CHAPTER 3: WASTED WISH
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X and Vegeta arrived at the island, daring each other to make the first move. They hovered 20 feet above the air, silently staring at each other. X was the first to speak:
"What do you think, Vegeta? A wonderful battlefield, don't you agree?"
Vegeta had to admit, X was right. The majority of the island was flat, perfect for a fair fight. The only real un-level area was the cliffs and mountains along the sides of the island. It was a rather peculiar island. To Vegeta's left was a small chain of hills and spiked peaks. To the right was a beach- like area. Behind him were more Spiked peaks, and just beyond X, directly in front of him, was a beach area with a few cliffs. The entire island seemed to have every geological feature known.
"Well Vegeta? Are you just going to sit there all day? Come at me!"
Vegeta took the opportunity. He charged at X, fists drawn to punch. Just as he came within reach of X, he swung with his right- only to graze air! X had disappeared right in front of him!
"Where did you go!? Show yourself!"
X appeared right behind Vegeta, and tapped him on the shoulder. On instinct, Vegeta spun around and swung. X grabbed his arm, cutting the punch short.
"You know Vegeta, brute strength isn't everything."
X picked Vegeta up by his arm, and thrusted him into the ground. Vegeta landed on his back, sending rocks and dust flying up around him. X teleported on top of him, Pinning Vegeta to the ground with his knees.
"There is such a thing as form. From my position atop you, you're immobile. Meaning I can do this-"
X socked Vegeta hard in the face.
"And there isn't anything you can do about it."
Vegeta then caught on to what X was trying to tell him.
"Except kick you in the back of the head?"
X realized what Vegeta meant by that at the last possible second. He back flipped off of Vegeta's chest just before Vegeta's legs reached the point where X's head would have been. Vegeta used the momentum from the kick to propel himself upwards. He flipped off the ground and on to his feet. X and Vegeta were now back at square one, staring at each other yet again.
"Have you figured it out yet Vegeta? Why I dragged you away from the others?"
Vegeta had been so lost in the fight, he had forgotten about the others, but now as he thought about it-
"You're trying to finish me off before they get here!"
Vegeta became furious. It was an insult to him. He felt as though X was calling him the weakest out of them all, and he was now determined to show X otherwise....
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"Guys, I'm sorry, but I have to catch up to them before X takes him out! Get there as quick as you can! We'll need all the help we can get."
Goku then took off in a blast of light. Gohan and Piccolo were now in front of 18 and Krillin. All of them were oddly silent all the way over. Gohan felt a premonition that something hideous was going to happen before they got there.. he hoped he was wrong. He wanted to be wrong. Without everyone, the fight would be incredibly hard. In order to win this, they needed everyone.
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"Alright X, let's see how you feel about this!''
Vegeta exploded in a bright yellow light. his hair started to stand on end. X kept his eyes on the hair, sensing his power level driving higher, and higher. Finally the hair turned yellow and stayed that way. X was impressed. the power increase was amazing.
"A very nice scene you just made Vegeta. Apparently your hair isn't all that changed. Your power rose to an incredibly high amount. I knew you were powerful, but I had no idea you were a super sayiajin."
"Your mine now, you fool!"
Vegeta charged at X. His punches were blazing fast, but X was blocking them just the same. X caught on to the pattern, and grabbed Vegeta's arm on the next punch. Almost as quick as he had grabbed it, he broke Vegeta's arm against his knee. He then pulled on the arm, drawing Vegeta closer to him. Once Vegeta was about to collide with X, X elbowed Vegeta in the chin. X let go of the broken arm, and Vegeta went flying backwards.
Vegeta slammed on the ground once more, but jumped up right away. X rose into the air, looking down at Vegeta. Vegeta pointed upwards..
"FINAL FLASH!"
"KAAAA....MEEEE..HAAAA.MEEEEE.HAAAAA!"
Goku had arrived on the other side of X, sending a Kamehameha up towards him at the same time Vegeta sent off a Final Flash. The two blasts were heading straight for X, yet X made no attempt to dodge. Instead he yelled out something of his own:
"SHINNN...OROOOO... REPPA!"
