A/N: There's almost ALWAYS more to it! :) Not that you'll all learn the full story for a while yet. :-P And a quick warning, I've been up for 20 hours so this may not be my greatest chapter... Oh, and sorry my updates are so slow. As I've said before I am also in the process of a Novel, plus my friends keep distracting me -- and I'm trying to not slow down a couple RPG's I'm involved in.
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Chapter Thirteen - Unseen Observer
Vegeta came to painfully. His back ached, his head was pounding, his sides were throbing, and he could tell his left arm was broken. Not the sort of thing he'd expected to happen during this little 'challenge' that damn cat had sent him on. With a low moan he managed to raise his head to get a look around. He was laying on his back on the stone floor of a small room, probably some kind of cell. He also appeared to be alone but that didn't last long.
"Awake again I see." A voice said from behind. He dropped back down and looked behind him to see Shio sitting against the wall. She was leaning forward and had her head resting in her hands. "Get a good sleep Prince?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Lord Garlic usually dosen't use that much force, I'm surprsied you're still alive."
"I'm f-fine." he managed.
"Yes, so I see." she replied in a semi-mocking tone. "Well, I doubt you'll be 'fine' for much longer." she stood up and walked toward the open doorway. "I've been told to inform Lord Garlic once you've come to, seems he has some more talk to you about." With that she exited the room sliding the heavy stone door back into place. Under normal conditions Vegeta could have simply blasted it apart, but he was in no shape to do that.
/Damn it. Who the hell is this Garlic guy?/ Vegeta wondered. /There's no way he's telling the truth, it can't be!/ He ground his teeth together as he fought the pain and sat up. "So n-now what do... I do? Some.. prince... of Sai-jin's I've t-turned out to be." he muttered. As he moved he felt three small objects inside his pants pocket. /What? Those Beans!/ Vegeta smirked as he reached his good hand into his pants and pulled out one of the beans. /This will do just fine, so long as that cat wasn't making up stories./
Just as he put the bean in his mouth the door opened again. This time it was someone he'd not seen before. He looked Human. He was tall, at least seven foot, and extreamly well built. He had semi-spikey red hair. One tuft shot up and back, his bangs stuck out a few inches from his head before hanging down. The rest of his hair laid flat against his head. "And wh-who are you?" he asked pushing the bean to the side of his mouth.
"I'm Supaisu." the large man replied. "One of the strongest Humans to ever live and Lord Garlic's head general. Now, get up, Lord Garlic wants to see you."
"H-how about I j-just kick your... ass." Vegeta said grinning.
Supaisu laughed. "Please, in your condition you're no match for an ant!"
Vegeta bit down on the bean and chewed while Supaisu luahged. As he finished his declaration Vegeta swallowed. He felt his strength return almost instantly. His body quit hurting and his arm was suddenly fine, all indications it had been broken were gone. Vegeta's grin turned to a smirk as he climbed to his feet not even bothering to fake any injuries. Supaisu stared at him in shock. "What the hell!?" he cried. "You were barely alive a second ago!"
"Well now I'm back in top condition, so sorry for you." Vegeta said. He thrust both arms forward quickly. There was a flash of purple from his cupped hands and the room shook as a stream of energy tore forward and slammed into Supaisu flinging him out of the small room and through the wall across the hall. "My energy's gotten a little stronger..." Veget murmured. "My Sai-jin spirit must be waking up." he smirked as he walked out of the room.
Just as he emerged into the hall Supaisu came flying back through the hole he'd formed and smashed his fist into Vegeta's face knocking him back into the back wall of the cell. Vegeta growled as he started pulling himself out of the Vegeta shapped crater in the wall. He was barely out yet when Supaisu's fist smashed into his face again driving him back and through the stone wall compeltely, through the six feet of dirt and rock behind it, and then through another stone wall and into a large room.
