Episode 12 Goku's power!

Goku stepped forward, and stretched his arms and legs. Piccolo grabbed Vegeta and walked towards the hole in the wall. "You sure you can handle this guy alone?" – asked Piccolo.

"Oh I am sure" – said Goku and cracked his knuckles. Piccolo carried Vegeta outside and laid him down in the sand. "Pan!" – he asked and looked at her. She was feeding Trunks a Senzu bean. He looked out over the rest of the desert, and saw that Uub, Gohan were still waking up. "Give me a Senzu bean for Vegeta" – he said and stretched his arm out. "I am sorry… There aren't any left" – said Pan.

"What? Korin said that there would be plenty!" – he said with a loud voice.

"I don't think he had expected that 3 people would need one as soon as we got here" – said Pan.

"I guess you are right. Vegeta will just have to survive without one" – said Piccolo and looked back at where Goku and Aku were preparing for their fight. "Why aren't they fighting yet?" – thought Piccolo.

"I am going in to help Goku, look after the others" – said Piccolo and took off.

Inside the palace:

"I know you are not at full power" – said Goku with a confident voice.

"So?" – asked Aku.

"You might as well power up now, otherwise it wouldn't be fun at all" – said Goku and waited patiently. Aku didn't move for a few minutes. "Well? Do it!" – said Goku.

"No" – said Aku simply with smirk, that shared a strong resemblance with of Vegeta.

"Fine" – said Goku, obviously given up hope about Aku powering up.

"Then I will just have to push it out you!" – said Goku and transformed into SS2 in a flash, as his golden aura flared out around him. He looked at Aku with a confident look. He slowly lifted off the ground as Aku did the same. Goku took his battle stance in the air and stared intensively at Aku, expecting him to move any moment now. But Aku didn't move.

Goku got frustrated and attacked first without thinking of the consequences of being the one who attacked first. Aku had expected this and blocked his fist with his right palm. Aku then pulled him in close and smashed his knee into Gokus gut. Goku then released himself from Akus grip and kicked Aku on the side of the head. Aku was not expecting his sudden burst of cunning and the blow connected with his head with a loud bang. Aku then lashed out towards Goku who dodged it and moved behind him. Goku tried to hit him in the back, but Aku was too quick and spun around in just the last second. He blocked Gokus punch with his left elbow.

Piccolo had been watching them ever since their fight had started, and was now looking on in awe. Goku and him were blocking and countering each other's blows, and Piccolo was barely able to follow. "So, how about we skip this little warm-up and go directly to the real fight?" – asked Aku impatiently. Goku nodded. Then their battle turned into flashes of light randomly spread across the air. Their movements were now just small glimpses to the eye.

"Its… incredible!" – said Piccolo.

Upstairs:

Hogosha slowly came back to consciousness. He was feeling very weak and was not sure if he would be able to stand. He tried, but failed. He just laid there on the hard floor, gathering strength to get back. After a few minutes he got up again and walked down the stairs. Half way down his ki senses kicked back in and he sensed what was going on. "Wow! They are both much stronger than I! One of them is defiantly Aku, but who is it fighting him? And who is that one guy in the corner… the one not fighting… Is it… It can't be! He should be dead!" – thought Hogosha.

Goku planted his fist in Akus face and the momentum caused Aku to get thrown down into the floor. Goku then landed and walked towards the crater in the floor. "You... fool!" – shouted Aku as he got back up from the crater. "You honestly think you can defeat me?" – shouted Aku as he got closer to Goku, who's face was filled with confidence. Aku was drenched in red blood, which stood out in perfect contrast to his completely black skin. "I am ruler of the universe! You can't defeat me!" – shouted Aku.

"If you don't start to use your full power, then I won't even have much of a match" – said Goku.

"Fine! But I do feel the need to inform you, if I do my power will double" – said Aku. "And even then, I won't be using my complete power…" thought Aku, with a smirk. "I will still be strong enough to defeat you" – said Goku.

Aku dried some blood off his chin and took his power up posture. "Get ready! You will be the first to see this!" – said Aku. His aura flared out and he closed his eyes for e few seconds, and then it began. His power began to increase with great speed. He started screaming as his power passed Goku's, but he didn't stop. The floor cracked as his feet buried themselves in the hard concrete.

Gokus face was plastered with surprise, when Aku finished his power up. "You like it?" – asked Aku.

"Ugh… He is even stronger that Goku now! He…" – said Piccolo, from his hiding place behind some rubble.

"Wow! It's a lot more than I had expected!" – said Goku.

"You ready to back out yet?" – asked Aku.

"Haha! No… I didn't say it was too much!" – pronounced Goku with confident grin and stormed in at Aku. Aku blocked his punch with ease. Then Goku pushed his boot against Akus head, but in the last second Aku ducked and the kick hit thin air. Goku tried to punch him in the gut, but this too was dodged without too much trouble. "Argh! I am just too slow!" – said Goku, as he tried another punch. "Or I am too fast!" – said Aku as he ducked again and Gokus fist hit nothing.

Aku kept dodging everything Goku tried, without trying. Goku, on the other hand, was getting more and more tired, and it was beginning to show on his technique. "Stop dodging!" – shouted Goku, and finally Aku stood still. Goku cupped his hands by his side and then with great power, he thrust his hands forwards firing the turtle hermits, signature attack. "KAMEHAMEHA!" – shouted Goku and let the energy flow from his palms. Aku didn't move. Didn't block. Didn't dodge. Just stood there and waited for the beam to hit him.

"That fool!" – thought Piccolo as he saw what Aku was intending.

The beam collided with Akus chest and the explosion filled the room. The shockwave caused Piccolo to get knocked off his feet. "Argh… I hope that was that!" – said Goku.

"Afraid not!" – said Aku who was now walking out of all the smoke, Gokus attack had created.

"I must admit, that was much stronger than I would have expected, but it's not enough to harm me" – said Aku. He was right, the damage was barely noticeable. "This doesn't look good…" – said Goku. "I might have to go all out… I didn't wanna do this, but…" – said Goku hesitantly.

"What? You are saying you have more?" – asked Aku surprised.

"Yeah, I was kind of hoping to avoid this… I am not sure how this dimension would affect this transformation, it's has always been different from the others…" – said Goku.

"A transformation? Well, you have got me intrigued. Show me!" – said Aku, like a small child.

Goku landed and tensed his muscles. He transformed into his base and closed his eyes. He was completely calm for a few seconds, but then he broke the silence with a powerful roar. He opened his eyes and now they were deep teal. A thick golden aura flared out from his body and completely engulfed him.

His hair began to grow and turn into a shiny golden color. His feet dug into the concrete, as he kept powering up. Small rock pulverized by Gokus power and shockwaves knocked everything away. He kept shouting for almost an entire minute, until his power up was complete.

His hair now reached his waist and it was completely golden. It almost glowed. His eyebrows were gone, and his pupils had turned deep green-blue. "So this is your transformation? It doesn't look like much…" – said Aku.

"Wow! He is almost as strong as Aku now. And he is not even fully powered up yet!" – said Piccolo, in awe.

Authors note:

Sorry for the late upload.

What I meant about the SS3 might being different in this dimension, was that in otherworld Goku could easily use the SS3. But in our dimension, it was as easy. Some might say that, that as because he was dead, but it's not like he is immortal when you are dead.