Hey everyone! I'm here again to bring you another exciting chapter! Namek has been a really long saga. Roughly 16 chapters or so has been mostly Namek. I promise you guys the Cell Saga and others that may occur between the normal time skips will not be as long. I want you guys to know that I'm thankful you have stuck around as I've been going through some pretty tough personal things. But I won't stop! I need to rewatch some episodes and figure out exactly what I want for the next saga to be. I have an idea of where I want to go and I hope I can tell it right.
Previously on Dragon Ball: BtG, we saw the epic conclusion to the Super Saiyan brothers vicious, personal battle with Cooler. And what of Vegeta and Shepard? Will they be victorious against the remaining Arcosians? Find out on this chapter of Dragon Ball: BtG!
Age: December 14, 762
Location: West City Mall, Earth
"Waaawaaa!" Axel cooed in the specially made Saiyan-proof stroller that Tights wheeled him in.
"And this one! Oh, this one looks so gorgeous don't you think sweety?" Panchy asked Tights, who was eyeing the baby shirts.
Axel was growing like a weed. The boy already weighed as much as a one-year-old baby. At 4 months, Tights already had issues lifting the boy. And his strength? Tights had gotten a little close to the baby one time when he was swinging his arms in the air and she was nearly hit with a wild back fist, but the force of it had nearly knocked her off her bed!
They were currently on a mini shopping spree at Panchy's insistence.
"I don't know Mom. A little too flamboyant for my tastes if you ask me. Might work for Bulma though. Maybe you should get it for her and when she gets back you can give it to her then." Tights suggested. She was trying to focus on the baby clothes in front of her. But her mind was elsewhere.
"Oh, now I can't see her wearing this! It doesn't match her at all." Panchy hung the dress back up, running her fingers down one more time. Her eye caught another dress, one of a turquoise design with a v-neck opening.
"What about this-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" An ear-splitting scream from Axel pierced the store, causing the glass to shatter as the boy continued to wail. Panchy nearly fell back into the rack before her motherly instincts kicked in, running towards the still Tights as Axel's wailing continued.
"Tights? Oh no...TIGHTS!"...
Earlier...
Lightning arced across Namek's energy-ridden sky, a continuous flow of agony suffered under the weight of war under planetary fighters.
Vegeta charged in, punching Frieza in the face, making the Tyrant stumble backward. Frieza came back with a punch of his own a moment later but Vegeta moved his head, sending an uppercut into Frieza's stomach. Frieza wheezed out blood as he stumbled again, falling to a knee.
"Suffered enough yet, bastard?" Vegeta snarkily declared, staring down his hated enemy. Frieza had already tried blowing up the planet.
Twice.
It was enough to piss Vegeta off. He didn't give a shit about the planet, so long as it stayed intact long enough for him to finish Frieza off.
"You've lost, Frieza. To a monkey, of all things. Your power... Hm hm hm hm oh yes... It's falling. You hardly stood a chance at your full power. But now? You're pathetic. A true waste of my time. I should've gone after Cooler or even Cold. They would have at least tested out this form to its fullest. I didn't even need the full power of the Super Saiyan to beat you down. It's insulting, oh lord Frieza." Vegeta said the last part in such a way it sent a shiver up Frieza's spine.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined his decision to keep the Prince of all Saiyans in his employ to be the exact thing that would lead to his downfall, but as Frieza trembled in agonized pain and rage, the writing was on the wall. Placing his hands on the ground, he breathed as much as his pained ribs would let him. Vegeta phased over, putting his foot on top of Frieza's head and smashing it into the ground.
"Oh I'm sorry, is this you kneeling before a monkey of all things? Heh heh heh heh heh heh...hahahahahahaha yes Frieza! In your final moments of life, you bow to your superior. Very good. Unfortunately, I have no desire to let you live."
Vegeta chuckled even more as Frieza pushed himself back up, staring at the Prince with so much hate, that it made Vegeta laugh even more.
"I...will. Not stand for this!" Frieza grunted out, using his energy and pushing himself back up. Vegeta darted away before Frieza could grab him. Phasing away from Frieza's charge again, Vegeta did this several times, using his now greater speed as a lasting example. He even began to phase in behind Frieza, arms crossed and continuing to smile widely.
Frieza finally gave up, phasing away from Vegeta's game.
"Oh? Too fast Frieza? Let me slow it down just a bit." Vegeta tested his speed, slowing down only a fraction, but Frieza was still unable to dodge or block in time, taking a kick to the chest and being driven back a good distance.
"I...hate you... I HATE YOU!" Frieza yelled, driving himself forward, throwing his right hand forward as Vegeta dodged back, moving his head as another punch came, and another. Ducking underneath another, Vegeta moved to the side away from his adversary. Frieza came after him, continuing to attack, punching through the side of a mountain and implanting his fist inside. He pulled it out, but Vegeta finally made his move, charging forward and palming Frieza face-first into the rock. He got in close to Frieza's ear, snickering with sinister intent.
"The joy I feel at killing you. It makes me... It makes me so so very happy to see you in so much pain. I am going to break you in half for all that you've done to me, my people, my family! It is such a damn shame I can only do it once. So I am going to savor. Every. Single. Moment."
