As Gotenks was knocked to the ground, Goku rose to join the battle. Gohan tried to follow.
"No, Gohan! Not yet! Get everyone else out of here first!"
His son nodded, and turned to face the others.
"Nappa, Turles, Bardock, come with me! And all of you grab a civilian! The rest of you stay, you might be strong enough to help! But wait until my dad calls for you or gets knocked out!"
Gohan scooped up Pu'ar, Turles picked up Iroke, Nappa grabbed Dr. Briefs, and Bardock hoisted up Mrs. Briefs. With Gohan in the lead, they flew up through the hole in the roof.
***
The Hasha no Ankoku was now surrounded, with Vegeta on one side and Goku on the other. As the latter also powered up to Super Saiyan 3, he caught a glimpse of Gohan and the others flying away.
The two defenders of Earth made a few motions to one another, then nodded. Suddenly Goku rushed at the Hasha, who dodged out of the way.
And right into an elbow in the gut from Vegeta.
As he caught his breath and tried to dodge both their attacks, he realized their strategy. Kakarot was a decoy, meant to lure him into running straight into the attacks of his counterpart.
But knowing the strategy and being able to counter it were two different things. His instincts kept taking over and forcing him to dodge Kakarot, which would mean that he would then get hit by Vegeta. This pattern continued for several minutes, and the Hasha appeared to be on the ropes.
Then Kakarot ran out of energy, and was forced back into his normal mode. Wasting no time, the Supreme Ruler of Darkness grabbed his leg and started using him as a club on Vegeta. Once Kakarot fell unconscious, the Hasha simply dropped him and began attacking the other king with blurred fists and feet.
***
Gotenks rose to his feet. He glanced over briefly at the unconscious Goku, then flew once again.
"You bastard!" he yelled, charging at the Hasha.
Who whirled and kicked him in the head, knocking him back to the ground again.
***
The others who had remained flew skywards to join the battle, separating the two Vegeta's. The Hasha found himself surrounded by Mirai, Broli, Raditz, Juunanagou, and Yamcha, all of whom had powered up to their maximum.
"Fools. Even together you cannot hurt me!"
"We'll see about that. This is for my house!" Juunanagou charged forward and aimed a kick at his head. The Hasha caught it in his hand effortlessly--
--leaving him open to a punch to the chin from Mirai that rocked him back. Juunanagou used his position to his advantage, firing a blast that connected to his chest at point-blank range. The android wrenched himself free from the Saiyan's grip, retreating back a few feet as Raditz and Yamcha simultaneously unleashed their own ki powers. Broli formed a green sphere of energy in each palm. When he threw them, they homed in on their target and detonated on the Hasha's back.
Vegeta, still getting his breath back, watched in amazement. Had they actually done that?
The smoke cleared to reveal a very angry king.
"HOW DARE YOU?!"
He grabbed Yamcha and Juunanagou and knocked their heads together; as they passed out, he tossed them over his shoulder. Broli and Raditz charged him, but he dodged. Two well-aimed kicks took care of them.
Mirai let loose an immense blast, which the Hasha swatted away. He then dealt him a powerful blow to the side of the neck. As Mirai fell to the ground, the Supreme Ruler of Darkness fired a blast of his own that slammed into Vegeta. The Hasha then flew behind him, put him in a chokehold, and began to squeeze.
***
The first of the other fighters arrived. Some distance away, Tenshinhan used his third eye to observe the fight. When he saw Vegeta in the chokehold, he landed on a nearby building and interlaced his fingers in the pattern of the Kikoho, his most powerful attack.
He began to sweat. Normally it was a simple attack to aim, but the two similar ki's were throwing it off. And he had to have very good aim; he had to hit that other Vegeta without touching regular Vegeta, who was so weak at the moment that the Kikoho might actually kill him.
Of all the other fighters, Tenshinhan had probably accepted Vegeta the least. He held no particular love for him.
But he also had no desire to rob Bulma of a husband and Trunks of a father.
