Return of the Super Saiyan
Tien and Chiaotzu flew as fast as possible. They had stopped at Korin's to see if the Senzu Beans had sprouted yet. And from the way Goku's energy felt, it was a good thing they did. Tien clutched the bag as they felt Gohan's energy rise.
'Hold on guys...'
Gohan punched 20 in the face. Raditz followed up with a kick to the back. 20 fell to the ground. He was having more trouble than he should be. He knew it had been a mistake to stop watching Goku after he had been reported dead. Those blasted Dragonballs ruined everything. Now he was barely fighting an even fight against two people who shouldn't have been a problem.
He blasted an advancing Raditz and stood. He blocked a kick from Gohan and threw a flurry of punches. Gohan wasn't quite as strong as Goku, but it was become difficult to kill him with Raditz always getting in the way. Just as he had a clear shot to blast the boy, Raditz stepped in front of him and punched him in the gut.
Without the red aura that the other two were using, Raditz could do little damage. 20 grabbed Raditz's arm and began draining as much energy as possible. After a few seconds Raditz was only at half strength, but Gohan kicked him in the side of the head. There wasn't going to be many more chances to drain either of them. He was severely peeved.
Suddenly, he whipped his head to the right and smiled. "Ah, 19 is here. This will be much easier now."
Raditz turned to see the other android smiling at him. "Gohan, be careful. It looks like I'm going to have to keep the other one busy."
Gohan grunted in response and continued his assault. Raditz launched himself at 19. He probably couldn't beat this new threat, but he had to give Gohan the time to finish the other one. Hopefully he would survive. He swung at 19 three times; all were misses. 19 laughed his cold mechanical laugh and grabbed Raditz's head, covering his eyes.
Raditz struggled against his captor. It was bad enough he was losing his energy at an alarming rate, but now he was blind too. He felt a tingle in the back of his mind. It felt so familiar, like he should know the energy that was coming. Unfortunately, his fading brain couldn't place it.
Demas saw as Raditz was grabbed. He watched the feeble attempts to free himself. It was a matter of seconds before the Wildfire was close enough to attack, but that was all it took to make Raditz comatose. 19 dropped his victim as he was punched in the back of the head. Demas pulled each hand back. Energy began to pulse in them.
Gohan turned to Demas. "Stop! They absorb energy!"
Demas stopped charging his attack as Gohan was kneed in the gut. "Fine then, I'll just beat the crap out of him."
The Wildfire prince began punching 19 relentlessly. 19 just laughed as he was hit. He barely even felt the blows. And yet, the man kept at it. Demas saw that his hits weren't having any effect. He surged his energy to the surface and shifted into his Raging form. Two punches later, 19 had stopped laughing. Now he was feeling them.
The two seperate fights went on for several minutes. As the androids were distracted by their opponents, Tien and Chiaotzu landed next to Goku. Tien handed Chiaotzu a bean and the little psychic ran over to Raditz. In seconds the Saiyans' energy began returning. A few more minutes and they would be consious as well.
Gohan flew backward and landed hard. His red aura faded as he struggled to stand. He couldn't give up, not with his dad's life on the line. He threw up his arms to block a punch. 20 smiled. He was finally going to kill this brat, and then his father. He raised a hand and pointed it at Gohan's head. Energy fired from the hand and hit the boy. Gohan fell to the ground in a heap. His eyes bore into 20's, hatred in them.
Tien tensed as Gohan went down. Even with the Senzu Beans, they might not stand a chance. Then he felt it. Orion's energy was close, and Vegeta's was approaching fast. There was still hope. He stood and flew at 20. He would hold him at bay long enough for the others to get there.
Demas doubled over as 19's foot connected with his gut. This guy was too strong, even now. Demas had only faced one other opponent alone who he couldn't beat. That battle nearly killed him. And now it looked as if this one would succeed where the last one failed. He fell to the ground with a thud as 19 brought his fists down on his back.
Despite the fact that Orion had been closer at the time of the attack, Vegeta arrived first. He watched as Tien was thrown to the ground. He saw Demas rising from the dirt. He flared his aura and fired two small blasts; one at each android. As the blasts hit, they both turned to him.
"You people are like cockroaches." 20 said as he laid eyes on the Saiyan prince.
"Listen up!" Vegeta yelled. "I have seen enough Saiyan blood spilled over the years. I will not allow it to happen again!"
Goku awoke just in time to feel Vegeta's energy rise beyond its limits. He turned his head to watch him. A small whirlwind of golden energy swirled from the base of his feet. It rose above his head as his hair turned to blonde. Goku couldn't believe it... Vegeta had become a Super Saiyan. But why hadn't he transformed into a golden ape first?
Vegeta smirked as he saw Goku out of the corner of his eye. "Are you surprised Kakarot? Surprised that I have surpassed you?"
Goku stood. "How did you do it without becoming a giant monkey first?"
Vegeta laughed. "Oh I became the Golden Oozaru. It happened a few months ago, while I was training on another planet..." He stared off into space as he told his story. "I was beyond angry at that moron Yamcha, so I made that fool at Capsule Corp build me a spaceship. I traveled to a barren planet and trained in solitude.
"One night, after an exhaustive training session, my sensors detected a meteor heading straight for the planet. There wasn't enough time to take off, so I tried to blast it. Unfortunately, I wasn't strong enough to completely destroy it. It took everything I had to keep it from destroying the planet, and me along with it.
"And then a large piece filled my vision. I had no energy left, not even enough to fly away. I dropped to the ground in defeat. I had given up. And that's when it happened... Fur sprouted across my body, and I knew. I was becoming a Super Saiyan. I destroyed every last piece of that rock. But, not yet used to my new power, I nearly destroyed my ship as well. It took all of my willpower to keep from surging my power to the surface. Eventually I regained complete control of my mind and shrank to this form.
"The next time I trained, I transformed without even trying. It felt so natural; like I was meant to do it. I guess I'm the true Legendary Super Saiyan. You could only access the power once, and I have unlimited access. But, I am intrigued to know who would win in a fight between two Super Saiyans, so I will tell you how I do it. Concentrate on the image of the Golden Oozaru, keep it in your thoughts. Focus on it as you pull energy from the center of your mind. That is how I do it. And that is how you will too."
Goku nodded wordlessly. 20 flew slowly toward Vegeta. "That was all very interesting, but I have become bored. I will kill you now if you don't mind."
"You, kill me? Don't make me laugh. You couldn't hope to beat me."
Without waiting for a reply, the newly transformed Super Saiyan flew at 20 and punched him with shocking power. The android flew into the ground and created a small crater. Vegeta laughed and turned to 19. He flew at 19 and began pummeling him mercilessly.
