Chapter 42: Vegeta's Pride

Last Time Sekai and the rest of the demons have arrived on Earth and were met by the Z Fighters accompanied by Jason and Elias. While Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin focus on removing a device that would consume the energy of the solar system, the remaining five fighters split into pairs to fight the demons.

Not long after the battle began, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin successfully removed the device while Piccolo defeats the demon Zela! How will the others fair against the demons, and will they succeed in killing them, or will they fail? Find out Now!


Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyans, was known for his pride. But ever since he first arrived on the planet Earth, he has taken constant blows to his pride. First, it was his defeat by Goku and the rest of the Z Fighters.

Then it was on Namek when Frieza took him out as he cried, "like a little bitch." -Frieza Age 762. He was bested once again by Android 18 and Cell and finally surpassed by Saiyans that should have been below him.

Goku, Gohan, and especially Jason have all surpassed Vegeta in one way or another. Vegeta tried and tried again to catch up, but he couldn't catch up with them in power. However, each and every time, Vegeta has managed to pick himself back up after having a tantrum.

No matter how many hits his pride may take, he will always keep it. His Saiyan Pride was what defined him to abandon his pride would be a worse disgrace than death. But he continued to question why he could not do what Gohan and Jason had done and ascend.

It would be the first step in closing the gap, and Vegeta was determined to take it. Though to this day, he had yet to accomplish that, and he didn't know why. Little did he know all it would take was one little push. The key was is Saiyan Pride.


Vegeta flew around a small island chasing down the demon known as Daro, unable to get close to the demon even in Super Saiyan. The Saiyan Prince growled as he continued the chase begging to grow irritated that he could not attack the demon in tattered red clothing.

He fired several beams at the demon, but Daro managed to dodge each and every time. Eventually, as if to mess with Vegeta, Daro stopped abruptly and flicked Vegeta's head before flying off once more.

"Is running all you can do!?" Vegeta questioned in anger.

"No, but it's fun seeing you get all angry." Daro laughed as he dodged several more beams fired by Vegeta.

"Don't mock me!" Vegeta demanded as he sped up.

Vegeta managed to catch up with Daro and threw a punch at him, but it was a red herring as the demon flipped over and kicked Vegeta in the back towards the ground. The Saiyan Prince was planted into the ground creating a large crater as Daro came down after him.

The demon went to strike Vegeta in the spine, but the Saiyan Prince stopped him when he turned onto his back and fired a beam at Daro's chest. His attack sent Daro into the sky as Vegeta got back up to his feet and shot back up into the sky.

When Vegeta caught up with the demon, he threw several punches at him, but Daro easily managed to dodge each one. Laughing, the demon hooked his right leg around Vegeta's left arm before kicking him in the head with his right leg.

The Saiyan Prince was sent spinning away before Daro appeared in his path and punched Vegeta in the back, sending him back. Catching back up with Vegeta, the two clashed with one another, exchanging several blows.

Vegeta put both hands together before volleying Daro's chin. The demon was sent further into the sky before Vegeta hammered him back down. But Daro didn't go downwards and stayed put as he slammed his fist into Vegeta's chest.

"Not good enough! Not good enough!" Daro laughed.

The demon proceeded to elbow Vegeta in the stomach before grabbing onto the Saiyan's leg and tossing him back towards the island. As Vegeta stopped himself, Daro appeared behind him and kicked at his head, but the Saiyan Prince managed to duck under the attack.

Vegeta then grabbed onto Daro's leg and punched the demon straight in the dick. However, the Saiyan Prince was surprised when the demon didn't react to his attack in the slightest.

"Yeah, you're going to have to hit me harder than that to make that cheap trick work." Daro boasted as he shook off Vegeta.

Daro proceeded to grab onto Vegeta's head and fly down to the island below, dragging him against the ground. Soon after, Vegeta managed to break free of Daro's grip by blasting a large beam in the ground launching the two upwards.

As they flew back into the sky, Vegeta flipped over and kicked Daro away. The Saiyan Prince proceeded to fire a hail of Ki at the demon who crossed his arms to defend himself. When the blasts hit, and the dust disappeared, the demon was no worse for wear as he smirked at the Saiyan.

"What's wrong, don't tell me that's all you've got!" Daro teased, angering Vegeta.