Vegeta bashed Frieza's head against the mountain again before backing away and driving both feet into Frieza, sending him bursting further into the mountain. Landing, he held his hand out, firing a pair of energy blasts through the rock where Frieza was stuck. They connected, pushing him further into the mountain until he broke out from the other side, sliding into the ground. Trembling in rage, Frieza woozily made it to his feet. He turned, hearing Vegeta phase in behind him but the Prince had already disappeared, reappearing in front of him and snapping Frieza's head back with a punch before he slowly walked toward the stumbling Tyrant.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" Frieza yelled before he started letting loose a mass of energy blasts towards Vegeta, who walked through them as if they were mere flies bouncing along his skin. He didn't even bother to knock them aside, laughing as he saw Frieza's face contort in shock. He flashed forward, punching Frieza hard in the jaw, making the Tyrant spin as he fell, recovering as quickly as he could. Frieza went to sweep Vegeta's legs from underneath him but Vegeta jumped over his legs, landing and dodging backward as Frieza continued his worthless assault. Vegeta parried one punch, grabbing Frieza's arm with both of his, jarring him forward into a knee before Vegeta clobbered Frieza across the face with a vicious backhand. Frieza's body hit the ground and kept going until Vegeta flashed forward, grabbing the still-moving Frieza and continuing along, slamming him into the side of a rock. Vegeta pulled Frieza out and threw him across the ground, looking on as Frieza's body began to shut down. The Prince knew his adversary too well, far too well, igniting his Ki blade as Frieza went to hold his hand above his head to charge a Supernova. He sliced across, and slowly saw Frieza's face contort into agony as he saw his hand fall.
"ARRGGHH! AHHH YOU BAS-" Another punch to Frieza's forehead sent him sliding back across the ground, spit flying out of his mouth along with blood.
"You have nothing left, Frieza. I would say that we are pretty much done here, hmm? I know I said that I wouldn't toy with you, but I couldn't help but lie hahahahahaha... Get on your knees and beg for your life fool!" Vegeta snarled, making Frieza's eyes widen as he took a step back.
"I will...never..never bow to you monkey! I will have my revenge upon you Vegeta, just you wait...ugh ugh ugh... My hand...how...you...YOU!" Frieza's other hand went up, pink energy forming into a disc.
"Stealing a technique from that worthless earthling? Hmph... Don't make me laugh." Vegeta was bored as he watched Frieza form another energy disc.
"Like I would ever copy that gnat! No this is my precious technique... A t-technique I've perfected! NOW DIE MONKEY!" Frieza yelled, sending both energy discs towards Vegeta, who raised an eyebrow before one went through him.
Frieza thought he had connected until Vegeta's body disappeared from an Afterimage.
"Run monkey! Run as I cut you to ribbons!" Frieza gleefully said, seeing Vegeta in the air, he sent the discs after him. Vegeta flew down and away, dodging one disc and sending an energy blast towards it, destroying it. But he was nearly caught off guard when the disc didn't get destroyed but multiplied into another 2 discs. There were now 3 energy discs gunning for Vegeta.
'What sort of trickery is this?' Vegeta said to himself more than anything. Another disc came flying at him and he was barely able to corkscrew away, it just missing his golden tail by inches. He dodged another as it just missed his face, leaving a shallow cut across his cheek.
"Enough games Frieza!" Vegeta tried something extremely risky, but after shooting a quick Galick Gun at one of the other blades and it multiplying again, leaving now 4 blades to deal with, Vegeta had had enough. Frieza's tricks were numerous, and he had seen most if not all of them, but this was new. So he would do something new as well. Flying towards one of the discs, he positioned himself just right...
"Has that Super Saiyan power fried his brain? What a foolish monkey! I always had a feeling you were lacking intelligence, but now it is all but confirmed! BE GONE VEGETA!" Frieza sped the disc up, making it zoom across the sky towards the Prince, who somehow pushed himself just above the energy disc as it flew by, reaching his hand out to the top of it with his hand coated in energy.
"WH-WHAT? IMPOSSIBLE!" Frieza was left stunned as the energy disc was destroyed, but he still had 3 left and he converged them onto Vegeta, who flew below them, corkscrewing through the air as another flew by him, just grazing his shoulder.
"Blast it!" Vegeta scoffed as he decided on a new plan, looking at the ground towards his Nemesis.
'Perfect! Feast your eyes on this Frieza!'
Vegeta flew low to the ground, raising himself as another disc tried to cleave him in two from the side.
"Trying the oldest trick in the book Vegeta? I don't think so! YOU DIE TODAY MONKEY!"
Vegeta fired a potent yellow blast in front of Frieza, throwing up a cloud of smoke. It gave him a chance to dash away.
"Grrr where did you go?" Frieza was not prepared for Vegeta to phase in behind him, kicking him hard in the back of the head, making Frieza stumble forward. Vegeta yelled out, pushing both his hands towards Frieza, sending out a powerful kiai, making Frieza hurtle forward out of control until...
The first energy disc went through his legs.
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The second went through his midsection, leaving them barely hanging by a random couple of intestines as the third flew by, gashing his head and barely missing cleaving the whole top half.
Frieza fell to the ground in several pieces as the energy discs flew into the sky, disintegrating in the atmosphere.
"H-H-H-How c-could you..." Frieza's body was pumping high levels of adrenaline to hold off the assured agony he would be in if left like this.
Vegeta landed close, walking up to Frieza slowly. He had done it. He had pulled it off! His revenge was nearly complete. He stood in the shaking Frieza's vision, looking down at him with a smile that spoke volumes.
"Looks like you've been...disarmed. Heh heh heh heh heh heh… the irony of using your own attack against you. Hmmm..." Vegeta put his foot down on Frieza's neck.
