I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the right to Starcraft or any of the music pieces you see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.

Chapter 13: Plan for Victory

I carefully positioned myself just above the arena, waiting for Pikkon and Friezell to lure Janemba back to the scene. I had to wait a bit while an explosive physical battle went on in the pale colored skies, but they eventually got him to come back. Pikkon came back first, in the worst way as he was bashed hard enough to collapse the part of the stands that he went through. Friezell then was battered by incredibly fast punches that I couldn't trace as he was then bashed into the stadium in a similar way. Janemba hovered in, noticing that I was back in the game and barely acknowledging it.

"Hey, Dickhead!" I shouted at him, trying to rile him up as I began to release my Psi energy into the air. He only laughed at me, a reaction I had hoped I would get. I poured the invisible energy right out through my aura as I powered up a big ki blast equal to it. It gathered above his head without notice from anyone except for me, though I saw some visible distortion as I began to move it around with my mind. I had released just about all traces of Psi that I could pull forth, so this had to be the winning blast.

"Get a taste of this at maximum power! Shock Cannon!" I shouted, firing the weak ki beam directly at Janemba. His Chi signal did not waver a bit, showing me how confident he was to either knock it away or let it hit him. While the gold beam blinded him to my true actions, I used my hands to help a bit in maneuvering all of the Psi energy into one small pocket. As soon as I saw his hand go up to knock it away, I brought both hands down, sending the Psi bolt and all of the energy down at once. He didn't even have time to gasp as the bright green explosion erupted from thin air. This time though, the area it affected was quite a bit larger, and the ring rubble even displaced a bit from the blast, as did a small part of the stadium in a neat little curve from some of the impact. The sound was even more deafening, a lot like a bomb going off less than twenty feet away. The wind blew me backwards a bit, but I kept steady as the blast quickly dissipated. Janemba's Chi signal took a slight dip, but still remained very high as he pulled himself from the broken grandstands as he had been blown into there from the sudden blast.

Damn, how the hell did he live through that one? I know that blast had to have been more than he could handle! His grin had changed to a frown as he glanced at me and started to release his power. A dull gray aura poured out and I gasped as I got a good feel of his power level. It was in fact noticeably above the level of attack I just used, even more than infested Broly had been on Auir before the Overmind fusion. Argh, no wonder it didn't do much, he's a hell of a lot stronger than I thought. And one lucky blast doesn't always win a battle, at the very least he felt that last one. Janemba looked tired of my minor threat, and flew at me with an even higher speed. I phased out as he arrived, barely dodging his fist. When I landed in the ring though, I received one nasty kick to the back that likely broke something. I fell forward and slid to the edge of the ring, getting a painful reminder of my previous rib injuries. I tried to get up when a large foot stepped down on my back hard. I groaned as the foot pressed my insides into the ring, lighting up my pain receptors. I felt a heavy-duty ki blast forming in his hands, not quite as strong as he had been using so far. So he can divide his energy up as well, great. Judging by what I felt, he was forming it above his head and was waiting for me to struggle a bit more for the entertainment. I have just enough Psi for one bolt, it'll have to do until I can think of something else. I rolled over and quickly released this energy with a single finger pointed right at his blast, giving me a smaller explosion than I had hoped. I was able to sense the power output, noticing a serious decline in the potency. It did however get Janemba off of me long enough to move. I grasped the ring edge and used to surge forward and flip back around as I landed on the grass. He still looked unscathed, but a little more agitated that I had gotten away from him. He didn't have much time for sight seeing as Pikkon caught him off with a sudden kick to the back of the head followed by a furious ki blast assault. I gathered what ki I had left and prepared to take off before a strong arm stopped my progress. I growled as I glanced back to see a slightly battered Friezell standing behind me.

"Don't even think about it. Your attack failed, so we now have two options," he began.

"And those are?"

"Evacuate quickly, or stay here and fight him now. Getting reinforcements won't help any unless we could get you healed up somehow, or maybe get Goku and Vegeta up here for a little fusion. Happen to know anyone that could go get them?" he asked.

