Chapter Four - Vegeta's New Attack
Videl had turned the TV back on and was watching the news report. A large crowd had gathered around the park where the Androids where waiting for Gohan. They all wanted to see just who it was that the Androids where after. A moment later the camera suddenly jerked upwards and Videl could see four dots of white light nearing. "Those lights! Those most be members of the Resistance! Most likely one of them is this Gohan that the Androids have called out." Sure enough, a moment later Gohan landed with Vegeta, Trunks, and Goten.
"So, which of these is this Gohan you've been complaining about?" Android Fourteen asked.
Fifteen glanced up at his larger counterpart before nodding toward Gohan. Fifteen snickered. "That little guy? I could beat him with both hands behind my back."
"Well you want have to. I'm going to finish what we started last week." The short purple Android begin to glow a light blue. Suddenly he charged in slamming his head into Gohan's stomach. However it didn't have the desired affect, Gohan didn't even budge. The Android looked up at him and saw the same golden aura as before.
Gohan lashed out with a tremendous right to the gut which lifted the Android into the air. Then he spun and snapped his foot into the purple machine's face sending it flying from the park. As he went to chase after it he heard a yell from Goten and turned. The young Sai-jin had transformed and slammed his head into the large Androids head. That's when Gohan realized that his brother had stopped the big machine from sneak attacking him, and that he was a Super Sai-jin! After shaking off the shock he gave him a thumbs up took off after the other Android.
Meanwhile Trunks had powered up and transformed as well and the two pint sized Sai-jins, much to Vegeta's disbelief, were attacking Fourteen together. Since Goten couldn't fly he kept to the ground only jumping now and again for some attacks while Trunks kept mainly to the air attacking the Android in the head.
The two looked at each other and smiled, each knowing what the other was thinking. Together they leaped into the air and slammed head first into the big machine sending it off into the distance. Trunks grabbed his friend and flew after it landing a few hundred yards away atop a building.
Landing on the roof Trunks set Goten down and they turned to face the Android. "Give up yet?" Trunks asked with a big grin. The Android's face contorted into a mixture of rage and frustration. He began to take on a glow much like the other Android, only his was red. Then, suddenly, he vanished.
Goten and Trunks looked around in shock. An instant later a large leg came sweeping from no where right into Goten's stomach. With just the one hit the young Super Sai-jin was knocked out cold. "Hey!" Trunks yelled charging in toward the Android. Before he reached it though it vanished again. Then a massive elbow crashed down on his head and knocked him down and out beside his friend.
Turning the Android pointed an open palm at the two unconscious youngsters and began to charge an energy blast. He was cut short by a foot pounding into the side of his head. It turned in mid air and landed softly. Slowly he reached up an arm and wiped his face cleaning off the dirt. "And just who the hell are you?"
"The name's Vegeta." he said with a grin transforming into a Super Sai-jin. "Your fight is with me now."
"If you're that eager to die then so be it. Once I'm finished with you I'll dispose of those midgets. And Fifteen should be returning shortly after he's done dispatching your friend."
Vegeta smirked as he slipped into a fighting stance. "I doubt that purple freak will last long against Gohan. As much as I hate to admit it, that kid's stronger than me. But let's worry about that later. Right now we've got a fight of our own."
The Android grinned as his red glow returned. Suddenly the two launched inward along the building, then up into the air trading blows back and forth. Every blow Vegeta landed caused the Android to jerk back enough to give him an extra free shot. Where as the Androids attacks either missed completely or where shrugged off by the Sai-jin prince. With a swift knee to the gut and a devastating elbow to the back of the Android's head he sent it careening into the streets below.
Meanwhile Gohan was looking down a long empty office hallway wondering where the Android he'd been fighting had gone. He'd chased it through four different apartments and two office buildings. Now the machine was hiding somewhere in this building, trying to get the drop on him. /If only I could sense the thing... wait! That glow it emitted, it had a faint energy signal... it's probably overflow from it's generator. If I can sense that out then maybe I can find him, before it finds me./
Gohan closed his eyes and felt around him, slowly working his way through the building with his senses. /That's it! I've found him!/ Gohan looked up and his eyes flashed as a hole exploded in the ceiling above him. Quickly, before the Android could move, he flew up through the opening and fired an energy blast to his right. The Android was hit square in his chest and knocked through a window and out into the open again. Gohan appeared above him a moment later and with a swift kick he sent the Android toward the ground.
