Chapter 16: General Takeo
Disclaimer: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are all owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, and Akira Toriyama. The Author ShowNOOMercy does not own any of it.
Author's Note: Ok, on to Chapter 16. BTW, we just passed 80,000 words in the last chapter, which leads me to believe this story is defiantly going to be about 100,000 words.
Downstairs
"…Well? How do I look?" Jaxon asked as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Pretty damn good." Ty smirked; he turned to Chi Chi, "Thanks again."
"Thank you." Jaxon smiled.
"You're quite welcome." Chi Chi smiled as she swept up the hair.
"Oh crap, crap, crap." Trunks gulped as he ran into the room, "Hey dad?"
"Hn." Vegeta grunted.
"Well, there's, umm, there's something you should see." The boy said nervously.
"Grrr, what did you break?" Vegeta asked.
"Nothing's broken…yet." The boy said nervously. Vegeta looked at his son and stood up. The two walked out of the room; thirty seconds later Vegeta dragged Trunks back into the room.
"We need to go, NOW!" Vegeta snarled.
"Why? What happened?" Bulma asked.
"Grab what you can and meet back up here in five minutes." Vegeta growled.
"Wh…"
"Don't argue, just go!" Vegeta yelled, causing everyone in the room to jump. Bulma quickly ran out of the room; everyone else waited a moment and then sprinted out of the room. Vegeta and Trunks turned to Ty and Jaxon who were looking at them with wide eyes. "…I think you two need to see this." Vegeta said. Ty and Jaxon looked at each other and ran after the Saiyan Prince. They reached the front door and the four ran outside. Ty stopped and his jaw dropped to the ground. Jaxon jumped and hid behind Ty's leg. There was a massive Vashmallian ship directly above West City. Vegeta slowly turned around, "We need to get…out…of…" Vegeta looked up; from behind the house, not one, not two, but THREE more massive Vashmallian Ships were slowly moving over the city. Ty slowly turned and looked up; his heart sank.
Boom! It sounded like a giant burst of thunder, causing Ty to fall over as another Vashmallian ship appeared out of nowhere.
Boom! Another ship appeared, they were most likely coming out of hyperspace. High above the city, Trunks could see four more ships lowering towards Earth. That brought the total up to ten city-sized Vashmallian ships (each ship was about a mile long, and half a mile wide.). Ty sat on the ground, visibly shaking in fear. His brother was holding onto him for dear life.
"Demon!" Shouted an all too familiar voice. Ty visibly jumped and he slowly turned his head; he looked up at the top of Capsule Corporations. Ty felt his entire body lock up, his heart began to pound out of his chest, the color from his face drained, and his throat felt dry and tight, "Ah ha ha haa." General Takeo smiled evilly as he crossed his arms. He looked human, except he was about seven feet tall and he was heavily built. He had grayish skin and black buzz cut hair. He was wearing a black tank top and black sweatpants. He was also wearing black sunglasses. Trunks and Vegeta could sense a low power level from the new man, but they could tell from Ty's reaction that this was something very bad. Takeo stared at the four and frowned. He jumped off the roof and casually landed in front of the group, creating a decent sized crater in the process.
"H….hah." Was all Ty could get out of his mouth.
"Hn." Takeo's frown deepened; he was hoping to make this quick and easy. It had been a while since his fleet was able to catch up to the Demon and Book Keeper, and thanks to Heinrich they finally tracked them down. He slowly walked forwards and stared down at the boy; Ty was rapidly shaking with fear
"Who the hell are you?" Vegeta snarled.
"Hn." Takeo smirked as held out his arms and bowed, "General Takeo; Supreme Commander of Vashmallian Fleet Number One."
"…I assume you're here for the boys." Vegeta growled
"Our greatest apologies, Prince Vegeta is it?" Takeo asked.
"Hn." Vegeta crossed his arms.
"Our greatest apologies Prince Vegeta. I do hope that these RATS have not caused you or your planet any trouble. Please allow us to take them into custody, and the Holy Prophet shall give you a generous payment to cover any and all damages." Takeo said.
"And if I refuse?" Vegeta asked, earning him a strange look from the General.
"…Well what would possible possess you to do that?" Takeo let out a small laugh. Surely he wasn't serious, right?
"The boys aren't going anywhere, now get off my planet." The Saiyan Prince growled.
"…But do you not know who they are? What they have brought to your planet? Who WE are?" Takeo asked.
"I've been informed, and this will be your final warning, get off my planet, NOW!" Vegeta hissed. Takeo stared at the Saiyan Prince and then pulled out a radio. He pushed a button and began to talk in an alien language.
