Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Links of Destiny ❯ Chapter 10
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Desolation and Barrenness was what greeted Fhazha when they landed on the new planet. Only the desolate whistle of the wind showed signs of life and her suspicion skyrocketed the moment she stepped on it. Miles and miles of emptiness and dry rocks were all that met her eyes.
Fhazha turned around and looked askance at Paragas. Brolli stood in the background without saying a word...as usual.
"What is the meaning of this Paragas?" "Where are the Saiyan survivors you spoke so much about?"
"They are here don't fret. Be patient, soon we shall join them. We are conducting constructions on the other side of the planet and everyone is busy at the moment working. You see, we want to be ready for our Sovereign. Everyone is working very hard to make this planet worthy of him. They all usually return at dusk and we shall await them at the palace"
Paragas answered most apologetics.
"Palace? This planet is nothing but a pile of rocks and emptiness."
Fhazha told him incredulous.
"Yonder... beyond those hills, come..."
And she followed, still incredulous but determined to make sure there wasn't foul play. Vegeta's life was at stake and she would make sure Paraga's intentions were legitimate.
A slight touch on her shoulders took her from her private thoughts and as she turned around she saw Brolli slightly smiling at her. It was something rare to see any type of emotion on his beautiful face and Fhazha couldn't help smiling back placing her hand on his. And so they followed.
Fhazha came to a sudden halt for when they reached the end of the hills, a most amazing sight greeted her. Standing proudly in the distance stood a fortress of majestic proportions. The land in which it stood changed completely, for fields were ploughed and leveled to be adorned by green grass. Everything surrounding the fortress was filled with plant life of every kind and breathtaking gardens with the most beautiful blossoms she had ever seen. She was speechless because she had never believed a word from Paragas; the last thing she had expected was for him to have said the truth.
"Magnificent isn't it? Worthy of the king of kings"
And Fhazha could do nothing but agree.
"Wait until you see the inside. Two hundred and fifty rooms lavishly decorated to ensure complete comfortability and pleasure. All of this belongs to him now. Come, the day is almost upon us when Our King shall confront his destiny...
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"You Lie!"
"I wish I were but I'm not Bulma. Everything I've said is true"
Bulma was facing Yaumcha. He had come to visit and had asked to have a word with her. What he had told her had corroborated all of her fears, yet she refused to believe it, she couldn't! She mustn't believe him.
"But why didn't anyone tell me? Goku Or Krillin? You've all been laughing at me behind my back"
The hurt in her voice was palpable and for a moment Yaumcha regretted what he had done.
"I'm sorry Bulma. The guys didn't say anything because they believed it was not their place to do so. We all expected Vegeta to tell you, but I see now that he never did. He and Fhazha grew up together on their planet and were meant to marry. They got separated though and she's been looking for him all these years."
"...And now she's found him and they shall leave together to that new planet..." Bulma said with difficulty as she felt herself breaking apart.
She couldn't continue for she was choking on her own misery. The thought of losing him was too much to bear. She had not meant it when she had told him to never come back. She loved him and she didn't think she could survive without him, without Vegeta...
"He's leaving me you know...why shouldn't he? We're not even married; there's nothing that binds him to me.... She on the other hand...I'm sorry Yaumcha, but I need to be alone"
With that Bulma left the room devastated and Yaumcha wished he had kept his fucking mouth shut. He couldn't stand seeing her suffering so.
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"Hey Vegeta!"
"What do you want Kakarrot!"
"Well, I came to tell you that I'm going with you to that new planet. I'm dying to see it! Are you excited or what!"
"Hmmph, of course not fool! I could care less about that pile of rubble. All I'm interested in is finding that super saiyan and destroy him"
Vegeta had spat the last and contrary to what he had told Goku, excitement was written all over his face. The promise of a worthy battle always had that effect on both of them.
"Hey, have you seen Fhazha? She hasn't stopped by the house and I was wondering why? Yesterday I went to pay her a visit to make sure everything was all right, but Oddy said she was meditating and didn't want to be disturbed. Today I went back and she wasn't there. I thought she would be here with you"
At the mention of Fhazha Vegeta tensed. He could still remember their argument; the whole thing enraged him still.
"No"
"Are you sure? She hasn't come by and....
"What part of NO DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND!!!!"
"Whoa! Calm down Vegeta, I'm just worried that's all. Where could she be?"
Goku said worried, echoing Vegeta's thoughts...
"Hmm..."
Vegeta looked up at the sky...something was not right.
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Fhazha scurried along the long halls of the fortress. After Paragas showed her the grounds he advised her to rest until the rest of the Saiyans arrived. He brought her to a spacious and luxurious bedroom excusing him self, for he had felt tired and planned to rest as well. Her restlessness had not allowed her to follow his advise, instead she exited the fortress through one of the windows in direction of the other side of the planet where Paragas had said the other Saiyans were busy "working". There was something nagging her at the back of her mind. The place was too eerie, too quiet, too desolate. It was almost impossible for her to believe such a magnificent fortress had been built in such a place. Where was everyone? Why were there no servants at the palace? Why didn't she feel any "Ki" at all? That's what had been bugging her ever since she stepped on that planet. The absence of energy. Yet she had not told Paragas that, she had not wanted to alert him and give him the chance to come up with another excuse or try to hide whatever he wasn't telling her.
"What is it you're hiding old man...."
And then she knew....
The stench was just as gruesome as the horrific sight before her. She had found the beings that most likely had built the fortress.
Thousands and thousands of layers of corpses lay on the rocky surface. The maggots feasting on whatever rotten flesh still covered some of the bones. So many different shapes and forms, aliens most likely abducted and forced to become slaves. Who would do something so terrible? But she knew. She didn't doubt for a minute they had all been viciously murdered. This was not the remnant of a war; this was the obliteration of weaker beings, a massacre and an abomination. How cruel and despicable, she thought angrily. She knew Saiyans were known for their ruthlessness, but never had she witnessed such evil. Why would the old man kill them? Why not keep them alive in servitude?
So many questions without answers and she turned around determined to get some them. As she swiftly flew through the skies of that planet, Fhazha knew that Paragas wanted to hurt Vegeta. Otherwise why lure him here? Why go through all the trouble? Why the persistence? And all this time hiding his malevolence from them all. Why invite her here? Risking to be discovered by her?
It didn't take long for her to reach the fortress, but there was something wrong. She felt it the moment she landed. For there it was, palpable and strong, pulsating through her body and mind. The sheer intensity of it almost doubled her over and she recognized it. She had felt it that day in Goku's house. The same energy that had made her sick. Almost blinded by its force, Fhazha followed it as if hypnotized. She needed to know its source, Who could possibly possess that type of power?
She reached the end of a corridor and almost turned back when the creaking of an opening door caught her attention. Slowly she opened it further and was surprised to find Brolli manacled to a chair. A greenish Aura was surrounding him and he looked dazed as if he was lost in some sort of trance...
"Brolli....?...What's wrong? Who chained you here?"
