Earth's Greatest Champion: Son Gohan!

by F3nrisulfr171

Son Gohan may have defeated Cell, but our hero's journey is far from over. Join him as he trains his latent abilities and does his best to carry on his father's legacy as the champion of Earth. Our hero will make new friends and enemies alike as he grows from a boy into a man. Rated T for DBZ style violence. Battle of Gods arc complete. Not a harem (sorry). irregular updates

62. Chapter 62

A/N: If you haven't read this chapter before, skip this note.

For anyone who has read the chapter, I posted the original chapter last night, but since then, I realized I could make it better (Thank you Professor fluff). Nearly everything is the same, but there is more to the Turles fight now. I realize this may be considered poor form, but I like this edit so much better. I will do my best to not do this in the future.

Battle on new Namek part 2

Trunks' eyes fluttered open, only to be greeted by the scowling face of Moori. As the young hybrid took in the old Namekian's features, the events of the last few hours flooded his memory.

"I… I…" Trunks wanted to apologize to the old man, but it just wasn't coming out. Moori closed his eyes and turned to walk away so he could heal his next patient. Trunks followed the elder with his eyes, until they rested on his unmoving friend.

"Goten!" Trunks jumped to his feet and ran to the unconscious boy, dropping to his knees when he reached him. "Goten? Goten!? Come on Goten, I'm sorry! Please get up! Please be ok!"

"Step aside." Moori's stern tone made Trunks look up at the frowning elder with tears running down his cheeks.

"I'm sorry! I know this is all my fault, but you have to help him! Please, you just gotta!"

Despite the boy's tears, his plea did nothing to soften Moori's features. "I will." He placed a firm hand on Trunks' shoulder. "But you must move aside so I can heal him." He gently pushed the crying boy to the side and knelt with a glowing green hand over Goten. "You regret your actions? You acknowledge the evil you have wrought upon this planet? Upon your friend?"

Trunks nodded. "I didn't think… I didn't want…" The boy who was usually so quick witted was unable to offer any excuse or explanation.

"It is good to show remorse for our wrong actions." Moori told Trunks without looking away from his patient. "But that does not erase the harm they cause. No matter what you thought or wanted, innocent lives have suffered this day. Look at young Goten, child, and never forget the pain that selfishness brings."

Trunks wiped his eyes and sniffed. He did as he was instructed, taking in every bruise, every bloodstain on his best friend's body. His eyes widened as they started to vanish in the green glow of Moori's technique.

"You're doing it!" Trunks yelled with joy, and Moori couldn't help but give him a bitter smile.

"Not all our mistakes can be so easily undone." The elder replied. He stood up and looked at the huddled Namekians, then out into the smoking battlefield that was once his beautiful home.

Trunks looked at the damage he had caused. The Namekians the Saiyans had hurt, the destruction their battles were causing. It was all his fault. Tears started to well up again, and he didn't bother to stop them.

"T-Trunks?" Goten asked, causing the older boy to spin around. "Trunks! You're ok!"

"Goten!" The boys ran to each other, Trunks embracing his friend, not caring how un-Saiyan it was of him to do so. "Goten, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have made us go on this stupid trip. It's all my fault!"

Goten wasn't sure how to respond, so he awkwardly patted the older boy on the back. Then his eyes went wide when he saw a cloud of glowing red hair far in the distance. "Alright! I knew it wasn't a dream! Zangy did come to save us! Which means Gohan's here too!"

"Gohan?" Moori asked. "I have not seen your brother amongst the fighters."

"Oh…" Goten said dejectedly, then immediately brightened up. "Yeah, that makes sense. It'd be over already if he were here. But he'll get here, and when he does, Turles is gonna get it!"

Moori looked quizzically at the youngest Saiyan. He knew Gohan was powerful, but could he really stand against these monsters? He surveyed the battles that spread all around them, each conflict tearing the planet apart. "Let us hope he does not take too long then."

Break

Broly looked at Yashimo in frustration. "Look, I don't want to be anyone's enemy, understand? All I want is to take my friends and get them to safety."

"Your desires are irrelevant. You, a Saiyan, have degraded yourself by serving Cooler, and therefore act against Lord Turles." Yashimo replied.

Broly Shook his head. "I don't serve anyone. I learned my lesson when the Jade empire fell."

Yashimo's eyebrows rose. "Jade empire? I see… We had heard rumors that they had a super Saiyan, but we didn't think it possible. After all, how could any empire with a super Saiyan ever fall?"

Broly smiled slightly. "Another super Saiyan beat some sense into me."

'Another super Saiyan?' Yashimo thought. 'First the brat, then this fool, and still, there's another? How many more will appear? If any of them partook of the fruit, there's no telling what strength they could achieve.'

As the Saiyan thought about what the existence of multiple super Saiyans, Broly stared at him with a glimmer of hope. He wasn't sure why his opponent was hesitating, but it may be a good thing. Deciding to push his luck, he started talking again.

"Your name is Yashimo, right? I have no intention to stand in the middle of a fight between Cooler and Turles. All I want is to take Goten and Trunks home. If you let me do that, then I swear I will not interfere with whatever your master's plans are."

"You will not interfere?" Yashimo asked with a smile.

Broly nodded.

"I see… how fortunate it was that I chose to be your opponent. Your plea may have touched a softhearted fool like Jagamo, while someone like Rhubub wouldn't see you as worth killing. Only I possess the loyalty to our master to do what must be done."

"What?" Broly asked in confusion. "I told you, there's no need to-"

"But there is a need." Yashimo cut him off. "Even if you had begged to join Lord Turles and sworn your loyalty to him, someone like you has no place in his kingdom."

"Someone like me?" Broly frowned. "You mean someone who would rather not fight?"

"A coward." Yashimo replied. "But more importantly, you are a super Saiyan. You may not pose a threat to my master now, but someday, you, the super Saiyan who defeated you, or perhaps even the children you seek to rescue will grow strong enough to threaten his rule. Even if your strength is not likely to reach such heights, the very existence of a super Saiyan brings his dominance into question. To serve him, I must slay you."

Broly clenched his fists as he realized any hope of avoiding a fight was gone. He looked at Yashimo and sensed his power. The gap was enormous, and he half wished he had tried to learn that Kaioken thing that Buu kept using on him. Unfortunately, he was already in his strongest form, and he still was far outmatched. He looked in the direction of Goten and Trunks and could sense that they were safe for the time being. Still, he had to figure out a way to get them off this planet before they were caught up in the battle.

"There's no need to worry for the young half-breeds, super Saiyan." Yashimo said, following his opponent's line of thought. "I deem their deaths to be just as necessary as yours. You will merely be the first of many sacrifices I make to our new God, Lord Turles."

Broly's attention snapped back to Yashimo and his eyes burned with rage. Thoughts of negotiation were blasted from his mind to be replaced by righteous fury. It no longer mattered that Yashimo dwarfed him in power. He would not let him touch the children.

"RYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Unleashing a mighty roar, the legendary Saiyan's energy flared like a wildfire. He extended his palms and fired a massive ki bomb at his opponent.

Yashimo maintained his stoic expression as the bomb approached. He lazily backhanded the attack before he turned to see a massive fist speeding toward his face. With an expressionless stare, Yashimo brought his hands together to make a strange sign and Broly, surrounded by an icy blue aura, was frozen in midair. With clenched teeth, the super Saiyan tried to move, but whatever Yashimo had done made it impossible for Broly to so much as extend a finger.

Yashimo let a ghastly smile spread across his face. "Struggle all you want, super Saiyan. This fight will be your last."

Break

BAM*

BAM*

BAM*

BAM*

Four females impacted violently into a rocky landscape in quick succession, causing as many rock pillars to crumble. Chasing after the Saiyans was a wave of red ki, washing over anything that was left of the scenery as it descended on the women.

Before the blast reached them, three of the Saiyan women dislodged themselves from their craters and took to the sky, letting the energy roll beneath them. However, for the last Saiyan female, evasion seemed to be the last thing on her mind.

"HELL YEAH, BABY!" Sesamy shouted with an almost unhinged smile. She thrust her hands forward, charging massive amounts of yellow energy in each one. "SESAMY LIKES IT HOT!? LET'S TURN IT UUUUUPPP!!!"

The yellow collided with the red, creating a massive dome that fluctuated as the two powers struggled for dominance. Sesamy's feet started to dig into the ground as the opposing energy pushed her back, but she never lost her wild grin. Suddenly, any resistance to her attack disappeared, and her energy pushed forward unopposed. Before she could react to this change, a green fist smashed into the side of her face and she flew through the air before plowing a ditch into the planet as she landed.

Zangya charged the fallen warrior, not willing to lose the advantage. Sesamy picked herself up, but at the speed that Zangya was approaching, she didn't have a chance to get her guard up. Before the Hera reached her target, something came at her from the side, hitting her midsection like a freight train. Flying through the air, she looked down to see the mohawk girl had her arms wrapped around her waist. She was mid tackle and Zangya was about to be driven into the rocks. The green fighter slammed her feet into the ground, halting their progress, and slammed her knees and elbows into any part of Nazz she could hit. To Zangya's surprise, the Saiyan refused to let go, and continued to try and take the green enemy down. With a final elbow to the back, Zangya used all her strength to pry the girl off her and throw her away. Before she could even take a breath, a dark fist hit her square in the left cheek. The red head staggered, barely able to get her guard up before the next fist exploded against it.

Nira danced around Zangya, firing off one punch after another. Doing her best to keep the Hera off balance with unpredictable angles of attack and flawless combinations.

"Gotta hand it to ya green girl," Nira said with a smile. "You're doin' pretty good." She landed an uppercut on the body and a right hook grazed the green fighter's face. "Not many have the guts to take on four Saiyans at once. Much less the skill to actually do some damage. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, seein' how you handled Kalif."

"Got a pretty high opinion of yourselves, don't you?" Zangya forced a laugh. She was starting to regain her balance and she diverted a right straight with her open palm. "Sorry to tell you, but I've seen pastries more threatening than you." She slipped past Nira's guard and swung an elbow up into her chin. Nira reeled back and Zangya swept her legs out from under her. "Now here's a couple Cinnabombs to prove it!" She brought her red ki charged hands together, ready to bring them down on the Saiyan, when out of nowhere Sesamy jumped over Nira and caught Zangya with a lariat, slamming her into a boulder.

