Chapter V

The Final Confrontation

Gokou landed softly on the white sand and headed straight for that immense power. As he reached the edge of the clearing, he held the orb out in his opened right hand and proceeded to push the button on the mechanism. It began to hum, then shot straight into the air and began to spin.

Gokou looked directly at the object and slowly began to change into an Oozaru. With ease Gokou was able to regain control over his body. Gokou, now Super Saiya-jin level 4, stood ready as he watched in astonishment as Yamcha began to change, but he didn't turn into an Oozaru, he just turned into level 4, but it was different. The hair that was supposed to be a black was now bright red. The hair covering his body was black and brown instead of red, like normal.

Without warning Gokou flew to Yamcha's side and began to punch Yamcha repeatedly in the head, neck, and upper torso. With one final punch Gokou knocked Yamcha to the ground. Gokou quickly landed about fifty feet from the now wounded combatant. Gokou quickly charged up and threw a tremendous Kamehameha in Yamcha's direction.

The blast however was somehow caught and volleyed back in Gokou's direction, via Yamcha. Gokou quickly side-stepped the oncoming blast and charged up his body once again. This opponent was truly getting to Gokou. Through his frustration with the new Saiyan, Gokou's rage grew. It grew enough that Gokou had reached the highest level ever recorded, Super Saiya- jin level 5.

All at once Gokou's body began to tremble and shake. The black hair that was covering his head had turned to a bright gold. The fur covering his body had receded, leaving the skin rugged and dark red in color. His tail turned the same shade of blonde that his hair had and grew twice it's length.

It was all Yamcha could do to open his eyes and witness the change that was taking place before him. He watched closely as Gokou changed. As he changed, Yamcha stepped back, for he could see that this was the end of him. With his acceptance of his approaching demise, a new sense of pride washed over the ragged warrior. This pride was comforting, yet, illusive. Then, as quick as he had felt these emotions, they were gone. Leaving Yamcha a desolate and barren shell of a Saiyan. "I wish this had never happened."





Gokou could now sense Yamcha's emotions and everything that he had wanted since the new transformation, into SSJ 5. Sensing that Yamcha was at his weakest at that particular moment, Gokou headed straight for him. He drew back his fist, and was ready to strike, when Yamcha slipped around behind Gokou, and proceeded to put him into a Full Nelson.

With it applied, Gokou tried to break out by sheer strength, with no luck. Finally Gokou came up with a plan, he leapt into the air, Yamcha still clinging to his back, and when he reached about five hundred feet, he turned. His back now faced the ground, he then pushed Yamcha down with all his might. Sensing that he would soon be turned into a pancake, Yamcha let go of Gokou and slipped out from underneath him.

Noticing that he was free, Gokou grabbed Yamcha by the arm and flung him toward the Earth. Yamcha's arms and legs flailed wildly before impacting with the ground. Ka-boom!

Yamcha tried to get up out of the crater, but his arms and legs were like cement, they didn't want to move. Finally, he was able to move his body just enough to get him into an upright sitting position. The last thing that he remembered seeing was Gokou headed straight for him, with his right hand drawn back, as if to hit something, or someone.

He sat up inside his hospital bed, and rang the button for the nurse. After about 40 rings, a nurse finally came into view. "Where am I?" spoke the bandaged man. "Why, you're in a hospital. You took some pretty bad hits out there, didn't you," replied the nurse. The man looked her directly in the eyes and said these words.

"I don't know, I can't remember anything."