Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dragon Ball XG ❯ Tyrant VS Prince ( Chapter 15 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

With the golden canister tucked in his pants, Enerjak, in Kumo's body, soared across the sky, looking around him, exasperated. He had never gone far from Arnax in his entire life, he had no clue where he was or where he was heading. Hopefully since the boy he inhabited knew how to fly himself, he would be able to see something familiar from the bird's eye view.
Suddenly...
WOOSH
He froze in his tracks as a powerful force zipped by him. He watched it go off, surprised at the energy it gave off. This power, however, wasn't as strong as the power given off by the man he had just fought against moments ago. Now that he thought about it, there were even more powerful energies that this body could feel, powers even stronger than the boy he possessed! He looked down at the body he currently was in... Could he have taken the wrong body? He only went for the closest one once he got out of that canister after a thousand years...
The powerful energy appeared to be returning... a bright light in the horizon seemed to be getting bigger and taking a form. And suddenly, a young girl had appeared right in front of him. "Hi Kumo!"
Kumo blinked, "Who're you...?"
The girl pouted. "Kuumooo, you know me!" she moaned, "I'm Zurosu! We're best friends, remember?"
Kumo looked up and down at the child before him, rather surprised to see it was a little girl, not much of a warrior, especially in that white flowery dress of hers. Where he grew up, a woman as a warrior was a complete joke. Women were caretakers and cleaners, certainly not fighters...
Zurosu cocked her head, "You okay...?"
Kumo grabbed her by the arm, "Where is the Arnax Kingdom?? Tell me this instant!!"
"Never heard of it," the girl responded simply, and easily wriggled herself free, "C'mon! Wanna race?"
Seeing as this girl was no help, Kumo turned and shot off in the opposite direction. He didn't get very far when suddenly, the girl had caught up to him, and jammed her elbow into his back, sending him plummeting into the ground.
"Grampa's gonna train me after I fly a few laps around the world," said Zurosu as she landed by the hole she created when smacking her friend to the ground, "How about a warm-up?"
Kumo climbed out of the hole, grimacing at the girl who had dropped into a fighting stance, "You dare challenge me?!"
"Yea, come on!" Zurosu threw her fists at the boy, who easily dodged every blow she flung. "Grrr, hold still!"
Snarling, Kumo flung his right fist forward, hooking Zurosu across the face. Before she could fall over, he grabbed her from behind, twisting her arms backwards with his own. "Foolish girl! You don't ask someone to be defeated.... You FORCE IT!" He tightened his grip, the forcing great pressure on her organs against the front of her body.
Zurosu gasped for air. "Stop it, Kumo!" she cried, "You're hurting me!!"
"That is why women don't become warriors," he sneered, "Pity that this lesson will cost you your life!!" He pulled her arms back further, hoping to send her spine out of her chest...
But he was suddenly kicked in the side by a powerful leg, sending him skidding miles away. Zurosu fell to the ground, coughing and clutching her chest, and looked up to see who had saved her. "Grampa!!!"


ooo

Goten laid still in bed, having been unconscious for a long while. Finally, he began struggling, and slowly opened his eyes, only to have Mizu staring right back at him. He yelped at the sight, jumping up, accidentally knocking her backwards onto his legs. He blinked, and she climbed back up on his chest, "Unca' Goten, you kay now..?"
"Errr... yea, I think so..." he grabbed his chest, his heart still beating quickly after waking up to a pair of eyes staring back at him.
"Goten! Are you all right??" Valese came running into the room after hearing the little commotion, and soon the rest of the Sons followed suit.
"Other than the feeling I've been run down by a truck a few times, I'm all right..." Goten responded to his wife.
"Goten, what happened out there?" asked Gohan, "We felt this big ki and came to find you unconscious..."
"Who did this to you?" demanded Pan.
"Where's Kumo??" cried Chichi, "Weren't you picking him up from school??"
"That felt like Kumo's ki," said Akira, "But it doesn't make any sense!"
Goten quietly looked back down. "Actually... it was Kumo," he responded, getting a few gasps in response, "But, he wasn't acting like himself, it was as if someone had taken over his body."
"What do you mean?" said Videl.
"Well, his class went on a field trip to the old Arnax kingdom, the one destroyed hundreds of years ago... Later, when I went to go get him from school, I found him holding his golden canister. And he was calling himself 'Enerjak'..."
"Enerjak..?" Gohan murmured, "But Enerjak is an old legend, and to save the world, his soul was encased in a... canister!!"
"It makes sense how he was able to take down Goten then!" said Akira, "Apparently, he got out of that can-thingy and took over Kumo's body!" At that, both Chichi and Valese fainted.
"No way, it's not possible!" said Pan.
"Actually, it is..."
Everyone turned to the doorway as Marron entered. "Sorry. I knocked, but nobody answered... The golden canister was taken from the museum earlier today. I don't mean to place any blame, but Kumo might have let him go accidentally, and the soul of Enerjak took over his body."
"I say we catch Kumo and shake that soul out of him!" Akira slammed his fist in his palm.
"Zayde believes he's heading back to the Arnax Kingdom, probably to get his staff, AND his body…"
Gohan smirked. "And that’s where we’re going to be heading too!"

