Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball! Or DragonballZ! Or DragonballGT! Or
any of the characters!
Author's Notes: I'll respond to the three reviews I have received thus far at the end so I don't distract you even more from reading the actual story itself.
One last time (make sure you are completely familiar with these!):
'...'=thinking
"..."=speaking
|...|=telepathic speaking
{...}=author's notes
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Series: Legend of the Seven Swords
Saga: Mirai Gohan
Chapter: 7
Episode: 7
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Smoke rose from the ruins, and not a trace of life could be seen or felt. As the building collapsed, so did the spirit of the remaining defenders of Earth. For the greatest defeat had been dealt to them, one that they could not hope to recover from. The defeat of Son Goku.
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Mirai Gohan looked at the remaining rubble, evidentially pleased with himself. He had accomplished his primary goal. However, there was still one more loose end to deal with before he started the long, slow task of destroying the universe.
'I'm going to have to put that bastard Vegeta, the good for nothing, self absorbed asshole, in his place,' the teen thought to himself. As if one cue, a bright, gold aura could be seen in the distance, racing towards what remained of Sky Palace.
'What do you know; the bastard has decided to come to me. Well, that saves me the trouble of going out to look for him.' Mirai Gohan relaxed, and reverted to the first level of Super Saiya-jin. The light got closer and closer.
Lying on the ground, Piccolo saw the light. The only thing they had left. It represented their hopes, their strength, and their last hope for salvation. He would never admit it...but in Vegeta rested the fate of the Universe.
'Give him hell...give him hell...' the Namek thought before he slipped out of consciousness once more.
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The Prince of all Saiya-jins. That's who he was. Alternatively, more appropriately, he was the prince of a dead race. The only full Saiya-jin left now. He had one goal-to avenge his race. Frieza destroyed their home planet. The Namek killed Radditz. He himself killed Nappa. It left only two full Saiya-jins left-the two Super Saiya-jins. Or so they thought. When the legendary Super Saiya-jin revealed himself, the Prince of all Saiya-jins suffered an emotional breakdown. Finally admitting he was inferior to his opponent. Realizing that just because he was of noble blood, it did not make him the legendary Super Saiya-jin. The Legendary Super Saiya-jin was also dead. Now...
Of course, his son is alive. The half Saiya-jin, Trunks. Then there is Kakarot's second son. But they are not true Saiya-jins...not like Gohan. He was a true warrior. This revelation occurred to the Prince of Saiya-jins during the battle with Cell. When Gohan became lost in his anger, and focused all of his energy on making Cell suffer. No matter how much he might hide it, Vegeta respects Gohan...and fears him. The power he felt a couple minutes ago was unreal. He knew it was Gohan's.
'I will make you bow down to your prince...and I will make you pay for the crimes you have committed against my people!'
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"What took you so long?" Mirai Gohan turned his back towards Vegeta, an intentional sign of disrespect. He would never acknowledge Vegeta as his prince. He could not believe he ever held any respect for him when he was a child. When he looks back into his memories, he realizes he should never have saved his sorry ass from Perfect Cell. He is...
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Vegeta responded with a glare. He clenched his fists. Anger flowed freely through his veins, trying to reach every inch of his body. The Saiya-jin was itching for a fight. Not anymore. Now, the Saiya-jin is out for blood. Even if he was weaker than Gohan, it did not mean he would not try to kill him, to make him pay for the atrocities he had committed thus far. It will end here...
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'...an arrogant bastard. The only thing that satisfies him is the knowledge of being the strongest-even when he knows, he is not. He was never the strongest. Hell, my father was stronger than he was. It was my father who gave him his first taste of defeat. Of course, Vegeta knew there were others stronger then him. People like Frieza. However, being defeated by an inferior fighter, the prince could not handle that. He traveled to Namek, where he was killed. Serves him right! He saw my father as a Super Saiya- jin...and he was crushed. Poor Vegeta was not the one who would avenge his race. No...it would be a third-class warrior...worse then that, it was someone who was open with his emotions! A Saiya-jin raised on earth... it was a joke. Then, {Mirai} Trunks surpassed him. A teenage boy was a Super Saiya-jin. He saw my father in those eyes...I know it. He felt as if he was being mocked. He knew damn well he deserved it! When he destroyed Android#19...he thought he was something. Just because he had turned into a Super Saiya-jin. He awoke from his little 'glory dream' when he got his ass kicked by #18. A mere woman! Poor, poor Vegeta! He thought it could not get worse than that. Oh, but it did. He sealed his own fate by allowing Cell to reach his perfect stage. His arrogance was his downfall. Then, the shame he must have felt when he failed to avenge his son. He had to watch as I saved his sorry ass. He had to watch as I crushed Cell like the little insect he was. He had to watch a child, the son of Kakarot, succeed where he himself failed. Now, he will watch as that same child gives him a one-way ticket to hell. He will watch as I show him that no matter how hard he tries, he will never be the strongest. He will always be second best.'
