Chapter Nine:
Maize's Death.
Somewhere, high above the ground, the yellow clouds floated lazily through the green sky. Three children gazed quietly at the sky projected on Trunks' ceiling.
"And see that one right there," Goten chimed as he pointed to a cloud. "It looks like a block of cheese!"
His stomach growled quite loudly, and he sat up. "Hey, Trunks-kuh, I'm hungry."
Vica and Trunks replied in unison. "You just ate an hour ago! Lay down and shut up!!" Goten smiled at his two friends, and lay back down.
Trunks shook his head, and then stopped suddenly. "Goten... do you feel that ki?"
Goten nodded once. "Yep. It's really big too, Maybe stronger than Gotenks..."
Trunks leapt to his feet and grabbed Goten by his shoulders. "Goten... How long have you felt it?"
"For about a half hour.."
Wobble went Trunks.
"GOTEN!!!! Do you realize who that is," he shrieked at the top of his lungs. "Nappa's still alive! Why didn't you tell me sooner???"
Goten shrugged. "We were having too much fun, Trunks-kuh."
Trunks looked at his friend for a moment, and then dragged Goten out of the room. "Goten, you're such a block head...!"
Vica jumped up and raced after the two boys. "Hey wait! Where are you going?"
"We've got to help Gohan beat the pants off Nappa….."
Vica blinked. "Why? You're just like me…. A kid. Why should we have to fight?"
"My dad told me that we are the protectors of Earth…."
Trunks looked over his shoulder, his eyes as hard as his fathers. "We have to fight because no one else can…."
Vica couldn't believe it, but at the same time, her heart started beating faster. "Then I'm coming with you!"
"No you stay here…."
Vica snarled and zanzokened in front of Trunks, knotting her fist in the collar of his gi. "No, I 'm coming with you! You'll have to beat me up to keep me here!!"
Goten, who had managed to get away from Trunks and walk on his own, tapped his friend on the shoulder. "Trunks-kuh…. Remember what she did in the Gravity Room….?"
Trunks blinked, and looked at Vica thoughtfully for a moment. "Fine, but don't get hurt, and you'll have to change your clothes…."
Vica stepped back, confused and blushing. "My clothes? What does that have to do with anything?"
Trunks smirked. "Well, their ugly, and they wouldn't protect you very well… the armor my mom made my dad will work."
"…….." Vica replied.
"If your coming, hurry up! There isn't much time!"
A slight tingle washed over Maize's skin as Tocino crouched down, white ki enveloping him.
"Bakka. If that damn brat couldn't stop me, what make you think you can..." Maize smirked.
Tocino snorted, his ki growing massive.
Maize launched straight toward Tocino, who zanzokened away just as Maize was about to strike. Tocino reappears behind Maize, and does a handspring, landing in front of Maize and flying head first into his stomach. Maize hunched over, and wasted no time, driving a knee into the gut of Tocino, sending him up into the air.
Maize zanzokened in front of Tocino, and smacked him back down to the ground.
"It's best you know, that it is better to be killed by me… than by Nappa…." a intense aura surrounded Maize, as he powered up with a hiss. "I at least will show you some mercy…."
Suddenly, Maize froze, and quickly bowed down to one knee.
Tocino's skin crawl as the sense of evil washed over him. Behind him loomed Nappa, outlined in black, shadowed by the sun.
"Shit…."
"Another one of you stupid traitors… Maize… kill him quickly…"
"As you wish, Nappa-sama…"
Tocino took a single breath, and screamed.
With all the power he could muster, he launched himself at Maize, managing to surprise the warrior for a brief moment.
But, Maize wasn't stunned enough. He grabbed Tocino by his hair, and viciously threw him to the ground.
Tocino sprang back to his feet. "I'm not leaving this world without a fight for my life…."
"Maize.. kill him and get it over with…"
"Yes Sir."
Tocino lunged at Maize again, punching him in the face.
Maize just stood there.
"Bakka," Maize whispered as he zanzokened behind Tocino, striking the weaker Saiya-jin down to the ground.
