Few things:
One, thanks for the continued support! But like I said in the profile, I was takin' a vacation.
B.), I have other stories I work on. Some of you routinely tell me to ignore them and only work on this story, so… No. Get over it.
III.) I think I've nailed down the next chunk of this story, but there may be a chapter or two of non-death-battle story, which some of you may not like. But if you want to get to where we're goin' faster, you'll live through it.
Also, I have barely seen any Fairy Tail or One Piece, and I wasn't gonna binge them for this battle, so if some stuff is off, or just… didn't happen, sorry. Creative liberties.
This was a weird time for… everyone. On the one hand, Goku Black had been defeated, right? RIGHT? Well, it felt like he had been, and yet it felt like he hadn't… still, most had gathered at CCHQ to try and figure out if they could party, or if they had to be on guard, or if they could manage to do both.
Still, if GB being gone wasn't an issue, then the mechanical assassin currently hanging out in Bulma's lab (who the Pilaf crew were debating if using him to get revenge was a good idea or not) probably was. Mostly because Goku, the guy he was sent back to destroy, didn't know he was here yet. Actually, no-one aside from those who met it in the previous chapter knew it was here, which was a pretty big issue if Beerus or Whis found out about it. Yet, another issue (there's a lot wrong right now if you haven't noticed.) was that Bulma had no idea what to do with it.
Bulma entered the commons room, her nose bloody, which got the attention of those there.
"Uh, Mom? What happened?!" Young Trunks exclaimed.
"Skorch just ran into my lab and punched me in the nose!" Bulma growled, holding the bloody rag to her face.
"…uh…" Her statement genuinely caught everyone off-guard, as that seemed so OOC for the Entity. But, her face was bleeding, and he probably hadn't hit herself with a wrench again or something like that.
"What did you do to anger him?" Beerus asked, pretty much unconcerned about what was said.
"NOTHING!" Bulma snapped, angered. As she went off to clean her face, the others shrugged, deciding to kill some time and watch another Death Battle. Now that Black was gone, they felt like they could relax a little.
(Cues: Invader – Jim Johnson)
"In ancient times, the Greeks believed anything could be made of four elements: Earth, Air, Water, and the most difficult to control, Fire." Wiz began, as four silhouettes were shown. One summoned a rock and kicked it, another summoned water from the ground, the third took a stance, jumped, then summoned a fiery shockwave when she landed, and the fourth fell from above, creating a tornado when they landed.
"But these two combatants have mastered the art of playing with fire. Natsu Dragneel, the Dragon Slaying Mage of the Fairy Tail guild."
"And Portgas D. Ace, the feared pirate known as Fire Fist."
"He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!"
"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle."
Natsu Dragneel
(*Cues: Fairy Tail Main Theme Slow Version (Erhu Cover)*)
"In his infancy, Natsu Dragneel was a pretty normal child living in a pretty normal village with his rather normal, but no less happy family." Wiz began casually.
"How long until this turns bad?"
"Two minutes."
"Ninety seconds."
"Next sentence."
"I dunno, that seems a bit sudden-"
"And then a bunch of dragons toasted the town and killed everybody, including him. The End."
The Death Battle doors closed.
"Oh."
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Eclipse Gate*)
"Well… Almost." Wiz spoke up.
"Oh, good. Otherwise this would be a really one-sided fight…"
"I know some of these guys have really bad lives, but it couldn't be that quick and terrible, right? It feels like they need to drag that out for a long period of time…"
"…"
"…what?" Younger Trunks asked.
"You need help."
"I blame the parents."
"See, fortunately, Natsu's older brother, Zeref, survived the mass incineration. Horrified by the violent fate of his family, Zeref desperately sought a way to revive Natsu. And probably the rest of his family, but that's not important. What does matter is that eventually, he discovered the connections between life, death, and magic and became obsessed with them."
"So, this world doesn't have their own Dragon Balls?" Goten asked.
"I think that'd be an issue, seeing as how the dragons killed everyone."
"Oh. Yeah."
"Shenron's not like that, right?"
"No, he's just kinda moody somedays." Bulma shrugged. "Then again, you sleep for a year and suddenly be rudely awoken and tell me how it feels."
"It's not pleasant." Beerus said matter-of-factly.
"And so, he became the most evil and powerful mage ever. Cursed to live forever and ruin everyone's lives, because screw you for giving a crap about your family, am I right? Here's a hard lesson, kids. Look out for yourself, and everyone else can suck it."
"Boomstick! That's a terrible thing to say!"
"Exactly!"
"Whoa, Wiz. Never said I agreed with it, but it seems like every time someone tries to bring someone back, or get back to the ones they care for, it just ends badly. Heck, how many of these people who are brought back suffer a worse fate because of being resurrected?"
"That unfortunately seems to be the case in a lot of these worlds."
"Yeah, we've gotten pretty lucky the more I think about it…" Bulma nodded. "Both Goku and Vegeta, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin…"
"All of earth not too long ago." Whis added, sounding rather proud of himself.
"Yeah, that too. Who am I forgetting?" Bulma muttered, not hearing King Kai cursing everyone who was below, and more importantly, alive.
"But everything worked out, I guess, because he brought Natsu back. Just one catch: Natsu had to be revived as a demon, though this gave him the potential to become even more powerful than Zeref."
"Sure, why not?"
"What's so bad about coming back as a demon?"
"Aside from having no morality, usually wanting to kill anything that moves, being condemned to hell, hated by everyone, and being in constant agony as your body tears itself apart and is forced back together on a never-ending loop?" Whis asked. "Not much, truly."
"…was that sarcasm?"
"Possibly."
"Actually, that's something I wanted to ask. As an Angel, how much do you see?" Future Trunks asked, wording his question carefully.
"More than you would ever imagine." The Angel replied. "Aside from the fact that Lord Beerus destroys planets, death is simply part of the job. As an Angel you have to be able to see it as a natural part of existence. All Entitles must do so if we are to remain neutral."
"I have no idea how Skorch can see so much pain and still be okay…" Young Trunks muttered.
"It's tough." The Entity remarked, walking by and having heard nothing. "Speaking of which, what are we talking 'bout and what episode are we on?"
"Natsu vs. Ace." Goten remarked, noting Skorch seemed to get excited over something…
"YO! Goku! Geets! Wanna meet your kids?!" Skorch called.
"WHAT." Came two shouts of anger, disbelief, excitement, and confusion. A few moments later, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Chi-Chi, Piccolo and Roshi were in the room, looking to Skorch, who's grin was wide enough to earn approval from Mr. Thurl Ravenscroft.
"Heh. Yeah, you guys have a lotta kids."Skorch smirked mischievously. "Let me introduce to you, Natsu, the son of Goku, and Vegeta, the son of Ace."
"I'm sorry, how is he my son!?" Vegeta demanded. "He's not even from this dimension!"
"Yeah, that makes no sense! There hasn't been any woman I've been married to aside from Chi-Chi!" Goku exclaimed, not noticing his wife smile at his comment, oblivious as it may be.
"Well, Natsu is a care-free guy who loves food and fighting, while Ace is a brooding dark, broken figure who seeks to become stronger than his allies to protect them, and will never give up in a fight."
"…yeah, that's pretty much these two to a T." Roshi nodded.
"I'm surprised Goku and Vegeta got around as much as Roshi." Piccolo remarked, refusing to look a Bulma or Chi-Chi, both of whom were glaring death at his back.
"NO! NO! NOT LIKE THAT!" Skorch quickly exclaimed, not wanting to end more marriages than he already had (spoilers, it was quite a few.) "Nah, nah… it's just… it's a common thing to refer to characters with similar traits or personalities as the 'Sons of Goku' or 'Sons of Vegeta'. Or, perhaps 'children' would be the better term, considering there's a lot all over the spectrum…"
"So, what unspeakable torment befell this punk?" Roshi asked, sarcastically.
