Chapter 3: Return of the Saiyans Saga Pt 1 Child of Legend
AGE 762
Powered up Saibamen with dark energy stand over the battered and beaten Z-fighters. Hearing something overhead, looked up to see Goku flying over in his Kaioken form. "Damn!" he cursed, as two Great Apes chasing after him. Tired, Goku stop flying and reverting to his normal state. But powered up to Kaioken again as the Great Apes were upon him. With eyes glowing a red and radiated a dark aura.
"And you just revived as well." Vegeta said with a malevolent grin. Goku charged at Vegeta and dodged a punch. That was a distraction as Nappa punch Goku directly, sending him flying. Out of power, Goku fell to the ground and watched helplessly as the Great Apes approached him. Wanting to tear him apart.
Time vault
Ling glared at the scroll. Not liking what she just saw. Seeing a Great Ape did not bring happy memories. The female Saiyan understood why Piccolo made her Gi stretchy. Sometimes you need to fight fire with fire. Oh, how she hated using that form. She made a promise to never use it again. Going as far of having her eyes surgically altered, because Saiyans absorbs Blutz Waves through their eyes. That's why her eyes are blue. The only way she can transform was by artificial means. "Right here... History is changing. I would really appreciate your help." Trunks asked, rolling up the scroll and handing it to Ling.
"Good Luck sis." Ying cheered for her Saiyan step-sister not before kissing Ling on the cheek. Ling smiled and closes her eye. Using the scroll to send her back in time. Ready to face those evil Saiyans.
Age 762
Tien elbowed a Saibamen away and Yamcha fired a Kamehameha but the little green monster dodged his beam. The two martial artists stood back-to-back as they were surrounded by all sides. Then, a bright light shined almost blinding everyone in the battlefield. When it faded, stood a teenaged girl with pink hair in the same Gi as Goku. The symbol on it was Piccolo's, but he no recollection of training her. Finding it very suspicious.
Seeing her tail, the evil Saiyans was a bit surprised to another of their kind. Though her hair and eyes weren't black, they can tell that the Ling was a full-blooded Saiyan. From that look in her eyes. "Who are you? Are you an ally? You look strong, but I suggest you stay back." Ling ignored Tien's worrying and tossed a green sphere and blew up a few Saibamen.
Angered that she killed some of their brethren. Charged at Ling and to the everyone's surprise, she easily blocked all of their attacks. When she was an opening, Ling struck back. Piccolo noticed her fighting techniques improved a bit. Her power even increased by a large amount. Thinking she must have done some training of her own.
Ling hears a voice from behind. Sounding not to thrilled. "See those guys over there with the huge power? Well, we're gonna have to fight them. My name is Krillin by the way." he said. Ling thought he was a hairless child, soon realized he was just a very short man.
"Ling." she replied as she fought the little green men. Ling grabs one of the Saibamen's head and smashed it to the ground.
"Are you to help us?" Chiaotzu asked throwing large rocks at the Saibamen with his mind powers.
"Well, yeah." Ling said like it's the most obvious thing in the world. One Saibamen tried to attack her from behind. Only to have its neck wrapped around by her tail. It struggled to free itself but stopped when Ling snapped its neck. Some of the Z-fighters was grateful that Ling was on their side.
When she tossed the lifeless Saibamen away, Ling heard someone walking up to her. "That's right. Fighting these little guys isn't the end." Yamcha then put his arm around her shoulder. Resulting a sigh from the Saiyan. "Hey, babe the name's Yamcha, after all, this you want to go out? I know a great place."
The loudspeaker on her scouter came on. "Hands off my sister." Ying said in a low ominous voice. Yamcha quickly back off. Think the person on the other end is very scary. Which it is as Trunks can see a very angry, and a frightening expression on Ying's face. Ying may act nice and sweet, but don't hit on her Saiyan step-sister whatever you do. Ling never understood why Ying acted like that.
Feeling a tug on pants, she looked down to see a familiar little boy. Ling recognized he was the same boy she saved. She noticed he had no tail. Figuring he lost it when training with Piccolo. "I'm Gohan. Thank you for saving me, Miss. Ling."
"No problem kid." Ling said patting him on the head with her tail. "You trained hard right?" Gohan nodded. "Then show me what you learn and get these guys off our planet." Ling saw determination grow in the boy when she said that.
Piccolo came to Ling's side and got to a fighting stance. "If we lose, the earth is done for anyway. If that happens, there's nowhere to run. You better give it your all."