"Neftinles alof trint al Saiyans…siy, Vegeta…ot vis jos we Herelaah prstond…intrad al stark." Takeo growled. He slowly floated back up to the top of Capsule Corporations and crossed his arms (yes they are the Saiyans…yes, Vegeta…it is just as Herelaah predicted…initiate the strike.). The three ships that had come from behind Capsule Corp were now flying over the city. There were three loud clicks and several small doors opened up on the bottom of each ship. The four watched as hundreds of metal pods poured out of each ship. It looked at though it was raining. Several pods landed in front of Capsule Corp and there was a loud beep. One of the pods opened up and…
"Getten de Book!" Heinrich screamed as the top of his lungs as he held up a gun. The other pods opened up and a Vashmallian soldier jumped out of each one. Vegeta showed no reaction; he needed to get everyone out of the city now.
"Trunks." Vegeta mumbled. Trunks looked up at his father, "Get everyone out of the city; you know where to go. Grab the Dragon Radar, protect your mother." The Saiyan Prince mumbled.
"But what about you?" Trunks whispered.
"I'll be fine, just go." Vegeta gave the boy a slight nod. Trunks nodded and slowly backed away. He grabbed onto Ty and Jaxon's and dragged them inside. He slowly shut the door, locked it, and activated the security alarm. The boy turned around to see Goku and Gohan. The look on Trunks's face was all they needed. They burst out the door, setting off the alarm in the process.
"What's going on?" Bulma asked as she ran into the hall.
"I thought you said we have more time!" Trunks snarled as he turned off the alarm, "According to YOU, we should have five days until they arrive!"
"…I…uh…I…" Ty was still visibly shaking. Jaxon looked equally afraid; they were going to be captured, and then they would be taken back to that stupid ship where they would suffer through round three of torture on De Civitate Dei.
"Well?" Trunks yelled.
"Uh…th…that's…that's not…that's…" Ty stuttered; he took several deep breaths, "That's not the invading fleet." The boy gulped, "That's a small strike team d…designed to c…capture us."
"How many ships are in the invading fleet?" Bulma asked nervously.
"Hundreds." Ty said, "…Maybe a thousand."
"Hundreds?" Trunks and Bulma both screamed
"Or…or th…thousand…a thousand." Ty said.
"A thousand?" Trunks and Bulma both screamed.
"Who the hell is that guy outside?" Trunks snarled.
"He…he…" Again, Ty was speechless.
"Talk damn it!" Trunks snarled as he grabbed the front of the boy's shirt.
"His name is G…General T…Tak…General T…Takeo, and he…he…he's th…the one who…who executed my…my p…parents." Ty said as a tear ran down his cheek. Trunks slowly set the boy down and his jaw dropped.
"…These people have horrible timing." Trunks grunted as he ran his fingers through his hair. Ty continued to stare at the door, still visibly shaking.
"So what's the plan?" Bulma asked as she looked at Trunks. She figured Vegeta gave his son some instructions or something before sending him inside.
"Umm…" Trunks heard several large explosions and grabbed his mother's arm. The two moved away from the door, "First off, protect you." Trunks said, "Second, dad wanted us to grab the Dragon Radar and anything else we can carry in capsules and get out of the city, but there are a lot of ships outside, so everyone needs to move to the labs until Dad, Gohan, and Goku take some of them out."
"Sounds good to me." Bulma said as she ran off to get the Radar. Trunks was about to follow her, but stopped and turned towards Ty and Jaxon who were still frozen in fear.
"You two coming?" Trunks asked; no answer. What Trunks couldn't see was that Ty's eyes were once again flickering gold (and it's so funny cause at this point in the story, I'm the only one who knows what that means. You may think you know, but you don't know; only I know.) Just as Trunks walked over to the boys, Ty's eyes went back to normal and he shook the horrifying images of his parents being slaughtered like pigs from his head, "Come on, let's get down to the labs." Trunks held out his hand and smiled. Ty glanced at the boy and slightly relaxed. He took the boy's hand and was pulled to his feet.
"Thanks." Ty said as he lifted Jaxon, still in shock from seeing the monster General outside, into his arms. The two made a run for the labs.
"So this guy Takeo, is he strong?" Trunks asked as they ran down the steps.
"He's Herelaah's oldest General. He's been with him for over fifteen years." Ty said, "He ranks as one of the five Elite Generals in the Vashmallian Empire. In other words, he's extremely powerful. The others are General Cadoc, General Gabor, General Ludovicus, and G…General Hondo. They're known all throughout the Vashmallian Empire as some of the strongest fighters ever."
"Nothing that my dad can't handle." Trunks said as they entered the labs where several of the Z Warriors were already waiting.
"…Your dad is the strongest person in the Universe, right?" Ty rolled his eyes; these people weren't getting the message.
