Episode 20 A Primal Force

Inside Vegito's mind, the control room was falling apart. Small chunks of dark wall fell to the floor, and was soon followed by larger chunks. "What is this?" - Vegeta erupted. The room was chaos. Everywhere things were falling apart. The floor cracked and levers fell to the ground, the room was one big mess of destroyed dark chunks, dust and levers.

"This place is falling apart!" - Goku shouted, and dodged a falling peace. Goku looked over at the entrance and saw a chunk landing in front of the door. "Quick! Let's get out of here!" - Goku shouted and dashed towards the door. Him and Vegeta both made it out the door, just before a giant piece fell, blocking the entrance. "Why did that happen?" - Goku asked confused. "Whatever reason, I don't think it is good" - Vegeta said and said down and leaned against a wall. "But we did it right? We made him transform?" - Goku asked, after the room started falling apart, he had forgotten all about their plan. "Humph! Can't you feel it?" - Vegeta asked, almost mocking Goku for not noticing. Goku closed his eyes and felt for Vegito's energy.

"Wha... It can't be!" - Goku said shocked, as he sensed Vegito's power level.

On planet Caruna:

Vegito was just about ready to give up, when a spike of rage filled his mind. He involuntarily roared in anger, and his muscles clenched, to the point where it was painful. His veins popped and he couldn't stop shaking. Huge gust of wind flared around him and the surface of sand was blown away. His aura flared out to the point where it was ridiculous. His eyes turned white and his roar turned into a scream of rage and pain. Aku felt his power and fell to his knees out sheer amazement and fear.

No... I am not ready. I won't be able to control it

That was the last sensible thought that flew through Vegito's mind. After that, he completely lost control. He moved his arms to his sides, in the typical power-up fashion. He clenched his teeth and they seemed to grow a little sharper.

Then his transformation truly kicked in. His hair turned to an almost transparent golden color. It flowed up in a fashion similar to the regular super saiyan, but it was more fluid and less spiky. The color was blinding. It was so light, almost bleached and with its flowing movements, it resembled a ghost. All over his body, fur began to grow. Similar to the Oozaru, except it was golden. A golden tail even spurred from his tailbone. Because of the sudden growth of fur, his shirt was torn off. The only thing visible on his body that was not covered in fur, was his hands and face.

His power rose to heights unseen, by anything, and certainly Aku. He was thinking of retreating in fear, but he knew that it was no use. That creature would catch him before he could blink. "You... Look changed" - Aku said, trying to regain his composure. The golden ape, that used to be Vegito simply growled. He launched at Aku and smashed his long nailed fists into Aku's ribcage. With every punch a crack could be heard. Aku finally managed to get away from the savage ape, but it would do no good, as Vegito was simply too fast. Within microseconds he was pounding Aku once again.

With his transformation he had lost all technique. His attacks were unorganized, and were made by pure instincts. He was completely brutal and didn't let Aku alone for more than a split second. With every second he seemed to become more and more brutal. It was clear that Aku wouldn't survive the furious warrior's onslaught, but instead of finishing it with a ki attack, Vegito kept trashing Aku around like a rag doll.

In Vegito's mind:

After the room had collapsed Goku and Vegeta had started walking towards the starting room again. They had lost all sense of direction, while looking for the trigger, so now they were just walking around aimlessly. They hadn't uttered word, since Vegito had transformed. Although they could sense, that the transformation had enough power to finish Aku off, in a heartbeat, they had also sensed something else. Something they hadn't felt since they had fought Buu. A pure and sadistic energy, that fought for the single purpose of causing his opponents pain.

In the beginning they had been able to sense Vegito inside the transformed body, but every second he seemed to fill less and less of that creatures body. By now they were in the main room again, and they looked up on the screen displaying Vegito. He was absolutely obliterating Aku. In all the time they had been watching the fight, Aku had not landed a single punch.

"At least Vegito is winning" - Goku said, trying to look on the positive side.

"No. Iam not. That thing you two created, is" - a voice said behind them. The both turned around to see Vegito standing there. The both looked surprised, but Vegito simply casually strolled up to watch the screen.

"What are you doing in here? I thought we were inside your head?" - Vegeta asked baffled.

"We are. But as long as that thing is in control. I too am forced to be here" - Vegito said and smirked as a especially painful punch landed in Aku's gut. "Now all I can do is watch" - Vegito said, keeping his gaze on the screen.

"Then why are Kakarot and I, stuck in here? This didn't happen last time!" - Vegeta asked.

