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CHAPTER 30: Time to Save The World, Again.
The Group of Earth's defenders made their way to the ring to watch the junior division of the fight. They made it just in time to see the tail end of the fight. Trunks and Goten were facing off in the final match. Goku wrapped his right arm around Usagi's middle and pulled her left hand into his as they watched the two half Saiyans battle it out. When Trunks had knocked Goten out of the ring into the stadium the announcer called it over.
"In just a moment we will begin the adult division but for now, join me in welcoming the Great Mr. Hercule to the ring!"
Hercule came running out from behind the screen and leapt onto the stage over the blonde announcer. Everyone watched in slow motion as he slipped and fell onto his back hitting his head.
"Are you okay Mr. Hercule?" The announcer bent down to check on Hercule.
"Of course!" He jumped up quickly and let out a fake obnoxious laugh. "It was a joke, only a joke!"
"In that case, let the cameras roll!" He pointed up to a blimp that held movie screens on four sides.
Everyone looked up as they watched the interpretation of how the Cell fight had gone down. It left the defenders of Earth appearing as weak and easily defeated by Cell. Hercule had shown up and 'saved the day' leaving Cell terribly afraid of the afro headed warrior and the Saiyans and Earthlings.
"I can't believe that pompous wind bag made it look like he saved Earth!" Vegeta growled angrily as he tightened his fists.
"Like he did anything helpful!" Nappa punched his right hand into his left palm.
"Well guys, he did throw 16 over to Gohan?" Krillian said dumbfounded as he stared blankly at the blimp as it flew away.
"At least he acknowledged we were there?" Goku blinked several times.
"Whatever." Usagi shrugged her shoulders and stepped out of Goku's arms stretching her hands over her head.
"Yeah," Radditz shrugged his shoulders as he stepped forward and to stand beside Usagi. "We all know the truth and if the world is ever threatened again, we will take care of it, right sh'fr?"
"G'in ta'fr." She gave him a thumbs up.
"How much longer to we have to wait for this tournament to start?" Turles huffed as he folded his arms over his chest while kicking an imaginary rock out of his way.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" The blonde-haired glasses wearing announcer spun looking at all members of the crowd. "Welcome to the World Martial Art Tournament! Before we begin, we would ask all competitors to step into the waiting area behind the screen."
As their group walked behind the screen, they passed the short purple skinned being and the tall orange hued man. Usagi locked eyes with the short purple being as she and Goku walked into the waiting area. As the Saiyans and Earthlings that made up their group gathered together they set up together in one corner. They began pairing off to stretch or light sparing with one another until it was their turn. Usagi opted to lay on the ground looking up at sky with her arms folded behind her head. She turned her head to the side and watched as her mate and Turles were engaged in a warmup type spar. Vegeta and Tarble were not too far away fighting with one another. Radditz and Nappa stood back watching and waiting for their turn to spar with the loser. Krillian and 18 were stretching. Piccolo crossed over and sat near Usagi's head.
"You alright there, Princess?" He smirked as he looked down at her.
"Shut up Namek." The blonde closed her eyes as she let a smirk cross her lips.
"How are you handling Goku being back?" He asked genuinely trying to get a read on her feelings.
"I'm glad he's back but," she sighed heavily as she forced herself into a seated position, "its only two days and such a tease. It isn't fair." She hung her head and held her eyes closed tightly refusing to shed any tears while her mate was here in the physical world with them.
"You're worried about those kids of yours, right?" He glanced at her sideways watching as she shook her head yes.
"Gohan is a tough kid, he survived training with me. Goten is too much like Goku not to be okay. Gine will be fine, I would swear that kid was raised on Vegeta-sai." He chuckled as he looked over the group before them.
"You're right." She opened her eyes and smiled at him, "thanks Piccolo. Wanna spar?"
"As long as you don't get emotional on me again." He cut her a sideways glance as she let out a gentle punch to his shoulder.
The matches began and the group made their way to watch the fight between Videl, Gohan's girlfriend, and some muscle head named Spopovich. They watched as he wasn't phased in the least by the fierce punches from the daughter of Satan Hercule. He quickly grew tired of her miniscule attacks and slammed her into the ground repeatedly before crushing her and throwing her broken and crumpled body in the ring. Gohan gripped his hands tightly and looked on helplessly as she was carried towards one of the medical rooms. Usagi rested her hand on his shoulder before placing a senzu bean in his hand. He smiled at the small blonde woman he loved like his own mother and rushed down the hall to where Videl laid. He rushed back making it just in time for his match against Kibito.
