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Chap. 17

Vegeta faced off and battled the new Dark Super-Sayian. But despite his best efforts, Vegeta couldn't keep him down. And each time he was knocked down, he would get up even stronger. This is absolute madness. I'm a Super-Sayian 3 and he still keeps going. Vegeta charged screaming, but Sherac sidestepped around and delivered a knee to his face. While Vegeta was flying, Sherac fired a ki blast knocking him further into the air. Vegeta managed to roll around and still his hand out.

"Enough of this! Big Bang…!"

"Ashura!"

Sherac suddenly warped away, surprising Vegeta.

"Hadoken!"

The dark energy ball flew at Vegeta at rapid speed and hit him before Vegeta could attack. Sherac zanzokuken into the air and smashed down on Vegeta with a knuckle-bomb. Vegeta crashed into a hill and a column of dust spew up. Sherac looked down at the dust and warped again. Flashes of light began to show and sounds of fighting along with it. Suddenly, Vegeta came flying out of the smoke, heavily bruised.

"Hasn't it become clear yet? You've lost too much power fighting Akuma. And your power is leaving you fast. Besides, it takes you way too long to summon the power for a decent attack, unlike the Hadoken technique. Face it Vegeta, you won't win."

Vegeta breathed heavily and suddenly charged again. Sherac smirked and charged as well.

On the other side of the ridge, the others could feel the force of the battle

"What's going on over there? It feels like a war." Kairi wondered out loud. He then noticed, "Vegeta's energy...it's diminishing."

Mirai jumped up, "Come on. We have to go now. Father may need our help."

Trunks heard him, "Father? What does that mean?"

Mirai suddenly realized his mistake, Uh, oh.

"You said father? What are you taking about?"

Mirai looked away, "Look, I'll explain later. But right now, Vegeta needs our help."

Trunks gave him a suspicious look, but something else caught his eye.

"Hey, what's that?" He pointed toward the dome.

Everyone else followed his direction and saw a several figures coming toward them.

Goten narrowed his eyes, "I can't tell from…Hey, it's Gohan!"

"Yeah, you're right! And Piccolo and Yamcha. They must have gotten out."

Kairi also recognized them, "Ken? Sagat? Sister?" Wait. Something doesn't feel right.

The six figures reached them and Goten and Trunks ran up to them. "We're so glad to see you Gohan. We have to hurry, my dad needs our help."

Gohan said nothing and simply stared at him.

"Gohan, are you alright?"

Kairi called out, "Get back, Trunks! Something's wrong. They're not what they seem."

Gohan and the others suddenly glowed in dark purple auras. Goten and Trunks jumped back.

"Hey. Who are you guys?"

The six doppelgangers said nothing and suddenly attacked.

Lookout…

After being fitted with new clothes, the four warriors stood ready to go back to Earth. Goku let out his hand and the others grabbed hold. He was about to Instant Transmit when a hand touched his shoulder.

"Let me go with you guys."

Goku turned to look at Sean. "Are you sure? It might get dangerous."

"I don't care. I have to help my master."

Ryu let out his hand, "Sure. Let's go."

Sean grabbed it and Goku put his fingers on his head. "Oh, Dende. Are you going to summon the dragon?"

"Yeah. But I still don't know what we should wish for."

"Yeah, that's true. I guess you'll have to wait for a sign or something."

"Okay. I guess it's better than nothing. Good luck Goku, and the rest of you as well."

They all nodded to him before they suddenly disappeared.

Battlefield...

Mirai, Trunks, Goten and Kairi all fought the dark copies of their friends and allies. But not only were they outmatched by their power, they were also outnumbered. And to make it worse, the four of them haven't fully recovered from the use of the fusion technique. Eventually, they were all surrounded in the center, sorely beaten.

"You guys have any ideas?"

"I don't know. Whatever these things are, they're brutal."

"Not only that, but their fighting style are just like the real ones."

The six dark figures began to close in on them, ready to finish them off. Suddenly, a blur appeared and in its place was…

"Daddy!"

"Hey, Goku."

"Ryu. Chun-Li. Sean."

The five warriors stood before them and the dark copies stopped moving.

Chun- Li looked over her shoulder, "Hey, you guys alright?"

Mirai rubbed his shoulder, "We've been better."

Goku stepped forward, "Alright. Get some rest now. We'll take it from here."

The six copies stared blankly at them before dropping into fighting stance.

Ryu noted, "They regard us as opponents now. Get ready."

"Wait. Vegeta is in trouble somewhere. We have to help him."

Goku used his senses, "Hmmm. That's Vegeta? I didn't know he gotten that strong."

"Yeah. He's a Super-Sayian 3."

"It figures. I guess it was only a matter of time. But I can feel his power decreasing. And I feel another power as well."

"Yes. I recognize this. The energy of the Dark Shotokan. But that doesn't feel like Akuma."

Sean's eyes widened, "You mean there's someone else?"

"Looks that way."

Chun-Li stepped up, "Then it looks like you guys should go help Vegeta." She looked at the copies, "We'll handle them."

Kairi spoke up, "Are you sure? These guys are powerful."

#18 smirked, "No problem. Go on."

Ryu grabbed Goku's shoulder and they both disappeared.

Meanwhile, Vegeta was getting badly beaten. He was injured in several places and bleeding from his head. He also had to power to SSJ mode due to the loss of energy. And Sherac was still coming at him.

"Game over, Vegeta."

Vegeta prepare for the attack when suddenly Sherac warped again. Vegeta looked surprised and Sherac reappeared behind him. Vegeta didn't have a chance to turn when he felt a powerful knee rammed into his back.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Vegeta flew forward and hit the ground. His body lay still and his golden hair faded to black. Sherac stood over him.

"Oops, I guess I overdid it a little there. I wanted you alive, but I can deal with this as well."

Suddenly, Vegeta's body moved slightly and a low moan could barely be heard.

"What's this? You're still alive?" He grabbed Vegeta's arm and raised him up. "I must say Vegeta. You are a tough person indeed. Perhaps I did underestimate you after all."

Vegeta's eyes suddenly snapped open and with his other hand, he fired a ki blast at Sherac's face. However, Sherac bent his head to the side and the projectile flew harmlessly by. Vegeta was shocked.

"As I said, tough. But no match for me." He raised his own hand. "Here, let me show you how it's done."

Sherac's hand began to glow in energy and Vegeta closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable.

"Put him down!"

Sherac turned his head to the new voice.

"So you two finally made it."

It was Goku and Ryu...

Now it's time for the real fireworks. Goku, along with Ryu have challenged the powerful Sherac. But are they able to stop a guy who can defeat a SSJ3? And what of Chun- Li and #18? Do they possess the necessary power to defeat the dark copies? Stay tuned...