Few disclaimers before I move forward...
"Dondoro" was inspired by a scene in KyLewin's post-DBGT fanfic, "Ammit Saga" where the Dondoro were a band of space pirates that once served under Freeza. I couldn't think of a name for the leader, so I just named him "Dondoro" and called it HIS army.
"Yam" is inspired by the character "Yamuna Tacra" by JoSav, but since she disappeared completely off the internet (if not the entire world...) I didn't want to just uproot her character and change her to my liking. So I created someone new with a completely different background and purpose.
"Gigantor" is a one-shot character I created just so I can kill him off in one chapter, lol.
Everyone else you may recognize is definitely a Toriyama character, so (c) and all.
*BAM!* *POW*! *WHAM!*
Gohan and the woman exchanged blows back and forth for a good long while, neither daring to back down.
The demi-saiyan had to curse himself mentally for allowing himself to slack off on his training. This space warrior was much stronger than he could have anticipated, whether it be her species or just intense training… or perhaps both. She was very well-built for a woman, after all. He figured she spent more time training than he did his whole life… Piccolo would surely be disappointed. Well, at least he had his genes to back him up.
Damn it… she didn't seem the least bit tired. He wasn't getting exhausted either, but he knew he had to end it sooner or later or that may change. He allowed himself space to rear back and slam his fist at her.
She was a dodger. A quick burst of speed allowed her to miss his hit completely and she took the opportunity to grab the back of his shirt and ram her knee into his gut. The move stunned him for a moment, as the woman took advantage of it and slammed her fist into his face over and over.
Okay, this is getting annoying… and it hurts too.
"RrrrrrrAAAAAIGH!" Gohan summoned all his power and let out a burst of energy. The force of the release pushed the woman back several hundred feet. She covered herself with her arms as a precaution, then lowered her arms for a better look. This corny-looking fighter was looking furious now… It looked like he was shaking with rage, his fists clenched, and an aura swirled around him. "I really didn't want to do this," he growled, "But it looks like I'm going to have to go all out just to end this!"
He then threw his head back and let out a scream as the aura turned gold and absorbed into him. His spiky hair turned even spikier, and transformed from black to gold. The woman felt his power level double, no triple!
She stared in shock. "You're a Super Saiyan…"
Gohan returned the cold stare. "Yeah, I am," he replied with a grin, "What are you going to do about it?"
The woman hardened her look. "This!" she snarled as she clenched her own fists and gave a scream as she powered up herself. Her long, messy hair started shining bright and rising upward. The edges spiked out, and her whole hair transformed from magenta to bright golden, as did her aura. After the release of her power, she relaxed her body, and what once looked like a brown, furry belt had now become gold itself, and unwrapped to reveal itself to be a tail.
Gohan stared in disbelief. "You… you're a Saiyan too!"
The woman sneered. "Don't remind me," she said, "I'm ashamed to share the blood of such disgusting brutes. But the powers I inherited do come in handy."
She wasted no more time as she shot at Gohan, fist reared, and fought even harder than before. Gohan blocked quickly and fought back just as hard.
"SAAAIIIIYAAAAAAAN!" the 100 foot Dondoro soldier roared as he stomped through Central City, squashing cars, trees, monuments, and the occasional unlucky schmuck who couldn't escape in time. Everyone else ran away as far and fast as they could.
"Hey you!" shouted a voice from afar, "Careful what you ask for!"
Gigantor stopped his rampage and looked up. In the distance, a golden spec was speeding from the horizon, and before he knew it, he was hooked straight into the face by a tiny, yet insanely stronger fist. It was enough for him to tumble back a few steps, but managed to catch himself. He glanced back up to see a golden-aura figure with shining golden hair floating right in front of him. "Heeey…" he muttered, "You shine like Yamu!"
The figure cocked an eyebrow. "Who?"
"You a SAIYAN!" Gigantor screamed as he stepped forward and slapped his palms on the tiny figure, "YOU DIE NOW!"
He slowly peeled his hands apart, and was surprised to see nothing there. "Huh..?"
"Peekaboo!"
