Chapter 54

Last time on DragonBall AF, the battle between Shinku and Appolysis took a turn for the worse. With Shinku's Fusion about to run out at any second, the fused Saiyan is trying to finish Appolysis before it happens. But where is Son Goku? How much longer until he arrives, and possibly saves the day again?

Shinku had totally frozen up, not knowing what to do next with Appolysis laughing in his face. "SHINKU! THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE!" shouted Uubu.

"R-right," he stuttered. But right after he spoke, Appolysis disappeared into thin air. "Damn it! Stop running and let me kill you!"

"HAHAHAHA!" laughed Appolysis. His voice seemed to boom from everywhere, yet Shinku or Uubu could not see him. "I only have to keep this up for a little longer and then regenerate fully once you unfuse. How much time do you have? 2 minutes? 30 seconds perhaps? HAHA- HUH?"

"Just enough time to send you to Hell!" yelled Shinku as he appeared before him. "HAAAAAAAAA!" Shinku placed his hand over Appolysis' chest and let off a ki blast which pierced entirely through him and his body fell to the ground like a rag doll.

"I know I'm close now! I could feel and hear that ki explosion!" Son Goku was still flying closer and closer to the battle scene where he was so desperately needed. "Hopefully the action is right after I pass this canyon. Might as well give myself an extra boost!"

In less than a second, Son Goku crossed over the canyon and laid eyes on a war-torn battle field with rubble and charred earth every way he looked. "What's happened here!" he exclaimed. "Somebody's on the ground over there, and it feels like it's Appolysis. And that person floating above him, it's that strange energy I felt earlier that feels like Goku Jr's-"

"USE YOUR ULTIMATE MOVE! IT'LL BE ALL OVER!" interrupted Uubu with his yell. Son Goku turned around to where he heard the voice and saw Uubu standing about a hundred yards away from him.

"Is he talking to me?" he wondered aloud and he quickly flew over to Uubu. "Hey, what's up? Are we winning?"

"G-Goku!" he stuttered. "You'rereally here! Thank goodness!" Just then, a bright light started radiating from Shinku's hands as he prepared his ultimate attack to finally finish off the demon king.

"ULTRA DRAGON WAVE! HAAAA!" The beam erupted from his outstretched hands as it zeroed in on Appolysis. But just as it was about to connect with the demon king, the beam split in half completely missing Appolysis, and soon after Shinku himself split!

"NOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Uubu. "Not now!" In a puff of smoke, Goku Jr and Goshin were separated and were left wondering what had just happened.

"You're telling me that Goku Jr and Goshin were just fused!" marveled Son Goku. "But this isn't good! They were just about to finish him!"

"You've got to be kidding me!" exclaimed Goku Jr. "Quick Goshin, we can still beat him before he gets up!" Appolysis began to stir on the ground, his energy already starting to be regained.

"But we were that close! THAT CLOSE!" thundered Goshin.

"Now's not the time to get angry! You know we have to focus! Come on!" Then Goku Jr. put his hands behind his back and started charging up another attack. "KAMEHAMEHA!" However, the attack was much, much smaller than the previous one Shinku had dealt and moved at a considerably slower rate.

Appolysis opened his eyes and saw the attack coming. I'm not totally there yet, but I should be able to block this! "HAAA!" Appolysis stood up in a flash and put his hands against the oncoming attack, trying to push it back with all his might.

"Goku, I'll get him from behind!" yelled Goshin, "just keep giving it more!" Goshin quickly flew down to the ground to ambush Appolysis from behind.

Son Goku and Uubu were still looking on from several yards away as the event unfolded. "Wow! These descendents of mine sure have a knack for tactics!" said Son Goku.

"Goku!" shouted Uubu. "Shouldn't you be helping them! I thought that was the whole reason you were here!"

"Yeah, I guess you're right," answered Son Goku, "but the boys still have a chance of pulling this one out. Look there goes Goshin now! But really, Uubu, I've saved the Earth, heck, the universe enough times. I can't interfere unless it's absolutely necessary. I hope you can understand Uubu."

"Goku…"

Uubu and Son Goku then turned their attention back towards the fight. Goshin was just about to be directly behind Appolysis when Goku Jr's Kamehameha wave started diminishing. I'm… feeling weaker then I thought I was. We expended so much energy in our fused state, that I can hardly keep up Super Saiyan 4, much less this Kamehameha wave. I can't last much longer…

"Now DIE!" yelled Goshin, as he started zeroing in on Appolysis.

"NO!" he yelled. But just as he said that, Goku Jr's energy gave out and he fell from the sky, losing his Super Saiyan 4 status. "HAHA!" laughed Appolysis. He sunk his fingers into Goku Jr's wave, and turned around to face the oncoming Goshin.

"BASTARD!" Goshin screamed in anger.

