Chapter 11
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"Hello." He said calmly. "Long time no see Piccolo. I'm so glad you could all make it to my little get-together. Did you bring the Dragon Balls?"
"Yeah." Gohan answered.
"Here's the way we'll do it. Since there are six of you that look worthy of fighting me… every time I defeat one of you, you give me a Dragon Ball. If you manage to defeat me, which… is just not going to happen… you'll get my Dragon Ball. That should be fair." Jukuo grinned.
"On one condition." Gohan said.
"Yes?" Jukuo asked curiously.
"What do you plan to wish for with the Dragon Balls once you've got them all?" he asked.
"First, I am going to wish for immortality. Eternal Life. That way I will be not only the strongest in the entire universe, but completely indestructible, so no ever will ever rise to my level of power and try to destroy me." Jukuo explained. "Second, I'll wish for all the planets in every galaxy, to obey me and only me. And third-"
"Uh, sorry I have to be the bearer of bad news Jukuo, but… the Dragon here on earth, Shenlong, only grants two wishes, unlike the Dragon on Namek." Gohan smiled. "I guess you'll have to forget one."
Jukuo scowled. "Well that's ok. I only really need the first two. The third… isn't necessary."
"Good." grinned Gohan.
"Let's get to it then." Jukuo suggested. "I don't have all day."
"You got it." Gohan said, powering up. He went Super Saiyan. His hair spiked up, and faded from black to a golden blonde. His eyes turned a bright aqua color. An aura of bright light surrounded him.
"Here we go…" Piccolo murmured.
"STUPID GAME! I keep loosing!!!" Yamcha yelled.
"Shhh!" Leah hushed.
Gohan flew to the sky. Jukuo followed. The two dove at each other. Gohan began throwing punches, and dodging Jukuo's. "SHOOTING SPHERE!!!!!" Jukuo yelled, as he formed a blast in his hands, and aimed it at Gohan. He easily dodged it, and chucked a Masenko Ha back at him. Jukuo knocked it away with his arm, and sent it flying into the distance. The two punched, and kicked at each other a while longer, until Gohan let out a small Spirit Bomb that Jukuo dodged with ease. "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!!!!!" he screamed, as an energy blast of yellow light came out from his hand. Gohan knocked it away, and sent out a ki blast. A ball of yellow light forced it's way out from his hands, and hit Jukuo. "Well, I think that was a sufficient warm-up… it could have been better though." Jukuo smirked after Gohan's blast had bounced off his hand.
"Yes… it could have." Gohan agreed, as he landed on the ground.
"I just want you to know… that when I kill you, I'm going to try to make it as painless as possible." Jukuo smirked.
"Yeah, well if things go the way I've planed, the only one who's going to get killed is you." Gohan answered.
"Yes, gloat now, but we'll see who the stronger one is when you have to beg for mercy." Jukuo said.
"I guess we'll see…" Gohan grinned.
With that, the two flew into the air again, and began their harsh battle once more.
"DAMNIT! THIS STUPID FREAKIN' GAME!" Yamcha yelled.
"Yamcha, be quiet! You're distracting Gohan! Do you want him to lose?" Angelica questioned annoyed.
"HOW CAN I LOSE? I BEAT ALL THE OTHER LEVELS SO EASILY!" Yamcha screamed again.
"Would you shut up!? I can't believe you even brought that stupid thing!" Vegeta said angrily. The sky was growing dark. "Let's do this." Gohan said. The Super Saiyan and Namekian dove at each other, for round two. The punches started flying again. It was incredible to watch. For long periods of time Gohan and Jukuo would just fly around, punching, kicking, and dodging each other.
"Jukuo's skill is amazing. He's changed so much…" Piccolo muttered.
"Yeah… now he's evil…" Krillin said.
"No, I mean he's changed so much in power level. He has impressive fighting skills. He's learned a lot from when I last saw him." Piccolo explained.
"So… was he like the weakest Namekian or something?" Tien asked.
"Actually, he was… the only reason why we ever trained together was because I said I'd give him some tips… then we became close friends." Piccolo said.
Meanwhile in the sky, Jukuo and Gohan continued to duke it out. There were intense blows, and powerful thrusts, but the two kept battling, no matter how badly they got hurt.
"This is incredible…" Nicole said, trying to follow Gohan and Jukuo's movements.
"They're moving so fast…" Leah slowly said.
"I can't keep up!" Angelica added.
"YES!!!!! I DID IT!!!!!! WHO'S THE MAN??!!??!! I ROCK!!!! YEAH!!!! I'M THE BEST PLAYER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!" Yamcha screamed. Leah rolled her eyes, and said, "Yamcha, you're totally embarrassing us all in front of Jukuo!"
"No I'm not…" Yamcha said, returning to his game.
"DEATH DISC!" Jukuo yelled, as a pure white disc sharply flew from his hand to Gohan.
"I don't think so!" he said, shooting several ki blasts at Jukuo, and eliminating the Death Disc.
For the next twenty minutes or so, it looked as if there was a light show going on in the dark night sky. Energy blasts were zooming every which way. Once Chiaotzu almost got hit even though he was on the ground, hiding behind Tien's leg!
Eventually, the two stopped blasting each other, and their fists began flying yet again. Gohan managed to smash Jukuo into a huge boulder, but Jukuo evened out the score by throwing Gohan into the ground.
"This doesn't look good…" Trunks said, as Jukuo started violently kicking Gohan in the chest.
