Vegeta Muyo! 2 The Final Bout

by SSJ4 BROLI

Tenchi and DBZ collide once again, the interlude and interval are over. It's time to finish what I have begun. Blackshire and Fruitia return, and the trouble starts. Finally the master will be revealed.

3. Ascendant Evil

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the following characters from Tenchi Muyo, or DBZ. I did however create The Ebon Shard, Fruitia, Blackshire, and The secret identity of the Master.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the following characters, I did however create Blackshire, The Ebon Shard, Fruitia, and who the Master actually is. That said let the fun begin.

Vegeta Muyo! 2: The Final Bout

Part 3 - Ascendant Evil

Day Four to the New Planet Vegeta: 4 AM (Earth Time)

Vegeta, in his SSJ1 form, radiant spiked golden hair and glowing green eyes showing the depths of his power, trained in the cramped confines of Ryo-Ohki's control room. Although the cabbit-spaceship's insides were large, they were not big enough for him. He had always hated training inside, he felt trapped, even inside his own gravity pod back on Earth. Not to mention there were too many distractions here, and Vegeta preferred to do his training with out anything that could interrupt him.

The main distraction was Ryoko. As Vegeta leapt about in his rigorous training regime, he was pleased to note that in the control seat slept a beautiful woman with long silver hair, which took a cyan hue in the dim light inside the spaceship. "Good, she's still asleep, that means I can continue to train in peace," Vegeta shook his head then shuddered as memories of the past three days filled his mind.

"Every time that wench is awake she either nags me to no end, or tells me about that weakling she is so in love with," the Saiyajin prince grumbled to himself as he threw a volley of punches at an invisible foe. "Thanks to her incessant rambling about him, I am probably the universe's foremost expert on everything involving Tenchi Masaki!" Of course, Tenchi wasn't the only thing Ryoko had talked about. "If only it were that simple," Vegeta thought, his eyes rolling back into his head as he remembered Ryoko's tales about Washu, Ayeka, and all the others.

Vegeta stopped his vigorous workout, his breath coming in short gasps now. He had been training, or at least what he felt passed for it, for about six straight hours. Vegeta smirked, he had been making enough noise while training to wake the dead, yet ironically it didn't bother Ryoko in the least. "Just like Kakarot," Vegeta noted as he looked at her, "the world can be going to Hell, and she'll still find time for a nap!" Taking a deep breath, Vegeta prepared to resume his training. Just as he fell to his stomach to begin his pushups, his keen ears picked up a noise, a high pitched clicking, like a television monitor coming on line.

As he looked up he saw a video screen suspended in mid air floating above him, on the screen was a woman he had hoped to see even less of than Ryoko.

"Washu...," Vegeta said slightly disgusted he rose back to his feet. He looked at the reddish pink haired genius, who looked barely over twelve years old, with a glint of impatience in his eyes. He was a warrior, and had little use for scientists, especially ones as dangerous as Washu. He still remembered the first time he had met Washu. It wasn't a pleasant memory.

"Well now this is a surprise," Washu declared, her voice sounding as nasal and high pitched as Vegeta had remembered it being all those years ago. "I was looking for Ryoko, to see where she had run off to, and I find you here! Tenchi and I were worried sick thinking something bad had happened. Now that I see you, Vegeta, I can only imagine the worst."

"Oh? What do you mean, 'you were looking for her?' Didn't you know about Blackshire?" Vegeta asked crossing his arms over his muscular chest sounding slightly curious.

"Blackshire? What does that metal maniac with delusions of grandeur have to do with this?" Washu asked leaning toward the screen. "Tenchi and I got home yesterday, and couldn't find Ryoko anywhere, I spent the last few days trying to hail Ryo-Ohki, but it seemed like all the communication channels were blocked." Washu looked past the golden haired prince at the sleeping figure behind him, changing her voice to sound more like a parent, "I just don't know what to do with that child." Washu leaned back, sighing sadly. Suddenly the pink haired woman sprang back forward, "but enough about me Vegeta. What are you to doing so far from Earth, and how does Blackshire tie into all this? If I'm reading the data from Ryo-Ohki's computer correctly, you're headed toward the last known site of Planet Vegeta." As she spoke, a holo laptop appeared in front of her, and the worlds smartest scientist, typed away, apparently accessing Ryo-Ohki's memory banks.

