are you planning on fighting me now?"
"That's the general idea," Kora said, halting before her.
"I'll make you regret ever joining the Time Patrol," Towa said.
"You talk big, but all you do is hide behind Mira and people you brainwash," Kora said.
"Oh, I can assure you, I'm quite capable of fighting my own battles," Towa said.
Raising her staff, Towa sent a volley of dark orbs at Kora. Kora moved fast, managing to weave in between the incoming projectiles. Having cleared the volley, she then charged at Towa. Towa blocked a punch and countered with a kick. Both women moved fast, Kora lashing out with her claws while Towa struck with her staff, seeking to break through Kora's guard. Towa took flight and then sent a beam of red energy at Kora. The catgirl sent a silver beam of ki upwards at the red beam, both powers colliding with each other. There was a massive explosion, and for a moment, the ground was obscured by smoke. Towa scanned the area, watching for Kora to emerge and attack again.
There! Spotting movement in the fading smoke, Towa launched another volley of energy orbs, peppering the ground to ensure Kora had no chance to react. After a moment, Towa let up on her attack and then floated down towards the ground. She surveyed the area, seeing no sign of her enemy. Had she managed to destroy Kora?
"Hey, Towa!"
Towa whirled around, looking up as she did. Up in the air, Kora had her hand raised, a silver orb hovering just above her outstretched hand.
"Catch," Kora said, hurling the orb of energy.
Towa dodged, the orb just missing her. Kora hurled another orb, and then another, sending a volley of orbs at her opponent. Towa kept dodging, occasionally batting several orbs aside with her staff. She then leaped into the air and flew towards Kora. Both women clashed and returned to hand to hand combat.
Back on the ground, Goku and Trunks were dealing with Tapion. With Goku's added strength, the battle was going much smoother than before. Both had turned Super Saiyan and now had Tapion on the ropes. Tapion staggered back from a punch Goku landed on him, while Trunks moved in and struck, stunning Tapion. Trunks saw that the dark aura surrounding Tapion was steadily fading and the red glow in his eyes was also lessening.
"It's working, Goku," Trunks said. "Keep it up!"
Goku nodded. "Alright! This should do it then!" Gathering up his energy, Goku charged up a Kamehameha attack and blasted Tapion. The brainwashed warrior flew through the air and then crashed to the ground, the dark aura disappearing.
Goku and Trunks reverted back to their base forms and approached Tapion.
"Looks like that did it," Goku said, kneeling down to check on him.
"Careful," Trunks said. "Last time I thought the spell was broken and then he was back up and attacking me again."
On the ground, Tapion stirred, moaning slightly. His eyes opened and Trunks was relieved to see they were their normal color. Tapion sat up, wincing and rubbing his head. He then looked up and noticed both Saiyans standing over him.
"Goku," Tapion said. He then glanced at Trunks. He stared at him for a moment before recognizing him. "Trunks? Is that you?"
"Hey, Tapion," Trunks said. "It's been a while. Are you alright?"
"More or less," Tapion replied. "What happened? Where am I?"
"You're in the Time Nest," Trunks said. "You were being controlled by Towa."
"Towa," Tapion repeated. "I remember a woman...I think that was her name. And there was someone with her...a man with white hair."
"That had to be Mira," Trunks said. He pointed to the battles going on between Vegeta and Mira and Kora and Towa. "Was it those two you saw?"
Tapion looked and then nodded. "Yes. That's them alright. But...Wait! He was with them, too!"
"Who," Trunks asked.
"Hoi," Tapion replied.
"Hold on," Goku said. "You mean that wizard who summoned up Hirudegarn?"
"Yes," Tapion said. "He was with Towa and Mira!"
"That's not good," Trunks said. "If Hoi is working with Towa and Mira, there's no telling what kind of trouble he could cause." His face turned pale as a thought occurred to him. "Tapion! Tell me Hirudegarn isn't here!"
"Not that I'm aware of," Tapion said. "He's no longer a part of me, so I can't sense him anymore. But if Towa went back in time to retrieve Hoi, then it's possible she could do the same for Hirudegarn. Though to do that, she would have to go back to the point where Hirudegarn was split into two and had been bonded to me and my brother."
"Not necessarily," Trunks said. "She could have gone back when Hirudegarn was still whole and retrieved him then. Either way, we need to assume the worst."
An explosion caused them to look up. Vegeta had unleashed his Big Bang attack on Mira, who had countered with a massive orb of red energy. Across from them, Towa and Kora were also still battling...
Towa backed away from Kora, taking a moment to recover from her attack. The catgirl was tougher than she had first anticipated. Looking down, she saw Tapion was free from her spell. On top of that, she also saw that the Supreme Kai had restored the barrier, preventing her from accessing the Time Vault.
"Damn it," she snarled. "This is not going as I planned. I need to get this situation back under control." She turned to where Mira and Vegeta were battling. "Mira! Fall back! We need to regroup!"
Reluctantly, Mira broke off from his fight with Vegeta and disappeared, only to reappear next to Towa.
"This is not over yet, Trunks," Towa said. "I still have a few tricks up my sleeve!"
With that, both denizens of the Demon realm disappeared.
