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Aka, the fusion of Abo and Cado, stood towering over his enemies. His girth was greater, in proportion, than that of either Abo or Cado. The space armor seemed stretched over his bulk, and the shoulder covers, which usually stuck out to the side, were now completely filled with his huge shoulders.

Looking down at Tarble, and Tapion, Aka grinned arrogantly before breaking into laughter. His double chin bobbed up and down as his body shook like a mountain of jelly in an earthquake. When the laughter ceased, he saw his two opponents standing strong, undaunted by his increased size.

"I admire your courage." He looked down on them, mocking their comparatively diminutive stature. "So you actually think you can defeat me? Sorry to sink your ship, but you two seem to be coming up a little short."

Tarble leapt forward and rammed his fist into Aka's gut. "We're not afraid!" However, when he noticed that his punch had only displaced a few rolls of fat, his perspective began to change.

"Your punches no longer affect me." Aka raised his leg and brought it down on Tarble, who phased out of the way. The ground shook as the giant's full weight caused the earth to crack. Raising his forearm, Aka swiped Tapion away, as the swordsman tried to cut his head off.

Tarble appeared behind Aka and kicked him in the back of the head, but the blow hardly affected the giant. Vanishing before Aka turned around, Tarble put some distance between them before launching a ki blast into the giant. He was dismayed to seen his attack bounce off on contact before exploding, leaving Aka virtually unscathed.

The giant howled with laughter at Tarble's futile attempt to damage him. "Fool! You still think that you can hurt me?" However, his eyes widened as he felt a cut along his back. "Hey! What was that?" He futilely attempted to reach the spot where Tapion's sword had sliced him.

Tapion panted, and shook the blood from his sword. He looked up at Aka with an offended glare. "Do you still think we can't damage you?"

"That was just a fluke," exclaimed the enraged giant. "I won't let it happen again." His gaze shifted to Bardock, and Piccolo, who looked unimpressed with him. "I'll show you all!" Lifting into the air, he opened his mouth and began spinning around letting ki blasts fly from his mouth, in what seemed like a twisting rain of explosives.

The Z-Fighters leapt out of the way, as the blasts landed, and caused several large craters to appear. Tarble crossed his arms to block and oncoming blast, but the attack pushed into a nearby plateau, causing the landform to crumble around him. Tapion was barely able to deflect an attack with his sword, and was knocked down as another one exploded nearby.

Piccolo and Bardock were doing a much better job at avoiding the blasts. As they looked around, both knew that this was causing a commotion, which risked drawing the androids to the area. If the androids came, the situation could only get worse.

"We've got to shut this guys up," said Piccolo.

"Tell me something I don't know," replied Bardock as they both rushed at Aka from different angels. However, as they got closer, it became harder to dodge Aka's blasts, and while the attacks wouldn't do much damage, they could certainly slow them down.

Piccolo growled in frustration as the blasts slowly pushed himself and Bardock back. "If we could just get to him…" He closed his eyes, and put up an energy shield as he formulated a plan. His body isn't particularly strong, but those blasts will just keep pushing us back. However…if I could divert his attention for just an instant…

Bardock saw Piccolo backing away before charging an attack. His middle and index fingers were in front of his forehead and lightning was crackling around them. Looks like he's up to something. It probably involves me, so I shouldn't try anything yet.

Trunks continued to trade blows with Cell, who seemed to be enjoying the fight a lot more than he was. The young super saiyan rammed his knee into Cell's gut, and then sent him crashing through buildings with a haymaker to the face. The creature giggled as it quickly recovered from his attacks, barely scathed.

"Dammit! Take this seriously Cell!" He phased above Cell and sent him into the ground with a double-fisted smash. Then, after a series of rapid arm movement, he yelled "Burning Attack!" The powerful ki blast created a wide crater.

However, Cell had evaded the attack and appeared next to Trunks, chuckling at the shock on the super saiyan's face. "So you want me to get serious?" He wacked Trunks in the face with his tail before the saiyan had time to react. The he flew over his flying body and rammed his fist into his back.

Trunks fell, face-first on the pavement as Cell landed near him. The creature picked him up by the collar of his shirt before sending him into a building with a punch to the face. However, Trunks did not come out the other end as Cell had expected, which left him perplexed. His reptilian eyes narrowed in suspicion. He's up to something.

Trunks had managed to recover before flying out through the building's window. Thankfully, Cell left the buildings intact, meaning that it was easier for him to hide in there. Suppressing his power, while maintaining his super saiyan form. Trunks proceeded to run through the hallways, hoping to evade Cell, and find a way to escape.

