Greetings and salutations. Sorry about Chapter Nine, I know there were problems with putting it up and I fixed it as soon as possible. Thanks to Darklight and Harry for letting me know. Now that that's over…
Faith and Frieza battle it out, with Faith's very soul hanging in the balance. Why and who will be answered now.
Frieza pulled himself to his feet. He looked around. Cell was still on the ground. Faith stood before him. "'Bout time." The Saiyan Slayer said. "Thought the transition had finished you for a second there." She walked up to him and handed him a Senzu bean. "Here, take it. I want you at full strength when I kick the crap out of you."
"Confident, aren't we?" Frieza said, taking the bean. He looked over at Buu.
"Don't worry." Faith said. "He's waiting for Cell. It's just you and me. Pay back time." She took a step back as the dictator glared at her.
"I'm impressed. You didn't even know your father, and yet you're willing to take vengeance for his death." He said with a grin. Keep her occupied. "Do you know how many people he killed?"
"Yeah, because resistance would have ended in you destroying his people." She said. Frieza looked at her, slightly amused. If only she knew…
"Oh, but she does." Frieza stopped grinning. He spun around. That voice! It couldn't be. "Oh can't it, Frieza? You mess with my family, it's bound to come back and bite you on the ass. Faith's going to teach you a lesson, and when she's done, I'll be waiting."
"Come out, Bardok, you miserable coward! Face me!"
"Hey!" Frieza turned back to Faith. "He can't face you. At least, not yet." That feral grin spread across her face. "But if you really want him, then I'll be happy to send you to him."
"On the contrary." Frieza said. "It is you who will be going to see him. You and every one on this miserable mud ball!" He laughed as he launched into the air.
"Ah, nuts!" Faith said, following him. How could she be that stupid? Her desire for revenge had blinded her. Focus, girl. She pushed her speed to the limits, trying to desperately to catch up to the villain.
Frieza meanwhile had arrived in the earth's upper atmosphere, far beyond the range of these so-called heroes. He began to gather energy, focusing it into the tip of his finger. "Time to die, fools."
"Not today Frieza!" Faith said, ramming into him at full speed. Freiza dropped the energy he had been gathering.
"How is this possible? You should not be able to survive up here." Faith grinned at him.
"Do your homework next time, butt wipe." She said. "Vampire Slayers are tougher than your average Saiyan." She glared at him, with a look that said it all. "The only one dying here today, Frieza is you."
"You poor, deluded fool." He said. "You may think you have a chance, but in reality, you could never defeat me. You see I know your secret, about your friends back home." Faith's glare turned into a look of seething hatred. "There's a reason I came out here. In about two minutes, I'll have a clear shot at your precious friends. I shall take away first them and then the last of your family, leaving you alone and weak. You see, there is much more to this than Wolfram & Harts' pathetic search for revenge."
"You…" Faith exploded into her Level Two Super Saiyan mode. She pulled her full power out to bear. "BASTARD!" She screamed, charging towards him with all her strength. Frieza doubled over, leaving him open to the devastating knee that exploded on his nose. Her fists came forward in a storm of lefts and rights, followed by a sledgehammer roundhouse. Frieza pulled back, shocked at her response. He had expected begging, or tears. The ferocity of her attacks, however, was totally unexpected. He began to take a breath, but instead copped Faith's fist as she rammed it into his face. He floated back, spitting out some suddenly loosened teeth. Damn it to hell, what was this girl? She was stronger than a Super Saiyan, faster, able to survive where she shouldn't. How was that possible?
Faith floated a little away from the shocked dictator. She had managed to regain her control, but only just. What he had said, it had pushed her over the edge, into the darkness and rage she thought she had left behind in that dark alley so long ago. "Had enough?" She demanded. Frieza looked over at her. There was no way he would be able to gather enough energy to destroy either planet, not with her standing right there. So he did the only thing he could. He attacked.
A storm of lefts, rights and kicks came her way. Faith dodged and blocked every one of them. She threw a short jab, catching Frieza on the jaw. He felt some more teeth jiggle loose. He came again, relentlessly throwing strike after strike. Again, Faith blocked everything, this time choosing to slap him around the back of the head. Faith grinned. "Have you learnt you can't hit me yet, or are you going to try that attack your charging?" Frieza stared at her, wide eyed. She knew! "What, you thought your little slaps were really going to distract me? Please, give a girl some credit."
