Chapter Forty-eight - The Greatest Sacrifice
-Raise your hands and offer me your energy!-
Bardock and Rain looked up at the ceiling at the sound of the voice. Moments before Rain had seen two possible futures. One a cold and desolate universe nearly void of life with an incredible evil filling it and chilling her to the core. The other a calm and peaceful existence and the feeling security keeping her warm. The first vision had also shown the face of blue skinned woman with orange hair, the second had shown three people who'd looked something like Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta standing with dozens of other people, one of whom was the Supreme Kai.
She'd realized through the rushes of power that Bardock had sensed that Glacier and Buu were both gone but now a new evil much stronger than them now threatened everything. This, this call for help was it, the final chance. She saw as Hercule raised his arm tentatively. A blue glow surrounded him and then flowed off through the ceiling and off into space. Panting heavily he sat down and looked at his hands.
"Come on Gohan." Videl said raising an arm as well. "You have to come back to me..." As the energy flowed from her arm the others in the room raised their arms as well. Followed shortly after by the entire planet.
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"G-Gohan? Goku?" Chi-Chi asked out loud looking toward the sky. "That... that sounded like both of them..."
"Yeah." Yamcha said nodding. "Sounds like the Spirit Bomb... I didn't know Gohan knew it." he said raising an arm as well with Chi-Chi following suit. Elsewhere on the planet Goku's other friends also offered up their energy.
Gohaku's call reached out across the entire galaxy to anyone who would hear it. First thousands offered their energy, then millions, billions, more than could be counted. The energy flowed quickly from hundreds of thousands of world to where Gohaku stood waiting for it.
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Raditz and Nappa slumped over resting on the rubble feeling completely drained. A moment later the other standing with them felt the same after offering up their energy. High in the sky they could see a shimmering blue ball of energy slowly growing in size. Beneath it Trugeta and Gudrun still fought.
Gudrun smashed her knee into Trugeta's stomach doubling him over and then slammed her elbow into his back knocking him toward the ground. As he pulled himself to a stop and looked up he could see her hands in a triangle shape before her and recognized the attack. /Shit, I forgot she knew our moves!/ He started to dodge as her voice rang out.
"Tri-Beam!" The golden energy bathed the area as it bore down on Trugeta. He raised his arms to block as much of the attack as he could then lunged up into the air again breathing raggedly. "Tri-Beam!" she cried again. This time it hit him head on and smashed him down into the ocean and clear to the bottom smashing a Trugeta shaped hole fifty feet into the ground.
In a flash of gold he shot back up again raising his hands above his head. Orange energy gathered as he charged at the Kai. Only a few feet away he thrust his arms toward her, "Masenko!"
With a cry she stretched out an arm and caught the attack realizing to late that it had been a decoy. Seconds later Trugeta was in her face slamming a knee into her mouth. As she recoiled backward her smashed his fist into her chest with a satisfying crack. "Damn you!" she roared. "Fine, no more games! Kaio Ken!"
/What! Damn it!/ Trugeta pulled back quickly but her fist moved to fast and slammed into his face hard. Before he could recover she came in again and smashed her foot into the side of his head. /She's to fast! I need to do... that'll work!/ he thought smirking.
Before she could attack him again he speed toward the ground and backward moving his hands quite rapidly. Gudrun followed after him gaining quickly and smirking. "I'll wipe that smirk off your face!" Trugeta called thrusting his arms forward. "Burning Attack!" The massive ball of golden KI formed suddenly and blasted forward with astounding speed. Because of how fast she was moving Gudrun was unable to avoid the attack and it hit her full on with a mighty explosion.
While she was distracted he moved around behind her and charged in slamming his foot into her back knocking her forward again. She turned and glared at him. "Double Kaio Ken!" she cried, her muscles bulking a bit. She shot in in a flash of red and smashed her fist into Trugeta's chest with a violent crack that shattered his ribs. Following up with a thunderous left she broke his jaw and then jammed her knee into his stomach.
