Dragonball Z/Tenchi Muyo
Rebirth of Rage
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1. All characters of Dragon Ball and Tenchi Muyo belong to the creators.
2. This fanfic belongs to me.
3. E-mail all comments, flames, questions, ect... to nateshannon@hotmail.com
4. This fanfic takes place after Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyan but before the Androids show up. As for Tenchi, unless they create OAV 3, this takes place right after the OAV of Tenchi.
5. This is a action/adventure and humor fanfic, and is rated 14A for language.
6. If you read it, please review it! Also, be sure to read the "Author's Notes" at the bottom of the fic.
Chapter 8 - Rebirth of Rage
Vegeta smiled. This was going to be even more fun than before. Kakarot was a true Super Saiyans. This match was more powerful than any other battle in the universe..
A wind blew across the scarred battlefield, not even noticed by the two fighters. Zoku's hair waved in the air. Vegeta stares coldly at his nemesis.
"I'm glad that little rock attack didn't kill you. This fight was just starting to get interesting."
Zoku replied. "What? You mean when I was kicking you ass?"
Vegeta bunches his fist. "You fucking asshole! You'll pay!"
Vegeta charges up his aura and charges Zoku. With a quick flick of his arm, he connects his right across Zoku's face. Zoku floats away in slow motion, stunned by the quick punch. He slowly turns his head, and sees the figure of the glowing Vegeta over him. Vegeta rears back his fist as if to attack...
Acting with pure reflexes, Zoku rams forward and into Vegeta's stomach. The shocked prince is flung through the air by the head butting Zoku. Zoku charges up his aura, and increases his speed.
*Cccrruuunnccchh!!!*
Vegeta's back impacts a nearby rock wall, sending his body in deep. A crater forms around his body as it is roughly pushed in. Blood is thrown from his mouth. Slowly, he looks down, seeing Zoku's head pushing into his stomach. Bringing his arm up high, he centers himself over Zoku.
*Slam!*
Vegeta elbows the back of Zoku, sending the flailing Saiyan down. Vegeta breaks free of the rock wall and watches Zoku fall. He connects with the ground, creating a similar crater Vegeta was in. Vegeta smiles.
"Hah! It will take more than just your head to beat me in this fight!"
Zoku staggers to his feet. "Damn you! Take this!!!"
Zoku flies up to the Saiyan. He delivers a quick punch to Vegeta, who blocks it, sending off flashes and shockwaves. Vegeta then sends off his own punch, which is blocked in similar fashion.
*Pow!* *Splat!* *Boom!* *Bang!*
Punch and kick impact each other as Zoku and Vegeta take their fight to a new level. Zanzokening left and right, the two fighters' attacks produce explosions that rock the landscape, crumbling the mountains around them to dust. From a distance, white flashes are seen, and each one is met with a big bang.
The entire sky is lit up. White flashes appear all across the horizon.
The two warriors are fighting so fast that anyone watching would only see the explosions of their punches and kicks connecting. And people were watching.
*Pow!* *Splat!* *Boom!* *Bang!* *Flash!
********
"I can't even see them! What power!"
Ryoko is shaking the view screen. "I don't believe my eyes! Is this some kind of trick?! Is the screen messed up or something?"
Washu gets up and runs to her daughter. "Calm down! I can assure you that what you see is actually happening. But even I am amazed. Piccolo, can those two be moving and attacking so fast that we only see the flashes of their kicks and punches?"
He nods. "Yep. It's hard to believe. And the thing more amazing than that is that while you see those explosions and flashes, Goku/Zoku and Vegeta have already moved and attacked in about 100 other places."
Tenchi shakes his head. "It's mind boggling..."
Bulma looks out in the direction of the wastelands. "Do you think Tsunami and Yamcha will make it there in time?"
Washu turns to her. "I don't know. It's been a long time since Tsunami became a goddess. She's very strong, though. I would say that, with Ayeka weighing her down, she and Yamcha should arrive at the same time."
Ryoko backs off from the screen. "Simply incredible..."
Piccolo turns to her. "Just how many times are you going to say that?"
She turns back to him. "As many times as I see it apply, which, for now, is all the time."
She turns to the screen. "Simply incredible."
**********
*Kapow!"
Vegeta is kicked across the face, sending his body racing through the air. Zoku chases after him. He brings his hand back, and charges up a ki blast.
"Take this Saiyan!"
He let's the ki blast go. It flies towards Vegeta. He turns his bloodied face up, and sees the approaching attack. Quickly bringing up his arms, he catches the burning ki blast in his hands, which are gloved only in a few places now.
"Errrr, errer! Is this... ...yours!?"
"Huh?!"
Vegeta grasps onto the pulsating energy blast and brings it up over his head. He charge up and adds power into the energy ball, which grows double in size. With his own ki added into the attack, he brings his arms down, hurling the even stronger energy ball at Zoku.
