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Goku promptly got to his feet, and fired a sphere of energy towards Vegeta. With what seemed to be no effort, Vegeta caught the sphere within his grasp and tossed it back at his enemy.
Goku dodged quickly. He would have been aware of any energy attacks that would follow him incessantly, but the last thing he expected was for the attack to predict his future movements and hit him seconds later. His arm singed horribly.
When he looked back up, Trunks had already fired a blue ray towards him. To make matters worse, Goten was aiding his former adversary by launching his own attack. The yellow ray instantly united with the blue one, and an incredible force struck him mercilessly.
By the time the smoke was just beginning to clear in front of Goku, his throat was caught in the callous grip of Vegeta. He was lifted into the air, only able to struggle. He struck at his rival directly into his face, but Vegeta was unaffected. His fist felt as if it had hit into Saiyan-proof steel, so stunned that it took minutes for him to feel any pain.
Vegeta threw Goku into the air and rushed after him rapidly, then grabbed his head and sent him crashing into hard earth and rocks.
Goten picked up the abused form of his father, and swung him out to crash miles away.
Then, unexpectedly, Gohan appeared from nowhere and attacked Trunks with fast and furious movements.
Gohan delivered several hits to his foe's face, but each time Trunks merely looked back up.
Vegeta headed off in Goku's direction, while Goten stayed behind with Trunks. He took a ruthless hold of Gohan and sent a bone-shattering kick to him, stunning him throughout his spine so that he stood completely still.
Trunks kicked him in his head, and brought him to his hands and knees.
At that moment, the teenage allies pointed their fingers at the shocked pile on the ground, ready to fire their final attack.
Suddenly, Gohan stood, and with amazing speed, grabbed Trunks and sent him crashing into Goten.
When the taller warrior rose, he felt blood dripping from beneath his eye.
Inconceivably enraged, Goten flashed into thin air, and reappeared to grab Gohan around the neck, holding him so that Trunks could effortlessly eliminate him.
Trunks pointed his finger at the gagging figure, but abruptly a different idea rushed into his head. He smeared his fingers in the blood on his cheek and threw it at Gohan's face.
It went directly into his mouth and eyes. Released from the grip around his throat, he faltered backwards and raked his hands through the grass, tearing it up by the roots.
The two diseased beings watched patiently, waiting for Gohan to come out of the symptoms of soreness. They kept their eyes fixed on him as they watched blood gush from his mouth. Every few seconds, the writhing mass choked on his gore, until finally he looked up, his eyes filled with crimson.
. . . . . .
Vegeta fired another enormous ray of energy among the newly created canyons. Once again, he was victorious in hitting Goku, sending his adversary smashing up through more stone.
Goku stood, his energy from Super Saiyan Three slowly draining away from out of his veins.
He began to think desperately for a solution as to how to defeat the contaminated aura that surrounded his challenger. The power it was feeding Vegeta seemed unattainably high. He'd never imagined that gaining that sort of might was possible or even realistic. Vegeta had become ludicrously strong and violent.
With no strength left, Goku's energy slipped away, until he was no longer a Super Saiyan Three. With the familiar black hair falling in front of his face, he collapsed onto his back, wondering what the ailing impression he sensed would compel Vegeta to do after he was dead.
Unpredictably, Gohan appeared, looking at the pathetic piece of feebleness that lay on the ground. Goku studied the red in his eldest son's eyes, realizing that his exertion had been in vain.
What he witnessed next seemed too unlikely for him to believe it was actually happening. He tried to let the picture sink into his mind.
Gohan had sent a single kick into Vegeta's gut. Miles of earth gave way beneath Vegeta as he collided with sizeable boulders.
"Gohan..." Goku murmured.
He lifted his father to his feet and faced him. "You can't defeat them," he said.
"Just tell me one thing. What's wrong with them...and you?"
"A brain virus," he said. "They couldn't it fight it enough to truly think for themselves. They can fight how they want, but they can't think past the clouding that says to kill you...and probably me."
"What about you?" he asked, cradling his arm.
Gohan gave no reply, powering up to Super Saiyan to ready himself for the next clash with Vegeta. At last he decided to answer. "I don't know what'll happen from here. Listen, I sent Mom and Videl to Bulma's. Try to take care of them."
The two mangled shapes of Goten and Trunks came over the hill behind them.
"Get lost," Gohan commanded.
"But –"
"You'll only be a hindrance." He glanced at his father. "I've got to worry about myself enough right now without having to look out for you while you're in this state."
Goku retreated, leaving Gohan trying to sense Goten and Trunks's movements while simultaneously searching for Vegeta.
"That was a mistake," Trunks said. "I should have known better than to spread it to you."
"Live and learn," Gohan told him, and shot an enormous, black orb back in their direction.
. . . . . .
Bulma and Chi-Chi patched up the last bit of wall with the thick plastic sheet and heavy tape. Bulma cut off a strip of the tape and stuck it to the plastic, then attaching it to the wall.
