Chapter thirty-seven - Free for all
Fortan stood glaring across at the Z Fighters quite upset. "This is beginning to annoy me!" he yelled across the gap between them. "I think it's time to settle this once and for all." He glanced back at the remaining members of his team. "Destroy them! Destroy them all!" In a bright flash Fortan's three remaining warriors launched in at the Z fighters.
Gotenks quickly powered up and transformed once more, unsure how much longer he would stay fused. Da'kar had yet to power down and quickly readied for battle yet again while Mirai powered up and transformed ready to square off against the coming warriors. Bright golden light erupted around Gohan and Vegeta as the two transformed to level two as well.
Gotenks charged quickly into the fray of battle the others close on his heels, however the fused Sai-jin was the first to be knocked out of the fight. As he slammed into the ground the two young Sai-jins split apart. They watched as Mirai and Gohan fought against the Namek Vagok. Mirai lunged in with a right hook but the Namek ducked under and brought his fist up into the time traveler's stomach. He hung there for a moment, draped over the fist, hair flapping in the air, then fell reverting back to normal along the way.
"We're getting no where up here!" Gohan yelled as Indra's foot smashed into Da'kar's head. While the Young Neo Sai-jin fought along side Shin against Indra Vegeta fought alone against Kwake and Hiroshi was trying his best against Fortan.
There was a thunderous crack as one of Kwake's massive fists slammed into Vegeta's head. Then the large Namek brought his knee up into the Sai-jin prince's gut following it up with an elbow to the back. Vegeta dropped only a short distance before glaring back up at Kwake. "That's it you green freak!" he shouted clenching his fists. His power began to build and his aura to flicker wildly. As his power gathered the raging fight around him slowly came to a stop as everyone turned to watch the Sai-jin prince.
The blue wisps of energy around him grew thicker and brighter. The hair on his eyebrows faded away as they grew out over his eyes. His hair grew longer and began to fall down over his back. There was a brilliant flash of golden light and when it died Vegeta floated fully transformed. Again he launched in at Kwake only this time he tore right through the Namek's body. Then he turned and fired a large stream of golden energy that completely engulfed the large alien. A moment later he was gone.
Indra and Vagok vanished and reappeared in explosions an instant later. Vegeta had calmly stopped Vagok's kick with one leg while catching the punch thrown by Indra. Suddenly he released her hand, floated up a short distance, and brought his elbows down on their heads sending them smashing into the ground below. With the rest of Fortan's team out of the way Vegeta landed next to Hiroshi.
Fortan glared at him for a moment then charged in at the two warrior. The three began to trade blows at close range as they worked their way across the planet. "There's.... there's no way." Gohan said in shock watching them go. "Vegeta and Hiroshi are amazing, but it looks like Fortan is still stronger than them."
Mirai climbed to his feet having come to a moment ago. "Did you know he could transform again?" he asked Gohan.
"No... I hadn't known that anyone other than dad could do that. Even I've not reached that level ye... No, they're heading towards the ship! Come on, we've got to try and get them away from there!" Gohan shot off toward the fighting trio with Mirai, Shin, and Da'kar right behind him. The two younger Sai-jins choosing to stay back since they couldn't fuse.
Every opening they got one of them would launch in to give Vegeta and Hiroshi some help, and try and push the fight away from their space ship. Gohan saw an opening from where he floated and charged in pounding his knee into Fortan's back. The alien blocked a joint punch from Vegeta and Hiroshi then turned and swatted Gohan away from him.
The half Sai-jin tried to pull himself to a stop but slammed hard into a rock outcropping and barely moved. /Man he packs a punch... his power is amazing, beyond even Majin Buu, even if just barely. How do you beat something like that? Vegeta only practiced fusing with Mirai but he's spent.../ Gohan pushed hard against the rock he was jammed in and managed to pull his head free. As he did he saw Videl pull to a stop right in front of him.
"Gohan!" she said happily, a worried look on her face. "You had me scared, you weren't moving."
"Sorry, just thinking..."
"This guy's strong, isn't he?"
Gohan nodded. "You have no idea... He's beyond any of us..." Gohan's eyes widened as he felt the power of an incoming attack. Quickly he pulled himself free of the rock and moved around to block Videl from the blast. The battle still raged a few hundred yards away, the nearing attack having been deflected by one of the three. As the blast slammed into him he heard Vegeta's voice in his head.
~We could use a little help over here! Don't tell me you can't transform, where's all that power you had against Cell?~
~I didn't know there was another level.~ Gohan said straining against the attack.
