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New Characters:
Fighting styles:
Eriito: (Elite?) Vejita's form of powered up attack, which is
very
similar to Gokuu's Kaiou-ken.
Gyarikku-hou: (Garlic-hou?) Vejita's version of Kamehame-ha.
Genki Tama: (Healthy Ball) A very powerful sphere made from
personal
"ki." Gokuu learns it from Kaiou-sama in book #18, and
passes
the attack on to Kuririn.
Other notes:
Were-monkeys: When Gokuu and Gohan change over, they become
completely primeval, having no self-control or awareness. When
Vejita changes, he's completely self-aware, and has full control
of his powers and body. This must be just a matter of training.
Story:
Vejita finally decides to power up. Gokuu is surprised at the
energy, and feels like he's being hit by a typhoon. All the
clouds are
blown away. Vejita says it's over, and attacks. Gokuu gets hit
from
behind, and gears up to Kaiou-ken #2. Vejita is having fun. Gokuu
curses at the other's power and speed, which are too much for
KK#2. He
prepares himself for the death of his body, and announces that
he's
going to use KK#3. Which amuses Vejita.
Meanwhile, there was one fighter who had not appeared earlier
to
attack the Saiya-jin.
Yajirobee cowers behind the rocks, thinking that the power of
the two
combatants seems to have come out from a bad dream. Gokuu thinks
about
the stresses KK#3 will put on his body. Vejita taunts Gokuu, and
Yajirobee keeps cowering. Gokuu uses KK#3, which Kaiou-sama
senses (the
king can not predict the outcome of the fight.) They fight, and
Vejita
gets mad at getting messed up.
Finally, Gokuu gets in one good punch, which enrages the
surprised
Saiya-jin. Gokuu curses the other's toughness. Yajirobee is
impressed,
and hopes Gokuu will win. KK#3 is starting to take it's toll on
Gokuu's
body, Vejita sees his own blood and goes insane. They both react,
with
Vejita using Gyarikku-hou, and Gokuu using KK#3 Kamehame-ha. They
both
strain, and Gokuu pushes into KK#4. Yajirobee rushes out,
thinking that
Gokuu has won. They greet each other, but the monk's slap on the
back
puts Gokuu in a coughing fit. Then, Gokuu suggests that the monk
run
away; Yajirobee slowly realizes what may be wrong. Yes, Vejita is
still
alive, and Yajirobee has trouble accepting this. But, he does
leave,
wishing Gokuu good luck.
Vejita frees himself from the blast, and rages on about being
the
best Saiya-jin in the world. He then has a thought, and goes
searching
for this planet's moon. Kaiou-sama frets over Gokuu's chances,
Gokuu
wonders what's taking Vejita so long, and Vejita wonders where
they've
put the moon for this planet. No matter, he can make due without
it.
Gokuu is thinking about Kaiou-sama's concept of a genki dama.
Vejita
returns, talking about the missing moon (Gokuu doesn't
understand.) The
Saiya-jin describes the brute strength increase Saiya-jin get
when they
see the full moon. And, he makes a little one of his own. Gokuu
doesn't recognize the full moon (without his tail, it has no
effect.)
Kaiou-sama is stunned. Vejita gloats, and then changes into a
were-monkey.
Kuririn and Gohan are near Kame House, when they sense the
light and
power of a star behind them. The power isn't from Gohan's father,
so it
must be that of the Saiya-jin. Gohan has to go back and help his
dad.
They argue a little, but Gohan isn't going to run away any more.
Kuririn decides to go with. Gokuu is stunned, and Vejita asks him
about
the new situation. Vejita claims that his power has increased by
a
factor of ten. As Gokuu thinks about this, he remembers a warning
his
grandfather had made about not looking at the full moon, and
remaining
asleep at night. Then Kami-sama had suggested removing the tail.
Gokuu suddenly realizes that when he'd been a were-monkey a long
time
ago, he'd killed his own grandfather by accident. He apologizes
to the
old man, living in "the other world." Yajirobee is
trying to understand
that Saiya-jin turn into were-monkeys. Gokuu thinks about
"genki dama,"
and attacks. He loses his concentration, and has to re-invoke
Kaiou-ken. But, he loses it again. Vejita tells him to try to run
away, and Gokuu thinks about using KK#5, which requires a 10
second
rest. He needs an opening, so he uses Tenshin's blinding
Taiyou-ken.
During the lull, Gokuu invokes the power of the sea to give him
energy
to recover.
Vejita curses his blindness, and gets better before Gokuu has
fully
recharged himself. But, Gokuu is a lot better now, too. Vejita
finds him
and uses a mouth blast to undo all of that recharging. Gokuu is
nearly
helpless, but does dodge a few of Vejita's attacks. Vejita steps
on
Gokuu's legs, crushing them. Kuririn states that Gokuu's power
has
dropped a lot. Gohan yells "father" and he keeps
approaching. Vejita
gloats, then prepares to finish off his enemy, and then the rest
of the
world. Gokuu curses, looking like he's lost, but he still has
energy
for one more attack. As Vejita grabs his damaged eye, Gokuu waits
for
the end. Vejita picks up the body, raging over the damage to his
face.
Yajirobee can't do anything, and Gokuu's ribs break. Gohan and
Kuririn are very close now. Kuririn can't understand the point of
the
glowing orb. They see the giant were-monkey, and Kuririn tells
Gohan to
land. Kuririn wants to help Gokuu, but they find Yajirobee first.
