(A/N: Wow. It's been two years since I last worked on this story...For those who really enjoyed it, I'm so sorry for that! I ended up getting hooked on shows like One Piece and My Hero Academia, so I was kind of off Dragon Ball Z for a while and lost motivation for this... ^^' I hope this chapter isn't terrible, but its not very long to make up for the long hiatus...I wanted to stop off at a good point with Vegeta getting a chance to shine~ And I promise there will be a happy ending.
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Hearing a 'thump' coming from beside her, Selena's lavender eyes grew large in surprise to see that Vegeta had slumped to his knees, his form badly trembling. This was the first time she had ever seen her brother so terrified, but it was understandable why. Broly was stronger than even Frieza, something neither of them would have ever considered to be possible.
"I...I don't believe it. He's the Legendary Super Saiyan from the legends father told us," he murmured, beads of sweat trailing down his sickly looking face. "We're...going to die here..."
Those legends spoke that once every thousand years an extremely rare and powerful Super Saiyan would be born. They would possess an endless supply of energy, but this energy would drive them mad. This description certainly matched Broly, but he was forced to become this way. He couldn't fully be blamed for his state of mind or actions...
"Don't talk like that, Vegeta! We...we just have to get Broly back to his normal self," Selena tried to reason, but seeing the large male lunge at a startled Goku, she wasn't certain how that would be possible. Paragus' device kept his son under control, but something about that left a bad feeling in her gut. Out of control or not, using something that caused Broly physical pain seemed unnecessarily cruel.
My crystals might have the same effect, but I also know they have a natural calming sensation on those who keep one close to them Selena pondered, gently taking hold of her own gem. The one I gave Broly didn't work...Perhaps because he's been dealing with these bouts of rage his whole life? He needs something much more powerful...
"Whoa! What's gotten into you, Broly!" Goku exclaimed, dodging the punch the sudden aggressive male tried to hit him with. He wasn't able to block the side kick in time, and Goku coughed, his eyes bulging from the force. He was sent sailing backwards, crashing into one of the many cliffs that made up the rather barren planet.
"Daddy!" Gohan cried out, about to rush to aid his father, but he was halted by Krillin who gripped tightly onto the young boy.
"You'll just get in Goku's way if you get involved!" Krillin warned, a weak smile passing on his lips at Gohan's combined expression of concern and frustration. "Just leave that big guy to him."
Piccolo crossed his arms over his chest and spoke up, "Still, I don't think sitting around and waiting is the right move. It might take all of our combined efforts to defeat that monster." Goku had recovered from the harsh attack, hurling a Ki blast at Broly, but the Super Saiyan was hardly scraped when it impacted with his torso.
"Your...insane! There's no way any of you can hope to stand a chance against him!" Vegeta shouted out, shakily standing. "If you don't flee, you'll die!"
"You really think he'd give us a chance to try and run?" Piccolo uttered out, giving the Saiyan prince a disapproving gaze. "Even if we managed, there would be nothing to stop him from attacking other planets and tracking us down in the process. This planet is empty...it's the best place to deal with him." Flying up into the air where he said a bit more coldly, "You're welcome to flee if you want, but I didn't peg you for a coward, Vegeta."
Vegeta Selena thought, glancing back at her brother sadly. He hadn't retorted back, something that really showed just how shaken up he was. Despite Krillin's previous hesitation, he allowed Gohan to rush after Piccolo, the short human taking in a shaky breath of air before doing the same.
Each of them had landed various attacks on Broly, yet none of them had any effect on the male. It was like they were attacking an unbreakable wall. One that hit back and left much more severe damage on those who tried to break it.
"Is that really the best you can do? You really are nothing more than mere insignificant ants!" Broly taunted, laughing while pursuing after the four who tried to put some distance between themselves and the male. They were trying to regain their strength before launching another assault, but the sadistic Saiyan wasn't allowing them to do so.
Seeing his sister starting to float up into the air, Vegeta gripped onto Selena's wrist and sent her a look like she had gone mad. "You're not seriously going to go join in with those fools? You'll just get yourself killed!"
"I...might be able to stop Broly, Vegeta. It isn't his fault he's like that," Selena whispered, her distraught tone causing Vegeta to frown. "That Namekian was right. If we don't find some way to stop Broly, people will die...And I don't want him to have that on his conscious when he does regain his senses. Broly's like me...He hates fighting, and was forced into it..."
Slowly releasing his younger sisters wrist, Vegeta scowled and muttered out, "I didn't understand your obsession with that brat back then and I still don't now...But if you have some idea to stop that monster, than I'll allow you to try it. Just don't get yourself killed..."
Giving a small smile and nod, Selena took off in the direction where a large explosion had just erupted. Krillin was down on the ground, his body badly injured. He must have been knocked unconscious for Gohan was beside his friend and was gently shaking his limp form while begging him to get back up. Goku and Piccolo weren't faring much better. Having wrapped his arms around their necks in a choke hold, a cackling Broly went hurling through a mountain with his two captives, causing further injuries to the fighters forms as the jagged rocks scraped up against their skin, before he tossed them away.
Flinching when hearing both Goku and Piccolo letting out yells of pain when their battered bodies connected with the ground, Selena furrowed her dark brows and started to gather as much energy she could muster into both her palms. "Broly! Stop it!" she shouted, connecting her wrists together once he turned to face her where she unleashed the good sized orb of Ki at the unstable Saiyan.
