Hello DBAGs, and welcome back to Dragon Ball AG: Saga 5 – Awakening of a Guardian!

This is the end…of Arc II.

There was meant to be an epilogue, but I just attached it to the end of this chapter. Now…before we start…this is a very long chapter! The longest I have ever written, so I really hope you enjoy every moment that lies before you.

Some questions will be answered…new ones will arise, but ultimately, it will be great.


Chapter 12: Sins of the Father – Part 2

A strong wind swept through this mountainous area. The Kayu village was quiet after the events that had just unfolded and everyone was eagerly anticipating what would happen next. The evil Wizard Dazir was standing with all his thugs around him and he had the widest smile on his face. He had finally achieved what was one of his biggest targets for a while now. The Teen Quarter-Saiyan, Noca, was finally under the Wizard's mind control. What plans did Dazir have now? How are things going to pan out for Noca's friends? However things went, it would certainly be very difficult to take on the powerful Super Saiyan.

Noca was standing with his fists clenched and a glare in the direction of his friends. Uub and #17 were the ones who had stepped forward to make their attempts at getting Noca back to being himself, but they weren't overly optimistic. They knew that by working together would give them some form of advantage, but how much? Noca's stare intensified and he moved into a slight stance. A small smirk crawled across the young Saiyan's face as he beckoned for the fighters to come at him. Both of them looked to each other, nodded and then charged forward at top pace.

They were closing in on Noca and started to swing their attacks, but both of them struck nothing. Noca had phased at the final second and caught them completely by surprise. He reappeared behind them and waited for them to turn. #17 was first around so Noca threw in a strong right fist that hit the Android in the side of the head and sent him stumbling away. The possessed Saiyan quickly swung around and sent his knee crashing into Uub's gut and then very swiftly slammed his fists down on the Majin Human's head. Uub crashed into the ground and Noca instantly phased away. He reappeared right by #17 and as the Android straightened up Noca kicked him in the ribs and that lifted him into the air and sent him through the sky.

Uub had quickly jumped up and flew towards Noca in a, somewhat, desperate attempt to catch him off-guard. Noca wasn't one to be fooled, even in a possessed state. He phased out just in time and flashed behind Uub. The Saiyan cracked his fist into Uub's lower back and then threw the fighter into a tough headlock. #17 had managed to get control up in the air and decided to come charging in. Once again, it seemed like a very desperate attempt and Noca basically proved this simple point when he swung around and threw Uub into the oncoming android. The Majin fighter crashed into the android and it completely stalled #17. Noca swiftly lifted his arm up and powered up a strong Ki blast that shot towards the two fighters and exploded instantly, propelling them back up through the sky.

Both managed to turn and stop rapidly, but Noca came firing back into the fight and landed a deep, shocking blow right into Uub's gut. The young fighter bent over and coughed up saliva, whilst Noca dropped away and spun in with a strong kick to the face that sent Uub away into the distance. The possessed Saiyan then turned his attention back to the Android and instantly phase-charged towards him. #17 wasn't expecting that blistering pace. Noca landed a mighty head-butt to the androids nose and cracked it. #17 was knocked back through the air just a little, but Noca didn't want to give him the time to recover. He moved in towards #17 and threw a strong right hook that snapped #17's head to the side, but then he landed a left hook that turned it the other. Noca then grabbed the android by the shoulders and slammed yet another head-butt onto the bridge of #17's nose.

#17 sailed back a little once more and he lifted his hand to check the blood coming from his nose, but Noca was quickly right in front of him once more. The Saiyan lifted his hands up into the air and brought them down of #17's head once more and sent him falling towards the ground. Noca then looked to the side and noticed Uub was still falling. Another smirk was brought to the Saiyan's face as he darted towards the Majin Fighter once more. Once level in with Uub, Noca caught him by the shirt and lifted him face-to-face. He started to slap Uub around a bit and was chuckling to himself lightly. #17 had managed to roll through the air and noticed that Uub was in trouble. He wouldn't give up and wanted to make sure that Noca was put back to normal. He powered up and charged towards Noca. The Saiyan was still slapping Uub around a little, but decided to up the ante a bit. He was soon punching Uub in the face over-and-over, very rapidly. The blood actually burst from Uub's mouth and nose, but none of it fazed Noca.

#17 couldn't bear to see his old friend acting this way and sped up to try and stop it. He barged into Noca before punching him in the cheek and sending him rolling away through the air. Uub quickly shook off his pain and faced Noca once more. The Saiyan had very simply flipped through the air and straightened up ready to continue. He stared at the two fighters in front of him for a second before cracking his neck both ways and then focussing forward. #17 and Uub were both put off by the dark stare, but they tried to remain confident.

Noca charged in swiftly and sent a powerful knee up into #17's chin before lowering and then charging up a strong uppercut to knock the android further. Uub aimed a fist right towards Noca's head, but the possessed Saiyan easily stuck up a hand and caught the fist. Uub panicked and decided to go with another quick attack. He swung in for a kick, but Noca simply caught his leg as well. The Saiyan then slowly turned to face Uub and smirked again. He twisted the Majin Human's arm, earning a pained squeal and then he kicked Uub in the gut sending him away once more. Noca then swung around and slammed his hands together, shooting a Ki blast into the fighter's body. The blast exploded against Uub's body and he was sent travelling through the air once more. He eventually came to a crash in the side of a mountain and Noca was about to charge back in, but he could feel some sort of presence near him.

#17 dropped in front of Noca and threw a quick punch forward, but the Saiyan easily dodged by moving back in the air just out of the android's reach. #17 was in no mood for these games and he was getting really tired so he just decided to make the attempt to go all out. He was throwing a rapid barrage of punches, but wasn't being all that successful. Noca was simply dodging all of the punches and was getting frustrated with all of this. He shook his head and threw an arm forward. His hand wrapped around #17's throat and he started to tighten the grip. #17 was struggling to breathe, but Noca wasn't going to give the android any mercy right now.

Noca looked down to the ground, smirked and then looked back up to #17's face. He then suddenly bolted towards the ground with #17 still in his grip. The Saiyan slammed #17 down into the muddy, rocky surface and managed to dig deep into the ground. Noca continued to press lots of power down onto #17 and the ground. The strength managed to not only put #17 deeper into the ground but he then he continued forward, pushing #17 across, leading to the formation of some sort of trench. #17 had no way to move out of the attack and was certainly feeling the pain of it. Noca eventually turned up into the air with #17 still in tow and then he threw the android up in the air above him. Noca stalled and powered up before charging further and sent a crunching knee into the android's gut.

#17 bent over Noca's knee and then the Saiyan rose up into the air a little more and slammed his fist down on the android's spine. That forced #17 into arching his back and crying out in pain. The impact was also strong enough to fire the android further down to the ground. Noca then straightened up and watched as his android opponent crashed down.

Noca had somehow lost a little focus and didn't realise that Uub was still around and hadn't yet been knocked out of the battle. He charged in behind the Saiyan and took him into a headlock. Noca just turned to look over his shoulder a little and he was clearly unfazed by the situation he had been placed in. He just grunted in annoyance and then elbowed back into Uub's ribs. The Majin fighter moved a little in reaction to the pain, but he made sure not to release his grip. Noca was going to keep pushing on though. He sent his head back into Uub's nose and heard it crunch from the impact. Uub still made sure not to loosen his grip. He had only one thing to do right now.

"Noca, please…" Uub started, with deep seriousness in his voice. "Please come back to your senses."

Noca just grunted and elbowed back once again. Uub took the pain, but made sure not to release his grip. This may just be their best chance at actually being able to bring him back to normal, but Noca had absolutely no control over himself.

"You need to remember who you are! You need to realise that we…we are your friends!"

Noca continued to elbow back at Uub and bash his head back, but he was struggling to actually break from Uub's grip. Perhaps his concentration lacked when under Dazir's influence and that affected his abilities. He was still as strong as always, but certainly not as tactical. #17 finally managed to get back up and was flying back into the battle. Uub certainly couldn't bring the Saiyan down alone. The Android stopped in front of Noca and started punching him in the gut and face. A crushing blow to the gut and then a powerful right hook to the face, but Noca was prepared to take the hits.

"Listen to us Noca! This isn't you..." #17 began pleading with the teen, but was cut off when the young Saiyan tried to kick out at the android. #17 simply caught Noca's leg and then plunged another strong punch into his stomach. Noca just grunted and coughed a little. He was getting very annoyed with the position he was in and wouldn't take it anymore. He looked up and glared in #17's direction. It was a look that #17 had never really seen on Noca before, but it told him he should be worried. The Saiyan pulled his leg from #17's grip and then kicked the android in the face. Uub tried to keep restraining Noca, but he wasn't too successful. Especially once Noca opened his hands and a large amount of Ki exploded from within the Saiyan's body.