Almost immediately, Zangya shot back toward the battle crazed woman, ready to give back as much as she got.

"That's right, come at me girl. Let's get wild!" Sesamy yelled.

"HEY! TIME OUT!"

The shortest Saiyan girl landed next to Sesamy with a disgruntled expression. Zangya had no intention of stopping, fully prepared to take on all the Saiyans at once. That is, until the unexpected happened.

SLAP*

"KYA!"

Zangya skidded to a stop as the slap reverberated through the air, and a confused and embarrassed look crossed her features. Chokly had spanked Sesamy with a deafening smack and the taller girl jumped with a yelp.

"DAMMIT CHOKLY!" Sesamy rounded on the shorter girl with red faced fury. She rubbed her backside as she growled at her comrade. "What the hell was that for!?"

"You know what you did!" Chokly got right up in her face. "It was supposed to be my turn after Nira, and you just jumped in!"

"Yeah, not cool Sesamy." Nazz landed next to them. "You know the rules. You took a pretty solid hit from her, so you have to wait for your next turn to go."

"Well, yeah, but I was barely able to get going before you came barging in!" Sesamy shot back.

"Well, I was just getting into my groove, you know?" Nira chimed in. "I mean, she barely hit me, and you break in when it's not even your turn. Come on Samy, you're lucky you got away with just a spanking."

Sesamy looked at her three comrades, sputtering as she tried to come up with a good excuse. "Well... I… You… I mean, who came up with these stupid rules anyway?"

"You did!" Three exasperated voices replied.

"And you all went along with it? What kind of sense does it make to tag out just because she gets a hit in? Besides, I didn't mean any kind of hit. I meant, like, an incapacitating hit."

"Ooh, not bad. A word with more than three syllables." Nira quipped and Sesamy growled in response.

"I still think a time limit would have been better." Nazz shrugged. "Or just not take turns at all, and you three can go find your own opponents."

"Fat chance!" Three angry voices replied.

Zangya watched the four women squabbling with utter bemusement. It had been a while since she had fought a team like this, but she couldn't remember having encountered this kind of ridiculousness on the battlefield. Once again, she tried to think of who these girls reminded her of. Then she shook her head. She couldn't let them waste her time like this.

"Alright, so everyone is cool with 3 minutes apiece?" Nira held up three fingers. The others nodded and Chokly started rolling her shoulders.

"I'm going first, since I haven't had a turn yet." The short girl said.

"Wait, just one more question." Nazz raised her hand. "What if sheeEEEEE!"

Her question was cut off when all four women slammed into each other and started flying through the air, bound tightly in Zangya's psycho thread. The Hera waved her arms with the threads in hand, spinning her captives like a lasso. She then started to flail them against the ground, hitting them on any hard surface with all the aggression she could muster. Finally, she yanked back on her threads and charged a fist full of energy, ready to blow the Saiyans to pieces.

The Saiyans tried in vain to struggle against their bonds. Nazz didn't know what exactly this technique was, but she never really worried about details like that in a fight. She stopped fighting against the wires and started to focus her energy elsewhere.

"HRYAAA!"

Nazz fired a massive amount of Ki from her mouth just before the Hera fired her own attack. Zangya's eyes went wide as her blast sailed just beneath her opponents and looked up to see Nazz's grinning face only a foot away from hers. The mohawk girl was charging another mouth cannon blast and Zangya barely had time to fire another attack to counter. When the energies met, the explosion sent both sides flying in separate directions.

Zangya Bounced and skidded across the planet's surface until she finally rolled to a stop. She shook her head before she jumped back to her feet. She definitely hadn't expected them to counter like that. It was surprising enough that the girl had been able to focus energy at all while in her threads, but to gather enough to knock her back was truly shocking. Her opponents may have been weaker than Kalif, but clearly that didn't mean they were pushovers. Not for the first time did she realize that the Saiyan race was something else.

"Tch, whatever." She wiped her cheek with her forearm. "Not like I've never fought a Saiyan before. These punks have nothing on Gohan."

"Hey, you know Gohan?" A sooty faced Nazz landed in front of the Hera.

"Who's Gohan?" Nira landed next to the younger Saiyan.

"Oh, right, I guess you wouldn't know. He's Goten's big brother." Nazz replied.

"Goten has a brother? You mean there's more of us hybrids!?" Chokly asked brimming with excitement. "How old is he? Is he strong? Tall? How fast is he?"

"Um, I think he's around our age. Goten says he's pretty strong." Nazz shrugged.

"Just how strong?" Sesamy pushed past Chokly with a hungry expression.

"Er…" Nazz suddenly felt uncomfortable sharing these details with someone like Sesamy. "Well, Goten said he thinks he's stronger than Turles, but…"

"Hot damn!" Sesamy yelled. "Where is this guy! Ow! Nira!?"

The dark skinned Saiyan was twisting her friend's ear with a disapproving look. "If he's their age, he's definitely too young for you."

"Then I call dibs." Chokly smiled. "Goten's a cute kid, so I bet his older brother is one fine-"

"HEY!"

The four turned to Zangya, and Nazz had the good grace to look sheepish. "Sorry about that. But if you know Gohan, then-"

"Know him!? He happens to be my BOYFRIEND!!!" Zangya shouted, cracking the ground beneath her feet. How dare these women who let her little Goten get hurt have the audacity to call dibs on his big brother. Not to mention her boyfriend.

"Oh…" Nazz finally said rubbing the back of her head awkwardly. "Sorry we didn't mean-"

"I totally meant it." Chokly interrupted.

"Yeah, me too." Sesamy nodded, only to be smacked by Nira.

"I said you're too old." Nira chided. She turned to Zangya with an upturned eyebrow. "And that probably goes for you as well. What are you, in your twenties? As a Saiyan, I admire your strength, and I get why a Saiyan would choose you as a partner. But as a mother, I can't condone such… Scandalous behavior!"

"Rhubub's got like, fifteen years on you though." Sesamy muttered.

"Scandalous!?" Zangya yelled, affronted. "I'm still… Technically a teenager!"

"Okay, I think we've gotten off track here." Nazz rubbed her forehead.

"Nazz is right." Chokly pounded a fist in her hand. "Time to solidify my dibs."

In a flash, Chokly was bent over double in pain, with Zangya looking down at her with a demonic snarl. She grabbed the Saiyans face and threw her like a javelin, then took off over the horizon, following her quarry.

"Isn't she fantastic!?" Gushed Sesamy.

"I dunno." Shrugged Nira. "That was pretty unsporting of her."

"Didn't you sucker punch her a minute ago?" Asked Nazz.

"That's not…" Nira coughed. "Anyway, Chokly's time starts now. Nazz, start counting." Nira instructed.

"Ugh…" The teen rolled her eyes. "One. Two…"

Break

"Stupid old lady, abandoning her son like that!" Kress griped as he delivered a one-two combo into Abo's face. "Just like her to drop everything for a better fight." He swayed back to avoid a kick, then ducked three times to avoid as many punches. "And she actually calls me irresponsible!" He fired three rapid jabs to his opponent's face, followed by an uppercut to the stomach, and finally landed a downward punch that exploded with Ki, blasting Abo down into the ocean.

"Dude, can you blame her?" Soga back flipped, then front flipped, using his acrobatic skill to evade Cado's relentless charging. "I'd totally abandon you for the green babe." He used a crane stance to kick the oncoming cyborg square in the chin. "She's got that exotic vibe, you know?"

"Yeah, like you could handle a girl like her." Kress guffawed, before bringing up his guard in time to block a Ki blast. "You wouldn't last ten seconds against the red head."

Soga smirked as he caught Cado's chop by the wrist and pulled him in, delivering a high side kick to the face. "Well, maybe not. But come on, she did take down Kalif. At least I'd last longer than you."

"Ha! In your dreams!" Kress started to sway and roll, his head making a figure eight, before he unleashed a Dempsey roll on his opponent, every punch augmented with a ki blast. "Besides! It's! After! The! Fight! That! I'm! Interested! In!"

"True!" Soga swept his opponent's legs out from under him, then punted him through the air. "I guarantee I'd last more than ten seconds doing that."

"Don't let Nazz hear you say that." Kress teased after knocking his enemy away.

"Shut up!" Soga was blushing hard before a red fist slammed into the side of his head.

"AHAHAHAHA!!!" Kress grabbed his stomach, laughing uncontrollably. "You're such a loser!"

""HEY!"" Abo and Cado were now floating side by side, glaring at their enemies. "You Saiyan filth think that we're a joke!?"

"Um… No. Not a joke." Kress stroked his chin. "Soga?"

"I'd say they're more like… A game. Yeah, a game." The shorter teen replied. "Somewhere between easy and medium level. It's fun, maybe a little challenging, but wouldn't take long to beat if we really wanted to."

"Yeah." Kress nodded.

Rage was evident on both twins' faces, then they smirked. "Oh, really? Then I guess." The red twin started.

"We'll just have to increase the difficulty setting." The twins stood back-to-back, then stepped and turned. ""MERGE!"" The yelled simultaneously, and a pink vortex swirled around them. When the cloud disappeared, a large, purple creature twice the size of either twin appeared. His top horn was longer and curled backwards, his chin was spikey and bulbous like a frog's throat, and the parts of his body that weren't metal were also covered in small spikes.

"Now you will tremble before the legendary Aka! AHAHAHAHAHA… What are you doing?"

""Once! Twice! Shoot! Once! Twice! Shoot!"" Kress and Soga were facing each other and, to Aka's infinite fury, playing rock paper scissors.

""Shoot! Shoot! SHOOT!""

"AHA! YES!" Kress shouted, while Soga frowned at his hand. "Rock beats scissors, ya amateur! Tubby two in one is all mine. OOF!" The teen's gloating was cut short, as Aka's meaty hand slammed him into a rock formation.

"AHAHAHAHA!!" Soga pointed and laughed at his friend. "Now who's the amateur! Khaa!" A headbutt from the purple giant silenced the boy's mockery and sent him flying.

"You little punks are going to pay for taking me so lightly." Aka grinned menacingly.

Break

Broly coughed up blood as Yashimo landed another kick into his abdomen. He growled and swung at the smaller Saiyan, only for his fists to cut through the air.

"Is this all a 'super' Saiyan is capable of?" Taunted Yashimo as he dodged the assault. "Legends of an unstoppable warrior have been passed down for generations, even among other races. I am among the weakest of lord Turles' servants, and yet you can't even manage to land a hit on me."

