Chapter 24: Rage Unleashed a Super Saiyan is Born!
Last time our heroes began their battle against the evil Cooler, but the battle proved to be harder than expected as Cooler easily fought against them. Then Cooler has killed Raven, in turn making Yang the new spring maiden. After all the commotion, Salem's minions have escaped leaving no way of escape for the others. Will, our heroes, be able to defeat Cooler, or will they be killed by his overwhelming power? What happens next now!
Haven…
"Just how much power is he holding back?" Jason questioned as he flipped upward to avoid another one of Cooler's attacks.
Cooler continued his assault on Jason with several attacks, of which Jason dodged for the most part, but Cooler managed to hit him in critical areas. Once he was done, he managed to grab Jason by the head and went to shoot him several times in the chest, but before he could, Elias hammered him away.
"Thanks, where's Evan?" Jason asked.
"He's charging an attack to use against Cooler he'll be our ranged fighter now since he can't take one of Cooler's attacks and keep fighting," Elias answered. Over with Evan, he was charging a large ball of Ki while whistling a tune.
"Right better to not risk anything. Guess that means you and I have to double team him." Jason replied. The two then charged at Cooler, but no matter how much they attacked, Cooler easily dodged them, not giving them the chance to land a hit.
"You won't be getting the chance to hit me again fools." Cooler stated as he grabbed onto Elias's arm with his tail and swung him into Jason. Then he appeared in front of Evan, who was still charging his attack to use.
"Did you think that I wouldn't notice pest?" Cooler questioned.
"Shit!" Evan yelled. Before Cooler could attack, though, Jason grabbed him into a full nelson to prevent him from attacking while Elias blasted him from above.
"How much longer do you need to charge that attack?" Elias asked.
"Just a little more time it's kind of hard since his power level is way above mine, I only have one of these in me. I just need to concentrate this into a small dense ball so that he can't destroy it." Evan answered. Elias nodded as he joined Jason in keeping Cooler away from Evan.
Cooler flew around trying to get Jason to let go of him by slamming him into the ground, he managed to get him off once he elbowed him in the gut and threw him into the nearby dorms. Once he got him off, however, Elias tackled him sending him into the ground and following him soon after. Jason got up from the rubble of the wall he collided with only to see the rest of his friends going into the basement.
"Hey, Jason." Ruby greeted.
"Why are you all still here?" Jason asked.
"There was only one bullhead left, and the ground broke beneath us, during the confusion of everything Salem's minions escaped and took it," Blake explained.
"So, we decided to hide out in the basement while you guys fight Cooler," Yang added.
"How's that going, by the way?" Sun questioned. As he asked, Elias came crashing into the building, landing next to Jason, groaning in pain.
"Not great," Jason answered. He and Elias then stood up and flew right back into battle, seeing that Cooler was going in to attack Evan.
"Guess it's better than nothing." Evan murmured as he threw his Ki ball at Cooler.
Cooler stopped his approach and raised one arm and stopped the attack though it seemed to burn his hand. He didn't stop the attack entirely as it crept down his arm, but Cooler soon took control, shrinking the ball down until it fit in the palm of his hand.
"Nice try, I do have to admit though that one hurt a little." Cooler mocked as he threw the ball right back at Evan.
With no time to dodge, Evan was hit square in the stomach with the ball and fell into one of the many holes leading to the vault unconscious. Jason then kneed Cooler in the head and shot him with a Mega Flare dealing some damage though Cooler didn't go far, having increased the amount of power he was using so that he wouldn't be in any danger when fighting Jason and the others.
Elias followed up on Jason's attack by getting behind Cooler and shooting him with a Torrential Flash that once again didn't push Cooler back but did deal some damage. The two then proceeded to attack Cooler on each side, but once again, while in he could see them, they could not land a single hit on the alien.
"Pathetic!" Cooler shouted as he pushed the two away with just the sear power of him throwing out his arms. Jason and Elias regrouped to reengage Cooler once again and to plan out quickly.
"So, do you have any ideas?" Elias asked.
"No, sorry whenever we get the edge or increase our strength, he just uses more of his endless pool of power," Jason answered.
"That's not good. Guess we just need to keep fighting and hope he tires down." Elias replied.
"That doesn't seem like it's going to happen anytime soon, so let's try a Twin Flare," Jason commented as the two put their hands close together and combined their energy into one attack. Cooler began to charge an attack of his own as the two fighters charged theirs and soon both fired clashing in a beam struggle of which it seemed Jason and Elias were losing.
"Shit put more power into it!" Elias yelled.
Elias and Jason began to pour more and more power into their combined strike creating one single attack more powerful than one they could make alone. Once they began to put more energy into their attack, it began to push back Cooler's beam. However, this did not faze Cooler in the slightest. As the attack seemed to reach Cooler, he swatted the attack away, and it made impact with the student dorms going through it and into the distance as half of the dorm collapsed on itself.
"No!" Jason shouted as he saw the aftermath.
He was scared that his friends were hurt, but he sensed that they were okay. As he was distracted, Cooler took the opportunity to attack Jason by surprise, even as Elias tried to intervene. Jason was kicked away into the ground and into the vault, but then he busted through the bridge and fell deeper into the chasm.
"Dammit, I'm still not strong enough even with Elias, and Evan Cooler still has us outmatched. If only this Super Saiyan person was here." Jason thought.
"That being said, what is a Super Saiyan? What if it's some kind of power if it is could I obtain this power?" Jason wondered as he got up.
As he got up, he sensed Cooler, shooting several beams down at him, causing Jason to have to dodge each and every one. Jason flipped backward to avoid the last of the beams, and as he did, Cooler himself appeared in front of him, pushing him back through the top of the mountain with a shockwave. When he flew back up from the vault, Elias finished pushing the ruble of the dorm to free the others so that they have some way of escaping.
