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 53: Overwhelming Power –"Let's do this now" part 2

Aldaris growled as a temporary outlet was attached to his back and missing arm. He hadn't wanted to have to retreat back to Talematros to gain power, he felt certain he was strong enough to beat Gohan and the Saiyans on his own. Now he vowed he would rid the universe of all of them when they came for him, as he knew they would. With the added power of the pylon clusters, he felt beyond certain that he would beat them easily even if they attacked in a group. The only thing he was concerned with now were his immobility with the linkup, and the placement of the troops he had called in. He masterfully planned to take down the Saiyans while he was still connected and keep them at a distance. Once down he would dispose of them in whatever way he felt necessary. Given enough time he felt that he could power up far enough to not even need the added affect of the pylon clusters feeding him energy, but his new senses were telling him that he might not be allowed that luxury. As the power link connected, he felt a great surge in energy and began to channel it into his body, making him feel beyond invincible. The feeling gave him a direct connection to the pylon clusters and any sort of scanning equipment hardwired to the system, making him feel much larger than he actually was. This enhanced his senses to where he could sense pins dropping anywhere around the small power plant of a city.

"Great one, are you going to battle once again after you recharge your power?" an aid asked.

"The battle is coming to me, and I will draw all of the power that I must to defeat them, even if I drain the capitol of power to do it!" he claimed.

"That would severely hamper some of our defenses should the Zerg use this opportunity to attack!" the aid said, concerned.

"I highly doubt the Zerg will be foolish enough to attack with our great fleets nearby. Besides, I plan to use this new power directly against them once I've dealt with these Saiyans!" Aldaris claimed.

A loud beeping rang in a few minutes later, "Great Aldaris, I'm receiving scattered reports of Zerg activity in the capitol, it appears they dug their way into the underground maze of sewers!"

Aldaris frowned at this, it wasn't what he needed to hear now, "Send all troops into the capitol to eradicate the Zerg, and sweep the sewers once they have been dealt with. We don't need their interference right now!"

"What about you sire, surely you will need at least a small force here to defend yourself?!" the aid asked in a panicked tone.

"For you perhaps, I can handle it. Now go, our enemies will not defeat us today!" Aldaris boasted. The aid ran off as Aldaris sunk lower into sync with the clusters of small pylons, feeling his power build massively. It wasn't long until he picked up a Terran battle cruiser coming near and landing a mile or two away. The strong energy signals of the Saiyans soon appeared, coming straight at him.

He grinned as they came into view, "Time to decide the true victor!"

Break you down
Mercy, I cannot allow
Through your face, my fist will plow
Watching as your blood pours down
Let's do this now

Let's do this now!

Gohan took note of a tremendous number of pylons surrounding the small city, and even larger numbers of them inside of it. He had picked up Aldaris' energy signal once he linked up with the energy crystals, finding him hardwired to the system by long and thick cables. He silently powered up just a bit, to the point he could jump to Super Mystic when necessary, feeling Aldaris' energy a little better. It had shot up dramatically since their battle, and was steadily rising as he felt more and more energy coming into his body. He also felt a lot of energy coming off of the crystals, knowing that if Aldaris drew enough of that in, he would be able to overpower Gohan. As he and the others landed a bit away from Aldaris, Gohan picked up on a sudden surge of energy in the air.

"Move!" he said as he jumped out of the way. Vegeta and Bardock complied, but a strong bolt of blue lightning hit Goku, who didn't get the idea right off. A string of them followed the leader, burning through the Saiyan's armor like it wasn't there. Aldaris let up and watched Goku struggle to get to his feet, favoring his right leg and his stomach, right where some of Aldaris' Psi storm had been focused the most. Great, he's not wasting any time now, Gohan thought as he shot into Super Mystic form, brightening the area with silver light. Vegeta and Bardock also transformed to Super Saiyan two, Goku followed soon after. Aldaris only chuckled at this, his laugh coming over a little louder since he was connected to a massive amount of computerized technology.

"Go ahead. Do your worst!" Three large golden beams struck a solid blue wall of air a moment later, a thick green one joining it from Gohan. The Psi powered shield didn't even show a sign of weakening, the four energy beams did nothing as they struck the same general area.