Both #17 and Uub couldn't fight back against the explosive wave and were each flung far away from the possessed boy. Noca began to power up significantly and then charged towards #17. He was successful in landing a deep, crushing kick deep into #17's gut and then performed a spinning kick to get rid of him. Uub took his chance and flew in behind Noca and was aiming a strong fist towards the back of his head, but Noca turned to the side and let the fist sail across his chest. The Saiyan grabbed Uub's wrist with his right hand and then used his left arm to elbow the Majin Human in the face.

Noca then pulled Uub down again and sent his left fist deep into the fighter's gut before quickly pulled back and then sending an uppercut. He let go of Uub's arm in the process and this gave the Majin Human a chance to give himself some room. As he rose higher he flipped up and managed to straighten out once more. He quickly threw his arms to his right side and began to power up his attack.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" Uub shouted quickly as the blue energy rapidly gathered and was then fired towards Noca at a great pace. This wasn't enough to catch Noca off-guard though. The Saiyan phased out of view and reappeared just behind Uub. The Kamehameha finished firing and Uub was breathing quite heavily. Noca slowly lifted his arm and aimed his palm towards Uub before clearing his throat and grabbing the opponent's attention. Uub swung around, but just as he did Noca powered up a Big Bang Attack and fired it right for Uub. The attack exploded immediately upon connection with Uub's body and then sent him soaring through the air. Noca smirked and was then about to charge towards Uub again, but something caught his attention. A small Ki blast sailed just past Noca's face and it certainly stopped him. Noca turned to the side and then saw that #17 was powering up two large Ki balls. Suddenly both were soaring towards the young Saiyan, one behind the other.

Noca turned fully and faced both attacks without fear. He was very confident that there was nothing dangerous about those attacks and he knew he could stop them. #17 wanted this to happen, it was a distraction. The Android had charged through the air and was aiming to get to Uub before he landed too far away. The two fighters stopped and turned to see what Noca would do with the attacks. The first ball was incoming and Noca simply swatted it away without second thought.

"Damn…there was a lot of power in those…" #17 said, cursing as he clenched his fists and grit his teeth.

"We'll need to power up as much as we can and fire our attacks together…" Uub suggested, but #17 turned to face him with scepticism. "It's the only chance right now…"

#17 nodded and then both fighters started putting a lot of energy into their signature Ki waves. Noca had just swatted away the second blast and turned to see that his opponents were already very busy getting prepared for their next attack. They were unsure of whether they had put enough energy into their attacks, but they had no choice but to fire right away.

"NOW!" #17 and Uub shouted together as they threw their hands forward and let the attacks sail through the air at breakneck pace. Noca didn't react to the blasts and just tilted his head to the side. The huge energy continued to sail right up towards Noca, but he still seemed very unfazed by all of this. He just started smirking like nothing was wrong.

At the last minute he threw up both of his hands and blocked one of the attacks with each hand. He started to gather all of the energy into a huge ball right in front of him and this certainly worried the opponents. That was a lot of energy and if Noca got to unleash it then they may not survive…or even if they dodge it there might be a lot of damage caused somewhere around the world. They needed to act quickly. They needed to do…something. Both of them looked to each other and then nodded. They each powered up a simple Ki blast in each hand and then decided to throw those towards the ball of energy and hoped that what they were expecting to happen…would happen.

As soon as the blasts connected to the huge ball of energy it acted as a detonator and the entire Ki blast exploded, shaking the whole area and blowing Uub and #17 out of the sky. Both of the fighters had to drop down to the ground very quickly and the energy slowly dissipated. Both Uub and #17 were very exhausted and just wanted to rest. They looked up believing they would see Noca's body falling from the sky. They knew it wasn't enough to kill him, but they were sure it was enough to actually beat him. They were wrong…

The energy had completely dissipated as had the giant smoke cloud and the sight that remained was one that made Uub and #17 both want to give up. Floating there in the middle of the sky…was Noca…relatively unharmed. Uub cursed and dropped to his knees and pounded the ground once.

"I can't go on…I….I can't beat him…" Uub said, sounding extremely disappointed in himself. He was giving up all hope, but #17 knew better than to let that happen.

"We can't give up." #17 said sternly as he looked back to the sky and watched as Noca descended to the ground. Uub looked at #17 and then to Noca. "He may be too strong…but he's our friend. We need to bring him back."

"But can we really do it?" Uub questioned as he slowly stood and shook off any injury.

"I don't know…but I'll keep going until I die…" #17 said very seriously. Uub turned to look at #17 and nodded before returning his eyes to Noca.

"I guess I can't let you do that alone then," Uub replied as he powered up significantly and the two of them looked to each other and nodded. They both sprung from the ground and charged to Noca at the same time and they hoped that whatever they attempted would catch the Saiyan off-guard. This didn't seem apparent as Noca just started moving away and avoid all their barraging punches and kicks. He didn't seem to be fazed by any of this.

It seemed that the Teen Saiyan was putting hardly any effort into this attempt and it was almost as if he was amused. This didn't really make Uub and #17 feel good about themselves, but like they said…they weren't planning on giving up. The two of them reeled back their arms and charged in a punch at the same time, but Noca simply raised both hands and caught both fists. Everything seemed to suddenly stop and this gave Noca the advantage. He easily slammed Uub and #17 into each other and then pulled back and phased out.

Both fighters focused once more, but they couldn't spot Noca anywhere. They were looking around in every direction with their guards up, but nothing. They turned and faced each other with worried looks, but were suddenly distracted when Noca reappeared between them and just stood there. Both of the fighters backed off out of surprise, but Noca still didn't move. They didn't give it a second thought before charging in a trying to attack him once more. They continued their barraging punches and kicks, but Noca used his arms to block every single one of their attempts. One arm each as well.

All of this rapid movement finally came to a halt when Noca caught a fist each hand once more. Everything fell silent again and Noca was back in the most powerful position. He was standing with Uub to his left and #17 to his right. Noca was just teasing them right now. He was proving that he was far superior and could take control of the fight at any point. He made sure to attack this time though. He let go of Uub's fist and quickly plunged his left fist deep in #17's gut and then pulled back and crashed his elbow into Uub's gut. Noca then punched up into Uub's face and performed yet another spinning kick to knock the fighter away into the distance.

Uub's body shot through the air before coming to a halt when he crashed into a mountainside and remain there. Noca had charged on after Uub and stopped right in front of him before unleashing his own barrage of strong and rapid punches. Only difference is that every one of Noca's actually landed on their target. Uub couldn't make any sort of move and he would certainly need #17 to help him. That was exactly what the android planned to do though. He had managed to recover from Noca's attack and was charging in behind him, but Noca knew he was coming.

The Saiyan managed to flip up into the air over #17 and due to the speed at which he was flying, #17 continued going, but he was very lucky to stop before crashing into Uub. That was until Noca was level again and kicked the android in the back, sending him crashing into the side of the mountain with Uub. Noca then lowered down in front of them and lifted his hand to power up another Big Bang style attack. Uub and #17 could do nothing as the blast crashed into them and blew up in a very large explosion. It had managed to create a massive crater in the side of the mountain and both Uub and #17 fell to the ground and rolled down a steep slope.

Noca phased down to a lower part of the mountain and waited for the bodies of his opponents to come to a halt. They eventually managed to stop themselves rolling any further and stood up slowly and in pain. Noca smirked once more as he saw them swaying and looking as if they were about ready to pass out. They looked towards Noca and threw up their fists in an attempt to show they were committed to helping him. Noca just tilted his head a suddenly phased out of view. Neither Uub nor #17 knew what had happened, but they knew it wasn't good.

Noca finally reappeared right in front of #17 and shot his fist into the android's gut once more. #17 coughed up blood this time. Noca quickly pulled the fist back and then sent a powerful uppercut in. #17 was lifted into the air, but Noca quickly grabbed a hold of the android by his hair and then slammed him back down into the ground. #17's face was deep in the dirt and Noca couldn't stop the smirk on his face. He lifted his leg and brought his foot down on the android's head and was pushing him further into the ground.

Uub didn't want to keep watching what Noca was doing and charged in towards him and aimed a punch right for the teen, but Noca easily grabbed onto his wrist and turned to face the Majin Human. Uub couldn't do anything, but curse. He had failed once again and things were looking very bleak. Noca started to tighten his grip around Uub's wrist, but without restraint. Within seconds Uub felt the bones crushing and he tried to pull away, but Noca swiftly twisted his arm and with a loud crack and snap, Uub's arm was effectively broken. He cried out in pain and so badly wanted to get out of Noca's grip. The Saiyan just smirked once more and smashed his knee into Uub's gut and let him drop to the ground.

Uub was effective in one thing…he had distracted Noca and now #17 was back to his feet. Noca turned around to face the android, but was very quickly knocked back by #17 exerting his Ki and managing to knock Noca back a little. #17 then tried to rapidly fly in, but Noca quickly grabbed a hold of his arm and pulled it behind his back. He was going to break it, but something caught the Saiyan before he had the chance.

