Chapter 13
Age 762
Scene: Planet Namek
Ginyu: Yes, that body of yours is quite strong! I think I'll take it!
Ginyu, with a gaping hole in his chest, prepares to switch bodies with an unsuspecting Goku. Just before he makes the change, the Two-Star Dragon Ball comes flying out of a rift to lodge itself in his body. As Ginyu's technique connects, the Dragon Ball relocates to Goku's body, now inhabited by Ginyu.
Ginyu: Jeice! Power level!
Jeice: R-right, cap'n! Hey, what the-?
Ginyu: What's wrong? Don't be shy, spit it out! What's my power level at now?
Jeice: F-five hundred thousand, sir!
Ginyu: What?! That's almost-
Jeice: And it's still going up!
Ginyu: Don't just stand there, turn that scouter off! If that thing breaks, it's coming out of my paycheck! Which means it's coming out of your paycheck!
Jeice: Sir, with all due respect, ain't our paychecks going up quite a bit now that 3 of our men are dead?
Suddenly, Jeice's scouter shatters into pieces.
Ginyu: Look at what you did!
Trunks: *Ahem!*
Ginyu: And YOU! Why aren't you in uniform, soldier?!
Trunks: Soldier? N-no, I'm here to take that Dragon Ball from you.
Ginyu: Oh. Why didn't you say so? I was hoping to give this new body a test drive.
Ginyu underestimates his own speed, flying towards Trunks with a punch only to miss completely. Jeice stares dumbfounded at the freshly-made hole in the nearby mountain, but Trunks takes the opportunity to take him out with a chop to the neck.
Ginyu: Sneaking up on your opponent? Where is your honor, maggot?!
Trunks: Honor? This isn't a game, you know! My friends are counting on me to get that Dragon Ball in your chest.
Ginyu: Dragon Ball? That's strange. I thought we already delivered all seven to Lord Frieza. You hit your head or something?
Trunks: You're the one who just flew face-first into a mountain!
Ginyu: A minor miscalculation! We Saiyans learn as we fight, don't you know?
Trunks: You? A Saiyan? Don't make me laugh. I'll show you real Saiyan power!
Trunks transforms into Super Saiyan and flys towards Ginyu, flabbergasted by the transformation. Before he can process the situation, a punch to the face from Trunks sends him flying. Trunks hurries behind him to knock him to the ground with a backhand, and follows up with a Masenko. The blast lands a direct hit on the Dark Dragon Ball, staggering the already injured Ginyu as he picks himself up. Ginyu covers the site of injury with an open palm, before it turns into a fist. When his hand opens again, a ball of Ki has formed, which is promptly thrown at Trunks. Trunks, however, easily deflects the blast.
Trunks: You'll have to do a lot better than that to beat me.
Ginyu: So, my own techniques have no effect, huh? Fine, guess I'll have to try out some of this body's moves!
Ginyu throws a flurry of small ki blasts at Trunks, who charges a Heat Dome Attack to block them before firing it at Ginyu.
Trunks: How is that one of Goku's moves? You're just throwing random-
Ginyu: You fell for it! Kamehame…HA!
Ginyu launches a Kamehameha that pushes pack Trunks' attack, intending to inflict the damage of both on the Hybrid Saiyan.
Trunks: Ggh…(This is the closest he's gotten to actually hitting me so far. I don't know how strong he is, but I'm not going to find out!) HAAGH!
Trunks ascends to Super Saiyan 2, further surprising Ginyu as the once close beam struggle turns completely one-sided. When both beams have fully dissipated, Ginyu lies hunched over in a crater, barely on his hands and knees.
Ginyu: Damn it…no one does this to me! I'm second in command to the strongest being in the universe! I won't lose to some no-name Saiyan punk like you!
As Ginyu speaks, he punches the ground, each strike seemingly summoning lightning from the heavens. With one last guttural scream, Ginyu picks himself up, the Dark Dragon Ball having aided his transformation into a Super Saiyan. It's Trunks' turn to be shocked as Ginyu rockets towards him with incredible speed. Trunks attempts to block the strike with his sword, but Ginyu simply grabs it by the blade and throws it aside before delivering a punch with twice the force as Trunks' from earlier. Knocked into an entirely different mountain range, Trunks slowly stands up, brushing off the rubble.
Trunks: (Damn, he's serious. I can't beat him like this. Maybe if I trick him into using Body Change again…)
Ginyu: Show yourself, Saiyan! Playtime is NOT over!
Trunks: (T-that's right! He can't sense me without his scouter!)
Ginyu: Fine, have it your way! I'll just blow this planet to bits until I find you, Frieza's orders be damned!
Ginyu starts charging a massive ball of energy, but it massively drains his energy. As Ginyu focuses on charging his attack, Trunks is easily able to reclaim his sword and sneak behind Ginyu, stabbing him before blasting him away. The two are now equidistant from the ball of energy, which slowly descends towards the surface of the planet. The captain barely has enough energy left for a volley of ki blasts from his fingertips, which Trunks deflects as he closes the distance. As a desperate last resort, Ginyu tries to block the sword with his finger. It doesn't work. As Ginyu clutches the stub in agony, Trunks hits him over the head, sending him straight into his own attack as it explodes mid-air. Miraculously, Ginyu survives, albeit barely able to move.
Ginyu: Huff…huff…never in all my years have I had to give up a new body so soon. No matter. You'll have to do! CHANGE!
Trunks narrowly dodges the body change, only to dodge another one. And another. Trunks panickedly darts around, struggling to avoid the barrage of body changes, until he can find an unconscious Goku to throw towards the blasts. Ginyu can barely process what just happened before Trunks flies up to him from behind and punches the Dragon Ball right out of him, briefly using Super Saiyan Rage at the moment of impact. With the battle finally over, Trunks pockets the Dark Dragon Ball and carries Goku to the abandoned Frieza's ship for healing. No sooner than when he steps out of the ship, another rift appears in the sky, striking a balance between beckoning and mocking the Saiyan.
Trunks: Haaagh. This is going to be a long day, isn't it?
Narrator: Even in the hands of an imposter, the body of Goku is a formidable fighting force. Will the Time Patrol be able to stand up to the power of the Demon Realm without it? The answer awaits, next time on Neo Dragon Ball Heroes!