"It'll do for now," she said, wiping her brow. "Would you like some water?"
"Yeah, that'd be good," Chi-Chi nodded.
Videl sat staring out of the window desperately, hands held together tightly. Chi-Chi joined her daughter-in-law, standing beside her.
"I know how it is," she said. "I worry a lot for them, too."
"What was wrong with them?" Videl asked. "It was like a nightmare. Like they just snapped or something. Is...Gohan going to be..."
Suddenly, Chi-Chi saw Goku arrive outside on the sidewalk. She ran quickly to the door to meet him, Videl following.
When he stepped in, he embraced his worried wife.
"What happened? Where's Gohan and Goten?"
Bulma came from behind them. "Did you see Vegeta or Trunks? Please tell me!"
"Did you tell them about the virus?" he asked Bulma.
She shook her head.
"What virus?" Videl asked.
"What are you talking about, Goku?"
"Trunks..." Bulma started. "He was sick. He said someone had put a virus into him. It causes the brain to malfunction and drive them mad."
"No, my baby!" Chi-Chi realized what was wrong with Goten, as well.
"Gohan?" Videl asked.
"He's trying to keep them off until we figure something out," Goku said. "I don't know how long he'll last."
They stood in silence, their heads too full of questions and unreasonable answers that all they were able to do was stand around.
Bulma suddenly started to shout in her frustration. "Until we figure something out! What does he want us to figure out? Our only solution earlier was to keep those two away from the rest of you Saiyans. Obviously that didn't work, so what do you want us to do now?"
"Nothing," Goku said.
Bulma seemed surprised.
"I don't think we can do anything."
"Wait, what about the Dragon Balls?" Videl asked.
"I forgot!" Bulma said. "I even had the Dragon radar and everything!"
"When do we look?"
"Now!" Chi-Chi shouted.
"Good. And...I think it should just be us to look for them. I don't think Goku should come." Everyone stared at Videl.
Chi-Chi was taken aback.
"She has a point," Goku replied. "If they sense me while I'm searching, something could go wrong. Right now we can't be too careful."
Chi-Chi crossed her arms stubbornly. "You and Bulma can look for them, but I'm not leaving Goku again."
Moments later, Videl and Bulma had left with the Dragon radar, frantically looking for the Dragon Balls while Gohan still fought to keep their enemies at bay.
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Goku promptly got to his feet, and fired a sphere of energy towards Vegeta. With what seemed to be no effort, Vegeta caught the sphere within his grasp and tossed it back at his enemy.
Goku dodged quickly. He would have been aware of any energy attacks that would follow him incessantly, but the last thing he expected was for the attack to predict his future movements and hit him seconds later. His arm singed horribly.
When he looked back up, Trunks had already fired a blue ray towards him. To make matters worse, Goten was aiding his former adversary by launching his own attack. The yellow ray instantly united with the blue one, and an incredible force struck him mercilessly.
By the time the smoke was just beginning to clear in front of Goku, his throat was caught in the callous grip of Vegeta. He was lifted into the air, only able to struggle. He struck at his rival directly into his face, but Vegeta was unaffected. His fist felt as if it had hit into Saiyan-proof steel, so stunned that it took minutes for him to feel any pain.
Vegeta threw Goku into the air and rushed after him rapidly, then grabbed his head and sent him crashing into hard earth and rocks.
Goten picked up the abused form of his father, and swung him out to crash miles away.
Then, unexpectedly, Gohan appeared from nowhere and attacked Trunks with fast and furious movements.
Gohan delivered several hits to his foe's face, but each time Trunks merely looked back up.
Vegeta headed off in Goku's direction, while Goten stayed behind with Trunks. He took a ruthless hold of Gohan and sent a bone-shattering kick to him, stunning him throughout his spine so that he stood completely still.
Trunks kicked him in his head, and brought him to his hands and knees.
At that moment, the teenage allies pointed their fingers at the shocked pile on the ground, ready to fire their final attack.
Suddenly, Gohan stood, and with amazing speed, grabbed Trunks and sent him crashing into Goten.
When the taller warrior rose, he felt blood dripping from beneath his eye.
Inconceivably enraged, Goten flashed into thin air, and reappeared to grab Gohan around the neck, holding him so that Trunks could effortlessly eliminate him.
Trunks pointed his finger at the gagging figure, but abruptly a different idea rushed into his head. He smeared his fingers in the blood on his cheek and threw it at Gohan's face.
It went directly into his mouth and eyes. Released from the grip around his throat, he faltered backwards and raked his hands through the grass, tearing it up by the roots.
The two diseased beings watched patiently, waiting for Gohan to come out of the symptoms of soreness. They kept their eyes fixed on him as they watched blood gush from his mouth. Every few seconds, the writhing mass choked on his gore, until finally he looked up, his eyes filled with crimson.