"You fool." Frieza said. "You don't understand what you're dealing with. I'm not even using a quarter of my full power."
"Then show me." Faith said. "Show me the full power of the all mighty Frieza, the mighty ruler, who's been beaten by two different Saiyan warriors. Come on. Give me your best shot, then I'll give you mine." Frieza grinned at her.
"Prepare to wave bye-bye
to your family little girl." Frieza laughed, gathering his energy.
He sat in the
darkness, watching. That's it you fool, he thought. Unlock her rage for me.
Make her mine. He leaned forward.
"Soon, Slayer." He said. "Soon you will bring me what I desire." Belasco threw his head back and laughed. It was only a matter of time.
King Kai watched on as an orange ball of energy began to gather to above Frieza. "Oh, no! Not this again!" Bardok used his Sight to watch on.
"Here he goes again." He said. "Doesn't he know any other techniques?" Faith's mother pulled up beside him.
"What do you know, lover?" She said. Bardok grinned.
"Just watch." Bardok said. "Watch and see how powerful our baby girl truly is."
Faith watched as Frieza prepared his attack. There was only one way to stop that. "Not bad." She said. "Tell me, how does it look from within." She charged to her full, blue lightening dancing around her gold aura. Then she rocketed up, straight towards Frieza's attack. Just as she was about to hit, her body liquefied into pure light, and she entered the sphere.
"What? How did she…" That was all Frieza had to say before the sphere exploded in his hand.
Belasco stared in
shock. He couldn't believe it! So close, and then this. What did she think she
would accomplish besides her own destruction? He sat back and shrugged. Ah,
well. It didn't really matter. He would just have to try something else.
He turned to the
crystal beside him. It held an image of Kitty and Angel. "Enjoy your time
together, Shadowcat." He said. "For it will soon be over."
"Oh no!" King Kai couldn't believe it. Bardok stood there calmly. King Yama tapped his screen.
"That can't be right." He said. "Faith obviously should be on her way, but according to this, her time isn't up yet." Bardok chuckled.
"Of course not." He said. "Her Slayer power's, coupled with her Saiyan heritage, make it nearly impossible to destroy her if she's ready for it." He made a wry smile. "I wish it were hereditary."
Frieza looked up at the smoke. At least he was rid of the pathetic monkey, but at a cost. He had lost his arm, again! That was really starting to annoy him He shrugged. Whatever. Now he could get revenge by blowing both planets up, and there was nothing she… Frieza watched as the smoke cleared. Faith floated there, her clothes slightly torn, but other than, unharmed, healthy. Alive.
And seriously pissed off.
"Wow." She said. "What a bang." Frieza stared up at her.
"It's…not possible. There's no way you could have survived. It can't be!" Frieza held his palms forward, releasing an onslaught of energy. Faith floated there, deflecting everything that hit her.
"You done?" She asked impatiently. Frieza gibbered a little. "I'll take that as a yes." She disappeared, reappearing behind him. He turned to face her. She floated there, arms outstretched. And orange glow replaced the gold around her hands. She brought them together, gathering as much solar energy as possible. "Time to fry. SOLAR CANNON FIRE!" An orange beam shot forth, slicing through Frieza. He felt his brain frying in his skull. His last thought was that at least he wouldn't have to deal with any more Saiyan monkeys.
Faith looked at the spot where Frieza had been. He had been no problem at all. In fact, it had been a piece of cake. Which made her wonder why he had been chosen as Cell's partner. From what she had managed to find out from Goku, there had been plenty of bad guys that had been much stronger. So why had the bad guys in charge (she had a feeling that it wasn't Wolfram & Hart) chosen him? She thought abut his comments, the ones that had sent her screaming into the darkness. Was that the intention? Were they trying to send her back to that past? If that was it, what was the purpose? She wasn't sure, but she had to find out. Somehow. She headed back down to the surface, sparing a look as her earth came into view. "I'll be back soon."
There you have it. The end of Frieza. I realize
that there will be some complaints about how Faith stopped Frieza's attack, I'm
expecting it. But you have to understand that Faith's not only a Super Saiyan,
she's also a Slayer. That natural toughness makes her hard to kill normally.
Coupled with the power of a Super Saiyan level 2… If you do have complaints, though,
don't hesitate to send them. I'll appreciate it.
Next: Cell and Buu, and the return.
See ya.
Doc.