"Noca my slave…it is your Master. I want you to bring this battle of yours back to the village…especially if you're about to win." Dazir's voice echoed through Noca's skull. He didn't answer the wizard, but he didn't disobey his order either. He blasted off from this little valley and flew towards the Village. When he made it back, he lowered into the village and threw #17's body through a building. The possessed Saiyan touched down on the ground and looked around him. Suddenly Noca found himself trapped in an arm lock. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Uub had made yet another attempt to stop him.

Noca simply flipped out of the grip and over Uub. He landed behind him and then kneed the Majin Human in the lower back and was about to let him drop to the floor, but decided to put his arm around Uub's neck instead. He then started to crash punch after punch into the fighter's kidneys. Uub cried out in pain each time, but they were pretty muffled by the fact that Noca had his arm tightly around the Majin's throat. He started to rise back into the air and just dropped Uub to the ground. The landing was enough to cause Uub plenty more pain as he landed right on his broken arm. Noca then descended back to the ground, but right in front on Dazir this time.

"Good…this…this is so good! Hahaha! I AM FINALLY VICTORIOUS!" Dazir screamed in such joy. Everything was silent except from the pained groans coming from Uub and the maniacal laughter coming from Dazir. "You know what Noca…I want you to kill them…all of them."

Noca nodded to Dazir and then turned and slowly started to approach Uub's writhing body. He stood over him and slowly raised his hand a little. He was about to power up the energy blast, but…

"STOP!"

Everyone looked to the direction that the scream had come from. It was Pan. The Saiyan girl was running towards Noca and no one had been able to stop her, despite Bra making an attempt.

"Pan, please don't do it!" The blue-haired girl screamed, but Pan had no choice. She stopped right in front of Noca and looked up into his eyes.

"Stop this Noca…you…you are better than this. You know this isn't you!" Pan pleaded with all her heart. She wasn't stupid, she knew Noca was still in there. If it wasn't for their emotional connection then she would be unsure, but she knew exactly how he felt right now. His emotions were all at a conflict with each other. She was sensing Anger, Fear, Sadness, Excitement, but most of all…confusion. Noca had no idea what was going on and Pan needed to help him.

"You need to come back…we need you…I…need you…" Pan continued, but Noca just stared at her with a blank expression. "I feel everything you feel…I know that you are in there, but you need to fight it! You need to fight back against that evil bastard!"

"WHAT?! I'll show you who's evil! NOCA, KILL HER!" Dazir yelled in a pure rage, but there was no response from Noca. Pan just continued to stare up and Noca. She was trying to see the love within him, but there was nothing in his face that gave her any hints about if he was still in there or not. She was making all these assumptions via her emotions.

"You're trapped inside your own mind…but only you should know your way around there. You can't let Dazir take that away from you…you can't let him beat you…because…because…" Pan was finding it difficult to finish her sentence as the tears started to come and she was starting to get very choked up. Finally she found the strength to go on, "Because I can't live without you…I love you Noca!"

Noca still had no reactions to anything that Pan said and it just made Pan feel so much more upset and scared.

"Please Noca…please stop this…come back to me…please! I LOVE YOU!" Pan yelled as the tears were starting to flow now.

On the surface, Noca had no reactions, but there had to be some effect otherwise he would have killed her. Inside his head Noca was fighting with himself. He knew Pan. He recognised her and he was trying to fight against Dazir's power and Pan was certainly helping him. As Noca started to push through just a little his body started to react.

Noca began shaking his head to get the thoughts of Pan out of there, but the conflict within him was getting far too dangerous. His Ki was flaring up around him and he was struggling to control himself. Pan was finally starting to see she was getting somewhere and she knew she had to keep pushing on.

"You know all of this is wrong Noca! You know that you're not the villain. You are the hero! Please Noca, stop this now. COME BACK!" Pan screamed once more. #17 had finally managed to pull himself out of the rubble and was limping away from the building and saw what was going on.

"Pan…stop…it's too dangerous…get away from him…" #17 yelled as he limped towards them, but he fell to his knees and knew he was helpless right now. Noca looked towards #17 and then back to Pan. He looked her right in the eyes and his brow furrowed. Pan realised this and knew she was finally making progress. Noca opened his mouth a little and Pan was starting to feel very optimistic.

"Pan…" He muttered very. She moved in closer to him and he raised his hand to her cheek a little. He brushed her cheek with his fingers and looked her right in the eyes. He was about to say something and Pan really needed to hear it, but she could hardly make it out as it only came out in the slightest bit of a whisper… "Run…"

"NOCA! I am your Master and I order you to ATTACK!"

Dazir's voice suddenly resonated in Noca's head and he dropped his arms to his sides and clenched his fists. He tenses up a lot and nobody could tell what was going on, but it certainly wasn't looking good. Pan muttered Noca's name one last time, but all of a sudden…there was a swift movement…Noca had raised his hand…and…he had backhanded Pan across the village. His hand crashed into her face and lifted her off the ground sending her flying across the ground and she eventually hit the floor and rolled into a wall. Everyone around them all went silent, except for Bra who had screamed out in shock. #17 looked very disappointed with himself and punched the ground with full power.

Noca turned to face Pan and started to walk over towards her body. Bra, Kiera and Holline all tried to shout at Noca and plead with him to stop what he was doing, but none of it was successful. Dazir continued to laugh out loud and kept telling Noca to keep going. Noca finally reached Pan and he lifted the girl up off of the ground and brought her to eye level. She slowly opened her eyes and tried to say his name, but Noca punched her in the face once and then pulled back to land another one. He then threw her body to the other side of the village and she crashed through a bench. He didn't turn around this time though.

"Hahaha! This is so amazing. With Noca on our side I am forever unbeatable! This is the greatest thing to ever happen to me!" Dazir couldn't stop cheering and laughing, but he managed to stop himself to say one more thing to Noca. "I think it's about time you finish her off!"

"Don't do it Noca!" Holline screamed at the top of her lungs, but there was no response. Noca turned around and walked towards Pan slowly. All the while Dazir was cheering and the girls were screaming for him to stop. He stopped right in front of Pan's body and looked down on her as she squirmed a little and turned to face him.

"P…please…re…remember…remember who…you are…" Pan uttered and she continued to wince in pain. She tried her hardest to move and try to stand, but she was far too much pain. Noca continued to stare down on her, but he was finally starting to realise that something was very wrong with all of this. His mind was finally seeing what was happening.

"You can't keep doing this. Can't you see what you're doing? You're hurting all the people that you care about! Look! That's Pan down there on the ground. She's in pain and you know what…you put her there!" Noca told himself. He couldn't believe what was happening. He knew it wasn't really him doing any of this, but…it was all him. "You're weak. Listen to your friends…and remember who you are…what you stand for!"

Pan slowly started to get up to her feet and continued to look Noca in the eye. She had tears in her eyes as she limped towards him. Noca finally gets a good look at her and he spots blood. He sees that she has cuts and bruises on her arms, face and neck. Her clothes are also very torn. He sees the blood running down her face and notices that it was coming from a cut just under her eye. He lifts his hand slowly, wanting to wipe the blood and tears away, but he noticed something else. He looked to his hand and saw that there was blood on his knuckles.

His hands start shaking as he looks back to Pan and finally realises that he has been forced to cause pain to the person that he loves…and it was all because of Dazir. He shakes his head and starts breathing very heavily.

"Noca! I said finish her!" Dazir yelled once more.

There was no response from Noca. He just continue to stare at his hand whilst breathing heavily.

"I said…finish her!"

Noca still didn't move. He looks up to Pan and takes in all the damage he has caused. He mutters her name quietly and raises his hand to her cheek.

"Pan…I…" Noca started, he wanted to apologise, but the words just wouldn't come out. She took a step forward, but her body finally gave up and she faints and collapses into his arms. Noca dropped into his base form and caught the girl in his arms.

"What is going on?!" Dazir yelled in annoyance.

Noca slowly placed the girl on the ground and stood up and backed away from her. He couldn't stop looking at the pain he had caused, but he so badly wanted to turn away. It was as if he was punishing himself. He was still shaking his head and breathing heavily. He clenches his fist and now he starts to shake in a pure, blind rage.

"I…hurt her…you…" Noca turns to face Dazir and points at him. His gold aura starts to flare up around him and his currently natural hair starts to wave in the air. "You made me hurt Pan!"

There was blinding flash of light and an explosive energy output as the Ki radius widened by a huge amount and the amount of static energy that filled the air was immense. Noca was screaming out in anger as he ascended to Super Saiyan 2. The light finally died down and Noca was there with a huge gold aura, with blue static energy sparking around his body and all his hair was pointed up. He was definitely a Super Saiyan 2.

The energy started to die down and the Aura decreased quite a bit. His hair fell back into its normal position for Super Saiyan and the blue static energy disappeared. Noca looked at his hands and felt his energy coursing through.