Every time the demon opened his mouth, he did so to either tease, make fun, or do some other combination to anger the Saiyan. It almost made him miss Nappa, almost. Vegeta tossed those thoughts aside as he reengaged the demon, the two clashing once more.

As they classed, they engaged in a cross counter, both landing blows to each other's head. However, Daro's punch overpowered Vegeta and launched the Saiyan through the clouds. When Vegeta managed to stop himself, he just barely had enough time to sense Daro coming in for a follow-up attack.

The Saiyan prince just managed to dodge the attack, moving himself to the left of Daro's punch before blasting him away with a shockwave. Vegeta then proceeded to fire a Galick Gun at the demon, and when the purple beam hit him, he was sent flying away.

When he caught up with the demon, he went to attack him only for the demon to grab his arm and throw him into the ocean. Daro quickly followed and appeared next to Vegeta to punch him in the chest sending him back towards the island.

As he laughed, Daro chased after Vegeta, who waited for him on the island. Vegeta crossed his arms to defend himself from Daro's attack, and as it connected, it did little to help him. He was sent skidding across the ground before he flew up to the sky to avoid Daro's follow up.

The two attacked one another relentlessly as Vegeta refused to back down from the fight. Vegeta was using all he had to keep up with the demon, but it seemed that no matter what, Daro was just a step ahead of him.

"Damn, what is this?" Vegeta questioned.

As the battle went on, Vegeta could tell that Daro was holding back his strength at the moment. With his years of battle experience, it was simple to see such a thing for Vegeta, and the very fact enraged him.

"Don't you dare insult me by holding back!" Vegeta demanded as he charged at Daro.

"Oh, really? I didn't think you would find out, but if you insist, I am happy to oblige!" Daro replied as he powered up.

The demon immediately overpowered Vegeta as he savagely beat the prince down. Vegeta was at Daro's mercy at the moment as the demon relentlessly attacked Vegeta, who was unable to fight back.

"Is this all the great Saiyan race has to offer? I'm disappointed!" Daro insulted as he blasted Vegeta with several blasts of Ki.

"Damn, Super Saiyan isn't good enough!" Vegeta cursed.

"Why can't I gain the same strength as Gohan and Arrow, dammit?" Vegeta questioned.

The blasts tore apart his armor as Vegeta was sent into the island's volcano. As he floated in the volcano over the magma below, he narrowly dodged the follow-up attack by Daro. Having successfully dodged the attack, Vegeta hammered into Daro's back, sending him into the wall.

As the impact of the attack shook the volcano, several debris fell into the magma below. Daro quickly freed himself from the wall and spun around to backhand Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince blocked the attack but was still thrown away.

Vegeta was sent upwards on the adjacent wall sending more debris into the magma below. Before he could recover, Daro dashed towards him, planting his fist into the prince's stomach. As Vegeta spat out spit, Daro grabbed onto his head and threw him towards the magma below.

Before he hit the hot magma, Vegeta fired a large beam that managed to push back up. With the extra speed from his beam, Vegeta managed to pay back Daro for the attack on his stomach with one of his own sending Daro into the top of the volcano.

The impact caused the entire top of the volcano to collapse and spill into the insides. Vegeta flew around the falling rock as he sensed for Daro. The demon showed himself when he kicked Vegeta right in the face.

The Saiyan Prince was sent flying down as pressure built up in the volcano. Vegeta managed to jump off a falling rock to prevent himself from falling into the magma. But before he could attack Daro again, the volcano shook violently, indicating that it was about to explode.

Thinking quickly, Vegeta blasted a hole in the volcano's wall to avoid the eruption as it engulfed a surprised Daro, who wasn't familiar with such an occurrence. The demon was sent into the sky as his entire body was burned but not significantly damaged.

"Son of a…that shit was hot!" Daro complained as if the magma was nothing more than a shower that was too hot.

"That was no fun!" Daro added.

"That's the least of your worries." Vegeta declared as he flew behind the demon.

"Big Bang…Attack!" Vegeta yelled as he fired the massive blast at Daro.

The demon was sent flying down back to the island, skidding down the volcano and the main island until he was sent into the water. Quickly flying down to land and charged Ki into his hands.

"Final Flash!" Vegeta shouted as he fired his yellow beam.

