Gohan laughed as he dodged a sloppy punch from Goten before flying out of his reach. Goten had proven to be a fun student and a useful helper to get Gohan back in the game. Gohan was perfectly aware of the fact that he was much weaker than before and wanted to get back to his glory days as a child.

"Break" Goten called as he sat down to eat from a picnic basket. Gohan chuckled as his younger brother put away the food with an appetite only a Saiyan would have. Gohan would've revealed the fact that he had been holding back but a single look at Goten's happiness made him simply continue the facade. Gohan's happiness was interrupted as he felt a dark ki, one hadn't felt in a seven years.

"It can't be" Gohan murmured just before a foot connected with the back of his neck and knocked the half-saiyan out cold.

"Gohan!" Goten cried as his brother fell before rushing to him. Goten could sense Gohan was still alive, but what had knocked him out? He got his answer in the form of a green ki ball heading towards him. Goten's eyes widened as he went Super Saiyan and just barely dodged the energy ball. "Who are you?!" Goten screamed at the shadowy figure who had fired the ball.

"My name is Bojack, the strongest in the universe" Bojack laughed as he walked out from the shadows. Goten beat his brain for any information Gohan might have said about Bojack.

"My brother fought you didn't he?" Goten snarled at the space pirate. Bojack chuckled before patting Goten on the head.

"That he did. Would have killed me too were it not for me escaping by the skin of my teeth" Bojack said while ruffling the young Super Saiyan's hair. "Now, my crew was killed off by your brother which is why I have a proposal. Become part of my merry band and live, or fight and die" Bojack growled, his grip on Goten's head suddenly becoming painful. Bojack's evil grin made it quite clear to Goten what the "choice" was. Goten let out a burst of energy and freed himself from Bojack's hand and began flying as fast as he could. It wasn't fast enough. Bojack zipped in front of the child faster than Goten could even see.

"Ka...Me...Ka...Me...Ha!" Goten screamed as he fired off his signature attack in a desperate attempt to escape. The blue beam slammed into Bojack with a huge explosion, engulfing the alien completely. Goten panted before turning around to flee from the scene. His escape was interrupted by a harsh laugh from the smoke. Goten whipped around and saw Bojack with not even a scratch on him floating in the air.\

"Decent attack but your brother did it better" Bojack chuckled as he dusted himself off. Goten shook with fear before steeling himself and charging the alien. Bojack simply held out his arm and clotheslined the young boy before grabbing Goten's flying body by the head and scraping it across the ground. Goten's screams of pain were only amplified as the blue monster slammed his knee repeatedly into the half-saiayan's stomach.

"Please, don't hurt me" Goten begged pitifully before coughing up a bloody chunk of something he didn't know the name of. His answer was Bojack stomping on his face repeatedly while laughing. The torture was interrupted by a huge golden aura from the woods.

"DON'T YOU HURT MY BROTHER ANYMORE!" Gohan roared as he woke up from the depths of unconsciousness and transformed into his Mastered Super Saiyan state. Bojack turned, smirking as his arch-enemy finally woke up. Bojack did his own transformation with a loud roar, tearing apart his coat as his muscles expanded and turned green. The two warriors glared at each other before charging with a sonic boom. Bone was put to the test as flesh collided against flesh from their powerful blows.

"That's more like it" Bojack tittered as he and Gohan both leaped down to analyze the other. Bojack could already tell his victory was close. They years had weakened the boy and made him even easier to beat. Bojack's only hope was that Gohan wouldn't transform into the form with the sparks in the aura. Gohan panted hard as his body protested at the strain he was putting on it. Bojack disappeared from view, causing Gohan to gasp before being kicked to the ground. Gohan could barely move at this point but still, he tried to get to his feet.

"Damn it, not training has weakened me" Gohan panted as he finally propped himself up. "Ugh, now I know what Frieza felt like when he bulked up" Gohan panted, remembering his dad's story about how Frieza had gotten tired quickly from lack of training. Wait, Frieza did increase his power forcefully didn't he?

"Are you done boy? If you are, let me know so I can go even easier on you" Bojack mocked as Gohan began to formulate an idea. Frieza and Vegeta's power increased by 25% when they bulked up, which would be just enough to kill Bojack if he was off-guard. Gohan knew he had to ditch his mastered form and attempt to bulk up if he was going to have any chance.

"You won't win Bojack!" Gohan screamed before thrusting ki into his muscles in a brutal fashion to strengthen them. Bojack looked in shock as the boy went from toned to covered in muscle and his aura became more spiky. Bojack was afraid for a second that this was the "Sparks transformation" but his fears were quelled when he remembered that it didn't bulk him up. Gohan's gi eventually ripped off as he finished the brutal process.

"Interesting transformation kid, I just hope you weren't copying me" Bojack laughed harshly as Gohan continued to look pained. Gohan would have been stunned if Vegeta or Frieza had been able to hold up this transformation for a minute never mind the what they actually did. The pain was heinous and Gohan could already feel his stamina slipping away. Gohan charged as fast as he could and, his surprise, actually landed a good blow on the space pirate and sent him flying. Gohan knew that his strength was just about gone so he powered up a huge Masenko and fired it in the direction Bojack had been heading. The huge golden beam flew forth and engulfed the space pirate in seconds. Gohan panted from the exertion and let the ki leave his muscles as he fell to the floor, completely spent and in base form.

"I...I did it" Gohan managed to mumble out before crawling over to Goten. Gohan put his fingers on his younger brother's neck and checked his ki at the same time. Gohan sighed in relief as he still felt a strong pulse and a good amount of ki left. They'd need it to make it to Korin's
Tower for some Senzu Beans.

"So near, yet so far" a voice called out from above them. Gohan craned his head up, horror gracing his face as Bojack stood there looking quite angry with only a few burn marks on his back to show that he had even been hit. "That was a colossal pain by the way, having to make a force-field strong enough for that blast. Oh well, at least you reminded my why I shouldn't hold back" Bojack roared before flying down and putting his foot on Goten's head.

"D-don't you dare" Gohan managed to grunt at the green giant.

"I dare" Bojack grinned before slamming his foot down and crushing Goten's head like a grape. While brain-matter dripped on the ground, Gohan snapped.

"I WON'T WATCH THIS ANYMORE!" Gohan yelled before getting a burst of energy and getting to his feet as the familiar Super Saiyan Two transformation coursed through him once more.

"No, I won't waste time with theatrics again" Bojack roared before beginning to prepare his ultimate attack, the Galactic Buster, as he knew that fighting even a weakened Gohan in this state was insane. Gohan cupped his hand to his side, chanting Kamehameha, while Bojack pulled back his arms and raised them above his head while green ki formed within them. With a primal yell, both attacks were fired and flew straight toward each other. Green clashed against blue as the tow attacks collided with a huge bang.

"N-no" Gohan managed to stammer as he saw his blast getting overpowered. Bojack laughed at the sight before shutting his mouth as Gohan tapped into his rage and began to gain ground. Bojack thrust his arms further forward while Gohan stepped forward, neither gaining nor losing ground. Finally, Gohan began to be forced back as the same self-loathing that had happened in the Cell Games came back to haunt him. Gohan could feel his confidence slipping away as he remembered all the people he had failed. Gohan finally just tossed his arms to the side, giving in and letting the Galactic Buster wash over him and blast him to cinders. Bojack was stunned at the sudden change that had happened to the boy. Why had he stopped fighting?

"Oh well, I got my revenge" Bojack shrugged before flying off to find someone who was willing to become part of his crew