Vegeta fell to the ground and slid several feet before coming to a stop as he bumped into a stone pillar. His body was begining to hurt, again. He growled as he pulled himself to his feet and looked about. The room was full of tables, benches, and people eating. /What the hell? Dead people need to eat?/ Vegeta wondered before turning his attention back to Supaisu.
/So now what do I do? This guy's definately strong./ He growled lightly as Supaisu walked toward him casually. /Stronger than me it would seem. Well, he HAS been around for a few thousand years, that gives him something of an edge./ Suddenly something else dawned on him. This Supaisu guy was probably holding back! There was a brilliant flash of purple about Vegeta's body followed by another and then another as his aura sputtered to life. In a burst of power he shot toward the ceiling scattering the tables in the room as he smashed through the ceiling and kept going up through several floors until he broke free into the sky above the palace and slid back several dozen yards so he could aim at the opening in the roof.
/Take your time baka./ Vegeta grinned when he sensed that Supaisu was following him up at the same slow pace he'd been walking at. Vegeta pulled back and cupped his hands, the brilliant purple energy abot him flaring larger and brighter as he began to channel all of his power building the strongest blast he'd ever fired. Still Supaisu moved slowly upward, it took him almost three minutes to emerge from the hole in the palace roof and when he did his eyes widened in shock at the sight of Vegeta's gathering attack. Vegeta smirked and licked his lips. "Yes, you should never have given me time!" Vegeta called down to him. "Tell me something, can the dead die?! Well, I think we're about to find out!"
Supaisu thrust his arms up toward Vegeta, palms open, white energy building in front of them. "To late!" Vegeta called down moving and thrusting his arms down at the dead Human. "Galick Gun Fire!" he shouted. There was a violent rush of power and light as the energy burst forth from around Vegeta and surged down at Supaisu.
The Human let out a yell of his own as the white energy about his hands shot up and slammed head first into Vegeta's Galick Gun. When the two hit there was no contest, the Galick Gun continued to surge downward. Supaisu's energy wave pulsed and grew in size and power slowly and began to slow down Vegeta's attack. Only a few feet from the large man the attack's stopped and then began to go back the other way. "What!" Vegeta cried. "No way!"
Supaisu grined and laughed. "I've only ever met one Human stronger than me! You aren't even close!"
Vegeta clenched his teeth and growled for a second. Then he shifted his arms pulling them back a bit. "I'm only just getting started you little!" The energy about his hands bulged as the Galick Gun continued to charge down Supaisu. "Take this, Super Galick Gun!" He thrust his arms down again and the energy about him temporarily flared larger before shrinking down to the width of a basketball. The extra energy charging down the middle of the Galick plowed into and through the dead Human's energy wave and slammed into him driving him down through the palace and causing about ten percent of the structure to collapse as Supaisu slammed into the ground. The energy following him down did the same and exploded violently taking out everything in a fifty yard radius.
Vegeta floated above the palace, arms still pointed down, panting heavily. He swayed in the air trying to keep himself up. "Damn baka made me... use all my energy..." he panted. He drifted down to the crater he'd blasted out and landed. In the center he could see Supaisu just barely under some debris. "Hmph, that'll teach you."
"I'm impressed." a voice said from behind him. Vegeta turned and saw Shio, Koshou, and Ha-bu. It was Koshou who had spoken. "You managed to beat Supaisu, even if he wasn't taking the fight seriously. I still haven't figured out how you healed so quickly, but that's not important." she shook her head. "Look, you're just making this hard for yourself, delaying the inevitable. Surrender."
"Not a ch-chance in hell." he said smirking.
Ha-bu stood back from the other two just watching for a moment. Koshou suddenly shot in at Vegeta and smashed her fist into his face knocking him back into the palace and then chasing after him. Ha-bu shook his head and looked at Shio. "I don't know who's side I'm on here." he said. "He may be a descendant of the Sai-jin King but he fights against the Demons."
