Chapter 58
Last time on DragonBall AF, the battle continued on. Appolysis made a direct run towards Son Goku by head butting him, knocking both fighters through the air. It was then that Appolysis noticed the boys and Uubu watching the fight. Appolysis is planning something sinister, can Son Goku realize it in time?
"Is- is he looking at us?" asked Goku Jr. Appolysis was hovering in the air, and it appeared to them he was staring directly at them.
"I don't know," replied Uubu. I hope he doesn't plan on using us against Son Goku. he thought. We might have to get out of here soon if that is the case.
Meanwhile, Son Goku was able to stop himself from falling just before he hit the ground. Blood dribbled down his forehead as he looked back up towards Appolysis. "I'll get him yet!" he said, and he blasted off at full speed to intercept the demon king.
Appolysis turned and saw Son Goku barreling towards him at high speed. "Akamu Beam!" Appolysis pointed out his right pointer finger and shot out a long, blue energy beam.
"What the!" exclaimed Son Goku as he narrowly dodged the attack. "He just nicked me too." But before Son Goku could go to the offensive, Appolysis had already beat him to it.
"HAAAAAAA!" Appolysis came straight down on Son Goku's back with his fists, knocking the breath out of Son Goku and sending him slicing through the side of a mountain. The ground began rumbling as the mountain crumbled before everybody, and on top of Son Goku.
"GRANDPA!" yelled Goku Jr. he ran toward the edge of the cliff to get a better look at the damage. "I-I can't sense him! Where is he! Is he-".
"Settle down already!" quipped Goshin. "You're to excited right now to even sense one's ki. I can feel it, he's not going to be down just from that.
Appolysis began slowly descending to the ground, and as he was, he turned to face the threesome yet again. They could clearly see the big grin across his face, and his shoulders bubbling with laughter.
"I don't like the looks of that," said Goshin. "He's definitely planning something that involves us."
Just as he said that however, Appolysis blasted off to the rubble where Son Goku lay. Uubu had a hard look on his face. "Boys, be prepared to leave this area soon," he finally said. "We can't be a hinderence to your ancestor, and we may have to leave this fight soon."
Appolysis landed before the rubble and outstretched his arm and opened his palm. "If you don't want to get hit I suppose you come out now!" He then proceeded in releasing multiple ki blasts obliterating what was left of the rubble. After about 15 seconds he stopped, and smirked. "You've been there for a while haven't you?"
"Right when ya told me to come out," replied Son Goku behind him. Appolysis turned around quickly to punch Son Goku but it was blocked. Son Goku swiftly kicked Appolysis in the face, but Appolysis managed to grab his arm regardless. Son Goku quickly turned around to try and twist out of it, but to no avail. The demon king tossed him up into the air, where Son Goku soon regained himself.
"KA-ME-HA-ME-". Appolysis saw the attack forming in his hands so he readied himself as well.
"DEMON SOUL STRIKER!"
"-HA!" Both attacks collided in mid air, but it could obviously be seen who had the upper hand. Appolysis' wave was almost encompassing Son Goku's, and it looked like he was about to give.
"How can this be so one sided!" yelled Goku Jr. "This isn't making any sense! Grandpa should be kicking his ASS!"
Appolysis heard this and grew angrier. "RAHHHHHHH!" And with one last mighty yell, he completely overpowered Son Goku and totally wiped out the Kamehameha wave. "That definitely tears it," he grunted and he took off and started flying n the direction of Goku Jr, Goshin, and Uubu.
"Uubu, I think now is as good a time as any," said Goshin. "He's heading this way for sure."
"Damn it he is!" exclaimed Uubu. "Guys, let's go now!" The three warriors powered up and started flying away from Appolysis.
"Oh no!" laughed Appolysis. "You're not going to save yourselves now! It's too late!"
Luckily, however, Son Goku was not knocked out of the air and still floated above the ground. He was injured from the attack, but not finished yet. It took him a few moments to realize what was going on. "That monster is going after the boys and Uubu! Why? I can't let him hurt them!"