"Returned home? What are you talking about, I...," Vegeta stopped himself, holding up a hand as if to ward off Washu's reply, he did not want to hear one of Washu's long winded explanations. "If you must know, Fruitia and Blackshire are back, and they have issued a challenge. In three more days we will be arriving on a planet that rests where planet Vegeta once was. There we will face them in combat, and end their pitiful lives once and for all. Blackshire, Fruitia, and the person they only refer to as The Master, will know what it means to anger the Prince of All Saiyajin's."

Washu nodded, putting a hand to her chin, as if it helped her remember something, "Fruitia... wasn't that the name of the man who killed your wife?" Vegeta nodded a wicked sneer on his face. Washu paused taking the whole situation in. "I hope this time when you kill him he's smart enough to stay dead. You realize this is a trap. I mean a new Planet Vegeta, and a mysterious figure known as The Master. Not too smart to just go running in like this is it Vegeta?"

"I'll admit, when I first heard of this Master, I had no clue who it could be, but now..." Vegeta momentarily trailed off a spark of hatred dancing in his eyes, "Now I think I can safely say I know this master. I know him quite well."

"Well, don't keep me in suspense," Washu yelled bringing her fist down on the table she sat at for emphasis. "Who is it?"

"You can't guess? Very well, I shall tell you. But first, there are a few things I require you to do for me. Ryoko has told me, in great detail, about how smart you are. So, I'm sure someone as smart as you should be able to accomplish these tasks with ease, Little Washu." Vegeta said powering down, so that his hair was black once again, and his eyes lost their green hue. He smiled victoriously, the last remark caused Washu to shift uneasily in her seat. Washu looked at the Saiyajin prince skeptically raising an eyebrow, making a mental note to tell everyone that her desire to be called Little Washu was more of what friends and family were to call her, and should be kept a secret from people like Vegeta.

"I'm listening...,"Washu informed him, wondering where this conversation was going to take her.

A SHORT TIME LATER: Deals have been made, and information has been exchanged.

"So you are certain that you can handle the tasks I have given you Little Washu?" Vegeta asked using Washu's preferred title, he didn't like having to make preparations like this, but in the end Vegeta realized they were necessary.

"It should be no problem for me, after all I am the Number One Genius in the Universe! Just so you know, the program, I mean the Vegeta Protocol, is already done, and I should have the device you wanted done by noon, Little Vegeta," Washu chimed putting her index fingers to her face to highlight her child like features. The Saiyajin prince grinned, realizing she was trying to goad him into getting angry, but he wasn't about to allow her to get the better of him. Suddenly Washu's voice changed to take a more serious tone, "but are you certain you'll need these things?"

Vegeta also shook his head, dismissing her concerns. "We will arrive on 'Planet Vegeta' in three days. Once there I will kill Fruitia, and the wench can kill Blackshire if she so chooses. Then their master will pay for keeping company with someone like Fruitia."

"I see," Washu said as if stating a fact. "Well good luck in your battle, I hope you don't need to use the Vegeta Protocol, but I appreciate your thinking ahead like this."

Vegeta turned away from Washu. He cleared his throat softly, before he spoke changing the subject. "I will tell the wench that her husband, Tenchi, is alive and well on Earth. However, I think it would be best if he was not told, until after we have reached 'Vegeta' who the master may be."

"Alright, have it your way you majesty," Washu told him in mock respect, "and I'll let Tenchi know that Ryoko is with you. By the way I have one more request Vegeta."

Vegeta glanced over his shoulder looking at the small genius over his shoulder, he was getting tired of the constant questions and chatter of Washu, "What...?"

"Would you please stop calling my daughter 'wench,' I gave her a name for a reason!" Washu stated sharply.

