Chapter 18: Super Powered Collision!

The humming of an engine could barely be heard over the blasting radio, "Man, I miss country music.." Yajirobe sat in his hover car, racing towards where Korin had told him to go. Messing with the radio, the hefty samurai looked at the small brown bag in his passenger seat, "Why can't that furball deliver his own senzu beans?"

As the wasteland came further into his view, a striking fear came over Yajirobe. He saw a gigantic ball of energy, almost as if a giant, blue asteroid was falling towards the ground. Slamming on the brakes and grabbing the senzu, he jumped out of the car, observing the strange scene from behind the cover of a boulder.

A massive, mountain of a man was flying right towards the giant ball of energy. He looked like one of those..Super Saiyans.."Damn, he's nuts." Yajirobe kept a firm grip on his sack of beans, running from his boulder to another a bit closer to the scene. The situation became more clear as he noticed the body of Trunks laying on the ground, appearing to be barely breathing.

Broly laughed maniacally as he flew closer to the massive Spirit Bomb bearing down on him, his fist cocked back. As the massive Super Saiyan came into arms length of the attack, he threw a punch straight at the gigantic energy ball, almost shocked when the attack kept pushing against him. Laughing more as his body was being pushed close to the ground, Broly turned his fist into a flat palm, struggling against the Spirit Bomb.

Krillin kept his arms straight out, his whole body trembling as he pushed the Spirit Bomb into the massive Legendary Super Saiyan. "Damn..he's resisting…" Krillin erupted a red aura around him, "Kaio-ken!" The monk knew he couldn't go any further in this condition, hoping it was enough to overwhelm his monstrous enemy.

The others looked on, mostly confused at the laughter of Broly, the Super Saiyan seeming to enjoy the feeling of being pushed back. Unlike the others, Vegeta smirked at this observation, understanding what Broly was feeling, his thoughts racing. "He's relishing in the challenge...he's a true Saiyan. He's never felt this way in his entire life...No wonder he's so crazy." Vegeta sat up a little, more interested at the prospect of the natural Saiyan urge that drove Broly now. "His father always held him back. He never got to unleash his power..he's like a caged animal, finally free to roam the cosmos."

Piccolo was in pure shock that Krillin had managed an attack so strong. Even though he knew the nature of the Spirit Bomb, the Namekian still couldn't believe something could even come close to bridging the gap between two people like Krillin and Broly. Smiling a bit, Piccolo sighed as he closed his eyes, exhaustion taking over once again.

On the opposite spectrum of Piccolo was Gohan, the Half-Saiyan knew Krillin's fighting spirit, not surprised at all that his Dad's old friend had a trump card. Ever since he was a kid, he knew Krillin was always working on new techniques and ways to improve himself, not letting his human limitations to get him down.

Broly's feet reached the ground as the Spirit Bomb continued pushing him downward, bracing himself, his laughter never ceased. The Massive Super Saiyan brought his other hand up, now pushing back with both hands, his aura erupting as he increased his resistance. The power of the Spirit Bomb singed his hands, the pain making him feel alive as he continued the struggle against the oncoming energy ball.

Krillin grunted, trying to push back against the power of the Legendary Super Saiyan, his body trembling further. The Monk erupted his aura further, "Damn it...Kaio-ken times two!" Krillin brought his arms back briefly before throwing them forward again, hoping the extra energy would be enough to push the Spirit Bomb's power to the level it needed to be.

The Legendary Super Saiyan was being pushed, starting to lose his footing. Broly stepped back quickly, trying to regain his stance, but he was pushed back further. Starting to fall back, the massive Super Saiyan was overtaken by the gigantic, azure orb of energy. Screaming, Broly's entire body was engulfed in the power of the Spirit Bomb. Broly smiled as the attack pushed him into the ground, creating a massive crater in the surface of the Earth, ripping at Broly's Super Saiyan body.

Krillin's body was completely exhausted in the aftermath of his output of energy, his muscles convulsed and the Monk smiled as he collapsed to the ground. "I won.." Sighing, he passed out, satisfied at the effort put in to saving the planet.

Yajirobe came out from behind his rock, slowly walking towards Trunks, "Hey! Is it safe?" The Half-Saiyan didn't respond, barely breathing. Yajirobe knelt down beside Trunks, grabbing a green, senzu bean from the brown sack in his hand and putting it into Trunks' mouth. "Eat this." He helped the Half-Saiyan's unconscious body to chew.

