Dragon Ball Yugure Z
A Dragon Ball Z fanfiction
by Son Goharotto (son_goharotto@hotmail.com)
Welcome to Dragon Ball Yugure Z, my personal pet project. This is what I like to call a "multi-generational alternaverse epic." Expect a complex story spanning several volumes that are littered with cliff-hangers and titanic battles. DBYZ has been revised in its entirety. While some episodes have merely been ridden of typos, others have been rewritten completely. I'll be starting from the beginning at one episode a day so new readers can join in, undaunted by DBYZ's length, and old readers can review past events. All this is leading up to the new Episode 37, from which I'll try to keep a normal updating pace instead of letting this be forgotten as it once was.
DISCLAIMER: As much as I mgiht wish it not to be, DBZ does not belong to me. It's the property of Akira Toriyama-sama and many others who (unfortunately) aren't me. I'm not trying to make any money off of this and it's just a way for me to show my love of all things Dragon Ball. Well, except maybe GT. Bleah. I is teh poor, so don't sue me.
WARNINGS: As a whole, this series contains mature language (usually in Japanese), graphic violence, brutality, mature situations (non-lemon), and a touch of angst.
NOTES: A liberal amount of Japanese vocabulary is sprinkled throughout, though nothing extremely important is ever said in another language that isn't translated. Mostly just basic Otaku Japanese. I've compiled a list of phrases I use on my homepage here: www.enpitsudo-dojo.com/libjapanese.html.
"dialogue"
""layered voice"" (Fusion, for example)
{alien language}
[thoughts, telepathy, memories]
_stressed words_
*sounds*
~scene change~
Volume IV -- Madness in the Heart
Episode 26 -- Fight Your Father, Goten!! Is the Mad Saiyajin Unstoppable!?
"Forgetting something?" Kakarotto asked from behind them, lowering two fingers from his forehead. His fist lanced out and buried in Vegeta's kidney and flipped, kicking the Saiyajin no Ouji into the ground far below. His feet whipped around, catching Goten and Trunks in a double roundhouse, then flew down to intercept Vegeta. The older Saiyajin was trying to run and buy himself time for a recovery from the painful blow when Kakarotto dashed after him gleefully, the rock tearing beneath his feet.
"JUU-BAI KOUGEKI!!!" Goten roared, firing ten beams down at his target. Kakarotto looked up just in time to see the attack bearing down on him before being trapped in the resulting explosion. Quickly, he shot up out of the rubble and struck at Goten, engaging in a dance of fists and feet.
Off to the side, Trunks weaved a pattern in the air and thrust his hands forward, forming a diamond with his thumbs and forefingers. "BURNING ATTACK!!!" The blue bolt of ki tore across the sky, but Kakarotto smacked it away. Fortunately, it distracted him long enough for Vegeta to close in.
"FINAL FLASH!!!" Vegeta declared, letting fly the ki blast to wash over Kakarotto's body with wicked ferocity. Kakarotto's body spun with the explosion, sending him spiraling away, but suddenly, he disappeared. "Nani!? Kuso!!" Vegeta whirled, looking directly at Kakarotto.
The mad Saiyajin thrust his hands forward and created a giant ki ball amidst the three. They barely had time to block as it detonated, blowing them away and into the surrounding mountains. Vegeta bounced back immediately, rushing in with a kidney punch. Kakarotto easily caught the blow, then seized the elder Saiyajin's other fist to stop a right cross. Vegeta used the leverage to draw his feet up and kick the younger Saiyajin in the chest with enough force to push him into the ground far below, then flew down to meet his foe.
Kakarotto rolled to his feet and dashed after Vegeta, but was stopped in his tracks as Trunks landed on his shoulder. Kakarotto stumbled and Trunks aimed another kick, but the former caught it. Kakarotto gave the foot a sharp twist, but Trunks used the momentum to spin out of his grasp and kick him again in the head. With cat-like grace, Trunks landed and swept Kakarotto's feet out from under him, but the older Saiyajin landed on his hands and back-flipped away.
Goten fell from the air, smashing his elbow between Kakarotto's shoulder blades, then fired a ki blast at his back. The latter drifted in the air for a moment, long enough for Vegeta to clothesline him, leading him head-first through the peak of a mountain. Kakarotto placed his hand against Vegeta's stomach and fired a ki bolt at point-blank range, shattering armor and burning flesh. Stunned, Vegeta froze and Kakarotto grabbed the front of his princes' body suit, holding him at arms' length.