"Guys, let's try a spread out attack! Aim for the buildings! He can't concentrate his energy four places at once!" Goku suggested, he and Vegeta powering up more to Super Saiyan three. Gohan flew to the right a bit, but watched Aldaris smirk brightly, as if he was waiting for this. All of them lined up and fired loads of smaller energy blasts at the small pylons around the area, every one of them hitting a blue shield and canceling out with relative ease.

Vegeta got fed up with this right away and let the shield have it, "FINAL FLASH!!!" A bright explosion went off as Vegeta's beam collided with Aldaris' shield, followed by several minor ones as Vegeta fired another string of smaller energy balls. When the smoke cleared, the only thing damaged was Vegeta's ego, and some of the ground outside the shield. Aldaris kept a tight grin as he had anticipated their actions perfectly. For him focusing on the area was not a problem now that he was connected to the pylon clusters and the scanning stations nearby, and putting this tremendous amount of energy forth to shield himself and the clusters was just as easy. Gohan frowned, with that shield up and so strong, he wasn't going to be able to attack Aldaris, he would have to wait for Aldaris to come to him. At the rate his power was going up, it wasn't going to matter either way. A surge of Psi energy crossed his senses, aiming for the Saiyan with currently the least amount of energy, Vegeta.

"Watch out Vegeta!" Gohan warned at the mildly tired prince. Vegeta turned and dodged quickly, but another burst of energy came at him, this time from the surface of the massive shield. Blue lightning surrounded the Saiyan prince and shocked him over and over again until he hit the ground. It continued until he passed out from pain a minute or two later, dropping out of Super Saiyan. The streaks of Psi lightning retreated back to the shield, reabsorbing itself while Aldaris held a tight grin.

"What a weakling, but I suppose that's what I should expect from now on!" Aldaris laughed at the fallen Saiyan.

You're gonna feel how (alright)
I really am with you (you're right)
You're going no where (must stop)
Don't really know what to do (you're right)
It's going to go on (fuck off)
Until you run away (alright)
You can't control me
You best do it my way (you won)

I fuck with no one
Until you get into my face…

Gohan felt two more energy fields emerge and head towards his father and grandfather.

He growled and flew over between them, "I'm right here Aldaris, do your worst you dirty coward!" Gohan shouted out. He stood still as his family backed off, prepared to receive the punishment Aldaris might send his way. The energy fields collected and surrounded him, and a new distortion emerged in the shield. That's it!

"Dad, you and grandpa attack when he hits me, were going to get through that shield one way or another, spread out so you can hit the pylons!" Gohan thought out to his family. The two golden warriors nodded to each other and phased out of view, hoping Aldaris couldn't track them easily. Once they felt out of sight, they flew to opposite ends of the city, charging their family's trademark attack.

"It's time for your end boy, try not to scream too loudly or you'll wake the dead that you are about to meet!" Aldaris laughed, as he took no notice of Goku and Bardock's positions. The streaks of lightning emerged from both the air and hit Gohan in the sides as one big spray of bolts came in from the shield area. Gohan shouted loudly in pain as he took it full force, almost dropping out of the sky.

"Don't attack yet, but get ready to use as much power as possible! He's focused completely on me and I don't think it'll work any other way!" Gohan thought to his family, barely able to think straight with the powerful lightning striking him. Goku looked concerned about this, but started charging his power into his hands, his father following his lead. Gohan managed to get himself under control and not fall to the ground, powering energy into his aura to begin to block this assault. His Psionic energy was being drained, and he felt his Super Mystic form was going to be leaving him very soon. I hope this works, because I'm out of ideas and out of time if it doesn't! He thought as he called on all of his energy. Aldaris kept his assault going with undying fury, now focusing on only the large lightning spray coming from the shield, as the other sides were only a setup to get him to keep still. Gohan's aura began to push the lightning back and eventually away from his body by a few inches, more than enough room for him to concentrate. He moved just enough to get into position to start his answer to Aldaris' plan.

"Kamehameha!" he shouted, starting a quick beam to push the Psi lightning away from him, and then adding a whole lot of power to it. Aldaris frowned at this, knowing his little Psi storm attack may not be that effective against this.