"His entire family was slaughtered by dragons, and then his brother brought him back as a demon using all sorts of really messed up black magic." Someone answered.
"Geez… I was just kidding…" The old master muttered awkwardly.
"Unfortunately, the dark magic resulted in Zeref becoming incredibly dangerous to be around. Not just for himself, but for everyone else he came into contact with. Still managing to hold onto his humanity, and fearing for his brother's safety, he left Natsu in the care of his friend, Igneel. Who just so happened to be the Fire Dragon King." Wiz explained as Zeref solemnly set a tiny Natsu down… and then a large tail appeared from behind him, a large orange-red dragon appearing from the shadows.
"Igneel was special. He was a dragon that didn't harbor ill feelings for humans…" A voice spoke as Zeref looked up at Igneel.
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Dragon Fight*)
BACKGROUND
- Full Name: Natsu Dragneel
- Alias: E.N.D. "Etherious Natsu Dragneel"
- Height: 5'7" / 170.18 cm
- Member of the Fairy Tail Guild (Everyone wondered what that was)
- Foster Son to a Dragon (Some of the fighters thought that was awesome.)
- Trained Dragon Slayer ("Am I the only one who sees an issue with that?" Gohan asked aloud.)
- Twice Orphaned ("Ouch…")
- Gets Motion Sick Easily
"Natsu got adopted by a freakin' dragon? Kinda weird since a dragon killed him in the first place and his family, but whatever..." Boomstick remarked, raising a fair point.
"Why would Igneel do that? Was he trying to raise Natsu to use him as a weapon of vengeance?" Goku asked.
"I think he was just a decent guy. Er, dragon." Roshi remarked.
"Dragon Dad ended up teachin' little Natsu Dragon Slayer Magic, a school of mystical martial arts developed specifically to kill dragons…" Boomstick continued, but trailed off, realizing the issue with his statement. "Wait, man, that's really back and forth with these dragons, isn't it?"
"Well, it's better than all of them just being killing machines." Bulma said, trying to find the middle ground.
"Would've been better if the one which killed his family wasn't one, but I see your point." Beerus nodded.
"Pretty much, but to could be worse. Natsu could've been left under the care of Tiamat." Wiz replied. "Questionable choice of parental figures aside, Igneel eagerly accepted his role as adoptive father. He taught Natsu how to read, write and fight. But then, when Natsu came of age, and because the Universe just seems to have it out for this kid about half as much as Subaru…"
"Oh no…" Chi-Chi muttered.
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Sorrow Returns*)
"…Igneel suddenly sent him through a time machine and poof! Before he knew it, Natsu was trapped 400 years in the future and abandoned by the only father figure he ever really knew." Wiz concluded, throwing everyone for a loop. Whatever bad things they had been expecting… that wasn't one of them.
"I know that feel, little buddy. I know that feel." Boomstick sighed sadly, a few watching feeling somewhat bad for him. The others feelings bad, but waiting for him to make a sexist joke and ruin the moment. Shockingly, he did not.
"Well that sucks. Why'd he go and do that?! Thing seemed fine between them."
"Somethin' tells me if the other dragons found out Igneel was raisin' a kid, let alone teachin' him how to kill dragons, they wouldn't be too happy about that." Roshi reasoned. "Maybe it was for his own safety."
Roshi raised a fair point, but it was also kind of a sad point. What must've Igneel gone through before deciding that the only way to protect Natsu was to send him into the future? The other dragons must've really had it out for him if that was the case… unfortunately, there weren't answers to be found here right now.
"Of course, it was all part of Igneel's plan to save the world but at the time Natsu didn't know that." Wiz added, which did help with the emotional gut punch some of those watching experienced, but wasn't enough to totally help. "Fortunately, it wasn't long before he found a new home and family among the mercenaries of the Fairy Tail Guild."
"For those outta the loop, in the Kingdom of Fiore, there's a ton of these 'Guilds'. Long story short, they're like free-lace workers, where you can hire a Guild to do something, and in turn, they designate the job to a Guild Member. And yeah, turns out being a demon trained by a freakin' dragon made Natsu pretty effective as a bounty hunter." Boomstick spoke up, thankfully explaining what those watching were wondering about, as well as showing Natsu throwing down and demolishing several attackers.
"Interesting…" Piccolo mused. "They almost seem like Clans, but not strictly regulated to specific bloodlines."
"Should we-" Goku began, thinking.
"Nah, it'd be a waste of time." Vegeta cut him off. "Forming a Clan or Guild wouldn't be beneficial to becoming stronger. If anything, it'd slow that process down, as we'd have to deal with the logistics of such aspects of it."
"Well, yeah. But-"
"Kakarot, it's pointless." Vegeta said with finality. "Think about it. Even we started some sort of Guild or Clan, we'd need to have trials to join it, we'd spend more time fighting lesser warriors than we would actually getting stronger ourselves. Furthermore, we don't get paid for saving he world, so there'd be no financial gain from it. Besides, aside from you and I, there isn't anyone strong enough to most likely be worthy of joining."
To most of those present (Piccolo, Roshi, Goten, Trunks, Future Trunks) they were annoyed by Vegeta's careless dismissal of them, but also knew he kinda had a point. They weren't on the same level of either Goku or Vegeta, yes, they exceeded them in many regards, but the same could be said about the two pure-blood Sayians.
"Ahem."
Vegeta felt all the life and blood drain from him when he remembered Lord Beerus was present.
"Er, I meant no disrespect, Lord Beerus." Vegeta stammered, lowering his head. "It's just… just…"
"Just what?"
"Well, compared to myself and that idiot Kakarot, you clearly outclass us to such a degree that such an organization would be beneath you, even if you were in charge of it, which is what you would deserve with your experience and wisdom." Vegeta quickly got out, not wanting to anger Beerus. He hated bowing to anyone, regardless of their strength, but Beerus was a sort of necessary evil.
"Hm. Fair." Beerus conceded, not seeming too offended by Vegeta's remark. "I'll be damned if any of you think I'd consider taking some sort of bureaucratic job. Being a Destroyer is already like that, but I suspect I wouldn't be able to destroy those not worthy to join…"
"Due to what he is and how he was trained, Natsu possesses superhuman speed, impressive strength, and unbelievable durability. He has superior senses such as sight and smell, along with a mastery of hand to hand combat skills." Wiz continued.
"So, the guy can even somewhat move like a Sayian." Gohan commented.
"Mix all that up with his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic and you got one fiery cocktail that'll knock just about anybody on their ass." Boomstick added, as to everyone's surprise (but also, not really) Natsu spat fire at his opponent.
"As the name suggests, Fire Dragon Slayer Magic revolves around conjuring and manipulating fire. A prime example would be Natsu's signature move, the Fire Dragon's Roar."
"Where he literally shoots fire from his mouth!" Boomstick exclaimed.
"Well, he was trained by dragons, I'd be surprised if he couldn't do something like that." Goku nodded.
"Can he fly? Kinda feels like that'd also be something he'd learn to do if he was trained by a dragon. Wings or not."
"Or he can engulf his hand in flames for the devastating Fire Dragon's Iron Fist."
"No. Do not even THINK about trying that!" Chi-Chi ordered, realizing what some present may consider.
"Fine, we won't use fire, we'll use Ki." Future Trunks shrugged.
"That would be much more dangerous and painful." Beerus remarked. "…tell me when you try it, it could be rather amusing to watch." Neither warrior looked back to Chi-Chi, either out of fear, or out of amusement.
"You know, we're gonna be saying 'fire' a lot this episode…" Boomstick muttered, realizing something.
MAGIC
FIRE DRAGON SLAYER MAGIC
- Roar, Iron Fist, Claw, Sword Horn, Brilliant Flame, Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade, Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon's Fist
LIGHTNING FIRE DRAGON MAGIC ("Hold on. He also has lightning magic?!" Goten exclaimed.)
