I'M BACK! Man, does it feel good to be writing again. Before I start up this next chapter, however, I have a few things to say. First of all, Happy New Year to everybody! May it be ever better than the last one. And secondly, after I complete my current set of stories, I'll be transitioning to mostly one-offs for a while. Too many ideas and all that. But, without further ado, here is our exciting conclusion!

Goku and Vegeta were still going back and forth over potential solutions to their robot problem when King Kai's antennae shot up again. "Whoo! Goku, I think you've got a caller!" Goku leapt up and over the group, landing with his hand on King Kai's back.

"Hello? Testing, testing, one, two, three. Is this thing on?" The voice was high and squeaky, but clearly that of a man.

"Hi! My name's Goku. Who am I speaking to?"

"Oh, hello. My name is Heinz Doofenshmirtz. You wouldn't happen to be near a big, handsome robot, would you?" Goku looked around, seeing only Norm.

"Well, there's a guy here made of metal, but I don't know if I'd call him handsome."

"Hey, what are you implying? I'll have you know that he's one of my best creations!" Goku turned once again and gestured to Norm. The huge robot stomped over and placed a single finger next to Goku's hand.

"Hello, sir."

"Wait, Norm?! What are you doing there?"

"Currently, I'm working on a plan to incapacitate your new creation. And if I may ask, how are you speaking to us?"

"Oh, I just cobbled together a few bits and bobs from my Other Dimension-Inator and my Memory Delete-Inator. And how exactly are you planning to defeat my Perfect Fight-Inator?"

"Well, we don't-" Norm was cut off suddenly as Goku swatted his hand off of King Kai's back.

"Hold up, Norm. We can't be sure that's really your creator. It could be that other robot if he saw me talking to King Kai." Norm placed a hand on his chin.

"I see. Thank you, Goku. But going back to our plan, have you come up with anything?" Goku mirrored Norm's action.

"Well, that depends. As things stand, we really can't fight it without some sort of medicine to counteract whatever disease is in there. And if Bulma doesn't know what we're up against, she can't make anything to stop it." As he finished speaking, Gohan stepped in behind him.

"Hey, dad. Didn't we use a Kamehameha to destroy every living part of Cell? Couldn't we just do the same thing against this robot?" Goku nodded for a few seconds, thinking silently.

"I guess so, but we'd have to put his body under enough strain that it would dissolve him entirely. How are we supposed to do that?" Gohan looked back at their group of friends.

"Well, we're hanging out with the strongest beings in existence. If we all hit him at the same time, I'm sure we could get him pretty stressed out." Goku's nodding grew more and more enthusiastic. "Alright...alright, I've got it. Here's the plan, guys!" They all grouped around him, eager to hear the plan.

Back on Earth, the Doof-bot sat under a huge waterfall, eyes closed. The water splashed against his back, running down his legs that were crossed beneath him. Phineas and the others crept around the rock face, eying the waterfall.

"He's learned how to meditate. Did he even see anyone doing that?" Phineas shook his head.

"I guess he learned how to learn from fighting someone else with that ability. Just from fighting Goku, he learned to build his own techniques." Candace shuffled back against the rock wall, rattling pebbles back and forth.

"SSHHHH!" The entire group turned toward her, and the robot's eyes shot open.

"Abnormal energy signature detected. Begin reconnaissance." The robot charged up to them, pressing his nose right up to that of Phineas. Candace's eyes bulged out.

"Hey! Back off, Freako!" The bot threw an arm out to the side, grabbing her by the waist. "Whoa! Phineas! A little help here?!" Phineas didn't get enough time to help, as the robot began traveling very rapidly away from them, leaving a huge trail of dust. Gohan lowered to the ground between them, holding Candace around the shoulders. They all stared at him, and he turned and stared at Phineas.

"How did you come by that power level? You were just a regular human boy last time, no offense." Phineas shook himself from his shock.

"None taken. Here, give this to someone on your team." He shrugged the Super Sweater off and handed it over. Gohan took it, looking it over curiously.

