"Pikkon?" Goku announced at the presence of Vegeta's opponent.
At first glance, Vegeta's opponent looked exactly like the deceased hero that Goku had gotten to know over the past years; except for the scar on his right cheek and above his left eye, and the black "M" on his forehead. He wore dark grey baggy pants with a red sash and black boots that were similar to Goku's. He even had the spotted head that was apparently a defining feature of their race and also his abs were studded in black spots, offering another defining trait of their race. However, as Goku focused more on this unknown fighter's features, he could see a significant difference. The way he scowled and the way he stood with his arms folded over his chest symbolized that he had an aggressive nature. And the devilish smile that crossed his face at Goku's words, announced that he was definitely cocky.
With a soft chuckle, Tai replied, "No. I am not little Pi Pi. My name is Tai and I must say; I find it odd that you would know him."
Goku smiled sheepishly and pointed to the halo above his head as he said, "Well we kind of got to know each other in Other World. I assume that by the way you referred to him, that you knew Pikkon."
Tai's smile grew wider. He replied, "I figure I should know him, considering that I killed him."
Goku's sheepish smile was quickly replaced by a look of seriousness at Tai's words. "You killed him?"
"That's what I said," Tai replied. "I guess I ought to give you all a backstory. Well simply put, we were both students of martial arts on our home world, Puranter. Once a year all of the surrounding planets would hold a tournament and our planet took home the gold every year; except for the year that I entered." Tai casually shrugged his shoulders as he continued with, "Apparently they didn't like the idea of me killing people. I was tired of the same old-same old. The same people entered every year and the same people lost. As far as I'm concerned all that I did was erase another batch of pathetic weaklings from existence."
Goku couldn't believe what he was hearing. This guy sounded worse than Frieza. "How dare you?!" Goku proclaimed. "You don't judge who lives and dies, and certainly not by their power levels!"
Tai ignored Goku's outburst and continued his story. "Well after being removed from the tournament, they actually tried to lock me up. Can you believe that? Kill a couple dozen weaklings and suddenly you're a murderer." Tai sighed and then smiled as he said, "So I had to kill them all. As many as I needed and some I killed just for kicks. They were foolish for trying to imprison their greatest fighter. There were a few that gave me a significant challenge, but all were dealt with accordingly; well, all except Pikkon. He was quite the nuisance. Every time that he challenged me, I would inevitably win, but he'd always escape and come back stronger. I never understood how.
After about the fourth failed attempt, I didn't see him for a long time. Then he finally returned and his power had risen substantially. We were almost equals in power and when we battled, we were like gods on that pathetic excuse for a planet. As powerful as Pikkon was, he was very inexperienced in comparison to me. I eventually won the fight and after such a close call, I made sure that Pikkon wouldn't make another return. Our fight had ripped our little planet apart, so instead of trying to help the helpless, I left. I decided to flee to the Northern galaxy since the border wasn't too far away and I was kind of a wanted man for my 'murders' against the other planets' fighters. I met Babidi and here I am, though I will admit that I could've chosen better people to associate with."
Both Goku and Supreme Kai's expressions were a mix of horror and shock. How could someone kill all of his own people and speak about it so casually? It's like Tai was born without a heart. Whatever was wrong with him, it was clear that he was a monster and needed to be stopped.
"Kakarot, what is going on? Do you two know each other?" interjected Vegeta.
"No Vegeta, but I know the person that he killed," Goku replied. "And if he is strong enough to defeat Pikkon, then I might need to step in."
Vegeta scoffed. "I don't know who this Pikkon is, and frankly I don't care. Just because this fool defeated him doesn't mean that he is going to defeat me."
"Vegeta, listen to me. If he has trained under the same masters as Pikkon, then chances are that they have similar techniques and believe me, these are no ordinary abilities."
"I don't care!" Vegeta barked. "I will have my fight and unless you want to take his place, I suggest that you be quiet." Turning his head back to Tai, Vegeta said, "Now, let's see exactly what the big bad man can do."
Tai shook his head in slight amusement and replied, "Fools are so quick to die these days."