"Kibito Kai could help, but Goku and Vegeta are still in the Protoss dimension and he can't go there because of their rules I think. Isn't there some sort of Senzu beans or healers up here?" I asked towards King Kai, who just shook his head for a moment.

"In that case, there is only one weapon that can possibly stop this monster, and you will need to channel it! Use the Spirit Bomb!" he said, stepping forward.

"Wait a sec, King Kai hasn't shown me how to do it yet! Don't you know it from having Goku's cells?" I asked as he stopped.

"You'll have to learn on the fly. I could channel it, but then who is going to hold that creature off when he stops playing around? You're in no condition to do that. You need to hurry!" he said as he took off into the smoke cloud that Pikkon had generated. I glanced again at King Kai, motioning him over to lend me his assistance. The other Kais followed, obviously wanting in on Friezell's plan as well.

"I need your help King Kai," I said, powering down to normal form as he stepped closer.

"With what?"

"Teach me the Spirit Bomb so I can use it on Janemba," I said quickly.

"You can't use that! It takes a great deal of time to master the Spirit bomb! Just because Goku managed to do it doesn't mean you can just like that! It's too dangerous to be used by an amateur!" South Kai chimed in.

"Unless you can heal me or I'm allowed to use the Kaioken technique, its just about the only option left. That is unless you can contact Goku and Vegeta, but I'd bet you can't right now," I said, beaming slightly. King Kai shifted his antennae around in a vain attempt, but came up with nothing as he shook his head.

"But surely there's another option, I mean it's impossible to learn the Spirit bomb within minutes, even when it's done correctly!" South Kai argued.

"You want to fight him?" I asked with a frown, getting a quick no, "And besides, nothing is impossible! Unless you've got someone else around here who's going to do it, you might as well show me how it's done!"

"Well, if were going to do this we might as well do it right. Verto, I want you to stand here and clear your mind," King Kai said, pointing to the ground next to him. I did as he asked, though clearing my head wasn't a big deal as long as I wasn't distracted.

"Oh and you may want to power down to normal form, you are not going to be able to channel the pure energy with anger in your heart, no matter how clear your thoughts are," King Kai suggested.

"I suppose that would complicate things," I muttered as I powered down a bit more.

"Next, raise your hands and spread them shoulder-width apart along with your feet, much like how Goku did. Now here is the tricky part. Reach out with your senses and your mind and, ask for energy. Ask for it from all forms of life whether it be the fish in the sea, the sun or the trees. Those who hear your call will answer," he explained.

"Have you noticed everything here except for the grass and a select few, are dead?" I asked, cracking a slight joke.

"Doesn't matter. We'll tell everyone here to donate some of their energy. Since most of them are dead, you should be able to take a generous amount. The number one thing to remember is that when the energy comes to you, don't selfishly grab onto it, and let it flow through you. Keep your thoughts clear and intent on what you're doing," he said.

"I'll keep that in mind, I'm ready!" I said as I started to float upwards a bit. I broadened my senses a bit, reaching out to everything that I could feel nearby, most of which was already in the room. Please, give me your energy so I can defeat this monster!

Interlude 13.1 –Hard Battle-

Friezell managed to grin just a bit as he sensed the start of the Spirit bomb, but it's hard to smile when you get punched in the face several dozen times. He was forced backward by Janemba's latest assault and paused in mid air as Pikkon jumped back in. He scanned the potential power of the audience around as some of it began to surge towards the boy, and scowled right away. Other than Pikkon, the Saiyan girl and myself, I'm not sure the energy from all the other fighters will even be close to enough. That means we would have to wear him down first, unlikely to happen at this rate. He launched back towards Janemba as he forced Pikkon away again, drawing back a heavy punch. He hit air when Janemba dematerialized again and blasted him from behind.

"Blast it," he groaned out as he flew forward out of control. Friezell flipped back around quickly, seeing Janemba heading straight for him in the air.