However, just as he was about to enter an office room, the creature erupted through the floor, grinning at the fact that he had found him. "So Trunks," said Cell to the scared super saiyan. "You thought you could hide from me? Sorry to disappoint you, but I practically invented the art of sneaking around."

Trunks leapt back before firing several smaller ki blasts, all of which Cell deflected. He then rushed in the land a punch, but doubled over, his fists barely connecting with the creature's forehead.

Cell removed his fist from Trunks' gut. "You're a feisty one, aren't you? It's too bad really…" Cell picked up Trunks' seemingly limp body, and raised his tail. "I did enjoy our battle, but I'm afraid that it must now end. Fear not, soon you will be a part of greatness."

However, Trunks suddenly sprang to life and sent a palm full of ki into Cell's eyes at point blank. The creature howled in pain, dropping Trunks to clutch at his eyes, and giving the saiyan an opportunity for escape.

He literally jumped at a way out, leaping over the creature before crashing out of the building through a window. Then he took through the streets, running in a random pattern. It was a technique that his master Gohan had used to escape the androids for thirteen years. When he was satisfied with the distance between them, Trunks took to the air and flew away as fast as he could, towards where the other Z-Fighters were taking on Aka.

Piccolo's attack had finished charging his attack. He thrust his arm forward, yelling "Special Beam Canon!" The beam pierced through Aka's defenses and bored a hole through his shoulder.

Aka immediately stopped his attack, clutching at his shoulder, and panting in exhaustion. Now that he was wounded, the adrenalin had worn off, and he was feeling the effects of his reckless attacks.

Bardock's eyes widened as he seized the opportunity. Clenching his fist, he charged forward, gathering ki in his fist until it glowed a bright white color. Slamming his fist into Aka's gut, he fired a point blank Riot Javelin into his gut, boring a hole, and fatally wounding him. The giant screamed loudly, as he fell back like a large oak tree.

Though the area was still engulfed in a dust cloud, Tarble, Tapion, and Piccolo were able to locate Aka's body, with Bardock already looming over him.

The older saiyan turned to Tarble with a confident smile. "He won't be getting back up. Why don't you do the honors? He terrorized your planet so you deserve that much."

"Thanks Bardock," replied Tarble, walking up to Aka with a serious glare. He stopped only a few feet away from his enemy and looked down at him angrily. Aka was barely conscious, which allowed Tarble to say something before killing him.

The prince's fists clenched as memories flooded back to him. "Abo! Cado! You both terrorized my wife's home planet! You made her life miserable and wiped out almost all of her race. You humiliated me in front of my wife! I can never forgive you for what you've done!" He extended his hand and began charging ki. "Goodbye!"

Aka was so weak that he couldn't even scream as the blast tore through him, killing him quickly. His body was vaporized, leaving behind memories that Tarble would eventually bury.

The saiyan prince sighed with relief, collapsing in front of the small crater he had made. He began laughing with joy when he realized his accomplishment. Not only had he proven his ability to fight, but he had also gained the ability to sense power levels. It's finally over…thank you Trunks. We finally had a taste of victory…and I'm sure we'll get the androids too.

However, staring at his palm, Tarble also felt a sense of loss. Not that he cared about Abo or Cado, but now he could never say that he hadn't killed anyone before. Although it felt good to end the beings that had terrorized his wife's planet, Tarble never enjoyed killing, and he still wished that the circumstances could've been different.

Piccolo seemed to sense his inner turmoil and walked up to him, putting a hand on the saiyan's shoulder. "You're not a murderer. Sometimes it is okay to kill, and you saved many more lives."

"This is the first time I've ever killed anyone," replied Tarble in a solemn tone. "Intellectually, I know there was nothing wrong with it…but still…I wish that I wouldn't have had to. Fighting is one thing, but killing…even if it's okay, it still feels wrong to me…I was just caught up in anger before."

Bardock sighed and knelt at Tarble's level, giving the younger saiyan an encouraging smile. "Look. It's not like anyone's going to blame you for this. I killed many innocent people in cold blood before I had a change of heart. I can never undo my actions, but I can change the course of my life, and hope that those in the next world are willing to forgive me."

"That goes for me too," said Piccolo. "I was also bad at one point. However, I was able to redeem myself, and now I'm one of the good guys. "Believe me, what you just did was nothing compared to what Bardock and I have done, and nothing good can come of moping around about it. You've to move on."

Tarble looked at Piccolo, and then at Bardock. "Thank you…thank you both."

Tapion smiled at the situation. He hadn't killed anyone in his life either, and though he had never thought much of it, the pep talk helped him as well. Then, they all sensed a significant power approaching and when he looked up; the golden aura approaching was unmistakable.

I hope I did a good job of developing Tarble a little at the end there.