Dragon Ball Z: New Future
Chapter 7: Awakened Wrath
The barren wasteland that was normally devoid of any activity now marked the scene for an intense battle between Earth's defenders and the invading aliens, with the dust covered terrain coming alight with a deadly display of explosions and energy.
The majority of the fighting was occurring on the ground, with the Frieza soldiers desperately trying to not become overwhelmed by the far superior Z Fighters, who despite their lack of numbers made up for it in pure skill.
"DODON RAY!" Tien yelled out as he formed his hand into a finger gun, a yellow beam of ki shooting out and blasting an enemy soldier away.
Another alien warrior attempts to retaliate with his own energy attack, but he too is soon struck by a near identical beam from over Tien's shoulder, the three-eyed man turning with a smile to see Chiaotzu covering him.
"Thanks Chiaotzu! Let's keep this up and we'll defeat them in no time!" Tien said to his small ally, who quickly nods in response as they turn their attention to another group of Frieza soldiers that were moving up to engage them.
Taking place nearby was another fight involving two close allies, the orange of their uniform blurring into motion as they dealt decisive blows to their opponents.
"WOLF FANG FIST!" Yamcha cried out as he charged his current foe, the hapless alien being swiftly thrashed around by the oncoming flurry of claw attacks and kicks, before being sent flying with a powerful double palm strike to the chest.
Yamcha grins at his victory before ducking a haymaker from his second opponent, the unfortunate attacker barely being able to track the human as Yamcha sweeps his legs out from under him, the final blow coming in the form of a roundhouse kick that instantly knocks the soldier out cold.
Yamcha stands back up to admire his handiwork before he looks over to see how Krillin was doing, seeing that the bald fighter was easily holding his own against three opponents at once, comfortably dodging their attacks as he seems to be preparing his own.
"Man, whatever he went through on Namek has really upped his power!" Yamcha thought with an impressed look, watching as Krillin then launched a Scattering Bullet that swiftly took out all three enemies at once.
"Nice work Krillin! I might have to get my act together or else you'll leave me in the dust!" Yamcha joked to his friend, and Krillin briefly glances over with a smile before adopting a panicked look as he then sees something behind Yamcha.
"Yamcha look out behind you!" Krillin cried out as he tried to warn his ally, and Yamcha turns to see three aliens preparing to unleash a barrage of energy blasts at him, catching him completely off guard.
"Shit! I suppose this is what I get for being distracted!" Yamcha thought as he hastily braced himself for the attacks, knowing that he wouldn't be able to dodge all of them and quietly hoping that he wouldn't sustain too much damage from them.
His fears are soon put to rest as a large energy wave suddenly collides with the opponents, crashing into them like a bowling ball and causing them to all be flung unceremoniously to the ground in different directions.
Yamcha and Krillin look over in shock to see Gohan lowering his hands from his forehead, the young boy appearing a bit nervous all of a sudden at the bewildered stares of his older friends.
"Sorry mister Yamcha, I didn't mean to steal your opponents," Gohan said shyly as he glanced down, feeling slightly ashamed for butting in even if it was to make sure that Yamcha wouldn't end up like he did in the last fight.
"Nah don't sweat it kid! I was just surprised to see how much stronger you've gotten!" Yamcha said with a wide grin, hoping to brighten up Gohan's mood a bit as he senses his inner struggle.
Gohan's expression quickly lights up in response to the praise, and he then heads over to the other two as Yamcha makes sure that no other enemies were sneaking up on them as they regroup.
"Looks like we've cleared out most of the grunts, there should be only a few more and then we can assist Vegeta and Piccolo!" Yamcha said as he surveyed the battlefield, seeing Tien and Chiaotzu finishing off several more soldiers.
"I don't know about you, but I'm not exactly keen to get involved in that brawl anytime soon!" Krillin said in a nervous tone as he glanced up to the sky above, all three of them turning upwards as they see the ferocious engagement taking place overhead.
Up in the sky above Vegeta roared as he lunged at Frieza, the Saiyan prince launching a blistering flurry of blows that come at Frieza like a jackhammer, pushing the evil tyrant onto the defensive as he blocks all of the strikes with his forearms.
Vegeta growls as he sees his attacks aren't getting through, and he then tries to force an opening by aiming a kick at Frieza's lower body before quickly following up with a double hammer fist from the side.
Frieza however merely blocks both attacks at once, bringing up his knee to stop the kick and holding up his forearm casually in order to halt the fist.
Vegeta's eyes widen at that as he is then swatted away by a powerful blow from Frieza's mechanical tail, the hit smacking him in the stomach and knocking the air out of his lungs, before Vegeta quickly recovers in mid-air to halt his descent.