With even greater speed and strength, the ki ball hurls towards Zoku. Zoku isn't as brave as Vegeta in handling the attack. He sees it coming at him, and with nanoseconds to spare, he pushes his body to the side within a hairs breath of the ki bomb. The green ki blast rides past him, where it disappears into the mountains beyond. There is a moment of silence...
*KABOOM!!!!*
Vegeta's ki attack detonates in the mountains in the background, reducing the entire chain to dust. The flash of bright white light strobes around the two fighters. As it clears, Zoku regains his posture. He floats upright, and stares at Vegeta. There is a strong burning sensation on his right cheek. He pats his hand on the spot, only to rewarded with grimacing pain. So, the attack hadn't missed entirely...
Vegeta heaves. That attack had taken a lot of his ki. He still smiles. "So you weren't quite quick enough, eh? Goes to show you what inferior warriors are capable of."
Zoku spits on his hand and rubs it coolly on the burnt spot. He turns coldly to Vegeta, who is nearly manic in-between his breaths.
He smiles as well. "Well, that was smart, putting your energy into my own attack. Even I couldn't shrug off an attack like that. And still stand, that is. But look at you. You're nearly out of breath. That attack used up a lot of your ki, and you probably don't have enough energy for another big ki blast. I, on the other hand, am only slightly burnt."
Vegeta regains his breath and yells to Zoku. "You asshole! Die!!!!"
He flies to Zoku and resumes the punching and kicking frenzy.
*Pow!* *Splat!* *Boom!* *Bang!* *Kaboom!* *Flash!*
"You will die before the hands of Vegeta!!!"
*Flash!* *Pow!* *Boom!* *Kapow!*
"Yeah right! Dr. Clay will have his revenge!"
*Kaboom!* *Flash!* *Slap!* *Pow!*
"Let's see you back that up with actions instead of words!!!"
*Flash!* *Pow!* *Boom!* *Zap!* *Boom!* *Flash!*
"Gladly!"
Zoku breaks away from the punching/kicking frenzy and powers his ki into a big punch on his right. He brings it back.
"How about this?"
He slams his fist forward. Vegeta reaches out and opens up his palm. He pushes his open palm towards the coming fist.
*Kapow!*
With a flash and shockwave, Vegeta blocks and pushes away the punch. Zoku stares for a second in disbelief. Vegeta smiles.
Zoku quickly gathers his energy again and flings another souped up punch forward from his other hand. Once again, Vegeta opens up his palm and flings it forward to block.
*Boom!*
The punch is effectively pushed off again. Zoku develops veins in his forehead.
"Easy to block one at a time, eh? How about several hundred at once?!"
Zoku fires up his aura, sending his golden hair waving back and forth. His fists begin to glow, and he flings them both forward.
*Kaboom!* *Kapow!*
Zoku sends his punches careening forward, faster than the eye can follow. Vegeta in similar fashion slams his palms open to block them. With frightening speed and power the two super powers collide with their attacks. That is, with Zoku frantically punching and Vegeta scrambling to block. Each block is followed by a sickening shockwave that makes the rocks below crumble and tear. A gale begins to pick up around the fighters as the blocks and punches get more intense.
Seeing nothing happening in the punches, Zoku abruptly switches to his legs, kicking out with his left leg. Vegeta is caught off guard. The glowing leg slams into Vegeta's soft stomach, sending his internal organs all over the place on the inside.
"Ummpphhh!!"
Vegeta spits out blood and saliva, and Zoku smiles as he turns his body around for a right punch.
*Bam!*
The Saiyan Prince recovers just in time to deliver his punch. Vegeta's right collides with the attacking Zoku, sending him flying off with all of the force of the blow. Vegeta, with no time to recover, flies off to attack again. Both of the warriors grow weary...
**********
Yamcha swore softly. The fight was beginning to conclude. Both Vegeta and Zoku's ki signatures were weakening at a rapid rate. Zoku and Vegeta must be near death.
"Why do things always have to go the most difficult route?"
Just an hour ago, the now hated Zoku was Son Goku, his friend. He reminisces about all the times they were together. The times they fought side by side. Against enemies like Piccolo, the Red Ribbon Army, and the Saiyans. Why? Who would've thought that Vegeta would turn out to be the good guy?
Fate has a interesting way of keeping me on my toes...
He charges up and speeds up, gaining ground fast on the battlefield.
**********
"What do you mean the fight is nearly over?"
Tsunami, carrying Ayeka, shakes her head once again. "The warriors' attacks are still powerful. Incredibly powerful. But no being can sustain taking attacks like that for long. Almost all of their movements are for attacking, not defending. Each blow is weakening the both of them close to death."
Ayeka is surprised. "You mean that the two of them might wind up killing each other?"
"It looks that way. But it could turn out a number of ways."
The goddess closes her eyes. "From what I can sense, the energy of the two is fading away. The next big attack from either fighter could easily destroy that victim. But then, another big attack might kill the attacker, as well."
Ayeka shakes her head. "By the gods..."