Kibito teased and told the eldest half Saiyan that he knew who the boy was and all about the power he was hiding. Gohan let loose ascending to Super Saiyan causing his disguise and cover to be blown. Usagi rubbed the bridge of her nose while shaking her head.
"You Saiyan men are all the same," she sighed heavily. "Might as well just walk around with your dicks in your hands."
"How would we fight like that little sister?" Turles poked fun at her while laughing.
"It's an expression." Usagi's eyes landed back on the ring to see Kibito forfeiting and leaving the ring.
From the other side of the ring the brothers, Spopovich and Yamu, leapt towards Gohan as he stood in the ring as if he were frozen. The purple skinned being held out his hands send a blast of energy which seemed to have frozen Gohan. Usagi turned sharply on the short man ready to strike him.
"I would advise against doing what you are thinking of Princess Serenity Usagi of the Lunarian and Saiyan races. Yes," he answered without looking away from Gohan, "I know who you are, who all of you are. I cannot allow you to interfere with what is about to happen, any of you." He cut his eyes to take in the furious blonde at his side.
Radditz and Turles slid closer to Usagi in a protective manner. Gohan's scream rang out in the air as Spopovich restrained him while Yamu stabbed him in the side with a weird looking watering can with a giant M on it. Their eyes landed on the young man as he screamed out in pain. Usagi turned to go aide him but what held back by Radditz and Turles. Krillian made to move after seeing his best friends' wife being restrained only for Piccolo to grab the back of his shirt keeping him at bay. Videl had left the room she was resting in dressed in fresh clothes and screamed out for Gohan.
"He needs help. Gohan!" As she tried to run past Goku he grabbed her wrists stopping her from running to his eldest son. "Goku please!" She pleaded with him.
"If you two idiots don't let go of me right now." Usagi trailed off in warning as a growl rumbled in her chest.
"Gohan will be just fine. I trust him." Goku kept his eyes on Gohan watching as his power began to diminish and he lost his super Saiyan transformation. After he released her hands, Videl nodded and turned to watch. Goku dropped his hand to rest on her shoulder.
"How can you say that? Did dying damage your brain?! That's our son!" Usagi powered up trying to throw her mate's brothers from her.
"I don't sense anything evil from him, r'sha." He kept his voice calm even though inside his beast was clawing at his cage trying to break free.
"Au tapa, Kakarott!" The blonde hybrid princess yelled as she ascended to the second level pushing Turles and Radditz from her just as Gohan's body fell lifeless on the ground when Spopovich and Yamu flew off. "Gohan? Talk to me." She knelt beside him turning him over cradling him in her arms. "Hey," tears blurred her vision, "you're gonna be okay. We're going to take care of you." She placed her hand over his heart and began filling him with her healing light.
"Is he okay?" Videl knelt beside him taking his free hand in hers.
"I don't know." She shook her head side to side. "He lost so much energy."
"Princess," Shin knelt beside her at Gohan's head and smirked as he watched her pull Gohan closer to her in a protective manner, "if you will allow, Kibito can heal him. You, the other Saiyans, and I are needed to help stop the threat that is surely coming for Earth. They will join you once he is healed."
"As far as I see you two are the only threat currently present. You allowed those two to attack Gohan! I should kill you for that!" Usagi pulsed her energy level higher in a threatening tone as she forced more of her energy into her son.
"Hey," Goku squatted beside her and gently touched her shoulder, "let them help so that we can stop whoever that was that hurt Gohan."
"Don't touch me Kakarott!" She glanced at him over her shoulder with a look of murder on her face that showed her Saiyan side was in full control. "We wouldn't have to avenge Gohan had you done something to stop them. And the two of you," she whipped her head in the direction of her mate's older brothers.
"That's enough!" Vegeta yelled using an authoritative tone. He stepped forward causing his sister to glare up at him. "I know you love his as your own," Vegeta spoke softly in Saiyan to her, "you are protective of him like any good Saiyan mother, but he is no longer a child in need of coddling. You have two younger br'ats that need you to get it together. If they could do this to Gohan what will happen to them. Let's get going and stop whatever this threat is the purple freak thinks is coming. It is okay for you to be angry with us. Just channel that energy and use it at the enemy we are about to face. Cril?"
