Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Chosen One ❯ Chapter Thirty ( Chapter 30 )

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The Chosen One

Chapter Thirty

"Hello, boys," Frieza remarked. "It's been a while."

Frieza looked over at Raditz. "Well, well, what do we have here? Aren't you supposed to be dead, Raditz? I was wondering why I never saw you in the Other World."

"You were brought here, like Nappa, weren't you?" Gohan demanded.

Frieza looked at Gohan. "It looks like you've grown, kid, and I'm sure you're stronger, too. If there's one admirable quality among you filthy monkeys, it's your persistence. And to answer your question, yes, I was brought here like Nappa." He then looked over at Trunks. "And you're the one who killed me," he growled. "I had no idea you were Vegeta's son - in fact, I had no idea you were from the future. That would explain why you were a Super Saiyan."

Raditz began to power up. "It's time to do to you what I wanted to do a long time ago!" he yelled.

Using an unseen force, Frieza pushed Raditz into the far wall. "You stay out of this!" he shouted. "This is between Vegeta's spawn and myself!" He then looked at Gohan. "Unless you want to join your friend there, you had best stay out of this, too." He then looked at Trunks. "Oh, and before our fight, I want to take care of one thing." Using his energy, Frieza pulled Odysseus from Trunks's scabbard and cast it aside. "No weapons. I want you to realize that your sword was the only reason you beat me."

"Oh, yeah?" Trunks retorted. "Well, I'm sure your father would tell you a different story." He then began to power up. He stopped a couple of seconds after going Super Saiyan.

Frieza was unimpressed. "Is that all?"

"What do you mean, 'is that all?'" Trunks responded. "This is the same power level I was at when I killed you!"

"Fool. Did Nappa not tell you about Dark Vegeta's powers?" Now Frieza began to power up. "As long as Dark Vegeta wills it, I am invincible!"

"'As long as Dark Vegeta wills it?'" Raditz repeated as he walked up next to Gohan. "Since when did you become the religious type, Frieza?"

"There's one thing I've been wondering," Gohan said. "Why are you so intent on serving Dark Vegeta? Either way, if Vegeta wakes up, you'll be back to square one."

"That's where you're wrong," Frieza said. "True, when Dark Vegeta takes absolute control of Vegeta's body, this dream world will vanish and I will be back in the Other World, but not for long. Dark Vegeta will resurrect us with the Dragon Balls and allow me to reestablish my empire provided I leave him alone."

"You're forgetting about one thing," Gohan said. "How do you expect to stand up to the Roxians if not even a Super Saiyan can fight them off?"

"You've forgotten, haven't you?" Frieza chuckled. "All I need to do is make an iron-based weapon and the Roxians will be no match for me!"

Gohan was about to protest when Trunks cut him off. "We'd love to stay and chat, but we have a mission here, and no one - especially not you - will get in our way!" Then, he threw himself at Frieza. Frieza, however, leaped up, grabbed Trunks's arm, and threw him into the wall. Trunks got up, surprised.

"Hmm. It seems I'll have to up the ante," Trunks said as he began to gather more power.

"Good," Frieza remarked. "It will make the fight more interesting." Frieza then launched himself at Trunks. Trunks jumped up to dodge it and caught Frieza in his back with a kick. Frieza fell down and skidded to a stop on the ground. Trunks then dived at Frieza headfirst and landed a punch on the back of Frieza's head. He grabbed Frieza by the tail and flung him into a wall. Trunks then let loose a barrage of energy blasts, stirring up a large cloud of dust. Much to Trunks's surprise, however, Frieza floated out of the dust cloud, unscathed.

"Face it, boy," Frieza sneered, "it's hopeless!"

"Maybe if I had come from somewhere else, I would give up," Trunks responded. "But where I came from, giving up was not an option!" He then began powering up again. In a matter of moments he was at his maximum. He then threw himself at Frieza again and landed a punch to Frieza's face. Frieza flew into the opposite wall. Frieza retaliated by pushing off the wall and flying at Trunks. Trunks, however, blocked Frieza's attack, and, while Frieza was vulnerable, landed a blow to Frieza's chest. He then grabbed Frieza by the head and swung him around, letting him go so that he flew headfirst into the ceiling. Trunks then grabbed Frieza's tail and threw him into the floor.

Frieza got to one knee, his forehead bleeding and teeth clenched. He then stood up. "Very impressive, Saiyan," he said, "but I know your weakness. Your power is tremendous, I concede that. However, your speed has not changed since before. So, you see, all I need to do is ask Dark Vegeta to grant me speed!" Frieza then closed his eyes. A moment later, he opened them. "Prepare yourself, Saiyan!" Frieza shouted as he charged at Trunks.

Trunks merely smiled. Idiot. He doesn't realize that his speed remained the same. He jumped above Frieza and brought his fists down on Frieza's back. As he did so, he heard something crack. Frieza then fell to the ground, unable to move.

"What?" Frieza shouted. "Why did nothing happen? Dark Vegeta?"

Trunks said nothing. Instead, he flung his hands around, bringing them out straight from his body. "It's over, Frieza!" Trunks yelled. "DIE!!"

The Burning Attack blasted forward from Trunks's hands and hit Frieza directly, exploding on impact.

From the explosion, they could hear Frieza scream, "WHYYY?"

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Raditz came to a stop in front of a pair of large, gilded doors. "This is it," he said, "the throne room."

"I can sense Vegeta in there," Gohan said. All the same, he felt something nagging him in the back of his head.

"We made it," Trunks breathed. "Somehow, we made it." Trunks stepped forward and forced the doors open. He walked in, then suddenly stopped.

Raditz, who was right behind Trunks, nearly ran into him. "Why did you stop?" he asked in an annoying tone, but Trunks seemed to have been rendered speechless. Raditz then followed Trunks's gaze. "What the hell?!"

Gohan then walked in and he froze. "I don't . . . I don't believe it," he stammered. "No . . . this can't be happening . . ."

They had sensed Vegeta's power level, but one thing was for sure. The being standing in front of them was not Vegeta.

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I don't think you need any clues for this one, since this is pretty obvious. While I'm on the topic, congratulations to all the people who guessed correctly. I cranked out this chapter as fast as I could, just like I said. The same rule applies for this: the more correct answers I get, the sooner the next chapter comes out!