Chapter 6
Goten was still sitting at Gohan's side when his father called him and Trunks over.
"Goten, come here. You too Trunks. I have a plan." Goten was reluctant to move from his brother's side, but he knew better then to ignore his father at a time like this. As he walked toward Goku, Goten couldn't help but look up at Zanji. He was lazily floating up in the air, looking down at the Son family.
"Goten! Hurry!" Goku yelled to his son. Goten was quickly at his fathers side along with Trunks and Vegeta. "Goten and Trunks, I need you to do something. It may be difficult, but it's the only chance we've got."
"I'll do whatever it takes, Goku," Trunks stated boldly. He to was at Gohan's side when the smoke cleared. He wanted to avenge what had been done to him almost as much as Goten and Goku. "Look at him up there. He knows we're setting up a game plan, and he's letting us. He's only been toying so far. We're going to have to do something drastic if we want to beat him."
"You're right. That's why I'm going to pull this trick out of the bag. I want you two to fuse. Into Gotenks," Goku said. He knew the implications of this. If they were to miss a single step or point their finger an inch off course, they would be fused as a fat or skinny version of Gotenks, making them even weaker then they were to begin with. "You know what could happen if the dance is done wrongly."
"Yeah, dad."
"Yes, Goku," Both boys looked at Goku with amazement. They had never even considered fusing for this battle. It would be a tricky procedure though. They hadn't done it in centuries. Hopefully everything was still up there and they could remember the steps.
"All right then. Vegeta, you and I will make a distraction while they do it. We don't want Zanji to try and stop them. Oh, and don't forget to power up full strength. We'll need every ounce to defeat him."
"Kakorott, I know. I'm no fool. Now let's hurry up and get on with it. Having to use all of our powers to defeat him is embarrassing enough! I don't want to make this last any longer than it already has." Vegeta spat at the ground. He had been leaning against a wall of rubble with his hands folded. He was clearly not enjoying any of this, as he had adopted his trademark scowl again. Goku ignored him and went through the motion of the dance. He put one leg over the other, and pointed both hands to the left. Then raised them over his head, while rotating his leg back to the ground and shifting his weight to his right leg. After that he leaned to the right and pointed both fingers at an invisible partner.
"All right, got it?" Goku questioned. Both nodded. "Boys, go ahead and get to it. Be careful."
Goku and Vegeta both broke off their talk and hopped into the air on either side of Zanji, while the boys stood and practiced their movements.
"Are you finished yet? I'm ready to get on with this. I don't feel like standing here all day, I have a planet to enslave," Zanji proudly spat out.
"That bastard. He's been TOYING with us all this time. I'm going to enjoy being the one who kills him. I just hope those two down there don't mess up the dance. I don't feel like protecting them while they wait half an hour for the fusion to end!" Vegeta thought. He didn't wait for a signal from Goku, but instead immediately began to power up. He bent his upper body down, and curled his fists and began to power up. Goku followed his suit. Yellow lights exploded from both men and veins popped from various spots on their bodies. Any standing buildings were immediately knocked away from the two powerful warriors as their ki rose higher and higher. Within a minute, they had both tripled in power. But they weren't fooled, they knew that Zanji was still more powerful.
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Piccolo raced towards Corin's tower at full speed, leaving a white vapor trail behind him. He had talked to Corin before heading to the Grand Kai's planet to meet Goku. According to Corin, senzu beans should still be growing. There should be at least 10 beans growing right now, the rest had probably wasted away. But he had to hurry up. His friends were in trouble. A few minutes ago he had felt Goku's and Vegeta's power grow tremendously, but it still didn't compare to what he sensed from Zanji. And he probably wasn't even at his full strength.
"Hold on, Gohan. I'm going as fast as I can. Just hang in there. I know you can't die because you're already dead, but we'll need you for the fight. You getting knocked out only decreased our chances and it's only a matter of time before the Grand Kai discovers what we've done. And who knows how long Earth can survive those titans clashing... This has got to end now!" As those thoughts crossed his mind, he redoubled his speed and shot off even faster.
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"I don't know, Supreme Kai. Maybe I should have let Goku and his friends go down to their planet. After all, I did train him in the art of Grand Kai a few days ago... Maybe he should have helped his friends," the Grand Kai asked his boss.
"Yes, you should have. Goku is a fine warrior and so are his comrades," the Supreme Kai simply stated. They were both in the Grand Kai's tournament room, sitting in the stands. The Grand Kai liked to come here when he had something important on his mind. He liked to watch the asteroids drift slowly through the black star background. The Supreme Kai knew he could find him here after he got done secretly watching Goku teleport off to his planet.
"Maybe I should go find him? I'll tell him he can go on and try to rescue his people," The Grand Kai said. He jumped up and started floating towards the exit.
"Wait! Um... Maybe I should do it! Yeah, I'll do it. No need to bother yourself, after all, you have important... uh... Grand Kai business to attend to! Uh... yeah. So, I'll go tell them and you can go... do whatever it is you do. Speaking of which..." The Supreme Kai started, "What is it exactly that you do?"
The Grand Kai immediately jumped back. He looked around frantically, "Um... uh... so you said you had to go and talk to Goku? Uh... you should do that! Go now, before he gets to distracted with... um... food! Yeah! So... uh... you should go talk to him!" The Supreme Kai floated past his friend... still trying to figure out what he did. Every time he tried to ask, the Grand Kai changed the subject.
"Oh well. I'll find out one of the days. Right now, though, I have to go back to my palace and try to find out how Goku and his friends are doing. Maybe I should go find Baba. She has a crystal ball, I should be able to see what's happening from there." With that final thought, the Supreme Kai literally disappeared, leaving the Grand Kai wiping the sweat from his forehead, very happy that he had avoided answering that question again.