"Oh Gohan…" Angelica sighed.
"This wouldn't be happening if we had just gone Super Saiyan level three…" Trunks said angrily.
"This game is no longer amusing! I'm going to finish you now!" Jukuo screamed. He let out several of his Death Discs, and began shooting them directly at Gohan. He was beaten up pretty badly. Gohan's forehead and nose were both bleeding, and the sleeve on his gi was completely torn off.
He used what was left of his strength to dodge Jukuo's attack. The discs flew into a mound of solid rock and cut straight threw it. The mountain exploded in a few seconds, but the discs kept on going. They darted out into the distance, leaving the brilliant flash of light from the mountain's explosion to fade into the night. "Nice try, Jukuo! But I'm not completely helpless just yet!" Gohan choked out.
"Oh, really?!" Jukuo asked. "Well, why don't you try this on for size!" he yelled, diving on top of Gohan and punching him in the chest. He shot down to the ground. Gohan's body hit the gravel with a thud. Slowly, he tried to get up. "SHOOTING SHPERE!!!!" shrieked Jukuo. His energy blast sped down, toward Gohan. A crash like thunder filled the air.
"GOHAN!!!!!" Angelica cried out. When the smoke had cleared, everyone could see Gohan lying on the ground barely alive. There was an enormous dent in the ground from where Jukuo's blast had crashed onto Gohan, and crushed him. Angelica darted forward, but Piccolo put his arm in front of her, and blocked her path. Just as Angelica was about to scream because Piccolo wouldn't get his arm out of her way, Gohan trembled. He started to try to get up. "Oh my God!" Angelica said, panicking.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOST AGAIN!!!!!!!!" Yamcha yelled. Gohan managed to sit up. He clutched his right arm. It was bleeding critically. "You're not any fun any more. It's over!" Jukuo exclaimed.
"Not… just yet…" Gohan said. He struggled to stand up. He launched into the air. "Kaaaaaa… meeeeee… haaaaaa… meeeeee… HAAAAAA!!!!!!" He chanted, shooting a large blue light from his hands at Jukuo.
"He's got him!" Krillin cheered. "We're gonna win! YEAH!!! Jukuo's GONE!!!"
"Don't be an idiot! He's not dead yet…" Vegeta corrected.
"Yeah, but Gohan's got him! There's no way he can get away now!" Krillin continued.
"Oh yeah? He just did." Piccolo interrupted.
"WHAT?!" Krillin asked shocked. Gohan's Kamehameha wave had missed Jukuo by a mile. He had dodged it extremely quickly.
"IT'S OVER!!!!!!!" Jukuo screamed again, giving Gohan an intense blow to the shoulder. He fell to the ground lifelessly. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Angelica cried. She made an attempt to go forward again, but Piccolo wouldn't budge. "Not yet." he said. Jukuo landed. "I think my prize for beating the so-called 'strongest living Saiyan' is one of your Dragon Balls." Jukuo grinned.
"YES!!!!!! OH YEAH, BABY!!!! DO I KICK BUTT, OR WHAT?!?!?!" Yamcha yelled. He had beaten another level on his Game Boy Ultra Star. "Ugh… Krillin, give him a Dragon Ball." Piccolo said.
"What?! Why me?!" Krillin asked nervously.
"Just do it." Piccolo ordered.
"Fine… which one?" Krillin questioned.
"Doesn't matter." Piccolo said, moving his arm out of Angelica's way. She ran forward, tears beginning to stream down her cheeks. When she reached Gohan, he tried to open his eyes. His bruised body was sprawled on the ground. Finally, Gohan opened his eyes, and managed to choke out, "I'm fine…" Angelica helped him up, and walked him over to the rest of the Z-Fighters. Krillin took the three-starred Dragon Ball, and nervously made his way over to Jukuo. He handed the ball to him, and turned to walk away. "Thanks baldy." Jukuo snickered. Krillin scowled, and flew away. When he made it back a moment later, Angelica had laid Gohan against the rock that Leah and Yamcha were sitting on, and was chewing a senzu bean that Piccolo had given him. Trunks had taken off his jacket, and was sliding his sword out of its sheath. He was going to be the next one to fight Jukuo. "Be careful Trunks… I'm serious." Nicole said.
"Don't worry." He smiled. Trunks walked toward Jukuo.
So far, everything in Nicole's dream had happened in some sort, way, or form. Gohan had lost, and Trunks was going to fight next. Nicole just prayed that he wouldn't get killed.
"Well if Gohan was the strongest, I guess it's down hill from here." Jukuo smirked.
"Don't count on it. We're both extremely close in power levels." Trunks said.
"Well, I had no problem beating him. I can work my magic twice…" Jukuo smiled obnoxiously.
"Well good luck to you then." Trunks responded.
"Shall we begin?" Jukuo asked.
"I guess." Trunks replied, powering up. He went into Super Saiyan mode. His hair turned to a golden blonde, and spiked up. Nicole took a deep breath. The battle began.
Jukuo pounced onto Trunks, and began beating on him. His sword cut threw the air, and in a split second, Trunks had sliced off Jukuo's entire arm. He growled, and then began laughing. His bloody arm fell to the ground. "Nice try Trunks…" Jukuo said. "But you're forgetting something very important… Namekians can regenerate themselves…" Jukuo snickered. Suddenly, the open flesh where Jukuo's arm was began to vibrate. Another arm sprouted. "It's really a very handy ability if you think about it." Jukuo grinned, as he stretched his fingers.