"I really must commend you, my prince," he complimented, ignoring the spatter of blood coughed up on his hand. "You've trained those half-breeds well and you were far more trouble than I thought you'd be." His smirk faded. "Too bad it must end so soon."
Kakarotto tossed Vegeta away and aimed a ki bolt with the same hand and was about to fire when Goten tackled him, deflecting the shot. Kakarotto caught his attacker in the chin with his elbow, then backhanded him viciously. Out of the blue, Trunks rocketed towards the two with a shoulder smash that sent Kakarotto careening into the forest below.
Trunks reached out and steadied his friend. "Goten-kun, maybe you should head back."
"Iie," Goten refused, wiping a trickle of blood from his chin. "You're gonna need my help." Goten looked over his shoulder, making sure Vegeta had recovered. The Saiyajin no Ouji nodded his acknowledgment, hunched over to catch his breath.
Meanwhile, Kakarotto reached out and grabbed the tree branches whizzing past him to help control his momentum. He landed on a thick trunk and jumped up past the canopy, into the air.
"Besides," Goten continued, "Tousan told me the only way to help is to kill Kakarotto."
"Nani!? How did he tell you that!?" Trunks demanded, bewildered.
"He spoke to me, up here," he explained, tapping his temple. "I don't know how he did it, but he's still alive, just too weak to stop Kakarotto."
Trunks turned around. "Hn! Speak of the devil..." He drew back into a fighting stance to prepare for the attack. "Ikusho!"
Goten and Trunks shot forward to meet their foe, attacking simultaneously. Goku could have easily held his own against the onslaught, but Kakarotto was hard-pressed to keep up. Each blow was coordinated to strike in rapid secession, not a fraction of a second passing between punch or kick. Drawing on Goku's experience, Kakarotto drew back into a purely defensive position, soaking up blows. He waited, analyzing the complex pattern of attacks for an opening. Each hit rocked his body with a burst of pain, but he was patient.
It seemed like forever, but finally, he saw his chance. As Trunks circled around his back, Kakarotto flipped and kneed Goten in the chin, then kicked Trunks in the face and levelled out to fire a ki blast at each. Vegeta flew down and threw a punch, but Kakrotto sidestepped it, chopping at the older Saiyajin's neck. Vegeta wasn't stunned for long and retailated with a spinning backhand. Kakarotto caught it and wrapped his arm around Vegeta's, locking him in place. Laughing madly, Kakarotto pounded away at Vegeta's chest, crushing armor and fracturing ribs with every punch.
Gritting his teeth, Vegeta jerked away and dislocated his shoulder, his good arm lancing out to strike Kakarotto's jaw with a force born in desparation. The younger Saiyajin's head snapped to the side, giving his elder the chance to attack. Thrusting one hand forward, palm out, "BIG BANG ATTACK!!!" The shining blue explosion lit up the sky, casting dark shadows across the mountains and trees. Too dazed by pain to guide his flight, Vegeta simply released his ki and dropped like a rock.
Having apparently lapsed into unconsiousness, Vegeta was awakened upon bone-jarring impact with the ground. At first he just layed there, not caring about the small stream washing over his body or the stone digging into the small of his back. Reaching across, he grabbed his arm and forced it back into its socket and a sharp pain ran across his shoulders, up his neck, and into his head. He cringed for a moment, then groaned and rolled over, splashing his face in the stream. Exhausted, Vegeta watched as his blood mingled with the water, rivulets of crimson mixing and fading into the crystal liquid. He eventually became aware of the sounds of combat above him. With a sigh, Vegeta attempted to rise to his feet and do battle again.
Far above, Trunks backpeddled in the air, craddling his arm. He was sure blocking that last punch had fractured the bone. He watched as again and again, Goten hurled comets of ki about, franticly trying to hit a considerably more manueverable Kakarotto. [Kuso... He's just wasting his energy...]
Some distance away, Goten was having the same thought. [N-not good! I can't keep this up forever!] "Yamero! Stand still, baka!!" Pumping his ki up as far as it would go, Goten filled the air with a fire storm of ki bolts.