At the sound of her voice Brolli's empty eyes locked on her. It seemed as if he wasn't able to recognize her at the beginning, but then his eyes were able to gain focus and lit with recognition...
"Fhazha...my m...mate"
"What!... You're what? I'm sorry, I don't understand"
She told him perplexed at his words, shaking her head as she retreated from the room. Just to be near him made her feel dizzy....
"Of course you don't my dear, of course you don't"
Fhazha turned around when she heard Paragas. He was standing by the door and she noticed he was holding some sort of artifact in his hand. When she looked at him she gasped, for he had not bothered to conceal the malignant glimmer in his eyes. An evil smirk contorted his features and Fhazha felt fear for the first time in her life. There was something very wrong with that Saiyan and she knew he was completely mad.
"What is the meaning of this Paragas? Why is Brolli imprisoned in this room? What is wrong with him? Is he sick? Or do you have in store for him the same fate of those poor souls out there in the desert!"
"So, you've been snooping around? It doesn't surprise me. As a matter of fact I was expecting it of you. Always the meddlesome Bitch!"
"So, did you like what you saw"
Paragas snickered at Fhazha, his eyes becoming brighter as he spoke..."There was no need for the bastards after they finished this beautiful bait"
"Bait? What do you mean?"
"I mean exactly that. This planet, this fortress, is nothing but the means to lure our "king". I had not expected the bastard to be so indifferent to power and the promise of a New Kingdom to rule. Believe me, for a moment there on earth I felt quite frustrated"
"What are you talking about?"
Fhazha had to take a step back as Paragas got closer to her with a smirk of venomous satisfaction on his face...
"All my life I've been searching for him. That bastard Frieza robbed me of my right to destroy HIM. Ahh, but then I found out that the son had survived and so I vowed to find him to exact my revenge!"
Fhazha gasped sharply, her drawn breath the manifestation of her fear. Fear for Vegeta's safety. Paragas had lost track of reality as he reminisced his past...
"I used to be one of the King's high guards. A saiyan elite with all the privileges that such a stature entailed. The King's friendship and high regard honored me. I was a content Saiyan, all I needed to be complete was a child of my own, a son to immortalize my legacy and so it was.
My happiness knew no bounds as I was informed that a son had been born to me and I ran full of excitement and pride to meet my heir. Never expecting what I would find. When I arrived in the incubator chamber the higher physician greeted me. The stark terror in his eyes drew me short, and for a moment I feared something was wrong with my son. I grabbed him by the neck and shook him so hard I thought I would snap him in half, but he assured me most readily that there's was nothing wrong with my son, at least nothing bad...
I went up to the incubator and was almost blinded by the luminosity that emanated from the baby's little form. At first I didn't understand what it meant, I had never seen anything quite like it, much the less on a saiyan infant and then.... Then I noticed the Power Meter and I understood why the High Physician had looked so terrified, for the same fear was slowly creeping into my soul.
My son's Power Meter was stating the impossible. I saw the number flashing, yet I couldn't believe it. One million it read. One and six zeroes flashing in front of me. A one million power-level...an immeasurable power flowing through my son. MY son!
MY son was born a Super Saiyan and I felt pride mingled with terror, for I knew the significance of such an event. Everyone knew that the Legendary Saiyan Ascendants could only be born of royal blood. That only the monarchy could produce such an extraordinary being and yet here I had fathered one.
A lowly High Guard had fathered a Saiyan Ascendant.
It didn't take long for the King to be informed of such an abomination and he didn't hesitate to order us both killed. If the truth ever got out, it would be the end of his reign. No one was to know that a Saiyan Ascendant had been born out of royal blood.
But it would be my son's strength that which would save us. When the guards came to get us, my boy knew there was something wrong. He let out a lethal surge of energy that killed all that tried to hurt him, even I was hurt by his power, but not enough to render me helpless and I escaped with my son in arms to another galaxy.
You have no idea of the extent of my hatred and I fed my son's hatred as well. I taught him well, but his strength goes beyond anything any universe has ever seen. At some point I wasn't able to control him and neither could he. I have been forced to chain him ever since he reached puberty, not only by those iron chains, but also by that electronic collar around his neck. It's the only thing stopping him from being consumed by his power and insanity. With that collar I am able to control Brolli and I have used him to destroy every living Saiyan that crossed our path.
Many years later I went back to Planet Vegeta with revenge foremost in my mind, and I was enraged to find out Frieza had beat me to the punch; for a time I vented my rage in every single planet and galaxy that I came across. It is in one of those occasions that I stumbled upon the information that Prince Vegeta had survived the cataclysm and I have been imbued with life once again!
Finally I would savor my revenge. And so I concocted my plan and with Brolli's power captured as many slaves as I could to build this fortress, to lure Prince Vegeta here to finally destroy him. He shall pay for his father's treachery; he shall pay for my exile and for my misery!
"You're Insane!"
"Perhaps, but I shall savor my victory none the less"
"Why, why aren't you part of Vegeta's records why is there no information of you two in my archives?"
"Fool! Everything about my son and me was destroyed; the King let nothing to chance. We were erased from Planet Vegeta, it was as if we never existed"
"Prince Vegeta had not even been born, I beg you to desist from this madness, he had nothing to do with the King's decision"
Paragas only laughed at her...
"Think you that I care? He would have done the same if given the opportunity or have you forgotten the Saiyan's ruthlessness? It's in our blood, we cannot help it"
"I won't let you touch him. You will have to kill me first, and believe me, your power is nothing compared to mine. You touch him...and I KILL you...."
"Ooh yes, the little Guardian so ready to do her job. My dear I do not doubt your power level is far superior than mine, but you see...it is not me whom you'll have to face, it is Brolli..."
"He won't follow in your mad scheme, he is noble and he won't hurt me..."
"Really?" "BROLLI! SON!...I made a mistake my son...Look at me...I am sorry..."
As Paragas talked insistently to Brolli, he kept regulating the remote on his hand. Fhazha wasn't sure what he was doing, but the more he played with the remote, the more restless Brolli got..
"Fa..Fatherrrr..."
"Yes Brolli, I'm sorry. She does not care for you, she refuses to be your mate.."
"His mate!"
"Will you Fhazha? Do you accept to be Brolli's mate?"
"Are you Mad! What are you talking about...of course not!"
"There! You see Brolli! She refuses, she confessed to me that she despises you...yes..Yes she does Brolli, you know why? She cares for Prince Vegeta.... She has given herself to him...and she rejects you because she prefers him...."
"Argh!!!"
Fhazha started at Brolli's rumbling sound of rage at Paraga's words. It seemed as if he was been controlled by the remote...
"Brolli don't! Don't listen to him!
"My son...she despises you, she refuses you, she rejects you. Just like Vegeta rejected us, just like they wanted to destroy us...remember Brolli...remember Vegeta wanted to kill me and You..."
"Noo!" "Father I'll kill them!"
'Yes! Yes my son..And she's with them. She refuses you and she has no right to do so."