"I guess I won't be needing this then." Trunks said, laying his sword down against a nearby rock. The two flew up into the air.
"Let's try this again." Jukuo said, diving onto Trunks for the second time. Trunks sped away from Jukuo, and did a burning attack. He moved his hands every which way, and sent out a flash of light. Jukuo couldn't see anything. The bright light had blinded him. Trunks suddenly appeared, and punched Jukuo in the stomach. He grunted in pain, as another bash from Trunks sent him flying to the ground. But Trunks was quicker. He sped down, and just as Jukuo was about to crash into the earth, he kicked him and sent him flying into the air. Jukuo suddenly froze. "You're good Trunks… but just not good enough." He muttered. He raced toward Trunks who was hovering in the air. He wasn't fast enough to avoid it. Jukuo put both of his hands together, and pounded Trunks on the head. The deadly blow sent him straight to the ground. Trunks got up, and did a Zanzoken to confuse Jukuo again. A blurred shield of white surrounded Trunks. He disappeared. "Where did that blasted…" Jukuo began to say. Trunks cut him off short. He s prung onto Jukuo, and began violently attacking him. For the next half an hour, punches went flying, along with kicks and ki blasts.
"They're not getting anywhere…" Tien said.
"If Trunks keeps this up he's going to get so worn out, Jukuo will easily be able to kill him…" Piccolo grumbled. Nicole bit her lip. No… she thought silently.
"MA… SENKO HAAAA!!!" Trunks screamed, as a massive light force shot at Jukuo. It bounced off his arm, and he sent a Special Beam Cannon attack back to Trunks. "Take THAT!" he yelled, as Trunks dodged the blast. He began attacking Jukuo with everything he had. He punched, hit, and kicked him around the battlefield for a while, until Jukuo began to gain the upper hand. The tables began to turn. Trunks started to lose. Jukuo was attacking him, and Trunks had become much to weak to defend himself. Jukuo struck Trunks in the jaw. He cried out in pain as the force sent him into the ground. Trunks wiped the blood off his chin, and flew back into the air. With more and more failed attempts to attack Jukuo, the more Trunks got battered and bruised. Jukuo smashed Trunks into the ground, for the fourth time. "And you said you and Gohan were near the same power levels? Ha! I think not!" Jukuo laughed, as Trunks struggled to stand up straight. He was hurt even worse than Gohan was. His left arm was badly injured, and h is shirt had been ripped in various spots. His chin was bleeding too. "None of you Saiyans are worthy of fighting someone of my incredible power. You're a weakling!" Jukuo laughed. Then, he began shooting out energy blasts like crazy. Trunks, who was having a very hard time dodging them, knew it wasn't a good sign. He wasn't sure if he could really beat Jukuo. He was just so strong.
Trunks spun around. He knew it before it happened. "NICOLE!!!!! LOOK OUT!!!!!" he yelled. She froze with fear. One of Jukuo's ki blasts had been poorly aimed, and was headed directly for Nicole. She wasn't fast enough. She couldn't get out of the way in time. The energy blast smashed through her. She collapsed to the ground. The blast had cut clear through her chest. Dark blood began spewing all over the ground beneath her. She looked up at Trunks. Her vision blurred. A dark feeling took over her body. "NNNIIIICCCOOOLLLEEE!!!!!!!!!" Trunks screamed. Her eyelids closed. She was gone. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks cried. "JUKUO!!!!!!!!!!! HOW COULD YOU!?!?!?!?!?!?" he demanded. Jukuo grinned. "Whoops… did I do that?" he laughed evilly.
"YOU… YOU MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks yelled. Tears began to stream down his face. "I… I LOVED HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Leah and Angelica were shocked. Their best friend had just been murdered before her very own eyes. Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Vegeta were all stunned too.
"Oh my GOD!!!!!" Yamcha yelled. He hadn't even noticed what happened. He was too busy with his game. "I HATE THIS!!!!!"
Meanwhile, in the sky, Trunks started screaming like mad. He totally lost control. He screamed and screamed and screamed. "What the heck are you trying to do? Scream yourself hoarse!?!? Trust me, it's not going to do you any good…" Jukuo yelled, covering his ears. "WHAT YOU DID IS GOING TO COST YOU DEARLY!!!!!!!!" Trunks cried.
"Yeah? What are you gonna do? Try to make me go deaf!?" Jukuo chuckled. Trunks continued to scream. He filled with anger. The pain he felt was unbearable. Suddenly, something snapped. The hurt was too much. He just couldn't stand the pain. His arms bulged. His legs swelled. His entire body engorged. A flash of light lit up the sky. Trunks' eyebrows faded away. His hair grew long. It became fuller, and thicker. He could feel power surging through his every vein. "Oh my God…" Gohan muttered. "He did it. He's done it. Guys… I think Trunks just went Super Saiyan level three!!!" Gohan announced in shock.
"No." Vegeta growled. "How is it possible?"
"Just look at him! He looks so different form someone who went Super Saiyan level two! You saw the transformation with your very own eyes, Vegeta. He's done it." Gohan convinced.
"So… that means that he can beat Jukuo now, right?" Krillin asked.
"I think so. His power level has increased dramatically." said Piccolo.
"YAY!" Chiaotzu cheered.
"You're going to pay." Trunks said calmly.
"Yeah, sure I am. If you ask me, you don't look any stronger than you did before. You just look more like a freak." Jukuo smirked.
