Episode 17 Uncontained
Vegeta looked at the earring in his hand. If he placed it on his ear his life would never be the same. He would never be the same. "Goku" - Vegeta said seriously and looked at Goku who, for once, did not look as his normal cheerful self. "What's the plan? We fuse. Then what?" - Vegeta asked. Goku smirked and placed his earring on his ear. "Vegito will have enough power to use Instant Transmission to teleport to Caruna" - Goku said. "So what? Dende said that the dragon balls would become unstable and destroy everything. How are we going to stop that?" - Vegeta asked. "Well... I don't know" - Goku said unhappily. "Perhaps we should go ask that weird dragon ball guy" - Vegeta said and took off towards the lookout, soon after he was followed by Goku.
Most of the people who were at the lookout had left by now. Hogosha, Dende and Popo were still there however. Hogosha was staring at the dragon model, but he was interrupted by Goku and Vegeta landing on the platform. "Hogosha!" - Goku shouted. Hogosha got up and walked over to Goku and Vegeta. "What is it? Have you convinced him to use those earrings?" - Hogosha in his deep robotic voice. "Perhaps. But you have to give me some more info" - Vegeta said. "What do you want to know?" - Hogosha asked. "When the dragon balls are used far away from their creator, what happens exactly?" - Goku asked. Hogosha stepped away from Goku and Vegeta and walked over to the table the dragon model was placed upon. "Inside the dragon balls, the power of the eternal dragons is contained. Normally a power that immense could not be contained inside such simple vessels. But the creator of the dragon balls infuse the balls with all kinds of magic that enforce the balls strength. However, if they are far enough away from their creator this magic weakens. When someone tries to summon the dragon, the power will be unleashed, but instead in the form of a controlled and contained image of the eternal dragon, it is unleashed in it pure form" - Hogosha said and placed the dragon model back on the table. "That power will then attempt to take place in something else. To begin it will take place in a planet. But even the largest suns are not strong enough to contain that power, and at some point they are destroyed. Then it takes place in something new. This cycle will repeat itself until it has destroyed everything in the universe. After that... I do not know what happens. That sort of horror I prefer to avoid" - Hogosha said and closed his eyes. "Is it possible that the power will wander to another universe?" - Goku asked. "Very possible. If it destroys everything else in one universe there is nowhere else for this power to go" - Hogosha said. Goku looked and Vegeta who was still trying to cope with the information.
"We have to do it" - Goku mumbled without even looking at Vegeta. "If you are going to stop Aku, then I am going as well" - Hogosha said. Goku nodded and then asked Vegeta "Shall I put mine on my left ear?". Vegeta nodded and lifted his hand to his right ear.
What happened next stunned everyone in that universe that could sense power levels. A small light erupted from both earrings and Vegeta and Goku's bodies were drawn to each other. As their bodies got closer the light from the earrings became stronger until it was so strong it forced Hogosha to look away. When the two bodies met, a wave of energy pulsed through the air, causing the floor to crackle and Hogosha to fall to the ground. Dende came running out from the palace. "What is going on..." - Dende stuttered, but when he saw the union that was going on, he was quiet. By now the fusion was just a bright mess of power. "ARRRRGHHH!" - a roar erupted from the merging of power that was occurring on the lookout.
On planet Caruna:
Aku placed the dragon balls on the ground in a circle. He didn't know what to do and neither what to expect. The girl told him that he could summon some sort of dragon from the balls. It sounded a bit farfetched, but it was too late for second thoughts.. "Dragon! I summon you!" - Aku shouted and raised his hands over the balls.
On earth:
Gohan and Pan had just landed in their lawn. "Pan, Gohan!" - Videl shrieked as she ran out the front door to meet them. They walked inside as Pan and Gohan began telling her all about their adventures. They sat down at the dinner table and Pan continued the story. Gohan was incredible tired and he went to get a beer in the fridge. As he was looking over the rows of food, a spike of ki flashed through his mind, and he felt dizzy for a minute. He looked over at Pan and Videl and he saw that they had sensed it as well. Gohan's mind was having trouble handling that much power.
"It is good to be back" - Vegito said cockily as he materialized. "Vegito!" - Dende said and ran to him. Vegito nodded, "Sorry to say goodbye so soon Dende, but we don't have much time" - Vegito said and placed his hand on Hogosha's shoulder. They disappeared in the blink of an eye.
On planet Caruna:
When Aku spoke his command to the dragon balls he didn't know what to expect, but what happened was not what he had thought would at all. Everything went dark, and from the balls a giant spark of darkness erupted and surged towards the sky. All the energy that was flowing from the balls gathered in the sky in a giant orb. Aku was no expert at sensing power levels, but he could easily feel the power emitting from the orb in the sky. He was stunned but soon he regained his composure. "Dragon! Feel my power!" - Aku said and powered up. "I want more power! I NEED MORE POWER!" - Aku roared and felt his aura flare out even further.