Nodding her head yes, Usagi powered down and placed a motherly kiss on Gohan's forehead before laying him down on the ground. Standing up she turned to glared at the large orange hued man. "If he dies because you couldn't save him like that one says," she pointed to Shin without breaking eye contact, "I promise you I will come for you and you'll wish you had never been born."
"He will be fully restored, and we will be behind you shortly. I promise Princess Serenity." Kibito bowed respectfully to her.
Everyone lifted into the air following Shin. Usagi cast a longing glance to Gohan's prone body with Videl at his side. The group flew along listening to Shin as he explained the threat that loomed before them; Babidi and Majin Buu. He explained that Babidi wanted to use his father's creation to destroy the entire universe one planet at a time. Landing on a ridge of a rock formation they looked on and watched as Yamu and Spopovich gave a short green alien the bottle containing the essence of Gohan's energy. They were joined moments later by Kibito and Gohan. Usagi let out a relieved breath as she smiled at the young man that landed beside her and a nod of thanks to Kibito who landed on her other side. She reached out giving his hand a reassuring squeeze. A pink devil like man, Dabura as Shin explained to them, stood next to the evil master mind. Seconds later the large one exploded and the smaller of the two brothers blasted away in a vain attempt to escape only to be killed shot out of the sky and killed by an alien that resembled the creature from the Alien series.
The group looked on in shock as Babidi and his henchmen, Pui Pui, followed him inside to help with the preparations for his creature leaving Dabura outside. He glanced over his shoulder smirking as he looked at the group gathered on the rocks. He turned sharply and flew towards the group at breakneck speed. Stopping just before the group he held out his hands with power blasts aiming them at Usagi and Kibito. Everything moved in slow motion as Nappa dove in front of his princess shoving her into Gohan's arms as he took the blast head on.
"Nappa!" Usagi yelled and watched in horrifying shock as he and Kibito were blasted away into nothing.
Dabura flew back laughing evilly as everyone looked on in shock. He scanned the crowd and eyed Krillian, Piccolo, and Tarble. Smirking he spit on them and watched as they turned to stone; again, causing his maniacal laughter to pick up. Standing up, Usagi saw only red as her anger took over, her only focus on Dabura who quickly retreated towards the structure that Babidi and Pui Pui had gone into. She powered up and flew straight towards the building. Vegeta, Goku, and Gohan blasted off behind Usagi keeping pace with her. Radditz, Turles, and Shin launched into the air behind them.
They cautiously entered the building following the energy signatures. The interior was dark with a dark tunnel with lights illuminating the pathway down. They landed in a plain white circular room. An evil laughter came from a door as it slid open revealing PuiPui standing there.
"Master Babidi is down on the lower level working. If you even think you have a chance of making it down there you have to make it through me first." He cut his eyes at them. "Who wants to take the first crack at it?"
The Saiyans looked at one another and stood in circle and proceeded to challenge one another in a battle of rock paper scissors in order to determine who would go first. Vegeta won and charged forward towards the alien. Vegeta stood idly by blocking every punch and kick the alien launched at him.
Kai Shin stood back in shock, disbelieving in what he was seeing. "He's good."
"He's really good!" Gohan smiled with pride. "Vegeta's gotten a lot stronger!"
"Well that's what happen when you spend all your time training, ho'ta." Radditz folded his arms over chest as a smirk covered his face.
The wind suddenly whipped around the room and lights dimmed. They appeared in a different plane almost as if they were suddenly on another planet.
"Where are we?" Gohan looked around him in amazement.
"Oh no," Shin whispered looking at the landscape, "Babidi has sent somewhere else and if it is where I think." He trailed off Usagi interrupted his train of thought.
"Vegeta's strong," Usagi shrugged her shoulders, "he'll be fine."
"Babidi wouldn't send us somewhere to give your brother the advantage." Shin stared up at Usagi.
"Oh, we know," Goku smiled, "and that's what should make this interesting."
"You'll see we are no longer on your planet. I have one many great battles on this planet and as you'll see my planet is much different than your planet. It's the gravity, ten times stronger than that of Earth. Your hopes of leaving here alive will fall faster than this stone." PuiPui chuckled with an overconfident smile spread across his face.
Vegeta laughed at the evil henchman. "Maybe if it was 500 times Earth's gravity you might have an advantage but only ten times." He paused with laughter. "I don't even feel it."