Frieza's eyes widened as he gasped for air. His lone arm tried to pull Vegeta off but Vegeta reached down, grabbing ahold of Frieza's arm.
POP* RIIIP
"Aghhhh..." Frieza couldn't scream as Vegeta ripped Frieza's arm out of his socket, leaving him now with only one stump. Vegeta threw the arm to the side, lifting his foot ever so slightly.
"Any last words before I send you to Hell, Frieza?" Vegeta held his hand out, charging a potent purple blast of energy.
Frieza's face, a myriad of bruises, blood, and scratches mixed with burns, looked at his now most hated enemy.
"M...M..Me...Mercy." Frieza squeaked out, barely a whisper above the winds, but Vegeta heard him, dissipating his blast.
He was stunned Into silence for several moments. His face was unrecognizable, he flashed back to a memory of his younger self, begging for mercy under Zarbon's brutal assault. He was barely removed from the news of his planet being destroyed, by Frieza of all people.
"Monkeys will never deserve mercy. Get used to this, little...Prince. Heh heh heh heh heh..."
He remembered the sneer from Frieza using the word Prince. He remembered that Zarbon had broken his arm after Frieza denied his plea for mercy. Nappa and Raditz had both watched, being there as a reminder to never cross their emperor. Vegeta had been made an example of and had decided that day that he would never plea again for mercy.
But now the tables were turned, and his most hated enemy was begging for what he once so heavily desired.
He knew Goku would spare him. He was sure that Raditz and Shepard would probably spare him.
But he was none of those 3.
"Mercy? MERCY?" Vegeta looked around, growling as he did. The thought of showing mercy to Frieza of all people sickened him, angered him, and enraged his Super Saiyan transformation.
PLAY-Vegeta- Super Saiyan Theme (Faulconer Edition!)
He straddled Frieza, dropping down and wrapping his hands around Frieza's neck. Spittle left his mouth as he yelled.
"You... DARE TO BEG FOR MERCY! AFTER WHAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH? I...I WILL NEVER GIVE YOU MERCY BASTARD!" Vegeta left one hand on Frieza's quickly tightening windpipe as he started slamming fists into Frieza's face with the other.
"I BEGGED!"
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"EVERY DAY FOR IT!"
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"TO STOP!"
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Vegeta had never been so angry in his life. Every punch he laid into the face of his hated enemy released tears of rage that turned into wisps of smoke as they burned away under the sheer power of the Prince's rage.
"WHEN I WANTED MERCY YOU LAUGHED AT ME! YOU LAUGHED AT MY PEOPLE AND KILLED THEM BECAUSE OF YOUR FEAR! YOU SHOULD HAVE KILLED ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD! BUT THEN I WOULDN'T GET TO DO THIS!"
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"YOU SHOULD'VE SPARED ME FROM THE HELL I NEVER DESERVED!"
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"INSTEAD YOU MADE ME INTO THE WORST KIND OF SAIYAN!"
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"THE KIND THAT GROVELED!"
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"THAT BEGGED AND SERVED!"
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"I WILL NEVER SERVE YOU AGAIN!"
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"NOW DIE LIKE THE PATHETIC WIMPERING SAP YOU ARE!"
Vegeta ended his rabid tirade, his anger fueling his desire as the now nearly unrecognizable Frieza tried one final, desperate act to get away from the violent assault placed before his now broken, pieced-up body. Pink energy left one of his eyes, grazing Vegeta's cheek as his anger temporarily left him, only to come back twice as strong as he reapplied intense pressure on Frieza's windpipe.
"M...M..."
"You...ARGHHHHHH AAAHHHHHHHH! REMEMBER MY NAME FRIEZA! REMEMBER THE NAME OF YOUR KILLER, PRINCE VEGETA! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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The loud snap echoed through the empty, barren land. The snap of Frieza's neck made Vegeta's anger start to burn away, looking at Frieza's now lifeless body as he slowly made his way to his feet. His breathing, mixed with the lightning above and the heavy winds pushing through the air were the only things that could be heard.
Vegeta's body was racked with pain. Frieza, at his full strength, was nothing to scoff at. Having never fought at this kind of level before, it was exhilarating but exhausting.
The planet quaked momentarily before a massive jarring of the landscape nearly knocked the Prince off of his feet.
"Dammit! What insane energy!" The earthquake went on for several more moments before it subsided.
The ground rumbled beneath Vegeta's feet before he made his decision.
"You may be dead bastard, but I know you have loyalists who would find your body." He held his hand out, charging another blast of energy, letting it fly as it impacted the dead body, throwing up an explosion. It was small and concentrated, so the after-effects didn't take long to see. Frieza's body had smoldered into ash that started to blow away. Vegeta's Super Saiyan energy finally left his body as he felt the drain almost immediately. Falling to a knee, he looked down at the ground as a drop of water hit. It took moments for him to realize that he was crying. He, a newly christened Super Saiyan, was crying!
"I... I did it...For you...Sister. Brother. Father. Mother. For all of the Saiyans, your prince has avenged you. I..."
His monologue was interrupted by another massive quake, this one coming from a different side of the planet. Vegeta dried his eyes quickly, rising to his feet again to sense what was going on.
'Hmph...it feels like that Clown and Cold are in a fierce battle indeed, but... Kakarot and Raditz are losing. Blast it! I need them for my future Kingdom!'
Vegeta's decision had been made. He looked down at the last of Frieza's ash blowing away with the wind.
"Rot in hell for eternity, Frieza. I'm sure I'll see you again someday down there. Now let's see, Kakarot and Raditz are that way while that bastard is that way on the far side of the planet."