"Full power…damn. I need to train some more. I need to control Super Saiyan 2." Noca mentioned to himself before he returned his focus back to the main target. Dazir.

"You will pay for everything…" Noca said in a very intense tone as he glared towards the little wizard. "You have made a very, very big mistake...and I will not let you get away with it."

Dazir started to back away and he was feeling very scared and weak. He looked at all his men and even they seemed scared of what was going on. The wizard had no idea what to say. No one had ever broken out his control on their own. How was any of this even possible?

Pan, still on the floor, managed to come back to consciousness for a second to see that Noca was back to who he really is. He started advancing on Dazir and preparing to finally beat these enemies. Pan utters his name one last time and passes out with a slight smile on her face. Noca turns to face the girl and then continues walking towards his opponents. They all back away, but Dazir knew that he still had a chance.

"The machine is still working! Men…all of you…KILL HIM!" They all turn and nod at Dazir before returning their focus to Noca and slowly make their way forward. They don't want to, but with Dazir's powerful mind control abilities they can't deny him. Whilst all the fighting was close to kicking off once more, Bra realised something that could be very helpful to ending this strange situation.

"Hey, he keeps mentioning a machine. I say we go and find this thing. I'm sure it's what is giving his men all their power." Bra suggests to the other two. They both agree knowing that it couldn't hurt to at least try to find it. They needed to do something other than cowering away. They look over to the battle and Pan's body and notice that #17 signals he will take care of her. Bra nods and then motions for the other girls to follow her.

Shai, Zala, Avure and Dole all move forward and surround Noca. They all look raring to go for yet another fight, even though they know that they haven't got a chance in hell. Yento remains back for this part of the fight, as he knows he is the strongest and his battle would have the most meaning anyway. If any of them could have a chance at stopping Noca again, it would probably be his own father. Noca looks at the four men and then over to #17. The Android had finally managed to return to his feet and moved over to Uub's body and started to drag him to a safe distance. He then moved to Pan's body and moved hers as well. Noca nodded to him as if to say thank you and #17 nodded back. The teen Saiyan returned his focus to the battle about to happen and he was prepared for this to go smoothly.

Noca knew exactly who the strongest of these 4 fighters was and he knew who the weakest would be. He would take out the weakest first. The enraged teen Saiyan turned to face Dole and charged at him. Dole had absolutely no time to react as Noca plunged a fist deep into the little man's gut and then watched as he passed out from the pain. Dole dropped to the ground and he was certainly finished in this battle. Noca then phased out of view and reappeared right in front of Avure. He sent in a powerful right hook and then a left uppercut. Avure lifted up into the air and landed with a crash on the ground. He too was unconscious.

Zala didn't want to suffer the same fate so he decided to make a panicked attempt at an attack. He charged toward Noca, but the Saiyan easily flipped over the large man and upon landing behind him, he sent a strong punch into the base of the possessed fighter's spine. Zala arched and grunted in pain and due to the arch there was a certain unbalance to the man so Noca finished off by swiping his legs out from underneath him. As soon as Zala hit the ground Noca jumped back to his feet and sent a powerful punch right into the centre of his chest, knocking the man out.

Shai was the last one standing now. The tall blond haired man looked around at his allies. All of them were lying on the ground, completely unconscious. Shai didn't want to end up in the same boat. He wanted to run, but Dazir had already made his order, so he had to follow it. Shai puts up a weak guard and tries moving forward slowly. Noca just glared in his direction. There was another reason that Noca had left this one until the end. He wanted to ensure Shai was dealt with in the perfect way. After all…Shai was the one to fight Pan earlier and it had certainly annoyed Noca. Shai decided to finally make his move and started running towards Noca in a very desperate attempt. Noca just used his time wisely and as soon as Shai came in close enough, the young Saiyan sent a powerful fist up into Shai's throat and lifted him high into the air. His body then crashed down and he was also unconscious.

"That was for Pan…" Noca muttered as he turned away from Shai's unconscious body and slowly approached Yento. He knew the next part of this fight would probably have some difficulty, but not because of power. It was due to how Noca was feeling right now. Sure, he wanted revenge, but this man was apparently his father and he needed answers. Even though Noca was telling himself this, he wasn't listening. He was far too angry to stop fighting now. He had some rage to work out and Yento would be the perfect punching bag.

Yento sent the boy an intense stare. He knew Noca was his son, but that wasn't resonating right now. He was under Dazir's control so he had to follow the evil wizard's orders and fight with his son. Even if he didn't want to, it still had to be done. Both fighters stare at each other for a minute or so before finally charging towards each other at a blistering speed. They each threw a punch towards the other, both using their right hands. Their targets were the other person's face, but neither fist hit their target. Noca caught Yento's fist easily in his left hand, and Yento performed the exact same feat. The powerful clash was able to cause a huge shockwave to emit throughout the entire area and sparks of energy dashed around the two fighters.

Both of them remained in that position for another minute or so before Noca pulled his fist free and sent a crushing punch into Yento's face. The possessed man backed away and Noca tried to come in with a left-handed punch, but Yento put his arm up and simply blocked the punch and continued to back away. Noca charged forward and threw two rapid punches. One right aimed for Yento's face, Yento moved his head to his right. Noca then tried to the same thing with his left fist, but Yento avoided in the same way. The man finally decided to throw his own punch and it flew forward and crashed into Noca's face.

The Saiyan backed away quickly and shook it off before charging in for yet another attack. The teen tackled Yento in the air and continued to fly forward until the two of them come to a halt by crashing against some rocks. Noca then pulled back a little and starts to punch him over and over in the face and gut. Noca was going all out and didn't care about the pain he was causing…that was until he finally looked at Yento's face and couldn't help, but stop and look for a second. That second was too long though and it gave Yento the chance he needed to make another move. He powers up with an explosive wave and that sends Noca away just a bit, but it was enough space for Yento. He charged at the young Saiyan and sends a left punch into the gut before crashing in a right hook. He then sends a strong left right into the centre of Noca's face and as the boy backs away to try and regain focus, Yento sends another left handed punch to Noca's face.

As the boy is knocked back once more, Yento puts his left arm around his Son's shoulders and then sends a deep cracking blow into the teen's gut. Noca coughs up a little saliva and then the man throws the boy towards the ground. Yento then takes his position and fired a Ki barrage at the falling body. The blasts weren't performed quickly enough as Noca is able to flip and regain control again. He shakes his head and then fires a one-handed Ki wave up towards his opponent. The wave sailed through the centre of the oncoming barrage and right towards Yento. His eyes went wide in surprise as the light came ever closer to his face, but he was quick to dodge to the side and let the wave fly past him. He then looked down to see that his blasts all hit the ground, but there was no Noca.

He was about to move down, but then Noca phased behind Yento and performed an overhead kick on the unsuspecting enemy. Yento was knocked from the sky and now he was the one flying towards the ground. Noca quickly followed him down and was going to catch up, until Yento flipped and regained composure. Noca may not have got there in the time he wanted to, but he was still able to keep his advantage. He managed to land a strong knee right into Yento's face that made him back away through the air once more. Noca then acted very rapidly in an act to retain his advantage and landed a very quick barrage in his father's chest and gut, before pulling back and then kicking the man away. The kick sent Yento sailing through the air at quite a pace.

Noca made sure to follow on quicker this time and managed to catch up before Yento got too far. He grabbed onto the man's leg and started to spin him in a diagonal circle through the air. Noca must have performed the full 3604 or 5 times before he finally let go of Yento's leg and sent him flying towards some rocks. As Yento crashed down Noca threw up his hands and fired a very quick Ki blast in a style similar to that of the Final Flash. The blast bolted towards Yento and crashed causing the rock to explode the area was filled with dust and smoke.

The cloud gave Yento the chance he needed to catch Noca off-guard. He charged up out of the cloud and shot right towards the teen Saiyan and acted quick enough to land powerful punch to the boy's face. Noca rolled away through the air to gain some distance and eventually came to a halt. The two fighters continued to stare each other down again. They both stayed in the air for about a minute and a half, just staring at each other. They weren't looking for an opening or anything like that. It was just a tense moment where these two opponents just took the time to regain composure and focus. But as previously stated, it only lasted close to a minute and half before both fighters phased at the exact same time and then there was a sudden clash and the battle continued.

Both of the fighters were exchanging lots of blows. Punches, kicks…anything. Some were avoided, some were blocked and some hit target, but most of all…it seemed like a rushed attack and there was little thinking involved. Whilst this continued up in the air Bra, Holline and Kiera were off looking for where Dazir may have hid his machine. They knew it was inside the village hall, but it was a reasonably large building and they needed to get there without being spotted first. They were lucky that Dazir was focussing on the fight, his men were unconscious and the other possessed villagers hadn't received any orders.

