I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the rights to any of the music pieces you see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.
Chapter 73: Alter Ego
Sonny watched with slight amazement as Verto ripped through several mutated humans at once with his Psi sword. Lenz only shook her head, "He never lets me have any fun!" Verto glanced at her with a bewildered grimace, deliberately turning his back on the last viral beast that was charging at him.
"Every time I leave something to you, I end up having to step in," Verto replied.
"Yeah right, who's the one who always needs help?" Lenz asked.
"Um, you."
Sonny's eyes widened, "Lookout!" Verto swung backwards just as Sonny shouted his warning, slashing the growling mass of flesh in half.
He turned to Sonny for a brief moment, "Lookout for what?"
Sonny stared as the two chunks of monster hit with a loud thud, "Never mind." Verto snorted lightly and continued forward, using his Psi sword to light the way.
"I thought you guys couldn't use your powers here anymore. That's what happened to Trunks, right?" Sonny claimed.
"My energy works differently than his, I have two sources. And the technology blocking his ability to use his power doesn't completely work on me," Verto explained briefly. Sonny shook the confusion form his head and decided to remain silent.
Lenz had a different approach, "Little brother, how did you recover so fast anyway? Even with one of those weird beans, you should still be tired right?"
"You mean how did my Psi energy come back so quickly? I don't know, I shouldn't have been able to use nearly as much as I did against Frost and yet I'm fine after only a day. It might have been just the extent of how angry I was at the time. That Berserker power is potent as you probably felt yourself. Leira also mentioned a bad side effect from the encounter with that Renegade, but so far I appear to be fine. So in truth, I really don't know," Verto said.
Lenz frowned, "I don't trust that lady."
"You shouldn't, she wanted you dead for some reason. Hell she's even tried to get me to do it when you literally went ape," Verto replied.
Lenz glanced downward, "Because my hidden power is that dangerous, right?" Verto shifted his eyes and didn't answer.
Sonny finally broke his short silence, "What are you two talking about?"
"Private matter, not important to you. However there is something regarding it I need to address," Verto said as he stared back at Lenz.
"What's that?" Lenz asked in surprise.
Verto pointed at her, "You're not wearing your necklace. The one that's supposed to help suppress your Berserker state." Lenz's eyes widened when she glanced down to her chest.
"Did you really think I wouldn't notice? You've had your body on display most of the time I've known you," Verto said with a bitter tone.
"Not that much! And I'm just fine without it! I can control my Psi energy after all!" Lenz argued.
"You're still very new at it. I still have bad outbursts and compared to you I'm an expert. The last thing we need out here is someone like you losing control. Take your brother's stone for now," Verto ordered as he tossed her the pale-colored gem from around his neck. He flinched slightly and Lenz watched with concern when his eyes flickered red briefly before remaining deep blue.
"Seems like you're the one that needs this more," Lenz grumbled as she slipped it on.
"You would have gone insane already in my shoes. Besides, I'm sure Wheelo remembers what happened the last time he pissed me off, he won't like the result this time," Verto said sharply.
"I thought it was because you were possessed at the time?"
Verto rolled his eyes, "Whatever the details were."
"Can you two continue this argument later? We won't get anything done if you two can't agree on anything," Sonny interjected.
Verto glared at him but smirked, "It's part of our charm. Just stay back and don't fuck it up." Sonny grimaced at the semi-arrogant tone and said nothing as the trio moved on. They found the passageway quickly without anymore surprises and moved in. The door slammed shut behind Sonny once he was through, startling all of them. Verto glanced back in annoyance before stabbing his blade of light into the metal. He began carving a hold wide enough for an average human to fit through before stopping.
"Stay alert behind us, just in case that was a mistake," Verto ordered. Sonny and Lenz nodded slightly before following him down the ramped tunnel. A few minutes later they reached a thicker door. Verto stuck his blade into this one as well, only to watch it glide sideways and run along the surface.
He scoffed, "That figures."
"What happened?" Lenz asked.
"Wheelo has strengthened this door with an energy resistant alloy. It's similar to the design of the Protoss ships and armor. I know you never actually met them, but he likely heard about them coming here right after the Zerg did. It's not a big deal, just needs some extra effort and focus, stand back," Verto said.