"The bastard wasn't lying, those metal upgrades really have made him stronger!" he thought with a scowl, hating that even with his enhanced power that Frieza was still one step ahead.
Vegeta then sees an image of a bright glowing golden warrior in his head, and his fists tighten as he glares back up at Frieza who is simply smirking at him with his arms folded.
"I will ascend, I have to! If Kakarot can do it then so shall I, it is my destiny!" Vegeta thought in determination before he glanced over to Piccolo, who had been charging a Special Beam Cannon whilst he had been engaging Frieza.
"I can't believe that fool thinks that attack will work!" he continued with a sneer, as he then launched himself through the air back towards Frieza, "But if the Namek wants to waste his time then so be it, just as long as he stays out of my way!"
As Vegeta assaults Frieza once again Piccolo continues his concentration on his special beam cannon, as despite becoming much more powerful with his recent fusion with Nail, he had yet to completely erase the lengthy build-up for the Special Beam Cannon.
"Just a couple more seconds Vegeta, keep his attention and then I can do some serious damage!" Piccolo thought as he began to take aim, feeling all of his power surging as he locked onto Frieza's form several dozen meters away.
"Alright here goes! SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" Piccolo yelled out as he saw an opening, sending the swirling energy attack at Frieza with blinding speed, the purple and yellow beam closing on the evil tyrant in seconds and looking to be directly on target.
However just as it was about to land, Frieza vanishes from it's path, with Vegeta having to hastily avoid being struck himself as he glances around to see where Frieza had gone to.
Piccolo's eyes are wide as he looks around as well, wondering how it was possible for the evil alien to move so fast.
"That attack you just used might have done some real damage you know," came a voice from behind him, and Piccolo turns around fearfully to see Frieza hovering right behind him.
"But as you can see I'm fortunately unscathed! And in order to ensure that fact I will be disposing of you now!" Frieza said with a sadistic grin as he leveled an energy attack at Piccolo's back, the Namekian having no time to react as Frieza unleashed a series of Death Beams into his form.
The purple shots sear several holes in Piccolo and causes the green fighter to immediately go limp as he plummets to the ground, with Vegeta and Frieza simply watching for a few moments before locking eyes once again.
"Now Vegeta I believe you were interested in the same treatment? I'm doing a two for one deal today!" Frieza said with a malicious cackle, the alien's tail swishing confidently as he glared at the Saiyan Prince.
"If you think I'm comparable to a mere Namekian, then you're mistaken Frieza!" Vegeta yelled out as he began to charge purple energy to his side, going for a full power Galic Gun in order to shut Frieza's cocky mouth.
Frieza just laughs as he readies himself to take on Vegeta's blast, ensuring to take his time with Goku's friends in order to entertain himself before his hated arch-rival's eventual return.
Before Vegeta launches his attack however, three figures shoot up from below and surround Frieza, being Tien, Krillin and Yamcha who all glare angrily at the galactic emperor.
"You're going to pay for what you did to Piccolo!" Tien declared as he readied a fighting stance, the other two doing the same as they prepare to attack simultaneously.
Frieza just smirks at that statement as he glances down towards the ground, seeing that aside from his father all of his men had been easily defeated and were now lying unconscious in several piles below.
"Well it seems you have made quick work of my soldiers. Oh, and you've even managed to save the Namek as well, they are annoyingly durable aren't they?" Frieza stated as he saw Gohan and Chiaotzu helping Piccolo up, having been given a senzu bean by his friends.
"But it makes no difference, you'll all be dead at my feet just in time for Goku to arrive and anguish over your demise!" he added as he glanced between each of the fighters, his eyes lingering on Krillin for a second as he fondly recalls blowing the short fighter to pieces.
Krillin shudders fearfully at that but maintains his stance nonetheless, knowing that he would not back down from this monster, even if it cost him his life again.
An eerie quiet then falls over the scene as all of the combatants remain in place, a light breeze passing through the air as they are locked in some form of intense staring match, each person waiting for the other to move.
Then all at once the warriors make their moves, with Krillin forming two Destructo Disks and quickly throwing them at Frieza who easily dodges, only to be met with a Kamehameha from Yamcha as well, and whilst Frieza takes the brunt of the energy wave without much trouble, the multiple attacks set up a perfect distraction for the next move from Tien.
"NEO TRI-BEAM HA!" Tien yelled out from above, having maneuvered there as his allies got Frieza's attention, and allowing him to unleash his most devastating attack on Frieza who could only look up in shock as the energy wave hits him dead on.