Broly tried to ignore his opponent. If he could just corner this guy, he would smash him to pieces. Finally, the opportunity came as they were against a cliff, and Yashimo was wide open. Taking his chance, Broly put all his power behind his next punch, only for his body to freeze before he could land it. Yashimo was smiling, his hands in the same strange hand sign he used before.

"Disappointing. Even with your power rising to match your rage, you are still too weak to counter my most basic spell. You might have been considered impressive by our ancestors, but to me, you are nothing but a bug." He rammed a knee into Broly's face, then spun to kick him away. "Your paltry transformation is obsolete when compared to the fruit that my master has gifted to us."

"HRAAH!!!" Broly threw a barrage of ki blasts at the opposing Saiyan, only for Yashimo to dive into the attack, evading each bomb before grabbing the super Saiyan by the throat and driving him into the planet.

Yashimo pinned the larger Saiyan down with one hand, gathering sickly green energy with the other. "Lord Turles will become the ruler of the universe. I will purge those who would oppose him. You, your friends, and any other super Saiyan. All will perish in the name of my master."

Broly gasped through the strangle hold, trying to break the man's grasp. His desperation only made Yashimo creepy smile widen.

"The legend of the super Saiyan is at an end. Long live lord Turles!" The dominant Saiyan brought his hand down, aiming to pierce Broly through the heart, just as he touched skin, streams of purple light shot into Yashimo, sending him flying off the super Saiyan.

Broly sat up, gasping for breath to see Yashimo being engaged by a dozen meta Coolers. Relief entered his mind, but it was short lived when he realized even these androids stood no chance against this opponent. Between his magic and his strength, Yashimo was having little issue tearing the drones to pieces.

"As much as we enjoy seeing you monkeys fight amongst yourselves, the main body made a bargain with Son Gohan in exchange for the safety of his comrades." A disdainful voice said from behind. Broly spun around to see another squad of meta-Coolers.

"Thanks." Broly said to the android while rubbing his throat.

"Besides," the android continued. "we would be disappointed if your death was anything other than excruciating. Until we can orchestrate that event on our own terms, we will keep you alive."

"Lucky me." Broly said with a frown.

"All your luck can do is delay the inevitable." Yashimo suddenly appeared behind the super Saiyan, backhanding him away. As Broly tumbled across the ground, his opponent dropped a meta-Cooler's severed head before crushing it underfoot. "And believe me, fools, Turles' will is inevitable."

Break

Chokly swayed back to avoid a knife hand swipe from Zangya, then jumped to the side dodging a front kick.

"So, what's Gohan like?" Chokly asked as she ducked under a green fist. "Is he really that strong?"

Zangya didn't answer, continuing her relentless pursuit of the speedy Saiyan.

"What kinda stuff is he into? I gotta know these things if I'm gonna take over as his GF."

"GRAH!" Zangya fired a red velvet blast in fury, only for her small target to zip past it and around to her back.

"Missed me, missed me, now you gotta let him kiss me!" Chokly taunted.

Zangya rushed the girl with a deadly fury, only for Chokly to divide into dozens of obnoxious Saiyan speedsters. The Hera looked around as the clones surrounded her. Far from being intimidated, all the extra bodies meant to Zangya was that there were more of her to hit. She rushed at a random clone, only to be kicked in the back by another. A third came at her from the side and she backhanded it away, but another punched her across the face. She countered with an uppercut and caught another attacker by the leg. Soon the fight became a mad brawl, with every one of Chokly's clones coming at the Hera, getting in a glancing hit every now and again. The damage was not severe, but the frustration was starting to build. She was avoiding fewer and fewer hits, and Chokly was only getting faster.

"Oh, come on, I at least wanted a fight before I take your boyfriend." The Saiyan quipped.

Zangya Snarled as she caught an oncoming kick, then proceeded to use the body as a club to beat back the swarm. Swinging left, right, up, and down, she carved a path through the Saiyan pests. Finally, when she had made a hole big enough, she dove through and started to speed away, releasing her human club.

"Hey!" Chokly yelled. "Get back here! I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES WITH YOU!!!"

Zangya zigged and zagged, speeding around cliffs and mountains, scanning the planet below for something specific. Finally, that something caught her eye, and with the Saiyan girl hot on her tail, Zangya dove down into a massive cavern.

"Nice try, but a bottle neck aint gonna work on me!" Chokly shouted with a grin diving into the cavern entrance alongside all her clones. "I'm compact!"

Zangya sped around stalactites and stalagmites while Chokly and her clones spread out around the cavern, positioning themselves to prevent her from escaping again. At the same time, the Saiyan was still trying to pin down Zangya, and she was getting closer. The Hera was boxed in, the clones were surrounding her, and at long last, Chokly landed a solid hit on Zangya's face, sending her plummeting to the cave floor with a crash.

"Ha! In your face!" She gloated.

Zangya stood up and wiped the blood from her mouth. "That was one hit."

"Yep, and it's about to be a thousand more." Chokly folded her arms. "See, you let me corner you in here, and now you got nowhere to run. Shouldn't have let me get in your head so easy. Now I've got you right where I want you."

Despite being surrounded, Zangya just sneered. "Then come at me."

"Heh, you asked for it. H-hey! What the? I -I can't move!" Chokly struggled, but Zangya's psycho thread held her firmly in place.

"You may think you cornered me, but I've been weaving this web ever since we entered the cave." Zangya gave her opponent a malicious grin. "And now I've caught an annoying little fly. Time to break out the Zapper." With a savage growl, the Hera poured electric current through her wires and soon every Chokly was writhing in agony.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"

When Zangya finally cut it off, the clones had disappeared, and Chokly fell limp to the floor. Zangya walked over to her, pulled her up by the hair, and held her at eye-level.

"Next time you wanna rile me up, leave my boyfriend out of it." Zangya raised a hand full of energy, poised to strike.

"Put. Her. Down."

Zangya dropped Chokly to the floor and turned her attention to the new arrival.

"I thought that nutty seed girl was next." Zangya said.

Nazz dropped to her stance. "If you mean Sesamy, she lost a turn for jumping in earlier."

"Whatever. You're a bunch of morons if you think you can beat me by taking turns." Zangya replied, dropping to her stance.

"Maybe. But that's just how we do things as Saiyans. Unless you're more than a single opponent." Nazz paused for a moment. "Hey, listen. I want you to know that I'm sorry about what happened to Goten. I should have stepped in before it got that far. I wanted to, it's just… Well, I'm sorry."

Zangya dropped her guard in confusion for a moment, then her eyes narrowed. "If this is a trick to get me to throw the fight-"

"What!? No way! We're having way too much fun to pull something lame like that." Nazz rolled her eyes. "I'm not asking you to stand down or anything, but you're friends with the kid, right? I want you to know that no matter how our fight turns out, I'm gonna do what's right by him. He's a good kid."

"Yeah… He is." Zangya could tell the girl was sincere, but something she had said bothered her. "But I don't need you to do right by him. He has me."

"Heh, not if you can't beat me. HYAH!" Nazz closed the distance in an instant, throwing a haymaker at Zangya. The Hera avoided the hit, only for it to blow a hole through the cavern wall, letting sunlight pour in. Nazz followed up with a round punch that slammed into Zangya's ribs. Zangya winced, throwing a downward punch directly into Nazz's face. The Saiyan staggered before facing Zangya again, only to get a knee straight to the gut. The Hera continued with a back kick, then a round house, and when Nazz finally tried to counter with another desperate haymaker, the green warrior spun around her and thrust a palm heel strike into her back, sending her crashing through the cave wall and into the open air.

Zangya chased after the Saiyan teen, quickly catching up with her only to axe kick her straight into the ground. She landed next to her, grabbed her by the front of her collar, and pulled a fist back. Before she could throw the punch, Nazz slammed her head into Zangya's nose, causing the green girl to let her go as she reeled back in pain. The Saiyan followed up with a right hook to the Hera's face, then a left.

"You know, I may not be as fast as Chokly!" She shouted as she continued her assault on her opponent's face. "Or as powerful as Sesamy or have Nira's technique!" She landed a powerful straight that sent Zangya flying. "But I am the toughest Saiyan around!" She rushed forward to catch up to her enemy. Zangya recovered and propelled herself forward, catching Nazz in the face with a roundhouse kick. To her surprise, the Saiyan practically laughed the hit off. In fact, Zangya couldn't see any sign of damage on the girl.

Seeing Zangya's confusion, Nazz laughed. "Told ya I'm the toughest. Takes a lot to hurt me, you know. I get it from my mom's race. You could say it's an in-Saiyan ability."

In any other situation, Zangya might have laughed at the wordplay. Instead, she growled. The joke did serve to distract her for long enough to let Nazz ram her stomach with a headbutt. Zangya doubled over, and Nazz launched a storm of blows to her opponent.

"I'll admit that you may be stronger than me!" The Saiyan said while landing blow after devastating blow. "But it's gonna take more than you can dish out to hurt me!"

Zangya was hiding behind her guard, trying to ride out the storm as her midsection was being punished. When she finally dropped her guard, Nazz reeled back for a final blow to the face. Just before impact, the green fighter's hand caught Nazz by the wrist. The Saiyan's eyes widened before she shook her head and threw another punch, only to achieve the same result. The Saiyan struggled against the iron grip, but she couldn't get loose. Zangya drew her in till they were inches apart.

"You're right." Zangya whispered dangerously. "I am stronger than you. But I don't need to hurt you to break you."

A chill ran down Nazz's spine and before she felt a brief sensation of being jerked upwards. In an instant, her surroundings changed from the Namekian landscape to the star speckled backdrop of space. She barely had time to realize her predicament when Zangya planted a knee into her stomach. The blow forced some air from her lungs, but the Saiyan forced her mouth closed. The Hera aimed a kick to her midsection, but Nazz fired a massive amount of ki from her hands, forcing Zangya to let her go and allowed her to create some space.

Nazz looked down and could see the planet Namek miles below them. Then she looked at her opponent, not understanding why she would pull a move like this. Surely, this put them both at a disadvantage. She thought about taking the fight back to the planet's surface, but her Saiyan instinct kicked in.

'Actually, this might just make it more interesting. I just have to hold my breath for longer than her.' She thought, and a smile graced her lips. 'Papa always said fighting comes more natural to Saiyans than breathing.'