"Damn… it… I... I couldn't even... see him...."
Maize calmly walked over to Tocino, and pressed on foot down on the small of the fallen Saiya-jin's back, making Tocino's spine crack.
"You weren't even a good workout… you worthless scum…" Maize snorted as he lifted his foot up, and crashed it down, through Tocino's back.
Dirt flew up from under Tocino as he was impaled, blood and dirt mixing around the body of the fallen warrior.
All of Tocino's Saiya-jin comrades, looking on in shock, took a few steps back in disbelief as their leader fell to Maize.
"….I underestimated him… I hope with my death, the others can beat him… I can only hope… young prince Trunks... or maybe Kakarotto... maybe they can avenge my death..."
Tocino's eyes went blank as blood ran down his face, and dripped onto the ground.
Gohan clenched his teeth. "How horrible… he didn't even stand a chance!"
Piccolo cracked his neck and took a step forward. "This isn't a game for the weak… I'll be your next opponent…"
Maize smiled and looked down at Tocino's impaled body on his ankle. "With your power… you'll be less of a challenge than him…"
He slid his foot out of Tocino's body, and smirked at Piccolo, who flew at Maize at top speed, ready to hit him. Maize zanzokened out of the way, and Nappa hit Piccolo back down to the ground.
"Piccolo-san!"
Piccolo sprang back up to his feet, and winced as premonition washed over him again. "You'll get your's Nappa…"
Nappa grunted. "I'm getting tired of standing around. Where are those two powerful brats? I'm going to kill them!"
"You're going to have to kill me first, Nappa," Gohan shouted as he zanzokened in front of Nappa.
Nappa smirked, and raised one hand ominously. "Have it your way."
He blasted at Gohan, who instantly appeared behind Nappa and kicked him in the back of the head. Nappa didn't move. Gohan landed and the two begin a heated stare-down.
"Heh. Definitely not the coward any more. But still as weak as a puppy."
"Shit. he's right... even after the last battle, I'm still nowhere near his level. Hurry... Otousan, if I can't hold him off... Goten and Trunks won't be able to either…."
Before Gohan could finish his thought, Nappa's boot slammed into the side of Gohan's face.
"Weakling…" Nappa spat as Gohan stood. "Even Raditzu could have dodged that… you're as good as dead…."
Nappa zanzokened in front of Gohan, with his arm extend, palm-forward. A tiny sphere of 'ki' flashed as it slammed into Gohan's chest, exploding on impact and throwing Gohan into the air. He hit the ground hard, but kicked right back up.
Gohan smirked and slid into a fighting stance. "Not quite good enough to take me down…."
Nappa sighed. "Children these days…. No respect…" Nappa mused quietly as he stroked his chin. "You need a lesson in authority, brat…. Guess who the instructor is…."
Gohan was in trouble, but Piccolo could not worry about his student at he moment, he had other things to worry about. Maize was blocking most of Piccolo's punches and kicks.
"At least," the Namek-sejin thought grimly, "I'm not using my full power yet…"
"For a Namek-sejin dog… you're not half bad…."
Piccolo smacked Maize across the face for his remark.
"All you Saiya-jin are alike, talk, talk, talk! For once…" Piccolo growled as he dodged Maize's fist and back-flipped away from him. "… Just shut up and fight….."
Maize smirked and shook his head.
"Pathetic little…."
Piccolo cursed under his breath as he brought two fingers to his forehead. They instantly began to crackle with lightning.
"I said shut up! MAKKANKOSAPPO!!!!" The drilling beam slammed into Maize's shoulder, managing to drill through it. Maize yelped in pain and quickly covered the wound with his hand.
"Damned lizard! You'll pay for that!!"
Piccolo smirked and folded his arms over his chest. "Hmmpfh. You Saiya-jin never learn when to quit do you?"
Piccolo resumed his fighting stance as Maize began to shake with rage.
"You have no idea what you're dealing with, Namek-sejin…" Maize snarled as ki began to swirl around him. "You pathetic fool… now….. Now you will see my true power!!! Ha~~~~a!!!"