"Looks can be deceiving, now can't they?" Trunks said.
"Yes they can. But not in this case." Jukuo shook his head.
"You're over confident Jukuo." Trunks continued.
"We'll see." He grinned. Trunks knew Jukuo was no match for him now… Now that he'd gone Super Saiyan level three. He was going to make him suffer for what he had done to Nicole.
Trunks tackled Jukuo. He punched him in the chest, and then hit him with a strong ki blast. Jukuo lifted his leg up to kick him in the head, but Trunks bent his neck, preventing Jukuo from even touching him.
"He's faster. Much faster." Tien said, as everyone watched the fight progress.
"And incredibly strong… Jukuo has no chance now…" Piccolo said confidently.
"What about Nicole?!" Leah said. She and Angelica had gone over to her with tears in their eyes, to try to help her.
"We'll wish her back with the Dragon Balls." Piccolo said.
"Ok…" Angelica thoughtfully said, standing up and walked over to Gohan. Leah turned around, and sat down on the rock with Yamcha again.
"SHOOTING SHPERE!" Jukuo yelled. Trunks caught the attack, and blasted it right back to Jukuo. He dodged it, and tried to attack Trunks again, but he was too slow. The tables had turned for the second time. Jukuo was beginning to lose. Trunks had become much too strong. "UGH! TAKE THAT!" Jukuo cried, frustrated. He sent out a Death Disc. Trunks did Kamehameha wave, and eliminated Jukuo's blasts. He pounded Jukuo on the head, and he fell to the ground. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR CHILDISH GAMES!!!" Jukuo choked out. He was badly hurt. His neck was badly bruised and bleeding from all the times Trunks had vigorously kicked him. He stood up, and launched into the sky. "TAKE THIS!!!" Jukuo yelled, sending out a beam of green light. "FINAAAAAL FLAAAASH!!!!!!!!!!" he cried. But he was off. His aim was bad. It was going to happen again. The blast crashed to earth, and hit Leah. She was too busy watching Yamcha play his Game Boy Ultra Star to know what had hit her. Her body tumbled off the rock, and onto the ground. "NO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yamcha screeched. "I LOST! F*** YOU, GAME!!! F*** YOU!!!!!!!!!" Yamcha turned to look at Leah, and was shocked to see what had happened. "Holy… SH*T…" he whispered. Angelica looked at Leah's body, which had toppled off the rock. "Oh my God…" she mumbled.
"LEAH!!!" Yamcha yelled, bending down, and shaking her. Yamcha launched into the air without warning, and tackled Jukuo. Mentally blinded by his anger, he performed a massive Spirit Bomb that was aimed to blow off Jukuo's arm. Missing it, the energy blast sliced off his bruised hand, and once the blast had faded away, Trunks looked at Yamcha angrily and said in a serious tone, "Yamcha, this is our battle. Stay out."
"Trunks!!! He just killed Leah!!!" Yamcha responded, tears welling up in his eyes. Trunks glanced at Nicole on the ground. "I know… stay out." He repeated. Yamcha slowly, and hesitantly returned to the ground. When he landed, Piccolo went over to him, handed him a senzu bean, and said, "That was a very foolish move, Yamcha."
Yamcha scowled, thinking how Piccolo could be so senseless, only because he would never know what love felt like. He sat down, popped the small green bean into his mouth, chewed it, and screamed at the top of his lungs, "MMMM!!! CRUNCHY!!!" Then, he began playing his Game Boy Ultra Star, looking at Leah's corpse every so often.
"My aim is off today…" Jukuo mumbled.
"It's over Jukuo. You've lost." Trunks said.
"NOT yet I haven't… " Jukuo muttered, drawing his attention back to Trunks. "I WILL defeat you. You're just another worthless Saiyan… like Gohan." Trunks looked down at Nicole's lifeless body. "He'll pay…" Trunks thought, turning away from the awful sight.
"FINAL FLASH!!!!!!" Jukuo shrieked, as another green ray shot from his hands.
"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks cried. "FFFIIIIIIINNNNNNIIIIISSSSHHHHH BBBUUUUUSSSSSSTTTTTTEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks screamed at the top of his lungs. A brilliant flash filled the pitch-black sky with a light that seemed to be brighter than the sun. It raced towards Jukuo. He had no idea what was happening. He was lost in the moment. He froze with fear… just like Nicole had done. "DIE JUKUO!!!!!! DDDDIIIIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks screamed.
"NOOOOO!!!!!!!" Jukuo cried. The light covered Jukuo's body. He began to disappear. He continued to scream. Soon, his cries faded away, along with the vivid light. The sky returned to black. It was over. Jukuo was gone. He had lost. Trunks had won. He slowly landed on the ground. His hair shrunk back to its original length and position, and resumed it lavender color. His eyebrows returned. He stared into the sky. "He's gone." Trunks whispered. He turned around to face his friends. He saw Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, and Chiaotzu with looks of awe on their faces. Vegeta was standing away from the group with his arms crossed, and a small smile on his face. It was hard to see, but Trunks knew it was there. He looked at Gohan, and Angelica, and Leah who was on the ground. Yamcha was still playing his game, unaware that Trunks had won. And last, he looked at Nicole. Her body sprawled on the ground… lifeless. "You did it." Gohan said. "You went Super Saiyan level three, and killed Jukuo!"
Trunks smiled. "Let's summon the Dragon."