~Well now you do so get to it and get over here!~
~It's not that simple Vegeta....~
~Would you shut up for five minutes and listen to me! Either you make it that simple or we are all dead! Got it! I can't fuse with Hiroshi, not if we want a warrior that can fight, I've never practiced with him, you have! But it wont be enough power unless you ascend first!~
~I'd like to Vegeta but...~
Vegeta was about to say something again but his voice was interrupted by Goku's. ~Vegeta's right Gohan. You have the power to get to the next level, just remember what you did against Cell, use the pain of loss.~
Vegeta's voice came back again. ~Do it quickly kid, we're starting to get pounded over here!~ As Vegeta tried to hold his ground against Fortan he could feel Gohan still straining against the stray energy blast, still trying to hold it back, but he hadn't felt why yet. Then he sensed her, he felt Videl floating behind him. /Of course, that's it!/ ~GOHAN! Do it now or we'll all be dead, including her, and this time it'll be permanent!~
That did it, he could feel Gohan's power surging up, he could feel the barriers break. There was a sudden rush of wind, a blinding flash of light, and a deafening yell. The three stopped fighting as Fortan turned to see what had just happened. Gohan floated in front of Videl, long golden hair flowing down behind him, the stray energy blast held easily in his hand. He suddenly clenched his fist and the attack vanished.
A moment later Gohan stood a few feet from Hiroshi. ~Hold him off Vegeta.~
~My pleasure.~
Vegeta charged in and caught Fortan with his guard down. The Sai-jin prince slammed a fist across the alien's jaw then brought his knee up into his stomach. Again they fought each other at close range, only this time Vegeta was getting more of a pounding without Hiroshi there to help him. Then he heard a sound that was music to his ears.
"Fu..... Sion.... Ha!"
"What!" Fortan leapt back from Vegeta and turned toward the fusing warriors. He went to blast them away from each other but it was to late, the fusion was complete. The new warrior was a sight indeed. Long flowing red hair, like that of a level three Super Sai-jin. A strange purple eye color, with a deep purple aura around which green bolts of energy flowed.
"Well Fortan... what do you think of the new me?" the fusion asked cracking his neck. "Hirohan at your service, you ready for round two?"
Fortan stood glaring across at the Z Fighters quite upset. "This is beginning to annoy me!" he yelled across the gap between them. "I think it's time to settle this once and for all." He glanced back at the remaining members of his team. "Destroy them! Destroy them all!" In a bright flash Fortan's three remaining warriors launched in at the Z fighters.
Gotenks quickly powered up and transformed once more, unsure how much longer he would stay fused. Da'kar had yet to power down and quickly readied for battle yet again while Mirai powered up and transformed ready to square off against the coming warriors. Bright golden light erupted around Gohan and Vegeta as the two transformed to level two as well.
Gotenks charged quickly into the fray of battle the others close on his heels, however the fused Sai-jin was the first to be knocked out of the fight. As he slammed into the ground the two young Sai-jins split apart. They watched as Mirai and Gohan fought against the Namek Vagok. Mirai lunged in with a right hook but the Namek ducked under and brought his fist up into the time traveler's stomach. He hung there for a moment, draped over the fist, hair flapping in the air, then fell reverting back to normal along the way.
"We're getting no where up here!" Gohan yelled as Indra's foot smashed into Da'kar's head. While the Young Neo Sai-jin fought along side Shin against Indra Vegeta fought alone against Kwake and Hiroshi was trying his best against Fortan.
There was a thunderous crack as one of Kwake's massive fists slammed into Vegeta's head. Then the large Namek brought his knee up into the Sai-jin prince's gut following it up with an elbow to the back. Vegeta dropped only a short distance before glaring back up at Kwake. "That's it you green freak!" he shouted clenching his fists. His power began to build and his aura to flicker wildly. As his power gathered the raging fight around him slowly came to a stop as everyone turned to watch the Sai-jin prince.
The blue wisps of energy around him grew thicker and brighter. The hair on his eyebrows faded away as they grew out over his eyes. His hair grew longer and began to fall down over his back. There was a brilliant flash of golden light and when it died Vegeta floated fully transformed. Again he launched in at Kwake only this time he tore right through the Namek's body. Then he turned and fired a large stream of golden energy that completely engulfed the large alien. A moment later he was gone.
