Part XIII:
"C'mon Piccolo," Gohan started to say. "We still have to take care of this one, and hopefully Gotenks can handle that imposter; Android Trunks!" Piccolo nodded in agreement. Piccolo charged at the android, while Gohan floated into the air, and dissapeared. Piccolo began exchanging blows with the android hoping to knock him back. Piccolo delivered a powerful left punch to the android, he followed up by kicking the android into the air. Gohan materialized behind the android, and grabbed ahold of him from the back, locking his hands together on the android's front stomach. The android struggled to break free, but failed.
Gohan began to plummet towards the ground at high speeds. Gohan activated more power into his Super Saiya-jin 2 form, and flew faster towards the ground. The android continued to struggle, in hopes of breaking loose, but it was all pointless. Gohan and the android came near inches from the ground, and Gohan let go of the android, and spiraled out of control. The android, however, smashed deep into the dirt, with a loud crack of the ground splitting from the emmense power that he was thrown from. Gohan landed some yards away and stood a little shaky. He felt dizzy, and his power dropped by half.
Piccolo came over to him. "That was a nice shot, Gohan!" He exclaimed. "It didn't finish him, that's for sure," Gohan said. Piccolo looked back to the gapping hole where the android had been plowed through. A hand rose out and grabbed ahold of a ledge. Soon, the android emerged forth from the hole, completely bloody, with his shirt torn completely off. His pants were torn. Parts of his face were peeling off from the impact, and Gohan and Piccolo could see mechanical parts moving inside the, bloody, android's skull.
"This'll be harder now, Piccolo," Gohan started. "I've lost nearly half of my power, and you're at a little less than twenty-five percent of your's!"
"How much power do you think that android has?" Piccolo asked, almost knowing the answer, beforehand. "I'd say more than 60 percent." Gohan laughed. "We're always stacked against the odds, aren't we?" Gohan said as Piccolo gave him a simple nod, and smile. "Hey, he has sixty percent and our's combined makes a little above sixty, right? We can take him!" Gohan added.
"It never works out like that," Piccolo laughed out as Gohan smiled and nodded back. The android started to walk towards the two battleworn warriors. "You ready, Piccolo?" Gohan asked not needing an answer, or to clarify an answer, as he zoomed off at the android, with Piccolo not too far behind him.
"Number 5! Go!" Gotenks yelled out, as one of the ghost kamikazes charged at the android impersonator, that was Trrunks. Android Trunks jumped into the air, and dodged the small ghost as it crashed into a small rock. "Number 2! Go!" And, the second ghost raced towards Android Trunks. Android Trunks ducked him, but the ghost came back and impacted on Trunks' back!
Trunks came out of the dust that was left by the ghost's explosion, and started swinging at Gotenks. Gotenks easily dodged him, with his arms crossed. "Number 4! Go!" Gotenks yelled out as he was starting to do graceful dances and blocking, or dodging, Trunks' attacks. Trunks was enraged at how Gotenks was mocking him, but felt the ghost attach itself to Trunks' arm, and it blew up.
Trunks fell to the ground, and lay limp for a few moments. When he stood up, his left arm was bloodied, and bruised; it would no longer function for him. He craddled it, and floated back up to Gotenks, who still had over 20 ghost kamikazes left. "I'm getting tired of this, and you, you imposter!" Gotenks shot out. "I think we'll end your life now!" All the ghosts started to make faces, and get amped up to go after Trunks. Gotenks gave Trunks a sinister smile, and ordered his ghosts to attack him.
Trunks' eyes widened as over 20 ghost kamikazes came darting towards him. He dodged the first four, as he bacl-flipped, and the four collided to make a small explosion, which exploded a few others in the process. Trunks was flying backwards trying desperately to avoid being touched by one of the ghosts. He made a few more collide, but he was wasting energy to make this happen. Soon, his speed was decreasing, and was almost hit when two ghosts came from above. Trunks blasted them, but that only dropped his ki lower! Trunks decided to make a full retreat, as he turned and blasted off. The ghosts soon gave up on chasing him and just made faces, and kicked the air for letting him get away.
