Hello everyone! I am over the moon with the response my last chapter received! Are you guys and gals ready for some bloody fights? Thank you for hanging with me this far into the story! There's still a whooooole lot more to go, but I am confident that you will enjoy what I have cooking up!
Namek has become an absolute warzone! With not 1, 2, but 4 super saiyans! Will they be strong enough to take down the vicious Planet Trade Organization's trio of leaders? Find out on this chaotic chapter of Dragon Ball: BtG!
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Age: December 14, 762
Location: Namek
Vegeta's aura pumped golden fire as he looked at Frieza with pure hate, watching as his hated former boss rose to his feet, snarling and twitching at him.
"W-What is this transformation? I thought...I thought you turned into simple giant monkeys?" Frieza spat out, making the Prince smirk.
"This is what happens-" Zzt
Vegeta phased forward so fast, shooting a palm into Frieza's chin and snapping his head back, making him stumble backward in pain.
"When you take everything from a Saiyan! This will be the last time you destroy what is mine, Frieza! My mother, my father, my sister. My planet! MY PEOPLE!" Vegeta raced forward, kneeing Frieza in the chest and nearly caving it in as he hacked blood out of his mouth. He slowly walked forward, aura tearing up the ground as he charged forward, grabbing Frieza by the face and flying away fast. He wanted Frieza to himself. His father would not be bailing him out! Nor would the other Saiyans. He would kill them if they tried, with no hesitation.
He threw Frieza forward, making the Tyrant slam into one of the islands he found after a handful of seconds flying away. Frieza bounced along the ground before he was viciously kicked down into the ground by a waiting Super Saiyan Vegeta. Frieza was then punted in the stomach, sending him flying backward as he slammed into the ground once again.
"IM-IMPOSSIBLE!" Frieza was gasping for air as his body was racked with agony. Every single shot that Vegeta hit him with hurt immensely, far more so than ever before.
He recovered, firing Death Beams at Vegeta, who sidestepped each as they came at him slowly. His perception of everything was so much greater than before. His speed, his strength, but also his reflexes. He could see the beams coming at him in slow motion as he continued to lazily dodge each, getting closer to Frieza as his face twitched with feral glee. He vanished away, reappearing behind Frieza and clubbing him in the back of the head with both hands clasped. The ground was torn apart as Frieza's body cut through it.
Frieza blasted up into the air, trying to catch his breath.
"...uhh...uhh...uhh...d-DAMN...YOU! DAMN, YOU!" Frieza yelled as he started hurling blasts toward the golden-haired Saiyan below him. They exploded around him as dirt and soot became overheated. Seconds later, Frieza looked in dismay as Vegeta remained where he stood, unharmed.
"What's the matter Frieza?" Vegeta phased up, making Frieza bend unnaturally when he kicked him in the side, blasting the Tyrant away once again. Frieza righted himself in the air, frothing at the mouth as he charged back towards Vegeta, who casually dodged Frieza's attacks. The punches zipped by Vegeta's head as he smirked at Frieza the whole time, making the Arcosian even angrier.
"STAND STILL MONKEY!" Frieza yelled as Vegeta dodged another punch, moving backward with little difficulty in making the Tyrant miss. Frieza threw more punches, becoming more and more bewildered as he continued to miss the Prince. He finally caught one, squeezing Frieza's fist until the Tyrant winced in pain.
"Y-You...Filthy-" BAM
Vegeta let loose a punch to the gut, making Frieza's eyes nearly bulge out of his skull as blood shot out of his mouth. Stepping backward holding his stomach, he quivered as Vegeta slowly walked towards him, golden aura pulsing, teal eyes staring him down fiercely.
"You are going to lose, to a monkey Frieza. Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Vegeta couldn't control the overall joy at seeing fear in his lifelong nemesis's eyes. His laughter made Frieza livid, as he snarled.
"Shut your mouth! QUIT LAUGHING!" Frieza fired a Death Beam, hitting Vegeta in the forehead and snapping his head back. Frieza started to smile until he noticed Vegeta didn't move, but he did stop laughing.
Vegeta brought his head back down where Frieza saw where his beam landed, square in the Prince's forehead.
"I'm disappointed Frieza hm hm hm hm here I thought you were the strongest in the Universe, but as it stands now, you're the weakest on this mud ball of a planet. How does it feel hm hm hm hm hm?" Vegeta knew just where to hit Frieza with those words, as he watched Frieza seize up in shocked anger.
"I...I am.." Zzt
"Oh, but you are, Frieza!" Vegeta said as he phased in, hovering over Frieza and kicking him in the chest, making the Tyrant hack.
"I am going to tear every aspect of your very life apart fool!" Vegeta's muscles trembled as he flexed, phasing behind Frieza and kicking him in the back of the head, sending Frieza down into the ground, exploding rocks outward.
Vegeta was holding back considerably. He wanted to squeeze every drop of this vengeance. If he could, he would stop time and beat Frieza to a pulp for eternity. But also, he wanted something from Frieza that only the Tyrant could give him.
''So the Clown wasn't lying... I can still sense Frieza hiding energy!'
He landed softly on the ground, his aura raging around him. The stress on his body was far more manageable now that he was in control. Last time, he felt this raw energy in him and it was far too much. But now his rage finally caught up, allowing him to feel the power fully. To process the change within him. He was quite impressed with the results...
"T-This can't be happening! IT CANNOT BE!" Frieza was beside himself. He thought the Super Saiyan was a fairy tale. He had heard the legend but didn't pay any mind to it. Never bothered to process that one day a Super Saiyan could rise to match him. Never bothered to believe that FOUR Super Saiyans would rise at the same time! He was still hovering around 90 percent of his max. He had to power up to that level when that Spirit Bomb hit him earlier, but to think he would need all of his energy? This was insanity!
"Oh, but it is Frieza! It is. And if you want to survive the next few minutes, you would be wise to use the entirety of your power hm hm hm hm hm." Vegeta phased behind Frieza, booting him in the back of the head and making the Tyrant tumble head over heels. He landed on his face but didn't have a chance to get up as Vegeta phased in next to him, punting Frieza in the side and making him skip along the ground once again.