Lenz backed into Sonny, who quickly jumped back, holding his hands up, "Sorry!"
Lenz shrugged, "Meh, it's not like I haven't had my ass grabbed before. You've got nice hands." Verto shook his head before refocusing his energy. Small bursts of lightning came off his forearms as his sword brightened. He touched the end of his blade to the metal again, and it sizzled before melting through. He slowly cut an archway out of it before kicking the block forward and stepping through. He was barely a foot into the room when he spotted Doctor Kochin.
"Hey prune face, remember me?" Verto asked. Kochin laughed as Sonny and Lenz ducked into the lab behind Verto, who walked straight for Kochin.
Kochin's laughter continued, "You look shorter than last time, runt!"
"Try bifocals then, you old rust bucket," Verto mocked back.
Kochin seemed relaxed, "Hmph, we're ready for you this time." He tapped his cane twice and the console next to him opened up. Beneath the sliding panels, a large sphere of blue emerged. It lit up and slowly faded in and out at regular intervals.
"And what new toy is that? It would be rude to break it before I know what it was supposed to do," Verto said clear arrogance.
"Why don't you come find out?" Kochin dared him. Verto stepped forward and his sword immediately vanished from his right hand. He glanced at his hands briefly before looking up at the grinning Kochin. He stepped backwards a few feet and was able to summon the sword again.
Verto smirked, "Nice, you figured out how to make a Psi disruptor. Too bad the range is so limited."
Kochin returned the grin, "It doesn't change the fact that you'll have to cross the threshold to stop us. Doctor Wheelo is already preparing your friends for one of our experiments."
"What makes you think I'll need energy to tear you apart?" Verto asked.
Kochin chuckled, "There's no need to bluff in order to impress the girl. I would give up now if I were you."
"Good thing you're not me," Verto said as he cracked his knuckles and started forward again at a brisk pace. Lenz seemed concerned despite the apparent ease of which Verto was going to win.
"Hey wait up!" she called out.
Verto stopped long enough to turn his head, "What?"
Lenz was already about halfway to him, "Aren't you taking this a little too lightly?"
"How so?"
"Well, they did surprise us last time. Won't they have some sort of trick or trap waiting somewhere? He said they were ready for you," Lenz stated.
Verto snorted, "An energy disruption device won't help them any, it'll just take longer to smash this place."
"But you always said not to rush in and be patient so you can analyze the situation. Isn't it possible your judgment is impaired without the crystal to suppress negative energy?" Lenz argued.
Verto's eyebrow went up before a light smile followed, "Wow, you were paying attention. You're right, no need to rush this. I suppose I was being a bit cocky."
"Okay, what do you want me to do?" Lenz asked.
"Watch my rear," Verto replied as he turned back to Kochin.
Lenz put a finger to her chin, "Well, it is rather fine."
Verto smacked his head, "I should have known that level of intelligence wouldn't last long. I mean watch my back in case I screw up somewhere in the next few minutes."
Kochin's loud laughter returned and echoed, "You already have!" Around Verto, a bright column of red and gold flowing light rushed upwards. Verto cringed as this energy painfully shocked him several times over while holding him in place. Lenz saw the metal tentacles coming out of the floor and did the only thing she could think of. Verto stumbled out when Lenz crashed into him, replacing his painful scream with hers. Verto turned back as Lenz tried to escape the trap meant for him. She was wrapped up quickly before the floor fell away and she was pulled down into the dark. Verto tried to follow, but the energy trap stayed active until the floor sealed itself again, preventing any further action.
Kochin grimaced, "No matter, we have other ways of capturing you."
Verto's expression darkened, "You had better let her go."
"Or what? You have no power here you brat!" Kochin shouted back. A door slid open to the side and footsteps quickly approached. Both Verto and Kochin looked over in question, seeing one particular person they didn't expect to see. This person kicked a table out of his way just so he wouldn't have to go around it, scattering its contents throughout the lab. Kochin nervously watched the broken table land near him before scowling slightly.
Verto relaxed, "I guess I came here for nothing, have fun."