**********
Dr. Clay frowned at the results he was getting. Vegeta was proving to be more of a challenge then he calculated. Zoku was nearly offline. The chemical was nearly completely drained from the body of Son Goku. He turned to the monitor. The outline of Son was not grey at all anymore. Blue is nearly covering the entire body outline, indicating that the chemical agent was being ejected out of his system. Only the major organs such as the central chest and the brain had some chemical left.
He turns to the monitor of the fight. But then... ...this fight is nearly over. Both Vegeta and Zoku are exhausted. It's a matter of time before one of them gives in. Damn it! If Zoku loses, then the gems will never get into his possession! Damn!
He looked at his sensors. The fight was soon going to conclude. And either Zoku or Vegeta would come out on top. I have preparations to make, thinks Clay.
He walks over to another machine, the portal generator. He flips some switches, and proceeds to power up the device.
"Soon... ....As soon as Zoku or Vegeta win, the two of them will be too tired to stop me. I may be able to use Zoku for one quick instance after the fight to give me the gems. That's all that matters."
**********
*Bam!*
Zoku's face is met a hard blow from Vegeta's fist. His body his sent flying through the air, crashing into several mountains. He lies buried in a pile of rumble, regaining his senses.
Vegeta heaves. "This fight (breath) is getting (breath) to my (breath) body. I (breath) don't know (breath) how long I (breath) can hold (breath) out."
The rocks tumble to each side as Zoku pushes his way to the top. He stares coldly at Vegeta. Who the hell does he think he is? Where does he get off thinking he can do this to him? This fight is getting dangerous.
Zoku floats to the air, to the level of Vegeta. There is a moment of silence as the two regain their breath.
Zoku doesn't smile. Instead, he grimaces as he speaks. "We both know this fight is almost over. My body has received major damage, and so has yours. Just how long do you think you can hold out Vegeta?"
Vegeta gets his wind back and looks at Zoku. "As long as I have to! Hiyah!!!"
Vegeta charges his aura and flies towards Zoku. He is sluggish though, appearing to come towards Zoku in a slow manner. Zoku, is also slow. He sees the Saiyan Prince coming, and does nothing. Vegeta brings his fist back to punch...
*Punch!*
Charging up quickly, Zoku delivers his own punch to Vegeta, getting back to his senses quickly. The Saiyan Prince is sent flying back the way he came. Zoku resumes the fight by flying after him. He approaching Vegeta, Zoku brings back his foot as if to kick Vegeta.
Vegeta opens one eye and observes Zoku's movements. He watches as Zoku's leg comes back. I must do something, he thinks.
*Kabam!*
With a shower of fire and golden flashes, Vegeta flips his body around, performing a front flip in the air. As he does so, he brings his leg sharply upwards, connecting the hard boot with Zoku's soft chin. Zoku's had is jerked back abruptly, sending him into shock.
As Vegeta flips around, he makes a wide punch at Zoku, who regains just in time to see Vegeta's fist come back...
*Smack!*
Vegeta's fist collides with Zoku's cheek, causing even more damage to the battered Saiyan's face. Zoku flies towards the ground, where he lands. His aura glows weakly.
Vegeta floats to the ground. The two of them are standing on a plateau. They don't fly, because their energy is too low.
Vegeta smiles. "You know that this it. Neither you or me has the energy to even fly anymore. Whatever happens now, will happen here in now on the ground."
Zoku smiles, perhaps his last evil smile. "Yes of course. Well, I'm prepared to die. I'm just the mind of a chemical agent in Son Goku's body. It would be him that died, not me."
All of a sudden, Zoku's head turns down. He brings his hands up to his head, and cradles his golden haired cranium in them. He suddenly yells out and screams.
"No! Keep out of this! I have your body now!"
The symbol on Zoku's head turns slightly transparent, fading away for a moment.
Zoku yells out: "Vegeta! Get away! This guy is using my body for evil purposes. He could use me to kill you!"
Vegeta takes a step back. "Ka... ...Kakarot?"
Goku looks up at him. "The chemical agent is nearly out of my system. You must buy time. I don't want see you dead!"
Zoku shakes his head. The symbol on his head grows opaque again. Zoku shakes his head a final time, and stands up. He looks at Vegeta and laughs.
"Hah! I guess the fool is finally beginning to regain control again. That means that I don't have much time."
He looks over at Vegeta. "We both know this is the final stand."
The final effort begins. Using all of his strength, Zoku fires up his aura. The near-death Saiyan's golden flame glows bright once more.
"This battle ends right now!!!!!!"
He runs at Vegeta. He makes a left cross to Vegeta, who dodges the attack, barely. Zoku begins what is a flurry of desperate punches. Vegeta dodges some, and is hit by others.
This is it.
The two go at it. Bringing each punch at each other with incredible force. With no energy to dodge, it is essentially a punching contest. The first one to get killed, loses.
Vegeta rears back and delivers a jab to Zoku's mouth, knocking out more bodily fluids. Zoku turns around and returns the favor with his own punch, sending the prince back.
The two fighters stagger upright, and bring back their fists for one final punch.