"How can this be? HE IS BUT A MONKEY!" Frieza's fist impacted the ground, leaving a crater. Vegeta landed close by, snickering at Frieza's pathetic whining.
"It's quite simple Frieza!" Vegeta didn't bother to explain as he grabbed the Tyrant by the tail, slamming him into the ground.
"Either power up now or you're finished! Unlike Kakarot or that pathetic Clown Shepard, I won't waste my time toying with you." And Vegeta meant it. He was itching to pounce on Frieza!
Frieza pulled himself up once again, snarling at Vegeta, but instead of screaming in rage, he held his hands out, where a yellow dome of energy surrounded the Prince.
"What the? What kind of trickery is this?" Vegeta said, punching the dome. It didn't give but Vegeta felt perfectly fine within.
"I don't need my full power when I can just do this!" Frieza closed his hand, making the ball explode in a loud, raucous fury.
"Hm hm hm hm hm! Hahahahahaha...Oh, hail the mighty Prince of no one hm hm hm hm hm...WHAT?" The smoke began to clear away as Vegeta remained where he stood, the ground around him cratered, except the spot he stood.
"And what was that supposed to do? I tire of your tricks Frieza so allow me to show you a demonstration!" Vegeta phased forward, smashing a fist into Frieza's jaw and blowing him away, but Vegeta was so fast, he phased over to where Frieza was wildly spinning toward and elbowed him in his spine, making the Tyrant gasp as Vegeta flew slightly over him, sending a kick into Frieza's forehead and following him down to the ground. A fist to the stomach, to the chest, to the jaw, Vegeta cared not! Each blow felt life-shattering to Frieza, unable to defend himself as Vegeta extended both feet into Frieza's stomach.
Frieza hit the ground incredibly hard. So hard in fact that the ground swelled outward from the crater he was now stuck in.
"W-W-Why...Youuuu...GrrrrAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Frieza yelled in a fit of rage before the ground was blown up around him!
Vegeta sent a small ball of energy his way, making it explode and destroy the rocks that entombed his nightmare of a former boss.
"Shut up! You don't get to complain anymore, Frieza! No more genocide, no more wine! No MORE PLEASURES!" Vegeta stomped down on Frieza's face, pushing the Tyrant into the ground and muffling his screams of pain. He jumped off, landing a short distance away.
"How does it feel to be treated like trash, hmm? Every day I put in every effort I had to satisfy you! Groveling to you as if still a child, the beatings! The many times I was thrown in a healing pod because you were done beating me for the day! Rationing our food so that we would starve, purposefully! You make me sick!" Vegeta's anger was very palpable as he walked with purpose toward the slowly recovering Frieza. He was so fixated on his power, and the very feeling of it that he almost missed Frieza's tail icing up.
Frieza lashed forward with his tail, making Vegeta dodge it as he dodged another. The first nearly struck Vegeta, but now he was prepared and none were even close. He caught Frieza's tail with his hand, snickering as Frieza gasped in shock. The ice around Frieza's tail started melting as Vegeta's aura grew even stronger.
"NO! What is happening?" Frieza watched as the ice melted away completely, but Vegeta didn't let go, igniting golden energy from his aura to his hand, he began to burn Frieza.
"AUGHHHHHAHHHHHHHHH!" Frieza yelled in pain, chopping Vegeta in the neck. It made the Prince let go but the blow didn't deter him. As Frieza looked at his now crispy burnt tail, Vegeta charged in, kicking Frieza in the jaw and sending him skidding along the ground.
"You are starting to piss me off Frieza!" Vegeta phased in, jabbing Frieza in the face before ducking a return punch and blasting Frieza in the stomach with a kiai, blowing the Tyrant wildly away.
"Y-You think I will lose to y-you?" Frieza was enraged! Vegeta was beating him all over the place and he couldn't regain control of the fight he once thought the Saiyan had no chance of winning.
"Most certainly, bastard! How does it feel to be utterly humiliated? To have your life hang in the balance for once?" Zzt
"It feels pretty damn good to me!" Vegeta headbutted the Tyrant, making his head pop back before Frieza used his tail and wrapped what was left around Vegeta's leg. Vegeta hesitated for a second, which gave Frieza the chance to slam a fist into Vegeta's jaw, uppercutting him and moving him back a few feet.
"That's what I thought monkey!" Frieza flew in, laying into the Prince as Vegeta was forcefully pushed back from Frieza's assault. Frieza laid into Vegeta, backhanding the Prince away and sending him into a rock formation, blowing through it before impacting the water.
"HOW'S THAT MONKEY?" Frieza yelled as he powered up a pink ball of energy, hurling it into the ocean where he saw the newly turned Super Saiyan hit. Before his ball made it into the ocean, a huge quantity of yellow energy balls flew out, exploding against Frieza's Death Ball and following through.
"WHAT?"
Frieza had no chance to react before he was slammed into full force from behind.
"A little better Frieza, but you'll LOVE THIS!" Vegeta held onto Frieza, forcing the Tyrant to tank the yellow energy balls that were left behind. Short shouts of pain left Frieza's lips as Vegeta laughed from behind, holding onto Frieza and using his body as a meat shield. Frieza was enraged, trying to muscle Vegeta off of him but the Prince had other ideas. Pushing Frieza forward, Vegeta released him and hurtled forward, axe-kicking Frieza in the back of his head through a finished somersault. He watched in glee as Frieza slammed into the ground like a comet. The sound was shattering as Frieza slid into the planet for nearly a mile before he stopped.
"Now THAT was enjoyable! Did you like that one, Frieza? I've been waiting for this moment for decades! DECADES FRIEZA! We aren't finished yet are we hm hm hm hm hm if you value your pathetic life at all, you will fight for what little time you have left... before I take it!" Vegeta crossed his arms, watching as Frieza slowly made his way to his feet, snarling at him. He snickered as he saw the blood on Frieza's face.
"I know you too well Frieza... You thought your weak little ball of energy would destroy me? Hm hm hm hm hm... Your simple-minded attacks mean nothing to me any longer!"