Kakarotto used the Shunkan Idou to teleport behind Goten, but the younger Saiyajin was ready, spinning with a kick. The former ducked, then grabbed Goten's arm, twisting it behind his back. He then reached around and put Goten in a half-nelson. "Give it up, ki'koug ta!" Kakarotto hissed into Goten's ear. His captive struggled valiently, but could not escape. "Surrender now and I guarantee a quick death!"
"Bakana!" Goten spat. "KisaMAAA!!!" Goten flared his ki, the golden aura of a Super Saiyajin flashing out in a whirlwind of fire and electricity. At this range, the heat was just too much to bear and Kakarotto was forced to back off considerably. Goten spun to glare at his father's oppressor. "Kanarazu!!!"
[There's more Saiyajin in this one than I guessed. Such a waste to kill him.] Kakarotto rushed in to meet his younger prey head-on, the two clashing in a flurry of punches and kicks. Goten was matching Kakarotto move for move, but his wounds began to take their toll while his foe showed no signs of slowing.
Just as Goten was getting winded, Trunks jumped back into the fray. While the extra muscle certainly was a blessing, the latter too was handicapped, favoring his left arm. Kakarotto blocked Goten's punch and smashed him on the side of the head with a stunning blow, then seized Trunks' injured arm, squeezing mercilessly. He kneed Trunks in the chest, breaking through the armor, then turned and chopped down at Goten's neck, snapping the youngest Saiyajin's collar bone in two.
Kakarotto hauled on Trunks' arm and threw him into Goten, sending them crashing into the ground. They each bounced once, dropping out of Super Saiyajin on impact. Fortunately, they were concealed by the trees and Kakarotto had lost track of them for the time being.
Trunks' eyes glazed over in endless pain. His sternum was cracked and a broken rib had punctured a lung. He rolled over, blood erupting from his mouth to seep into the cold, unforgiving ground. Every breath was a ragged struggle rewarded with a fiery stab of anguish. His awareness fading in and out, Trunks fought to stay conscious.
Not three feet away, Goten rose to his hands and knees, lightheaded from a loss of blood due to the long gash on his forehead. He wiped the blood from his eyes and looked around with blurred vision for Trunks. Seeing his friend a prone lump just to the side, Goten crawled over to him. "Oi, Trunks-kun..."
The lavender-haired Saiyajin's eyes focused in a moment of recognition. "G-go...ten..." He tried to sit up, but fell back with a blood laced cough.
"Iie, Trunks-kun. Stay down, you can't fight." Goten stood, staggering slightly. He looked up past the trees, shading his eyes from the sun with a hand. Kakarotto was a speck in the distance, searching for his victims. [Muda, I'm too weak to beat that bakemono... Trunks-kun's out of commission and Kami knows what happened to Vegeta-san...] His voice deathly quiet, "It's up to me..."
Without another word, Goten stepped back into a fighting stance, cupping his hands over each other at his side. Concentrating, the last of his ki manifested into a sparkling blue light. "Kaaaa... meeee..."
A sudden blue glow sprang to life in the trees, peeking out between the foliage. Kakarotto's eyes narrowed as he zeroed in on his target. He shot down into the forest and as he neared, he could hear Goten calling up his attack.
"Haaaa... meeee..." Goten's weary muscles bunched as he fought to gather power, enough at least to let him escape with his friends. All of a sudden, Kakarotto burst through the trees, flying towards Goten full-tilt. The mad Saiyajin covered the distance in seconds, now mere meters from Goten. Forced to use what little power he has, Goten fired the ki beam, "Haaaaa!!!"
Kakarotto didn't even attempt to dodge, taking the full force of the attack head-on. The explosion kicked up a heavy cloud of dust, obscuring the area, and Goten fanned the air in front of him to get a clear view. Without warning, a hand darted out from the dust to close around Goten's head in a vicious grip. When the dust settled, Kakarotto was revealed to be holding Goten at arm's length over a foot off the ground. His face was contorted with seething fury as he spoke, "Kzan'na timodo! Yo nadika!!"
Kakarotto reached forward with his other hand Goten's shoulder, crushing flesh and bone in his grip. The young Saiyajin's cry of torment was long and shrill, rising an octave higher with each merciless clench. Finally, Kakarotto withdrew his bloody hand, pulling it back to wind up for the final blow.