He quickly charged up two fingers, "Death Beam Cannon!" The pink corkscrew beam hit Janemba straight in the chin, stopping him for a moment. Friezell's satisfied look melted into horror as Janemba only grinned as he brought his head back down, barely scathed. A punch found its way into Friezell's gut and almost into his spine before he even saw the monster move. Blood and spit flew out onto Janemba's face, who only licked it off with his tongue. Janemba spun quickly and lashed Friezell with his long tail, sending him back into the grounds below. Bah, that's it, I've had enough of that thing! Friezell thought as he got back to his feet and started charging the big one. Janemba looked on with satisfaction as Pikkon approached him from behind, Kaioken aura going strong. Janemba turned to observe him going through dance like movements before he gathered the fiery blast.

"Thunder Flash Attack!" Janemba fired his own beam at the flame wave, causing a minor clash for a moment. The intensity of Pikkon's attack increased and literally ate the pink beam opposing it. Janemba was hit by the blast an instant later, looking a bit stunned that it happened. He flipped back around, a little flustered and scowling at Pikkon. Pikkon charged, only to see him dematerializing again. He ignored this and fired a blast anyway, causing Janemba to come flying out of thin air about twenty feet away. He charged again and scored a flying kick to the gut. This barely phased the monster though, and he grabbed a hold of Pikkon's leg before twirling him in the air like a merry go round. As he let go, he heard something arrive directly behind him, and then sensed the blast that hit him almost immediately.

"HAAA!" Friezell's Warp Kamehameha surged out and caught Janemba completely off guard as he was enveloped by the blast. The explosion and wave dissipated into the distance, but it only left a bruised and angry monster behind. His armor had been dented some more, and his power level dropped just a bit, but not much.

"Damn, what do I have to do?" Friezell asked himself as Janemba came at him again.

--

Keeping calm and focused on gathering the Spirit Bomb sure wasn't easy. And letting it "flow through me" wasn't easy either as I didn't have that much patience in clutch situations. But the energy did come from just about everything around the planet, though the other fighters hadn't given any extra energy up yet. They were too intent to watch the beat down of Friezell and Pikkon in the air. Once I allowed this energy to flow through and form into a small ball above my hands, I recognized the feel of the energy. It was the start of the Spirit Bomb of course, but it portrayed the positive energy just like my feedback technique, with purely Chi energy that is. Note to self: Chi version of feedback equals small Spirit Bomb. Once I had a good grasp of what I was doing I felt ready to ask for more.

"King Kai, can you use your telepathy to allow me to talk to everyone around the planet and Other World as well, I'm gonna need a bunch more here," I said.

"Go ahead Verto, everyone except those three can hear you! They've been through this drill before so you shouldn't have to deal with any non-believers!" he replied as his antennae flipped upwards. Good, I don't want a repeat of needing Mr. Satan to change their minds.

"People of Other world, my name is Verto and I need your help. We're fighting a terrible monster on Grand Kai's planet and we need more help to beat it. Everyone raise your hands to the skies and offer some of your energy and we can use it to beat this monster. If you don't, we could all be in danger of being destroyed. Please, everyone raise your hands up now!" I said to the air, trusting that it would go through. I sensed the other fighters in the stands focus on me suddenly, knowing that the message had indeed gone out at least that far. Their hands slowly went to the air, and I sensed a good load of Chi energy flowing towards me from all directions. It arrived and the size of the Spirit bomb tripled almost right away before swelling even more so as more power came in from afar. I used the remaining ki that I had to lift into the air, so I didn't hit anyone in the stands, nor on the ground. More power arrived and I let it go right through me, adding to the bomb floating above my head. And they thought this was going to be hard. Well it wasn't easy so I guess that counts. We still don't have enough power though.

"Keep it coming!" I shouted aloud with a slight grin. I sensed energy coming towards the planet from a pretty good distance away, and it felt like a mixed bag of species giving their Chi, some high amounts, some low. But coupled together it piled up nicely, most likely coming from all of the dead ones on other world. The bomb swelled even more, and the power from it was beginning to get close to what Goku's felt like on Auir. This is almost good enough by what I've sensed, but I'll keep gathering whatever they send me just in case. It may not be enough in the end.