"I...I will kill you...I WILL KILL YOU VEGETA! I REFUSE TO LOSE TO A MONKEY!" Frieza yelled, charging Vegeta and lashing out. The Prince idly dodged backward, his arms still crossed before he lashed out with a vicious front kick to Frieza's stomach, blowing him away into a rock formation.
"It's over for you, Frieza. It's clear to me that this fight is already over. You refuse to show me your full power because of your pride, THEN LET YOUR PRIDE BE YOUR DOWNFALL!" Vegeta was bored, and he was starting to sense things heating up where the others were. He was begrudged in saying he could respect Goku and even his former subordinate Raditz's transformations, but that other one, Shepard. He hated him like no other. If Shepard died on this planet, the Prince would find a way to get to Otherworld to personally beat him to Oblivion.
Vegeta brought his hands back to the left, a dense amount of purple energy charging up.
"Curse...YOU!" Frieza coughed out blood as he saw Vegeta charging up a massive Galick Gun.
'B-Blast it all!'
"Grrrraaah! YOU WANT MY FULL POWER MONKEY?" Frieza yelled as Vegeta continued charging energy.
"Hmm? If you survive this! GALICK GUN!" The Super Saiyan fired!...
"YES!"
BAM
"YES!"
BAM
YES!"
BAM
"YES!"
BAM
"YES!"
King Vegeta kept clocking Nappa on the top of the head as he watched his son lay into Frieza like never before!
"ST-"
BAM
"YES!"
BAM
"YES! TAKE IT TO HIM BOY!"
"St-STOP PLEASE! OWWAOWWWOOWWW!" Nappa's head had a knot as big as his head on top of his head, and his neck was still sore.
"Chill the fuck out, Vegeta! It's not fucking over yet. Get up half pint!" Bardock nearly shouted at both.
"Regardless, it will be soon!" King Vegeta said, smirking. They continued to watch the giant Crystal Ball as Nappa slowly, but woozily made it to his feet!...
"YOU THINK THIS WILL STOP ME?" Frieza yelled as the Galick Gun made a beeline for him. He held his hands out, catching the blast as it tried pushing him back into the rock face. After a few seconds, it was blown away, leaving Frieza without leverage. The blast's heat started to burn his fingers as he started pouring more energy into his body.
"I WON'T LET THIS BE THE END OF ME! I'LL STOP IT AND DESTROY YOU MONKEY I WILL! AGHHHHAHHHHHHHHAHHHHH!" Frieza was finally able to force the blast off of him, sending it colliding with a rock face in the distance. The explosion was incredible, but Frieza paid it no mind, looking down at his burnt hands.
Vegeta raised an eyebrow, teal eyes noticing Frieza's fists clenching.
"Oh...Did you manage to survive? Good on you Frieza! I was hoping you would, so that I may make you suffer even more pain hm hm hm hm hm hm." A lightning bolt hit near Frieza, which made the Super Saiyan see the sinister eyes of his nemesis. The glow behind them held severe intentions for this transgression.
"Y-You...You have humiliated me monkey! You will pay for this! I will make you pay dearly for this Vegeta!" Frieza screamed in rage, pushing his power further, making Vegeta smile.
'He's doing it. Good! To destroy him at his absolute best will seal his fate!'
Vegeta didn't move, knowing full well he could kill the vulnerable tyrant. The sky grew dark as clouds swirled en masse. The water below became extremely choppy, waves crashing against each other furiously.
Frieza's muscle mass began to increase heavily, a vein protruding from his forehead as he continued to raise his power.
"Y-You wanted me at my full power Monkey? YES! YES, I CAN FEEL IT!" Frieza's arms nearly increased twice in size as his legs did the same. Vegeta raised a curious eyebrow as he felt Frieza's power climb further. A pink lightning bolt stretched across the 2 as Vegeta's golden aura continued to churn, watching in jubilee as Frieza's power reached more than 90 percent.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD VEGETA"! Frieza's body grew even more as his muscle mass grew even larger.
"I'm not going anywhere Frieza. Take your time! Hm hm hm hm after I destroy you, there will be no doubts about my superiority!" Vegeta claimed. His smirk grew into a feral grin as Frieza's body had veins protruding throughout.
"ARRRRGGGGGG 95...HAAAAARRRGHHHHH... Vegeta I will make the next few minutes of your life so very painful for what you've done!" Frieza screamed as another thick lightning bolt flashed between the two...
At The Same Time
Goku yelled as he flashed towards Cooler as he got to his feet, punching him in the jaw and sending his son's killer in the air. His Super Saiyan aura raged as he went after Cooler, who left a blood trail behind as he recovered in the air, but not fast enough for Goku who elbowed Cooler in the back of the head, knocking him forward.
Raditz kneed Cooler in the jaw, appearing in front of the dazed Cooler and snapping his head up and palming him hard in the face, pushing him back into the ground.
"I said stay out of this, Raditz. I don't want or need your help!" Goku said as he phased next to Raditz, who looked at him with indifference before shrugging.
"Suit yourself Kakarot." Raditz didn't give a crap. Unlike his brother, who was not focusing, Raditz could sense something...off about Cooler. Something dangerous. But he didn't get to say anything as Goku rushed back toward Cooler, who held up his hand, catching Goku in a telekinetic grip.
"AGHH! Damn it!"
"You like that one don't you hm hm hm hm hm hm you sure grew stronger monkey! But did you think I didn't prepare to face a Super Saiyan someday?" Cooler's eyes widened as he laughed, pushing Goku back, making him explode into the ground not far from Raditz. Almost instantly, he exploded out of the ground, snarling as he rushed back toward Cooler who flew up, Goku following. They exchanged in a fierce fistfight, each disappearing as they clashed, their strikes echoing throughout the land.
Cooler went to backhand Goku, but the Super Saiyan moved his head back, making it miss before he headbutted Cooler in the face, making Cooler's nose break from the impact. He hacked as Goku laid into him, punching him repeatedly in the face before he flipped, kicking Cooler with a crescent kick. He slammed into the ground hard, cratering it.