"This is hopeless, isn't it? There's nothing we can really do against Cooler is there?" Weiss asked.
"We don't know unless we try, and I know that this is going to be hard, but you guys need to find another way out of Haven," Elias answered.
"How are we going to do that?" Neptune questioned.
"It doesn't matter he's right I should've known that at this point there is no point in hiding," Qrow responded.
"Isn't there any way we can help?" Ruby asked.
"No, he'll kill you or use you as a hostage so that we can't go all out on him," Elias answered.
"But we can't just sit here, and we can't leave so…" Before Blake could finish, Cooler appeared and grabbed onto Elias's head and dragged him away. He threw Elias into Jason, who was charging in for an attack sending the two away. Cooler watched as they were thrown away then slowly turned to look at the group next to him.
"It seems like a large group of pests have made its way out of the woodwork." Cooler commented.
"Good thing I'm good at extermination much better than my brother." Cooler said as he lifted his hand to kill one of them.
"What do you have against your brother?" Nora questioned.
"It's none of your business," Cooler responded. As he went to fire at them, his blast was diverted by Evan grabbing onto his arm moving it away.
"Let go, scum!" Cooler demanded as he threw Evan away before Evan could use a Palm Slicer.
"Now die!" Cooler shouted, but once again, he was stopped from making the killing shot by Jason and Elias, tackling him to the ground. Cooler shot straight into the air knocking the two off of him, then he grabbed onto them and tossed them towards Evan, who was charging an attack.
"Why don't you pests give up?!" Cooler questioned.
"Because this planet is our home! We won't let you take it from us!" Evan answered.
"This is a planet where I have a purpose," Elias added.
"And I will not let you kill innocent people or my friends!" Jason finished.
"Is that so well then let's see how far that resolve will get you..." Cooler began as he disappeared only to reappear behind their friends.
"…when I kill your friends right in front of you." Cooler finished.
Qrow quickly turned to attack Cooler, but his attack was easily blocked, and Qrow was smacked away, instantly breaking his aura and breaking his left arm. The others jumped away, but it was no use as Cooler shot several beams at them, but Jason, Evan, and Elias blocked them all.
"We won't let you kill anyone else!" Jason yelled as he charged at Cooler enraged.
He was not going to sit and watch him kill his friends, nor was he going to let Cooler kill anyone else. But Jason tried his best to keep his cool, for if he lost control, he would never be able to defeat Cooler. Jason tried to attack Cooler, but he simply kicked him into the night sky as he threw Elias and Evan away. Cooler turned his attention back to the others as he once again went for the kill. Before he could shoot, he was hit from a small Buster Flare by Jason from behind.
"Damned, Simian." Cooler cursed as he moved right behind Jason, almost instantaneously. Cooler then punched Jason sending him flying towards the ground, landing just in front of his friends. Elias and Evan joined Jason, and he slowly stood up to block Cooler from their friends.
"You are not going to hurt them!" Jason declared.
"You'll have to kill us first," Elias added.
"We won't be going down without a fight," Evan said. Though he said that the three fighters had little to no power left and on their last legs exhausted and beaten.
"That can be arranged." Cooler replied as he raised his finger. But he did not fire, for he saw the rest of the group stand up and gather around Jason, Evan, and Elias.
"What are you guys doing?" Jason asked as Neo grabbed his hand.
"We're going to fight," Neo answered.
"There's no way we can escape this, so if you guys are willing to risk your lives to save us, then we can do the same to help you fight," Ruby answered since she can't hear Neo.
"Yeah, all for one and one for all!" Nora exclaimed.
"That doesn't work here, Nora," Ren commented.
"I wish there was another way, but since there isn't guess, we have to fight," Coco said.
"How touching vermin willing to die together with the monkey." Cooler mocked as he charged an attack. But as he fired, a crack formed underneath one of his feet, causing him to fall and miss his target.
"Guess that worked," Evan said.
Evan had shot a small bit of energy beneath Cooler, hoping that it would break the ground enough to cause him to fall. The three fighters took the chance to charge at Cooler as the others, who could shot at Cooler, but it barely fazed him as he countered them. Cooler kneed Jason in the chest as he hit Elias in the face with his tail and grabbed Evan by the neck, preventing any of them from landing a hit.
"This is pointless. You have no chance whatsoever of beating me." Cooler declared.
"And how do you know that we've been managing so far?" Evan questioned.
"I've been toying with you the entire fight holding back a majority of my power, in fact, just to let you know how fruitless this battle is my kind have multiple forms." Cooler began.
"This is my fourth form, the one that is usually our final form, but I have discovered a form beyond this one, increasing my power exponentially." Cooler continued.
"I can destroy this planet several times over in just this form, and if I take my final form, I could destroy every planet in this solar system in a couple of hours." Cooler finished causing everyone to go wide-eyed.
"I am the strongest in the universe, so the fact that you people believe that you could defeat me is an insult." Cooler declared.
"He's the strongest?!" Velvet stuttered.
"In the universe." Sage finished. Everyone began to look at Cooler in fear. Some even shaking, falling to their knees.
"I don't care if you're the strongest in the universe I refuse to lose to you." Jason declared.
Jason stared down, Cooler his eyes filled with anger he didn't give a damn who he was he had to beat him. But he refused to let the feelings come to the surface, for he knew that one must control their emotions during the battle for if one does, they have already lost.
"That was one of the very first things Mura taught Evan and me." Jason thought.
"You Saiyans are the most stubborn race in the universe." Cooler commented.
"Guess we'll just have to keep fighting." Yang moaned as she stood with Jason and Elias. Soon the rest of the group did the same standing with them against Cooler.
"So be it, I'm done playing then." Cooler stated.