However, his attack was short-lived as it was consumed by a stronger red beam that sent Vegeta through the volcano. The Saiyan Prince didn't have time to breathe or even question what had happened until Daro appeared above him and rained fire upon Vegeta.

Daro laughed maniacally as the island exploded below. When he was done, the island was nothing more than a smoking island that was slowly filling with lava. However, the Saiyan Prince was not down for the count as he appeared behind Daro and chopped both sides of his head.

"I'm not done yet!" Vegeta yelled as he kicked Daro away. Vegeta himself was bruised and bloodied but still had the energy to continue fighting.

He fired several blasts of Ki, of which Daro either swatted away or dodged easily. Seeing that Ki was ineffective at that range, Vegeta had no choice but to get closer to the demon. The Saiyan Prince dashed at the demon who ducked under his initial attack.

However, Vegeta managed to flip backward and, using both feet, stomped Daro downward. The demon fell towards the island but stopped his momentum with ease. But as soon as he did, Vegeta appeared next to him and kicked him towards the ocean.

He didn't stop there as the Saiyan Prince beat the demon relentlessly using all the strength he could muster. Vegeta was stopped short when Daro caught his fits and elbowed Vegeta in the head, sending him flying away.

"I'll admit you may not be as strong as me. You are very stubborn, and that makes breaking you even more fun!" Daro smirked as he charged at Vegeta.

"SO FIGHT ME MORE AND ALLOW ME TO HAVE FUN!" Daro demanded.

The two clashed several times in the sky as the lava below them quickly cooled due to exposure to the ocean. However, as the battle went on, it was clear who was stronger as Daro continuously battered Vegeta.

Quickly Vegeta let out a shockwave that sent Daro away before appearing above him and hammering the demon down to the ground. Though Vegeta could transform into a Super Saiyan Grade 2, he refused to.

After seeing what Goku, Gohan, and Jason had down with Super Saiyan and how both Gohan and Jason had transcended Super Saiyan, Vegeta refused to be left behind. If they could do it, then he could to though Vegeta had yet to do so.

"Soon, I will ascend I will not be left behind!" Vegeta thought as he watched the black smoke and steam that rose from the former island that was now cooling lava below.

Suddenly several beams were fired from below as Vegeta weaved his way through them. Since Daro could not sense energy, it was near impossible to know where Vegeta was above him. In the end, he decided to fly back up to engage Vegeta.

As he flew back up, he was blindsided by Vegeta blindsided him from the smoke landing a swift blow to Daro's face. He continued to do so as Daro was unable to predict where Vegeta would come from.

But it didn't last for long as the next time Vegeta attacked, Daro managed to grab onto him before he flew away. Smirking Daro relentlessly attacked Vegeta in retaliation for what he did, tearing apart the rest of his armor, leaving only the blue under clothing below.

"You're going to have to do better than that, Saiyan!" Daro laughed as he grabbed onto Vegeta's head and hurled him into the ocean.

"Come on! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! Fight me more. Do better! Let me see your face when even when you tried your hardest that you lost!" Daro demanded.

"DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME!" Vegeta shouted as he stormed towards Daro.

The demon simply dodged and kicked Vegeta in the gut before chopping the Saiyan Prince in the back of the neck. While laughing like a true psychopath, Daro attacked Vegeta sending him flying around like he was playing one big game of pinball.

"So much for the mighty Saiyan race!" Daro cackled as he volleyed Vegeta back into the air.

"Now then, eat this! Crimson Reaper!" Daro shouted as red claws made of energy appeared on his hands.

He charged at the Saiyan Prince, ready to tear him apart, but Vegeta was having none of it. Vegeta managed to grab onto Daro's arm and knee the demon in the face. Power up as much power as he could before blasting the demon away.

"I will not be outdone!" Vegeta hissed as he breathed heavily.

Daro had to be just as strong or maybe a little stronger than Cell was when he came back from death. At his current level, there was nothing he could do, and it angered Vegeta to no end. But he had no time to focus on such thoughts as Daro came charging back at him.

The Saiyan Prince was on the defensive once more as he was forced to avoid the claws on Daro's fingers. However, Daro still managed to slice up Vegeta pretty well, cutting up his arms, legs, and chest.

