Being a giant, hairy ape was new to Kirillin. It was an innocent enough question after all.
"Hey, What're you guys looking at?" Kirillin had said.
Yambia had just pointed down at the planet and Kirillin followed her finger. Kirillin hadn't really noticed the healthy growth of facial hair Yambia already sported.
Kirillin's mind went blank after a few seconds of looking at the planet, and then something else took over. Anger, aggression, some might even describe it as a blood lust. Then Kirillin's body began to change, to grow. Kirillin fought hard to keep control, and in the end, he won.
Kirillin's worry now was just how was he going to clean all the demon innards from between his toes.
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Goku hit the first large demon hard in the jaw staggering it back several yards. He promised that he would not interfere with Vegeta's fight with Cordell, but that didn't mean that he couldn't take out these larger demons. Goku was surprised when the huge demon recovered with nothing much more than a bloody lip.
"Thought you could hurt Damolak little man?" The creature's thoughts reverberated in Goku's head.
"All I can do is try." Goku smirked. "Destructo Disk!" Goku thought as two disks formed, on in each hand. Goku threw the first one almost point blank at Damolak who just stood smirking a bit.
"You see! You cannot harm me! Damolak bragged.
"Wait." Goku smiled.
Before Damolak could respond, a huge cut opened up across the great beast's stomach, Damolak suddenly found himself holding his intestines in his hands.
"Why you little pipsqueak!" Damolak's eyes glowed red with anger.
Goku threw the other disk removing Damolak's legs at the knees.
"Damned you! Damned you!" Damolak repeated over and over.
"No, damned you!" Goku exclaimed while vaporizing Damolak with a powerful ki blast.
Goku prepared himself as three more Orkran warriors closed in on him.
Vegeta had sailed into the Orkran ranks no more than ten or so feet away from Goku. Vegeta was making short work of some them with his sword. Suddenly a huge hand snaked out and slapped Vegeta hard. Vegeta stabilized his ki shield, which help protect him, and turned back to face his new opponent. The creature instantly repulsed Vegeta. Its head was that of a bulldog, it slobbered worse than any creature Vegeta had ever come across. It stood almost thirty foot tall, its two muscular arms seemed to be encased in metal from the elbow to the wrist, and in his hands were two katana type swords. Its rear legs reminded Vegeta of grasshopper legs. Vegeta was quite sure that had there been an atmosphere to breathe, this thing would most surely stink!
"Man, who ever put you together should really have read the instructions!" Vegeta scowled.
"Laugh now butthead." The cocky demon smiled and quickly lashed out an arm towards Vegeta. Suddenly, a spider-web like fluid spurts out of the creature's hand and bound Vegeta around his arms causing him to drop the sword. The second the sword left his hand however; it disappeared back into Vegeta's forearm.
This confused and frustrated the ugly brute that wanted to use the sword against Vegeta. The creature found a certain poetic justice in killing someone with his or her own weapon.
"Where is that sword?" The creature bellowed at Vegeta who was struggling to free himself from the webbing. Vegeta only glared at the thing.
"I SAID WHERE IS IT!" The creature bellowed again as he slapped Vegeta with the flat side of one of his own swords. Vegeta staggered a bit, still trying to free himself.
"No! Not like this! Not tied up and helpless! I want to die fighting!" Vegeta yelled in his own mind.
Vegeta's power began to grow and his aura intensified. Soon the webbing couldn't take anymore and gave way like rotten kite string. Before the creature could react, Vegeta had his sword back in his hand and had plunged it deep into the creature's forehead.
"You wanted my sword? Where here it is you ugly son of a bitch!" Vegeta then twisted the sword in a huge arcing motion through the creatures head then put his foot against it's head and pulled the sword free.
The thing floated in space, dead.
"Damned it!" Vegeta said looking down at where the webbing had touched his bare skin. His ki shield failed to keep it out. Dark bands could be seen on his bare skin. Vegeta knew he didn't have much time even with the sword's protective qualities. Sure, the sword could heal him in time, but he would have to remove himself from the fight and from the dark energy for it to do so. Vegeta made a fateful decision. Launching himself full bore straight through the heart of the Orkrans; Vegeta slashed at anything that got in his way. He left behind at least a dozen dismembered limbs, and one head, but he was through the demon's line of defense. He now had a clear shot straight to Cordell.
Cordell glared at the Saiyan Prince. "Who the hell are these people?" Cordell was not panicked, at least yet. He knew that he was still stronger than any of these warriors. But he hadn't ever envisioned anyone that could defeat his Orkran Warriors. And these two people were doing so with relative ease. Cordell spied a woman standing back away from the fight. Her emotions indicated that she was not happy doing so. "Very well." Cordell thought. "Let's see what we can do to make the young lady happy."