"You're bluffing!" The alien yelled out in anger as he charged towards Vegeta.
"Maybe I am." Vegeta teased as he blasted him backwards into a rock. "Do you still think I am bluffing?"
The being once again raced towards Vegeta. Reaching up the Saiyan Prince placed his hands on the alien's chest and wasted no time in taking him out.
"Way to go Ve'ho!" Turles exclaimed as they were transported back to the ship.
"That was amazing Vegeta!" Goku smiled at his friend.
"I can't believe Babidi would employ such a weakling." He turned back to the group. "So, who's next?" His eyes landed on Goku before glancing at Gohan then his sister.
"Rock, paper, scissors again guys?" Goku held his hands posed.
Everyone nodded and gathered in a circle. Vegeta deemed Goku the winner. The tall orange gi wearing Saiyan bounced up and down a couple of times waiting for the next opponent. He walked over to the door and adjusted his wrist bands.
"I wonder who the next person to come through the door will be. I sure hope he's stronger than the last guy." He paused for a moment. "Hey, I'm ready!"
Everyone took a step back as a large green alien with bumpy skin, claws and a tail stepped through the door. "I am Yakon, which one of you is ready to fight me?"
Goku stepped forward with a serious smirk on his face ready to fight him. "I'm Goku and I'll be you opponent for this fight."
The duo began to spar. Yakon swiped his claws at Goku barely missing him causing a rip in his top.
"Whoa! I wasn't expecting those claws." He let out a slight chuckle. "I'll have to keep that in mind."
"I warned you about this!" Shin yelled at the Saiyans gathered around him. "Goku is far out matched."
"No," Gohan said nonchalantly, "Dad's totally got this thing under control.
"Kakarott may seem like a clown but he is a very skilled fighter." Vegeta snorted.
"And he knows what is at stake." Usagi stretched her arms above her head. "Let's just hope he doesn't pull what he did against Cell."
"No kidding." Turles and Radditz said at the same time causing the brothers to chuckle.
Babidi sent them to Yakon's home world in attempts to help Yakon win and to prevent Buu from being waken prematurely. The world left them in complete darkness. Yakon was cocky, assuming he had the upper hand. Goku charged forward knocking the alien into a rock formation and transformed into a super Saiyan filling the dark void with light.
"How can you see in the dark?" Yakon questioned loudly.
"I can't, but if I really need to, I can just go super Saiyan. Sorry, but I'm not really scared of the dark." Goku smiled.
Yakon took a deep breath sucking in the energy surrounding the super Saiyan effectively knocking down to his base form.
"Dad changed back from a Super Saiyan, but why?" Gohan looked on in concern.
"It would appear so, but it seems the choice wasn't entirely his." Vegeta frowned.
"If Yakon is a light feeding beast then it seems that Goku might be in trouble. We have to put a stop to this at once!" Shin yelled out.
"I would like to see you try." Vegeta smirked.
"Kakarott is a tough Saiyan." Usagi smiled with pride as she watched her mate over fill the reptilian alien causing him to explode.
"Whew!" Goku landed on the ground by an opening and looked over his shoulder at the group behind him. "Hey, look guys, the floor opened up. Come on." He levitated into the air and dropped down into the opening.
Usagi jumped down after him followed by Vegeta, then Gohan, Radditz, and Turles with Kai Shin bringing up the rear. They landed on another level that was a mirror image of the previous room. Another match of rock, paper, scissors had them deciding that Turles would face the next enemy. Gohan after Turles, Radditz after Turles, and Usagi last. They stood watching and waiting for the door to open.
"Congratulations, you have earned a warriors respect. With that said, I am afraid I have come here to halt your progress." Dabura, the demon king, stepped through the door.
"What?" Usagi raised an eyebrow at him.
"Did we make the little guy that nervous? Pathetic." Vegeta gave his signature smirk.
"Come at me!" Dabura toyed with them.
"I don't think so pinky." Turles cracked his neck. "I'm taking you on by myself. It's only fair we each get our own turn."
"You dare mock me! I'll take you out now!" Dabura charged forward striking Turles in the chest nicking one of his lungs.
Turles yelled out in pain. Usagi tensed ready to step forward to aide her brother. Radditz wrapped his hand around her wrist pulling her back to his side. They looked one another in the eyes.