Fhazha then understood what Paragas was trying to do. Swiftly she opened her arms and conjured all the energy her body possessed; the beating of her heart frantically pumping against her chest; beads of sweat of fear trickled down her back. She had to hurry before it was too late. With a Primal cry of rage, Fhazha ascended to her ultimate level of power as the golden flames of her energy enveloped her completely. Before Paragas she stood, a super saiyan with the power to disintegrate him with but the flicker of her hand....
Paragas's only expression was the malignant glimmer of his eyes as he lifted the remote control....
And then she made her move...
"KYOURAN ATAKK!!!!!!!"
Fhazha released her most powerful attack. The lethal blast hit Paragas so hard it sent him through the air and through several layers of concrete walls.... There was no way he could have survived the blast at such close proximity; it would be a miracle if they found any piece of his body intact...
Fhazha was gasping for air; the amount of energy she had used had left her dazed...
"I'll kill Y O U...."
Fhazha felt the hairs at her nape stand up as she realized the folly of her action. She had invested her energy in the wrong Saiyan...
She turned around and felt the cold claws of fear squeeze her heart.
Brolli broke the chains as if they were nothing but plastic and with one swift motion he tore the collar from his neck...
And then she felt it again, as Brolli extended his arms to free the immeasurable energy that lay dormant within his body.
Fhazha crumbled to the floor as dizziness and nausea painfully enveloped her; she felt a terrible pain in her stomach and realized that it was the effect of Brolli's energy. It was too great, too powerful, and to be near it was the same as if a human were struck by lightning. She had to get out of there; she had to escape, for she knew that she didn't stand a chance against Brolli's uncontrallable rage and Power. Almost crawling she tried to move, but only achieved a few inches before she felt her hair being almost torn off as a good chunk of it was being pulled back viciously...
"MY Mate...."
"Brolli no!"...
Vegeta missed a step and almost got pulverized by the training simulator for his carelessness. With a flicker of his wrist he burnt it down.
He looked around desperate to find the source of that peculiar feeling, yet there was nothing he could see that would cause his heart to lurch in such a manner. Apprehension inundated his senses and for a moment he felt disoriented, helpless to move as the vision took possession of him....
And then he saw her...unmoving and broken on the floor with blood covering her beautiful face and nothing but emptiness floating in her golden eyes...
"No!!!"
Vegeta reached out wanting to touch her, bring her to him, but the vision disappeared leaving him trembling in a desperate state of mind...
"Fhazha!!"
"You felt it?"
Piccolo demanded of Goku, his urgency was palpable...
They had been sparring in front of Goku's house when they had both been pierced by the sense of foreboding and the vision.
"Yes! Something happened to her Piccolo! I must go to her!"
"Kakarrot!"
Both Goku and Piccolo started when they heard Vegeta and saw him as he landed in front of them.
"Vegeta...thank goodness you're here! Something is...
"I know!! Bring me to her Kakarrot! NOW!!!! Let's not waste any time"
Goku Nodded and both Piccolo and Vegeta placed their hands on Goku's shoulder. With a touch to his forehead Goku conjured up in his mind Fhazha's facial features, ordering his mind to take him to her...
They all disappeared in a sudden flash....
They found her lying on the floor. At first Vegeta thought she was dead and the realization almost bowled him over. He felt a rage he had never felt before and for a moment thought he would be consumed by it...but then a flicker of hope as he felt the light tinge of energy...her ki was weak, but still there...
They all ran to her and their expressions became horrified as they took notice of her battered limbs. Her saiyan uniform was torn from her body baring the horrible bruises. Blood covered her all over and both Goku and Vegeta felt powerless to do something.
"Fhazha! Fhazha speak to me! We're here.... Open your eyes..Come on"
Goku tenderly caressed her face as he felt tears clouding his vision. Who could have done this to their Fhazha.."
"Brat...brat.."
It was as if Vegeta's voice reached her somehow, for a soft groan escaped her lips. Ever so slowly she opened her eyes and it was obvious she couldn't focus her vision at first. And then she recognized him...
"Goku, I'll scout the perimeter, whoever did this is still around, I can feel its ki!"
Goku nodded his approval and Piccolo left in search of the beast that had done such damage to her.
"I must be drea...mi.ng...I th.thought I'd never see ...you...again.."
Her words hindered by the sharpness of a cough...she was coughing blood...
"By my Saiyan blood brat, who did this to you!"
Vegeta demanded of her, his words were choked by the desperation of his impotence...
"My...sweet Kakarrot...take care of my chibis for me...tell them..Tell them I love them
As I love you..."
Vegeta tensed at her words but pushed them aside, this wasn't the moment to feel jealous and he wouldn't care if she loved kakarrot and not him if it meant she would live...
"Fhazha..."
"Goku!"
Piccolo had come back and signaled for Goku to follow him out side.
Goku turned around and ever so softly he leaned down and kissed her lips, one of his tears gracing the tip of her nose.
"Hang in there Fhazha...please!"
And he turned to follow Piccolo...
"Goku, its Brolli, you're not going to believe this, but he's a Super Saiyan just like you, with a power level of all of us combined and more"
"Wow! Now I get it! They tried to lure Vegeta here to kill him, but Fhazha got here first and fought them on her own..."
"I surmised the same thing Goku" "This battle can only be won if we all fight together"
Nameck and Saiyan faced each other and shared a moment of understanding before taking into the skies in search of Brolli.
"I.. I need to tell you so ma ny things, but I fear I have no time"
"Don't waste your energy brat, I have to take you to a regenerator soo...
"It would be futile and you know it. My body has been damaged beyond repair. Just like that time you..Fought Frieza..."
"Then I'll wish you back with the Dragonballs..."
"No! Is that how much you hate me...I crave death...I need the peace it will provide...for as I am already dead in life...I have been ever since you told me you had chosen another mate" "Will you deny me peace? Or are you so selfish that you don't care I suffer so?" "I forbid it...I refuse to come back.." "Fate has a way of knowing what is best, perhaps this is her way of telling us what we must do. Let it be I beg you"
"No! I thought I lost you once, how can you expect me to just let you go a second time!"
"We... are not meant to be....we both know it and we both accepted it"
Vegeta was defeated by those words. No matter how much he wanted to embrace his feelings for her, he wouldn't, he had already chosen and he was bonded by it.
"A Saiyan can be many things My Prince...but disloyal...never"
She weakly smiled at him and with effort raised her hand to lightly caress the contour of his face...
She wanted to tell him so many things, yet she didn't know where to start. She said the first thing that came to her mind...
"I missed you so much when you left, I felt so lonely and lost. I loved you since that day you said I wasn't a freak, even though you didn't like my ugly colored hair..."
"Rainbow head...my little brat..."
Vegeta's throat felt constricted; he had never felt like that, he could hardly speak...
