Alright, this will last three chapters (Hopefully) and then the Black Arms show up. So… I hope you enjoy this. Those of you who watched the recent episodes of "Naruto", hear this, the first two parts may sound like the episodes where the siblings fight. The pale-eyed ones, just an FYI. Italics, for the first unquoted parts, are mainly thoughts. For the parts where my OC Self-insert's rage is beginning to slowly take over and the bolded-italics are my calm, yet fearful side.

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Episode 10: Totally Alone

Zach's POV

Here I am, at their campsite. I left my teammates to their… 'activities', so to speak, while I temporarily stun Sonic and Amy. I hope that this will drain Corey of his vigor, leaving him unable to fight, or at least hopelessly outnumbered.

Corey's asleep… good. The failure, the loser, won't know what hit him… I guess.

I walk up to the sleeping forms of Sonic and Amy. I remember the spell I know… I looked it up. I recite it, holding my hands over their heads.

"Sleep… sleep… until the battle is decided… until then, you will sleep, and not wake until the battle is decided, or a draw occurs. SLEEP NOW!" Two blue jets flowed gracefully from my hands and into their heads, sending them into a peaceful sleep.

I went to the temple area, waiting for my foolish older cousin to come…

My POV

It's morning. And it's about time, too. I stretched my arms, listening to the birds chirping… and the buzzing of the bees. I turned to my sleeping teammates, and attempted to shake Sonic awake.

"Sonic, wake up! I know you sleep just like a rock… WAKE THE HELL UP!" I shouted, shaking him as hard as I could. I gave up, and turned to Amy, and shook her.

"Amy, you sleeping like a rock too? Great. I'll just go without you guys! Who gives a shit?" I said, scoffing and running to the temple.

Usually someone responds to my shaking them… what the hell is going on? This has never happened—usually they're up before me! I'd better go alone… who knows; maybe the other two won't fight.

I had gotten there, and saw the entirety of Team Neutral staring me down. A new emotion, called fear, slightly showed, but not really. I shot a glance at the direction of the campsite, before I looked down at the stone floor before me. My eyes finally focused on the person who claimed to be the so-called 'Ultimate Saiyan': Zach.

"Zach! What did you do to my teammates?" I asked, nearly screaming at myself inside myself, a thing snarled within my chest… something new… yet it seemed all too familiar… the emotion rage.

You don't get it do you Saiyan? He's the one who put your teammates to sleep, and now you must fight him totally alone. Alone? Yes, damn you! Unleash your bold, daring side! You shouldn't be scared of this guy! You've beaten the guy before!

My eye twitched in anger… as I realized what Zach had done. The next words that came out of my mouth are words that I'd never thought I'd end up saying.

"ZACH! YOU PUT MY TEAMMATES TO SLEEP… WORST OF ALL… YOUR TEAMMATES WILL FIGHT ME AS WELL! YOU'RE THE LOWEST OF THE LOW… RESORTING TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! DAMMIT, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU'RE LOWER THAN DIRT TO RESORT TO SOMETHING AS DEVIOUS AND EVIL AS THAT!" I shouted, rage overtaking me. I slid the ring that Amy had given me (a/N see Ep. 1) over my wrist, and let the emeralds be.

Zach grinned, a maniacal grin spread across his face.

"You should not have said that… especially to someone who is about to kick your candy coated ass…" he stated, moving his hands in rhythm. I recognized this as his Transformation, besides Super Saiyan. His hair stood on end and turned a pale blond, his eyebrows matching, eyes turned a pale green.

"SUPER SAIYAN-BYAKUGAN!" Zach shouted, veins appearing around his eyes, on his face, and he took the stance associated with the secret technique.

"You wouldn't…" I said, powering up to Super Saiyan again. My eyes darted around, as my enraged side spoke to me, but was not heard as Zach spoke.

"Before we begin, I ask you one thing: Stand down! It's hopeless. A reject is a reject even if they've trained for two years."

"I'll never back down from a challenge."

"Listen to yourself. You're going crazy. You were never cut to be a fighter. I saw your eyes, Corey… I saw your eyes dart to your team's campsite, then at the floor, then all around as you powered up to Super Saiyan. You're nothing. Accept it. You're already picturing yourself losing."

"I can't back down, I can't run away though it might be tough. That's my own way of life, and it doesn't matter what happens, I will never give up the fight, as long as my inner voice tells me to keep running, and fighting, it won't matter what happens to me." I said, strength returning.

"You've got spirit… let's begin!" Zach said, trying to palm me.

Watch the palm… watch the palm… STRIKE!

I avoided the two palms, then ducked a third, and charged a sweeping kick with my energy, only to have him dodge it. I went in for a punch, I struck him in the stomach, and felt the familiar feeling of pain… and then I saw the energy shine off of the left side of my stomach, as I felt energy leave my body.

An unbearable pain shot through me, and it gave Zach the edge, as he kicked me down to the ground, he stated something he later would regret.

"This is what separates the strong from the weak, the predator from the prey, and the elite Saiyans from the rejects." Zach stated, not a hint of remorse showing in his voice. I finally realized it: I was alone, with no sign of help anywhere, and outnumbered three to one.

"I can never run away…" I said, pushing myself up.

"CHAOS…" said a hoarse voice.

"Oh… god…"

"SPEAR!" A streak of yellow light struck me squarely in the right arm. I felt my arm break… blood spurted from the wound. I landed hard on the ground breathing heavily. Having some of your energy leave your body isn't exactly the best feeling in the world.

"I (pant) won't (pant) let the three of you (pant, pant, pant, cough) win…" I said, fighting as hard as I could to stand straight up, but failing almost miserably. I fell to my knees.

Never give in… never rest, just give in to me! I can't! I'll kill him! He's family too! He's going to freaking kill you! Rage is your salvation—it'll help activate the Chaos Emeralds that you have, and simultaneously activate the ring.

As the two conflicting sides of my brain fought, I wasn't entirely sure if I could succumb to rage, but I could feel rage rise, and the ring began to dimly glow.

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The next part will involve more beating before the rage takes over my body and I transform into Semi-Super Super Saiyan 2.

Until Episode 11 R&R.