Beerus followed Vegeta's movements like a cat watching its prey and just as the prince was ready to strike, the god dodged out of the way just in the nick of time. A sly smile adorned his face as Vegeta glared at him. The Saiyan prince sneered with anger for a moment before spinning around with an elbow strike aimed for Beerus's chest. Easily, the god blocked the attacked and pressed on to block two punches at his skull and a kick at his midsection.
"Too slow, Vegeta," Beerus mocked.
"Buzz off!" Vegeta sneered!
Quick as a whip, the Saiyan Prince slammed a kick into the god's stomach and pushed on with a jab to his jaw. Beerus sneered through the two strikes and was ready to attack, but was cut off as Vegeta placed a palm in his face. The god frowned and Vegeta smiled wickedly before firing off a point blank blast that shot Beerus through the air and off into the distance.
"Get 'em, Dad!" Trunks cheered just before Vegeta flew off in pursuit. The Saiyan warrior paused just briefly to smile down at his son and offer a thumbs up before flying off.
Meanwhile, Whis was asking for another plate at the sushi bar and the poor chef looked so positively shocked that he could barely move.
"Um…shouldn't you be helping your friend?" Mr. Satan cautiously asked of Whis, who paused just long enough to offer the champ a quizzical look.
With the most innocent smile, Whis replied, "Trust me. You don't want me to get involved." And then returned back to trying to rouse the chef out of his stupor.
"Vegeta has begun battle with the god of destruction," Cell spoke, his eyes remaining fixed on Towa and Mira as he addressed Frieza. "He will need our help."
"As much as I hate to admit it, Cell, I think that we'll have our hands full for the moment," the former tyrant replied, just as he noted Towa's smile turned surprisingly wickeder.
On cue, Towa and Mira rushed the guardians. Towa spun in with a swing of her scepter that Frieza managed to duck under and then pressed on with a stab of its hilt that the frost demon leapt away to dodge as it crashed right through the ground.
Cell and Mira went punch for punch expertly in a bout of martial finesse, each managing to dodge the other's strikes while attacking back without missing a beat. The perfect android dodged yet another punch before striking out to grab hold of Mira's fist before it could retreat. Before the demon could counter, Cell yanked him in with a punishing jab to the jaw and a heel kick to the chest that knocked Mira away. The artificial demon recovered almost instantly, though, and just as Cell rushed in to press his attack, Mira leapt onto his hands and spun around with a rapid kick that nearly took Cell's head off and made the android stagger back.
However, Cell recovered just as fast and rushed back at Mira with a powerful fist that the demon mirrored, their punches meeting fist to fist with a shockwave of power that ripped at the pavement below their feet.
"You can't possibly expect to win," Towa boasted as she charged Frieza with a storm of attempted scepter strikes.
Frieza scoffed as he dodged the attack and leapt away from the demon princess. "Considering you can't lay a hand on me…" He tapered off, allowing the insult to burn that much more.
A fleeting moment of anger rose in Towa before she smiled cleverly. With a humph of effort, she slammed the base of the staff into the ground. Frieza watched with anticipation before his gaze was brought down to his feet, where a translucent wave of ki burst through the ground and smashed into his chin with a rattling force. Not a second later, Towa's scepter darted through the air and crashed into Frieza's ribs and sent the former tyrant rolling across the ground.
The demon princess hummed playfully as she leapt into the air to grab her scepter and then descend upon Frieza's body. "You were saying!" she chimed as she aimed to pierce right through the Arcosian's body.
With alarm written on his face, Frieza expertly dodge the stabbing strike, leaving the scepter to spear into the ground. A snarl worked its way from the guardian as he spun on his heel and allowed his long tail to slap Towa across the face with enough power to force the demon back. He then pressed on with a barrage of punches and kicks to which Towa dodged or blocked easily enough. After the princess dodged a spinning heel kick from Frieza, the former tyrant leapt off the ground and aimed a dropkick for Towa's chest, but the demon princess blocked the attack with her scepter. Even so, the power behind it pushed Towa off the ground and she flipped through air before regaining her footing.
"Take this!" Frieza cheered as he cleaved his index and middle finger through the air, a sharp arc of ki firing out in pursuit of Towa.
Once again, Towa lifted her scepter to block the attack. However, this time, a dark aura radiated from the staff and seemed to increase Towa's power so that she could meet the blast head on. Frieza's Fissure Slash crashed against Towa's scepter in a battle of power, but the demon's proved greater as Frieza's attack split apart around the princess and crashed off in the distance with an explosive force.
"You can't beat the power of a god, Frieza!" Towa cheered out, making the tyrant quirk a brow in confusion.