"I m..I missed you as well brat. I was devastated when I heard what had happened to our planet..My first thought was of you, and I felt my life crumble around me, and I did the only thing I knew best. I locked away your memory, I shoved it aside to repel the pain that would consume me if I let it, for even then, at that young age... "
"Sshhh...I understand...don't feel sad...at least we found each other again, if only for a short time"
"Brat... If I could reverse time..."
"I would expect you to do it all over again" "I'm so proud of you that it
hurts to even look at you. You are everything and more a true Saiyan King should be. I accept your decisions. Your mate, she is a jewel among jewels, you chose well, you couldn't have chosen better...""Vegeta...My Prince..."
Fhazha's vision was becoming hazy, for a moment she felt panic for she didn't want to leave and never see him again..
Vegeta became terrified, he recognized the symptom and in his desperation he shook her violently...
"No..No! I forbid it do you hear me! I FORBID YOU TO DIE!!"
At that point Vegeta did what he had never done before..He didn't stop the tears that clouded his vision...
"Don't tell me you're going to cry My Prince..."
His relief almost choked him when she opened her eyes again.
"Don't be ridiculous! Saiyans don't cry..."
He told her as one of his falling tears graced her lips...
Fhazha looked at him with an intensity that belied her weakness; she wanted to memorize every single feature to last her many lifetimes...
"Perhaps in another place.... Another time you and I shall find each other again.."
"Yes brat...our destines are linked, we are destined to find each other's paths.."
Fhazha smiled content at his reassuring statement...her vision became more hazy and she felt so tired. She wanted to close her eyes and rest....rest...
"I like that...Links of Destiny...and love..."
With obvious effort Fhazha tried to focus her vision to be able to look him straight in the eye..."Don't ever forget....My love for you Is endless..."
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"Brat....brat...Brat!!"
"Vegeta! Vegeta!!"
Vegeta looked up disoriented, he realized it was Piccolo shaking him, his body was battered and blood soaked him everywhere.
"She's gone..."
"It's Brolli, he's too powerful for me and Goku needs you NOW!!"
"I can't leave her...I"
"Don't you understand!! I cannot help Goku! Its up to you and him now. Goku needs your help or he'll die!"
"I won't leave her!"
"She's gone! She's gone thanks to Brolli, if you want to avenge her, then you must help Goku!!"
"Brolli...."
And then Vegeta understood as he was able to grasp the magnitude of what had just happened. Brolli had killed her; he had hurt her, and now..his brat was gone.
"That Goddamn Dog Will PAY!!!"
And Vegeta took to the skies, hatred and the pain of loss fueling his determination, giving him the strength he needed for what he was about to face.
Vegeta felt the shock of Brolli's sheer power. It did not make him hesitate though. No matter how strong the son of a bitch was, that day would be his last.
Vegeta could see Goku was getting it bad. Brolli was forcing him to work for every move he made, while Brolli looked fresh and unhurried.
"BROLLI!!"
Vegeta screamed the hated name to immediately release a lethal barrage of fireballs hitting Brolli dead on. The shock of Vegeta's blast dazed the Super Saiyan for a short while, but not long enough to throw the gigantic Saiyan off balance. In one swift motion Brolli was right in front of Vegeta releasing an upper cut that flung the Prince several miles across the desert.
"Vegeta!"
Goku cried as he was able to get up from the last of Brolli's punches. Vegeta's attack had given him a chance to somewhat recuperate. And the battle ensued with both Vegeta and Goku taking turns at Brolli's massive body. Punch after Punch, Kick after vicious Kick, the three Saiyan Ascendants danced the Waltz of
Physical battle. Fatigue threatened to weaken their bodies, but not their resolve. Brolli turned out to be quite more resilient than anything Vegeta nor Goku had ever faced. The sheer magnitude of his energy was unbelievable, yet that made both Saiyan Warriors even more determined to finish him off.
After hours of futile attacks, Goku and Vegeta stood facing Brolli with exhaustion weakening their limbs, making their bones cringe in pain.
"Vegeta, I know what to do"
"What is that?"
They were both standing gasping for air, facing a mad driven Brolli...
"Give me your energy when I tell you, but immediately recuperate to be able to use your Big Bang Attack, think you can do that?"
"Don't be absurd Kakarrot, of course I can do that! I can do anything!"
At that response Goku smiled, for that was exactly what he had expected to hear.
"Then Let's do it"
Goku flew behind Brolli and Vegeta lunged straight on in a frontal attack. Once again Brolli and Vegeta waltzed in a physical confrontation of massive power. Brolli was able to elude most of Vegeta's punches, while Vegeta on the other hand was subjected to the raw power of a Legendary Super Saiyan.
"Now Vegeta!!"
Vegeta heard Goku and lifting both his arms he expelled the energy from his body that Goku needed. He felt the emptiness and the weakness of his limbs; for a moment Vegeta thought he wouldn't be capable to regenerate enough energy to use his lethal trademark attack and then he remembered her, her lifeless body on the floor and the anguish provided him with the strength and resolution to power up once again.
Goku took advantage of Vegeta distracting Brolli to be able to conjure the spirit bomb.
Closing his eyes he called upon the power of the spirit of earth, upon the power of its living creatures to gather enough positive energy to counter attack the evil that threatened their existence. Little by little the energy had gathered at Goku's fingertips ready to be used for the greater good....
"BROOOOLLI!!!"
As soon as Brolli turned around Goku threw the Spirit Bomb in his direction. At such close proximity, it was impossible for Brolli to deflect the hit and was soon overwhelmed by the sheer size and burning electricity of the spirit bomb...
Goku didn't waste any time...
"KA ME HA MEEEE HAAAA!!!!!"
"BIGGUBAN ATAKK!!!!!!!!!!
Both Goku and Vegeta released their powerful Attacks hitting Brolli from both flanks. The intensity of the spirit bomb, the Kamehameha and the Big Bang Attack was too much for even the legendary super saiyan as he was disintegrated by the burning blasts.... And the planet itself didn't fare well either.
The impact of the attacks had destroyed the core of the planet and soon the earth started shaking.
"We must go!"
Piccolo had suddenly appeared and Goku nodded in agreement.
"No! I must bring her with me!"
"Vegeta there's no time!"
"She is Gone Vegeta! There's nothing we can do now! We must go or we die with her!"
"No! I must bring her with me!"
Without saying another word, Goku grabbed hold of Vegeta as Piccolo grabbed hold of him and touching his forehead he visualized home and soon disappeared from the crumbling planet in a flash.
Back on earth...
"You had no right Kakarrot!"
"I did it for your own good"
With a disgusted look on his face Vegeta turned around and took to the skies, leaving Goku and Piccolo behind.
"I'm worried. He doesn't know how to deal with pain, not the emotional type at least."
Piccolo placed his hand on Goku's shoulder in a supportive manner.
"He'll be fine Goku, if not, we'll be there for him.
"I hope you're right Piccolo, I hope you're right..."
"I can't believe she's gone Piccolo, all her life looking for us, we had too little time...it simply isn't fair!"
