Chapter thirty-eight - Ancient Ancestory
Vegeta had powered down, as had the others, and stood watching the battle between Hirohan and Fortan. "I still don't get it..." Mirai said watching the battle. "What's with the odd color of the aura?"
Vegeta shook his head. "Not sure. It could be anything."
Shin looked at the both of them before returning an understanding gaze to the battle.
There was a flash of blue, then orange, followed by green and the two clashing warriors split apart. Again the two charged in and began to trade blows again but it was obvious now that Hirohan had the upper hand. He was dodging everything thrown his way and landing nearly every blow of his own.
The fusion brought his knee up into Fortan's stomach, then elbowed him in the face. Flying in quickly he drove a fist down into Fortan's chest and set him careening into the rocks below. Then he dove down and started pounding furiously on him. Fortan flashed red a few times and then there was an explosion that thrust Hirohan into the air.
Fortan stood and began to glow a solid orange. Slowly his body began to shift and change. He grew in size to a head taller than Hirohan, his muscles bulged, horns emerged on his head and shoulders. As the glow faded it revealed that his hair was gone, his eyes were now solid black, and his skin had turned a deep blue. In a deeper voice than before he laughed. "You're not the only one with hidden talents."
Hirohan stared at him and smiled. "You call that a transformation? I get more power than that when I power up."
Fortan's eyes widened for a moment and then returned to normal. "Nice try kid. You don't have that kind of power."
"I wouldn't bet on that." He clenched his fists and his muscles began to bulge slightly as his clothes and hair waved madly in the air. His aura flared out and his power began to build. In a deafening scream he thrust his arms back and his aura exploded just before he relaxed. There was a flash of light and he charged in at Fortan. As his fist surged toward Fortan's face a sudden foot slammed into his stomach knocking the fusion backward.
As he overcame the surprise he saw Fortan bearing down in him. He quickly blocked each attack as they came. The aliens assault was fierce and it was all Hirohan could do to hold him off. /No.. I have to win this! Everyone's counting on me!/
Then, as Fortan pulled back his fist, Hirohan vanished. Fortan's fist passed through open air as a look of pure shock overtook his face. He looked around frantically for any sign of Hirohan but saw no trace of him. "Where are you? Where are you hiding!? Coward! Come out and fight!"
Da'kar looked around as well, curiously. "Can any of you sense him? I can't feel Hiroshi's presence anymore."
"I can't sense a thing either." Mirai said confused. "Father?"
Vegeta shook his head. "Nothing, it's like he's... gone...."
Goten looked up at them worried. "You don't think... he's dead, do you?"
None of them said anything but were all wondering the same thing... but how? Fortan's attacks were all blocked, and that last punch missed... Suddenly Shin took a step forward. "Don't worry, he's not dead. He's merely made use of a skill he didn't know he had. Call this the calm before the storm, if you will. Give it a moment, and you will see." He held his wrists behind his back and stared out across the sands. The others glanced at him for a second, then their eyes widened in shock as they felt a massive energy spike.
Instantly the sky and ground were torn apart by a massive gust of force. Purple light glared out violently bright from the center of the disturbance. As the waves of force tore through the sky a deafening scream broke over their roar. The glaring purple grew into a deeper and darker color, the sparks of green deepened and began to shift in color as well. Slowly the purple became a roar black, the green a fierce red. Then it ended, the waves of energy resided, the aura faded to a faint outline surrounded by red lightning, and Hirohan was no longer as he had been, no longer what he had been.
In the place of Hirohan floated a six foot tall pitch black ape with glaring red eyes. Saliva rolled down it's fangs, a long tall waving behind it. The creature snarled as the Z fighters all took a step back. It's power was massive, greater than anything they'd ever felt before. "What is that thing?" Vegeta said disgusted.
"Something long since destroyed, buried and forgotten by most. That is a true Oozaru Vegeta. A Demon of the darkest variety, and one of the most powerful creatures to ever exist. I felt Hirohan searching for hidden power within himself and thanks to Gohan's innate ability to tap into the power of his ancestors Hirohan founded it in the form of this being."
As Vegeta listened to Shin his eyes lost focus on Hirohan for a second as memories resurfaced, images from his time unconscious. Now he had another piece of the puzzle, the final piece. All that was left was to fit them together, and he would, in time. He came back to reality as the now vicious and unrestrained creature that was Hirohan charged forward and tore into Fortan, the alien was unable to even move let alone defend.
"We should be wary however." Shin said as he watched. "Like this Hirohan will have no control over his actions, the ancient Oozaru's were more into death and destruction than making friends. He'll have little to no memory or control."