"He doesn't look so strong," Frieza said as he along with Pui Pui, Cell, Dabura, and Babidi gazed into the crystal ball.
"Neither do you," Pui Pui replied with a smile.
Frieza glared at the freakish looking alien. Pui Pui took notice and looked up from the crystal ball. "Problem?" he said.
Frieza was ready to make a smart aleck remarked, but Babidi cut into their conversation. "Would the both of you be quiet? I can't hear."
With a grunt Frieza returned his attention to the crystal ball. Pui Pui did the same, but a look of pure amusement was plastered on his face.
"Ready," Vegeta said as he squatted into a fighting stance.
Tai slid his leg back and raised his fists up for defense as he said, "Ladies first."
Vegeta ignored Tai's lame attempt at an insult and charged directly at the green warrior. Vegeta pulled his arm back in preparation of the fight, but just as he neared Tai, he stopped. He just glared at Tai's body and suddenly the green fighter's body dematerialized. With his arm still pulled back, Vegeta turned it upward and blocked a green fist that was aimed directly at his head. Tai came back into view and smiled at the Saiyan prince.
Vegeta turned his head to the Puranten fighter and said, "Surely you don't expect me to fall for such childish techniques." Vegeta quickly threw a sideways kick at the green fighter that missed its target just as Tai jumped away.
Landing a safe distance away, Tai said, "Just wanted to make sure that you were worth my time."
"I promise you, Tai," Vegeta said, almost spitting the name. "I am so much worth your time that you're barely worth mine." Tai scowled at Vegeta's words, making the Saiyan laugh. He continued with, "Since you're not from this galaxy, let me clue you in on something. I am the Saiyan Prince, the epitome of power. We Saiyans live and breathe fighting, and on top of that, we are the best at it. I suggest you give this fight everything that you've got if you even want the slightest chance of winning, but I promise you, your chances are slim at best."
"Your name is Vegeta, right? Well, let me clue you in on something, Vegeta," Tai replied, spitting Vegeta's name in the same fashion Vegeta had did his. "You might be a natural born fighter, but I am a natural born killer and on top of that, I am the best at it. So I suggest that you prepare yourself because the chances of you leaving this spaceship with your life are slim….at best." He smiled as he finished his statement, clearly enjoying the look of aggravation on Vegeta's face.
Vegeta's face shifted from one of stony annoyance to a look of pure delight. He replied, "Well, may the best man win, Tai." Then he suddenly vanished.
Tai wasn't the slightest bit bothered by Vegeta's speed. Before disappearing into super speed with Vegeta, he said, "Oh, I assure you. I will."
The two warriors jumped around within the first stage chamber, bouncing off of the walls, ceiling, and floor at such speeds that the human eye couldn't keep up. Goku, Gohan, and Supreme Kai were having no trouble keeping up, though. Their eyes flicked back and forth as they watched the two fighters bounce about the chamber, occasionally smacking into each other with a loud boom.
There was another loud boom and Vegeta was brought back into view as he coasted toward a wall. He smashed into said wall, bouncing off as he landed on the floor. He stood with a grunt as he scanned the chamber for the speedy Tai. Suddenly, he ducked down, just barely dodging Tai's incoming fist. The dodged punch crashed into the wall and locked Tai into place.
As he tried to free his hand from the wall, Tai either didn't notice or forgot that Vegeta was crouched down just in front of him. Vegeta took his moment and placed his palms against Tai's abdomen and as the Puranten warrior looked down in shock; Vegeta blasted him across the chamber and into the opposing side's roof.
While holding his abdomen, Tai stood and offered a fierce glare at the Saiyan Prince. Vegeta stood as well and with a confident smile on his face, he beckoned Tai with his index finger.
Tai sneered and leapt at Vegeta, but before he could attack, Babidi's voice called out to all of them. "WAIT!" he yelled.
Tai skid to a stop as he and everyone else looked into the air as if to speak with Babidi. "Why?" Tai replied, annoyance plastered on his face.