Frieza is blasted into the ground below, an explosion of dust being sent flying up as the impact reverberates throughout the wasteland, the pillars of rock echoing from the loud boom that results from Tien's ultimate technique.
Tien remains hovering in place as he watches the dust settle, his breathing heavy from the exertion of placing so much of his life-force into the one move.
"Great job man, I think you did a number on him!" Yamcha said with a grin, though he quickly quietens down when he sees the still serious expressions of his friends.
"Sorry Yamcha, but it's going to take a lot more than that to take down Frieza," Krillin said reluctantly, causing Yamcha to adopt a nervous expression as he looks down to the diamond shaped hole that Tien's attack had caused.
To his shock he sees Frieza rising out from the crater practically unscathed, the evil tyrant looking only slightly worse for wear as a slight bit of blood trickles from his lip.
"You know I was going to take my time with all of you. Pick you off one by one until Goku shows up, but seeing that you've now thoroughly angered me..." Frieza said venomously as he ascended back up to his opponent's level.
Suddenly the white aura of energy surrounding Frieza expands outwards as he then powers up to his full, stunning all of the Z Fighters as the force of his ki hits them, and before they could even so much as blink he was already on top of them.
Frieza instantly sends Yamcha flying with a vicious kick to the chest, and he follows up by slamming Krillin away with a back fist to his bald head, and then he finally rounds on Tien with his tail swinging like a mace, so that he could exact retribution for the Tri-Beam attack.
Tien is then viciously bashed around, taking blow after blow in succession and quickly being rendered helpless as he is swiftly beaten to a pulp, and eventually once Frieza is satisfied he then wraps his tail firmly around Tien's neck, constricting the man's breathing and causing him to gasp in pain.
"I don't remember seeing you on Namek, so I guess we'll have to teach you the same lesson I taught your other friends!" Frieza said as he gripped his tail tighter, Tien's face quickly going a shade of blue as he desperately chokes for air.
Tien however doesn't give in and as Frieza watches on in mild curiosity, he slowly raises his hands up to his face on either side of his forehead.
"What is this then? Are you holding your hands up to surrender, because I'm afraid it's much too late for that!" Frieza commented with a smirk, relishing in seeing his enemies beg and grovel as he was about to slaughter them.
Tien just manages to cough out some barely audible words as he then quickly splays his hands out in front of him, Frieza only faintly remembering something similar happening to him on Namek before a blinding white light completely obscures his vision, burning his irises and causing him to hastily drop Tien in his agony.
Tien splutters and gasps for air as he falls towards the ground in exhaustion, however just before he lands Chiaotzu manages to slow his descent considerably with his psychic powers, making sure that his friend comes to rest on the ground safely.
Meanwhile Frieza is hurling all sorts of curses at everyone and everything as he desperately rubs his aching eyes, eventually allowing them to crack them open ever so slightly, just in time to see two energy attacks about to collide right into him.
Frieza is thrown backwards a bit by the power of the dual blows, and he growls in fury as he looks over at the two who had launched them, the Namekian and Goku's brat child.
"Is there no end to you miserable pests? Take down one and two more crawl out to take its place!" Frieza screamed in frustration as he launched himself at Piccolo and Gohan, the raging alien unleashing a series of devastating blows that quickly breaks through the guard of both of his opponents.
Piccolo and Gohan do their best to cooperate effectively, their history as a student and mentor shining through as the try to hold off Frieza, but despite this they are easily and thoroughly overwhelmed by Frieza's enraged onslaught, the tyrant landing hit after hit that soon leaves the duo battered and beaten.
Frieza finishes Gohan with a heavy punch to the face, and he avoids Piccolo's retaliatory attack before blasting the Namekian with a purple energy wave that sends him crashing into the ground below.
"Now then since none of you are of any further challenge to me! I think that I'll simply end the lot of you along with this whole stinking planet!" Frieza yelled in a somewhat crazed look, his hand stretching out above him to summon his ultimate world destroying technique.
"Aren't you forgetting someone, Frieza?" came a voice from nearby, and Frieza simply turns to glare in the direction of a very annoyed looking Saiyan Prince, who had been watching the fight play out from the side.
"Ah of course Vegeta, how could I be so ignorant as to forget about you? Perhaps it was simply because you just sat by whilst your... 'friends' got the life beaten out of them," Frieza said snarkily as he sneered at Vegeta, not really feeling in the mood to put up with the Saiyan's arrogance and bluster.
