A/N- School's starting again so updates will slow down, but I'm going to write whenever possible and hopefully I can get 2-4 chapters done a week. Chapter sizes are still increasing so it shouldn't be too bad...
"5 minutes until self-destruct! 2 minutes before we collide into the Earth!" A scared Ensign announced.
"2 minutes?! But it was suppose to be 10!"
"I can't explain it sir...but the ship is falling down quicker then expected...something else must be putting additional presure on the ship."
It took the Junior Commander a full 5 seconds to replay, "Then cancel the self destruct!" The Commander Junior, also called Pyte by his friends, turned to the crew, "Alright men, change of plans, we're already here!"
"AHHH!!!!!!" Whatever power Vegeta was holding back was gone now, he was transforming in a rapid pase. He wasn't bothered by the pain like Gohan was, he loved it. The pain just meant more power to him. "hahahahahaha!!!"
His body was changing to adapt to handle and harnest the ki. Gohan, who was rushing over to help Vegeta had to shield his eyes from the light Vegeta was imitating. Even Lord Mal, who had recovered and planned to attack Gohan from behind while he wasn't looking had stopped.
Vegeta smiled, "Sorry for the wait." Vegeta raised an arm and pointed his hand at Piccolo, "Consider it a prelongment to your life."
"Vegeta, don't!" Gohan yelled. Gohan was happy that Vegeta had transformed beyond a Super Sayjin but if he was going to be a loose canon because of it, then Gohan might have been better off without him.
"FIRE!!" Krillian shotted launching a Kamahama. Yumacha, 18, and Chaozu followed Krillian's lead.
"CHARGE!!" Cmdr.Jr. Pyte yelled as his men filed out of the ship and into the high skies of the planet.
Vegeta felt the ground shake. He didn't care. He fired at Piccolo but the ground shock violantly as he did causing him to miss.
"Could it be...the ships crasing!" Lord Mal exclaimed and then began to laugh hysteriocly, "Atleast the last of the Sayjins will die with me."
Gohan sighed and nodded at Vegeta. They pointed their hands towards the floor.
"It's no use! That floor is unbreakable!" Lord Mal claimed.
"Shut up!" Vegeta ordered as him and Gohan fired at the floor leaving nice crisp holes. Vegeta hopped out. Gohan grabbed Piccolo and Tien, who was holding Trunks, and forced them to follow. Lord Mal was the last to jump out.
Krillian was kicked out of his Kamahama by two fighters that came out of the spaceship. Krillian easily took care of the first fighter and was working on the 2nd when two more warriors fired ki blasts at him.
Yumacha and Chaozu weren't having much more luck having to fend off 3 fighters between the two of them. 1 on 1 Krillian might have been able to beat these fighters hands down but Yumacha had all but given up fighting and Chaozu just hadn't pushed himself since training at North Ki's planet. Niether of them were well equip to fight these people who have to train daily or be killed by their supriors. 18 noticed this and finished off her 8th opponent quickly then moved over to Yumacha and Chaozu. She caught the first one toying with Yumacha and had his back completely turned to her. She simply stuck her hand into his back intil she felt it pierce his heart. Needless to say that attratched the other twos attention. They charged at her, surronding her in a pinsor movement. She sighed, in a flash the two would-be warriors had fallen to the ground.
18 looked briefly at the stunned Yumacha and greatful Chaozu before saying, "Go help that old pervert evacuate people or at very least stay out of our way." With that she flew off to countiue the massive battle. She felt as if her brain was going to explode and looked up to the direction of a powerful ki she felt. All the other warriors had stopped fighting as well as their ship was shot away from the Earth and into the sun. 18 made the obvious conclusion, it was over, Gohan had lost. Gohan's power was far suprior to hers, as he had proven when fighting the Andriod. And yet...this ki was so much more powerful. It would have easily defeated Gohan...and well...their were two of them. Plus, as if to add insult to injury, several other, smaller ki's emerged. 2 of them, one pure evil and one very close to pure evil, were greater then hers.
Vegeta watched as Gohan had shot the spaceship into this planet's sun. He movitioned over to below them were hundreds of warriors were seemily standing still, "I can sense 18 and Krillians ki among them." Vegeta looked around a bit more then laughed, "Yumacha and Chaozu are hiding in some bushes trying to suprese their ki. Guess the battle was too much for them."
Gohan just nodded and Lord Mal punched Gohan in the face. Dang! He had forgotten about him. Gohan was about to fight back when he realized that Lord Mal's attacks had stopped. He looked over to Vegeta who was lowering his hand, "His ki had lower significantly during the battle, but is obvious that you were being soft on him."
Vegeta looked down at the warriors gathered around him and began firing, "Softness won't get you anywhere!"
"Vegeta stop!" Gohan yelled as Vegeta slattered the people below, atleast he had restraint enough not to hurt any of the people with good kis or, in 18's case, nuetral kis.
"Why should I?" Vegeta grinned, "I have no need for rules anymore, I am all-powerful."
"Then I'll stop you!" Gohan said powering up.