A golden glow enveloped Maize as Piccolo brought an arm up to cover his eyes.
"Damn….. He was holding back the entire time!!"
Before Piccolo could prepare to block, Maize was right on top of him. He smashed Piccolo toward the ground below. Piccolo barely managed to handspring away before impaling himself on a jagged rock.
An intense nimbus of white 'ki' enveloped Piccolo, as he rocketed toward Maize, and managed to get in a good punch.
Maize smirked, the golden ki still pulsing around him. "You caught me off guard, Namek-sejin…." Maize smirked as Piccolo punched at him again. He easily caught Piccolo's fist and began to squeeze it. "Too bad it won't happen again…"
Piccolo spat every Namekian cursed word he knew as he tried to free his fist from Maize. "Damn you….!"
Maize smiled a little wider. "Too late. Enma-Daiou already did that…."
Just as Maize was about to crush Piccolo's fist, Two golden 'ki' spheres slammed into his chest, catching him off guard.
"What the…."
Two shadowed figures appeared on a small outcropping of rock.
"Evil shall never win," shouted one of the figures as it struck a pose.
"And the forces of good shall fly on to fight against all those--" The figures leapt into the light, and Goten and Trunks stood back to back, smirking up at Maize. "--WHO DEFY JUSTICE AND ARE JUST PLAIN BAD….!"
"Huh," Maize asked as he dropped Piccolo's fist. A tiny bead of sweat rolled down the back of his head…
Trunks struck another dramatic pose. "For, I, Trunks, shall let no bad deed go unpunished!"
Goten tried, and failed to pose dramatically. "And I, Goten, will…. Will…. Beat up all the bad guys that hurt innocent people…!"
"Here we go," the two boys shouted in unison.
Piccolo hung his head a little bit, a massive sweat bead rolling down his face.
"Those two… why did it have to be those two….?"\
Trunks pointed at maize, "How dare you try to hurt Piccolo! He may be green and ugly, and very, very, very grumpy, but that is no reason to be mean…."
"Maize," Goten finished. Maize was totally confused by this point…
"Now, prepare yourself for the most amazing thing you have ever seen…." Trunks began…
"Maize," Goten finished….
"Our power be upon you…." Trunks once again began…
"Maize!!" Goten blinked a couple of times. "Hey Trunks, why do I always get struck just saying the bad guy's name…?"
Trunks nudged Goten in the side with his elbow and whispered into his ear. "Shut up Goten, and stick to the script…!" Goten nodded and Trunks turned back to Maize. "Goten! Are you ready?"
Goten smiled. "Maize…. I mean… YES!"
"FU-SION-HA!"
A blinding light burst forth, as the two kids merged into one being. As the light began to fade, the figure standing where Goten and Trunks were spun around to face Maize. Golden hair stood on end as Super Saiya-jin Gotenks smiled to Maize.
Gotenks posed, flashing a 'v' for victory. "Behold the power of Super Gotenks!" Gotenks raised both hands over his head, and a golden circle of ki forms. "Hmmmm… Your not Majin Buu, so I can't call this the Buu Buu Volleyball…. It wouldn't be dramatically correct…."
Maize cleared the cobwebs from his head, and charged at Gotenks.
"Trunten! What are you waiting for? Do it now!!!"
Gotenks smirked and readied the attack. "I know!" Then, Gotenks began to twirl around like another famous anime character with long blonde hair. "SUUUUUPER….. COOOORNY…… SOCCERBALL!"
Gotenks threw the 'Super Corny Soccerball', and it instantly encased Maize. The now solid sphere fell to the earth and bounced a couple of times.
A devilish smirk parted Gotenks' lips as he lowered his head like a bull and scratched the ground. He charged forward and stopped an inch from the sphere.
"PUNT!"
Gotenks….. Well, um, kicked the 'Super Corny Soccerball' out into space, and Maize died.
"And the name, Piccolo.." Gotenks said as he turned around to face the Namek-sejin, "is Gotenks!"
Piccolo fell flat on his face as Gotenks flashed the peace sign.