. . . . . .
Vegeta fired another enormous ray of energy among the newly created canyons. Once again, he was victorious in hitting Goku, sending his adversary smashing up through more stone.
Goku stood, his energy from Super Saiyan Three slowly draining away from out of his veins.
He began to think desperately for a solution as to how to defeat the contaminated aura that surrounded his challenger. The power it was feeding Vegeta seemed unattainably high. He'd never imagined that gaining that sort of might was possible or even realistic. Vegeta had become ludicrously strong and violent.
With no strength left, Goku's energy slipped away, until he was no longer a Super Saiyan Three. With the familiar black hair falling in front of his face, he collapsed onto his back, wondering what the ailing impression he sensed would compel Vegeta to do after he was dead.
Unpredictably, Gohan appeared, looking at the pathetic piece of feebleness that lay on the ground. Goku studied the red in his eldest son's eyes, realizing that his exertion had been in vain.
What he witnessed next seemed too unlikely for him to believe it was actually happening. He tried to let the picture sink into his mind.
Gohan had sent a single kick into Vegeta's gut. Miles of earth gave way beneath Vegeta as he collided with sizeable boulders.
"Gohan..." Goku murmured.
He lifted his father to his feet and faced him. "You can't defeat them," he said.
"Just tell me one thing. What's wrong with them...and you?"
"A brain virus," he said. "They couldn't it fight it enough to truly think for themselves. They can fight how they want, but they can't think past the clouding that says to kill you...and probably me."
"What about you?" he asked, cradling his arm.
Gohan gave no reply, powering up to Super Saiyan to ready himself for the next clash with Vegeta. At last he decided to answer. "I don't know what'll happen from here. Listen, I sent Mom and Videl to Bulma's. Try to take care of them."
The two mangled shapes of Goten and Trunks came over the hill behind them.
"Get lost," Gohan commanded.
"But –"
"You'll only be a hindrance." He glanced at his father. "I've got to worry about myself enough right now without having to look out for you while you're in this state."
Goku retreated, leaving Gohan trying to sense Goten and Trunks's movements while simultaneously searching for Vegeta.
"That was a mistake," Trunks said. "I should have known better than to spread it to you."
"Live and learn," Gohan told him, and shot an enormous, black orb back in their direction.
. . . . . .
Bulma and Chi-Chi patched up the last bit of wall with the thick plastic sheet and heavy tape. Bulma cut off a strip of the tape and stuck it to the plastic, then attaching it to the wall.
"It'll do for now," she said, wiping her brow. "Would you like some water?"
"Yeah, that'd be good," Chi-Chi nodded.
Videl sat staring out of the window desperately, hands held together tightly. Chi-Chi joined her daughter-in-law, standing beside her.
"I know how it is," she said. "I worry a lot for them, too."
"What was wrong with them?" Videl asked. "It was like a nightmare. Like they just snapped or something. Is...Gohan going to be..."
Suddenly, Chi-Chi saw Goku arrive outside on the sidewalk. She ran quickly to the door to meet him, Videl following.
When he stepped in, he embraced his worried wife.
"What happened? Where's Gohan and Goten?"
Bulma came from behind them. "Did you see Vegeta or Trunks? Please tell me!"
"Did you tell them about the virus?" he asked Bulma.
She shook her head.
"What virus?" Videl asked.
"What are you talking about, Goku?"
"Trunks..." Bulma started. "He was sick. He said someone had put a virus into him. It causes the brain to malfunction and drive them mad."
"No, my baby!" Chi-Chi realized what was wrong with Goten, as well.
"Gohan?" Videl asked.
"He's trying to keep them off until we figure something out," Goku said. "I don't know how long he'll last."
They stood in silence, their heads too full of questions and unreasonable answers that all they were able to do was stand around.
Bulma suddenly started to shout in her frustration. "Until we figure something out! What does he want us to figure out? Our only solution earlier was to keep those two away from the rest of you Saiyans. Obviously that didn't work, so what do you want us to do now?"
"Nothing," Goku said.
Bulma seemed surprised.
"I don't think we can do anything."
"Wait, what about the Dragon Balls?" Videl asked.
"I forgot!" Bulma said. "I even had the Dragon radar and everything!"
"When do we look?"
"Now!" Chi-Chi shouted.
"Good. And...I think it should just be us to look for them. I don't think Goku should come." Everyone stared at Videl.
Chi-Chi was taken aback.
"She has a point," Goku replied. "If they sense me while I'm searching, something could go wrong. Right now we can't be too careful."
Chi-Chi crossed her arms stubbornly. "You and Bulma can look for them, but I'm not leaving Goku again."
Moments later, Videl and Bulma had left with the Dragon radar, frantically looking for the Dragon Balls while Gohan still fought to keep their enemies at bay.
I was having some problems with pronouns during all of the fighting...it can get confusing, but I don't want to overuse their names! Review!