The Light of Hope

by wontonandrice

Kid Goku becomes a Super Saiyan during his battle against Piccolo Daimao, how would this affect the plot of DBZ? (Disclaimer: I wrote this story at a young age, and the first few chapters aren't too great. If you dislike this or have suggestions, please PM me or write a review on it. A little effort on your end can go a long way on mine, thanks!)

25. Chapter 25 Blast From the Past

Chapter #25

Blast From the Past

The cold laughter rang out in the inner chambers of Dr. Raichi's Fortress. A voice came out, counteracting and drowning out the laughter, "What's so funny?"

Dr. Raichi stopped his laughter immediately, and floated out of the shadows from the crystal ball underneath him, "Dear Dr. Myuu, do you not realize? This . . . this planet is perfect! The energy signatures of the Saiyans is here!"

A computer screen opened at Dr. Raichi's command, and a sudden number of bleeps appeared on the screen, "This is the perfect place to exact our revenge!"

Dr. Myuu stared up, and a wide grin slowly formed on his face, "Jackpot."

Capsule Corporation . . .

Gohan stared out of the window while the odd, purple smoke spread and grew larger. The youth turned towards Bulma, "How much longer until the report is in?"

Bulma was busy typing on her computer while the sample of the bottle shook in the laboratory, "It should be done scanning soon . . ."

At last, a slow beep came from the computer while Goku, Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta rushed over to analyze the results. Bulma read over the cryptic code quickly, and then reread it. A gasp came from her while he muttered, "We have to destroy these things . . . fast!"

Gohan stared, "What are they doing?"

Bulma shook her head, "They're decaying the organ system of organisms, and they're decaying the cities! Whatever this stuff is, it's alien! We need to get rid of it now, or else the entire world will be destroyed completely!"

The Saiyans rushed out, waved goodbye and left quickly. On the way, they were joined by Tatsu. Goku turned towards the Namekian and gave a friendly smile, "Well Piccolo, did you sense the trouble too?"

Tatsu nodded, "Yes, there's something up with this smoke. After breathing it in, I felt my organs weaken, and had to regenerate them. By the way Goku, I am not Piccolo anymore, I told you that I'd prefer to be called Tatsu."

Goku scratched the back of his head mischievously, "Oops, guess I forgot!"

Vegeta finally stopped and pointed at a machine and nodded towards the others, "These are spread around the Earth. I'm sure that we all can find them, and it'd be more effective if we spread out."

Turning into a Super Saiyan, he yelled while he raised his hand at the machine, "Big Bang Attack!"

The Z Fighters agreed with Vegeta's point quickly, and all rushed away to get at the machines. Vegeta smirked, "Heh . . . Super Saiyan's impressive as always."

A shrill and reedy voice came from behind him, "Super Saiyan eh? It looks like I've just won the million-dollar jackpot!"

Vegeta turned around, and a blue-skinned, skinny alien with Saiyan body armor, a scouter, and oddly placed orange hair landed down. The alien smirked, "Ichigo is my name, and I've been hoping to find a Super Saiyan! Dr. Raichi ordered me to find one."

Vegeta floated over, "What are you? Dr. Raichi, that sounds like a Tuffle name!"

Ichigo smirked, "Heh! It seems like you Saiyans aren't as dumb as we thought!"

A look of shock passed over Vegeta's face, "Wh-what? Y-you're a Tuffle?!"

Ichigo pressed his hands together, and a beam of energy formed from his two hands. Ichigo leapt up in the air, and then brought his hands down in a slashing motion, "Crescent Blast!"

Vegeta was taken aback by the abrupt movement, but responded quickly, "Gallic Gun!"

Purple met blue in a powerful clash, resulting in shockwaves of power that were sent over the battlefield. Vegeta began coughing while he clutched his lungs, "Damn it! I should have remembered what the damn Namekian said!"

Ichigo laughed, "Not so high and mighty now are you Saiyan?"

The purple beam of the Gallic Gun began to fade, and the Crescent Blast hit Vegeta diagonally. A slash mark cut through the armor and his skin while the Saiyan fell to the ground, coughing out blood. The Saiyan leapt up quickly, and pressed his hand against the injury, "This means . . ."

He charged towards Ichigo, landing a solid left jab, "NOTHING TO ME!"

Before Ichigo could fly into a building, Vegeta appeared behind him, placing his hand directly on his back, "Big Bang Attack!"