"Churler!" Cordell mentally called.
Churler had just regenerated his left arm. "Yes master?"
"The woman standing to the side over there. See if you can capture her and threaten to kill her unless the others surrender." Cordell licked his lips.
Vegeta let out a war cry and raised his sword to the read as he charged Cordell with amazing speed.
Cordell lifted his hand, palm out and released a devastating ki blast that would have been the end of the Saiyan Prince. The sword suddenly left Vegeta's hand and began spinning madly in front of him. The beam hit the legendary blade and was deflected back towards Cordell. The sword rested itself back into Vegeta's hand. Vegeta continued his charge.
Less than twenty feet in front of Cordell, Vegeta launched a vicious ki attack. Cordell dodged it without effort. Vegeta swung his sword at where he thought Cordell would dodge to, but was disappointed swinging through empty air. Vegeta recovered just in time to block Cordell's punch at the back of his head, but the block itself almost broke his arm.
The combatants stood at little more than arms length, gauging one another, looking for weaknesses.
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"Here we go!!" Roger screamed as he gave the bubble one final push towards the closing rift.
The bubble seemed to get caught for just an instant, like the rift was too small to get through, but then it was launched through and into.....
"Oh.. My... Dendi!" Gohan said. Before him lay a horrid battlefield. Saiyan and demon bodies floated free through the jet blackness of the negative energy. The only light sources were Vegeta, Goku, Bura, and the one that must be Cordell.
"Now that the rift is closed, is there anyway to disperse this crap?" Trunks said.
Roger searched his mind, and the minds of the others as well. A strange but comforting voice that was Kami told him that the Sacred Water would do the job. But it was back on Earth, too far away.
"What about the Super Saiyan Five and Six transformation? With the source of the energy cut off, you guys might be able to get rid of this stuff." Jessica said.
"It's worth a shot." Goten agreed. "Ok Trunks, we need to fuse again."
"You got it Goten." Trunks smiled. Trunks thought about how they used to have to wait for an hour or better before fusing again. That didn't seem to be the case anymore.
All four of the Saiyans phased through the side of the bubble and stood abreast looking towards the huge ki they were feeling.
"Ok, this is how we should do this." Roger started. First, you guys fuse, but at a lower power level, like Super Saiyan Four. Trunks and Goten complied.
"Okay, Gohan, you and I power up to Super Saiyan Four." Roger powered up along with Gohan.
"Alright, at the count of three, we all go to our full power. Those of us with mystic abilities use those as well." Roger said. "Put everything plus the kitchen sink into it!"
"Hehehehe.. This is going to be like a ki bomb!" Gotenks said looking at Gohan and Roger.
"Exactly!" Roger confirmed.
"This should blast the remaining negative energy away." Gohan said.
"Alright then, everyone ready? One.... Two.... Threeeeee!!" Roger counted.
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Vegeta smirked and lifted his sword. "This is it Cordell! You're going down!"
"I doubt it little man. Have you looked at yourself lately?" Cordell smiled evilly.
Vegeta didn't need to look. He knew that the dark energy had infected him, and was rapidly spreading through his body. "Don't worry, I'm going to kill you before this shit gets to me." Vegeta smirked.
"Don't be too sure." Cordell pointed. "Does that girl mean anything to you?
Vegeta looked to see a huge demon with his hand outstretched. Bura was confined in some sort of energy bubble at the end of the creature's hand. Bura was fighting to free herself while desperately trying to maintain her ki shield.
"One word from me, and he contracts the bubble and she dies." Cordell smiled.
Lumbistru had followed Bura to the battle even though she told him she'd cut off his tail if he came along. He had used his invisibility and stayed close to Vegeta and Bura since the battle began. The device that Bura had put on Lumbistru's head had blocked Cordell from sensing the little demon even at these close quarters. Lumbistru was rocking back and forth from foot to foot.
"Bura is in trouble! What Lumbistru do! What Lumbistru do!" Lumbistru cried.
Lumbistru watched as Churler played with Bura like a cat plays with a mouse. He contracted the bubble, then expanded it, then contracted it again trying to get Bura to cry out in pain. Bura held firm.
"Lumbistru mad!" Lumbistru yelled and lunged forward wrapping his arms and legs around Churler's head sinking his claws deep into Churler's eyes. Lumbistru remained invisible.