*Bam!*
With a shocking surprise, both Vegeta's and Zoku's punches meet at the same time. The cheeks of each Saiyan are painfully pushed away as the two fists dig into their faces. Vegeta realizes: I have NOTHING left. This is it for me.
Zoku doesn't do anything for a moment. A long, silent moment. He contemplates his existence. How Dr. Clay brought his mind into being in that laboratory. How he was injected into Son Goku's body, where he multiplied rapidly, expanding throughout Goku's insides. He was dormant for the majority of this. It was all programmed into him. Then, he was activated, where he attacked the brain, and easily took control. And here was, with the living crap beaten out of him. Dr. Clay had programmed him to be inside the Ultimate Creature's body. IF this was the perfect body, he should win! He should... He should...
"I will."
To the horror of Vegeta, the mutilated Zoku breaks away from Vegeta's fist. He brings his fist back, and sends a straight line drive to Vegeta's face. With absolutely no ki left, Vegeta can't dodge. He sees it coming, but can't do anything about. The final effort of the Zero Goku versus Vegeta fight was being delivered. And both Zoku and Vegeta had front row tickets.
*Ka, pow! pow! pow! pow!*
The sound of the punch connecting with Vegeta's face echoes (hence, the pows!). Vegeta falls to the ground. His descent seems to take a million years. He ever so slowly sees the ground coming towards him. But, like all things, time passes and he indeed hits the ground.
*Thud!*
The thud that Vegeta made as he hit was heard 'round the world. With a quick movement, Vegeta's golden aura disappears. His hair slowly fades from gold... ...to black.
Zoku's legs give out, and he drops to his knees. His hair too turns black. He looks at the unconscious Saiyan Prince before. He doesn't move. Zoku thinks:
I won.
Vegeta lies there... ...defeated.
**********
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
Bulma jumps to her feet and runs to the screen. She grabs it and shakes it violently.
"No! Vegeta!"
Ryoko stands up. "God damn it! What will we do now?! There's a rampaging Super Saiyan free now!"
Mihoshi speaks up, "What will we do now? Will Goku kill us now?"
Tenchi looks at the screen, in-between Bulma. "I don't think so. Look at Goku/Zoku."
They look. Zoku is breathing heavily. His chest is having up and down. His hair is no longer golden and his ki is weak.
"Wait a second..."
Piccolo smiles. "Perhaps all is not lost after all. Zoku has been beaten up. Badly. I don't believe he's much of a threat now. And look at his forehead."
Gohan looks. The yellow circle with the blue Clay insignia fades a bit. Then, it abruptly becomes opaque again. Gohan realizes what is happening. "My dad's body is beginning to reject the chemicals! It won't be long now before he reverts back to his good old self!"
Chi-Chi jumps in the air. "Alright! I knew my Goku wouldn't stay bad forever! He's just too, well, good!"
Washu steps forward. "It's not over yet. As long as Goku remains under Clay's control, and has the gems, we should worry. Look."
They turn to the screen. Goku is fighting off his other side, Zoku, when the air around him begins to blow harshly. And to the horror of everyone, a portal opens up behind Goku, revealing Dr. Clay.
**********
Dr. Clay smiles. Perhaps all was not lost after all. He looks at the struggling Goku, is desperately fighting off Zoku, and is winning. He then looks to Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince is unconscious on the ground. His breaths come in ragged gasps. He'll probably die.
He turns to Goku. "You've done well. But, your purpose has yet to be met.. Give me the gems."
Goku stands up and turns to Clay. To the horror of Clay, the symbol of Clay is gone. Goku smiles. "Your control over me is broken. I won't give you anything you freak!"
Clay frowns. "You asshole. You've broken most of my control over you."
Goku says. "Most?"
"Goku! Your back!"
Goku spins around to see Yamcha fly in. He smiles. "Well well, it seems the cavalry has arrived."
Yamcha lands and yells to Goku. "Are you sure that you're okay, Goku?"
Goku responds. "I think so. That fight wore me out terribly. I think it helped eject the chemical out, though."
He turns to Vegeta, who is lying near death. Realizing what he's done, he runs over to Vegeta. Not fully realizing the damage he took, Goku immediately collapses in pain.
"Oh my god... ....(through clenched teeth) errr, yeowch!! Oh, my sides. It... ...hurts."
Yamcha runs over to him. "Goku! Are you okay?"
Goku slowly gets up in-between grimaces. "I, I think so. But look at Vegeta. He'll die if we don't do something soon."
Yamcha looks at him. "Worry about yourself. We'll help Vegeta as soon as we settle some things!"
Yamcha looks at the portal with Dr. Clay in it. "I assume you're Dr. Clay?"
He nods. "I am, but you should never assume anything. It makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me." (Sorry, bad joke) But your deduction is correct. I am the one and only."
Yamcha grits his teeth. "Then you're the asshole who did this to Goku! All for some fucking gems. Well, let me tell you, you'll never get them!"
Dr. Clay smiles, an evil and crafty smile. "Is that so?"