Trunks breathed a sigh of relief, and continued flying. But, he knew he probably wouldn't get far; and with his master gone, there was really no hope to even go on. Than, he felt something grab his foot and pull him into the ground below....
"Why'd you let him get away Gotenks?!" Piccolo screamed, as Gohan was letting him get a few breaths in. Gotenks and his army of ghosts sulked in shame. "Damnit, Gotenks! He can get away and possibly make more of himself, or another X! Do you really want that?!"
"Who cares if another X is built!?" Vegeta said, as he floated behind Gotenks. "With my power, and even that of Kakarotto's, we would annihilate any that stood in our way!" Piccolo paid him no mind and went back to helping Gohan, who was almost getting overwhelmed by the unnamed android. "Let me take that piece of scrap!" Vegeta demanded, wanting to be able to test his power further.
"No, you killed your's. This one is our's!" Gohan yelled back as Piccolo was sending ki blast, after ki blast, at the android. "Humpf!" Vegeta crossed his arms, and powered down. "C'mon Gotenks; we'll watch from the side." Gotenks defused, and the ghost kamikazes dissapeared. The three warriors walked over a few yards, and stood by themselves, watching the battle rage on.
Gohan was blasted back by a large blue ki ball, and Piccolo was fighting off the android's constant fist-attacks. Piccolo back-flipped, and in the process, kicked the android in the jaw. The android flew back, and was met by Gohan who decked him in the cheek. Gohan spun, and kneed the android in the gut. Piccolo appeared above, and ax-handle smashed the android in the back, as he hunched over, and was sent to the ground below; creating a small crater.
"Let's finish him, Piccolo!" Gohan said, and Piccolo stood against Gohan's back.
"Ka...Me...Ha...Me...." Gohan started to chant, as Piccolo started his own. "Ma....kan...ko...sampo...."
Than the two said in unison: "HA!!!"
The large blue wave of the Kamehameha, and the purple spiral of the Makankosampo, became intangled, and formed a huge blue and purple wave, that has white energy circling around the wave. The beam flew directly at the unnamed android, and the android could little more than try and defend himself. The beam was near inches away from the android, when it was stopped in mid-flight!
"What the hell?!" Gohan yelled, as Piccolo stood resolute, and in shock. "There's no way he can defend against that kind of attack!" Piccolo spoke. The beam than reverted its course, and flew back into the air. Piccolo and Gohan were able to dodge it easily. They looked back to the android. The android was looking at his hands; he seemed confused at his own ability.
"Gohan! Behind you!" Vegeta yelled out, as he flew up and caught a a powerful attack. Gohan looked at what was trying to attack him, but was now in Vegeta's grasp-it was nothing but air, but Gohan could feel someone's prescence. Than, a fist materialized in Vegeta's palm, than an arm, and soon the whole body of X!
"What the...?!" Piccolo and Gohan said, but were soon speechless. "I thought you killed him, Vegeta!?" Piccolo finally asked.
"Shutup! I did! Somehow he survived, and got stronger!" Vegeta snapped. X smiled. "No." X said flatly.
"I did survive Vegeta's attack, yes, but just barely. Luckily, I had the chance to sneak away under the soil. And, even luckier, was that I found Trunks flying above me, as I was still underground. So, I captured him, and forced him to merge his body into mine, so that I may become even more powerful!" X began to laugh.
X than clobbered Vegeta with a fist to the eye, and Vegeta soared to the ground. Gohan moved in to attack, but X shot him out of the sky with a single ki-ball. Piccolo rushed in and crushed X's jaw, except X's jaw did not move. X looked at The Namekian, and punched him in the gut. Piccolo coughed up some blood, and was thrown back to the ground, landing on top of Vegeta as he began to stand up. "Get off me, Namek!"
X floated down, and looked at the unnamed android. "You! Merge with your master!" X said with open arms, expecting the android just to comply and merge his body into X's. The android just stood there. "Don't tell me Trunks forgot to program you to do this!?" X said, frustrated. "I need your power, damnit!"