A sharp whirring noise cut the silent air, growing louder every moment. Quick as a whip, Kakarotto's hand reversed direction and caught a blue disc of ki, holding it a hair's breadth away from his palm. Running out from between the trees, Vegeta flared a plain white aura, challenging Kakarotto despite the inability to go Super Saiyajin. In that moment of distraction, Goten kicked Kakarotto in the stomach with enough force to knock the wind out of him.
Reflexively, Kakarotto let go of both Goten and the kienzan, having to stumble back to avoid being sheared in half by the latter. Using this to his advantage, Vegeta dashed in to again trading blows with his foe. Goten was only vaguely aware of this happening as he dropped to the ground, torn and bleeding. He slowly got to his feet, flinching as the weight of his own arm put pressure on the wound. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Trunks sit up and lean back against a tree, raising one arm weakly.
Reeling from a shot to the jaw, Kakarotto staggered back and Vegeta ran in with a drop kick. Losing his balance, Kakarotto fell back, about to land on Trunks. But, the younger Saiyajin's hand did not waver, supporting his enemy with the flat of his palm in his back. Gathering his remaining strength, Trunks shouted his defiance, "BIG BANG ATTACK!!!"
The blue beam of energy wasn't enough to kill Kakarotto, but it did push him well into the air with the explosion. He levelled out in the air, shaking his head to clear the ringing. As he turned, Kakarotto was furious to see the three other Saiyajin rise into the air, assuming haggard battle stances. Speaking for the three, Vegeta rasied his voice, "You see what I mean, bakayaro? We'll _never_ give in to you!" After a pause, "Che..regao'sou!"
Enraged, "Enough of this. I've underestimated you before, but now I'll kill you all! Witness the _full_ extent of my POWER!!!" His voice shattering the air, Kakarotto released his reserves, his power jumping to unbelievable heights and beyond. The air whipped around them in gale force winds and lighting filled the sky. Like the end of the world, the storms clouds gathered and circled around Kakarotto's position, a dark void visible in the center.
Goten sheilded himself as best he could, shocked and amazed at this display of power. Such abilities should be unattainable by any mortal man, but here Kakarotto was, bending time and space itself into a warped explosion of light and color.
And then, there was nothing...
A Dragon Ball Z fanfiction
by Son Goharotto (son_goharotto@hotmail.com)
Welcome to Dragon Ball Yugure Z, my personal pet project. This is what I like to call a "multi-generational alternaverse epic." Expect a complex story spanning several volumes that are littered with cliff-hangers and titanic battles. DBYZ has been revised in its entirety. While some episodes have merely been ridden of typos, others have been rewritten completely. I'll be starting from the beginning at one episode a day so new readers can join in, undaunted by DBYZ's length, and old readers can review past events. All this is leading up to the new Episode 37, from which I'll try to keep a normal updating pace instead of letting this be forgotten as it once was.
DISCLAIMER: As much as I mgiht wish it not to be, DBZ does not belong to me. It's the property of Akira Toriyama-sama and many others who (unfortunately) aren't me. I'm not trying to make any money off of this and it's just a way for me to show my love of all things Dragon Ball. Well, except maybe GT. Bleah. I is teh poor, so don't sue me.
WARNINGS: As a whole, this series contains mature language (usually in Japanese), graphic violence, brutality, mature situations (non-lemon), and a touch of angst.
NOTES: A liberal amount of Japanese vocabulary is sprinkled throughout, though nothing extremely important is ever said in another language that isn't translated. Mostly just basic Otaku Japanese. I've compiled a list of phrases I use on my homepage here: www.enpitsudo-dojo.com/libjapanese.html.
"dialogue"
""layered voice"" (Fusion, for example)
{alien language}
[thoughts, telepathy, memories]
_stressed words_
*sounds*
~scene change~
Volume IV -- Madness in the Heart
Episode 26 -- Fight Your Father, Goten!! Is the Mad Saiyajin Unstoppable!?
"Forgetting something?" Kakarotto asked from behind them, lowering two fingers from his forehead. His fist lanced out and buried in Vegeta's kidney and flipped, kicking the Saiyajin no Ouji into the ground far below. His feet whipped around, catching Goten and Trunks in a double roundhouse, then flew down to intercept Vegeta. The older Saiyajin was trying to run and buy himself time for a recovery from the painful blow when Kakarotto dashed after him gleefully, the rock tearing beneath his feet.