Trunks awoke violently, his body completely rejuvenated from the magic of the senzu bean. "Woah.." He sat up and looked around, surprised at his revival, "What happened?"

"It looks like the bald one beat that giant man." Yajirobe smiled, "Never thought he would do anything like that." Yajirobe looked over the Krillin fondly, remembering him from their time training with Korin. "He's amazing."

Trunks closed his eyes for a moment,a sense of relief overcoming the Half-Saiyan. His nightmare of a once again destroyed future was over. He calmed his mind and began to feel the energy in the area, hoping for the result that Yajirobe had assumed. Suddenly, Trunks opened his eyes, frustration in his trailing off voice was apparent as he came to a somber realization, "No..he didn't…"

Broly lay at the bottom of the massive crater, his hands and front of his body was burned from the Spirit Bomb, he was smiling slightly. Sitting up, the massive Super Saiyan let out a ferocious laugh, "Is that all?!" The Legendary Super Saiyan got onto his knee before slowly standing up, floating into the air. "What an attack from that little man, but not enough!"

"Damn it.." Trunks was on his knees, the frustration he was feeling made his voice crack,, "You have got to be kidding me.."

Yajirobe slowly backed away from the Half-Saiyan, his fear coming back as Broly came into view. Whispering to himself, the Samurai started to run back to his hiding rock, senzu beans in hand, "Time for me to go.." He cowered behind the large boulder before moving back to the one he started at, further away from the battlefield.

Trunks smashed both of his hands on the ground, screaming as he did, "GOD DAMN IT!" Lightning struck behind the Half-Saiyan as his frustration and rage rose, "THIS IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN, NOT AGAIN!" Trunks' hair started to spike up, more rigid and straight than his normal Super Saiyan form, his power spiked as he thought of what he had gone through to get this far, just for it to be all ripped away from him again.

Broly had taken notice of Trunks, smiling as he flew towards where the Half-Saiyan was throwing his temper-tantrum, "Poor little boy..your power is insignificant." Broly landed a few feet from Trunks, "Even the tiny, bald man outdid you." The massive Super Saiyan looked down at his Half-Saiyan enemy, "Your world is over. Accept it, you all will die."

The clouds above the wasteland got darker, as if a storm had suddenly began to brew right before their eyes. Trunks continued slamming his fists into the ground, creating a small hole in the earth as his rage spiked, "DAMN IT ALL!" Tears streamed down Trunks' face as he looked up at the massive Super Saiyan, "No." His voice was significantly lower, as if he were talking to himself. The Half-Saiyan slowly stood up, lightning again striking beside him. His aura had changed, it was no longer the calm outlining of a Full Powered Super Saiyan. This time it was a violent, spiking energy, truly signifying the pure, violent rage that Trunks was feeling.

Two bolts of lightning struck the ground behind Trunks, the anger in his eyes looked as if it would rip through pure steel. Broly smiled, intrigued at the sudden change in Trunks' demeanor. The massive Super Saiyan decided to wait for whatever was happening to his Half-Saiyan opponent to finish, mostly due to his curiosity. Trunks wasn't too sure what was happening, but his anger was beyond anything he had ever felt before, and he wasn't about to lose this newfound power

Not too far away, a group of gray cords were pulling Android 16's head across the ground, back to the Android's large body. Slowly, the Android's cords reattached it's head to it's torso, his conscious computer coming back online. The large Android say up, scanning the area. Broly's enormous power was prominent, but something stronger than him had burst onto the scene. The origin was something 16 hadn't expected, it seemed to originate from Trunks. Observing the newfound energy he felt from his Half-Saiyan comrade, 16 began calculating his power, "It appears Trunks has matched the young Gohan's energy."

Trunks brought his arms above his head before violent and quickly throwing them down, bending them at his sides. His energy spiked violently as lightning began to spark around his body, the Half-Saiyan screamed with all his might. Trunks' power caused the Earth around him to begin to crack as he looked up at his massive opponent, his tears were now accompanied by a confident smirk, he raised his voice as he stared Broly straight in the Legendary Super Saiyan's eyes, "NOT THIS TIME!"

I apologize for the shorter than normal chapter. Thanks for reading!