He barely looked over before he was punched square in the jaw with no so much force, he tipped over toward a crowd of terrified pedestrians. Thinking fast, Goten raced over and put all of his might into a powerful uppercut. He was able to send the giant into the sky several hundred feet, but he knew he'd quickly fall right back down onto the same people he was trying to save… 'I better make this quick!' he thought to himself as he cupped his hands to his side. "Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HAAA!" he screamed, thrusting his hands forwards as letting loose a powerful blue energy blast, hitting Gigantor just in time and shooting him higher into the sky. Once his energy let out, he finally let his arms down, and noticed the limp, falling body of his giant nemesis hurling back to the ground. Goten wasn't sure if he was dead or unconscious, but he knew that monster would take out several hundred people with him once he hit the ground.
Fortunately at that moment, Gigantor was engulfed in a strange pink energy beam and he suddenly poofed into what looked like a chocolate bar. Goten had just enough power to then blast a smaller beam of ki into the now chocolified Gigantor, smashing it into harmless crumbs.
The demi-saiyan heaved a sigh of relief and floated back down to the ground, where he was quickly joined by a dark-skinned fighter with a black mohawk. "Hey Uub!" he greeted, "Thanks for your help. Glad you came when you did."
"Goten!" Uub smiled, "I thought I felt a disturbance in Central City. South City was attacked too, but I took care of that guy and his troops. Wasn't that hard."
"Freeza's men were always low tier," said Goten, knitting his eyebrows as he looked back towards the sky, "But there's still some pretty strong fighters out there. Feels like Gohan has his hands full."
"Then we'd better go help him!" Uub said excitedly, clenching his fists.
Goten nodded, and the two took to the air in a flash.
"Vegeta…" Dondoro sneered, "Prince of the Saiyans… Just under Freeza's level when it comes to pure evil."
Vegeta narrowed his glare. "I don't know where you've been the past several decades," he responded, "But I've been living a quiet, peaceful life here on Earth. I haven't done anything considerably evil since the death of that pathetic space rat."
"I'm glad you finally see things our way," said Dondoro, "But you're too little too late. Your kind already callously destroyed my race and sold it off to ruthless traders. I only survived by serving the lowliest of Freeza's men. But once we heard he was finally killed, his surviving members fled across the far reaches of the universe. I've since made it my mission to hunt them down and kill them all off for good!"
"I don't recall asking about your sob story," Vegeta grumbled.
"Didn't think you'd care…" Dondoro growled, "You're just as cold-hearted as I remember. All of you Saiyan scum are the same. Just having your niece on my team is enough to disgust me."
This took Vegeta by surprise. "Niece..?"
"Oh, you don't know?" Dondoro smirked, "Shortly after the disbandment of Freeza's empire, we acquired all of their records, and learned what Saiyan went where… Turns out your sister was sent to a planet to take over. When we came by, we made quick work of those inhabitants… AND her!"
Vegeta was now in shock. He remembered having siblings who were deemed unworthy of the throne, so his father had them sent away. He had assumed his older sister, Eschalot, was dead along with the rest of his people…
"I see you've never bothered to keep in touch with your family," Dondoro remarked, "Then I suppose this was the first you've heard of actually having a niece. I'll make sure to arrange a little family reunion… before I slaughter you all!"
Dondoro then tapped a button on a small device strapped to his wrist. Vegeta wasn't sure what he was doing or what the device did, but he also didn't care as he burst into Super Saiyan and laughed straight for Dondoro. The alien creature barely had time to block Vegeta's attack with his forearm, and the Saiyan prince reared back and launched a fury of hand-to-hand attacks.
"You should've kept your damn mouth shut!" he shouted as he punched, "I was going to give you a quick death, but now I'm going to make you suffer for murdering a Saiyan royal!"
"If you can manage that!" Dondoro laughed as he blocked each punch effortlessly, "You may be powerful, but I have several tricks up my sleeve! You'll be joining your sister AND your father soon, Saiyan scum!"
During his blocks, he managed to hit another button on his wrist device, and his muscles began building slightly. Vegeta paused for a moment to watch, trying to figure out what Dondoro was up to. But before he knew it, he was struck in the side of his head and sent crashing into the street below.
"By myself, I may not be able to go toe-to-toe with you," Dondoro announced, "But I have plenty of capable fighters in my army. And with this device, I was able to copy their strengths and move-sets into my body at any time. And this includes your dear niece. If I wanted to, I could go Super Saiyan, just like you!"
"You should really learn how not to announce important details like that out loud…"
Dondoro gasped at the sudden voice behind him. He twisted around to face Vegeta's purple-haired son, Trunks, finishing up a strange arm gesture. "Double Blaster!" he screamed as he shoved his palms in front of Dondoro and blew him back with a powerful ki attack.