"Those idiots are going to wreck my ship! How dare Tai put a hole in my wall like that?" Babidi barked as he gazed at the fight through the crystal ball. He turned his head to Dabura and said, "Where is a good place for me to send them?"
Caught off guard by the question, Dabura stammered, "Uh…I suppose you could send them to Pui Pui's planet. That is where we sent Tai to complete his training."
Babidi's face shifted into a glee-filled smile. "Of course! Why didn't I think of that?" Babidi proclaimed, rubbing his hands together in a sinister fashion. "Pui Pui's home world has a greater gravity then this one's. Tai is sure to have an advantage."
Babidi placed his palms facing forward and a shimmering pale yellow aura surrounded him as his energy gathered. Announcing his famous magic words, his yellow aura shifted into the crystal ball and teleported the population of the first stage to Pui Pui's home world.
"Where are we?" Goku said as he walked around in circles, taking in the new environment. They had just been transported to this barren, rocky, dark planet. Goku found it weird that it didn't have a form of atmosphere. It seemed like if you attempted to jump really high, that you'd be going right into space.
Tai hummed in amusement. "Silly old wizard thinks that I need his help," he said under his breath.
"What was that?" Vegeta sneered. "Planning something, huh, Tai?"
"Don't make me laugh Vegeta. As if I need anyone's assistance in beating you," Tai replied, folding his arms in a condescending fashion. "Babidi thinks that teleporting you and I to a planet with a higher gravity will be beneficial to me, but I am not as foolish as he is. You're clearly strong enough to handle this minor gravity increase."
"I'm glad that you know that. It's just a pity that you haven't realized that you are outclassed yet," Vegeta said as he slid into a fighting stance.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah Vegeta," Tai replied as he claimed his fighting stance as well. "There is no way that I will ever beat you." Sarcasm laced his every word.
They both took a moment to examine their opponent as a swirling breeze blew between them. Deciding to make the first move, Vegeta released a beach ball sized energy blast at Tai. The green warrior merely smirked at the weak attack and as it came closer to him, he pulled his arm back and knocked the blast away, proclaiming, "Pathetic!"
The blast was a mere distraction though. Using it to obscure Tai's view, Vegeta closed in and landed a fierce punch to the Puranten warrior's jaw, sending him coasting backwards. Tai quickly recovered, though. Stomping his left foot into the ground with a grunt of anger, he grinded to a halt and barely managed to form an "x" with his arms to block against the incoming fist of Vegeta.
The clash of Vegeta's fist against Tai's defense formed a powerful shockwave that blew the two apart; but only for a nanosecond as the two warriors clashed in a frenzy of punches and kicks. Tai and Vegeta sped across the surface of the planet as they continued to battle it out, eventually crashing deep into a large rock formation. Amazingly, the formation remained intact while the two warriors fought within its core.
Suddenly, a bright yellow light flashed from every crevice of the rock as a primal roar-Sure to be Vegeta's- sounded throughout the area. The formation blew into millions of pieces as Vegeta stood at its base, releasing a storm of energy blasts into the air at Tai. Tai dodged, swerved, and slapped away every one of Vegeta's blast before finally placing his left arm forward and releasing his own bright red energy wave down at the Saiyan Prince. The energy wave pierced through each of Vegeta's energy blasts as it plummeted toward the Saiyan elite.
Vegeta jumped out of the way just as Tai's wave crashed into the surface, igniting the ground in a brilliant red explosion. Vegeta landed a safe distance away, but as the smoke diffused around him, he found himself lost to the location of Tai. He stepped through the light cloud of smoke as he tried to find the green warrior. Apparently, Tai had dropped his energy level to nothing and was planning to sneak upon the Saiyan royalty. Vegeta continued to walk through the smoke, the thought of flying into the air eluding him, when he heard something behind him. Before he could turn around to face the sound, he heard, "Looking for me?" and then felt a massive blow to the spine as he was sent flying into the air.