He
says that the were-monkey is the Saiya-jin, and Kuririn growls
out that
he knows. And that they have to cut off its tail. Kuririn states
that
Gohan and he will act as a distraction, while Yajirobee does the
cutting. Yajirobee hates this idea, since Vejita is so strong.
Gohan
thinks to his father to not die, and Kuririn realizes that
Gokuu's power
level is so low that his friend will soon die. Vejita notices
something,
and Gohan attracts his attention. Kuririn prepares Kien-zan.
Vejita
makes Gohan watch his father's torture. Kuririn attacks, but
misses.
Vejita notices the other guy, but dismisses him to continue
killing
Kakarot. Kuririn fumes helplessly, and apologizes to Gokuu. Then,
something happens.
Vejita discovers that there was one more insect. Now, with his
tail
cut off, he reverts to normal. Yajirobee prays that no one
noticed him.
Kuririn praises the monk (who keeps cowering,) and Vejita
promises to
kill everyone. Gohan is trying to understand how the monster
changed
into the Saiya-jin. Vejita takes his rage out on the
human-Saiya-jin
child, and keeps on about the boy not being a pure-blood. Then,
the boy
is discarded to die with his father. Gokuu tells the boy that he
can't
move, so Gohan has to keep trying. Vejita notices that Gokuu is
still
awake. Gohan replies that he's powerless, too. Vejita decides to
kill
Gokuu, and then the brat. After, it's the bastard that had cut
his
tail. Yajirobee panics. Gokuu tries to reassure his son, but the
boy
claims he can't move. Gokuu yells at him to not die, and to
remember
what Piccolo had taught him. Vejita continues to rough up Gokuu,
Gokuu
calls to Gohan, and the boy tells the Saiya-jin to stop it.
Gohan's claim to assault Vejita amuses the alien. But, he is
surprised
at the boy's attack. Gokuu tells Kuririn to come over. Kuririn
says
that Gohan should be allowed to escape, but the man states that
he's
going to give Kuririn the genki dama. Kuririn doesn't understand,
so
Gokuu explains a little, and then tells his friend to hurry
because
Gohan's going to die. The little guy is told to hold Gokuu's
hand, then
the transfer occurs. Now, he's overwhelmed by the power he's just
been
given. Gokuu wishes him luck, since this is a level of power
Gohan can't
control. Gokuu also says that this new sphere is the Genki Tama.
It's
a one-shot, because Gokuu can't make another one. Kuririn says he
understands. The other two keep fighting, then Vejita claims that
he's
the baddest, and disappears before Kuririn can attack.
A voice sounds in Kuririn's head, telling him not to try to
see the
opponent with his eyes while trying to use the Genki Tama. It's
Kaiou-sama, giving advice. Vejita gloats at having superior
speed, and
Kuririn is told to sense the power of evil. Gohan gets blasted,
as
Kuririn tries to find Vejita without using his eyes. Yajirobee
notices
the great power of the ball. Vejita wants Gokuu to see what
happens to
the boy. Kuririn suddenly senses the great evil, and Yajirobee
yells
out for the runt to fire away already.
Vejita is alerted, Kuririn swears at the monk and fires.
Vejita
wonders what this is, and leaps out of the way. This was the last
chance, and now it's going to kill Gohan. Gokuu thinks out for
Gohan to
sense the presence of evil and redirect the attack. Which
happens.
Everyone is impressed by the reaction, and they celebrate and
congratulate each other. Vejita's body lands, and Kuririn thinks
it's
just a corpse. But, Vejita isn't killed so easily. Kaiou can't
believe
that the genki dama hadn't been effective. Vejita is ready for
payback
time, at having been damaged. Kuririn has to wait to die, though.
What
hurts the Saiya-jin most, is the assault on his pride. He powers
up
further, and Gokuu just swears. Vejita tries to destroy the area,
but
only succeeds in blowing the bodies around without killing
anyone. He
tries to hurry to finish everyone off, before the last of his
strength
fades.
Then, Vejita notices Gohan's tail, and tries to kill the boy
before
he can see the artificial moon. Kuririn understands what this
means, too.
Then, Vejita senses someone behind him. Yajirobee celebrates,
thinking
that he's killed the alien. But, Vejita stands back up, calling
the
monk a bastard. Yajirobee starts apologizing, saying it was all
just a
big joke. Vejita finishes off the monk, and returns to the more
important tasks. Gokuu yells out for his boy to look up at the
moon.
Yelling that he's blown it, Vejita rushes in and yells
"die!!!" Too
late.
Trying to kill the changing monster, Vejita keeps pounding
away.
Then, the prince decides to go for the tail to rip it off. Which
makes
him vulnerable, instead. However, neither Gokuu nor Gohan can
control
themselves in were-monkey form. Kuririn realizes that this is
"like
father, like son." He yells out for Gohan to attack the
Saiya-jin,
which the boy does. The runt is happier, because Gohan has a
little bit
of humanity in him. Vejita is starting to hurt, and his
artificial moon
will last for a full hour. His only choice is to cut off the
tail. He
attacks with something similar to Kuririn's Kien-zan. The attack
succeeds, but he can't move out of the way in time. Gohan's
partially
changed body lands on him.
Kuririn hopes that it's over, while the alien has enough
energy to
summon his space ship. Elsewhere, some men are excavating the
alien
craft, trying to analyze it, when it takes off. They are left
sprawling, wondering what happened. Lying helplessly on the
ground,
waiting for the speeding ship, Vejita can't believe that he's
been
beaten.
End of book 20.
-- Curtis H. Hoffmann Aug. 14, 1993