"Yup." Trunks gave a proud smile.
"Nothing can beat him, right?" Ty growled as he clenched his fists.
"That's right." Trunks smiled. (Except for Buu, but we'll leave that out.)
"Funny, I thought the same thing about my dad before his head was cut off by the same guy your father is fighting right now." Ty spat. Trunks frowned and stared at the boy. "Honestly." Ty looked at the other Z Warriors, "You think the Saiyans are unstoppable, right?" Ty asked; everyone nodded, "For fraks sake, open your eyes people!" The boy swung his arms in the air, "Royal Guards with swords, Tanks, City-Sized ships, Heinrich, Rat-Trap 9000s, yea, they're impressive, and if you're stupid then you might get yourself killed, but you people need to understand something; you haven't seen ANYTHING!" Ty spat as his eyes flickered gold for a moment, "Herelaah has recruited some of the scariest, meanest, most violent creatures to ever walk this Universe! They're smart, they're well equipped, they're powerful, and they've been doing this for a VERY LONG TIME! They've blown up hundreds of planets, killed BILLIONS of people." Ty set Jaxon down and allowed the boy to grab his hand, "You're in the eye of the storm; everything seems calm, the road ahead looks simple and easy, but just wait until the eye passes, and the real storm hits. You'll all wonder how you ever made it out with your sanity and lives." Ty growled as he walked over to the table with all his weapons. He grabbed a plasma-pistol and was immediately tackled to the ground.
"Grab it!" Krillin yelled.
"Got it!" Yamcha yelled as he grabbed the gun from Ty's hand.
"What the frak are you…oh…oh yea." Ty let out a long sigh, "Listen, if it means anything, I promised Jaxon that I wouldn't try to do it again."
"And why should we believe you?" Krillin growled
"Because I pinky promised, and I've never broken a pinky promise." Ty growled. As stupid as that sounds, it was true. The Pinky Promise was a sacred and unbreakable contract that would last until the day they died.
"…It's true." Jaxon said quietly, speaking for the first time since he saw the Vashmallian fleet arriving at the city.
"Listen, you can either let me have my guns, or I'm going to have to take them from you, but either way, I'm getting my guns." Ty said.
"No, no you're not." Yamcha said.
"Guess we'll have to do this…" Ty kicked Yamcha's hand and knocked the gun to the floor. Ty launched at the gun, grabbed it, did a summersault, sat up, and took aim, "The hard way." Ty gave a proud smirk.
"Drop the gun." Trunks growled, "Or I'll blast it out of your hand."
"…There are ten, let me repeat that; TEN Vashmallian Cruiser Class Warships outside this building, and you guys won't let me defend myself?" Ty asked.
"No, now drop it!" Krillin growled.
"No." Ty said.
"Alright then, you made us do this." Krillin got ready to charge at the boy.
"The Vashmallians are inside the house." Ty said. Krillin, Yamcha, and Trunks all launched at the boy.
Outside The House
"So, Takeo is it? I take it you know Ty and Jaxon?" Gohan growled as he got into a fighting stance.
"Hn." Takeo gave a proud smirk, "Not to brag, but I was the one who executed their parents."
"You…you monster." Gohan's KI shot up and he clenched his fists.
"Easy Gohan." Goku said as he surveyed the battlefield; he was picking up hundreds of strange energies that were unlike anything he had ever sensed before.
"No! Do you have any idea what you and your stupid Religion have done to this kid's life?" Gohan was pissed.
"If you're referring to the Demon, then yes, I have a good enough idea. Tyrannous is a drug addict, a murderer, thief, and he committed several crimes on Planet Voon that I'd rather not go in to." Takeo crossed his arms.
"He's had no choice!" Gohan spat at the General, "You jackass, he doesn't want to live anymore and you don't care! You just want that stupid book!"
"He is a Demon, I couldn't care less about his outlook on life. Once the Holy Prophet Herelaah is done with him, he will be executed just like his parents." Takeo let out a small laugh, "Or perhaps they will send him back to medical testing." Takeo's smile got even bigger, "Doctor Komodo is on the verge of deciphering the meaning behind the boy's Rapid Optic Illumination Syndrome."
"That does it!" Gohan screamed. Nobody had ever stood up for Ty and his little brother…until now. Gohan was going to make these people suffer just like Ty has suffered.
"Nein!" Heinrich stepped in; everyone froze and looked at the alien, "The Prophet has requested an audience with them." Heinrich growled
"What?" Takeo snarled
"Ja, he thinks he can reason with them." Heinrich glanced at the large dome building, "Besides, he wishes to meet the 'Saiyans'."
"Herelaah is here?" Vegeta gasped.
