Chapter 55
Last time on DragonBall AF, Son Goku finally arrived on the scene just in time to see his descendents beaten by the mighty Appolysis. Now ready to fight, the fate of the Demon realm and his entire Universe rests on his shoulders!
"You can't be serious!" exclaimed Uubu. "Appolysis is able to regenerate his own energy! That's unbelievable!"
"Uubu, you have to warn him now!" shouted Goku Jr. Back at the spot where the two combatants were standing, Son Goku was still in Appolysis' snare, conversating with him.
"…which is why the Saiyan race is capable of so much power. Now could we quit the idle banter and get this going?" finished Son Goku.
GOKU! yelled a voice inside his head.
Uubu? he thought. What is it?
You must start fighting now! He's regaining his energy as we speak! He could be at 100 percentby now!
"You've got to be kidding me!" shouted Son Goku aloud. He looked right into Appolysis' eyes with an angry glare. "You bastard!"
"Hm," grunted Appolysis. "I guess you've figured out why I've been paying so much attention to you. I've regained much, if not all my power by now. And I have you to thank for it."
"You're done taking advantage of me!" yelled Son Goku. "Let's go!" And the fight began with the legendary Saiyan warrior lunging at the demon king. Appolysis quickly dodged it and blasted into the air at top speed.
"Let's fight somewhere else where everything isn't totally destroyed!" yelled Appolysis and he continued flying south of where the previous battle had taken place. Son Goku took chase and followed after him.
Such speed! he thought. But he is right about the fighting conditions. This place has become too barren. Even if he feels more at home in conditions that have some form of concealment, I do as well. I'll follow him for a bit, but if this is just another ploy to get more energy, then he'll regret it.
Uubu saw the two fighters take off and he decided they should follow in pursuit. "Goku," he said, "are you well enough to fly on your own?"
"Yea," he replied, "I think so. But just help my brother up. I don't think I'll be able to support him." Uubu walked over to Goshin's unconscious body and lifted him up over his shoulders.
"Son Goku and Appolysis must want to fight somewhere that hasn't been completely destroyed yet," pondered Uubu as he and Goku Jr went into the air. "Let's hope your ancestor can succeed. He's really our last hope."
After about a minute, Appolysis slowed down and hovered over the area he had chosen to fight. Uubu and the others stayed several yards behind. "What do you think?" asked Appolysis. "This seems a proper place for our fight." Like the last battle scene, they were surrounded by mountains and canyons. There were a few patches of green grass around them, but other than that, it was not much different from before.
"Fine with me," said Son Goku. "I like to have a few obstacles during a fight. Now if you're done regaining your power let's begin for real!" Son Goku entered his battle pose as did Appolysis. It was a classic stand-off for several seconds, both fighters refusing to budge. Uubu and the other two took cover on another mountain top to watch for when the action would start. Then Son Goku spoke. "All right, I'll let you get one free hit. Let's see how much pain you can make me feel."
Appolysis smiled broadly. "Gladly!" He disappeared from sight and quickly appeared behind Son Goku. "HAAA!" Appolysis elbowed Son Goku in the middle of his back, forcing him to jerk forward just a bit.
After a second Son Goku turned around and wiped the blood from his mouth that he had coughed up. He looked at the blood on his fist and smiled. "Heh," he snickered, "not as bad as I thought it would be."
Back on the planet of the Kais, everyone's attention was on the new battle at hand. "So Kakarot has finally arrived," grunted Vegeta. "It does seem like he's gotten stronger."
"How can you tell?" asked Kabitokai. "They've only just begun."
"Think about it for a minute," replied Vegeta. "He'd been somewhere with Shenlong for practically 100 years. And when he got back, he went back to the Dai Kaio's for a while. He had to have done some training while he was there. Besides, I've been training as well since my death. And I know my body has gotten stronger. So if I'm stronger, he must be too."
"Wow Vegeta," said Bulma. "You actually thought hard about something for once. Good job!"
"Ugh, you're so irritating sometimes," muttered Vegeta.