"Yes you were. Only last time you were unconscious. Fusions are rough for the participants, especially the first time. If I had stayed fused for much longer last time, you would have woken up and found yourself in the exact position you are in now" - Vegito said. He sat down and took of his boots and gloves.

"But why are we here at all?" - Goku asked.

"Well... In order for a perfect fusion, both the mind and body needs to fuse. The Potara earrings takes care of the body, but the participants need to take care of the mind. Sometimes people are stuck in their fusions mind for years. For people like you two, who have so vastly different views on how to fight, and how to live, it will take a long time!" - Vegito said with a slight laugh, as he stretched his toes and fingers.

"How do we 'fuse our minds' then?" - Vegeta asked sarcastically.

"If you are stuck in here for long enough time, you will create some sort of a bond. Eventually it will just happen" - Vegito said, and laid down on his back.

"What exactly are you doing?" - asked Goku, wondering. Vegito was lying with his arms and legs completely stretched out.

"Haha! Well in all the time of my existence, I have always been fighting. I have never had the time to just lay down and relax" - said Vegito with closed eyes.

"You can't just lie there! You have lost control of your body, aren't you going to do something?" - Vegeta asked angrily. Vegito looked at him with a confused look.

"You two don't know anything about super saiyan 4" - Vegito said realizing that Goku and Vegeta had no idea what they had forced upon him. "Then how do I know about it?" - Vegito asked rhetorically.

"You don't know anything about super saiyan 4! You could have killed me!" - Vegito shouted suddenly understanding the desperation of the two heroes plan.

"We didn't know. Plus you would have died anyway!" - Goku said excusing. Vegito looked at him with a suspicious glare.

"Yeah, I guess you are right. Well, to answer your question Vegeta, there is nothing I can do" - Vegito said. He shrugged and looked back at the screen.

"What do you mean there is nothing you can do?" - Vegeta shouted, enraged due to Vegito's casual attitude. Vegito got up and looked into Vegeta's eyes, which looked exactly like his own.

"Super saiyan 4, is a combination between the Oozaru and the super saiyan. Only when a saiyan has reached a certain high amount of power, he can even begin to think about harvesting the potency of this titanic combination. But it comes with a catch. It is not easy to control" - Vegito said, he was still staring at Vegeta, but then looked up the screen.

"The transformation made me lose control, and even forced me out of my own body" - Vegito said, unhappily.

"Can't you just regain control?" - Goku asked.

"If it only if was that simple. Perhaps, if I could find a way to access the control of my body and be able to grasp it without any interruptions. But now it is too late, I am stuck in here, and there is nothing I can do about it. Unless there is some way to control my body from in here" - said Vegito and shook his head. Vegeta and Goku both exchanged a look.

"Well... There was... But we kind of... Destroyed it" - Goku said apologizing.

"What do you mean?" - Vegito asked and looked at Goku.

"We found control room in here, and we used it to make you transform. But after you transformed, it fell apart" - Vegeta said.

"Show me" - Vegito said. Vegeta and Goku both began walking back towards the crumbled control room. Vegito silently followed behind them. Although they had been lost when they found the room the first time, Goku and Vegeta were fairly sure where the room was. And in just a few minutes of walking, they were at the crumbled room.

Vegito walked over to the broken entrance and placed his hands at the rumble. "Is this it?" - Vegito asked.

"Stand back!" - said Vegeta as he prepared a ki blast in his hand. As soon as Vegito was out of the way, he launched the ki ball and it blasted a good bit of debris away, just enough that they could walk in. The floor was covered in rubble, the room was barely recognizable. "This isn't a control room! This is a ruin!" - Vegito shouted, he had walked into the middle of the room and looked around for anything helpful. He turned around and looked back at Vegeta and Goku.

"Watch out!" - shouted Goku as a ki beam made its way towards Vegito. In the nick of time, Vegito managed to dash out of the way, and the beam collided with the floor. "What was that?" - Vegito asked. Suddenly the room lit up and everything in the room was visible, including the giant Oozaru who was guarding a separate room, which none of them had noticed earlier. The Oozaru was much larger than the regular Oozaru, otherwise it looked the same. The room it was blocking, was intact and the saiyan fighters had already noticed all the levers in there.

"You see that? I have to get over there!" - Vegito said, he flew towards the Oozaru, but it casually knocked him out of the way. He tried again and again, but it was no use. The ape was not allowing Vegito to get anywhere near any switches. "Vegito! We will distract it, then you can make it over there!" - Vegeta shouted and looked at Goku, who nodded at him. They both turned super saiyan 2 and flew at the Oozaru.