- Augments Fire Dragon Slayer Moves
- Firing Hammer
- Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightning Blade
DRAGON FORCE
- Hidden Fire Form – Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade
BLACK FIRE DRAGON MODE
TRANSFORMATION MAGIC
FIRE DRAGON KING MODE
- Fire Dragon King's Demolition Fist
- Fire Dragon King's Roar
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Blazing Guy*)
"Yep, we sure are." Wiz said with resignation. "Still, Natsu has well over 2 dozen different ways to incorporate fire into his martial arts but his real strength comes from a move nobody ever really expects."
"Ah, yeah, he eats fire!" Boomstick explained as Natsu grabbed a fireball… and ate it.
"…okay, so?" Piccolo shrugged. "That's really not that surprising considering all the other things he does with fire."
"Yeah, that's kinda like saying Goku going beyond Super Sayian is shocking. At one point, maybe. But at this point, we've seen it happen so many times, it'd take a lot to make it shocking again."
"Besides, doesn't the Entity eat fire?"
"Yeah, but I do that to freak people out. Fire has no real taste or nutritional value." Skorch shrugged, walking by with a VHS camera.
"Like all mages in the Fairy Tail world, Natsu has a limited pool of magic but consuming fire actually replenish it. Not only that he can consume different elemental magic as well, including lightning. How his body is able to absorb the sheer electrical power of pure lightning is beyond me, but… whatever."
"Talk about a shocking appetite." Boomstick said, getting some audible groans from the fighters watching. "And because this is anime, eating lightning gives Natsu access to an all new form Lightning Fire Dragon. With this Natsu's abilities are enhanced with electricity giving him a brand-new element of power. Because what could make a fire-breathing dragon more awesome? Make it breathe lightning as well! King Ghidorah would approve!"
"To increase his fire abilities, Natsu can enter Dragon Force. This greatly increases his Dragon Slayer Magic and physical prowess, bringing Natsu closer to the strength of a full-grown dragon."
"He's even starting to look like a dragon now. You think that's an awful traumatic reminder when he looks at himself?"
"Fair question." Roshi nodded. "Still wonder what his Dragon-dad's plan was…"
"Lord Beerus, would a Destroyer God ever adopt a child?" Goku asked, looking to the purple cat, who blinked in surprise, this clearly being a new thought to him.
"Heles might, or she may get lost looking at herself in a mirror and forget about it…" Beerus remarked with a shrug. "Liquiir and Sidra may as well, but they'd more likely take them in and train them, rather than raise them as family… but I highly doubt it, us Destroyers don't have much in terms of 'parental instincts' as you mortals do. Heck, I'm pretty sure Quitela would just do what Frieza did to Vegeta…"
"Wait, there's more of you guys?!"
"I'm sorry, did you honestly assume Champa and myself were the only Destroy Gods? There's 12 Universes, each of them logically would have a destroyer." Beerus said flatly. "I believe Whis made that extremely clear when you first met my brother."
"Oh... ah..ha… right…"
"But when his Dragon Slayer abilities aren't enough, Natsu enters his strongest mode yet: Fire Dragon King Mode."
"Okay, I think I see where Skorch was coming from with the 'Son' angle." Bulma conceded.
"In this form, Natsu has access to techniques only the most powerful of dragons could wield, such as the Demolition Fist and the Fire Dragon King's Roar. How he, a mortal human, can do this isn't clear, but it looks pretty awesome."
"At his absolute strongest, he could easily wipe out exactly 973 soldiers all at once with a Dragon Roar, and create massive explosions so big they could wipe out a whole town with the demolition fist!"
"Eh, I've done better." Vegeta shrugged.
"You've taken out over 900 guards at once?"
"Ye-"
"Destroying planets doesn't count." A voice yelled from another room.
"…mrgh…"
FEATS
- Wiped Out 973 Soldiers at Once (Some were impressed by that feat.)
- Destroyed the Tower of Heaven (Those watching weren't totally sure what that meant, but it sounded impressive.)
- Survived Jellal's Meteor-Level Magic (Again, some of those watching assumed it was impressive.)
- Lifted a Large Stone Slab
- One-Shot A War God (That did get everyone's attention.)
- Moved Faster Than Eyesight
- Melted A Coliseum With His Heat
"There's no denying it, Natsu's raw power is extraordinary, both magically and physically. He's strong enough to lift an enormous stone slab several times larger than himself. When you compare this stone to Natsu's height and compensating for the density of the stone, it's likely this block weights about 135 tons."
"Not bad." Goku shrugged.
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Natsu vs. Future Rogue*)
"Talk about never skipping arm day! He's also fast, he's fought in multiple battles where he moved faster than the eye can see. Putting him well over 9,000 miles per hour."
"And when fighting opponents even faster than him, Natsu used his keen observational skills and indomitable willpower to predict their moves and defeat them. He's pretty clever in battle, which is surprising given how headstrong and stubborn he can be…"
"Yup, sounds a lot like Goku." Piccolo nodded.
"You think I'm clever in battle?"
"No. You're stubborn and headstrong to an almost suicidal degree." The Namekian said flatly.
"Like any real fighter, Natsu prioritizes offense over defense, running in guns or... I guess arms blazing. Or just blazing in general. What I'm saying is, this guy likes fighting fire with more fire."
"…Except this impulsive approach to fighting often leaves massive amounts of collateral damage in his wake. On top of that, he can also sometimes leave himself vulnerable or weakened from burning through his fire stores."
"Now he just sounds like all of you." Bulma remarked sarcastically.
"Oh? And what happened to half your inventions?" Gohan asked.
"Hey, they didn't-"
"The spider-toaster?"
"Well, that-"
"The automated dishwasher?"
"That wasn't my-"
"The sentient blender?"
"Hey, that was different!"
"What happened to Chops, anyways?" Lil' Trunks asked.
"…do I even want to know what you're all going on about?" Beerus asked, then noticed there was pizza. "No, I don't."
"Remember how we mentioned his fire power could wipe out a whole town? Well, sometimes that's not completely intentional. In fact, this hasty attitude may be his greatest weakness, as he tends to do a lot of damage, and sometimes get innocents hurt in the literal cross fire."
"Nah, his greatest weakness is how easily he gets motion sick. Put him on a moving car or boat and he'll be hurlin' in a matter of seconds. That flyin' cat followin' him around should start carrying vomit bags…" Boomstick remarked as a small flying blue cat was shown.
"Ew…" Chi-Chi muttered.
"That happened more than a few times when we first learned to fly…" Goku admitted, sheepishly. "I think we kept leaning to the right or something, and we kept spinning out of control."
"Yeah, of course you'd do that…" Piccolo muttered. "Also, what's with the cat?"
"Well, that's one of the stranger downsides of Dragon Slayer Magic. Natsu's dragon-like senses can overload his semicircular canals, creating a feeling similar to vertigo." Wiz explained.
"Vertigo is when you feel off-balance, it often occurs when you're high up and your body reacts to the height in fear." Bulma explained.
"But more importantly, Natsu has a bad habit of burning through his available magic rather quickly." Wiz added. "Like most energy sources in fiction, he only has so much at one point."
"Yeah, but who cares? He can just chow down on some tasty flames or lightnin' to replenish his magic."
"Just one problem. Consuming any fire or lightning that Natsu has created himself will not replenish his reserves."
"That's… weird…" Goku blinked. "I kinda thought that would be the opposite. Shouldn't he be able to eat his own fire?"
"Who knows. Maybe his fire has different properties than regular fire." Roshi shrugged. "Still, the kid should've learned to be more careful by now. If he can't consume his own fire to re-charge, then that just means every spark he uses is all the more vital to use it right."
"Huh. Oh well, Natsu's still a badass. He really is the Fairy Tail guild's trump card for whenever things go south. And he continues to fulfill his own dragon dad's wish of making the world a safer place. By setting it on fire!" Boomstick concluded.