Vegeta smiled the broadest smile of his life, a slight chuckle to his voice. "We'll see. Just make sure you have everything I asked for ready when the time comes." After saying that, Vegeta walked away, and the monitor disappeared.

A few hours later (9 am Earth Time):

Vegeta stood beside the sleeping Ryoko. "How can anyone sleep so much?" he wondered as he looked at her.

Strands of silver hair had fallen in front of her face while she slept. With one finger he gently moved the hair back. Vegeta smiled sadly. The woman before him was a kindred spirit. Both of them were forged in the fires of battle, and had lived vicious lives, until the day they met their equal. Vegeta had thought about it long and hard, his equal was not Kakarot, who he had devoted much of his life to killing. No, his equal was his wife, Bulma. She had tamed the wild fury within him, had showed him the wonders of everyday life, and that he didn't have to always be fighting to be happy.

Ryoko's situation was similar, from what Ryoko had told him, and she had said a lot, Tenchi had given Ryoko a new outlook on life. Instead of plundering and blowing up planets, now all she wanted was a peaceful life on Earth with the man she loved. Vegeta nodded as he looked at Ryoko, thinking about the deal he had made with Washu.

Finally Vegeta decided it was time to wake her. "WEN-" he paused recalling what Washu had asked him, "Ryoko! Wake up blast you!" Vegeta shouted jarring the happily slumbering Ryoko awake.

"What is it now Vegeta!" Ryoko moaned fluttering open her eyes to see him standing beside her. "Now there's something I wouldn't want to wake up to everyday," she mentally told herself.

"I received a call from that mother of your's. She says Tenchi is alive with her on Earth." Vegeta informed her apprehensively, he had been dreading seeing her reaction. It was everything he feared, her golden eyes grew large with pools of water beginning to build there, as she clasped her hands lovingly in front of her chest, and she released a high pitch squeal of delight. Ryoko looked like she was about to explode from her own joy. She reacted to his news in the exact manner he had feared, like a typical love stricken woman. Clearing his throat he continued, "I told her once I could wake you that you would call them back."

"Tenchi's Alive!" Ryoko said with relief, regaining her control. "I can't wait to talk to him again! Ryo-Ohki. Open a line to-" Ryoko began, however Vegeta's voice rang out interrupting her commands.

"Before you call them, there is something I must know," Vegeta declared. "Will you be continuing on to face Blackshire? Or are you going home? Remember it may be the death of you to continue, and you have no reason to face Blackshire, since Tenchi is alive."

Ryoko shook her head, causing her cyan hair to sway slightly from side to side, "Blackshire is too powerful to let loose on the universe. If I leave him alone, he will only come back to haunt me. It's better to end this all now. I will kill him, and then I will return home to Tenchi." Ryoko sighed thinking of being back in the arms of the man she loved.

"Very Well. Then make your call, we'll be at 'Planet Vegeta,' in three days." Vegeta declared as Ryoko opened a channel to Earth.

"Ryo-Ohki, open a channel to Washu's lab!" ordered Ryoko excitement in her voice, as she straighten herself in her seat, trying to make herself appear calm and in control. A few seconds later, a screen appeared, and Washu, wearing the goggles she wore when conducting an experiment, stared back at Ryoko.

"Washu! Vegeta tells me that Tenchi is alive. Put him on!" Ryoko demanded snapping her fingers.

"Well Ryoko, Tenchi isn't here right now, I told him I talked to Vegeta earlier, and Tenchi said he would call you back at noon. He went out to get all his chores done." Washu explained, not looking at Ryoko. It appeared the tiny genius was rewiring some bizarre device as she spoke to her daughter.

"Damn!" Ryoko shouted bringing her fist down hard on the arm rests. As she continued her voice changed to a growl, "Washu! I thought you were off conducting experiments in your lab, what are you doing back on Earth, and where did Tenchi take off to? I thought Blackshire had him for sure. Damn it Washu, why aren't you answering me!"