The blast sent Ichigo flying in the air, where Vegeta squeezed his right hand tightly, and a massive explosion blossomed in the sky. However, the Saiyan's state was wavering, and he stared grimly at the explosion. It was of no surprise to him when Ichigo leapt out of a building at Vegeta with great speed. The Super Saiyan caught the fist easily, and then pointed two fingers at Ichigo, causing him to blow up directly in front of him. No blood came from Ichigo's body, instead, mechanical parts came out. Vegeta glared, "Androids. And just after that previous nightmare too."

Dr. Raichi's Fortress…

Dr. Myuu cussed loudly, "Damn it! Ichigo's fell!"

Dr. Raichi, instead, began emitting that annoying laugh that Dr. Myuu hated, "Fell? Look at the data he's analyzed."

Dr. Myuu tapped on the screen, and a video was shown of Super Saiyan Vegeta charging towards the two. The two Tuffle scientists both had their eyes widened in shock. Dr. Raichi glanced at the screen too, "Heh heh heh. Perfect, that pampered Saiyan brat gets a taste of real pain!"

He turned over towards a small warrior, with a widow's peak and a blue scouter that was slumped over, unconscious.

Kami's Lookout…

Mr. Popo finally relented, "Very well . . . you may both go."

Nappa nodded at Mr. Popo, and him and Raditz walked into the Time Chamber, ready to train.

West City…

A few hours later…

The group arrived back at their original spot, and Vegeta nodded, "So they're all destroyed?"

However, the Saiyan stood up, "No . . . there's one left in the area."

Tatsu raised his hand, "I'll handle it."

A sparkling dust of energy drifted over the machine slowly, and Tatsu quickly clenched his hands. However, a barrier emerged over the machine, and Tatsu's eyes widened, "What?"

A dreadfully familiar voice came from behind them, "Ohohohoho! It won't be that easy!"

Goku turned around, "Frieza!"

Another voice appeared next to Frieza, "Finally, I'll have a chance to obliterate these Saiyans!"

Vegeta scowled, "Cooler."

A silky smooth voice was heard too, "The Super Saiyans, right here, at our grasps."

Trunks pulled out his sword, "King Cold."

"I'm not interested in any of the Saiyans, I have my target right here!" yelled a growling voice.

Tatsu quickly retrieved Piccolo's memories and turned around calmly, "Lord Slug."

A raspy voice rang out, "All of you bore me, but I can't pass up an opportunity for revenge."

Gohan got into a combative stance, "Turles."

A golden aura engulfed the warriors in the center, while Goku rushed towards Frieza in his Super Saiyan form. Frieza drifted back and fired a quick Death Beam, but Goku leapt up over it and charged up a blast in his hand. He fired it, crashing Frieza into a building and causing him to disappear into purple smoke.

Cooler leapt over towards Vegeta, and attempted to knee the Super Saiyan. However, Vegeta blocked the knee, and fired an energy blast at Cooler's chest. The attack caused Cooler to give a scream while he too, turned into purple smoke.

Trunks blocked King Cold's fist with his sword, and then, quickly moved the sword in a downward slash motion, slicing King Cold in half and causing him too, to disappear to purple smoke.

Lord Slug and Tatsu both clashed with their enlarged arms. Tatsu leapt back, and charged up a beam with his fingernails, "Hmph . . . Nail's told me about how he beat you; I can do it again! Special Beam Cannon!"

The beam drilled through Lord Slug, whose shocked image turned into purple smoke as well.

Gohan blocked Turles's first attack, and then leaned back his right arm and blasted a hole in Turles's chest. He disappeared into purple smoke too, and the mutter of Trunks was heard, "So that's it from that."

However, the purple smoke reformed into the image of Frieza, Cooler, King Cold, Lord Slug, and Turles. Vegeta's eyes widened, "What?"

Before any of them knew it, they were all knocked into groups of skyscrapers. Frieza stood before Goku, a Death Beam charged up in his hand, "Hohoho! Did you really think that it would be that easy?"

Goku struggled to get out of the crater, because the gas was slowly weakening him. Instead, he pulled his right hand into a claw, "Kamehame…" he whispered.

He used Instant Transmission to teleport in front of Frieza, "HA!"

Goku knew that the beam had made impact with Frieza, but was shocked to see the Frost Demon's image reappear in front of him. Frieza fired the Death Beam at Goku's leg, and the Saiyan yelled in agony. Frieza frowned, "Didn't I tell you? This will not be easy!"