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'...Not because I want to be a hero. I do not want to 'save the day.' A hero I am not. I know I am going to go to hell when I leave this world. It suits me just fine. Nevertheless, before I go to hell, there is one last thing I need to accomplish. Throughout my life, I have been forced to watch others as they succeed where I fail. However, today...I will not fail! I will avenge my spirit, my pride...no. I will not do this for myself. I will do this for you, my people! I shall avenge every last one of you! Even you, Kakarot! For the first time, I understand what it means to be the Prince of all Saiya-jins. It means I am the blood of the Saiya-jins. I am the heart of the Saiya-jins. I am the soul of the Saiya-jins. I am the avenger of the Saiya-jins. I feel your pain! I feel your strength running through me! With my power and yours, we will show the universe what it means to be a Saiya- jin! We will show them the pride of the Saiya-jin! We will show them the might of the Saiya-jin! And I...I will show them the wrath of the Saiya- jins!'
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Vegeta understands his mission. However, does he have the power to carry it out by defeating Mirai Gohan? Find out in the next chapter!
Now to address my reviewers:
~Daniel of Lorien: Thanks for being my first reviewer. At least I knew someone was reading this!
~Rowol: Thanks for being the second reviewer! Also, thank you for praising my idea. At least I know I am doing something right in this fanfic.
~Eugene: Thank you very much for your review. Definitely allows me to improve my writing, which is one of my major goals in writing this fan fiction (the others being having fun while writing it, and giving my readers an enjoyable story) I know I shouldn't have to explain my Syntax, but I want to make sure no one ever gets confused while reading this story. The double back slashes were a cheap way of doing that flashback. In the future, I will take a different approach when writing flashback scenes. Thank you for the praise, and when I get a chance I will read and review at lest one of your stories (I am lucky I was even able to finish this chapter...this week has been exhausting).
A note to any other readers: I would be very pleased if you would take the time to review. I would understand completely if you do not want to. If you have the time, please review; if not, thanks for taking the time to read my story. I will attempt to get the next chapter out as soon as I can, and I promise it will have more action in it than this chapter had.
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Next Chapter-
Vegeta is motivated by vengeance. Mirai Gohan is motivated by hate. The two Saiya-jins finally begin their battle! But is Earth really able to count on Vegeta? Is he the final wall protecting the universe from utter annihilation? Or is there another barrier that everyone has failed to notice...?
Author's Notes: I'll respond to the three reviews I have received thus far at the end so I don't distract you even more from reading the actual story itself.
One last time (make sure you are completely familiar with these!):
'...'=thinking
"..."=speaking
|...|=telepathic speaking
{...}=author's notes
~~~~~~~~~~
Series: Legend of the Seven Swords
Saga: Mirai Gohan
Chapter: 7
Episode: 7
~~~~~~~~~~
---
Smoke rose from the ruins, and not a trace of life could be seen or felt. As the building collapsed, so did the spirit of the remaining defenders of Earth. For the greatest defeat had been dealt to them, one that they could not hope to recover from. The defeat of Son Goku.
---
Mirai Gohan looked at the remaining rubble, evidentially pleased with himself. He had accomplished his primary goal. However, there was still one more loose end to deal with before he started the long, slow task of destroying the universe.
'I'm going to have to put that bastard Vegeta, the good for nothing, self absorbed asshole, in his place,' the teen thought to himself. As if one cue, a bright, gold aura could be seen in the distance, racing towards what remained of Sky Palace.
'What do you know; the bastard has decided to come to me. Well, that saves me the trouble of going out to look for him.' Mirai Gohan relaxed, and reverted to the first level of Super Saiya-jin. The light got closer and closer.
Lying on the ground, Piccolo saw the light. The only thing they had left. It represented their hopes, their strength, and their last hope for salvation. He would never admit it...but in Vegeta rested the fate of the Universe.
'Give him hell...give him hell...' the Namek thought before he slipped out of consciousness once more.
---
The Prince of all Saiya-jins. That's who he was. Alternatively, more appropriately, he was the prince of a dead race. The only full Saiya-jin left now. He had one goal-to avenge his race. Frieza destroyed their home planet. The Namek killed Radditz. He himself killed Nappa. It left only two full Saiya-jins left-the two Super Saiya-jins. Or so they thought. When the legendary Super Saiya-jin revealed himself, the Prince of all Saiya-jins suffered an emotional breakdown. Finally admitting he was inferior to his opponent. Realizing that just because he was of noble blood, it did not make him the legendary Super Saiya-jin. The Legendary Super Saiya-jin was also dead. Now...
Of course, his son is alive. The half Saiya-jin, Trunks. Then there is Kakarot's second son. But they are not true Saiya-jins...not like Gohan. He was a true warrior. This revelation occurred to the Prince of Saiya-jins during the battle with Cell. When Gohan became lost in his anger, and focused all of his energy on making Cell suffer. No matter how much he might hide it, Vegeta respects Gohan...and fears him. The power he felt a couple minutes ago was unreal. He knew it was Gohan's.