Nazz cracked her knuckles before lunging forward. Zangya easily sidestepped and threw an uppercut into the girl's kidneys. Nazz fought the urge to let out or take a breath. Her will was put to the test when Zangya followed up with a ki blast. The attack forced the Saiyan back, then when it died down, Zangya hit the back of her head with a high kick. Still holding her breath, Nazz threw a kick to counter, but Zangya blocked it and drove her palm into the Saiyan's chest. The blow was followed up with three quick jabs that hit the exact same spot, and despite her efforts, air was forced from Nazz's lungs.

Nazz was once again forced to back away from her opponent. She shot a glare at the Hera. 'You think you're the only one who can fight dirty? Just wait till I get a hit on you. Let's see how well you hold your breath when…' The sight in front of her stopped the Saiyan's train of thought dead in its tracks.

The green girl's chest was moving up and down, almost like she was actually breathing. Nazz shook her head, believing that it must be some trick. Then Zangya, seeing the look on Nazz's face, took in a deep breath through her nose, then exhaled from her mouth.

'No way… How can she-'

Before she could even think the question, Zangya came at her and planted an uppercut in her solar plexus. She followed up with a knee to the gut, and when Nazz struck out with a wild fist to counter, she spun around behind and elbowed her in the back. Zangya continued this pattern of attack, dancing around the slower fighter, striking her midsection, and forcing air from the enemy with each solid blow.

Nazz realized quickly that she had no chance against this girl who could breathe in space. She was running out of time, as the wind kept being knocked out of her bit by bit. Her only chance of winning was to get back to the planet's atmosphere. She dove toward Namek, but Zangya caught her by the collar and tossed her further into space. Nazz tried again, only for her opponent to catch her by the throat and bury a fist into her gut.

Zangya looked at the girl with a pitiless gaze. Nazz kept struggling, but every move she made just made her yearn for a breath of air. Desperation was evident from the frantic look in her eyes, but Zangya kept pushing, hitting the girl with everything she had.

Nazz tried a haymaker, but the Hera countered harder. She tried to outmaneuver her, but Zangya was too agile. All Nazz could rely on was her strength of will to keep fighting, but even that was fading the longer she was forced to fight with no air. Despite all this, Nazz continued to fight, lashing out without any care for technique, with Zangya taking full advantage of her distress with deadly accurate strikes. The Saiyan was slowing down, her vision fading to black, and her body growing colder, until Zangya caught the girl's final punch.

Zangya waited for a follow up, but the girl had ceased to move, her body having gone limp when her last attack was neutralized. With a smug smile, Zangya warped them both back to Namek, and dropped her latest Saiyan victim to the ground.

break

"Kah!"

"Ack!"

Kress and Soga hit the ground once more. Their body's had sustained heavy damage, and they both had blood smeared all over them. Aka landed with a thud, stomping over to the boys with savage glee. He picked their heads up in each hand, and smashed them together.

"Oh, how fun!" Aka laughed. "I love music. This one's a real headbanger!"

He slammed them together again, eliciting a cry from both Saiyans. Aka wound up to slam them one more time, only to get a power beam full in the belly. The giant shot back, dropping his opponents who looked up to see a bald Saiyan in purple armor.

"Oh… Hey Jagamo." Soga slowly got up and greeted their senior Saiyan.

"We uh…" Kress started to get up, but stumbled and the bald man caught him.

"It's fine." Jagamo stated with a smile. "You two didn't do half bad. Why don't you go and help Quillin. We'll handle the blob."

The teens looked behind them and saw Bukha, scowling at them. The two shakily backed away, before flying toward Quillin to help him fight some Cooler drones. Bukha turned his scowl on Jagamo. "You're too soft Jagamo."

"Maybe." The old Saiyan Captain said with a smirk. "But what else was I supposed to do? Kill them for losing?"

Bukha's scowl turned into a smile. Jagamo shook his head. "Your one sick monkey."

Before Bukha could respond, a velvety purple blast came at them, and each of them fired their signature beams to counter it.

"Save the morality lectures for after we kill the whale." Bukha sneered, before abandoning his beam to charge the purple fighter. Jagamo faltered against the beam, but refused to lose in a struggle with the behemoth. The contest was cut short as Aka jumped up to avoid being slashed by Bukha's Ki blades. Jagamo met him mid jump and grabbed him by his top horn. Spinning Aka like a windmill, the Saiyan released him, sending him back to Bukha. With a savage grin, the Saiyan swung his blades to bisect the enemy.

His grin was wiped from his face when Aka caught the blades in his energized hands.

" Nice try, Saiyan scum." Aka rumbled. "But I can handle more than your little butter knife."

"Why don't you give this a shot then!?" Jagamo pointed his fingers in the shape of a gun point blank at the blob. "Jaga-Gun!"

As the blast overcame Aka, the Saiyan landed next to his comrade. When the light died down moments later, neither one seemed surprised to see Aka, seething and smoking, but very much alive.

"Ha!" Laughed Bukha. "Looks like fatty's gonna make this worth our time after all."

Break

"Look, for the last time." Turk growled through gritted teeth. "You two need to come with me. Ok?"

"We've already been tricked by that Turles jerk." Trunks replied firmly. "What makes you think we'd go with some big blueberry?"

"Yeah, we're gonna wait for Gohan to get here." Goten nodded. "Besides, my mommy always says not to go with strangers."

"S-Stranger!?" Turk stuttered. "But I… You… We… I lived with you for like a year! We played chess all the time!"

"Aha!" Trunks pointed a finger. "Goten doesn't know how to play chess!"

"That's right." The younger Saiyan nodded. "If you're gonna lie, I don't think we should go with you. Even if you do have star made of spaghetti."

"That's not what I said!" Turk yelled. He knew that he was more than just outmatched on this battlefield, but he would never have been able to live with himself if he just stayed on the star. When he saw the boys, he figured that the least he could do was get them to safety.

"Ok, ok." Turk took a deep breath to calm himself. "I know that you want to watch Zangya,"

"And Gohan." Goten interjected.

"Fine, and Gohan. Even though he isn't here." Turk rolled his eyes. "You wanna watch them kick some butt. But the longer you stay on this planet, the more danger you are in. My sister will never forgive me if I don't get you guys out of here."

"Who's your sister?" Goten asked innocently, and Turk was fast becoming apoplectic.

"Go with him."

The Saiyan children turned around to look at elder Moori, who had a somber expression on his face.

"What?" the boys asked him.

"Go with him. I know he does not wish you any harm. You will be safe with him and away from here." The Namekian explained.

"But then…" Goten thought for a moment. "Shouldn't you guys come with us?"

Moori gave a bitter smile. "Sorry, my little friend, but this is our home. Our place is here."

"Then I'm staying!" Goten shouted. "Someone's gotta protect you!"

"That's right!" Trunks nodded vehemently. Then he had the decency to look ashamed under Moori's scrutiny. "I-I mean… I can't just leave. This whole thing is my fault. But I'm not going to let them get away with this!"

"That is a shame, little false prince." The group looked up to see Yashimo floating above them. He dropped a battered body at their feet.

"Ah! Broly!" Goten ran to his friend to see if he was ok with Trunks close behind him. The man was unconscious, and barely breathing. Goten's fury started to mount, and his power built alongside it.

"Go ahead, little half breed." Yashimo taunted. "Transform one last time. You and the coward can die in a single attack. Perhaps you would like to join them?" He addressed Trunks. "Whether together, or apart, each of you pose a threat to my lord's rule." Yashimo raised his palm and prepared his energy to fire.

"Wait!" Turk jumped in front of Broly and the children. This Saiyan's power was massive, and he had just thrashed Broly, but he was here to protect the boys. He wasn't used to trembling in a fight, but this wasn't going to be a fight, this was going to be a slaughter. Despite the certainty of death, Turk swallowed and put his fists up.

"I don't really care if I kill you alongside them." Yashimo shrugged.

"Too bad for you, we'll care if you kill them at all."

Two figures landed between Yashimo and Turk. Yashimo snarled. "Rhubub! Lomen! You dare defy the will of Lord Turles!?"

Rhubub sighed, while Lomen shook his head. "I doubt that Turles explicitly ordered you to kill the first super Saiyans in a thousand years." The older Saiyan said.

"Don't you see!?" Yashimo yelled. "We do not need the legend as long as we have the fruit! As long as we have lord Turles! I will not let anyone threaten what he has built for us!"

"And I'm not going to let some sycophant murder Saiyan children." Lomen shot back with a growl. He'd let things go too far with Goyan, but now he wouldn't let such potential be destroyed.

Yashimo's eye's narrowed mutinously, and the old man flashed Yashimo a taunting smile in response. "If you think your little magic tricks can force me to change my mind, then go ahead. Otherwise, make yourself useful and clean up the lizard infestation."

The two Saiyans stared each other down, but eventually, Lomen won out, and Yashimo left with his tail between his legs. Lomen shook his head and muttered. "Psychopath." Before he started walking away.

"H-hey!" Turk was finally able to find his voice, almost regretting it the moment the Saiyans turned to face him. In a flash, Rhubub was behind Turk with his blade at the Hera's neck.

"You're welcome to leave this planet if you want to, but the Saiyans stay here. Understand?"

Turk's face immediately became hard. "I understand that you better run me through right now, knife boy. Because the second I see an opening, I'm taking these kids home. So kill me, or stay and babysit but I'm gonna do the job I came to do."

Turk waited for the blade to pierce him, but instead, Rhubub reappeared by Lomen with a smile on his face. "Have it your way."

The Saiyans disappeared, leaving a relieved Turk, and two little boys looking up at him.

"That was pretty cool." Trunks admitted. The boy was genuinely impressed that this guy stood up to the Saiyans.

"You ok, Mr. Blueberry man?" Goten asked.

The second he asked this, Turk fell over backwards, having fainted from terror.

"I guess we're gonna stay here a little longer then." Goten muttered.

Break

Turles' slammed into the ground hard, knocking the wind from him. Rather than regain his breath, the Saiyan leader rolled out of the way of a purple laser beam, then jumped to his feet to avoid another. He launched himself into the air to escape a third, but his path was cut off by the shining form of Cooler, swinging his blades. Turles ducked to avoid a horizontal slash, then sidestepped a thrust. He fired a blast at his opponent before taking to the sky. He barely made it ten feet when Something wrapped around his ankle and brought him crashing onto his back. Cooler tried to stomp on Turles chest, but the Saiyan thrust his hands out to fire a wave of energy, forcing Cooler off of him.