Vegeta cratered the ground as he took off, flying in the direction of the brothers and Cooler. He wouldn't help Shepard on his best day. And as much as he was tempted to help Shepard finish Cold off so that he could finally have the Rogue all to himself to kill, he needed Raditz and Kakarot alive so that they may be his future underlings for his new Kingdom. He was serious about taking over the Planet Trade, but he needed serious fighters to rule under his thumb as he took over the Universe!
He broke Mach speed, sonic booming across the sky as he made his way to where Goku and Raditz were.
Only minutes later, he arrived to see the ocean had picked up massively, tidal waves hitting destroyed islands that were once landmasses.
The wind started pushing back against Vegeta as he saw in the sky a massive orange ball of energy, not unlike Frieza's.
'Must be Cooler. My word his energy is massive! How could those dwindling idiots have lasted?'
"What...Is that?" Vegeta looked on stunned in the air as a massive, golden dragon flew to the heavens, breaching the Supernova and tearing through it, leaving a massive firework show in the sky as he saw the dragon touch the clouds before disappearing.
In the end, the golden aura he saw beneath it all vanished, but Cooler's energy did as well. Vegeta landed on the ground, awaiting the end results.
He saw Raditz, still encased in his own golden aura, catching Goku and bringing him to the ground and reverting to his base form a fraction of a second after he touched down.
'That technique seems to be something he can't quite control. Perhaps he was desperate. No matter, they are both weakened. This is the perfect time.'
Or so Vegeta thought it was, until he heard an impact, feeling Cooler's energy dwindling even further.
"He's still alive? Unbelievable!" Vegeta said to himself as he watched Raditz execute Cooler and the ensuing argument between the brothers. He raised his power just a bit, getting the brother's attention.
"Well, it's about time," Vegeta said, surprising both brothers further that he had gotten that close. He took in the damaged pair, clearly weakened from their ordeal.
"V-Vegeta? I thought I sensed you around here somewhere." Raditz said.
"So Frieza's dead then?" He also asked.
"Hmph, indeed he is, by my hand. Frieza is no more." Vegeta smirked, crossing his arms.
He noticed Goku standing feet away, arm broken and clearly in pain, but he was also angry.
"What's got you so bent out of shape, Kakarot? Your son's killer is dead. Rejoice in the feeling." Vegeta suggested, but Goku would have none of it.
"I don't agree, V-Vegeta. Killing is something... Something I've never believed in." Goku said.
"Well believe it, fool! Cooler would have recovered and just come back far stronger. Then we would have an even bigger problem on our hands."
"Already had that conversation with him, Vegeta. He's not budging on it." Raditz scoffed.
"Hmph, shame," Vegeta said as the 3 Saiyans looked out in the distance, seeing another golden and violet-colored aura clash in the sky.
"Then the both of you will be my first recruits." The Prince said, making the long-haired Saiyan raise a brow his way.
"You can't be fucking serious, Vegeta! I knew you wouldn't let it go. I just knew it!"
"Wh-Whats he talking about, Raditz?" Goku grew confused at Vegeta's sinister smirk.
"Quiet, insects! You will be my subjects for the new, remade Planet Trade Organization. I may even call it the Saiyan Trade Organization hahahahaha! Reborn in my image! I will rule the Universe! And what better way than to have other Saiyans out in the cosmos, finding all the greatest of warriors and bringing them into the fold!"
"So what happens to those who don't fit your...standards?" Goku asked, fearing the answer.
"Heh heh heh heh heh...those who don't fit or exceed my expectations, or are too weak to even try will be subjected to destruction or... enforced labor."
"Slavery? You're t-twisted Vegeta!"
"That's EMPEROR to you!" Vegeta took a step toward the injured Goku, who adopted a one-armed stance, but Raditz took a step...in front of his brother.
"With words like that, you're no better than Frieza. So it beckons me to say that we won't be joining your pathetic recruitment drive." Raditz said, adopting his own stance as Vegeta shook in rage.
"What would you do with Shepard?"
The question came out of nowhere. Vegeta saw Goku stand next to Raditz once again, nodding his head at his brother.
"That...that pathetic excuse for a Saiyan has no belonging in my Kingdom! He will be subject to the greatest of torture. At MY hand he will die!" Vegeta's aura nearly overcame him as he thought of what happened between him and Shepard on Earth. He hated Shepard, beyond reason. His pride may have been restored at the death of Frieza under his very hand, but his honor had been torn to shambles by Shepard before. He would never forgive him for it.
Never!
"Well, then that answers that. If you leave now you may have enough time to leave bef-"
Raditz was cut off mid-sentence as all 3 looked in the sky!...
Shepard darted through the air, King Cold in his vision. They smashed fists in the center before engaging in an all-out battle, going to war with each other across the sky. He ducked under one of King Cold's massive arms, driving both feet into the Arcosian King, driving him back several hundred feet.
"ENOUGH! Of this petulant resistance, thief. You think your...Super Saiyan power is anything to me? I will show you the error of your ways Saiyan." King Cold rushed in, but Shepard was ready, holding his hand out, the BanHammer answered his call within a moment, flipping it from his reverse grip and smashing it into King Cold's hand. King Cold grimaced before Shepard kicked off of him and threw the BanHammer back at him, making it collide with King Cold's stomach and sending him a good distance away.
The giant hit a mountainside so hard, that the top half of it crumbled on top of him.
