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Chapter 6: Do or Die
The next day, after his talk with Vegeta, Jet was left with an uncomfortable feeling in his stomach. The way Vegeta used the word 'mate' was starting to eat away at him. Vegeta normally had a way of making people, especially Bulma, mad, but what he said yesterday shocked him more than made him angry.
However, that was probably because, in a way, the Saiyan within him was enjoying it.
Saiya wasn't like any other human. Sure she shared similar traits with human women, but she had a certain glow and atmosphere around her that made her more…approachable. Yet, even with his Saiyan side trying to win her over, he still had that part that said to train more.
Jet shook his head, "Maybe, I should just train more."
Training was always a good pastime, even when other things were running about his mind.
Still deep in thought, he barely caught himself as he slammed into Gohan in mid-flight.
"Ugh!" Gohan grunted as he lost balance, "Jet, what's wrong?"
Jet didn't answer. In fact, he didn't make a sound.
That was, until the sound of a bank alarm caught his ears. Maybe he needed a little fight? Maybe that would cheer him up.
"Gohan, you hear that?" He asked.
Gohan nodded, ignoring his friend's misstep in flight, "Yeah, should we go check it out?"
Jet shrugged, "Depends, how much time till class starts?"
Gohan pulled up his arms and checked his watch, "Thirty minutes."
A golden flash blinded Gohan for the next few seconds as Jet's Super Saiyan powers awoke with a great flame of energy. However, Gohan noticed something off. Though he'd seen Jet in this form many times, there was a slight edge in the power he was giving off.
Gohan slightly tilted his head. There was just something about him today that gave Gohan a warning in the back of his head. Nevertheless, Gohan nodded at his friend and transformed as well.
Jet turned toward the sound and, with sound breaking speed, soared through the air, his golden aura pulsating around him, with Gohan following slightly behind. However, within a half-mile of the bank, Jet stopped dead in his tracks as the energy signatures cleared in his mind.
"Wha…?" He stuttered.
Gohan stopped and flew over to him, "Jet?"
Jet turned to his best friend, "Gohan, do you feel that energy? It feels like it belongs to Frieza's soldiers!"
Gohan's eyes widened as it set in, "Yeah, I feel it. But, that's not possible. Frieza, King Cold, and Cooler were destroyed! None of their family should be left."
Jet pondered this for a moment, "Well, maybe a pack split from Frieza before he died, or Cooler for that matter."
"Well, whatever the reason," Gohan said, "we have to stop them."
"Right." Their auras re-ignited as they sped off again.
An alien with four red stars on his armor watched as his men came out with bags and bags of the earthling's money. His mission came directly from Lord Frost: Accumulate enough supplies to build a ki suppresser energy field projector. However, with no contact to his other members, he had to rob earth's banks in order to get the currency needed.
Suddenly, his Mk. V scouter beeped to life. "Power detected. Level: 9,250,000,000. Further analysis: rate of speed…ERROR!" Suddenly the scouter blew up on the alien's face. A cold feeling of helplessness took over him as he stuttered out attack plans to his soldiers. The level was way too high for a proper counter attack, but he had a few men with low levels transporting the money out.
Beads of sweat rolled down his face as Gohan and Jet arrived. DAMN IT!
Jet frowned, "They're dressed like Frieza's soldiers…" he took a closer look, "But the insignia is different."
Gohan nodded, "I noticed that too…you got levels on them?"
Jet closed his eyes and read them through his mind. He abruptly pointed at the alien with the four red stars, "I'd put him about as strong as Cooler's final form." he turned his hand to the others, "And them…they're just about Salza's level."
"Well, that means they're much stronger than Frieza's men, we can now rule out that possibility" Gohan whispered.
The alien, though gravely outmatched, ignited his purple aura to its fullest and shouted, "GET THEM!" He charged at Jet with a ki absorbed fist. Jet ducked slightly and thrust his fist into the alien's stomach, sending him flying through a building. The other soldiers promptly charged at Gohan and Jet.
Their combat skills were impressive, even to a Super Saiyan, but the power difference was too great and each of the soldiers were beaten to the ground. Jet was just finishing off an elite when a purple blast whizzed right past his face, slicing off a few hairs. The first response was a quick left jump and a ki blast to the ground, creating a wall of dust.
The alien commander growled in frustration at his aim, but growled even louder when Jet's ki blast hit the ground, obscuring his vision. The commander jumped into the air and rapidly fired several ki blasts into the dust. However, such an attack was anticipated by the Saiyan. Jet dodged the attack with ease as Gohan phased behind the command, smacking him to the ground.
The commander rose quickly, avoiding a punch from Jet, but that didn't save him from the quick back kick that Jet had planned. The commander skid across the concrete, straight into a car. He rose from the ground, unsure if this was the end.
Jet smirked, "This wasn't hard at all."
In the next few seconds, the situation turned sour.
Suddenly, Videl arrived on the scene. She flicked a piece of hair out of her face and turned to the Golden Fighters, unbeknownst to her that they were Jet and Gohan. She then turned to the commander with a disdainful look in her eye.
But there was an evil one in his.
Gohan suddenly dived forward, "Watch out, VIDEL!"
The commander smirked. It's my ticket to power! "Take this!" He through his hand forward towards Videl as a giant ball of purple energy swelled up in his hand. The ball grew to the size of a house before the commander launched it.