"I'll mess them up good." Ling said with a smile, going to her stance. Her expression changed to enraged when Nappa and Vegeta spoke.
"Another weakling isn't going to make any difference." Nappa scoffed.
"If possible, please try not to bore us." Vegeta said in a bored tone.
Trunks' voice then came up on the scouter's mic. "The Saibaman of this history...they're just stronger...and there are more of them... Just reduce the number of Saibaman!" Ling was glad that Piccolo taught her how to fight a crowd. Because a horde of Saibaman were soon upon them. Ling and the Z-fighters charged. Knowing Gohan's and inexperience. Told him to stay close to her. The two show surprisingly good teamwork. Gohan would get a few blows on the Saibamen, and Ling would finish them off. As they fought side by side, Ling told Gohan some advice.
Ling used Evil Explosion, Light Grenade, and to Piccolo's surprise, Special Beam Cannon (who can fire it faster. Much to his displeasure.) to cover Gohan. Thanking her every time. It said that bonds grow faster on the battlefield which is true. As Gohan began to view Ling in a sisterly light.
Nappa looked on nodded on approval. "This soil is good. The Saibaman are really strong." little did he know, they were strong for other reasons.
"T-They're really creeping me out!" Krillin stammered when a Saibaman screeched at him. What added to their creep factor was their glowing red eyes.
"Come on! Try harder! You're a Saiyan, aren't you!" Ling glared at the bald Saiyan. Knowing that he thinks she's wasting her time protecting Gohan. The battle against the Saibaman continued, and it looked there was no end in sight.
"T-They're really strong...!" Krillin said with both fear and exhaustion in his voice.
"We still have to fight the Saiyans afterwards..!" Piccolo growled. The little green men did a number on him, and fighting a whole army of them is wearing him out. Much like the others.
"At least, you guys have a Saiyan on your side." Ling decided to even the odds by firing a green sphere. The evil Saiyans and Saibamen though nothing of it. But soon turn to horror when it grow to a ginormous size. Seeing that, the Z-fighters and the invading Saiyans flew to a safe distance. The Saibaman didn't move as they were too afraid. When Ling's attack landed, it took out mover then half the Saibaman.
Trunks found that move very familiar. Not only that Ling's energy signal too. His thoughts were halted, when he saw Ling fight a group of Saibaman alone. "You got separated from Tien and the other... At this rate... You're going to loses... You have to hurry!" Trunks' words made her realize where she is. Being so caught up the fight, Ling lost track of the others. From the level of their Ki, the Z-fighters are not faring well.
Suddenly, there was an explosion and from the distance, Ling can hear Krillin shouting. "Yamcha! Chiaotzu! T-Tien, too..! Goku! Hurry up and get here!" anger grew in the young Saiyan's heart. She was too careless and because of that, a few of the Z-fighters died. It was her fault. It was all her fault!
Seeing this, Trunks tried to calm her down. "Are you okay?! It's a shame, but this is the true history." despite his words, it did not temper Ling's growing rage. Something deep inside her stirred. A hidden power slowly rising up. A Legendary power that she inherited from her real father. A power like no other, the power of a daughter of the Legendary Super Saiyan.
"Pitiful Saibaman with a double KO! And against with these losers, too!" Nappa chuckled.
"Hey! Could someone please remove this trash from the battlefield?"
"D-Damn you!" Krillin glared with the Prince. Angered that his now dead friends were mocked in such a way.
Ling was then surrounded by odd coloured Saibamen. Some had blue bodies with pick limbs and head. The others were gray all over. "Wait... What's this colour? I thought Saibaman were green..." the time traveller said confused. Not seeing this type of Saibamen before.
"Hm? Hey now... Tennenmen and Jinkomen are in the mix now." the bald Saiyan didn't recall planting them. Now that he think about it, the large number of Saibaman was strange because he only planted a few. Not a whole army. But Nappa just shrugged it off.
"Good. Let's see how well they do."
"We might not have to fight at all!"
Ling had it with the Saibamen. Her anger erupted and directed it all to the little green insects. The remaining Z-fighters noticed Ling's increase in power. It also slightly getting sinister. Not only that, her fighting style became brutal. Violently beating the Saibamen to death. Some try to escape, but the enraged Ling won't have any of that.
The evil Saiyans saw this and was impressed. "Whaddya know? She's not bad."