Vegeta landed softly as the Android began to stand back up from the crater it had formed. Vegeta glanced up for a second as he sensed Gohan and saw the small Android get knocked downward. His smirk grew larger as the purple Android slammed into the other. A moment later Gohan landed across from Vegeta. "Where are the boys?" he asked.
Vegeta just nodded up at the roof of a near by building. "There're taking a short nap, courtesy of Android Fourteen." Gohan nodded his understanding as the two machine's stood back up.
"We're going to rip you to shreds!" Android Fourteen snarled.
"Enough!" A voice called down from above. The four looked skyward and saw a figure floating above them, about the same size as Gohan, maybe a little taller. "You two have proven your worthlessness in this fight well enough already. We don't need to continue this mockery of a fight." With that he descended and landed with the other Androids. "They deal with me now. Android Thirteen."
Vegeta snorted. "You're still just an Android." Suddenly he launched in toward the Android and the two began to exchange blows at close range.
"Hang on Vegeta, I'm coming!" Gohan called up.
"Stay out of this brat!" Vegeta yelled slamming a fist into Thirteen's face.
Gohan hesitated a moment before relaxing and powering down. He glanced up into the air as he felt a twinge of power and saw Trunks floating down with Goten on his back. /Good, they're awake again./ The three of them watched Vegeta a moment longer before turning back to face the two other Androids.
"So, you want some of us then?" Fifteen asked.
Gohan looked toward the two Androids and for some reason a fierce anger rose up inside of him. In a bright flash he transformed again and vanished. A moment later both Fourteen and Fifteen were laying on their backs unmoving. As he landed and powered down again Gohan wondered why he'd been so upset... he'd seen something flash through his mind... but he couldn't figure out what. Goten and Trunks were staring at him and then looking at the Androids, then back at him again.
Gohan blushed slightly then looked back up at Vegeta. He was pounding the Android into pieces, every blow seemed to carry all of his power, all of his emotions, all of his everything. The Android didn't seem to be able to even defend itself. Suddenly the Android broke away from Vegeta and glared down at him. "This.... this can't be! This can't BE!"
Vegeta grinned up at him. "I'm not even warmed up yet Android." he chuckled. "You've not even seen the bulk of my power."
The Android looked past Vegeta at his fallen comrades and it's face paled. Then suddenly it smirked. "Nor have you seen mine." The Android threw it's arms out to it's side as it began to glow white. Suddenly two pieces ripped free from each of the destroyed Androids and floated up into the air. The microprocessors that functioned as brains for the Androids slipped through Thirteen's temples and the power cores slid into his chest. His arms began to ripple and an energy signal became detectable. His skin shifted to a deep blue as he grew in size and his muscles bulged. It's hair grew in length and began to stick straight up like Vegeta's but instead of black or golden it turned a deep red.
A moment later it opened it's eyes which were now a solid glowing red. "I am now at full power." it said coldly with a calm voice. Gohan stared on wide eyed. /His power is greater than Cell's ever was! Vegeta doesn't stand a chance!/
"Vegeta! Look out, his power is enormous!" Gohan cried up.
"Don't you think I can sense that myself?" he yelled down. "Are you an imbecile or something?!"
Gohan paled slightly. He hadn't exactly thought about that, but he hadn't expected that kind of response from Vegeta either. But then, the Sai-jin prince was always extremely testy when he faced someone stronger than him. Yet Vegeta didn't look that worried, but then, he never really did.
Vegeta crossed his arms as his smirk grew again. Floating up to where the Android floated he shook his head. "So this is as strong as you get? I must say, as much as you were boasting I was expecting more of a challenge."
"Perhaps if you could detect my power in someway you'd be more impressed."
"Oh but that's why I'm not impressed little man." Vegeta said with an even bigger smirk. "I can sense your power, and it's impressive yes, but nothing like what I can do. Or the brat either." With that he clenched his fists and began to power up. Gohan could feel Vegeta's power building but he knew it still wouldn't be enough. That is, until Vegeta transformed.
"What! You've ascended to the second level!" Gohan cried in shock.
