Chapter 4
The Rebels looked ahead, staring at the monstrous form of Mr. Simms. The demon simply roared, moving its head.
"I don't know how you got down here," Jeice growled. "But we'll make sure that you don't come back!"
"Quit taunting him already, Jeice!" Vegeta yelled. "We came here to battle!"
"Well, go ahead, Vegeta," Jenny said. "Battle away."
Vegeta squared himself and charged at the demon with blazing speed. As he closed in, Simms kicked up some fiery ashes into Vegeta's eyes. The Saiyan prince screamed as he flew past the demon, hitting the ground.
Jenny shook her head with a smile. "I just love to watch him get his ass kicked."
"What just happened?" Yamcha asked.
"That demon just kicked some dirt into his eyes," Fulgore said. "That threw Vegeta off balance."
"Leave it to the ape to make a stupid move like that," Pico remarked.
"Now it's our turn," Jenny charged into battle now, and the others followed.
As Jenny drew closer to the demon, she suddenly stopped herself, and the others followed suit. As they stopped, the demon began throwing dirt at them. The Rebels shielded themselves. When the dirt cleared, the Rebels moved in, throwing every attack they knew. The demon didn't even defend itself as it continued to wave its arms and turn its head.
"Is that thing even feeling our attacks?" Arbin asked.
"I don't think so. I think he's just laughing at us," Fulgore said as he threw a crushing roundhouse kick to the demon's face.
"You think so?" Pico asked. "Let's see how hard he's laughing when we take him down." He threw a roundhouse of his own to the demon's face.
Vegeta rejoined the group to face Mr. Simms. "No one makes a fool of Vegeta and lives!"
He picked up a handful of dirt and threw it into Simms' eyes. The demon roared in agony as it swung its arms about blindly. It hit Yamcha and then Pico, sending them flying in opposite directions.
"Argh!" Yamcha screamed as he scrambled to get up from the burning rocks.
"Damn it!" Pico growled as he picked himself up. "That stupid Saiyan can't do anything right, can he?"
"He's distracted!" Jeice said. "Now's our chance!"
At that moment, all of the Rebels tackled the demon to the ground.
From a distance, Canis Lupus hid behind a large boulder, watching the battle. He merely shook his head with an exasperated sigh.
"Too easy..." he told himself as he jotted down some notes in his journal.
Jeice backed off after an assault on the demon, catching his breath as he watched the others pummel it.
"Psst! Jeice!" a voice called from behind.
Jeice turned around and spotted James hiding behind another boulder.
"James?" Jeice went over to him. Jade also noticed, following her brother.
"James...is it really you?" Jade asked.
"Is it true?" Jeice asked. "What Mr. Simms said...are you really dead?"
James fell silent for a moment before responding. "Yes...we are dead. It was Mr. Simms who killed us."
Jade and Jeice gasped.
"We need someone to defeat Mr. Simms," James continued. "It's the only way we can rest in peace. That's why we revealed ourselves to you."
"Don't worry, we'll take him down," Jeice said.
"You'd better finish him quickly," James told him. "You won't be able to survive down here much longer."
Jeice nodded. "Got it. Jade, let's try the Purple Spiral Flash Attack again."
"Okay...do you remember how to do it?" Jade asked.
"Oh yes, I remember now. We have to power up first, and then start spinning."
"Ah, I see. Let's go it."
"Good luck, Rebels." James took a few steps backwards before fading into thin air.
"Did he just...vanish?" Jade asked.
"We can wonder about that later," Jeice told her. "Right now, let's just take out this demon!"
"Right."
The siblings hovered into the air above Mr. Simms, facing each other.
Jenny looked up at them. "Jade? Jeice? What the hell are you doing?"
"Don't tell me they're going to try the Purple Spiral Flash Attack again," Vegeta said.
"And what, pray tell, is this Purple Spiral Flash Attack?" Jenny asked.
"It's a special attack and Jeice and Burter performed with the Ginyu Force. Now Jeice is trying to do it with Jade."
Jade and Jeice concentrated as their power began to radiate from their bodies. Then they began to fly in circles, forming the purple spiral again. Only this time, it was glowing a brilliant purple color.
Jenny backed away from the demon. "Uh...guys...I think we'd better back off."
The others moved away from the demon, who roared in pain, swinging its arms about.
"Let's do it now!" Jeice called.
"Purple Spiral Flash Attack!" both siblings yelled as purple energy bolts darted out from the spiral, pelting the demon at various points. Pieces of slimy flesh flew out from its body at each shot. Eventually, all the attacks struck the demon's chest, punching a gaping hole in it. Afterwards, the demon tipped over, hitting the ground with a loud thud.
Jade and Jeice stopped in the air, then lowered themselves to the ground, facing the dead demon.
"Now you know our true colors," Jade said. "Ah...Jeice?"
"Yes?" Jeice asked.
"Let's never do that again."
"If you say so..."
"So...is that it?" Yamcha asked.
When no one responded, a cool breeze blew through them gently. The hellish world faded around them, returning the group to the inside of the funeral home.
"We're...back on the planet," Fulgore said.
"It sure feels good to be out of there," Yamcha said.
Jenny dropped to the floor in a sitting position. "That wasn't very satisfying at all..."
Jade and Jeice stepped outside the funeral home for some fresh air. Instead, they found the J-Gang members standing a few feet down the road.
"Hey!" Jade and Jeice ran over to greet them.
"Jade, Jeice, thank you," James said. "Thanks to you, we've been released from Mr. Simms' hellish prison."
"Don't mention it," Jeice said.
"Does this mean that you're alive again?" Jade asked.
"No, we're still dead like doornails," Jack said.
"Mr. Simms cremated our bodies," Jody added. "All we can do now is depart to the great beyond."
"We've waited 3000 years for this day," John said.
"Now it's time to say farewell," James said. "May you live rich and fulfilling lives."
A white beam of light cast down, gently lifting the J-Gang members into the sky. Jade and Jeice waved their arms lightly.
"They've departed for the heavens?" Jade asked.
"We may very well follow them soon," Jeice said.
"Who are you waving at?" Jenny asked.
The siblings spun around, blushing.
"Uh...we were just fanning ourselves," Jade said, waving her hand towards herself.
Jeice did the same. "Yeah, we're still feeling the heat from that battle."
Jenny rolled her eyes. "Yeah, a likely story. Let's get back to the ship."