Goku's choked on his words as he walked away with Piccolo's help, more than ready to deal with his own pain, to mourn his beloved friend.
"Let's go Goku, you need to go into the Regenerating Tank"
Fhazha turned around and looked askance at Paragas. Brolli stood in the background without saying a word...as usual.
"What is the meaning of this Paragas?" "Where are the Saiyan survivors you spoke so much about?"
"They are here don't fret. Be patient, soon we shall join them. We are conducting constructions on the other side of the planet and everyone is busy at the moment working. You see, we want to be ready for our Sovereign. Everyone is working very hard to make this planet worthy of him. They all usually return at dusk and we shall await them at the palace"
Paragas answered most apologetics.
"Palace? This planet is nothing but a pile of rocks and emptiness."
Fhazha told him incredulous.
"Yonder... beyond those hills, come..."
And she followed, still incredulous but determined to make sure there wasn't foul play. Vegeta's life was at stake and she would make sure Paraga's intentions were legitimate.
A slight touch on her shoulders took her from her private thoughts and as she turned around she saw Brolli slightly smiling at her. It was something rare to see any type of emotion on his beautiful face and Fhazha couldn't help smiling back placing her hand on his. And so they followed.
Fhazha came to a sudden halt for when they reached the end of the hills, a most amazing sight greeted her. Standing proudly in the distance stood a fortress of majestic proportions. The land in which it stood changed completely, for fields were ploughed and leveled to be adorned by green grass. Everything surrounding the fortress was filled with plant life of every kind and breathtaking gardens with the most beautiful blossoms she had ever seen. She was speechless because she had never believed a word from Paragas; the last thing she had expected was for him to have said the truth.
"Magnificent isn't it? Worthy of the king of kings"
And Fhazha could do nothing but agree.
"Wait until you see the inside. Two hundred and fifty rooms lavishly decorated to ensure complete comfortability and pleasure. All of this belongs to him now. Come, the day is almost upon us when Our King shall confront his destiny...
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"You Lie!"
"I wish I were but I'm not Bulma. Everything I've said is true"
Bulma was facing Yaumcha. He had come to visit and had asked to have a word with her. What he had told her had corroborated all of her fears, yet she refused to believe it, she couldn't! She mustn't believe him.
"But why didn't anyone tell me? Goku Or Krillin? You've all been laughing at me behind my back"
The hurt in her voice was palpable and for a moment Yaumcha regretted what he had done.
"I'm sorry Bulma. The guys didn't say anything because they believed it was not their place to do so. We all expected Vegeta to tell you, but I see now that he never did. He and Fhazha grew up together on their planet and were meant to marry. They got separated though and she's been looking for him all these years."
"...And now she's found him and they shall leave together to that new planet..." Bulma said with difficulty as she felt herself breaking apart.
She couldn't continue for she was choking on her own misery. The thought of losing him was too much to bear. She had not meant it when she had told him to never come back. She loved him and she didn't think she could survive without him, without Vegeta...
"He's leaving me you know...why shouldn't he? We're not even married; there's nothing that binds him to me.... She on the other hand...I'm sorry Yaumcha, but I need to be alone"
With that Bulma left the room devastated and Yaumcha wished he had kept his fucking mouth shut. He couldn't stand seeing her suffering so.
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"Hey Vegeta!"
"What do you want Kakarrot!"
"Well, I came to tell you that I'm going with you to that new planet. I'm dying to see it! Are you excited or what!"
"Hmmph, of course not fool! I could care less about that pile of rubble. All I'm interested in is finding that super saiyan and destroy him"
Vegeta had spat the last and contrary to what he had told Goku, excitement was written all over his face. The promise of a worthy battle always had that effect on both of them.
"Hey, have you seen Fhazha? She hasn't stopped by the house and I was wondering why? Yesterday I went to pay her a visit to make sure everything was all right, but Oddy said she was meditating and didn't want to be disturbed. Today I went back and she wasn't there. I thought she would be here with you"
At the mention of Fhazha Vegeta tensed. He could still remember their argument; the whole thing enraged him still.
"No"
"Are you sure? She hasn't come by and....
"What part of NO DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND!!!!"
"Whoa! Calm down Vegeta, I'm just worried that's all. Where could she be?"
Goku said worried, echoing Vegeta's thoughts...
"Hmm..."
Vegeta looked up at the sky...something was not right.
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Fhazha scurried along the long halls of the fortress. After Paragas showed her the grounds he advised her to rest until the rest of the Saiyans arrived. He brought her to a spacious and luxurious bedroom excusing him self, for he had felt tired and planned to rest as well. Her restlessness had not allowed her to follow his advise, instead she exited the fortress through one of the windows in direction of the other side of the planet where Paragas had said the other Saiyans were busy "working". There was something nagging her at the back of her mind. The place was too eerie, too quiet, too desolate. It was almost impossible for her to believe such a magnificent fortress had been built in such a place. Where was everyone? Why were there no servants at the palace? Why didn't she feel any "Ki" at all? That's what had been bugging her ever since she stepped on that planet. The absence of energy. Yet she had not told Paragas that, she had not wanted to alert him and give him the chance to come up with another excuse or try to hide whatever he wasn't telling her.
"What is it you're hiding old man...."
And then she knew....
The stench was just as gruesome as the horrific sight before her. She had found the beings that most likely had built the fortress.
Thousands and thousands of layers of corpses lay on the rocky surface. The maggots feasting on whatever rotten flesh still covered some of the bones. So many different shapes and forms, aliens most likely abducted and forced to become slaves. Who would do something so terrible? But she knew. She didn't doubt for a minute they had all been viciously murdered. This was not the remnant of a war; this was the obliteration of weaker beings, a massacre and an abomination. How cruel and despicable, she thought angrily. She knew Saiyans were known for their ruthlessness, but never had she witnessed such evil. Why would the old man kill them? Why not keep them alive in servitude?
So many questions without answers and she turned around determined to get some them. As she swiftly flew through the skies of that planet, Fhazha knew that Paragas wanted to hurt Vegeta. Otherwise why lure him here? Why go through all the trouble? Why the persistence? And all this time hiding his malevolence from them all. Why invite her here? Risking to be discovered by her?
It didn't take long for her to reach the fortress, but there was something wrong. She felt it the moment she landed. For there it was, palpable and strong, pulsating through her body and mind. The sheer intensity of it almost doubled her over and she recognized it. She had felt it that day in Goku's house. The same energy that had made her sick. Almost blinded by its force, Fhazha followed it as if hypnotized. She needed to know its source, Who could possibly possess that type of power?
She reached the end of a corridor and almost turned back when the creaking of an opening door caught her attention. Slowly she opened it further and was surprised to find Brolli manacled to a chair. A greenish Aura was surrounding him and he looked dazed as if he was lost in some sort of trance...
"Brolli....?...What's wrong? Who chained you here?"
At the sound of her voice Brolli's empty eyes locked on her. It seemed as if he wasn't able to recognize her at the beginning, but then his eyes were able to gain focus and lit with recognition...
