Chapter 11: The Power of The Big Gete Star
Trunks let his aura dissipate as he relaxed his arms at his sides, "That wasn't so bad." He thought to himself, starting to levitate in the air towards where 16 took the others. Just as he got off the ground, the echo of a familiar voice rang through the air. "Where are you going, monkey?"
Trunks stopped dead in his tracks, turning to face not one, but now three Metal Coolers, each speaking at the same time. "Don't you think it's time to go another round?"
The astonishment left the Half-Saiyan's face just enough to let out a confident smile, "We can do that." Trunks let out a furious yell, powering up his Super Saiyan form before charging the multiplied Coolers.
Meanwhile, 16 and the three Namekians had just gotten within eyesight of the spaceship Trunks and 16 had taken to New Namek. The large Android had silently taken notice of the fight between Trunks and Metal Cooler, "Analysis of combat strength complete, judging by Trunk's conserved energy level, this Cooler appears to be no threat to either him or myself." Landing beside the ship, 16 set the Namekians down.
The one known as Koori spoke up, "Hey you big brute! We aren't children!"
16's stoic eyes met the young Namekian's, "I apologize. Analysis of power level concluded that my speed is much higher than yours. Were my conclusions incorrect?"
Koori's brother Doori laughed nervously before stepping in front of his brother, "No no, you are much faster." Doori turned to Koori and whispered, "Be nice to the giant man, would you?"
Dende interjected himself into the conversation, "16 was it? We appreciate the help, but how is Trunks doing?"
"He appears to be handling this Metal Cooler pretty easily. My analysis confirms that he is only using about a third of his full power and doesn't appear to be straining himself." 16's tone suddenly shifted as he turned his head, "But it appears there is more than one."
"What do you me-" Before Dende could finish his sentence, he saw a figure approaching in the sky, "But..if he's fighting Trunks, how is he here?!"
"I am uncertain. Please board the ship for your own safety." 16 turned to face the now landing Metal Cooler as Dende and the others ran towards the ship.
The malicious Metal Cooler quickly raised his hand, shooting a blast towards the fleeing Namekians. 16 quickly appeared in front of the Ki blast, nonchalantly swiping it from the air as he coldly stared down the mechanical Frost Demon.
"Well well, it appears you are no slouch either big guy." Cooler slowly approached, standing face to face with the hulking Android. "You aren't a guy at all though are you? We machines ought to stick together."
"Negative." 16 slammed his large fist straight into the torso of Metal Cooler, sending the Frost Demon a few feet back. "I am not the same as you." 16 continued, charging his staggering opponent with another hard fist to his head.
Metal Cooler quickly regained his footing, using both arms to block the gigantic hand of the charging 16, "You certainly aren't." Cooler smiled as he flicked his tail, using it to grab 16's foot and throwing the large Android to the ground. Standing over 16, Cooler started throwing blast after blast straight at the downed Android.
16 covered his face with one arm, extending the other straight up towards his enemy, "Rocket Punch!" His fist flew straight into Metal Cooler's face, knocking him back enough for 16 to quickly get up. Android 16 quickly continued his assault, headbutting the stunned Metal Cooler hard enough to knock the mechanical Frost Demon to the ground. Reattaching his hand, 16 grabbed Cooler by the tail, repeatedly lifting him and slamming him into the ground.
"God damn it! I've had enough of today!" Metal Cooler shouted, charging a death beam between smashes, shooting it straight into Android 16's torso. The beam didn't do any real damage, just stunned 16 enough for him to let go, freeing Cooler and allowing him to reach his feet. "I can't believe I've had to do this twice now today." He thought to himself as he called out to the Big Gete Star, requesting more Metal Coolers to the battle.
Trunks was holding his own against the three Metal Coolers quite easily, his speed too much for even three of them to match. "Come on, you can do better than this!" the Half Saiyan shouted, "I'm barely using half of my power!" He nonchalantly knocked each of the mechanical Frost Demons to the ground in succession.
The three Metal Coolers replied in unison, struggling to regain their standing, "You're bluffing. I've fought a Super Saiyan before, even he wasn't that strong!"
Trunks smiled, "I'm not your average Super Saiyan, I drink plenty of juice." Crouching slowly, Trunks lowered his arms to his sides, bending them upward and letting out a ferocious yell. His bright aura exploded outward, "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Trunks' voice trailed off as his aura violently sparked one more time before retreating to his body. It almost appeared as if it were a golden outline to his body as he reached his Full Powered Super Saiyan form.
The three Metal Coolers had almost a look of astonishment on their face as Trunks blinked out of their sight, appearing directly in front of them one by one, landing quick, devastating blows. All three fell down simultaneously, exploding on impact with the ground.
Trunks stood behind where his former opponents had been, stiff as a board, his senses on high alert unlike last time. "I should have known." Shaking his head, the Full Powered Super Saiyan looked to the sky, it almost appeared as a dark cloud was approaching as light speed. As it got closer the truth of the dark cloud revealed itself. It was a conglomerate of Metal Coolers, hundreds of them, approaching the battle scene. "It can never be easy." Trunks crouched, swinging his arms back and slowly building momentum before pushing himself into the sky towards his numerous opponents, a crater from the impact left in his wake.
16 was now fighting three Metal Coolers as well, but wasn't having as much luck as Trunks. Struggling to keep up with his tripled opponent, 16 was slowly being damaged little by little. The large Android was not beaten yet however, quickly grabbing one of his mechanical adversaries, swinging him into the other two. 16 charged, but his opponents quickly recovered and ganged up on him again.
Inside the ship, the Namekians watched in horror as their new friend fought tirelessly to protect them. "We have to help!" Doori shouted, his brother nodded, both running towards the exit.