Vegeta chuckled. "I have. I have indeed. And now I'll dispose of this factory reject and we can work on getting ourselves home." The Android was still grinning, believing itself superior to Vegeta, and Gohan could sense the Android was right. The difference was greater than Vegeta seemed to notice, more than enough to tip things in its favor.
Vegeta charged in and let a fly a massive right punch but Thirteen slipped around it and brought his right knee up to hit Vegeta in the stomach. The Sai-jin prince brought his left arm down in defense blocking the attack at the last second. Then he spun and slammed his left elbow into Thirteen's right side. The massive Android flinched and slid away grabbing its side with its right hand and fired off a series of red energy blasts with his left.
Vegeta dodged the first three, deflected the fourth into the fifth, and grabbed the sixth. He held it in his hands for a moment before flinging it back at Thirteen and nailing him in his face. The attack did nothing but anger the machine though. Suddenly it charged in and planted a large right fist into Vegeta's stomach, grabbed him by his left ankle, and spun him around in the air a few times before lobbing him into a nearby building.
Thirteen landed just inside the hole he'd created and crossed his arms looking for Vegeta. But Vegeta found him first with a hard left to the side of Thirteen's head that sent the Android through four walls. Vegeta came up on him quickly and slammed down hard on it's chest with both feet driving it down through ten floors and into the ground beneath the basement.
Instantly he launched himself up through the hole he'd formed with the Android and through twenty more floors of office to emerge in the sunlight. Stopping he pointed his right arm down toward the hole with his thumb bent in. Gohan's eyes widened and he grabbed Goten and Trunks before launching backwards away from Vegeta and his oncoming attack.
Landing just outside the gathered crowd by the park he looked back toward Vegeta. There was now a glowing ball of golden energy floating at the end of his arm. That's when Gohan saw Thirteen come flying up from inside the building.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!" Vegeta shouted firing the energy blast toward the charging Android. The attack slammed into him and forced it back through the building. They watched its descent via the glow in the windows. Only a few seconds later the glow vanished, and there was a massive rumble. Suddenly the building exploded into thousands of pieces throwing dirt and debris everywhere.
As the dust began to clear Gohan saw Vegeta floating over the debris with a massive smirk on his face. There was a sudden burst of wind, an updraft from within the blast zone, that cleared away all the dust. Thirteen stood there, eyes glaring fiercely up at Vegeta. "That stung asshole!" it growled up at a now startled Vegeta.
"Fine then!" Vegeta called down. "You think you're unbeatable do you? We'll then, why don't you try and take this?" Vegeta landed across from the Android.
"Sure, why not? I'll give you one last chance. But after you fail this time I'm going to turn you and the other three annoyances into pulp."
Vegeta's smirk returned as he clenched his right fist. His aura flared brightly for a second then faded from everywhere but his arm where it pulsed furiously. He raised his arm straight up pointing the fist toward the Android. Then he straightened out his index and pinkie fingers and spread them apart from each other. Blue energy danced between the two fingers madly like it was trying to break free.
Then Gohan's eyes widened in shock yet again. He could sense two separate KI signals coming from Vegeta now. Not individual signals exactly but separate strengths. He'd not sensed anything like this since his father's Spirit Bomb or Piccolo's Special Beam Canon. Vegeta's energy seemed to have taken a severe dip but the attack was emitting unbelievable amounts of power. /That attack is amazing! It might even be able to take me out.../
Vegeta's smirk vanished as his face took on a look of pure hatred. "Now you die Android! Decapitation Blade!" The energy surging between Vegeta's fingers suddenly sped forward quickly being replaced by the energy still encircling his arm. The thin band of golden energy was laced with a pulsating blue. The Android realized it's mistake as it watched the incoming attack. It began to move aside but a twitch in Vegeta's arm caused the attack to move as well. Quickly the paper thin stream twisted to a forty five degree angle and turned toward Thirteen's new position.
The Android stumbled backwards as the attack bared down on it. An instant later the blast was clean through. Thirteen's right hand fell to the floor, followed a moment later by it's entire left arm. Then the upper body, from it's left waist to it's right shoulder slid to the left and fell to the ground. Sparks rose from the lower half as it fell over as well.
"Curse you." the Android said in a faint and squeaky voice. "What... the... h... hell are... you?"
"I am Vegeta, prince of all Sai-jins."
The Androids eyes went wide. "S... a... ins..." it muttered. "No... wonder... I... lo... lost." With that his eyes went dark.