"I mean… no… but… ugh, forget it…"
"I think it's time to stop playing around. Let's get down to the real fight! I'm going to shatter you into a million pieces!" Natsu declared before dashing forward as the doors closed.
"Hey, I didn't ask. But what are you doing here, Master Roshi?" Future Trunks asked.
"I beat the flaming skele-bro in a challenge of minds, and he gave us another piece of advice." Roshi admitted, surprising everyone. "I beat him in chess, and he told me that it'd be best of Goku and Vegeta learn the Evil Containment Wave."
"Which reminds me. Here." Goku added, tossing a bag over to Bulma. "Master Roshi made a good point, if we ever need to use the Evil Containment Wave, we'll probably need some Senzu Beans, too."
"Huh, that's… surprisingly smart of you." The Scientist blinked.
"Hey, Goku Black is gone." Goku said, matter-of-factly. "But I don't like the threat he posed… he killed my family! He killed everyone I cared for! I can't take that as just another fight, there was a lot at stake!" He looked to Future Trunks and added: "Heck, your whole future was at risk!"
Portgas D. Ace
(*Cues: One Piece - We Are (Instrumental)*)
"Wealth, fame, power; Gol D. Roger, the King of the Pirates obtained this and everything else the world had to offer."
"And then he was brutally executed, leaving everyone to run off searching for the king's long-lost treasure, the One Piece." Boomstick added, only for 'Image Not found' to appear on screen. "Supposedly, this thing was worth more money than all the riches in the world, and other stuff…"
"Aw, man. Why'd they have to leave us hanging like that?!" Goten grumbled, wanting to know what exactly the 'One Piece' was.
"Don't look at me." Skorch shrugged. "I looked for the damn thing for a few decades! Never found it though. Found a really good ramen shop, though…"
"However, unknown to most, Roger left behind an heir, albeit still unborn."
"I guess that's gonna be Ace?" Gohan said, guessing correctly.
(*Cues: One Piece - Rampage! Zoro & Franky*)
"Terrified the Marines would execute Roger's son as well, the child's mother did the most logical thing and held her pregnancy for a total of 20 months. 20 months!" Wiz exclaimed, making several jaws drop in shock. Aside from Lil' Trunks, Goten and Goku.
"HOLY MOTHER OF HELL!" Boomstick shouted as Ace's Mother was shown… very, VERY pregnant. "How does that even happen?! What kind of muscles do you need- No, no- I'm not finishing this thought."
"Sheer. Inconceivable. Willpower." Was all Wiz said.
"Wait, how does that work?" Goku asked and everyone sweat-dropped in disbelief. "…what?"
"You… you don't know-" Vegeta began in disbelief.
"No. He wasn't around when Gohan or Goten were born." Chi-Chi cut in, her tone flat and dry.
"And you never-"
"No."
"…Hey, Goku? When this is over, I've got some… educational videos to show you." Skorch remarked, his sockets flattening as he looked around awkwardly. "But, uh… they're probably not what you're expecting."
"Are we talking actual education, or Roshi education?" Chi-Chi asked sternly.
"Hey, I learned a lot from Roshi! Both sound fine." Goku shrugged.
"…how are you ALIVE…?" Was collectively wondered.
"Sadly though, she died in childbirth, her last act was to give her newborn son his name, Portgas D. Ace." Wiz concluded, adding to the tragic beginning of Portgas D. Ace. Ace's Mother smiled, and slowly closed her eyes as her son cried in her arms.
"It will be all right, my love…" She whispered, the life fading from her face. "You will be a great man, much like your Father. For that, I will name you… Portgas D. Ace." With that simple declaration, she closed her eyes fully and let out a stuttering breath, passing on.
"Are all my children saddled with such a dark past and or childhood!?" Chi-Chi exclaimed, knowing they weren't TECHNICALLY her kids, but still feeling the need to protect them either way.
"Well... yes... some are worse though… wait for Naruto." Skorch remarked. "Or, Erza for your daughter… just… HOLY CRAP… Ain't as bad as Lucy, though… but I don't think she's considered a daughter of either of you…"
There was a bit of an awkward silence for a few moments, as no-one really knew what to say in response to what they saw. Thankfully, Boomstick was there to (shockingly) make things better.
"But unlike most anime protagonists, things didn't totally suck forever for Ace in his childhood! Soon after losing the only family he had left, Ace was adopted by an old acquaintance of his father, Monkey D. Garp and raised alongside Monkey D. Luffy, and his childhood friend, Sabo." Boomstick continued as two other young boys were shown, and from the way they were interacting, they seemed to have a similar connection to Goten and Trunks.
"Over time Ace, Luffy, and Sabo grew very close, considering themselves brothers and together forging a lifelong pact. They would forever live life as free as possible." Wiz nodded.
"Well, it's nice to see that things didn't totally go off the deep end for him." Roshi mused. "How long until this goes bad for him?" Surprisingly, Skorch just shook his head.
"And for Ace, that meant following in his father's footsteps. It was the pirate's life for him!" Boomstick said before a rap song seemed to take it over.
YO!
Ya-yo, ya-yo!
Dreamin'! Don't give it up, Luffy!
Dreamin'! Don't give it up, Zolo!
Dreamin'! Don't give it up, Nami!
Dreamin'!
Don't give it give it up give it up give it up give it up give it up give it up give it UP!
"…where is that coming from?" Piccolo asked, looking around for the source of the music, only for it to suddenly stop. "Okay. Fine. Be like that…"
"I wonder what it'd be like to be a pirate…" Goku mused to himself, ignoring the oncoming list from Bulma about how it would suck. HE was lost in his thoughts…
"YAYY! I'm Pirate Goku! Are you ready for an adventure, Sword Guy Piccolo?"
"Uhh, actually I think you need to wake up. The Androids ar-"
"Where the heck was that going?" Goku blinked, snapping back to reality.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
BACKGROUND
- Full Name: Portgas D. Ace
- Alias: Fire Fist Ace
- Height: 6'0" / 185 cm
- Age: 20
- Son of Gol D. Roger
- Bounty: 550,000,000 Belly
- Captain of the Spade Pirates
- Birth Withheld for 11 Extra Months
"Ace was a natural on the sea thanks to his incredible strength and combat aptitude. He quickly learned his way around the ocean, becoming the captain of his own ship in just a year's time, and eventually joining the ranks of the deadliest pirates around. He even claimed one of the world's most sought-after treasures, a Devil Fruit. Worth hundreds of millions in Belly, their currency. Yes. That's what it's called."
The Devil Fruit appeared… and it looked nothing like what the Fighters expected. Some looked like bananas, others looked like purple durians, others looked like normal durians.
"That's it?" Vegeta asked skeptically, disappointed that something with supposedly so much power was so… mediocre-looking.
Just like him. HAYOOOOOO!
"In the One Piece world, if you eat yourself a Devil Fruit, you get yourself a super power. In Ace's case, he ate the Flame-Flame Fruit, which, guess what, granted him the power to create and control Ice." Boomstick explained.
"Really?"
"Nah, I'm just kiddin' he makes fire!" Boomstick laughed.
"Oh."
"Before you ask, yes. I could hypothetically score one of those." Skorch spoke up, getting everyone's attention. "But, and this is kinda a big hang up, the challenge you'd need to beat me in would most likely result in you dying if you lose. And if you die by my hand, or you've made some sort of deal where I take your soul, since I ain't part of your Universe… the Balls won't bring you back. In fact, nothing will."
"Well, yeah, but-" Lil' Trunks began.
"NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Bulma cut in, shooting down any ideas they may have had.
"But-"
"Kid, you aren't going to win an argument with this woman." Beerus remarked dryly, eating another slice of pizza. "I'd just accept your defeat and move on. Besides, the Entity makes a fair point, if you all chase after this fruit and get killed, what happens when the next Goku Black appears?"