"She might prove to be fun, just like I thought." though Vegeta said that, he felt a strange chill run down his spine. Something with that female Saiyan didn't sit well with him. May it was that intense anger in her eyes.
"That's it only a little more! Just beat them all!"
"I know you can do it! I believe you."
Thanks to the encouragement from Trunks and Ying, that Ling's anger lessen a bit. She took a deep breath and resumed taking out the last of the Saibamen. They did last long against Ling and Piccolo.
With them finally defeated. Nappa finally steps forward with a sinister grin and his eyes flashed red.
Battle theme: Fight theme 4 from Transformers Devastation
"Now comes the real fight. Which one should I take to the cleaners first?"
Ling step forward as the rest who fought with the Saibamen was worn out. Leaving Ling to take on Nappa on her own. "Take to the cleaners? What kind of lame line is that? Hope your fighting skills aren't as lame." her words angered Nappa and charged at her with full force. Unfazed by that, Ling stood her ground. When he got close, she blocked his punch. Quickly, she grabbed his fist then threw the bald Saiyan to nearby rocks.
Trunks' voice came up again on the scouter. "Keep your guard up. I sense an evil energy. Coming from Nappa. That evil power... when they're engulfed with it... their power level is multiplied. We have to help out so history will progress how it's supposed to!" Ling wondered what was the meaning behind that evil energy was. Nappa suddenly flew out of the rocks.
He charge some of his Ki to his fist and flew at Ling. She evades his punch that threaten to cut her in two. Nappa then shoulder checked her. The blow knocked some wind out of her. He quickly then threw a fury of savage punches at her. Thanks to the evil energy, he did some heavy damage to her. Finishing his assault by uppercutting her into that air, then knocking her back down.
To his shock, Ling got back up even though she looked badly hurt. Ling threw a green energy sphere to in which he caught. That as a distraction as Ling suddenly appear behind him and shoved another one to his back. Nappa was sandwiched between the spheres and was thrown to the ground in which exploded. It did massive damage and broke his armour.
However, it wasn't enough as Nappa got up. Ling grimaced as she use all her power on that attack. Vegeta saw the whole thing and find it odd that Nappa was stronger than usual. He shouldn't survive that attack, or to deal damage to a person who's power level was over 9000. Vegeta didn't say anything, as he was too proud to admit a woman and a low-class Saiyan was that strong. What was more strange, was a power level that high didn't bother him. Not at all.
Nappa flew up grabbing Ling by the leg, then tossed her to the ground. When she tried to get up, Nappa appeared in front of her and send her flying a few feet with a hard punch. Surprised the scouter wasn't destroyed in the process. Only a few cracks on the blue lens. This time, Ling didn't get up as she was to injured to do so. Ying was horrified to see her beloved sister thrash about like that. She felt so powerless to help Ling. The only thing she can do was hope and pray that Ling can make it out of this.
Ling braced herself as Nappa was preparing to fire his Boomer DX, but he suddenly turned and aimed it at Gohan. "DIIIEEEEE!"
"GOHAN MOVE!" Ling shouted, but the boy couldn't as he was too frozen in fear. Piccolo without hesitation shielded his student from the attack. He screamed in pain as he took it full force.
Play Snow's theme from Final Fantasy Lightning Returns
"It's okay kid... No sweat." Piccolo said weakly before collapsing. Gohan rushed to his teacher's side.
"No, you can't be hurt Piccolo. You just can't, we need you." Gohan pleaded with tears in his eyes. Piccolo tried to get up but fell to his back.
"I'm...I'm not going to make it... it's up to you. You must stop them."
"Piccolo, just hold a little longer, my dad's coming. He'll save us, just hold on." Gohan begged, holding his teacher's hand.
"Hmph! Fool. Changed my kill order. Whatever. It's all the same." Nappa said overlooking the scene. Then his gaze turned to Ling. "But the look on your face was worth it." Nappa's reason for attacking Gohan greatly angered the female Saiyan. Her eyes turning green for a second.
"It's ironic, isn't it? After all my years of training to defeat your father, I go out like this trying to save you; his son." Piccolo said with a weak smile.
"Piccolo."
Tears begin to form in Piccolo's eyes for the first time in his life. "Gohan...your the only real friend that I ever had. I want to thank you."
"Just hold on a little longer!"
"I still remember the first day I brought you here. You were small, helpless. You changed so much since then. The harder thing got, the more determine you became. The more dangers you faced, the more you grew as a warrior. I know I was hard on you, but it was for your own good. You're like the son I never had. I'm proud of you."