"Did they retreat," Tapion asked.
"Somehow I doubt they're giving up," Trunks said. "But for now, I'd say we won this battle."
At that moment, Vegeta and Kora landed on the ground, joining Trunks, Goku and Tapion.
"Damn coward," Vegeta snapped. "I nearly had him!" He turned to Trunks. "Any idea where they fled to?"
"Not at the moment," Trunks replied. "I would imagine they're still around here somewhere. But right now we have bigger problems to worry about. Namely the other invaders that Towa brought here. And..."
"And what," Vegeta prompted. "Is there something else we need to know about?"
"It's possible Hirudegarn may be here," Goku said.
"Hirudegarn," Vegeta exclaimed. "That witch brought that monster with her? You're certain about that?"
"Not entirely," Trunks said. "But Tapion said Hoi's involved in this, too. And if he's here, then chances are Hirudegarn isn't too far behind."
"Hirudegarn," Kora mused. "I think I remember my uncle mentioning that name to me once. Who exactly is Hirudegarn?"
"More like what," Trunks said. "He's a giant monster that was created by a race of aliens called the Kashvar. They sent Hirudegarn on a rampage, destroying entire civilizations. He was defeated by Goku and the others sometime ago. But now..."
"Now Towa's brought him back," Kora finished. "We have to warn everyone."
Trunks nodded. "Agreed. Since Towa and Mira aren't attacking right now, I think we can afford to go help our friends now."
"I'm going to go find Scarlet and help her," Kora said. "Good luck, everyone. And be careful." She took flight and flew off in the direction she sensed Scarlet.
"Alright, I'll go find Frost and help him out," Goku said.
"Tapion," Trunks said. "I'd like you to find and help out the twins, Audrey and Aubrey. They're humans with light blue hair, you can't miss them."
"Okay," Tapion said.
"I'll track down Android #7 and help her out," Trunks said. "Father..."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll help out whoever I come across," Vegeta said. "Lets just go. I'm itching for a fight."
"That makes two of us," Goku said.
With that, everyone took flight and split up, heading in different directions to help the Time Patrollers.
"Thank goodness," the Supreme Kai said, checking the crystal ball. "Looks like things have calmed down outside the gate."
"Perhaps," Elder Kai said. "Though the battle is far from over. But at least Towa isn't attempting to break into the Time Vault right now."
"So does that mean I can go now," Jaco asked.
"You're not going anywhere, sonny," Elder Kai snapped. "Didn't you hear me say this isn't over yet? Towa and Mira could come back at any moment! We can't relax our guard just yet."
"I have to say, Korin," the Supreme Kai said. "Your niece really did well against Towa and Mira. I'd say she'll make an excellent addition to the team."
"I knew she could do it," Korin said. "Lets just hope this won't overwhelm her. I never would have thought all of this would happen on her very first day."
"What I want to know is, how did this happen," the Supreme Kai said. "There's no way Towa and Mira could have entered the Time Nest so easily. Somehow they were able to bypass the barrier protecting this place."
"You know, before all of this happened, there was a weird light that appeared in the sky," Jaco remarked. "In fact, it was coming from somewhere around the gate leading to the Time Vault."
"A weird light, you say," Elder Kai mused. "Perhaps that's how Towa and Mira were able to get in."
"But even if this strange light was the cause, where did it come from," the Supreme Kai said. "Someone or something had to have activated it."
"We'll just have to wait until this is all over and then investigate," Korin said. "Right now I don't think it would be a good idea to set foot outside this gate."
"Agreed," the Supreme Kai said. "But once this is over, I intend to get some answers."
Elsewhere, Towa and Mira had reappeared and were now surveying the damage done by their allies. The entire city was in ruins and people were fleeing in terror. Under normal circumstances, Towa would have reveled in such chaos, but that sensation was soured by the recent turn of events.
"I was so close to getting into the Time Vault," she lamented. "If only Goku and Vegeta hadn't interfered. Damn that Supreme Kai!"
"Vegeta's new power," Mira muttered. "How did he obtain it? Only Goku managed to become a Super Saiyan God. And even then it wasn't enough to combat the likes of Beerus the Destroyer. So how did Vegeta manage to achieve such power?"
"Saiyans always seem to find some way to do the impossible," Towa said. "But we'll worry about that later. Right now we need to initiate the next step in our plan. Hoi!"
The Kashvar wizard appeared out of nowhere. "Here I am, Towa. I as just watching the spectacle."
"The time is almost upon us, Hoi," Towa said.
"You mean Hirudegarn," Hoi asked.
"Yes," Towa replied. "I imagine by now the Patrollers will be wrapping things up with our allies. When that happens, we will strike. I have one more surprise opponent for them before we unveil Hirudegarn. They will be overwhelmed and destroyed."
"And once they have been dealt with, we can infiltrate the Time Vault," Mira said.
Towa nodded. "It's only a matter of time before we achieve victory. I'm looking forward to watching every last one of those Patrollers die. Hoi, prepare the two boxes and be ready to release Hirudegarn when the time comes. Now, lets go and observe the remainder of the battles."
End of Chapter Eleven...