Cooler dropped Evan, and the fighters went to attack him, but they stopped in their tracks when he blasted Evan, leaving a giant hole in his chest. Jason froze at the very sight of this, his best friend now with a giant hole in him….
Dead.
The whole world seemed to vanish at that moment, and Jason was left unaware of his surroundings as he stared at the dead body of his best friend. The events around him, such as Yang jumping at Cooler in a rage, then smacked away and the others going to Evan's side.
All of this went unnoticed by Jason, who remembered his time with Evan and Mura when he was growing up. Tears began to well up in his eyes when he looked back on these memories. Every moment, every spar and time spent.
"Why, why did he have to die?" Jason questioned.
"This is all my fault because I'm here on this planet Cooler came for me, and now my best friend has died because of it why could I not protect him?" Jason thought.
He felt his anger well up inside of him and tried his best to fight against it, but after today's events and all that has happened even the events of the Vytal Festival, he could hold it no longer he wanted to protect everyone. Soon he felt that he heard glass shattering as his rage exploded.
"How dare you monster!" Yang yelled as she held on to Evan and the others tried to stop his approach.
"What are we going to do?" Ruby questioned.
"Fight to the bitter end!" Elias answered.
"There won't be any fighting. There will only be a slaughter." Cooler explained.
But before anyone could make a move, the ground beneath them began to shake violently as several large cracks formed beneath them leading to the very bottom of the mountain, and the clouds in the sky began to move violently around due to high winds. Thunder and lightning rocked the surrounding area as it seemed the planet itself was shacking.
"What's going on?!" Sun asked.
"Jason…" Damian pointed out as everyone turned to look at the boy.
Jason shook violently as he looked at Cooler, his energy twisting and growing around him, seemingly causing everything around them. As he shook, his hair stood up, becoming even spikier than before in his primal state and flashed gold in color, and his tail, now unwrapped from his waist, was doing the same. Neo was concerned about what was happening to him but was unable to reach him due to the amount of power he was releasing in fact everyone had to hold on to something as to not be blown away by the strong winds that were being produced.
"What is this? What are you doing, Saiyan?!" Cooler questioned.
"You…how…how dare you…what gives you the right to do any of this!?" Jason asked.
"You killed my master and now my best friend I won't…I won't…I WON'T LET YOU HURT ANYONE EVER AGAIN!" Jason declared as he let out a loud deafening scream. The ground completely broke underneath Jason as he was encompassed by a golden pillar of light that lit the entirety of the night sky around Mistral in the same color.
"What's happening?" Coco asked.
"His power it's skyrocketing and still rising!" Elias stated.
"But how and why?" Pyrrha questioned.
"I…I don't know." Elias stuttered as he watched the light die down.
The sky turned back to its normal color, and the shaking and storm stopped as Jason stood in the same spot encompassed by what looked like golden flames. His hair now stood up straight and golden in color, which his tail also had now taken. His eyes were now a turquoise color as he stared down a shocked Cooler, his entire presence emanating a violent fury.
"Did…did he just pull a Yang?" Ruby questioned.
"What have you done, Saiyan? What is this transformation?" Cooler asked. Jason was silent, leaving the question unanswered as he turned to look at his friends.
"Go find somewhere safe and rest up and have Ironwood take care of the city while I'm gone," Jason ordered. Though it seemed to be a moot point because of the massive energy caused by the fight, the Grimm stayed away.
"Excuse me. What is that supposed to mean? Don't tell me just because the color of your hair changed. That means that you're stronger than me, Saiyan don't make me…" Before Cooler could finish, Jason disappeared and reappeared in front of Cooler with his fist in his gut. This sudden attack sent Cooler flying out of the city as the rest of the group stared at Jason, for it seemed he moved instantaneously.
"I'll be back," Jason stated as he followed Cooler flying with a golden trail after him.
"Okay, I'm so confused," Weiss admitted. Jason sped and met up with Cooler, who stopped above Lake Matsu anger written all over his face.
"I'll admit I was surprised at that sudden power boost, but I won't let you get an attack like that in again!" Cooler spat.
Jason stayed silent as he disappeared and reappeared above Cooler elbowing him in the head and sending him towards the lake. Cooler stopped before he could hit the water and managed to dodge Jason's next attack.
"You were saying?" Jason mocked.
"Just what is this?! Who do you think you are?!" Cooler questioned.
"I am Jason Shin, Cooler! And you just attacked my home! The home of countless innocent lives and people who are precious to me, two of which you killed!" Jason began.
"IF YOU HAVE COME HERE TO HURT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY MY FRIENDS, THEN YOU ARE MY ENEMY!" Jason continued.
"…Super Saiyan appeared killing my brother and father…" Cooler had said.
"FOR I…I AM A SUPER SAIYAN!" Jason declared as golden energy surged around him.
"A Super Saiyan! Don't fool yourself. I refuse to believe that there is more than one, but if you wish to play pretend, then I will show you my full power!" Cooler stated. He began to bulk up as he started to transform, but he was interrupted when Jason kicked him into the water. Jason followed up by backhanding Cooler back to the surface.
"What was that?" Cooler questioned.
"Who do you make me out to be I'm not just going to sit back and let you transform." Jason insulted.
"I thought you, Saiyans craved a good battle don't you want to fight me at my full power?" Cooler asked.
"Yes, it's true. My blood is screaming to use this new power to fight your full power." Jason began.
"But every fiber of my being is screaming at me to put you down full power or no!" Jason finished.
"We'll see how long you can keep me from transforming!" Cooler yelled as he charged at Jason. Jason easily flew to the right, dodging Cooler's attack and blasted him across the lake quickly following him.