Churler immediately lost his concentration and the bubble dissipated. Bura flew towards the demon and grabbed the spear that carried the House of Vegeta's banner and sunk it deep into the demon's chest. The demon turned suddenly snapping the spear off in Bura's hands and knocking Bura several yards through space. Bura recovered and looked back at the demon that was in his death throes was still madly clawing at his face and eyes. Bura noticed that his eye sockets were bleeding, oozing and sightless.
"Well, looks like your hostage flew the coop on you Cordell." Goku smiled.
"Good help is so hard to find." Vegeta smirked as he shifted his sword back to the ready. "Time to dance Cordell"
Vegeta launched a vicious series of sword attacks that not even Gohan had mastered with the Z-Sword.
Goku's attention was fixed on Roger and the others. "What are they doing?" Goku thought. Then he knew.
"Everyone! Cover your eyes!" Goku mentally yelled.
Two seconds later, the entire area was lit up like a Super Nova. The power was intense! It felt as if space itself was quaking!
Vegeta and Cordell have stopped fighting long enough to cover their eyes.
When the light dissipated, everyone slowly opened his or her eyes.
"The stars! I can see the stars!" Goku cheered.
Totempo and the rest of the Super Saiyan Fives caught Bura just as she was passing out from being away from Vegeta, and his air, too long.
"You are Vegeta's daughter?" Totempo asked.
:"Yes, yes I am." Bura said still a bit groggy.
"Your highness, I have ordered all of the other Saiyans below Super Saiyan Four level back to the planet. I would appreciate it if you would allow me to escort you back as well." Totempo asked.
"No! I will stay here, thank you all the same!" Bura said irritably.
"As you wish princess, but allow me to stay here and guard your person." Totempo gave Bura a look like he was not going to take no for an answer.
Bura looked at him definitely at first, then softened. "Very well then." Bura heard a whimper from fairly close by and soon found Lumbistru, or what was left of him floating in space. He had taken quite a beating from Churler who was trying to dislodge the smaller demon. Deep scratches ran the length of Lumbistru's body. Lumbistru's body was missing below the waist where the light had hit him. Churler was nowhere to be seen.
Meanwhile, Vegeta was fighting a desperate battle, but Cordell was just way too fast for him. Cordell wasn't even fighting back.
"Fight me!" Vegeta yelled.
"Why should I? In another few minutes, the negative energy in your body will make you my slave anyways." Cordell grinned evilly. "They may have destroyed the negative energy out here, but it still rages in your body. Give it up little man!"
"I am Vegeta! Prince Vegeta! Prince of all the Saiyans! I do not give up! I do not give in! I will be the instrument of your death!" Vegeta flew in fast for another attack but this time Cordell slapped Vegeta away without effort.
Vegeta flew back semi-conscious for a few seconds. "Damned him!" Vegeta said as the first tendrils of the negative energy began to enter his mind.
"Do you feel it yet Prince?" Cordell asked.
"Vegeta, Vegeta my son!" King Vegeta's disembodied voice called out.
"Father?" Vegeta said.
"Vegeta, remember what I told you? No darkness can defeat the one that wields the sword! Remember who and what you are son! Use the power of the sword; use the power of your own rage! Be the Saiyan I always knew you to be!" King Vegeta said.
"Yes father!" Vegeta said as his eyes began to glow.
"Pour all of your rage and your hate into your power! Channel your power into the sword!" King Vegeta finished. "Defeat the darkness!"
Vegeta fixed his glare on Cordell and he started to scream. Energy to rival the combined energy output of Roger, Gohan, and Gotenks poured out of Vegeta's body. The Sword glowed white hot. The darkness threatening to take Vegeta's mind was blasted away and he was cleansed. When the light died down, Vegeta stood as Super Saiyan Six!
"You will not be having any new slaves today asshole!" Vegeta fixed Cordell with a terrible glare.
Cordell smirked. "I feel your power, you still cannot defeat me."
Roger turned to Trunks. "Trunks, Transport Jessica out of here. I don't think she needs to be here anymore."
Trunks looked down at the little girl and she nodded her head. Trunks took her by the hand and with just a second of concentration, he and Jessica were gone to The Supreme Kai's planet.
Seconds later, Trunks reappeared next to his father. Goku, Roger, Gohan, and Gotenks had just flown to where Vegeta floated.
Cordell just floated in space daring them to attack him.
"Kakkarot, remember what I told you about not interfering?" Vegeta said telepathically.
"Yes." Goku looked at Vegeta quizzically.
"Well forget it. I felt this guy's full real power when he slapped me. We are going to need all of us to stop this asshole." Vegeta said.