"Ryoko! I don't approve of such language!" Washu said in a motherly tone, "and I can't answer when you never stop asking questions! Now then let me start at the beginning, I WAS off conducting experiments. However, I forgot to tell everyone that I had sent a space probe out, before I left you and Tenchi to be alone for a while, and so when it came down it caused quite a commotion."

"Stop talking non sense Washu! What commotion did you cause now?!" Ryoko asked, her disappointment that Tenchi was not there was very evident in her voice, glaring eyes, and posture.

"Well the probe crashed into the shrine, and Tenchi and I had to spend the last few days trying to undo the damage. I had set the coordinates for the probes crash landing to be in the lake, but as I think back on it, the day I sent out that probe was the last time I saw Mihoshi..." Washu stopped working on her experiment, looking up at Ryoko, "now if you'll excuse me Little Ryoko, I have some work to finish. Tenchi will call you back at about noon." Washu smiled deviously at her daughter, "Bye Now." At that moment the monitor went black and Washu's image disappeared.

"Noon! That's not for three more hours," Ryoko whined in a nasal voice, placing one slender hand on her head. "What am I going to do for three hours?" She shook her head, trying to think of a way to amuse herself.

"Why don't you do something useful, like train for the coming battle, instead of wasting so much time sleeping and complaining!" Vegeta stated, as he began to do more of the one handed push ups he had been doing earlier.

Ryoko snickered at Vegeta's comment, her mind twisting his words. "Why Vegeta, I didn't know you wanted to see me get all sweaty. You know I already have a man in my life. Really I am shocked." Vegeta mumbled something unintelligible under his breath as he continued to do his pushups. Ryoko looked around the interior of the control room, trying to find something to amuse herself. Suddenly she shot up at attention, "I know! I can tell you all about my first trip to the hot springs with Tenchi! Have I ever told you that one?"

"About a million times," Vegeta growled, "if you don't mind wench, I am trying to train!"

"Well that's ok, I like telling that story, so I don't mind repeating myself. It all started one hot day..." Ryoko began. Vegeta closed his eyes trying to block out Ryoko's voice. It would be the longest three hours of his life.

NOON

Ryoko sat in her seat staring at the screen in front of her. Tenchi had called a few seconds ago, and she had done nothing but stare at him the entire time.

"So...Ryoko...," the brown haired youth said, feeling unnerved as his wife sat looking at him. He felt as if she was undressing him with her eyes, as she had done so often in their past. Coughing lightly, Tenchi continued to speak, "where have you been? Washu mentioned you and Vegeta are off to fight Blackshire."

"That's right Tenchi," Ryoko stated never taking her eyes off the man on the screen in front of her, "but don't you worry, you won't have to sleep alone for too much longer. In a few more days, Blackshire will be a thing of the past."

"Well be careful Ryoko, and don't do anything I wouldn't do," Tenchi told her his voice light and full of humor. Vegeta sulked in the shadows far behind Ryoko, not wanting to catch Tenchi's eye, and get dragged into some "ridiculous chatter," as he had told Ryoko.

Vegeta watched Ryoko like a predator, taking in her every motion, word, and expression. He could if he ever appeared as weak to others when he was with Bulma, as Ryoko looked to him as she swooned over Tenchi. As he slowly turned away from the happy couple, he was shocked to see Washu, or rather a monitor with her face on it, floating inches in front of him. "HI VEGETA!" The pint sized genius' voice rang out. "I hope you don't mind, but I opened another channel, so I could give you the news."

"And that would be...?" Vegeta inquired trying to hide his shock from Washu's sudden appearance.

"I finished your device, and I can send it to you via sub space right now if you want it," the small pink haired woman informed him, "and per your request I haven't told Tenchi about this master, as far as he knows you and Ryoko are going to fight Fruitia and Blackshire." Washu reached behind her, picking up a silver devise that was barely bigger than her palm, on the side visible to Vegeta was a small glass lens.

"Very well send it," Vegeta ordered nodding his approval of the situation. "How long is it going to take you, to get it here, I only have three days, and I don't want to waste them waiting on..." Vegeta ducked, as Washu threw the devise straight at him, and it came flying out of the monitor at his head.

