Chapter 15: Tajo's Trance

"My daughter had given it to me. And now… YOU ARE FINISHED!" Goku shouted as he charged forward at Tajo. His new power flowed through his veins. It was all thanks to Taylor but now… how long will it take for her to get out of Regeneration Chambers?

Tajo lifted up her arms going to block the attack but Goku disappeared. Tajo blinked a little. She looked around starting to feel panic running up her feet and reaching her head. Then Goku reappeared behind her slamming his knee into her back.

"AH!" Tajo yelled out in pain as her body jerked forward landing on the floor of the ring. She turned resting on her back now looking at Goku into his eyes. The energy burned and there, she knew that someone had given him that energy. Tajo started to grain her teeth. She then stood up with pain throbbing in her middle back. "You'll pay for that." She said. Goku smirked.

"I'll pay for it then!" Goku and Tajo charged at each other. Their right forearms collided with one another. They both pushed up against each other. But Tajo threw her other fist under. Goku saw it in the nick-of-time. He quickly placed his free hand in the path of Tajo's fist gripping hard onto her hand. Tajo and Goku kept their eyes locked on one another. Neither one of them removed their eyes for a glance at anyone for they both knew they were going to be an easy target if they did.

Tajo and Goku then both jumped back with the force of them both swiping their arms to the side. Goku held his fists tightly as Tajo held her's opened. They were in a stare down now. Like a game of a staring contest, but that soon ended when Tajo blasted a ki beam at Goku.

Goku jumped into midair as the ki beam hit the platform of the tile floor blowing rubble and dust up. Goku found himself stuck in the cloud of dust that had lifted into the air when Tajo's attack hit. He covered his mouth with his hand as he begun to cough as the dust entered his lungs. Goku squinted as his sight begun to get blurry for a reason Goku could not explain. Goku suddenly felt weak and depressed for some odd reason. It was like something inside of him; a dark side; was opened just from one attack. Goku lowered his hand allowing the dust to enter his body clogging up his lungs.

Tajo bursted through the cloud of dust hitting Goku in his face causing blood to spit out of his mouth as her fist came in contact with his face. Goku hit the ground on his back rolling backwards. When he stopped, he was sitting up wobbling in a circle almost. Tajo started to spin breaking away the cloud of dust as she hovered there looking at the mighty SSJ4 Goku that… really wasn't so mighty now in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Tajo asked as she landed onto the ground gently. "Feeling a little… depressed lately?" she asked. Goku nodded his head slightly as his vision continued to blur. Tajo smirked. 'Good, the physic waves coming off of that attack hit him in time.' Tajo thought.

"What… what did you do to me?" Goku asked with his voice fading away. Tajo crossed her arms as she walked forward.

"I didn't do anything to you Goku." Tajo answered, "it was you. You let down everyone that was close to you. Making them hate you."

"Hate… me…?" Goku asked as his eyes started to turn dark with his pupil disappearing as if his every own soul was being sucked out of his body.

"Yes… hate you." Tajo repeated. "You let them down when they needed you the most. The number one person you let down was…" Tajo leaned forward toward his ear smirking, "you daughter." She whispered. Goku looked down at the tile floor. His hands resting on the floor as his vision continued to blur.

"Taylor…" he whispered to himself as he sat there. Tajo smirked as she stood upright crossing her arms looking down at Goku who sat there staring at his hands.

"What did you do to my Grandpa!" Pan asked rudely as she held her fist tightly. Tajo turned and looked at her. She turned fully around staring at the young quarter saiyan.

"I only told him the truth." Tajo answered.

"Your truth is all but a lie!" Goten shouted up at her. Tajo turned her head to look at Goten to see how surprisingly that he could pass as Goku.

"You are definitely Goku's son." Tajo said to him. Goten blinked a little in confusion trying to figure out what she meant. Of course, he knew who his own father was but it was like she had no clue in the first place. The way she smirked made Goten worry.