At this point Vegito and Hogosha had appeared on planet Caruna. They appeared not to far away from where Aku was summoning the dragon. "Oh no! We are too late!" - Hogosha said hopelessly. Vegito growled and stormed towards Aku. As he approached, he heard Aku's wish. He also noticed the immense orb of power that was floating in the sky. He guessed that to be the power of the eternal dragon. He stopped when he saw what was happening. The giant orb had started stirring. It was bulging and stretching. "Hogosha!" - Vegito shouted back towards Hogosha. Hogosha had noticed this as well and was approaching Vegito quickly. "What is going on?" - Vegito asked. "It seems... That the power does not know where to take place" - Hogosha said surprised. "What does that mean?" - Vegito shouted. The orb was starting to flow towards Aku. "It is... Taking place in Aku! His body will act as the host for the dragons power" - Hogosha shouted horrified. By now the stream of power had reached Aku and it seemed to merge with his body. "YES! I CAN FEEL IT! MY POWER IS GROWING!" - Aku screamed and his body grew even more horrific. His body formed scales instead of skin and his face became more reptilian. His muscles also doubled their size, but somehow still maintained their original proportions with his body. Vegito was about to charge at Aku and stop the power taking place in Aku. "No! If it doesn't take place inside Aku, who knows where the power might take place" - Hogosha said. Vegito didn't like letting his opponent become stronger, but he didn't have a proper choice.
"HAHAHA! IT IS SO MUCH!" - screamed Aku as his power was still increasing. But the orb of power was beginning to be all gone. When all the power had been transferred to Aku, he looked like an abomination. He was a strange combination between Shenron and his former self. Vegito flew over to him and landed inside of Aku's eyesight. "Who is there?" - Aku asked with a voice that too was a mix between the booming voice of the eternal dragon and his own. Vegito didn't answer instead he smirked and started stretching. "Wait! You are that weird guy I fought earlier. The one with the long golden hair! Am I right?" - Aku asked teasingly. "You are half right" - Vegito said simply as he continued with his workout routine. "What di you want? And how did you get here?" - Aku asked quizzing. "How I got here isn't important. But I am here to fight you!" - Vegito said and took his battle pose. Aku suppressed a giggle. "You serious? I wiped the floor with you earlier and since then my power has increased unbelievably" - Aku said cockily. "Then you should have an easy fight" - Vegito said. "You know what? This is good! It will be fun to have someone to try out this power on" - Aku said confidently. With that, he launched himself at Vegito. Although Vegito dodged Aku's assault, Vegito was still impressed. Aku's power was far more than he had ever imagined, if he had known that Shenron had contained such power he would have been more respectful. Aku kept throwing fists at Vegito who dodged them barely. Suddenly Aku caught Vegito off guard, and managed to land a knee in Vegito's back. When the knee connected with his back, Aku anticipated a larger reaction, than a simple shrug from Vegito. "What? I was expecting that to have killed you!" - Aku said disappointed. Vegito shook his head. "In case you haven't noticed. I am not the same you fought earlier! You can sense energies, see for yourself!" - Vegeta said as if he was talking to a kid. "Hmm.. Guess you are right. Not that, that makes a difference" - Aku said and resumed his barrage of attacks upon Vegito. This time, Vegito allowed all of the hits to collide with him. "Why aren't you fighting back?" - Aku shouted and threw his strongest punch at Vegito, yet. Vegito caught it with his finger. "Two reasons. I want to test both your strength and my own. I can also sense that you are holding back, so I see no reason for me to fight to my fullest either" - Vegito said. "I am sorry. I have been holding back. I expected you to be the same weak long haired freak I fought earlier" - Aku said with a smirk.
Vegito was displeased with this comment and so he powered up a little, and placed an uppercut at Aku's chin. "How about this, we both go all out, and get this over with?" - Vegito asked seriously. "Well that is no fun!" - Aku said and soared towards Vegito. When he got close enough, Vegito spun around and kicked Aku into the ground. By the time he had collided with the rough ground, Vegito had prepared a ki blast and he threw down upon Aku. Just in time, Aku managed to raise his hands to block it. As Vegito noticed this, he put more power into the ball, and soon Aku could no longer hold it back. When the smoke cleared, Vegito could see that Aku was still alive, and he hadn't taken any real damage. "See wasn't that fun?" - Aku asked toying with Vegito. "Enough! Either you give it your all, or I will kill you right now!" - Vegito asked angrily. "Why so serious?" - Aku asked simply, and smirked a smiled that would have put the Cheshire cat to shame. "There are people's live at stake!" - Vegito shouted. "In that case, I think I will postpone this fight as much as I can" - Aku said and smiled a sadistic smile.
Authors note:
Getting close to the end of saga 1.
I do have a plan for saga 2, but I am lacking the motivation to start a completely new saga.
This is episode is probably filled with spelling bees, but I am too tired to correct them now. Might check for some later.