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Chapter 3
WHAT JUST HAPPENED? WHAT KIND OF POWER HAVE I UNLEASHED? WAS KAKAROT RIGHT IN HIS ASSUMPTION THAT I TOO WOULD ASCEND? I DID TRANSFORM DIDN'T I? HAVE I FINALLY REACHED WHAT KAKAROT HAD CALLED SUPER SAIYAN 3? NOW THIS ANDROID HAS NO CHANCE, AND I CAN FINALLY RID THE PLANET OF SUCH A VILE AND CRUEL CREATION, Vegeta thought to himself
"How?" The android blurted out. "How did you summon such an incredible transformation?"
The android was starting to lose his patience. This Saiyan had just conjured a strength that he had never seen before. Strength that Dr. Gero had not prepared him for, nor gave him a means of conquering. The android was in every way becoming more and more like Vegeta and this also angered him.
"Well, android, I suppose that this energy has been inside of me the entire time. It just took someone like you to bring it out of me." Vegeta's confidence in himself and in his cause had returned, along with his assurance that he could beat this inferior machine.
"Well, Vegeta, this little burst in your energy doesn't really matter, because you are still no match for me." The android was trying to not to show his fear. Lucky for him he could not sweat.
Vegeta wasted no time in testing his new powers out on the android. Vegeta vanished in a woof of air, and then reappeared with his fist implanted in the android's face. And for a second they just sat there floating in the air. A smug look on Vegeta's face, a confused and bewildered look on the android's. Then, without hesitation, the android's facial expression turned to that of anger and with out missing a beat, shot an energy blast from his exposed palm, which was pointed right at Vegeta's stomach. The blast impacted, but when the smoke cleared, Vegeta was floating as if he were standing, and without a single scratch on him. The android stared, speechless, and for a moment the thought crossed his mind that maybe Vegeta would beat him. But then he cleared his head and thought.
NO, THIS FOUL FLESH AND BONE CREATION CANNOT BEAT ME! I AM MORE THAN WHAT HE IS! I AM BETTER THAN HIM IN EVERY WAY. DR. GERO CREATED ME TO BE MORE THAN HIS EQUAL. I EVEN BEAT GOKU, AND GOKU WAS MORE POWERFUL THAN VEGETA! HOW CAN HE BE GIVING ME SO MUCH TROUBLE? WAS IT ANOTHER INCIDENT OF TIME TRAVEL? DID TRUNKS COME BACK THROUGH TIME AGAIN AND WARN HIM OF ME? BUT IF SO, WHY DIDN'T ANYONE ELSE KNOW ABOUT ME? AND WHY WAS VEGETA HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH ME BEFORE? NO, THIS IS ALL JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFICULTY. I SHOULD GO BACK TO THE LAB AND GATHER ALL MY ENERGY CELLS. THEN VEGETA WILL BE NO MATCH FOR ME, AND THIS LITTLE INSECT WILL BE SQUASHED, AND I CAN FINISH THE EARTH!
The android's expression seemed to be one of pleasure and deceit.
"Vegeta, I can see you have gotten some new skills. Now that you have them you seem quite powerful. But to tell you the truth, I am not up to my complete power yet. I need to go and collect my final design. Do you think that maybe you would rather fight me when I am at "Full Strength"?" The android was trying to play on Vegeta's pride.
"Android, I am not going to fall for the same trick twice. Cell did that to me, and I found out that I was no match for him. Now that I have you where I want you, what makes you think that I would give up the chance to get rid of you for good?" Vegeta was playing it careful, after all, if the android knew everything he knew, then the android knew that Vegeta couldn't hold this form long without having to re-summon it after rest.
"No, android, I think I'm going to finish you here and now while I have the strength and ability to." Vegeta smiled. "You do understand, don't you?"
This outcome angered the android. Vegeta was supposed to fall for that one perfectly; apparently Dr. Gero hadn't been following Vegeta much after the Majin Vegeta era.
"But Vegeta, I can guarantee that I will be more than a challenge. And you may even still be able to beat me." The android was steadily thinking of trying to outrun Vegeta back to the lab.
"Don't do it, Vegeta. You know what he is capable of if he gets to a town or a city with ample enough people." The voice came from beside Vegeta.
Vegeta looked next to him astonished. That last hit he directed at this being should have put him into a coma for weeks, but instead he was floating there right next to him, cape and all.
"Don't look so surprised, Vegeta. Your last hit may have been hard, but my head is harder. You only knocked me out." Superman was looking in the android's direction, and from the look on his face, he had made a decision.
"I gathered from the look on your face when you started your attack on him, that you were doing this out of revenge, or to rid the earth of him. I now understand why you attacked me, this is a matter between him, and you, and I interfered. But don't let his antics and wily ways get to you. You have a new gift, and now that you have it, you must use it. I can help you, but only so far. I realize that I may be of no match for him, but if we work together, Earth can be rid of him for good." Vegeta looked on astonished that he figured out the whole situation, from just watching the fight.
"I'm sorry, my friend, but this fight is mine. And even if you could keep up, this android is more powerful than you. He would eat you apart and spit you out for breakfast, lunch and dinner." Vegeta was trying to get him to back down.
"I don't care much if I get hurt; he won't be able to harm me that much. And besides Vegeta, I'm more powerful than you think." And with that Superman was gone in a flash, and at the android's face.