"Come on, we need more energy to beat this guy!" I urged one more time. Another surge of power came through just as I sensed another presence arrive.

"So this is why we could hear your voice!" a voice belonging to that presence stated. I glanced behind to see Kibito Kai floating behind me, barely looking even somewhat concerned.

"You're a little late, we could have used you earlier rather than just being a spectator," I grumbled slightly, pulling in that last bit of energy that was coming in. The crowd of fighters has settled down quite a bit, their power levels taking a bit of a hit from donating energy. The energy in the spirit bomb compared to Janemba's was nearly equal, and I felt it was close enough to at least weaken him considerably.

"Well as you know we generally don't interfere in matters that don't concern us," he began.

"Don't bother explaining, but like Buu, this thing is a threat to everyone's existence," I said, seeing Friezell use instant transmission to drop a big Kamehameha on Janemba. Well well, look who was still sandbagging against me, oh well I'm just as guilty of that. Too bad it probably didn't do anything. I guess we'll have to have a rematch someday. The blast cleared, showing only an angry monster.

"Didn't you try your other techniques on this monster first?" Kibito asked, causing me to scowl a bit.

"You two really don't pay attention to any details outside your own objectives do you?" I asked as the spirit bomb flashed a bit once all of the power was above my hands.

"We didn't exactly see this in your future, or anyone else's for that matter. Something you did triggered this and we didn't have a clue, another reason you must be careful of your actions!" he warned.

"I destroyed Buu for you and King Yemma, that's all I did," I said as I saw Friezell drop from the skies, his power almost nil after a few more brutal hits. From what I could tell, he had been counting on that last blast to do the job.

"By using your powers, you may have affected the petty things just around this dimension that most would take for granted. We warned you that it could have a positive or negative effect on things. This is obviously the cause of destroying Buu the way you did down in Hell," he explained. I don't need this crap right now. I managed to keep somewhat calm while the huge Spirit bomb floated above, though Kibito Kai was pushing me a bit.

"Did you ever think that maybe it was because of Buu that this thing appeared? All I did was speed up the process of putting him through that cleanser thing, but King Yemma did that himself didn't he? It doesn't matter what I did, Buu was already a hindrance was he not? Now can you please move aside until I've destroyed this thing, I'll listen to your lectures later!" I said, floating upwards a bit more. Kibito seemed content to leave me be as I tried to win a battle. Janemba had now noticed what I had in my hands, and floated down till he was eye level with me. His scowl deepened, as he probably sensed that the bomb could hurt him.

"Time for you to go demon! Spirit Bomb!" I shouted as I threw my hands forward. He fired a quick blast to deflect it, no effect. His energy flared more so and pushed against the forward momentum of the bomb. It slowed to a crawl and I pushed back with my remaining ki power. It barely sped up and then came to a dull stop in mid air as I pushed it on with all my might, trying to keep calm as I did so. My ki drained fast just by trying to force the bomb forward. Damn, no wonder this thing is hard to control once its launched. Keeping it on target is a pain. The bomb began to waver back and forth until I sensed a large Chi surge from Janemba and watched as it crept back towards me. I released most of my remaining energy towards it, doing almost nothing to the motion of the bomb. I can't let this energy get away. As long as I keep positive it can't hurt me, but I'm not sure I should try to absorb it unless I have to. I've got to pull on whatever reserves I have left! I pulled up all energy remaining, including whatever was keeping me locked in the air and sent it forth, barely budged the ball back towards Janemba.

"What the hell is wrong boy? Quit holding back!" Friezell shouted from below.

"Damnit!" I shouted as I struggled to push back against Janemba's will. I sensed Fasha's concern in the back of my mind, but it seemed to form into anger as she stomped towards the Supreme Kai. Good, it'll save me the trouble. I groaned a bit as the stalemate continued, I assumed Janemba was just sitting back and waiting for my influence to ease up, because I knew he could send it back at me at almost anytime.