Just like with Vegito, Goku was knocked away, but as the ape was focused on Goku, Vegeta managed to get behind it and land a kick into its back. As it roared in pain it turned around and sent a giant fist at Vegeta.

The fist was larger than a house, but Vegeta still tried to block it. He held up both of his hands and met the fist with a determination of steel. Against the mighty Oozaru, Vegeta's physical strength was no match, and as a result he was getting pushed back. He roared and allowed his aura to flare out. His hair suddenly started growing and floated down his back. With his new transformation, he was more of a match for the giant monkey.

While Vegeta was holding the Oozaru back, Goku was preparing a Kamehameha. He signaled to Vegeta, and so he disengaged the fierce beast. "KAMEHAMEHA!" - Goku shouted and his beam collided with the giant ape. It didn't do much damage, but it did cause the target to get covered in smoke. Out of the smoke caused by Goku's attack, the Oozaru emerged. It was infuriated and its red eyes, glowed with bloodlust.

By now Vegito had made his way to all the switches. He wasn't sure what to do, but he couldn't waste much time. That Oozaru was far stronger than both Goku and Vegito. He placed himself in the middle of the small room and started powering up. He then closed his eyes and it seemed he almost connected with the levers. Then he disappeared.

Goku and Vegeta were just about to engage the Oozaru again, but as Vegito disappeared, it too faded away, almost as if it was giving up control.

On planet Caruna:

Now that Vegito was completely in control of his body, he could truly sense the power of super saiyan 4. Aku was surprisingly still alive, his left arm was missing as before, his right foot must had been torn of, and his right ear was missing a large chunk. It seemed that halfway through the fight the ape had started toying with him. He was far too beaten up to even talk, or to notice the vast change in his opponent's demeanor.

For now he was in control, but it would not take long until the ape, would attempt to regain control over Vegito's body. He needed to end this quick, and then he needed to get out of this form. "Sorry Aku. This is the end!" - he shouted down towards Aku.

With Hogosha's namekian-like regeneration he was back to conscious. As he heard Vegito saying goodbye to Aku, he was panicking. "No.. Vegito! Don't kill him" - he said, but Vegito didn't hear him. Hogosha got back on his feet, but he was still too worn out to fly up to Vegito.

"FINAL..."

"No... Don't" - Hogosha tried.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" - Vegito screamed and launched his giant beam at Aku. It completely consumed Aku, and his power level completely perished.

"Vegito!" - Hogosha shouted as Vegito's beam dissipated. Vegito looked down at Hogosha, then flew down to him. As he landed, he descended to his base form. "What is it Hogosha?" - Vegito asked.

"Look.." - Hogosha said and pointed up into the sky, where a large black shroud was forming.

"Oh no..." - said Vegito and flew up to it.

"The power of the dragon... unleashed" - said Hogosha, as he realized he had failed his duty. Vegito looked on in horror as the giant cloud of dark energy became larger and larger. Then he realized what he had to do. He stretched out his arms and powered up. He closed his eyes and concentrated intensely. He powered up and ascended to the first level of the legendary super saiyan. Suddenly the dark energy started floating towards the dragon balls. It seemed that Vegito was forcing the power into the golden orbs.

He powered up further to the second level and started roaring as the first wisps of dark energy reached the balls. He opened his eyes and his roar intensified. The energy started to flow through the golden surface of the dragon balls, and as more reached into then he shouted louder and louder. His muscles clenched and he started shaking. He ascended to the third level of super saiyan, and let his power flow freely. More and more power of the eternal dragon made its way into the orbs, until he could no longer force the power of the dragon.

"It is too much! I can't control it all!" - Vegito screamed.

He was just about to pass out, when a primal roar filled his mind. In a flash he transformed into the final level of super saiyan and put all of his ki, behind the dragon energy. Slowly it flowed into the dragon balls, where it belonged. When the entire shroud had been absorbed, he passed out and fell to the ground. As Vegito lay on the ground, a small slither of dark energy flowed in through his skin.

Authors note:

Quite a long fight, by far the longest yet... Well, turns out that this saga is going to consist of 21 chapters.

I know all the things taking place in Vegito's mind were a bit farfetched, but in order to make the fight seem interesting, I needed some sort of "filler", plus I couldn't let the two main characters stay out of the final fight!

While Goku and Vegeta were fighting the Oozaru, I was so tempted to make them perform the fusion dance. A fusion within a fusion! Fuse-ception!

I imagine SS4 looking something like this: .com/?qh=§ion=&q=half+oozaru#/d1dx3m0

(The drawing was not made by me)