The blow left Vegeta momentarily dazed and as he saw Tai appear directly in his path, he could only brace himself for another powerful attack. When Vegeta finally reached Tai, he was struck in his abdomen with a fierce knee, causing the Saiyan Prince to spew a small amount of sputum. Tai didn't stop there, though. He quickly unleashed a storm of punches on Vegeta, leaving bruises and cuts all over Vegeta's face. Adding insult to injury, Tai boasted, "I thought you were going to beat me, Vegeta." As he continued to pummel Vegeta, he mocked the Saiyan Prince by saying, "What's this, the famous punching bag technique? Oh yeah! I am soooo going to lose!"
He topped his attack off by grabbing a hand full of hair on either side of Vegeta's face and forcing the Saiyan's face down into a powerful knee strike. Vegeta's head flew back as a trail of blood shot from his nose and while dazed, Tai performed a backflip kick that sent Vegeta piercing into the ground below.
"Oh no, Vegeta!" proclaimed Supreme Kai, his mouth ajar from the scene that he had just witnessed. He turned back to Goku and said, "We need to help."
"Naaa!" responded Goku. Even though he remained focused on the fight, Goku could see the perplexed expression on Supreme Kai's face; so he added, "Vegeta still has a trick or possibly two up his sleeve."
"B-but Goku! You were the one that initially said that Vegeta may need help."
"I know, but that was before I had seen Tai fight. He's a good fighter and is really strong, but he's nothing close to unbeatable."
"I…I…I do not understand you Saiyans. Not. At. All," responded the Kai.
All Goku could do was laugh as they both turned back to the fight.
Vegeta stood out of his rocky grave as Tai landed several feet away. He had many cuts and bruises across his face, and even some on his neck. "Is that all?" he mockingly said, wiping away a trail of blood from his nose.
Tai remained silent as he stood, arms folded, in front of Vegeta. He watched Vegeta closely for a moment and as if finally letting Vegeta's words register, he offered a one-sided smile.
Vegeta grunted and lunged at the Puranten fighter. He threw a right jab that Tai dodged by simply tilting his head to the left. Vegeta then threw a left handed jab that Tai again avoided by tilting his head in the other direction. The green warrior smiled brightly as frustration was etched into Vegeta's face. Then, Vegeta's face just contorted into a devious smile as he pulled his fist back, confusing Tai.
"What's so funny?" Tai remarked as his head straightened up.
"The fact that you think that this is my limit," Vegeta replied.
Tai's smile returned as he said, "I was beginning to think that you were all talk." He took a few steps back and said, "Go ahead. I'll wait until you're finished powering up."
Vegeta paused for a moment before bursting out in laughter. "Oh, Tai! I'm going to relish wiping that smug smile off of your overconfident face," he said as he calmed his outburst of laughter. Seriousness returning, Vegeta then said, "I hope you enjoy this. It'll be the last thing that you ever see."
Tai remained silent as the air around them seemed to swirl around Vegeta's body. Standing with his feet apart, hands gripped into fists, and slightly squatted, Vegeta released a roar as his aura flickered into a golden color. The rocks around the area began to dance wildly as the ground beneath started to rumble. As Vegeta's power rose higher and higher, Tai's confident smile slowly faded and was beginning to be replaced with an expression of nervousness as a bead of sweat formed on his forehead. Vegeta's roar started to grow louder as his pupil faded into white and was quickly replaced with a beautiful emerald. The ground beneath his body cracked and shifted upwards and downwards with his increase in power. Tai's usually confident arm-folded stance was dropped as his arms fell to his sides and he actually took a step back out of nervousness, possibly even fear. Vegeta's power had risen much higher than he had expected and it was still rising! With one final guttural roar, Vegeta's hair changed from onyx black to a luminescent gold.
"Well shoot me twice and call me a liar!" Frieza declared. "He actually did it. All that bragging on Namek and he finally did it."
"Well to be perfectly honest Frieza, he's been able to do it for a while now. But yeah, he can transform into a Super Saiyan," Cell remarked. He looked up from the crystal ball and could clearly see the look of panic on Frieza's face. He remembered that the Super Saiyan legend was quite the demoralizing force when it came to Frieza. With this in mind, he added, "As powerful as you've become, a Super Saiyan means nothing to you now, though."