A voice roared in Goku's head, "USE IT! THE SAIYAN INSTINCT YOU LOST AS A BABY BUT REDISCOVERED AS A CHILD!"

Goku clutched his head, "NO!"

Vegeta paid no attention to Goku's inner struggle, instead, he was busy blasting back Cooler, who kept on reforming. The son of Cold laughed coldly, "Don't you see Saiyan prince? I will keep coming back, but instead you will get weaker every time!"

Goku struggled up, mustering the energy for a quick energy beam. To his surprise, however, it destroyed the purple smoke that was Frieza. Goku stared, looking at his hands, "What?"

Vegeta had noticed Goku's victory, and a realization suddenly dawned upon him, 'I killed Frieza with an energy beam, and Kakarot hit him with one as well! This means that they disappear if we hit them with what killed them in the first place!'

He yelled towards Gohan, "Let's switch opponents!"

Gohan looked hesitant for a moment, but nodded. Vegeta came in with a powerful kick at Turles, and then began laughing confidently. In his hands was a charging Final Flash while the Saiyan prince smirked, "I know your weakness now! Final Flash!"

Turles gave a yell of protest while his body was devoured by the beam. No traces of the purple gas were left while Tatsu leapt back, using his telepathy for the first time in years, 'Nail! How did you kill Lord Slug?'

'I hit him with a Mystic Cannon, why?'

'Damn it! Could you tell me how you perform a Mystic Cannon?'

Suddenly, Tatsu was hit, disrupting the telepathic link.

'Wait, what the hell is happening!'

'Tell me now!'

'Ok! Ok! Put one hand behind you, and then summon your ki to the palm of your hand. You need to use only Warrior Namekian ki, and then once you've produced a golden sphere of energy, charge that up and fire it at him.'

Tatsu was already in the process of doing so, but instead, a white sphere of energy sprouted up. The Namekian cursed under his breath while disrupting his link with Nail, "Damn it . . . I'm too used to using Dragon Namekian Ki and Warrior Namekian Ki at once!"

Slug sent another beam of energy that Tatsu narrowly dodged. Finally, a golden ball of energy formed in his hand. The Namekian used the warrior spirit in him granted by Piccolo, and thrusted his hand forward, "Mystic Flash!"

Lord Slug gave a bestial yell of terror while the attack crashed into his body, obliterating it and destroying it completely. Vegeta leapt back to Cooler, "I know how to finish you as well . . . Super Gallic Gun!"

The purple cannon charged towards Cooler with great velocity and force, and the result was similar to the ones produced by the other Z Fighters. All of them now turned their attention to the last Ghost Warrior: King Cold, who seemed to realize the predicament he was in. Goku took the honors, charging up a Kamehameha wave and firing it. The Ghost Warrior gave one last yell, "You will all pay for this!"

Goku's Kamehameha finished the last of King Cold, just in time to have Bulma arrive on a Capsule Corp Hovercraft. A sort of white smoke was coming out of it, counteracting the dark. Bulma gave a golden smile to the Z Fighters, "I've figured out the cure to the gas! I'll take care of distributing it, you guys should all focus on the ones responsible for this!"

Suddenly, a great ki spike alerted the Fighters. Goku stared up at the now clean blue sky, "Whatever's behind the threat . . . it's up there!"

When they floated up near space, a dark planet was shown. Goku nodded towards the Z Fighters to follow him, and they did. On the planet, there was a gigantic fortress. It loomed over the Z Fighters like a tower, almost attempting to intimidate them out of their battle. Vegeta stepped forward, "The ki inside there . . . it feels familiar!"

Dr. Raichi's Fortress…

Dr. Raichi gave a loud laugh while he stared at the screen, "They're here! They're finally here!"

Dr. Myuu stared gravely, and then snapped his fingers, "It's time my baby."

The organism in the test tube snapped open his eyes, and leapt out, destroying the tube. The creation grasped his hands, "At last . . . the Revenge of the Tuffles will be carried out!"

Dr. Myuu pointed to the captured fighter, "Take him . . . go into his body!"

Baby nodded, and suddenly, the fighter stood up, his hair now white, red lines now appearing under his eyes. His whole look was completely different. The fighter grasped his hands for a while, and then a large grin spread across his face, "Time for the extinction of all the Saiyans."

