Chapter 68
Last time on DragonBall AF, Vegeta finally came face to face with the evil Daikon. The fight began quickly, but soon Daikon showed the true nature of his power. Now in the form of Legendary Super Saiyan, what are Vegeta's chances of taking a victory! He must hurry if he wishes to save his friends!
"HAHA! HAHAHAHAHA!" Daikon cackled in Vegeta's face uncontrollably.
" 'Not over until I say it's over', eh Vegeta? What a fool you are!" Daikon then freed his hand from Vegeta's grasp.
Vegeta stood up, a little wobbly, but he still wasn't ready to step down yet by any means. "I mean what I said, jackass," he said sharply. "So let's get back to business shall we!" Vegeta through a punch at Daikon, but he swiftly blocked it just by raising his right forearm.
"Heh, you don't understand," he muttered.
"RAH!" yelled Vegeta and he started punching and kicking Daikon rapidly, pushing him back farther and farther. But it didn't help that Daikon was still able to block everything that was thrown at him.
"Any time you want to stop, go for it," said Daikon. Finally, Vegeta realized it was going nowhere, and instantly backed off.
"FINAL SHINE!" Again, Vegeta released his attack, this time at point blank range. But out of the smoke emerged Daikon, unscathed, and whacked Vegeta on his chin, sending him soaring up into the sky. "UHF!" he cried in shock.
Daikon came rushing up from below him and caught Vegeta by one of his legs before his ascension stopped. Vegeta quickly shot off a ki blast, hitting Daikon in the top of the head causing him to let go. "BASTARD!" Daikon elbowed Vegeta below the belt, causing him to double over in pain.
"…that was cheap…" Vegeta barely choked out.
"All's fair in warm that's what I say kid!" shot back Daikon. "HA!" Again with the elbow, Daikon slammed it into Vegeta's back sending him falling back towards the earth.
I can't stop now! he thought to himself. Ignore the pain! Ignore the pain! And just before he hit the ground, Vegeta was able to stop himself, and he floated inches from his feet touching the ground. "Oh no, here he comes again…" Daikon started barreling toward the young Saiyan, and stretched out his arms.
"HAHAHAHA! BLOCK THIS! GIANT METEOR!" An enormous ki blast shot from his hands and Vegeta barely had enough time to cover himself before it exploded. "If he's still standing after that, I'll truly be surprised." Daikon landed a few yards away and waited for the dust to clear. When it finally did, Vegeta was lying in a bloody heap on the ground.
"Unh…unh," Vegeta gasped for every breath. He had blocked some of the attack, but it was too powerful for him to avoid the brunt of the damage. "How…?"
"Heh-heh-heh," chuckled Daikon. "It's simple really when you think about it. I've spent so much time honing my powers. I've learned not to make the same mistakes as my predecessor. He fought with your ancestor's you know. He was beaten, badly. Once I found out I had the same power, I knew I couldn't let the same fate happen to me."
Maybe if this guy keeps talking, thought Vegeta, I'll be able to regain some energy and pull off a surprise attack.
"Broly was a fool," continued Daikon. "From what I learned of him, I found out he was totally uncontrollable. But I trained hard, hard enough to know that I didn't have to lose my mind in order to stay in this form. I can think just as well in my base state. And through this control I've earned, I've been able to train longer in this form, making me stronger than that moronBroly!
"And now Vegeta, yours and Goku's death will usher in a new era in your future, a future ruled by me-! WHAT!" A small beam shot out of Vegeta's finger straight for Daikon's head. The Super Saiyan arched his back so as to avoid the attack, but when he got back up, there was Vegeta in his face.
"GO TO HELL!" BAM Vegeta punched Daikon square in the nose, causing him to lose his balance. Vegeta then swept Daikon's legs from under him with a swift kick, and then applied yet another kick to his back before he could hit the ground.
"You sonofabitch!" yelled Daikon as he stopped himself in midair.
"Just as I planned," muttered Vegeta. "Come on, one more time now. FINAL SHINE!" The bright green wave shot upwards toward Daikon, ready for the attack.
"GIANT METEOR! HA!" He too released his ki wave and the two attacks collided with each other. "How long can you keep this up Vegeta!" bellowed Daikon. "Can you feel your energy being sucked dry from you yet!"