Her pupils grew big when Broly almost lazily smacked her Ki blast away, and the malicious grin that formed on his lips caused Selena's body to shake. Broly was upon the Saiyaness before she had time to react, and Selena coughed when he had wrapped his large hand around her neck, slamming her against a cliff hard enough where he knocked the breath right out of her.
"Wanting to join in with the fun, Princess? That's fine with me, but I would have liked to save you for last. I want to savor your pain and see that delicious look of fear on your face," Broly voiced in a much deeper tone, a smirk upon his lips when he leaned in close to say these words next to Selena's ear.
Her cheeks flushed with color from having Broly so close and it didn't help that his threat had sounded just a bit suggestive...Struggling to raise up her arm, Selena managed to grip at her necklace where she tried to press it against Broly's exposed chest. Understanding what she doing, Broly gritted his teeth and snatched the stone off Selena's neck, tossing the rock somewhere to the ground.
"N-no!" Selena cried out, reaching out as if to grab it even if the necklace was too far out of reach. Feeling his grip tightening on her throat, Selena whimpered as she squirmed, now fighting to break free. Getting close to Broly was what she had hoped would be the best option, but now that hope was gone...
"Want to revert me back to that pathetic form? What makes you think I'd want to become like that again?!" Broly snarled out.
"I know...this isn't...the real you...Broly," Selena struggled to wheeze out, her eyes staring desperately into his own. "You're not...a monster..."
Dark brows lifting up high, Broly growled and caused Selena to yelp when he slammed her against the rock hard enough where her body left a mark. A sudden look of shock arose on the angered Saiyan's face when he gazed down at the pained expression upon the long pink haired girls face, and Broly gripped at his head that had began to throb.
"Se-Selena what am I...? No, this is the real me! I am a monster! I want to destroy you...don't I...?"
"B-Broly..." Selena weakly gasped out, gazing sorrowfully at the conflicted male. He had actually caused his forehead to bleed from digging his nails into it. Almost as if he was trying to rip into his own head to yank out his brain...
Even with the pain he was inflicting upon her-the grip he had upon her neck not slacking in the slightest-she reached out to place a hand on his cheek. He was forced to be born this way. To become a monster, a killing machine. None of this was his choice, and she hoped he would come to understand that. That he would be able to fight the demon inside of him that was trying to consume him...
"BASTARD! GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!"
The sound of Vegeta's voice seemed to snap Broly out of his stupor, his maddening grin returning to his face when he faced the livid prince that was charging toward him.
"I wanted to play with her a bit longer...but if you want her back so badly. Then here. You can have her."
Did he...just shoot a hole into my stomach?!
Selena had felt Broly's fist, that was covered by energy, connect with her abdomen. Yet she was so taken back from what had happened, she didn't register the excruciating pain she should have been experiencing. She could make out Vegeta screaming her name, and then she was falling. Her body didn't connect with the ground, instead landing in a pair of strong arms. Her brother had managed to catch her.
"Dammit...! You stupid...This is why I told you to stay away from him!"
"Vegeta...I'm...sorry..."
"Shut up and save your strength. Use what little you have to teleport to that blue haired woman...Are you listening to me? Hey! Don't ignore me, Selena! Selena?!"
Vegeta's body froze seeing that the little light that had still been in his sisters eyes had vanished. Her body was completely stiff in his hold, and he could feel her warmness slowly starting to fade. She was...dead. That man she had seemed so close to had killed her! And he was...laughing about it?!
He had only been reunited with her after so long just to watch his baby sister die? What sort of sick game of fate was this?! Was...this his fault? He should have followed his instincts and knocked Selena out, finding a ship for them to escape with even if he had to live with the brat hating him for the remainder of their lives. That would have been a much better outcome...
"Are those tears I see in your eyes? I never thought Prince Vegeta would be the sentimental type~!" Broly mocked, unleashing more of his cruel laughter.
"That's enough, Broly! Your fights with me, now!" Goku cried out angrily, his own eyes narrowed. He still found it difficult to believe someone who seemed so quiet turned out to be just as evil as that tyrant Frieza. Or perhaps he was worse for murdering an innocent girl who cared so much about him...
"STAY OUT OF THIS, KAKAROT!" Vegeta roared, laying his sister gently on the ground and turning his flashing eyes on Broly. "He's mine! Do you hear me, Broly. I'm going to make you suffer...I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER!"
Growls of pure rage escaped Vegeta's lips, his body quivering to match the anger he felt. Goku, Gohan's, and Piccolo's eyes all widened from feeling the abrupt increase of power that was emanating from the full blooded Saiyan. The green sky had grown darker, as if to match Vegeta's current state of mind, while sharp bolts of lightning struck near Vegeta, but never came close to hitting him. His hair flashed to a golden yellow and then back to its original shade of black at a rapid pace while the earth around him cracked; the fact that it wasn't split in two being a miracle.
Letting out one final yell, the aura around Vegeta fully turned golden along with his hair, something that astonished even Broly. Vegeta was almost eerily calm despite the harsh glare he sent Broly, and those who had blinked would have missed the moment Vegeta had materialized in front of the long and spiky haired male, sending Broly flying far off with a simple punch to the same area where he had placed the killing blow upon Selena.
"Your going to wish you had never met my sister once I'm done with you, Broly."