"Turles can handle himself. Let him have this fight. It would dishonorable for any of us to interrupt his fight." He gave her wrist a gentle squeeze before releasing it.
"You're right." She relaxed her body as she saw Turles blast Dabura away from him.
Turles was struggling to hold his own as Dabura continued to pound away at him leaving his body broken and weakened. He was struggling to regain his breath and footing. Usagi stood clenching her fists tightly as she watched her brother failing. Dabura held his hands out, smirking, as he prepared to annihilate the crumpled Saiyan on the ground before him. Turles turned to Usagi locking eyes with her a smile on his lips.
"Ve'ho, sh'fr," he smiled at her, "tell Mako and the boys I love them. At least I'm going out like a true Saiyan in battle." He was instantly gone, a chard mark on the ground where he had been seconds before.
Time slowed down for Usagi as she watched another one of family members fall. She looked up to see Dabura laughing maniacally even though she could hear nothing. Her anger and rage flooded her veins as she screamed out in heartbreak instantly jumping to level two. Goku and Radditz powered up attempting to hold her at bay.
"Let go of me! Both of you now!" She yelled at them her eyes never leaving the laughing form of Dabura.
"No, it is Gohan's turn." Goku spoke softly to her.
"I don't give a damn, Kakarott! Someone has to avenge Turles!" She yelled again as she continued to struggle against their hold.
"Mom," Gohan stepped in front of her, "I'll handle it. I'll take care of it for you." He smiled at her.
"NO!" Her eyes snapped from looking through her oldest son to looking directly into his eyes. "Turles has been training every day for the past five years and that monster just took him out like he was nothing. I can't lose you too! Uh." Her transformation faded instantly, and her eyes rolled into the back of her eyes.
She slumped into the hold of Goku and Radditz. Vegeta stood behind her with her tail in a tight grip.
"Gohan, avenge your Uncle." He nodded to the young man before turning to his sister's mate. "Kakarott you had better hold onto your mate tightly because she is going to be pissed when she wakes up. If anything happens to your ho'ta she is going to lose herself and you'll have to be the one to calm her down."
"Will do. Thank you Vegeta." He gathered Usagi into his arms and nodded his head at Gohan watching as his son walked over to Dabura respectfully asking they be sent elsewhere to continue their battle.
"You might want to keep a hand on her tail for when she wakes up, ho'ta ho. Vegeta isn't kidding about her being pissed off." Radditz let his eyes drop to Usagi as laid nestled in his brother's arms.
They watched on as Gohan fought with Dabura and was able to hold his own. Usagi stirred in Goku's arms. He wrapped his tail around Usagi's as he sat them on the ground leaning her back against his chest with his around her waist. Pulling the left side of her down to expose her tor'sha he let his lips dance over the sensitive piece of flesh as he whispered in her ear.
"R'sha, stay calm. Gohan is doing well in the battle against Dabura." His chest rumbled in a calming tone as he spoke to her.
"Kakarott." She said quietly.
"You know I won't let any harm come to our son. Let him finish his fight, okay?" He moved his lips up her neck.
"Fine." She folded her arms over his allowing him to continue holding her and filling the bond with his calming reassurance.
They watched on as Gohan broke Dabura's sword. They were whisked away separate from Dabura. Goku and Usagi stood from the ground looking around waiting for the next opponent when suddenly Vegeta and Radditz started screaming and clutching their heads. Shin spoke to them trying to help them stop from being controlled by Babidi.
Usagi stood shell shocked as she watched a large black M appear on her brothers' foreheads. "This can't be happening."
Goku stepped in front of the trembling blonde ready to defend her. Radditz moved quickly around to Usagi's back and grabbed her tail in his right hand and his left arm folded across her chest with his hand on her right shoulder.
"You know Ve'ho," he paused taking a deep breath of her fear laced scent, "you and I should have chosen different mates. I've thought this for so long but my loyalty to my brother and mate kept me at bay. Even though he's been dead for years that thought still lingered."
"What about Minako? T'au br'ats?" Her voice was shaky as she felt the evil radiating from him. "You felt the hi'sha for her. You can't deny that."
"I did but you are a far superior mate." He stopped just shy of pressing his lips against her mating mark, almost as if he were at war with himself. A warning growl erupted from his chest as Goku and Gohan made to move towards the pair. "I wouldn't try anything if I were either of you."
Vegeta moved in front of Goku. "Your fight is with me, Kakarott. Do it Babidi."