Reaching into his pocket, Clay brings out a strange remote control type of device. It is interesting looking, with many different knobs and buttons. Clay quickly fiddles with some switches, and Goku all of a sudden stands upright.
"What the hell?!"
Clay laughs. "While I may not be able to control your brain directly anymore, I can still control your muscles. This remote will give me plenty of control over you to hand me the gems!"
Goku, despite extreme resistance, walks towards Clay. "Damn it! I can't stop. Yamcha, stop me!"
Yamcha is dumbfounded. "But, how?"
Goku is closer to Clay. "I don't know! Hold me back or something!"
Yamcha, upon command, lunges forward and grabs onto Goku. Despite his own weight and strength on the Saiyan, Goku continues to walk forward.
"Fuck! It didn't work!"
Goku yells at him. "DO SOMETHING!!! We can't let him get the gems! Blast me!"
Yamcha is shocked. "What?"
Goku moves closer to the gaping portal and Clay. "Just do it! Better me die and prevent Clay from getting the gems than the entire universe being destroyed!"
Yamcha is dumbfounded. "I, I can't..."
Goku yells at the top of his lungs. "JUST FUCKING DO IT!!!!!!"
Goku is front of Clay. Using the remote, he makes Goku reach into his torn up karate gi. Much to Clay's delight, he sees Goku withdraw the unscathed sword Tenchi. The three gems glisten in it's hilt.
"Now... ...hand them to me."
To the horror of everyone watching, Goku brings the sword forward. His hand hovers over the hands of Clay. Clay grins with sheer delight.
"This is it!!!"
"Yamcha! This is for the universe!!!!!!!!!"
"Goku, I can't!"
The sword drops from Goku's hand.
In slow motion, it approaches the eager hands of Dr. Clay.
"Jurai... ...WAVE!!!!"
Behind Goku and Yamcha, Tsunami flies in. Immediately, upon seeing the sword falling, she brings up her hands and launches her attack. The Pulsating blue Jurai attack flies at Goku and Clay.
The Sword is 3 inches away from Clay's hand.
Then 2.
Then 1.
Then, it's right above.
The area around Goku glows blue as Tsunami's fireball approaches them. Now, what happens next, is a little hard to explain. The sword impacts Clay's hands, but at THE EXACT same moment, Tsunami's wave of Jurai energy slams into Goku and the sword. As the gems are transferred to the control of Clay, one is knocked a little loose from the sword...
*KKKKAAAAABBBBOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!*
A gigantic flash and explosion ensures. Yamcha and the rest are knocked away from the gale that comes forth. Yamcha thinks: This is the end.
But as soon as the flash came, it goes away. Turning his face back up, Yamcha expects himself to be staring into the face of Lord Emna.
But the scenery is the same as before. The wastelands look as dull as ever.
"I'm, alive!"
Yamcha never knew that the wastelands could look so beautiful.
He looks over at Clay. Inside Clay's hand, two tiny glowing spheres give off a eerie light.
"The gems!"
Thinking that existence was only delayed a little more, he expects death again. He raises his arms in typical human defense fashion. But nothing happens. He lowers his arms and stares at the gems.
"The gems..."
Then he realizes. The number of the gems that are there..
"There's only two!"
Dr. Clay looks down at his hand irascibly. "Damn that Tsunami. Her attack knocked one gem just loose enough that..."
He turns to the ground below. Goku's body is cloth less except for some his pants. Both he and Vegeta are unconscious. Next to his hand, a red object sparkles.
Yamcha smiles. "One gem..."
Tsunami and Ayeka land next to Yamcha. Ayeka immediately runs over to Yamcha and hugs him deeply.
"Oh Yamcha! I couldn't bare to see you go..."
Yamcha returns the hug. "You know I didn't really need you to come. Anyway, who's that girl?"
Tsunami leans over Goku. His body is battered heavily. She speaks softly to him.
"Please forgive me, Son Goku. What happened to you was none of your fault, and no being as noble as yourself deserved that. But I did what I had to do."
Tsunami looks over at Yamcha. "My name is Tsunami, and for now, that's all you need to know. Here Ayeka!"
Picking up the gem on the ground, the goddess throws the gem to Ayeka, who quickly catches it and conceals it away.
Clay smiles. "You are very clever indeed, Tsunami. Now I don't have all three gems to my cause. But, all is still lost for you. I still have these!!! Two is plenty."
He holds up the two gems in his hand. They glow brilliantly.
Ayeka looks at Clay. "This is not good."
Dr. Clay presses some buttons on the remote control he used for Son. He laughs evilly.
"Two gems really are plenty. I hope you are all prepared to die before Zyroko!!!"
Before Tsunami can say anything, the ground begins to shake violently. Ayeka drops to her knees, and Yamcha runs over to her.
"Ayeka!"
She hugs him closely. "What is it Yamcha?"
Tsunami looks upset. "He wouldn't..."
Dr. Clay is manic. "Muwahahahhahahahaa!!!!! Behold! The beginning of the end!! Zyroko, come forward!!!!"