"Nein." Growled Heinrich, "Prophet Pugare."
"…Who is Prophet Pugare?" Goku asked.
"He serves on the High Council." Takeo looked up at one of the large ships, "There is Prophet Herelaah; he is our leader. Then there are ten Holy Prophets that assist him in many of his decisions." Takeo turned his attention back to Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta, "You all should feel blessed; only special life forms are given the great opportunity to be in the presence of a Vashmallian Prophet."
With Ty
"Oh joy, I'm strapped to the table again." Ty growled.
"Just let us handle this." Krillin said.
"Perhaps you didn't hear me when I said that the Vashmallians are inside the house?" Ty felt Jaxon grab his hand.
"We've got this." Trunks said as he and Goten powered up to Super Saiyan. Ty rolled his eyes; now that he was off his 'Medicine', if he wanted to break out of this thing, it wouldn't be that hard.
"And what do you expect me to do?" Ty asked.
"Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show." Trunks smirked.
"The following picture has been rated T for Trunks getting his ass kicked." Ty laughed.
"I'll show you." Trunks clenched his fists.
"Whatever you say." The older boy mumbled as he powered up; after about thirty seconds of trying, he managed to get one arm free, then the other arm, "Jaxon, hand me the key." Ty whispered; everyone was focused on the door to the labs.
"…You really promise that you're never going to try and do that again?" Jaxon kept his head down and nervously swayed back and forth. Ty smiled; his little brother: loving, caring, and he'll believe anything his older brother tells him, but Ty wasn't going to break his Pinky Promise…he hoped. Right now, he had just had his 'Medicine', and he felt fine, but a few days from now (if he lived that long) he and his brother would be feeling the side effects of withdraw, and it wasn't going to be pretty. They might say and do some things that they don't mean, and it's going to be one hell of a headache for the two brothers and the Z Warriors.
"Jaxon, you have my word. I promise you that I will never try to end it ever again." Ty smiled and placed his hand on the boy's head, "And I've never broken a Pinky Promise, have I?"
"Nope." Jaxon looked up and smiled; he ran over and grabbed the key. Ty casually unlocked the metal cuffs around his ankles and hopped off the table.
"Hey!" Krillin yelled.
"Listen!" Ty yelled as loud as he could; he grabbed a sword off the table, "If you think I'm going to be strapped to a metal table while a Ten Ship Vashmallian Fleet circles the city, then you must be out of your frakking mind!" Ty snarled, "Now I made a promise that I wouldn't try to end it again, and I'm going to keep that promise!"
"Grrr." Taz moved in front of Ty and got in a defensive position. He dared them to try and touch his master again. The others stared at Ty for a few minutes; how could they trust him with his own life after his little show the night before?
"Please…" Ty said quietly, "I trust you guys, now I want you to trust me."
"…Fine." Krillin let out a sigh, "But I'm keeping my eye on you."
"Hn." Ty smiled and gave a slight nod. Just then, something hit the boy's chest. Ty slowly looked down and saw a blinking metal device stuck to his sweatshirt. The boy's eyes shot wide open and his jaw dropped. Ty grabbed Jaxon and threw him to the other side of the room, "Get down!" The boy screamed as he tore off his sweatshirt and threw it away from the group. Just as the shirt left his hand…Boom!
With Goku, Gohan, And Vegeta
"I don't like this, father." Gohan mumbled as they followed Heinrich. The Saiyans had agreed to meet with this 'Prophet', and in return, Takeo calls a cease-fire and his troops stop attacking the city.
"Just relax Gohan." Goku smiled, "These guys aren't as bad as Ty said they were; they want to negotiate. I think we can end this whole confrontation peacefully and there doesn't have to be a big war."
"…" Vegeta opened his mouth to speak, but stopped himself; why even bother?
"Dad, these people have been tormenting Ty and his family for three years. I think it's obvious that they can't be trusted." Gohan growled.
"Would you relax?" Goku chuckled as he wrapped his arm around the boy's shoulder; "This Prophet guy sounds like a decent fellow who wants to settle this without a big fight."
"Dad!" Gohan almost yelled, "You weren't in the room this morning, you didn't see how upset he was. These. People. Took. Everything. From. Him!" Gohan yelled.
"People can change Gohan." Goku said.
"…" Gohan opened his mouth to speak, but stopped himself; why even bother?
With Ty
"J…Jaxon?" Ty moaned as he opened his eyes.
"You're ok." Yamcha let out a sigh of relief.
"Jaxon, where's my brother?" Ty moaned as the man helped him sit up. Yamcha bit his lip and glanced at the others. Ty was the only one to receive any injury from the blast, "What was that?"