"Just a minute boy," Vegeta grumbled.
"If you want a recap, they captured your wife, your son, and Lenz. Is that enough to grab your attention?" Verto asked in a dark tone. Vegeta didn't answer as he strode towards Verto, keeping his eyes locked on Kochin.
"Kid, who is that?" Sonny shouted from the lab entrance.
"Bulma's husband, and Trunks' father," Verto said quickly.
Vegeta finally stopped a few feet away, his intense stare fixed on Kochin, "Is that the one responsible for this?"
"Yeah, and his butt buddy Doctor Wheelo. You knew him as Doctor Cash," Verto answered.
"I see, pity."
Verto became confused, "What are you going on about this time?"
Vegeta's glare shifted to Verto, "Are you deaf boy? I said it's a pity!"
"And why is that?"
Vegeta's smirk appeared, "Because, you'll die before you can even get close!" Verto barely had time to realize what he meant before he was floored by a sudden knee strike to his chin, followed quickly by a backhand to the same place.
Verto fell backwards before slowly getting back to his feet, "What the hell?" Vegeta's response was a quick golden blast that Verto narrowly avoided.
Verto's anger increased, "What the hell is wrong with you?" Vegeta didn't answer with anything other than his trademark smirk.
Verto's eyes narrowed, Okay, think clearly. It obviously isn't Vegeta, or it's Vegeta being mind controlled somehow. I recall that these guys did stuff like that. There's also a chance that it's really Kati Cash impersonating him, but that wouldn't explain the energy blasts...Wait a second. I can't use ki right now, so he shouldn't be able to. That means something else altogether. Alright, I'll lure him away from that Psi disruptor so I know for sure. I can't make any more snap judgments. Verto leapt backwards far enough to where he could feel his Psi energy again. Vegeta flew at him just as he was readjusting, but missed and got his fist stuck in the wall when Verto easily dodged. Verto then realized that he couldn't feel anything from Vegeta at all.
No spirit signature at all? And he used ki with the dampening field on, how? Verto glanced at Kochin, who seemed amused at the moment.
Verto shook his head, "I get it. Clever design this time."
"Yes isn't it?" Kochin laughed.
Sonny cleared his throat, "What's wrong with him?"
"This isn't Vegeta, this is an android. Roughly the same design as Doctor Gero's tin cans. That explains why it can use energy where I can't," Verto replied.
"Who's Gero?" Sonny asked.
"Same guy who made Cell."
"Impressive deduction for a toddler," Kochin commented.
"Yeah I get that a lot. And for the record, it's not going to matter," Verto said defiantly. His palm lit up with white briefly before it shifted back to a flashing blue.
"And why is that?" Kochin asked.
Verto ignored him as he stared down at his blast, wide-eyed, What the? Why isn't it working? He took a deep breath and concentrated harder, but his blast didn't react much other than an occasional lightning burst. Vegeta's robotic clone finally pulled his fist free and rushed at Verto, who was forced to fire early and knock the android backwards for a moment. Verto stared at his hands again, Why isn't my Feedback technique working?
"Weren't you going to say something boy?" Kochin called out, but to no avail as Verto seemed lost in his own train of thought. He remembered Leira's words from before, and the truth dawned on him.
"Your emotional control has been impaired by Chal's ability. It will likely have distinctly bad side effects until you can find a way to overcome them."
"What kind of side effects?"
"I don't know."
Verto scowled deeply, Great, I can't use my best move. Guess I'll have to do this the hard way. Vegeta-bot threw a table aside before stomping towards Verto again, looking eager to continue. He shot several blasts all at once, which Verto deflected with his Psi sword to protect Sonny. One of the blasts detonated close by, sending up smoke. Verto lost track of the android long enough for it to attack from behind. Verto was hit hard by Vegeta-bot's kick to his back, and he tumbled to the ground and lay prone. The android moved in for the kill, but missed when Verto suddenly jumped up. It chased Verto through the air, where he carefully strayed clear of the energy void he sensed from Kochin's Psi disruptor. Verto allowed the android to close in before gathering power for his next move. The android paid little mind to the next ball of Psi, and paid for it.