"There you are. One recorder device as per your request, just press the red button on the back, and it will record everything you want," Washu shook her finger at Vegeta in a manner that suggested he had best listen to what she told him. "If you need to erase something on it, press the blue button."

"Well done then Washu, or should I call you Little Washu?" Washu squinted her eyes at Vegeta, realizing he was mocking her, even if it was in jest. "In any case, you have my thanks," declared the mighty Saiyajin prince as he bent over to pick up the device. No reply came from Washu, since all she could do was look at him stunned, her mouth hanging open. Except Goku, she had never met a Saiyajin with any manners, especially a Saiyajin Prince. This was truly a day she would never forget. Vegeta nodded at her once again, "Farewell, Little Washu." Vegeta began walking away from the monitor, it was time to get back to training. As he set the device down in a corner of the Ryo-Ohki's control room, he glanced over at Ryoko and Tenchi. It appeared that the brown haired young man was trying, with no success, to explain to his cyan haired wife why he hadn't awakened her when he left all those days ago. Ryoko was merely staring at Tenchi, making him feel very uncomfortable. Vegeta smiled slightly figuring no one would see him enjoying Ryoko's happiness. However someone did, Ryoko's mother, Washu. As the monitor she had been using disappeared, the tiny genius smiled, bowing her head in approval.

A FEW HOURS LATER ON EARTH

"You know Little Washu, I've been thinking," Tenchi began. Only seconds ago he had ended his call from Ryoko, and the young husband to the universe's most infamous space pirate was sure that his explaining was not done yet.

Washu sat on her floating cushion chair, leaning forward, lost in her work, "Taking up new hobbies, eh Tenchi." The tiny genius said as a side comment meant in jest.

"Yeah, well," Tenchi laughed nervously before momentarily pausing, even after all these years of having her around, Tenchi still felt slightly uncomfortable around his pinkish red headed mother in law. "If we just found out about where Ryoko has been, since you can contact Ryo-Ohki, then Vegeta's family may be wondering where he is. I was just thinking we should call them to see if they know he's going off to fight that guy. What was his name...Fruitia?" Tenchi nodded, more to himself than anyone else, he was sure he had that name right.

Washu leaned back, she had not thought about Vegeta telling his family. "Sure Tenchi, go ahead and let them know." Washu never looked up, as she typed quickly on her holo laptop. As he watched her type, Tenchi could see that Washu was nervous, she always became completely engrossed in her experiments when she felt out of control of events around her. "Tell them I said hello." The brown eyes young man smiled, nodding his understanding as he turned, leaving the lab.

As she heard the door slam, Washu's head sagged. She had promised Vegeta she would not tell Tenchi who this master was, at least not for three more days, but this was a secret that would be nearly impossible to keep. It ate her up inside to think about Vegeta and Ryoko, all alone, facing such a vile force.

Meanwhile back on Ryo-Ohki

Ryoko hugged herself unable to contain her joy at seeing her husband alive. She danced around the control room giddy with excitement. Vegeta stopped his training, it was time to tell Ryoko his theory on who the master was. "Wench! Come here I think we need to discuss this Master. I know who it is."

Ryoko stopped spinning, looking daggers at The Saiyajin Prince . "I know who you think it is Vegeta, because he's the only one crafty enough to plan something like this, and I agree. So let's just put him down as fast as we can, and go home." Her tone suggested that the conversation was at an end. Ryoko turned from Vegeta, trying to once again lose herself in the happiness she felt when she saw Tenchi.

THE END OF THE SEVENTH DAY

Floating before a planet covered in ice

"We're here." the cyan haired pirate stated in a voice as cold as steel. Vegeta smiled broadly as he looked at the planet on the display screen, something about it seemed familiar to him as if he had been here long ago.

"Memories of home," he told himself, figuring his feelings were just a reaction to seeing a planet sitting where his home world once rested.