The portal around the Doctor begins to grow and expand. It reaches well above 2x the Doctor's height. At that point, it stops growing. Behind him, a gigantic capsule comes forward. Tsunami gasps.
"No! This can't be!"
The pod comes forward and lands on the other end of the portal, on the wasteland ground. Clay laughs at them.
"Behold! The destructor is here!!!"
Yamcha peers at the pod. In essence, it resembles a gigantic crystal. It's clear, and seems to give off a slight glow on it's crystalline edges. Inside, there is a man. A tall man. He has short, spiky black hair, big muscles, and a strange looking headband on his head. He seems to be wearing no shirt, and has white pants. His eyes are closed. Embedded in the crystal on the front are three tiny slots.
Dr. Clay walks over to the pod of his creation. Bringing out the gems, he places the two of them in two of the three slots. As they slip into place, they begin to resonate and glow a brilliant red.
Clay turns to the group. "I hope you're prepared to welcome meeting King Emna. Because that's were everyone in the entire universe will go now!!!! Come... ...ZYROKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yamcha, Ayeka, and Tsunami hold their breaths. The crystal containing Zyroko begins to shimmer, as if it were just a hologram. Changing its shape and color. Appearing to be become flat, then 3 dimensional, then gone. The power surge from the crystal is distorting space-time itself. But Tsunami knew, all too well, that the crystal and it's prisoner were all too real and that it was there.
A crack forms on the left side of the crystal, quickly spreading to the top. It moves with extreme acridity A similar crack forms on the bottom, and another on the back. Yamcha gasps. He's breaking free! The crystal is cracking up!
The cracks stretch and moan as they make their way across the face of the crystal pod. Zyroko, on the inside, doesn't move.
Clay smiles. "He's here."
There is a moment of complete, and utter silence. The most horrifying creature ever to exist lay before them. The cracks glow an eerie green, making the cracked crystal pod glow with a green light though the many cracks.
*Sha-hink-hink-hink*
The crystal explodes, sending crystal shards in every which direction. The sound echoes around everywhere. The "hink" of the crystal shattering lasts an eternity. Acting with haste, Tsunami quickly uses a few of her 10 lighthawk wings to cover Yamcha, Ayeka, Vegeta, and Goku. No one can see the insides of the crystal, as a giant flash emits from the innards of the crystal.
The flash fades.
Everyone turns back.
The crystal is gone. In it's place, stands the man that was inside. Zyroko is awake. Clay smiled. This was it.
The gems were still there, in the places they were in the crystal. They float in midair. The two sparkling jewels float over to Zyroko. One goes up to the headband, where it embeds itself in the center of it. The second one goes to Zyroko's left ear, where it instantly becomes an earring and connects to Zyroko's left ear lobe. The gem in the headband glows.
There is a silence, and then to the horror of everyone, Zyroko opens his eyes.
They are lifeless, showing pure evil in them. Zyroko looks up, and smiles.
"Father, I have come to enact your revenge!"
Tsunami grits her teeth. So, this was the thing she had been worried about. She sends her mind over, and begins to analyze Zyroko. He's male (duh), with traces of Clay's own genes. That must mean he IS Clay's son. On top of that, she senses Saiyan, Namek, and Jurain powers. By the three goddesses, he's a male version of Ryoko. An evil one.
She speaks. "So, you finally did it Clay. You created a creature of mass destruction. What do you think you can gain from this. Your evil will only bring down your own downfall."
Zyroko smiles. "Well, my father did that, yes. I'm not so sure about his downfall, though. Thanks his computer, I am already updated with everything on this universe. I know who you, Ayeka, Yamcha, and even the two knocked out Saiyans on the ground are!"
Yamcha clenches his fists. They have to get Goku and Vegeta out of here...
Zyroko looks down at his body. He is wearing slightly baggy whit pants, which extend to his feet, which are covered with some kind of metallic boots. The pants have a black belt at the top, which has a belt buckle with the Clay insignia on it. He isn't wearing any shirt. He has nothing else on him except for the headband on his forehead and the earring on his left ear. His muscles are huge, and they ripple as he moves them. His black hair is spiky and waves in the wind.
"I must say, I'm impressed, Father. You managed to create me very decently. I feel, Invincible!"
Clay nods. "Indeed, you are. But it was also Dr. Gero who helped. He's the reason you're even here!"
Yamcha gasps. "Dr. Gero?!?!?!"
Ayeka turns to him. "Isn't that the man who created those Androids?"
He nods. "Yes. We are going to fight his creations in about a year. What's this guy doing here?"
Zyroko smiles. "To kill you!"
Yamcha doesn't have time to think. Zyroko blasts off and quickly charges up a white aura around him. Moving with incredible speed, he knees Yamcha in the chest, sending mass pain and spasms throughout the human's body. His eye twitches involuntarily.
"Yamcha!"
Ayeka cannot even stand up before Yamcha is picked up and attacked again. Zyroko holds him by the hair. and punches him in the gut again and again.