The girls made their way behind some houses and stalls and they were heading towards the back entrance to the hall. They were lucky that Holline knew her way around the village. When they arrived at the door they were caught by surprise when someone called for them to stop. All three girls turned around slowly and saw four male villagers standing there, glaring at them. All three of the girls froze up even though they knew they couldn't be that strong and Holline should be able to take them out. In fact, Holline wasn't going to just sit back this time. She stepped forward and moved into a stance.

"I'll deal with these guys," Holline stated confidently. Bra nodded to the redhead whilst Kiera just told her to be safe. Holline looked over her shoulder and smiled at her friends before returning her focus back to the four men preparing to stop them from entering. Holline charged over to them and landed a strong kick into the head of one and then flipped over to another. She punched him in the face then in the stomach before kicking in the chest. She turned to another and threw a small Ki blast in his face before spinning in and kicking him in a wall. This only left one more villager. The man ran to her and she just rolled past him, grabbing his leg in the process. The man fell over and then Holline jumped on top of him and punched him in the face, knocking him out.

"That was…awesome!" Bra said with a slight giggle. Holline just smiled up at the blue-haired girl as she slowly returned to her feet.

"It was nothing, they weren't strong. Which means that Dazir is only using the energy this machine emits to power his thugs." Holline explained, but she still wasn't so sure.

"We can only know if we go check it out ourselves, right?" Bra stated as she turned to the door and turned the handle to open it. Holline nodded and the trio prepared to enter the building. They slowly edged into the room, careful not to draw any attention to themselves. They quietly moved inside and closed the door behind them. Holline continued to lead the way whilst Kiera and Bra made sure to stay close. They didn't want anyone being distracted or left behind. There may be more of the villagers inside here somewhere and it wouldn't be good if one of them were to be hurt.

Holline stopped when she reached the end of a short hallway and turned to face the other two. "I'm sure the machine will be through here…"

"Are you totally sure?" Bra questioned, not wanting to fall in some sort of trap.

"To be honest…it's just a hunch, but if I was a betting girl…" Holline turned to face the door once more and placed her hand on the handle, "Then I'm sure they would choose the largest room."

Holline carefully opened the door and pushed into the room, her eyes immediately falling upon a large dome shaped machine in the centre of the room. The red head would have been happy about it had she not then noticed the large group of villagers sitting against the back wall. The elderly, women, & children were all sitting there looking exhausted, weak and frightened. Holline quickly scanned the room and saw that there were some more of the stronger villagers standing there ready to fight. They were standing reasonably close to the machine, showing they were there to protect it.

Holline cursed, but knew she couldn't give up. Bra needed to get to that machine and shut it down. Holline was the only one who could fight these villagers right now and by God would she do her best. The red head took a couple of steps forward, but Kiera had moved forward and grabbed onto her hand. Holline turned and looked into the blonde's eyes.

"Please be careful…" Kiera said with some genuine fear in her eyes. Holline just smiled back at her friend to help reassure her.

"I'll be fine," Holline told her before returning to a serious mode. She then turned to face Bra, "You need to get to the machine, I'll give you as much time as you need."

Bra nodded in response and then started to walk forward with her red haired friend. Kiera stayed by the doorway, but only because she was unsure of what to do in this moment. The villagers moved forward in an attempt to intimidate the two approaching girls, but neither of them backed down. Holline charged forward and started fighting with the villagers. She made sure to grab the attention of all of them so that Bra could get a clear run at the machine.

The blue-haired Saiyan sprinted forward and managed to get around to the control panel on the machine. Holline was successful in distracting all the villagers, but that didn't mean Bra wouldn't try to put a stop to her fight as soon as possible. Well…as soon as she figure out how the machine worked. Kiera remained frozen in the same position, until she too noticed the villagers that were sitting against the wall. She knew they would need assurance that the situation was going to improve. She ran over to them and started to tell the children that the heroes had come and the bad people were going to go away. They weren't immediately convinced, but in this moment, they were just happy someone was trying to fight to help.

Holline needed to keep moving in this fight, mainly because it was one of the hardest things she had done. Taking on 10 of the strongest villagers, and with this weird power up the machine had granted them, it was certainly proving to be very difficult and frustrating. She lunged at one of them, punched them in the gut and then performed an uppercut kick, but was quickly to flip away and attack another person. She couldn't spend too much time fighting one because then someone may gain an advantage over her or try to attack Bra or Kiera. She had to protect her friends and she was doing it the only way she knew how. By fighting. She had seen Dazir's tricks in use and knew that there was no reasoning with the villagers when they were under his control. Fighting them was the only way.

"Hey Bra…how's it going?" Holline managed to call out as she quickly dodged under a punch and then sent her own one flying up into an opponent's gut.

"It's…uh…this machine is...complicated…" Bra was scanning over a few different panels and trying to determine a weak spot, whilst trying to hack its computer system. It wasn't something she was familiar with, but that was when she saw the logo. "Alpha industries…of course."

Bra sighed and carried on tapping away at the keyboard, but there wasn't much success right now. She knows not to give up with computers. She had her mother's mind in that regard. She eventually managed to get into the system, but didn't have any control over the machine itself. She was only able to locate the panel that held the power core. She saw from the specs the screen showed her that it had some sort of reinforced panel that would be almost impenetrable to an ordinary Ki blast. Bra cursed, but tried hitting the panel anyway.

The Saiyan quickly glanced over to her friend and knew she needed to be quick. Holline was doing reasonably well right now. She was managing to dodge punches and kicks, but it was very obvious that she was getting really tired. Bra had to be as quick as possible. She got out her Capsule-Case and eventually found her tool-capsule. She opened it up and selected the tool she needed and began trying to open up the panel.

Holline performed a flip to avoid an incoming kick, but had an awkward landing and slipped to the side a little. This gave the next villager an advantage as they managed to swing in a kick that smashed right into her jaw and knocked her to the side. Holline fell to her stomach, but jumped up straight away and wanted to keep going. Ignoring the blood pouring from her gum, she charged in with a punch, but it was blocked. Just as the girl tried to pull away and do something else one of the villagers ran in and bundled her away. Holline stumbled back and fell to the ground. Another villager was dropping in foot first, but Holline managed to roll to the side and get to her feet in time to throw a punch into their face and then knee them in the side of the head.

Bra glanced around the machine and saw Holline was in a struggle and had to act very quickly. She did manage to get the panel open rather quickly after that, but knew she had to get deep inside to find the wires that would actually shut the machine down. She didn't want to accidently give all the fighters a bigger power increase. They were challenging enough right now, but luckily…Noca wasn't really having much trouble right now.

The young Saiyan and his possessed opponent were currently exchanging blows up in the air above and around the village. Punches and kicks were flying between the two and some would connect, some were blocked and some were avoided. Noca was still in the driver's seat though. He had risen above Yento and slammed his fist down on the possessed fighters head and this sent him flying down towards the ground, but Noca quickly powered up and followed on. He sent a rapid barrage of punches crunching into Yento's gut before unleashing a finishing kick that sent the man towards the ground at a blistering pace, but Noca was still faster. He phased out and reappeared at the ground. Yento was dropping down at speed, but Noca was prepared. He lifted his right leg up as Yento approached and when he was in the ideal position, Noca swung the leg and crashed another kick into his opponent and this one sent him skimming across the hard surface.

Yento exerted a Ki wave around his body that stopped him mid-air and gave him that chance to balance himself out again. Noca had already charged in to attack again, but Yento was prepared this time and managed to have success in blocking Noca's attempted charging attack. The Saiyan wasn't too easily stopped though. Noca rose up into the air slightly and kicked out, hitting Yento squarely in the chest. Yento is knocked back through the air, but as Noca comes charging in once more, he crashed a fist right into his father's face and sent the man flying towards the village. Noca made sure to get close once more. He didn't want to give Yento a chance to take the lead. Noca wanted to ensure that he beat this opponent, but all the while he wondered whether or not it would lead to death.

Noca's attacks were getting sloppier the more he rushed with them and Yento was able to find opportunities to dodge and move away, but Noca's determination to keep going was something else. Yento couldn't describe it, but he was certainly impressed…at least somewhere in that possessed mind. The man managed to get in a good attack as he landed a strong kick that sent Noca flying into a building. The Saiyan crashed through a wall and landed inside someone's kitchen. He quickly jumped to his feet, powered up and blasted out towards Yento once more. He had flown through with such power that he pretty much left the house to fall to the ground. Noca aimed a fist towards Yento, but the man managed to slide through the air and avoid it. He then sent in his own punch, but Noca twisted to avoid it and landed a strong kick right into Yento's cheek. The man was smashed into the hard ground, but tried to get to his feet as quickly as possible.