'I will make you bow down to your prince...and I will make you pay for the crimes you have committed against my people!'
---
"What took you so long?" Mirai Gohan turned his back towards Vegeta, an intentional sign of disrespect. He would never acknowledge Vegeta as his prince. He could not believe he ever held any respect for him when he was a child. When he looks back into his memories, he realizes he should never have saved his sorry ass from Perfect Cell. He is...
---
Vegeta responded with a glare. He clenched his fists. Anger flowed freely through his veins, trying to reach every inch of his body. The Saiya-jin was itching for a fight. Not anymore. Now, the Saiya-jin is out for blood. Even if he was weaker than Gohan, it did not mean he would not try to kill him, to make him pay for the atrocities he had committed thus far. It will end here...
---
'...an arrogant bastard. The only thing that satisfies him is the knowledge of being the strongest-even when he knows, he is not. He was never the strongest. Hell, my father was stronger than he was. It was my father who gave him his first taste of defeat. Of course, Vegeta knew there were others stronger then him. People like Frieza. However, being defeated by an inferior fighter, the prince could not handle that. He traveled to Namek, where he was killed. Serves him right! He saw my father as a Super Saiya- jin...and he was crushed. Poor Vegeta was not the one who would avenge his race. No...it would be a third-class warrior...worse then that, it was someone who was open with his emotions! A Saiya-jin raised on earth... it was a joke. Then, {Mirai} Trunks surpassed him. A teenage boy was a Super Saiya-jin. He saw my father in those eyes...I know it. He felt as if he was being mocked. He knew damn well he deserved it! When he destroyed Android#19...he thought he was something. Just because he had turned into a Super Saiya-jin. He awoke from his little 'glory dream' when he got his ass kicked by #18. A mere woman! Poor, poor Vegeta! He thought it could not get worse than that. Oh, but it did. He sealed his own fate by allowing Cell to reach his perfect stage. His arrogance was his downfall. Then, the shame he must have felt when he failed to avenge his son. He had to watch as I saved his sorry ass. He had to watch as I crushed Cell like the little insect he was. He had to watch a child, the son of Kakarot, succeed where he himself failed. Now, he will watch as that same child gives him a one-way ticket to hell. He will watch as I show him that no matter how hard he tries, he will never be the strongest. He will always be second best.'
---
'...Not because I want to be a hero. I do not want to 'save the day.' A hero I am not. I know I am going to go to hell when I leave this world. It suits me just fine. Nevertheless, before I go to hell, there is one last thing I need to accomplish. Throughout my life, I have been forced to watch others as they succeed where I fail. However, today...I will not fail! I will avenge my spirit, my pride...no. I will not do this for myself. I will do this for you, my people! I shall avenge every last one of you! Even you, Kakarot! For the first time, I understand what it means to be the Prince of all Saiya-jins. It means I am the blood of the Saiya-jins. I am the heart of the Saiya-jins. I am the soul of the Saiya-jins. I am the avenger of the Saiya-jins. I feel your pain! I feel your strength running through me! With my power and yours, we will show the universe what it means to be a Saiya- jin! We will show them the pride of the Saiya-jin! We will show them the might of the Saiya-jin! And I...I will show them the wrath of the Saiya- jins!'
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Vegeta understands his mission. However, does he have the power to carry it out by defeating Mirai Gohan? Find out in the next chapter!
Now to address my reviewers:
~Daniel of Lorien: Thanks for being my first reviewer. At least I knew someone was reading this!
~Rowol: Thanks for being the second reviewer! Also, thank you for praising my idea. At least I know I am doing something right in this fanfic.
~Eugene: Thank you very much for your review. Definitely allows me to improve my writing, which is one of my major goals in writing this fan fiction (the others being having fun while writing it, and giving my readers an enjoyable story) I know I shouldn't have to explain my Syntax, but I want to make sure no one ever gets confused while reading this story. The double back slashes were a cheap way of doing that flashback. In the future, I will take a different approach when writing flashback scenes. Thank you for the praise, and when I get a chance I will read and review at lest one of your stories (I am lucky I was even able to finish this chapter...this week has been exhausting).
A note to any other readers: I would be very pleased if you would take the time to review. I would understand completely if you do not want to. If you have the time, please review; if not, thanks for taking the time to read my story. I will attempt to get the next chapter out as soon as I can, and I promise it will have more action in it than this chapter had.
************
Next Chapter-
Vegeta is motivated by vengeance. Mirai Gohan is motivated by hate. The two Saiya-jins finally begin their battle! But is Earth really able to count on Vegeta? Is he the final wall protecting the universe from utter annihilation? Or is there another barrier that everyone has failed to notice...?