"Psi Freeze!" Vegeta-bot tried to deflect it and was quickly covered in ice. He fell straight down, somehow landing on his artificial feet before being completely encased. Verto hit the ground long enough to change directions as his fist glowed bright blue. Kochin's eyes widened when he realized what was about to happen. He grabbed a hold of his cane and depressed the button attached to its top. Then he pointed it forward and released a massive red blast from the cane. Verto turned his head as it reached him, apparently running him over. Then Kochin's blast swirled around before being sucked into a bright red and white blade.
Verto held the extra energy firmly before smirking a bit at Kochin, "Thanks for the juice."
Kochin gasped, "Impossible, you can't use synthetic power!"
"Not in the typical way, but as long as I don't directly absorb it into my body, I can use it against you. The only thing you did was spare your pathetic robot a few more seconds. In the meantime, right back at you!" Verto shouted as he reared back. Verto slashed downwards, releasing the power he had absorbed. Kochin ducked out of the way as the blast wave roared on by and exploded.
Kochin dusted himself off quickly before his grin returned, "You missed!"
Verto turned his attention back to Vegeta-bot, "Actually I didn't." Kochin glanced back to see his Psi disruptor crumbing into burnt pieces, finding himself speechless.
Verto's sword slipped back into his fist as it glowed again, "Unless you have another useless surprise to use on me, I suggest you give me back my friends." The ice block cracked as Vegeta-bot was starting to break out. Verto phased out just as the android burst free, and came up from behind.
"Galic Fist!" Vegeta-bot was hit in the back as the attack detonated, sending him flying into the far wall at frightening speed. His body left an impact crater about ten feet around. Despite this, the android managed to turn around and stand up on the bottom end of the crater. His eyes widened when Verto's sword suddenly came at him in stabbing position. Verto landed feet first and pressed the blade straight through. The Psi sword scattered off the android's body, causing Verto to scowl deeply as he jumped back.
Kochin found his voice again, "Hahahaha! I told you we were ready! That bio-fighter's armor is much stronger than that of the door. You'll find it just as strong as Super Android Thirteen!" Verto snarled as his blue aura swirled up around him, sending loose equipment flying into the air.
Verto's anger increased at the same rate as the tornado's velocity around him, "You're all a bunch of stupid fools!"
"What's that runt?" Kochin asked mockingly.
Verto's eyes flashed solid red, "You're all fools!" The tornado exploded with raw red fury just as Verto flew out of it at Vegeta-bot. One red sword swing later, the android was sliced in half. Verto didn't stop there, feeling the need to cut the android into several dozen sparking pieces before stepping back and firing a potent blast. Kochin watched in horror as the bio-fighter was obliterated in an instant, leaving nothing but scorched flooring and walls behind. Verto panted slightly as the fire and smoke filed the room. Sonny peeked out from where he had ducked for cover, fearful of what he had seen. Verto stood back up and appeared to have calmed himself, though his eyes remained an eerie crimson shade. Small bursts of lightning continued to randomly assert themselves around his arms and legs, but nothing more.
"Anything else, you fucking moron?" Verto shouted.
"Not so fast boy!" Kochin declared. Another set of doors opened on the opposite side, revealing Trunks with a golden apparatus attached to his head.
"As you can see, we still have your friends. You had no problems fighting a disguised bio-fighter, but how about the real thing?" Kochin asked. Verto glared at Trunks, who had a surprisingly similar expression. Trunks ran towards Verto quickly in full attack mode. Verto bared his teeth slightly before phasing out. Trunks froze mid-punch before he dropped face first from Verto's knife hand strike to the back of his head. Kochin's control device fell apart when Trunks hit the floor.
"How?" Kochin gasped again.
"You really are an ignorant bastard! Trunks was already weaker than me by a fair amount. Using the ki disruptor technology only makes your mind control a double-edged sword. You would have been better off using a few more androids. Either way, same result. Get ready to die," Verto said as he shifted towards Kochin. The evil doctor nervously clutched his cane as Verto stalked him. Once he was within a dozen feet, Verto stopped momentarily. Kochin frantically hit a button on his console, and another burst of binding energy shot out from the floor. Inside it was a vanishing afterimage that was smirking back. Verto was about ten feet away, still walking forward.