Goku and Vegeta faded from their sight while Shin and Gohan were sent outside the ship leaving the blonde princess alone with her possessed brother. A pleased purr reverberated in his chest as he spun her to face him. Usagi gasped loudly at seeing the evil look that spread across his face and a dark look in his eyes.
"Give yourself to me and it will be easier on you." He ran his hand down her cheek. "I would hate to be the cause of even the slightest blemish on your beautiful skin."
"Raddy," tears filled her eyes as she sucked in a deep breath trying to calm herself and draw on her Lunarian abilities, "I can't betray Kakarott even though he is dead, and I won't betray Mina." She brought her hands to rest on either side of his face. "I'm sorry." She forced the healing light into her hands forcing it into him.
She was immediately accosted with the overbearing evil that belonged to Babidi. She saw that his feelings being manipulated and twisted. His love for her was only that of a brother and that he would never betray his mate. Kio deep within Radditz's mind was pleading and begging her to free them from the evil Babidi. She slammed her eyes shut focusing on purging all the darkness from him and blocking out the sounds of his painful and tortured screams that filled the small room. Raising her power level, she forced more of the light into him beginning to win the battle against the darkness that ran rampant through his being. Radditz's ki began to drop as they sank to their knees, his large frame leaning against her for support as he continued screaming in pain, and his inner Saiyan begged her to continue and not let up. Her eyes flew open as he slumped against her heavily. The more she scrubbed the darkness from him the weaker he grew.
'Fri hi'nah, Ve'ho." Radditz's kio spoke softly into her mind. 'I would rather die at your hands than being a puppet to some evil bastard that would threaten my family's safety. Look after Minako and the boys for me. M'eh j'ha.'
"F'ri tapa jik'arot, Raddy." The tears streamed down her face as her heart broke knowing the truth that she didn't want to face. "You're not dying, not here, not like this. I'm going to save you!"
He cupped the side of face brushing away her tears with his thumb. "Ve'ho, shi f'ri. Ta'i au, m'eh ni'or buh'tir." His eyes closed as his ki plummeted next to nothing.
"NO! Radditz! Buh'tir! Minako still needs you, those br'ats of you need you," she dropped head to his chest sobbing heavily, "I still need you."
Gohan came flying down through the ship and stumbled upon the scene of his mother trying to revive his uncle as broken sobs wracked her body. Kneeling beside her, he pulled her from him allowing her to cry into his chest. Shin looked away saddened by the heartbreaking tears the blonde princess shed. Using his powers, Shin lifted Radditz's body and moved him outside as Gohan carried Usagi out of the ship. Shin buried the long-haired Saiyan and paid his respects. Crumpling at his graveside, Usagi gave a farewell in Saiyan. Standing, she dried her tears and looked at the pair behind her.
"I'm going to stop my brother no matter what." With her words spoken she flew off to where she felt Goku and Vegeta. Her brain rambled as she tried to think of how she could stop Vegeta and save him. She flew quickly towards the martial arts tournament, her eyes growing wide as she felt three large ki blast fired at the tournament. Seconds later she felt Vegeta and Goku being moved elsewhere to a dessert area. She halted her movement and immediately changed directions. She charged forward moving to their new location at a rapid speed.
Meanwhile, Goku and Vegeta were locked in a standoff daring the other to be the first to move.
Vegeta smirked looking at the taller Saiyan before him. "You know Kakarott," their eyes locked, "I've pushed myself to the edge of my talents and far beyond, but you were born with a natural talent. No amount of training could ever close that gap. I realized that today. It was made painfully obvious as I watched your fight with Babidi's green monster. Imagine my shock to see the undeniable proof that no matter how hard I try I will never be able to catch you; none of us are able to catch you. Especially me! A warrior prince, forever living in the shadow of a warrior clown." He smirked at the younger Saiyan as he folded his arms over his chest. "That is when I secretly made up my mind."
"You fool!" Goku growled out.
"After seeing those warriors at the tournament, I had decided. Even if this increase in power does come at a price." He closed his eyes in thought as he flexed his newly increased power.
"I don't understand Vegeta." Goku's eye grew wide as he felt Usagi quickly approaching them and land beside him. "Why now? Why let Babidi have control over you?"
"Tch," he folded his arms over his chest and looked away with his eyes closed, not able to look at his sister. "You wouldn't understand Kakarott."
