Chapter 11
Slasher brought his hand down at Goshin's head. Goshin brought his arms up as the metal claws plummeted toward him. He yelped as the jagged blades dug into his forearms and sent him flying toward the ground. He screamed in pain as he hit the ground so hard that he left a dent in the pavement.
VJ scrambled to dodge attacks from the pint sized Ku Klux. The doll sized fiend latched onto VJ's shoulder with his teeth. Blood oozed out as VJ let out an angry scream. He grabbed Ku Klux's head and ripped the little man off of his arm. With the force of a battering ram, VJ sent Ku Klux flying with a field goal kick. Suddenly, Ku Klux appeared behind VJ and punched him in the back of the head. Before VJ realized it, Ku Klux was pummeling him from every angle.
Nail and Jarelle weren't having any better luck fighting Shat-face and Goalie. The noiseless knife-wielders attacked the young fighters and moved before either of them could look. It was all Nail and Jarelle could to dodge their huge blades.
Slasher floated down to Goshin and chucked lightly. Goshin wrenched his eyes open as blood dripped from a cut on his forehead. He grimaced at Slasher as he lay bleeding on the ground.
"Sucks to be the weak one doesn't it?" asked Slasher.
"I'm not the weak one here!" Goshin croaked.
"Prove it!" said Slasher.
Goshin began to struggle to his feet, but Slasher placed his foot on Goshin's face and pushed him back to the ground. He laughed as Goshin snarled in pain.
"Where's the warrior I trained?" he asked. "Are you only that powerful in your dreams?"
"Bite me!" Goshin barked.
"Ha! Unnecessary rage," said Slasher, "next you'll be begging for your life…and then for death!"
At that moment, VJ hit the ground and Slasher looked over at him. Goshin could just barely make out the formation a smile curling over Slasher's rotted teeth. Goshin cringed as if he knew what Slasher was about to do.
"Or perhaps," said Slasher, "you'll be more willing to beg on behalf of your friend."
Goshin wiped the blood out of his eyes as he watched Slasher grab VJ by the throat and lift him into the air. VJ began to scream as Slasher squeezed his throat tighter and tighter. Goshin's vision became much clearer very quickly. He pulled himself slowly to his feet and looked up at Slasher with a blood red glare.
"Let…him…go…!" he growled.
Slasher looked over at him and smile as he squeezed even harder on VJ's throat.
"I SAID LET HIM GO!!!" Goshin howled as he jumped at Slasher. He punched Slasher in the head and it tore away from the neck as his body exploded in a cloud of dust. VJ fell to the ground and saw Goshin standing over him in his Super Saiyan form with the Eight Star Dragonball mark glowing on his forehead and his eyes glowing blood red.
"Holy…" VJ croaked.
Goshin floated into the air where the mask brothers and Ku Klux were picking on Jarelle and Nail. Ku Klux had each of them by the collar as the mask brothers closed in behind them. Goshin flew up and kicked each of them in the side, causing them both to explode into dust just like Slasher. Ku Klux looked on in shock and rage.
"You think you've won just because you blew them up?!" he barked.
"And you're next, Clown!" said Goshin.
"We shall see!!" said Ku Klux.
He pushed Jarelle and Nail away and began laughing hysterically. Goshin could sense his energy suddenly grow out of proportion. The dust that had been the mask brothers and Slasher just seconds ago began to swirl around Ku Klux's body like a tornado. Ku Klux began to glow as his body absorbed the dust. He grew to about seven feet tall in a matter of seconds.
Goshin just floated and watched. When Ku Klux returned to normal, he no longer had the appearance of a doll; instead he looked like Zuccil had put on a Klan hood and a clown nose and painted himself white.
"Are you finished?" asked Goshin, a tone of annoyance in his voice.
"They call me Cadaver the Clown," said the giant hulk in front of Goshin, "but you can call me the Grim Reaper!"
Cadaver laughed hysterically as he powered up even more. Goshin had lost his patience.
"ENOUGH!" he bellowed "JUST SHUT UP AND FIGHT ME!!"
"With pleasure!" yelled Cadaver.
He launched himself at Goshin and the two clashed like fire and water. Punches and kicks were flying so fast that even VJ had trouble keeping up. The two fought so hard that the ground began to quake.
Back at the bunker, the Professor and Zuccil were both scrambling to keep things intact as the building crumbled around their ears. Zuccil watched in horror as a huge chunk came down on the healing tanks; there was no point in protecting the bunker now.
"Let's go, Professor, before we get killed!" he called as he grabbed Professor L around the middle. He flew away carrying the Professor under his arm as the bunker collapsed.
"Thank you, Zuccil…" said Professor L. "…you saved my life!"
"Hey, don't mention it," said Zuccil, "Goshin and Jarelle worked too hard to save you for me to just let you die like that."
'Grateful as I am, I can't say I care for the logic behind his actions.' thought the Professor.
'Damn, it's Him!' thought Zuccil. 'Goshin and the others can't possibly know what they're up against!'
"Is something wrong, Zuccil?" asked the Professor, who was looking at the expression on Zuccil's face.
"The being that Goshin and his friends are fighting," said Zuccil, "I'm not sure that they can destroy him."
"Oh no!" the Professor shouted as he began to struggle to get out Zuccil's grip. "Let me go! I've got to help Jarelle!"
"Jarelle is more than capable of fending for herself." said Zuccil. "And besides, Goshin won't let them fight a battle he knows they can't win…which can only mean he knows they can!"
"Then why don't you think they can win?!" asked the Professor.
"I said 'I don't think they can destroy him.'", said Zuccil. "I have every confidence that they can win."
"Why can't they destroy him?" asked the Professor.