Shio frowned. "I know how you feel but orders are orders. Lord Garlic would have your head and I don't even think my charms could save y..." she was cut off as a loud crack sounded and Koshou was knocked through a wall and back into the open.
Koshou crashed down into the ground with a thud and slid a few feet before stopping. Climbing back to her feet she wiped a little dirt off her face. "Where the hell did that power come from." she muttered as Vegeta floated out of the hole in the wall smirking. "When second his nearly out of power and the next he's back to full strength again."
"Full and beyond." Vegeta said grinning. /Those beans, they don't just heal me... they're awakening my sleeping Sai-jin spirit, they have to be. I've never gotten stronger after recovering before. Well, I'll ask the cat about that later./ "Now, I believe I was in the process of beating you into pulp." he smirked and shot in at Koshou but the woman caught his punch with little trouble.
"So sorry Vegeta, but didn't I tell you? Only Lord Garlic and his son have more power than I do." She slamed her head into his and knocked him backward. He flipped in the air and shot back in again but she smashed her knee into his face before he even saw her move. He thrust his arm out as he flew backwards and fired a stream of purple energy but she swatted it away without even trying. She went to charge after him but suddenly found someone in her way.
"Move it Ha-bu." she ordered.
"Sorry Koshou, I can't." he said shaking his head. "Vegeta or not he's against the Demons, that's all that matters to me."
Vegeta landed and stared at him for a moment. "I don't need any help." he huffed. Ha-bu snorted but did nothing else.
Shio floated over beside her sister and looked across at Ha-bu. "Don't do this. I know how you feel but turning on Lord Garlic isn't the way."
"I'm not." Ha-bu said shaking his head. "I'm not turning on Lord Garlic, I'm just making sure Vegeta has the chance to kill more Demons."
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Standing the distance beyond what anyone in the palace could see a man crossed his arms. He'd felt the familiar power the second it appeared and gone to watch. Twice now he'd felt the power drop, once he'd missed what happened but the second time he'd watched the energy attack. He wasn't completely impressed but he couldn't deny the pride that was still there. He loved the fact that the power kept coming back no matter how badly beaten it had been moments before. Now his green eyes watched with interest as the red skinned man sided with Vegeta.
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Chapter Thirteen - Unseen Observer
Vegeta came to painfully. His back ached, his head was pounding, his sides were throbing, and he could tell his left arm was broken. Not the sort of thing he'd expected to happen during this little 'challenge' that damn cat had sent him on. With a low moan he managed to raise his head to get a look around. He was laying on his back on the stone floor of a small room, probably some kind of cell. He also appeared to be alone but that didn't last long.
"Awake again I see." A voice said from behind. He dropped back down and looked behind him to see Shio sitting against the wall. She was leaning forward and had her head resting in her hands. "Get a good sleep Prince?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Lord Garlic usually dosen't use that much force, I'm surprsied you're still alive."
"I'm f-fine." he managed.
"Yes, so I see." she replied in a semi-mocking tone. "Well, I doubt you'll be 'fine' for much longer." she stood up and walked toward the open doorway. "I've been told to inform Lord Garlic once you've come to, seems he has some more talk to you about." With that she exited the room sliding the heavy stone door back into place. Under normal conditions Vegeta could have simply blasted it apart, but he was in no shape to do that.
/Damn it. Who the hell is this Garlic guy?/ Vegeta wondered. /There's no way he's telling the truth, it can't be!/ He ground his teeth together as he fought the pain and sat up. "So n-now what do... I do? Some.. prince... of Sai-jin's I've t-turned out to be." he muttered. As he moved he felt three small objects inside his pants pocket. /What? Those Beans!/ Vegeta smirked as he reached his good hand into his pants and pulled out one of the beans. /This will do just fine, so long as that cat wasn't making up stories./
Just as he put the bean in his mouth the door opened again. This time it was someone he'd not seen before. He looked Human. He was tall, at least seven foot, and extreamly well built. He had semi-spikey red hair. One tuft shot up and back, his bangs stuck out a few inches from his head before hanging down. The rest of his hair laid flat against his head. "And wh-who are you?" he asked pushing the bean to the side of his mouth.