"A Vashmallian Stun Device. It's coated in some kind of sticky substance so you can toss it on walls, or me. It creates a blinding bright light and a loud bang sound that disorients people. When the device goes off, there's a small explosion." Ty studied his arm; there were several large burns and some blood, and his T-shirt had some holes in it, but it was nothing he hadn't seen before, "Is Jaxon ok?" Ty asked.
"…" Yamcha said nothing.
"…No." Ty shot up and looked around.
"They surprised us." Yamcha said quietly, "When the effects of the blast wore off, he was gone."
"Taz is gone too." Goten said quietly.
"What the frak?" Ty snarled as he charged at the boy and grabbed him by the front of his shirt; his eyes were rapidly flickering gold, "Mr. Super Saiyan, I thought you brats said you 'had this', that I shouldn't worry, that I should enjoy the frakking show!" Ty screamed.
"I…I'm sorry." Goten scrunched his face and his eyes began to water.
"Useless!" Ty snarled as he threw the boy to the ground and ran over to the table, "I swear if my brother was taken to one of their ships, I'll…I'll…" Ty grabbed the table and knocked the whole thing over, "No! No, no, no…how long?" Ty was visibly shaking.
"Five minutes, probably less." Trunks said as he helped Goten up; technically it was Trunks who said they 'had' this.
"Hang on little brother." Ty mumbled as he strapped a sword to his back. He grabbed a plasma pistol and a larger gun that looked like a futuristic assault rifle.
"Where are you going?" Krillin asked.
"To rescue my little brother!" Ty yelled as he ran out of the room.
"But…" Before Krillin could finish, Trunks and Goten ran after him.
"Trunks!" Bulma yelled.
"Goten!" Chi Chi screamed, but the two Half Saiyans ignored.
Ty ran up and stairs and kicked down the door. He ran down the hall and stopped; there was a large hole in the side of the house. He clenched his fists and turned around, "Why the frak are you following me?" Ty snarled.
"We wana help." Trunks said; Goten moved behind his friend.
"Where the frak are Vegeta, Gohan, and Goku?" Ty asked.
"Don't know." Trunks said.
"You two wait here, I'll meet up with those three and we'll find my brother." Ty growled.
"But…"
"Shut it brat!" Ty hissed at Goten. The younger boy jumped and hid behind Trunks.
"Hey!" Trunks yelled, "Don't yell at him, it wasn't his fault!"
"Jaxon told me about your little adventure on Heinrich's Ship!" Ty looked furious.
"…When?" Trunks and Goten asked in unison.
"On our way down to breakfast. The book said it was something I should know about, so he told me." Ty snarled, "Only an idiot would voluntarily go onto a Vashmallian Ship. I don't care if you were looking for thrills, my brother got hurt! And he even told you that he didn't want to go on that ship!" Ty took a step forwards, and Goten took several steps back. Goten is not the brightest crayon in the box, but it looked like Ty's eyes were flickering gold.
"I'm…I'm really sorry." Goten was visibly shaking.
"You're sorry?" Ty screamed, "My brother was almost eaten and all you can say is…"
"Hey!" Trunks screamed as loud as he could, "Where the fuck were you when that happened? Huh? You were getting wasted off your stupid 'medicine'!"
"…" Ty stared at Trunks with wide eyes.
"Goten is a good friend, and we're not going to get Jaxon back if we stand around here arguing." Trunks said.
"…I…he…" Ty's eyes went back to normal, "We'll finish this conversation later. You better hope that we find him." Ty shot a death stare at Goten.
"Come on Goten, I think we need to do our special move." Trunks smirked; Goten's face lit up and the two boys got in position.
"…What are you two doing?" Ty asked.
"Fusion." The two boys smirked.
"…K." Ty grunted as he crossed his arms.
"FUUUUUUUUUUUU…"
"…What…" Ty's face fell and he tilted his head.
"SION!"
"…The…" Ty's jaw slowly dropped.
"HAAAA!"
"…Frak?" Ty laughed; this was going to save his brother? Just then, there was a blinding light and a big gust of wind.
"Ta-daaa!" Trunks and Goten yelled, or two voices, or a single voice that sounded like two voice, actually, it wasn't even Trunks and Goten at all, and…and…
"Alright, who the frak are you?" Ty pulled out his sword.
"The name's Gotenks." The fused warrior smirked.
"…Gotenks? I think Trunks told me about this the other day." Ty said.
"Yup, I'm Trunks and Goten. I'm the best of both boys, and I'm ready to kick some ass. You just sit here, and I'll take care of the 'oh so scary' Vashmallians." Gotenks smirked.
"Oh great, another smartass." The older boy sighed.