"Why won't you help out? He needs you to at least lend a hand!" Fasha screamed at the Kai. I grinned slightly, Yeah lay into him for me! I sensed Dabura nearby, watching the struggle in the air, but like the Kai was not doing a damn thing about it. I pushed more power out as Janemba's end began to waver, but I wasn't sure where the energy was coming from. No more spirit bomb power was coming in so it wasn't anyone else. Maybe he's weakening after all. I got my answer when his power surged again and the Spirit bomb came back towards me even faster.

"Shit, come on! Can't you heal me or something real fast?" I asked quickly as I felt myself losing it.

"I will not interfere, you need to fight your own battles! Don't you Saiyans prefer it that way, to the death before you ever ask for help?" he asked slyly. I growled at this, and Fasha's gloomy mood only added to it.

"What kind of Kai are you? Do you always just sit back and let others fight for you even if they have no chance to win?" Videl asked now.

"Pretty much, these warriors seem so determined to stop these evil threats, even though half the time they are the direct cause of them. Kids must grow up someday, and if everyone has to die first, then that's how it will go!" he replied with a very calm tone. I felt the rage from within kick on once he said that, and the Spirit Bomb came at me more quickly now that I wasn't focused on it. I didn't care at the moment as my aura reappeared.

"To hell with you then! Argh, I don't need your damn help!" I shouted angrily just as a sudden energy surge came over me. I grabbed a hold of this energy burst and brought it out. My Super Mystic transformation kicked on suddenly as if I had been holding back the entire time. I was just as surprised as everyone else in the arena, including Janemba. As soon as I realized what happened though, I shifted back to the monster and shoved a lot of the energy outwards. The bomb rocketed towards Janemba and struck pay dirt as he just hovered and screamed. The bomb's energy split outwards and tore through his body, likely taking everything else with it. His power signal faded quickly, but just as it was nearing critical for him, it erupted again and struggled with the spirit bomb for a few moments. He was suddenly forced to the ground by its energy just as it exploded. I gasped slightly as Janemba picked himself out of the grass while the air cleared, I had honestly thought I had him beat with the bomb. He started laughing slightly as he grinned back at me, to which I responded with a sharp growl.

I rescanned his power level, noting a huge drop in power, almost two thirds of it was gone. Well that'll make things easier, but I've got to finish this guy off as soon as possible. I wonder… I suddenly stopped and grinned back as I charged another Chi ball in my palm, without calling out for donations. Just as my positive energy took hold, the ball turned light blue instead of green, and Janemba's eyes widened slightly, but his grin held. Let's try that again!

"Feedback!" I shouted, launching the much smaller bomb towards the demon. He laughed slightly and drew his arm back to deflect it. Not the same technique, dumbass! I thought even though he was falling for the trap. The much smaller version of the Spirit bomb struck Janemba and he went down to a knee as the white lightning enveloped him. His power flowed out and he stood up slightly to attempt to flush it out, but was not doing so easily despite feeling rather emotionless. So the enhanced version is also stronger. I'll keep that in mind, I thought as I stalked towards him, drawing my energy sword.

Janemba's eyes filled with fear as I broke into a dead sprint, all intents and purposes of wiping him out with the next attack. His energy finally broke free and the Feedback ball soared off into the skies just as leapt into the air with my sword drawn above my head. He held out both hands as if he meant to catch the blade, but much wider. I sensed his power flare just as I dove in, and saw the visible distortion forming right in the path of my sword.

"I don't think so!" I shouted as I suddenly spun around as I dropped. Janemba wasn't sure what to make of this as I completely missed his counterattack, and wasn't prepared for me to slice across his neck, severing the head completely. Just as it fell off, leaving quite a surprised look I might add, his power level plummeted. I flipped backwards and charged the majority of my remaining power into my hand and aimed straight at him just to be sure he was done for good.

"Final Shine!" The green beam swallowed Janemba and his head, smashing and scattering his molecules into the wind. It also destroyed the far side of the stadium that had luckily been empty for awhile, leaving quite a gap in the asteroid we were on. The area where Janemba was started to shimmer slightly, before the golden sparkles collected into a blue ogre with a very scrappy looking suit on.