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"Hello." He said calmly. "Long time no see Piccolo. I'm so glad you could all make it to my little get-together. Did you bring the Dragon Balls?"
"Yeah." Gohan answered.
"Here's the way we'll do it. Since there are six of you that look worthy of fighting me… every time I defeat one of you, you give me a Dragon Ball. If you manage to defeat me, which… is just not going to happen… you'll get my Dragon Ball. That should be fair." Jukuo grinned.
"On one condition." Gohan said.
"Yes?" Jukuo asked curiously.
"What do you plan to wish for with the Dragon Balls once you've got them all?" he asked.
"First, I am going to wish for immortality. Eternal Life. That way I will be not only the strongest in the entire universe, but completely indestructible, so no ever will ever rise to my level of power and try to destroy me." Jukuo explained. "Second, I'll wish for all the planets in every galaxy, to obey me and only me. And third-"
"Uh, sorry I have to be the bearer of bad news Jukuo, but… the Dragon here on earth, Shenlong, only grants two wishes, unlike the Dragon on Namek." Gohan smiled. "I guess you'll have to forget one."
Jukuo scowled. "Well that's ok. I only really need the first two. The third… isn't necessary."
"Good." grinned Gohan.
"Let's get to it then." Jukuo suggested. "I don't have all day."
"You got it." Gohan said, powering up. He went Super Saiyan. His hair spiked up, and faded from black to a golden blonde. His eyes turned a bright aqua color. An aura of bright light surrounded him.
"Here we go…" Piccolo murmured.
"STUPID GAME! I keep loosing!!!" Yamcha yelled.
"Shhh!" Leah hushed.
Gohan flew to the sky. Jukuo followed. The two dove at each other. Gohan began throwing punches, and dodging Jukuo's. "SHOOTING SPHERE!!!!!" Jukuo yelled, as he formed a blast in his hands, and aimed it at Gohan. He easily dodged it, and chucked a Masenko Ha back at him. Jukuo knocked it away with his arm, and sent it flying into the distance. The two punched, and kicked at each other a while longer, until Gohan let out a small Spirit Bomb that Jukuo dodged with ease. "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!!!!!" he screamed, as an energy blast of yellow light came out from his hand. Gohan knocked it away, and sent out a ki blast. A ball of yellow light forced it's way out from his hands, and hit Jukuo. "Well, I think that was a sufficient warm-up… it could have been better though." Jukuo smirked after Gohan's blast had bounced off his hand.
"Yes… it could have." Gohan agreed, as he landed on the ground.
"I just want you to know… that when I kill you, I'm going to try to make it as painless as possible." Jukuo smirked.
"Yeah, well if things go the way I've planed, the only one who's going to get killed is you." Gohan answered.
"Yes, gloat now, but we'll see who the stronger one is when you have to beg for mercy." Jukuo said.
"I guess we'll see…" Gohan grinned.
With that, the two flew into the air again, and began their harsh battle once more.
"DAMNIT! THIS STUPID FREAKIN' GAME!" Yamcha yelled.
"Yamcha, be quiet! You're distracting Gohan! Do you want him to lose?" Angelica questioned annoyed.
"HOW CAN I LOSE? I BEAT ALL THE OTHER LEVELS SO EASILY!" Yamcha screamed again.
"Would you shut up!? I can't believe you even brought that stupid thing!" Vegeta said angrily. The sky was growing dark. "Let's do this." Gohan said. The Super Saiyan and Namekian dove at each other, for round two. The punches started flying again. It was incredible to watch. For long periods of time Gohan and Jukuo would just fly around, punching, kicking, and dodging each other.
"Jukuo's skill is amazing. He's changed so much…" Piccolo muttered.
"Yeah… now he's evil…" Krillin said.
"No, I mean he's changed so much in power level. He has impressive fighting skills. He's learned a lot from when I last saw him." Piccolo explained.
"So… was he like the weakest Namekian or something?" Tien asked.
"Actually, he was… the only reason why we ever trained together was because I said I'd give him some tips… then we became close friends." Piccolo said.
Meanwhile in the sky, Jukuo and Gohan continued to duke it out. There were intense blows, and powerful thrusts, but the two kept battling, no matter how badly they got hurt.
"This is incredible…" Nicole said, trying to follow Gohan and Jukuo's movements.
"They're moving so fast…" Leah slowly said.
"I can't keep up!" Angelica added.
"YES!!!!! I DID IT!!!!!! WHO'S THE MAN??!!??!! I ROCK!!!! YEAH!!!! I'M THE BEST PLAYER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!" Yamcha screamed. Leah rolled her eyes, and said, "Yamcha, you're totally embarrassing us all in front of Jukuo!"
"No I'm not…" Yamcha said, returning to his game.
"DEATH DISC!" Jukuo yelled, as a pure white disc sharply flew from his hand to Gohan.
"I don't think so!" he said, shooting several ki blasts at Jukuo, and eliminating the Death Disc.
For the next twenty minutes or so, it looked as if there was a light show going on in the dark night sky. Energy blasts were zooming every which way. Once Chiaotzu almost got hit even though he was on the ground, hiding behind Tien's leg!
Eventually, the two stopped blasting each other, and their fists began flying yet again. Gohan managed to smash Jukuo into a huge boulder, but Jukuo evened out the score by throwing Gohan into the ground.
"This doesn't look good…" Trunks said, as Jukuo started violently kicking Gohan in the chest.