"Hey!" Gotenks yelled, "For your information, Mr. Smartass saved your life yesterday." Ty's eyes flickered gold and the held up his sword.
"If you're implying that I'm in Trunks's debt, you are out of your frakking mind." Ty snarled; he lowered the sword, "…But he has my thanks." Gotenks gave a slight smile. That was the first time Ty had thanked him for saving his life.
"We'll find your little brother." The fused warrior said.
"They couldn't have gotten far." Ty said. Gotenks closed his eyes and concentrated; Ty did the same. He would be able to find his brother's KI no matter how far away he was. "…That way." Ty said as he pointed towards the city. "We'll take them by surprise. Move fast, keep quiet, and…"
"Gotenks is ready for action!" The fused warrior shouted as he shot towards Jaxon's KI.
"Son of a…" Ty's jaw dropped, "These idiots are clueless. They have no idea what kind of monsters are in this army." Ty clenched his sword and flew after him, "I swear if he gets himself killed, I'll never forgive him…them." Ty mumbled to himself.
With Goku, Gohan, And Vegeta
"Stop." Heinrich growled as he turned to the two and a half Saiyans (kind of like two and a half men; I think Vegeta would be Charlie Sheen.) They had arrived at West City Park, which had become the 'base camp' for the fleet's invasion. There were Royal Guards, Vashmallian Aliens, Tanks, and other alien technology everywhere. "When de Holy One arrives, you must bow."
"I am the Prince of all Saiyans! I bow to no one!" Vegeta yelled at the top of his lungs.
"If you do not bow, then every living being on this Planet will be executed!" Heinrich snarled, "Including your little brat, TrunksAK!"
"Don't you ever threaten my son!" Vegeta hissed as he held Heinrich by his neck, "He has nothing to do with this, so leave him out of it!" Vegeta dropped the man and crossed his arms.
"Gah…hah." Heinrich gasped as he rubbed his neck, "You fool…your son…has un big part…in dis invasion. In ways only Herelaah himself knows." Heinrich laughed.
"…What are you talking about?" Vegeta growled.
"Hm hm hmmm." Heinrich smiled evilly, "You'll find out."
"Why you…" Vegeta was cut out.
"The Saiyans." All of the Vashmallians (and Goku) immediately got to the ground and bowed as a strange looking alien riding a floating chair moved towards the group. The alien resembled a jellyfish in which his skin was completely clear. He was wearing red and black robes, a highly decorated crown, various jewels, and had red beady eyes. "Rise." The alien held out his hand and the other Vashmallian (and Goku) rose. Gohan, and Vegeta never bothered to bow, "Saiyans, it is an honor to meet such a skilled set of fighters. Prophet Herelaah and the other Hierarchs have had visions of our meeting."
"Who the hell are you?" Gohan growled.
"Grrr." Heinrich would not tolerate such disrespectful behavior towards one of the Holy Prophets.
"How rude of me, I am Prophet Pugare, one of the ten Holy Hierarchs to serve on the High Council." The Prophet smiled.
"My name is Goku and this is my son, Gohan, and my friend, Vegeta." Goku smiled as he walked towards the man.
"Nein!" Heinrich snarled as every Vashmallian in the area pointed some kind of weapon at the Saiyan.
"Sorry." Goku took a step back.
"No, no!" The Prophet held up his hands, "It is ok, please, forgive my men." Pugare said as he floated over to the Saiyan and placed a hand on his head, "I am happy to meet you, Goku."
"Nice to meet you to." Goku smiled as he reached his hand out.
"Touch him und we'll blow de Planet!" Heinrich yelled.
"Eek!" Goku quickly moved his hand away and took a step back.
"Nein lower life form such as you monkeys are permitted to lay un finger on de Holy Prophets." Heinrich growled, "They may honor you with un hand to de head, but that is de only 'touching' you will do, monkey!"
"Oh, sorry." Goku gulped.
"It is ok, Goku." Pugare smiled, "Listen, I think you and your friends know why we are here. If you would please hand over the Demon and the Book Keeper, we shall leave your planet in peace, and Prophet Herelaah will reward you with riches beyond your wildest dreams."
"Well…" Goku started, "We were just thinking about giving you the Book."
"…" Prophet Pugare blinked several times and stared at the Saiyan, "…And the Book Keeper and Demon."
"Nope, just the Book." Goku smiled.
"…The Book and the Book Keeper." They could come back for the Demon, but the Book Keeper was required to open the book.
"The boys stay, Prophet!" Vegeta spat.
"…You are aware that you are speaking to a Vashmallian Hierarch, correct?" The alien asked.
"Yea but…"
"Silence Mr. Son, I am speaking." The alien growled. Goku just stared; he never mentioned his last name, "Hand over the boys, or we shall be forced to take them from you."
