Chapter 22: Trials and Conditions

All is silent as debris float between Gureiza's ship and the kids' ship...

Jeri: He just destroyed his own subordinate...

Goku: That monster...

Vegeta: What strength... We can't allow him on Earth! It would be too dangerous...

Jeri: Huh? You mean we have to fight him out there?

Vegeta: Heh... You two just have to sit back and relax. I'll handle this!

Vegeta starts tapping away at the controls...

Vegeta: Bringing the experimental weapons online!

Jeri: Experimental?

The ship accelerates pinning Jeri and Goku to their seats... The ship flies at Gureiza and fires many small energy blasts from turrets mounted inside either wing. The little blasts pepper Gureiza and his ship, but have no effect. As the ship flies past Gureiza, he waves his arm at it sending the ship spiraling out of control. Vegeta manages to bring the ship back in control.

Jeri: That was... ineffective.

Vegeta: Shut up! This baby can dish out a lot more than that...

Vegeta starts pushing more buttons on the controls and the wings outside start to curl inward giving the ship a more elliptical shape.

Vegeta: Round 2! Kurai! (Eat this!)

The ship makes another pass at Gureiza, but this time, two balls of energy start to form within the curled wings. Vegeta aims, and fires two big energy beams, which strike Gureiza's ship as he jumps off. The energy beams rip through the ship causing massive explosions as the whole thing disintegrates in space. As the kids' ship passes by Gureiza, he quickly fires a large beam of energy from a single hand at them...

Vegeta: Shit!

Vegeta smashes some buttons on the control... The beam of energy hits an energy barrier around the ship causing the ship to fly off out of control... Vegeta recovers it.

Jeri: Ahhhh... This isn't working!

Vegeta: Hey, I destroyed his ship... Let's call that round a draw.

Goku: I don't we can defeat him in your ship...

Vegeta: One more! I know we can take him out! All right dipshit, round three!

The ship and Gureiza float gently in space, staring at one another... Suddenly, a single giant energy ball forms below the wings... Energy swirls in causing the ball to grow and grow...

Vegeta: You're finished!

The energy ball fires a huge beam of energy straight towards Gureiza... He stops the beam of energy with a single palm, but the beam starts to push him back...

Vegeta: Come on...

Gureiza now grips his wrist with his other hand and starts pushing the beam back... Then, a beam of energy appears in his palm further pushing the ship's beam back...

Vegeta: Shit! Shit! Shit!

Jeri: What? What is it?

Vegeta: The ship... The power's maxed out... Damnit!

Gureiza's energy beam pushes back the ship's beam until it cuts out completely... The ship dives down as Gureiza's beam cuts through the side...

Jeri: We're hit!

Vegeta: I know that! Damnit... We're heading back!

The ship heads back into the atmosphere...

Gureiza: Trying to escape? I don't think so...

Gureiza powers up an energy ball in one hand and fires a large beam of energy at the ship heading into the Earth...

Vegeta: Shit! There's no energy for the barrier and I can't change our course!

Jeri: You don't mean...

Goku: Open the hatch.

Vegeta: What?

Goku: I'll stop it.

Jeri: I'll go with you!

Goku: No! It's too dangerous... I'll handle this... You help Vegeta with the ship...

Goku steps outside to face the approaching beam...

Goku: KA...

The beam just about reaches the ship...

Goku: Shit... HA!!!

Goku fires as much of the kamehameha as he can at Gureiza's beam... The kamehameha is completely engulfed and continues straight at them.

Goku: Damnit...

Gureiza's beam suddenly hits a barrier which disperses the energy in a bright flash of light.

Vegeta: You did it Goku!

Goku: You mean that wasn't you?

Vegeta: What are you talking about?

Goku looks back and sees Gureiza at where the barrier was... They see each other and stare as the ship flies further away, out of sight...

Gureiza: Interesting...

He slow moves his hand across causing the barrier to throw off sparks... Gureiza then looks at his hand, slightly burned now.

Gureiza: Hmph...

Gureiza floats slowly into the barrier causing sparks to fly as he pushes through it. On the other side, the sparks subside, Gureiza has small wounds all over which instantly heal up.

Voice: Gureiza, I presume...

Gureiza: Who are you?

Goku Sr now floats in front of Gureiza...

Goku: Son Goku.

Gureiza: Aren't you supposed to be dead?

Goku: I kinda still am. I'm just here to give you the ground rules.

Gureiza: What the hell are you talking about?

Goku: Number one... No killing innocent people.

Gureiza: Hmph!

Gureiza punches at Goku, but he disappears and reappears nearby...

Goku: Number two... No destroying the planet.

Gureiza starts firing blasts at Goku, but he dodges each of them with light movements...

Goku: Oh, and lastly...

Goku appears right in front of Gureiza and plunges his hand into his chest...

Goku: Leave your immortality at the door.

Goku pulls his hand out along with a glowing white ball...

Gureiza: What... What did you do to me?

Goku: I'll hold on to this for now... I look foward to your fight. Later.

Goku teleports away.

Gureiza: Bastard!

Gureiza flies off in the direction the kids went...

To Be Continued...

Chapter 23: Battle Commence