Fanfiction and the character Unlimited is property of Josh Kovatch, 2008

Unlimited Power: The Final Opponent

Chapter 4: Mystery Revealed...Somewhat

The focus of this fic is now switching to everyone, although Videl and Gohan will still receive preferential treatment. Unlimited, the new fighter, will be on center stage. Please continue to review and read this fic. I really am pouring my soul into it. Enjoy!

"Who am I?" The teen paused, and then said, "My name is Unlimited."

The Z-fighters looked on at the newly met opponent, and then the announcer asked, "Well, Unlimited, what made you send out a challenge to the greatest fighter in the world? Mr. Satan is not an easy person to beat in a fight."

The teen regarded the Champ, and Hercule seemed to tremble at this intimidating visage, as he answered, "I decided to challenge all of them to see if my strength could compare to that of the best fighters around."

"Hmm, those are high hopes, but listen friend," Vegeta sneered just then, "You probably won't get further than even the girl. Let alone me."

Unlimited, as well as the irritated Videl, looked to the prince, and Unlimited said, smirking, "How can you be so sure of something you've never seen?"

Vegeta simply chuckled, and then Goku said, "Either way, you gotta be strong, you were able to resurrect Videl."

Suddenly, the announcer's and Hercule's jaws dropped as they heard this, and then Unlimited said, "He's right, Champ, I am the one who resurrected your daughter. I couldn't let something stand in the way of the fighters I wanted to challenge."

Hercule then bursted, "VIDEL WAS KILLED?! MY SWEET PEA!!"

Videl fell immediately into embarrassment, and Hercule then stammered, "Y-y-you revived h-h-her?"

Unlimited turned to Hercule and nodded, his face solemn. Hercule then turned to Videl, who was healthier than an ox. Then, as a precaution from the skeptic people of Earth, he calmed and regained his big head, saying, "Yeah right, come on! If you think I'm going to fall for such a foolish trick, then you've got another thing coming!"

"And there you have it folks, what a funny joke!" the announcer agreed, and all the Z-fighters facevaulted once again at the ignorance of those who could not understand.

Videl then walked up a little timidly and asked, "Hey, are you really the one who resurrected me?"

"Yes I am," Unlimited told her quietly.

"But how, and why? It's like you could read my mind, how I wanted to come back," Videl then questioned, looking hopeful for an answer.

However, Unlimited simply smirked again, and said, "There'll be time to answer those questions later. Right now, there's a challenge to start. And what better way," as he said this, his voice rose to make sure everyone heard, "to start this event than with the fight between the World Champ and myself."

The Champ looked up and said, "Who, me?"

Unlimited turned to him and nodded again, and Hercule then began to laugh again and said, "Well, then, I hope you have some air bags, because you're going to crash and burn right now!"

"ALRIGHT!! Let's get started right now! Hercule will be going up against Unlimited," the announcer piped.

Soon, everyone except for the actual fighters and their families were on the edge of their seat to watch this spectacular fight. As the Z-fighters moved away, Hercule walked in front of Unlimited, and assumed a defensive stance.

The First Fight

"Well then, let's begin," Unlimited said calmly, another small smile on his face.

Hercule wasted no time, and yelled as he rushed towards the newcomer. The Z-fighters watched in anticipation as they waited for the World Champ to be taken out by Unlimited. Slowly, in the real fighters' eyes, the Champ ran to the teen. Finally, he jumped into the air, and came down, ready to punch the fighter in the chest. Unlimited stood there, his arms now unfolded, and thought about his options. But it seemed like he couldn't make one, as the Champ reached him.

POW! The punch sound resonated firmly into the camera, but it was the reaction that caught some people by surprise. Unlimited...was down? Indeed, he had flown backwards and was lying on his back, and seemed to struggle with the attack.

"HAHAHA! That's right, there's your appetizer, and now for the main course!" Hercule shouted as he prepared another attack.

Meanwhile, the others watched in confusion and disbelief as Unlimited began to stand with difficulty, as if he was really hurt by the attack.

Then, Hercule unleashed his most furious attack, giving a barrage of punches to Unlimited, who was now being beaten down quickly. The Z-fighters began to lose hope that this fight would be anything special.

"HA! Yeah, that's right! Not so tough now, are you! HAHAHA!" Hercule gloated, appearing to win for the first time since the Z-fighters knew him.

Then, as if something had clicked, Unlimited suddenly changed. His pained face turned into a smirk again, his buckled body suddenly straightened, and he raised his hand.