Vegeta managed to keep going, but he was slowing down as he soon found himself unable to block Daro's attacks. Eventually, Daro overcame Vegeta as he laughed maniacally, cutting up Vegeta.

Soon he even stabbed Vegeta in the stomach before spinning around and chopping him towards the cooling rock below. The Saiyan Prince made a large crater in the newly formed rock that soon grew larger as Daro landed on top of his, bashing Vegeta's face.

"You'll have to do better than just spewing words that you can't back up," Daro smirked as he grabbed onto Vegeta's neck and lifted him up.

"Come on, beg me. Beg me for mercy, mercy that I will not give." Daro demanded as he pulled Vegeta in closer with a sinister grin on his face.

"Never to do something as shameful as that will sully my pride." Vegeta refused.

"Pride? What would a lower being like yourself need pride for?" Daro questioned.

"Don't tell me you run your whole life on something like pride?! That's rich, too good! I can't tell you how sad that is. This is hilarious!" Daro laughed an agitated Vegeta.

"What is pride worth when it is so easily stomped out by someone who is stronger than you?" Daro questioned as he pulled Vegeta closer.

"Have fun dying, knowing that your pride was worth nothing." Daro goaded as he prepared to kill Vegeta.

"No, it can't end like this!" Vegeta thought as time slowed down.

"I can't die like this by this oaf's hands!" Vegeta knew

"I have yet to surpass Kakarot, Gohan, and Arrow!" Vegeta thought.

"Why is it that I am always left behind? They have continued getting stronger while I am stuck in this damn rut!" Vegeta continued as he thought about all the times he was left behind in power.

First, it was Goku on Namek when his fellow Saiyan defeated Frieza. Then it was the androids, Cell, Gohan, Arrow, and even Piccolo for a short while before he trained in the time chamber. But why was it that he, the prince, was always left behind.

"I am Saiyan Royalty, and I can't allow this to happen! I will not allow myself to lose, and I won't be left behind!" Vegeta thought.

"I will not let this demon kill me and mock my pride, and I will get stronger! I am Prince Vegeta, and I will surpass both Kakarot and Arrow!" Vegeta thought as kicked Daro in the gut.

"I will not lose to you!" Vegeta hissed as he was freed from Daro's hand.

"You can laugh all you want…"

"…mock the Saiyan race…"

"…But how dare you mock THE PRIDE OF PRINCE VEGETA!" Vegeta shouted as his energy surged and increased as lightning surrounded his body. The newly formed ground erupted as lava shot out from below as Vegeta finally obtained Super Saiyan 2.

"This is only the first step, for I will get even stronger than this and surpass both Kakarot and Arrow!" Vegeta thought as he inspected himself.

"Now, I'll show you the true power of the Saiyan race!" Vegeta declared as he planted his fist into Daro's gut.

Unlike before, this attack actually did some damage to Daro, who coughed up blood. Daro was so shocked at the sudden power increase that he was unprepared for Vegeta's next attack as the Saiyan Prince kicked him in the head.

The demon was sent flying through several pillars of lava before landing in the ocean. Before he could recover, Vegeta appeared above him and grabbed onto the demon's head and dragged him under the water.

Daro's head was planted into the ocean floor before Vegeta blew up the entire area with a burst of his energy. Then with one strong punch, Vegeta launched Daro into the sky and fired a large blast causing a large explosion.

"Okay…I'll admit…that was good." Daro began as he breathed heavily from the damage he had just taken.

"But this fight is far from over!" Daro declared as he surged with energy.

"I couldn't agree more with this power. I shall teach you first hand what happens when you insult a Saiyans pride!" Vegeta hissed as he charged at Daro.

The two collided as a large shockwave dispersing the clouds that surrounded them. Vegeta was first to act as he grabbed onto Daro's head and headbutted the demon. He then proceeded to relentlessly attack Daro hitting him everywhere he could.

Daro soon managed to escape Vegeta's assault and aimed for the Saiyan's gut. However, Vegeta caught Daro's fist and kneed the demon in the face. The Saiyan Prince had gained control in the fight as his sudden transformation into Super Saiyan 2 has given him the power to overpower him.

"No! No! No! This isn't fun! You're supposed to be at my mercy, begging!" Daro shouted as the veins on his head started to become more prominent.

"Sorry, but it's you who will be begging for mercy in the end!" Vegeta declared as he fired a Big Bang Attack.