Noca dropped to the ground, but immediately sprung off and charged in towards Yento once more. Yento was quick to act and actually managed to jump over Noca before falling down and he then kicked back at the boy, landing a strong foot to the back of the Saiyan's head. Noca stumbled forward and due to his speed almost lost control. He managed to turn around and regain balance, but Yento's incoming fist certainly changed that. The punch crashed into Noca's mouth and he stumbled back once more. Yento then threw another punch, but that one was blocked. Noca had simply caught the fist and quickly moved his right leg forward and around Yento's left leg. He then pulled and this caused Yento to fall backwards. He never hit the ground though, no, Noca had kicked him up into the air.

He chose not to follow on this time, for some reason. Yento knew it was odd, but once he regained his positioning he didn't take any time to worry about it. He just decided to try and go for a Ki barrage this time. All the blasts sailed towards the ground and Noca just simply avoided all of them. He was giving up on putting a whole lot of effort into this fight he was just finding amusement in watching Yento struggle. Yento begins to realise that all his attempts are useless, so he decided to go for a last resort. He finished his Ki barrage and slowly descended to the ground. He was feeling really dejected and exhausted, but he knew this last attack would be very strong and may be his chance at a victory. He lifted his arms into the air and was beginning to draw in a lot of Ki energy. Yento was preparing his powerful attack and was prepared for what he assumed would be a great victory.

Noca looked up at the Ki and was very surprised by how powerful it felt and how quickly the energy gathered. He would certainly need to act very swiftly if he was to put a stop to this. He would need some help though, and Bra was doing all she could to get the machine shut down. Holline was also doing her part, but she was still struggling. A larger villager charged at her and she jumped up and pushed off of the back of his head and sprung for another villager. She swung a fist and landed a strong punch to the other man's face. She then dropped to her feet, but then the man in front of her walked forward and swung a punch right into her face and she stumbled back into the other villager behind her. Holline tried to shake off the pain, but was quickly taken into the villager's grip and he quickly started to tighten his grip.

Kiera couldn't bear to watch what was happening to her friend and had to cover her eyes. Bra took a quick look to see what was happening and knew she had to act really quickly now. The young aspiring scientist returned her complete focus to the machine and moved inside the machine in an attempt to find exactly what wire she needed to break and what commands she needed to give the computer. The only thing distracting her from this task…were the pained screams of Holline as she desperately tried to break out of her enemies grip. Bra was scanning through the machine as quickly as she could and then…finally! She found the wire grabbed it and tore it out of the machine and then quickly got to the computer and made sure to input the correct commands.

The machine was still giving off power at this time, but Bra was so close. However, there was another villager getting ready to charge towards Holline and anybody could tell it would be a crushing blow. The man began running and Holline closed her eyes, preparing to welcome a powerful attack. Kiera had her eyes covered and fell to her knees, starting to cry a little. Bra quickly put the command in the computer and watched as the machine said, "Deactivated." She let a sigh of relief and then shouted out to her friends.

"IT'S DONE!"

Holline opened her eyes and watched as the man running towards her slowed down and the man holding her had also severely loosened his grip. They were still under the control of Dazir, so they did however, continue their attack. Holline was on top of it now though. She sent her elbow crashing back into one man and then threw a punch at the oncoming man and knocked him out. She then relaxed herself. Kiera finally realised that Bra had been successful and Holline was fine. The blonde started crying tears of joy and then ran to her red haired friend. The two of them hugged each other and both of them were calm now. Bra shut down the machine properly and then leant against the machine. She was very relieved…but now the fight outside was also about to be affected.

Yento had moved into the position to fire the energy, but Noca wasn't ready for the incoming attack. He threw up a block and closed his eyes, but the attack didn't strike him. The Saiyan opened his eyes and looked up to see that nothing was coming towards him and Yento was looking very exhausted. The teen didn't know what to think of this situation, but he knew better than to waste any time thinking about it. He powered up, charged towards the tired man and struck a powerful fist deep into Yento's stomach. He then sent a quick head-butt into his father's nose and this knocked the man into the ground. He was beaten and it had been simple…in the end.

Noca knew it wasn't over yet though. He turned around slowly and sent a death stare in Dazir's direction. The little wizard's eyes widened in pure shock and he turned to start running for the Village exit. He wasn't going to let Noca catch him and do whatever he had planned, but remember that Noca isn't an ordinary person. The Saiyan teen phased out and reappeared right in front of the terrified wizard and kneed the man right in the face and that impact was enough to propel him about 30 feet away and sent him crashing through a building. There was a loud crash and then silence befell the entire village.

Noca stood in the centre and relaxed his body, but he never for a second looked pleased with himself. Noca took a chance to lower his energy and returned to his base level. #17 looked and tried to determine exactly what would happen next. Bra, Holline and Kiera emerged from the Village Hall and saw that things were finally over. All of Dazir's thugs were on the ground holding their heads and it was certainly a confusing sight. Suddenly there was a flash of light that shone from each of them and they all seemed to be different.

All of them looked scared and worried as they stood up looked at themselves and then all around them. None of them spoke because they knew exactly what happened. Noca sent them all one last evil glare and they took that as their cue to exit. All four of them ran away as fast as they could, not looking back. Even all the possessed villagers were back to normal, but were holding their heads as if in pain. Noca looked around at everyone, but then his gaze fell upon someone…

Yento had stood up and walked towards a window and took a loot at his face. He sighed as he took in the detail. It was as if he hadn't seen his own face in so long. Noca turned to face his father completely, but didn't move towards him. He still wasn't exactly sure how to act and didn't really want to believe what he had been told.

"I'm free…" Yento muttered as he looked at his hands and turned around to face the others. He had tears in his eyes and looked happy. "I'm…I'm finally free from that bastard's power!"

"What do you mean?" Noca questioned in a tough tone. Yento looked up at his son and took in the image.

"Son…" Yento murmured as he started to limp towards the teen. Noca backed away a little and this took the man by surprise, but only for a second. He realised exactly what his son actually thought of him and contemplated everything.

As father and son stood there staring at each other #17 had taken the time to give Uub and Pan Senzu beans. The girls had also rushed over to check on their friend, but all the while checking what was happening between Noca and Yento. #17 stood there dealing with his injuries. Uub was slowly getting to his feet and shaking everything off. Kiera was trying to clear the blood off of Holline's face and Bra was fussing over Pan, but the girl only wanted to check on Noca. She could still feel his emotions and she knew just how bad he felt right now.

"Tell me everything. Why you left, why you were working with Dazir. Every…last…detail." Noca requested in a very stern tone. Yento looked into his son's eyes and then down to the ground and he tried to compose himself.

"I know there's a lot you don't understand…but I need you to accept that I will only tell you the truth," Yento pleaded with the boy. Noca continued to look dead ahead so Yento accepted he just needed to get on with his story. He took a deep breath and then began. "I left the village to find a way to become stronger…I not only left for my own safety, but also for yours and your mother's."

Noca didn't seem to accept this and still didn't fully understood, but he didn't interrupt his father. He let the man continue his story.

"I didn't want…I didn't want you or her to end up like…like Cilu and Daisy…" Yento said, whilst seemingly getting upset about it. Noca looked at him and it was as if he was trying to analyse the man. "I didn't want you two to be killed just…just because of your blood…your species…"

"How do you know why they were killed? I only learned this year…" Noca questioned, getting quite aggravated now. Yento held up his hands in defence and Noca calmed a little.

"The elder explained it to me…I was close to your mother when we were younger, so when her father died…I was there to comfort her. Sala knew it was only right to tell me what had happened." Yento leant against the wall as he started to go over those memories in his head. He wasn't sure he could actually tell his son this part of the story. "When the people who killed Daisy returned to the planet…they wanted to meet with Cilu. He took Sala with him to watch from a hiding spot. These people…"

"What were their names?" Noca interrupted rapidly. He knew that Tenura couldn't be the only one who had something to do with this.

"I…I don't know…nor do I know what they looked like." Yento said in a very apologetic tone. Noca cursed and turned away in annoyance. He then looked back at the man as if to tell him to continue. "Anyway, they explained to Cilu that Daisy was killed as a warning…they wanted to exterminate Cilu's bloodline, but first they wanted to hurt the people near to him. Apparently their leader had some sort of personal vendetta against your Grandfather."

Yento stopped to looked up at Noca and saw that they boy had an idea about this. He looked shocked, but somehow seemed to understand that they must have been connected.

"Sala obviously heard it all. He watched Cilu die…then he told me all about it. He told me that if I was going to get involved with Emna that I had to be careful. I was young at the time so I paid it no attention. After all…he didn't fully explain the reason to me. He only told me that it was because of something Cilu had done…" Yento stopped again, but knew he had to get it all out. "But he told me the truth once you were born…"

"I started to fear for our safety. I didn't want you…or her to be killed just because of who you were. I feared for my safety…I…I thought I was going to be killed as a threat just like Daisy." Yento placed his head in his hands after finishing this sentence. Noca just looked at him. "I left to become stronger…I wanted to protect you. I didn't want my family to die…but…I have to admit…I was terrified for my own safety…"

Noca was completely silent and Yento didn't know how to continue right now. He looked at the others and the back to his son and he watched him process all the knowledge.