Videl had turned the TV back on and was watching the news report. A large crowd had gathered around the park where the Androids where waiting for Gohan. They all wanted to see just who it was that the Androids where after. A moment later the camera suddenly jerked upwards and Videl could see four dots of white light nearing. "Those lights! Those most be members of the Resistance! Most likely one of them is this Gohan that the Androids have called out." Sure enough, a moment later Gohan landed with Vegeta, Trunks, and Goten.
"So, which of these is this Gohan you've been complaining about?" Android Fourteen asked.
Fifteen glanced up at his larger counterpart before nodding toward Gohan. Fifteen snickered. "That little guy? I could beat him with both hands behind my back."
"Well you want have to. I'm going to finish what we started last week." The short purple Android begin to glow a light blue. Suddenly he charged in slamming his head into Gohan's stomach. However it didn't have the desired affect, Gohan didn't even budge. The Android looked up at him and saw the same golden aura as before.
Gohan lashed out with a tremendous right to the gut which lifted the Android into the air. Then he spun and snapped his foot into the purple machine's face sending it flying from the park. As he went to chase after it he heard a yell from Goten and turned. The young Sai-jin had transformed and slammed his head into the large Androids head. That's when Gohan realized that his brother had stopped the big machine from sneak attacking him, and that he was a Super Sai-jin! After shaking off the shock he gave him a thumbs up took off after the other Android.
Meanwhile Trunks had powered up and transformed as well and the two pint sized Sai-jins, much to Vegeta's disbelief, were attacking Fourteen together. Since Goten couldn't fly he kept to the ground only jumping now and again for some attacks while Trunks kept mainly to the air attacking the Android in the head.
The two looked at each other and smiled, each knowing what the other was thinking. Together they leaped into the air and slammed head first into the big machine sending it off into the distance. Trunks grabbed his friend and flew after it landing a few hundred yards away atop a building.
Landing on the roof Trunks set Goten down and they turned to face the Android. "Give up yet?" Trunks asked with a big grin. The Android's face contorted into a mixture of rage and frustration. He began to take on a glow much like the other Android, only his was red. Then, suddenly, he vanished.
Goten and Trunks looked around in shock. An instant later a large leg came sweeping from no where right into Goten's stomach. With just the one hit the young Super Sai-jin was knocked out cold. "Hey!" Trunks yelled charging in toward the Android. Before he reached it though it vanished again. Then a massive elbow crashed down on his head and knocked him down and out beside his friend.
Turning the Android pointed an open palm at the two unconscious youngsters and began to charge an energy blast. He was cut short by a foot pounding into the side of his head. It turned in mid air and landed softly. Slowly he reached up an arm and wiped his face cleaning off the dirt. "And just who the hell are you?"
"The name's Vegeta." he said with a grin transforming into a Super Sai-jin. "Your fight is with me now."
"If you're that eager to die then so be it. Once I'm finished with you I'll dispose of those midgets. And Fifteen should be returning shortly after he's done dispatching your friend."
Vegeta smirked as he slipped into a fighting stance. "I doubt that purple freak will last long against Gohan. As much as I hate to admit it, that kid's stronger than me. But let's worry about that later. Right now we've got a fight of our own."
The Android grinned as his red glow returned. Suddenly the two launched inward along the building, then up into the air trading blows back and forth. Every blow Vegeta landed caused the Android to jerk back enough to give him an extra free shot. Where as the Androids attacks either missed completely or where shrugged off by the Sai-jin prince. With a swift knee to the gut and a devastating elbow to the back of the Android's head he sent it careening into the streets below.
Meanwhile Gohan was looking down a long empty office hallway wondering where the Android he'd been fighting had gone. He'd chased it through four different apartments and two office buildings. Now the machine was hiding somewhere in this building, trying to get the drop on him. /If only I could sense the thing... wait! That glow it emitted, it had a faint energy signal... it's probably overflow from it's generator. If I can sense that out then maybe I can find him, before it finds me./
Gohan closed his eyes and felt around him, slowly working his way through the building with his senses. /That's it! I've found him!/ Gohan looked up and his eyes flashed as a hole exploded in the ceiling above him. Quickly, before the Android could move, he flew up through the opening and fired an energy blast to his right. The Android was hit square in his chest and knocked through a window and out into the open again. Gohan appeared above him a moment later and with a swift kick he sent the Android toward the ground.