"I'm Supaisu." the large man replied. "One of the strongest Humans to ever live and Lord Garlic's head general. Now, get up, Lord Garlic wants to see you."
"H-how about I j-just kick your... ass." Vegeta said grinning.
Supaisu laughed. "Please, in your condition you're no match for an ant!"
Vegeta bit down on the bean and chewed while Supaisu luahged. As he finished his declaration Vegeta swallowed. He felt his strength return almost instantly. His body quit hurting and his arm was suddenly fine, all indications it had been broken were gone. Vegeta's grin turned to a smirk as he climbed to his feet not even bothering to fake any injuries. Supaisu stared at him in shock. "What the hell!?" he cried. "You were barely alive a second ago!"
"Well now I'm back in top condition, so sorry for you." Vegeta said. He thrust both arms forward quickly. There was a flash of purple from his cupped hands and the room shook as a stream of energy tore forward and slammed into Supaisu flinging him out of the small room and through the wall across the hall. "My energy's gotten a little stronger..." Veget murmured. "My Sai-jin spirit must be waking up." he smirked as he walked out of the room.
Just as he emerged into the hall Supaisu came flying back through the hole he'd formed and smashed his fist into Vegeta's face knocking him back into the back wall of the cell. Vegeta growled as he started pulling himself out of the Vegeta shapped crater in the wall. He was barely out yet when Supaisu's fist smashed into his face again driving him back and through the stone wall compeltely, through the six feet of dirt and rock behind it, and then through another stone wall and into a large room.
Vegeta fell to the ground and slid several feet before coming to a stop as he bumped into a stone pillar. His body was begining to hurt, again. He growled as he pulled himself to his feet and looked about. The room was full of tables, benches, and people eating. /What the hell? Dead people need to eat?/ Vegeta wondered before turning his attention back to Supaisu.
/So now what do I do? This guy's definately strong./ He growled lightly as Supaisu walked toward him casually. /Stronger than me it would seem. Well, he HAS been around for a few thousand years, that gives him something of an edge./ Suddenly something else dawned on him. This Supaisu guy was probably holding back! There was a brilliant flash of purple about Vegeta's body followed by another and then another as his aura sputtered to life. In a burst of power he shot toward the ceiling scattering the tables in the room as he smashed through the ceiling and kept going up through several floors until he broke free into the sky above the palace and slid back several dozen yards so he could aim at the opening in the roof.
/Take your time baka./ Vegeta grinned when he sensed that Supaisu was following him up at the same slow pace he'd been walking at. Vegeta pulled back and cupped his hands, the brilliant purple energy abot him flaring larger and brighter as he began to channel all of his power building the strongest blast he'd ever fired. Still Supaisu moved slowly upward, it took him almost three minutes to emerge from the hole in the palace roof and when he did his eyes widened in shock at the sight of Vegeta's gathering attack. Vegeta smirked and licked his lips. "Yes, you should never have given me time!" Vegeta called down to him. "Tell me something, can the dead die?! Well, I think we're about to find out!"
Supaisu thrust his arms up toward Vegeta, palms open, white energy building in front of them. "To late!" Vegeta called down moving and thrusting his arms down at the dead Human. "Galick Gun Fire!" he shouted. There was a violent rush of power and light as the energy burst forth from around Vegeta and surged down at Supaisu.
The Human let out a yell of his own as the white energy about his hands shot up and slammed head first into Vegeta's Galick Gun. When the two hit there was no contest, the Galick Gun continued to surge downward. Supaisu's energy wave pulsed and grew in size and power slowly and began to slow down Vegeta's attack. Only a few feet from the large man the attack's stopped and then began to go back the other way. "What!" Vegeta cried. "No way!"
