Hi everyone welcome to the next chapter. Just to let you know after this there will be three more chapters of this arc. I have to say I didn't think this arc would go on that long. But I'm constantly surprising myself. So I hope you enjoy.
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The fight in the stadium had been going on for a while now. Though it was still keeping everyone on their toes. Goku continued his attack, launching a large number of ki blasts at the robot. However the machine managed to easily keep up. The intensity of this battle made Goku feel absolutely ecstatic. He could this fight was going to go the distance. The Saiyan charged and managed to land a hit against his opponent. He was loving every minute of the grand battle.
"You have far exceeded this model's expectations." The Eradicator said. "However it is pointless to continue. This model was designed by some of Krypton's top scientists. All with the intention of murdering Captain Ginyu." The robot launched his heat vision, to which Goku used instant transmission, dodging it. Goku had managed to defeat Frieza, however he had hardly trained since then. He wasn't nearly a strong as he had been previously. So in desperate times. He had to use desperate measures. The Saiyan powered up, screaming so loud it could be heard throughout Mongul's stadium. A familiar gold glow encased him, his power level going through the roof. The audience gasped as the golden hair showed itself. Even the emperor himself had been caught off guard by this transformation. Eradicator looked on with curiosity. "Error! This transformation is missing from my data banks, unable to set counter measures.
"Try to keep up." The Super Saiyan whispered charging at his opponent. Before the robot could even process anything though, Goku smacked him away. The Kryptonian machine could only watch as Goku continued his barrage of attacks. Every punch that landed. Every ki attack that pierced his mechanical body. Was causing greater stress on his internal systems. Goku though simply did not care what his opponent was feeling right now. The rush of a fight without any consequences was simply intoxicating. There was no holding back now. The Saiyan kept his number of attacks to a maximum. Until inevitably he battered the Eradicator so hard, Goku tore a hole in his opponent.
"Error... Error." The Kryptonian robot spoke his last words, before falling down in a heap. The entire crowd were silent. Nobody could even begin to comprehend what they had just witnessed first hand. Goku started to feel very uneasy. Why was that so hard for them to understand? That was the question he kept asking himself. Until one pair of hands started to clap. The low class warrior looked up to see it was actually Mongul himself. Soon his generals started to clap as well. Suddenly the whole crowd started to get involved. One after another began to stand up. Until the entire crowd started to stand up in applause.
"Son Goku! Son Goku! They all chanted. Pure joy was the only emotion Goku felt at that point. The atmosphere was on a different level to Earth's world martial arts tournament. The martial artist looked up to Mongul, who was still applauding. The emperor was certainly pleased with himself. Knowing that this was just the first step in his plan.
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Goku and Mongul walked towards the Saiyan's cell. The emperor promised to move him and Superman into a more comfortable environment. As they both scampered their way through the hallway, every guard bowed before them. These signs of respect interested Goku.
"These's guys really adore you!" The father of Gohan said.
"Well, I suppose running an empire does have it's perks." The emperor of Warworld joked. The two continued down.
"So how did you become emperor?"
"This planet used to be very different. The old emperor only ever acted on behalf of himself. I was born into poverty, and lived down in the slums... where gangs ruled. So I decided to do something about it. I secretly trained everyday for over thirty years, just to become the strongest. Eventually I challenged our emperor to a fight in the arena, and won. I took over the throne and, well everything else is history." As they neared Goku's cell they were joined by Lord Slug. This certainly surprised the Saiyan.
"Wow, your a Namekian! Nice to meet you, I'm Goku." The low class warrior extended his hand. Slug paused for a moment before shaking it.
"Why hello to you too, my name is Lord Slug." The namekian introduced himself.
"So how did you end up here?"
"Just before the great plague my father moved here. I have lived here ever since." Slug then bowed before his emperor. "My lord your... appointment has arrived." Mongul smiled.
"Excellent, I'll be right there." He responded. The three walked down towards Superman's cell. However when they opened it, the entire cell was empty. Goku entered and checked all the blind spots, but couldn't find anything. "Guess your friend abandoned you." Mongul then turned to Slug. "Please escort Goku to his room."
"As you wish, my emperor." Slug replied. Mongul nodded and walked away leaving the two. "Will you be fine?" Goku turned around.
"Yeah... I just thought we were friends, you know." The Saiyan responded. Before going Super Saiyan and punching straight through the wall. Slug took a step back, not wanting to get on his bad side.
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Superman and Arisia continued to walk through the streets. Both could barely see because of the thick cloaks they had to wear. It didn't help either that the sun was burning their skin.
"So how much further is it until we get to... wherever we're headed." The Kryptonian impatiently inquired.
"Not far, just another couple minutes to walk." The undercover lantern replied. As they carried on Arisia started telling Clark about the green lanterns and their role enforcing galactic laws.
"So why didn't you arrest Frieza and his family sooner?"
