Dragonball Z-Chapter 4
Vegeta and Goku went after each other, punching, kicking, kneeing, and blasting, for a full twelve minutes before they punched each other in the face. Babide and Debura stood on the bottom level of the ship, awaiting Gohan, Shin, and Rioki's arrival, and watching the fight from the ball Babide had in front of him. He was laughing hysterically, and said, "I think this is the best day of my life! I have never laughed so much!" The two turned and watched the meter beside Majin Buu's ball begin to move towards the big M at the top, that indicated his power was full.
Goku and Vegeta fired one blast at each other, and whipped everything within forty miles around like golf balls. When the light and dust cleared, and Goku was visible, he was clutching to the side of a mountain, and said to no one in particular, "Wow, I didn't know Vegeta was so strong now. I guess that is what happens when you train for seven years straight." Suddenly, Vegeta grabbed Goku's wrist and pulled him up, then threw him against another wall of rock. Vegeta sent out five rings to hold him in place, and relayed problem after problem in his life to Goku. How Goku beat him like he was a rag doll, how Goku was able to become a Super Saiyan first, which was a mythical accomplishment among the original planet full of Saiyans, even though he wasn't of the royal Saiyan blood line, how Goku defeated Frieza instead of Vegeta defeating him. How Vegeta watched his own power be surpassed by that of a half-bred child during the battle with Cell.
"I refuse to take this any longer, Kakarot," Vegeta began. "I will cut you to pieces, like you have with my dignity." Goku bulked up his muscles and broke the rock away from the wall, and threw two punches at Vegeta, removing the rings from his wrists, and then blasted him into a cavern below.
Goku went down there, but couldn't see Vegeta. He began to talk to himself. "Concentrate. I know you're down here, Vegeta." A crumble of some rock caused Goku to look over behind him, and a blast came at him. He blocked it and sent it outside, into the sky. Right when he began to look for Vegeta, his voice rang out and said, "I'm here, Kakarot!" He appeared behind him, and grabbed him in a hold that Goku couldn't break right away. Vegeta flew up to a stalactite, and almost slammed it through Goku, but stopped, and Goku powered up, knocking Vegeta away from him, and giving him the chance to send a blast.
Down, on the bottom floor of the spaceship, Shin, Gohan, and Rioki stood, in awe, at Majin Buu's ball.
"We must destroy it now, Gohan and Rioki. It is not likely that Babide will leave it unguarded for long. If we combine our powers, we may be able to destroy it," Shin said.
"He, he, he. Welcome, you three," a voice said, and Babide and Debura walked out from behind the ball.
"I will take Babide myself, you two go after the ball," Shin ordered. Rioki felt someone staring at her, and looked up at Debura.
"What are you staring at, Ugly?" she asked, a smirk on her face. He smiled a half smile, and turned to Babide.
"Master Babide, come over here, I have something I must tell you," Debura said. Babide walked over to him, and Debura whispered something into his ear, all the while the two of them glancing over at Rioki.
"Rioki, why do they keep glancing at you?" Shin asked. Rioki looked at Gohan and dropped her eyes.
"Its…what's in my heart, Shin. I am so sorry, I forgot to mention this before. You see, not long before Cell, there was Dr. Gero, who had four androids, 16, 17, 18, and 19. He turned himself into another android, Android 20, and actually, years before that, when I was about fifteen, he found me in the woods, and took me back to his layer. I became android 15, and another experiment. I worked with 16, 17, and 18 for a time, until Cell came along and devoured 17, followed by 18, and then me. 18 and I were spit up, and Krillin was smart enough to wish me back to my original state, only the dragon couldn't do that, so I still have some android in me, but not much, which means there is still some…"
"Evil. You are mine!" Babide cried, and waved his hands in the air. Rioki began to scream, and was lifted into the air, all the while trying to fight this monster entering her mind. She couldn't, and just gave up, and hit the ground.
"Aunt Rioki! No!" Gohan cried. She began to fight again as soon as she touched the ground, since there was still a chance. She twisted her head every which way, and finally, a sickening crack sounded, and she collapsed to the floor.
