Chapter 4: Who are the Black Skulls?
The ground continued shaking as Beat powered up.
"Hahahaha!" He laughed evilly. "I told you that I would win!" He said.
"Impossible!" Vegeta exclaimed. "His power…it's enormous!"
"Can Gohan beat him?" Videl asked, worried.
Vegeta shook his head instantly. "No." He said. "I'd give Gohan 2 minutes max against a power like that."
Videl gasped. "Are…are you serious!?"
Vegeta nodded. "Gohan doesn't stand a chance. And even though I hate to admit it, neither do you or I. We're all powerless against this monstrosity."
Videl stared at him in shock. Vegeta is known for being very prideful and refusing to admit when someone's stronger. But now he just said that he was powerless!
Beat grinned at a surprised Gohan, as he finally stopped powering up. "I think it's time I start killing you all!" He said, vanishing quickly.
Gohan tried to sense his energy out, but before he could he was kicked in the back. Gohan turned around quickly to counter-attack, but Beat had already teleported behind him and struck him again.
Amazing! Vegeta thought. Despite powering up like that, Beat still maintains his speed!
Gohan continued looking around him, and trying to block Beat's attacks, but Beat was moving too quickly, and very soon Gohan was knocked onto the ground.
"Well, I thought that the boy who defeated that monster Cell would be stronger than this." Beat teased. "Oh well, one can't expect much from a half-breed."
Gohan suddenly turned to his side. "Masenko HAA!" He fired a Masenko at Beat, who couldn't react in time.
"Ha! He got him!" Videl exclaimed.
Vegeta crossed his arms. No, something's not right. That attack didn't do much to him at all!
Beat suddenly struck Gohan in the face, almost knocking him senseless. "I will admit, that was unexpected." He said. "But compared to my power, that felt like a flea bite."
"What!?" Videl was shocked. "How…how's he still standing!?"
"Like I said." Vegeta told her. "His power is too strong. If you'd like you can leave, but I will not flee in the face of my enemy!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet: Goku and the Supreme Kai were flying as fast as they could to where Gohan was.
"How's Gohan doing against this guy?" Goku asked.
"I'm not sure." Supreme Kai admitted. "But the faster we get there the better."
"I agree." Goku nodded, as they sped up. "So, one question: Who is this guy? And why are you so concerned about…holy black on a popo! What's that power I'm sensing!?"
"That's what I am worried about." The Supreme Kai said. "That power you sense is not from any one of your friends. It's from the person they are attempting to defeat: Beat."
"Who is this Beat?" Goku asked. "You didn't explain it to me when we were on King Kai's planet."
"There was no time!" Supreme Kai said. "But now that we're heading for him, I'll tell you so you know what we're up against."
Goku listened intently as the Supreme Kai talked.
"This may surprise you Goku, but you and Vegeta are not the only full-blooded Saiyans alive. There are more, several more, that not even Frieza knew about. They were known as the Black Skull. The Black Skull was an organization dedicated to preserving the way of the Saiyans. If anyone strayed from the code of the Saiyans, the Black Skull would eliminate them immediately, with no questions asked. They were also the most feared group of Saiyans out there at the time. Hundreds of galaxies were deleted by them. At first, I thought that they would die out, that Frieza would find them and destroy them. But before Frieza could do that you killed him, saving the universe, but also putting it in an even greater danger. With no one strong enough to stop them, the Black Skull continued their barbaric ways, showing no mercy wherever they went. To this day, no one has been able to defeat them."
"But why are they here?" Goku asked.
"The Black Skull have devoted themselves to keeping the laws and codes of the Saiyans." The Supreme Kai told him. "One of those laws is not to become a planet's defender. They heard about you and Vegeta protecting Earth, and came to make sure that you would be destroyed for going against the code of the Saiyans."
"How many of them are there?" Goku asked.
"There are at least a hundred members of that gang." Supreme Kai said. "Beat is the leader and the most powerful. That is why we must eliminate him, before he does any more harm." He then turned to Goku. "Can't we get there faster?" He asked. "If we don't, Gohan and the others could be killed by the time we get there."