"Add to that the fact that simply consuming the fruit would be akin to skipping the training of a new technique." Whis added, knowing how to manipulate… certain warriors.
"Fair enough. I'm out!" Goku nodded, leaning back on the couch and putting his hands behind his head. "I don't need some magic fruit to get stronger!"
"Hm." Vegeta nodded. He wasn't against the idea, but if Kakarot was out, he knew he didn't have much of a choice. If he went for it and succeeded, he wouldn't've surpassed Kakarot. And he wasn't about to let himself live with that."
Piccolo… surprisingly seemed to be considering it to some extent. Maybe not right now, and maybe not ever, but he at least seemed more open to it.
"What kind of challenge would we be talking about?" He finally asked, making the Mother's in the room sweat-drop.
"This would fall under the Trials of Power, so most likely we'd fight in some regard." Skorch mused, thinking it over. "But… that could also be in a game of Magic the Gathering, FighterZ, or something else… it also may fall under a Trial of Wisdom, and it's been a LONG time since I've done one of those…" Skorch suddenly summoned an ancient-looking tome and began reading it while the episode continued.
"…But with new power comes a butt load of badass new ways to kill people. Get this, this guy's gun-hands are actually handguns!"
"I mean, I guess that's accurate. That would be Ace's Fire Gun ability and it's just one of many attacks the Flame-Flame Fruit provides."
"Man, I love my gun leg and all, but now I think I really need some gun hands to go along with it."
"Boomstick, sometimes I really... really wonder about where you came from…"
"Same." Was collectively said.
"The front door, like, every day. Come on, Wiz, pay attention." Boomstick said, oblivious as always, and Wiz groaned in a 'why-do-I-put-up-with-this' way.
"Anyway… these fire abilities are what earned him the rather suiting nickname: "Fire Fist Ace"." Wiz added as a wanted poster for Ace was shown.
"You think we have bounties on us?" Goku asked, thinking about it.
"I wouldn't doubt it, but who'd be stupid enough to try and collect them?" Vegeta remarked.
"There are a lot of both stupid and crazy people in the world." Gohan reasoned.
"Because he can turn his punch into blazing balls of red-hot fire. Forget gun hands, get me some of that!"
"We've really gotta try a Ki Punch later…" Goku remarked. "If there's so many fire-fist attacks, Ki's gotta be similar, right?"
"I don't know, but I don't want the kids trying it." Was all Bulma said in response.
"Thankfully, manipulating fire and breaking the laws of physics comes easy to Ace, he can conjure up enormous pillars of flames so intensely heated they can incinerate enemy projectiles, acting as a sort of fire shield."
FLAME-FLAME FRUIT POWERS ("I still think that's a stupid name…" Vegeta muttered.)
- Logia Intangibility (Those watching were confused, as we weren't at that part of the battle so… shut up, I dunno.)
- Fire Gun
- Fire Fist
- Fire Pillar
- Firefly & Fiery Doll
- St. Elmo's fire
- Cross Fire
- Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor ("I feel like anyone who's on the receiving end of that could stop it by hitting him before he finished yelling that name out." Piccolo muttered.) ("Like the Spirit Bomb, but with saying the name?" Gohan asked.) ("Pretty much, yeah.")
"He's also got some really weird names for his attacks, like Firefly, Fiery Doll & St. Elmo's Fire. Man, when did Elmo become a saint?" Boomstick began but trailed off, talking about something else entirely.
"No, no, no, actually that's referencing weather phenomena where plasma appears to discharge atop a pointed object." Wiz (and Bulma) explained with a dismissive wave, showing a diagram of a ship with what looked like plasma coming off of the mast. Kinda like a thunderstorm. "Ace's version is... not like that at all; instead, he conjures up 2 javelins made of pure fire and hurdles them through enemies burning them inside and out."
"That is WAY cooler!" Goten exclaimed.
"Yeah, I'm with him on that one." Roshi nodded.
"Agreed." The Namekian added.
"Hey, science can be cool…" Bulma tried to protest, but was having trouble when magic fruit powers were just so much cooler.
"Yeah, I'mma go with his version." Boomstick remarked with a nod, as the attack was shown. Most of those watching agreed.
"Firefly and Fiery Doll is a combination attack where he creates several small balls of green plasma which surround a foe before detonating in a massive series of explosions." Wiz explained as the attack was shown. Everyone had to admit, it looked pretty cool.
(*Cues: One Piece - The Very Very Very Strongest*)
"However, Ace's most powerful attack is undoubtedly his Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor."
"Which is a pretty big name for what is essentially a fiery Spirit Bomb. BUT GOODNESS GRACIOUS, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! If you see that thing comin' your way, don't ever bother tryin' to run, you dead!" Boomstick exclaimed as Ace was shown charging up the GFC:FE. And indeed, it did look like a Spirit Bomb.
"We sure this ain't Goku's kid?" Piccolo asked.
"Eh, Ace seems to be able to focus on an end goal, he's more like Vegeta in that regard."
"Hey…" Goku muttered in protest.
"There's even more, though!" Wiz added. "See, the Devil Fruit Ace discovered was of a rare breed: a Logia fruit. Because of this Ace also gained the ability to transform his entire body into fire. There are eleven known Logia fruits, which range from fire, to ice, to shadows, to air, to… and endless swamp. Look, this series is weird, okay?"
"So now, whenever he's in "Flame On mode", physical attacks and even some magical ones will pass right through him like he isn't even there! And if his fire body is somehow messed up, like someone droppin' a giant candle snuffer on him, his true human body will be totally unaffected."
(*Cues: One Piece - Franky's Theme*)
"Actually, since receiving this power, Ace has only been badly hurt by other Logia users wielding an element with an inherit advantage over fire, such as magma, snow or water." Wiz spoke up, raising a fair point about one of the few weaknesses to the Logia Fruit.
"Man, it's like he's invincible…" Boomstick said.
"That seems like it'd be really helpful." Goku said, and Beerus shrugged.
"Well, it clearly makes him stronger than anything Natsu can throw his way." Vegeta scoffed. "If he can avoid physical attacks, and fire has no effect on him, all the other one has is those lightning moves."
"You talkin' a big game about your son, Prince." Roshi remarked. "Let's see if you're right."
"Possibly, but I'm calling it now, that will be his death." The God remarked. "That's the issue with believing yourself to be immortal, you lose all sense of danger, and act recklessly. This form, while useful, will probably get Ace killed. Both in this upcoming battle and within the series itself."
The Entity nodded.
"Well, in a way, kinda. But it's not an automatic defense. Ace must make the conscious decision to transform his body into the fire-form. And sometimes… he doesn't." Wiz explained as Ace was unceremoniously tackled through the wall of a resturaunt.
"But thanks to his blindly quick – honestly, just stupidly quick – reflexes, he's able to avoid almost any attack. Don't believe me? Ace can react quick enough to avoid a shot from a sniper within sight!"
To everyone's surprise, Ace was shot three times. Twice in the chest, and once in the head. But in an eerily similar way to Majin Buu, the camera pulled through the hole… and they closed on their own. Honestly, it was also similar to a certain Merc…
"In this instance, he was reacting to the gunman in view. Assuming this gunman was professionally trained, Ace would've needed to react in about a quarter of a second."
Reaction Time: 0.25 Seconds appeared on screen.
"But who needs speed when your Fire Fist can blow apart five ships all at once?!"
"Considering ships like these would likely be constructed of teak wood, to accomplish this Ace would need to hit each ship with a least a constant 15,000 pounds of force per square inch for each ship, simultaneously."
"So gettin' hit by Ace would be like gettin' hit with a wrecking ball. And when he throws more fire into the mix, he can wipe out an entire town in just a few hits, if even that!"
(*Cues: One Piece - Luffy vs. Ratchet Round 2*)
"Ace's last extraordinary quality actually has little to do with fire at all. If there's anything he inherited from his mother it's his insane willpower and endurance."