Flipping up, Turles lunged at the cyborg, throwing rapid punches into his midsection. Cooler was driven back until he swiped at the Saiyan with his blade, forcing the Saiyan to back off. Jumping back, Turles threw a ball of ki at the ground, causing an explosion of fire and dust to erupt in a cloud that surrounded both fighters. The Saiyan knew that his cover wouldn't last long, but since running wasn't doing him any good, this was his only chance. He started to gather energy in his hand, forming it into a bright yellow ball.

'Let's see how you handle the pride of the Saiyan race, you pathetic rust bucket.'

Cooler almost laughed at the pathetic attempt at a smokescreen. His scanners quickly picked up Turles' energy signature and he rushed through the explosion to finally end this battle. He was forced to duck when an energy bomb nearly hit his face before it zoomed off into the sky. This brief distraction caused him to lose track of his prey for a moment and only regained the scent when Turles landed a planet shaking blow to the side of his face.

Cooler staggered and Turles took full advantage of his disorientation. He grabbed him by his head spikes and rammed his face into his knee, cracking Cooler's mask. He held tight with one hand and with the other fired punch after punch into Cooler's skull. The Saiyan hit his enemy frantically, with a crazed look of desperation in his eye. The golden carapace of the frost demon was starting to break as Turles continued to put everything he had into the assault. He was so focused on punishing Cooler, that he didn't notice the tail snaking around his neck until it was too late. The tail squeezed, making Turles choke, but despite his airways being cut off, he continued to pound his fist into Cooler's face.

Cooler raised a hand and caught the punch, then Turles started ramming his own skull into the cyborg. Cooler tightened his tail and fired laser beams from his eyes. Both blasts hit Turles in the shoulder and Cooler finished by whipping him to the ground before stomping on the Saiyan's chest, letting his ankle spike dig just far enough into his enemy's abdomen.

"Kah!" Turles coughed out in pain.

" You…" Cooler breathed out, and for the first time in the fight, his tone was pulsing with rage. " Out of all my enemies, you are without a doubt the most abhorrent." The cyborg ground his victim beneath his foot. "I could deal with Slug, oh yes, he was no trouble. He may have been stronger and wiser than you, but you? You don't know your place!" he drove his spike deeper into Turles and he fought to not cry out in pain. " You think you are my equal? You are nothing but a nuisance. An insect that has gorged itself on what is mine. You are too stupid to understand where you truly belong. And now, you are precisely where you should be. Under. My. Heel." With each word, Cooler twisted the spike, and this time, Turles let out a groan of pain.

"Graaah!" His eyes closed as he tried to suppress his pain.

Beneath his mask, Cooler's face betrayed his satisfaction. " I can't help but wonder why you thought you had a chance at defeating me. Well, whatever your plan was, this fight is over. But I am nothing if not gracious. With your dying breath, I will hear your last words. Speak, Saiyan."

Turles grit his teeth and forced his eyes open, staring right into the glowing eyes of his long time enemy. His gaze shifted and he smiled as he looked to the sky.

"Burst open… AND MIX!!!"

A sound like thunder blasted through the air, shaking the planet. Cooler looked up to see what had caused it, and his eyes grew wide when he saw a light, brighter than the sun, shining across the Namekian sky. His sensors automatically started to analyze it, but he feared he already knew what it was.

"Hehehe. Hahaha! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Turles' maniacal laughter drew Cooler's attention back to his foe, and to his horror, the Saiyan was growing right beneath his feet. Cooler made to stab the man in a desperate attempt to halt the transformation, but his attack was arrested by Turles' growing, hairy hand.

Break

Sesamy watched impatiently as Zangya and Nira traded blows. Her whole body was itching to go all out with this girl, and judging by how she was getting the better of Nira, she was about to have her all to herself.

Nira had just thrown a punch that Zangya swayed back to avoid. The Hera dropped and tried to sweep the Saiyan's legs out from under her, only for Nira to hop over the leg sweep and come down on Zangya with a superman punch. Zangya twisted her head and body to lessen the impact and used her momentum to spin into a high kick, landing on Nira's guard and pushing her back.

BOOOM*

The three women looked up to the sky to see a new light source in the sky.

"Oh you have got to be KIDDING ME!" Sesamy yelled. "It was about to be my turn and some jerk just had to take all the fun out of it!"

"I just shaved my legs too." Nira sighed in disappointment. She turned to Zangya who was still looking at the light. "Sorry about this red. You're strong, but I don't think you're gonna survive this."

Zangya's attention snapped back to her opponent, then her eyes grew wide as she witnessed both women growing in size, hair covering their bodies, and their mouths and noses growing into muzzles. They grew until they towered over her. Two massive Oozaru stared down at the girl, opened their mouths, and started charging their attacks.

"Oh, sugar cookies!" Zangya sped away as the light from the mouth beams bathed the scene in white light.

Break

Quillin, Kress, and Soga were tearing through the army of Coolers with Quillin sporting a big smile.

"Oh, man, I still can't believe you scrubs got wasted by Abo and Cado." Quillin said as he split a drone in two with a chop.

"Shut up, man." Kress growled while taking his frustration out on the androids. "You wouldn't have lasted half as long as us."

"Yeah, at least we were in a real fight." Soga agreed. "You've just been taking it easy against the cannon fodder."

"I don't know why you're bragging about a fight you got benched from." Quillin shot back with a grin was he crushed another Cooler.

BOOOM*

The three teens looked to the sky and saw the artificial moon.

"Wow, wonder what loser had to resort to that." Soga's voice was low and gravelly as he started to transform alongside his friends.

Soon the army of meta-Cooler's were in the shadow of three young Oozaru's, grinning down at them.

Break

BOOOM*

Aka looked at the artificial moon in confusion, having never seen anything like it before. Despite the bright light in the sky, the fused brothers found themselves covered by a growing shadow. Before he turned around, a massive hand wrapped around him and held him up to a pair of glowing red eyes.

Break

Across the planet, Oozaru were casting their shadows over the army that Cooler had brought to destroy them, while Cooler himself was trapped in the palm of the Saiyan leader's hand. Turles squeezed his victim, causing cracks to form all over Cooler's frame.

" Ahahaha!" Turles rumbled. " What's wrong, Cooler? Don't tell me you didn't know we could make an artificial moon?"

Cooler struggled to escape, but this only made Turles put more effort into crushing him.

"I can't blame you for not knowing. We kept it secret for a reason, after all. It isn't easy to do in the heat of battle, but you never know when you might need to get out from someone's heel. GAH!"

Turles suddenly released his grip on the cyborg due to the pain caused by Cooler igniting energy blades all over his body. The frost demon took off at full speed, but the giant monkey's palm swatted him down, sending him crashing to Namek. Cooler fired a sunburst from his crater, but the oozaru simply batted it away, reaching out to capture his foe once more. Cooler sped through the behemoth's legs, only to be smacked back by the massive tail and sent crashing into a mountain.

" You were wrong when you said that I thought I was your equal." Turles smiled, baring his sharp teeth. " I have always known that I am, in every way, your superior."

Cooler shot out of the rubble and straight up into the sky. Turles laughed, before opening his mouth wide, allowing an incredibly colossal amount of energy to burst out, enveloping everything in it's path, including Cooler.

Even without touching the planet, the attack left a massive wasteland from the scorching heat it emitted. In the midst of this wasteland, was Cooler was lying in pieces, and completely helpless as the oozaru Turles advanced on him.

" Now, Cooler, you are the one exactly where you belong. Crushed and buried under my heel."

Turles lifted his foot, but before he landed the crushing blow, a wave of Meta-Coolers washed over the Saiyan and threw him off balance. Turles rolled, as the androids swarmed all over him, like a horde of ants, attempting to tear a mammoth to shreds. Turles jumped to his feet and tried to brush the metal pests off his body, all while they stung him with their purple blades. Fed up with this nuisance, Turles let out a surge of energy, forcing the robot force off, and destroying many of them.

The army responded by surging as well, the wave ready to drown the monkey in a cold ocean. Turles sneered and clapped his hands together, creating a sonic boom that blasted the wave to pieces. With the minor annoyance dealt with, Turles Turned his attention back to his main opponent, only to see that the cyborg was gone.

" NOOOOOOOO!!!"

Break

Zangya sped across the planet, searching frantically for her sword. She remembered every story Gohan had told her, including the one about a giant monkey Vegeta. Her only hope against these, or any of the Saiyans at this point, was to chop off their tails. Unfortunately, her threads that connected her to the Z sword had been severed sometime during her fight against the Saiyan girls.

Before she could locate her weapon, Nira landed in front of her with a thud, causing a tidal wave of earth to roll over the Hera. Zangya fired a blast through the oncoming wave, then jumped back to avoid a swipe from the giant monkey's hand. She cut to the side only for this new route to be cut off by Sesamy, who brought both fists down to crush the girl. Fortunately, Zangya was just barely able to avoid being squashed, and flew straight up, putting her hands in front of her face.

"SOLAR FLARE!" She shouted and a blinding light caused the two oozarus to grasp at their eyes as they howled in pain. Zangya didn't waste a second, and continued her search for her sword. After making a fair amount of distance between herself and the apes, Zangya finally spotted a sliver of metal glinting in the sunlight. She made to pick it up, but as her fingertips were about to wrap around the hilt, she was yanked away, firmly in the hand of another great ape. She didn't know who this one was, but she didn't care. Before the beast could put the squeeze on her, she cast a line of psycho thread, caught the Z sword with it, and yanked it up in an arc, slicing through the monkey's ear. He howled in pain, dropping Zangya to grasp at the side of his head. Zangya wasted no time and attempted to maneuver to his rear to slice off his tail, but another Oozaru came out of nowhere and swatted her away.

" Look at that, Gowry." laughed the second ape. " I think this little snack was trying to cut off your tail."

Gowry looked at his blood covered hand and snarled. He turned his glare on Zangya and let out a roar of discontent before throwing a kick that sent the Hera flying through the air. Biwala, the second ape flipped up and spiked her into the ground. Zangya rolled backwards just in time to avoid the apes feet from crushing her, and she tried again to go for the tail. Unfortunately for her, they knew exactly what she was going for now, and wouldn't let her get to her target. With speed that belied his size, Biwala snatched her out of the air and slammed her down into the ground.