"Oh Gohan…" Angelica sighed.
"This wouldn't be happening if we had just gone Super Saiyan level three…" Trunks said angrily.
"This game is no longer amusing! I'm going to finish you now!" Jukuo screamed. He let out several of his Death Discs, and began shooting them directly at Gohan. He was beaten up pretty badly. Gohan's forehead and nose were both bleeding, and the sleeve on his gi was completely torn off.
He used what was left of his strength to dodge Jukuo's attack. The discs flew into a mound of solid rock and cut straight threw it. The mountain exploded in a few seconds, but the discs kept on going. They darted out into the distance, leaving the brilliant flash of light from the mountain's explosion to fade into the night. "Nice try, Jukuo! But I'm not completely helpless just yet!" Gohan choked out.
"Oh, really?!" Jukuo asked. "Well, why don't you try this on for size!" he yelled, diving on top of Gohan and punching him in the chest. He shot down to the ground. Gohan's body hit the gravel with a thud. Slowly, he tried to get up. "SHOOTING SHPERE!!!!" shrieked Jukuo. His energy blast sped down, toward Gohan. A crash like thunder filled the air.
"GOHAN!!!!!" Angelica cried out. When the smoke had cleared, everyone could see Gohan lying on the ground barely alive. There was an enormous dent in the ground from where Jukuo's blast had crashed onto Gohan, and crushed him. Angelica darted forward, but Piccolo put his arm in front of her, and blocked her path. Just as Angelica was about to scream because Piccolo wouldn't get his arm out of her way, Gohan trembled. He started to try to get up. "Oh my God!" Angelica said, panicking.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOST AGAIN!!!!!!!!" Yamcha yelled. Gohan managed to sit up. He clutched his right arm. It was bleeding critically. "You're not any fun any more. It's over!" Jukuo exclaimed.
"Not… just yet…" Gohan said. He struggled to stand up. He launched into the air. "Kaaaaaa… meeeeee… haaaaaa… meeeeee… HAAAAAA!!!!!!" He chanted, shooting a large blue light from his hands at Jukuo.
"He's got him!" Krillin cheered. "We're gonna win! YEAH!!! Jukuo's GONE!!!"
"Don't be an idiot! He's not dead yet…" Vegeta corrected.
"Yeah, but Gohan's got him! There's no way he can get away now!" Krillin continued.
"Oh yeah? He just did." Piccolo interrupted.
"WHAT?!" Krillin asked shocked. Gohan's Kamehameha wave had missed Jukuo by a mile. He had dodged it extremely quickly.
"IT'S OVER!!!!!!!" Jukuo screamed again, giving Gohan an intense blow to the shoulder. He fell to the ground lifelessly. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Angelica cried. She made an attempt to go forward again, but Piccolo wouldn't budge. "Not yet." he said. Jukuo landed. "I think my prize for beating the so-called 'strongest living Saiyan' is one of your Dragon Balls." Jukuo grinned.
"YES!!!!!! OH YEAH, BABY!!!! DO I KICK BUTT, OR WHAT?!?!?!" Yamcha yelled. He had beaten another level on his Game Boy Ultra Star. "Ugh… Krillin, give him a Dragon Ball." Piccolo said.
"What?! Why me?!" Krillin asked nervously.
"Just do it." Piccolo ordered.
"Fine… which one?" Krillin questioned.
"Doesn't matter." Piccolo said, moving his arm out of Angelica's way. She ran forward, tears beginning to stream down her cheeks. When she reached Gohan, he tried to open his eyes. His bruised body was sprawled on the ground. Finally, Gohan opened his eyes, and managed to choke out, "I'm fine…" Angelica helped him up, and walked him over to the rest of the Z-Fighters. Krillin took the three-starred Dragon Ball, and nervously made his way over to Jukuo. He handed the ball to him, and turned to walk away. "Thanks baldy." Jukuo snickered. Krillin scowled, and flew away. When he made it back a moment later, Angelica had laid Gohan against the rock that Leah and Yamcha were sitting on, and was chewing a senzu bean that Piccolo had given him. Trunks had taken off his jacket, and was sliding his sword out of its sheath. He was going to be the next one to fight Jukuo. "Be careful Trunks… I'm serious." Nicole said.
"Don't worry." He smiled. Trunks walked toward Jukuo.
So far, everything in Nicole's dream had happened in some sort, way, or form. Gohan had lost, and Trunks was going to fight next. Nicole just prayed that he wouldn't get killed.
"Well if Gohan was the strongest, I guess it's down hill from here." Jukuo smirked.
"Don't count on it. We're both extremely close in power levels." Trunks said.
"Well, I had no problem beating him. I can work my magic twice…" Jukuo smiled obnoxiously.
"Well good luck to you then." Trunks responded.
"Shall we begin?" Jukuo asked.
"I guess." Trunks replied, powering up. He went into Super Saiyan mode. His hair turned to a golden blonde, and spiked up. Nicole took a deep breath. The battle began.
Jukuo pounced onto Trunks, and began beating on him. His sword cut threw the air, and in a split second, Trunks had sliced off Jukuo's entire arm. He growled, and then began laughing. His bloody arm fell to the ground. "Nice try Trunks…" Jukuo said. "But you're forgetting something very important… Namekians can regenerate themselves…" Jukuo snickered. Suddenly, the open flesh where Jukuo's arm was began to vibrate. Another arm sprouted. "It's really a very handy ability if you think about it." Jukuo grinned, as he stretched his fingers.