"I just… I don't even know what to say." Bulma conceded.
FEATS
- Avoided a Sniper Shot
- Survived a Duel With Blackbeard
- Punched Through Five Ships At Once (That impressed a few of those watching.)
- Fought Jinbei For Five Days Straight (That did impress those watching.)
- Fast Enough to Intercept Akainu's Killing Blow
- Became a Pirate Captain Within One Year Despite No Prior Experience
"He once fought a Karate Fishman for five straight days. Man, with that endurance he's gotta make some lucky lad or lady real happy someday. Or I guess he would have if he didn't... Oh hey, heads up. HUGE spoiler warning in 3, 2, 1: Yeah, he's dead, like, totally dead."
"Wait. What?" Vegeta blinked.
"You're wrong… there's nothing fake about the family he gave us…" A clearly very pissed-off Ace growled as he approached another man. "But then again, I wouldn't expect a heartless bastard like you to appreciate that!"
"Like I said, he convinced you punks you meant something to the world… but your kind doesn't deserve a home. You deserve the gallows."
"That was harsh."
"CAN IT!"
"YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE! YOU'LL ALL DIE AS FAILURES! AND WHITE BEARD IS NOTHING BUT A LONELY OLD FOOL!"
"WHITEBEARD IS THE GREATEST PIRATE WHO EVER LIVED, YOU HEAR ME!?"
"Whitebeard?"
"Dude was a Captain and considered to be the strongest man in the world."
"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MAN WHO SAVED MY LIFE!" Ace roared as he entered into his fire-form.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM, ACE!" Several pirates watching shouted.
"THIS IS HIS ERA! DON'T YOU FORGET IT!"
The two clashed, fighting with such a sheer ferocity that both Goku and Vegeta knew. The drive of fighting for more than honor, more than yourself, but fighting for everything you cared for against a maniacal megalomaniac.
Gold Rodger, the King of the Pirates. And Dragon, the Revolutionary. To think the two of you were adopted brothers all this time." The unknown man with the magma hand continued coldly, speaking almost dully. "What a victory it would be to end both bloodlines at once… the rest of you can escape, you two are the only two targets I'm after…"
Looking over at Luffy the man added coldly;
"Say good-bye."
He launched himself at Luffy, who was too weak to stand, and then everything went dead quiet. By now, everyone was watching already knowing the outcome, but hoping there was some other explanation. However… there wasn't. The beads from Ace's necklace fell and silently rolled on the ground, and when Luffy looked up, Ace was before him… with a flaming fist going through his chest.
"…poor kid. He had no choice…" Roshi finally spoke, breaking the silence. Everyone wanted to ask what Roshi meant, but most already knew, and while some knew, they still didn't want to fully believe it, until Wiz spoke up again.
"Like many Logia users Ace grew cocky in his ability to avoid being hit. In fact, he practically forgot what pain even felt like. And so, despite all of Ace's fantastic feats, his most impressive was when for once, he chose to take a hit; sacrificing himself to save his brother, Luffy."
"So, it was him, or his brother." Roshi concluded. "He had to make a call, and he decided his brother was more important."
"…hey, Skorch?"
"No." The Entity cut Goku off. "He's dead, dead. They don't have Dragon Balls or anything of the sort in the One Piece world, as far as I know, Ace is gone. Forever."
Vegeta let out a slight sigh. Disappointed at how that had turned out. On the one hand, that was commendable, willingly dying to save someone you cared for (he knew about that, even if it wasn't always successful) but at the same time, that was how he died? Getting punched through the chest? Still, what's done was done. Hopefully he won this battle.
"Damn. Would you do that for me, Wiz?" Boomstick asked.
"Hmm? Oh... oh sure, of course."
"You're a freakin' liar!"
"I can't allow that. I'll take care of this on my own!" Ace declared before jumping off the ship and taking off towards the next fight. As the doors closed.
"I'll be honest, I think Ace doesn't stand much of a chance."
"Yeah? But Natsu eats fire." Piccolo remarked bringing up the point people weren't sure what to consider. "That's pretty much an instant counter to the Laogai fruit's powers right there."
"Did they say how much fire he could consume at once?"
"All this mention of eating fire is making me hungry." Goku remarked. Because of course it did.
"Well said." Beerus nodded.
"I can make some Pepper ThraXXX Nachos."
"Which are?"
"Nachos topped with peppers that are illegal to grow in most dimensions for how obscenely hot they are, named after another Entity I know."
"Hm… this sounds intriguing. Do so." Beerus ordered.
Still, in the end, both fighters seemed like they had a shot at winning, but when it came down to it, Natsu took the lead. This wasn't just due to the fact that he didn't die (no, Vegeta wasn't bitter, shut up), but because he could consume fire. No one really knew how far that power went. Add to that, while Ace had training from pirates, Natsu had training from DRAGONS. So that won him more than a few votes on the 'cool' factor.
The Votes…
Goku – Natsu
Vegeta – Ace
Bulma – Natsu
Chi-Chi – Natsu
Goten – Ace
Roshi – Natsu
Piccolo – Natsu
Future Trunks – Natsu
Gohan – Ace
Beerus – Ace
Whis - Natsu
Death Battle
In a seaside village, Portgas D. Ace leaps out of a store with a large chicken leg in his hand.
"Hey you! Thief! Come back here!"
Ace waved good-bye and continued running into the middle of a town as a mysterious figure on the rooftops notices him. Leaning up from the lawn chair he was lounging in, the figure took note of what was happening.
(*Cues: One Piece - Overtaken*)
The shadowy figure leapt from the rooftop, landing with a resounding and satisfying THOOM in the middle of the town as Ace stops and turns around to see him. The dust settles down and the figure rose to its feet, revealing Natsu Dragneel.
"Give that back! Or you'll have to deal with me!" Natsu demanded.
By the time Natsu's done threatening him, Ace has already eaten the meat.
"Nah..." Ace shrugged before tossing the bone in the air and swallowed it with a grin on his face.
"Hah. He's good at swallowing bo-" Roshi began.
"Finish that joke and I'll have Vegeta break yours."
"Oof. Fine. Whatever…"
"That's it! I'm gonna mess you up!"
(*Cues: Fairy Tail - Salamander*)
FIGHT!
Natsu leaps forward with a flaming fist which Ace blocks as if it was nothing. Ace counters this attack with his own flaming punches. Natsu tired and failed to kick Ace, but the pirate leaps high in the air to avoid it.
"Huh, he's pretty athletic, I'll give him that." Goku admitted. "You think that's the Lugia fruit doing that?"
"Crossfire!" Ace shouted as he launched a flame in the shape of a cross at his opponent. Hence the name CROSSfire. (I dunno. I'm tired.)
"Fire Dragon Sword Horn!" Natsu roared as he summoned the fire for his neck attack.
"What's with fighters and announcing their attacks? That seems like it'd provide whomever they're fighting with a warning of what's to come next." Beerus said, then added; "And yes, I'm also saying this in regards to all of you."
Natsu avoids the attack and charges through Ace, taking down the building behind him after he phases through Ace's flaming body. He emerges from the rubble of the house and looks around, understandably confused by this.
"Wait, are you seriously MADE of fire?" Natsu exclaimed, clearly not having expected this. Ace just smirked in response as he launched his next attack. It wasn't clear if it was the Laogai fruit, or his skills making him confident he had this fight under control.
"Sun Flare!"
Natsu dodges the fire beam mostly, but is singed along his side, grunting in pain as he jumps onto another rooftop. He looks down, seeing a gross burn on his side, but it's nothing lethal, and Natsu clear has been through worse.
"So now they're taking Krillin's moves?"
"Time to turn up the heat!" Natsu declared, summoning some more energy.
"Of course, they said that…" Piccolo muttered.
"Honestly, I'm surprised there haven't been more fire puns this battle."
