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

Unlimited Power: The Final Opponent

Chapter 7: Other Spectators

As Videl held onto Gohan for dear life, thankful that he wasn't in trouble anymore, the Z-fighters watched Vegeta power up. Soon, he hit Super Saiyan, and then continued even higher to Super Saiyan 2. His powers caused more quakes and electricity to be sent through the air, but Unlimited stood his ground.

"Wow, I didn't think Vegeta had passed my powers yet but I guess he has been bent on training since Buu," Gohan explained.

"He's stronger than you?" Videl asked, disappointed about her boyfriend being less than Vegeta.

"Well, I don't know about if I go Super Saiyan, but I'm not going to take a chance and find out."

Videl frowned and thought about him blonde again and blushed slightly.

At that moment, Vegeta finished powering up, and he stared at Unlimited with an arrogant smile on his face, his golden hair and aura now making him a very intimidating sight.

"This ends now," Vegeta proudly warned.

Unlimited dropped his arms and simply smirked at Vegeta, who then became irritated and yelled, "SMILE AT THIS!"

Vegeta took off at blinding speed and nailed Unlimited directly in the stomach, who was shot backwards and skidded across the ground as Vegeta chased him. As Unlimited looked up at the prince, Vegeta lifted Unlimited off the ground and threw him into the air.

"Now why don't you shake this one off?!" Vegeta yelled, and then threw an energy blast at Unlimited.

The teen stopped in midair and looked at the blast with worry, and then tried to deflect it, but it went right past his defenses and crashed into him. Vegeta smirked at the shot, and waited for the smoke to clear to see his damage. When the smoke cleared, Unlimited floated there, his body worn from the attack.

Goku said, "You know, if he wasn't the reason Earth could be destroyed, I would've had sympathy for him."

Everyone agreed, and Bulma, meanwhile, cheered her husband's fight on. All of the normal people watching would simply be dumbfounded by now at what was going on. The flying, the blasts, the fusion, and everything else out of the ordinary.

Back at the battlefield, Unlimited then looked down at Vegeta again, and said, "Alright, try that again why don't you?"

Vegeta grinned at his advantage and threw another blast, bigger than the first and it rocketed towards Unlimited.

This time, Unlimited evaded it by dematerializing and then reappeared behind Vegeta. However, Vegeta wasn't fooled by this attempt and turned and kicked him square in the face. Unlimited backed up as Vegeta said, "That had to have been the most predictable move you've made all day. I thought you'd be a challenge."

Vegeta began to lose interest in the fight when Unlimited simply chuckled again and said, confidence returning, "I didn't think I'd hit you. I wanted to see if you truly were one of the best fighters in terms of experience like that. I wanted to know before I made this next decision."

"And what's that? To give up?" Vegeta asked pompously.

Unlimited, however, only smirked, and suddenly, with a jolt of electricity down his arm, another bracelet fell from his arm.

"Uh oh, not good, he didn't even have to try and release that one," Goku said, now nervous about how strong this guy really was.

"Do you think he can surpass Vegeta, dad?" Gohan asked.

"I don't know yet, son," Goku responded.

At CC, Bulma looked at this sight and wondered how much stronger Unlimited could get without that bracelet.

"Great, now he's even stronger than before," Bulma declared the obvious.

"Don't worry, Bulma," Yamcha asked, "Vegeta can still wipe the floor with that guy."

Bulma looked to him and said, "Wow, I'd never think you'd compliment Vegeta."

"I WASN'T!" Yamcha tried to defend, "I just saw you were a little worried there."

"Sure," Bulma replied sarcastically.

Suddenly, Chichi awakened, and sat bolt upright, and yelled, "GOHAN! What happened?!"

"Don't worry, Chichi. Gohan lost but the guy healed him. He's fine," Krillin explained.

"HE'D BETTER HAVE BECAUSE NO ONE HURTS MY FAMILY WITHOUT HEARING IT FROM ME!" Chichi screamed.

Eveyone laughed lightly, although nervously, at her promise as she took her seat again to watch Vegeta now.

Meanwhile, the battle was about to get seriously intense.

"Well, if you're going to increase your powers, then do it. I'm still going to be your last opponent," Vegeta declared.

"Very well," Unlimited said, and then began to yell as he charged up again.

Unlimited's red aura from earlier returned and he began to power up. Rocks began to lift from the ground and shatter, while electricity start to swirl around Unlimited and the ground. As his strength increased, the electricity began to get more and more ferocious, tearing and searing the ground around him. Vegeta didn't seem worried as his aura did the same, and soon, their powers together made the ground rumble and crack in some places..

"Now both the teen and the other fighter are glowing and surrounded by lightning! What strength lies within these two fighters?" the announcer exclaimed.