Ryoko checked a few readings on a consol, "it appears the planet has an atmosphere, so you shouldn't have any trouble breathing. Are you ready to beam down now Vegeta?" The Saiyajin prince nodded, this was the day he had been waiting for.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Blackshire's voice foretold as a screen appeared bearing the black helmed villain's visage. Even thought his face was hidden by his helm, his voice made it apparent that the ebon colored knight was smiling sadistically. "Vegeta, Fruitia awaits you on the planet below, as does the master. The master wants to talk to you before the battle. As for you Ryoko, it's time to see what ship is better: The Ebon Shard or Ryo-Ohki."

"Very well, I will listen to your master's rambling, before I kill him. Wench, beam me down." Ryoko stared at Vegeta, not wanting to send him down to the planets surface alone, not if who they suspected was down there. The Saiyajin prince looked over his shoulder at her, "I will not tell you again, beam me down there!" Reluctantly, the golden eyed captain of Ryo-Ohki gave the mental command to her space ship, and Vegeta disappeared.

ON the monitor Blackshire chuckled. "I've waited a long time for this day Ryoko. Over six years, finally vengeance shall be mine!" As the screen disappeared, Blackshire's laugh echoed in the control room of Ryo-Ohki.

"Ryo-Ohki," Ryoko commanded her voice calm and full of confidence, "let's take Blackshire down quickly, I want to get down there to the real fight. Now open a video link to where Vegeta landed, I want to see if this master is who I think it is." Ryo-Ohki meowed loudly, obeying her mistress's commands. A monitor appeared to Ryoko's right, Vegeta stood face to face with a green clad figure, who was nearly identical in every way to Vegeta. "That must be Fruitia," Ryoko noted, "now where is this master?"

Planet's surface:

Two figures stood about twenty feet apart on a planet covered completely in ice. A freezing wind blew small clouds of snow across the plains where they stood. Fruitia, clad in his light green copy of Saiyajin armor, with a long green cape flapping in the wind, appeared at home in the frigid planet as he smiled like a shark at Vegeta.

"Welcome 'brother,'" Fruitia said bowing in mock respect, his forest green cloak draping around him. "Its been a long time."

"I have no time for this, Fruitia, where is this master of yours?" Vegeta demanded, never taking his eyes off the monster who had taken his wife from him.

"Right here," a voice proclaimed from behind Vegeta. The Saiyajin prince spun about, to see who had snuck up on him, it was a sight that chilled him more than any icy wind ever would. "Welcome to Planet Vegeta, or maybe you would recognize it better if I said Planet Namek!"

Before Vegeta and Fruitia stood a man, although in truth the figure would best be described as a monster straight from Hell. Standing well over seven feet tall, the creature was a terrifying sight to behold. It's entire body was covered in green skin, which was spotted with black specks. Black vein like structure's outlined it's body, they appeared rigid, yet as the monster walked it was obvious that these black veins were flexible. Large beetle like wings protruded out of it's back, looking like two immense ebon shields. It held it's arms out as if it came in peace, each finger ending in an inch long spike. Vegeta nodded as he looked at the spikes on its hands, realizing what they were for. Two black plates jutted from the muscular monster's head, outlining a pasty white face. The creature's eyes glowed a bright red, as if the creature was enraged. However the evil beast smiled like it had just seen the funniest thing ever.

"Vegeta, allow me to be the first to introduce you to our master," Fruitia said, once again bowing deeply, apparently Fruitia enjoyed mocking his master and enemy. "The one, and only..."

On Ryo-Ohki

Ryoko gazed at the monster who stood before Vegeta, "Damn! It looks like we were right! I was hoping that I would be wrong for once and-," suddenly Ryo-Ohki lurched to once side, struck by something. Ryoko shook here head, "Blackshire... I forgot about him. I let myself get too caught up in what was happening down below." Ryoko smiled sadistically. "Well if he wants to play rough... " Ryo-Ohki began charging up her main cannon, to blast at the Ebon Shard. It was time for the final battle to begin.

