"Dragonball AS: Deadly Sins Saga"
Chapter 29- "A Hero Returns"
By- Tiny
Pride charged at Vegeta faster than the Saiya-jin prince was able to follow, smashing a fist right into the smaller man's face. Vegeta soared back from the force of the blow and crashed into a jagged rock face, slicing a deep gash in the Saiya-jin's left arm and on his face. The Sin smirked at his handiwork, oddly reminding Vegeta of a much younger version of himself, as he floated over to the prince.
"You look a little down, Vegeta," Pride chuckled, "Where is that same fighting spirit the Saiya-jin are so well known for?"
"RIGHT HERE!" Vegeta roared, throwing a powerful ki blast right into the Sin's rib cage, knocking him back a few feet.
Not wasting a moment of his short advantage, Vegeta jumped at his opponent and delivered a flurry of punches and kicks to the Sin's body. Each blow knocked Pride back a few more inches and even spilled a little bit of blood onto the Sin's skin, bringing a satisfied smirk to Vegeta's face.
Rearing back to deliver what he thought would be the final blow, Vegeta's hand was stopped short as Pride's hand shot out and wrapped tightly around the Saiya-jin's wrist. Vegeta struggled against the Sin's grip as hard as he could, but found himself completely unable to even inch back. Pride laughed at his opponents futile attempts to free himself, his own ego soaring through the roof.
"It seems that your fighting spirit is as useless as you yourself are," Pride cackled maniacally, "So much for the high and might Saiya-jin prince..."
Vegeta growled with frustration as his aura flared out, knocking the Sin off of him and into a nearby cliff. The prince went after Pride but was knocked away by a red energy wave, followed by a swift barrage of kicks to the Saiya-jin's stomach. Vegeta lurched over in pain as Pride's elbow came crashing down onto the back of his neck, knocking the Saiya-jin prince to the ground.
Vegeta tried to stand up to face his opponent, but found that his legs wouldn't cooperate and crashed back to the ground below him. The red fur that had once covered the Saiya-jin prince's body disappeared into thin air, all of the power he had been so proud of fading away with it. Pride stood over the weakened Saiya-jin heir with a smirk on his face, charging up an energy blast in his hands.
"You foolish little man," Pride chuckled, "You actually believed that you could defeat me? Do you know that it was I who defeated the original Super Saiya-jin of Legends?"
"You lie, nobody could defeat him!" Vegeta growled, "He died because he couldn't control his own power!"
"Is that what they told you?" Pride smirked, "What a pack of lies. But it's not my place to tell you the truth. You can find it out for yourself...in the next life!"
The blast Pride had been charging up intensified in it's radiance, blinding the weakened Saiya-jin warrior, as he prepared to deliver the final blow. The energy wave left Pride's hands and headed straight for the Saiya-jin prince, but never reached it's destination. For some reason unknown to the man who had fired the blast, his red wave of energy soared right past the Sin's head, frustrating him to no end.
"Who dares to defy the strongest in the universe!?!" Pride roared, "Come out and show yourself, you cowards!"
"You really should check that anger issue," an odd voice chuckled, "It might just get you killed one day..."
Looking down to see who it was that had spoken so cockily to him, Pride couldn't believe what he was seeing. The man underneath him was dressed in a pair of white gi pants with a blue sash as the belt, a black and gold vest over his arms. The muscles on the man's body were so large that it made Vegeta's Legendary form look like a pipsqueak in comparison. Even the hair resembled the Saiya-jin prince's, right down to the widows peak, except it was black and light purple.
Light red fur covered the man's arms and back, his long hair black and lavender hair cascading down his back to just past the shoulder blades. A confident smirk, greatly resembling Vegeta's, was plastered on the young man's face as his cold, jade eyes glared daggers at the Sin before him. Pride showed no fear, however, since he was confident that this newcomer wasn't more powerful than himself.
"Who are you?" Pride growled, "Your energy feels a lot like those brats Trunks and Goten, yet different. Just where did you come from?"
"At one time we were Goten and Trunks, but no longer," the man's voice echoed, "I am the fused warrior, Gotenks, and the instrument of your doom!"
"We shall see about that," Pride snickered, "Prepare to burn in hell!"
"Bring it on..."
Lord Enma was sitting at his desk, trying desperately to sort through the multiple files that had come in from Earth. Something like 100 thousand people had been killed in the initial attack on the planet, a record that hadn't been seen since Majin Buu had blown the Earth away. Still, the worst part was the living entities who constantly pestered the gigantic red demon while he tried to work.
"Where the hell is Kakarot!?!" Diive growled, "You said he should've been here and hour ago!"
"There were malfunctions in the plane and he was stalled," Enma hissed, trying to remain cool, "He should be here soon."