Positioning his hands just right, he concentrated a moment more...
...then fired.
"No, Gohan! Not yet! Get everyone else out of here first!"
His son nodded, and turned to face the others.
"Nappa, Turles, Bardock, come with me! And all of you grab a civilian! The rest of you stay, you might be strong enough to help! But wait until my dad calls for you or gets knocked out!"
Gohan scooped up Pu'ar, Turles picked up Iroke, Nappa grabbed Dr. Briefs, and Bardock hoisted up Mrs. Briefs. With Gohan in the lead, they flew up through the hole in the roof.
***
The Hasha no Ankoku was now surrounded, with Vegeta on one side and Goku on the other. As the latter also powered up to Super Saiyan 3, he caught a glimpse of Gohan and the others flying away.
The two defenders of Earth made a few motions to one another, then nodded. Suddenly Goku rushed at the Hasha, who dodged out of the way.
And right into an elbow in the gut from Vegeta.
As he caught his breath and tried to dodge both their attacks, he realized their strategy. Kakarot was a decoy, meant to lure him into running straight into the attacks of his counterpart.
But knowing the strategy and being able to counter it were two different things. His instincts kept taking over and forcing him to dodge Kakarot, which would mean that he would then get hit by Vegeta. This pattern continued for several minutes, and the Hasha appeared to be on the ropes.
Then Kakarot ran out of energy, and was forced back into his normal mode. Wasting no time, the Supreme Ruler of Darkness grabbed his leg and started using him as a club on Vegeta. Once Kakarot fell unconscious, the Hasha simply dropped him and began attacking the other king with blurred fists and feet.
***
Gotenks rose to his feet. He glanced over briefly at the unconscious Goku, then flew once again.
"You bastard!" he yelled, charging at the Hasha.
Who whirled and kicked him in the head, knocking him back to the ground again.
***
The others who had remained flew skywards to join the battle, separating the two Vegeta's. The Hasha found himself surrounded by Mirai, Broli, Raditz, Juunanagou, and Yamcha, all of whom had powered up to their maximum.
"Fools. Even together you cannot hurt me!"
"We'll see about that. This is for my house!" Juunanagou charged forward and aimed a kick at his head. The Hasha caught it in his hand effortlessly--
--leaving him open to a punch to the chin from Mirai that rocked him back. Juunanagou used his position to his advantage, firing a blast that connected to his chest at point-blank range. The android wrenched himself free from the Saiyan's grip, retreating back a few feet as Raditz and Yamcha simultaneously unleashed their own ki powers. Broli formed a green sphere of energy in each palm. When he threw them, they homed in on their target and detonated on the Hasha's back.
Vegeta, still getting his breath back, watched in amazement. Had they actually done that?
The smoke cleared to reveal a very angry king.
"HOW DARE YOU?!"
He grabbed Yamcha and Juunanagou and knocked their heads together; as they passed out, he tossed them over his shoulder. Broli and Raditz charged him, but he dodged. Two well-aimed kicks took care of them.
Mirai let loose an immense blast, which the Hasha swatted away. He then dealt him a powerful blow to the side of the neck. As Mirai fell to the ground, the Supreme Ruler of Darkness fired a blast of his own that slammed into Vegeta. The Hasha then flew behind him, put him in a chokehold, and began to squeeze.
***
The first of the other fighters arrived. Some distance away, Tenshinhan used his third eye to observe the fight. When he saw Vegeta in the chokehold, he landed on a nearby building and interlaced his fingers in the pattern of the Kikoho, his most powerful attack.
He began to sweat. Normally it was a simple attack to aim, but the two similar ki's were throwing it off. And he had to have very good aim; he had to hit that other Vegeta without touching regular Vegeta, who was so weak at the moment that the Kikoho might actually kill him.
Of all the other fighters, Tenshinhan had probably accepted Vegeta the least. He held no particular love for him.
But he also had no desire to rob Bulma of a husband and Trunks of a father.
Positioning his hands just right, he concentrated a moment more...
...then fired.