Vegeta landed softly as the Android began to stand back up from the crater it had formed. Vegeta glanced up for a second as he sensed Gohan and saw the small Android get knocked downward. His smirk grew larger as the purple Android slammed into the other. A moment later Gohan landed across from Vegeta. "Where are the boys?" he asked.
Vegeta just nodded up at the roof of a near by building. "There're taking a short nap, courtesy of Android Fourteen." Gohan nodded his understanding as the two machine's stood back up.
"We're going to rip you to shreds!" Android Fourteen snarled.
"Enough!" A voice called down from above. The four looked skyward and saw a figure floating above them, about the same size as Gohan, maybe a little taller. "You two have proven your worthlessness in this fight well enough already. We don't need to continue this mockery of a fight." With that he descended and landed with the other Androids. "They deal with me now. Android Thirteen."
Vegeta snorted. "You're still just an Android." Suddenly he launched in toward the Android and the two began to exchange blows at close range.
"Hang on Vegeta, I'm coming!" Gohan called up.
"Stay out of this brat!" Vegeta yelled slamming a fist into Thirteen's face.
Gohan hesitated a moment before relaxing and powering down. He glanced up into the air as he felt a twinge of power and saw Trunks floating down with Goten on his back. /Good, they're awake again./ The three of them watched Vegeta a moment longer before turning back to face the two other Androids.
"So, you want some of us then?" Fifteen asked.
Gohan looked toward the two Androids and for some reason a fierce anger rose up inside of him. In a bright flash he transformed again and vanished. A moment later both Fourteen and Fifteen were laying on their backs unmoving. As he landed and powered down again Gohan wondered why he'd been so upset... he'd seen something flash through his mind... but he couldn't figure out what. Goten and Trunks were staring at him and then looking at the Androids, then back at him again.
Gohan blushed slightly then looked back up at Vegeta. He was pounding the Android into pieces, every blow seemed to carry all of his power, all of his emotions, all of his everything. The Android didn't seem to be able to even defend itself. Suddenly the Android broke away from Vegeta and glared down at him. "This.... this can't be! This can't BE!"
Vegeta grinned up at him. "I'm not even warmed up yet Android." he chuckled. "You've not even seen the bulk of my power."
The Android looked past Vegeta at his fallen comrades and it's face paled. Then suddenly it smirked. "Nor have you seen mine." The Android threw it's arms out to it's side as it began to glow white. Suddenly two pieces ripped free from each of the destroyed Androids and floated up into the air. The microprocessors that functioned as brains for the Androids slipped through Thirteen's temples and the power cores slid into his chest. His arms began to ripple and an energy signal became detectable. His skin shifted to a deep blue as he grew in size and his muscles bulged. It's hair grew in length and began to stick straight up like Vegeta's but instead of black or golden it turned a deep red.
A moment later it opened it's eyes which were now a solid glowing red. "I am now at full power." it said coldly with a calm voice. Gohan stared on wide eyed. /His power is greater than Cell's ever was! Vegeta doesn't stand a chance!/
"Vegeta! Look out, his power is enormous!" Gohan cried up.
"Don't you think I can sense that myself?" he yelled down. "Are you an imbecile or something?!"
Gohan paled slightly. He hadn't exactly thought about that, but he hadn't expected that kind of response from Vegeta either. But then, the Sai-jin prince was always extremely testy when he faced someone stronger than him. Yet Vegeta didn't look that worried, but then, he never really did.
Vegeta crossed his arms as his smirk grew again. Floating up to where the Android floated he shook his head. "So this is as strong as you get? I must say, as much as you were boasting I was expecting more of a challenge."
"Perhaps if you could detect my power in someway you'd be more impressed."
"Oh but that's why I'm not impressed little man." Vegeta said with an even bigger smirk. "I can sense your power, and it's impressive yes, but nothing like what I can do. Or the brat either." With that he clenched his fists and began to power up. Gohan could feel Vegeta's power building but he knew it still wouldn't be enough. That is, until Vegeta transformed.
"What! You've ascended to the second level!" Gohan cried in shock.
Vegeta chuckled. "I have. I have indeed. And now I'll dispose of this factory reject and we can work on getting ourselves home." The Android was still grinning, believing itself superior to Vegeta, and Gohan could sense the Android was right. The difference was greater than Vegeta seemed to notice, more than enough to tip things in its favor.