"Don't tell me that the mighty Lord Frieza is scared of a glowing monkey," said Pui Pui.
Frieza narrowed his eyes at the alien before him. "I fear nothing you imbecile," he said.
Pui Pui laughed and said, "Well by look on your face, I'd…."
"If I have to tell all of you to be quiet again, I'm going have you killed," Babidi announced as he looked up from the crystal ball. He looked at Frieza and said, "He couldn't do this when you faced him?"
Frieza simply replied, "No."
"And he could do this when you faced him?" Babidi said to Cell.
Cell replied with a nod of his head.
This bothered Babidi slightly. He based the power readings of Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta on how powerful Cell and Frieza were when they first faced off against the Saiyans. This transformation might've made Vegeta stronger than expected. "Pui Pui get my killi meter," he said.
Pui Pui did as asked and returned quickly. He handed it to Babidi and the mystical wizard pointed the device at the crystal ball. He was instantly taken aback by the power level that he was reading. Dabura took notice of Babidi's tensed expression and said, "What is his power, Master?"
"3,000 killi!" Babidi announced.
Pui Pui and Dabura's expression both shifted to one of shock. "3,000! But that is as strong as my max!" Pui Pui proclaimed.
Cell merely smiled at their shock. He knew that 3,000 was only the tip of the iceberg for Vegeta.
"What?!" Babidi yelled, surprising everyone.
"What is it, Master Babidi?" said Pui Pui, still reeling from Vegeta's power level.
"I-It's Tai. H-he…his power level is at 2,500!" replied Babidi.
"That's impossible! He maxed out at 2,000 after his training!" said Dabura.
All Cell and Frieza could do is smile at the shock coming from Dabura, Pui Pui, and Babidi.
His golden aura still dancing around him, Vegeta folded his arms in Tai's fashion and said, "So are you impressed? You look impressed."
The shock, nervousness, or fear that had been spreading through Tai's blood immediately stopped at Vegeta's words. Tai considered himself to be one of the strongest fighters in the universe and he'd be damned if he let anyone talk down to him like that. Reclaiming his previous demeanor, he said, "No, actually. Changing hair and eye color isn't much of a transformation. Maybe some horns or claws or fanged teeth would be a transformation, but half of yours is just a quick run to the hair salon."
Despite Tai's attempt at an insult, Vegeta remained unfazed. "Oh really? How about my power level? I can tell that I far outrank you right now."
Tai shrugged. "Maybe you do, maybe you don't. You'll never know unless you attack."
"My pleasure," was all that Vegeta remarked before thrusting his elbow into Tai's spotted abdomen, forcing blood and sputum from his mouth. Vegeta closed the distance between the both of them so quickly that Tai hadn't even realized that he had moved. The Saiyan prince was far from done, though. He quickly struck Tai with a fist to the frontal bone that sent the Puranten warrior coasting dozens of yards back before crashing deep into a large rock formation.
While Tai had been flying back towards the rock, Vegeta had soared across the sky and dove in on the opposite side of the rock just as Tai had crashed on the other side. As the rock formation crumbled, there was a loud smack and Tai was sent flying back out of the rock. Completely dazed by Vegeta's attacks, Tai had no idea that he soaring directly towards the newly appeared Vegeta. The Saiyan prince smiled confidently as Tai soared to him and with a powerful kick; he launched the green warrior into the sky.
Using his super speed, the super Saiyan sped past the dazed Tai and waited patiently with his hands poised for a double axe handle. Surely, when Tai was close enough, Vegeta sent the warrior back to the ground like a shooting star. Tai's crash into the ground was explosive, sending a cloud of dirt throughout the area. Vegeta remained in his floating spot as he watched the dirt cloud disperse. With the cloud gone, he could see Tai at the center of a large crater. To his amazement, the Puranten warrior was beginning to get to his hands and knees. Now we can't have that, Vegeta thought. He suddenly sent an energy blast from either arm into other areas of the ground.