The unnamed android lifted his hand, and flipped him the finger. "What the f-...How dare you show such an abscene jesture to me!?" X fired at the android, as it smiled. "You shall pay for that, and your insurbordenance!" X flew at the android and hammered his fists into its gut. X than spun, and kicked the android in its head, sending it flying yards away, landing harshly on its back. "Now! Now, that you are weak enough, I shall force you to merge with me!"
The unnamed android headbutted X, and proceeded to deliver a well-placed kick to X's gut. X grabbed the android's foot, and twisted, instantly breaking the ankle. The android couldn't feel the pain and only twisted back the other way and kicking X in his head, making him do a few cartwheels in the air, before landing on his stomach. The android stood up, but stumbled. It realized its ankle was completely twisted the other way, so the android took to the air. X stood up, and soon followed. "Look you piece of scrap-metal: I made you! I am your creator! Your father! Your GOD! Now, you do as your told by your superior, and merge your being with mine, so that I may become more powerful!"
The unnamed android replied with a ki blast, which X dodged, and dissapeared. The android searched around, looking for X, but couldn't find him. X than dissolved behind the android and grabbed it by the back of its head, and began to squeeze. The android struggled to break free of the deadly vice-grip that X had him under, but none of its elbows, or heel-kicks, could faze X in the slightest. "You ready to work with me, and merge your body with mine!?" X whisperedi nto the android's ear. The android continued to struggle, but to no avail, and X began to increase his grip even more. Soon, the android just gave up struggling. "Is that a 'yes'?" X laughed, and gave another powerful squeeze. The android could only nod its head, and X gloated with laughter. "Finally!"
X let go of the android, and spread his arms out again. "NOW! Merge with me!" X was than kicked to the ground. "Why you little bastard!" X yelled, as he stood back up. When he looked to find the android, he found Vegeta floating in his super saiya-jin 2 form. "I was going to let the android finish you off, X, but he obviously couldn't get the job done!"
"And, I suppose, you can, Vegeta!!?" X retorted, and saw that the unnamed android was craddling his head 20 yards away; X had put more force on the hold than he probably intended.
"Well, if you promise not to whisper in my ear like a hermonally-outraged youth on his first date, than yes!" Vegeta fired back. X was irate, and began to power-up. "That's it....Bring all the power you've got!" Vegeta said as he began to power-up. X flew at Vegeta and began to throw punch, after punch, but Vegeta easily dodged all of them. Vegeta punched X in the stomach, and kneed him in the face. Vegeta proceeded to grab ahold of X's foot, and swing him around. Vegeta began swinging at high velocities, and after a few moments, he let go.
X spun out of control and crash-landed on the ground. Vegeta closed his eyes, and relaxed for a minute to get undizzy from the attack. X stood up, but stumbled around, before taking to the air. X stared into Vegeta's eyes, waiting for him to make a move. Vegeta smirked at X, and lifted up his arm towards X. He placed two of his fingers outwards.
"Final Shine!" Vegeta yelled out, as X just stood there. The beam of yellow ki rushed over to X, and blew up. A cloud of dust appeared where X once stood. "Hmpf!" Vegeta grunted out. The dust than swirled, and dissapeared in a flash. X stood, without any harm, or injuries-powering up. Vegeta sneered and rushed at X. "You're finished!" Vegeta yelled out as he attempted to punch X.
X side-stepped Vegeta's punch. "No! It is you who is finished!" X remarked with a sinister smile. X planted his fist into Vegeta's stomach. Vegeta hurled over, and a trickle of blood started to run down his lip. X removed his arm, spun, and elbowed Vegeta in the face. Vegeta flew back, X dissapeared. X than reappeared behind Vegeta and swatted him back the other way, and dissapeared again. Vegeta flew back, and felt X's boot collide with Vegeta's back. Vegeta restrained from screaming out from the pain of the attack. X than appeared above Vegeta, and elbowed him again, in the face. Vegeta flew to the ground, as X followed.