"ULTRA MEGATON PUNCH!!" Hercule yelled, and came down with his punch, not much more than any other.

But this time, instead of making direct contact, the Champ punched but his whole fist was stopped by Unlimited, who had caught it easily. Sudden shock rained down on most of the world, and the Z-fighters looked relieved, thinking now it was going to get better.

Hercule looked dumbfounded, and was speechless as he stared at his failed attack.

Unlimited then said, "Hmm, I thought you had me, but I guess you just weren't trying."

Hercule then looked angry, although he knew full well what was going on. Uh oh, he's like them, I don't stand a chance. I bet he just challenged me to get the entire world to watch. But then, why did he also challenge Videl?

Hercule jumped back and then stood his ground, ready to attack again, but Unlimited said with a smirk, "Let me try."

Then, the dark teen ran forward and with a quick punch, got Hercule doubled over. As he tried to stand back up again, Unlimited waited over him, as if for the perfect moment. Just as soon as Hercule came back up, Unlimited got one punch to his face, and the Champ staggered backward.

Even though Unlimited was now definitely in control, he didn't seem to boast any of the power that other enemies got rid of Hercule with. Cell, for example, flicked Hercule out of the ring, seemingly without effort. Unlimited however, seemed to have to try to hurt him.

He may be holding back, but even if he is, it doesn't seem like he has much power at all, Goku thought, and watched as Unlimited gave the Champ another punch to the face, sending him down.

Then, Hercule jumped up and said, with a bloody nose, "Well, you are definitely skilled, but I can still take you out with one hand tied behind my back."

"That can be arranged," Unlimited said raising his hand until it had arrived into a snapping position. The Z-fighters looked nervous at the teen, who had done the same thing before he resurrected Videl.

Just like before, Unlimited snapped his fingers and Hercule suddenly had one hand jerked behind his back.

"HEY, what's happening?!" Hercule said, now easily scared of the opponent.

The announcer then exclaimed, "Oh my! Somehow, Unlimited has tied Hercule's hand to his back! It seems the Champ got more than he bargained for!"

Videl looked on and said, "So he can do more than resurrect with a snap of his fingers."

Hercule tried to remove his hand from the binding, but then was kicked in the stomach, and flew down on the ground, struggling to stand again with one hand.

Amid grunts and groans, Hercule finally stood and walked towards Unlimited saying, "You know you can't win I'm the Champ you can't beat me."

He droned on as he walked nervously towards Unlimited and prepared to attack again. Then, Hercule threw a punch, and to the expectancy of the Z-fighters, Unlimited easily dodged. Hercule looked horrified at the young being standing before him, and Unlimited smirked once again and said, "I think I win."

With one last kick, Unlimited sent the Champ sprawling to the ground, who now laid there, trying to cope with the pain.

Soon, the shocked announcer was able to recompose himself, and he said, "My word, it seems the newcomer has defeated Mr. Satan..."

All over the world, people stared blankly at the screen, wondering if that really just happened. Of course, all of the other people who knew anything about the situation had expected Hercule to get blown apart by the newcomer, and were surprised at his lack of violence despite his dark appearance. Boos echoed around the planet, but Unlimited seemed only vaguely pleased.

Unlimited then turned to the camera and said, "Well, it seems that the Champ has fallen. It really is too bad, but don't worry," Unlimited assured, again with a smirk, and then continued, "Because there is a whole slew of other fighters, including his daughter Videl."

Then, Earth once again lit up with cheers, as they now chanted Videl's name, and she soon became red in the face. Gohan then put a warm hand on her shoulder and she looked to him. He smiled to her, and then she received the strength she needed. She smiled to him, and then said, "Well, then, I guess I should finish this fight."

She stepped forward and towards Unlimited, who regarded her. She said, "By the way, I'm stronger than my dad, and you'll find out soon by how much."

Videl gave a small, confident smile, and looked at Unlimited daringly. However, he just stood there, his arms crossed again, and also smirking.

"I hope you give me a better fight then," Unlimited revealed.

"Oh I will, I will," Videl told him.

The Real First Fight

Videl came nearer to Unlimited and stared into his eyes as she said, "As soon as this is over, you're telling me everything about you. Got it?"

Unlimited simply uncrossed his arms and chuckled softly. Videl then became a little irritated and growled, "Stop laughing, you're going down."

At Satan City, Erasa, Sharpner, Pen, and her other friends were at the forefront of cheering for the young girl, who now stood in the shadow of her reviver.