"Damn it!" Kochin shouted in frustration. Verto continued forward quickly, stopping at the platform Kochin was standing on when the lab started to shake. Kochin looked around, trying to figure out what was causing it.
Sonny held onto the wall as best he could, "What the hell is this, an Earthquake?"
Verto's eyes had shifted to the side and downwards, "Looks like Wheelo has royally screwed up, imagine that."
Kochin took exception to that, "Don't talk about the great Doctor Wheelo that way!"
"Let me guess, you spend most of your time under his desk? Well it doesn't matter, you'll both get plenty of time together at the bottom of hell when I'm done, if you're lucky that is," Verto growled back.
"You're the fool boy! By now Doctor Wheelo has transferred his mind into that girl, gaining her knowledge and more importantly her power!" Kochin claimed.
Verto snorted, "I doubt that's what I'm sensing, but we'll see about it." Kochin chuckled as he keyed in a command that reopened the floor where Lenz had fallen into.
"Then by all means, go try and stop him now!" Sonny ran up as Verto stepped towards the hole, and Kochin picked a different route of escape. The lab continued to shake violently and the ceiling began to crack apart.
"What should we do?" Sonny asked.
"I'll go after Wheelo, I'm probably the only one who can handle this. Get Trunks out of his nap and find Bulma, and then get out of here. Whether this lab blows up before or after we leave doesn't really matter to me at the moment, got that?" Verto asked. Sonny nodded nervously while Verto jumped down the dark shaft. It didn't take long before he reached the next level. There were several different things he could have expected to see when he reached Wheelo and Lenz, given the situation. What he saw next wasn't one of them.
Lenz winced as she woke up to extremely bright light shining on her face. She quickly realized that she was bound to a table and tried to free herself, but her body barely responded. Crap, how long was I out?
"Oh, you're awake. Apparently anesthetics don't work as well on Saiyans, or perhaps your brains just work a little differently than I originally thought," Doctor Wheelo said from her left. Lenz glanced over as he approached with a creepy smile.
She bared her teeth, "You had better let me go!" She struggled to get loose, this time straining the metal that kept her in place.
"Oh you should remember this alloy from before, so don't bother struggling," Wheelo suggested. He turned away for the moment and stared at a computer screen as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. On the display was a brain, shaded randomly with color with a brainwave chart beneath it.
"Hmmm, this is strange," he muttered.
"What is?" Lenz asked.
"Your brainwave pattern is irregular, even to other Saiyans. That boy seems like he would be the unstable one, but he doesn't have two patterns, in fact no one does naturally. When I saw his medical charts a few months ago, it certainly didn't have two," Wheelo explained.
"I'm confused, what does that mean?" Lenz asked.
Wheelo barely acknowledged her, "It does explain why the purging process isn't working. You shouldn't even be awake at this point, nor capable of forming words."
"Maybe you're just an idiot, ever think of that?" Lenz mocked.
Wheelo stepped back over to look her in the eye, "There's a mystery here and you're going to help me solve it. Do you understand that much girl?" Wheelo asked cryptically.
"Whatever."
Wheelo grimaced, "Tell me, do you know what a split personality is?"
"I've heard of it, like there's a different person inside of you that turns on and off," Lenz answered.
"Good enough. You Saiyans typically show signs of this behavior when it involves transforming into those giant apes. However, a true split personality merely changes the brain wave pattern, which in turn changes the behavior and personality of the person involved. This is slightly different however," Wheelo continued. He walked back to his display and pointed to the brainwave chart. Lenz managed to turn her head enough to see three lines on the chart he was pointing at. One of them was straight, lining the middle. The other two were weaving around above and below the middle line, though the one on top was much more active.
"And? What's that supposed to say?"
"The middle line represents your waking line, meaning above it you're awake and below you're not. The upper line is definitely you as you are now, awake and aware. The lower line is something else that appears to be nearly comatose. Normally when you fall unconscious or wake up, this upper line shifts down or up respectively."
"So, what does it mean when it's waving around like it is?" Lenz asked.
Wheelo grinned, "A lot of things, though yours seems to indicate singular and simple thoughts, not surprising.