Vegeta landed and created a large crater from the impact. X landed a few feet away from the edge of the crater. "c'mon Vegeta! Don't tell me, you've given up, already?!" X gloated. Vegeta floated out of the crater and locked eyes with X. He charged at him, but found X side-stepping his attack, once again. He anticipated this, and flipped forward to avoid any attempt of a counter-attack. When Vegeta turned back around to get ready to attack X, he saw X just standing in the same position where he had side-stepped Vegeta. "What gives, X!? Throwing in the towel?!" Vegeta taunted.
"You should have seen the look on your face, Vegeta," X trailed off. Vegeta sneered and awaited X to speak more. "You looked like a scared little child; thinking after my side-stepping your attack, that I would deliver another vicious onslaught of attacks upon you!" X taunted Vegeta. Vegeta gripped his fists tighter, enraged by X taunting him. Soon, the other Z-Warriors caught up to the two warriors. "don't listen to him, Vegeta!" Gohan yelledo ut, in encouragement. "SHUTUP!" X spat and continued his mocking. "I don't want to be facing a baby, Vegeta! I want to face a real challenge! I want to face a real competitor! I want to face Goku, a true siaya-jin, not some baby!"
X had gone too far, Vegeta had his eyes closed, and was burning with fury. X turned around and gave Vegeta a smirk. "Crying now are we?!" X's taunts continued. X started to laugh and taunt Vegeta even more. Vegeta could feel the rage inside, getting the better of him. Vegeta gripped his fists even tighter. His power started to climb more, and more. "Ohhhh look!" X's voice, although robotic, sounded like how a person would talk to a little child. "He's getting all mad, now, and trying to raise his power level to beat me!" X gloated more with laughter, and his constant taunts at Vegeta.
"Don't listen to him Vegeta!" Piccolo called out. The other Z-Warriors began to shout their encouragements too. But, Vegeta, could hear nothing more than X's voice, and he instantly snapped. "IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT KAKOROTTO, HASN'T IT!? EVERYONE WANTING TO FIGHT WITH HIM, AND ONLY HIM, BECAUSE HE WAS STRONG! WELL, GUESS WHAT, I'M JUST AS GOOD AS KAKOROTTO! NO, I'M BETTER! I AM THE PRINCE OF ALL SAIYA-JINS AND I WILL NOT BE MOCKED BY A DAMN TOASTER!"
The ground beneath Vegeta began to crumble, and the planet began to shake, and crack. Vegeta's power just kept getting higher and higher; it seemed as if it would never stop! Than, with an almighty, and powerful, scream, it all stopped. X had his eyes closed, and hands over his ears. "X!!!" Vegeta's voice boomed out. X opened his eyes, and saw Vegeta in his regular form. X smiled and started to speak. "What's this?! Giving up are we Veget-" X stopped laughing, and speaking, as he looked into Vegeta's eyes; they were blood red.
"What the hell is this?!" X yelled out.
"Is this that new form you were talking about, Vegeta?!" Gohan called out. Vegeta looked over at the half saiya-jin, and smiled. X, not wasting one moment, flew over to Vegeta and threw as many punches he could in the three seconds it took for Vegeta to look back at X with his crimson eyes. X backed off, almost fearing Vegeta's eyes. Vegeta dissapeared, X frantically looked around. Than, X felt a sharp pain in his stomach. And, than he felt an even sharper pain in his back. Than, his head. Vegeta than stopped in front of X. "Am I going to fast for ya, X?!" X fell to his knees and threw-up quite a bit of blood. "You can't even sense me, or my attacks; let alone keep up with me!" Vegeta began to mock X.
"Well, lucky for you X, I won't make this battle drag out anymore; it is over, and you are finished!" Vegeta yelled out, as he leaped into the air, and outstretched his arms; gathering ki into each hand. Vegeta gathered the ki needed to destroy X, once and for all, in less than a second. He brought his arms forward, facing the direction of X, and connected his wrists together. "You're finished!" Vegeta yelled out.