X suddenly became surrounded in a dark purple light. He lowered all his fingers except for the middle and pointer. He crossed his hands across his chest: right to left shoulder, and left to right shoulder. As soon as X felt the Kamehameha and Final flash were close enough, his hands uncrossed. To his right was Vegeta's Final flash. X pointed his right hand towards it. To his left: The Kamehameha. X pointed his left hand towards that.
"HA!"
A purple light suddenly came out of both hands. It was the move Piccolo had described: Incredibly thin. It cut through both attacks. The differences were:
Goku's Kamehameha required he keep his hands out until the blast hit its mark. He could feel anything that went wrong, and he felt the Shinororeppa cut through his kamehameha. He jumped to the side, the purple blast merely grazing off his shoulder. Vegeta was not so lucky.
Vegeta's Final Flash caused Vegeta to let go of the blast once it came out of his hand. He could no longer feel the energy once it was unleashed, and couldn't tell if anything was wrong. not until it was too late. The purple blast struck him hard in the chest, and because he was unprepared for it, he didn't have time to even attempt to block it. It went straight through him, narrowly missing his heart.
Vegeta collapsed to the ground, wounded. His hair lost its golden color. Goku looked over to him:
"VEGETA!!"
X smiled, and laughed devilishly. an eerie sort of laugh.
"What's the matter Goku? Afraid I might kill him? Well.... I just might!"
X held out his hand, and the weakened body of Vegeta slowly floated up towards him. Vegeta was clearly out of control of his body. He struggled just to lift his head. X had Vegeta right next to him in the air. They were almost face to face. X reached out and grabbed Vegeta by the collar.
"Oh no! Vegeta!"
The voice was not Goku's. Piccolo, Gohan, 18, and Krillin, arrived just then. X smiled and laughed yet again.
"You're all just in time! Look at this pathetic excuse for a super sayiajin! I think I should put him out of his MISERY!"
Goku saw what X was about to do. X's left fist reared back, and Goku rushed up towards him in an attempt to stop it.
X's fist was moving forward.... Goku flashed Super Sayajin.
Goku was too late. X's fist punched through Vegeta's stomach. and came out the other side. Goku came to screeching halt and stared in terror.
X let go of his grip on Vegeta's collar, but Vegeta still hung in the air on X's fist. X finally put out his hand, and with his right pointer finger, poked on Vegeta's head. Vegeta slid off X's fist, slamming onto the ground. Vegeta's body was lifeless. X had finished off the sayajin prince.
"A shame you had to waste a wish on that arrogant fool..."
Goku lowered to the ground, and silently walked over to Vegeta's body. His face was filled with nothing but anger. He blasted a hole in the island, and picked up Vegeta's body. He set it in the hole and stared up at X....
"This is the second time I've had to make a grave for Vegeta. NOT AGAIN X! I WON'T MAKE ANOTHER GRAVE FOR ANYONE HERE!"
Goku exploded just as Vegeta had, but Goku's explosion was much larger, and more powerful. X's trench coat was thrown back from the blast. Goku's blast shattered a nearby peak. X had to use his hands to protect his face from the flying debris. When the dust settled, Goku was at level 2 of super sayajin. Behind him stood 18, Krillin, Piccolo, and Gohan. Everyone had their fists raised.
"Another impressive display of power.... why, I'm amazed your halo managed to stay on! Alright Goku, I hope you provide more of fight then that arrogant fool in his grave. I was severely disappointed in-"
X's words were cut short. Goku teleported up to him and smashed him over the head with both his hands. X flew down, only to be intercepted half-way down by Piccolo. Piccolo kicked him hard in the side. X flew sideways, and just as he was about to regain his balance-
"MASENNN....KO!"
Gohan's Blast launched X upwards into 18, who uppercut him higher into the air. X looked up to see Krillin above him.
"DESTRUCTOOOO.... DISK!"
Finally, X was prepared for this one. He shattered the disk with his own attack.
"SHINOROREPPA!"
Krillin barely dodged it in time.
"This should be interesting. the 5 of you are quite the fighters. Your title is well earned."
X lowered to the ground and stared up.
"This is without a doubt one of my more challenging fights.... but I really don't feel like loosing...."
X flung his Trench coat back, and planted his feat firmly on the ground. He let out his scary laugh, and said only 2 words that started everything.....
"LET'S RUMBLE!"