The fighter calmly walked out of the fortress, and the two Tuffle scientists began laughing.

Outside Raichi's Fortress…

Vegeta stopped, while all the Z Fighters continued flying. Goku turned towards him, "What's wrong?"

Vegeta's eyes were incredibly wide, and he muttered, "That ki . . . Tarble's."

Trunks frowned, "Tarble? Who's that?"

An arrogant, reedy voice came out from the fortress, "Dear Prince Vegeta, does this scare you?"

A figure floated out calmly, his hair white, his eyes red, and his ki menacing. He looked almost identical to a shorter Vegeta, but then the prince began to regain his composure, "Tarble . . . what did the Tuffles do to you?"

Tarble looked at Vegeta calmly, and then smirked, "You filthy Saiyans are experiencing emotion at last."

A golden aura surrounded Tarble while Vegeta struggled to come to terms with himself. Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan, and rushed towards Tarble. Tarble caught the fist easily, and Goku struggled in his grip. Tatsu rushed out, "Grand . . ." a golden sphere appeared in his left hand, "FLASH!"

Tarble yawned, and tossed Goku into the attack. Tatsu yelled out, "NO!"

Goku drifted down from the explosion caused, with most of his gi ripped off. Trunks charged towards Tarble with his sword extended, but Tarble calmly drifted to the left, grabbed the blade, and threw Trunks into the ground. Gohan charged up a beam within his two hands and yelled, "MASENKO!"

The beam was calmly deflected by Tarble, who yawned, "Don't you see? You Saiyans are all pathetic and worthless!"

Vegeta clenched his fists and growled, "Don't . . . call . . . Saiyans . . . worthless . . ."

The Saiyan rushed at Tarble with sudden speed, and his fist stretched back. Using momentum to his advantage, his fist was thrust forward into Tarble's gut, "YOU PIECE OF TRASH!"

Tarble gasped, blood flowing out of his mouth while time seemed to stop. Then, it seemed to resume and Tarble was sent flying to the ground at a surprisingly fast speed. Vegeta panted, while an attack was charged in his one hand, "BIG BANG CRASH!"

He threw it to the ground, and watched coldly while the red explosion crashed into the ground. Tarble steadily flew out of the explosion, with barely even a scratch on his body, "Was that your best Saiyan prince?"

Vegeta was shocked, and he stammered, "W-what?"

Tarble's speed suddenly accelerated and he punched Vegeta in the gut. The Saiyan gasped, coughing out blood onto Tarble's glove. The possessed Saiyan scowled, "Disgusting," and threw the glove to the ground.

Tarble spun around, causing his foot to meet with Vegeta's jaw in a mighty kick. The Super Saiyan flew down, defeated. Tatsu flew up, "You hold a bitter grudge against the Saiyans."

Tarble stared at Tatsu evenly for a moment, and then replied, "A Namekian. My masters respect your race and their intelligence, so why ally yourself with these simians?"

Tatsu smiled, "These Saiyans are the kindest I've known. For many years, they've defended our race."

Tarble closed his eyes, "I see . . . your experience with them is quite different from ours. That means that we're at a disagreement!"

Tarble rushed at Tatsu, who expected this and dodged quickly. Within his hands was a sparkly gold dust, and he launched it. When it reached Tarble, he clenched his fist, causing it to detonate right in front of him. Tarble pushed away the smoke, "Is that all Namekian?"

Tatsu leapt back, muttering. A single beam descended from his brain to his finger. It was golden, and it pierced Tarble's breast. Tarble glanced, shocked for a moment, and then spat out blood, "What the?"

Tatsu stared calmly, "Do not underestimate the power of the Namekians."

However, Tarble struggled, and managed to recover, "None of you are winning!"

Vegeta stood up, and from his hand sprouted a sphere of energy. He gave a yell, "Big Bang Attack!"

Tarble turned back, shocked, while the attack crashed into him. Dust covered the air, as a ghost like figure flew out of Tarble. Vegeta stared, and then yelled, "A Senzu, who has the Senzu Beans?!"

Gohan flew over, with a bag. Vegeta hastily put it into Tarble's mouth, and rested his head against a rock, "Brother . . ."

Tarble panted, "Brother, the Tuffles. They've got a machine that can control you. A cut is all they need. There's two of them. The other, the other has the ultimate fighter, it's terrible, I've never seen power like this before!"

Vegeta nodded, "Tarble, do you recognize this state?"