"Fhazha...my m...mate"
"What!... You're what? I'm sorry, I don't understand"
She told him perplexed at his words, shaking her head as she retreated from the room. Just to be near him made her feel dizzy....
"Of course you don't my dear, of course you don't"
Fhazha turned around when she heard Paragas. He was standing by the door and she noticed he was holding some sort of artifact in his hand. When she looked at him she gasped, for he had not bothered to conceal the malignant glimmer in his eyes. An evil smirk contorted his features and Fhazha felt fear for the first time in her life. There was something very wrong with that Saiyan and she knew he was completely mad.
"What is the meaning of this Paragas? Why is Brolli imprisoned in this room? What is wrong with him? Is he sick? Or do you have in store for him the same fate of those poor souls out there in the desert!"
"So, you've been snooping around? It doesn't surprise me. As a matter of fact I was expecting it of you. Always the meddlesome Bitch!"
"So, did you like what you saw"
Paragas snickered at Fhazha, his eyes becoming brighter as he spoke..."There was no need for the bastards after they finished this beautiful bait"
"Bait? What do you mean?"
"I mean exactly that. This planet, this fortress, is nothing but the means to lure our "king". I had not expected the bastard to be so indifferent to power and the promise of a New Kingdom to rule. Believe me, for a moment there on earth I felt quite frustrated"
"What are you talking about?"
Fhazha had to take a step back as Paragas got closer to her with a smirk of venomous satisfaction on his face...
"All my life I've been searching for him. That bastard Frieza robbed me of my right to destroy HIM. Ahh, but then I found out that the son had survived and so I vowed to find him to exact my revenge!"
Fhazha gasped sharply, her drawn breath the manifestation of her fear. Fear for Vegeta's safety. Paragas had lost track of reality as he reminisced his past...
"I used to be one of the King's high guards. A saiyan elite with all the privileges that such a stature entailed. The King's friendship and high regard honored me. I was a content Saiyan, all I needed to be complete was a child of my own, a son to immortalize my legacy and so it was.
My happiness knew no bounds as I was informed that a son had been born to me and I ran full of excitement and pride to meet my heir. Never expecting what I would find. When I arrived in the incubator chamber the higher physician greeted me. The stark terror in his eyes drew me short, and for a moment I feared something was wrong with my son. I grabbed him by the neck and shook him so hard I thought I would snap him in half, but he assured me most readily that there's was nothing wrong with my son, at least nothing bad...
I went up to the incubator and was almost blinded by the luminosity that emanated from the baby's little form. At first I didn't understand what it meant, I had never seen anything quite like it, much the less on a saiyan infant and then.... Then I noticed the Power Meter and I understood why the High Physician had looked so terrified, for the same fear was slowly creeping into my soul.
My son's Power Meter was stating the impossible. I saw the number flashing, yet I couldn't believe it. One million it read. One and six zeroes flashing in front of me. A one million power-level...an immeasurable power flowing through my son. MY son!
MY son was born a Super Saiyan and I felt pride mingled with terror, for I knew the significance of such an event. Everyone knew that the Legendary Saiyan Ascendants could only be born of royal blood. That only the monarchy could produce such an extraordinary being and yet here I had fathered one.
A lowly High Guard had fathered a Saiyan Ascendant.
It didn't take long for the King to be informed of such an abomination and he didn't hesitate to order us both killed. If the truth ever got out, it would be the end of his reign. No one was to know that a Saiyan Ascendant had been born out of royal blood.
But it would be my son's strength that which would save us. When the guards came to get us, my boy knew there was something wrong. He let out a lethal surge of energy that killed all that tried to hurt him, even I was hurt by his power, but not enough to render me helpless and I escaped with my son in arms to another galaxy.
You have no idea of the extent of my hatred and I fed my son's hatred as well. I taught him well, but his strength goes beyond anything any universe has ever seen. At some point I wasn't able to control him and neither could he. I have been forced to chain him ever since he reached puberty, not only by those iron chains, but also by that electronic collar around his neck. It's the only thing stopping him from being consumed by his power and insanity. With that collar I am able to control Brolli and I have used him to destroy every living Saiyan that crossed our path.
Many years later I went back to Planet Vegeta with revenge foremost in my mind, and I was enraged to find out Frieza had beat me to the punch; for a time I vented my rage in every single planet and galaxy that I came across. It is in one of those occasions that I stumbled upon the information that Prince Vegeta had survived the cataclysm and I have been imbued with life once again!
Finally I would savor my revenge. And so I concocted my plan and with Brolli's power captured as many slaves as I could to build this fortress, to lure Prince Vegeta here to finally destroy him. He shall pay for his father's treachery; he shall pay for my exile and for my misery!
"You're Insane!"
"Perhaps, but I shall savor my victory none the less"
"Why, why aren't you part of Vegeta's records why is there no information of you two in my archives?"
"Fool! Everything about my son and me was destroyed; the King let nothing to chance. We were erased from Planet Vegeta, it was as if we never existed"
"Prince Vegeta had not even been born, I beg you to desist from this madness, he had nothing to do with the King's decision"
Paragas only laughed at her...
"Think you that I care? He would have done the same if given the opportunity or have you forgotten the Saiyan's ruthlessness? It's in our blood, we cannot help it"
"I won't let you touch him. You will have to kill me first, and believe me, your power is nothing compared to mine. You touch him...and I KILL you...."
"Ooh yes, the little Guardian so ready to do her job. My dear I do not doubt your power level is far superior than mine, but you see...it is not me whom you'll have to face, it is Brolli..."
"He won't follow in your mad scheme, he is noble and he won't hurt me..."
"Really?" "BROLLI! SON!...I made a mistake my son...Look at me...I am sorry..."
As Paragas talked insistently to Brolli, he kept regulating the remote on his hand. Fhazha wasn't sure what he was doing, but the more he played with the remote, the more restless Brolli got..
"Fa..Fatherrrr..."
"Yes Brolli, I'm sorry. She does not care for you, she refuses to be your mate.."
"His mate!"
"Will you Fhazha? Do you accept to be Brolli's mate?"
"Are you Mad! What are you talking about...of course not!"
"There! You see Brolli! She refuses, she confessed to me that she despises you...yes..Yes she does Brolli, you know why? She cares for Prince Vegeta.... She has given herself to him...and she rejects you because she prefers him...."
"Argh!!!"
Fhazha started at Brolli's rumbling sound of rage at Paraga's words. It seemed as if he was been controlled by the remote...
"Brolli don't! Don't listen to him!
"My son...she despises you, she refuses you, she rejects you. Just like Vegeta rejected us, just like they wanted to destroy us...remember Brolli...remember Vegeta wanted to kill me and You..."
"Noo!" "Father I'll kill them!"
'Yes! Yes my son..And she's with them. She refuses you and she has no right to do so."