"You don't impress me one single bit Cooler. My brother thinks you're hiding something. So let's see it. I want to beat you at your best, so when I send you to Hell, you'll know you had a chance. A chance that I plan on beating out of you. SO LET'S GO!" Goku yelled down toward where Cooler lay.
"S-So...The monkey thinks he deserves t-to see me at my best is that it?" Cooler rose, rising into the air to be equal to Goku. He wiped a small bit of blood from his mouth, not surprised to see it.
"Unlike my miscreant, small-minded, big-headed little brother, I'm enjoying this. This should be quite enjoyable. Do you want to know why I'm not worried?"
"I don't really care. You made the ultimate mistake, and I will see my revenge through. For what you did, death is the only punishment you deserve!" Goku didn't mince his words. His peaceful nature was shattered. He had not felt like this since Krillin died years before. His son...his brave, innocent boy didn't deserve to be so callously killed.
"Oh, but you will...Hahahahahaha... We're just getting started monkey!" Cooler's muscles instantly expanded a bit. It was a small change, but Cooler charged in faster towards Goku, who flew backward and moved his body, dodging the Arcosian Prince as he grunted, wrapping his tail around Goku's leg and hurling him down toward the ground.
"Kakarot?" Raditz saw Goku right himself as he hit the ground, cratering it underneath him as he flew back up.
"AHHHHHH!" Goku threw a kick that Cooler dodged, but not the other that whipped around, catching Cooler in the jaw, flipping around and flying after the wildly spinning enemy. He slammed both hands into Cooler's back, making Cooler shout in pain as he smashed into the ground. Goku landed, snarling at Cooler as the Arcosian rose back to his feet, spitting out a bit of purple blood.
"Who..do you do think you are, monkey?" Cooler spat out, face twitching at Goku's fearless look.
"You already know who I am, Cooler. The father of the boy you killed, for no reason."
"That boy...IS OUR PROPERTY! YOU...Are our property! SAIYAN'S AS A WHOLE...BELONG TO US!" Cooler yelled, frothing at the mouth in rage.
"That boy... HAS A NAME!" Zzt
Goku flew in lightning quick, clocking Cooler in the jaw and making him smash into the ground. Cooler slammed his palm into the ground, making himself stop as Goku phased behind him, putting his foot on Cooler's back and pushing him back into the ground with force.
"It was Gohan. You can take that with you...TO HELL!" Goku ignited his aura, readying a blast but Cooler flashed his tail towards Goku's leg, looking to impale it. Goku caught it, getting off of Cooler's back and slamming Cooler by his tail into the ground!
BAM
Goku slammed him again before the force of it bounced Cooler off the ground, allowing Goku the chance to dig a kick into Cooler's side, making him agonize in pain as he was sent hurtling into a rock face.
"People aren't property Cooler. If I have to beat that lesson into you today, THEN SO BE IT!" Goku spun hard, spinning a kick into Cooler's stomach that blew him threw the rock face before backflipping away, igniting ki in his hands and firing a mass of yellow blasts, which exploded on Cooler's body as he was pushed into a small island.
The smoke left behind by the explosions was blown away forcefully by a powerful purple aura below. Cooler spat out a bit of blood and his body had burns on it, but he was still more than capable of fighting.
Goku landed nearby, getting into his Turtle Stance.
"Oh, you've done it now monkey. Just give me one...SNAP...second there and good as new hm hm hm hm." Cooler fixed his nose with his hand, chuckling as he did.
"You should be honored primate! I never could have imagined a Saiyan would bring this out of me hahahahahahaha! Are you sure you want this? Once I change, I won't stop until you lay at my feet begging for your pathetic life!" Goku didn't move, acknowledging Cooler's request by powering up his aura.
Raditz appeared next to his brother, igniting his aura as well.
"What are you doing, Raditz? I said stay out of this." Goku didn't bother to look at his brother, his eyes were only for Cooler, who clenched his fists and gritted his teeth before a purple lightning bolt flashed near him.
"I fucking heard you the first, second, and third time Kakarot. Now shut up before I have to knock some real sense into you. Look..."
Goku's rage subsided, if only briefly. He was now starting to sense something seriously hidden underneath Cooler's...shell. It was like something waiting to burst out. But his rage was overbearing, to the point he didn't care what Cooler was hiding.
"So what? Don't you get it? He had no reason to murder..to murder Gohan. He deserves to suffer for what he's done! If you're going to get it my way, I will move you."
"I won't get it in your way little brother. But I won't back away either. We will handle this, Kakarot. He was my nephew! You don't think I have it in me to want revenge for that? The boy...Gohan has..well he had proven himself a great warrior, and quite the smart child. He didn't deserve this fate. We will make Cooler suffer for what he has taken from us. From our...Family." Goku's eyes widened slightly. Throughout the year of training in Otherworld, as well as on the ship coming to Namek, he had never heard such raw emotion from Raditz. He gained a new understanding of him, nodding his head and getting ready for whatever chaos Cooler had in store for them!...
Shepard kicked King Cold in the chest, making the giant flop backward as he tumbled.
"I should make you watch the others slaughter your sons. But you're not exactly gonna be able to see the process while I beat the holy shit outta you." The Super Saiyan said. His hair blew in the wind, having lifted when he ascended. His muscles had expanded, but not to the point where he couldn't move. His uniform had been destroyed, leaving all but his pants and half of his undershirt behind.
King Cold's face twitched in annoyance as Shepard stared him down. Rising back to his full height, he threw his massive cape off of himself, flexing his muscles.
"To think, a mere Saiyan like yourself capable of hurting me in this form. I can care less about what my sons do. If they die, then I will take vengeance on every single one of you. You're already dead Saiyan..."
"..."
"YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET!" Shepard felt the need the dodge, as an explosion flashed where he was just at.
'He did that with his eyes, didn't he? This isn't gonna be easy. But the thought..'
"SHEPARD!"
It was like a gong went off in his head, he could feel Marc had been screaming for him for quite a while.
"You can't let him achieve the next transformation. Please for the love of-"
"QUIET! I'm in charge. Back off."