The Z-fighters noticed something different about Unlimited this time around however. He looked like he was still somewhat worried as he charged up, but then he also noticed a very suttle glimmer in his eyes. There was a look of confidence and determination, not like what they had seen before, but of some unbridaled force, and they were sure that it wasn't there before. Unlimited continued to increase his powers, and they were now dangerously close to passing Vegeta's, who now looked angry about the change of this fight.

Then, once again, Unlimited's aura changed color, now resembling the gold that surrounded Vegeta. He finally stood up straight, and he smirked with the newfound energy. Like before, he had gained more energy than the last bracelet he had released.

"Gohan, I can't tell, who's stronger now?" Videl asked confused.

"I don't know, they're almost even," Gohan replied.

As the two of them stared at each other, Vegeta and Unlimited stunned everyone else watching with their strange glows.

Recovering from his silence, Hercule then piped up, saying, "That's a cheap trick again. You can tell since they are both "glowing"the same color. Apparently, they're using the same light show trick as the other. Those two have no respect for Martial Arts, and they're just lucky I don't go over there and teach them some respect! GAHAHAHA!"

As Hercule laughed, Unlimited told Vegeta, "Go."

The two suddenly disappeared, and a huge crash came from just above, and they had locked fists. They stared at each other, both of their teeth clenched, and they tried to overpower the other. Soon, however, the two of them disappeared and started darting around the area, crashing into each other, fighting spectacularly. Vegeta tried to kick Unlimited from behind, only to have it blocked, and then dodged Unlimited's fist. As Vegeta dodged the attack, he charged up a blast and fired it, only to have it deflected. At that moment, Vegeta flew in and got Unlimited with a punch in the face. Unlimited, however, simply shrugged off the punch and returned one to Vegeta. They continued to do this, their movement barely detectable, and the fight was even.

Finally, they slowed down and were right where they had started, matching blow for blow in an all-out punching frenzy. Each of them tried with all their might to stop the other, but they were locked in a stalemate.

The crushing collisions and shaking from their fight began to leave holes in the ground, break up rocks, and send dust everywhere.

After some time, they broke off and jumped back, catching their breath from that incredible round.

Unlimited and Vegeta had both broken a sweat, and Vegeta began to chuckle, and said, "Is this really your power at this level? If it is, then I suggest you take off that last bracelet..."

Ignoring Vegeta's warning, Unlimited instead told him, "There's a little something I should tell you. We are being watched right now."

"Hmph, I don't care if the weaklings of this planet are watching," Vegeta answered, his anger rising in his voice again.

"Not just by them, but by a few people you know. Do the names Frieza and Cell mean anything?"

"WHAT?!" Vegeta roared, and the others had shock all over their faces.

"CELL IS HERE?!" Videl, Gohan, and Goku all said, panicking.

Noticing the Z-fighters sudden worry, Unlimited turned to them as well and spoke.

"No, but right now, they are all watching our fights, and they are laughing at your efforts to defeat me, Vegeta," Unlimited revealed.

Vegeta looked furious, and soon he began to clench his fists harder as he was angered beyond his control.

"They are disappointed once again, Vegeta. They had thought that you, the prince of all Saiyans, would be able to stop a mere teenager. But from what they have seen, they have lost hope in that idea. What do you have to say?" Unlimited coaxed his anger.

Vegeta's aura flared bright, and electricity and rocks began to fly everywhere, and Vegeta yelled, "I have to say that you're DEAD! HAAAAAAAAA!"

Vegeta raced at Unlimited and they began to throw punches at each other again, but this time, Vegeta was sloppy, his anger clouding his fighting, and he was beginning to lose his focus.

Vegeta fought all over the place, his fists flying in every direction just to try and contact Unlimited, who dodged and blocked each attack with ease.

"I was afraid of this," Goku then said, "Unlimited knew about those guys somehow, and he's used them as a tool to make Vegeta lose focus. His fighting isn't as strong anymore. He won't win at that rate."

Everyone looked at him and then Videl said, "So you are the only one he hasn't fought yet. Does that mean that..."

She trailed off, and Goku stared solemnly out at the two fighters.

Vegeta continued fighting badly, becoming worse and worse, and Unlimited was smirking at him the whole way. Now, it was less often for Vegeta to even punch close to Unlimited, who sometimes didn't even have to dodge.

Finally, Vegeta disappeared, and then appeared away from him about 300 feet, and then yelled, "If you think you're so strong, then stay right there!"

Unlimited turned full on towards the prince, his smile now gone, and prepared for the attack.

Vegeta then extended his arms to the sides, palms open and facing Unlimited, and then thrusted them together in front of himself. Building his power in his hands, a ball of energy soon formed in them.