"FINAL FLA-" But, was cut short as the unnamed android had caught up with them and crushed Vegeta in the back, sending him flying forwards, and lost his attack. The android lifted X up upon his shoulders and flew away in a hurry.
The android laid X down. "Merge with me...." X sputtered out. The android placed his palm on X's chest, and began to glow white. In a flash, he dissapeared, and X was restored, once again. X stood up, and flexed his muscles. "YYYYYEEESSSS!!!! That android was very strong, and now he resides in me! I'm more powerful than anyone could've possibly imagined." He looked back, and detected Vegeta. "Time to finish this, and you!"
"Damnit, we lost them again!" Piccolo screamed out. "No we didn't! Look!" Goten yelled out. Everyone looked back to the direction the android had left, and saw X fly over them. "He must have finally gotten the other android to merge with him! Blast!" Piccolo stomped his foot into the ground.
Vegeta was standing, knowing and waiting, for X. "Knew you'd come back! Knew that android would finally merge with you, too!" Vegeta stated.
"You mean, you let me merge with the android?!" X asked, and Vegeta smiled. "I needed someone to test out my new abilities on, and the X before couldn't satisfy that!" Vegeta remarked. X smiled back, and flew at Vegeta. Vegeta dodged X's attempt at a trip, and dodged X's punch that followed. X than connected with a kick to Vegeta's stomach. Vegeta skidded back a couple feet. "Not bad, X!" Vegeta commented, as his crimson eyes glowed even more red, and dark. X hesitated, still seeming to to fear Vegeta's eyes, but snapped out of it as Vegeta dissapeared. X could see Vegeta flying at him from above, and flew backwards, but was kicked in his back and sent flying into the air. Vegeta than appeared above him, again, and began to pummel him with punches. X began to hunch over from the onslaught of punches, and began to cough up a little blood. Vegeta punched him in the gut, really hard. Than, one in the face. Than, Vegeta kicked X in the chest, sending him flying back, and grasping for breath
"Damnit, X!" Vegeta started. "You are still no match for me!" Vegeta stared at X, who would not stare back into those red eyes. "What's the matter X?! Do you fear me?! Do you fear what I've become!? Do you shake when you look into my eyes!?" Vegeta taunted. X would not even retort. "Pointless!" vegeta said, as he looked away, and lifted his arm up, and gathered ki. X saw his only option, and his only oppurtunity. He rushed over, and grabbed the back of Vegeta's head in that vice-grip, and began to squeeze with tremendous force. Vegeta cried out in pain from the ferocious attack. He reverted to his super saiya-jin form, than to his regular, and screamed out more; the pain was excruciating.
Piccolo, and the others, flew over, sensing Vegeta's power level instantly drop. "His got that hold on him!" Piccolo yelled out. "We have to help, Vegeta!" Gohan added. Trunks and Goten were way ahead of him, as the two had already powered up to their second level of super saiya-jin. Gohan followed by going into his super saiya-jin two form. Piccolo, Krillin, and the others powered up as much as they could, as well. "Let's do this!" Trunks and Goten said at the same time, sounding like Gotenks. The three saiya-jins flew up and began to kick and punch X's back. X did little more than fluctuate his mighty power backwards, and sent them coreening out of control through the air. The rest of the Z-Warriors took up positions, and began firing their signature moves at X's back. "That won't work!" X screamed out, as he continued to focus on Vegeta, who was having a hard time even screaming, now.
"DAD!!!" Trunks screamed out, as he regained control, and powered up. He rushed over and began to elbow, and kick, X's arm that held Vegeta. Gohan and Goten soon followed him and began to just kick and punch X in the face, chest, and head. X exerted more power around him, and the three saiya-jins ha to withdraw. "Father!" Trunks cried out, again.
"Trunks!" Vegeta yelled out through his pain. "Listen....to me...." Vegeta struggled to speak. "Take care of your mother, for me...."
"No Dad! You can't blow up yourself again! Don't do it! Don't!" Trunks pleaded, and had some tears dripping from his eyes. Vegeta smiled at his son. "It's ok, Trunks."
