Hi everyone.
So another chapter is out. This I think will be the penultimate chapter in this arc. It's also one of my longest chapters to date. So I hope you all enjoy.
P.S. Mr Perfect Cell's death was perfect.
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Everyone stood round Barry as he finished his story. Except Roshi who was checking on his newest student. Diana was concerned, more than anything else. The Amazons had never tasted defeat before. No matter how many fell, they had always triumphed. Now she had the responsibility of an entire world on her shoulders, knowing they failed once already. The pressure was very intense. Vegeta meanwhile could only think about one thing.
"Kakarot you imbecile! How could a Super Saiyan like yourself lose to a pathetic weakling like Turles?" He critiqued his rival.
"Well I'm sure with another chance I could beat him!" The Saiyan raised on earth replied.
"Who say's a weakling like you will get another chance?"
"You are most unkind!"
"I'm pretty sure only one of you is a Super Saiyan." Barry added. The royal instantly glared at him. Causing Barry to very quickly back off.
"I could kill you in an instant." Vegeta threatened.
"You won't do that though... will you?" Diana very sternly told the Saiyan prince. Who simply grunted in response. Goku, Barry and Clark were stunned by what they had just witnessed.
"Women." Goku and Barry said at the exact same time. They all laughed amongst themselves until the Amazon glared straight at them.
"Getting back on topic. How long do we have left?"
"Well we first sensed Gohan's energy in around fifteen minutes. However we had to wait for me to finish a call before going. If I don't ring my work then we should get there earlier." Barry informed his colleagues.
"Then we wait fifteen minutes." Clark added.
"Hell yeah! I'm fired up!" Goku yelled, excited for his upcoming fight.
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After the fifteen minutes were up, Goku used his instant transmission to send everyone else towards their destination. The six looked around to see they were in a forest. Barry and Vegeta instantly recognised the giant tree that stood before them.
"The tree of might, never thought I'd actually see it." The prince of all Saiyan's muttered. Everyone else turned towards him.
"You knew about this?" Victor asked.
"It was an old weapon our scientists created. The tree sucks all plant life from it's surroundings. Then turns it into Ki. Anyone who eats it's fruit should receive a massive power boost."
"Should?" Clark chimed in.
"We Saiyan's never had a use for it. I always believed it had been destroyed with our planet. Turles must have stolen it before Frieza annihilated planet Vegeta." Before anyone could say anything else a large bang came from the building. Everyone watched as a Namekian went flying into a tree.
"I remember there are people inside. I'm going to find them." Barry informed everyone, before running off into the building. The others almost followed suit, until they spotted Kara and Gohan confronting the Namekian. Clark instantly tried to rush in, but was stopped by Goku.
"What are you doing? They need our help!" Superman informed his friend. Struggling to free himself.
"No they don't. Flash told us that Gohan and Kara win this battle by themselves. It would be wrong of us to take that victory away from them." The earth raised Saiyan replied. The Kryptonian stopped trying to escape as he thought about it. He can't be there to protect Kara all the time. Perhaps she does need this victory.
"Alright."
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Meanwhile Barry was making his way through the abandoned building. He hadn't been inside the first time round. So this was new territory for him. The speedster checked every room, searching for anybody. And that's when he saw him. Turles stood in front of him, facing towards a room. The doppelgänger of Goku had his palm out, ready to fire. Instinctively Barry ran towards the Saiyan. He didn't think about anything else. Time slowed down as he edged ever closer. Eventually punching the Saiyan in his cheek. Turles was sent hurtling into the corridor's end. He was too late though, the Ki blast had already begun to move. Instinctively Barry turned around and ran in front. He noticed a woman with her back turned. The speedster jumped and pushed her out of the way. The Ki inched past both of them. Barry blushed as he looked into her eyes. Those blue eyes staring right back, it was hypnotic. The Scarlet Speedster soon remembered their current situation.
"You okay?" The man dressed in red asked, blushing. Zatanna nodded a smile on her face. Soon though it dropped. She stared at Giovanni, who stood still. The Ki blast that had been aimed at her, hit him instead. The young woman screamed as she raced towards her father. John stood in silence as he could do nothing but watch his friend die.
"Father!" Zatanna shrieked, desperately trying to heal him. "Laeh!" Nothing happened though. "Laeh! Laeh! Come on... Laeh!" Giovanni grabbed her hand, struggling to do so.
"Little one... please listen." Giovanni whispered. Zatanna could only watch as he father couched up some more blood. Tears started flowing down her cheeks. "Don't be sad, I've had a good life. And now I'll get to see your mother again. Z... I'm so proud of the woman you've become. Sweet, kind and loyal. The greatest part of all those shows, was that I got to perform them with you. Because you have and will always be my greatest trick." And with those last words, the magician took his final breath. Zatanna skipped a breath as she desperately shook her fathers corpse.