"Alright...not bad. We really need to have you talk to Bulma." There were a few moments of silence. "But, that's for later. Guys, please just stay here. We'll be back in a while." He lifted into the air, staring intently at the settling dust the robot's trail had left. A ball of power lit up around him and he was gone, another dust trail picking up behind.

When he finally caught up with the robot, the entire crew had circled around the battlefield. Tien and Piccolo were both up on rock formations, each in an attack formation. Tien's hands were in a triangle formation, and two of Piccolo's fingers were against his forehead. Krillin and Yamcha were both preparing Kamehameha Waves. "Vegeta, catch!" Gohan tossed the sweater through the air and Vegeta snatched it just before it hit the ground.

"What's this supposed to be?"

"Just put it on!" Vegeta started grumbling about what had happened the last time someone in that outfit had told him to put on a new accessory. He slid the sweater over his head and his eyes bulged. His fists came back and his aura bulged.

"Kakarot! Go to Super Saiyan 3! I need a comparison." Goku was already in the process of going to his maximum power. Light flashed through the air and there he stood as a Super Saiyan 3. The Doof-bot glanced back and forth from Vegeta to Goku.

"Conflicting energy signatures. Eliminate superior threat. Determining..." Goku drew both hands back.

"Everyone, now's our chance! Vegeta, go!" Vegeta leapt into the air above the group, his arms already thrown out to the sides.

"SPECIAL BEAM..."

"TRI-BEAM..." The bot's eye twitched and it's head rocked from side to side.

"Overwhelming power signals. Activating maximum power." It's eyes glowed red and it's entire body glowed yellow with energy. Just as it finished powering up, it leapt into the air after Vegeta.

"CANNON!"

"HAAAAAA!" Every single attack struck him at the same time. Krillin and Yamcha's Kamehamehas had each hit one knee, Tien's Tri-beams were pummeling his chest, and Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon was drilling into the back of his neck. These four effectively pinned him in place.

"Insufficient power...Detonate secondary battery..." The yellow tinge on the robot's surface turned red and he rocketed upward, escaping the barrage of attacks.

"WHAT?" Goku charged after him in shock, but was stopped by Gohan.

"Dad, we underestimated him. But he's putting his body under even more strain than we anticipated. I think that if one of us can get off a Kamehameha at full power, it'll be enough to finish this."

"That's not what I'm worried about. Look!" The bot was almost to Vegeta, who's arms were still extended. The wind rushed around him and lightning blasted the sky above him, while everywhere else was perfectly clear and still. "He's still trying to follow the plan!" Without a second thought, Goku pressed two fingers to his forehead and suddenly he was directly in the robot's path. "Vegeta, how much time do you need to finish charging your attack?" Vegeta panted with the strain, but managed to throw out a few words.

"Kakarot...what are you doing?"

"You're closer than any of us to a finishing move. Just let me buy you some time."

"Y-You're insane!"

"We don't have time for this, Vegeta. I might be able to get you a minute, two at best." Vegeta grunted in frustration.

"Not enough...time. I'll need at least four..." Goku looked back over his shoulder in shock.

"Four?! Oh, man..." He looked back down to the ground. "Gohan! Remember when we fought Broly?" Gohan grimaced.

"Right. Guys, give my dad all the energy you can! He's gonna buy Vegeta enough time to finish this thing!" They all turned in unison, extending one arm to Goku. Green stripes of energy flew through the air, connecting with Goku's body. His aura grew, shaking the ground beneath them. He tore his shirt off, throwing it to the ground.

"Now, let's go." Both the Doof-bot and Goku disappeared, reappearing only for short bursts of energy as they smashed into one another. When they reappeared permanently, it was just above the ground in the midst of the Z Fighters. Goku leapt back, peppering the ground with energy blasts as he moved. The robot followed, flying just above the dust clouds that rose up in Goku's wake. Just as he reached the end of the cloud, he rose both arms up and two energy balls formed at their ends. When Goku didn't emerge from the cloud, however, his immediate reaction was to spin about, throwing them both directly behind him.

Goku barely had time to dodge as both blasts flew past him. He dashed forward, crossing his arms in a barring fashion. He smashed into the bot's neck and they both flew back to the middle of the canyon, smashing through dozens of rock formations as they went. Finally, as they passed over the Z Fighters once again, Goku redirected the both of them, slamming the Doof-bot's back into the dirt. He leapt out of the trench it had created, landing a few meters back and taking a deep breath.

