Chapter 17

Last time on DragonBall AF, Gogeta and Goshin seemed to be evenly matched, but then Gogeta claimed the upper hand. Just as he was about to finish him off, Goshin announced that he had slipped some of his own ki into Gogeta. Now, this 'living ki' would keep expanding until Gogeta imploded from the inside! Goshin is getting his strongest Super Dragon Wave ready, and Gogeta is starting to feel the effects of the living ki. How will our hero win?

"It seems this is how it will end!" yelled Goshin. "This is it! Whoever can withstand these blasts will triumph! And without further adieu, Super Dragon Wave!"

Alright then, here we go! "MEHA!" DOOOM

Both attacks connected at full force and the boys tried with all their might to hold the other back.

"HAHAHAHA!" laughed Goshin maniacally. "How much longer can you hold out Gogeta! It can't be much longer! Your being literally torn up from the insides!"

"Can't... let him... get to me," muttered Gogeta. "UNH! HACK!" Gogeta began coughing and blood started dripping from his mouth. For a split second he lost some ground, and unfortunately, Goshin capitalized on it.

"AHHHHHH!" He sent even more power into his attack, pushing his opponent back even further. The Final Kamehameha was losing ground and the Super Dragon Wave began overcoming it. "Don't tell me you can't feel it!" yelled Goshin. "You know that I'm gaining! You don't have much time brother! HAHAHAHA!"

"He's going crazy," murmured Gogeta. "Maybe... I could use that to my advantage. But only if I somehow over come this ki he's put in me!"

Now Goshin's Super Dragon Wave had almost entirely engulfed Gogeta's attack. It didn't seem possible that Gogeta could last much longer.

"Why? WHY!" yelled Gogeta at the top of his lungs. Goshin was surprised to hear this.

"All I wanted to do," continued Gogeta, " was find my parents! But then I come across you asses! And my own brother, that I never even knew, tries to kill me!"

"You won't get any pity from me!" Goshin answered. "I've already explained to you why I wish to exact revenge on you! Why don't you understand?"

This enraged Gogeta and his power increased just a bit, enough to gain more ground on Goshin's attack. "AHHHHHH! I don't want your damn pity! All I wanted was forgiveness for something I wasn't even responsible for! Why can't you see that your anger is blinding you!"

Again, Goshin was struck by words from his brother. He seemed to freeze in place, not even paying attention to the battle at hand.

Gogeta noticed this and he realized this was the only chance he'd get. "I don't want to kill you Goshin!" he yelled, "but you leave me with no choice! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

All Goshin could do was stand there. He didn't even feel the power Gogeta was building up. Could he be... right? Goshin thought to himself. Have I been wrongly accusing him all this time? The aliens were the ones that abducted me, not him. I was... I was blinded by my jealousy. How could I do this to my own brother? I don't deserve... to live.

Gogeta had finally finished powering up, and a barrier had grown around him. He then began pushing into the colossal ki blast that he and his brother had created. While still in control of the Final Kamehameha, he entered into Goshin's enormous attack and he knew when he got through it, Goshin would have no chance of blocking the attack head on. But halfway through the beam, Goshin let down his hands. The wave passed through Gogeta, protected by the barrier, and Goshin stood there with his head down completely open to the attack.

Wait! He stopped! thought Gogeta, but I can't! And in a bright flash, before Gogeta could stop himself, the Final Kamehameha made direct contact with Goshin and exploded. BOOOOOM Gogeta was also blown away by the attack and went sailing in the opposite direction.

About an hour later, Goku and Vegeta awoke. They were bloody and battered, but none the less alive.

"Did we do it?" asked Goku.

"I dunno," answered Vegeta. "I can't sense him. Can you?"

"I don't feel a thing. I think we got him."

"Well good riddance," said Vegeta. "To think he tried to kill us for revenge. What an ass."

"Just be quiet Vegeta!" snapped Goku. "Don't you remember at the very hand, he totally let his guard down! Even if he had kept his attack going, he wouldn't have been totally vulnerable, but it seemed like he just gave up.. Like something hit him, emotionally."

"Goku, I can hardly remember, maybe you were more in tune while we fused or something.," replied Vegeta. "All I know was that if we didn't get him, he would've gotten us."

"Maybe, I don't know," sighed Goku. "Let's get our DragonBalls and get out of here." Goku began to walk, but then suddenly fell to the ground.

"Whoa, you all right?" asked Vegeta.

"I guess I'm still weak from the battle. Maybe we should go rest in the shade over there for a while until we move on."

"Sure," spoke Vegeta.

Soon, the boys were well rested, and they didn't feel as weak as before. They went to the spot where Goku hid the DragonBalls and unearthed them. But then, Vegeta remembered something. "Goku, how many DragonBalls do we have?"

"Four of course," he answered.

"And Goshin said he hid one, right?"

"Yea, so what's your point?"

"Wouldn't the other two be at the Red Ribbon HQ!"

A look of surprise came across Goku's face. "Oh no. This isn't good." Unfortunately, the Red Ribbon HQ had already been destroyed prior to the fight against Goshin!

"Now what?" panicked Vegeta.

"Um, let's check the radar!" answered Goku. "Maybe they weren't destroyed." Goku turned the radar on. The 4 they had collected were registering and then he saw 2 very faint blips a little ways up to the north, where the remnants of Head Quarters stood. "I think they're still there! declared Goku. With that, the two boys began walking back towards the debris.

"All right," said Goku, "they should be over here to our right. The signal seems faint, I hope they're not cracked or anything." They kept looking through all the wreckage and within a few minutes, Vegeta uncovered something.

"I think I found them!" He picked up a silver box that had a hole in it. Through that hole, they could see something orange glistening. It was locked, so Vegeta quickly broke it off and inside found the 1 and 4 star balls! "Yes! Now all we need is that 6 star ball that Goshin hid!"

And the signal is coming clear now!" announced Goku. "That box must've been masking the balls magnetic signature and messed up the radar. That hole must've been just big enough to gave us a faint signal."

"Great!" said Vegeta. "Now let's go get that last Dragon Ball, I wanna get home!" The boys took to the air, but since they were still just a bit weak from the fight, they were in no particular hurry and in about half an hour they reached the location. It was near a coal mine and the signal was coming from deep inside one of the tunnels.

"I'll get it," said Vegeta. "It shouldn't be too hard to find." He took the radar and ventured into the tunnel. Goku sat outside and waited, and couldn't help thinking about the fight he just had with his brother. Now, Goku wasn't sure if it was right that he had killed his brother. He was saddened that he was gone before he ever got to know him. Now instead of losing the parents he never knew, he also lost his brother. In no time, Vegeta had emerged from the mine and in his hands was the 6-star ball.

"We did it Goku!" Vegeta yelled triumphantly. "We can find our parents now! Let's hurry up and get home and tell our grandmas."

"Yea, let's go," said Goku, "This place, I never want to come here again." Goku walked right past Vegeta and jumped into the air and began flying off with out Vegeta.

"Pft, what's his deal?" commented Vegeta, and then he too went into the air to follow Goku home.

Finally, our heroes have triumphed over the Red Ribbon Army and Goshin. All the DragonBalls are now theirs and they can ask Shenlong for the whereabouts of their parents! But Goku must come to grips with what he's done. He still feels regret for killing the brother he never knew. Did Goshin really have a change of heart before he was killed? Or is Goku just holding false aspirations? All these answers and much more will be revealed in the next chapter of DragonBall AF!