"Like I give a damn what happens to these weaklings? I couldn't care less if they want to throw their lives away, it serves them right for interrupting my fight anyway!" Vegeta spat angrily as he glared at Frieza, finally feeling that he had the one on one duel he had wanted from the start, with no further interruptions from anyone else.
"Of course Vegeta, it wouldn't be fair for me to give them special treatment over you... which is why you can die along with them!" Frieza declared loudly as he ignited a massive Death Ball into his still outstretched hands, the gigantic energy ball blazing with the heat of scorching sun and causing Vegeta to cover his eyes with his forearm in order to block out the burning light a bit.
"Damn it, I guess he really is done playing around then!" Vegeta thought as he took in the sight of the incredibly powerful attack, the same one that had destroyed his home world and all of his people.
"But I am a Saiyan Prince, the last Elite of my race and Frieza will die by my hand, and my hand alone!" he continued as his eyes glinted with fierce determination, preparing to take the attack head on and finally prove himself as a legendary warrior.
However just as Frieza was about throw the energy attack, and just as Vegeta was about to charge head first into what could likely be his certain doom, a strange popping noise echoed from in-between the two combatants, and instantly both of them stare in disbelief at the familiar figure that had appeared in front of them.
"Sorry I'm late Vegeta, but don't worry I can handle Frieza from here!" Goku said with a confident grin as he looked over his shoulder to Vegeta, the other Saiyan looking completely gobsmacked at the abrupt appearance of his rival.
Without waiting for a response Goku then turns his attention to Frieza who is looking downright terrified, the energy ball seemingly glowing less brightly as he held his mouth agape in shock at seeing Goku suddenly floating before him.
Goku adopts a serious expression as he takes a good look at Frieza, the usually easygoing and happy man appearing angered at catching Frieza in the middle of attempting to destroy his home, along with everyone he cared about with it.
"I would have thought that you'd learnt your lesson on Namek, Frieza. But I guess you'll never change, and this time I'll make sure you won't threaten anyone ever again!" Goku shouted furiously as he then powered up to his maximum, his golden Super Saiyan aura flickering to life and basking everyone in it's brilliant glow as he then launched himself at Frieza.
Far from the battlefield, Dr. Gero frowned as he stared up at the camera footage his drones were capturing, the several screens lining the wall in front of him all showing various video feeds from different angles.
He watched intently as he saw Goku engage the white and purple alien, demonstrating unprecedented levels of power as he did so and causing all of his energy readings to malfunction, with the numbers coming in as blank due to his ki being off of the charts.
"This is truly a troublesome development. I didn't factor in that Goku would be capable of this golden transformation, it's a complete outlier in my calculations!" Dr. Gero muttered in annoyance as he then paused the screen on an image of Goku's form, studying it for any sort of information he could gather.
After a short while something clicks in the back of Gero's mind as his eyes suddenly go wide in realization, the old man cursing under his breath as he then frantically begins tapping commands into his computer interface.
After a moment he then looks back up to the screen, the image of the mysterious youth who had destroyed his Site Beta being put side by side with Goku.
"They have the same golden transformation, the same emerald coloring to their irises! But that's impossible, there is no way that boy can be somehow related to Goku!" Gero exclaimed in disbelief, looking between the two golden warriors and wondering what it all meant.
"This complicates things immeasurably! And since Android 13 failed to get rid of the boy, I now have two of these beings potentially after me!" he continued with a slightly scared look, glancing at one of the drone's footage and seeing the blue haired young man watching the fight take place from the sidelines as well.
"But if they truly were working together then surely he would have stepped into the fight by now? Is it possible that this could be merely a coincidence, and that they have yet to meet?" he thought as he studied the young man, trying to gauge his intentions and what his motives were.
Dr. Gero then shakes his head as he opts to instead focus on the more pressing issues at hand, that being his previous calculations and formulas were now obsolete, and he begins scribbling down notes on ways to approach this new obstacle on his way to revenge.
- Adjusted Power Scaling. Need to make adjustments on android models, same subjects except with enhanced power. Must find a way to do that, perhaps 'appropriating' some other scientist's work is in order?
- DNA samples. Get the drones to recollect previous specimens that were lost with Site Beta. Ensure to get one from the mystery boy and the pair of aliens.
- Maintain monitoring. I must keep the drone network up this time. My overconfidence led to this golden fighter revelation. Will also keep an eye on my androids to be, as well as their protector.
- Additional assistance. The task I have set out may be too large alone. Might have to contact some old Red Ribbon members for aid.
Dr. Gero is soon pulled out of his writing and inner thoughts as a sudden warning light comes onto his dashboard, and he frowns at that as he goes to deactivate it.
