Episode 19 Endless Power

"BIG BANG ATTACK" - screamed Vegito as he forced his body to pour ever ounce of his energy in his attack. It had collided with Aku at close range, and it completely absorbed Aku. Vegito didn't want to let off the attack, but he was running low on ki. As the attack dissipated Aku fell to the ground with every inch of his body completely bruised and scorched. He was unconscious and it didn't look like there was much fight left in him. Even his artificial arm had been too exhausting to maintain. "I hope... That was enough" - said Vegito between breaths.

"Not quite" - said Aku as he crawled back to his feet. He was hunched over, because of the state his body was in. However Vegito could feel Aku's ki climbing back up. He had to end this quickly.

He closed in on Aku and landed an uppercut straight to his jaw. He followed up with a series of kicks all concentrated around Aku's stomach region. Aku was to beat up to counter or dodge, and his missing arm didn't help. After being pounded on for a few minutes, Aku finally summoned up the strength to counter, and knocked Vegito away. Vegito was soaring through the air, but stabilized and prepared himself.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" - Vegito shouted and fired his beam towards Aku, who had just gotten Vegito off his tail. Aku was going to try and use his Darkness Drain, but turned out he was too weak. But just like Vegito he had noticed his power was returning to him. He had to stall for time, but Vegito was being too offensive, for Aku's strategy would work. Aku barely managed to move out of the way of Vegito's beam, but just as he had dodged it, Vegito flashed to him and knocked him into the ground. As Aku was getting himself off the ground, he noticed Vegito was preparing another ki attack. He also noticed something else. Vegito was exhausted, perhaps just as much as Aku. He knew with Vegito being so offensive, and his own power regenerating, he would be stronger than Vegito in no time.

Vegito was starting to doubt his strategy, he was using too much energy, compared to the damage he was causing to Aku. He smirked as he remembered one of Goku's techniques. Aku was relying on dodging Vegito's attack, and Vegito had the perfect counter. Aku was still on the ground, and so Vegito began to charge up a Kamehameha, he was far too far away, for him to be sure that it would hit, and yet he poured in more and more power into it. Just as he was ready to launch he disappeared.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" - Vegito shouted as he appeared behind Aku. Yet another time Aku was absorbed in Vegito's attack. But Vegito was running dangerously low on power. As the beam subsided, Vegito watched the half dead Aku getting back on his feet. He was bleeding from every orifice on his body, and his skin was bruised and scratched. "You seem to think you can kill me..." - Aku stuttered.

"I know... I can!" - Vegito said between breaths. But Vegito was no longer so sure. His ki was so low, he could barely feel it, and it seemed that the lower Aku got, the quicker his ki was regenerating. "Ha! Can't you sense it? My... Ki is coming back" - Aku said as he almost feel over, because he had tried to take a step forward.

"BIG BANG ATTACK" - screamed Vegito as launched yet another attack. It was so powerful it sent him flying backwards. Just in time, Aku managed to create his own attack to counter Vegito's. The two beams collided and immediately Aku's began to push Vegito's back. Vegito tried as hard as he could, but Aku didn't budge. His ki was constantly regenerating, while Vegito's was constantly going down.

In Vegito's mind:

It was a dark labyrinth like void and only two figures were visible. "He is not doing too well" - said Vegeta simply. Him and Goku were both standing side by side.

"No. I can't help, but wonder..." - Goku said, but stopped. He looked down at his feet and shook his head.

"What is it Kakarot!" - Vegeta asked. He had taken a step towards Goku. If Goku had any idea of how they could help Vegito, then he better not keep it to himself.

"It is just... I know you are still new to super saiyan 3. But have you ever felt there was anything... Beyond that?" - Goku asked. He looked at Vegeta with an intense look in his eye. "No.. It always seemed like there was no mastering that form. Only getting stronger with it" - Vegeta said. He also seemed to have thought this over.

"Me too. But Vegito has mastered it completely. I can't help but wonder, if there is any chance... He could ascend" - Goku said and looked at Vegeta questioningly. "Even if that was possible, there is no way he is going to do it now, when he is half dead!" - Vegeta said, dismissing Goku's theory. Goku was still hopeful.

Goku closed his eyes and held up his arm, as if he was giving power to a spirit bomb. "What are you doing?" - Vegeta asked mockingly. "We can't give him our energy, we are inside his mind, fool" - Vegeta said. As if to prove him wrong small beads of energy erupted from Goku's palm.

"That is not what I am doing" - Goku spoke in a low voice as he concentrated. The small beads now started moving back towards Goku's hand, and some of the switched directions.

"What are you doing then?" - Vegito asked, fixated on the small beads of light. A drop of sweat fell from Goku's forehead.

"Well, if there is any chance for him to transform. There has to be some sort of trigger... Something that has to be activated for him to transform. A mental switch, if you will" - Goku said, as if he did not totally believe in his own words.

"Are you trying to force him to transform? Even if you do it, we don't know if he has enough power to sustain it. It might kill him!" - Vegeta said.

"If it works, I am sure he will forgive me" - Goku said as tried to concentrate. "Well, don't just stand there! Help me out!" - Goku said. Vegeta shook his head and joined in. "This isn't going to work" - Vegeta said as he tried to find the trigger that Goku was talking about.