"Aaaah!" Zangya yelled out in pain, and the oozaru was leaning over her with his mouth wide open. His drool was dripping all around her, and he looked ready to devour her. Using all of her strength, she wriggle her arm and sword free, and stabbed the hand that held her down.

"GROOOAAAAAAAAH!"

Zangya bounced up and once more tried to de-tail the monkey, but this time Gowry, grabbed her and started to squeeze.

"KRYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Zangya let out a blood curdling scream as her lower body was breaking under the monster's pressure. With an extreme effort of will, Zangya lifted her sword, and chopped off the monkey's thumb. She, along with the appendage, fell to the ground and she tried to stand. Right as she got to her feet, she fell back, having sustained too much damage to support herself. Both Saiyans let their rage filled gazes fall on her, one grasping its hand, the other missing an ear. She used her hands to scramble away, but she found her back against a rock.

" You little insect." Growled Gowry. "Let's see how you like having your body parts removed."

Despite her fear, Zangya held her sword in front of her, pointed directly at the monsters. The weapon did nothing to stop them from coming closer, but Zangya kept it up.

"You want something to eat, you big baboon!?" She yelled defiantly. "THEN BON APETITE!!!"

Out of the Z sword's point burst all the energy that the weapon held within. All the energy it had absorbed from the planet, mixed with her own energy, shot out in a massive lance of green, blue, and white. The Saiyans were completely caught off guard, and the beam burst right through Gowry's chest. The Saiyan looked down, then almost immediately fell to the ground, dead.

Biwala looked at his fallen comrade, shock evident on his monkey features. He looked at Zangya, hardly believing that she was able to fell an oozaru with a single attack. For a moment, he contemplated backing away, and Zangya prayed that he would. Her legs were damaged beyond fighting, and her mind and body were fatigued from fighting nonstop. Her trump card had been spent, and she'd never be able to gather enough energy to pull another attack like that off before the Saiyan could kill her. Hoping that a bluff might work against this opponent, she pointed her sword at him. "What's the matter, still hungry?"

Biwala looked at her curiously, trying to judge if her threat was legitimate. His hesitant expression turned into a smug one, as he took a step forward.

" You really do look appetizing." He reached for her, knocking away the Z sword, and wrapping her up in his fist. Zangya tried to break out of his grip as he raised her up to his mouth. She looked around frantically while pushing, clawing, and hitting against his fingers with everything she had. Then, she caught something out of the corner of her eye. She raised her hand smiled at the monkey.

"Instead of me, I suggest you CHEW ON THIS!" She fired a beam into his mouth, and he literally choked on it. The ape fell to his knees, coughing and sputtering, and Zangya was able to break free. She held her hand up as high as she could, and an incoming squad of meta-Coolers lifted her up and carried her away.

She looked up to thank the android, but noticed the real Cooler, golden and in pieces. "I see you got caught up in some monkey business too."

Cooler nodded. " A miscalculation on my part, unfortunately."

"Well, how do you calculate we survive this?" Zangya asked.

" I don't wish to survive this, I desire to destroy these filthy beasts." Cooler growled. " To have any shot of that, I must have time to repair my damage, we must find a way to revert Turles to his original state, and we must slaughter them all like the animals they are!"

"Fine by me." Zangya replied. "What if we- WOAH!" A pillar of energy disintegrated the majority of the remaining androids, and the force that the blast radiated knocked the ones carrying Zangya and Cooler crashing to the ground.

Zangya rolled when she hit, while Cooler landed in a pile of scraps. Zangya shook the stars out of her dazed eyes just in time to see Biwala, Nira, Sesamy, and worst of all, Turles, land with earth shaking force.

"We were wondering where you ran off to." Nira said. "It really is impressive that you survived this long. I almost think you should be rewarded for something like that."

"Can it Nira!" Biwala growled. "Don't even think of letting this girl off. She's mine."

"Like hell!" Roared Sesamy . "Chew on the scrap metal brigade, but you're not eating this chick!"

"Aw, gross!" Quillin landed behind them. "You seriously eat people Biwala?"

"Whether he eats her or grinds her to powder, the girl deserved to die. Along with the other traitors who defy Lord Turles!" Yashimo snarled at Rhubub and Lomen.

One by one the oozaru gathered, each one voicing their opinions or flinging insults at one another. The roaring and growling boiled up and it almost looked like a fight might break out amongst them.

"RAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRRR!!!"

The deafening sound silenced the Saiyans, and they backed away from Turles with a bow.

" I don't give a damn what happens to the girl. She is nothing but a distraction from the real prize." Each of the great apes turned their attention to Cooler. " Your empire's at an end. Just as you, your brother, and all your ancestors feared, it was the Saiyans that caused it to crumble. Saiyans." He stated again for emphasis. "The superior race. The lords of all creation, and I… I am king of it all. But," Turles smiled. "I am nothing if not gracious. Before I kill you, I will allow you to speak your final words."

Zangya looked at Cooler, and it was clear, even behind his mask, that his expression held nothing but contempt and loathing for the creatures before him. Seeing his contempt, Turles decided to goad him further. He scooped what was left of the cyborg up and held him at eye level. "No speech? No vow of vengeance? You disappoint me, Cooler. Come on, I'll give you one more chance."

Cooler remained silent, the wind blowing across the devastated Namekian landscape. Then, the apes' ears all pricked up, as they heard a mighty voice echo across the planet, the words sounding as if they came from all directions at once.

"KAMEHAMEHA!"

Zangya smiled and looked up at Turles. "Oh, he does not sound happy."

The Saiyans were confused for a moment, but the next instant dozens of shining blue energy beams streaked across the sky and slamming into the great apes. Every single one of the oozaru were forced away from their victims, the beams lifting them off their feet and carrying them through the air. Even Turles was caught off guard by the sudden barrage. The first blast hit him in the stomach, making him drop Cooler as he stumbled backwards. He swung his arm to deflect the next beam, then another, but the third changed its course at the last moment and smashed right into his face, erupting in a flash of light brighter than any sun. All anyone could see was white, and Turles didn't see the next barrage of Kamehameha waves ram into him, driving him back with his followers. He roared in rage but this proved ineffective as the blasts increased their rate, pelting his body all over and giving him no chance to counterattack.

' Impossible!' Turles thought as he was driven even further back. Yes, he was tired from his fight with Cooler, but his current form was the pinnacle of Saiyan power. No mortal could stand up to his might, let alone force him back. He growled as he dug his feet into the ground. Slowly, he started to force himself forward, ignoring the pain the detonating blasts were causing him. He squinted and tried to see the attacker, determined to show this interloper that nobody could match the Saiyan king, but his vision still had yet to return.

"GRAAWR!!!"

With a guttural roar, he started to gather his energy, determined to destroy the one who would challenge him. Just before he could launch his attack, the barrage of blasts seem to combine into a single stream of energy, and the massive wave finally broke the Saiyan's foothold and blew him away.

Break

step* *step* *step*

Zangya's vision was still incredibly blurry, but she grinned and held up her hands as if to say 'pick me up.' Her request was granted, and she felt herself being held maiden style in a pair of strong, familiar arms.

"Took you long enough." She said to the figure, his face becoming clearer by the second. She felt his bare chest and gave him a confused look. "You made us wait this long and you couldn't even be bothered to put on a shirt?"

"You gotta be kidding me." Gohan shook his head. "I nearly get immolated by magic fire and the first thing you question is my wardrobe?" Zangya gave him a charming smile.

"You've dealt with worse things." She shrugged.

"Have not. That Slug guy was no joke." Gohan retorted. Then he took in his girlfriend's condition. "Are you ok?"

"I am now." She replied with a smile. "Well, minus a pair of broken legs."

The air froze and Gohan's deadly expression made even Zangya feel bad for what was to come. "Which one?"

"I think his name was Biwala." Zangya answered.

Gohan nodded, then looked at Cooler.

"Looks like they did a number on you."

" Quite." Came the annoyed reply. " The monkeys were quite thorough in the decimation of me and my forces."

"Yeah. We're pretty good at that from what I hear." Gohan replied. Without another word, he whisked Zangya away, appearing again in the midst of the Namekians.

The sudden appearance of the stranger made the Namekians jump. When they saw his tail, they fled from him and crowded around elder Moori. Gohan sighed at their reaction, but he supposed he couldn't really blame them. He looked through the crowd and quickly saw the faces he was looking for.

"Gohan?" Goten forced his way through the legs of Namekians to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him. Then, unable to contain himself anymore, he burst out with unbridled energy. "YEAH GOHAN!" he ran to his brother and wrapped his arms around his legs. Gohan smiled down at his little brother before looking into the crowd to see that Trunks was just as fine as Goten. All this time worrying, and they were perfectly alright. His battle with Slug had taken longer than he wanted, and he had lost track of the boys' energy multiple times, but now that he finally had eyes on them, he could breathe a sigh easy. He set Zangya down gently, and pulled Goten off his legs.

"Don't worry, we'll talk when I'm done. Just sit tight, ok?" Without waiting for a response, Gohan warped away, this time appearing in front of a pile of giant monkeys.

Some had already made it back to their feet, while others were still trying to untangle themselves. All of them were still dazed, with the exception of Turles. The head oozaru zeroed in on Gohan as he casually stood before him and his followers.

The confidence with which the silver haired fighter approached was off putting. Several of the great apes took a step back, still feeling the sting of the multi Kamehameha attack. Anyone who could push them all back like that was out of their league. This might be a fight that was better left to their alpha. Turles noticed the hesitancy of his subordinates, which only served to anger him further.

"What are you doing, cowards!?" he snarled. " An army of great apes, retreating from one of Cooler's new dogs? You call yourselves Saiyans?"

"I'm not one of Cooler's dogs." Gohan responded calmly. "And Saiyan or not, backing down from a superior opponent doesn't necessarily make you a coward. Sometimes, it just means you're smart. Too bad their leader doesn't share their level of intelligence."

Turles growled, then he chuckled. " Strong talk for someone stupid enough to provoke me. Your little sucker punch took us by surprise, but that's all it was."

"Maybe." Gohan smiled. "And maybe if I wasn't tired from beating your partner, Slug, that sucker punch would have killed you all."

At the mention of Slug, the Saiyans' eyes went wide. " What? You beat Slug?"

"Like a cheap drum." Gohan replied coldly. "By the way, which one of you is Biwala?"