"ARGH!" exclaimed Vegeta. He responded in putting more and more into the attack, trying hard to overpower Daikon. However, Daikon's beam steadily and slowly began pushing back Vegeta's.
"HAAAAAAAA!" Daikon let out a deafening yell, feeding his attack more and more, and it began to repel Vegeta's attack at an even higher rate. Vegeta began to lose his footing as he began being pushed back across the ground. "JUST GIVE UP!"
"I can't… I CAN'T GIVE UP!" But Vegeta's body couldn't take much more. His knees started to buckle and the sweat started to run down the back of his neck, mixing in with the blood from his previous injuries. "NOOOOOOOOO!" BOOOOM
Vegeta finally gave way. Daikon's Giant Meteor had overpowered him and finally won out. Vegeta slowly started to lose consciousness just as the two attacks exploded. This can't be the end… no… it can't. …gramps…?
"Idiot! You're doing it all wrong!" yelled the elder Vegeta. "Do you see how my hands are? You have to realize that the positioning is just a important as anything else when creating an attack."
"Geez, all right gramps, cool down," replied Vegeta Jr. "All right, is this right? Big Bang Attack!" The giant attack cut through the dense trees that lined the Planet of the Kais.
"Much better," answered his ancestor. "That one was much more powerful than the last."
"Phew, this is tiring," sighed Vegeta Jr "You mind if I take a quick rest Gramps?"
"I told you to stop with calling me Gramps!" yelled the elder Vegeta. "Only for 2 minutes though. I don't want to stop now. You wanted me to train you, and you're going to get it."
"Good," he replied and with that he plopped down on the ground under the shade of the one tree left untouched next to his ancestor.
After a moment of silence, the elder Vegeta finally broke the ice. "So, is there any particular reason why you want me to train you before you get back to Earth?"
"What do you think?" answered Vegeta Jr in a similar cocky tone. "I need to get stronger, I can't stand to lose again to someone like Belial."
"Are you sure that's all there is?" prodded the elder Vegeta.
"What are you trying to get at exactly? This isn't twenty questions here ya know."
"I'm no fool, I can tell you're concealing something. There's something more to all this. Are you trying to impress some girl or something?"
"What the hell!" he exclaimed. "You're crazy gramps. It's definitely not that. It's just that I… well, I dunno."
"Hm, you want to be able to protect the people in your life, don't you?" A surprised look came over Vegeta Jr's face. "I felt the same way many years ago, and I was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, but it wasn't enough. After that I never wanted anything I did to be in vain again."
"Well…" Vegeta sighed, "Yea, I guess so. That's why I thought if you could help me, even if it was just a little bit, I'd be able to come back stronger, and be able to fight alongside Goku, even Goshin. And make sure that nothing happens to them. I can't stand seeing my friends suffer!"
"You're already on the road then," replied his ancestor. "Kakarot and the others have changed my perception of things over the years. If you had said these things to me when I was still under Frieza, I probably would've killed you on the spot for being such a lowly sap. But now, I understand that defending those you… care about can actually be a strength. I learned this late in life however. But if you have the desire inside you, it will awaken your power inside. Just thinking of the people in your life can give you the strength you need, just knowing that they're counting on you. I can probably make you stronger, Vegeta, but the desire you have in you already, that's something that has already reached its full potential."
Vegeta Jr took a moment to soak all of what he heard in. "Thanks, I think I needed that," he finally said. "I just never thought I would've heard that coming from you."
The elder Vegeta raised his eyebrow. "You just be quiet now! Like I said, I can't help but have acquired some of the traits from all of them in the past century and a half. NOW! Let's get back to training! We're far from done!"
Goku, Goshin. You're both counting one me. I can't let you down. Not this time. Not like the last time. THIS CAN'T BE THE END!
Vegeta's eyes suddenly opened. Daikon had his hand grasped around his neck, a sneer across his face. "HAHA! You've finally awakened to witness your own death! I thought that blast would be enough to kill you! Well now it's over, you've let your friends down! I'll enjoy telling Goku how you were too weak to defeat me and that you're the one who LET HIM DIE!"
Vegeta' face tightened up and clenched his teeth as his eyes sunk back into his head. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Vegeta is in the most dire of consequences! Is he about to die again! Can he possibly break free from this stranglehold? Can his desire to save his friends propel him into making a comeback! You won't want to miss the next chapter of DragonBall AF!