Shepard took a deep breath. He was starting to get used to the newly acquired Super Saiyan energy. It wasn't like him to use rage to drive forth his momentum of attack, but if it got the job he needed done, then he would use it to the fullest. He dropped to the ground, inhaling deep gulps of air as the sweat and blood ran down his face.
A massive purple light lit up the sky as King Cold exploded out of the mountain. Shepard took one last breath, calling his treasured weapon to him.
But the BanHammer had other ideas, flying in the trajectory of King Cold, the weapon intercepted the giant, a loud THUNK ringing in the air as the BanHammer retreated to its owner.
Shepard caught it, chuckling away.
"You sure are a temperamental ass huh Banny?" Shepard twirled the hammer in his hand for a few moments before King Cold recovered.
"EHHHAAAAAAAAAA! SAIYAAAAN!" King Cold yelled in rage, his side agonizing in legitimate pain.
"Oh boy." Shepard dodged away from King Cold's landing but King Cold came after him even faster, catching the BanHammer across his jaw for his efforts before Shepard uppercutted him, sending him higher. Shepard flew into the air, charging up a blue ball of energy and hurling it at King Cold, who by this time had recovered, wiping blood off of his lip as he reared back his hand and knocked the blast away. Shepard made his way back up to King Cold, pushing him back with a kiai. It gave Shepard breathing space as he hurled his BanHammer at King Cold. The giant's eyes grew wide as he used his energy to get above the thrown weapon. He and Shepard clasped hands above, each trying to push the other back. Lightning pierced the sky, lighting up their silhouettes as the darkened planet felt the weight of the continued battle.
"Tell me, thief. Why do you fight this frivolous battle? What drives you to resist my might? Is it arrogance? Is it the desire to end my reign as the Emperor of this Universe?"
They both squeezed harder, continuing to push against each other. A strike of lightning burst between the two as their combined power shook the planet.
"I fight...Because beings like you become power-hungry. Mad, insufferable. Beastial. You lost the right to rule...AHHHHHHHHH... When you decided...it was ok to submit people to your will and think that...no one...NO ONE WOULD EVER CHALLENGE YOU!"
"AHHHHHHHHH!" with a burst of power, King Cold pushed Shepard back fiercely.
"Insects like you... Can't begin to understand what I must keep under my thumb. My rule keeps the Chaos at bay...you would be a fool to try to...take over my Planet Trade!"
Shepard pushed back hard, pushing King Cold back to a more even playing field. His hands were small compared to the giants, but his power held firm. A lightning bolt struck between the two, but it didn't blind either.
"I don't want to...take over your Planet Trade. Absolute power corrupts absolutely! It needs to be destroyed. In its entirety! You and your sons...tipped the balance of the Universe into such a negative space...that you've plunged the Mortal Level!"
King Cold had overpowered Shepard's energy for the moment, driving him into the side of a mountain. Shepard crashed into it back first but refused to release his iron grip.
"You speak of...Mortal Levels...as if you could ever have a deep understanding...of the Universe!" King Cold flashed eyebeams at Shepard, who moved his head just enough that they passed by his head into the rock harmlessly.
Shepard pushed as hard as he could, forcing his energy higher to get off the rock that jutted into his back.
"I know more...than you ever will!" Shepard broke the stalemate, turning King Cold's momentum against him, pulling King Cold's massive arms forward, and smashing his head right into the giant's face. Blood sprayed out of King Cold's elongated snout as he shouted in surprise pain before releasing Shepard, who took full advantage, slipping behind King Cold and grabbing his tail. He started spinning, making the King dizzy as he screamed out for the Rogue to stop, but Shepard didn't, turning himself towards the ground and after several seconds, he released King Cold.
"BLASTED SAIYAaaaaaaaan!" King Cold's voice quickly faded away as he was launched toward the ground!
The ground shook from the impact, cratering away from the destruction by more than a mile.
Shepard landed outside the crater, holding his hand out as the BanHammer came back to him. Almost instantly, the weapon surrounded Shepard with energy, refilling his stamina and soothing his body from the stress of holding onto the Super Saiyan power.
"Wow Shep, you're taking it to em!" Shepard had been so caught up in the battle, he didn't even notice Goku behind him, falling gloriously to the ground in a tangle of confusion.
"Ahh! Don't sneak up like that dude! Wait..."
"Yes, moron. Cooler and Frieza are both dead now." Raditz said, shaking his head at Shepard's fall.
Shepard was already up again, looking at the three battle-worn Saiyans. He was in just as bad a shape.
"I feel the way you look, asshole," Shepard said to his favorite Saiyan.
"Hmph. At least I killed my opponent, clown. If you even manage to kill that bastard, I'll be waiting to rip you apart." Vegeta said, making Shepard smirk. He understood the language.
"Ok, small fry. You can't even reach my hand to tear it off. Maybe you should use the dragon balls to wish yourself a little taller, hm?"
The banter didn't have a chance to go forward as the planet shook. Shepard turned back around as King Cold exploded out of the crater, landing 50 feet away from Shepard.
"That does it! I have had it with your simple-minded resistance!" King Cold's anger was palpable, making Shepard narrow his eyes as he took in the giant.
There were numerous cracks throughout King Cold's armor. He had blood running down his lip and his face still hurt from that headbutt, but now he was angrier. Another crack ran down one side of his armor as he saw the other 3 Saiyans.
"What is this?" King Cold stopped his thoughts for a moment, using his senses. His eyes widened in shock as he could not feel either son on the planet, which meant...