Down below Gohaku winced. /Come on, just a little bit longer, I can feel the energy nearing! I need to make it stronger than her... but how many levels of Kaio Ken can she use?/ He shook his head as he tried to focus. /In the alternate reality she'd managed a times five while in Chi-Chi's body... maybe up to times ten in her own?/ he reasoned. /So... that's how much?/ He compared her current power to what he felt above him. Still no where near enough to hurt her even at this level. /And at five times stronger yet?/ he wondered worriedly. /I can only do a times five at the most... this may be a battle I can't win!/
Quickly his mind worked on that problem as it reached out to what was coming. /No! There might not be enough energy! If she can do a times ten she may be able to hold this off!/ He swallowed. /This is our last chance, it has to work!/ Just as he saw Gudrun smash her foot into Trugeta's jaw and then slam her fist into and through his chest he felt the energy reach him. /Almost done, just a few more seconds..../
As she watched the dead body of the Sai-jin fall toward the planet she smirked. "Worthless monkey. I'll kill you all, and the Kais, and the Demons too! I will be the supreme ruler this universe and no one will stop me. Now where's that other pest?" She turned and saw Gohaku with his arms raised. Then a blinding flash of blue bathed the area for a second. Then it happened again, and again. She looked up as another flash came from the growing Spirit Bomb. "What! The Spirit Bomb! It's..." Her eyes widened again as the Spirit Bomb flashed once more and tippled in size. The attack now filled the entire sky and was still being fed.
Turning back down she found Gohaku again and lunged toward him. /NO!/ Gohaku's mind cried. /It's to soon, it's not ready!/
"Gudrun!" Came Piccolo's ragged cry seconds before his foot hit her face. She barely noticed it but turned to blast him anyway, a mistake. Piccolo's hands where up by his face, fingers splayed apart. "Solar Flare!" The blinding flash of energy seared her eyes before she could shield them. The powerful Namek drifted back a bit from her as she lashed out blindly. He kept his body in the ready position though, if she recovered before the Spirit Bomb was ready he'd use another Solar Flare. As many as it took to keep her away. Piccolo looked up as another flash came from the Spirit Bomb and his eyes widened in disbelief. /That thing has to be bigger than the entire planet!/
-Shin!-
-Gohaku?! What is it?-
-Get everyone off the planet, now! I wont be able to stop New Namek's destruction, the Spirit Bomb's to large and powerful!-
-Right Goku, I'll have Rou Kaioshin move them all.- Silently the Supreme Kai contacted the elder Kai. -Can you do it? My memories of the alternate world...-
-Yes.- Rou Kaioshin replied. -It'll take a moment.-
Gohaku could feel the powers vanishing from the planet as more energy feed into the Spirit Bomb making it even larger. The Spirit Bomb was now twice the size of the planet and ready to go. All that was left was to wait for everyone else to get away. A moment later, just as Gudrun's eyes cleared, Piccolo, the only other person still on the planet, vanished. "Now!" Gohaku cried bringing his arms down.
Gudrun heard his cry and looked skyward. "What! No! Kaio Ken times five!" Her muscles bulked up even further as she reached her arms out to catch the attack, struggling to hold it off. Slowly it pushed her down towards the planet as the force of the energy tore up the ground and boiled the oceans. "I wont lose! I WONT!" she screamed. "Kaio Ken times ten!"
Her aura flared massively as her muscles bulged to unnatural sizes. With a cry of anger, rage, and frustration she began to push it back. "No you don't!" Gohaku yelled flying toward her. A moment later he had hold of her as he tried to pull her back from the attack.
"Let me go!" she cried as she began to pull free, her power far greater than that of the Fusion.
"You're not the only one who can get stronger." Gohaku said calmly. "Kaio Ken times five!" His already large muscles bulged as he pushed back against her struggles. She couldn't focus on getting free of him and stopping the Spirit Bomb at the same time, it was one or the other. If she stopped to break free the attack would overtake her, but if she tried to stop the attack the crazy Sai-jin clinging to her would get her killed.
Gohaku closed his eyes. /Chi-Chi... I'm sorry. Goten, Krillin, Da'kar... I wish there was another way, that I could bring you back... but this is it. There's no other choice. Chi-Chi, Videl, please forgive me./
The two women, each on completely different planets, jerked their heads up, tears streaming down their cheeks. Videl had heard Gohan, Chi-Chi had heard Goku. Somehow they could feel what was happening, the anguish that ripped at Gohaku's heart as his power flared stronger and stronger.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Gohaku's screams roared over the sound of the nearing Spirit Bomb and Gudrun looked back at him in fear. She knew what he was doing, he was going to blow himself up just like that other one did. Only this time if she defended against it she'd hit by the Spirit Bomb, completely defenseless. If she didn't he'd kill her in the blast. There was a spark of gold from where they floated beneath the brilliant blue sphere and then a violent explosion. Gudrun had chosen to defend against his explosion and by the time she'd recovered the Spirit Bomb already had her pressed into the ground. A few moments later the ground was destroyed as the Spirit Bomb exploded and ripped the planet, and Gudrun, apart.
Videl had her eyes closed as she tried not to cry but Chi-Chi collapsed to the ground, her body shaking as she sobbed. She'd felt it in Goku's last words... Goten was gone, Gohan was gone, and now he was gone. They were all gone... all gone...