"JUU-BAI KOUGEKI!!!" Goten roared, firing ten beams down at his target. Kakarotto looked up just in time to see the attack bearing down on him before being trapped in the resulting explosion. Quickly, he shot up out of the rubble and struck at Goten, engaging in a dance of fists and feet.
Off to the side, Trunks weaved a pattern in the air and thrust his hands forward, forming a diamond with his thumbs and forefingers. "BURNING ATTACK!!!" The blue bolt of ki tore across the sky, but Kakarotto smacked it away. Fortunately, it distracted him long enough for Vegeta to close in.
"FINAL FLASH!!!" Vegeta declared, letting fly the ki blast to wash over Kakarotto's body with wicked ferocity. Kakarotto's body spun with the explosion, sending him spiraling away, but suddenly, he disappeared. "Nani!? Kuso!!" Vegeta whirled, looking directly at Kakarotto.
The mad Saiyajin thrust his hands forward and created a giant ki ball amidst the three. They barely had time to block as it detonated, blowing them away and into the surrounding mountains. Vegeta bounced back immediately, rushing in with a kidney punch. Kakarotto easily caught the blow, then seized the elder Saiyajin's other fist to stop a right cross. Vegeta used the leverage to draw his feet up and kick the younger Saiyajin in the chest with enough force to push him into the ground far below, then flew down to meet his foe.
Kakarotto rolled to his feet and dashed after Vegeta, but was stopped in his tracks as Trunks landed on his shoulder. Kakarotto stumbled and Trunks aimed another kick, but the former caught it. Kakarotto gave the foot a sharp twist, but Trunks used the momentum to spin out of his grasp and kick him again in the head. With cat-like grace, Trunks landed and swept Kakarotto's feet out from under him, but the older Saiyajin landed on his hands and back-flipped away.
Goten fell from the air, smashing his elbow between Kakarotto's shoulder blades, then fired a ki blast at his back. The latter drifted in the air for a moment, long enough for Vegeta to clothesline him, leading him head-first through the peak of a mountain. Kakarotto placed his hand against Vegeta's stomach and fired a ki bolt at point-blank range, shattering armor and burning flesh. Stunned, Vegeta froze and Kakarotto grabbed the front of his princes' body suit, holding him at arms' length.
"I really must commend you, my prince," he complimented, ignoring the spatter of blood coughed up on his hand. "You've trained those half-breeds well and you were far more trouble than I thought you'd be." His smirk faded. "Too bad it must end so soon."
Kakarotto tossed Vegeta away and aimed a ki bolt with the same hand and was about to fire when Goten tackled him, deflecting the shot. Kakarotto caught his attacker in the chin with his elbow, then backhanded him viciously. Out of the blue, Trunks rocketed towards the two with a shoulder smash that sent Kakarotto careening into the forest below.
Trunks reached out and steadied his friend. "Goten-kun, maybe you should head back."
"Iie," Goten refused, wiping a trickle of blood from his chin. "You're gonna need my help." Goten looked over his shoulder, making sure Vegeta had recovered. The Saiyajin no Ouji nodded his acknowledgment, hunched over to catch his breath.
Meanwhile, Kakarotto reached out and grabbed the tree branches whizzing past him to help control his momentum. He landed on a thick trunk and jumped up past the canopy, into the air.
"Besides," Goten continued, "Tousan told me the only way to help is to kill Kakarotto."
"Nani!? How did he tell you that!?" Trunks demanded, bewildered.
"He spoke to me, up here," he explained, tapping his temple. "I don't know how he did it, but he's still alive, just too weak to stop Kakarotto."
Trunks turned around. "Hn! Speak of the devil..." He drew back into a fighting stance to prepare for the attack. "Ikusho!"
Goten and Trunks shot forward to meet their foe, attacking simultaneously. Goku could have easily held his own against the onslaught, but Kakarotto was hard-pressed to keep up. Each blow was coordinated to strike in rapid secession, not a fraction of a second passing between punch or kick. Drawing on Goku's experience, Kakarotto drew back into a purely defensive position, soaking up blows. He waited, analyzing the complex pattern of attacks for an opening. Each hit rocked his body with a burst of pain, but he was patient.