Maize's Death.
Somewhere, high above the ground, the yellow clouds floated lazily through the green sky. Three children gazed quietly at the sky projected on Trunks' ceiling.
"And see that one right there," Goten chimed as he pointed to a cloud. "It looks like a block of cheese!"
His stomach growled quite loudly, and he sat up. "Hey, Trunks-kuh, I'm hungry."
Vica and Trunks replied in unison. "You just ate an hour ago! Lay down and shut up!!" Goten smiled at his two friends, and lay back down.
Trunks shook his head, and then stopped suddenly. "Goten... do you feel that ki?"
Goten nodded once. "Yep. It's really big too, Maybe stronger than Gotenks..."
Trunks leapt to his feet and grabbed Goten by his shoulders. "Goten... How long have you felt it?"
"For about a half hour.."
Wobble went Trunks.
"GOTEN!!!! Do you realize who that is," he shrieked at the top of his lungs. "Nappa's still alive! Why didn't you tell me sooner???"
Goten shrugged. "We were having too much fun, Trunks-kuh."
Trunks looked at his friend for a moment, and then dragged Goten out of the room. "Goten, you're such a block head...!"
Vica jumped up and raced after the two boys. "Hey wait! Where are you going?"
"We've got to help Gohan beat the pants off Nappa….."
Vica blinked. "Why? You're just like me…. A kid. Why should we have to fight?"
"My dad told me that we are the protectors of Earth…."
Trunks looked over his shoulder, his eyes as hard as his fathers. "We have to fight because no one else can…."
Vica couldn't believe it, but at the same time, her heart started beating faster. "Then I'm coming with you!"
"No you stay here…."
Vica snarled and zanzokened in front of Trunks, knotting her fist in the collar of his gi. "No, I 'm coming with you! You'll have to beat me up to keep me here!!"
Goten, who had managed to get away from Trunks and walk on his own, tapped his friend on the shoulder. "Trunks-kuh…. Remember what she did in the Gravity Room….?"
Trunks blinked, and looked at Vica thoughtfully for a moment. "Fine, but don't get hurt, and you'll have to change your clothes…."
Vica stepped back, confused and blushing. "My clothes? What does that have to do with anything?"
Trunks smirked. "Well, their ugly, and they wouldn't protect you very well… the armor my mom made my dad will work."
"…….." Vica replied.
"If your coming, hurry up! There isn't much time!"
A slight tingle washed over Maize's skin as Tocino crouched down, white ki enveloping him.
"Bakka. If that damn brat couldn't stop me, what make you think you can..." Maize smirked.
Tocino snorted, his ki growing massive.
Maize launched straight toward Tocino, who zanzokened away just as Maize was about to strike. Tocino reappears behind Maize, and does a handspring, landing in front of Maize and flying head first into his stomach. Maize hunched over, and wasted no time, driving a knee into the gut of Tocino, sending him up into the air.
Maize zanzokened in front of Tocino, and smacked him back down to the ground.
"It's best you know, that it is better to be killed by me… than by Nappa…." a intense aura surrounded Maize, as he powered up with a hiss. "I at least will show you some mercy…."
Suddenly, Maize froze, and quickly bowed down to one knee.
Tocino's skin crawl as the sense of evil washed over him. Behind him loomed Nappa, outlined in black, shadowed by the sun.
"Shit…."
"Another one of you stupid traitors… Maize… kill him quickly…"
"As you wish, Nappa-sama…"
Tocino took a single breath, and screamed.
With all the power he could muster, he launched himself at Maize, managing to surprise the warrior for a brief moment.
But, Maize wasn't stunned enough. He grabbed Tocino by his hair, and viciously threw him to the ground.
Tocino sprang back to his feet. "I'm not leaving this world without a fight for my life…."
"Maize.. kill him and get it over with…"
"Yes Sir."
Tocino lunged at Maize again, punching him in the face.
Maize just stood there.
"Bakka," Maize whispered as he zanzokened behind Tocino, striking the weaker Saiya-jin down to the ground.
