Chapter Five
NOW: THE MOUNTAINS
Majin Zaku powered up a tiny bit, and charged at Super Saiyan 2 Gogeta, the warrior Goku and Vegeta had become when they fused. He threw a fast punch at them, with a grin on his face. Gogeta attempted to block Zaku's powerful punch, throwing his hand in front of him, but it hit him anyway, randomly changing course in an unorthodox method Majin Zaku seemed to have perfected. Gogeta bled from his mouth in the air Zaku had attacked. He spit, a bit of blood hitting the ground. Then, he wiped his mouth.
"Ready, Zaku?" asked Gogeta. "Time for round two. Kamehameha Gun!!" yelled Gogeta, blasting a powerful ki beam at Zaku that was a mix between yellow and purple energy. "Interesting," said Majin Zaku. "A mix between your two signature attacks. Anyway, it shouldn't do much." Zaku jumped out of the way of the Kamehameha Gun, which was obviously a Kamehameha-Galick Gun. He had uncanny speed.
"My turn!" shouted Zaku. "Demon's Rage!" Majin Zaku began to throw black ki balls at Gogeta, exploding ones. Gogeta managed to dodge a few of the bombs, but was hit by one, which exploded across him with a "Booom!" Blood spattered some more, with Gogeta breathing hard and stressed out. "Your power…" he mumbled. "Wait, now that Vegeta can…" Suddenly, Gogeta's confidence looked renewed. He struggled, blasting ki about the valley and screaming. "Let's do this!! Zaku, get ready to face the most powerful Super Saiyan 3 there is!!" Gogeta's hair began to grow long, and his muscles grew huge. He had become a Super Saiyan 3, and he was ready to beat Majin Zaku.
"Ah, a Super Saiyan 3," said Majin Zaku, his interest in the fight renewed. "You might be able to stand a chance against me…in 1/8 power! Let's fight!!" Before Gogeta could attack, Majin Zaku's power doubled. His muscles slightly grew, and he hunched over, screaming. "Face the wrath of the Majin!" He charged at Gogeta, and they began to fight by fists. Majin Zaku landed hit after hit, though Gogeta was now able to take the hits without extreme pain. Of course, even as a Super Saiyan 3, Gogeta couldn't punch Majin Zaku. At least not yet.
"You're so powerful…but I won't give up!! Kaio-ken x100!" Gogeta used one of Goku's attacks now, the Kaio-ken. Gogeta's power was now magnified a hundredfold. He charged at Majin Zaku, and began to exchange punches again. Finally, he got a hit, though he was hit a thousand times himself. Right in Zaku's upper lip, blasting a piece off of Zaku's face. "You're pretty strong now," chuckled Zaku, his face quickly regenerating. "But don't hope you'll defeat me. Remember, I'm only at 1/8 power right now." Gogeta leaped into the air, flying using the Buukuu Jitsu. "Take me up here, demon. I will kill you!" Gogeta was thinking of using his Super Saiyan 4 form, but he didn't want to put to much strain on his body yet.
Majin Zaku laughed and flew up into the air, with incredible speed, to meet Gogeta. "Take this!!" he yelled. "Satan Kick!!" He slammed a kick, obviously powered by ki due to the purple aura surrounding Zaku's foot, into Gogeta's face, who wasn't expecting an attack. Blood spattered from Gogeta's mouth again. "What power...I've got to finish you quick, don't I. Final Flare!!" Gogeta fired another mix attack, now a mix between Vegeta's Final Flash and Goku's Solar Flare. It blasted towards Majin Zaku, who attempted to dodge but was streaked. Gogeta laughed. He'd finally gotten a hit!
Of course, seconds after the Final Flare blew Majin Zaku's left stomach off, it regenerated, and Majin Zaku looked angry. "Maybe I should just absorb you now, Gogeta." Gogeta flew over to Majin Zaku, and looked him in the eye. "Not yet, demon." He threw a ki-powered punch at Zaku's stomach. At this point, Majin Zaku laughed hilariously, grabbing Gogeta's punching fist and spinning it backwards. Gogeta screamed. "You…you…you broke my wrist! With no effort at all!" Zaku continued to laugh as Gogeta stared at his broken wrist in horror, but then got ready to fight again like a tough guy. "That's right…" said Majin Zaku. "…no effort. To me fighting you is like attacking a baby." Gogeta charged. "Eat this! Super Kamehameha Gun!" Gogeta blasted a huge attack at Zaku, who dodged again.
"I might have to go Super Saiyan 4…" said Gogeta. "Not yet…I have to keep fighting!" He kicked at Zaku, and they began another intense fist fight. The two most powerful beings in the universe, Gogeta and Majin Zaku, fighting it out. Even being near the massive fight would kill a powerful ki fighter, like Kuririn for example. Only the legendary could survive contact with a fight like this.
Just before Gogeta could land a punch smack in the middle of Majin Zaku's face, Zaku yelled, "Time to get stronger!! 1/6 power, release!! And Gogeta, if you believe by forcing me to my 1/6 power form you can beat me eventually, you are wrong. I'm not even in my Super form yet, let alone Kid Zaku." Then, Zaku released a portion of his ki, blasting Gogeta into another high-up cliff. There was a "boom" as the cliff exploded on impact.
Gogeta flew away from the falling cliff, bloodied, cut and angry. He had a feeling it was going to be time to go Super Saiyan 4 soon, even with the risks, which included the strain on the body, and if Majin Zaku absorbed a Super Saiyan 4…well, nobody could stop him then. So Gogeta decided to stay Super Saiyan 3 now. He flew towards Majin Zaku, screeching a battlecry. He had to do this.
"Trunks! Do you sense that?!" yelled Goten seemingly randomly as he sat in a McDonalds, eating a burger. "What's going on with Gogeta?!?" Trunks' eyes widened as he sensed the decline of power in Gogeta and the gain in Zaku. "Yes," he finally said. "Gogeta is dying." Goketsu, who was waiting for some fries at the food table, spun around, hearing his dad and uncle's conversation. Goku and Vegeta were dying!
Goketsu motioned to Boxers, who was sitting next to Goten and Trunks, but listening to his iPod and not even knowing what was going on. Without his dad and uncle noticing, Boxers put his iPod on "pause" and began to listen in on the conversation, inconspicuously.
"Meanwhile…" Goten was saying. "…it seems Zaku has actually grown in power. He went from 1/8 power to 1/6…what the hell is this guy? One sixth power and unstoppable?" Trunks nodded. "I guess so…and if Gogeta is really dying…that means Zaku will absorb him soon. And this freak with a Super Saiyan 3…or even 4…absorbed…" Trunks didn't finish his sentence. The two best friends immediately understood each other. Majin Zaku would join a whole new plane of power.
Goketsu and Boxers exchanged a look, just like Goten and Trunks used to, and THEY understood each other. Their grandparents were dying, and if the Majin absorbed them, he would be unstoppable. Goketsu and Boxers nodded. They had to do this.
"Dad?" Boxers said, with a shaky voice. "I know I wasn't supposed to hear that, and neither was Goketsu." Goketsu walked over to Boxers, Goten and Trunks. "But we did," said Goketsu. "And we have a question for you." Trunks shook his head. "You kids…always listening in on the grown-ups, eh?" Goketsu and Boxers both grinned. "What's the question?" asked Goten, getting straight to the point, with a serious look.
Boxers breathed in deeply. It was okay, he told himself. He might not get a "yes", but he wouldn't get killed, after all. "Me and Goketsu…we want to learn the Fusion Dance."