"Over my dead body." Gohan's KI shot up causing the other Vashmallians to take aim.
"You dare threaten me?" Pugare snarled, "Vile monkey, those boys are our property, their lives belong to us!"
"Property?" Gohan swung his arms in the air.
"The Vashmall has already 'claimed' them, therefore they belong to us!" Pugare smiled evilly.
"You can't claim another person!" Gohan yelled.
"I would hardly call the Book Keeper and his Demon Brother a 'person'. They are more like rats." Pugare said.
"Why you…"
"Whoa Gohan, easy." Goku stepped in front of his son.
"I don't see why you wish to defend them, they are scum; rats, vermin of the Universe. Killing them would be doing you a favor. The Demon has killed thousands of men, women, and children. He is a thief. He has lost control of his own life and resorted to the use of substances and 'drugs' to ease the pain of his pathetic life. He has done things punishable by death…
"Shut up!" Gohan growled.
"He is the equivalent of a slave; he is only worth money and nothing else. He is a swine, a maggot; a worthless bag of filth! He is a worm; a spineless, putrescent, little, worm deserving nothing but the profoundest contempt." Pugare continued.
"Shut up!" Gohan yelled.
"He spreads misery and sorrow wherever he goes. He is the source of all unpleasantness. He is a beggar, a low life. One who would do any unorthodox, disgusting, horrible form of work to get even the smallest crumb of food. He has no sense of manners, decency, or self-respect. The very thought of some of the vulgar crimes he's committed leaves a horrible taste in my mouth. His death will be slow and painful and he will suffer like the rat he is."
"I said shut up!" Gohan's KI was rising again.
"He is sick and twisted, and he belongs to the Holy Prophet Herelaah, now I will not ask you again, hand them over or say goodbye to your Pathetic Planet!" Pugare screamed.
"Ha!" Gohan screamed
"By the Gods…" Pugare was over come by both amazement and fear. Gohan jumped to Super Saiyan.
Satan City: Satan Manor
"HEEELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOO?" Mr. Buu's (Majin Buu) high-pitched, childish, rather annoying voice could be heard all through the house as he answered the phone, "No, me Buu." Buu said, "Ok, Buu get him! Hercule!"
"Yes Buu?" Mr. Satan called out.
"West City Mayor on phone; he say West City under attack by alien ships. They want Saiyaman and Saiyagirl!" Buu yelled, "Oh, and they want you."
"Tell them I will contact Saiyaman and Saiyagirl and tell them…I'm…on my way." Hercule gulped.
"K…" Buu said. He passed on the messaged and hung up the phone, "…You no go, are you?" Buu asked.
"Psh, hell no, are you kidding? I'll call Videl and have her contact Gohan, of course I'm sure he already knows." Hercule said.
With Videl Satan
Beep! Beep! "Gn!" Videl quickly got behind a wall and held her breath. She waited a few seconds and let out a long sigh; they didn't hear her. She pressed a button on her watch, "This is Videl." She Whispered.
"Videl, it's your father, the West City Mayor just called; they're under attack." Hercule said.
"…Wait, what?" Videl asked.
"By ships, aliens; it's some kind of invasion. Kind of like the one Piccolo was talking about when he stopped by the other day." Hercule said.
"…I don't know; Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta are there, and right now I'm extremely close to catching the leader of the Morte Crime Organization." Videl said.
"…I'm just passing on the message. Do what you want, but this sounds serious." Hercule said.
"Hn." Videl looked at the warehouse and frowned. These guys were planning something big, but right now West City needed her.
With General Takeo
"Here he is, General." Said a Royal Guard as he bowed to Takeo.
"Excellent." Takeo smiled evilly as he grabbed Jaxon by the arm and held him up. The boy was passed out and in perfect health, just the way Herelaah wants him, "Let's move him to my ship and get out of here as soon as possible. The Holy Prophet can only stall the Saiyans for so long, and I would feel much better if he was in the Capital Ship instead of on this rock." Their Vashmallian Carrier (Capital Ship) was holding position just outside the Earth's atmosphere.
"But General, what about the Demon?" One of the guards asked.
"Another day. Right now we must secure the Book Keeper. We can capture his brother once the fleet arrives." Takeo said, "Now, let's move out!"
"Sir, yes sir!" The group of Vashmallians gave a salute
"Not so fast!" A voice yelled well, actually it sounded like two voices, but it was Enough! I think you know what I mean.
"Hn?" Takeo watched as a child landed in front of his men, "Be gone with you, child, that is unless you have a death wish."
"Yea, yea, you want the stupid book, blah, blah, blah, now hand over the kid or else." Gotenks said.