"No please!"
"Goodbye..my friend." Piccolo said with his last breath. The proud Namekian warrior as no more.
"Nooooo!" Gohan cried on Piccolo's lifeless body.
"G-Gohan." Krillin said feeling sorry for Gohan who lost a good friend and what was like a second father to him.
The boy's sadness turned to rage and stood and glared at Nappa. "All right! Let's Go!"
"Masenko!" Gohan shouted charging up an attack overlapping his hand over his forehead.
"Gohan?" Krillin said surprised both by the boy's action and the sudden rise in power.
He was not the only one to notice this as the prince's scouter picked up on it. "That runt's power is over two thousand. Hold on. It's over three thousand. Nappa watch out! This one is much more powerful than he appears!"
Nappa ignored Vegeta's warnings and stood still as Gohan fired his Masenko at full power. "Here I come, boy!" Nappa smiled and punched the blast out of the way.
"Oh, man." Krillin said disappointingly. Thinking that attack will do something to damage the evil Saiyan.
Nappa chuckled and held his arm."Hey, not to bad kid! That made my arm numb. Now, it's my turn."
"Well-Well his power is dropping like a stone now. The brat used it all in one shot." right as he turned off his scouter, it immediately picked up on another signal coming from Ling. Who's power level was going up rapidly. Vegeta shut it off as he does not want to see who powerful she getting.
Play Diabolosis from King of Fighters XIII
Ling balled her fists so tightly that her fingernails cut her skin so deeply that blood dripped out. "DAMN IT!" Ling screamed in frustration as she punched the ground with her bloody fist. The anger she felt earlier returned. But stronger than ever. As if reacting to her rage, the sky darkens followed by thunder and lightning. Some bolts of lightning struck near Ling who wasn't even phased. Vegeta was shocked to see Ling's hair flash gold and her eyes shifted between blue to green. Her once blue aura changed to gold.
Slowly, Ling got to her feet. The golden aura around her body growing bigger and moving like flames. Ling glared at the one who killed Piccolo and he smiled and taunted her. "You want some too? Come on! I'll kill you just like that green guy."
Those words made her snap and was reminded of something from the past. Ling let out a powerful scream with a roar of a Great Ape mixed in. While she screamed her hair became gold and stood up like a wide flame. The once blue eyes became green. Ling was now a Super Saiyan and in this form, she looked just like her father. "Well, bring it on!" she challenged Nappa who (along with Gohan and Krillin) was baffled by Ling's transformation.
Nappa didn't have time to think about it as Ling charged at him with great speed. The tables have turned, and Nappa was the one being overwhelmed. Any attack he did, she'll evade it or take the blow only to do nothing. When it was her turn to attack, a sadistic smile crossed her face. Nappa was stunned and frightened by her change in character.
"Wait, this power! Why does it feel like Broly's!?" Trunks asked with panic tone.
Ying bit her lip and told him. "When my parents fond Ling in her pod. The speakers keep saying that Ling is the daughter of Broly; the legendary Super Saiyan." Trunks was horrified to hear this. When he was about to think a plan of action. Ying closed her eyes, place her hand on the scroll and focused her Ki through it. She's not going back in time, but something else.
Meanwhile, Ling was enjoying toying with Nappa. "Is that all you got? You're an utter waste of Saiyan blood." She said in a mocking tone.
"Why, you...! Now I'm mad!" Nappa growled.
Finally, Goku arrived who is stronger than before, thanks to training he got from King Kai. "Krillin, just stay back! I'll take it from here!" he asked his long time friend.
"They're okay. Come on, let's go!"
"D-Dad!" Goku knew what Gohan was going to say and gave his son a warm fatherly smile. Gohan knew that meant that everything was going to be okay. Both Gohan and Krillin flew in a safe distance. Wanting to give Goku and Ling space to fight. Mostly from Ling, as she was too scary to be near.
"Nappa is having trouble. I'll deal with Kakarot!" Vegeta's real reason to fight Goku is that he doesn't want to fight a Super Saiyan. Normally, if he saw the Legendary Super Saiyan he would be too paralysed by fear. However, something is stopping that. Most likely the dark power coursing through him. "What the heck are you doing here, Kakarot..? Don't tell me you came here to make some pathetic joke about beating us or something."