"My sons are dead?"
"Hahahahahahaha! Oh yes, Cold. Very much so! Frieza begged for mercy as I ripped him to pieces!" Vegeta smirked, thinking of the best way to kill King Cold so that his ascension to proper Emperorship could begin.
"Cooler was a loudmouth. Good thing he has nothing left to say anymore." Raditz's chuckle echoed with Vegeta's as Goku scratched his head.
"I didn't wanna kill him, but he murdered my son. Stop this Cold. Please. There's been enough bloodshed."
"Dude, Goku? Hell no. This asshole dies today. And if you get in-"
A massive spike in energy nearly made Shepard's neck snap as he turned sharply forward again.
Vegeta gasped.
"What in..."
"Both are dead? Cooler I would have expected it. But Frieza? My Frieza is DEAD?" King Cold's armor cracked further as it finally dawned on Shepard.
'It can't be.'
"Stick to the plan, Shep! We can take him!"
"Are you... Are you fucking insane Marc?"
"This is bad. Hey uhh, Shep? Mind healing me with that hammer again?" Goku stated.
"It's still rising!" Raditz was terrified. King Cold's power had nearly tripled already!
"There's no end to his power. Blast it all! How am I supposed to rule with that still in the Universe?"
"Rule my ass! No time Goku. Get outta here! All 3 of you. He's mine." Shepard was determined to get the other 3 off of Namek. Even if it meant giving his life, again.
"There's no way you can take 'em on, Shep!"
"For once, I agree with Kakarot. You've gone mad with that power! We need to get off of this rock, now!" Raditz was trying to get his bearings before a shockwave knocked the 3 Saiyans to the ground. The only reason Shepard didn't join them was because the BanHammer absorbed much of the energy from it.
"Go! The pods should be somewhere near Frieza's spaceship!" Shepard nearly yelled out. He turned, having to move his head as a piece of armor flew by, slamming into the side of a rock formation. Shepard nearly shit himself when he saw the rock crumble beneath the armor piece.
"You will all pay! EVERY ONE OF YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MY SONS!" King Cold yelled as he roared, sending a massive pillar of energy into the sky.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" King Cold's body began to glow beneath what armor was left.
"GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!" Shepard yelled at the stunned trio. He had a plan. He had vague memories of the short but brutal Great Ape fight on Earth with Vegeta. He prayed to whatever deity that this would somehow work...
"His power is... There's no end to it." Goku knew as a Super Saiyan, he stood no chance against this power. Not now, probably not for a long time. But as he looked at his friend, still donned in a golden aura after so long, he couldn't help but be inspired.
"We have to try, Raditz."
"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET OUTTA HERE NOW DAMMIT!" Shepard yelled before he pictured his weapon in his mind. A burst of energy between him and his weapon was all that was needed.
The winds were billowing out of control as Raditz pulled the struggling Goku with him, followed by Vegeta.
"If you survive this, clown, I may just have a small bit of respect for you, but don't push your luck!" Vegeta's parting words made Shepard smirk dangerously.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!RAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The howl of pure rage from King Cold echoed in Shepard's ears, nearly making him cover them. But now that the others were flying away, he had a job to do...
Lifting his BanHammer, he willed it to grow.
'Come on come on come on come on come on come onnnnnn...YES!'
The BanHammer exploded upward in height as the handle grew thicker. The head of the BanHammer was now easily big enough to do what needed to be done.
"HEADS UP, COLD!" Shepard swung down as hard as he could, stepping into it and destroying some of the ground underneath as he did. The BanHammer came down heavy, barely giving the transforming King Cold so much as a chance to look up in shock.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The impact nearly jarred Shepard off of his feet, but the Super Saiyan refused to let go.
"DRAIN HIS ASS BANNY! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Shepard's Super Saiyan aura exploded along with the BanHammer, now close to 50 feet in length, slowly digging into the ground, increasing in weight. He could feel King Cold underneath. It was just a matter of how long it would take to drain his power down!...
"I don't like this!" Goku said, flying as fast as he could next to his brother and Vegeta, who knew exactly where they were going.
"It's not ideal, but we need to haul ass Kakarot, come on!" Raditz said with a burst of energy, catching up to Vegeta.
"How far Vegeta?"
"Not far!"
"That's not good enough!"
"IT'LL HAVE TO BE LOW CLASS!" Vegeta yelled, bursting further ahead. He could feel King Cold's increasing power as well. But he also could feel it fluctuating. Whatever Shepard was doing had to be working!
"Wait, guys! Ahh!" Goku's arm was in agony. He could barely keep up with Raditz before. Nearly all out of energy, he was falling behind!
Raditz turned back, seeing his brother slowly falling away.
"Leave him! We don't have time to babysit that idiot!" Vegeta said.
For Raditz, it was a no-brainer.
"We'll catch up!" Raditz said, letting his ki go as Vegeta kept flying.
"Come on Kakarot!" Raditz said as he got next to Goku.
"My body...isn't responding," Goku muttered out. Raditz made a decision, holding his hand out.
"Kakarot we need to get out of here. So take a small portion of my energy." Raditz said as a yellow ball of energy gathered in his hand. He let it go, letting it engulf his brother.
Goku felt more energized, nodding his head in thanks as he was able to increase his speed.
By the time they made it to Frieza's ship, they could see Vegeta already looking inside one of the Attack Balls, checking the coordinates.
Raditz wasted no time, landing within a few feet of one of the other ones.
"Where they going Vegeta?" Raditz asked as Goku landed, running his still-good hand over one of the pods.
