Last time on DragonBall AF, it seemed that Appolysis started gaining the upper hand against Son Goku. Now, with the demon king's Demon Soul Striker about to hit Son Goku, how will our hero be able to get out of this predicament alive?
"DEMON SOUL STRIKER!" In an instant, Appolysis released his ultimate attack on Son Goku.
"He's dead if he can't avoid that!" shouted Goshin. The beam's path was headed straight for Son Goku.
No. This isn't good, he thought to himself.
"If I act quickly…" whispered Goku Jr., and in a flash he turned Saiyan 3 and was gone.
"What the-!" exclaimed Uubu, but then he suddenly realized what was going on. "GOKU JR! DON'T DO IT!"
Goku Jr instantly reappeared directly in front of his ancestor a split second before it connected. Son Goku's eyes opened widely. "GOKU NO!" he yelled, but it was too late. BOOOOOOM Son Goku shielded himself as dust and smoke blew everywhere. Goku Jr had taken the full force of the attack and slowly fell down to the Earth unnoticed due to the flying debris.
"That idiot!" shouted Goshin. "What was he thinking!" Goshin quickly jumped down from where him and Uubu were standing to find his brother.
"Not you too Goshin!" yelled Uubu.
"That stupid boy!" yelled Appolysis. His eyes met Son Goku's and suddenly let out a roar. "RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! You planned that didn't you? You bastard!"
"Of course I didn't!" he yelled at the top of his lungs. "That's my grandson! I'd never sacrifice him! But perhaps something like that isn't out of your own league, is it!"
"ARGH!" grunted Appolysis. "I'll just have to kick your ass even harder now for making that beam useless on a brainless, foolish boy like that!"
Then Son Goku's eyes filled with rage and hatred. He gritted his teeth as blood and sweat trickled down his furrowed brow. "HE'S NOT BRAINLESS OR FOOLISH YOU… YOU… SONOFABITCH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" To Appolysis' surprise, Son Goku took off an the offensive. It surprised him so much, that he was frozen in place. "THIS IS FOR HIM!" yelled Son Goku, and with that he bashed Appolysis square in the face, causing his neck to snap back, and proceeded in giving Appolysis a through beating which he had never expected from Son Goku.
"That really set him off," said Uubu to himself as he gaped at what was transpiring. "I've never even heard Goku swear like that before! And his speed, it looks like it's… increased. His power level too. Maybe seeing Goku Jr go through that is pushing him over the edge. Wait, where is Goku Jr!" Uubu ran to the edge of the cliff and scanned the surrounding area below looking for any sign of him and Goshin. Then out of the corner of his eye, he saw Goshin flying towards him, holding Goku Jr's body.
"This is serious," said Goshin sternly. Goku Jr was once again in his Saiyan state, but covered in blood and dirt. His right arm was severely injured, to the point that his bone could even be seen.
"Why? Why did he do this?…"
On the planet of the Kais, everybody watching the fight had grown silent. Vegeta Jr finally broke the silence however. "Wh-what was he thinking! Is- is he dead!"
"No, he isn't," said Kabitokai. "I'd be the first to know that. But he looks severely injured after that stunt he just pulled."
"Honorable," commented Vegeta, "but not very smart as well. To think he'd risk his own life for that of his ancestor's who is already dead."
"There's a real reason behind it," said Rou Dai. "He was troubled by the thought that he let the fight go on long enough that Son Goku had to clean up after him. And on top of that, Goku was about to lose the battle at that moment."
"That just isn't possible!" exclaimed Gohan. "There's no way my dad would've been finished by that!"
"Finished no," replied Rou Dai, "but the turning point of the fight, yes. Young Goku couldn't stand to watch his ancestor suffer for the mistake he made of not ending the fight when he was fused. You all must watch the subtleties of facial expressions more to understand what is going on in a person's mind."
"We're kind of focusing on the fight here!" snapped Bulma.
"Then you should learn to multi-task," quipped Rou Dai.
"Grrrrrr," growled Bulma. "He's just an old perv anyway," she whispered.
"Heard that!"
It seems that Son Goku is showing his true potential. The mysterious entity rose up from his throne and started pacing around while his servant looked on.
"How do you mean?" he asked. "What is this man's potential?"