Babide shrugged, waved his hands, said a few words, and the crack sounded again, only this time, it was her neck popping back into place. She slowly stood up, laughing, with a large M on her forehead. Her hair fell down, and covered the M, so no one could see it, but those who were in the room knew it was there.
"Rioki, you will go outside and help Vegeta finish off Goku, understand?" he asked. Rioki bowed her head.
"Yes, master Babide. Goku will be eliminated very soon, I promise," she said, and left.
"No! YOU MONSTER!" Gohan screamed.
"Gohan, all we can do now is destroy Babide, Debura, and Buu before his release," Shin said, and glared at Babide. Rioki levitated out of the ship, and ran over to where Goku and Vegeta were fighting.
"Vegeta! Stop!" she cried. They froze, and looked down at Rioki. As they dropped and hit the ground, Rioki rested her hands on her knees, hoping to catch her breath.
"Oh, Rioki, I am so glad that you are here, but, uh, aren't you supposed to be inside helping Gohan and Shin destroy Babide, Debura, and Buu?" Goku asked, looking at his sister. She smiled a wicked grin and snapped her head up, which flipped her hair off of her forehead for a few seconds, just enough time for the two warriors to see the large M.
"Rioki, no…" Goku began.
"Shut up, you pathetic fighter. You know how you always used to ask how me and Vegeta got along so well? We both had a little evil, and knew what the other was, and had been, going through-you could never understand that. And so, you will lose this battle. Vegeta, look at me," Rioki said. He turned to her, and she waved her hand across his face, pumping up his strength and power, and taking away all wounds inflicted so far.
"There, good as new, which means, at the moment, you are stronger than Goku over there," she said, patted his shoulder, and walked off to watch the battle.
As Rioki watched the battle above ground, Shin and Gohan were face to face with Debura, Babide, and the Orb of Buu below ground. They all stood there, not moving, not fighting, as Buu's energy grew and grew, and the orb began to glow more and more. Goku's words began to ring through Gohan's mind:
Don't worry, son. You've got all the power you need to beat these guys, just remember how to fight with your feelings like you did against Cell. Just remember about all the people your fighting for, and how much you care about them, and let that be your weapon. Then, it was Rioki who began to ring through his mind:
Gohan, you are the bravest, strongest, smartest boy I have ever met, excluding my brother. All you need in any battle, big or small, important or pathetic, is to believe you can win, believe you are the stronger, and mainly believe in yourself, like I believe in you. Gohan, I love you, and I always will, no matter what. Gohan remembered his battle with Cell, how the evil android killed his father, about everyone that had been hurt that he loved, and he did allow that to be his power…but the strongest parts were his mom, dad, brother, cousin, and aunt. Rioki was there in mind and spirit for Gohan's whole life, and, since she was able to see things without being in the place they are, she basically watched him grow up. He loved her with all his heart, and now, she was under Babide's control. Gohan powered up, and suddenly, Babide and Debura turned, looking at Buu's energy meter. Gohan and Shin looked over, and saw that Buu's meter was at the end: his energy and power had been completely restored.
Above ground, Rioki was sitting on a mountain ledge, watching the fight, when suddenly, she began to scream, like she did was she was being controlled. The fight stopped, and Goku and Vegeta watched as Rioki rose up, struggling to stop whatever was happening, and hit the ground, screaming, and finally, stopped. Goku and Vegeta watched as red bolts fled from her body, and she lied there, not moving, for a few seconds. She finally struggled to get up, and when she was on her hands and knees, she once again snapped her head back, flipping her hair off her forehead, revealing that the M that was once there was missing. Vegeta dropped his jaw as Rioki slowly and shakily stood up, and looked up at her brother, then flew over to him.
"Goku, you're hurt… give me your hand," she said. He stuck out his hand, and when she waved her hand over it, a sensu bean was there.
"Here, take this. I'm going back down to my nephew…to help him…you can beat Vegeta-I believe in you, and so does everyone else here," Rioki said, and took off.