Tarble shook his head, "What is it Brother?"

Vegeta stood up triumphantly, "This . . . is a Super Saiyan. The strongest fighter in the universe. Worry not Tarble, I'll be the one to stop the Tuffles."

Tarble stared up, and tears were seen in his eyes. Then he closed them, and fell, unconscious. Vegeta turned towards Tatsu, "Namekian, can I count on you to watch him?"

Tatsu nodded, "I doubt I'd be much help in the main fight anyways. That piercing attack's really drained me of my power. By the way, Vegeta . . ."

Vegeta nudged his head, ever so slightly to show that he was listening. Tatsu gave a smile, "You've really softened up haven't you? I've never seen you show love like that to anyone."

Vegeta scoffed, and stared at the others, "Well what do you say? There's two Tuffles in there, let's defeat them!"

Goku smiled, "Alright! I'm getting all pumped up!"

As the heroes entered in the fortress, their golden aura laminated the area. A cold laugh came from the fortress. "Who's there?" demanded Vegeta.

The laugh diminished, and a cold, raspy voice came from the darkness, "Prince Vegeta . . . I have been waiting for you."

Dr. Raichi suddenly gave a yell, "My hatred for all of you Saiyans! For what you've done to my homeworld! I will destroy you all, and kill you all slowly!"

The voice disappeared, and when Vegeta and Goku stood forward, they saw another Tuffle scientist, and a ghost machine. Vegeta prepared an attack, "There's the scientist and a ghost machine, we can destroy them in one go!"

Dr. Myuu responded, "Not so fast Saiyans. The fight hasn't even started yet."

A repeated whirr sound began, and a gigantic juggernaut suddenly came charging at the Z Fighters. His design was interesting, with green gems in his head, both his arms, and legs. His skin was red, and his power was tremendous. The Super Saiyans immediately leapt clear of his charging, and Goku powered up, "Kamehameha!"

The azure wave did little to damage the behemoth, who shut Goku's mouth and threw him to the ground. Dr. Myuu laughed, "Wonderful Hatchiyack, wonderful! Dr. Raichi truly has created the ultimate machine!"

Hatchiyack took sight at Vegeta, and grabbed the Saiyan. With his other hand, he grabbed Trunks, and smashed the two together like a kid playing with action figures. He threw the Saiyans back, and Gohan stood up, "Masenko!"

The beam deflected off Hatchiyack easily, who kicked Gohan back. Goku panted, "Incredible! He's even stronger than Broly!"

He closed his eyes, "I have to risk it."

A malevolent aura surrounded Goku while his hair turned black. The Saiyan kicked Hatchiyack back, but reverted quickly back to a regular Super Saiyan, 'I can't use that form's power! It's too risky!'

Dr. Myuu had raised an eyebrow, "What the hell was that?"

Meanwhile, Vegeta nodded towards Trunks, "Don't hold back! Use Super Saiyan 2!"

Trunks closed his eyes, focusing on his energy for a moment, and then bio-electricity sparked in his aura while his hair spiked up even more. In a zoom, Trunks disappeared from where he was, and appeared in front of Hatchiyack. Trunks slashed the machine, and green liquid spewed out while Hatchiyack yelled in pain. The machine attempted to grab Trunks, but the Super Saiyan 2 was simply too fast. Trunks was already charging a Finish Buster in his hand, and launched it at Hatchiyack. Goku gasped in wonder, "Whoa, Super Saiyan 2 really is amazing isn't it?"

The Finish Buster crashed into Hatchiyack brutally, and the machine clutched his head in apparent pain or suffering. Dr. Myuu scowled, "Impossible! Is the brat overpowering Hatchiyack?"

Hatchiyack finally managed to connect a blow, but Trunks was blocking the attack. The Super Saiyan 2 stared at Hatchiyack calmly, "Is that really it?"

Hatchiyack didn't respond, but instead landed a solid punch that caused Trunks to cough out blood. The Saiyan wiped off the trail of blood on his face, "So you're not all weak after all."

Hatchiyack roared and charged, "SAIYANS!"

Trunks dodged his first punch, and his second, and third. At last, the Saiyan yelled, "Gallic GUN!"

The purple beam of energy devoured Hatchiyack's figure, and caused Dr. Myuu to panic, "Baby now! Initiate the plan!"

Baby responded with a nod, and then leapt into a cut on Hatchiyack. Trunks suddenly yelled, "NO!"