The other oozaru looked at the one wearing yellow armor, and he took a step back. Gohan nodded. "Good to know. Now, here's the deal."

"The only deal here is the one where I put you in your grave." Turles chuckled. "Even if you did beat Slug, you're an idiot if you think you can intimidate a Saiyan into backing down."

Gohan smirked. "Right back at you, big guy." He unfurled his tail, ensuring that the Saiyans could clearly see it. Several of them gasped in surprise at the appearance of yet another Saiyan.

"That's right." Gohan nodded. "My name is Son Gohan. A Saiyan warrior. You kidnapped my little brothers, you invaded this planet, which I'm rather fond of, and you've destroyed countless worlds with your pathetic 'tree of might'. I should kill you all for what you've done, but if you stand down now, I will show you mercy. Anyone that tries to fight me from here on out, consider your lives over."

Several of the Oozaru exchanged looks, clearly contemplating the deal laid out before them. Most of them knew that they stood no chance against someone that could stand toe to toe with Slug. In the end, most of them looked to Turles to see what their leader would decide.

Turles looked down at Gohan and studied this bold new opponent. "You… You are the Saiyan that Daiz picked up."

Gohan nodded.

"I see." Turles said . "Well, you're certainly a lot stronger than I anticipated. But as I said. You're a fool if you think there is any way that you can make me submit."

"Actually, there's at least three ways that I can make you submit, but you won't be breathing afterwards if I have to resort to any of them." Gohan replied easily.

" Really?" Turles sounded skeptical. "I look forward to the challenge. Do your worst." He said with a smug smile spread across his muzzle.

Gohan looked at each of the Saiyans before zeroing in on Biwala. "You asked for it." He spun on his heel and looked straight in the sky. Turles followed his gaze, then quickly realized his mistake as he saw the artificial moon still high in the sky.

"AaaaaaAAA AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!" The Saiyan grew quickly, tearing through what remained of his tattered clothes. His silver hair spread all over his body before it turned to pitch black, with the exception of a large silver patch that spanned across his back. His size soon surpassed the other Oozaru and he still grew larger, finally stopping when he nearly doubled them in stature. Finally, from his head sprouted two horns like an ox. When the terrifying creature was done transforming, it turned to face its enemy. The dark aura surrounding the new monster, combined with its unmatched size caused the Saiyans to shrink from its burning, red gaze. Even Turles was unable to move.

"Wha… Just what kind of Oozaru is that?" Yashimo asked, trembling with fear .

" Whatever it is." Sesamy drooled. " I think I'm in love."

Gohan looked at the monkey faces staring up at him, trying to find something that sparked his memory. His mind was not as wild as it was when he had transformed as a child, but it was hazy, like his consciousness was clouded by a dark fog. He may not have been a senseless beast, but he wasn't completely sentient either. Finally, his eyes landed on the oozaru in yellow armor.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRR!!!!!"

Biwala backed away from the roaring monster, before turning tail and running for dear life. His legs were hauled out from under him, and the next thing he knew, he was hanging upside down, face to face with his worst nightmare. Gohan seethed with rage, and unleashed it on this person who hurt his loved one. He slammed him to the ground over and over, before grabbing one leg with both hands and crushing them.

"GRYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" The cannibalistic Oozaru howled in agony, and his howls doubled when Gohan did the same thing to his other leg, squeezing until every bone in them was ground to a powder.

The brutality to their comrade struck every Saiyan with unspeakable fear. Their horror became unmatched when the demon oozaru raised Biwala overhead and tore his legs from his body.

If there was any doubt in Turles' mind that he was outmatched, this beasts ferocity destroyed it. His only chance would be to take advantage of the beasts seemingly mindless nature. It was clear that the boy didn't have full access to his mental faculties, and he would be sure to exploit that weakness. He turned and grabbed the nearest two Saiyans and tossed them at Gohan. " Avenge your fallen brother!"

The shout drew Gohan's attention to the two Saiyans flying at him.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRR!!!!!"

Sonic waves rolled out from Gohan's mouth and the two oozaru, along with the rest of the Saiyans, were blown away. Gohan looked at the ape who had thrown his comrades and took a step toward him. He was stopped abruptly in his tracks and he looked behind him to see Zemma struggling to hold him by the tail, while Yashimo was trembling with effort as his hands were making a sign. A third Saiyan ape, Bukha, was lumbering toward him with energy blades ignited in both hand. Gohan shrugged, and the blue aura that Yashimo's spell produced shattered. He lifted Zemma up with his tail and fired a special beam cannon from its tip straight through his head. Gohan flicked his tail, flinging the dead Zemma into Yashimo. He reached out and easily plucked Bukha from the ground by the neck and crushed it till his head fell from his body. A blast washed over Gohan, then another, and another. The demon looked to see a raging Jagamo firing mouth blasts continuously at him. Closing the distance in a flash, Gohan grabbed Jagamo's face with his foot and slammed it into the ground.

"Saiya! SadlaMaSaiyaSHKKK!" Yashimo's chant was cut short as Gohan's tail constricted his throat. A snap was heard, and Yashimo immediately became limp

While his subordinates were attacking the monster, Turles knew that it was now or never. He charged the super oozaru from behind while it was distracted with the lesser opponents. Turles charged as much energy in his hands and mouth as possible, but just before he could reach his target, Gohan flipped backwards over the top of him, and he threw both his victims at his attacker. They hit Turles and knocked him off balance, but he maintained his charged up energy and fired at Gohan as he landed. Gohan saw the attack, raised both hands above his head, and thrust them forward.

" MBAASHENKOO!!!"

A black mass of energy shot out of his palms, and it met with Turles triple blast. There was no contest, and the dark Masenko blew right through all three beams, and scorched Turles as he was enveloped by it. The attack passed, and Gohan approached as Turles was lying smoking and charred on the ground.

Turles tried to get to his feet, swinging his fist as he did so, but Gohan caught the blow and twisted the hand back before tossing Turles back to the ground like a ragdoll.

"W-wait." Turles struggled to speak. " W-we can work t-together. With a Saiyan like you, nothing can stop us." Turles crawled backwards, at the same time extending his hand to the great beast.

Gohan hesitated for a moment, and the Saiyan warlord smiled, firing a blast right in Gohan's face.

" GRAAAAAOOOOOOH!!!" Gohan howled in anger with his head reeled back.

Turles scurried to his feet and started running as fast as he could away from this monster. As he ran, he fumbled around in his armor with his massive paw, frantically searching for his last hope of survival.

" OOOOAAOAAARR!!!"

The primal scream shook the planet, and Turles didn't dare look back. Finally, he found what he was searching for, and pulled out a seed that in his fingers was like a peppercorn. Wasting no time, he fed some of his own energy into the seed to kick start the process. The seed started to sprout and grow, and the oozaru punched the ground, leaving the seed in the deep hole. He knew it was a gamble, using his own energy to feed the seed when he was already outmatched, but he had no other options left. The ploy never would have worked against Cooler, who would have destroyed the tree the minute it sprouted. But this beast was just mindless enough to let him get away with it.

'One minute.' Turles thought as he desperately fled the raging monster. 'All I have to do is evade him for a minute, and this battle is mine!'

His thoughts were cut short as a shadow passed overhead. Gohan landed, blocking his path and he skid to a halt, scrambling to turn around. The demon beast backhanded the fleeing Saiyan, knocking him miles away, then he leapt into the air coming down directly on top of Turles. The pirate hacked up blood as Gohan's feet drove him into the ground. The younger alpha swung his fists back and forth, pounding the older Saiyan's face. Fighting through the agony, Turles reached up with his opposable feet and yanked his assailant off of him by the tail.

Gohan rolled backwards, and Turles opened his mouth. An eruption of energy poured forth, and hit a recovering Gohan square in the chest, driving him back. The younger ape dug his feet in and held his arms out to block the massive beam. Step by step, he pushed it back, slowly closing in on the attacker. Turles felt the resistance, and turned up the power, pouring every bit of energy he could spare into the beam to buy even another second. Gohan was forced back a step, but this only served to infuriate the beast, and with a swing of his fist he blew the attack right back at Turles.

Stunned at this almost casual display of power, Turles barely had time to cut his attack and dive out of the way as it rushed past him. Before he could stagger back to his feet, Gohan was on him again. The larger ape seized his opponent's forearm and squeezed with tremendous force. With a wild shout, he started beating him mercilessly on the ground. The demon oozaru was singlehandedly creating two new valleys as he pounded Turles deeper into the planet on either side of him. With a final slam, Gohan mounted his enemy, pinned his shoulders down, and opened his mouth, charging his black energy for an atomic mouth blast.

Before he could fire his deadly beam, the planet started to rumble so violently that the younger Saiyan started to look around in confusion. In an instant, massive tendrils shot out of the ground all around them, weaving through the air and combining into a trunk the size of a city. Turles leered at Gohan with a triumphant smile, before he grabbed hold of a tendril that shot out next to him, and it pulled him out from under the massive warriors feet.

Break

Zangya, having been healed by elder Moori, stood in the midst of the Namekians, holding her little brother's ear in her hand and twisted.

"Gah! Ow! ZangyaAA! Please sis, I'm sorry!"

"What in Hera's name were you thinking coming here!?" The sister scolded. "It's bad enough that Goten and Trunks were kidnapped, but now I have to worry about your safety too?"

"SisI'msorrypleasejustletgoofmyear!"

"Hmph." Zangya huffed, but decided to grant his request, letting go of his glowing red ear. She put her hands on her hips. "Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"

"I just thought I could help get the kids to safety." Turk rubbed his ear.

"That's why Broly was allowed to come along." She chided, not noticing the large Saiyan shifting uncomfortably.

"But-"

"Quiet!" She ordered.

"At least let me explain what-"

"I said, be quiet." She ordered once more, and everyone remained absolutely still.

"Something's not right…" She muttered. She looked down and her eyes widened when she realized that the lush, blue grass was quickly becoming brown and brittle.

"Gohan needs me!" Zangya sprinted away, before taking to the sky and zooming for the battlefield.

Break .

Turles swung from branch to branch, Gohan hot on his trail, smashing through the dense wood in his pursuit. As one giant monkey chased the other, the tree continued to grow, consuming the planet's energy while also giving Turles more maneuverability. Turles landed on a branch and looked around. Gohan was no longer behind him. He sighed in relief, assuming he had lost the beast. Without warning, a section of the trunk exploded and shards of wood flew at him like a thousand jagged knives along with a pair of horns, impaling his abdomen. Gohan raised his head with Turles stuck on his horns and started to shake, the rapid movements causing immense pain to his victim. Finally, he shook so hard that Turles flew right off his horns and slammed through a hundred branches.