"Eh, they can be funny. But tell em' too much, and the fun of them smolders." Skorch shrugged.
"…you, wiseass." The Namekian muttered after a moment.
Natsu enters Fire Dragon King Mode, drastically increasing his power. The fire surrounded him, then exploded outwards in a surprisingly good display… which also demolished several nearby buildings.
"Well, if I have to be thankful for one thing about your fights, your transformations don't usually cause massive flaming shockwaves." Bulma sighed.
"Fire Dragon King's Roar!" Natsu declared as he launched a massive flame attack at Ace, the fire forming into a dragon as it tore across the battlefield towards Ace, who was surprised and unable to avoid it. Natsu leaps down as the flames surround the two combatants, illuminating them as silhouettes. Ace counters Natsu's punches before the Fire Dragon pushes Fire Fist Ace back. Natsu tries shooting multiple fireballs at Ace, who blocks them and fires back with his Fire Gun. Natsu leapt high in the air to avoid it, spinning through the oncoming waves of flames.
"Fire Dragon King's Demolition Fist!"
Ace seemed confident as ever, and prepared his own flaming punch and leaps up to clash with Natsu.
"Fire Fist!" Ace yelled.
(*Cues: One Piece - After Eating, Grand Line*)
The two clashed, their fists striking one another, and for a moment, nothing happened. Then a borderline supernova of flame exploded outwards, consuming the entire screen in fire and causing an explosion that sent them flying backwards, crashing roughly into the ground, exhausted.
"Not bad, hotshot. But you can't even touch me! Firefly!" Ace yelled as he surrounds his opponent with multiple light green orbs, overwhelming Natsu. The bounty hunter was confused, but also had a feeling this was going to end badly for him.
"Oh no..." He muttered.
Ace puts on his hat confidently and activates his attack.
"Fiery Doll..."
(*Cues: Fairy Tail - Natsu's Magic 2 ~Fire Dragon's Sword Edge~*)
The orbs start exploding over Natsu, but (to those who were voting for Natsu's expectancy) the Fire Dragon manages to stop the attack by inhaling in the fire the was surrounding him, causing Ace to lose his hat. If anything, it was clear most of Ace's attacks weren't going to even hurt Natsu… As Ace exited his intangible form (to avoid getting sucked in.) he seemed to realize what Natsu was doing. And it seemed crazy, even to him!
"Wait, are you seriously EATING fire?" Ace exclaimed.
"Well, it's clear how this fight is going to end." Whis remarked. "If all Ace has are fire-based attacks, then there isn't much he can do to harm Dragneel short of Natsu making a mistake or over-eating."
"Damn it…" Vegeta scowled.
"Rm… oh… oh, by the Zenös this is hot…" Beerus muttered, feeling the full force of the illegal peppers burning his mouth. "I love it!"
"Can't… breathe…" Goku wheezed, befalling a different fate from the Destroyer God. His face was redder then Janemba's.
As Natsu continues inhaling the attack, Ace prepares his ultimate attack, the Flame Emperor. But it was clear Ace was a bit more nervous now after seeing Natsu eat fire.
"Try eating this!"
After Ace launches the giant, flaming ball, Natsu stops inhaling the fire and recklessly charges through the Flame Emperor without a scratch on him. He punches Ace, who negates the attack with his intangibility. Something Natsu clearly didn't see coming. Ace smirks in response.
"Like I said; You can't touch me."
"That confidence is going to get him killed." Future Trunks remarked.
(*Cues: Fairy Tail - Natsu's Theme*)
"I'm not trying to! Lightning Dragon Fire Mode!"
Without warning or even a good verbal transition, Natsu's electric attack activates, impaling Ace's chest with a powerful burst of lightning.
"LIGHTNING FIRE DRAGON ROAR!" Natsu declared, bringing in his final attack.
Everyone watched as the attack increases and envelops Ace in the lightning fire roar. Ace screams in pain as he is incinerated by the lightning, his intangible form unable to do anything against the power of the Dragon's Roar. Afterward, Natsu is on top of a roof in the burning town.
"Phew, all's well that ends well!" Natsu laughed.
"The city is on fire." Chi-Chi said flatly, seeing how some may consider Natsu to be similar to her husband. They both lacked situation awareness…
KO!
Natsu gets kicked out of a restaurant likely for contributing to the town's destruction and his head lands in the dirt. Meanwhile, a wanted poster of Ace detaches from a wall and burns away.
Those who votes Natsu were satisfied, if a bit disappointed. This match-up, while fun, felt… off. Like, there really wasn't much Ace could do to combat Natsu's main power. If his fire was similar to Nat's, and he couldn't eat it, that would be one thing. But that wasn't the case.
Those who voted for Ace were pretty disappointed. He seemed to have so much potential, but… nothing came of it.
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Main Theme again*)
"Ew... that's a burn if I ever saw one." Boomstick remarked.
"This battle was anything but clear cut. Natsu held the advantage in speed and strength, and Ace trumped him in endurance and defense. Still, neither held an advantage so much that the other couldn't keep up."
"…Natsu. Eats. Fire." Bulma said, emphasizing each word and blowing a hole in Wiz's words.
"Both were mostly immune each other's fire attacks. Because fire is Ace's only real weapon, this means he really didn't have anything that could kill Natsu. Natsu is definitely strong enough to put Ace down, but with Ace's intangible fire form, Natsu couldn't even touch him. So, sounds like a stalemate."
"HE. EATS. FIRE."
"Very nearly. Luckily for Natsu, he had an Ace in the hole." Wiz remarked, making a decent pun.
"Hey, nice one!" Boomstick nodded.
"Oh, thanks! Natsu has had far more combat training than Ace and is known for using his superior senses to study his opponents and take advantage of their vulnerabilities. Add to this, he's had more experience as a bounty hunter compared to Ace."
"My curses can change anyone stupid enough to touch me into a living bomb! No matter what I try, this human just consumes my curses! He might even be stronger than he was when this fight started!" A man snarled while Natsu just smirked with a 'what'cha-gon-do-BIN**?' look.
(*Cues: Fairy Tail (2014) - Blazing Guy again*)
"When Ace realized Natsu could eat fire, he had to become more liberal with his true physical form to avoid being consumed. And this is what Natsu was counting on."
"Being faster than the eye can track, Natsu was more than quick enough to get a good hit in up close."
"A perfect opportunity to use a fast, deadly elemental weapon that Ace's body wasn't immune to: Lightning."
"It's not like Natsu was gonna run out of magic or anything, I mean there's freaking fire everywhere!"
"So, it seems like Ace screwed himself over by setting so much on fire early in the fight…" Roshi remarked. "Natsu can't eat his own fire, but Ace's he can…"
"As his speed, strength, martial arts, and versatility surpassed Ace, all Natsu needed was one good shot and he made it happen."
"In the end, Natsu was too hot for Ace to handle." Boomstick joked.
"The winner is Natsu Dragneel." Wiz concluded.
The battle was done, and everyone had enjoyed it. It was… okay. It was more interesting for Goku and Vegeta to see their 'sons' than the fight itself, and even though he could barely breathe from how hot the nachos were, Goku had to admit. Natsu seemed like a good guy and a skilled fighter.
"So, what did you find?" Goten asked, looking back to Skorch.
"In order for me to give one of you a Logia Fruit, it would probably be a Gauntlet Trial." Skorch remarked, not looking up from the tome (and those who were close enough to see the text seemed… larger than a normal book, as if he was having trouble reading it.) "It would consist of a Trial of the Mind, Soul, and Body… and if you lose even one of them, it would probably destroy your soul, or essentially mean I get your soul and would seal it away in a Tome which could never be opened again… look. I know this seems cool, but can we not try this, please?"
Those who would've considered it felt somewhat hesitant about doing so. But there were a few who were willing to possibly take a chance and risk everything if it meant such a drastic increase in their power. Skorch however, got up and left, nodding to Vegeta as if wordlessly telling him something. Once he was gone, he summoned up what he was here for. Reviews.