"Then tell me ta'fr." She stepped forward holding her hand up as Goku reached out to pull her back to his side. "Explain it to me. Why you would allow Babidi to have control over you when you have never let anyone have control over you before? Tell me!" Her eyes burned and her heart ached at hearing the ugly truth she knew was coming.
"I wanted him to reawaken the evil in me, return me to the way I was before, the way we all were before we came to this mud ball of a planet! I was the perfect warrior, the perfect prince; we were perfect. I was cold and ruthless, and you were just the same. I lived by my strength and was uninhibited by these foolish emotions!" He growled as he opened his eyes and looked up fiercely into his sister's eyes. "Then slowly, over the years, I became one of them just the same as you! We all became like Kakarott and his idiotic friends! My quest for greatness gradually gave way to this level of mediocrity. I awoke to find I had formed a family; that we had all formed families of our own." A soft sad gleam touched his eyes as he dropped his gave to the ground below him. "I had gown quite fond of them. Would you believe I started to think that Earth was a nice place to live? Do you understand now?" He looked at his sister, who's eyes were wide, and her hands clenched at her side. He then looked to the tall Saiyan behind her who was bristling at the closeness of the siblings. "Do you Kakarott? M'yo sh'fr, t'au ta'fr ih m'eh, we were all trained since birth to be brutal, blood thirsty killers and now we have all become weakling pacifists who have settled down and created families. That's why I need Babidi to set me free by releasing the evil that had become dormant in my heart. He freed of these petty attachments and I have to say it feels pretty good."
"No," Usagi stepped back hesitantly as her eyes widened at his admission.
Goku stepped took a step forward trying to slowly make his way to his mate. "Do you really believe what you are saying?"
Vegeta smirked at the goofy warrior and phased quickly pulling Usagi against his chest wrapping his arm around her throat. "You have no idea what I'm capable of Kakarott. Now," he leaned down to Usagi's ear and whispered softly, "be a good big sister and stay out of the way. I don't want to hurt the one person left alive that truly understands me." He swiftly rendered her unconscious and laid her body on the ground. He looked up to see the angry golden lined eyes of Kakarott staring down at him. "She'll be fine Kakarott, you should know by now I can't harm my own blood." Vegeta trailed off as he charged forward viciously attacking the taller warrior.
Goku leaned down brushing Usagi's hair out of her face and laid her flat on her back. He placed a gentle kiss to her lips before turning to face Vegeta once more. "I'm ready now." His face and tone serious as he starred down at the shorter Saiyan.
"That's good to hear, Kakarott! Let us begin!" Vegeta yelled as he powered up.
"If it's all the same to you, I would rather just skip the warmup. The longer we spend fighting the more time Majin Buu has to awaken and I won't let him destroy our home." Kakarott glared at Vegeta as he remembered his words.
Vegeta smirked at him. "By all means. I just hope that being dead this long hasn't made your body fragile."
Goku yelled as he powered up to level two.
"Well good for you," Vegeta laughed. "At least you are stronger than your ho'ta was when he fought cell." Vegeta unleashed his power rocketing to level two as well.
"This might take longer than I thought Vegeta." Goku let his eyes hover over his sleeping mate momentarily.
Vegeta let out a wicked laugh. "You see, this battle, it is our fate Kakarott!"
The two Saiyans clashed with one another throwing punches and kicks at one another. Their power left unchecked as they battled it out. Vegeta pushing harder and harder as he felt Kakarott growing weaker with each attack. Goku, sensing that he was losing the fight, powered up to Super Saiyan three in attempt to regain the upper hand only to realize how far below Vegeta he really was. Vegeta slammed the younger Saiyan into the ground.
"What's this Kakarott? I thought we were skipping the warmup?" He glared at the tall warrior.
"Guess I was wrong." Goku flew out of the crater waiting for Vegeta to make the next move as he struggled to regain his breath.
The duo continued to fiercely attack one another battling one another to the point of death. Their Saiyan pride and will blocking out all logic. Vegeta once again blasted Goku into a mountain side and stood back waiting for the orange gi wearing warrior to come out of hiding. He gasped as Goku charged a ki blast aiming it directly at him. Vegeta and Goku squared off against one another moving closer together causing their ki blasts to send them both flying in opposite directions. They froze as they felt a large wave of evil energy whip past them.