Once he caught up, he threw a punch at Cooler, who caught it and palmed him in the chin sending him upwards. Following up, Cooler blasted a large beam at Jason, who disappeared and reappeared behind him, hammering him in the head and into the water.
Speeding after him, the water around them dispersed into the air in a spiral due to the sheer amount of energy exerted, and once he got near him, he assaulted Cooler with a barrage of attacks.
At Jason's mercy, it seems that the tables have turned in the fight for unlike earlier when Cooler was in control of the battle Jason had taken the fight into his hands. After ending his beating on Cooler, he chopped him in the shoulder, sending him into the ground.
"Damned, Saiyan!" Cooler cursed as he spat out blood.
"If I can't transform, then I will use the full extent of this form!" Cooler declared as he powered up to full and charged at Jason. The two clashed all over the lake, causing the water to violently move around and fly into the air as the power of two giants made impact.
Jason threw volleys of Ki blasts at Cooler, who countered with his own, causing several explosions in the sky, causing the surrounding area to shake and water to completely to disperse into the air and rain down. The two, once done, flew right at one another and made impact the sheer force of their energy colliding, causing the area around them to break apart.
"Kidney Shot!" Jason shouted as he kneed Cooler, where his kidney would be and continued to do so. He then proceeded to grab onto Cooler and spin around, tossing him through a nearby hill uncovered by the emptiness of Lake Matsu.
Haven Academy...
"Okay, does anyone know what's happening right now?" Ruby asked.
After Jason left to fight Cooler alone once he turned blonde, everyone was at a loss for words at his sudden power boost. They watched over in the distance as the sky lit up from the battle between Jason and Cooler. At the same time, they tended to the wounded and the dead.
"Usually, I would have an answer, but I have no idea what just happened though I may have a theory," Elias answered.
"What is it?" Blake asked.
"When Cooler first arrived, he said that his brother and his father were killed by a Super Saiyan. Personally, I've never heard of it, nor did Talon, but maybe Jason has become a Super Saiyan." Elias explained.
"I wonder what exactly a Super Saiyan is, though?" Pyrrha pointed out.
"Well, it seems to be a kick-ass power boost that made Jason stronger than Cooler, so as long as he has it, we're good," Sun said.
"I wouldn't say that just yet," Elias commented.
"Why's that?" Sun asked.
"Cooler said that he had a transformation above the one he is currently on that increases his power exponentially, so until we know how Jason holds up to that power, we can't say for sure," Damian answered.
"Though at the moment, it seems like Cooler is refusing to use it." Alex pointed out.
"No, in reality, I think Jason is not going to take any chances, so he's making sure that Cooler can't transform. I felt Cooler's power begin to rise even more before it stopped and went back down," Elias argued. Yang sat next to the bodies of her mother, and Evan concealing the tears that came when she looked upon them.
"How are you doing, Yang?" Ruby asked as she sat down next to her sister.
"Not great. First, Cooler killed my mother, and now he killed the guy I liked, so I'm trying to come to terms with that," Yang answered as she wiped tears from her eyes.
"I didn't know you two were dating," Ruby commented.
"We weren't, but we were going to go on a date after all of this," Yang explained.
"Well, we're here for you if you need it," Ruby said, placing her hand on her sister's left hand.
"Thanks, Ruby, though I think Jason would need it more than me, he and Evan considered each other brothers, and he lost his master too both he was inseparable with," Yang replied.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Ruby agreed.
"So can we talk about that comment from earlier?" Yang asked, giving her sister a glare.
"Sorry, it was the first thing that came to mind." Ruby apologized.
"Plus, you always compare him and me, so I thought it would be sort of revenge," Ruby added.
"For you, that makes sense." Yang laughed, though quietly.
"How is Jason doing?" Velvet asked.
"Well, at the moment, I think he's doing fine by the feel of it. He's stronger than Cooler and in control of the fight, for now." Elias answered. Neo gripped Hush tightly while she knew that Jason was in control of the fight, she was still concerned about him.
Salem's Domain...
Salem watched in awe of the spectacle she laid witness to. Such power much more power than what was used during the Vytal Festival. In fact, it made it look pathetic in comparison. "This power is beautiful," Salem commented as two small mosquitoes like Grimm approached her.
Holding out her palm, the two dropped the back parts of their bodies, holding the blood of the two fighters that she was watching. While everyone was distracted with the boy's sudden transformation, she had the two take small blood samples from him once again and the creature he was fighting.
"Now show me the full extent of your power," Salem said as she watched the battle.
Lake Matsu…
Jason dodged left to avoid an attack by Cooler, sending the tyrant flying away with a powerful kick then proceeded to blast him with a Mega Flare. Cooler rose from the resulting hole furious at the current situation.
"I am the strongest. There's no way I can lose to some filthy monkey!" Cooler thought as he charged up a large ball of Ki.
"Just die already, monkey!" Cooler demanded as he threw the ball. Jason, without hesitation, flew right at the attack then managed to take control of it with one hand and returned it to its sender.
"YOU FIRST!" Jason yelled.
The two then fought for control of the attack pushing it back at one another with all their might. But soon, Jason overcame Cooler, and the attack made impact with the ground as Cooler flew away. Cooler didn't get far however as Jason appeared behind him, landing a swift blow to the tyrant's face.
"How can this be? How are you this strong?!" Cooler questioned.
"That doesn't matter, Cooler, for I'm going to make you pay for every last person you killed today and everyone that came before!" Jason declared.
He then charged at Cooler, who shot several beams at Jason, who easily dodged each one. Once he reached him, he planted his fist into Cooler's gut, then elbowed him in his face then blasted him several times. In retaliation, Cooler threw several balls of Ki at Jason, who swatted them away with ease.
"I'd give up if I were you. There's no way you can beat me." Jason insisted.
"You dare!" Cooler cursed.