"Why…why didn't you tell her? Why did you keep it a secret?" Noca questioned, his angered tone returning.

"I…I didn't want to worry her…" Yento replied, believing it was the appropriate answer. Noca didn't seem to accept that answer though.

"Why didn't Elder Sala tell her either?" Noca asked. He wanted an answer to his question that wasn't stupid. Yento just told him it was for the same some reason. Noca takes a couple of deep breaths, looks to the ground and then turns away from the man. "Thank you for telling me the truth…but I need to go now."

Noca began to walk away and Yento seemed surprised by the sudden change from his son. Yento couldn't let it end this way.

"Wait…son…stay."

Noca stopped and stood still.

"Why?"

"I…I'm your father. I may not be a very good one…I made one mistake, but it was the worst decision of my life. I left you to become stronger…I met Dazir…and I lost control. He said he'd give me power…I couldn't reject it. I just didn't know he would…take my mind…take me from you. I can't imagine what it was like to have your mother die and you not understand…" Yento was explaining until interrupted.

"I watched it…" Noca said out of the blue, catching Yento off-guard.

"What?" He questioned.

"I watched her…die…I couldn't save her," Noca turned around and faced his father. "I was helpless…I had no one. I left home. You weren't there…you're the one who doesn't understand how I felt. So what makes you think you can try and be here for me now…"

Noca couldn't stop the tears coming to his eyes as he thought over it all once more. Yento took a step back and thought about what his son was saying and it killed him…it really broke his heart.

"I wasn't there for you…I can never make up for what I did. I was selfish…and I am truly sorry…but…I am all the family you have left…" Yento made one last attempt at convincing his son to stay and accept him, but he wasn't so sure it would actually work.

"I have family…a new family. I have Gohan, Videl, Holline, Bra, Vegeta, Kiera…and I have Pan…but most of all…most of all, I have the memory of my mother…" Noca looked up to Yento and stared right at him. "So don't tell me I don't have any family."

Noca turned around once more and Yento was almost completely beaten.

"But…I'm your father…and I should be given a chance to redeem myself…" Yento said in a lower voice, but Noca heard him and he stopped walking. Yento looked up when he realised that Noca had stopped and he moved forward a little. Noca slowly turned around once more and looked at his father. "Please…give me a chance…son…"

Yento held his arms out and beckoned for his son to come to him. Noca was starting to get somewhat emotional and he could feel tears coming to his eyes. He tried to blink them away and he even tried looking away from the man, but he was at such a conflict now.

"Son…please…come here," Yento said in a nice tone…a friendly tone. Noca was caught off-guard. He looked up and saw the smile on Yento's face and he sort of put him at ease. Noca almost let a smile form, but he couldn't quite do it right now. He did, however, start moving forward. Had he made his decision…was he actually going to give his father the chance he wanted? Well…he may have…

But…

There was a surprising flash of light and a small streak of energy shot from behind Yento and sliced its way right through the man's chest. The light was thin and strong and left a hole in the right side of Yento's chest…there was a splatter of blood and Yento collapsed to the floor. Noca yelled out in shock and soon a very sinister and annoying sound met his ears. It was the laughter of a certain evil Wizard. Noca watched as Dazir ran out from behind a wall, cackling at the same time. He was trying to make a break for the exit, but Noca was too quick. He flashed Super Saiyan, phased to Dazir and lifted him off of the ground.

He was fuming and had no idea what he would do. Sure, he still didn't fully trust his father, but Dazir may have just ruined a big chance for Noca and the young Saiyan couldn't control his emotions right now. Noca was probably about to kill Dazir had the sounds of his dying father not caught his attention. There were a few coughs and splutters, but Yento managed to call Noca's name. The Saiyan dropped Dazir and turned to move to his father's side. He rushed over and dropped down next to him.

Dazir looked around and then turned to try and run away again. However…he found his path blocked by a certain Android.

"I don't think you're going anywhere," #17 said with a smirk as he picked the wizard up and looked right into his eyes. He was terrified. "I think it's time to say goodbye…"

#17 lifted a hand and then shot a small beam right through Dazir's body. He smiled again and then threw Dazir's body out of the village. Dazir…the wizard…was now dead. Quick wasn't it? Oh well, he doesn't deserve a good death.

#17 then remembered that the machine had still been left unattended in the hall and he rushed off to check it. Noca was still at his father's side, but he didn't know how to act in this moment. He was certainly sad, but he wasn't quite showing it. Pan and Holline took this chance to get to the teen and be there for him. They both noticed that he was fighting back his emotions, as much as he was trying to deny it. Pan could feel his emotions and Holline knew him well enough to know he was sad.

"Noca…my son…I will deserve the days I spend in hell…" Yento uttered whilst looking up into his son's eyes. "But…I can say…I'm proud of you…I regret missing out on your life…not getting to see you grow into this great person…powerful…courageous…you…you really are…a hero…"

Noca looked down at Yento as the man smiled up at him. He was finally starting to show some of his emotions as the tears were clearly there in his eyes now. Noca had nothing to say except one thing that he had never really been able to say to this person. It wasn't much, but it was hard enough for the boy.

"Father…"

Yento took the words in and closed his eyes whilst that same smile remained on his face. Noca had finally met his father…but…he would never speak to him again. Yento may have been an enemy…he may have been a disappointment…but in his last moments…he showed his true self. A caring man that just wanted to help his family. Noca would remember this man for what he was in his last moments…not the horrible person that Dazir had made him.

Noca remained in complete silence whilst holding the man dead in his arms. Pan looked into his eyes and saw the blank expression. She couldn't read him at this moment, but knew he would need to reassurance from someone that cares for him. Pan knelt beside him and tried to pull him into an embrace, but upon feeling her touch Noca snapped back to reality. He dropped his father's body and stood up. His heavy breathing and anger slowly started to return…and was only made worse when Elder Sala decided to speak up.

"I…I'm sorry Noca…I can't understand how you mu…" The Elder sounded very sincere, but Noca didn't want to hear it right now. He turned around rushed over to the elder and lifted him off of his feet. Noca glared right at the mum and he truly seething.

"You…complete…and utter…BASTARD!" Noca screamed in the old man's face. "Why didn't you say something?" Why didn't you tell me or my mother about them?"

The Elder was about to answer but Noca didn't want to hear any excuses.

"Because you're weak! You…you are a disgrace!" Noca shouted as he threw the man to the ground. "You are part of the reason my mother is dead! You're almost as bad as Tenura! My father…my father had way more honour than you will ever have."

"But Noca…the truth…would it really have made a difference?" The elder questioned whilst trying to push away.

"Maybe not, but it's disgusting how you could lie to our faces for that long…it's…it's horrible. But you know…I found out anyway. I found out who did it and I beat him…" Noca turned away and took a deep breath. "My mother would be ashamed of you."

The elder looked up at Noca in surprise and then back to the ground. He had raised the girl from her teenage years and even promised Cilu he would always be there for her. Noca was right.

"I looked up to you Sala…and you just left my mother and I to die…" Noca shook his head and looked over his shoulder one last time. "I now have way more respect for my father than I do for you…and he's almost as guilty as you."

Noca started walking towards the village exit and passed his father's body on the way. He didn't even look at it.

"I now have no reason to ever return to this village. I wanted to make you proud of me Sala…but now…" Noca turned around and looked at his Elder one last time. "You deserve to die…"

There were definitely a number of audible gasps from the villagers and even from Noca's friends. None of them expected to hear something so dark from Noca. Before Noca could actually leave #17 rushed out of the hall and had a Capsule in his hand.

"Hey Noca, I have the machine here. What you gonna do with it?" The Android questioned.

"It's Alpha Tech, right?" Noca asked Bra. The blue haired girl nodded. "Guess I'll return it to Teki then. Thanks for your help #17, but I would like you to do something for me…"

"Go ahead, what is it?" #17 asked with a smirk on his face.

"I want you to give my father a proper burial…please."

"Of course…" #17 responded as he walked over to the body and lifted it up. He sent one last smile in Noca's direction and then took off to fly to wherever he goes. Noca turned to Uub and thanked him for all his help as well and the Majin-Human appreciated it and also stated he needed to do quite a bit more training. He then took off back to the Lookout whilst Noca, Pan, Kiera, Bra and Holline all remained.

Noca uttered a simple lets go and then he took off to fly back towards Satan City. Pan and Holline followed whilst Bra and Kiera got in a jet and flew alongside them. They were finally leaving the Kayu Village behind and Noca believed it was truly the last time this time. He didn't look back, just like the first time. He was going to leave that part of his life behind him forever. He had a much better life to focus on now and he would make the most of it.