"You had to have felt that one, Vegeta." Goku spoke as they stood apart bloodied and beaten. "We don't have time for this! We're the ones who let Buu out of his shell. It's because of us!"
"Buu is just a side show. You are my only concern Kakarott!" He pushed back against the taller.
"Everyone on Earth will be killed. Bulma, Trunks, everyone!" Goku took a step back being forced by Vegeta's strength.
"Shut up!" Vegeta punched him in the ribs. "Shut up! Remember I sold my soul to Babidi. I can keep no loyalties. I am a Saiyan that depends on strength alone. They are nothing to me!"
Goku caught his fist in one hand. "Liar! Even Usagi? I don't buy it!" He struck Vegeta into the cheek causing him to hit the ground. "You can tell me that all you want but I won't believe you until you convince yourself first."
"Fine," Vegeta swiped the blood from his mouth. "You win. We can postpone this fight until after you defeat that hideous pink blob. I want you at full power to finish this fight." Vegeta crossed over to him with his hand outstretched. "Well, what are you waiting for? Get out your senzu beans."
"Oh yeah!" Goku dug his hand into his waist band pulling the bag free.
Vegeta snuck a low driving blow into Goku's back rendering him unconscious. "So Kakarott, even you can prove helpless when you drop your guard." He leaned down and snagged the lone senzu bean from the ground healing and replenishing his strength. He looked over to where Usagi slowly began to stir. He lifted into the air and touched down beside her looking into her half-opened eyes. "I'm going to finish off Buu myself. Stay back and make sure Kakarott doesn't come and try to play hero again." He sucked his teeth. "Last thing I need is for your idiot mate to be able to hold that over my head. I'll finish the fight with him after I destroy them both."
"Vegeta, what?" Usagi was groggy and disoriented as she looked up at the shadowed face of her brother.
"If his time runs out before I make it back, tell him we'll finish this fight another day." He smiled as he looked over the prone form of the Earth reared Saiyan. "Perhaps when I see him in hell." He blasted away from her.
"No," she sat up weakly, "Vegeta, come back."
She stood on shaky legs and began her way down the mountain side when she noticed Goten and Trunks were making their way towards them. Not trusting herself to fly she climbed up the side of the mountain. As she crested over the edge of the rock formation, she saw the boys touch down after spotting the statues of Krillian, Piccolo and Tarble. Her eyes grew wide as Trunks poked Piccolo's statue with his finger causing it to wobble and fall over.
"Heu! Trunks!" She slid down the side of the mountain and began trying to piece the Namekian back together.
"Aunt Usa?" Trunks took in her dirty and tattered clothes. "I didn't mean to break the statue."
"I know you didn't, but this wasn't just a statue. It was Piccolo." She looked up. "Where's Goten?" She dropped the pieces in her hands and stood too quickly causing her vision to swim. Looking over the edge of the ledge she saw Goten walking looking at the stone figure of Tarble. "Goten, stop!" Usagi dropped beside him and pulled him away from the stone figures. "That's really Tarble and Krillian, they were turned to stone by Dabura. I have to find a way to turn them back."
"Ma, what happened?" Goten stood next to her taking in her appearance.
"Everyone is dead." She dropped her head as she crumpled to the ground. "Vegeta is going to fight going to fight Buu alone and everyone is dead." She felt both boys wrap their arms around her holding her tightly. She wrapped her arms around their backs pulling them closer to her swearing to protect them no matter what.
"Sh'fr? What's wrong?"
Usagi's head popped up looking her youngest brother in the eyes as she heard his voice. "Tarble? You're alive?"
"Seems like we all are again." Krillian gave her a thumbs up. "Whew! That was not my idea of fun."
"Aunt Usagi?" Trunks whispered fearfully. "What about Piccolo?"
"Are you worried about me Trunks?" Piccolo's voice echoed from above them.
"See Ma," Goten smiled up at the blonde woman, "not everyone is dead."
"What do you mean Goten?" Krillian looked at the small version of his best friend.
"Yeah," Piccolo floated down to land in front of them, "what does he mean Usagi?"
Usagi took a deep breath and explained everything that had happened to everyone since the three of them had been turned to stone. Krillian had agreed that he was no match and decided to go help Bulma and the others gather the Dragon Balls. Before leaving he handed Usagi a lone senzu bean he had in his pocket. The group of five checked on Goku before taking off in the direction they felt Vegeta's energy coming from.