"Don't act like you're stronger than me, you trash. If it wasn't for the fact that you're preventing me from transforming, you would never be able to beat me." Cooler shot back.
"Well, we'll never know that Cooler," Jason replied as he powered up some more and charged at Cooler. The two clashed over and over and over again around the surrounding area with Jason keeping the advantage.
Jason elbowed Cooler in the chest then blasted him away, not willing to let up on his attacks. Jason fired a Splitting Flare at Cooler. However, Cooler dodged the attack maneuvering through the blasts. Appearing behind Jason Cooler grabbed hold onto his face and proceeded to punch it over and over. In order to free himself, Jason kneed Cooler away then punched Cooler in the chest, sending him flying away.
Once he caught up, Jason grabbed Cooler by the shoulders and tossed him into the ground. Cooler kicked Jason towards the sky and fired several Ki blasts at him, causing many explosions throughout the sky. Jason flew around, avoiding the many attacks then disappeared only to reappear in front of Cooler.
"You know you would have had a better chance of hitting me if you aimed to where I was going and not where I was." Jason mocked.
"Don't mock me, Saiyan!" Cooler hissed.
Jason then kicked at Cooler, who ducked under the attack to which Jason responded by blasting him with Ki. Flipping back to his feet, Jason jumped after him, but as he punched at Cooler, his fist went right through as Cooler's body disappeared. Before he could react, Cooler kicked him into the ground, taking Jason by surprise.
"It disgusts me to have to use a move that my enemy uses, but I found it necessary in this case." Cooler said.
"Bet Frieza did it." Jason mocked.
"I am going to kill you now." Cooler claimed as he let out a shockwave sending Jason flying far away.
"That should provide me with enough time." Cooler said. He then began to transform into his final form, Cooler grew considerably taller as his features became more defined then he grew horns and a mask that covered his face as he completed his transformation.
"Feast your eyes on the strongest being in the universe!" Cooler declared. Jason landed back in front of Cooler as he stared him down, sensing the massive increase in Cooler's energy. His hands shook as he watched him knowing the once again Cooler was stronger than him. But he clenched his hands into fists as a smile crept on his face.
"You know I'm a little scared at this power of yours, but at the same time, my body is telling me it wants to fight you and release the full power of this form," Jason said as he tore off the top part of his Gi leaving only his black undershirt to cover the left part of his upper body.
The two charged at one another again, but the difference in power became more apparent as Cooler punched Jason away through the rain. He did not let up on his assault as he appeared over Jason and kicked him into the ground and sent a medium-sized ball of Ki after him. Jason yelled out in pain as each attack hit him.
"Dammit, his strength really has grown exponentially in this form, but even so, I feel that there's more strength for me to discover within me." Jason thought as he shot back up from the hole.
Once he got to the top, he dodged an attack from behind by Cooler and fought back by elbowing him in the chest. But Cooler didn't move as he grabbed Jason's arm and threw him around, slamming him into the ground several times.
"How's this Saiyan, where has the confidence you displayed before gone? Have you finally realized your place?!" Cooler questioned as he tossed Jason into a nearby pool of water. Jason looked into the sky as the water from Lake Matsu rained down on him. He couldn't let it end just yet.
"Evan, Mura, Yang's mother they're just some of the many victims of Cooler, I can't stop fighting I WILL WIN!" Jason thought. Jason slammed his fist into the ground, causing it to break as he got back to his feet. While he was hurt, he felt the energy flowing through his body almost numb the pain or make it unnoticed by him.
"Still wishing to continue Saiyan even after witnessing only a portion of my full power?" Cooler questioned.
"I'm never giving up Cooler I'm fighting to the bitter end, and I vow that I will defeat you!" Jason vowed as he powered up. He was surrounded by bright golden energy as he let out a loud yell pushing away the rain around them.
"A light show will do you little in this fight, monkey!" Cooler shouted as he flew towards Jason. Jason stood his ground as Cooler made impact the two locking together, pushing against one another as they gripped one another's hands.
"A foolish plan, Saiyan, this is where you die!" Cooler declared as he pushed Jason back. Jason was pushed down towards the ground as he couldn't stand up to Cooler's strength.
"I can't tell you how much joy it will give me to kill you, Saiyan, soon you'll join your pathetic friend I killed earlier." Cooler goaded. When Cooler insulted Evan, this made Jason furious as his energy grew, and he pushed back Cooler.
"DON'T YOU DARE MOCK MY FRIEND!" Jason shouted. Cooler was shocked as Jason began to match his power, and the two were now in equilibrium.
"But how!" Cooler questioned.
"You know my whole life I held in my anger for the most part so that I can always be kind to others and never lose focus in a fight." Jason began.
"But now ever since this fight began my rage has just been building up to its limits, never before have I been so angry but now I know that I have to let out my anger to not bottle it up so I will unleash all of my fury on you and defeat you!" Jason finished as he lifted Cooler in the air.
Jason threw Cooler into the night sky then proceeded to attack Cooler with a barrage of Ki blasts not letting up then once he was done, he appeared above Cooler and hammered him back into the ground. Flying down, Jason collided with Cooler as they flew around the empty lake, attacking one another with various attacks. It seemed as though with every second that passed, Jason grew stronger as he once again began to match up with Cooler's power though he was still a way away from being on the same level.
"Elias was right. My power is continuing to increase dramatically due to my anger." Jason thought.
Cooler punched Jason in the face sending him towards the ground, but Jason stopped his momentum, dodging a follow-up attack by Cooler. Jason spun around and kicking Cooler in his gut, then backhanded him away.
Not letting up Jason chased after him disappearing and reappearing next to Cooler, kicking him in the opposite direction. This continued for a while as Jason made Cooler go through what he put him through earlier.