"NOW DIE! FINAL FLAAAASH!" Vegeta shouted as the blast was unleashed and was headed right for Unlimited. The teen stood there, his face indifferent, and then, as it approached, he drew back and flew at it. With a fierce kick, he flipped over and tilted the blast up and away from himself. Everyone looked on in terror as the blast failed to do anything to the teen, whose energy seemed endless. He then used his energy to propel it away from himself and into the atmosphere. Vegeta watched in shock as his attack went straight through the clouds and left the planet. His mouth fell open as he saw how inferior the blast was compared to the power of Unlimited, and soon was left only with one desire: "I AM NOT GOING TO STOP UNTIL ONE OF US IS DEAD! AND THAT'S GOING TO BE YOU!"

Vegeta raced towards Unlimited incredibly fast, but got a massive wakeup call when he was punched right in the stomach. He coughed up blood, and then fell a few feet, and then was sent vaulting towards the ground with another kick from Unlimited. He hit hard and was rendered unconscious, his hair fading back to black.

"Oh man, he's out..." Gohan stated, unsure of the Earth's future anymore.

"Oh my god, is he..." Videl stopped, unable to think of how the Earth could survive against a force like that.

"No, he's alive, but he won't get up again. That kick was stronger than Vegeta's entire Final Flash. I don't know how strong this guy is, but there's no doubt that even Buu was less than this guy," Goku told them dreadfully.

"WHAT?! Even Buu?" Trunks exclaimed, fearful about Unlimited's real power.

Everyone looked at Goku, shock being an understatement, who looked impossibly determined now. He took a few steps forward, and said, "I don't know how I can stop him myself, but if the fighting gets rough, I want you all to stay back, no matter what."

"But dad..." Goten whined, worried for his father's safety.

"No buts, Goten, he is definitely stronger than anyone we've ever faced, and unless I fight him without interruption, then we can kiss the Earth goodbye."

Suddenly a voice filled the air, and it was no doubt Kibitokai, who said, "Goku, can you hear me?"

Goku looked up and said, "Hey Kibitokai, what's up?"

"We've been watching the battles and we saw how you were getting ready to fight Unlimited. I have to warn you that fighting him could be catastrophic on Earth, as his full powers and yours combined could destroy the planet. I think it's best if you were to relocate up here."

"Sorry, Kibitokai, but I think Earth needs to solve its own problem on its own planet. Thanks for the offer, but I think we're fine here."

"I hope you know what you're doing Goku," Kibitokai answered, apparently not wanting to argue with the Saiyan.

Then, another voice filled the air, this time being Piccolo, who said, "Having fun down there?"

"Heh, if you want to call it that," Goku said.

"I hope you know what you're doing Goku. Even your Super Saiyan 3 powers might not be enough," Piccolo warned.

"Even if it isn't enough, there's no way I'll know until I try," Goku affirmed.

"Good old Goku, always willing to do the impossible," Piccolo quipped.

"Well, thanks for the support anyway, Piccolo," Goku said, although clueless of Piccolo's dim outlook on the fight.

Goku walked towards Vegeta, who was now struggling to get up as Unlimited landed near him and said, "And here I thought you would be tough to finish off, but here you are after two attacks."

Vegeta glared up at the teen, who stood there, defiant of healing Vegeta like the others.

Goku then stepped up and said, "Unlimited, could you please heal Vegeta for me?"

Vegeta would not hear of it however, and snapped, "NO! I refuse help from anyone, especially you Kakarot!"

"Vegeta, you need to be healed, just let him--" Goku tried, but Vegeta cut him off, "Leave me alone!"

Vegeta barely stood up and staggered away from them, accepting defeat but not the healing. However, Unlimited didn't disappoint Goku, and snapped his fingers, which made Vegeta turn at the sound. He looked outraged as the light healed his wounds. Vegeta cursed under his breath and returned to the sidelines.

Goku turned to Unlimited, and said, "Thanks, now it's just you and me."

"Yes, I've waiting a long time for this, Goku. I've heard that you are the strongest fighter in the universe," Unlimited said, once again smirking.

Goku gave a small smile as he said, "You probably heard right, but now you are contesting that title. Care to see who the real strongest is?"

"Gladly."

And the two would begin to power up in the final battle between the Z-fighters and Unlimited.

All others were no match for the teen Unlimited, so now, the strongest fighter ever steps up and decides to save Earth once again. But does Goku really have the power to put Unlimited to rest once and for all?

Preview for Chapter 8: Boundaries Broken: Goku and Unlimited clash in the most epic battle in Z-fighter history. But, despite all of the powers of Goku, Unlimited reminds them all of the last bracelet... What powers were being hidden all this time? And can Goku stop them? Stay tuned for the next installment of Unlimited Power!