The son of Vegeta attempted to fire a blast at Baby, but it was too late. Hatchiyack gave a chilling, bestial yell while his features morphed. Yellow armor sprouted over his torso, his eyes turned red, and his body was covered nearly entirely by yellow plating. Hatred echoed through his panting, and his aura was a dark turquoise, showing malevolence and vengeance. Baby Hatchiyack pointed at Trunks, his voice now a merge between the incoherent jargon of Hatchiyack and the eloquent reedy one of Baby's, "You . . . Saiyan. You have demonstrated impressive power. Now . . . it all ends!"

Trunks could barely react as Baby Hatchiyack appeared behind him. Instinctively, the Saiyan leapt up while Hatchiyack swung his fist around. Goku panted, "Incredible! His speed is really something else!"

Gohan stood up, 'That power against Cell . . . the power Trunks is using, I have to draw it out!'

However, try as he might, Super Saiyan 2 just couldn't come naturally to the boy. Goku noticed this and yelled, "Release your power! Show him the hatred you showed Cell!"

A yell of pain shook them while Vegeta gave a yell of outrage, "Trunks!"

The Saiyan spat out blood while he was cleanly struck by Hatchiyack. Goku leapt up, a Kamehameha charging in his hands. Using Instant Transmission, he arrived in front of Hatchiyack and fired the attack at point-blank range. Even before the Kamehameha wave dissipated, Hatchiyack's hand swung through the blast and grabbed Goku by the neck. Giving a roar of rage, he punched Goku repeatedly, with each time causing the Saiyan to cough out blood. Gohan yelled, "STOP!"

Hatchiyack paid no attention, and repeated his attack again and again, until Goku reverted his state. While the Saiyan fell, Hatchiyack grabbed his mouth and threw him to the ground. A blue beam of energy was charged in his hand while he muttered, "Farewell Saiyan."

A purple beam of energy pushed him back, however, and the attacker was revealed to be Trunks, who was panting with great effort. Gohan immediately ran towards Goku and gave him the last Senzu bean. The Saiyan struggled, and then climbed up slowly, turning towards Gohan. His voice was uncharacteristically strict, "Gohan . . . you have to beat him! As long as he's alive, the gas machines will be rebuilt, Earth will be destroyed, and we'll all die here!"

Gohan shook his head, "It's no use . . . Trunks is a Super Saiyan 2, and not even he has much of a chance!"

Goku grabbed Gohan by the shoulders, now staring at him eye to eye, "Gohan! Vegeta and I are weaker than you. Even if Super Saiyan 2 cannot match him, two Super Saiyan 2s is a much greater force than one. Show him . . . the power of the Saiyans, the power of Earth!"

A painful yell from Vegeta and Trunks finally snapped the youth to his senses. A lightning aura began crackling around Gohan while his voice became mixed with one of rage. His hair spiked up, and electricity peppered his aura, decorating it with a threat of power. He stood up, nodded at Goku, and walked slowly to Hatchiyack. This turn of events didn't seem to have any bearing on the creation's emotions, instead, he tried to grab Gohan, but the Saiyan disappeared calmly. Goku tried to track his movements, and even with the familiarity of his ki, found that Gohan's speed outstripped even his senses. He saw Gohan at the side of Hatchiyack, a Kamehameha charged up in his hand. The machine realized this too late, and was swept back by the power of Goku's son.

Trunks stood next to Gohan, "It's glad to see you take on that form again. Come on, let's show them the power of the Saiyans that they hate so much!"

Gohan nodded, and took the left whereas Trunks took the right. The two demonstrated their new speed by dodging Baby Hatchiyack's punches, and both jabbed Hatchiyack. The machine grabbed the two Saiyans and threw them to the ground. Gohan panted while he placed his two hands together, "MASENKO!"

Trunks performed a group of complicated and fast hand motions, producing a yellow sphere of energy, "BURNING ATTACK!"

The two blasts both struck Baby Hatchiyack, but the machine tanked the attacks head on like they were nothing. Trunks shook his head, "Unreal, what is this power?"

Vegeta stood next to Trunks now, "We need to finish this, put all of your power into this blast Trunks. On my count . . ."

A nonverbal exchange occurred between them, and they both performed the stance for the Gallic Gun. Sensing this, Hatchiyack charged up a barrier, "Try and break this you primitive trash!"