Jason finished it off by appearing behind Cooler and blowing him away with a massive Buster Flare. But Cooler didn't go far as he stopped himself and sped right to Jason kneeing him in the gut. He coughed up blood but recovered easily, smacking Cooler's leg away and punching him square in the face. The two exchanged several blows for quite some time until they separated and stared at one another.
"So this is a Super Saiyan I have to say I can see why my brother was beaten by one, but I shall rectify that as I kill you then the Super Saiyan on Earth!" Cooler declared as he powered up to full.
"You won't be getting that chance, Cooler, because I'm putting an end to you here and now!" Jason asserted. The two once again clashed with one another as they descended towards the ground. Due to the energy, they used it dispersed the water that had begun to refill the lake.
Jason grabbed onto Cooler's head and pulled it right into his knee, then he threw him into the sky. He proceeded to fire a Mega Flare at Cooler, who dodged the attack and flew parallel to it, heading towards Jason. Thinking quickly, Jason thought of a gamble move as he began to manipulate his attack and twist it around, causing it to turn and follow Cooler making impact with him as he reached Jason.
"Not bad I'm going to have to practice that some more later," Jason commented.
"You'll never get the chance!" Cooler shouted as he elbowed Jason in the gut.
However, Jason caught the attack and kicked Cooler in the chin, then flying over him, dived down and grabbed onto his tail, dragging Cooler with him. He threw Cooler into the ground and landed on top of him, slamming his feet into his gut. Cooler got Jason off of him by creating a shockwave sending Jason into the air. Then while Jason's guard was down, Cooler appeared behind Jason and grabbed onto his tail.
"Let's see how you like it when your tail gets grabbed Saiyan since this causes your people great pain." Cooler said. But to his surprise, Jason elbowed him in the face making him let go of his tail and be pushed away.
"What, but Saiyans are supposed to have their power drained when their tail is grabbed!" Cooler stated.
"That explains a lot, but unfortunately for you, I trained myself to resist that pain and keep my power years ago," Jason replied.
Cooler then shot at Jason with several beams of Ki, of which Jason flew all over to dodge. As he flew away, the beams missed their mark and hit the surrounding area causing several explosions and craters to add to the expanse of Lake Matsu.
"I can't let him damage the planet too much." Jason thought as he sped towards Cooler. Once he arrived, he grabbed onto Cooler's right hand and began to crush it until audible crack noises were heard.
"AHHH damn you, Saiyan!" Cooler cursed as he looked at his broken hand. Cooler then raised his left blasted a large beam of Ki, but it went right through Jason as his body disappeared.
"Again!" Cooler shouted as Jason appeared behind him.
He proceeded to put Cooler into a full nelson and flew with him at full speed, then he let him go sending him headfirst into the ground. Cooler quickly freed himself but failed to dodge Jason's follow up as he was kicked away sliding across the ground.
"HOW DARE YOU I AM THE STRONGEST IN THE UNIVERSE!" Cooler shouted.
"Not anymore." Jason declared. Letting out a loud scream, Jason powered up even further and sped right towards Cooler at such a high speed he could not react.
Cooler was once again smacked around by Jason coughing up blood as Jason hit him. From a distance, this would just be seen as a golden streak flying around the sky. Before Jason could land another blow, Cooler wrapped his tail around his arm and threw him towards the ground.
"THAT'S IT I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" Cooler shouted.
"IF I CAN'T KILL YOU AND TAKE THIS PLANET THEN I SHALL DESTROY THIS PLANET AND YOU WITH IT!" Cooler declared as he created a giant ball of Ki the size of the lake.
"I WON'T LET YOU!" Jason shouted as he put his hands into a butterfly hand symbol.
"ARMAGEDDON…BLAST!" Jason yelled as his body was surrounded by golden energy, which shot out at Cooler. Cooler threw his death ball downwards, and the two attacks collided, sending all the water away and causing the surrounding area to break apart.
The colliding energy lit up the night sky, and it was able to be seen even by those miles away like everyone back at Haven. Winds blew around Cooler and Jason violently as they poured more and more power into their respective attacks.
"It's over, Saiyan! You and this planet are through!" Cooler affirmed.
"That's not going to happen!" Jason shot back as he pushed against Cooler's attack. Both attacks struggled for dominance as neither would give the other any ground.
"This is it I can't lose now if I do then everyone on Remnant will die and I won't allow that to happen!" Jason thought.
"For my master, for Yang's mother, and for my best friend, I SHALL BEAT YOU!" Jason declared as his attack began to push back Cooler's.
"No this cannot be!" Cooler gasped.
"HEY COOLER YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE KILLED BY A SUPER SAIYAN!" Jason declared.
"No!" Cooler replied.
"JUST!" Jason continued.
"DON'T YOU DARE!" Cooler demanded.
"LIKE!" Jason went on.
"NOOO!" Cooler yelled.
"FRIEZA!" Jason finished as his attack finally shoved Cooler's right back at him. The two attacks made impact with Cooler as it disintegrated his body, causing him to scream in pain.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Cooler yelled as he looked back onto his life. He then remembered the time when he watched his brother destroy Planet Vegeta and then watching as a single Saiyan pod passed his ship.
"...if it comes back to bite Frieza in the ass, then it is on him." Cooler had ordered.
"It can't be! That pod was heading towards this part of space. It can't be, could it! I can't believe it. I bit myself in the ass!" Cooler thought as the attack tore him apart until nothing seemed to be left. Jason stopped his attack, and the remaining energy flew off into the vastness of space, and Cooler's energy disappeared.
"Paybacks a bitch." Jason smiled as the sun rose in the distance.