The demon quickly dodged the attack before charging at Vegeta with energy gathered in his left fist. When he threw his punch, Vegeta managed to move out of the way before kicking Daro in the chin.

Quickly recovering, Daro joined his hands and hammered down onto Vegeta's head. Not moving an inch, Vegeta swatted Daro's arms away then proceeded to plant his fist into the demon's gut. Opening his fist, he fired a small blast burning the demon's stomach.

This didn't stop Daro from attacking Vegeta once more as he axed down with both hands on Vegeta's shoulders. The Saiyan Prince was sent downwards towards the water below, but Vegeta managed to stop himself just before he hit the water.

Both then proceeded to fire hails of Ki at one another, causing the air around them to be filled with explosions. Vegeta shot upwards as the smoke hid his presence, managing to take Daro by surprise.

He slammed his knee into Daro's chest before flipping around and kicking the demon in the back. Vegeta continued to use the smoke as cover as he attacked Daro again and again before the demon blew the smoke away with a strong shockwave.

Now able to see Vegeta clearly, Daro countered, blocking the Saiyan's attack before landing one of his own on Vegeta's face. Pushing past the pain, Vegeta returned the attack in full as the two clashed over and over.

As the battle continued, Vegeta noticed that he was becoming sluggish. He didn't think it was exhaustion since he had even more energy then he had ever had before. Only then did he realize he was still bleeding from his wounds profusely.

Ever since Daro had cut him up, he must have been bleeding from these wounds. Even a Saiyan could die of blood loss, and if it continued, that wouldn't be good, so Vegeta closed as many of the wounds as possible by burning them closed.

After he was done, he spat out some blood before reengaging the demon. Vegeta threw a punch straight at Daro's head, but the demon managed to duck under and uppercut Vegeta in the chin. Without flinching, Vegeta brought his head down and headbutted Daro.

He then fired a Final Flash point-blank on Daro, splitting the ocean as it sent the demon flying. Following after him, Vegeta continued to punch Daro further and further. The Saiyan Prince knew that he had to end this sooner rather than later before he passed out due to blood loss.

Daro eventually was fed up and blocked Vegeta's next attack as he became more agitated. The demon managed to grab onto Vegeta's head and hurl him into the ocean. Upon reaching the floor, Vegeta pushed himself out of the way as Daro came down and hit the floor.

The ocean floor cracked and shattered from his attack allowing magma to seep into the area around them. Vegeta fired a beam at Daro, but the demon swatted the attack away. He proceeded to make his way through the molten rock that came around them towards Vegeta.

When the demon finally made his way to the Saiyan Prince, he attempted to kick him, but Vegeta managed to duck under. As he ducked, Vegeta grabbed onto Daro's leg and spun him through several spots of molten rock before tossing him towards the surface.

No sooner did Daro breach the surface did Vegeta to both catch up with the demon and be able to breathe once more. Daro recovered quickly as Vegeta swung a leg towards his head, so in turn, Daro countered with a kick of his own as the two attacks collided.

But Daro managed to overpower Vegeta as the blood loss was getting to the Saiyan. Taking this chance, Daro attacked Vegeta relentlessly, of which the Saiyan Prince could only block half. Daro continued his assault as he fired a massive beam at Vegeta.

The Saiyan Prince managed to divert the attack into space before landing a swift blow on Daro's face. Vegeta then kicked Daro away with both of his feet. Though the demon didn't get far, it managed to annoy the demon.

"Why do you still persist, dammit?! Why won't you just die?!" Daro questioned.

"Don't make me repeat myself like a broken record! To do so would sully my Saiyan Pride!" Vegeta responded.

It was time! Vegeta had to end this now as he felt his consciousness drift due to the blood loss. The Saiyan Prince let out a strong shockwave to disorientate Daro before body slamming him and pushing him far away until they reached land.

The demon was thrown into the beach, crashing to sand and eventually dirt as Vegeta came and slammed his fist into the demon's stomach. Daro quickly pushed Vegeta off of him. Once Vegeta was high in the sky, Daro fired a large red beam at the Saiyan Prince.

"DIE!" Daro demanded as the beam approached Vegeta.

"I refuse," Vegeta replied as he held one hand out with three fingertips out.