"We tried. However King Cold and his two sons constantly move from one place to another. Tracking wherever they are in the galaxy is a huge undertaking. The only reason why we were able to track Frieza at Namek was because someone tipped us off. Though not even the guardians know who it was." Superman however was more interested in their involvement on Namek.
"You were on Namek when I was?"
"Well not me personally, but Abin Sur and Sinestro were. Oh right I should mention Sinestro caused a lot of damage back on Earth." The man of steel suddenly looked very concerned. "Relax, your friends took care of him. Actually got to meet a couple of them."
"Really?"
"Yeah, lets see... There was the man with a scar on his face... The woman with a sword."
"That must be Diana and Yamcha. I actually haven't met them personally."
"There was the fast guy in red, and another dressed like a flying rodent."
"Flash and Batman."
"Oh how could I forget, Vegeta was there too." That last one certainly caused Clark to double take.
"Vegeta?"
"Yeah, I'm surprised actually. Been over a year and he's not gone on a rampage. I call that a success. Though I'm guessing you don't like him very much."
"The man single handedly almost destroyed my entire planet. So yes, I don't care for him too much." The two suddenly stopped outside a big red door.
"We're here." The two entered and were immediately greeted by the shopkeeper.
"Hello and welcome to Bond Incorporated." The shopkeeper said.
"Hello, we've just come from the big fight." Arisia responded.
"Oh, and how was that?"
"Adequate, but just dragged on a bit too long." The shopkeeper nodded and instructed them both to go round back. As the two went through they were confronted by a door. As he opened it Superman was shocked to see an entire base of operations. There was an enormous conference table in the middle. With giants screens towards the back. However the one aspect it lacked was people. There were only about twenty people inside this huge room. The man of tomorrow looked to see someone he didn't expect approaching.
"Your... human?" He stuttered.
"One hundred percent. Nice to meet you, I'm Hal... Hal Jordan." The lantern introduced himself, trying to shake Clark's hand, who took it.
"Superman."
"I hope that's not what your parents named you." The two laughed.
"No they..." The man of tomorrow instantly stopped, questioning wether he should reveal his secret. Until he realised that the man also had a secret. And he had been willing to share it with him. "They called me Clark... Clark Kent."
"Well it's nice to meet you Clark. Let me introduce you to the rebels. And yes this is just like Star Wars." The two laughed again as Hal turned to Arisia. "See? Someone finally gets these references." The female lantern didn't even respond as Hal began showing Clark around. "Let me get you up to speed, cause were really gonna need your help."
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Mongul entered his underground room beneath the palace, where he was greeted by two generals. The room was almost pitch black, with only two barely illuminating bulbs above.
"My lord, we have the captured terrorist. He is ready for your questioning." One of the generals informed him.
"Excellent, now leave me." The generals bowed and exited the room. Mongul walked over to the chained man. Mongul was surprised that there was no look of fear on the man's face, only disgust. "So Mr... Wedge, I'm going to ask you a question. And I expect a correct answer. Where is your base of operations?" The disgust now turned into anger.
"Go to hell." The rebel whispered. Though to his surprise Mongul actually smiled.
"Trust me, I lived in it for decades. Before I took over, the streets were filled with violence and death. I stopped that! I bought safety and stability for our children. Now we are so close to being rid of the Frieza force once and for all. However we need a united Warworld to stand any chance. I am offering you your freedom. All for a couple of terrorist, that will probably end up deceased soon anyway."
"Freedom? Is freedom arresting hundreds of people just for speaking out against raising taxes? Is freedom killing anyone who dares to walk outside after dark? If those are your ideas of freedom. Then we may as well be slaves!"
"So I take it your not going to tell me?"
"Must be smarter than you look." Mongul chuckled before all of a sudden grabbing the rebel by his throat. The force of pulling him up snapped his chains in half.
"I was going to make your death painless, until that last remark." The rebel tried to grasp for breath, until there wasn't any oxygen left for him to breathe. Mongul threw the lifeless body on the floor, causing a huge crack. It did not matter to him. The rebellion was just a minor distraction. Cooler was the main priority, and with Son Goku by his side. Mongul knew his victory was in hand.
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Thank you very much for reading. I hope you enjoyed.
Reviews:
dark flacon: Glad you noticed
Victor0606: Thanks
Wandering Scion:
1: Turles is just a normal Saiyan. Only reason he lasted so long was because supes has had almost no solar radiation for over a year.
2: personally I don't remember something like that happening. The only thing I do remember is in dub super where gooku helps some guys who have broken down. Then they try to mug him. Goku couldn't tell they were evil then so it's reasonable to believe he couldn't do it for Mongul. (P.S if you wanna explanation for slug. He was just hiding his energy).
X3runner: she's already a lantern. Not to sound rude but this isn't her first appearance.
Corondomontes: thanks
Jalen Johnson:
1: Thanks
2: no spoilers I'm afraid.
Guest 1:
1: Glad you enjoyed
2: You were right
Guest 2: Personally I don't mind him be a little selfish. I'm just saying after everything he's been through, especially the cell saga. He would have evolved a bit more.
Guest 3: I don't know