"Right back at you!" yelled Appolysis, and with that he threw the stolen Kamehameha right at Goshin, exploding on contact.

"Goshin!" yelled Uubu.

"This can't be happening!" exclaimed Son Goku. "They looked like they were so close to winning! I- I must have overestimated them."

"Goku, don't you see!" said Uubu. "We need you now more than ever! You know I'm not strong enough to stand up to this beast, and definitely not in his transformed state!"

"Then that's what the first spike in energy was that I felt!" he answered shockingly. "Uubu, I'm going down there then and I'll bring the boys back up here before he does anything to them, but I'm not able to use my Instantaneous Movement for some reason just to let you know."

"All right Goku," replied Uubu. "Now make yourself a hero again."

"Right," he answered, and he took off instantly and headed down to where Appolysis was standing. Son Goku flew right by him and saw that his eyes were closed and his head facing the floor. What is he doing? he wondered. I'll deal with it later, I need to get the boys. And in about 10 seconds he hoisted both unconscious brothers onto his shoulders and flew back towards Uubu.

"I don't know what this guy's deal is," he said. "he's not moving at all, like he can't sense me. He's not even doing anything… threatening right now."

"I don't know," said Uubu, "but I can tell you that he doesn't know how to sense ki. He might be able to suppress it, but if you're out of his eyesight, then you'll definitely have the upper hand."

"All right, thanks Uubu," said Son Goku. "Keep an eye on the boys then. I was hoping I wouldn't have to dirty my hands today. I'm already breaking the rules of the Other World by being here as we speak."

"We need you Goku," replied Uubu. "They should at least realize that. Good luck, and maybe try transforming now before you start to fight."

"No, I 'm going to give him one last chance to surrender first," he replied.

SIGH "Still the same as ever, eh Goku?" said Uubu. And with that, Son Goku leapt from where he was standing and flew back towards Appolysis.

Son Goku landed right in front of him, staring the unmoving demon king down. After about 30 seconds, Son Goku finally spoke. "Hey, Appolysis, you gonna say anything for yourself?"

Appolysis lifted his head up and looked down upon Son Goku, opening his eyes. "Must I? I was hoping to get some rest. You look much like the boy I was facing before. Please tell me that you are not my next opponent."

"I might be," he answered. "Unless you comply with what I have to say. "Give up, now. Leave this universe and mine in peace and never harm anyone again."

"Do you know who you are talking too?" roared Appolysis. "I am the King of All DEMONS! I don't listen to dirty little monkey creatures like yourself. If you'd still like to fight, then I have no problem killing you. However, I'd like to know where you came from. I figured I'd be fighting the man with the Mohawk after dealing with these two fools."

"That's not important at the moment," said Son Goku. "But I can tell you it will be the same place you're heading. HA!" And in a flash, Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan 4.

"Ho, ho," laughed Appolysis. "So you can do that trick too, eh? It won't help you much I'm afraid."

"That's where you're wrong," explained Son Goku. "I've had much more time on my hands to develop the powers of a Super Saiyan 4 than my descendents have, which makes me many, many more times powerful."

"Really?" said Appolysis folding his arms. "Would you mind sharing how that came to be?" Heh, at this rate the fool will get me to regain so much energy that I'll have more than I started out this fight with.

"I think you're just anxious to die…" continued Son Goku. As he was talking, Goku Jr began to stir a little bit. Uubu turned around and took notice.

"Goku! Everything is all right now!" he said. "You ancestor is here. He should make good work out of Appolysis." Goku Jr slowly rose to his feet and looked at his ancestor and Appolysis.

"Wh-why are they just standing there? What is Grandpa doing!" he exclaimed.

"It's nothing to worry about I'm sure," said Uubu with a worried face.

"No, no you don't understand!" said Goku Jr. "I remember what he said. Appolysis can regain all his energy when he isn't under attack. He sucking Grandpa into his trap and getting stronger by the second!"

Far, far away, deep into the depths of the Other World, another entity was watching the events unfold in the Demon Realm besides Kabitokai and the others.

"Is there anything we can do for you, Master?" The servant looked up the gigantic white throne at the entity he was directing his question towards.

I wish to receive more information on this one called Son Goku.

"Would you wish to see his records from King Yama, Great One?"

Yes, please, answered the gigantic entity.

"Right away sir," and the servant ran out of the completely white room on his small mission.

Perhaps, the entity pondered to himself, the Saiyans are the race I've been looking for since Creation…

Son Goku has finally joined the fray! Now ready for battle, will Goku Jr be able to warn him about Appolysis' trick before he regains to much energy! And what of this entity? Who is he, and what purpose does he serve? What could he possibly have in store for the Saiyan we know as Son Goku? The answers will be revealed in the coming chapters of DragonBall AF.