But instead of explaining, the dark aura of Towa's staff grew even stronger before the princess did a quick spin and slashed her own arc of dark energy through the air. The massive blast rushed right at Frieza, and he was so taken off guard that he merely placed up his arms to block just before feeling the full force of its power. Frieza was taken right off his feet and crashed through three trees before landing in the pool.
Cell took his eyes off Mira for just a second to check on Frieza, but that was all the time the artificial demon needed to capitalize. Before Cell could turn back to the fight, Mira rushed in with a punishing knee to Cell's abdomen, followed by an axe handle to back and a spinning elbow strike that sent Cell careening right into the water behind Frieza.
It didn't take long for the guardians' heads to pop back up in the water and when they did, they looked into the sky to find Mira and Towas looking down on them.
"This isn't over Cell and Frieza, not by a long shot," Towa announced triumphantly. "However, in the meantime, I'll leave you in hands of some friends Lord Demigra managed to make in our tours of the other timelines." She then performed a grand spin of her specter before looking skyward. "And of course…my demon brethren!" With that, Towa cleaved the scepter through the air once more, this time creating a giant rift in the sky. It was a rift that opened up to the demon world and not five seconds after its creation, hundreds upon thousands of demons began pouring into the world and polluting Earth's skies.
"Have fun," Mira chimed as he and Towa retreated into a haze of darkness.
If the brief fight wasn't enough to draw the attentions of the others, now certainly all eyes were drawn to the sky as they watched countless demons fly through the inter-dimensional rift. Piccolo, Gohan, and Majin Buu finally pulled themselves to their feet to watch the hoard soar into their world, and the others managed to get Bulma back to her feet as the blue-haired genius watched the sky with a look of forlorn.
As for the kais, they could only watch with their mouths agape as one of many of their otherworldly laws was being broken right before them.
"This is impossible! Completely unheard of!" Jiran cried out in shock. "Demons have no place in this world, and no one – not even GODS – have the authority to just create dimensional rifts like this!"
"How could the demon princess have done this?! There's no way she should have that kind of power!" Kibito kai awed in a helpless tone.
Old kai scoffed, his expression turning to one of anger. "This is Demigra's doing! I just know it!"
"Supreme Kai!" Gohan called out, stealing the attentions of all three deities as they looked to the approaching young hero. The young demi-Saiyan came to a halt in front of the three before frantically asking, "What the heck is going on? Who were those people Cell and Frieze were fighting, and what in the world is that?!" He ushered an outraged hand to the sky and the ever-growing number of demons entering Earth's atmosphere.
"We have a lot to talk about," Cell interjected just before anyone could answer Gohan's questions. The two guardians were stalking back over to the group soaking wet, and with rather annoyed expressions on their faces. "And none of its good."
*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP* went the transmitter watches of Gohan and Videl. The two looked to their watches with hesitant looks.
"Hello?" answered Mr. Satan as his phone also began to ring. Even from their far distance from the champ, they could all hear the frantic yelling of the police chief on the other line. Mr. Satan did what he could to hold the phone as far away from his ear as possible, but the point of the call was obvious. "Um…guys? There's trouble in the city."
"Vegeta, I get the feeling that you're running out of steam," Beerus crooned as he deftly dodged Vegeta's punches and kicks like they were nothing.
"Shut your MOUTH!" Vegeta declared before quickly floating away from the god and firing off ki blast barrage.
Beerus watched the movement with expectancy and as the ki blasts flew at him, he didn't even make an effort to move. The blasts swarmed upon the god in a mass of explosions that seemed to pile on top of each other, one by one. Even so, as Beerus was swallowed up in the mass of blasts, Vegeta continued pouring out the energy as his anger flared. After firing out well over three dozen blasts, the Saiyan prince finally stopped his attack and looked to the mass of dispelling smoke, only to growl in frustration as Beerus continued to float as if nothing had happened.
The god didn't even offer a word of mockery at the Saiyan. He merely smiled and that was enough to drive Vegeta over the edge.
The SS3 warrior rushed Beerus once more and swung in with a thunderous kick that Beerus managed to block with his forearm. Even so, the sheer force behind the attack was able to carve a crater in the ground several meters below the floating super-beings. Vegeta snarled as the god continued to smile, and suddenly warped out of sight in a flash of super speed. Beerus followed the Saiyans movements easily enough, though, and dodged to the right as Vegeta appeared with a super punch. Beerus placed up another arm to block Vegeta's knee strike and warped away as the hero attempted blast the god at point blank range.
Vegeta's eyes widened as Beerus disappeared out of sight, but wasn't given long to ponder the gods movements. Beerus reappeared just above the Saiyan and slammed a punishing foot into Vegeta's spine and sent the warrior flying out of the sky. Vegeta managed to recover quick enough, and was already rushing back at the god with a fist pulled back and aimed to strike.
