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Chap. 24

"PSYCHO DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Bison rushed at her in a ultra-powerful Psycho Crusher. However...

"Kikosho...GOKU!!!!!!!!!!!"

Juuha-Li shot out an immense ball of pure light energy that countered Bison's Psycho Drive. However, the powers were so immense that both fighters now had to struggle to win over the other. Juuha-Li kept her sphere out, trying to defeat the still oncoming Bision.

"Uggggaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!"

Bison continued to try and plow his way through the sphere of energy. Slowly, he began to break his way through and Juuha-Li was getting pushed back.

"No! NO!!!"

Bison continued to inch his way through and move closer to his prey. Suddenly...

"Tri Beam!!!!!!"

Soul Force!!!!!"

Tien and Rose both joined in to stop the oncoming Bison.

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"No! I will not allow it! Let see how you fare with it at MAXIMUIM POWER!!!!!"

Dr. Taris pushed the generator up to maximum power. The machinery around him began to smoke and spark from overheat. But he didn't care. His creatures will win!

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Bison began to glow intensely and he began to barrel through the combined energies.

Tien's eyes widened, "No way!"

"What use of the Psycho powers is this?" Rose added.

Bision began to grow further in and come closer toward them. Juuha-Li began to kneel down on the ground as he came.

"Can't...stop..."

"Special Beam Cannon!!!!!!!"

"Yoga Inferno!!!!!!"

Dhalsim and Piccolo came in and did their signature attacks on Bison, resulting in an even bigger combined attack.

Piccolo called, "Gather your power, Juuha-Li!"

Juuha-Li's power diminished as the others continued to hold Bision at bay. He was still coming, but slowly. He drew even closer to the fighters.

"Hurry!"

Bison became a blinding inferno of purple flames as he was about to break through their defenses. But suddenly, Juuha-Li's head snapped up.

"Goodbye Bison! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Her energy sphere came back with incredible force and Bison was instantly engulfed in it. Bison began to burn at the might of the combined energies and slowly evaporated. At the same time, the surges of energy began to overload the Psycho Drive in the dome.

"No! It's impossible. He can't be beaten."

Suddenly, the Drive exploded and caught Dr. Taris in the backlash. He was flung into the wall and knocked unconscious. Outside, the remaining copies stopped fighting and all exploded as a result of the destroyed Drive, much to the surprise of the fighters.

The battle was over...

Sean looked over at the landscape and saw no more of the copies.

"We...did it?"

Sakura and Videl, who had been fighting together, were surprised as well.

"It's over."

Sakura suddenly jumped, "Yaaaa! We did it!"

All the fighters slumped down in exhaustion in their fight, especially Juuha-Li, who separated into Chun-Li and Android 18.

"That...was tough."

"No question. But we did it."

Suddenly, everyone became aware of the high energy reaction coming a distance away from them. Piccolo stepped forward.

"It's not over yet."

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Sherac stood pose to unleash his true power. Sherac was engulfed in a torrent of his own power as he readied himself. But on the ground, Goku flared with his own golden energy and cupped his hands together.

KA!!!!!! ME!!!!!!! HA!!!!!!! ME!!!!!

The entire ground and area rumbled and shook violently as Goku powered his famed attack. Sherac looked at him with intensity as his own attack flared.

"Now you will die!"

Sherac fired his wave of energy at Goku, but Goku was ready.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

An enormous wave flew out of Goku's hands and connected with Sherac's. A blinding flash was let out and massive shockwave shook the area even more. Goku and Sherac engaged in a desperate power struggle.

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What the...?

Vegeta looked over as well as everyone else at the powerful struggle taking place.

"Kakarott."

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The two beams stayed dead even with one another as each fighter tried to overwhelm the other. Ryu managed to stand as he watched them fight.

His energy is diminishing...

Goku continued to pour more power, but each time he tried, he found it harder to maintain it. Not to mention the fact that Sherac always seemed to match his power.

"No....Can't....give up."

Sherac roared as he poured more energy in.

"You will never defeat me."

The beams intensified and Goku strained even harder. Suddenly, the worse possible thing happened...

Goku powered down to normal Super Sayian mode. His kamehameha wave powered down as well and Sherac's beam came at him full force.

"It's over!"

"Shinkuu Hadoken!!!!!!"

Ryu suddenly stood next to Goku and fired his own ball of energy along with Goku's wave, stopping Sherac's beam from coming closer.

"Haaaaaaaa!!!!"

"You can't stop me. No one can! Metssatsu!!!!!!!"

Sherac's beam increased and began to slowly move toward the two warriors.

"No. Not...enough...power..."

Lookout...

"Oh no. They aren't going to make it. They're out of power."

"Uh, excuse me?"

Dende turned

"You still have a wish left. State your wish."

Dende laughed, "Of course. I completely forgot. Shenron, can you restore Goku and Ryu's power?"

"I can."

"I wish for Goku and Ryu to be restored to full power."

"As you wish."

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Goku and Ryu were beginning to give in to the demonic power when they felt the dragon's wish come true.

"Huh? What's happening?"

"Our power. It's back. Alright!"

Instantly, the red wave of energy paused and the two warriors powered up to full. Ryu into Shinryuu and Goku into Super-Sayian 3. The combination of power complete overwhelmed Sherac's beam and pushed upward.

"Chou! Kamehame...

"Shinryuu..."

The two beams held their position as Sherac tried desperately to stop it.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"HADOKENNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The beams combined into one and swarmed at Sherac.

"NO! NO!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The combined beam completely engulfed Sherac He looked in pure shock as he saw the two that were stronger than him and then disappeared into the blast. The combined beam shot straight out into space and faded altogether. The two fighters finally stopped the beam and powered down before slumping to the ground, breathing heavily from exhaustion/

"Huff, huff, huff, I think we... overdid it....a bit."

Suddenly, a darkened form falls out from the sky. The two of them look as the form rises up slowly, revealing to be a severely battered, bloodied, and extremely angry Sherac.

"He survived? He's a tough fighter."

Sherac glared at them with venom and hatred clear in his eyes

"I...refuse...to accept...defeat."

Sherac folded his body into stance and the dark energy flared around him once again.

"Sherac, don't do it!" Ryu warned.

"Hahahahaha. Time to die. Starting with you Goku! Shun Goku Satsu!"

The dark energy formed around his body and he began to slide toward the weakened Sayian. However, midway into the attack he began to scream.

"Gaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"

His body began catch on fire as he continued to use the technique. His screams increased, but he kept going.

"I....will...kill...you...all!"

He drew nearer to Goku and the flames burned him even more. then, when he was a foot away, he stopped, his entire body engulfed in the dark flames of his own evil.

"I...am...the...master! I am...the...strongest! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

Sherac completely burned up and suddenly exploded. When it cleared up, there was nothing left of the dark Super-Sayian.

"It's over."

Goku looked up to see Ryu crawling next to him.

"What happened?"

"The Shun Goku Satsu takes all the negative energy and destroys its opponent. However, there is always a chance that it will destroy its user as well. Sherac has just paid the ultimate price."

Goku sat up, "I see. I guess that's what happens when you use power like that."

"In any case, it's over."

"Yeah. You know, we make a pretty good team. I couldn't have done it without you, Ryu."

"Heh. Same here, Goku."

At the same time, both their stomachs growled and both of them looked at each other.

"Ha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!"

(AN: Thanks for reminding me about the Raging Demon. I can't believe I almost forgot about that.)