DBV Series 5: Zerg Wars II: Swirling Destinies Chapter 36: Cerebrate's Farewell, a dragon ball z fanfic

I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the right to Starcraft or any of the music pieces you see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.

Chapter 35: Cerebrate's Farewell

Zerg-Verto continued up through the Hive, blowing away Zerglings and Drones that he spotted. All of them took the shape of Broly, the Overmind's Eye, Aldaris and any other enemy to him. The ki blasts and beams began to get larger depending on the distance from him that the Zerg were. The Zerg started to run from the mad Saiyan, odd for creatures that are supposedly without fear. The hive walls soon bled and crumbled a bit wherever he struck them. Between shouts and screams of anguish, he was holding his head like the migraine from hell was affecting him. Down below, Kerrigan snapped awake from general meditation. She had sensed the Saiyans coming and had really worked to clear them a not so obvious path so no one else caught on. But now she sensed Verto's pain and what he was doing to try to get rid of it. She rushed out of her lower chamber and up the ramps of the Hive's central column as quickly as she could. Meanwhile every Zerg that approached became dust the instant he saw them. Kerrigan got to the ground level of the Hive shortly after Verto had blasted many holes in the floor. She sensed her Hive cluster start to lose some of its structure and really start to bleed. If it collapsed they were only in for trouble, as most Zerg in the area would run out of control almost immediately while the Overmind was still asleep. She frowned slightly at that thought; she knew the Overmind was doing this. Everyone has his or her breaking point, and if Verto's mind had been warped too much already, then he may go out of control himself. She scanned his thoughts, seeing what was wrong. His aggressive hormones had been put into overdrive and his brain was not deciphering friend from foe. True, he really didn't have any friends here, but he wasn't thinking logically either. He hadn't powered up yet, but if he did then she suspected he would go into an auto-kill mode the way he was seeing things. She spotted him blowing holes in the much higher ceiling and ran up to him.

"Verto, you have to calm down, you're just seeing things! Calm down or you're going to go mad! Whatever you do, don't power up!" she begged and pleaded, her two hands pushing against his stronger arms.

"Argh, get back! These fiends need to be sent back to hell!" he shouted, pushing her aside to blow another Broly-Zergling away. A lone Hydralisk came into the central room to see what the trouble was about. When Verto saw it, his eyes and breath changed considerably, into an even more murderous stage. Kerrigan stepped back when his Psi sword was formed and he flew at the Hydra.

"Die Frieza!!" he shouted, slicing the Hydra in half and then into eighths. Another Hydra came in and Verto actually stood still now, but that killer look never left as he was breathing a little harder.

"Cell! I'm gonna tear you apart! Arghhhh!!!" he shouted as his silver aura kicked on. Kerrigan ran towards him now along with a few dozen Zerglings that sensed their Hive in trouble. She was blown back when he hit his Super Mystic level. She instantly felt lucky though, the Zerglings nearby had exploded once his mixed energy hit them. He took his now green sword and chucked it sideways at the Hydra, taking its head clean off. More Zerg arrived, not sure what to do with their enraged comrade. Verto stared at them with a glare but deadly calm look, raising his finger to them.

Interlude 35.1: Good Verto

"Man, what got into him?" I asked, staring at the viewing ball with my arms crossed. Cerebrate was at a loss for words as well as my evil self started to tear through Zerg like Goku does food.

"I'm not sure, he's enraged but I don't know about what, let me scan his thoughts," he said, closing his eyes. I glanced up at him, waiting for an answer.

"There is something wrong here, I'm detecting high levels of aggression running through him. His instincts that regard to fighting and rage have skyrocketed. He's a running motor right now, and his targets seem to be whatever he sees. Wait a second, his brain isn't working right either!" he explained somewhat vaguely.

"Yeah, I noticed that from day one," I cracked.

"No, that's not what I mean, he's seeing things that aren't correct. Put your hand on the force field and you'll hear what he's saying!"