ooo


"I was just coming to get you for our practice session," Vegeta told Zurosu as he stared down at Kumo, who was getting up and glaring back, "But I'm afraid training will have to wait for now..." He raised his voice for Kumo to hear, "Where do you get off attacking my granddaughter like that?!"
Kumo continued to glare at the prince, as he concentrated on the enormous energy that he was giving off. This was the most powerful energy he has felt from anybody, even higher than Goten's. There was no way he could stand a chance, and even so, he wasn't going to try. He turned and tried to run off, but Vegeta was suddenly right in front of him. "Not so fast, brat!"
Nevertheless, he wasn't going to let himself be beat. He jumped up and attempted to punch in the saiyan's face, but Vegeta merely sidestepped and chopped Kumo in the back, sending him sprawled into the ground, every bit of air knocked out of his lungs. Pain shot through his entire body. He couldn't remember the last time he felt pain. Enerjak himself may have been invulnerable and invincible, but Kumo, the body that he held, could easily be killed, and Enerjak along with it! He needed to get his old body back, and not even the mightiest warrior in this entire universe even would hold him back. He painfully leapt back to his feet and tried to take into the air, but Vegeta was there to block him. He held up his fist to create a ki blast, only to have the saiyan prince kick him square in the gut, rocketing into the side of a mountain. He fell to the ground and laid facedown, motionless.
"Kumo!!" Zurosu cried, running towards him, but Vegeta held his hand out, ceasing her run. Something wasn't right, he could sense it. Kakarrot's grandbrat was a lot of things, but never reckless, and certainly not THAT stupid.
Kumo couldn't be out that quickly either. Vegeta wasn't even using the same amount of strength he uses against Zurosu whenever he was training her. Making her wait there, he moved closer to the boy to check on him. As he bent down to the motionless child, Kumo suddenly jumped up, his eyes pure white and body completely covered in a black energy, and shot the black energy at Vegeta, engulfing him head to toe with an excruciating painful aura. The saiyan yelled, grunted, and fell to his hands and knees.
The boy chuckled menacingly. "You may be stronger than a thousand men," Kumo smirked, "But no warrior can overcome my powers!"
Vegeta slowly glared up at Kumo, and surprisingly started grinning. ".... That all you got?"
Kumo was taken back. Vegeta pushed himself off his hands, threw his head back, and let loose a scream as he powered up and transformed to Super Saiyan Three.
"What?! Impossible!!" Kumo cried, "No man can withstand my black aura diminisher!!"
Vegeta responded to that by punching the boy in his jaw, sending him skidding across the ground once more. "Now I know the boy isn't capable of keeping such techniques to himself..." Vegeta grunted, "So tell me! Who are you?! And what did you do to the real Kumo??"
The boy wiped the blood from his lip, and easily got back to his feet. There wasn't much "umph" in that last punch. Even though he could still stand and fight, the black aura diminisher was taking it's toll on this man. "I am someone much greater than you!" Kumo shouted back, "So just give up! No one can overcome the great Enerjak!"
Vegeta snarled and took a step forward, only to fall over onto a knee. 'Damn it!! I'm starting to lose my strength...!'
Kumo shot forward and landed a hard kick in Vegeta's chest, sending him skidding across the rocky ground a good long distance.
"Grampa!!!" Zurosu cried, running towards him.
"STAY BACK!" Vegeta shouted at his grandchild, whom obeyed quickly. He forced himself to roll over on his belly in order to force himself up. As long as that black energy stayed on him, he would continue to grow weaker. He had to throw it off, unless he wanted Kumo, or whoever he really was, to get one over him. He looked up to see the boy walking towards him, an evil smirk on his face. "Damn it...!" the prince groaned as he painfully struggled to get back to his feet, the black aura taking it's affect, "I... will not... have my ass... handed to me... by a child!! Much less Kakarrot's... GRANDBRAT!!"