*Pow!* *Bam!* *Umph!*
Yamcha's body is quickly and effectively knocked senseless. Zyroko lets the battered body drop to the ground.
Yamcha breaths heavily. He really go the wind kicked out of him that time.
"Damn... ...what are you?"
Zyroko holds up his hand. He centers it right on Yamcha. He quickly charges up a ki blast. He prepares to fire.
"Die!!!"
Ayeka gets to her feet. "Noooooo!!!!!"
She runs over and powers up a small Jurai blast. Using all of her might, she fires it at Zyroko. Turns and sees the blast coming. He smirks. The evil creation doesn't even try to move as the small blast flies at him With amazing speed, it connects and explodes upon hitting his body.
Ayeka covers up her arms as the dust from the explosion passes by her. Tsunami shakes her head. That little blast wouldn't even dent Zyroko.
The smoke clears, revealing a virtually unscathed Zyroko. He laughs at her pitiful attempt. "What the hell was that suppose to be?! Hahahhah!!! My boots aren't even scratched!"
She takes a step back. "I don't care. I would never let you hurt Yamcha!"
Zyroko laughs. "Oh, I won't hurt him. I'll just kill him!!"
Ayeka grits her teeth. "You bastard..."
Zyroko grins even more. "That wasn't very nice. You know what? Now that I think about it, I am basically a male version of Ryoko. That means that I'm sort of your rival or something."
He cracks his knuckles. "I've always wanted a rival. For killing, that is!"
Ayeka is shocked. "You, you wouldn't!"
Zyroko smiles. "Wouldn't I? Or then again, I could do something else. Hahaha... Father! Should I?"
Clay looks at the shivering Ayeka. Then he looks at Zyroko. "Fine. She is pure Jurain. It will bring out your Jurain side very nicely! Absorb her!!!!"
Neither Tsunami or Ayeka has time to say a word. Upon hearing those words, Zyroko spins around and stands firm in front of Ayeka. He screams out and the white aura erupts around him. The gem on his left ear glows red, then yellow. As it does, Zyroko opens his mouth. His mouth is pitch black. The ground shakes violently, making Tsunami fall down to her knees. Ayeka is riveted to her spot. All of a sudden, the darkness inside Zyroko's mouth begins to disappear. His mouth begins to glow yellow, and he screams out:
"AB-SORB!!!!!"
What happens next is hard to explain. Everything that happens here occurs within a fraction of a second. Right before Ayeka's eyes, four glowing yellow tentacles snake their way out of Zyroko's mouth. They cut through the air like a hot knife through butter. They shoot towards her, as if to grab her, snaking their way through the atmosphere. She stands riveted to her spot, unable to move. The four tentacles move closer to her. Then she feels a sharp pain in her side. She looks down, and sees Yamcha pushing her out of the way with his strong hands. She is thrown hard to the ground, avoiding the Tentacles. Yamcha isn't so lucky.
Yamcha spins around to see the 4 tentacles coming straight at him. Before anyone can speak, the tentacles slam and begin to wrap themselves around Yamcha. He gasps as they snake their way up and around him, coiling their energy bodies around him. They cover every part, making his body disappear beneath the growing lengths of the yellow tentacles, which just keep on growing.
Tsunami yells out, "Yamcha!!!"
The four tentacles from Zyroko's mouth converge into one. Now, a single beam is shining out of his mouth, and is connected to Yamcha, whose outline is covered by a yellow shield (The tentacles grew and grew around his body until they covered every part and then they merged into one yellow 'net' around his body). Before the group, a yellow Yamcha is standing there. Essentially, the net extends around the outside of his body and shrinks down to a narrow rope that is coming out of Zyroko's mouth.
Ayeka jumps to her feet. She runs over to the ensnared Yamcha. "Yamcha!!! What are you doing to him?!!!"
Zyroko opens his mouth wider and begins suck in the energy. To the horror of Ayeka, Yamcha's outline begins to dip into itself, imploding. Like a beach ball deflating. As Zyroko sucks in the energy net, Yamcha's entire body falls in with it. The energy net shrinks down and is sucked towards Zyroko. His outline is diminished and he begins to be drawn towards the gaping mouth of Zyroko. He breaths in one final time, and the yellow net containing Yamcha is sucked into his body.
The area becomes silent. Zyroko heaves and breaths heavily. Veins pop all over his body, and a white aura envelopes around him.
Clay swears. "Damn. Instead of absorbing Ayeka, he absorbed Yamcha! But I didn't put any human DNA in Zyroko. This means he won't gain full power from Yamcha. This could also complicate things later. Still, he is getting stronger."
Zyroko looks up, his body engaged in spasms and convulsions. He screams out. As he does, the air begins to move faster and faster around Ayeka and Tsunami. Tsunami covers her face from the dust coming forth.
"So, this is the creature ho seeks the Ultimate body/"
"EEEHHEHEHHEHIIIYYYAAHHH!!!!!!"