Damn! Too bad the device didn't work on his reaction time…
Before Dondoro could recover, he found himself suddenly behind Vegeta. "GALLICK GUN!"
The Saiyan prince's attack sent Dondoro to the pavement below, practically implanting him. Fortunately, he had one of his best defense soldiers' power activated so he wasn't horribly injured, but he was still shocked from the pain…
Until Vegeta came zipping down, slamming his foot on Dondoro's wrist and completely crushing the device in the process (as well as reducing his wrist bones into dust). Dondoro let out an ear-piercing scream of pain, which was to Vegeta's satisfaction. "I told you I would make you suffer…"
He then turned his attention to Trunks. "I thought I told you to protect your mother and sister!"
"They're fine," Trunks replied, "They're in the emergency bunker. I figured you'd need help with this guy."
"This guy is barely a threat," Vegeta growled.
As the two argued, they failed to notice Dondoro furiously pressing at the icon on his chestplate with his other hand.
"Dondoro Army…" he weakly whispered, "Help your leader… Fight Vegeta for me..!"
The woman froze in the middle of her battle as she mentally received her leader's plea for help. 'Vegeta..?!'
*WHAM!*
She was knocked back several hundred feet by a powerful punch from Gohan. "Hey, what happened?" he asked in a snarky tone, "You seem like someone who would never lose their guard."
She paused for a moment, glaring at Gohan, but took the time to sense Dondoro… His ki was growing weaker and smaller, and he was definitely up against two much stronger ki. She tried sensing the rest of her team… Nothing. The brutes of this planet managed to wipe out Dondoro's entire army…
She had to save her leader…
More importantly, she had to face her evil uncle once and for all.
"We're done here," she muttered as she powered up and blasted off into the sky.
"Huh?!" Gohan blinked, stunned at the sudden end of his battle. He then knitted his eyebrows. "The hell we are!" he shouted as he took off after her, "You tried to kill my daughter! I'm not letting you get away!"
The woman looked behind herself to see the Saiyan fighter closing in on her. She could also feel two more power levels creeping in from behind. "I don't have time for this!" she shouted as she reared her hand back, "Bug off!" She flung her hand forward, releasing a barrage of energy balls. Gohan covered his head with his arms and took on the impact. Fortunately, it didn't injure him.
But she wasn't looking to injure. She just needed enough of a distraction. "Rentatsu Rasshu!" she shouted. Her aura then transformed from gold to a bright orange as she suddenly darted away twice as fast as Gohan was going.
Removing his arms, Gohan could see the woman was already miles and miles ahead and speeding off. He was left speechless and amazed… How did she suddenly gain that much speed?
"Yo, Gohan!"
After hearing his brother's voice, Gohan slowed his flight to allow Goten and Uub to catch up. "What happened?" Goten asked, "We thought you were in the middle of this big battle, now all the sudden you're just flying off!"
"It's that woman!" said Gohan, "We were fighting when she suddenly took off! And out of nowhere, she gains this incredible speed!"
Uub focused on the power levels ahead of him. "It looks like she's heading to West City," he announced, "Come on!"
Vegeta glared back down at Dondoro. "Not so powerful without that pathetic device, are you?" he sneered, "First you kill my sister, and then you have the nerve to come at me and my family using strength you haven't even earned?"
"Wait, hold up!" said Trunks, "Did you say your sister?!"
"Yes," Vegeta responded, "I had siblings in my past life. Apparently my older sister lived longer than I anticipated. This worm here had some interesting stories to tell." He held out his palm, aiming it at the now shuddering Dondoro. "Too bad this is where his tales end."
Before he could even think of powering up, he paused, feeling the sensation of a new ki level coming right at him. He barely had time to even look when what seemed to come out of nowhere a punch slammed into the side of his head. He was sent flying nearly across town, slamming into the side of a tall building.
"Father!" Trunks cried. He then twisted to face his father's attacker… and was surprised to see another Super Saiyan. "Huh? Who… are you?"
"Ya… Yamu..!" Dondoro weakly raised his hand up in hopes the woman would help him to his feet. Instead, Yamu grabbed his hand and threw him into the sky.
"Get out of here, Dondoro!" she ordered, "Everyone else is dead! No need for you to die either."
Trunks watched Dondoro slowly make his escape. He powered up to Super Saiyan, prepared to give chase, but was stopped when Yamu rammed into him from the side, sending him skidding across the streets.
