Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Nossoreg's Revenge ❯ Chapter 24

Chapter Twenty-four

"Quite impressive," Nossoreg said over the speaker. "His ascended Super Saiyan state seems to be quite adequate to handle all three clones. Maybe I should recruit him to join you in providing power for my ship."

Goku smiled as he watched Goten punch, kick, and blast the others down to the ground again and again. He was glad to see that all the training had paid off, but was a little jealous. He itched to be out there in his son's place, fighting against the Saiyan clones. He thought it would be fun to fight against himself like Piccolo sometimes did. Maybe he would have a chance to do it before this thing was over.

"Why don't the clones turn Super Saiyan?" Gohan asked, frowning at the screen. "They have our abilities and energy, don't they?"

"That's right!" Trunks said. "They look like they're beginning to lose against Goten. Why don't they power up?"

"Maybe because you have to have heart to be able to ascend," Goku thought aloud. "Nossoreg didn't give the clones emotions because he didn't want them to turn against him. You need just as much emotion as power to be able to turn into a Super Saiyan."

"Thank you for clearing that up, Goku," Nossoreg said. "I was puzzled by that as well, but it doesn't really matter. I am going to make sure my clones are the strongest even without Super Saiyan status. Observe."

The all watched the screen in horror as Goten suddenly switched back to normal and fell from the sky.

"What happened?!" Trunks shouted, grabbing the screen as if he could change what it had just shown them.

"Nossoreg has drained his power!" Gohan said and clenched his fists in frustration. "Just like he did to us!"

"Sorry to ruin the fight, but I do have a schedule to keep," Nossoreg said and laughed. The clones flew back toward the ship and they began moving again.

They had only traveled a few minutes when the ship started a rapid descent to the ground.

"We're going to crash!" Trunks yelled.

Everyone held on tight as the ship tilted forward and then hit the ground, burying nearly half of itself in the soft sand of a barren desert. The sun was completely blocked out by the enormous dust cloud created by the impact. Inside the ship, the lights flickered before finally going out altogether.

"Is everyone all right?" Goku asked and powered up a small ball of energy in his hand to light the room.

"I'm OK," Gohan answered. "Trunks?"

"I've got a bump the size of a dinosaur egg, but other than that I'm fine," he said as he rubbed his head.

"I can't sense the shield anymore!" Goku realized. "Let's get out of here!"

Goku sent out a small blast from his other hand that completely blew the door off. Cautiously, they made their way toward the control room where they knew Nossoreg would be, each using their own small ball of energy to see by. They knew they were close when they could hear Nossoreg's raised voice.

"What do you mean the power is gone?! We had plenty of power!" he shouted at the computer. "Why can't I reroute?! What is going on here?!"

Goku blasted the door in and the three of them walked calmly into the chaos of the control room. All the screens on the far wall were black, half of them broken. The emergency lights seemed to be fighting a losing battle, dimming and struggling to come back again. Nossoreg was working feverishly at the computer controls and let out a panicked yelp when he saw his visitors.

"Give it up, Nossoreg," Goku said. "It's over."

"No! It's not over until I say it's over!" he yelled and began pounding on the computer terminal. "Why isn't this working?!"

"What's wrong, Nossoreg?" Goku asked as he slowly walked toward him. "Aren't your energy shields working? Too bad. Surely you have a backup plan."

"Yes, I do," Nossoreg said with renewed confidence. He pressed a button on his wristband and spoke into it. "Come to the control room."

"He's sending for the clones!" Trunks said and spun toward the door. "Get ready!"

"We can handle them easily," Goku said, still not taking his eyes off Nossoreg. "The clones can't turn Super Saiyan."

"Neither can you," Nossoreg grinned, "when your power is low." He quickly tapped away at the keyboard and they could feel their energy slipping away once more.

"I think your computer is dying," Goku commented. "It's draining our energy a lot slower than before; too slow to save you."

Just then, a figure appeared in the doorway, dressed in Saiyan armor. Vegeta stepped over the broken door and walked over to stand between Nossoreg and the warriors.

"Vegeta, these people have proved more trouble than they're worth. Destroy them!" Nossoreg ordered.

Vegeta took up his attack stance and raised one palm toward the Saiyans. They could all feel his power levels raise and used the energy they had left to prepare for it to hit. They didn't dare power up too far or the computer would suck their energy faster.

Slowly, Vegeta's hand lowered and he raised the other to point straight at Nossoreg. He waited for Nossoreg's gasp of shock before a smile spread across his face.