"Final Impact!" Vegeta shouted as he fired the blast that split Daro's beam in two.

The demon, for the first time in his life, felt fear as Vegeta's attack inched closer and closer. Feeling fear for the first time froze the demon in place as the attack hit him. As his body disintegrated from the energy, all Daro could do was scream in pain as he died.

"That was for mocking the Saiyan race and their pride." Vegeta hissed as he fell to the ground.

"Damn, I lost too much blood. I'm losing consciousness." Vegeta cursed as his vision became blurry.

"Senzu Bean!" Krillin yelled as the green bean hit Vegeta's cheek.

"Ima, kill him," Vegeta growled as he picked up the bean and ate it.

"Good to see you won, Vegeta. Let's hope the other's fair just as well." Krillin smiled as he landed next to Vegeta.

"So did you have to throw the bean if you were going to land?" Vegeta questioned, giving Krillin a threatening glare.

"Sorry, I thought it would get to you faster that way." Krillin apologized.

"Whatever, where are the other two?" Vegeta asked.

"We split up to divide the Senzu Beans better just in case," Krillin answered.

"Fine now, let's find the head demon." Vegeta insisted.

"Wait, but Jason already has that covered," Krillin argued.

"I don't care if he's not done yet, then I will fight this World Eater myself!" Vegeta declared.

"What makes you think you can do that?!" Krillin questioned.

"Nothing, but I'm not going to wait here! I will go and get a turn if possible!" Vegeta replied as he shot off in the sky.

"Same old Vegeta." Krillen sighed.

"You better not fail, Arrow, because if you do, everyone dies, and I will never forgive you!" Vegeta thought as he flew off to where he sensed Jason's fight.


Vegeta has defeated the demon known as Daro, but three still remain. Will our heroes manage to defeat them, or is Earth doomed? Find out Next Time!


Author's Note:

Hey guys, sorry it took so long to get this chapter out, but I had a hard time writing it. The thing is, with this arc, I want to try to have it one fight per chapter. Since I try to make sure fights don't just repeat themselves over and over, so it took me a while to write this.

Plus, I try to aim for at least 5,000 per chapter, and it took me time to get the fight to that long without adding filler. There is also the point that I don't want it to be too long in between chapters, so that's why I decided to make it one fight per chapter.

I also, like I said last chapter reformatted the entire story up to chapter 40 along with my other stories to fix all grammar errors the program I have could find. Seeing as this story alone has over 330 thousand words prior to this chapter, that took a while.

Anyway, I hope I made Vegeta turning Super Saiyan 2 for the first time good. I think I did the best I could with what I set up, and we all know how Vegeta feels about being left behind.

So the egging on from Daro and the insults made him angry enough to cause the transformation. Honestly, I wanted to make the part of the fight where Vegeta wasn't in Super Saiyan 2 longer; however, I couldn't do so without getting repetitive and just overall bad.

Also, I know Vegeta's Final Impact is supposed to be exclusive or only has been used when he was Majin Vegeta, but I decided to use it here. I liked the attack, so I thought, why not right, so I used it.

I also want to point out a few recent reviews I can't help but laugh at personally. For some reason, people are now just complaining or showing complaints about how Jason is super weak for a Saiyan at the beginning of the story, and I find that so stupid.

I mean, yeah, I can't make him OP at the start because it would be boring, at least in my mind. I tried to make it a little slow build before he finally got Zenkai's, which he used a lot of during time skips to get as strong as he is now.

It's dumb because sure I could make a story where the Saiyan character is super OP and just laughs at all the weaklings on Remnant, but that's basically almost all crossovers with Oc and main Dragon Ball characters.

I'm not complaining about this; I just wanted to say how funny I found it was to me and have a little laugh about it here :D. Plus, just to add, Goku didn't bitch slap everyone at the begging of Dragon Ball either he had trouble with some people, so again, I found those complaints dumb and funny.

Okay, I'm done making fun of those reviews. I can't believe, though, that in one month, it will be officially one year since this story came out. It does not feel that long to be honest, but I have been enjoying the hell out of working on this and all of my other stories.

Finally, about the What-If spin-off, I've been busy with the writing of this chapter and chapters of other stories along with the reformatting, so I will get that done and out as soon as I can.

As always, I hope you guys enjoyed, and I will see you guys next time!