"Okay… first up, we've got one from a dude who's left quite a few reviews, 'Teen Shallot', who leaves this review…
I was thinking, could you please do the Link vs Cloud rematch. I know it just came out, but the latest ones are sure to impress the Z-Fighters and make for some great additional story. You could have a chapter where they fight Moro with moves they learned from Death Battle or just sit down with the guy unwillingly to watch Gogeta vs Vegito from DBX.
"So… I'm not doing the Cloud v Link rematch any time soon, sorry to disappoint. But I've been watchin' these guys train, and they've learned a lot from these battles! I get the feeling if he was still around, Black wouldn't have realized what he's really up against… I mean, at least I think he's gone… Man this timeline has gotten so weird… As for DBX, I know I said I wasn't gonna do those, but I might make an acceptation for Gogeta vs Vegito. Next up is 'kakashi212121' who wrote…
I was just thinking about chuck norris vs segata sanshiro and then I thought I wonder how the Z fighters would react to that death battle beerus flips his shit lol.
"Oooooohhhhhhhhhh… I hope I'm here for that one! That's gonna be fraggin' LEGENDARY! Uh… yeah, next we have one from a 'Guest' who makes a very fair point, saying…
Natsu vs Ace was a fucking joke of a battle. And this is coming from someone who knows fuck-all about Fairy Tail. Ace is barely a character in One Piece. He's a plot device. How? Let me type out what he does.
*He shows up out of nowhere to help out then leaves.
*About 200 chapters later, he gets his ass kicked by Blackbeard.
*Jailed and has to be rescued.
*Freed but then almost immediately dies.
That it. I'm literally not leaving anything out. He's useful for maybe a total of two chapters, but lost the only important fight he was in. He's such a nobody that the Author brought back his and Luffy's dead brother to replace him and even gave him his power.
And DB had the gall to actually pick him. Against a guy who can, from what I heard, literally eat fire like it's nothing. Whoever thought of this matchup is a moron.
That aside, I really hope you can do the other Mortal Kombat fights like Shao Kahn vs M. Bison and Sub-Zero vs Glacius sometime soon.
"…..uh… huh. Look, like I said, I know nothing about One Piece or Fairy Tail, so I can see why you'd feel this way. Either way, it was a battle I chose for reasons some may never understand. And now it's done. But, I do see your points, and they are all fair points. Finally, we have one from 'Tristan Waits', who wrote…
What do you think of these Dragon Ball heavily requested MUs? Frieza VS Megatron, Cell VS Dark Samus, Thor VS Vegeta, Piccolo VS Martin Manhunter
"Okay. In order: Frieza wins, don't know about Dark Samus, I'd have to say Thor would win – he was born a God, while Vegeta wasn't – and Piccolo would win. Both him and Manhunter can take some serious damage, but Piccolo's attacks may constitute fire, which would be an issue. But again, I'm not writing my own Death Battles, so don't ask me to. I've written some ideas on the side, but Goku v Superman comes before I'd even CONSIDER doing one of those. And… that's all for now. Most of the reviews I've been getting were requests or people saying they liked them, so… thanks for those! But there ain't much I can say aside from 'Thanks' over and over… Oh. Right! The most recent Death Battles… here's my thoughts on em'."
Skorch reached up and pulled down a screen, projecting each battle off of an old projector-slideshow thing.
"Blake VS Mikasa I didn't care for that much, I don't watch RWBY - tried too, got bored of it, apparently it sucks after vol. 2, so I bailed - and I don't know a lot about Attack on Titan. I wanna get into it, but there's a lot of ground to cover in Dragon Ball for a particular battle coming up… Also, it felt like Mikasa should've won, and only lost because 'RoOsTeR TEeTh oWnS tHe ShOW!' Seriously, I get that comment WAY too much… Heihachi Mishima VS Geese Howard was a lot of fun. I don't know King of Fighters or Tekken that well, but I'm playing Tekken 7 now, and the fight was just fun… Yoda VS King Mickey, eh. Don't care for Kingdom Hearts, casual Star Wars fan, but this was certainly entertaining… Shadow VS Ryuko, more fun than I expected, actually! I know NOTHING about Kill La Kill, but this was a cool battle, with some crazy fighting, and awesome music… Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, kinda predictable, but I love these two baddies! Watching them fight and quip was more than worth the watch… Po VS Iron Fist. LOVE. THIS. FIGHT. That is all. Steven Universe VS Star Butterfly, two obnoxious characters from two shows I couldn't care less about because of how awful and toxically septic their fanbases are. Don't get mad at me, the fans gatekept the shows so hard, I didn't want to waste my time even TRYING to get into it… Link VS Cloud Take 2. See Link v Cloud for my thoughts on these guys. Nothing has changed."
Pulling the screen back up, Skorch looked back to the readers.
"But like I've said before. If you've got a question for me, or for anyone here, leave em' in the reviews. If they're interesting, I'll see what th'Sayian Squad has to say!"
Skorch began walking back to the main room, noting that the Pilaf Crew seemed to be talking to someon- what the heck was a Terminator doing here!? That… that wasn't possible! That wasn't how the timelines were supposed to go!
"Ugh. Calm down you hot-headed freak." He chided himself. "Black's gone. You ain't pickin' up on his power anymore, this is probably just a flux event. It'll sort itself out and- what… no…" Skorch stopped and looked around, sensing something… he had never sensed before. "Is.. is that… another Watc-"
His thoughts were cut off by the sound of the next preview playing for the upcoming Death Battle and from the awkward silence everyone was in, he understood why.
"Seven a.m., waking up in the morning~
Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs.
Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal~
Seein' everything, the time is goin'!
Tickin' on and on, everybody's rushin'!
Gotta get down to the bus stop~
Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends)!
Kickin' in the front seat-
Sittin' in the back seat!
Gotta make my mind up…
Which seat can I take?
It's Friday, Frid-"
"HELLLLLLLLLL NO!" Skorch yelled, grabbing the remote and hitting 'Skip'.
"Skorch. What was-" Beerus began.
"You don't want to know."
(Cues: Ray Shanklin – "Bertha's Theme")
As a slow piece began, the camera faded back in on a city, with an unseen figure walking down the street. Everything about the city surrounding them seemed alive, but also very… well…
Honestly, the place looked kinda crappy. It had a very run-down and desolate feel to it. The kind of feeling that if you didn't live there for most of your life, you'd want to pack up and get the heck outta there. Neon signs and flashing lights were on most buildings, and everything seemed like it was in need desperate need of a power wash. The camera passed by a building with a neon sign that read 'Red Ribbon Lounge' and showed a woman with what looked like Dragon Balls covering her breasts in a neon light. Some of the parents grimaced in disgust, and thankfully he few younger ones didn't get the implication. The camera approached another building, which looked like a garage, and as the doors opened, rock music was blaring from a tape deck, while a shirtless, white-haired man seemed to be busy working on a motorcycle.
Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that'd been away. Haven't changed, had much to say. But man, I still think them cats are crazy… They were askin' if you were around, how you was, where you could be found…
"Hey, V. That the pizza?" The white-haired man asked, turning around before blinking on confusion. "Uh… who are you, and where's my pizza?"
"Priorities." Someone remarked.
Standing before him was a woman draped ion black clothes with short black hair. She was also massive. Not in the Thicc Mommy kinda way, but in the Step On Me way the internet would probably react. She was easily eight feet tall and looked down at the man.
"Oh, thank you Shenron…" Roshi whispered, his eyes widening.
"You have something I need." She remarked.
"And do you have my pizza?" The man remarked.
"No."
"Then piss off."
DANTE VS. BAYONETTA
"Hey, it's my Ex!" Skorch exclaimed.
Again, kind of a weak battle compared to others I've done. The next chapter will be better. I promise.