"No... No dad please wake up." The young woman continued her desperate attempt to revive her father. Until John grabbed her hand and pulled the magician away. Making her furious. "Let me go!" Zatanna struggled against her male counterpart. She turned towards him, ready to punch. Until she saw tears in his eyes. Zatanna broke down and hugged her new mentor. Barry soon stood up, wanting to say something, but thinking better of it. This woman had just witnessed a parent murdered in front of her. If anyone knew what she was going though, it was him.
"I was hoping we'd get more out of him." Turles informed them all, now recovered from the hero's punch. All three glared at him. "Still, he accomplished his mission. As shall I."
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Gohan and Kara gave each other a high five. The two were standing victorious over a beaten Slug. Who's body started to show many bruises. The two were out of breath, but relieved that it was over. Before they could do anything else however Goku, Superman and the others made their appearance.
"Dad?" Gohan inquired.
"Kal!" Kara screamed as the two jumped in their family members arms. Their presence was definitely needed after the battle with Slug.
"You two were incredible out there!" Goku told his son. The two hugged as Dick came out with Bruce.
"Here let me take him." Diana said to the boy wonder, taking an unconscious Bruce off his hands. Superman hugged his cousin. Then pointing at the 'S' on his chest.
"That was amazing Kara, you've given me hope today." He whispered. Before the celebrations could continue further, Flash, Zatanna and Constantine all smashed through the wall. Causing everyone else to turn towards a hovering Turles.
"So Kakarot and the Kryptonian have decided to show their faces. And here I was thinking you were cowards." Turles mocked them.
"Different timeline still ignoring me." Flash muttered to himself. Turles eyes widened when he spotted Vegeta.
"If I knew royalty was coming, I'd have cleaned up." Vegeta moved in front of his comrades. "I didn't expect my prince to be hanging around a dump like this planet."
"We all have to make sacrifices to survive." The Prince of all Saiyan's responded. His eyes fixated on the former Crusher Corps leader.
"We certainly do." The two continued their staredown. Turles had conflicting thoughts though. He had always thought highly of the royal family. And now he was forced to kill one. It wouldn't be a pleasant experience. Nevertheless it was a necessary one. "Before you die my prince just remember. I take no pleasure in this." Diana angrily quickly stepped forward, unsheathing her sword.
"You won't touch him!" She sneered at the Saiyan.
"And who might you be?" Turles asked her.
"In a world of ordinary men, I am Wonder Woman!" Diana was about to charge in, until Vegeta stopped her.
"Back off... He's mine." The royal stated. The Amazon wanted to argue. Nevertheless she sheathed her sword, reluctantly surrendering. She knew how much the Saiyan race meant to Vegeta. It was ultimately his responsibility to finish this fight. All of a sudden, Vegeta pointed at John. "You, magician." Constantine pointed at himself in confusion. "I don't trust that idiot over there, not to ruin my fight." Unsurprisingly he was pointing at Goku. "I need you to create a barrier so I'm not disturbed."
"Of course your highness." The magician sarcastically replied. John stepped up and fulfilled his request. The barrier separated John, Vegeta and Turles from everyone else. "All right, now you won't be..." John couldn't finish his sentence. Vegeta slammed his palm on John's back, knocking him out. Everyone gasped at his actions. Even Turles looked up in confusion.
"Go on then, eat the fruit." Vegeta demanded. Everyone tried to run forward, but was blocked by the magic barrier.
"Damn it Vegeta! Don't you remember what Flash told us?" Diana pleaded, however it fell on deaf ears. "I swear to the gods, if he doesn't kill you. I will."
"You sicken me." Turles said, surprising Vegeta and everyone else. "He was your comrade, and you betrayed him. Can't believe I used to look up to you." Vegeta scowled, his anger almost overflowing.
"You dare lecture me? You, who torture your enemies on a regular basis." No one knew what else to say. Not even Diana had ever seen this side of Vegeta before. "Only a coward runs behind torture." Turles chuckled at the hypocrisy of Vegeta's words.
"What is it you say on this planet? Never look a gift horse in the mouth." Turles started to fly towards the tree. Back on the other side everyone was banging on the barrier, except for Goku, who would have done the same thing. And Victor, who was scanning the magical barrier.
"Think I've figured this out." The cyborg blurted out loud, intriguing everyone. "This barrier may be magical, but like else in the world... It's made up of atoms. I believe a full blast from my cannon should do the trick.