Videl could only stare in amazement as the blast, real as it was, came closer to her. She couldn't move. She couldn't think. She could only stare on. It was a mix of amazement and terrified. She'd called all of it a fraud, but now it was racing towards her. In that moment, Videl knew this was the end.
She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes tightly, barely letting out a whimper as she felt the heat of the blast start to warm her skin.
Gohan shouted again, "Videl! RUN!" But she didn't run.
Using incredible speed that would seem like he was invisible to the naked eye, Gohan teleported to Videl and grabbed the blast with his hands. Though strong the blast was, he threw it up into the atmosphere where it exploded in a dazzling flash of purple light.
Jet blew a sigh of relief as he saw his friend throw the blast upward, but the fun wasn't over yet. He turned immediately back to the commander. He saw the blue blood of his enemy drip down his arm and face. He'd been injured and his power had taken a turn for the worse. He could feel that his power was slipping even further as he took a step forward.
Then, the commander spoke, "I've gone through a lot of trouble, but I won't surrender here! NEVER!" He suddenly hit his chest and a bright red aura engulfed him and his power broke all his limits. The commander's skin turned from blue to a dark red, as did his eyes.
Gohan swiftly turned around to see the enemy, "What? His power just increased!?"
Videl was too in shock to even move a muscle.
The ground shook as the commander released all the power bent up for the future. This phase was a fail-safe and he knew that when it was over, he most likely would die, but he wouldn't die by Saiyans. Once the power completely exposed itself, the commander flew forward, driving his fist into Jet's gut, making the Saiyan double over in pain. He didn't have time to blink, much less move, as another vicious attack was made.
Gohan watched in horror as Jet flew downward, smacking straight into it and creating a giant hole in the ground. He frowned as the commander phased out, before reappearing right in front of him. Gohan ducked the attack and kicked out his leg, hoping to catch him in the ribs, but it was caught. His eyes widened just before he was thrown into the sky, then hit with a barrage of attacks, and finally, thrown again into another building.
Jet rose from the ground, wiping the blood from his lip, and jumped back into the air. He pulled his hands to his side and powered up farther, "Fine, if that's how you want to play it! Then I'll just make sure you won't get back up! Super Kaioken!"
A red-orange aura surround him as he flew straight at the commander. The alien commander shrieked in pain as Jet's fist tore open a hole in his stomach. He knew then that he only had seconds. With his last ounce of strength the commander muttered, "You'll die soon…My master…L-Lord Frost…w-will end the S-Saiyans once and for a-all." With that, his eyes went white and his life left him.
Jet pulled back his hand and his orange aura dropped. He looked at the body now falling from the sky. Lord Frost? Who the heck is that?! Is it one of Frieza's relatives?
Jet then remembered Gohan and flew to his friend, "You okay?"
Gohan pushed a huge pile of rubble off of him and inspected himself. He had a few cuts and his lip was busted, but other than that, he was fine, "Yeah, just a few scratches. You?"
Jet nodded, "Just a few bruises and a busted lip."
Gohan looked over to where Videl was standing…but she wasn't there, "Videl's gone. She must've gotten out of there while you attacked the commander…why was he so strong all of a sudden?"
"Because of Frost" Jet said, "Whoever Frost is, he did this. I saw the commander dying, but once he hit his chest hard, his power skyrocketed. We've seen machines out match us in the past, maybe it's something in his chest." He looked down at the body lying on the ground, motionless, "We should take it to Vegeta, maybe he knows something about this."
Gohan nodded, "Good idea, but what could've done this?" He inquired.
Jet shook his head, "I have no idea…but it certainly wasn't an android."
"I know that." Gohan said, "But you're right, we should get this thing to Bulma's lab. Maybe she can find out why this is and Vegeta can see if he knows anything."
Jet dropped to the ground and picked up the body by the helm of his shirt. He was about to rise into the air, when Videl came around the corner.
She saw the commander and, thinking he was unconscious, shouted furiously at Jet, "Hey! Let him go! He's hurt, we have to get him a doctor. He might be a crook, but he still deserves medical attention!"
Jet turned to the teen and shook his head, "He's dead."
Videl stifled a gasp as he eyes widened in shock, "You killed him?"
Jet nodded gravely, "If I didn't he would've killed a lot of people, Videl."
"But you didn't have to kill him!" Videl screamed, "You could just take him into custody! You murderer!"
Jet cringed slightly at the word 'murderer'. In all his years, he'd fought a large amount of people that wanted to kill others, and he had to make sure that didn't happen. He turned to Videl with a look in his eye, "I'm not a murderer. I'm just someone who protects others, no matter the cost."
Videl's mood softened as she heard this. The other Golden Fighter did save her, and this one killed…eliminated the alien. So, in a way, he did save her.
"Well, where are you going with him?"
Jet started to rise into the air as he answered, "I'm going to go find some answers."
Before he rose further, Videl yelled out, "Tell the other Golden Fighter I said thanks! Maybe you guys aren't so bad."
Jet smiled slightly, "Okay, I will. Thanks."
Gohan waited in the air as Jet returned with the body, "To Bulma's?"
"To Bulma's."
Power Levels
Jet: 605,000,000 Super Saiyan: 9,250,000,000 Super Kaioken: 18,500,000,000
Gohan: 604,000,000 Super Saiyan: 9,000,000,000
Frost Squad Commander: 195,000,000 Fail-Safe Power-up: 12,000,000,000
Frost Team: 200,000 each
Videl: 100