He grabbed the android by the arm and started to swing him in a circle, faster and faster until he let him go toward the ground. The android hit rock and kept on going. Soon there was a bigger explosion of dirt and the android was flying up through the air, and dust. There was a blur of red and blue and Superman appeared above the Android and punched him square in the face in Vegeta's direction. Superman appeared in front of Vegeta and punched the android again but this time grabbed his arm and started to swing around again.
"You know Vegeta, I am not an Earthling. I am not of this planet, nor am I from any surrounding ones. I came from a planet called Krypton, in a little tiny spaceship. I was sent here from Krypton because my planet was going to explode. And because of my alien body, I have been given powers, because my body reacted to your yellow sun's rays." Superman threw the android back at the ground, gave chase again till he caught up with him and then punched him upwards again.
Superman stopped the android again and started to squeeze him tightly, wrapping his arms around the android and pulling in with all his might.
"You see, Vegeta, I am not ordinary, so this fight isn't going to affect me ordinarily either." Superman kept on squeezing the android.
The android could not believe the intensity of this being's strength, or the intensity he was fighting with. Every attack showed the android new levels of pain that the android could not even compute in his robotic mind.
CURSE DR. GERO FOR GIVING ME A HUMANIOD BODY THAT CAN FEEL PAIN. CURSE HIM FOR GIVING ME EMOTIONS. VEGETA'S, IN FACT. CURSE HIM FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ANTICIPATE THIS KIND OF A DISTRACTION HAPPENING. WHY IS IT AT EVERY TURN I AM ALWAYS BEING HINDERED?
The android pulled one arm out, and with every ounce of energy he could muster without being in pain, shot an energy blast straight at Superman's chest. Superman held on as he went flying backwards, making sure that he did not let go of his enemy. The android was furious that this man would not let go of him. The Kryptonian had to give up somewhere, somehow, but just as the android was about to shoot another blast, Superman's eyes lit up and a beam of energy escaped them, and a burning sensation started in the android's hand.
DID HE JUST DO WHAT I THINK HE DID? DID HE JUST SHOOT A BEAM OF PURE HEAT OUT OF HIS EYES RIGHT AT MY HAND? Thought the android
The android looked down at his hand and saw that wires, and bone, and blood were all pouring out of his hand. Superman squeezed harder and then let go of the android. Vegeta looked on shocked, as the android fell to the ground clutching its hand and yelling in what seemed like pain. Superman just stood there and crossed his arms as he started to descend on the androids figure embedded in the rock below.
"I can't believe that this alien, this Kryptonian being, was able to inflict so much damage to an android I've been fighting for four hours straight." Vegeta's mouth finally closed and a smile came to his face.
Vegeta relaxed and started to descend on the scene as well.
"Well, Kryptonian, do you have a name? Or should I just give you one?" Vegeta had tried a little comedy, Superman didn't smile.
"Actually Vegeta, I've been meaning to tell you that. But you so rudely interrupted me earlier." A smile escaped his face.
"My name on earth is Superman; I've come to learn that my Kryptonian name is Jal-Lal, son of Jor-El." Superman winced; he never liked it when he let his Kryptonian name slip. He despised it really, only his Earth mother called him that.
"Superman, isn't that a name that is just a little plain?" Vegeta was unimpressed, and trying to hold back laughter. "Don't you think you should change it? Or at least make it more exciting?"
"People like it, and so do I, as a matter of fact." Superman took on an insulted pose. "It's simple, concise, and it explains many things better than any other word."
"OK, Mr. Superman, what makes you so super?" Vegeta was trying to get a rise out of him. "Besides what I've seen."
Superman stood up and brushed off his clothes. After all, a superhero can't be messy after a battle.
"Well, for one thing, Vegeta, my skin is impenetrable. Nothing can cut, bruise, or maim my skin." He grunted.
"Well, of course Superdork, neither can anything earthly do so to me. My energy prevents that." Vegeta chuckled.
Superman let out a sort of grunt yet chuckle, "You don't get it do you? Not even you can penetrate my skin." Superman rolled up his sleeves.
He turned to the android and then punched his face as hard as he could, which caused the android's circuitry to reboot. He was out cold for quite a while. Superman turned to Vegeta and stood as stiff and straight as could be.
"I dare you to shoot me with your energy blast as hard as you can. I want every ounce of energy you can muster." Superman looked around his body. "Just hit me square in the chest. Wouldn't want you missing another part of my body and ending up with the rest of the blast hitting something else."
Vegeta huffed his nose in the air and then turned around, "You do realize that at my level I can destroy multiple planets don't you?"
Superman looked at him one more time, this time more serious.
"Yes, Vegeta, now just do it!" Superman was getting angry.
Vegeta shook his head and got into position. He raised his hand, palm out with his fingers extended straight from his palm. He started to summon a gigantic energy wave and then released it straight at Superman. The blast was enormous and the body of the android went flying into another rock and was embedded into it. There was dust and rock flying everywhere and it took a few minutes for the dust to clear. When Vegeta was able to see clearly, he saw a large creator like path that went straight away from Vegeta for several miles. Vegeta looked at the android, saw that he was still unconscious and then flew to the end. And when he saw the smoke clear at the end of the trench, he saw Superman sitting down without a single scratch on his clothes or his body except for where he rolled up his sleeves. Superman's sleeves were gone.