Shin was proven right as Hirohan viciously attacked Fortan. A sudden and massive kick left out a thunderous crack and Fortan disappeared into the sky. The raging fusion stood and grunted as it's opponent vanished from all senses. Then suddenly stopped and turned to look back at the others.
"Quickly, scatter!" Shin demanded. The little group complied quickly as Hirohan charged in toward them. Vegeta grabbed Videl's arm quickly and pulled her out of the way as a massive energy blast tore past him. Releasing the girl he transformed to level 3 and charged in at the beast but it swatted him aside with ease. As he hit the ground and skidded away it turned and opened it's maw revealing four sets of sharp teeth.
Vegeta felt a sudden impact to his side as a force blast from Shin pushed him out of the way of Hirohan's attack just in time. As he began to stand back up a fist slammed into his face and he was knocked backward completely out of control. Glancing past his feet he saw Hirohan slowly lowering his still outstretched arm. Quickly he turned and bolted into the distance. /Follow me damn you! Leave them alone, I have to stall you until you split apart again./
As Vegeta disappeared they watched Hirohan follow after him. They stood feeling helpless as their powers moved further and further away. It wasn't long, maybe ten minutes, before they sensed the powers nearing again. They turned and looked up to see Vegeta flying backwards, the entirety of his energy flowing from his palms in a massive Final Flash. Then, in a flash of gold, Vegeta reverted to normal and collapsed to the ground. As he hit Hirohan glowed purple and split apart into Hiroshi and Gohan once more.
Shin helped Videl carry Gohan back to their ship. As he did he watched the powerful Sai-jin. /He's the farthest along, it's amazing... I never thought a single generation would be able to undo something that took six Supreme Kai's to do. Sadly he tapped into the wrong source of power, the pure Oozaru... Still, Hirohan was the cause I believe. The aliens the Sai-jins met on New Vegeta have brought them closer to the ancient Oozaru powers while Gohan's close to unlocking the truth... Only this time the Oozaru won. That form... it's power was amazing but... to call upon Hirohan again could be disastrous.../
****
Dende stood upon his lookout and smiled as he watched Popo, far below on the Earth, pick up the final Dragonball. That was it, they had all seven of them now, in a few minutes Popo would be back and they could summon Shenron and revive Piccolo. Then they'd use the second with to send him to Gohan's location as per the dead Namekian's orders. Seems he'd found his way to the Grand Kai's world and was training with Goku and someone named Pikkon...
Vegeta had powered down, as had the others, and stood watching the battle between Hirohan and Fortan. "I still don't get it..." Mirai said watching the battle. "What's with the odd color of the aura?"
Vegeta shook his head. "Not sure. It could be anything."
Shin looked at the both of them before returning an understanding gaze to the battle.
There was a flash of blue, then orange, followed by green and the two clashing warriors split apart. Again the two charged in and began to trade blows again but it was obvious now that Hirohan had the upper hand. He was dodging everything thrown his way and landing nearly every blow of his own.
The fusion brought his knee up into Fortan's stomach, then elbowed him in the face. Flying in quickly he drove a fist down into Fortan's chest and set him careening into the rocks below. Then he dove down and started pounding furiously on him. Fortan flashed red a few times and then there was an explosion that thrust Hirohan into the air.
Fortan stood and began to glow a solid orange. Slowly his body began to shift and change. He grew in size to a head taller than Hirohan, his muscles bulged, horns emerged on his head and shoulders. As the glow faded it revealed that his hair was gone, his eyes were now solid black, and his skin had turned a deep blue. In a deeper voice than before he laughed. "You're not the only one with hidden talents."
Hirohan stared at him and smiled. "You call that a transformation? I get more power than that when I power up."
Fortan's eyes widened for a moment and then returned to normal. "Nice try kid. You don't have that kind of power."
"I wouldn't bet on that." He clenched his fists and his muscles began to bulge slightly as his clothes and hair waved madly in the air. His aura flared out and his power began to build. In a deafening scream he thrust his arms back and his aura exploded just before he relaxed. There was a flash of light and he charged in at Fortan. As his fist surged toward Fortan's face a sudden foot slammed into his stomach knocking the fusion backward.
As he overcame the surprise he saw Fortan bearing down in him. He quickly blocked each attack as they came. The aliens assault was fierce and it was all Hirohan could do to hold him off. /No.. I have to win this! Everyone's counting on me!/
Then, as Fortan pulled back his fist, Hirohan vanished. Fortan's fist passed through open air as a look of pure shock overtook his face. He looked around frantically for any sign of Hirohan but saw no trace of him. "Where are you? Where are you hiding!? Coward! Come out and fight!"
Da'kar looked around as well, curiously. "Can any of you sense him? I can't feel Hiroshi's presence anymore."