Supaisu grined and laughed. "I've only ever met one Human stronger than me! You aren't even close!"
Vegeta clenched his teeth and growled for a second. Then he shifted his arms pulling them back a bit. "I'm only just getting started you little!" The energy about his hands bulged as the Galick Gun continued to charge down Supaisu. "Take this, Super Galick Gun!" He thrust his arms down again and the energy about him temporarily flared larger before shrinking down to the width of a basketball. The extra energy charging down the middle of the Galick plowed into and through the dead Human's energy wave and slammed into him driving him down through the palace and causing about ten percent of the structure to collapse as Supaisu slammed into the ground. The energy following him down did the same and exploded violently taking out everything in a fifty yard radius.
Vegeta floated above the palace, arms still pointed down, panting heavily. He swayed in the air trying to keep himself up. "Damn baka made me... use all my energy..." he panted. He drifted down to the crater he'd blasted out and landed. In the center he could see Supaisu just barely under some debris. "Hmph, that'll teach you."
"I'm impressed." a voice said from behind him. Vegeta turned and saw Shio, Koshou, and Ha-bu. It was Koshou who had spoken. "You managed to beat Supaisu, even if he wasn't taking the fight seriously. I still haven't figured out how you healed so quickly, but that's not important." she shook her head. "Look, you're just making this hard for yourself, delaying the inevitable. Surrender."
"Not a ch-chance in hell." he said smirking.
Ha-bu stood back from the other two just watching for a moment. Koshou suddenly shot in at Vegeta and smashed her fist into his face knocking him back into the palace and then chasing after him. Ha-bu shook his head and looked at Shio. "I don't know who's side I'm on here." he said. "He may be a descendant of the Sai-jin King but he fights against the Demons."
Shio frowned. "I know how you feel but orders are orders. Lord Garlic would have your head and I don't even think my charms could save y..." she was cut off as a loud crack sounded and Koshou was knocked through a wall and back into the open.
Koshou crashed down into the ground with a thud and slid a few feet before stopping. Climbing back to her feet she wiped a little dirt off her face. "Where the hell did that power come from." she muttered as Vegeta floated out of the hole in the wall smirking. "When second his nearly out of power and the next he's back to full strength again."
"Full and beyond." Vegeta said grinning. /Those beans, they don't just heal me... they're awakening my sleeping Sai-jin spirit, they have to be. I've never gotten stronger after recovering before. Well, I'll ask the cat about that later./ "Now, I believe I was in the process of beating you into pulp." he smirked and shot in at Koshou but the woman caught his punch with little trouble.
"So sorry Vegeta, but didn't I tell you? Only Lord Garlic and his son have more power than I do." She slamed her head into his and knocked him backward. He flipped in the air and shot back in again but she smashed her knee into his face before he even saw her move. He thrust his arm out as he flew backwards and fired a stream of purple energy but she swatted it away without even trying. She went to charge after him but suddenly found someone in her way.
"Move it Ha-bu." she ordered.
"Sorry Koshou, I can't." he said shaking his head. "Vegeta or not he's against the Demons, that's all that matters to me."
Vegeta landed and stared at him for a moment. "I don't need any help." he huffed. Ha-bu snorted but did nothing else.
Shio floated over beside her sister and looked across at Ha-bu. "Don't do this. I know how you feel but turning on Lord Garlic isn't the way."
"I'm not." Ha-bu said shaking his head. "I'm not turning on Lord Garlic, I'm just making sure Vegeta has the chance to kill more Demons."
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Standing the distance beyond what anyone in the palace could see a man crossed his arms. He'd felt the familiar power the second it appeared and gone to watch. Twice now he'd felt the power drop, once he'd missed what happened but the second time he'd watched the energy attack. He wasn't completely impressed but he couldn't deny the pride that was still there. He loved the fact that the power kept coming back no matter how badly beaten it had been moments before. Now his green eyes watched with interest as the red skinned man sided with Vegeta.