"YEAH! Come on Videl, take him down!" Erasa cheered, while Sharpner looked at the screen at Videl, waiting to see some blood from Unlimited fly.

"That guy may be good, but there's no way he can beat Videl," Sharpner declared.

"Yeah, that's for sure," others agreed.

Back at the fight, Videl squared off, and then yelled and sprinted towards Unlimited.

The fight began with a barrage of punches to Unlimited, who now seemed to drop the act of being a bad fighter, and was easily blocking or dodging each one. Soon Videl became frustrated with his laid back attitude towards the fight, and then jumped up and brought a kick from behind. This time, Unlimited didn't get there and was knocked to the ground. Videl landed and looked to him, as he shook his head and stood back up. He turned to her and had a look of slight anger on his face, and then rushed at her, as she did the same. The fight became quick paced, and the other Z-fighters watched them, awe growing at how great Videl was.

As Videl got punch after punch on Unlimited, Gohan said, "What did you expect? She's the best pure earthling fighter, and then she got training from me to give her an edge."

"I hope you didn't teach her too much, Gohan," Goku told his oldest son.

Gohan blushed a little, as the announcer yelled, "WOW! Neither fighter seems to be backing down! They just keep fighting!"

Finally, the two combatants punched each other in the face at the same time, and both jumped back. Videl seemed alright, but Unlimited started to show signs of fatigue. Then, Videl decided to give the planet a real fight, and said, "Well, I guess that was a good warmup."

"THAT was a warmup?" the announcer asked, baffled. The others knew Videl was about to bring out her best, although they had no idea what she was going to do.

"Now I think it's time to show you my special skills," Videl told Unlimited, who now looked a little worried.

The young girl put her arms to the side and energy began to come from her. The Z-fighters could tell that her energy was rising, but the speed at which it was going was incredible. Even for the small amount of training she had received from Gohan, Videl now began to rise above the ranks of the fighters Goku grew up with.

"HaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAA," Videl yelled, and then finally, her body was surrounded by a white aura, much like Krillin or Tien. Her energy had jumped phenomenally, and the announcer said, "OH MY, Videl is somehow emitting a white light from her body! Is this a trick, or is Videl truly about to unleash some pain now?"

Hercule had recovered by now and saw her charging up, and his face was totally lost. He stared dumbly at his daughter, and then looked to the Z-fighters, who seemed calm about this. He then looked back and said, "Whoa, this is weird."

Then, Videl would further stun as she used her favorite ability: flying. Unlimited then changed to nervous as the girl ascended from the ground. Then, she launched towards him, and she began an aerial attack. Unlimited seemed to be worn out, and was being pummeled badly. Videl had a large smile of confidence on her face, sure of her victory. Then, she decided to pull out the next weapon.

She backed off from Unlimited, who was still trying to stay on his feet to continue fighting, and Videl was about 50 feet away.

"Here, catch!" she yelled, and then threw an energy blast. Everyone but Vegeta and Gohan then looked stunned, as the blue ball shot towards Unlimited. Not knowing what the blast was, Unlimited was hit full on as it exploded, sending him to the ground again. Videl landed and said, "Well, had enough? Or would you like to see my other moves?"

Once again, Unlimited shakily got up, and said, "Come on, I'm not done."

However, his panting was giving away his loss of power, and then Videl said, "Try this."

Videl then dematerialized, which even stunned Vegeta, and she reappeared behind Unlimited, who looked confused. Videl got a free kick in the back, making him stumble forward. He turned back to her only to get nailed by another blast. He skidded backwards, eventually stopping, and dropped to one knee.

"What's this, begging me to stop?" Videl asked teasingly, thinking he was done.

The rest of the world looked at this scene, unable to understand how Videl had just done all that. Finally, cheers broke out as they realized Videl had just about won.

"You'd think you'd win by now, but trust me..."

This was said by Unlimited, and then, he stood up, as if he had not sustained any damage at all. All the world marvelled at his will and strength, and the Z-fighters saw that he really did have reserves.

"This is far from over..."

Does the new fighter really have what it takes to fight with the Z-warriors? Or will he collapse at the feet of Earth's favorite heroine?

Previews for Chapter 5: The Bracelets: Victory seems imminent for Videl, until Unlimited reveals his reserves. The world watches, wondering how his new powers came from these simple objects. Can Videl withstand the power of Unlimited after his powerup?