BAM
King Cold noticed Shepard's lack of attention and got behind him, smashing both fists together into Shepard's back. He hit the ground but bounced back up almost instantly, King Cold pressing him. As Shepard backed up and continued to dodge the massive Arcosian's wide arching blows, he was almost blasted with one that came straight through, barely parrying it away. He jumped up, kneeing the giant in the face before punching him in the forehead, making King Cold hit the ground with force.
'He's stronger than he should be. What's going on?'
Landing on the ground, Shepard grew confused. In the show, King Cold was hardly a threat to a Super Saiyan. But already, King Cold's blows stung a bit. His offense, seemingly at first was sloppy but he was nearly caught off guard by the sudden dangerous offense.
What was he missing?
He didn't ponder further as a purple dome of energy spiked nearly 50 feet high, blowing away the rocks. King Cold stood there, barely breathing but clearly with minor damage.
The planet quaked underneath Shepard's feet, likely from one of the other fights. He noticed that the others had gotten Frieza and Cooler out of the vicinity for now, so he could focus all his attention on King Cold. He held his hand out, the BanHammer coming to him. But he was instantly thrown off. It felt so light and cold to the touch.
'What the-Banny what's going on?' Shepard thought as he tried to channel his energy into his weapon, but it stayed cold. Too cold. He set it down, not knowing what to do.
"Ahh...A boy and his hammer. Are you that unsure of your skills to not face me in hand-to-hand combat?" King Cold said, lifting himself off the ground and landing back on even footing.
"Oh, I don't need my weapon to fuck you up, Cold. These hands are rated E."
"E? You have me-" BAM
"FOR EVERYTHING!" Shepard clocked King Cold in the jaw with a heavy punch, sending King Cold flying away before he flipped backward, landing on his feet and growling as he flew back in.
Their fists clashed together hard, blowing away any and all objects within a hundred-yard range. King Cold went to kick Shepard in the face with his massive foot but it was blocked with Shepard's forearm, not budging an inch. He went to punch King Cold in the chest but King Cold put his arm in front, stopping it. They stood there for several moments, each trying to overpower the other. Shepard won out, pushing his golden aura forward and pushing the giant back on his heels. He picked up momentum, ducking below King Cold's outstretched hand and picking King Cold's leg, lifting the giant and spinning him. Hurling him away, Shepard yelled out, putting both hands forward and charging a blue heavy ball of energy.
"PEREGRINE SHELL!" He launched it, noticing King Cold had his hands up protecting himself. It exploded, but Shepard didn't let up. He flew into the smoke, pushing King Cold out with a kick to the stomach before turning with his other foot and catching King Cold in the chin with an upkick. He turned once more, hammering a final kick into King Cold's side, sending the giant gasping painfully away. He impacted a rock formation, crumbling it and making it shatter to the ground.
"SAIYAN!" King Cold bolted from the rocks, attempting to grab Shepard's face, but Shepard grabbed his hand with his own before knife-chopping King Cold in his side, palming him in the chest and driving him back. King Cold swiped at Shepard's head but the Saiyan ducked below it, kicking out one of King Cold's legs and making the giant take a knee. Shepard spun up, kicking himself up before rocking King Cold with an uppercut, followed by more shots to his face before King Cold put his hand out, hitting Shepard with a massive Kiai. Shepard righted himself in the air, looking down in determination.
"You dare lay your hands on me? A PRIMATE! You simple...Simple-minded ape! All you care about is the fight. Call yourself a warrior hm hm hm hm you are but a simple soldier!" King Cold was livid! Not since Lord Beerus had he been so utterly humiliated. Not since Chukadon, the last Triclops that dared to stand against him. That was a fight that King Cold would always remember, but in the end, as always, King Cold's power reigned supreme. If this Saiyan wouldn't fall in line, then he would just have to show him the error of his ways.
"And you're a wine-drinking space lizard. You came here thinking I would cower to your power, but you didn't know who you were fucking with." Shepard phased in front of King Cold, who snarled at him angrily.
"I'm not just some bumbling Saiyan from Hickville, Lizard." Shepard used his speed, getting behind King Cold and stomping down on his tail, making the giant grimace in slight pain before Shepard put the behemoth in a rear naked choke hold. King Cold wheezed, shocked at the sudden loss of air.
Shepard squeezed down a little harder before he took off into the air with King Cold in tow, turning upside down before hurtling towards the ground and releasing King Cold, watching the ground crater out more than 100 yards in all directions.
"Oh no you big steaming pile of bastard, I'm a whole different kind of Saiyan! The kind that's gonna put you in the ground and torch it!" Shepard charged a green blast in his hand, firing it down into the center of the crater, making it expand as the explosion was big enough to reach Shepard. He stood amongst the fire and smoke that came from the aftermath. He watched for a few seconds as he saw a massive silhouette rise through the smoke.
'Was that?' "OOOF!" a hand reached out, swiping across Shepard's body and sending him into the ground sideways before he righted himself, hands ready to charge an energy blast.
"W-What's up with his energy? It's... it's rising?" Shepard asked himself, noticing that King Cold's form continued to grow larger.
"You've had your fun, Saiyan." The voice was deep, raspy, and it nearly made Shepard shit himself. He couldn't remember a time that King Cold ever sounded like that.
"He's stronger than you now, Shep!"
Shepard ignored Marc. He didn't need his counterpart relaying what he already knew.
A foot stepped through the smoke, destroying the ground beneath it. The towering figure made Shepard raise an eye in concern.
"ARGGGHHHHHH!" The deep roar blew away the smoke as spikes grew on King Cold's now elongated head. His shoulder armor flared out more, growing an identical spike on each shoulder. His elbows also had opposing spikes on each, as well as his shins, both pulling to the side. His nose was gone, but it made his mouth bigger.