I did so, hearing shouts like: "Die, Frieza!" and "Go to Hell, Broly!" among others. I took my hand off, getting the point.

"He's seeing the forms of enemies instead of seeing the Zerg. This is very bad. In his psychotic state he may just destroy the planet by pure accident, that wouldn't be good!"

"Yeah, no kidding, " I said, stepping back a bit from the force field.

"Do you sense that in the air? I think your friends are coming!" Cerebrate said.

"Oh great, while he's like that he's liable to shoot at them too. I have to try to stop him now, but how? He isn't really mad enough and he isn't taking your power?!" I asked in slight desperation.

Cerebrate looked down slightly, "That's true, this harder containment field will remain up because of that, but you have to find a way. You can do it!"

"Yeah, but, it'll kill you!" I said in hesitation.

"True, but I'll still always be here, it's like the music you listen to. It's always in your memory. I've always wanted to help those in need and this is the only way. Allow me to show you what I mean!" he said, clearing his throat. Suddenly I heard loud rock music blaring around me, only there were no speakers.

"I wish he had been able to do this earlier, I wouldn't have been as bored," I muttered as his words began.

I always wanted to be president.

I always wanted to be Superman.
I ended up a fuckin superstar.
I'm better off than either one of them.

I wanna take you to a higher place.
Say all the things that you could never say.
I'll even help you try to make a change.
Before the whole world blows up in your face.

Come inside for a moment.
Come inside for a moment.

I'm the voice inside of you, that says there's nothing you can't do.
If you could open up your eyes and lay your heart out on the line.
I'm the voice inside your head, that brings your mind back from the dead.
I hope that I have served you right, even if only for one night.

I found that I recognized the song, and the words behind it were inspiring.

"Okay I'll do it, but how?" I asked as the music volume suddenly went down a little.

"Believe in yourself Verto, you have the power and ability to do what needs to be done!" he said, still humming along to the tune. I struggled to think about what to do about this hard force field as his words repeated themselves.

I tried a ki blast and watched it do nothing at all. I punched the hard surface next, getting nothing again.

"Come on Verto, you can do it!" he said again. I considered charging a big beam to smash it with next when something occurred to me. This force field was made of Psi. I gathered the same energy into my palm and extended it. My Psi Sword formed at will and I took a step back before swinging it into the force field. My sword went right through it, cutting a solid blue line from about five feet up to the ground. I punched through again, finding that there was nothing solid in the middle of it, only above where the Cerebrate's body floated. I cut a big enough hole for me to crawl through, noting that the force field cut as easily as paper with my sword's touch.

Come inside for a moment.
Come inside for a moment.

I did just that, crawling through and looking up at the Cerebrate, who was now glowing bright blue. He was still humming the tune of the music that was inspiring me to press on, I could even see his head bouncing back and forth to the beat of the drums. Tch, like me to the end I suppose. I rose into the air and floated at the same level as him. I watched his body start to fade into the bright light of energy. I put my arms out and pressed my hands into this light as it instantly flowed into them and then around my whole body.

The bright blue Psi poured into my body and spirit. It quickly stopped though as the blue light around me suddenly turned bright green.

"What's going on?" I asked. I never saw any lips moving, but I heard his voice inside me head.

"Didn't know I had this did you, it's a little extra mixed energy to make you as strong as your counterpart. It does have other purposes, but right now that isn't important. Your energies are truly balanced now and should be equal to your Evil self. Now go, do whatever is necessary to take back your body..." he said as his voice faded away. The light faded as well, and after sensing my energies out, I found that to be true. Also my mind felt sharper but more relaxed. I felt ready for action, but at the same time wise and cautious enough to think my way through it.

So I get some more brains now also, anything else Cerebrate? I asked, getting no response. He had said that none of his memories would remain, but I suddenly got a piece of one that wasn't pretty. It was the Overmind's plan against my friends and against the Protoss. It not only involved the destruction of both Saiyans and Protoss, but it included plans that extended beyond just our universes. All of those plans depending on one major factor, the evil spirit staying in control of my body. Some of the other things didn't look so good either, but I guessed that my evil self was the key somehow.