As Tai started to make it to his feet, he was caught completely off guard as two energy orbs appeared out of the ground below him. The ensuing explosion was just as grand as Tai's crash into the ground.
The smile planted on Vegeta's face as he floated back to the ground was all the proof needed to show the pleasure that he had gained from his attack on Tai. He landed a few feet away from the crater and slowly walked over to the edge. Peering into the hole, he could see Tai lying supine at its center. "Well this has been fun, but I think it's about time that we end this," Vegeta said as he stood to the side and placed his palm forward. Vegeta's aura flared as a yellow orb of energy appeared at his palm.
Vegeta was about to release his signature Big Bang Attack until Tai suddenly jumped out of the crater. His eyes followed the fighter as he rose higher and higher into the sky. Was he actually running away? Tai rose so high into the sky that he was barely a dot. Vegeta dropped his attack, completely perplexed by the sudden happenings. Then he saw what looked like a meteor coming back down to the planet. It looked like a huge ball of fire that was on a collision course with Vegeta. As the fiery ball grew closer, the Saiyan Prince realized that it was Tai! He raised his hand and began to channel his energy for another Big Bang Attack, but he was too late.
The fiery Tai landed on his hands directly in front of Vegeta and pivoting on said appendages, he spin kicked the Super Saiyan square in his jaw. The blow not only managed to daze Vegeta, but it also left a scorch mark on his cheek. Vegeta took a few steps back as his mind tried to regain its senses. When it finally did come back, he was too late to block against the fiery fist that connected in the same spot that the kick had been placed.
Vegeta was knocked back several feet before he flipped out of his daze induced trek and landed on the ground. As soon as he did so, he heard, "Inferno Flash!" Looking up he saw a large fire-incased energy orb coming directly at him.
"Oh so you wanna play that game?! Fine let's do clash of the flashes, you fiery freak!" he proclaimed while cupping his hands together in front of him. "Final Flash!" he announced as the golden energy wave shot forth.
The blasts clashed together in a somewhat beautiful display of power. With fiery red on one side and golden yellow on the other, the epicenter of the clash glowed in a dazzling orange. Despite its beauty, the clash was a pure struggle of power. Vegeta grunted as he pushed more of his energy into the attack. As he did so, Tai did the same. Both of their auras were like massive walls of energy on either side of the clash. As the winds picked up to near hurricane force proportions, it was obvious that neither side wanted to give in. However, a winner was needed and Vegeta was determined to be victor.
With his teeth baring like a hungry shark, Vegeta pushed a huge amount of power into his blast. His energy wave forced the clash all the way back to Tai, a wave of golden energy standing in front of him as he desperately tried to fight back. As hard as Tai tried, his best efforts were not good enough. With a roar of power, Vegeta pushed another boost of energy into the blast and it consumed Tai as it soared across the landscape. Knowing that there was more than enough energy in the blast to destroy the planet, Vegeta curved the blast up into space. Doing so managed to release Tai, who fell back onto the face of a rock formation.
With the blast diverted, Vegeta carefully floated over to the apparently unconscious Tai. Floating in front of the green warrior, Vegeta took notice of the dozens of scorch marks staining his body and even the trail of blood coming from his mouth. Vegeta said, "Your fight is over. I would say that you should keep your big mouth shut next time, but there won't be a next time for you." He pulled his fist back, ready to deliver the final blow, when Tai suddenly sat up and emitted a stream of electricity from his fingers that painfully entrapped the Saiyan prince.
Vegeta howled in pain as electricity surged through every inch of his body. Tai rose into the air to face the howling Saiyan with a proud smile on his face. "You wretched Saiyan filth! How dare you think that you can defeat me!" he announced.
Vegeta managed to glare with extreme fury at the Puranten fighter, which only infuriated Tai more. His fists and feet began radiating the same fiery aura as earlier as he returned the steely gaze at Vegeta. "Got a problem?" he said as he floated closer. "Don't worry. I will knock all of your cares away." With a devious smile, he lifted his fiery hands in a boxing like stance and began to unleash a fierce barrage of punches and kicks, focusing on the face as he knocked Vegeta's head every which way.