Goten was still sitting at Gohan's side when his father called him and Trunks over.
"Goten, come here. You too Trunks. I have a plan." Goten was reluctant to move from his brother's side, but he knew better then to ignore his father at a time like this. As he walked toward Goku, Goten couldn't help but look up at Zanji. He was lazily floating up in the air, looking down at the Son family.
"Goten! Hurry!" Goku yelled to his son. Goten was quickly at his fathers side along with Trunks and Vegeta. "Goten and Trunks, I need you to do something. It may be difficult, but it's the only chance we've got."
"I'll do whatever it takes, Goku," Trunks stated boldly. He to was at Gohan's side when the smoke cleared. He wanted to avenge what had been done to him almost as much as Goten and Goku. "Look at him up there. He knows we're setting up a game plan, and he's letting us. He's only been toying so far. We're going to have to do something drastic if we want to beat him."
"You're right. That's why I'm going to pull this trick out of the bag. I want you two to fuse. Into Gotenks," Goku said. He knew the implications of this. If they were to miss a single step or point their finger an inch off course, they would be fused as a fat or skinny version of Gotenks, making them even weaker then they were to begin with. "You know what could happen if the dance is done wrongly."
"Yeah, dad."
"Yes, Goku," Both boys looked at Goku with amazement. They had never even considered fusing for this battle. It would be a tricky procedure though. They hadn't done it in centuries. Hopefully everything was still up there and they could remember the steps.
"All right then. Vegeta, you and I will make a distraction while they do it. We don't want Zanji to try and stop them. Oh, and don't forget to power up full strength. We'll need every ounce to defeat him."
"Kakorott, I know. I'm no fool. Now let's hurry up and get on with it. Having to use all of our powers to defeat him is embarrassing enough! I don't want to make this last any longer than it already has." Vegeta spat at the ground. He had been leaning against a wall of rubble with his hands folded. He was clearly not enjoying any of this, as he had adopted his trademark scowl again. Goku ignored him and went through the motion of the dance. He put one leg over the other, and pointed both hands to the left. Then raised them over his head, while rotating his leg back to the ground and shifting his weight to his right leg. After that he leaned to the right and pointed both fingers at an invisible partner.
"All right, got it?" Goku questioned. Both nodded. "Boys, go ahead and get to it. Be careful."
Goku and Vegeta both broke off their talk and hopped into the air on either side of Zanji, while the boys stood and practiced their movements.
"Are you finished yet? I'm ready to get on with this. I don't feel like standing here all day, I have a planet to enslave," Zanji proudly spat out.
"That bastard. He's been TOYING with us all this time. I'm going to enjoy being the one who kills him. I just hope those two down there don't mess up the dance. I don't feel like protecting them while they wait half an hour for the fusion to end!" Vegeta thought. He didn't wait for a signal from Goku, but instead immediately began to power up. He bent his upper body down, and curled his fists and began to power up. Goku followed his suit. Yellow lights exploded from both men and veins popped from various spots on their bodies. Any standing buildings were immediately knocked away from the two powerful warriors as their ki rose higher and higher. Within a minute, they had both tripled in power. But they weren't fooled, they knew that Zanji was still more powerful.
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Piccolo raced towards Corin's tower at full speed, leaving a white vapor trail behind him. He had talked to Corin before heading to the Grand Kai's planet to meet Goku. According to Corin, senzu beans should still be growing. There should be at least 10 beans growing right now, the rest had probably wasted away. But he had to hurry up. His friends were in trouble. A few minutes ago he had felt Goku's and Vegeta's power grow tremendously, but it still didn't compare to what he sensed from Zanji. And he probably wasn't even at his full strength.
"Hold on, Gohan. I'm going as fast as I can. Just hang in there. I know you can't die because you're already dead, but we'll need you for the fight. You getting knocked out only decreased our chances and it's only a matter of time before the Grand Kai discovers what we've done. And who knows how long Earth can survive those titans clashing... This has got to end now!" As those thoughts crossed his mind, he redoubled his speed and shot off even faster.
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"I don't know, Supreme Kai. Maybe I should have let Goku and his friends go down to their planet. After all, I did train him in the art of Grand Kai a few days ago... Maybe he should have helped his friends," the Grand Kai asked his boss.
"Yes, you should have. Goku is a fine warrior and so are his comrades," the Supreme Kai simply stated. They were both in the Grand Kai's tournament room, sitting in the stands. The Grand Kai liked to come here when he had something important on his mind. He liked to watch the asteroids drift slowly through the black star background. The Supreme Kai knew he could find him here after he got done secretly watching Goku teleport off to his planet.
"Maybe I should go find him? I'll tell him he can go on and try to rescue his people," The Grand Kai said. He jumped up and started floating towards the exit.
"Wait! Um... Maybe I should do it! Yeah, I'll do it. No need to bother yourself, after all, you have important... uh... Grand Kai business to attend to! Uh... yeah. So, I'll go tell them and you can go... do whatever it is you do. Speaking of which..." The Supreme Kai started, "What is it exactly that you do?"
The Grand Kai immediately jumped back. He looked around frantically, "Um... uh... so you said you had to go and talk to Goku? Uh... you should do that! Go now, before he gets to distracted with... um... food! Yeah! So... uh... you should go talk to him!" The Supreme Kai floated past his friend... still trying to figure out what he did. Every time he tried to ask, the Grand Kai changed the subject.
"Oh well. I'll find out one of the days. Right now, though, I have to go back to my palace and try to find out how Goku and his friends are doing. Maybe I should go find Baba. She has a crystal ball, I should be able to see what's happening from there." With that final thought, the Supreme Kai literally disappeared, leaving the Grand Kai wiping the sweat from his forehead, very happy that he had avoided answering that question again.