"How do you even know that?" Dick asked.
"I'm honestly not sure. This machine in my head is just telling me it can." Cyborg aimed his cannon as it prepared to fire. Barry slightly nudged Zatanna with his elbow.
"Here watch this." He whispered, as they stared at Victor. The former football player's systems had reached one hundred percent. Yet out of the blue, they suddenly turned offline. Desperate faces began showing up. "I was expecting a ka boom. Where's the ka boom?" Flash turned to Victor.
"Something is wrong, my weapons systems have shut down." Victor explained.
"What do you mean? We don't have time for shut downs! Turles is about to shut us down!" Victor continued to scramble, trying his best. Yet nothing he tried could fix his systems. Everyone stared at each other in confusion. Especially Zatanna, who had no idea what was happening. Barry shifted his eyes between her and Victor. "Dude, your embarrassing me in front of the cute wizard." They were too late however, Turles took one bite. His power increased dramatically. Even Goku was shocked by this revelation.
"His power... it's incredible." The Saiyan raised on Earth muttered. Vegeta though wasn't bothered.
"You may have gotten a slight power up, but it won't matter." Vegeta yelled, trying to intimidate his opponent. "I am the prince of all Saiyan's. I have been fighting since the day my legs first walked. I have been in more battles than you could either fathom. I am..." Suddenly Vegeta was cut off by a punch to the gut.
"If you spent half as much time fighting as you do talking. Perhaps you'd be much more of a challenge." Turles mocked the royal as he continued to smash Vegeta around. Royal blood dropped down into the soil. Diana could barley watch as Vegeta was simply being annihilated.
"Victor, how long?" She demanded an answer. Turles though, was unrelenting. The pain he caused his opponent became bigger after each hit.
"When I ran the Crusher Corps, sometimes my comrades betrayed me. Whoever did was subjugated to a daily dose of torture. Each day a more painful experience than the last. That'll be what you face 'my prince'. Though let's be honest. You won't make it past the first day." The renegade Saiyan carefully pushed his foot straight into Vegeta's ribs. The prince screamed in pain. Turles smiled, very much enjoying himself. "That's one bone broken, twenty three to go. Honestly Vegeta, why did you even bother letting me eat the fruit. Just accept the fact that you're a relic. I would mock you for never getting the opportunity to become king. Let's be real though, you don't even have a kingdom. The fact that both I and Kakarot has surpassed you says it all. You're nothing."
Vegeta stared up in disgust. His opponent had mutilated the Saiyan name by resorting to torture. His anger was now off the charts. Vegeta then remembered his past. He looked up at Turles, but Vegeta couldn't see the Saiyan. All he saw was Frieza. The tail slithered down his leg. His white skin blocking his view. The Saiyan Prince started to scream, not in physical pain... But mental. For the first time since he arrived on Earth. He didn't care about being the strongest, or beating Kakarot. He didn't even desire anything. The only thing he needed was to kill him. That's when it happened, a golden aura surrounded Vegeta. His hair turned yellow and his eyes green. Vegeta had become a Super Saiyan.
"Now you die!" The newest Super Saiyan shouted as he caught Turles off guard. Smashing his face, then tripping him. Followed by a sweet uppercut. Turles recovered, soon launching his own number of punches. The two soon started to trade punches, blow for blow. Everyone on the sideline was amazed by what they were now witnessing.
"Garlic gun, fire!" Both men yelled, launching a purple beam of energy at each other.
"This is incredible. Vegeta might actually win this!" Kara said.
"No he won't." Goku responded, making everyone turn towards him. Turles is still holding back. Vegeta doesn't stand a chance." Diana slammed on the barrier trying to reach him. Everyone tried different ideas, but nothing worked. All except for Zatanna, who couldn't stop staring at Turles. She was powerless to stop her fathers murderer. However there was one last idea.
"I may not be able to get past John's magic, but he can." She muttered to herself before casting a spell. "Temleh raeppa." All of a sudden the golden helmet of fate appeared in her hands. Everyone on the sidelines turned and looked at her. "I may not know any of you. But whenever I earn my freedom again. I would like to learn more about you." With that final sentence told, Zatanna put the helmet on. A burst of golden magic burst out. Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw a female figure step forward. This figure wore blue robes, covered in golden boots, gloves, belt, shoulder pads and cape. Topped of with the golden helmet on top. Doctor fate had arrived.
"No use to struggle. No use to flee. Your fate is sealed, by me." He calmly chanted.
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So how about that? What do you all think? As always thank you all for your continued support.
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Guest 1: A popular request. We shall see.
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Guest 5: Cooler of course has appeared, but we won't have an adaptation of his movies.
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