He completed his attack with a boot to Vegeta's abdomen, followed up with a powerful punch to the jaw. Vegeta crashed on the face of a small rock formation, electricity still painfully coiling around his body. Tai floated straight down to the ground. From his position, there was nearly a quarter mile of open space between them.
He laughed at the sight of Vegeta's electrically trapped body slumping against the rock. "Oh how the might have fallen! Tell me Vegeta, how does it feel? How does it feel to know that you're about to die? Cause I'm bout to kill you, bitch," he said.
He started laughing again until he saw Vegeta sit up. He watched in amusement as Vegeta struggled to his feet. With electricity still surging through and around his body, Vegeta slowly began to walk towards Tai.
"You can't be serious," Tai exclaimed. He pulled his right arm from its folded position and pointing his palm at Vegeta, he focused his energy into the electricity. The sparks seemed to grow in intensity as Vegeta stopped his trek for a moment, howling in pain as he did so. Tai threw his head back in laughter. "I swear this is the most fun that I have had in years!" he practically yelled. When his head fell back into its normal position, he immediately stopped laughing.
Vegeta was still coming towards, albeit slowly. The Saiyan Prince's teeth were gritted in pure anger as he slowly trudged toward Tai. The Puranten warrior grunted in frustration. He sure is a persistent one. It may be best for me to hurry up and get rid of him. The electricity has put me in control, but the stronger the opponent, the more concentration that I need to have. With someone as powerful as Vegeta, I'm going to need my full attention. I'd better finish him before he finds a way to break free.
He placed both his palms facing Vegeta and concentrated, raising the intensity of the electrical coils around Vegeta's body. Vegeta stopped his plod and howled in pain yet again, but he only stopped for a moment. He dug deep inside and powered through the pain as he continued to walk towards Tai. The green warrior took on an expression of shock, but that quickly turned to anger. With veins erupting in his arms and head, Tai forced more of his influence into the electric binds. However, his efforts were to no avail. Vegeta continued to walk towards him, his steps turning into stomps as his golden aura flared around.
With his anger rising to new heights, Tai practically screamed, "You damned Saiyan! You think that you can defeat me?! Well you thought wrong!" His eyes seemed to glow as he focused more of his influence into the electricity and with a roar of power, electric bolts shot out of his finger tips and eyes.
The bolts struck Vegeta's body and lifted him into the air slightly as the Saiyan warrior wailed in horrible pain. Tai then used his influence to throw Vegeta's back into the rock formation that he had been slumped against mere moments ago. Whatever rush of energy that had overtaken Vegeta earlier had faded and as he laid there unmoving, Tai released a deep sigh.
"It's time to finish this," he said. He stood to the side and placed his fist forward in a similar fashion to Vegeta's Big Bang Attack stance. As he did so, Vegeta sat up slightly to look at him. "Oh, good; I thought that I had killed you. Now you can die a truly deserving death; death by your own energy," he said to Vegeta.
Even from the far distance, Tai could see the look of confusion on Vegeta's bruised face. He continued with, "You see I knew that you were stronger than me, but being the martial art expert that I am, I know of a way to close the gap in our powers. There is a technique that I discovered while traversing my way to the North Galaxy. It allows the individual to absorb the energy of their opponent. The troublesome part to this technique, though, is that in order to absorb the energy you must be hit directly by it. There is no shield to the ability, so you have to be careful not to let yourself get killed. However, if you do it properly, then you gain immense results.
For example, our little clash earlier. I knew that I couldn't defeat you, but I made you press a lot of energy into the attack and when it 'overwhelmed' me, I absorbed most of its power. Plus, I knew that you wouldn't let it collide with the planet because it would've killed all of you, which is what saved me. Do you understand, Vegeta? You have no one to thank for this attack, but yourself." He finished his speech with a huge smile.
All Vegeta could do was scowl at the wicked Tai. Could he have actually been bested?