"Even with our combined power, Goku's only going to last a little while longer against this thing. Vegeta! How much time left?!" Vegeta yelled back down, now placing his hands together in front of him at the wrists.

"TWO MINUTES!" Piccolo's eyes jumped back and forth between the two Saiyans.

"He's not going to make it!" The bot blasted from the ground, grabbing Goku by the neck. Goku threw a kick straight into his face, succeeding only in getting dropped. The bot came up immediately with a kick to his ribs, the red in his eyes glowing even brighter than before. He grabbed Goku by the back of the head, lifting him up and holding him there for all the world to see.

"Eliminating threat." Electricity crackled down his arm and Goku screamed aloud as the metallic fingers began crushing his head.

"GOKU!" Piccolo started toward the pair, but was passed by an orange blur. Gohan kneed the bot in the forehead, sending him skidding backward a second time. He fell to the ground beside his father, both of them panting.

"Thanks, Gohan. But I don't think even that will be enough. Vegeta still needs a full minute to finish his attack, and there's no way we have enough power to last that long." Gohan stared after the bot.

"I don't see how we have much choice." They both caught their breath as the robot soared over the horizon. "Well, here we go again." They both screamed at the top of their lungs, rebuilding their auras. Fortunately, they never had to use them. Out of nowhere, a white and green blur shot across the canyon, catching the Doof-bot with it and dragging it along.

"Is that...Ferb?" Goku chuckled to himself. "Oh, yeah! He didn't give me his power since it comes from that machine. Go get him, Ferb!"

The young Brit was more than happy to comply, swinging punches and deadly kicks at every ounce of exposed metal on the bot. The two traded blows in midair, spinning completely around and skidding back along the ground as they finally reached another stalemate.

"KAKAROT! TEN SECONDS!" Lightning blasted around Vegeta, and dirt devils cropped up on the ground beneath him. Had he been any lower, the ground would have begun to crack apart.

"DESTROY ALL THREATS. UNSURVIVABLE ATTACK PREPARED." The Doof-bot leapt into the air, coming to a pause just below Vegeta. Its arms both extended toward him and a blue ball of light appeared at the end of each of them. He clapped his hands together and the ball grew to the size of his chest. Up above, Vegeta chuckled.

"Unsurvivable, huh? I guess you did learn something from me after all."

"YOU ARE FINISHED."

"SEE YOU IN OTHERWORLD, FREAK! FINAL FLASH!" Both attacks launched from their creators, screaming through the air. The blue ball transitioned into a beam that clashed against Vegeta's Final Flash, shaking the ground beneath them. Huge boulders cropped up, torn from the ground by the deadly energy that surrounded them.

"Even Vegeta's attack isn't enough. Alright, Gohan. You know what to do."

"Right." The pair of them rose into the air, concentrating energy as they flew. As they came up behind the robot, Gohan tapped it on the shoulder. It's head swiveled around, sparks flying from it's eyes. "Sorry about this. KAAAAA..."

"MEEEEEE..."

"HAAAAA..."

"MEEEEEE..." The robot's eyes bulged as, for the first time, it experienced fear.

"No. Nonononononono."

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Both beams encompassed the robot entirely, surrounding him in blue light.

"Nononononononononononononoooo..." Slowly, trapped inside the raging torrent of destructive energy, the robot's metal exoskeleton began to dissolve. Just afterward, the crossbeams, wires, and the containment capsule dissolved. As this last piece crumbled into nothingness, the beams faded and all three Saiyans fell to the ground, each one laughing. From across the canyon came cries of triumph as Phineas and the gang rushed over to the Z Fighters.

"You did it!" Each of them picked a warrior to grasp in a big hug except for Candace. She lent Vegeta a hand up and gave it a strong shake after he'd regained his feet.

"No...We did it. We couldn't have beaten him without Ferb's help. Thank you all." Goku lifted Phineas onto his shoulder and laughed. "Now, where's the closest buffet?"