Lenz growled at the insult, "So what's your point?"
"No one has two lines, simple enough for you now?"
"Maybe I'm just special?"
"Maybe you're just stupid," Wheelo said sternly, "What it means girl, is that there is another consciousness within you. But it's obviously dormant for the time being. I can't proceed until I understand what it is and how it got there."
"Too bad for you, I guess you'll just have to find someone else to run your perverted experiments on!" Lenz exclaimed.
Wheelo grinned again, "Are you familiar with the term 'possessed'?"
"It's when something or someone takes control of you from the inside right...you mean that's what that line thing is?" Lenz said with a gasp.
"Maybe, maybe not. But let's find out shall we?" Wheelo asked.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to bombard your brain with specialized radiation that's normally used to draw out split personalities, or commonly called alter egos. You probably won't remember anything," Wheelo explained.
Lenz panicked, "No, don't! You don't know what that might do!" An orange light above Lenz turned on as she painfully screamed from its effect. The noise went on for about ten to fifteen seconds as she squirmed to escape, but to no avail. She then fell silent with her eyes shut, but Wheelo noticed a significantly different breathing pattern. It sounded shallow and much older, like someone with lung problems. He saw that the two brainwave patterns had switched positions and instantly knew he had succeeded.
"Where am I?" a new voice whispered. It was definitely Lenz that spoke, but the voice was drastically different, following the same shallow pattern as her breath.
"Where am I? she asked again. She still hadn't opened her eyes, but her voice had changed to a rather cryptic snake-like tone. Wheelo's eyes widened slightly but he remained calm,
"You're in my lab, my name is Doctor Wheelo. What is your name?"
"My name? I don't have a name."
"Why not?"
The Saiyan hybrid shifted slightly, "I don't need a name, I no longer have a purpose, so there's no point."
"Everyone has a purpose, even if they haven't discovered it yet. It sounds to me like you did have a purpose and it's simply on hold for now. Let's try again, what is your name?" Wheelo asked again.
"Kaon...Kaon Kyokudo," she rasped.
Wheelo turned his head slightly, knowing that he was in uncharted waters now, "And what was your purpose?"
Kaon grinned evilly, even with her eyes closed, "Are you sure you want to know?"
Wheelo felt a distinct chill crawl up his spine all of a sudden, but nodded slightly, "Yes."
Kaon laughed crazily as her eyes finally opened, "To kill!" They were deep red with a blackened vertical line where the pupils were supposed to be.
Wheelo did his best to hold his nervousness, "That's good. I have a use for you, if you're willing to cooperate. I need your body and all its strength."
Kaon stared at him and frowned slightly, "No thanks, not interested in your skinny type. I prefer actual men. You look like you'd lose a fight to an adolescent."
Wheelo grimaced at the ironic statement, "I mean I need you to kill someone for me."
Kaon maintained a deep grin, "Maybe, if you let me out. Of course I would need my powers for this. I can sense strong beings on this world."
"You emit and control Psionic energy waves, do you not? You should be able to handle it," Wheelo said.
"Not with this rock around my neck, please remove it," Kaon suggested.
Wheelo eyed the yellow crystal carefully, "This, suppresses your power?"
Kaon nodded, "Oh and it hurts so much, please get rid of it! I'll do whatever you ask if you do!" Kaon added a squirming and seductive moan into the act, one that seemed to hypnotize Wheelo. He tugged the stone and its string necklace off, holding it up to examine it closer.
Kaon grinned again, "Thanks, that's much better." Wheelo took the stone with him to his console as he tried to figure it out.
"What exactly is this?" he asked.
"Release these bonds, otherwise I can't..." Kaon said as she lifted up. The metal bonds snapped in half abruptly when she tried harder, "Oh never mind." Wheelo felt slightly at ease when Kaon didn't leap off the table at him. She was flexing her arms and legs while looking herself over.
"Not a bad outcome I suppose, although this body is a little young and top heavy. My clothing leaves something to be desired, and she clearly doesn't use her visual-psychological tactics enough," Kaon muttered aloud. She then ripped the arms of her outfit completely off and removed the shirt underneath completely. Wheelo was busily examining the stone, not paying much mind. He clearly found more interest in it at the moment.