He was now more than 14ft tall, and his eyes were set on Shepard. He charged forward, far faster than Shepard could anticipate, grabbing the Saiyan by his neck and slamming him through the ground before hurling him up, igniting energy in his hands and letting it fly. The blasts impacted Shepard, destroying his undershirt and making him cough out blood. King Cold held his hand out, grabbing Shepard with his mind and pulling him down into the ground before pulling him forward with a motion of his hand, he backhanded Shepard away when he got close, sending the Super Saiyan haphazardly into the ground.
"This is what you get, when you defy me, Saiyan." King Cold was deliberate, saying each word with malice. His eyes flashed where Shepard landed, exploding the area around him, throwing the Rogue away wildly. King Cold teleported behind Shepard, looking to slice him open with one of his elbow blades, but Shepard saw it at the last second, back-flipping over King Cold's reach and kicking the giant in the back of the head, sending the King toward the ground. He righted himself far too quickly, turning and throwing a blast at Shepard who backhanded it away before hurdling his body towards the giant. He made contact, knocking the wind out of King Cold and making them both hit the ground hard. Shepard flipped over with help from King Cold's shoulders when they hit the ground, but King Cold also flipped back, landing on his feet and kicking back, nearly snapping Shepard's sternum with the kick. It sent Shepard corkscrewing away before the giant teleported behind him, punching through Shepard.
"WHAT?" King Cold turned but was kicked in the jaw by the reappearing Shepard. 'We won't get lucky with that Afterimage again!' Shepard's thoughts were interrupted when King Cold suddenly phased in behind him, making Shepard turn and block the attempted bashing. They struggled for several seconds before they both kicked each other away, Shepard far more so because of King Cold's longer legs. King Cold suddenly shot a series of potent blasts toward Shepard, who ducked under one and extended his hand, making a blue Ki blade and slicing through most of the others. He charged towards King Cold, slicing through the air, just missing the evading giant who whipped his tail around, catching the blunt edge of the Ki blade. Shepard went to grab the tail but King Cold pulled it back quickly, turning and throwing a roundhouse which the Saiyan had to block with both arms, losing his Ki blade in the process. He came back with his own attack but King Cold blocked it. They were in a dangerous game of Cat and Mouse. King Cold had a strength advantage and would try to grab ahold of Shepard, but the Saiyan would ignite his Ki blade when close-quarters fighting started happening, so King Cold devised a plan. He feinted coming in close, making Shepard ignite his Ki blade once again but teleported behind Shepard, axe kicking Shepard to the ground, impacting with serious force.
"YOU WON'T GET AWAY FROM ME NOW, SAIYAN!" King Cold yelled, rushing toward the ground at breakneck speed!
Shepard had to make a choice, and he didn't like either result...
Cooler's body began to grow as the wind began to pick up around him. His power level spiked massively, making Goku's eyes widen.
"W-Whoa. His power won't stop growing!"
"I told you Kakarrot. We will need to be at our best." Raditz had an intuitive feeling about Cooler. He had sensed it earlier. A rumbling beneath the skin. A torrent of energy that was so deep down that when it came forth, it built upon itself, continuing to climb.
His armor shifted, spiking out at his elbows, but also his shoulder armor expanded, growing harder and becoming more hoop-like. 4 massive spikes popped out of his head, 2 of which grew more than a foot atop his head while the other 2 grew shorter further down. His tail, incredibly long already had grown another 2 feet longer and a sharper point grew upon it. His eyes, which had a sinister red glow to them, completely enveloped his lids as he shouted out, growing another foot in height. An armor piece went over his mouth as he looked hungrily at the 2 Super Saiyans.
Goku was shocked. He could not have imagined Cooler being this powerful! Raditz's mouth went agape as they could feel Cooler's power at the surface. The maliciousness of it was unbelievable, but the raw output of energy put anything Frieza had to shame.
Cooler wasted no time, jumping from the ground and destroying the surface below, he blew by Goku, kneeing Raditz in the chest and taking the Saiyan with him, where he slammed back first into the side of a mountain.
"I'll be back for you, Raditz the Weakling!" Cooler said as he hopped off of Raditz.
"COOLER!" Goku yelled, charging in and engaging the Warlord. Cooler blocked one punch effortlessly before bringing his hand down, looking to take Goku's arm but the Saiyan pulled back before turning and launching a kick right to Cooler's jaw. Goku was expecting Cooler to be flung away but Cooler took a few steps to the side before looking at Goku and firing beams from his eyes. They impacted Goku, blowing him back as they exploded off his chest, ripping the rest of his shirt away.
"AAARGGGH!" Goku stopped his momentum with his hand digging into the gravel, firing blasts with his other hand towards the charging Cooler, who tanked them, grabbing Goku by the face as if the Saiyan were a toy. He flew off with the Super Saiyan in hand, heading toward open water.
A titanic explosion of water flew up as Goku was driven further down into the depths. He tried fighting back but was disoriented, getting punched in the stomach and being forced to breathe...
"AHH..." Raditz's Super Saiyan aura was still going strong, but that was by far the strongest blow he had ever been hit with.
He pulled himself out of the mountain, still woozy from the impact. He didn't know how long he was out of commission, but he didn't have long to wait as he saw his brother and Cooler in the sky, hurtling towards the ocean!
"Dammit...Kakarot!" The massive explosion of water didn't deter the former planet trader as he took a massive breath and threw himself into the water. He could sense Kakarot and Cooler up ahead.
'No! Kakarot's energy...!'
Cooler had no time to process the sudden force to his back, driving him off of Goku and sending him hitting the ocean bed. But he turned around, righting himself and chased after the pair of Saiyans...
"WUHHHHH!" Goku, by the skin of his teeth, took the biggest gulp of air he could remember taking, followed by Raditz, who wasn't so out of breath.
"Y-You good, Kakarot?"
"Uhh...uhhh...uhh..yeah..yeah I owe you one," Goku said.
"SAIYANS!" Cooler blasted out of the water, quickly closing the gap.
"HAAAAAH!" Raditz yelled as both he and Goku charged forward, yelling in response to the challenge!
The clash was epic! Clouds were dispersed away as flashes of energy flew across the sky, the trio of warriors battling throughout. Goku and Raditz were getting accustomed to working together, so their teamwork was making Cooler have to work harder than he expected, his hands moving everywhere to block. He blocked both Saiyan's punches before lashing out with a punch and kick, to Goku's jaw and Raditz's stomach respectively, sending both backward.