Tajo turned around looking at Goku again. She leaned forward toward his ear once more. "See that man there…" Tajo whispered. Goku looked over from the corner of his eyes to see Goten.

"Go… ten?" he whispered slowly. Tajo nodded her head slowly.

"Yes. He took on your looks to clear your family name. To show that you Saiyans are so weak. Want to know why he's doing that?" Tajo whispered to him. Goku didn't respond. He just looked at Goten funny as his eyes continued to show no soul in them. "He did it because you failed him."

"I… failed… him…" Goku whispered to himself. Tajo smirked. Goku was in her grips now. She had control over him. Tajo reached down grabbing onto his shirt and then lifted him up. Goku's head didn't move. He continued to look at Goten, which creped him out a little.

"Goku…" Tajo called. Goku turned and looked at Tajo. "What are you?" she asked.

"No one." He answered softly. Tajo smirked.

"Good. Whose going to win this battle and go home without a planet?" she asked.

"Me." He answered. Tajo nodded her head slowly.

"Yes Goku." Tajo said placing Goku onto his feet. She then begun to throw punches to his stomach as Goku walked backwards letting her hit him.

"KAKKAROT!" Vegeta shouted, "what are you doing? Hit her back!" he shouted. Goku didn't even look at Vegeta. He continued to let Tajo hit him.

"What's going on with Grandpa? Why does he have that look in his eye?" Pan asked as she turned and looked at her dad. Gohan looked down at her and then up at Goku.

"He's in some kind of trance." Gohan answered.

"How do we get him out of it?" Trunks asked as he stood next to Gohan.

"I don't think we can." Piccolo answered. Goten shook his head.

"There's got to be away to get him out of it!" Goten shouted as he looked down, "there's got to." He added softly as he looked at the battle.

Goku was thrown onto the ground landing on his back with his arms out by his side as he stared up blankly into the sky.

'I failed them.' He thought, 'I failed them all. I should no longer be living.'

"What are you crazy!" Came a familiar voice in his head. Goku's eyes widened as everything around him started to disappear and turn white. Goku looked around confused. He sat up slowly as a faded image of Taylor begun to show. She still had her battered, beaten, and broken down body that she felt the Eliminations with.

"Taylor…?" he said softly. Taylor smiled as she walked forward with a little limp.

"Dad." she said as she stood in front of him looking down. Goku looked up at her.

"What… what are you doing here?" he asked, "I failed you. You should be hating me." He added. Taylor shook her head.

"You didn't fail me dad." She said getting down onto her knees resting her hands on her lap. Goku looked at them to see that they were stained with red from her blood, cut, and bruised.

"Yes I did." He said to her looking up at her, "I failed you because I failed to protect you." he added. Taylor started to giggle a little. Goku blinked. "What?" he asked.

"Like I said before dad, you didn't fail me. I made the choice to wined up like this." She said placing her hands onto his shoulders. "Think of everything you've done for me. I had my first day of training just three years ago and you took all the blame for me when mom found out. You taught me how to fly, how to control my anger… well, almost. And most importantly, you taught me how to love." She told her father. Taylor pulled Goku close as she wrapped her arms around him hugging him. "That dad… is not failing me."

"But… the others they…"

"They don't hate you." Taylor whispered. "They care about you the same way I do. Even if Vegeta doesn't show it but I know he thinks of you as friend and not a rival." Taylor pulled herself away as she kept her hands on her father's shoulders. "It's time for you to wake up and smell the coffee." Goku smiled as his eyes started to turn their normal color, showing they had a soul inside.

"All right Taylor." Goku said as they both stood up. Taylor held up her hand. Goku placed his hand on hers as there was a bright light.

Goku raised his hands just in time to catch Tajo's fist. Her eyes widened as she saw the color in Goku's eyes. He stood up as he glared at Tajo. Again both of them being locked in a staring contest. Goku let go of Tajo's fist as she stepped backwards.

"How… how did you…?"

"Break your trance?" Goku asked. Tajo didn't respond. "I had some help." He told her. Goku charged at her starting up the battle again.