-Raise your hands and offer me your energy!-
Bardock and Rain looked up at the ceiling at the sound of the voice. Moments before Rain had seen two possible futures. One a cold and desolate universe nearly void of life with an incredible evil filling it and chilling her to the core. The other a calm and peaceful existence and the feeling security keeping her warm. The first vision had also shown the face of blue skinned woman with orange hair, the second had shown three people who'd looked something like Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta standing with dozens of other people, one of whom was the Supreme Kai.
She'd realized through the rushes of power that Bardock had sensed that Glacier and Buu were both gone but now a new evil much stronger than them now threatened everything. This, this call for help was it, the final chance. She saw as Hercule raised his arm tentatively. A blue glow surrounded him and then flowed off through the ceiling and off into space. Panting heavily he sat down and looked at his hands.
"Come on Gohan." Videl said raising an arm as well. "You have to come back to me..." As the energy flowed from her arm the others in the room raised their arms as well. Followed shortly after by the entire planet.
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"G-Gohan? Goku?" Chi-Chi asked out loud looking toward the sky. "That... that sounded like both of them..."
"Yeah." Yamcha said nodding. "Sounds like the Spirit Bomb... I didn't know Gohan knew it." he said raising an arm as well with Chi-Chi following suit. Elsewhere on the planet Goku's other friends also offered up their energy.
Gohaku's call reached out across the entire galaxy to anyone who would hear it. First thousands offered their energy, then millions, billions, more than could be counted. The energy flowed quickly from hundreds of thousands of world to where Gohaku stood waiting for it.
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Raditz and Nappa slumped over resting on the rubble feeling completely drained. A moment later the other standing with them felt the same after offering up their energy. High in the sky they could see a shimmering blue ball of energy slowly growing in size. Beneath it Trugeta and Gudrun still fought.
Gudrun smashed her knee into Trugeta's stomach doubling him over and then slammed her elbow into his back knocking him toward the ground. As he pulled himself to a stop and looked up he could see her hands in a triangle shape before her and recognized the attack. /Shit, I forgot she knew our moves!/ He started to dodge as her voice rang out.
"Tri-Beam!" The golden energy bathed the area as it bore down on Trugeta. He raised his arms to block as much of the attack as he could then lunged up into the air again breathing raggedly. "Tri-Beam!" she cried again. This time it hit him head on and smashed him down into the ocean and clear to the bottom smashing a Trugeta shaped hole fifty feet into the ground.
In a flash of gold he shot back up again raising his hands above his head. Orange energy gathered as he charged at the Kai. Only a few feet away he thrust his arms toward her, "Masenko!"
With a cry she stretched out an arm and caught the attack realizing to late that it had been a decoy. Seconds later Trugeta was in her face slamming a knee into her mouth. As she recoiled backward her smashed his fist into her chest with a satisfying crack. "Damn you!" she roared. "Fine, no more games! Kaio Ken!"
/What! Damn it!/ Trugeta pulled back quickly but her fist moved to fast and slammed into his face hard. Before he could recover she came in again and smashed her foot into the side of his head. /She's to fast! I need to do... that'll work!/ he thought smirking.
Before she could attack him again he speed toward the ground and backward moving his hands quite rapidly. Gudrun followed after him gaining quickly and smirking. "I'll wipe that smirk off your face!" Trugeta called thrusting his arms forward. "Burning Attack!" The massive ball of golden KI formed suddenly and blasted forward with astounding speed. Because of how fast she was moving Gudrun was unable to avoid the attack and it hit her full on with a mighty explosion.
While she was distracted he moved around behind her and charged in slamming his foot into her back knocking her forward again. She turned and glared at him. "Double Kaio Ken!" she cried, her muscles bulking a bit. She shot in in a flash of red and smashed her fist into Trugeta's chest with a violent crack that shattered his ribs. Following up with a thunderous left she broke his jaw and then jammed her knee into his stomach.