Vegeta charged in and let a fly a massive right punch but Thirteen slipped around it and brought his right knee up to hit Vegeta in the stomach. The Sai-jin prince brought his left arm down in defense blocking the attack at the last second. Then he spun and slammed his left elbow into Thirteen's right side. The massive Android flinched and slid away grabbing its side with its right hand and fired off a series of red energy blasts with his left.
Vegeta dodged the first three, deflected the fourth into the fifth, and grabbed the sixth. He held it in his hands for a moment before flinging it back at Thirteen and nailing him in his face. The attack did nothing but anger the machine though. Suddenly it charged in and planted a large right fist into Vegeta's stomach, grabbed him by his left ankle, and spun him around in the air a few times before lobbing him into a nearby building.
Thirteen landed just inside the hole he'd created and crossed his arms looking for Vegeta. But Vegeta found him first with a hard left to the side of Thirteen's head that sent the Android through four walls. Vegeta came up on him quickly and slammed down hard on it's chest with both feet driving it down through ten floors and into the ground beneath the basement.
Instantly he launched himself up through the hole he'd formed with the Android and through twenty more floors of office to emerge in the sunlight. Stopping he pointed his right arm down toward the hole with his thumb bent in. Gohan's eyes widened and he grabbed Goten and Trunks before launching backwards away from Vegeta and his oncoming attack.
Landing just outside the gathered crowd by the park he looked back toward Vegeta. There was now a glowing ball of golden energy floating at the end of his arm. That's when Gohan saw Thirteen come flying up from inside the building.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!" Vegeta shouted firing the energy blast toward the charging Android. The attack slammed into him and forced it back through the building. They watched its descent via the glow in the windows. Only a few seconds later the glow vanished, and there was a massive rumble. Suddenly the building exploded into thousands of pieces throwing dirt and debris everywhere.
As the dust began to clear Gohan saw Vegeta floating over the debris with a massive smirk on his face. There was a sudden burst of wind, an updraft from within the blast zone, that cleared away all the dust. Thirteen stood there, eyes glaring fiercely up at Vegeta. "That stung asshole!" it growled up at a now startled Vegeta.
"Fine then!" Vegeta called down. "You think you're unbeatable do you? We'll then, why don't you try and take this?" Vegeta landed across from the Android.
"Sure, why not? I'll give you one last chance. But after you fail this time I'm going to turn you and the other three annoyances into pulp."
Vegeta's smirk returned as he clenched his right fist. His aura flared brightly for a second then faded from everywhere but his arm where it pulsed furiously. He raised his arm straight up pointing the fist toward the Android. Then he straightened out his index and pinkie fingers and spread them apart from each other. Blue energy danced between the two fingers madly like it was trying to break free.
Then Gohan's eyes widened in shock yet again. He could sense two separate KI signals coming from Vegeta now. Not individual signals exactly but separate strengths. He'd not sensed anything like this since his father's Spirit Bomb or Piccolo's Special Beam Canon. Vegeta's energy seemed to have taken a severe dip but the attack was emitting unbelievable amounts of power. /That attack is amazing! It might even be able to take me out.../
Vegeta's smirk vanished as his face took on a look of pure hatred. "Now you die Android! Decapitation Blade!" The energy surging between Vegeta's fingers suddenly sped forward quickly being replaced by the energy still encircling his arm. The thin band of golden energy was laced with a pulsating blue. The Android realized it's mistake as it watched the incoming attack. It began to move aside but a twitch in Vegeta's arm caused the attack to move as well. Quickly the paper thin stream twisted to a forty five degree angle and turned toward Thirteen's new position.
The Android stumbled backwards as the attack bared down on it. An instant later the blast was clean through. Thirteen's right hand fell to the floor, followed a moment later by it's entire left arm. Then the upper body, from it's left waist to it's right shoulder slid to the left and fell to the ground. Sparks rose from the lower half as it fell over as well.
"Curse you." the Android said in a faint and squeaky voice. "What... the... h... hell are... you?"
"I am Vegeta, prince of all Sai-jins."
The Androids eyes went wide. "S... a... ins..." it muttered. "No... wonder... I... lo... lost." With that his eyes went dark.