But Appolysis was already several hundred yards away from Son Goku as it was and Appolysis was flying at top speed. Uubu and the two boys were flying as fast as they could to lose the demon king, but he gained more and more on them every second.
We should've left when we had the chance, thought Uubu. Why did I make us stay, that was so foolish of me! I feel Son Goku behind us now, but his power level has taken a major blow it seems. He really is the only one that can save us though anyhow.
But then the three froze when Appolysis finally passed them up and appeared ahead of them. "That's far enough!" he boomed. "I've allowed you pests to live for too long. You're too much of a liability, you may end up helping your friend here behind my back, and I can't allow that!" He started generating ki once again and outstretched his arms as the ki in his hands began to build more and more. The boys and Uubu were frozen, knowing they had nowhere to move.
"This can't be the end!" grimaced Uubu
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Son Goku.
"Goodbye!" shouted Appolysis and he released the ki blast at point blank, leaving the three no time to dodge the attack. BOOOOOOOOOOOM Son Goku stopped in his tracks as a stunned look overcame his face.
"Not them…" he murmured. "NOT THEM! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"This... can't be happening," pleaded Vegeta Jr as he backed away from Rou Dai's crystal ball. "They couldn't have just died like that. There's no way!"
A solemn look came over the rest of the spectators faces, knowing that it had to be true.
"Damn it, damn it all!" he yelled as he banged his fists on the ground. Kabitokai walked towards him, attempting to comfort him, but he could see that nothing would solace him now.
"I suppose," he announced to everyone, "that I should check in with King Yama in the meantime."
"That does seem the best thing to do," said Rou Dai sadly. "I just hope that the next person to pass through there, is somehow Appolysis."
"Yes," nodded Kabitokai, and with that he vanished from the planet of the Kais.
"Goku," muttered Rou Dai, "everything now rests entirely on your shoulders…"
"HAHAHAHA!" laughed Appolysis defiantly. "What are you yelling about? The fact that you couldn't save them? It's totally your fault."
Son Goku, now face to face with him, looked into his eyes as the fury burned in his own. "There… was no need for that! That was completely without cause or provocation!"
"You're half right," he replied. "It's what they could have done. I know that they might have something up their sleeves to help you, so I took out the problem before it could actually happen. You'll just have to live with the fact that you weren't able enough to save them." II think it's working/I he thought to himself. IIf I can get him into a state of depression, this match will be over quicker than it already was going to be/I
"I-I can't stand for this," grunted Son Goku. "How many more times do people have to die while I'm fighting? They trusted in me and I let them down. How many more! Yamcha, Tien, Chaiotzu, Krillin, all my friends from Earth, and now my grandsons and Uubu! I can't let this happen anymore! I CAN'T! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Son Goku's aura began rising up, and his muscles began to bulge. The clouds started closing in and turned black as night. Appolysis began looking all around him noticing changes in the environment. "What's going on? You! What's going on! What are you doing!"
But Son Goku wasn't answering. His body began lifting up higher into the sky, but it wasn't voluntary. It's as if something was pulling him higher and higher. Then, his aura began to change from gold to pure white and it engulfed his entire being. His muscles continued to grow. Appolysis' anger finally got the best of him and he began firing dozens of ki blasts towards his opponent.
"TAKE THIS!" But to his astonishment, every ki blast deflected off of some kind of barrier unseen to him, leaving Son Goku unscathed. "No way! This isn't what I predicted! What's going on here!"
Heh-heh, well it seems Son Goku might be tapping into that potential of his, spoke the entity watching the fight.
"You think so," replied the assistant. "Have you made your final decision yet then?"
I'm almost certain now, said the entity. But let's just see how this hand plays out and how he puts this all to use…
What's going on! Son Goku's rage has exploded, completely backfiring Appolysis' plan! Goku Jr, Goshin, and Uubu are all now lost, and Son Goku is the one last hope yet again! Will he triumph over Appolysis? And what exactly is Son Goku undergoing at this point in the battle? The questions will be answered on the next chapter of DragonBall AF!