Earth: WASHU'S LAB

"WHAT!" Tenchi screamed looking at the number one genius scientist who sat before him. Washu looked away from Tenchi, not wanting to meet his eyes, she had just told him that there was a third enemy, and who she thought it had to be. "Are you joking! Ryoko is off fighting HIM!" Tenchi clasped his hands to his head, as if his head was about to blast off his shoulders. "Why didn't you tell me this a long time ago!" He began pacing back and forth in the lab, trying to figure out what to do.

"Calm down Tenchi, there is nothing we can do." Washu informed the angry youth, continuing to avoid letting her eye meet her own.

"How can you say that Washu! You know as well as I do what he's capable of. The last time we fought him he nearly took Ryoko from us forever. I refuse to sit by here and-"

"That's enough Tenchi!" Washu shouted looking square into his eyes. Tenchi could see the pain there, a reflection of his own anguish. "I told you there was nothing we could do. I promised Vegeta we wouldn't interfere, and I will honor my promise. That's final." Tenchi tensed under Washu's words. Had he not been looking at her, and seen how hard this was on her as well, he might have continued to argue, instead he clenched his fists and stormed out of the lab, looking for something to take his anger out on.

"I can't believe Washu didn't tell me about him." Tenchi thought darkly as he threw open the door to the lab. Stopping just outside the doorway, he took at very deep cleansing breath closing his eyes, holding his breath for a few moments before exhaling. "I need to relax, maybe I should just go to the Onsen." As he made his way to the large bath area, Tenchi tried to think about something else, but in the end every thought led to Ryoko. "Just knowing she ran off to fight Blackshire was bad enough, but I don't think even her and Vegeta could take on-"

CAPSULE CORPS

Outside a bubble shaped building a muscular young man with mauve hair looked upwards into the night sky, as if he was looking at a place far away.

A young woman, with teal hair, and wild eyes joined him after a few minutes, "Why didn't dad tell us Trunks?"

"I don't know sis," Trunks replied to Bra, "I guess he thought he could take on Fruitia again, like he did last time." Bra shrugged her shoulders unsure what else to do. Trunks continued to look out into space. "For some reason I get the feeling that dad isn't fighting just Fruitia though..."

"He's also going up against that one guy." Bra paused, she was staring at the ground between her and Trunks, lost in thought. "Blackshirt I think he was called."

"It was Blackshire," Trunks corrected her, "and that's not who I mean. A week ago I sensed something I haven't felt in a long time. Not since we fought..."

Back on the frozen planet

"CELL!" Vegeta roared smiling smugly, "So you've come all the way back from Hell, but I'm afraid I'm just going to be sending you back again. Isn't that just too bad!"

The creature before him shook his head continuing to smile wickedly, "no, no, no Vegeta. I am not Perfect Cell, or Cell as you call him. No, I am beyond perfection. Cell is still rotting in Hell, I am Cell Zero!" The evil creature boasted raising it's arms high above its head, purple energy blades jutting out of his elbows, the same kind he had used to nearly kill Ryoko the first time he had met them. Lowering his arms he made a sweeping motion with his hands toward his face. "Tell me, do you like my new look, I've been busy absorbing so many races since I got back from Hell. Of course that's not all I've been doing, but I'll explain all that to you, that is if you can prove yourself worthy of facing me by beating Fruitia." Cell Zero shook his head in doubt looking at the two warriors before him, "and I'm sorry to say, that you stand no chance."

Fruitia's aura exploded, as he powered up reaching Super Saiyajin level 2 quickly. Vegeta laughed, "Oh I beg to differ Cell Zero. This will be too easy. If you think that is power, wait until you see what I can do!" Vegeta screamed causing his own power to erupt, as he soared up to level 3. "It's time to end this once and for all!" Cell Zero merely watched, everything was going exactly according to his plans.

NEXT TIME: Vegeta VS Fruitia, Ryoko VS Blackshire, Ryo-Ohki VS The Ebon Shard. Can out heroes succeed, and if they can, will they be able to stop Cell Zero who has some how returned from Hell? Plus what did Cell Zero mean by welcome to Planet Namek? Also Blackshire and Fruitia's revenge! All these things and more next time in Part 4 of Vegeta Muyo! 2: CELL ZERO'S RETURN