OPENING THEME
Episode 15:
A LESSON ON POWER: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
The Elmorites shuffled along quietly, still quivering knowing that Vegeta hung closely behind. The trio was led through a thick forest and after several heavy thrusts to remove large foliage in their path, Trunks made his suspicions known.
"Hey, Dad. Don't mean to be a nuisance but I find it hard to believe that someone like the Great Ruler would be hiding out in a place like this, just saying," Trunks whispered in his ears, hovering in time with his father's gait.
Vegeta shrugged his shoulders, "I know, son."
Trunks studied the man with curious eyes, "So why are we still following them again?"
"We have no choice but to tag along for now. We will give them the benefit of the doubt or else they would not like the consequences," he smirked.
Trunks nodded, "Alright, Dad. Gotcha." He alighted next to Goten and answered his questioning glare before a single word was uttered, "Dad agrees."
Goten nodded, "Cool but this is getting kinda boring, though. You would think they would rather fly over this mess."
"Yeah, well - we'll just have to stick it out. Sooner more so than later they will get tired too, for sure."
"Hope you're right."
"This is the place," one of the creatures spoke up at the helm of the group, raising an authoritative hand to which the group stopped suddenly.
"Told ya," Trunks said excitedly.
Goten found it odd that the Elmorites were backing away hurriedly just about the same time the ground beneath started to break away. The boys yelled, coming to an abrupt and hard landing, piling up one on the other. Vegeta glided down and alighted before them. He growled at the pair, "Children. Humph."
They laughed nervously.
"Sorry, Mr. Vegeta," Goten said.
"Well, now what Dad?" asked Trunks looking about him. They were encased in a squared, walled prison and the top was being quickly sealed by hard-working Elmorites who were replacing the lid to their captivity.
Vegeta revved up his aura and it grew rapidly, ripping away at the concrete. In seconds, the entire structure was reduced to fine debris.
"Whoa! Cool!" Goten exclaimed.
The boys followed Vegeta's lead and flew towards the opening. Expecting to see terrified or angry Elmorites, the boys gawked upon noticing that they were all unconscious.
"Correction. Way cool, Mr. Vegeta!"
"Humph."
"But, one problem though, are all of them out cold?" Goten wailed, "How are we going to...?"
Without warning, a massive shadow loomed over them and a quick glance confirmed that several Elmorites were quickly approaching. The group settled one by one and eyed the trio with hungry glares. Goten and Trunks nodded to one another and transformed effortlessly to super saiyan 3; their now lengthy, golden hair flowing behind them in the impressive auras.
Vegeta folded his arms and watched from the sidelines, studying the fight with keen eyes that never missed a beat.
Goten and Trunks took advantage and reinforced the upper-hand once they realised that their power was far greater to that of the creatures'. With steady and determined thrusts, the boys made quick work of a couple dozen of them. Watching the others back away, the boys decided to ease off of the attack but they quickly realised that that was a big mistake. With a huge power surge, the creatures pounced forward and every single one of the fifty count successively plummeted direct blow after direct blow. The boys fell to their knees after the terrible ordeal and desperately gasped for breath.
"Finish them off quickly. I have learnt that that is the secret to defeating a tougher opponent by doing such. Even the strongest of warriors can fail miserably. Try again," Vegeta ordered.
Nodding simultaneously and eyeing each other with renewed determination, their aura surged about them and the earth shook violently. The creatures trembled at the phenomenon but quickly shook off their shock and returned with the intention to repeat the assault. However, the battle took a different turn as Trunks and Goten dodged their blows with ease and they smirked at the creatures' gaping mouths. Wasting no time as instructed, the boys dashed through the maze of men and in perfect harmony they fell.
Trunks and Goten gave Vegeta the thumbs up but his serious glare alerted them that the Elmorites were picking back up. Turning around, they confirmed their fear upon seeing several of the fallen with revenge shining in their eyes. Preparing themselves in battle stances, Trunks bellowed, "Maybe we shouldn't have gone easy on them back there. Dad must be pissed at us now."
Goten nodded. They dashed forward but were taken aback upon noticing bright light protruding from the creatures. Several dark, pea-sized spots that decorated the majority of their green-grey skin, glowed a brilliant yellow. Unsure of what to make out of it, Vegeta realised much too late and his warning fell on deaf ears as the shining spots erupted into lengthy spikes that lodged into the boys' skin and emitted a massive current of electricity through them. Crying out in agony, the boys fell to their knees and Vegeta growled. Noticing his advancing aura reducing everything in his way to dust, the spikes retreated and became one with the Elmorites once more disguised as part of their being.
With awesome speed, Vegeta successfully knocked the remaining creatures to the ground.
"How powerful are these creatures?" he spat.
"Powerful," Goten said, catching his breath and struggling to his feet.
Vegeta offered his hands as support for the boys to grab hold onto but their anxious yells and a sudden sensation of a near-by ki proved to be too late to avoid the attack. Vegeta felt a searing pain in his shoulder and his right arm fell limp immediately. Angered, his aura flared and he swung around with a heavy fist but merely inches away from the creature's face he stopped, his hand throbbing.
"What the...?" he asked, studying his arm as his knees gave away from under him and with a questioning glare, he collapsed.
"Dad!" yelled Trunks, dashing forward but the creature sent a wave of energy that sent him back. He was persistent and pounced through the very wave and connected several, successful blows but just as many missed by large margins. Goten joined in but attacked from behind in a strategic effort. Working together, the boys found it hard to keep up with the lone creature who blocked the majority of their attempted strikes. Deciding it was time to end the battle, the creature smirked and unleashed brilliant blow after brilliant blow and with a power surge sent the boys to a hard landing on their backs. Weakened, they were forced to watch as the creature drew closer to Vegeta, raising a bloodied metal bar over him in preparation to unleash the final blow, this time to the head.
Shaking with rage, Vegeta struggled to move but his body would not budge and he fearfully anticipated the end. Moments away from certain death, the events that led up to that haunting scene appeared to be reversing like a quick rewind of a movie. Looking on with curious but baffled eyes, Vegeta noticed that the blur of his surroundings settled just before he was struck from behind with the metal bar. The searing pain was no longer there and he looked down to notice that the wound never occurred. He swung around with a blast embedded in his palm but he was surprised to see the creature already in combat with an unknown man who was surrounded by purple mist. He could not believe his eyes when the creature's blows fazed through the man's being as though he was nothing more than a projection or a figment of the imagination. After several blows, the creature's large eyes closed as he spun wildly to his ultimate defeat. The purple mist disappeared and the man drew closer to Vegeta, his long brown hair blowing in the wind.
"Prince?" the man asked when he recognised his face, the shock evident in his voice.
"Sentee?" Vegeta gawked.
The two men stared at one another.
END THEME:
PREVIEW OF NEXT EPISODE
Vegeta and the newcomer embrace each other in a warm hug while the boys stare on in awe.
"Son Goku here! Wow, looks like Vegeta's making friends. Wait, hold up! Does Vegeta even have friends?"
The mysterious man rips out a portion of a stone and with a mighty thrust, the rock is embedded in Vegeta's arm and blood springs to life.
"Oh boy! I guess I was wrong. So very wrong. See you NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL SUPER: NOT AS IT SEEMS: THE UNFOLDING OF DANGER YET TO COME"
END CREDITS : Author/Creator of the DBZ series and characters: Akira Toriyama
Author/Creator of this Story/Series; Creator of a lesson in battle (even though Trunks and Goten still managed to disobey at first :D); and Sentee all grown up: Chrissi B (c) November 2015