"Dark, hold it!", Drake yelled. Dark turned to him. "What do you want, human? Or should I say, Saiyan?", he grinned. "I'll make sure that you won't leave this place alive!", Drake continued, and blasted an attack at Dark. It's left arm was gone, completly removed from the elbow. Dark let out a scream, but then he laughed. "Impressive. But I have a good anatomy.", he said. Then, his left arm grew back, in perfect shape. Drake and the rest were astounished. To recover lost limbs, and so become almost indestructable. Drake turned to Adron, Marone and Misty. "You three, leave this place! I will finish this!", he said. Adron looked up at his brother. "No! I will not let you fight this thing alone! Say what you want, I'm NOT leaving!", he said. Drake looked at his younger brother, and saw the determination in his eyes. He knew that there was no sense in arguing. "Alright then. But you two must leave NOW!", he yelled at Marone and Misty. "Gotcha! Come on Marone, let's go!", Misty said, and grabbed Marone by her arm, dragging her away. "Don't worry, we will beat him!", Adron yelled. Marone and Misty took the elevator back up to the first floor. After seeing the doors close, Drake and Adron turned to Dark again. "Heh, so you let them go. No matter, I'll find them and kill them eventually.", he said. "Don't get cocky yet! You still have to get past us!", Drake said. "Oh, is that so? And what do you have in store for me?", Dark grinned, folding his arms across his chest. Drake and Adron grinned, and with a massive outburst of power, the two Saiyans transformed into Super Saiyans. Dark looked at them. "Well well. Let's see what you got!", he grinned.
Ash was still flying back to Goldenrod. He had bruises all over him, and his clothes were almost ripped to shreds. But he had won the battle. And now he hurried to get back. Pikachu clamped itself at Ash's back. Ash flew so fast that it was afraid to fall off. Ash turned his head around. "We're almost there, so I'm going to land. We don't want people recognizing us!", he said. Pikachu nodded, and Ash landed softly. "Alright, let's run!", Ash said, and he and Pikachu ran towards Goldenrod. But when they got closer, Ash suddenly stopped in his tracks. He shivered. "Wow…now that's a power! And it's…dark and evil!", he said. "Come on! We don't have any time to waste! Our friends maybe in trouble!", he said, and continued to run, with Pikachu hot on his tail. He had to hurry, because if they needed his help, he had to be there on time.
Adron made the first move, by punching Dark in the guts. He then uppercutted him and kicked him away, throwing an energyblast after him. The whole laboratory was now almost empty, thus giving more room to fight. Adron threw another blast, and intesified the explosion from the first. The whole room trembled. Adron landed, ready for another shot at Dark. The smoke cleared, and the saw Dark slowly emerge from it. He had a very mad face. When the smoke was completely gone, they could see what Adron's attack had caused. Dark's right arm, the right part of his chest and lower body and a part of his upper right leg were gone. Dark looked mad, but then his facial expression turned to a smile. An evil smile. "My my. I must say, that your attacks are somehow effective. But…", he said, and regenerated his body. "…your attacks aren't strong enough.", he finished. Adron look astounished. How could the beat this thing? "I guess it's my turn now.", Dark said, and charged at Adron, punching him away. Dark landed, and stretched his arm out at Adron, and fired a beam at him. Adron got hit, and smacked on the ground. He changed back to normal, and slowly got up. "Damn… You are strong…", Adron said. He almost passed out, but could hold himself from letting that happen. Drake, who had watched the fight, realized that it was his turn to have a shot at Dark. "Adron, stay out of this. You will get killed if you keep that up. Let me fight now.", Drake said, and turned to Dark. Dark grinned, and folded his arms. "Tell me, Saiyan. What makes you think that you can beat me? Don't tell me that you are stronger then him.", he said. Drake smiled. "I am. And that's reason enough, don't you think?", he said. "Do I have to prove myself again? Well then, so be it.", Dark said, and readied himself. Drake did the same. "I hope that you can back up your words.", Dark said.
Ash had reached the outskirts of the city, and slowed down to normal speed. He saw people standing outside. He walked up to a man. "What's going on?", Ash asked, although he knew the answer. "Well, something freaky is going on at that building over there. Some floors of the building have been destroyed, and the police thought that it was a terrorist attack. But then they saw some figures up there. One looked on fire! Then those figures left, and nobody has seen them again. Most people think it were wild Pokemon, but some people say that the figures looked human. That's all I know. Now the police has closed the place. They think that some people may be inside.", the man answered. "Alright, thank you.", Ash said. "Let's go buddy, we have to get our friends out of there!", he said to Pikachu. It jumped on Ash's shoulder, and Ash started to run to the building. "I have to hurry, otherwise it'll all be over!", he thought to himself. He could see the building now, with people standing around it. Ash stopped, and tried to find a way in. "Looks like I have to fly. Pikachu, this could go really fast. Hold on tight!", Ash said, and moved into an alley. Pikachu grabbed Ash tightly. "All set? Then let's go!", Ash said, and hovered up. After a final look around, he powered up, and launched himself up, and then down into the building. Some people saw it, but he was too fast for their eyes. Ash landed at the elevator, and he heard it coming up. When the doors opened, he saw Marone and Misty walking out. "Ash! You're alright!", Misty yelled, and hugged him. "Yeah, I'm alright, just a little tired I guess. So what's going on?", Ash asked. Misty released him. She and Marone told him the whole story. "Crap! I have to help them!", Ash said, and walked to the elevator. Marone and Misty grabbed him by his arms. "No Ash. They want to finish this. You have to understand that.", Marone said. Ash was about to say something, when the felt a rumbling beneath them.