Fhazha then understood what Paragas was trying to do. Swiftly she opened her arms and conjured all the energy her body possessed; the beating of her heart frantically pumping against her chest; beads of sweat of fear trickled down her back. She had to hurry before it was too late. With a Primal cry of rage, Fhazha ascended to her ultimate level of power as the golden flames of her energy enveloped her completely. Before Paragas she stood, a super saiyan with the power to disintegrate him with but the flicker of her hand....
Paragas's only expression was the malignant glimmer of his eyes as he lifted the remote control....
And then she made her move...
"KYOURAN ATAKK!!!!!!!"
Fhazha released her most powerful attack. The lethal blast hit Paragas so hard it sent him through the air and through several layers of concrete walls.... There was no way he could have survived the blast at such close proximity; it would be a miracle if they found any piece of his body intact...
Fhazha was gasping for air; the amount of energy she had used had left her dazed...
"I'll kill Y O U...."
Fhazha felt the hairs at her nape stand up as she realized the folly of her action. She had invested her energy in the wrong Saiyan...
She turned around and felt the cold claws of fear squeeze her heart.
Brolli broke the chains as if they were nothing but plastic and with one swift motion he tore the collar from his neck...
And then she felt it again, as Brolli extended his arms to free the immeasurable energy that lay dormant within his body.
Fhazha crumbled to the floor as dizziness and nausea painfully enveloped her; she felt a terrible pain in her stomach and realized that it was the effect of Brolli's energy. It was too great, too powerful, and to be near it was the same as if a human were struck by lightning. She had to get out of there; she had to escape, for she knew that she didn't stand a chance against Brolli's uncontrallable rage and Power. Almost crawling she tried to move, but only achieved a few inches before she felt her hair being almost torn off as a good chunk of it was being pulled back viciously...
"MY Mate...."
"Brolli no!"...
Vegeta missed a step and almost got pulverized by the training simulator for his carelessness. With a flicker of his wrist he burnt it down.
He looked around desperate to find the source of that peculiar feeling, yet there was nothing he could see that would cause his heart to lurch in such a manner. Apprehension inundated his senses and for a moment he felt disoriented, helpless to move as the vision took possession of him....
And then he saw her...unmoving and broken on the floor with blood covering her beautiful face and nothing but emptiness floating in her golden eyes...
"No!!!"
Vegeta reached out wanting to touch her, bring her to him, but the vision disappeared leaving him trembling in a desperate state of mind...
"Fhazha!!"
"You felt it?"
Piccolo demanded of Goku, his urgency was palpable...
They had been sparring in front of Goku's house when they had both been pierced by the sense of foreboding and the vision.
"Yes! Something happened to her Piccolo! I must go to her!"
"Kakarrot!"
Both Goku and Piccolo started when they heard Vegeta and saw him as he landed in front of them.
"Vegeta...thank goodness you're here! Something is...
"I know!! Bring me to her Kakarrot! NOW!!!! Let's not waste any time"
Goku Nodded and both Piccolo and Vegeta placed their hands on Goku's shoulder. With a touch to his forehead Goku conjured up in his mind Fhazha's facial features, ordering his mind to take him to her...
They all disappeared in a sudden flash....
They found her lying on the floor. At first Vegeta thought she was dead and the realization almost bowled him over. He felt a rage he had never felt before and for a moment thought he would be consumed by it...but then a flicker of hope as he felt the light tinge of energy...her ki was weak, but still there...
They all ran to her and their expressions became horrified as they took notice of her battered limbs. Her saiyan uniform was torn from her body baring the horrible bruises. Blood covered her all over and both Goku and Vegeta felt powerless to do something.
"Fhazha! Fhazha speak to me! We're here.... Open your eyes..Come on"
Goku tenderly caressed her face as he felt tears clouding his vision. Who could have done this to their Fhazha.."
"Brat...brat.."
It was as if Vegeta's voice reached her somehow, for a soft groan escaped her lips. Ever so slowly she opened her eyes and it was obvious she couldn't focus her vision at first. And then she recognized him...
"Goku, I'll scout the perimeter, whoever did this is still around, I can feel its ki!"
Goku nodded his approval and Piccolo left in search of the beast that had done such damage to her.
"I must be drea...mi.ng...I th.thought I'd never see ...you...again.."
Her words hindered by the sharpness of a cough...she was coughing blood...
"By my Saiyan blood brat, who did this to you!"
Vegeta demanded of her, his words were choked by the desperation of his impotence...
"My...sweet Kakarrot...take care of my chibis for me...tell them..Tell them I love them
As I love you..."
Vegeta tensed at her words but pushed them aside, this wasn't the moment to feel jealous and he wouldn't care if she loved kakarrot and not him if it meant she would live...
"Fhazha..."
"Goku!"
Piccolo had come back and signaled for Goku to follow him out side.
Goku turned around and ever so softly he leaned down and kissed her lips, one of his tears gracing the tip of her nose.
"Hang in there Fhazha...please!"
And he turned to follow Piccolo...
"Goku, its Brolli, you're not going to believe this, but he's a Super Saiyan just like you, with a power level of all of us combined and more"
"Wow! Now I get it! They tried to lure Vegeta here to kill him, but Fhazha got here first and fought them on her own..."
"I surmised the same thing Goku" "This battle can only be won if we all fight together"
Nameck and Saiyan faced each other and shared a moment of understanding before taking into the skies in search of Brolli.
"I.. I need to tell you so ma ny things, but I fear I have no time"
"Don't waste your energy brat, I have to take you to a regenerator soo...
"It would be futile and you know it. My body has been damaged beyond repair. Just like that time you..Fought Frieza..."
"Then I'll wish you back with the Dragonballs..."
"No! Is that how much you hate me...I crave death...I need the peace it will provide...for as I am already dead in life...I have been ever since you told me you had chosen another mate" "Will you deny me peace? Or are you so selfish that you don't care I suffer so?" "I forbid it...I refuse to come back.." "Fate has a way of knowing what is best, perhaps this is her way of telling us what we must do. Let it be I beg you"
"No! I thought I lost you once, how can you expect me to just let you go a second time!"
"We... are not meant to be....we both know it and we both accepted it"
Vegeta was defeated by those words. No matter how much he wanted to embrace his feelings for her, he wouldn't, he had already chosen and he was bonded by it.
"A Saiyan can be many things My Prince...but disloyal...never"
She weakly smiled at him and with effort raised her hand to lightly caress the contour of his face...
She wanted to tell him so many things, yet she didn't know where to start. She said the first thing that came to her mind...
"I missed you so much when you left, I felt so lonely and lost. I loved you since that day you said I wasn't a freak, even though you didn't like my ugly colored hair..."
"Rainbow head...my little brat..."
Vegeta's throat felt constricted; he had never felt like that, he could hardly speak...
"I m..I missed you as well brat. I was devastated when I heard what had happened to our planet..My first thought was of you, and I felt my life crumble around me, and I did the only thing I knew best. I locked away your memory, I shoved it aside to repel the pain that would consume me if I let it, for even then, at that young age... "
"Sshhh...I understand...don't feel sad...at least we found each other again, if only for a short time"
"Brat... If I could reverse time..."