--

I stared at my hands for a moment or two as I gasped for breath, feeling a lot more power flowing through me than what should have been there, despite what I had just burned up. It wasn't anywhere close to my full power, but it was a noticeable fraction of it. I powered down and lowered to the ground just as King Kai, Fasha and Kibito walked up, all with grins planted on their faces.

"Did you heal me after all?" I asked.

"I didn't do a thing just as I said I wouldn't. You called on your own inner power at your own will, and it seems to have given you a bit of a charge. What was really holding you down the entire time was doubt in your power and abilities, that's all. You probably would have needed to use the spirit bomb, but you already had what you needed to get the job done once you gathered it. You just needed to let go and reclaim your wits. You do look pretty tired though, let me treat those wounds," he said, holding a hand over my head. I felt his Chi surge now and any pain left began to fade and I took easier breaths.

"So I unlocked more of my power, or what?" I asked.

"No, you were simply not quite to your limit yet. We said that you won't get any stronger for a long time, but using hidden power that shouldn't be there seems to be your specialty. You just needed a little motivation to get the ball rolling. Anger seems to work well, your eyes were glowing pretty brightly there for a second or two. Once you knew you could do it on your own it wasn't a problem now was it? Your girlfriend put on a pretty convincing show to assist you," Kibito said as he removed his hand. As he did, my teal colored uniform reformed itself around my chest and shoulders, not to mention the partially shredded pants. King Kai handed me my blue shirt and wristbands, to which I put back on right away, as I felt great.

"I didn't put on a show, how was I supposed to know you were just trying to fire him up?" Fasha asked.

"If I had said so before, he would have been able to hear it through your thoughts, assuming he was paying attention to them and not the battle," he explained, making the scowl on my face deepen.

"In other words that was another test?" I asked directly.

"Not exactly, we truly had no idea that Janemba would escape his prison, but you handled the situation pretty well except for that little bit at the end. My elder told you that you had the potential of doing great things, it's just a matter of finding that potential. Your power hasn't increased by any means, but your skill is excellent. Your confidence is still a bit shaken though, and plenty of training will help that out. You have to believe that you can do anything you put your mind to, and take it from a Kai, you can do just about anything if you really want to just on pure determination. Digging into your inner power will not require only anger, just some sort of emotional commitment. Trust your feelings and fight with your heart, not just your skill. Willpower can be an incredibly powerful force, use it to your advantage. As you yourself said before, nothing is impossible," he said, putting two fingers to his forehead.

"Hey, wait a second, what sort of training am I going to get now?" I asked. He glanced quickly to my right, which was where Dabura was before he smiled slightly.

"Nothing you can't handle. See you!" And in a blink of an eye, he was gone. I glanced over at the ogre that had been the embodiment of Janemba, though he looked like a young punk that would slack off on the job.

"So what is going to happen to him?" I asked.

"King Yemma will more than likely have him scrubbing walls for a hundred years," King Kai chuckled, though we all were mildly amused at this.

Power levels:

Verto (SS2): 360,000,000; normal form: 60,000,000 (drops); Super Mystic (weakened): 280,000,000

Verto's Shock Cannon, Max Power: 750,000,000

Verto's Super Spirit Bomb: 800,000,000

Janemba: 775,000,000; weakened: 250,000,000

Friezell: 510,000,000 (drops)

Pikkon (w/ Kaioken): 350,000,000

A/n: Add Spirit Bomb to the massive list of stuff that Verto can do. You can also call it Super Spirit Bomb if you want, it doesn't matter. Another quick bad guy out of the way, but its only been a few days of Verto's six months in Other World, so don't be too concerned that all of his adventures will be just a bunch of quick little incursions.

Next time on DBV: As Verto starts his training with Dabura, Gohan and the other Saiyans are given a ride back to Earth by the Protoss, and run across a mine field set up on the other side of the dimensional wall. Since they are still too far away to use instant transmission, they must deactivate the mines to avoid destroying the ship. The only way to do so is to shut down the mines from wherever they are controlled. Vegeta reveals that the mines in fact belong to the Kold empire. Uh-oh.