Dark and Drake charged at eachother, fighting with incredible intensity. Dark had just been released, but still he was fighting like a pro. Drake had a little trouble keeping up. After a few attacks and blasts, it ended in a standoff. "I'm impressed, Saiyan. You are very skilled and strong.", Dark said. Drake grinned. "I can say the same about you. How did you learn to fight like this?", he asked. "You could say I have been programmed that way. They plugged something in the back of my head, and gave me the basics. The rest I developed while I was still in my slumber. Giovanni was also kind enough to implant me with Saiyan information. That's how I can fight at this level. Satisfied now? I'm getting bored, so let us continue.", Dark said. Drake grinned again, and blasted Darks left arm off. Dark regenerated it immediatly. That was Drake's moment. He charged immediatly at Dark, and attacked him. Dark could barely dodge and block the barrage of attacks that was unleashed upon him. Kicking Dark away, Drake landed on his feet, and fired a lot of energy blasts at Dark, and finished with a Kamehameha. Dark's body was pulverized, and Drake waited. The remains lay everywhere. Suddenly, the parts began to move, to eachother, and eventually became whole again. Dark had regenerated his entire body. "That was quite an attack. But it still wasn't good enough.", Dark grinned. Drake was astounished. How could he beat a monster like this? "Enough play. I have more important things to do.", Dark said, relaxing his body. Drake looked at him. Adron joined his side. "What are you talking about?", Drake asked. "Allow me to explain. Remember that I have Mewtwo's genes inside me? Well, I'm going to look for him. And when I find him, I'll absorb him into my body and take my place as the most powerful being on this planet.", Dark said. He spread his arms horizontally. "So, I will take my leave. I'm going to blow this place up, and when it goes, you two go with it!", he finished, and blasted everything around him. "I'll hope to fight you someday again!", Dark yelled, and teleported away. "Damn! This whole place is gonna blow!", Adron yelled. Drake didn't say anything, but grabbed Adron's arm and dragged him with him to the elevator. But an explosion sealed the way. "Crap! No way out!", Drake yelled. The explosions got heavier and more severe. "This…is…the end…", Adron whispered. Drake hugged his brother, and covered his eyes for the last explosion.
Ash grabbed Marone with his left arm and Misty with his right arm. "This whole building is starting to explode!", he yelled. Pikachu clamped on Ash's back. "Hold on tight!", Ash yelled, and flew off. Misty explained what had happened. This time, nobody saw them, due to the explosions. Ash landed in an alley, and released Marone and Misty. Marone immediatly ran off to the building, yelling the names of her brothers. Ash grabbed her and holded her tight. "Marone! Get a hold of yourself!", Ash yelled. Marone desperatly tried to break free. "Let me go! I've got to help them!", she yelled. Ash had little trouble to hold her. He floored her, and grabbed her firmly. "Marone! Listen to me! Their dead! DEAD! There's nothing you can do now!", Ash yelled. Marone cried. "Now, I'm going to let you go. Don't do anything foolish, or I'll floor you again. Understand?", Ash said. Marone nodded, and Ash released her. She got up slowly, and dried her tears. She looked at the column of smoke in the sky, and heared the building explode from the distance. The entire building was nothing more then a pile of rubble. "I know that it's hard, but we've all lost somebody now. Me and Misty lost our dearest friend. You lost your dearest brothers. You have to live with that, don't you understand?", Ash said. Marone turned around, full of anger. "Of course I understand! I'm not just another stupid little girl! Do you understand that?!", she yelled. Ash looked at her. "Marone please. Yelling won't make a difference. The only thing we can do now is find a way to beat Dark. He has survived, I know it.", Ash said. Misty closed in on him. "You are not planning to fight that monster, are you? You will end up just as her brothers!", she said. Ash turned to her. "It doesn't matter a thing. If we are just going to sit here and wait, humanity will be lost.", he said. "I guess you're right. But why you? Isn't there anyone else that can fight that monster? The military?", she asked. Ash made a "no"-movement with his head. "They won't win. They cannot win. Dark can crush them easily.", Ash said. Marone tapped his shoulder. "Then you are going to train me.", she said. Ash looked confused, and opened his mouth to say something. Marone cutted him off. "I know what you are going to say, but I won't stand around here doing nothing. I'm a Saiyan too, and I'm willing to fight until the end.", she said. Ash nodded. "Alrigh then. I'll train you. But I won't make it easy on you, and you know that.", he said. Marone smiled. Ash turned to Misty. "You can help out too. You can train my Pokemon and Pikachu if you like.", he said. Misty nodded. "I'll do my best.", she said. "I wouldn't expect anything less.", Ash grinned. "Alright, let's go. Our stuff are still in the Pokemon Centre. Let's get some rest.", he said. Everybody agreed, and together they walked of to the Pokemon Centre.
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For our heroes, the path has taken a sudden turn. With two of the last Saiyans dead, it looks like Dark is getting what he wants, the total destruction of the human race. His first target is Mewtwo, but even Dark doesn't know Mewtwo's exact hiding spot. Can Ash train Marone to become strong enough, so that they all can fight against this powerful foe? Or is the end of humanity closing in rapidly? Find out, in the next chapter!