"I would expect you to do it all over again" "I'm so proud of you that it
hurts to even look at you. You are everything and more a true Saiyan King should be. I accept your decisions. Your mate, she is a jewel among jewels, you chose well, you couldn't have chosen better...""Vegeta...My Prince..."
Fhazha's vision was becoming hazy, for a moment she felt panic for she didn't want to leave and never see him again..
Vegeta became terrified, he recognized the symptom and in his desperation he shook her violently...
"No..No! I forbid it do you hear me! I FORBID YOU TO DIE!!"
At that point Vegeta did what he had never done before..He didn't stop the tears that clouded his vision...
"Don't tell me you're going to cry My Prince..."
His relief almost choked him when she opened her eyes again.
"Don't be ridiculous! Saiyans don't cry..."
He told her as one of his falling tears graced her lips...
Fhazha looked at him with an intensity that belied her weakness; she wanted to memorize every single feature to last her many lifetimes...
"Perhaps in another place.... Another time you and I shall find each other again.."
"Yes brat...our destines are linked, we are destined to find each other's paths.."
Fhazha smiled content at his reassuring statement...her vision became more hazy and she felt so tired. She wanted to close her eyes and rest....rest...
"I like that...Links of Destiny...and love..."
With obvious effort Fhazha tried to focus her vision to be able to look him straight in the eye..."Don't ever forget....My love for you Is endless..."
....
"Brat....brat...Brat!!"
"Vegeta! Vegeta!!"
Vegeta looked up disoriented, he realized it was Piccolo shaking him, his body was battered and blood soaked him everywhere.
"She's gone..."
"It's Brolli, he's too powerful for me and Goku needs you NOW!!"
"I can't leave her...I"
"Don't you understand!! I cannot help Goku! Its up to you and him now. Goku needs your help or he'll die!"
"I won't leave her!"
"She's gone! She's gone thanks to Brolli, if you want to avenge her, then you must help Goku!!"
"Brolli...."
And then Vegeta understood as he was able to grasp the magnitude of what had just happened. Brolli had killed her; he had hurt her, and now..his brat was gone.
"That Goddamn Dog Will PAY!!!"
And Vegeta took to the skies, hatred and the pain of loss fueling his determination, giving him the strength he needed for what he was about to face.
Vegeta felt the shock of Brolli's sheer power. It did not make him hesitate though. No matter how strong the son of a bitch was, that day would be his last.
Vegeta could see Goku was getting it bad. Brolli was forcing him to work for every move he made, while Brolli looked fresh and unhurried.
"BROLLI!!"
Vegeta screamed the hated name to immediately release a lethal barrage of fireballs hitting Brolli dead on. The shock of Vegeta's blast dazed the Super Saiyan for a short while, but not long enough to throw the gigantic Saiyan off balance. In one swift motion Brolli was right in front of Vegeta releasing an upper cut that flung the Prince several miles across the desert.
"Vegeta!"
Goku cried as he was able to get up from the last of Brolli's punches. Vegeta's attack had given him a chance to somewhat recuperate. And the battle ensued with both Vegeta and Goku taking turns at Brolli's massive body. Punch after Punch, Kick after vicious Kick, the three Saiyan Ascendants danced the Waltz of
Physical battle. Fatigue threatened to weaken their bodies, but not their resolve. Brolli turned out to be quite more resilient than anything Vegeta nor Goku had ever faced. The sheer magnitude of his energy was unbelievable, yet that made both Saiyan Warriors even more determined to finish him off.
After hours of futile attacks, Goku and Vegeta stood facing Brolli with exhaustion weakening their limbs, making their bones cringe in pain.
"Vegeta, I know what to do"
"What is that?"
They were both standing gasping for air, facing a mad driven Brolli...
"Give me your energy when I tell you, but immediately recuperate to be able to use your Big Bang Attack, think you can do that?"
"Don't be absurd Kakarrot, of course I can do that! I can do anything!"
At that response Goku smiled, for that was exactly what he had expected to hear.
"Then Let's do it"
Goku flew behind Brolli and Vegeta lunged straight on in a frontal attack. Once again Brolli and Vegeta waltzed in a physical confrontation of massive power. Brolli was able to elude most of Vegeta's punches, while Vegeta on the other hand was subjected to the raw power of a Legendary Super Saiyan.
"Now Vegeta!!"
Vegeta heard Goku and lifting both his arms he expelled the energy from his body that Goku needed. He felt the emptiness and the weakness of his limbs; for a moment Vegeta thought he wouldn't be capable to regenerate enough energy to use his lethal trademark attack and then he remembered her, her lifeless body on the floor and the anguish provided him with the strength and resolution to power up once again.
Goku took advantage of Vegeta distracting Brolli to be able to conjure the spirit bomb.
Closing his eyes he called upon the power of the spirit of earth, upon the power of its living creatures to gather enough positive energy to counter attack the evil that threatened their existence. Little by little the energy had gathered at Goku's fingertips ready to be used for the greater good....
"BROOOOLLI!!!"
As soon as Brolli turned around Goku threw the Spirit Bomb in his direction. At such close proximity, it was impossible for Brolli to deflect the hit and was soon overwhelmed by the sheer size and burning electricity of the spirit bomb...
Goku didn't waste any time...
"KA ME HA MEEEE HAAAA!!!!!"
"BIGGUBAN ATAKK!!!!!!!!!!
Both Goku and Vegeta released their powerful Attacks hitting Brolli from both flanks. The intensity of the spirit bomb, the Kamehameha and the Big Bang Attack was too much for even the legendary super saiyan as he was disintegrated by the burning blasts.... And the planet itself didn't fare well either.
The impact of the attacks had destroyed the core of the planet and soon the earth started shaking.
"We must go!"
Piccolo had suddenly appeared and Goku nodded in agreement.
"No! I must bring her with me!"
"Vegeta there's no time!"
"She is Gone Vegeta! There's nothing we can do now! We must go or we die with her!"
"No! I must bring her with me!"
Without saying another word, Goku grabbed hold of Vegeta as Piccolo grabbed hold of him and touching his forehead he visualized home and soon disappeared from the crumbling planet in a flash.
Back on earth...
"You had no right Kakarrot!"
"I did it for your own good"
With a disgusted look on his face Vegeta turned around and took to the skies, leaving Goku and Piccolo behind.
"I'm worried. He doesn't know how to deal with pain, not the emotional type at least."
Piccolo placed his hand on Goku's shoulder in a supportive manner.
"He'll be fine Goku, if not, we'll be there for him.
"I hope you're right Piccolo, I hope you're right..."
"I can't believe she's gone Piccolo, all her life looking for us, we had too little time...it simply isn't fair!"
Goku's choked on his words as he walked away with Piccolo's help, more than ready to deal with his own pain, to mourn his beloved friend.
"Let's go Goku, you need to go into the Regenerating Tank"