Turles descended, crashing through branches and clutching his stomach, until he finally landed with a grunt on an exposed root. He looked at his blood soaked hand with blurry vision.

' Only… A few more seconds.'

But even seconds against this monster felt like an eternity. He jumped up to a higher branch and looked at the fruits budding. They were so close, he could taste it. He reached out, but his hand was yanked down by Gohan, who then tossed the ape into the canopy. Gohan climbed up the tree, meeting his quarry in the upper branches. Turles was once again on the move, but now he was smiling. At last, the spiky fruit had grown, and while it wasn't completely ripe, it would still be enough to level the playing field. He sped for the fruit, only to be tackled from behind. Gohan pinned him down, holding him in a rear chokehold, squeezing what remaining life the lesser ape had in him.

With the spirit of a true saiyan warrior, Turles refused to give in. With one hand, he crawled along the branch and reached out for the fruit. His paws were just about to pluck a bushel, when to his horror, the fruit began to shrivel.

"WHAAAT!!!" He roared. His rage and desperation gave him a burst of strength. With an elbow to his gut, Turles was able to slip out of Gohan's strangle hold and throw him down the tree. He grabbed the fruit, tearing the branches along with it, but the fruit crumbled in his paw. He looked around in fury, determined to find the cause of this outrage. His eyes quickly locked onto a figure near the middle of the tree and howled in anger.

Zangya was standing on a branch with one hand extended to the tree and the other pointing to Namek. Her threads were wrapped around the trunk, sucking beads of energy out of it, while she funneled it back into the planet. She didn't know how long she could keep this up. The tree was still drawing energy from the planet, even as she was putting it back in.

"GRAAAAAOOOORR!!!"

The guttural roar made Zangya look up and she jumped to avoid the descending oozaru. Turles made to grab her, but his hand was arrested and Gohan rose up between the Hera and Turles, a look of unmatched rage boiling in his eyes. Black flames poured out of Gohan's mouth, setting Turles alight. With a punch to his gut, Turles got the wind knocked out of him, while Gohan nearly tore his arm from its socket. The young ape threw Turles like a shuriken and he spun like a buzzsaw through the middle of the trunk, setting fire to the tree as he passed through. Breaking all the way to the other side he started rolling along a wide limb when he landed.

He looked in a daze, and saw that there was still some fruit that had yet to whither. Now that the Hera girl was no longer siphoning energy, it even seemed to be ripening again. He knew he didn't have much time, as the fire on the tree was quickly spreading. He ran to the fruit just as Gohan burst through the flaming hole in the trunk, showering burning splinters everywhere. Gohan chased his quarry till the end of the limb, then Turles mad a desperate grab at the bushel of fruit and leapt from the edge.

Gohan followed him, firing a blast from his hands at the enemy. Turles shot his own ki blast, propelling him out of the way, and he stuffed his face with the unripe fruit, branches and all. The effect was instant. Though his stomach wounds healed, his muscles felt like they were being torn apart as they expanded then compressed. While the incomplete fruit wasn't as potent, Turles couldn't tell the difference. His energy skyrocketed and he felt like a new Saiyan.

The Saiyan warlord landed on the ground, followed quickly by Gohan. The younger oozaru charged Turles, his fist poised to smash his skull, only for Turles to bat it aside and punch his challenger square in the face. Gohan reeled back and shook his head. He roared before charging in again. This time, Turles caught both his hands and the two struggled for dominance, both trying to topple the other.

Despite his newly acquired power, Turles was surprised that the demon Oozaru was still able to match him. He pulled back his hands, bringing Gohan off balance and kneeing him in the stomach. Gohan brought his head up, smashing his opponents chin while slashing his horn across an eye.

Turles howled in pain, falling back and Gohan followed up with a crushing blow to his now blind side. Turles stumbled, but came back at the beast with an uppercut. Gohan tackled the older ape and they rolled across the ground. Turles pushed the young Saiyan off him with his feet and fired a mouth blast. Gohan jumped over the attack and brought a double hammer fist down on his enemy.

The monsters continued their mad brawl, punching, slashing, and wrestling in an all out death match. Gohan's savagery was unmatched, and his blows struck Turles like a katchin hammer. On the other hand, Turles had more of his mind under his control, and he was able to block and counter far more effectively than any beast could have done. He blocked a swing with both arms, before he wrapped one arm around the enemy's elbow, the other around his head, and dragged him down, smashing his knee into Gohan's stomach over and over again. Gohan winced with every strike, but he refused to be beaten. He used his hand to push Turles' face, clawing at it as he did so. He raised his head and bit into the smaller ape's shoulder, eliciting a yelp of pain. Turles landed a final knee into his opponent, before hauling him up and slamming him down, making him release his bite.

Turles spun around and mounted the downed beast, raining well aimed punches to its face. Gohan brought up his hands to protect himself, but Turles was surgical in his strikes, and easily got around the animal's attempt at a guard.

"Just give up and die, you half breed abomination!" Turles laughed throughout his assault. "The Saiyans are mine. The Dragon balls are mine! And your 'brothers' will serve me in my conquest until the day! They! Die!"

An image flashed in Gohan's mind of a little boy wearing an orange Gi. The beast snarled in anger at the mention of his loved one, and he reached up, stopping an incoming fist in its tracks. With his other hand he grabbed Turles by the throat and squeezed with all his might. Turles clawed at his neck with his free hand, but before he could break the grip, Gohan slammed him into the ground. He repeated the action several more times, before he finally tossed him into the air.

Turles flew up high before stopping himself with a shout. He floated in suspension for a brief instant before Gohan appeared above him and bicycle kicked him back down. The kick was so forceful that the lesser ape drove straight through the crust, drilling into the planet all the way to Namek's lower mantle. Turles screamed in pain as he sunk into the magma until he had disappeared completely. Just after he vanished, a pitch-black hand plunged into the molten liquid and dragged the burning Saiyan up, dripping in magma. Gohan let out a primal scream, the force of which caused the magma to cool, encasing Turles in a tomb of rock.

The hybrid continued with his brutality, tossing him through a wall, drilling a whole up to the surface of the planet. When Turles shot out at the other side, Gohan appeared and punished him with a hammer fist, shattering the rock that had encased the Saiyan. Turles tried to hit back, but Gohan smashed his fists away. The younger ape tossed the older one onto his back and roared with pleasure as he saw the fear in his eyes. Gohan slammed one fist after another onto any part of Turles he could. As the brutalization continued, Turles face was becoming increasingly more swollen, his limbs were crushed, and blood was gurgling up from his mouth. The demon oozaru brought his fist up one final time, and drove it straight through the heart of his victim.

Gohan pulled out his bloodied hand from Turles' chest and looked at it, breathing hard as he did so. The haze that veiled his mind was getting lighter, and a strange emotion entered in. It wasn't remorse, exactly. At least, not for the oozaru, for he knew that the oozaru he had killed chose its own fate. Was it seeing a creature similar to himself, lying crushed and breathless, that evoked such a feeling. Whatever it was, the feeling slipped away when he sensed several incoming opponents.

He turned his head and saw the remainder of the Saiyan crew, marching toward him. Gohan turned his body to face them, brought himself up to his full height, and beat his chest while producing a thunderous roar

"GRAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRR!!!!!"

The front most Saiyan stopped, holding his hand up to signal the other to do the same. Gohan gave the group a look of appraisal, then he left the corpse of Turles, and started knuckling his way to them. When he was right in front of them, he stopped, staring down at them expectantly, daring them to make a move, and warning them that the move better be the right one.

Lomen, who stood at the front, lowered his head, dropped to his knees, and stretched his hand out with a palm turned upward. Gohan tilted his head at this gesture, and one by one, the others followed their senior's lead, and they all bowed in submission to him. The demon oozaru exhaled before shrugging and looking to the sky. He wasn't sure what to do now, but he couldn't think clearly in this state.

" Mboon." Gohan rumbled, and Lomen looked up at the larger beast. Without a word, Lomen reached up, his hand, blocking the power ball from view. With a jerking motion, he clenched his fist, and the artificial moon shattered.

End chapter

Omake.

BOOOM*

Onio looked up at the sky and smiled a victorious smile. Kuriza looked in horror as his opponent grew into the fattest oozaru he had ever seen.

"You may have your artificial star," Onio laughed. "But we have an artificial moon! Looks like the Saiyans will be taking the win today, eh Kuriza?"

Kuriza backed away from the monster in front of him, before trying to flee through the sky. He was snatched out of the air and held at eye level as Onio flashed a wicked grin.

"No… No please, anything but that!" Onio lowered Kuriza, bringing him around behind him.

"No! NOOOOO!!!!"

But the cyborg's screams went unheeded, as his pointy head was scraped along the oozaru's buttock, scratching an itch that Onio had been fighting for days.

End omake

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this. I thought about extending the arc by a few more chapters, but it got too complicated, and I didn't want to leave Gohan out of the story. Of course, Gohan is an unstoppable force so whenever Gohan arrives, that is basically the end of the battle. If you think I should do fight scenes in short chapters, focusing only on one fight at a time like I did during the 'Jade Empire Arc', let me know in the reviews.

To be honest, this was just an excuse for me to get a couple of giant monsters to go at it. Of course, I realized that Gohan, who in his SS demon form I scale as being above golden Cooler and Slug, would completely annihilate Turles even if they were both oozaru. So, I ended up just having Gohan do just that in his demon oozaru form. I know new forms can be a bit touchy for some people, but I hope this one doesn't turn people off. I personally thought it was a cool concept to merge Gohan's ox and monkey heritage. As for him not being completely in his right mind, I think that even someone as smart as Gohan would require practice to fully control that kind of transformation.

Interesting fact about the oozaru submitting to Gohan, I did not just steal that from planet of the apes. It's a real thing that primates do, but it differs between species. I was tempted to have some of them offer their hindquarters to him, but I thought the hand thing was more appropriate, even if less comical.

Last thing I am going to say about this chapter is regarding Zangya's ability to breath in space. I don't know how she does it, and I don't know how Frieza does it. All I can guess is that they are able to survive on the negligible amount of O2 that exists in space.

P.S. I hope this updated version is better than the first.