It seemed like forever, but finally, he saw his chance. As Trunks circled around his back, Kakarotto flipped and kneed Goten in the chin, then kicked Trunks in the face and levelled out to fire a ki blast at each. Vegeta flew down and threw a punch, but Kakrotto sidestepped it, chopping at the older Saiyajin's neck. Vegeta wasn't stunned for long and retailated with a spinning backhand. Kakarotto caught it and wrapped his arm around Vegeta's, locking him in place. Laughing madly, Kakarotto pounded away at Vegeta's chest, crushing armor and fracturing ribs with every punch.
Gritting his teeth, Vegeta jerked away and dislocated his shoulder, his good arm lancing out to strike Kakarotto's jaw with a force born in desparation. The younger Saiyajin's head snapped to the side, giving his elder the chance to attack. Thrusting one hand forward, palm out, "BIG BANG ATTACK!!!" The shining blue explosion lit up the sky, casting dark shadows across the mountains and trees. Too dazed by pain to guide his flight, Vegeta simply released his ki and dropped like a rock.
Having apparently lapsed into unconsiousness, Vegeta was awakened upon bone-jarring impact with the ground. At first he just layed there, not caring about the small stream washing over his body or the stone digging into the small of his back. Reaching across, he grabbed his arm and forced it back into its socket and a sharp pain ran across his shoulders, up his neck, and into his head. He cringed for a moment, then groaned and rolled over, splashing his face in the stream. Exhausted, Vegeta watched as his blood mingled with the water, rivulets of crimson mixing and fading into the crystal liquid. He eventually became aware of the sounds of combat above him. With a sigh, Vegeta attempted to rise to his feet and do battle again.
Far above, Trunks backpeddled in the air, craddling his arm. He was sure blocking that last punch had fractured the bone. He watched as again and again, Goten hurled comets of ki about, franticly trying to hit a considerably more manueverable Kakarotto. [Kuso... He's just wasting his energy...]
Some distance away, Goten was having the same thought. [N-not good! I can't keep this up forever!] "Yamero! Stand still, baka!!" Pumping his ki up as far as it would go, Goten filled the air with a fire storm of ki bolts.
Kakarotto used the Shunkan Idou to teleport behind Goten, but the younger Saiyajin was ready, spinning with a kick. The former ducked, then grabbed Goten's arm, twisting it behind his back. He then reached around and put Goten in a half-nelson. "Give it up, ki'koug ta!" Kakarotto hissed into Goten's ear. His captive struggled valiently, but could not escape. "Surrender now and I guarantee a quick death!"
"Bakana!" Goten spat. "KisaMAAA!!!" Goten flared his ki, the golden aura of a Super Saiyajin flashing out in a whirlwind of fire and electricity. At this range, the heat was just too much to bear and Kakarotto was forced to back off considerably. Goten spun to glare at his father's oppressor. "Kanarazu!!!"
[There's more Saiyajin in this one than I guessed. Such a waste to kill him.] Kakarotto rushed in to meet his younger prey head-on, the two clashing in a flurry of punches and kicks. Goten was matching Kakarotto move for move, but his wounds began to take their toll while his foe showed no signs of slowing.
Just as Goten was getting winded, Trunks jumped back into the fray. While the extra muscle certainly was a blessing, the latter too was handicapped, favoring his left arm. Kakarotto blocked Goten's punch and smashed him on the side of the head with a stunning blow, then seized Trunks' injured arm, squeezing mercilessly. He kneed Trunks in the chest, breaking through the armor, then turned and chopped down at Goten's neck, snapping the youngest Saiyajin's collar bone in two.
Kakarotto hauled on Trunks' arm and threw him into Goten, sending them crashing into the ground. They each bounced once, dropping out of Super Saiyajin on impact. Fortunately, they were concealed by the trees and Kakarotto had lost track of them for the time being.
Trunks' eyes glazed over in endless pain. His sternum was cracked and a broken rib had punctured a lung. He rolled over, blood erupting from his mouth to seep into the cold, unforgiving ground. Every breath was a ragged struggle rewarded with a fiery stab of anguish. His awareness fading in and out, Trunks fought to stay conscious.
Not three feet away, Goten rose to his hands and knees, lightheaded from a loss of blood due to the long gash on his forehead. He wiped the blood from his eyes and looked around with blurred vision for Trunks. Seeing his friend a prone lump just to the side, Goten crawled over to him. "Oi, Trunks-kun..."