"Damn… it… I... I couldn't even... see him...."
Maize calmly walked over to Tocino, and pressed on foot down on the small of the fallen Saiya-jin's back, making Tocino's spine crack.
"You weren't even a good workout… you worthless scum…" Maize snorted as he lifted his foot up, and crashed it down, through Tocino's back.
Dirt flew up from under Tocino as he was impaled, blood and dirt mixing around the body of the fallen warrior.
All of Tocino's Saiya-jin comrades, looking on in shock, took a few steps back in disbelief as their leader fell to Maize.
"….I underestimated him… I hope with my death, the others can beat him… I can only hope… young prince Trunks... or maybe Kakarotto... maybe they can avenge my death..."
Tocino's eyes went blank as blood ran down his face, and dripped onto the ground.
Gohan clenched his teeth. "How horrible… he didn't even stand a chance!"
Piccolo cracked his neck and took a step forward. "This isn't a game for the weak… I'll be your next opponent…"
Maize smiled and looked down at Tocino's impaled body on his ankle. "With your power… you'll be less of a challenge than him…"
He slid his foot out of Tocino's body, and smirked at Piccolo, who flew at Maize at top speed, ready to hit him. Maize zanzokened out of the way, and Nappa hit Piccolo back down to the ground.
"Piccolo-san!"
Piccolo sprang back up to his feet, and winced as premonition washed over him again. "You'll get your's Nappa…"
Nappa grunted. "I'm getting tired of standing around. Where are those two powerful brats? I'm going to kill them!"
"You're going to have to kill me first, Nappa," Gohan shouted as he zanzokened in front of Nappa.
Nappa smirked, and raised one hand ominously. "Have it your way."
He blasted at Gohan, who instantly appeared behind Nappa and kicked him in the back of the head. Nappa didn't move. Gohan landed and the two begin a heated stare-down.
"Heh. Definitely not the coward any more. But still as weak as a puppy."
"Shit. he's right... even after the last battle, I'm still nowhere near his level. Hurry... Otousan, if I can't hold him off... Goten and Trunks won't be able to either…."
Before Gohan could finish his thought, Nappa's boot slammed into the side of Gohan's face.
"Weakling…" Nappa spat as Gohan stood. "Even Raditzu could have dodged that… you're as good as dead…."
Nappa zanzokened in front of Gohan, with his arm extend, palm-forward. A tiny sphere of 'ki' flashed as it slammed into Gohan's chest, exploding on impact and throwing Gohan into the air. He hit the ground hard, but kicked right back up.
Gohan smirked and slid into a fighting stance. "Not quite good enough to take me down…."
Nappa sighed. "Children these days…. No respect…" Nappa mused quietly as he stroked his chin. "You need a lesson in authority, brat…. Guess who the instructor is…."
Gohan was in trouble, but Piccolo could not worry about his student at he moment, he had other things to worry about. Maize was blocking most of Piccolo's punches and kicks.
"At least," the Namek-sejin thought grimly, "I'm not using my full power yet…"
"For a Namek-sejin dog… you're not half bad…."
Piccolo smacked Maize across the face for his remark.
"All you Saiya-jin are alike, talk, talk, talk! For once…" Piccolo growled as he dodged Maize's fist and back-flipped away from him. "… Just shut up and fight….."
Maize smirked and shook his head.
"Pathetic little…."
Piccolo cursed under his breath as he brought two fingers to his forehead. They instantly began to crackle with lightning.
"I said shut up! MAKKANKOSAPPO!!!!" The drilling beam slammed into Maize's shoulder, managing to drill through it. Maize yelped in pain and quickly covered the wound with his hand.
"Damned lizard! You'll pay for that!!"
Piccolo smirked and folded his arms over his chest. "Hmmpfh. You Saiya-jin never learn when to quit do you?"
Piccolo resumed his fighting stance as Maize began to shake with rage.
"You have no idea what you're dealing with, Namek-sejin…" Maize snarled as ki began to swirl around him. "You pathetic fool… now….. Now you will see my true power!!! Ha~~~~a!!!"