"Stupid piece of junk! I'm already aware of Goku's extreme power, you need not remind me of his presence!" Gero growled as he looked up to the screen, instantly stopping with his mouth hanging agape as he saw just who was giving off the massive energy reading.
"Impossible, this can't be real! Another golden warrior?" he yelled out in dismay as he saw the glowing aura pulsing around Vegeta's form, the Saiyan Prince looking positively furious as he roared out in pure rage.
Vegeta had never felt like this before, the overwhelming power that was surging through him was incredible, and one part of him was thrilled that he was finally breaking through and ascending into the realm of legends.
The other half of him though was full of nothing but pure hatred and rage, at Goku, at Frieza, at that mysterious power level, and surprisingly even at himself for allowing these others to surpass him, for allowing himself to become someone's lesser and who's only task was to simply hold out until until a stronger fighter came to win his battles for him.
It was these thoughts that had made him contemplate a horrible truth, that had made him realize that he may be destined to constantly live his life as second best, always trying to reach greatness but always falling short, and it was this that had finally caused him to snap and unlock what had been just out of reach for so long.
The intense gust of wind he had been generating soon die down as Vegeta then hovered there in an eerie calm compared to the rage he was exhibiting before, as he then flexed his hands and took in his now bright gold aura.
"So this is it, the power of a Super Saiyan!" Vegeta thought to himself as he took a moment to revel in the sensation of the unbridled energy coursing through his body.
Up in the air nearby Goku and Frieza were staring at the Saiyan Prince in complete shock, neither one quite believing their eyes as they see Vegeta throw a few lightning quick jabs as he tested out his newly enhanced speed.
"I don't believe it, Vegeta actually managed to reach Super Saiyan. And he did it without needing someone to die too!" Goku thought as he scratched his head in confusion, before grinning as he realized how awesome it was that Vegeta had gotten what he strived for his whole life.
Frieza however was looking absolutely petrified at the development, the evil emperor having completely lost his nerve as he took in Vegeta's glowing form.
"There's two of them... this can't be real! Two Super Saiyans!" he thought as his eyes almost bulged out of his sockets, fighting the urge to scream out of sheer madness as he glanced between Goku and Vegeta fearfully.
Then without so much as a warning Vegeta appeared in front of him to deliver a devastating punch to Frieza's stomach, causing him to spit out purple blood as he was shunted backwards by the force of the blow.
As Frieza coughs and leans over whilst holding his aching stomach Vegeta coldly glares at the alien and promptly raises his hand up to deal a finishing blow, his palm beginning to charge with deadly yellow ki.
Goku looks on dumbstruck as he sees Vegeta quickly go in for the kill, knowing that it was in stark contrast to himself, where he had been trying to work out the level of power Frieza's new form had first.
Down below King Cold was no longer wearing a bored look and was instead staring intently up at his son and the two Super Saiyans above, his expression one of grave concern as he saw the sorry state Frieza was in from even just the brief exchange between Goku.
"If a single Super Saiyan was able to defeat my son, then two of them will be practically unstoppable!" he thought as he contemplated his options, before finally settling on what he had originally wanted to do from the moment he had stepped foot on this backwater planet.
King Cold quickly aims his hand at the ground, instantly gathering enough energy to obliterate the Earth along with all of its inhabitants, and despite the risks to himself and Frieza he knew that it was their only chance of victory at this point.
Vegeta however was not one to let his guard down and as soon as he notices King Cold's dangerous move he reacts in an instant, the energy attack he had been leveling at Frieza quickly being diverted to King Cold's form as he then unleashes it with swift precision.
King Cold barely has time to even glance up before the yellow beam of energy strikes him in his chest, the evil alien gasping in shock as the projectile pierces straight through his armor, causing him to collapse to the ground and making his own attack to dissipate to nothing.
King Cold groans in pain as he slowly reaches over to clutch his gaping chest wound, purple blood gushing out as he stared at it in horror, before someone landing in front of him causes him to fearfully turn his eyes forward.
"Trying to blow up the planet when you've run out of options eh Cold? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, like father like son as they say," Vegeta said as he glared at him in contempt, despising the cheap tactics utilized by the Frieza family when they got desperate.
King Cold just stares in fear as he sees Vegeta take several methodical steps towards him, looking like an executioner walking up to their victim.
"Now Vegeta… let's not be so hasty! I'd be willing to accept you back into my army, if you let me live!" King Cold offered as he tried to shuffle back slightly, though instead grimacing as his whole body screamed in protest from his movements.