END OF CHAPTER 3 Next chapter: Hell On Earth
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X and Vegeta arrived at the island, daring each other to make the first move. They hovered 20 feet above the air, silently staring at each other. X was the first to speak:
"What do you think, Vegeta? A wonderful battlefield, don't you agree?"
Vegeta had to admit, X was right. The majority of the island was flat, perfect for a fair fight. The only real un-level area was the cliffs and mountains along the sides of the island. It was a rather peculiar island. To Vegeta's left was a small chain of hills and spiked peaks. To the right was a beach- like area. Behind him were more Spiked peaks, and just beyond X, directly in front of him, was a beach area with a few cliffs. The entire island seemed to have every geological feature known.
"Well Vegeta? Are you just going to sit there all day? Come at me!"
Vegeta took the opportunity. He charged at X, fists drawn to punch. Just as he came within reach of X, he swung with his right- only to graze air! X had disappeared right in front of him!
"Where did you go!? Show yourself!"
X appeared right behind Vegeta, and tapped him on the shoulder. On instinct, Vegeta spun around and swung. X grabbed his arm, cutting the punch short.
"You know Vegeta, brute strength isn't everything."
X picked Vegeta up by his arm, and thrusted him into the ground. Vegeta landed on his back, sending rocks and dust flying up around him. X teleported on top of him, Pinning Vegeta to the ground with his knees.
"There is such a thing as form. From my position atop you, you're immobile. Meaning I can do this-"
X socked Vegeta hard in the face.
"And there isn't anything you can do about it."
Vegeta then caught on to what X was trying to tell him.
"Except kick you in the back of the head?"
X realized what Vegeta meant by that at the last possible second. He back flipped off of Vegeta's chest just before Vegeta's legs reached the point where X's head would have been. Vegeta used the momentum from the kick to propel himself upwards. He flipped off the ground and on to his feet. X and Vegeta were now back at square one, staring at each other yet again.
"Have you figured it out yet Vegeta? Why I dragged you away from the others?"
Vegeta had been so lost in the fight, he had forgotten about the others, but now as he thought about it-
"You're trying to finish me off before they get here!"
Vegeta became furious. It was an insult to him. He felt as though X was calling him the weakest out of them all, and he was now determined to show X otherwise....
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"Guys, I'm sorry, but I have to catch up to them before X takes him out! Get there as quick as you can! We'll need all the help we can get."
Goku then took off in a blast of light. Gohan and Piccolo were now in front of 18 and Krillin. All of them were oddly silent all the way over. Gohan felt a premonition that something hideous was going to happen before they got there.. he hoped he was wrong. He wanted to be wrong. Without everyone, the fight would be incredibly hard. In order to win this, they needed everyone.
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"Alright X, let's see how you feel about this!''
Vegeta exploded in a bright yellow light. his hair started to stand on end. X kept his eyes on the hair, sensing his power level driving higher, and higher. Finally the hair turned yellow and stayed that way. X was impressed. the power increase was amazing.
"A very nice scene you just made Vegeta. Apparently your hair isn't all that changed. Your power rose to an incredibly high amount. I knew you were powerful, but I had no idea you were a super sayiajin."
"Your mine now, you fool!"
Vegeta charged at X. His punches were blazing fast, but X was blocking them just the same. X caught on to the pattern, and grabbed Vegeta's arm on the next punch. Almost as quick as he had grabbed it, he broke Vegeta's arm against his knee. He then pulled on the arm, drawing Vegeta closer to him. Once Vegeta was about to collide with X, X elbowed Vegeta in the chin. X let go of the broken arm, and Vegeta went flying backwards.
Vegeta slammed on the ground once more, but jumped up right away. X rose into the air, looking down at Vegeta. Vegeta pointed upwards..
"FINAL FLASH!"
"KAAAA....MEEEE..HAAAA.MEEEEE.HAAAAA!"
Goku had arrived on the other side of X, sending a Kamehameha up towards him at the same time Vegeta sent off a Final Flash. The two blasts were heading straight for X, yet X made no attempt to dodge. Instead he yelled out something of his own:
"SHINNN...OROOOO... REPPA!"