"Because while the body they're fighting might die, the evil spirit inside will live on and find another body to enter," said Zuccil, "And once he does, Goshin and his friends will be his first targets!"
"I suppose there's nothing we can do about that, is there?" asked the Professor.
"Not a damn thing." said Zuccil.
"Hold it right there, Traitor!" came a voice just ahead of them. Zuccil stopped before two Trifecta soldiers. About seven or eight more surrounded them as Zuccil looked around. "Take 'em boys!"
The soldiers pounced on Zuccil and the Professor. Zuccil tried to fight them off, but was quickly overtaken as their numbers grew from ten to fifty almost instantly…
Back at the battlefield, Goshin and Cadaver were battling fiercely, clashing off of each other and creating shockwaves that brought down what few buildings were left standing. They clashed hard and stayed there, holding onto each other's arms and pushing one against the other. Blue lightening flashed around them as their muscles tightened and veins popped up through their skin in various places. Cadaver stared hotly into Goshin's deadly blood red eyes, using his full force to push against Goshin. An energy ball formed around the fighters and expanded outward, decimating everything it touched.
VJ and the others looked on in awe as Goshin and Cadaver's powers grew to almost dangerous proportions. Lightening flashed and ground crumbled as the planet quaked ever violently. Cadaver, who had his arms on the outside of Goshin's, began to push Goshin's arms to together in an attempt to kill Goshin's leverage on him. Goshin realized this and lurched up to kick Cadaver in the face. He caught the monster's chin and back-flipped around, hitting Cadaver hard with a ki blast. Cadaver caught himself in mid-air with a back flip and glared at Goshin.
Without warning, Jarelle jumped out of the shadows, charging ki as she twirled around in mid-air. She stopped aimed at Cadaver and began pummeling him with white-hot energy blasts. Just as she finished, VJ front-flipped out of nowhere and stabbed Cadaver in the gullet with Ki Saber attack. As Cadaver fell, Nail launched a Demon Ball attack, sending the monster flying and embedding him into the side of a building. With one last burst of energy, Goshin took his Snapdragon Wave stance.
"SNAAAP! DRAAAAGOOOOON!!!" he shouted as Cadaver slowly open one eye to determined what just happened. "HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
A green energy wave rushed from Goshin's outstretched arms. As it flew, the energy took the form of Shenron's head and body. The mighty dragon opened it gigantic mouth as Cadaver screamed angrily. The dragon's jaws closed around the around the evil villain's body and the energy became as a wave again. The dissipation of the energy could be seen clearly from space as Cadaver's body disintegrated, along with anything in the path of the attack. When the smoke cleared, Goshin could be seen floating in the air, panting heavily. His bruised and battered body shook with pain as he looked at the destruction he'd caused. Not that it mattered, the Terror Squad had killed the entire population. But Goshin looked as all that was left was a huge crevasse; a giant crater on the face of the planet. The smell of charred soil hung heavy in the air. Goshin's ears were ringing from the volume of the explosion. As he gave on last though to what had just happened, Goshin passed out.
VJ caught his lifeless body as it fell to the ground. Having returned to normal form, Goshin's injuries shown in full force. VJ carried him over to where they had been hiding during the battle. He lay Goshin down gently and wiped the sweat from his own forehead. He looked at what it took to destroy Cadaver and shuddered to think what it would take to destroy Lord Sprout.
"Jarelle, are there any more Senzu Beans?" asked VJ. Jarelle quickly checked the bag and pulled out a single bean.
"Just the one." she said.
"Give to Goshin," said VJ, "he needs it more than the rest of us."
Jarelle slipped the Senzu Bean into Goshin's mouth and VJ helped him chew and swallow it. Slowly, Goshin regained consciousness, opening his eyes to see Jarelle smiling down at him. He couldn't help but smile back weakly.
Goshin sat up slowly when a large bubble suddenly formed in mid-air. The young fighters looked up at it and saw Sprout standing just in front of Zuccil and the Professor, who were both chained to the wall and being prodded with energy staffs. Goshin and the others gasped in shock. Goshin clenched his teeth as he looked into Sprout's cold, despicable eyes.
"Greetings, Goshin." he said in a sinister, snake-like voice. "I see you and your friends defeated my Terror Squad. Congratulations, my boy! But now, as you can see, I have one last challenge for you. A test of your true abilities, if you will."
"YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE MY TRUE ABILITIES, SPROUT!!!" Goshin snarled.
"Behind me, as I'm sure you've already noticed, I have my former General and the dear Professor in my 'hospitable care.'" said Sprout. "All you need, Goshin, is join me and they shall go free. Oh, by the way, I have one other person you might be interested to meet…"
Sprout pointed to a dark figure chained up in the corner of the room. A light was shown on him to reveal that it was Goten, Goshin's father.
"DAD!!" Goshin howled desperately.
"So there are three people here whose lives depend on your decision, Goshin." said Sprout. "And so many more when you really think about it…I mean, what would Jarelle think of you if you were to let her father die? What would your family think of you if your father was killed because of you? What would your friends think of you if you allowed your mentor to be destroyed? My point is, Goshin, that you really have no choice in the matter."
"Wrong, Sprout!!" said Goshin. "I always have a choice! And I choose to destroy you and take my friends and father home to Earth where they'll be safe from the likes of you!!"
"HA! Who do you think you are? Goku?!" Sprout laughed.
"No, I'm not Goku," said Goshin, "But I am his flesh and blood, his descendant, his legacy, and I'm going to use every power he had given me to destroy you, Sprout. I'm going to liberate the Alliance and make sure some one like never takes the throne again!"
"Ooo, you're a big boy now, are you?" asked Sprout mockingly.
"No, Sprout, I'm the last thing you'll ever see alive!!" said Goshin defiantly.