"Vegeta, don't do it! You can never be brought back if you did, your life would cease to exist forever; don't do it!!" Piccolo screamed, as he and the other warriors continued to pummel X with ki blasts. "Yea, Vegeta, don't do it, we can get you free!" Gohan added, trying to fly back into X's emmense power-field.
"NO! I will do this my way!" Vegeta shouted, as his power began to build up, once more. X heard this talk and was frightened at what Vegeta was about to do. i"Shit! If he blows himself up, than I'm finished!"/i X thought. Vegeta began to shine white, and his cry was heard for many miles, as he was beggining another atonement. i"No....no, no, no, no, no! He can't do this! I must stop him!"/i X increased his grip, but it seemed to have no effect on Vegeta, whatsoever. i"Oh, damn! He's gonna do it! Oh, man! No! Shit!"/i
X instantly released his grip but Vegeta gave his final scream, and a white blinding flash enveloped the area. All the warriors shielded their eyes, and felt the emmense amount of energy being exerted from the explosion, and no one could hear anything; it had to be deafening.
Gohan began to open his eyes, but still saw white from the blinding flash. He saw a silhouette. He rubbed his eyes, and opened them again. He was in shock, and fear. There stood X, not even scathed in the slightest from the attack. "Shit! No!" Gohan yelled out. "X is still alive!?"
X smiled. "HAHA!!! He couldn't even blow me up! And, now, he's dead! HaHa!"
"I already was dead!" A voice rang out. X, and the others, looked up into the sky. "But, you won't even get that previlage! you're going straight past hell, and straight into....OBLIVION!!!"
"FINAL FLASH!!!!"
"Did you see the look on X's face when he heard your voice?!" Gohan asked relaxing against a tree.
"How the hell could I, I was still blinded from my flare, and I was a little over a mile away!" Vegeta laughed, and everyone joined in the laugh with him. All the warriors were laying on a hill, on The Kaios Planet.
"How long has it been since Goku got here?!" Piccolo asked.
"A little over 2 months now," Gohan answered.
"Ha! And, to think it took me only 7 minutes, and the rest of you up to 9! So, who's the strongest warrior now!?" Vegeta scoffed. Everyone laughed; Gohan stood up. "You hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"That voice....sounds like...." Gohan rushed off, and the others quickly followed. The warriors landed on a grassy field. "I knew it!" Gohan exclaimed as Elder Kai was yelling at Goku. "It took them only 7-9 minutes, and we've been here for over 2 months! what do you have to say for yourself?!"
"I'm hungry...?" Goku muttered out but Elder Kai just ignored him. "Hmmm?! Huh?! 2 months?! And, yet, nothing was accomplished! This is ridiculous! I'm getting ahold of the Namekians and having them wish you all back to life, and for them to send Goku as far away from me, as possible!"
"Don't be too rash, Elder-" Kabitokai tried to calm the rambunctious old man down, but was only interrupted by him. "You do not speak to me about being rash! 2 months! 2 months! And, it took them 7-9 minutes...." The two trailed off as they went behind a hill. Goku looked up, and saw all his friends standing there, watching him.
"Hehe-Hey! How's everything? Did we win!?" Goku jumped up and started asking questions.
Everyone laughed, and Gohan went and patted his father on the back. "C'mon dad, I'll tell you all about it, once we get back home. Oh, that reminds me, we don't have a home! Great! Someone catch Elder Kai and tell him that we need our planet wished back!" Gohan, and some of the Z-Warriors, rushed after Elder Kai.
"Goku." It was Piccolo's voice. "Yea, what is it Piccolo?" Goku asked.
"It was Vegeta who won this battle for us!" Piccolo said, as he left the saiya-jin, and went after the others. Goku stood momentarily, and looked at the only person who had stayed there. "Vegeta...." Goku was lost for words.
"Spare me your thanks, Kakarotto," Vegeta said as he walked passed Goku, after the others. Goku looked up into the sky, and smiled, before turning around and walking side-by-side with his fellow saiya-jin.....
End.