"Well, we could use my Instant Transmission." Goku suggested, to Supreme Kai's surprise.
"Instant Transmission!? Why didn't you use that before!?"
Goku laughed awkwardly. "I guess I forgot about it." He admitted. He grabbed the Supreme Kai's hand. "Hang on!" Goku used the Instant Transmission, and he and the Supreme Kai disappeared.
Back with Gohan, he had gotten up and managed to defend himself against Beat's attacks.
"You're pretty stubborn aren't you?" Beat said. "Oh well, makes it even more fun when I kill you!"
The Black Skull are here, which means they're after me. Vegeta thought. If I can get rid of Beat, I might be able to buy a little time. He suddenly turned Super Saiyan 2 and sped at Beat. "Get ready to be defeated by your prince!" He shouted, delivering several blows to Beat, who shrugged them off.
"Pathetic." He said, as he uppercutted Vegeta, knocking him into the air. Beat followed, and began beating him mercilessly. He finally delivered a mighty punch to Vegeta's stomach, making him cough up blood. "So, the prince of Saiyans is destroyed by me." Beat said, his voice full of pride. He suddenly shot Vegeta with a powerful energy beam, which went right through him.
"Vegeta!" Videl screamed in horror.
"No! NOO!" Gohan shouted in agony and anger, as the prince fell to the ground.
Videl started to run to him, but Gohan grabbed her hand.
"Let go of me Gohan!" Videl said. "We have to help him!"
"We can't!" Gohan tried to explain. "There's nothing we can do!"
"Yes there is!" Videl said desperately. "If we give him a Senzu Bean he may recover. Or if we take him to a hospital, or—"
"Videl," Gohan interrupted, his voice full of sadness. "It's no use. Vegeta is dead."
Videl looked toward Vegeta in disbelief. "But…but he can't be!"
"I'm sorry Videl," Gohan said. "His life energy is completely out. That last attack killed him instantly."
"No…it can't be…" Videl turned around and hugged Gohan, tears falling down her face. She never expected Vegeta to be killed trying to protect others. Even though the two never got along, she still considered him a friend.
Gohan hugged her, and then glared at Beat, who had levitated down to the ground and was watching everything.
"This is certainly entertaining." Beat laughed, to Gohan's disgust. "I never expected anyone to care about that prideful prince the way you two do."
Gohan let go of Videl, and turned and faced his adversary, his face red with anger. "You are going to regret that!" He shouted.
"Make me." Beat challenged.
Before Gohan could take a step, Goku and the Supreme Kai appeared behind them.
"Who's this!?" Beat asked in confusion.
Gohan turned around, and saw who it was. "Father!" He said, glad to see him.
Goku smiled. "Hey Gohan!" He greeted. "Here," he gave him a Senzu Bean. "You look pretty beat up. So," he turned his attention to Beat. "You're this Beat guy then?"
"Yes," Beat nodded. "And…who are you?"
Goku stepped toward him. "I'm Goku, and I'm a Saiyan from Earth!"
Goku has finally arrived to the scene, but he is too late to save Vegeta, who gave himself up to save the others. And now Goku is ready to fight, equipped with the knowledge that the Supreme Kai has given him. The showdown between Beat and Goku is about to begin. Who will win? Find out next time in Dragon Ball Z!
A/N: Chapter 4 completed! So, we finally learn who the Black Skulls are. If you had suspected it, I'm impressed. Good job! So, now Vegeta's dead. I decided to let Vegeta die for the others on Earth, since he did that in the Majin Buu saga. (Even though that scene was much more touching than this one) And no, Videl does NOT have feelings for Vegeta! Don't even ask that! The reason she cares for him is because she considers him a friend and ally, trying to save the world. And…come on. If a friend of yours died trying to save you, you'd be sad about it too. But yeah, all I got to say about this chapter, so ciao!