"…Child, do you have any idea to whom you are speaking to?" Takeo snarled.
"Don't know, don't care, hand over my friend, final warning." Gotenks said as he got in a fighting stance.
"…Hold him." Takeo growled as he pushed Jaxon into one of his soldier's arms, "This boy must be silenced."
"Bring it on, Big Guy." Gotenks smirked as he powered up, "Welcome to the end of your life, and I promise it's going to hurt." Takeo studied the boy; head to toe. He read his KI and crossed his arm.
"Hn, you have great power, you are right to be proud. It is unfortunate you have to die now, but I will honor you with ten percent of my true strength." Takeo said.
"Ten percent?" Gotenks yelled.
"One out of ten, ten out of one hundred, one hundred out of one thousand; no matter how you do the math, it all ends with you dying at my hands." Takeo said as his KI started to rise.
"Hah." Gotenks's jaw dropped as Takeo's KI shot up; it went passed his own KI and kept going, "But how?" Takeo's muscles grew bigger and he was surrounded by a red aurora, "But…everyone in the Vashmall is weak. How are you so strong?" Gotenks shook.
"While we possessed the knowledge of the Saiyans on Earth, we never considered them to be a big threat. Through the eyes of Prophet Herelaah, we were given a possible future; a vision of life that has not yet occurred. When the boys were tracked to Earth, we sent in some of our 'smaller' warriors to scout out the situation and find out if the Saiyans were still there. What I was not told was that you Saiyans would choose to help the Demon and the Book Keeper. While it has been a small surprise, it does not matter. Once I have killed you, I shall secure the Demon and then take him and the Book Keeper to Prophet Herelaah where he shall set the Great Journey in motion." Takeo said.
"…You were just testing us?" Gotenks asked.
"If you wish to call it that, then yes. What? You thought that the Vashmall were made up of guys with swords and tanks?" Takeo asked.
"…Nya!" Gotenks jumped to Super Saiyan Three and launched forwards.
"…Impressive, but long blond hair will not help you." Takeo said as he dodged, "Perhaps sixty percent of my power is needed. It may be a bit much, but I am short on time." The General said as his KI shot up once again.
"Ah!" The fused boy screamed as he threw thousands of punches and kicks; Takeo dodged all of them.
Bam! "Ak!" Gotenks held his stomach after receiving a hard punch, "Ah!" Gotenks was kicked in the head, sending him crashing into several cars.
Inside The Mind Of Gotenks
Inside the fused warrior's mind, a big argument was taking place. In a black endless space, Goten and Trunks were yelling at each other over several different things.
"Trunks! He was just joking! Do you sense his KI?" Goten screamed.
"Th…there's no way that's sixty percent. He can't go any higher than that, can he?" Trunks asked in disbelief.
"Trunks, we can't beat him if he's this strong!" Goten yelled, "He…he's as strong as my daddy!"
"Stop yelling!" Trunks yelled.
"But we're already at Super Saiyan Three." Goten said as he tried to calm down, "Ty was right, these guys are stronger than we thought."
"Goten, relax." Trunks said, "We'll just use some of our special moves." Trunks smirked.
"B…but what if they d…don't work?" Goten shook.
"Damn it Goten! Don't be such a baby." Trunks growled.
"I am not a baby!" Goten yelled.
"Then don't act like one!" Trunks yelled.
"Ty's right! You're just a jerk who has to hurt everyone's feelings." Goten growled. Trunks winced; Trunks and Goten's minds were connected, which meant that there were no secrets. This was something Goku forgot to mention, and something that really needed to be said. As long as they were fused, they had access to the other's mind.
"Goten, I'm sorry." Trunks said.
"…" Goten said nothing.
"Goten, he's coming. We can't fight him unless we work together. I'm sorry, I really am. You're not a baby, I'm just a jerk." Trunks could see Takeo slowly walking towards them.
"You mean it?" Goten asked quietly.
"Of course." Trunks said, "Check, I'm truly sorry."
"Hmm…" Goten dug around in Trunks's mind for a moment and smiled, "Alright, I forgive you." Goten smiled.
Back At The Fight
"What's wrong, child?" Takeo laughed as he grabbed the fused boy's long golden hair, "Giving up!" Takeo chucked the boy into a large tanker truck and held up his hand. He charged a KI blasted and fired at the gas-filled truck. Boom!
Inside Gotenks's Mind
"Which move should we use?" Goten asked.
"Hn." Trunks had a sadistic smirk spread across his face, "All of them."
OK, 6,000+ WORDS, I THINK I SHOULD END THE CHAPTER THERE BEFORE IT GETS TOO LONG. PLEASE REVIEW!
Author's Note: Merry Christmas to everyone!