X suddenly became surrounded in a dark purple light. He lowered all his fingers except for the middle and pointer. He crossed his hands across his chest: right to left shoulder, and left to right shoulder. As soon as X felt the Kamehameha and Final flash were close enough, his hands uncrossed. To his right was Vegeta's Final flash. X pointed his right hand towards it. To his left: The Kamehameha. X pointed his left hand towards that.
"HA!"
A purple light suddenly came out of both hands. It was the move Piccolo had described: Incredibly thin. It cut through both attacks. The differences were:
Goku's Kamehameha required he keep his hands out until the blast hit its mark. He could feel anything that went wrong, and he felt the Shinororeppa cut through his kamehameha. He jumped to the side, the purple blast merely grazing off his shoulder. Vegeta was not so lucky.
Vegeta's Final Flash caused Vegeta to let go of the blast once it came out of his hand. He could no longer feel the energy once it was unleashed, and couldn't tell if anything was wrong. not until it was too late. The purple blast struck him hard in the chest, and because he was unprepared for it, he didn't have time to even attempt to block it. It went straight through him, narrowly missing his heart.
Vegeta collapsed to the ground, wounded. His hair lost its golden color. Goku looked over to him:
"VEGETA!!"
X smiled, and laughed devilishly. an eerie sort of laugh.
"What's the matter Goku? Afraid I might kill him? Well.... I just might!"
X held out his hand, and the weakened body of Vegeta slowly floated up towards him. Vegeta was clearly out of control of his body. He struggled just to lift his head. X had Vegeta right next to him in the air. They were almost face to face. X reached out and grabbed Vegeta by the collar.
"Oh no! Vegeta!"
The voice was not Goku's. Piccolo, Gohan, 18, and Krillin, arrived just then. X smiled and laughed yet again.
"You're all just in time! Look at this pathetic excuse for a super sayiajin! I think I should put him out of his MISERY!"
Goku saw what X was about to do. X's left fist reared back, and Goku rushed up towards him in an attempt to stop it.
X's fist was moving forward.... Goku flashed Super Sayajin.
Goku was too late. X's fist punched through Vegeta's stomach. and came out the other side. Goku came to screeching halt and stared in terror.
X let go of his grip on Vegeta's collar, but Vegeta still hung in the air on X's fist. X finally put out his hand, and with his right pointer finger, poked on Vegeta's head. Vegeta slid off X's fist, slamming onto the ground. Vegeta's body was lifeless. X had finished off the sayajin prince.
"A shame you had to waste a wish on that arrogant fool..."
Goku lowered to the ground, and silently walked over to Vegeta's body. His face was filled with nothing but anger. He blasted a hole in the island, and picked up Vegeta's body. He set it in the hole and stared up at X....
"This is the second time I've had to make a grave for Vegeta. NOT AGAIN X! I WON'T MAKE ANOTHER GRAVE FOR ANYONE HERE!"
Goku exploded just as Vegeta had, but Goku's explosion was much larger, and more powerful. X's trench coat was thrown back from the blast. Goku's blast shattered a nearby peak. X had to use his hands to protect his face from the flying debris. When the dust settled, Goku was at level 2 of super sayajin. Behind him stood 18, Krillin, Piccolo, and Gohan. Everyone had their fists raised.
"Another impressive display of power.... why, I'm amazed your halo managed to stay on! Alright Goku, I hope you provide more of fight then that arrogant fool in his grave. I was severely disappointed in-"
X's words were cut short. Goku teleported up to him and smashed him over the head with both his hands. X flew down, only to be intercepted half-way down by Piccolo. Piccolo kicked him hard in the side. X flew sideways, and just as he was about to regain his balance-
"MASENNN....KO!"
Gohan's Blast launched X upwards into 18, who uppercut him higher into the air. X looked up to see Krillin above him.
"DESTRUCTOOOO.... DISK!"
Finally, X was prepared for this one. He shattered the disk with his own attack.
"SHINOROREPPA!"
Krillin barely dodged it in time.
"This should be interesting. the 5 of you are quite the fighters. Your title is well earned."
X lowered to the ground and stared up.
"This is without a doubt one of my more challenging fights.... but I really don't feel like loosing...."
X flung his Trench coat back, and planted his feat firmly on the ground. He let out his scary laugh, and said only 2 words that started everything.....
"LET'S RUMBLE!"
END OF CHAPTER 3 Next chapter: Hell On Earth