"I guess I won't be needing this then." Trunks said, laying his sword down against a nearby rock. The two flew up into the air.
"Let's try this again." Jukuo said, diving onto Trunks for the second time. Trunks sped away from Jukuo, and did a burning attack. He moved his hands every which way, and sent out a flash of light. Jukuo couldn't see anything. The bright light had blinded him. Trunks suddenly appeared, and punched Jukuo in the stomach. He grunted in pain, as another bash from Trunks sent him flying to the ground. But Trunks was quicker. He sped down, and just as Jukuo was about to crash into the earth, he kicked him and sent him flying into the air. Jukuo suddenly froze. "You're good Trunks… but just not good enough." He muttered. He raced toward Trunks who was hovering in the air. He wasn't fast enough to avoid it. Jukuo put both of his hands together, and pounded Trunks on the head. The deadly blow sent him straight to the ground. Trunks got up, and did a Zanzoken to confuse Jukuo again. A blurred shield of white surrounded Trunks. He disappeared. "Where did that blasted…" Jukuo began to say. Trunks cut him off short. He s prung onto Jukuo, and began violently attacking him. For the next half an hour, punches went flying, along with kicks and ki blasts.
"They're not getting anywhere…" Tien said.
"If Trunks keeps this up he's going to get so worn out, Jukuo will easily be able to kill him…" Piccolo grumbled. Nicole bit her lip. No… she thought silently.
"MA… SENKO HAAAA!!!" Trunks screamed, as a massive light force shot at Jukuo. It bounced off his arm, and he sent a Special Beam Cannon attack back to Trunks. "Take THAT!" he yelled, as Trunks dodged the blast. He began attacking Jukuo with everything he had. He punched, hit, and kicked him around the battlefield for a while, until Jukuo began to gain the upper hand. The tables began to turn. Trunks started to lose. Jukuo was attacking him, and Trunks had become much to weak to defend himself. Jukuo struck Trunks in the jaw. He cried out in pain as the force sent him into the ground. Trunks wiped the blood off his chin, and flew back into the air. With more and more failed attempts to attack Jukuo, the more Trunks got battered and bruised. Jukuo smashed Trunks into the ground, for the fourth time. "And you said you and Gohan were near the same power levels? Ha! I think not!" Jukuo laughed, as Trunks struggled to stand up straight. He was hurt even worse than Gohan was. His left arm was badly injured, and h is shirt had been ripped in various spots. His chin was bleeding too. "None of you Saiyans are worthy of fighting someone of my incredible power. You're a weakling!" Jukuo laughed. Then, he began shooting out energy blasts like crazy. Trunks, who was having a very hard time dodging them, knew it wasn't a good sign. He wasn't sure if he could really beat Jukuo. He was just so strong.
Trunks spun around. He knew it before it happened. "NICOLE!!!!! LOOK OUT!!!!!" he yelled. She froze with fear. One of Jukuo's ki blasts had been poorly aimed, and was headed directly for Nicole. She wasn't fast enough. She couldn't get out of the way in time. The energy blast smashed through her. She collapsed to the ground. The blast had cut clear through her chest. Dark blood began spewing all over the ground beneath her. She looked up at Trunks. Her vision blurred. A dark feeling took over her body. "NNNIIIICCCOOOLLLEEE!!!!!!!!!" Trunks screamed. Her eyelids closed. She was gone. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks cried. "JUKUO!!!!!!!!!!! HOW COULD YOU!?!?!?!?!?!?" he demanded. Jukuo grinned. "Whoops… did I do that?" he laughed evilly.
"YOU… YOU MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks yelled. Tears began to stream down his face. "I… I LOVED HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Leah and Angelica were shocked. Their best friend had just been murdered before her very own eyes. Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Vegeta were all stunned too.
"Oh my GOD!!!!!" Yamcha yelled. He hadn't even noticed what happened. He was too busy with his game. "I HATE THIS!!!!!"
Meanwhile, in the sky, Trunks started screaming like mad. He totally lost control. He screamed and screamed and screamed. "What the heck are you trying to do? Scream yourself hoarse!?!? Trust me, it's not going to do you any good…" Jukuo yelled, covering his ears. "WHAT YOU DID IS GOING TO COST YOU DEARLY!!!!!!!!" Trunks cried.
"Yeah? What are you gonna do? Try to make me go deaf!?" Jukuo chuckled. Trunks continued to scream. He filled with anger. The pain he felt was unbearable. Suddenly, something snapped. The hurt was too much. He just couldn't stand the pain. His arms bulged. His legs swelled. His entire body engorged. A flash of light lit up the sky. Trunks' eyebrows faded away. His hair grew long. It became fuller, and thicker. He could feel power surging through his every vein. "Oh my God…" Gohan muttered. "He did it. He's done it. Guys… I think Trunks just went Super Saiyan level three!!!" Gohan announced in shock.
"No." Vegeta growled. "How is it possible?"
"Just look at him! He looks so different form someone who went Super Saiyan level two! You saw the transformation with your very own eyes, Vegeta. He's done it." Gohan convinced.
"So… that means that he can beat Jukuo now, right?" Krillin asked.
"I think so. His power level has increased dramatically." said Piccolo.
"YAY!" Chiaotzu cheered.
"You're going to pay." Trunks said calmly.
"Yeah, sure I am. If you ask me, you don't look any stronger than you did before. You just look more like a freak." Jukuo smirked.