"Looks like they were going to a planet named Clove. It's one of Frieza's I'm sure... let's see...here moron switch the last set of coordinates from a 36 to a 64. There... I found a planet not aligned with Frieza or any of his meddlesome soldiers. Planet Yardrat. It was on their list to conquer after they left here. But with the Ginyu Force dead, it should be safe to recover."
Raditz switched the coordinates on his Ball but when he looked to see his brother, his jaw about dropped.
Goku was patting the Attack Ball like a pet, not knowing how to open the door.
"Gee, guys. This thing is pretty complicated. How do you open it?"
"Gahhh... Dammit Kakarot. Now I remember...you never had a chance to fly in one when you got older." Raditz made sure his coordinates were set right before going over to Goku's pod, opening the door in a flash before looking inside.
"Lucky little... Your ass would get Burter's Ball while I'm stuck with Jeice's."
Raditz mumbled annoyingly as he set Goku's coordinates in the ship.
"Now...while we still have a chance let's-" All three of them felt it. Even from as far away as they were, they felt it.
"NOW FOOLS LET'S GO!" Vegeta yelled in fear as he practically threw himself in his Attack Ball, shutting the door.
"Get in, Kakarot. Just hit the red button. It's all set!" Raditz said to a stunned, near-motionless Goku.
"N-No...it...it can't..."
Shepard's ki was gone...
Moments Prior...
Shepard continued to apply pressure to the ground where King Cold had been in the process of transforming.
The Arcosian King's power had skyrocketed to unfathomable levels, and it was taking all of Shepard's concentration to keep him in place.
The massive BanHammer was vibrating under his touch as he could feel King Cold's massive power slowly draining, but not nearly fast enough.
The ground exploded 10 feet away from him as lava shot up to the sky.
"Damn, this planet's going down!" Shepard said. His hands were shaking tremendously as the BanHammer grew warmer to the touch. Another geyser of lava shot out of the ground, this one barely 50 feet away to the side, but the Super Saiyan could feel the heat coming from it. He turned his senses outward, aura surging dangerously in anger.
"Why the fuck haven't they left yet? Come on! Hurry up! I...can't hold...him. He's so strong! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
A lapse of concentration. Barely a couple of seconds of checking on the others. It was all it took. He turned back around ready to apply more pressure, but to his shock, he couldn't feel King Cold's energy. It was impossible to miss. His instincts roared in his ears along with Marc's howl of a warning, but it was too late.
SHRRIIIP
Shepard didn't know what happened. Only that the BanHammer's aura dissipated as the weapon grew back to normal size within a second. He could feel blood coming up his throat as he spat out a wad of it, all over the hand sticking out, through his chest! His golden aura evaporated, leaving his hair now black as he spat out more blood. He looked down, eyes widening in pained shock as his heart was in a purple hand, still beating, but so much weaker than before.
His willpower was the last to leave as his body started to feel cold.
"I...I..."
"You will do nothing but die, boy." King Cold's voice was deep, and he held nothing back as he started to squeeze Shepard's heart, making blood spurt out everywhere. His BanHammer was too heavy to hold up any more, dropping it down to the ground. He still had a grip on it, but it was severely weakened. He could only painfully watch as King Cold applied more pressure until...
Shepard didn't know how to describe watching his own heart being squeezed to a pulp, but the blood that hit his face was still warm.
King Cold roughly pulled his hand out from behind him, stepping aside as Shepard walked forward dumbly, legs like jello as his body was quickly shutting down.
He willed his body to take another step, but it wouldn't. It was over.
He fell backward hard, landing on the ground with a dull thud.
'Not...Again...N...Not...'
Marc was silent on the other end. He wasn't surprised. King Cold's power level, even after being drained substantially, was nothing at all to sneeze at. He could hardly see as King Cold's form entered his blackening vision.
"Rejoice in the knowledge that you made me transform into my final form. Only 2 others have ever accomplished this. One a God, the other... It matters not for you any longer, thief. Now, I must be off to seek my revenge."
Shepard's breathing slowed to a crawl as he watched King Cold leave his field of vision. He didn't have the energy to turn his head. He only had one thought as blackness entered his vision, once again embracing Death.
'T...Ti..Tights...Axel... I'm...sorry...'
Blood flew out of Tights mouth as she collapsed to the ground, Axel's screams of horror reverberating through her ears as she gripped her chest, holding where her heart was. She couldn't describe the phantom pain, let alone breathe! It felt as if her heart had been ripped out of her chest! She knew she was in good shape. Shepard never let her just be lazy...
"Sh-Shepard..Some-some.."
"Shh shhhh dear, don't talk. The ambulance will be here soon." Panchy used her motherly instincts, trying to coach her daughter to breathe slower. Black filled her vision as her body began shutting down.
Panchy pulled out her phone, making a call.
"Tell the Doctor to get to Sun Wukong Hospital immediately...I don't care what project he's doing Teresa, tell the Doctor to get to Sun Wukong because his daughter just had some kind of...heart attack." Panchy didn't know what to call it, but she put her phone away and tried to soothe Axel. The baby's face was puffy and swollen from crying so much, and would not stop...
Within minutes, an ambulance had arrived, but by then, Tights had seemed to come out of her unconscious state. Axel had settled down but was still quietly sobbing, likely hoarse from all the crying.