"Fine boy, but this time you are losing!" More energy gathered in the shield, and Gohan saw it begin to fade from the surroundings. A blue beam shot from the surface as more concentrated energy came to reject his beam. He fired more power to counteract this, forcing a stalemate. He wasn't doing this for the win, it was for the distraction. The shield's wide range thinned to the point where he could feel Aldaris getting frustrated with this, and pulling a whole lot of its energy to duel with Gohan. Gohan let the energy pile up and come towards him, now using only one hand to fire his green beam and the other on his forehead. The violent blue swirl began to creep towards him faster and faster, but still he didn't budge. He felt Aldaris piling it all up and sending a tremendous surge of power his way.

"It's time to visit your own hell, now die!" Aldaris shouted. He shut off his beam just as the shield energy merged into the beam, phasing out as his potential death was winking him in the eye.

"NOW!" he thought and moved at the same time.

"HA!!!!" two distant voices shouted, their own blue beams smashing up the ground to their destination. Gohan reappeared on the ground and safely out of the way of Aldaris' beam, smiling at the Templar who now looked confused. Two bright explosions signaled the success of the attack as the pylon clusters began to collapse one at a time. More explosions sounded until one big one erupted in the middle, and leaving two straight lines of destruction split out from a crater in the middle, debris was thrown everywhere. Goku and Bardock's beams had been aimed at the start of the biggest congestion of pylons, taking them out in a straight line and colliding at the middle of the biggest frontal cluster. They hadn't taken nearly all of them out, but unless Aldaris had underground cables hooked to him, his everlasting supply of power was taken care of. Gohan panted slightly for air, seeing the success of the attack and seeing the look of disbelief on the face of the old Templar. The upper rows of pylons then dimmed before showing no light or energy at all. Aldaris was none too happy to say the least, and cut the connections to his arm and lower back. Gohan rescanned Aldaris' energy now, sensing a slight problem, it hadn't gone down hardly at all. Damn, now dad, grandpa and I are all tired, this isn't good. Gohan was forced to drop out of Super Mystic form, he had used too much Psi energy to keep up his effort.

"I hope you're ready for the worst boy!" Aldaris growled, flying towards Gohan slowly.

Don't you know that
You can't punch me?
Don't you know that
You can't bring me down?
Oh my life would be so easy now
If you haven't stepped across that LINE!

Gohan powered up with extra energy he had been forced to store away upon ascending to Super Mystic form. He used the remainder of his Psi energy to restore the lost ki in the previous engagements. He didn't think it would be a difference maker now, but he hoped he could buy some time. He sensed a new signal coming their way, and responded to it as he powered up to the maximum in Mystic state.

"Hey Verto, you need to hurry, I don't think I can last too much longer against this guy!" Gohan thought out to his friend as Aldaris continued to float towards him. No response came, but he did sense Verto pick up the pace a bit. With that done he focused his attention back to the older Templar, seeing another lightning blast forming in his hands. He frowned slightly, that was going to have more of an effect now if he didn't do something about it.

"Dodge this one boy, Death Strike!" The lightning flowed from Aldaris' hands easily and streaked towards Gohan, who phased out and reappeared in the air. The flurry of lightning struck the spot he was at and gave off a loud clap of thunder.

"You missed," Gohan grinned slightly. He frowned at the next flurry of lightning that followed, this one came quicker. He used instant transmission to get away again, reappearing to see a mesh of blue lightning in his face. The following scream and tumble to the ground signaled his mistake on the matter. Aldaris let up on the assault to witness the shocked expression on Gohan's face.

"Ugh, how the hell did you know where I was going to go?!" he asked, hoping for both an answer and a further stall for time. Aldaris laughed more now, seeing that confused and fearful look on Gohan's face evolve a bit.