"Hey, Babide!" she cried when she hit the bottom floor. He spun around, surprised.
"Hey! How did you…?"
"You only had control over me until Buu reached full power! Ha, your plan backfired! He, he, he!" Rioki said, and turned to her nephew, and Shin. Then she turned back to the Orb as it began to move a little.
"Aunt Rioki…we're too late," Gohan said. Rioki reached over and touched his shoulder, and said, "It's okay, Gohan…remember what I told you before?" He looked at her, and she smiled, nodding. He smiled, and turned back to the Orb. It was glowing beyond belief, and the arrow in the meter was looking like it was about to break off. Rioki bit her lip, and clenched her hands together as the Orb began to vibrate.
"Rioki, we're too late…" Shin began.
"No, we're not. Watch this," she said, waved her hands, and pulled every bit of her brother's energy from the orb, and sending it back to Goku. The meter dropped back a fourth, but at least it was no longer at the end.
"Aunt Rioki, that was so cool!" Gohan exclaimed. She smiled, nodded, and dropped back a step as Debura turned, growling, at the enemy.
"You pathetic girl. You forgot your own words from before, didn't you?" he asked.
Rioki put her hands on her hips and smiled.
"Actually, you see, I am only under his control until Buu reaches full power once. After that, I can no longer be controlled by him, nor his henchmen, Debura. I remember what I said, I always do. Come on, you think that I am that stupid? If you want to see someone that stupid, look into a mirror," she said, laughing. Debura growled, and threw a punch at her, but she disappeared and reappeared right behind him, and slammed her fist into his back, spun him around, and slammed her foot into his stomach.
"You are worthless, Debura, did you know that?" she asked, going back and standing beside her nephew. He coughed, and smiled.
"Well, I want to see if what you said is true," Babide jumped in, saying. Rioki was caught off-guard as Babide once again entered her mind. She began to scream, and sent brain waves to Gohan and Shin, crying, "I don't understand it! This has never happened before! He…he's too strong for me!"
"Aunt Rioki!" Gohan screamed, a single tear sliding down his cheek. When Rioki looked up, the M was there, once again, and she went back outside to help Vegeta.
"No way you've destroyed Babide and the others yet!" Goku called. She laughed, and pulled her hair off her forehead. Goku cringed at the sight of the M, and Vegeta smiled, then sent a blast over at Goku, only to have him dodge it. They began their fighting again, and Rioki watched, smiling evilly, as Vegeta began to knock the sense out of Goku. Twenty minutes into the fight, however, something began to happen to Rioki, and she began to cry out, squirming. The battle stopped, and the two warriors looked down at the struggling girl. The fighters inside the ship froze, and watched Rioki from the ball that Babide had.
"Shin, what's happening to her?" Gohan asked. Shin concentrated on Rioki, and shook his head.
"You know how everyone has an inner child? Well, hers is trying to come out and change her back into a good person. Of course, she won't die when her inner child comes out, she'll just remain unconscious until the younger one goes back in," Shin explained.
Rioki hit the ground, unconscious, on her back, and her stomach popped open, and her little twelve-year-old self jumped out. She ran over to Goku and Vegeta, who had landed on the ground, and stood in front of Vegeta, saying, "Hiya! My name's Rioki…have you seen my brother? His name is Goku." Vegeta glared at her, and Goku managed to squeeze out, "Rioki?" She turned, and smiled.
"Hey, Goku. Wow, you are so tall for a fifteen year old! Come on, Bulma's making dinner," she said.
"No, Rioki, she's not…how strong are you?" he asked.
"Oh, I don't know…I'm stronger than you, though. And I'm stronger than Roshi and Krillin and you combined! You should know that," she exclaimed, smiling. He smiled, and said, "You see that door over there?" She nodded.
"Okay, go all the way down into it, down to the bottom of it. It's a spaceship, and down there is a boy with black hair who's name is Gohan, and a guy with white hair, kind of in a mohawk, who's name is Shin. I need you to go down there and help them defeat the two other people, and the big Orb, alright?" he asked. The little girl nodded, and hopped down the spaceship.