Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dragonball Gaiden: The Search for Goku ❯ Fusion Triumphs! Super 18 Is Destroyed! ( Chapter 11 )

Knowing it may just shorten his time, he risks it anyway. Clenching his fists, grinding his teeth and embracing his anger, the warrior shouts out “Kaioken!” The normal reddish aura envelops him, but is shortly followed by a golden one as the two colors mix. As the golden aura shines forth Vegetuub's hair turns blonde and stiffens up, meanwhile his muscles are being fully tightened and enhanced by the Kaioken. In a flash he is on top of Super 18 and delivers his desperation blow. A pause, then the revelation: 18 avoided it altogether with a shadow image! The Kaioken subsides, luckily the Super Saiyan transformation stayed permanent. Shit… my time's probably cut down by that… I estimate I've got 12 minutes left. Almost interrupting his concentration, her CPU blurts out: MISCALCULATION: ESTIMATED POWER LEVEL NOW APPEARS TO BE 180,000,000. THIS IS YOUR LIMIT. ENERGY LEVELS LOW, RECHARGE NOW.

 

“So, this is your limit, eh Android?!” Vegetuub was getting cocky. “And if I don't let you recharge, you'll shut off too? Heh, it looks like I've won this fight!” Her black outlined crystal blue eyes pierce through him as she calmly states “While this may be my limit, I'm still evenly matched with you. And your fusion is limited in time.” A startled look spreads quickly across Vegetuub's face as she continues, “Surprised I knew? It's not hard to figure out. Vegetuub: A name created by mixing Vegeta and Uub together. As for my energy level, all I need is to absorb some from somewhere else…” While he's staring at her he can feel a sharp pain suddenly in his back as a prehensile appendage from one of her compartments has snuck around him and began absorbing his energy. Damn I got careless! I can't power up right now or she'll be fully charged in no time! Figuring that, all he can do is spin in mid-air to grab the tendril attached to him with his hands and feet. After crouching a bit and tensing up; hands near his body, feet a bit farther back; he begins to stretch until the appendage rips apart.

 

“It's not going to be so easy, sweetie…” squeezing her arms across her chest, pressing her full breasts together, many more metal tentacles fly outward for energy. Dodging back and forth, Vegetuub evaluates the situation, scanning the tendrils as he does. Finally, he spots it. There! A blind spot is located right on the left side by the kidneys, almost completely unprotected. Powering up to full he floats in mid-air completely still, waiting. Right before they're on top of him he dashes forward, his lithe frame nimbly dodging and weaving between the tentacles until his fist cleanly connects with his seductive foe. ERROR, SYSTEMS DAMAGED… REBOOTING NOW. Her CPU states as the tendrils immediately retract into her body. 9 minutes left. It's now or never! At this he unleashes hell again on the android, and the battle ensues much like it did previously. Both fighters possess great skill and equal power, but neither has an advantage over the other. With each clash of flesh and metal, the very landscape surrounding them is crumbling under the force. 6 minutes… The clock is ticking, and Vegetuub knows it.

 

SYSTEMS REBOOTED AND BACK ONLINE. The CPU again monotonously speaks, and Vegetuub's hopes are crushed. She smirks a bit and the tendrils fly outward again, making their mark and attaching to the half-Saiyan. No more time! I have only one chance! He lunges forward and grabs Super 18, then presses two fingers to his head and they disappear only to reappear in front of the Old Kai. “What's going on here?!” Is the only thing the startled elderly Kai can push from his mouth, and the response, while not for him, was just: “KRILLIN!!!!”

 

The Kai's world, outerworld, is where the souls of the good people go when they die. Goku has been here many times in the past, but this time it's not Goku we're looking for. A short human in a black suit and hat spins around at the mention of his name and observes the scene before him. Upon seeing the two warriors, he takes his sunglasses off to make sure they weren't fooling his eyes. Soon as he's sure that they aren't he responds, “Yeah? Whad'ya want?” Upon hearing his voice, Super 18 looks up at him quizzically, her tendrils releasing their lock on her opponent. Krillin looks directly back at her, and for a moment he can see his wife. He can see 18. Opening his mouth to speak, he is abruptly interrupted by Vegetuub. ”Now's my chance! SUPER KAIOKEN TIMES 10!” Before anyone can react to this, it's too late. A quick flash of light subsides to show Vegetuub no longer on Super 18's right side, in fact he's nowhere in sight at all. Instead, Vegeta and Uub are on Super 18's left side, collapsing to the ground. “K..rill…lin..” is all she says as the lights leave her illuminated eyes. As her body begins to fall is splits in twain, spraying chips and wiring all over. “Vegeta?! What's going on?” Krillin demands as he runs over to the wreckage. Vegeta turns to face his old acquaintance with tears in his eyes, “I'm sorry Krillin. I tried, I really did, but I couldn't save her.”

 

Dropping to his knees Krillin begins to cry. His hat flies off his head in the wind, as his black hair flops down into his face. He sobs uncontrollably, until a comforting hand rests across his shoulders. A hand he knows all too well. Shocked, he quickly looks up, and into the face of the woman he loves. There, kneeling next to him is his wife, the original 18 in her usual garb with a new addition: the halo above her head. “18!!” everyone exclaims, as they all jump up to hug her. Krillin kisses her as he says, still sobbing, “I didn't think you'd be able to come to outerworld because you're still an android. I'm so happy to see you again!” She just laughs a bit, looking down at her husband, “Of course I'd make it. You don't think I'd let something like death stand between me and…” a pause as she looks up at Vegeta, finishing her sentence in a solemn voice “…my family. Vegeta, please take care of Marron, will you?” The Saiyan kneels down and puts his arms around her stating “Of course I will. I wouldn't have it any other way.” Pulling back he looks at her, holding back tears. “Goodbye 18, Krillin.” “Vegeta, look!” Uub shouted, interrupting their heartfelt goodbye. The boy was pointing at the body of Super 18, as the evil 18 arises from it. No halo on her head however, instead her body begins to turn into a soul, heading for Hell. Uub smirks, “Hell's too good a place for you, bitch!” And with that he fires a blue beam from his hand, striking the machine in the chest. A moment passes, and suddenly, the evil 18 is turned into a candy bar which Uub hastily devours. Waves of energy pour over and off of the young dark-skinned boy as his body absorbs the power the android once possessed.

 

No way… the runt has surpassed me in power?! I won't allow this! It cannot be! I…Vegeta's train of thought is derailed by good 18 pointing at him and asking “What's with the M on your head, Vegeta? Trying to make a fashion statement?” She chuckles innocently, but Krillin looks much more worried. Vegeta on the other hand, is petrified as he turns to his young partner. “Is it there? The M. IS IT?!” Uub just nods quietly, confused as to what's going on. Oh no… the mark is back. What does this mean?