"Do you have a plan father?" Trunks asked.
Vegeta chuckled. "I wish I did son."
Trunks thought for a moment. "Goku, what would happen if two Super Saiyan Sixes fused?"
"I don't know." Goku said honestly "I would be reluctant to even try it. Super Saiyan Sixes have to concentrate to reestablish their physical forms after transformation."
"Vegeta didn't." Roger pointed out.
Goku and Vegeta both turned towards Roger. They examined him for a second. "Do you realize that you were talking with Piccolo's voice just then." Goku finally said.
"Oh? Sorry." Roger said in his own voice. "This fusion was going to take some getting used to. Kami and Nail weren't bad, but Piccolo is way to dynamic a personality. He keeps trying to do my thinking for me!" Roger thought loudly. Piccolo's mind receded quite a bit.
"Maybe, after this is all over Tao Kaioshin will undo his fusion with Piccolo." Roger thought to himself. "Right now we need each other."
"Ok, so why didn't Vegeta need to pull his physical form back together after he ascended?" Roger asked.
"Maybe it had something to do with the sword." Gotenks observed.
"Could be, the sword acted to stabilize his form." Goku said.
"Look, I think our boy is getting impatient out there." Vegeta said.
"So, all at once?" Goku asked.
"I don't see any other way of beating him." Vegeta said.
"Let's go do it then!" Gotenks exclaimed.
Vegeta, sword at the ready, lead the attack.
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"Lumbistru! I thought I told you to stay on the planet!" Bura chastised the little demon.
"L-Lumbistru worry. W-worry about Bura thing." Lumbistru mentally stammered out..
Bura had grown incredibly fond of the little demon. Tears began to well up in her eyes. One tear trickled down her cheek.
"B-Bura thing cries for Lumbistru? No one ever cried for Lumbistru before." Lumbistru said. It was his last thought.
Bura stared at the body for a few seconds, then a remarkable thing happened. Suddenly she wasn't looking at a demon any more, but what looked to be a young boy, maybe 15 years old and definitely human. Then just as suddenly the body disappeared.
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Back on the Supreme Kai's planet, little Gerald, Jessica, The Supreme Kai, King Vegeta, The Elder Kai, and about sixty dead Saiyan warriors all gathered around The Elder Kai's crystal ball watching the battle. The Elder Kai grew frustrated after a while and cast some sort of spell over the ball, making it grow much larger and hover in the air where all could see.
Suddenly a young boy appeared before The Supreme Kai. He had a halo over his head like the Saiyans, and he was looking himself over.
"Lumbistru is not a demon anymore!" Lumbistru said.
"Of course not. I promised you that if you performed one heroic deed that you would be given another chance. When the current crisis is over, we will decide what shape that second chance will take." The Supreme Kai smiled.
Lumbistru wept tears of joy. "Thank you!" Was all he could manage to say.
The Supreme Kai smiled and turned his attention back to the battle. It wasn't going well.
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Gotenks floated semi-conscious struggling to keep his ki-shield intact. He had been the first to reach Cordell after Vegeta was blown back by a ki ball that Cordell launched at him. Vegeta was burned a bit, but otherwise fine. Vegeta and Gohan attacked simultaneously, Vegeta wielding his sword tried to take Cordell's head off, but the ancient warrior was just too fast and kicked Vegeta in the stomach, then slapping him away, all while dodging Gohan's attacks. Cordell then turned and elbowed Gohan in the side of the head, sending him plummeting through space.
Next Roger and Goku attacked, they decided to use energy attacks instead of hitting him head on. They both powered up their largest Kamehameha wave and let fly.
"So, you guys have had some Turtle Hermit training eh?" Cordell laughed. "Tell me, is that baka Roshi still alive then?"
Cordell stretched out both hands and launched twin ki attacks that met Roger and Goku's ki attacks and began to push them back.
Goku and Roger both dug in and poured even more power into their attacks.
It was no use. Cordell was still pushing their attacks back towards them an increasing rate. Eventually, both were hit by Cordell's exploding attacks.
Roger and Goku floated unconscious.
"You guys bore me. I think it's time to start my universal conquest now. It would have been easier with a army of demons, but I don't really need them." Cordell smiled as he spied Vegeta struggling to get to the others. "Hey Prince! I think I'll start with Earth! How do you like that! In six more months, when this rift opens naturally, I will rebuild my conduit generator and still turn everyone into demons!"
Cordell then flew off at a speed that Vegeta knew that he could not match.
Towards Earth.