Tai's flame-like aura surrounded him for a moment before dissolving into a golden aura reminiscent of a Super Saiyan's. "Now I do believe you were in a similar stance earlier when you were going to finish me," he said. "Now what should I name this finisher…" He paused a minute to think before saying, "Got it!" With a confident smile plastered on his face, Tai began charging his energy into a fire encased orb of energy. Alright, Tai; you've only got one shot at this, so you'd better make it count.
Vegeta watched in amazement as Tai's energy orb grew to beach ball like proportions, its sheer power seeming to darken the area. He had used a lot of his energy trying to power through Tai's electric binds the first time and now he was still locked in its grasps. He couldn't help, but notice that they were feeling looser by the second, though. It was like the bigger Tai's energy orb got, the weaker the electric binds felt. Then a thought came to him; hopefully a thought that would prove to be his ultimate savior.
"Maybe we should've sent Pui Pui out to fight after all," said Dabura, gaining Babidi's attention. "I mean Tai has definitely proven to be stronger than him."
"You demon-breathed bastard!" said Pui Pui. "How dare you?!"
"He's not lying," remarked Babidi while he glanced over at the enraged Pui Pui. "We offered to let you do more training, but you refused. I'm sure Tai wouldn't have refused. If he didn't look like he was about to win this fight, I'd call him back and let you go out there to die."
Pui Pui looked at Babidi with shock spread across his face. He could hear Frieza and Cell chuckling off to the side, and when he turned to glare at them, they simply laughed in his face. Frieza seemed to take the most solace in Pui Pui's misfortune, which enraged the alien further. "He can't be that strong! He had risen to 3,000 earlier, but I very seriously doubt that he's risen much farther," protested Pui Pui.
"He's at 4,000 right now," remarked Dabura.
Pui Pui's jaw nearly came unhinged as it dropped open.
Frieza laughed harder at Pui Pui's expression. "Don't worry, Pui Pui. We can't all be winners," he said.
Pui Pui glanced over at Frieza and said, "You're living proof of that, aren't you Frieza?"
Frieza laughed off his attempt at an insult and said, "At least my own friends don't consider me worthless."
Pui Pui nearly shook with anger as he stared down at the ground in embarrassment.
Drawing everyone's attention, Babidi said, "Oh look, he's about to attack!"
"Goodbye, Vegeta. You were an interesting fight," said Tai as a breeze fluttered against his baggy pants.
"Goku, we have to act now!" demanded Supreme Kai.
"I think Supreme Kai is right," said Gohan, emitting his first words since the fight started.
"No; Vegeta can handle this!" replied Goku, secretly hoping that he was right.
The look of determination on Goku's face stopped anymore protesting from Gohan. All that Supreme Kai offered in return was, "I hope you're right."
"Have fun in hell Vegeta! Big Blaze Assault!" announced Tai as the large fiery orb of energy rushed at Vegeta. The massive attack ripped through the ground as it sped to the downed Saiyan.
Vegeta watched with wide eyes as the attack approached him. This is it!
The blast collided with the mound of rock, forming a large rising golden bubble of compressed power. It raised high into air before finally rupturing. The explosion was so gloriously massive that the shock wave even managed to rock Babidi and the others back at the ship. When the smoke finally settled, there was a huge, near quarter-mile crater left in its wake. Vegeta was nowhere to be seen or even felt. Everyone feared the worst for the Saiyan prince; all except Tai, who immediately broke into a fit of laughter.
"That's what you get, you damned Saiyan! You mess with Tai and then you die!" proclaimed Tai in between bursts of laughter.
"First of all you freak, don't copy the names of my techniques. Come up with your own sorry titles. And secondly, don't brag about killing someone, unless they are actually dead," said Vegeta, who was standing directly behind.
Tai tried to turn and face the Saiyan elite, but before his head could turn a mere 90 degress, a powerful blast of energy shot through his torso and eventually spread to wipe out his entire body.
Vegeta stood to the side with his palming facing what used to be Tai and said, "That was my Big Bang Attack."