"I don't understand why Grandpa can't just teleport over here," Pan grumbled, "Then this whole conflict would've been over already!"
"The fabric between this and the Grand Kai's planet is incredibly fragile!" Enma roared, finally losing it, "The disruption his teleportation would cause could break the very seal that keeps inmates in Hell!"
"Oh, we're so scared!" Bardock snarled, entering the room, "Nobody down there can possibly be that much of a threat!"
"So I see you weren't able to survive either," Videl grumbled, "Even Diive bought it in the battles there, so I guess it's not so surprising..."
Enma growled with frustration as the deceased fighters from Earth broke out into somewhat of a verbal spat, each exchanging more harsh criticisms than the last. The red demon was at the end of his rope and about to blast every one of the fighters down into Hell when a familiar energy signature appeared right there on his desk.
"Hello there Enma," Goku grinned, "Been busy lately?"
"So I see Piccolo was successful," Enma smirked, "Maybe now you can go home and get these hooligans out of my office!"
"I resent that remark!" Pan growled, "I am not a hooligan!"
The verbal battles began once again right there in Enma's office and it was becoming evidently clear that the demon was losing. The high-pitched sounds echoed off the walls as the continued, causing Piccolo and the Saiya-jin's ears to bleed.
"We're wasting time here!" Piccolo yelled, walking up to Goku, "Vegeta and the others are losing badly as we speak and if we don't hurry, they'll be the ones up here squawking!"
"Piccolo's right, we need to go," Goku sighed, "Don't worry, you'll all be coming back home very soon. I promise..."
"Wait Grandpa, don't go!" Pan screeched, but it was too late as Goku and crew phased out before her.
"It's okay Pan, everything is going to be all right now," Bardock smiled, patting his descendant's head, "Good luck, my son..."
Pride slammed another punch right into the smaller form before him, hurtling the Kurudo-jin, Ice, right into the canyon walls. Gotenks had long since defused and the other two surviving Saiya-jin males, Gohan and Raditz, had been taken down with such ease it was almost laughable. The ones who had come to replace them hadn't fared well ever since, as several had been killed already.
"Yet another bug squashed, with ease I might add," Pride smirked, "I really thought I'd get more of a challenge here, but clearly I was mistaken."
"You won't be laughing for much longer," Chive heaved, powering up the Super Saiya-jin, "My son will crush you like a bug!"
"Yeah, he doesn't know how to lose," Yugin chuckled, collapsing on the ground below, "Guess he was just raised that way."
"Your meaningless taunts mean nothing to me!" Pride roared, grabbing Chive by the throat, "If this Goku were really coming, then why isn't he here to save you?"
Chive could feel the air being cut off from her lungs as the Sin's grip got stronger around her neck, crushing the bones. The dozen or so warriors who were left tried desperately to get up and help her, but they didn't even have the energy to stand up, much less fight. The Saiya-jin woman was giving in as dark spots filled her vision, ready to succumb to her death, but was suddenly freed as the Sin's grip slackened entirely.
Looking up to see who had saved her, Chive felt as though her jaw would hit the floor at the sight before her. Gripping Pride's wrist in an iron grip of his own stood a Saiya-jin male, his upper body covered in light red, almost pink fur and wearing a pair of dark jeans over black boots. The man had two men beside him, one also a Saiya-jin at the Legendary level and another a Nameksei-jin at some strange form of his own. Chive could feel the tears swelling up in her eyes, but passed out before she ever got a chance to shed them.
"Kakarot....my son...."
"Who the hell are you?" Pride grunted, trying to break free, "What are you doing here? I already beat all the Saiya-jin's...."
"Not me you haven't, and how dare you strike a lady!" Goku growled, slapping Pride across the face, "Especially my mother!"
Pride felt as Goku's super-charged fist smashed right into his stomach, causing a thick spray of blood to fly from the man's lips. The Saiya-jin smirked as Pride hurtled backwards into the cliffs and sent a dust storm out in all directions, knocking the wind out of the Sin. Goku followed up his blow with a blue beam of energy, destroying the rock face entirely.
"You can come out now," Goku chuckled, "I know you're not dead."
"How right you are, Saiya-jin," Pride cackled rising from the rubble, "I guess I'll just have to dispose of you like I did the others before establishing my rule over this world."
"If you think your man enough, then go ahead and try," Goku mocked, "I've sensed higher energy levels in house plants!"
"YOU FOOL!" Pride growled, powering up, "YOUR DEAD!!!"
"Been there, done that," Goku laughed, "Now let's see how you like it..."
NEXT TIME: It's been a long wait and Goku has finally arrived back to his home, only to find everyone around him beaten. Will the powerful Saiya-jin warrior show any mercy to his opponent this time or has Pride pushed even the great Goku too far? Also, what are these new powers that Piccolo has come to possess? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!