His hair and tail slowly turned back to their normal color and lowering back down as he fell to the ground, unconscious, and the water from the lake finally receded back into place. Jason laid on the ground as the water surrounded him, leaving him on the bottom of the lake as morning came, and the water returned to normal. But he was soon picked up and brought back to the surface by Elias, who flew over to help him.
"You did it, buddy, you won," Elias said as he flew back to haven with Jason in tow.
King Kai's Planet...
"AH, I don't believe it! Frieza's elder brother has been defeated by another Super Saiyan! Goku, my friend, you may have another ally out there." King Kai commented as he witnessed the end of the battle between Cooler and Jason.
Haven Academy...
"Okay, does someone mind pinching me so that I know that was real?" Neptune asked. Sun obliged his friend, but instead of giving him a pinch, he punched him in the arm.
"Ow, I said pinch," Neptune complained.
"Yeah, that was more fun." Sun smiled.
"Do you guys think Jason's okay the lights stopped a while ago?" Coco asked.
"I mean, he got some huge power-up, according to Elias, so I think so," Blake answered.
"But then he said that Cooler managed to transform and become stronger than Jason again," Weiss argued.
"True, but it seemed Jason somehow managed to match that power." Damian testified.
"Can you sense him now?" Ruby asked.
"No, both his and Cooler's energy disappeared, which is why Elias went to go check things out," Alex answered.
Meanwhile, Neo was paying no attention to the other's conversation as she looked towards the direction Jason had gone concerned, hoping that he didn't perish. She was relieved once Elias came back into view with Jason in tow. Once he touched down, Neo ran over and helped him place Jason down to which Neo stayed by his side as the others gathered around.
"How's he doing?" Velvet asked as they reached Elias.
"He's fine, just exhausted," Elias answered.
"What about Cooler?" Yang questioned.
"Dead," Elias responded. Everyone was surprised at the answer while they knew that it was a possibility, they never thought Jason had it in him to kill.
"Well, at least it's all over now," Ruby said as an Atlas ship flew overhead.
"It's General Ironwood!" Weiss pointed out.
Soon several bullheads came down from the main vessel and landed all over Mistral and Haven. One landed right next to the group, and out from it came General Ironwood, Professor Ozpin, Glynda Goodwitch, and Winter Schnee.
"Winter!" Weiss exclaimed, giving her sister a hug.
"I'm glad to see that you're safe, Weiss," Winter replied.
"It seems that you all have had a rough night." Ironwood pointed out.
"That's putting it lightly, Ironwood, the world nearly came to an end," Qrow replied.
"What do you mean care to explain?" Ironwood asked. Everyone then began to explain the events that took place the night prior from thwarting the attack by Salem's men to Cooler's sudden appearance until the current events.
"That does explain the bright lights we saw on the way here." Winter pointed out.
"I was afraid something like this would happen ever since the Vytal Festival," Ozpin commented after hearing the story.
"So, where is this Cooler now?" Ironwood questioned.
"He's dead, and most likely, there is nothing left of his body," Elias answered.
"Do you think there is any possibility any other aliens would come here in retaliation to this Cooler's death?" Glynda asked.
"Don't think so he said that his father and brother were killed by a Saiyan, so he came here to kill Jason then exterminate the populous he was a leader without him no one is going to act," Elias answered.
"If there are any of his men left near the planet they'll probably flee due to the fact their leader was killed. Most are smart enough anyone that strong could kill them fairly easily," Elias added.
"What is going to happen to Haven now?" Ruby asked.
"Well, with Glynda here, she can patch up all the holes in the mountain and reset the framework after that it shouldn't take long to put this place back together," Ozpin answered.
"Yeah, the school is one thing. The vault is another." Qrow stated as he pointed to the relic of knowledge.
"The relic was the vault unlocked?" Ironwood asked.
"Worse, the door was broken in two, making it useless, and the relic being in this world is dangerous," Qrow answered.
"This isn't good, and what of the Spring Maiden?" Ozpin asked.
"Yang had become the new Spring Maiden when Raven died," Qrow answered.
"Ms. Xiao Long has?" Glynda questioned.
"Yeah, though she's not fully happy with the circumstances that led to it," Qrow responded.
"What about the boy you said that he turned golden then became even more powerful than this Cooler?" Winter asked.
"That's an understatement from the few seconds I got to even see the kid he mopped the floor with the so-called strongest in the universe," Qrow answered. Ironwood thought over this as Qrow and Ozpin gave him a knowing look.
"I know what you're thinking, James, and you can't keep him in Atlas," Ozpin said.
"I know Oz, but I think we can have him help there not to lock him up. Maybe if he could teach others this power, we could finally stop Salem." Ironwood suggested.
"You mean Ki or the golden power because I know the kid won't teach either even if he could teach this golden form or Super Saiyan whatever," Qrow replied.
"That's not entirely what I meant, thanks to Elias we in Atlas have managed to make weapons that can use Ki that we only entrust to a select few I was thinking that he could teach them how to properly use it." Ironwood explained.
"That actually sounds like a promising idea coming from you," Qrow commented.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Winter questioned.
"You know what it meant," Qrow answered.
"We should probably get Jason to a doctor," Amber suggested.
"We have doctors on the ship if you'd like," Winter stated.
"That sounds good," Damian replied.
"So, we really get to use these new weapons?!" Ruby questioned with stars in her eyes.
"That's right, but the final decision is up to you, and if you go, you will be excused from Haven," Ozpin stated.
"We'll give you some time before you make your decision," Ironwood said. After a couple of minutes, everyone came to a decision Teams RWBY and JNPR were going to accept the offer while Teams CFVY and SSSN were going to decline.
"Are you guys sure a chance like this might not come again?" Blake asked.
"Yeah, we're sure we prefer to go around to help people," Coco answered.
"Yeah, and I think we'll be joining them for a while to get some training in." Sun added.