"Oh will you?" Vegeta looked at Gohan's determined face for a moment then smirked, "You are no longer stronger then me. When I made the jump to Super Sayjin 2, I surpassed you."
Eltor could now see Earth. Seeing as he could survive in space he physhically flew the distance between his planet and Earth. While that's very impossible to do with no median (like air) he had no trouble at all doing it. His aura was producing a body of air around him which he used to move. He was only moments away from Earth now. time to give them a chance to run With that he realised some of his ki. Not alot, but enough that anyone that could sense ki on Earth and well...the Universe, could sense his presence.
It looked like Vegeta and Gohan were about to square off when Gohan felt a powerful ki heading towards him, "That must be Eltor." Gohan thought outloud. Gohan quickly knocked Piccolo out. It was obvious that Eltor was very strong...he couldn't afford distractions, "Vegeta, may we spar latter? I have to do something first."
Vegeta countiued grinning, "You mean that power level we're feeling is your opponent? Very well, but as soon as you lose I'll show you what a real warrior can do."
Gohan smiled in spite his fear, "Thanks for the vote of confidence."
18 flew closer to Gohan and Vegeta still not bealiving the power they possessed. She looked up at the sky, "I'm going to help too."
Gohan nodded slightly. Krillian and Tien made similar statements.
"No." Vegeta replied, "Tien, you take Piccolo and Trunks and get out of here. Begin gathering the dragonballs...used them to wish Piccolo to get back to normal."
Tien nodded, "And the second wish?"
"I don't care."
"Okay then...goodluck." Tien powered up a bit and took off holding a limp Piccolo in one hand and a fidgetting Trunks in the other.
Eltor arrived on Earth's ground next to the strongest fighters in the planet. He scanned the terrain, buildings and harden rocks surronded them with moutains that could be seen in every direction in the distance. Eltor focused his eyes on to the 4 warriors, and only people within a 500 metre radius. The closest one was also the smallest one. He looked like a Sayjin, dispite the lack of a tail, so this must be Gohan. The other 3, who stood behind Gohan, Eltor had no information on. To the left was a midget, probably the strongest warrior to orginate from this planet. To the right was a young female who was giving off no ki. An Andriod, a very well made one at that. If things worked out right, he planned to recruit her. The was directly behind Gohan was the real mystery though. It was obvious that this one was no pushover, as strong as Gohan...maybe stronger. But how can a warrior of this power have escaped our sights? Oh well, it didn't matter, he too would either be recruited or absorbed. Overall, Eltor hadn't faced a crowd of people this strong in a while, if ever. Not that it mattered much, he would still win easily.
Eltor took a fighting stance, "Well Gohan, you've caused quite a bit of trouble. I suppose I should start by killing you."
Gohan grinned trying to sound tougher then he felt, "Just try it."
Eltor nodded a appeared Gohan punching a hole right threw Gohan's stomach, "Did you really think that you had a chance Gohan?" Gohan cried out in shock and pain. He took two steps forward before collasping on the ground immidiately turning back into a regular Sayjin. He crushed the dirt under his hand. He had failed to protect the Earth like his father had been able to do. He failed his family...and pitifully.
Eltor grinned, "You know I don't just kill my victums. I absorb them into myself." Eltor began to walk towards Gohan, "Your power will become a part of mine."
Piccolo's eyes shot open, "G...gohan!"
Tien looked at Piccolo, "...I can feel it too...but we can't help them now."
Piccolo held his head in his hands, all the evil that was now in him conflicted a deep need to protect Gohan through everything, "ahhh!!" Piccolo easily got out of Tien's grasp and flew to the battle scene.
Tien made no attempt to stop him. I know he's evil now...but maybe he still can help them...maybe all the evil in the world can't fully curropt him now...
Eltor put his hand on Gohan. Eltor's hand was cold compared to Gohan's boiling hot body. It felt almost nice...
"Get away from Gohan!" Krillian yelled as he kicked Eltor's hand from Gohan's body preventing him from being absorbed.
"Go away fly." Eltor remarked as he shot a ki blast at Krillian blowing him to obvilion.
Krillian! Gohan tried to get up inspite himself but fell. Crying for Krillian's death and his own uselessness to stop it Gohan wimpered, "Krillian..."
"You bastard!" 18 punched Eltor in the stomach and the launched a whirlwind kick which sent Eltor flying away from Gohan. 18 wasn't sure why but she was furious at Eltor for what he had done.
Eltor was getting up and was about to attack 18 when Vegeta launched a final flash at him, "My turn!" Vegeta declared no longer grinning. Eltor had made a mockery of the Sayjin race by defeating Gohan so easily. This could not be tolerated.
Eltor powered up a bit more and wasn't effected at all by the Final Flash. He sent a beam just as powerful back at Vegeta that threw Vegeta back for miles. While Vegeta was flying out of control Eltor appeared behind Vegeta and kicked him in the neck causing Vegeta to fall already almost all out of power.
Gohan struggled to stand up again in spite himself. He felt the last of his power slipping. Son Gohan was aware he had mere minutes left on this planet...but he was going to spend them delaying Eltor, maybe buying some miracle some time or preventing the inevitable.