"I can't sense a thing either." Mirai said confused. "Father?"
Vegeta shook his head. "Nothing, it's like he's... gone...."
Goten looked up at them worried. "You don't think... he's dead, do you?"
None of them said anything but were all wondering the same thing... but how? Fortan's attacks were all blocked, and that last punch missed... Suddenly Shin took a step forward. "Don't worry, he's not dead. He's merely made use of a skill he didn't know he had. Call this the calm before the storm, if you will. Give it a moment, and you will see." He held his wrists behind his back and stared out across the sands. The others glanced at him for a second, then their eyes widened in shock as they felt a massive energy spike.
Instantly the sky and ground were torn apart by a massive gust of force. Purple light glared out violently bright from the center of the disturbance. As the waves of force tore through the sky a deafening scream broke over their roar. The glaring purple grew into a deeper and darker color, the sparks of green deepened and began to shift in color as well. Slowly the purple became a roar black, the green a fierce red. Then it ended, the waves of energy resided, the aura faded to a faint outline surrounded by red lightning, and Hirohan was no longer as he had been, no longer what he had been.
In the place of Hirohan floated a six foot tall pitch black ape with glaring red eyes. Saliva rolled down it's fangs, a long tall waving behind it. The creature snarled as the Z fighters all took a step back. It's power was massive, greater than anything they'd ever felt before. "What is that thing?" Vegeta said disgusted.
"Something long since destroyed, buried and forgotten by most. That is a true Oozaru Vegeta. A Demon of the darkest variety, and one of the most powerful creatures to ever exist. I felt Hirohan searching for hidden power within himself and thanks to Gohan's innate ability to tap into the power of his ancestors Hirohan founded it in the form of this being."
As Vegeta listened to Shin his eyes lost focus on Hirohan for a second as memories resurfaced, images from his time unconscious. Now he had another piece of the puzzle, the final piece. All that was left was to fit them together, and he would, in time. He came back to reality as the now vicious and unrestrained creature that was Hirohan charged forward and tore into Fortan, the alien was unable to even move let alone defend.
"We should be wary however." Shin said as he watched. "Like this Hirohan will have no control over his actions, the ancient Oozaru's were more into death and destruction than making friends. He'll have little to no memory or control."
Shin was proven right as Hirohan viciously attacked Fortan. A sudden and massive kick left out a thunderous crack and Fortan disappeared into the sky. The raging fusion stood and grunted as it's opponent vanished from all senses. Then suddenly stopped and turned to look back at the others.
"Quickly, scatter!" Shin demanded. The little group complied quickly as Hirohan charged in toward them. Vegeta grabbed Videl's arm quickly and pulled her out of the way as a massive energy blast tore past him. Releasing the girl he transformed to level 3 and charged in at the beast but it swatted him aside with ease. As he hit the ground and skidded away it turned and opened it's maw revealing four sets of sharp teeth.
Vegeta felt a sudden impact to his side as a force blast from Shin pushed him out of the way of Hirohan's attack just in time. As he began to stand back up a fist slammed into his face and he was knocked backward completely out of control. Glancing past his feet he saw Hirohan slowly lowering his still outstretched arm. Quickly he turned and bolted into the distance. /Follow me damn you! Leave them alone, I have to stall you until you split apart again./
As Vegeta disappeared they watched Hirohan follow after him. They stood feeling helpless as their powers moved further and further away. It wasn't long, maybe ten minutes, before they sensed the powers nearing again. They turned and looked up to see Vegeta flying backwards, the entirety of his energy flowing from his palms in a massive Final Flash. Then, in a flash of gold, Vegeta reverted to normal and collapsed to the ground. As he hit Hirohan glowed purple and split apart into Hiroshi and Gohan once more.
Shin helped Videl carry Gohan back to their ship. As he did he watched the powerful Sai-jin. /He's the farthest along, it's amazing... I never thought a single generation would be able to undo something that took six Supreme Kai's to do. Sadly he tapped into the wrong source of power, the pure Oozaru... Still, Hirohan was the cause I believe. The aliens the Sai-jins met on New Vegeta have brought them closer to the ancient Oozaru powers while Gohan's close to unlocking the truth... Only this time the Oozaru won. That form... it's power was amazing but... to call upon Hirohan again could be disastrous.../
****
Dende stood upon his lookout and smiled as he watched Popo, far below on the Earth, pick up the final Dragonball. That was it, they had all seven of them now, in a few minutes Popo would be back and they could summon Shenron and revive Piccolo. Then they'd use the second with to send him to Gohan's location as per the dead Namekian's orders. Seems he'd found his way to the Grand Kai's world and was training with Goku and someone named Pikkon...