Well I should very well know since I'm all knowing, he chuckled. But I do not know if he even knows of the potential inside him. If he were to be pushed just a little bit more, than my mind would definitely be made up.
"Really sir?"
Most definitely, he replied. But we shall find out soon enough if he can tap into the potential he holds. And I think I can see it seeping through just about now…
Back in the Demon realm, Son Goku continued pummeling Appolysis as Uubu and Goshin examined Goku Jr more carefully. "His breathing," said Uubu, "it's becoming more and more shallow."
"That idiot!" shouted Goshin. Uubu looked up at him and could just barely see tears starting to form in his eyes. "I can't believe he did this to himself!"
"I better act fast then." And with that, Uubu laid his hands on Goku Jr as a bright pink light surrounded them both. The cuts, scrapes and blood began to dissipate, and in a matter of seconds, Goku Jr was restored and conscious.
"I'm- I'm alive?" he stuttered.
"You could've killed yourself you fool!" barked Goshin. "And Uubu? Why didn't you use your healing powers before on us!"
"I've been trying to conserve my own energy in case we're needed to fight once again," said Uubu. "But Goku Jr was in such bad shape that I had to restore him, or he very well could've died."
"You see!" exclaimed Goshin.
"But I-" he started. "I couldn't see grandpa be blown away like that. I felt somewhat responsible, so I had to help."
"Did you ever stop and think that he's already dead!" snapped Goshin. Goku Jr's eyes grew wide and then buried his face in his hands. "Next time think, before you act. I just hope that now he can keep up what he's doing now."
Now looking back towards the fight, the threesome took notice to how Son Goku looked as if he were now in domination of the fight. Appolysis took punch after punch as Son Goku's face grew even more bitter with each and every blow. Finally though, he stopped, and with a swift kick knocked Appolysis into the air.
"SUPER DRAGON FIST!" The eyes of the dragon were within Son Goku as his fist grew a bright gold and he flew up to meet Appolysis as he was still ascending from the kick dealt to him. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Appolysis saw him rising rapidly and in a moment's time, Son Goku's Dragon Fist connected into Appolysis' stomach. "OOOOF!" grunted Appolysis as blood spurted from his mouth. Son Goku kept grooving his fist into Appolysis' stomach, but it wouldn't seem to get past the first layer of skin.
What is this guy made out of, iron hide? he thought to himself. "AHHHHHHHH!" He quickly powered up with more ki coming through his fist, trying to force his fist through Appolysis' abdomen. Then, unexpectedly, Appolysis came down hard with his elbow onto Son Goku's back, forcing him to stop trying to rip hole into his stomach. Son Goku quickly backed off for a moment as Appolysis seemed to catch his breath.
"That's the last time… you'll get any hits like that… on me!" panted Appolysis.
"What are you made of?" demanded Son Goku. "I couldn't even finish my attack."
"Lucky for me I had been able to set up a relatively weak ki barrier slightly before impact," he replied. "I honestly didn't think I'd have time to get it up without you seeing it. But enough of this, the fight isn't over yet."
"You're right about that!" shouted Son Goku and with that both fighters charged at each other. However, directly for confrontation, Son Goku vanished.
"Again with this!" bellowed Appolysis. "I will- GAH!"
"Will what?" said Son Goku. He had shown up directly behind Appolysis, and delivered a punch to the middle of his spine.
"Last time you surprise me!" yelled Appolysis, and he threw both his elbows back, both missing, but caused Son Goku to move away. "HAAAAAA!" He released a flurry of blue ki waves at Son Goku. He dodged them all swiftly, but one finally connected with his shin, leaving him wide open. "YAHHHHHHHHH!" Appolysis came flying forward and head butted Son Goku in his face, sending both fighters flying backwards.
"AHHHHHHH!" yelled Son Goku as he started falling from the sky. Appolysis was falling as well but instantly regrouped himself. It was then he paused from pursuing after Son Goku when he noticed Goku Jr, Goshin, and Uubu on the cliff.
"I may have to take care of them before they interfere again," he said. "They are nothing compared to this Son Goku, so there's no use in letting them go on much longer…"
In a daring move, Goku Jr put his own life on the line for Son Goku! Now stronger than ever, will he realize the true potential that the mysterious entity has mentioned. Better yet, what IS Son Goku's true potential! Find out in the coming chapters of DragonBall AF!