Indra and Vagok vanished and reappeared in explosions an instant later. Vegeta had calmly stopped Vagok's kick with one leg while catching the punch thrown by Indra. Suddenly he released her hand, floated up a short distance, and brought his elbows down on their heads sending them smashing into the ground below. With the rest of Fortan's team out of the way Vegeta landed next to Hiroshi.
Fortan glared at him for a moment then charged in at the two warrior. The three began to trade blows at close range as they worked their way across the planet. "There's.... there's no way." Gohan said in shock watching them go. "Vegeta and Hiroshi are amazing, but it looks like Fortan is still stronger than them."
Mirai climbed to his feet having come to a moment ago. "Did you know he could transform again?" he asked Gohan.
"No... I hadn't known that anyone other than dad could do that. Even I've not reached that level ye... No, they're heading towards the ship! Come on, we've got to try and get them away from there!" Gohan shot off toward the fighting trio with Mirai, Shin, and Da'kar right behind him. The two younger Sai-jins choosing to stay back since they couldn't fuse.
Every opening they got one of them would launch in to give Vegeta and Hiroshi some help, and try and push the fight away from their space ship. Gohan saw an opening from where he floated and charged in pounding his knee into Fortan's back. The alien blocked a joint punch from Vegeta and Hiroshi then turned and swatted Gohan away from him.
The half Sai-jin tried to pull himself to a stop but slammed hard into a rock outcropping and barely moved. /Man he packs a punch... his power is amazing, beyond even Majin Buu, even if just barely. How do you beat something like that? Vegeta only practiced fusing with Mirai but he's spent.../ Gohan pushed hard against the rock he was jammed in and managed to pull his head free. As he did he saw Videl pull to a stop right in front of him.
"Gohan!" she said happily, a worried look on her face. "You had me scared, you weren't moving."
"Sorry, just thinking..."
"This guy's strong, isn't he?"
Gohan nodded. "You have no idea... He's beyond any of us..." Gohan's eyes widened as he felt the power of an incoming attack. Quickly he pulled himself free of the rock and moved around to block Videl from the blast. The battle still raged a few hundred yards away, the nearing attack having been deflected by one of the three. As the blast slammed into him he heard Vegeta's voice in his head.
~We could use a little help over here! Don't tell me you can't transform, where's all that power you had against Cell?~
~I didn't know there was another level.~ Gohan said straining against the attack.
~Well now you do so get to it and get over here!~
~It's not that simple Vegeta....~
~Would you shut up for five minutes and listen to me! Either you make it that simple or we are all dead! Got it! I can't fuse with Hiroshi, not if we want a warrior that can fight, I've never practiced with him, you have! But it wont be enough power unless you ascend first!~
~I'd like to Vegeta but...~
Vegeta was about to say something again but his voice was interrupted by Goku's. ~Vegeta's right Gohan. You have the power to get to the next level, just remember what you did against Cell, use the pain of loss.~
Vegeta's voice came back again. ~Do it quickly kid, we're starting to get pounded over here!~ As Vegeta tried to hold his ground against Fortan he could feel Gohan still straining against the stray energy blast, still trying to hold it back, but he hadn't felt why yet. Then he sensed her, he felt Videl floating behind him. /Of course, that's it!/ ~GOHAN! Do it now or we'll all be dead, including her, and this time it'll be permanent!~
That did it, he could feel Gohan's power surging up, he could feel the barriers break. There was a sudden rush of wind, a blinding flash of light, and a deafening yell. The three stopped fighting as Fortan turned to see what had just happened. Gohan floated in front of Videl, long golden hair flowing down behind him, the stray energy blast held easily in his hand. He suddenly clenched his fist and the attack vanished.
A moment later Gohan stood a few feet from Hiroshi. ~Hold him off Vegeta.~
~My pleasure.~
Vegeta charged in and caught Fortan with his guard down. The Sai-jin prince slammed a fist across the alien's jaw then brought his knee up into his stomach. Again they fought each other at close range, only this time Vegeta was getting more of a pounding without Hiroshi there to help him. Then he heard a sound that was music to his ears.
"Fu..... Sion.... Ha!"
"What!" Fortan leapt back from Vegeta and turned toward the fusing warriors. He went to blast them away from each other but it was to late, the fusion was complete. The new warrior was a sight indeed. Long flowing red hair, like that of a level three Super Sai-jin. A strange purple eye color, with a deep purple aura around which green bolts of energy flowed.
"Well Fortan... what do you think of the new me?" the fusion asked cracking his neck. "Hirohan at your service, you ready for round two?"