"Well, we wish you all luck on your journey," Ruby smiled as they said their goodbyes. Soon after they left, Kai appeared next to the group, surprising them all.
"Kai, what are you doing here?" Alex asked.
"I felt Mura's energy disappear, so when the fighting stopped, I decided to investigate," Kai answered. Damian walked up to Kai and presented him with Mura's staff.
"I'm sorry to tell you, Kai, but Mura is dead, and so is Evan," Damian explained.
"I see," Kai replied as he walked over to the bodies small tears coming from his eyes.
"Are you crying," Weiss asked.
"Of course, it's only natural to be sad, I did just lose two…friends," Kai answered.
"Wow, I never thought you considered any of us friends," Damian commented, surprised.
"Wait, if you do care about others, then why do you get high all the time and ignore them?" Alex asked.
"It's because I have a problem get over it," Kai answered.
"I'm going to take them back to the mountain and bury them," Kai said as he teleported back to the mountain. The rest of them entered the bullhead and were brought onto the main ship, where everyone's injuries were treated.
"I can't believe we're going to Atlas!" Nora exclaimed.
"I know it's really exciting." Ruby agreed.
"Yeah, exciting," Weiss mumbled. While she was up for these new weapons to help, she wasn't so thrilled to go to Atlas, seeing as her father was there.
"It's okay, Weiss we'll be there for you if your dad tries to force you to come back." Ruby comforted her partner.
"Thanks." Weiss thanked.
"So, Amber, I wanted to ask you a favor," Yang said.
"Really, what is it?" Amber asked.
"Would you mind teaching me how to use the powers of the maiden?" Yang asked.
"Sure, I don't mind, I know how hard it is to figure it out without a teacher." Amber accepted. Jason still laid unconscious in the medical bay as Neo laid next to him, and Elias sat next to her.
"The doctors say that he won't wake up for at least a couple of hours, so I suggest you join the rest of us," Elias explained bu Neo shook her head and refused to leave Jason's side.
"Alright, I understand," Elias said as he put Evan's bandanna next to Jason and left.
Nearby Mistral…
Adam slowly crawled out of the crashed airship after waking up, feeling that several bones in his body were broken. "Why did it end like this? How could I lose?" Adam questioned.
"I should have been stronger than them. Why is it that people always get in the way to try to stop me from doing what needs to be done!?" Adam continued to question.
"Adam Taurus…" A voice called, causing Adam to look up.
He saw a cloaked figure stand in front of him, and Adam tried to crawl away. "Who are you!?" Adam asked.
"You will know soon enough if you accept my offer." The Figure answered.
"What is this offer?" Adam questioned.
"I wish to offer you power the same kind of power used in the Vytal Festival with it no one will question you, and no one will get in your way ever again. You can even have your revenge on those who've wronged you." The Figure offered.
"You can give me that kind of power?" Adam questioned in disbelief.
"That's right. You only have to serve me in my plan, and I can guarantee that you will succeed in your endeavors." The Figure explained.
"This…this is my chance! Even if I serve if he gets me what I want, it's worth it." Adam thought.
"I accept, but I will only serve you for this one plan after that I'm done." Adam accepted the figures offer. The Figure nodded and offered up its hand, and Adam took it as the two disappeared in a blinding light. The two reappeared next to Lake Matsu, where the figure set Adam against a rock.
"Wait here, I shall return with another." The Figure ordered as it walked off. It walked for a while until it reached a crater with a single object in the middle. As it approached the object, it kneeled down next to it.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Cooler." The Figure greeted as it picked up Cooler's severed head.
"What is this? Who are you?" Cooler questioned.
"The Saiyan has defeated you, Cooler, and now all that is left is your head. If nothing is done, you will die." The Figure explained.
"Don't you think I see that! What do you want?" Cooler asked.
"I wanted to offer you a deal, one that would benefit both of us." The Figure answered.
"I assume that you're very angry at the Saiyan right now and want revenge." The Figure said.
"Of course, I would kill him right now if I was still intact now get to the point!" Cooler demanded.
"I too want revenge on the Saiyan, so if you want, I can build you a new body, and we can kill the Saiyan together. You'll be stronger, faster, and better than ever before!" The Figure offered.
"Who are you?" Cooler asked.
"My name is Talon," Talon answered.
Jason has come out victorious after becoming a Super Saiyan he has defeated Cooler! But it seems as if he was unable to put Cooler down for good as he survived though only as a head, and now Talon has returned from the grave! Find out what happens Next Time!
Author's Note:
Hey, guys I know I said last chapter that I may make this chapter as long as Chapter 15 if I were to finish the battle in this, which I obviously did, but while I think I am adequate at making fight scenes longer ones for me tend to get repetitive. At least I think I tend to get repetitive if I make it too long, especially if one on one, so I decided to end it here.
But I think I did a good job with this chapter finally giving Jason Super Saiyan as most of you probably saw coming, and I hope you all enjoyed the end of the fight. Now, if not obvious, the Cooler arc is not over as Cooler isn't dead yet, and I think you all can figure out what will happen next with him, but I'm, of course, putting my own little special twist on it (Since Talon is still alive).
Now on the fact about me killing Evan, yeah I just made that whole him and Yang bit on purpose because I planned on killing him from the beginning, so that whole him and Yang possibly getting together was just to mess with some people (Sue me), and he will not be coming back from the dead.
I know since this is a Dragon Ball Z Story, most of you will assume that Jason will find some kind of Dragon Balls to bring back the dead, but nope there are NO Dragon Balls on Remnant the dead are dead FOREVER. If that upsets some of you, sorry, but that's just how it is. Also, trying a new layout for the fanfic so that it looks better and not like a wall of text on mobile. Anyways I hope you all enjoyed see you next time!