I can't allow any of that to happen even if it kills me, I have to hurry! I thought, as I looked straight up. The blue force field still remained, but I was inside and I now saw what appeared to be a bright white hole in the sky. I powered up and flew straight up.

"One Night Only" by Saliva

Gohan flew alongside his father, who was carrying Tassadar on his back. Krator had also come along, who Tora was escorting in a similar way. Vegeta was flying on his other side, watching for any hostiles. Bardock and Fasha were more towards the rear of their small group. Not wanting to risk losing any other Protoss in what may become a battle, everyone decided that it was best that only Tassadar and Krator come along and not Zeratul. They had come into the Zerg territory not long ago, encountering some Zerg in the process. However, most of them appeared to be running away from the area and too focused on something else to even notice them.

"Looks like Kerrigan came through for us after all. They are ignoring us!" Gohan pointed out.

"More than ignoring us boy, they appear to be running from something. I've never seen Zerg move away from an area so quickly, even the Overlords are leaving!" Vegeta pointed out. Indeed, all the flyers and groundlings in the area were spreading out, much farther from their defensive areas and buildings.

"Should we attack, then? It's easy pickings like this," Tora asked from behind.

Tassadar seemed deep in thought, "No, don't entice them, they are even ignoring our Psionic energy signatures. Zerg have never ignored that as long as I've encountered them. We should keep going, I believe the answer to this madness may be just ahead!" They all pressed on until passing a large mountain and spotting a large cluster of hatcheries and one big Hive cluster at the center. A Hive that was being ripped apart by energy beams from the inside.

"Looks like the party started without us, is it Broly?" Bardock asked, scanning ahead.

Gohan shook his head right away, "No I sense mixed energy, it's gotta be Verto. His energy is fluctuating though, like he's mad about something. We should be careful!" Gohan suggested. They landed on the outside wall of the Hive, nowhere near the entrance. Krator silently turned on his Psi blades and cut a large enough rounded hole for them to all go in through. He slid enough material aside to peak through, seeing nothing right away. Gohan shoved the rest of the Zerg tissue out of the way and the group proceeded inside.

The small chamber they had come into was full of premature larvae, not even ready to be formed into a different type of Zerg yet. These larvae were making all kinds of whining sounds, some of them trying to crawl towards the door as the Saiyans walked by.

"Wow, baby Zerg. What are they crying about?" Goku asked.

"I'd rather not know," Vegeta grunted. They ignored the infant Zerg and crept slowly to the next chamber, where they were hearing a lot of blasting going on. Before they could enter it, Kerrigan came through, backing up until she realized who was behind her. She turned in surprise, but kept a serious look to her.

"You should not be here now, he's gone mad and is killing everything he sees. He isn't even seeing things as they are. The Overmind is warping his mind as we speak!" she explained, heading for the newly cut exit.

"Perhaps we can settle him down then wench, there are nothing but true enemies around him after all!" Vegeta pointed out with a cocky but serious tone.

"Don't say I didn't warn you. I didn't expect things to transpire like this. For what it's worth I'm sorry," she said, leaving the area quickly. They entered the central chamber, carefully avoiding a large hole in the floor that was dripping like a fresh wound. Above, the ceiling had all kinds of new sunroofs in it, bleeding from the edges and bringing a red rain to the situation. Ahead they saw Verto in his Super Mystic form, blasting at the walls and whatever Zerg minions might be running by. They all had the intention of getting out of the Hive, but he wasn't letting them leave when they appeared from the lower levels. At least not the way they wanted to leave.

"Verto!" Gohan shouted first. He stopped blasting the instant he heard his name and slowly turned around.

A/n: Next Time on DBV: The good and evil sides of Verto struggle for control of his body. His friends are there and so are the Zerg. With the Overmind's influence over what his dark side is seeing, is anyone safe from his rage, next time!