"Piccolo... Tien... Y-Yamcha... Chiaotzu... And kami..." Goku grew angry because of the deaths of his friends. He was also angry at himself for not making it in time to save them. "I am not.. going to let you GET AWAY WITH THIS!" Goku roared and power skyrocketed. He made strong guts wind. Once again the sky went dark and stormy. The earth shook by the might of Goku's power.
"What the scouter says about her power level?" Nappa asked as Goku is powering up.
"IT OVER 9000!" Vegeta ripped off his scouter and crushed it. Angered that another low-class Saiyan with a high power level.
"What?! 9000?!" the bald Saiyan was stunned by what he just heard.
Much like Trunks as normally Goku would stop, but it still going up. What happen, shocked him even more. Goku did a powerful scream and was cover by a golden aura. He too transforms into a Super Saiyan. If that wasn't strange enough, the dark power in the prince suddenly increased and forced into a Super Saiyan transformation. That will bite him in the ass later on.
Trunks couldn't believe what he's seeing! Super Saiyans this early. Was distortion in history be the cause if this? He remembered that when a Saiyan first becomes a Super Saiyan, there is a cool down
period. During this, the body is adjusting to the power and only transform again in extreme rage. But if a Saiyan was forced to transform like with Vegeta, then the power goes dormant. And won't be able to use it until the proper time.
Vegeta, noticing what happened to him and laughed. He was now in the realms of legends. For now at least. Vegeta decided to test his new form on Goku. The two took their stance, and have a stare down that will forever go down in history. Both Super Sayains clashed and the earth shook and broke with each blow.
Goku landed a hard punch to Vegeta's face. When he wiped his lip, and Vegeta was furious that a commoner drew blood from royalty. So he took out all his rage on Goku. Who able withstand it. That only angered the prince more. He fired a strong blast at Goku. However, it only did some damage and ripped his Gi top off.
Getting board fight Nappa, Ling decided to end him. Wanting to fight Vegeta as he was more of a challenge. "Your dying place will be here." Ling said coldly as she prepares and fires a Super Kamehameha. She held back so Nappa can just about stop it.
"Damn it! Damn iiiiiiiit! I'm an elite warrior! I can't be looked down on by some unknown thing like you!" Ling smiled and, puts more power in the beam and blast Nappa into dust.
"An easy victory!" Ling said as she ripped the tattered orange Gi top off. Leaving only the dark blue
undershirt.
Seeing how things are turning out Krillin was overjoyed. "A-Amazing! Just amazing! With these two. We can win!" even though he said that, the transformation Goku and Ling under when made uneasy. Never had he seen Goku this mad before. Just then both earth raised Saiyans had an image of their friends and family pop in their heads.
Followed by a voice "Remember who you are."
Ling knew the voice. "Y-Ying!?"
"Where is the gentle Saiyan I know and love." Ying said in Lings mind and in Goku's. "All this anger and hate is not you. You're better than that. Right Goku?"
Goku nodded. "Yeah, I am. Thank you for reminding me."
"No problem." then Ying check on Ling but this time on the scouter. "You okay? Sis?"
Ling let out a breath. "Yeah. I needed that."
Trunks' voice then came up and he is glad Ling is back to normal. He would ask what Ying just did, but that has to wait for later. "Father... No, he's just another person... swallowed by that evil energy. Vegeta is powered up, too. Good luck!"
"He the Prince of all Saiyans. Give it all you got."
"How did you know this?"
"Because unlike you. I don't sleep during history class."
Ling then flew to Goku's side who was grateful she's lending a hand as he is having trouble with Vegeta.
"Very well. Both of you come at me at once." he then made an arrogant smirk. "Rejoice, you two. I, the elite warrior, will take some time to play with you."
"Even a regular guy cam become an elite if he works hard enough." Goku said
"That's a funny joke. Then I'll just show you the wall that no amount of effort can possibly surmount!" to prove his point, Vegeta powered up to max. Even though Goku and Ling were overwhelmed but the prince's power. They stood firm and knew if they can work together. Victory will be there's. Vegeta looked at Ling and said. "As a Saiyan yourself, you should know exactly what will happen if you fight me!"
"Then please try your best to make me kneel before you." she mocked.
Now the battle between the Prince of all Saiyans and the Saiyans of Earth begins.
A/N: Three of Ling's lines she says in her Super Saiyan form, is from God Rugal from Capcom vs SNK 2. Sorry to end it there, I want the battle with Vegeta to be in all one chapter. If you're wondering if Ling will Hulk out when she does go Legendary Super Saiyan. She'll be like She-Hulk.