"KAMEHAMEHAAA!"
"SATURDAY CRASH!" They both fired their blasts, watching as Cooler put up his arms, tanking them. Cooler flew down out of the explosion, followed by Goku and Raditz both. They attacked him relentlessly, looking for openings. Cooler grabbed an errant kick from Goku and slung him into Raditz, driving both of them away for the moment. He pointed fingers at each, firing off small, nigh invisible blasts.
Goku barely sensed it in time, dodging just enough to not get killed by one. Raditz saw them coming and flew above them, watching as they followed him, he fired off pink blasts of his own, sending small explosions coming toward him.
Goku ignited both his hands in Ki, punching another away as he tried to get closer to Cooler.
This was not going to be an easy fight for the brothers!...
The water below them continued to build in massive waves as Frieza's muscles grew so large it looked uncomfortable.
"EGHHHHHHH...AHHHHH..Y-Y-YESSS...AHHHHH!" A lightning bolt came dangerously close, but Frieza paid no mind as he looked straight at his adversary.
Vegeta was genuinely smiling. Not the kind of smile that would win him a gift card to the famed Brench World Fair, but the kind that would send chills down just about every soul in the Universe. The feral kind of smile that awaited his destiny whether he lived or not. This was the moment he had been waiting for since he was a child, destroying rocks and a mountain in a fit of childish, but justified rage at the news of his planet being destroyed.
He could sense the other fights across the planet. He was internally pissed that the others were having much tougher fights, but this was his. Teal eyes focused straight across, he could tell that Frieza was getting close. The veins protruding from the Tyrant's forehead were thick, blood pumping more throughout his body as he continued to raise his power.
"GRRRRRRRR...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Frieza let out one massive scream, a tower of pink energy soaring to the skies, the waves below reaching feverish heights. The clouds were grey as more lightning arced across the pair of warriors. Winds blew wildly, making Vegeta narrow his eyes and guard himself. He was pushed back several dozen feet.
BAM
"AUCK!" Vegeta was forced to spit out a pint of blood as Frieza had flown in, nearly driving through him with a uppercut to the stomach.
"Is that better, Monkey?" That was all he said before he started letting loose on Vegeta, clobbering the Saiyan Prince back with heavy blows. Vegeta's undershirt was starting to shred as he dodged one blow, flying back and ripping some of it off. He was left with the bottom of his undergarment but he cared little.
That was better, far better than Vegeta anticipated. He swiped across his body at the charging Frieza but was caught off guard as Frieza after imaged away, coming across with a punch to Vegeta's jaw before he turned quickly, catching Vegeta in the side with a massive kick. It sent Vegeta into a rock formation but before he could process that, Frieza blew right in with both feet, sending up a titanic amount of rock as Vegeta blasted through the rock face. He hit the ground hard before Frieza slammed his fist into the ground where his head was, moving back and using his energy to flip himself and backflip away. 'His speed, his energy, it's all increased massively. It would seem that damn Clown wasn't lying after all!' Vegeta never would've guessed Frieza could be this powerful, but again, he didn't think he could achieve this power, either.
"Running now, are we Vegeta?" Frieza chased after Vegeta, engaging in a vicious duel of fists and fury. They slammed forearms together, pushing for dominance as Vegeta grit his teeth and his golden aura grew large.
"RUN? I HAVE NO REASON TO RUN!" Vegeta made Frieza's insides churn with a knee to the stomach, putting both hands together and bashing Frieza in the head sideways. The Tyrant was sent for a loop but recovered quickly, flying back in and kicking Vegeta in the jaw, sending the Prince spinning away. Frieza took off, kneeing Vegeta in the back, bringing his forearm across Vegeta's abdomen. Vegeta shouted out as he was sent hurtling toward the ground. He hit but managed to land on all fours, dodging quickly away from Frieza's attempted stomping down from above. A death beam made quick work of the distance between the two, just grazing Vegeta's face. Another grazed Vegeta's leg before he charged toward Frieza, dodging 2 more before firing his blasts, which made Frieza jump out of the hole. Vegeta chased Frieza down, catching him high in the sky where their fated duel to the death continued. They were steadily gaining altitude as they continued to hammer away at each other. Frieza went to chop Vegeta but the Super Saiyan blocked, turning from the force of it and slamming an elbow into Frieza's jaw, knocking the Tyrant wonky before Vegeta planted a hook knee into Frieza's side, sending him flying away, blasting into a rock formation. He hit back first, stuck for several moments. Vegeta flew up to him, floating within 10 feet. He had a cut underneath his eye and he was sure Frieza had knocked out a tooth somewhere in the fight, but his Saiyan blood was pumping!
"I told you, you had no idea what I was capable of! I'm unimpressed, Frieza. Hm hm hm hm and here I thought you were the supposed...strongest of the Universe and yet, you lay in rubble, slowly breaking by my hand. Shall I let you in on a little secret hm hm hm hm hm?" Vegeta enjoyed seeing Frieza become enraged, snarling at him like a coiled animal waiting to strike. He would make him suffer more before this was over.
"I will...I WILL KILL YOU MONKEY! ONE WAY OR ANOTHER I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD FOR THIS TREACHERY!"
"Treachery? Oh Frieza, you...hm hm hm hm hm... I was just about to humiliate you further, but perhaps this will do the trick." Vegeta fired 5 yellow rings of Ki, trapping Frieza in the stone.
"AGH! What is...WHAT HAVE YOU DONE VEGETA? RELEASE ME AT ONCE!" Frieza yelled, trying to yank his body free but the rings held firmly.
"Hm hm hm hm hm about that secret...I guess it's not really much of a secret that Cold is stronger than you... But even Cooler is far stronger than you as well! Hahahahahahaha so much for being the strongest in the Universe. Because you are in fact." Vegeta paused, looking at Frieza and smiling even wider as Frieza's eyes widened and he began to tremble.
"Y-You...Better not.."