On planet Caruna:

Vegito was on the edge of panic. The collision of the two beams were edging their way towards him. He had used all his energy trying to kill Aku earlier, so now he had to use every last bit of his reserves to keep his beam up to pair with Aku's. Still, every second Aku's beam seemed to get an inch closer to Vegito.

Hogosha was not sure what to do. Because Aku was so weakened, he could interfere and help Vegito, but he couldn't let Aku die. If he died he would have failed his duty as a guardian of the dragon balls. Just as Hogosha was about to step in, Aku's beam completely overpowered Vegito's and he was blown away by Aku's attack.

When Vegito landed on the ground he was at his base form. He no longer had enough energy to sustain super saiyan 3. Coupled with the fact that he had just taken Aku's attack head on, he incredibly vulnerable. "You still sure of yourself?" - Aku asked. By now Aku had regained quite a bit of his energy, and so he forged himself a new arm out of ki. He was just about to deliver the final blow, when he was interrupted by a ki blast to his side. It wasn't that strong, but with Aku in the state he was in, and the element of surprise, caused Aku to get knocked off his feet.

"Hogosha!" - Vegito shouted happily, when he noticed who had saved him. Hogosha walked over to him and placed his hand Vegito's chest. "What are you doing?" - Vegito asked. "I am transferring my energy to you. I am going to give you as much as I can, without killing myself" - Hogosha said with his monotone voice. Vegito watched on in appreciation as he suddenly felt himself becoming more powerful. "I don't know if it enough to beat him. But if it is, I ask you of one thing. Don't kill him" - Hogosha said, just before passing out. Vegito got up and stretched his muscles. He wasn't completely back to his full, but it would have to do. Suddenly Vegito felt an urge of fright fill his body.

By now Aku had recovered and was making his way towards Vegito. "How did you get back up?" - Aku asked in genuine confusion. "Oh, your friend gave you some of his energy. Not that it will matter" - Aku said and grinned.

Vegito unfortunately had to agree. In his super saiyan 3 form, they were equal in terms of power, and because of Aku's ki regenerating, he had the upper hand. Suddenly he was filled with white hot rage and couldn't help, but to release a roar of anger. Vegito felt a primal twitch surge through his body. His eyes went blank and he felt his muscles stretch and clench.

In Vegito's mind:

Goku and Vegeta were still trying to find this trigger, if it even existed. "Argh! It is no use Kakarot! We can't force him to transform!" - Vegeta shouted as he gave up and sat down. "No! It has to be here somewhere. Don't you remember when you first became a super saiyan? It wasn't easy. You had to be in the right state of mind" - Goku said and looked around as he too sat down.

"I was infuriated. So were you. So were Gohan when he became a super saiyan 2" - Vegeta said and looked around the seemingly chaotic void. "You may be on to something Kakarot. All we need to do, is to get him angry" - Vegeta said.

"How do we do that?" - Goku asked unknowingly.

"Somewhere around here, there has to be some sort of central. Where all of his emotions are controlled" - Vegeta said, and got up and started walking off. "Where are you going?" - Goku asked with his normal pondering look in his eyes.

"Come on! We are going to find this rage switch!" - said Vegeta. Goku followed him, and the further they ventured, the less sense Vegito's mind made. There was no direct path, but every once in a while they would stumble upon something that belonged inside a mind. They went pass a hall filled with memories, although it wasn't very full, only memories of Vegito's and Buu's fight. They had walked for quite a bit of way, when suddenly Vegeta stopped. "It is no use! This place doesn't make any sense! We might as well turn back!" - Vegeta shouted angrily. As he said that, Goku suddenly noticed something.

"Vegeta. Look!" - he said and pointed to a room behind him. They both walked inside. It was filled with switches of energy, that seemed to each represent a feeling. They were all different colors, and Goku thought that each color meant something. "I guess this one... Is joy" - said Goku and pointed to a green one. "And this one..." - he continued, but was cut off by Vegeta. "This guessing game is going to take forever! Let's just hit all of them!" - he said and reached for the nearest switch. "No stop! You don't want him to fall in love, when he is in the middle of a battle, do you?" - Goku asked. "Alright then! Which one do you think is anger?" - Vegeta asked.

"Hmm... Maybe this one?" - Goku asked and reached for a black switch. As he pulled it, a screen popped out displaying Vegito. He didn't transform. Instead he looked a little frightened for a second. "Nope, guess that one made him scared" - Goku said. "Plus, if we want him to transform, we are going to need a much stronger reaction" - Goku said thoughtfully. Vegeta reached for a red switch, but instead of pulling it, he charged a ki blast and hit it with all he had. They both looked up on the screen and looked upon Vegito, as their plan realized itself.

Authors note:

An obvious question with Vegito being back; is he gonna stay fused?

Nah.. I don't think so. The only problem I have, is that no matter which way I decide to defuse him, it will seem... bad.

I mean, it is supposed to be permanent. So isn't it a bit too convenient that Vegito would manage to defuse twice.

Also. I guess Super Saiyan 4 is a thing now, huh?

I have a look in mind, I am, however, a bit in doubt whether I should give him fur. It would look awesome with like golden fur and golden hair, but it would seem like I am ripping off GT.

So yeah... I have no idea when the next chapter will be out. But it will probably be the last of the saga.