"Didn't you figure that out on your own boy? I may not be able to track you Saiyans that well with your movement involving ki energy, but once you make the mistake of using your Psionic power, I can sense you anywhere. Your mixture of energies somewhat inhibited me from tracking you earlier, but now that your worn down I can sense your every move!" Aldaris said with pride. Gohan scowled, looks like I need to train more with Dad on instant movement the other way, but it uses too much ki energy for my taste. Gohan dodged out of the way of another series of lightning blasts, seeing that Aldaris was sticking to the same game plan over and over. He flipped around several rounds of them before dashing in on the ground straight at Aldaris with a fist outstretched. Gohan sensed a quick energy distortion and prepared for it. He didn't hit any sort of shield like he expected, but made contact with Aldaris' face. The Templar tumbled to the ground and lay motionless. Lightning shocked Gohan from behind as he hit the ground next to the false Aldaris.

"Argh, can't you come up with something different?" Gohan whined slightly getting up and holding his side. He was both happy and mad at the same time. Aldaris was hitting him with the same Psi storm over and over again, and was drawing it out in his own arrogance. He smiled inwardly now, Aldaris didn't sense what was coming this way.

"Why fix what is not broken boy?" Aldaris laughed slightly.

"Just thought you wanted to fight me on the same terms, not using fancy tricks to hide with!" Gohan dared.

"A battle that would suit you better than I, but I suppose its worth a look since you have not a prayer against my power!" Aldaris said, phasing out of view suddenly. Gohan's eyes lit up, he didn't see where he went at all as he looked and listened for Aldaris. He felt another massive energy surge around his body and dodged to the left. His face met with a three-fingered fist a moment later, stunning him. Another one struck his back followed by several kicks to his stomach. Each blow was severely hard, much more than he would expect from Aldaris. The last punch got him in the temple, and sent Gohan back to the ground in a stunned gaze.

"As you can see, I can fight as well as any of you Saiyans," Aldaris said with a cocky glance at Gohan. Two feral yells came screeching in and attacked in the forms of two Super Saiyans. A distinct blue shield a foot away from Aldaris' head and neck blocked both powerful fists, catching Goku and Bardock by complete surprise. Aldaris barely glanced that way and gave a wave of his hand. Lightning erupted from the blue shield and shocked the father-son duo into submission as they screamed in pain, sending them over Gohan's head into the trees not far from where Vegeta crouched down on one knee.

"Pitiful specimens, its hard to believe I was so interested in your overrated abilities. But I can see that without them I never would have achieved this level of power. To thank you and your kind, I will terminate your existence in the same manner!" Aldaris declared, preparing another lightning blast and sending it streaking towards Gohan from a slight distance. Gohan dodged out of the way and powered up his ki again, a last ditch effort to stall Aldaris.

"Kame, hame,..." he chanted.

"Go ahead boy, you'll just waste your energy again!" Aldaris dared. Gohan concentrated and phased out in a blur, reappearing behind Aldaris.

"HAAA!!!!!!" The thick blue beam smashed into Aldaris' grinning form and blinded Gohan. But when the light cleared, Gohan's face sunk into shock when he saw the blue shield underneath his beam, deflecting the energy around Aldaris.

"As you can see boy, I possess far too much power to be hurt by your pathetic attacks!" he grinned, phasing out himself. Gohan was floored from behind by a clubbing blow. He sat up to see another lightning attack coming his way very quickly. Gohan closed his eyes, knowing he wasn't going to be able to dodge this one. A whoosh of energy sounded right in front of him and he winced but felt no pain. A solid and bright blue blade of energy three feet long and not three inches wide was in front of his body, deflecting all of the lightning with ease. The streaks of lightning spread into the air around the sword, displacing from the target and causing no damage except to the landscape. Aldaris' shocked expression was priceless, seeing the one person he hadn't expected to see.

"Your such a power hungry fool Aldaris, I'm going to take you down!" Verto declared, flipping his sword around a few times before making it vanish and reabsorb into his body.

Break you down
Mercy, I cannot allow
Through your face, My fist will plow
Watching as your blood pours down
Lets do this now!

Power levels:

Super Mystic Gohan: 700,000,000; regular Mystic form: 580,000,000

Super Aldaris (linked with pylons): 900,000,000; unlinked: 760,000,000

A/N: Yeah Gohan lost, I'm sure you all thought he was going to win the way the first round went, tough luck! Verto's on the scene now, how many minutes is Aldaris going to last, or is this fight going to go the distance like the last one did?