Down below Gohaku winced. /Come on, just a little bit longer, I can feel the energy nearing! I need to make it stronger than her... but how many levels of Kaio Ken can she use?/ He shook his head as he tried to focus. /In the alternate reality she'd managed a times five while in Chi-Chi's body... maybe up to times ten in her own?/ he reasoned. /So... that's how much?/ He compared her current power to what he felt above him. Still no where near enough to hurt her even at this level. /And at five times stronger yet?/ he wondered worriedly. /I can only do a times five at the most... this may be a battle I can't win!/
Quickly his mind worked on that problem as it reached out to what was coming. /No! There might not be enough energy! If she can do a times ten she may be able to hold this off!/ He swallowed. /This is our last chance, it has to work!/ Just as he saw Gudrun smash her foot into Trugeta's jaw and then slam her fist into and through his chest he felt the energy reach him. /Almost done, just a few more seconds..../
As she watched the dead body of the Sai-jin fall toward the planet she smirked. "Worthless monkey. I'll kill you all, and the Kais, and the Demons too! I will be the supreme ruler this universe and no one will stop me. Now where's that other pest?" She turned and saw Gohaku with his arms raised. Then a blinding flash of blue bathed the area for a second. Then it happened again, and again. She looked up as another flash came from the growing Spirit Bomb. "What! The Spirit Bomb! It's..." Her eyes widened again as the Spirit Bomb flashed once more and tippled in size. The attack now filled the entire sky and was still being fed.
Turning back down she found Gohaku again and lunged toward him. /NO!/ Gohaku's mind cried. /It's to soon, it's not ready!/
"Gudrun!" Came Piccolo's ragged cry seconds before his foot hit her face. She barely noticed it but turned to blast him anyway, a mistake. Piccolo's hands where up by his face, fingers splayed apart. "Solar Flare!" The blinding flash of energy seared her eyes before she could shield them. The powerful Namek drifted back a bit from her as she lashed out blindly. He kept his body in the ready position though, if she recovered before the Spirit Bomb was ready he'd use another Solar Flare. As many as it took to keep her away. Piccolo looked up as another flash came from the Spirit Bomb and his eyes widened in disbelief. /That thing has to be bigger than the entire planet!/
-Shin!-
-Gohaku?! What is it?-
-Get everyone off the planet, now! I wont be able to stop New Namek's destruction, the Spirit Bomb's to large and powerful!-
-Right Goku, I'll have Rou Kaioshin move them all.- Silently the Supreme Kai contacted the elder Kai. -Can you do it? My memories of the alternate world...-
-Yes.- Rou Kaioshin replied. -It'll take a moment.-
Gohaku could feel the powers vanishing from the planet as more energy feed into the Spirit Bomb making it even larger. The Spirit Bomb was now twice the size of the planet and ready to go. All that was left was to wait for everyone else to get away. A moment later, just as Gudrun's eyes cleared, Piccolo, the only other person still on the planet, vanished. "Now!" Gohaku cried bringing his arms down.
Gudrun heard his cry and looked skyward. "What! No! Kaio Ken times five!" Her muscles bulked up even further as she reached her arms out to catch the attack, struggling to hold it off. Slowly it pushed her down towards the planet as the force of the energy tore up the ground and boiled the oceans. "I wont lose! I WONT!" she screamed. "Kaio Ken times ten!"
Her aura flared massively as her muscles bulged to unnatural sizes. With a cry of anger, rage, and frustration she began to push it back. "No you don't!" Gohaku yelled flying toward her. A moment later he had hold of her as he tried to pull her back from the attack.
"Let me go!" she cried as she began to pull free, her power far greater than that of the Fusion.
"You're not the only one who can get stronger." Gohaku said calmly. "Kaio Ken times five!" His already large muscles bulged as he pushed back against her struggles. She couldn't focus on getting free of him and stopping the Spirit Bomb at the same time, it was one or the other. If she stopped to break free the attack would overtake her, but if she tried to stop the attack the crazy Sai-jin clinging to her would get her killed.
Gohaku closed his eyes. /Chi-Chi... I'm sorry. Goten, Krillin, Da'kar... I wish there was another way, that I could bring you back... but this is it. There's no other choice. Chi-Chi, Videl, please forgive me./
The two women, each on completely different planets, jerked their heads up, tears streaming down their cheeks. Videl had heard Gohan, Chi-Chi had heard Goku. Somehow they could feel what was happening, the anguish that ripped at Gohaku's heart as his power flared stronger and stronger.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Gohaku's screams roared over the sound of the nearing Spirit Bomb and Gudrun looked back at him in fear. She knew what he was doing, he was going to blow himself up just like that other one did. Only this time if she defended against it she'd hit by the Spirit Bomb, completely defenseless. If she didn't he'd kill her in the blast. There was a spark of gold from where they floated beneath the brilliant blue sphere and then a violent explosion. Gudrun had chosen to defend against his explosion and by the time she'd recovered the Spirit Bomb already had her pressed into the ground. A few moments later the ground was destroyed as the Spirit Bomb exploded and ripped the planet, and Gudrun, apart.
Videl had her eyes closed as she tried not to cry but Chi-Chi collapsed to the ground, her body shaking as she sobbed. She'd felt it in Goku's last words... Goten was gone, Gohan was gone, and now he was gone. They were all gone... all gone...