Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Drabbles - Goku/Vegeta ❯ Goading ( Chapter 9 )

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Goading


“I won’t give in, Kakarot!” Vegeta swore, panting.  With difficulty, he raised himself from his knees and stood on shaky legs.  “My pride won’t allow me to be defeated by the likes of you!”

“What pride?” Goku asked.  His sneer was made even more sinister by his powerful Super Saiyan 4 level.  “Is that the pride that kept you Frieza’s slave?  Or the one that allowed you to fall under Babidi’s influence?  Or let Bebi to take complete control of you?”

Vegeta ground his teeth in anger, summoning strength from the very core of his being.  Shame clouded his mind, making everything an eerie shade of red.  Like blood he desperately wanted to extract from his enemy.  With a primal yell, he launched volleys of energy blasts until the entire area was consumed in dust and debris.

From directly behind him, Vegeta could sense Goku’s sudden appearance.  Before he could turn, a hard fist slammed into the middle of his back, driving all breath from his body.  The landscape turned a dull gray as Vegeta fell to the ground, his Super Saiyan level slipping back to normal, the battle lost.

“I keep telling you, Vegeta,” Goku said, his own power decreasing.  Back to his child-sized body, he sat on the ground next to the barely conscious Vegeta.  “If you keep letting people goad you into losing your temper, you’ll never be able to make it to the Super Saiyan 3 level.  We’ll have to work on that again next time.”