Once again, Beerus followed Vegeta's movements meticulously and right as the Saiyan prince was ready to strike, the god slammed an index finger into the fist to block the attack. A thunder clap rung out over the battlefield as they clashed, and Vegeta outright snarled as he watched Beerus's chosen method of blocking.
"I guess I was wrong, Vegeta. You're not who I was looking for after all," Beerus announced, much to Vegeta's chagrin.
With a flare of his power, Beerus managed to press Vegeta back, taking the Saiyan prince by surprise. Before he could even think of countering, Beerus smashed a fist across the Saiyan's brow that knocked him through the sky. With amazing speed, the god caught up to Vegeta's body instantly and pressed on with a round of kicks across Vegeta's torso and head that positively knocked the Saiyan into unconsciousness; and with one final attack, Beerus spun through the air and slapped Vegeta out of the sky with his tail, sending the Saiyan prince spearing into the ground below.
When the dirt and debris from Vegeta's explosive impact wafted away, the Saiyan had lost his SS3 form and was left lying in the dirt, struggling to catch his breath.
Beerus looked down on the Saiyan warrior with a saddened smile. He lifted a hand and aimed it at the hero, an orb of violet ki forming. "Nice effort though," he said just as he readied to fire the blast.
"BEEEERUSSS!"
The god stopped just before releasing the blast and cut his eyes over in the direction of the call. Vegeta gingerly did the same and both god and Saiyan's eyes widened with surprise as they watched Goku leap out of a nearby tree.
"It's you again," Beerus muttered.
"K-Kakarot! What in the hell were you just doing?!" Vegeta grouched, his flare of anger giving him enough strength to stand back to his feet and glare at Goku as the innocent warrior walked closer. Goku sheepishly smiled and scratched the back of his head, making Vegeta even angrier. "WERE YOU JUST SITTING THERE WATCHING THE WHOLE TIME?!"
Goku held up his hands in a sign of surrender with an innocent smile. "Well, I didn't want to interrupt your fight," he said.
Vegeta gritted his teeth with barely controlled anger and growled out, "Exactly how long have you been observing?" A sweat drop formed on Goku's brow and Vegeta lost it. "You've been sitting back relaxing this entire time while Lord Beerus went on a rampage! Kakarot, that has to be the STUPIDEST thing you've ever done!"
"Hey! I made it here right around the time that Piccolo, Majin Buu, and Gohan were fighting Beerus!" Goku defended. "I was ready to step in after they were defeated, but then the thing happened with Bulma and I figured I'd let you have a crack at him, buddy!" He finished with a warm smile that did nothing to soothe Vegeta's rage.
"Ahem?" Beerus announced, reminding the Saiyans of the god's presence. Goku and Vegeta indeed returned their attentions to Lord Beerus, who looked highly unamused. "If you two are done prattling, I'd like to get back to destroying this planet."
"Like hell you will!" Vegeta snapped, but was forced back when Goku pressed a hand to his shoulder.
The Saiyan Prince watched as Goku took a few calm steps forward and addressed the god. "I cannot allow you to destroy my home, Lord Beerus, and I certainly won't allow you to hurt my friends. I don't care if you are a GOD!" the Saiyan declared.
Beerus folded his arms and huffed a casual laugh. "Oh? And how exactly do you plan on stopping me?"
"By giving you the Super Saiyan God that you're looking for," Goku replied without hesitation. Beerus and Vegeta looked upon Goku again with mild shock, making the hero smile brilliantly. "I had plenty of time to think about it while you and Vegeta fought. If there's anyone in the entire universe that knows anything about this Super Saiyan God, it's Old Kai."
"Are you serious, Kakarot?" Vegeta asked, sounding a bit nervous.
Goku turned to his comrade without a trace of hesitation on his face. "Very, Vegeta," he said and then looked back to Beerus, who was looking more and more intrigued. "In fact, I'm so serious that I'll offer you a deal. If I can't give you the Super Saiyan God that you've been looking for, I won't stand in the way of you destroying Earth."
"WHAT?!" Vegeta yelled out.
Ignoring the Saiyan Prince, Goku finished with, "But if I do, then you have to promise to leave my friends and our home alone."
Beerus took a long moment to ponder over Goku's request, his eyes scanning every pore of the hero's face for a trace of treachery. When he couldn't find a reason to say no, Beerus happily nodded in the affirmative. "I'll agree to your terms, Goku," he said in a regal manner. "But do make haste in producing my prophesied rival. I am not a man of patience."
"Agreed!" Goku cheered with a triumphant smile. "Now then, if you'll follow me." With that, the Saiyan shot into the air and flew back out towards the gathering of their friends with Beerus and a very irritated Vegeta on his tail.
Next Update: Tuesday 2/16