Dende quickly stood in front of them, "We would just get in the way. We aren't fighters. We need to protect the Dragon Ball!"
"You said it yourself, we aren't fighters. Once he gets beat, Cooler is gonna get the Dragon Ball anyway!" Koori pleaded, "We can't let him die!"
Dende sighed, clutching to the big orange orb, what his friend said was the truth and he knew it. "Fine. Let's go."
16 lay on the ground, his internal warning system was at alert, "Systems at 12%, repeated struggle will cause imminent mandatory reboot." Two of the Metal Coolers grabbed the large Android, holding him still as the third floated into the air, one finger raised.
"It's time to end this charade." The three of them spoke in unison as the floating third Metal Cooler quickly charged a large energy ball resembling the color of a red star. Just as he was about to throw his Supernova, a sharp voice rang out.
"Stop!" Dende stood at the exit of the ship, Koori and Doori next to him. "We will stop hiding and give you the Dragon Ball! Just stop!"
The floating Metal Cooler let his energy ball fade, smiling at the three Namekians, "Very well." One of the the Coolers holding 16 let go, walking over to the Namekians and grabbed Dende with one hand, the twins with the other. "This will do. Besides, this robot man will make a great addition to the Big Gete Star." The three Metal Coolers lifted into the sky, carrying 16 and the Namekians along with the Dragon Ball, flying in the direction of the Big Gete Star.
Trunks was blasting through Metal Cooler after Metal Cooler, the fight seemed like it was never ending. "Damn it all." Trunks thought as he burst through another of the Metal Frost Demons surrounding him. "I can't keep this up forever." The hundreds of Metal Coolers were slowly catching up with Trunks' movements as the young Super Saiyan slowed, starting to land blows here and there.
"This is my last chance." Blasting higher into the sky, Trunks charged his energy as high as it would go, a swirling dome of bright orange Ki surrounding him. Metal Coolers all around, Trunks put each of his arms straight out to either side of him, extending his hands. "Heat Dome Supernova!"
The dome of energy quickly expanded, vaporizing the Metal Coolers in came in contact with molecule by molecule. Trunks was screaming, releasing all of his energy into the final attack, the dome ever expanding until it took over the entirety of his enemies. As the dome faded, Trunks was at the middle, powered down into his base form, breathing heavily. The Half-Saiyan let his arms fall to his sides, as soon as they fell, his body did too. Plummeting to the ground, Trunks landed on the sickly, green grass of New Namek with a loud thud, unconscious from the outburst of energy he had just displayed.
"Well, that was one hell of a show." Another group of Metal Coolers landed near the unconscious Half-Saiyan, the never ending supply being replenished yet again, "He certainly wasn't the average Super Saiyan, his energy will benefit the Big Gete Star." One of them grabbed Trunks by his purple hair before the group lifted off, flying back from where they came.
Moments later, Trunks slowly opened his eyes to reveal his dark, cold surroundings. The Half-Saiyan was bound by strange metal cables, unable to move any of his limbs. "What is this?" Trunks shouted, perplexed by his new position, thinking he had beaten Metal Cooler before he passed out.
A booming but familiar voice answered the young hybrid's question, "You're now a part of The Big Gete Star. Your power is being put to good use."
Trunks searched for the source of the voice, looking up to find what was a gigantic version of Metal Cooler's head, suspended in mid-air by the same cables holding the Half-Saiyan. He struggled, trying to get free but he knew that the the gigantic Cooler wasn't lying, he could feel his energy leaving him, "Damn it!"
Just outside of the Big Gete Star, a brigade of Metal Coolers surrounded a small group of Namekians. Dende, Koori, and Doori were among them, though some of them hadn't seen the others in ages. "Father!" Koori and Doori both yelled upon seeing the familiar face of their elderly father, running towards him.
"It's good to see you alive, Moori." Dende smiled soberly, "Your boys have done well."
The elder Namekian hugged one boy in each arm, "That they have. You have all done so well to protect us for so long.."
"Enough with the pleasantries!" The Metal Coolers said in unison, "Summon your damned Dragon! I may not be able to kill you all, but I will torture each of you one by one if you don't hurry."
In the middle of the gathering was six Dragon Balls, only the one Dende held was missing. The slender Namekian slowly walked to the middle, setting the last Dragon Ball in line with the others as they started to glow. In his native tongue, Dende spoke the words needed to summon Porunga, the great dragon.
A great burst of light shot out of the seven gathered Dragon Balls, weaving and soaring through the sky miles and miles long. The sky went dark as if a storm had brewed above the planet. The beam of light twisted and turned until it formed into the enormous dragon, Porunga, towering above the Namekians and Metal Coolers. The booming voice of the great dragon echoed over them all, "You who have summoned me, please state your wishes so they may be granted."
The Metal Coolers all spoke in unison, "Our first wish, is for you to undo the wish keeping me from leaving this damned plane-" Before they could finish, they all seemed to twitch, a spark coming out of each of them at the same time. "What the hell was that? What did you do?" They faced the dragon and Namekians, angered and astonished at what appeared to be a glitch through their system.
Porunga's booming voice once again echoed through the air, "I have done nothing. Please state your wish."
"Our wis-" As soon as they started talking the Metal Coolers again twitched, this time repeatedly, sparking wildly and falling to the ground motionless.
"What's going on?" Doori asked, walking over to a motionless Metal Cooler, "Is he dead?"
"Poke him." Koori answered, slowly approaching another of the mechanical beings, fearfully bringing a finger to it's metal skin, "He's not moving."
End of Chapter 11.
Next Chapter, Chapter 12: Reprogramming