"Do you really think I would want to subject myself to being your puppet again? No, this is where it ends for you, Cold!" Vegeta retorted angrily as he kept walking, taking his time in order to draw out the terror of his weakened opponent.
"Come on? How about a galaxy or two for you to rule? You could govern dozens of worlds, what do you say?" King Cold said as he tried his best to sound convincing, though he gulps audibly when Vegeta says nothing in response as he continues to approach.
King Cold knew that Vegeta was adamant on killing him at this point, and knowing he was likely doomed, he made one last ploy out of sheer desperation more than anything, as he generates as much energy as he had remaining to unleashes it point blank in Vegeta's face.
Despite being severely wounded King Cold still manages to throw an energy wave that was quite powerful, the huge purple ki attack engulfing Vegeta's form and after the dust clears leaving no trace of the Saiyan Prince.
"Ha, take that you wretch! Looks like the Super Saiyan wasn't so legendary after all!" King Cold said triumphantly with a laugh, before wincing as the act caused his chest to ache in intense pain.
"Oh really? You think that pathetic blast would have been enough to kill me?" came Vegeta's voice from behind him, and King Cold rapidly turns in terror only to be met with a boot sending him flying into the air.
As King Cold up wails out in panic, Vegeta aims another ki attack up at him and this time making sure it was enough to completely erase the evil scumbag from existence, with a new move he had been working on just recently.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!" Vegeta shouted as he unleashed the energy attack from his hand, the large ball of ki racing up to the flailing King Cold and quickly engulfing him in a humongous explosion, lighting up the sky in a brilliant display of devastating power.
A few moments later the light fades away leaving nothing but empty sky where King Cold had just been, with everyone who was observing being shocked at how easily it had been to defeat him.
Vegeta however just smirks evilly as he feels immense satisfaction from ridding the universe of it's notorious dictator, not really caring what it would mean for others as he only focused on what it meant for himself.
"Now that the father is out of the picture, I think it's time the son receives his just dues as well!" Vegeta thought with a sinister look as he glanced back to see Frieza trembling at what he had just witnessed, having just seen his father of equal power being demolished from his full strength in a matter of seconds.
Vegeta then rockets towards Frieza like a homing missile, making the evil tyrant go into full panic mode as he desperately unleashes a multitude of Death Beams at the approaching Saiyan.
However none strike true as Vegeta easily evades all of them, and he soon crashes into Frieza with a heavy shoulder charge, knocking his adversary over and opening him up for an all out assault.
Vegeta doesn't hold back as he unloads a series of savage blows onto his hated adversary's form, leaving no opportunity for Frieza to retaliate as he efficiently and ruthlessly beats the living hell out of him.
After the thorough bashing, Vegeta is not done yet as he then grabs Frieza by the tail and swings him round like a rag doll, finally hurling him up into the air and leaving him wide open for his next attack.
Vegeta then unloads dozens of energy blasts in swift succession, the sky lighting up from the intense barrage of ki and battering Frieza's form even more.
Eventually the attacks stop and Frieza limply descends from the air, but is soon stopped when a firm hand grasps around his neck, the severely battered alien squinting his eyes open to see Vegeta pulling him up to his face.
"Before you die Frieza, I want you to know that I have envisioned this moment of vengeance for decades, waiting patiently for the day that you would lay defeated like this and at my mercy!" Vegeta hissed as he glared with pure malice at Frieza, the latter of whom barely able to respond in his wretched condition.
"Well done Vegeta… you've avenged your stinking race of monkeys that I slaughtered! Doing what your weak and pathetic father couldn't!" Frieza croaked out in disdain, scornfully glaring at Vegeta and not letting the Saiyan Prince finish him without a few insults being thrown his way.
Vegeta however sneers at that, and his grip tightens around Frieza's throat as his gaze hardens into one of evil rage.
"Oh that's where you're wrong Frieza, I'm not doing this for my race or for my father. I'm doing this for me!" Vegeta growled angrily, as he then pulled his hand back to strike Frieza in the face.
"For making me into nothing more than a glorified slave all those years!" Vegeta yelled as he struck Frieza hard in the jaw.
"For treating me like some plaything, to toy with and throw away as you pleased!" he continued with another brutal blow.
"For denying me my glory as the Prince of all Saiyans! For denying me my destiny!" Vegeta finished with another punch, followed by a devastating backhand.
Vegeta then took a moment to stare at the bruised and bloodied face of his former tormentor, thinking of how he had spent practically every waking moment dreaming of taking the smug look off of Frieza's face and replacing it with one of anguish and fear.