"Do you happen to know where this came from?" Wheelo asked without turning around.
Kaon grimaced slightly, "An annoying beast."
"Can you elaborate on that?"
Kaon smirked as she came closer to Wheelo from behind, "There is one little thing I need, doctor."
Wheelo finally turned, "What is that?" Kaon reached for his head as he tried to pull back, but couldn't.
"Relax doctor, this is a little reward for freeing me." Kaon stood on her tiptoes and kissed Wheelo with an apparent deep passion. Wheelo groaned slightly and tried to escape, but she held him firm. His skin changed to a pale gray and began to wrinkle at a rapid rate, as did his hair. His body grew thin and brittle within seconds as he appeared to be aging quickly. Kaon let go and Wheelo collapsed to his weak knees, shaking as he looked at his withered hands.
"W-what did you do to me?" he stammered. He sounded exactly like an old man that was very near his death bed.
"I just need some of your life-force, a little meal if you will. Don't worry, you won't suffer for long once you've recovered. Normally I drain my food dry, but I won't in return for freeing me," Kaon explained. Wheelo crawled along the floor as Kaon was glancing around for an exit.
"W-where do you think you're going? You said you'd work for me!" Wheelo grumbled.
Kaon grinned wickedly, "No I didn't. I merely saw an opportunity and I took it. Be grateful I didn't kill you."
Wheelo coughed, "Since when do Saiyans absorb bio-matter and energy from others?"
"Saiyans?" Kaon asked in surprise.
She eyed her reflection in a nearby mirror, studying it a bit more thoroughly, "Yes, I can see it now. I guess that explains this body's appearance. Fancy that, after all this time they still exist. They were always good sources of manpower and food."
Wheelo's went wide as he grasped the meaning of her words, "What the hell are you?"
Kaon snorted slightly, "Clearly something you should not have trifled with old timer, but I'm glad you did. Let's see, her memories are still blocked out, so I suppose I should make the most of this while I wait. Your human energy can take awhile to digest, so I guess I should have gone slower." Kaon then glanced upwards and laughed when she sensed something else.
"I see I'm not the only guest in your house. This one feels like a better source of energy. Although, this body in its current form will struggle against that one. I suppose I'll have to risk it, would be a waste to get killed or sealed away again after being cooped up in the abyss for so long," she rambled on.
"How were you sealed in the girl's body?" Wheelo asked.
"Details that I don't intend to tell you," Kaon replied. Wheelo eyed the necklace on the console and grabbed at it as he struggled to his feet.
"I get it now, with this stone, whatever you are can be kept under wraps," he concluded. Kaon frowned as she glanced at Wheelo stumbling closer. She cast out her palm and shot a quick blue electrical charge that struck Wheelo in the side. Wheelo clutched his torso and screamed as he fell to the ground.
Kaon stood over him menacingly, "No one is putting me back into that dark place, especially not a pathetic human like you." Kaon walked off as Wheelo continued to randomly cry out in pain.
She stopped and turned around, "With whatever is left of your life, you can see exactly what I am in just a moment doctor. Then you can study me from the afterlife." Kaon's reddened aura exploded outwards initially before quickly compacting again. Her hair stood straight up, but remained thin and fine rather than thick and stalky. Her skin darkened to a moderate blue as her eyes filled in with black. Her aura tightened further and became an intense lavender flame, one that dissipated quickly. A clear ripping sound came from her clothing, which tore off with ease as she grew several inches in height, leaving only black undergarments. Her transformation ended fairly quickly as she looked herself over.
"That's better, I feel much looser now," she exclaimed. The ceiling above them cracked apart as a pair of boots came crashing through. Verto landed next to Wheelo, but ignored him once he spotted Lenz, or rather, what she had turned into.
"What the hell did you do to her?" Verto shouted at Wheelo without looking.
Kaon answered for him, "He set me free little man. And it looks like you're the first victim!"
A/n: At this point, I think I can safely let all of you draw your own imaginative conclusions to this.
WDG: Dun dun dun?
VB: Speaks for itself doesn't it?