"Looks can be deceiving, now can't they?" Trunks said.
"Yes they can. But not in this case." Jukuo shook his head.
"You're over confident Jukuo." Trunks continued.
"We'll see." He grinned. Trunks knew Jukuo was no match for him now… Now that he'd gone Super Saiyan level three. He was going to make him suffer for what he had done to Nicole.
Trunks tackled Jukuo. He punched him in the chest, and then hit him with a strong ki blast. Jukuo lifted his leg up to kick him in the head, but Trunks bent his neck, preventing Jukuo from even touching him.
"He's faster. Much faster." Tien said, as everyone watched the fight progress.
"And incredibly strong… Jukuo has no chance now…" Piccolo said confidently.
"What about Nicole?!" Leah said. She and Angelica had gone over to her with tears in their eyes, to try to help her.
"We'll wish her back with the Dragon Balls." Piccolo said.
"Ok…" Angelica thoughtfully said, standing up and walked over to Gohan. Leah turned around, and sat down on the rock with Yamcha again.
"SHOOTING SHPERE!" Jukuo yelled. Trunks caught the attack, and blasted it right back to Jukuo. He dodged it, and tried to attack Trunks again, but he was too slow. The tables had turned for the second time. Jukuo was beginning to lose. Trunks had become much too strong. "UGH! TAKE THAT!" Jukuo cried, frustrated. He sent out a Death Disc. Trunks did Kamehameha wave, and eliminated Jukuo's blasts. He pounded Jukuo on the head, and he fell to the ground. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR CHILDISH GAMES!!!" Jukuo choked out. He was badly hurt. His neck was badly bruised and bleeding from all the times Trunks had vigorously kicked him. He stood up, and launched into the sky. "TAKE THIS!!!" Jukuo yelled, sending out a beam of green light. "FINAAAAAL FLAAAASH!!!!!!!!!!" he cried. But he was off. His aim was bad. It was going to happen again. The blast crashed to earth, and hit Leah. She was too busy watching Yamcha play his Game Boy Ultra Star to know what had hit her. Her body tumbled off the rock, and onto the ground. "NO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yamcha screeched. "I LOST! F*** YOU, GAME!!! F*** YOU!!!!!!!!!" Yamcha turned to look at Leah, and was shocked to see what had happened. "Holy… SH*T…" he whispered. Angelica looked at Leah's body, which had toppled off the rock. "Oh my God…" she mumbled.
"LEAH!!!" Yamcha yelled, bending down, and shaking her. Yamcha launched into the air without warning, and tackled Jukuo. Mentally blinded by his anger, he performed a massive Spirit Bomb that was aimed to blow off Jukuo's arm. Missing it, the energy blast sliced off his bruised hand, and once the blast had faded away, Trunks looked at Yamcha angrily and said in a serious tone, "Yamcha, this is our battle. Stay out."
"Trunks!!! He just killed Leah!!!" Yamcha responded, tears welling up in his eyes. Trunks glanced at Nicole on the ground. "I know… stay out." He repeated. Yamcha slowly, and hesitantly returned to the ground. When he landed, Piccolo went over to him, handed him a senzu bean, and said, "That was a very foolish move, Yamcha."
Yamcha scowled, thinking how Piccolo could be so senseless, only because he would never know what love felt like. He sat down, popped the small green bean into his mouth, chewed it, and screamed at the top of his lungs, "MMMM!!! CRUNCHY!!!" Then, he began playing his Game Boy Ultra Star, looking at Leah's corpse every so often.
"My aim is off today…" Jukuo mumbled.
"It's over Jukuo. You've lost." Trunks said.
"NOT yet I haven't… " Jukuo muttered, drawing his attention back to Trunks. "I WILL defeat you. You're just another worthless Saiyan… like Gohan." Trunks looked down at Nicole's lifeless body. "He'll pay…" Trunks thought, turning away from the awful sight.
"FINAL FLASH!!!!!!" Jukuo shrieked, as another green ray shot from his hands.
"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks cried. "FFFIIIIIIINNNNNNIIIIISSSSHHHHH BBBUUUUUSSSSSSTTTTTTEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks screamed at the top of his lungs. A brilliant flash filled the pitch-black sky with a light that seemed to be brighter than the sun. It raced towards Jukuo. He had no idea what was happening. He was lost in the moment. He froze with fear… just like Nicole had done. "DIE JUKUO!!!!!! DDDDIIIIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Trunks screamed.
"NOOOOO!!!!!!!" Jukuo cried. The light covered Jukuo's body. He began to disappear. He continued to scream. Soon, his cries faded away, along with the vivid light. The sky returned to black. It was over. Jukuo was gone. He had lost. Trunks had won. He slowly landed on the ground. His hair shrunk back to its original length and position, and resumed it lavender color. His eyebrows returned. He stared into the sky. "He's gone." Trunks whispered. He turned around to face his friends. He saw Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, and Chiaotzu with looks of awe on their faces. Vegeta was standing away from the group with his arms crossed, and a small smile on his face. It was hard to see, but Trunks knew it was there. He looked at Gohan, and Angelica, and Leah who was on the ground. Yamcha was still playing his game, unaware that Trunks had won. And last, he looked at Nicole. Her body sprawled on the ground… lifeless. "You did it." Gohan said. "You went Super Saiyan level three, and killed Jukuo!"
Trunks smiled. "Let's summon the Dragon."