Both of them gave a synchronized yell, "GALLIC GUN!"

The Father-Son attack charged towards Hatchiyack, struggling against the barrier. Hatchiyack began laughing, "It's pointless Saiyans! Let this be a mark of my power to you! There is nothing you can do!"

Goku nodded towards Gohan, and the two appeared behind Hatchiyack. They performed the Kamehameha pose in a synchronized motion, and then the two both threw their hands forward at once, "KAMEHAMEHA!"

Hatchiyack's face looked alarmed when the Father-Son Kamehameha crashed into the barrier as well. However, the barrier still stood, even withstanding the four powerful attacks. Dr. Myuu covered his eyes and scurried away. He was right next to a spaceship, and seemed to realize the fate of Baby and Hatchiyack. He pressed a few buttons, and the spaceship flew off. Nobody paid any notice to this, however.

Tatsu walked in, on Tarble's shoulders. The Saiyan gazed at Vegeta, and his face turned into one of prideful glee. Tatsu smiled at him, "Let's join in. Dragon Flash!"

The white beam of energy sent even more pressure to Hatchiyack, and Tarble fired a blue beam of energy. The now six beams clashed against Hatchiyack's barrier, and a roar of energy resonated throughout the fortress. It was starting to crack and break from the pressure. The warriors, however, still had not done much on the barrier. Goku turned towards Gohan, and smiled, "Son, you've made me proud. Take care of your mother for me, take care of the Earth, and show them all how strong you are."

Gohan stared, confused, "Father, what do you mean?"

Goku turned his attention back to Hatchiyack, his gaze now fierce. The Kamehameha wave increased in intensity while Goku yelled in earnest, pouring all of his ki, and now his life energy into the blast. Gohan yelled, "FATHER NO!"

Vegeta was yelling too, "KAKAROT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Goku merely gave a smile to them and muttered, "Bye, Guys."

The Kamehameha wave finally pushed through Hatchiyack's barrier, and the machine's eyes widened in fear while the six waves completely obliterated both Hatchiyack and Baby. The victory was not felt, however, because Goku turned back into his regular, palm tree haired self and fell. Gohan rushed over and checked for his pulse. His eyes widened and a solitary tear dropped from his eyes when he felt none. Vegeta gazed in shock too, while the reckless earthborn Saiyan slept with a smile on his face. Trunks stared for a moment, and the knelt next to Gohan, "He was the best hero I ever knew. He'd have done a much better job than I did against the Androids."

Gohan shook his head and closed his eyes, tears flowing freely now. The Saiyan began clutching his hands so tightly that they began to bleed, and suddenly, Trunks understood. Gohan's image turned into him, and the dead body of Goku turned into Gohan's. Rain silently pattered in the area while Trunks yelled with sorrow and despair. Then, he was sent back to realization and gasped. He understood, what family love was and patted Gohan's shoulder affectionately.

After a while, the sobs finally stopped, while Vegeta stepped forward. He put his hands around Goku's body silently, and nodded to the others while they slowly traveled out of the fortress. The group flew out of the area, and back into West City. Vegeta grabbed Goku, and when they reached Capsule Corporation, he set the hero to rest on the step. Bulma began nagging them for getting back late, but put her hand to her mouth. Vegeta looked at her, and it seemed that a thousand words were said in their nonverbal exchange. He stood up, and looked at Goku's dead body for a while before muttering, "Tell Chi-Chi the news. Kakarot, no . . . Goku deserves at least a funeral."

At last, a drop of rain pattered onto Goku's face, and then the face was wet with even more rain, almost as though the skies, the heavens, and the potential celestial forces that controlled the universe were weeping. A solemn hum rang throughout the rain, a requiem for Earth's greatest hero.

Hey guys, I'm back after a long hiatus for Light of Hope! Looking at the previous chapters, I think that they weren't very well written, so I'm asking if I should continue this series. After reading the series, I realized that there was no after effect of Goku turning into a Super Saiyan early, so I've decided to create it with the Negative Super Saiyan. If anything about the form isn't too clear, I'll explain it in the next chapter, but it's unique to Goku because of his early transformation into the Super Saiyan form. Personally, I think that this is the greatest chapter I've written in Light of Hope. If you have any suggestions or tips for me to improve, please do PM me, or write a constructive review. If it's negative, please do say what you disliked about this chapter or the series in general. Have a fantastic New Year, and enjoy your day!