The lavender-haired Saiyajin's eyes focused in a moment of recognition. "G-go...ten..." He tried to sit up, but fell back with a blood laced cough.
"Iie, Trunks-kun. Stay down, you can't fight." Goten stood, staggering slightly. He looked up past the trees, shading his eyes from the sun with a hand. Kakarotto was a speck in the distance, searching for his victims. [Muda, I'm too weak to beat that bakemono... Trunks-kun's out of commission and Kami knows what happened to Vegeta-san...] His voice deathly quiet, "It's up to me..."
Without another word, Goten stepped back into a fighting stance, cupping his hands over each other at his side. Concentrating, the last of his ki manifested into a sparkling blue light. "Kaaaa... meeee..."
A sudden blue glow sprang to life in the trees, peeking out between the foliage. Kakarotto's eyes narrowed as he zeroed in on his target. He shot down into the forest and as he neared, he could hear Goten calling up his attack.
"Haaaa... meeee..." Goten's weary muscles bunched as he fought to gather power, enough at least to let him escape with his friends. All of a sudden, Kakarotto burst through the trees, flying towards Goten full-tilt. The mad Saiyajin covered the distance in seconds, now mere meters from Goten. Forced to use what little power he has, Goten fired the ki beam, "Haaaaa!!!"
Kakarotto didn't even attempt to dodge, taking the full force of the attack head-on. The explosion kicked up a heavy cloud of dust, obscuring the area, and Goten fanned the air in front of him to get a clear view. Without warning, a hand darted out from the dust to close around Goten's head in a vicious grip. When the dust settled, Kakarotto was revealed to be holding Goten at arm's length over a foot off the ground. His face was contorted with seething fury as he spoke, "Kzan'na timodo! Yo nadika!!"
Kakarotto reached forward with his other hand Goten's shoulder, crushing flesh and bone in his grip. The young Saiyajin's cry of torment was long and shrill, rising an octave higher with each merciless clench. Finally, Kakarotto withdrew his bloody hand, pulling it back to wind up for the final blow.
A sharp whirring noise cut the silent air, growing louder every moment. Quick as a whip, Kakarotto's hand reversed direction and caught a blue disc of ki, holding it a hair's breadth away from his palm. Running out from between the trees, Vegeta flared a plain white aura, challenging Kakarotto despite the inability to go Super Saiyajin. In that moment of distraction, Goten kicked Kakarotto in the stomach with enough force to knock the wind out of him.
Reflexively, Kakarotto let go of both Goten and the kienzan, having to stumble back to avoid being sheared in half by the latter. Using this to his advantage, Vegeta dashed in to again trading blows with his foe. Goten was only vaguely aware of this happening as he dropped to the ground, torn and bleeding. He slowly got to his feet, flinching as the weight of his own arm put pressure on the wound. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Trunks sit up and lean back against a tree, raising one arm weakly.
Reeling from a shot to the jaw, Kakarotto staggered back and Vegeta ran in with a drop kick. Losing his balance, Kakarotto fell back, about to land on Trunks. But, the younger Saiyajin's hand did not waver, supporting his enemy with the flat of his palm in his back. Gathering his remaining strength, Trunks shouted his defiance, "BIG BANG ATTACK!!!"
The blue beam of energy wasn't enough to kill Kakarotto, but it did push him well into the air with the explosion. He levelled out in the air, shaking his head to clear the ringing. As he turned, Kakarotto was furious to see the three other Saiyajin rise into the air, assuming haggard battle stances. Speaking for the three, Vegeta rasied his voice, "You see what I mean, bakayaro? We'll _never_ give in to you!" After a pause, "Che..regao'sou!"
Enraged, "Enough of this. I've underestimated you before, but now I'll kill you all! Witness the _full_ extent of my POWER!!!" His voice shattering the air, Kakarotto released his reserves, his power jumping to unbelievable heights and beyond. The air whipped around them in gale force winds and lighting filled the sky. Like the end of the world, the storms clouds gathered and circled around Kakarotto's position, a dark void visible in the center.
Goten sheilded himself as best he could, shocked and amazed at this display of power. Such abilities should be unattainable by any mortal man, but here Kakarotto was, bending time and space itself into a warped explosion of light and color.
And then, there was nothing...