But when he looked at Frieza lying limply in his grip, he could tell that even with his display of power that Frieza was never going to give him the satisfaction, the alien merely regarding him with a weary look of angered stubbornness.
Vegeta snarls in fury as he then suddenly reaches up with his other hand and twists Frieza's head in a sharp motion, creating a sickening cracking sound as he instantly snaps the evil tyrant's neck.
Vegeta then lets the body fall to the ground gracelessly, taking his time to watch it go as it then strikes the dirt with a thud, noting how pitiful an ending it was for such a feared and infamous individual.
"Well I have finally gotten my revenge, as a Super Saiyan no less. So why does it feel so unsatisfactory?" Vegeta thought with a frown, not understanding these feelings before he glances over to Goku who was still hovering a short distance away.
"I know why! Because Kakarot made it so when he became a Super Saiyan first! That I was merely cleaning up his mess from not finishing Frieza initially on Namek!" Vegeta thought furiously as he then abruptly sends an energy blast downwards that disintegrates Frieza's corpse once and for all.
Vegeta then flies up to Goku with a burst of immense speed, catching the other Saiyan off guard and causing him to stare nervously back at the clearly enraged Saiyan Prince.
"Hey Vegeta is everything alright? I thought you'd be happy that Frieza was dead but instead you just look mad!" Goku said with an awkward chuckle, to which Vegeta just narrows his eyes at him in irritation.
"Of course I'm mad it's your fault that he's even here to begin with! I thought you killed him on Namek?" Vegeta yelled at Goku, causing the latter to wince at the volume of his voice.
"Sheesh Vegeta you don't have to yell so loud! Look I made a mistake, but it's okay because you got rid of him without any trouble!" Goku replied with a reassuring grin, and Vegeta just scoffs in frustration as he turns away from him in a huff.
"All I did was finish what you started, which is just another insult to my pride that you have personally dealt to me! Vegeta retorted as he briefly glanced over his shoulder to shoot glare at Goku, before turning his back to him once again.
"I want my rematch, so that I can defeat you and remove the disgrace you've placed on my name!" Vegeta declared firmly, not leaving any room for argument as he then boosted off into the distance, trailing a golden stream of energy as he left Goku hovering in the dust.
Goku sighs heavily at that before he glances down to everyone below, and despite the intense conversation just seconds before he couldn't help feel happy as he saw all of their overjoyed faces looking back up at him, all of them having recovered from Chiaotzu dishing out the Senzu beans, and with an overjoyed smile he quickly descends to the cheers of his son and closest friends.
Up on the pillar of rock nearby Trunks was taking a moment to process what had just happened, his expression shocked as he thought about the implications of this unexpected development.
"I almost don't believe it, my father turned Super Saiyan! And way before he did even in my original timeline!" Trunks thought in disbelief, remembering his mother telling him that Goku had defeated Frieza and King Cold by himself, with his father only reaching Super Saiyan later on.
"Could I have done this by accident? Maybe my actions at Gero's lab set off a butterfly effect!" he continued with a frown, mentally cursing how timeline physics work.
He is brought out of his internal dialogue by the sudden sound of an engine approaching in the distance, and he abruptly stands up to get a good look, his eyes going wide as he recognizes the red air-car closing in on his position.
Sighing to himself as he realizes who it was, he begins waving his arms in order to get their attention, and after a few moments they change course slightly to head towards him, and they slowly come in to land on the rock formation.
Trunks folds his arms with a resigned look as he sees the twins and Mai jump out of the vehicle, with Lapis looking excited to be here, whilst Lazuli had a vaguely interested expression.
"Hey Trunks! I'm sorry that we didn't wait at home like you asked!" Mai said with an awkward smile, shifting nervously as she sees Trunk's expression.
"Yeah we're really sorry too, now where's the fight at?" Lapis interrupted as Trunks went to respond, causing Trunks to shake his head at the young man's enthusiasm.
"Okay first things first, I accept your apology. Honestly I should've known that you guys wouldn't have stayed put anyway!" Trunks said with a smile, and Mai promptly breathes a sigh of relief at his acceptance.
"But to answer your question the fight is already over. Frieza and his father are... well..." he continued before stopping to draw his thumb over his throat, to which Lapis lets out a groan of disappointment.
"Aww man! I really wanted to see some big crazy battle! I even got some fancy binoculars to view it with!" Lapis said as he held up a pair of advanced looking optics.
"Sure Lapis, you 'got' them from that store didn't you?" Lazuli commented as she gave him a knowing look, causing Lapis to wave her off in annoyance.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter how I got them! Now let's see what's left out there!" Lapis said as walked up to the ledge, taking a seat on the edge and pulling the binoculars up to his eyes.