"The weakest...on this planet," Vegeta said slowly, purposefully, holding his hands out around him, smirking as he finished.
"N...Nooo...You lie...YOU LIE!" Frieza was outraged. So much so that his rage boosted his power, if only fractionally, but it was enough to crack the Ki rings around his wrists.
"I have no reason to lie to you any longer. You are weak. WEAK! HAHAHAHAHAHA-WHAT?" Vegeta saw his Ki rings shatter as Frieza yelled in a feral rage, barreling into the Prince and laying into him. Vegeta was getting pummeled backward uncontrollably. Vegeta threw a desperate punch, forcing Frieza to duck underneath it before throwing a roundhouse kick, knocking Vegeta's head back as he was thrown away.
"TAKE THIS!" Vegeta yelled out, firing many blasts toward Frieza who went over them, firing his own.
it was a light show of explosions raining everywhere. Water was thrown up in massive explosions from any strays that went in. A mountain was obliterated by a blast knocked aside. The island underneath which they fought had massive craters from a few errant blasts. Vegeta saw a dozen blasts headed toward his way. Using his energy, with a swipe of his hand he sent them in different directions before quickly firing a Galick Gun. Frieza was caught off guard and desperately flew down to avoid it, but Vegeta discontinued the Galick Gun quickly, catching Frieza with an elbow to the back, sending the Tyrant hurtling forward. Frieza flipped, corkscrewing his way back to face Vegeta.
"AGGGHHH...Damn you! DAMN YOU! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
"But it is Frieza!" Vegeta responded from behind before grabbing Frieza by the back of the head, slamming him face first into the side of a rock face. He pushed Frieza's head in further, making Frieza's scream of rage muffled.
"You had no idea, did you? Drinking your pathetic vintages, lazing around as everyone did your dirty work for you! We did everything for your sorry ass! AND WHAT DID WE GET FOR IT? DEATH BY A BEAM FROM YOU!" Vegeta took Frieza's face and slammed it back into the rock face.
"While we struggled just to eat, to survive, you engorged yourself with your little playmates Dodoria and Zarbon, gave lavish gifts to that blasted Ginyu Force, treating everyone else below you as if they were mere trash! Well no more Frieza! Today you will feel the wrath of the one being you shouldn't have pissed off! TODAY YOU WILL FEEL THE WRATH OF THE SAIYAN PRINCE, VEGETAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Vegeta ignited his aura, pushing Frieza through the rock face before hurling him towards a small island a few hundred feet away. Frieza landed hard, sliding along the ground and picking up every morsel of rock that didn't stay.
"I have something for you, Frieza! A nice new technique that I think I will use hm hm hm hm hm!" Vegeta held his hand straight out, pointing his thumb inward as a blue sphere of energy began to charge in front. He was basing this off of Shepard's Peregrine Shell, but it would be far more dense, and pack quite a heavier punch. It was Shepard's attack on steroids. The sphere of energy was about half Vegeta's size as it started arcing blue electricity around it for a few moments. It began to decrease in size, but not by power.
"What is? Y-You think a little ball of energy will stop me?" Frieza said as rose back to his feet, breathing heavily. Vegeta's face twitched in near excitement as his eyes widened, the ball of energy in front of his extended hand now shining with the intensity of a pulsing star!
"Certainly small in size, but by no means in power Frieza! Take this! BIG BANG ATTACK!"...
He made it to the Check-In Station, landing on the ground softly. He had long forgone any hesitancy for flight any longer. Long since has his eyes been opened to understanding it wasn't his former friend, his former enemy's long-held technique. He had left the Crane Students on King Kai's planet, and after a final(maybe not so final!) goodbye to his former student. He decided that it was his time to head back home. He and King Kai had exchanged quite a lot of knowledge, and he now had an intermediate understanding of the inner workings of the Kaioken. They had exchanged knowledge as ancient martial arts teachers should and in the end, they had gained an incredible amount of respect for each other. Stepping through the door, he was greeted by one of the red ogres.
"WHO DARES-OH...It's you, Roshi. I take it you have trained well under King Kai?" King Yemma asked, mid-pause with a massive pencil in hand.
"W-Well...It's funny you should ask, King Yemma. King Kai told me that you may be able to help me with something. I need to continue being a teacher to my students and you have the most effective means of me being able to do so. I have a request."...
For those who have come to the conclusion with Master Roshi's 'plan', keep it to yourself! Call it inspiration, but I want to put him in there. Will Vegeta's newly made Big Bang Attack will be enough to finish Frieza? What do you guys think of Cooler and King Cold ascending to new forms? Cooler's flippant attitude towards Gohan's death has really turned a new leaf over for Goku! Could this have consequences down the line? Who knows lol that's why I write it. I haven't gotten that far but you can imagine that Goku actually wanting to kill Cooler could have a potential impact on the story later. And now... Power Levels!
Power Levels
Vegeta: 165,000,000 (Super Saiyan!)
Frieza: 108,000,000 (90 Percent!)
Final Form: 120,000,000
Goku: 180,000,000 (Super Saiyan!)
Raditz: 170,000,000 (Super Saiyan!)
Cooler: 105,000,000 (Relaxed)
Full Power 4th Form: 115,000,000
5th Form: 265,000,000
Shepard: 172,500,000 (Super Saiyan!)
W/BanHammer: 187,500,000 (Hypothetical!)
King Cold: 130,000,000 (2nd Form)
3rd Form: 260,000,000
A small snippet of next chapter for you guys...
He woke up a while ago. He didn't know where he was, but he didn't sense any danger. He had continued to walk until he made it to a massive clearing, where he could see as far as his eyes would allow. He sat on one of the cliff sides, looking at the sun above. It shined downward onto the...planet, or wherever he was.
Gohan didn't remember what happened before. He had dodged Frieza's wild, chaotic medley of explosive, unstable blasts. But he couldn't remember what happened next...
"Hello, Gohan." a deep, familiar timbre voice spoke, shocking Gohan out of his daydreaming. He stood so ramrod straight that the old man half smiled at the display.
Until we speak again folks, take care. (Waves!)