Arc II Epilogue

The battle was finally over. Noca and the four girls all continued towards Satan City and were planning on returning to the school, but only to confirm to everyone that they were actually alive and well. Noca, however, wanted to return the machine to Teki. He still didn't like what it was capable of, but Teki worked for Alpha Industries and it only seemed right to return it. Once they had all landed in the school grounds everyone looked in their direction with some confusion. The teachers seemed pretty relieved that no students had actually been killed.

The school had obviously been closed. There were police around the area and there were still a lot of students gathered around. Guess it wasn't everyday a huge battle happened in your school. The group walked towards the teachers and Noca walked straight towards Teki. Bra had split from the group to find Kareshi whilst Pan remained with Holline and Kiera. She couldn't quite understand why Noca was being silent with them…her in particular.

Noca had walked up to Teki and held out his hand to pass the capsule. The teacher seemed fairly confused by what was happening.

"What's this about?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"The machine…" Noca said as he placed the capsule in the man's hand.

"What…what happened with it? Was it…actually working?" Teki asked. He looked eager to hear an answer from Noca, but the Saiyan still wasn't too sure what it was actually about. The teen just nodded and Teki seemed taken back. "Wow…it works…"

Noca sent the teacher a concerned look, but he assumed it was just something to do with that unlimited source of energy the teacher had told them about on his first day.

"What happened to Dom?" Noca asked as he started to look around at everyone in the area.

"He was taken to hospital. He should be fine…but the police will want to talk to him." Teki explained, but Noca seemed surprised by this.

"But he's innocent…it was all Dazir's mind control…" Noca tried explaining, but Teki just shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm sure if you brought this…Dazir…to the police then they'll deal with him…" Teki suggested. Noca cursed under his breath a little and turned away. "What is it?"

"He…he's dead…" Noca said with a sigh as he turned and started to walk off.

"Well…thanks for returning this Noca..." Teki called after him before turning around and heading off out of the school grounds. Noca watched after him one last time and he was finally starting to feel something really strange about him. Guess there was nothing he could do about it. Noca was just about to get back to his friends, but a voice called out to him and caught his attention. Noca stopped in his tracks and turned slowly only to come face to face with the Principal.

"I'd like to speak with you Noca, if its not too much trouble?" The Principal requested as he beckoned for the Saiyan to follow him. Noca looked around him and then followed on. The two of them walked into the school and up to the Principal's office. They entered and the man motioned for Noca to take a seat. The Saiyan sat down and took a chance to relax a little.

"Guess you're wondering what this is about?" The man questioned, but Noca just chuckled to himself.

"No…it's about the fight I had with Dom that destroyed parts of the school…" Noca simply stated whilst shaking his head in a disapproving manner. The Principal didn't like the attitude that Noca was showing, but continued anyway.

"Right…well…there were a lot of damages. I guess that we can close off that part of the school whilst repairs take place, but I feel someone needs to be punished." The Principal explained. Noca just looked up and chuckled some more.

"I'm going to be punished for protecting your students…yeah, 'cause that makes sense…" The teen Saiyan responded with more attitude and then stood up and started to leave the room.

"Noca, you are suspended for 2 weeks," The principal called out as Noca left the room, but he simply waved back in the man's direction and continued right on out of the school. He didn't see a need to hang around there anymore.

As he got outside he approached his friends as they were speaking and only really caught the end of their conversations. He told them he was being suspended for two weeks and would probably just do a lot of training when at home. Kareshi recommended that the two of them find time to hang out at some point. Noca just shrugged his shoulders and said "Why not." Kareshi seemed very happy about that. He and Bra then left to go back to his house. Kiera and Holline said they were just going to head home. Noca and Pan said goodbye to the other four and then it was their time to leave and go home. Pan looked to Noca and gave him a loving smile. The boy, however, just let a weak smile form as he turned away from her and took to the sky.

Pan still couldn't understand what Noca's problem with her was, but she thought that maybe he just needed time to himself. She sighed and then slowly took off into the air to make her way home with him. The journey felt really awkward for the two though. It was completely silent all the way there and Pan couldn't deal with it. She was starting to get really frustrated with Noca, but she didn't really know what to say. He had been through a lot that day, but what exactly was it that he had something against even speaking to her…wait…he couldn't even look at her.

Pan couldn't take it. She sped up and moved in front of the boy, catching him off-guard. Noca had to reposition himself and make an abrupt stop. As he stopped he turned so he was side on and wasn't even looking at her.

"What's your problem with me at the moment?" Pan practically yelled at her boyfriend. Noca didn't answer. He just sighed and closed his eyes. "Hey! Explain it to me. I can't help you if you don't talk."

"You can't help me at the moment…" Noca muttered in response. "If you don't understand already…how can you expect to?"

"Maybe if you explain yourself to me then I'll have a chance understand. If you just bottle it all up then no one can help you!" Pan explained to him. The boy knew what she was on about. He knew she was just trying to help him, but he still found it far to difficult.

"I…I'm ashamed…I can't look at you…not when…not when I caused those injuries on your face…" Noca finally explained, giving in. Pan hadn't forgot about that, but she didn't think it would affect Noca that much. She lifted a hand to her eye and felt the cut there. Senzus didn't heal injuries that quickly so there was still a clear cut there.

"That isn't your fault…Dazir made you…" She tries to tell him, but Noca interrupted Pan immediately.

"I'm still the one who did it to you…it was still me…" Noca stopped and looked towards the ground, "It's just like how I held my father responsible for all the actions in his life…and still do."

Pan didn't know what to do. She just wanted to fly towards him and kiss him. She felt that all Noca needed to feel good about himself was to just spend time alone with her and that was all she really wanted right now. Pan wanted to fly home with him and just sit there with her boyfriend all night.

"I…I know you feel awful…" Pan slowly started to move closer to Noca and reached out an arm and wrapped it around his. "But…I will never hold you responsible for what happened today…"

Noca finally turned and looked into Pan's eyes and couldn't help but wince a little when he saw the cut under her eye. He tried to turn away again, but Pan put a hand out and turned his head so he faced her. She looked deep into his eyes and small smile started to form. Even Noca couldn't stop the smile that slowly started to form. The two leaned in towards each other and their lips locked in a simple kiss. As always, Pan just wanted to stay there in that position and right now it was all Noca wanted as well. They both knew that they needed to explain everything that had happened with Dazir and the school today.

The duo finally returned to their home in the Moori Forest and they were surprised to see that Gohan and Videl were actually waiting for them to return. One of the surprises that met them when they returned home was that Vegeta was also there waiting for Noca. Videl practically ran to her daughter and gave her a big hug. She started fussing over the teen, especially after seeing the scar on her face.

"Oh my…how did that happen?!" The mother asked in a panic. Pan looked to Noca and gave him a weak smile. Noca sent one back before turning to face Vegeta and Gohan.

"It's nothing Mom…just got in a fight…I wasn't strong enough…" Pan explained, shrugging her shoulders.

"I think you were brilliant today Pan…" Noca said to her, turning and actually sending her a genuine smile this time. Pan smiled and blushed in response.

"What actually happened?" Gohan asked, obviously not actually understanding any of what was going on.

One explanation later…

Gohan was very surprised by what Noca had told him and Vegeta seemed pretty intrigued. It reminded him of Babidi quite a bit, although Noca did leave out the part about him being controlled by Dazir temporarily. Videl was the only one who got annoyed about what she heard and was ringing the school straight away to talk them into changing their minds about Noca's suspension.

Pan and Gohan were both trying to explain to her that it wasn't that big of a deal and in this time Noca had approached Vegeta.

"Vegeta…we need to seriously step-up in our training," Noca said to the Saiyan Prince in quite a serious tone. Vegeta turned to face the boy and smirked at his confidence. "I want to control Super Saiyan 2…and I want to bring it to its full power…"

Noca had never been this determined to get back into training with Vegeta, but after what happened today…he needed to be ready to end things quickly in future. There were still other threats that would come along and next time…he needed to be ready…and he would.

"Fine…we get back into training in a couple of days. You do need some rest after all." Vegeta instructed the boy. He nodded at Noca, turned to say bye to Gohan and then left the Son/Satan household.

Later that evening, Pan and Noca were really happy to get a great meal from Chi-Chi and appreciated every moment of it. They thanked the brilliant chef and then spent some time together in Pan's room watching a film. The two teens ended up falling asleep together. Both of them were really exhausted and needed a really long nights sleep and luckily neither of them would have school the next day. Hopefully…now…they would actually get to do relationship things.


Ok, hope you enjoyed that chapter and it probably serve as my Christmas present for you guys! I probably won't put a new chapter up here until January. I have a very busy Christmas ahead of me, but I am currently in the planning stages of Arc III. I have a layout of major events, but now its all about solidifying the events and how many chapters. Probably going to be 3 chapters. It is only a small arc to set up the fourth and final arc of this story.

Arc IV will be very eventful so I hope you are ready for all of it.

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