"Well he must be right!" put in Mr. Satan. "For as long as I've known Goku, he's always been able to get stronger and stronger with each battle he takes on. You should all know that by now!"
"Hm, I suppose it does make sense," said Kabitokai.
"You're always underestimating aren't you?" said Rou Dai. "Now everyone please be quiet so we can watch this fight unfold. Goku is probably the last chance that both universes have at survival."
A fierce grimace came across Appolysis' face as he looked into Son Goku's eyes. "Perhaps you were right," he said. "You do seem to be a bit stronger than the other two I've faced. But I'm just getting started." Appolysis charged at Son Goku, and Son Goku did so as well. Both fighters connected their fists with each other's at the exact same time. Then, they went into close combat. Punches and kicks began flying every which way.
"Son Goku is putting up an excellent fight so far!" exclaimed Uubu. "It looks like he's actually holding his own against him."
"If I had trained more intensely," put in Goku Jr, "maybe I coulda been stronger and be the one to defeat Appolysis."
"You can't blame yourself," replied Uubu. "Your ancestor has had about a century's worth more experience than you had, so of course he's stronger. But from what I'm feeling, they feel pretty even. But who knows who could be the strongest once they both begin to power up."
The fight continued on as both combatants were dealing an equal amount of blows. Then, out of nowhere, Son Goku let of a ki blast at point blank range. Appolysis quickly deflected it. But Son Goku took this chance and grabbed Appolysis arm and moved it behind his back, holding him in place.
"How-how did you do that!" stuttered Appolysis. Son Goku now had both of the demon kings arm's behind his back and was holding them in place.
"I'm just a little bit faster than you I guess," he shot back.
"How can anybody move so fast!" marveled Goku Jr. "That all happened in just a blink of an eye!"
"The ki blast was just a diversion," said Uubu. "It caused Appolysis to move his hand out just far enough that Son Goku could grab it without letting his defense down. Appolysis is in a very precarious position now."
"You'll regret it if you don't let me go!" shouted Appolysis.
"Then make me," said Son Goku. He began bending his arms in the opposite direction of the joints causing Appolysis to scream out in pain.
"AHHHHHHHHHH! Damn you!" He tried to wiggle free of Son Goku's grip, but it was impossible to do so and there was no way he could get out unless Son Goku let go himself.
"I'm only giving you a taste Appolysis," whispered Son Goku. "I want you to realize that you're getting over your head trying to face me. But you're right on one thing. We've only just begun!" Son Goku let go of his captive and quickly circled around him and cocked his fist, quickly releasing it right into Appolysis face without warning. Appolysis sprawled through the sky, blood flowing from his mouth and nose.
Son Goku floated in place and began hurling ki blasts at Appolysis. Each of them made direct hits causing Appolysis to fall even faster out of the sky. Luckily for him, Appolysis recovered just before impact and landed on his feet. Son Goku saw this and began tearing down towards him. He's coming down too fast! thought Appolysis.
THWOCK Son Goku landed a left hook right into Appolysis cheek and sent him flying into a mountainside. Rubble began falling everywhere, almost completely burying the demon king.
"There's no way you're done after that!" shouted Son Goku. "Get out before I pull you out." Appolysis began to stir, and then began talking.
"Too bad you don't understand more of what I can do," he said. "All the power I had regained is exactly that, what I had already lost. The thing was, I was only at 50 percentof my full power in this transformed state. I think it's time to heat things… UP!" BOOOOM
In a flash of light, all of the rubble that had been on Appolysis exploded into the air and uncovered him standing there with his blue aura around him. His aura kept expanding more and more as waves of electricity began circling around his body. "Are you ready for round two?"
"I suppose," said Son Goku. "But you just keep in mind that I'm not at my peak either yet."
Amazing! Both fighters seem to be almost equal in strength! Obviously, Son Goku is much stronger than either Goku Jr or Goshin. Now with the fight starting to get interesting, how will both fighters cope, and will be the one that leaves the battle field triumphant? Find out in the coming chapters of DragonBall AF!