Zyroko's chest begins to heave, and seems to change color. It goes from flesh colored, to yellow, to orange, to red. As it becomes red, his skin seems to almost lift off his body, cutting itself at the shoulders and lifting itself up. As the skin lifts up, new skin comes up underneath. The new skin recovers his bare muscles, so the old skin essentially becomes a article of clothing. The skin that was lifted quickly becomes vest shaped, reshaping itself.. The bottom attaches itself to Zyroko's pants, and the top begins to take shape around the corners of Zyroko's shoulders. It then stops, as the skin becomes cloth. The red skin becomes a read cloth, in the shape of the chest portion of Yamcha's karate gi.
Ayeka gasps. "That's... ...Yamcha's gi!"
Zyroko, complete with red vest on, laughs evilly. "Hhahahhaha!!! I may not have absorbed you, Princess, but I think Yamcha will do for now. This karate gi goes good with my pants. Hahahha!!! This isn't the Ultimate body, is it father?"
Clay shakes his head. "No. You will become the Ultimate body when you absorb people with Namek, Jurain, and Saiyan blood. After that, you gain the Ultimate body. I'll explain it later. Trust me, you'll know it when it happens."
Ayeka stands up and spits at Zyroko. "You asshole!!! Give me back my Yamcha!!!"
Clay presses a control on the remote. Zyroko, with the top portion of Yamcha's vest on, walks over to Clay and the portal. He turns to Ayeka and Tsunami.
"Absorbing takes a lot out of me. I think I'll return to the ship to rest. If you want to see your Yamcha ever again, come and get him if you dare!!!"
Zyroko and Clay step into the portal. Ayeka gets up and runs towards them. "Oh no you don't! Yamcha!!!"
The portal closes just as Ayeka reaches it. She looks around the barren landscape of the wastelands, and yells out.
"YAMCHA!!!!!!!"
Tsunami gets up. She walks over to Ayeka. "Don't worry, princess. I'm sure that we'll see Yamcha again. Right now, we have to get our strongest warriors to care. Goku and Vegeta will be the only hope we have against this menace. They might die if they don't receive proper medical attention."
"You mean like me?!"
Tsunami and Ayeka spin around. Washu, inside a big flying contraption, flies over to plateau with Tsunami and Ayeka on it. Next to it, flies Piccolo. Both Washu and Piccolo land on the ground next to Ayeka and Tsunami. The side door panel slides open. Washu jumps out, and so does Tenchi, Ryoko, Gohan, Chi-Chi, and Bulma. They all run to their prospective fallen warriors, with Ryoko and Bulma at Vegeta's side and Chi-Chi and Gohan at Goku's. Piccolo stands by Tsunami. Tenchi walks over to Ayeka.
Chi-Chi shakes the head of the unconscious Saiyan. "Goku! Wake up! Please!"
Gohan grits his teeth. "That Clay guy will pay
Bulma is doing likewise to Vegeta. "Now, don't you go dying on me right now!"
Washu over to them. "Pick them up. Yeah, by their hands and feet. Put them in the hovercraft. Yeah, that's it."
Ayeka walks over to Washu. "How did you get that thing. Wasn't the house destroyed?"
Washu grins. "Yeah, it was. But my lab was still intact. I just used a subspace portal to get into it again. S we flew in to see how you were doing. It looks like these two finished fighting..."
Tsunami nods. "Yes, they did. But something even worse has happened."
Piccolo looks at her. "I suspect nothing good."
Ayeka, in tears, nods.
Tenchi comforts her. "What's wrong? You look, heart fallen."
Tsunami looks down at her. I can't blame her, she thinks.
Washu looks over at Tsunami. "What happened? We didn't have a screen to look at in the hovercraft. Where did Clay go? And where's Yamcha?"
Ayeka walks into the roomy hovercraft. She sighs. "I'll explain it on the way home to the shrine. Right now, we have to get these two to some proper care. Yosho's shrine should do."
They all pile into the Hovercraft. Except for Tsunami and Piccolo, who fly next to the craft as it takes to the air. They all blast off, and head for the shrine. As Ayeka told them what had happened, they all had only one thought in their heads:
Clay was going to pay.
NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL Z AND TENCHI MUYO:
"Hey guys, this is Goku. It feels great to be back again. But then again, maybe it doesn't. Both me and Vegeta took quite a beating. I don't think we'll be fighting any time soon. On the next episode, Ryoko and the rest make battle plans. It's time to strike back. Ryo-ohki reverts to her 'other self,' and Piccolo, Ryoko, and Tenchi take off for the Shunga II, to take the fight to Zyroko and Clay. Tsunami is forced to become Sasami again. So Tsunami is out of the fight for a while. The three warriors are determined. But is there anything they can do?"
Chapter 9 - Battle Plans
Tsunami: It's unquestionably a vengeful episode!
Well, there you have it. For those that haven't realized it already, Zyroko is the main villain of this fic. And the biggest thing is, you seen what he can do. Just wait. The action is going to be coming in even greater amounts soon. This won't be the last time he absorbs, or attempts to absorb. SSJ Nate, out.