A golden glow enveloped Maize as Piccolo brought an arm up to cover his eyes.
"Damn….. He was holding back the entire time!!"
Before Piccolo could prepare to block, Maize was right on top of him. He smashed Piccolo toward the ground below. Piccolo barely managed to handspring away before impaling himself on a jagged rock.
An intense nimbus of white 'ki' enveloped Piccolo, as he rocketed toward Maize, and managed to get in a good punch.
Maize smirked, the golden ki still pulsing around him. "You caught me off guard, Namek-sejin…." Maize smirked as Piccolo punched at him again. He easily caught Piccolo's fist and began to squeeze it. "Too bad it won't happen again…"
Piccolo spat every Namekian cursed word he knew as he tried to free his fist from Maize. "Damn you….!"
Maize smiled a little wider. "Too late. Enma-Daiou already did that…."
Just as Maize was about to crush Piccolo's fist, Two golden 'ki' spheres slammed into his chest, catching him off guard.
"What the…."
Two shadowed figures appeared on a small outcropping of rock.
"Evil shall never win," shouted one of the figures as it struck a pose.
"And the forces of good shall fly on to fight against all those--" The figures leapt into the light, and Goten and Trunks stood back to back, smirking up at Maize. "--WHO DEFY JUSTICE AND ARE JUST PLAIN BAD….!"
"Huh," Maize asked as he dropped Piccolo's fist. A tiny bead of sweat rolled down the back of his head…
Trunks struck another dramatic pose. "For, I, Trunks, shall let no bad deed go unpunished!"
Goten tried, and failed to pose dramatically. "And I, Goten, will…. Will…. Beat up all the bad guys that hurt innocent people…!"
"Here we go," the two boys shouted in unison.
Piccolo hung his head a little bit, a massive sweat bead rolling down his face.
"Those two… why did it have to be those two….?"\
Trunks pointed at maize, "How dare you try to hurt Piccolo! He may be green and ugly, and very, very, very grumpy, but that is no reason to be mean…."
"Maize," Goten finished. Maize was totally confused by this point…
"Now, prepare yourself for the most amazing thing you have ever seen…." Trunks began…
"Maize," Goten finished….
"Our power be upon you…." Trunks once again began…
"Maize!!" Goten blinked a couple of times. "Hey Trunks, why do I always get struck just saying the bad guy's name…?"
Trunks nudged Goten in the side with his elbow and whispered into his ear. "Shut up Goten, and stick to the script…!" Goten nodded and Trunks turned back to Maize. "Goten! Are you ready?"
Goten smiled. "Maize…. I mean… YES!"
"FU-SION-HA!"
A blinding light burst forth, as the two kids merged into one being. As the light began to fade, the figure standing where Goten and Trunks were spun around to face Maize. Golden hair stood on end as Super Saiya-jin Gotenks smiled to Maize.
Gotenks posed, flashing a 'v' for victory. "Behold the power of Super Gotenks!" Gotenks raised both hands over his head, and a golden circle of ki forms. "Hmmmm… Your not Majin Buu, so I can't call this the Buu Buu Volleyball…. It wouldn't be dramatically correct…."
Maize cleared the cobwebs from his head, and charged at Gotenks.
"Trunten! What are you waiting for? Do it now!!!"
Gotenks smirked and readied the attack. "I know!" Then, Gotenks began to twirl around like another famous anime character with long blonde hair. "SUUUUUPER….. COOOORNY…… SOCCERBALL!"
Gotenks threw the 'Super Corny Soccerball', and it instantly encased Maize. The now solid sphere fell to the earth and bounced a couple of times.
A devilish smirk parted Gotenks' lips as he lowered his head like a bull and scratched the ground. He charged forward and stopped an inch from the sphere.
"PUNT!"
Gotenks….. Well, um, kicked the 'Super Corny Soccerball' out into space, and Maize died.
"And the name, Piccolo.." Gotenks said as he turned around to face the Namek-sejin, "is Gotenks!"
Piccolo fell flat on his face as Gotenks flashed the peace sign.