Lazuli goes to take a seat next to him, and as the two siblings bicker on who gets to use the device first, Trunks sends Mai a look as he pulls her over to the side, making sure to talk quietly so that the twins couldn't overhear.
"Mai we may have a problem with the timeline. The fight didn't play out as it did originally, and my father defeated Frieza and King Cold by turning Super Saiyan," Trunks said with a concerned expression, and Mai responds with an equally worried look at his statement.
"What does this mean? You don't think it was something we did do you?" Mai said as she glanced over to the twins, realizing that she may have created more changes than she thought by saving them.
"I don't know, it's definitely a possibility. Though it could be something as simple as our presence here that has altered the normal course of history," Trunks replied with furrowed brows, thinking that it was more likely his impulsive actions at Dr. Gero's laboratory.
"So what do you think we should do? If things are different from the other timelines, then how do we make sure this one stays safe?" Mai asked as she began to feel uneasy at the whole situation, knowing that almost anything could happen from this point.
Trunks remains silent at that for a short while, thinking hard on how to approach this uncharted territory, and coming to the conclusion that they were too far in to change anything now.
"We just keep doing what we're doing, and that's keeping Lapis and Lazuli safe whilst hunting down Dr. Gero! We just have to do our best and look out for each other!" Trunks said firmly as he looked Mai directly in her eyes, and she simply stares back in awe before smiling as she sees his fierce determination.
"There you go again Trunks! Making everything seem so straightforward, so that I can't help but feel we'll be okay as long as you're with us!" Mai said with an appreciative look, to which Trunk's face quickly goes a shade of red at her praise.
"Well, uh... thanks I... mean I was just saying what I believed you know..." Trunks said as he scratched the back of his head awkwardly, not really knowing what to say to Mai's kind words.
Mai just chuckles at his reaction, finding it incredibly endearing how despite being so powerful and confident most of the time, that Trunks was still just a good hearted person at his core.
From several meters away as Lapis scanned the horizon, Lazuli was staring out of the corner of her eye at the hushed conversation Mai and Trunks were having, herself wearing a suspicious look as she witnessed their odd exchange.
"What the hell are those two up to? First they're dead serious and now they're acting all lovey dovey!" Lazuli thought with a confused frown, before she is lightly jabbed in the side by her brother's elbow.
"Hey sis, you won't believe it but there's the weirdest looking group of people down there! I think they must be some of the other ki users that Trunks was talking about!" Lapis said as she looked back at him curiously, seeing that he was still staring through the binoculars at the strangers.
"There's this guy who is wearing a cape and turban, but his skin is fricking green! Oh, and I swear there's this other guy with three eyes!" he explained as Lazuli raises her eyebrows in surprise, wondering just what sort of wackos these ki users were.
"No way! There's also this dwarf, who's bald and has no nose! Talk about a freak, am I right?" Lapis commented with a chuckle before having the binoculars forcibly grabbed out of his hands, Lazuli having enough of waiting and wanting to see these odd people for herself.
"Huh you weren't kidding, he actually doesn't have a nose," Lazuli thought as she took a good look at the short individual, seeing that he was happily chatting to a taller guy with palm tree-like hair.
"But I don't think it's fair you call them freaks Lapis, I doubt it's their fault they look that way," Lazuli said matter of factly as she handed back the binoculars, to which Lapis raises his eyebrows in surprise.
He then just shrugs at that before he then brings up the binoculars to take another look again, however this time all he sees is two big blue eyes staring back at him.
"Hey, what are you kids doing out here?" came the voice from in front of him, and Lapis hastily drops the binoculars in shock, wincing as he sees them plummet to the ground far below.
Everyone turns to look at who had spoken, and whilst the twins give the woman puzzled looks, Trunks and Mai couldn't help but adopt panicked expressions as they see who had just discovered them.
"You know it's not exactly safe to be watching big fights like this by yourselves! One of you could have been seriously hurt if you weren't careful!" Bulma said in a friendly tone of cautiousness, speaking from underneath Puar who was holding her up in the air.
A/N: Hey guys sorry that this chapter took an age to actually publish, I had some trouble fitting everything into one chapter, as what I set out to do originally turned into a lot more than I'd intended, so I had to mix and match which pieces were staying and which ones I'd have to do in the next chapter. Despite that this chapter is still the largest I've published yet, so hopefully that makes up for the time spent writing it.
Anyway let me know what you thought of the fighting and if you enjoyed it, as this is the first big fight I've done for this story and it'd be good to know how well it is received, thanks Literal.