Kumo's smirk increased, as did the black aura he had cast on the saiyan. Vegeta was forced back to his knees. How could this happen?? He was the prince of all Saiyans!! The strongest warrior on the planet!! How can this mere child no stronger than his own father have him on his knees?! This is insulting! Not to mention what he might do to Zurosu, or anyone else if he was allowed to continue on...
He had to get out of this dark energy, the source of his power decrease. Unfortunately, there was only one thing he could think of to break through it, but it might make things worse... but at this point, he had nothing else to lose.
"Rèm... Esco... RYOKU!!!" Vegeta shouted as a green aura surrounded him and increased in size, clashing with the black aura, and eventually, breaking it through, releasing Vegeta from the grip.
Kumo was in shock. "What?? NO! Impossible!! It can't be!!"
SLAM!!
Vegeta rammed his fist in Kumo's face, sending him soaring into the mountain once more as it crumbled on top of him.
The boy struggled, and finally climbed his way out of the rubble, and looked up to see Vegeta approaching. "You think you're so great, when in reality you need a child to do your dirty work!" the prince sneered, "Pathetic! Resorting to mind games. You're a disgrace to the word 'warrior'."
As he took another step forward, he suddenly shuddered and nearly fell over, just catching himself. "No... not now!"
Kumo took notice of this and smirked. "I see," he mused, "I don't need my black aura diminisher to weaken you. You're capable of doing that yourself!"
As Vegeta shook, he cast a menacing glare at the boy. 'Damn...' he thought to himself, 'I don't want to kill Kumo... but I'm going to have to kill whatever's got him!'
Kumo came closer, but stopped when he saw Vegeta hold his hands to his side, and create a purple energy in his palms. "Gallic GUN!!!" the saiyan shouted, thrusting his hands forward and aiming at the boy. Shocked, Kumo held his own palms up and shot his own ki beam, but it wasn't much compared to this technique. The purple beam was clearing overpowering the small yellow beam, which was coming closer and closer to the boy. Kumo put all he could into his attack, but it wasn't enough to hold Vegeta's attack back...
But then, the purple beam seemed to be getting smaller and weaker. Vegeta's strength was finally starting to give! It must have to do with that green energy he used to break free of the black aura! He was all Kumo's now! Finally, the Gallic Gun gave out, and Kumo put all he had into his ki beam, striking Vegeta head on, sending him far off across the mountain range, knocked out for good.
"GRAMPAAA!!!" Zurosu raced over to her fallen grandfather.
Kumo smiled evilly, but raised his head towards even more energies that were heading his way. This one had caused more than enough trouble... he had to go find Arnax before someone could stop him. He turned and took off into the sky.
"Grampa, Grampa, wake up!!" Zurosu shook Vegeta and patting his cheek, "Are you okay?? Grampa, please don't die!!"
"Vegeta!!"
The girl turned to see Gohan landed by her and knelt by Vegeta, picking up his shoulders. Goten, Pan, and Akira landing behind him. "Mr. Gohan!" Zurosu teared, "Please save my grampa!!"
"Zurosu, was Kumo here??" Goten cried.
Zurosu nodded and pointed to the sky, "Think he went that way... but you gotta help Grampa first!"
"Go on ahead, you guys," Gohan picked up the Saiyan Prince and slung him over his shoulder, "I'll take Vegeta to back to Capsule Corp. to get healed." He took off into the sky and towards the west, with Zurosu following close by. The others took off the opposite direction, in search of Kumo and his possessor.