Tights had agreed to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. By the time she had arrived, her father was waiting near the emergency entrance. He had been informed of his daughter's quickening recovery but refused to let her go on her own. He may have even slipped a small off-the-books bonus to some of the nurses to see to his eldest daughter's health. Panchy held onto Axel as Tights was wheeled inside.
"How did this happen, dear?" The Doctor asked his wife, concern etched on his face.
"I don't know sweety. She seemed perfectly fine until she just collapsed. I hope she'll be ok. Aww, don't you worry Axey Waxey." Panchy said as she snuggled the baby, who had calmed down immensely.
"Hmm, Ax must be tired from all the crying. Why don't you go ahead and take him to the house dear? I'll stay here with Tights." The Doctor assured his wife.
"You sure honey bun?" Panchy asked.
"Of course dear. Don't you worry a hair on your head." Inwardly, the Doctor was just as lost. But he wouldn't let his beautiful wife see that. He sighed as he turned around to head inside the hospital...
"No time no time!" Raditz said, willing his Attack Ball to move faster. He could see Vegeta ahead of him, as well as his brother. Being the idiot that he was, Goku forgot which button to press so Raditz did it for him. Being the last to take off, he was afraid he would get caught.
His fears were justified when his Attack Ball stopped all of a sudden, nearly driving his head through the top of his Ball.
"What...the.." Raditz could say no more as he saw a visage of Hell pass him by. He pressed a couple of buttons, trying to release the hold, but he knew it was hopeless.
"He-he's so...Powerful..." He watched as King Cold held his hand out, catching the other 2 Attack Balls and bringing them down with his mind.
King Cold forced all 3 of the Attack Balls to open, revealing the injured/tired Saiyans. But King Cold had eyes for one in particular. He reached out, pulling Goku out with his mind, latching onto his body. Goku tried to struggle against it, but it was a futile attempt. He highly doubted he could break the telekinetic hold on him even at full strength.
Raditz forced himself out of the hatch but didn't make it more than 5 feet before King Cold had him in a forceful mental grip as well.
A yellow blast flew towards King Cold, but he turned his head, dissipating it with a simple flex of his aura before he pushed Vegeta back into the Attack Ball telekinetically, nearly making Vegeta go through it.
"You will wait your turn, Vegeta. And as for you, weakling." King Cold flung Raditz back with his mind, making him smack into the top of the Attack Ball. The Saiyan held onto the opening as his body didn't have the energy to fly at the moment.
"KAKAROT! Agh...Dammit!"
"Now then. You... You mentioned that my son killed yours. I apologize for that. But you must understand, Kakarot, that I must now take my revenge as well. If you had just submitted yourself to the Planet Trade, we would have made your son powerful. Quite powerful. Could have gifted you a planet for your service even. But instead, you decided to stand against us. And for that, you will be punished most severely." King Cold squeezed with his mind, making Goku scream out in pain as his body felt like it was caving in on itself.
"AGGGGHHHHHHH...AHHHHHHHHHHHH...ahh...YAHHHHHAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
"KAKAROOOT!" Raditz's body had no power left. His energy was depleted.
"You could have been one of the Planet Trade's greatest of warriors. But now you will fall under the weight of my overwhelming power!"
Goku could feel his bones, his muscles quivering, struggling to withstand the immense pressure being applied to them. He felt like he was being squeezed into paste!
"I can end your pathetic life in but a second... But I want you to feel the weight of your actions. My my... If I didn't know any better, I would say I was looking right at Bardock. Or I dare say...Turles. Is that your father? That...insect... Has made a serious offense to my great empire. When I am done with you, and the other two, I will go after that worthless saiyan as well. Even in the Afterlife, you will always remember the pain I will put you through."
"GALICK GUN!" Vegeta wouldn't give up. He didn't care much for Goku, but he needed to find a way to distract King Cold long enough to escape. He would train relentlessly to find a way to surpass this immense power, but not if he couldn't get away. He had lied to the other Saiyans earlier about the fight with Frieza. It had not been an easy fight. Not by any means. His energy was waning.
King Cold scoffed at the Prince, turning around and simply holding his hand out, deflecting the purple blast away as if it meant nothing.
"I said..." Vegeta reached up as he felt an invisible grip wrap around his neck.
Raditz saw Vegeta struggling mightily but knew it was pointless. King Cold's final form was just too great. Too powerful. He hoped for a miracle but didn't expect one. His eyes widened when his senses perked up at...at something. He turned slightly, looking down from the lower atmosphere they had reached, the green planet having seen better days, but that wasn't what had gotten his attention.
"Im-Impossible!..."
Dammit I killed Shepard again! Why man why (insert laugh emojis!) Hahahahaha it was a necessary move. All will make sense soon my friends. Please give me a review about Vegeta's final salvo against Frieza. Did I do it justice or did I leave a lot to be desired. The visual I see in my head is from a picture of Vegeta in Super Saiyan blue straddling Golden Frieza with blood on his fists and Goku sad and holding Vegeta's arm, whether for comfort or for concern, I always wanted Vegeta to have his justified vengeance. So. Power Levels?
Power Levels:
Vegeta: 170,000,000 (Current Max in SSJ!)
Frieza: 125,000,000 (Slight Improvement!)
Injured and Weakened: 1,000,000-5
Shepard: 176,000,000 (Current Max in SSJ!)
W/BanHammer: 200,000,000 (No Fluctuation!)
Death: 0
King Cold: 250,000,000 (Third Form!)
Final Form: 750,000,000 (And Climbing!)
Full Power: ?
I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. The next one is going to be out of this world! (wink wink!)
Until we meet again guys!