Before she could go after him, he felt another ki come at her. She barely was able to get her defenses up as Vegeta came charging at her, throwing punch after punch at her. "That hurt!" he shouted, "But not nearly as much as it pissed me off!"
"Sorry about that," Yamu sneered, "I should've hit you MUCH harder!"
"I'd like to see you try!" Vegeta snarled and threw his hands in front of him, blasting a powerful ki wave at his opponent.
Yamu was knocked back several feet, but still managed to maintain her posture. But she had to quickly throw her defense up as both Vegeta and Trunks gave chase and both started firing ki balls at her one by one. She either had to deflect, dodge, or block, all the while she kept flying backwards in order to ward off the attacks.
Finally, the father and son duo ceased attacking. Yamu finally dropped her guard. 'What are they up to now..?' she wondered to herself. "Ooof!"
She felt herself bumping into something from behind… or rather, someone as she turned to see what it was.
"Remember me?" Gohan asked as he struck his fist into her face, sending her crashing to the ground.
'Arrgh… Damn..!' she cursed herself. Though she didn't use much of the Rentatsu Rasshu, it was still enough for her to feel drained. She wasn't as on the ball as she normally would be.
She quickly clambered out of the concrete hole she had made right before Goten could stomp on her. The demi-saiyan had become Super Saiyan himself and started trading fists with the lady Super Saiyan.
"More Saiyans!" she growled, "I'll make sure you ALL die!"
"Why would you say that about your own kind?" Goten asked as he continued battling with her.
"I was cursed with a Saiyan mother," Yamu replied, "But I embrace my Ryujian heritage more! I will right what my mother did wrong!"
Without warning, she flipped herself around and managed to get Goten on the top of the head, knocking him downwards. She then righted herself back up and shot higher into the sky. Her eyes glowed a bright yellow and she held her hands up in the air. A golden energy ball began to form.
"SEI KAZE!" she screamed as she thrust her palms forward, shooting a massive golden energy beam aimed at the Saiyan warriors below.
Gohan and Goten thought quickly, stepping up together and forming their own signature attacks. "Ka me ha me HAAA!" they yelled as they threw their own palms forward and shot their father's favorite attack. The beams met in the center, and with two against one, Yamu felt her beam being overpowered…
She figured she had no choice…
"RENTATSU RASSHU!" Her golden aura was then engulfed with an orange energy which burst like a flame, and her attack grew larger and pushed back on the brothers' Kamehameha wave.
"Ka me ha me HA!"
A third blast from below joined against Yamu's Sei Kaze. Uub had joined the battle. Yamu pressed on, however, and still managed to push down the three Kamehameha waves.
'Just a little bit longer…'
"FINAL BLAST!"
Yamu was so focused on the ki battle before her that she failed to notice her other surroundings, including Vegeta to her right, charging up and blasting a powerful attack at practically point blank range.
Having been hit by such a force, plus the strain that Rentatsu Rasshu, was more than enough to take out Yamu. She was blasted well across city lines and into rockier terrain, when she crashed unforgivingly into the rough ground.
The rest were quick to follow. Nobody wanted to take any chances. Fortunately when they found her, Yamu was barely conscious and had slipped out of her Super Saiyan state, laying still. The only movement she made was her chest heaving up and down as she breathed heavily.
She was awake enough however to notice her enemies surrounding her. "Y… you…" she breathed, "Will not… get… away. W… We… will…destroy… you… one way… or… another…"
"Enough of your nonsense," Vegeta seethed, holding out his palm and aimed at Yamu, "You said it yourself. Your army is dead. And it's time you joined them!"
Just before he could blow her into the next dimension…
*BHAM!*
The entire earth shook violently as a strange object fell from the sky, implanting itself into the rocky terrain nearby. Everyone's attention left Yamu and was not focused on the strange device, which looked several hundred feet tall and was identical in shape to a time dial.
"What… IS that thing?" Goten asked, puzzled.
"It looks like a giant time dial, or some sort…" Gohan answered.
Vegeta studied the massive device intently. It looked familiar… Where had he seen such a thing before in his life..?
It finally struck him what it was, and his face filled completely with fear. "It's a Quantum Dial!"
Everyone turned at the sudden urgency in his voice. "A what?"
"It's a device of Freeza's, but even he never wanted to use it unless it was absolutely necessary!"
"Dad, what does it do?" asked Trunks.
"To put it loosely, son," Vegeta responded, "We only have five minutes before the entire world is completely obliterated!"
