ROUND 2: Goku vs 'Saiyan'

Goku suddenly stumbles back, the shockwave knocking him off his feet; he didn't even see that! Saiyan, now a mere meter away, rips his fist out of the ground it's embedded in before throwing another lightning jab. He barely manages to slip out of the way, only to have a meaty hand clamp over his face.

"Hng!"

Saiyan grimaces; Goku gasps ("Regret! REGRET!") as a massive hand slams into his gut. The savage cackles before tossing his limp body into the air, giving it only a split second before he flips around and slams it into the ground with a well placed lariat. He holds Goku against the rock and snow, crushing the wind out of him with his foot.

He throws his head back, relishing the feeling of total domination. Unfortunately for him, this distracts him at a critical moment... Goku twists to place his hands into a particular pose.

"Ka... me... ha... me..."

"Hung?!"

"HAAA!"

An unprepared Saiyan is is knocked back, the brilliant beam slapping against him like the spray of a waterhose on jet. Oh god some of it got in his mouth.

"BLARBALRLHAHLRHHRGHGRGGHH!"

Goku quickly cuts off the flow, rolling out of the way just in time to avoid a barrage of green energy blasts. The force from the blasts still knocks him away, the shockwaves slamming him into the wall of a glacier.

"Oh crap!"

"BWWAAAAAARGH!"

And an absolutely colossal strike drives him through the wall of ice like a nail.

...

Vegeta watches the fight intently, glaring at the massive saiyan. He thinks about everything he's seen...

"So, Vegeta, you think that this is the Legendary Super Saiyan?" Whis asks.

"Well, it clearly is one. Look at how strong it is! If he had any actual fighting skill the Earth might be in huge trouble. That moron Freezer has no idea what he could be dealing with!"

"How interesting! I must say, you saiyans are quite mysterious. I had figured Goku to be it, but I suppose this makes sense! My, he might even become stronger than Zamasu was if he transformed! He's a God of Destruction in his own right!"

Bulma glances at her husband, holding herself. "Hey... Vegeta, didn't you two fight one of these before? Some guy..."

"What? Yes, that's how I know. He shares too... many..." Wait a second! He zeroes in on 'Saiyan's' face as Whis puts a hand over his mouth. "Vegeta? Is there something... oh my, you know him! Oh... oh my, he must have been quite the problem when you last met."

Said Vegeta's face has gone almost totally white; "Oh my gods it's him! H-how can it be him?! Kakarotto killed him! Twice! K-kakarotto was right...! This guy's an amnesiac!"

"... Well, Vegeta, this saiyan is your race's dark messiah. I wouldn't be too surprised! If he embodies everything you saiyans stood for, I suppose being impossibly hard to finish off would be a key trait of his~!"

Bulma glances between the two of them, frantically thinking. "Guys, guys?! What are you...? Vegeta, who is he?!"

He looks at her in a manner that would make the most stoic warrior in the universe shudder; "Broly!" Bulma pales as well, watching Vegeta's expression grow more fearful. "It has to be him... I never even looked at his base form, but now... I can see it! Etched onto him, that face! That musculature, even under that new tan...! It... it really is him..."

"V-vegeta...?"

"Bulma. Get out of here."

"... Okay, okay. Come back alive... okay?"

Vegeta nods, and looks at Whis; "Vegeta, my, this is quite uncharacteristic of you. Would you like me to escort your wife to your home?"

"... That would be most kind of you, Lord Whis."

Whis frowns for a split second, almost unnoticeably. This is... unforeseen. Vegeta, being scared into unironic civility? How... unnerving. Perhaps this could be legitimately worthy of his and his master's attention, beyond amusement.

"Hm, in any case, I suppose we should get back to that splendid little island. We mustn't keep Bra and Uncle Beerus waiting for too long~!" The angel keeps his his jolly persona, but sighs internally. The Legendary Super Saiyan may legitimately be a threat. However... even with his recent progress, he doubts Beerus would be willing to get off his ass for anything less than a true and immediate threat to his own body. At and that point...

Bulma nods as she walks up to Whis. She glances at the curbstomp of a fight, then back to the distant menacing emperor.

"Okay, Whis. S-see you later Vegeta."

Vegeta nods as his wife disappears over the horizon in a flash of light. He lets out a breath he didn't know he had been holding.

"He's back..."

...

Goku cartwheels through the air as he's smashed out of the side of a mountain, barely managing to stabilize himself. He swivels around and looks back at the landform he was just knocked out of, listening for it...

"HUUAUAUAAAAAGH!"

A massive pillar of light bursts forth, shredding the top half of the mountain to cosmic dust. Green light shines up like a beacon; if this had been a location any less remote, the world might have been blinded. Saiyan hovers out of the husk of the mountain, roaring bloody murder. But Goku gives a wry smile, raising his arms as he's buffeted by the roiling winds emanating from the powerful saiyan warrior.

"HUAGH!"

Goku pops up to his Super Saiyan form with a blink of light, only to lurch forwards. He coughs up saliva as the bulging visage of the Legendary Super Saiyan holds its fist up to his gut.

Gohan Residence

"Gohan. I've contacted everyone you asked, other than your father; he's, er, a bit busy at the moment."

"That's fine Piccolo. What's everyone's positions?"

"Yajirobe, and Nevrrest outright refuse to directly assist for now, as do most of the weakest fighters we know. Beerus might help, if we can awaken him... according to Whis he is taking a nap. He might just be being his callous old self, though. Most of the humans, less powerful saiyans, and the androids are busy keeping things under control in the major cities near them. Tremors and flashes from the fight are causing a panic worldwide. The Link Soul is... I haven't been able to locate it. We have Tien, Krillin, and Chiatzou as last resorts in case things really go south, but Trunks and Goten are willing to be combatants as Gotenks, and... well, you can probably tell that Buu is quite ready to go."

"I see. And you?"

"I think I might stay where I am, even if shit hits the fan. I'm nowhere near where you, or even Gotenks is. If worst comes to worst I can try to hit him from as far as possible with a Special Beam Cannon."

"Okay. Hit me up when you're ready, Piccolo."

"Got it. Oh, and one last thing..."

Gohan's eyebrow quirks. Piccolo sounds... uncharacteristically nervous, under his stoicism. "Yeah, Piccolo?"

"You said you recognized the second enemy's ki, but couldn't quite place it, right...?"

"Yes... I figured that with your skill, you could?"

"Unfortunately I did... And I can't say I'm glad that he's back and stronger than ever."

"An old enemy, eh? Who is it? ... Garlic Junior? The Opawang? Lord Slug?"

"N-no. It's... King Kai weighed in when I told him..."

"...?"

"It's BROLY."

The telepathic presence fades from his head as Gohan's eyes snap open. He looks up at the worried faces of his nearby family and friends; Chi-Chi, the Ox-King, Videl, Hercule, even the good Majin Buu. Videl blanches as she sees how pale Gohan has gotten...

"G-gohan...?"

"It... it's him...!"

Tsurumaitsuburi Range

Goku screams as the saiyan once known as Broly carries him, streaking down towards the ice from kilometers in the air. This was a mistake. This was a huge mistake.

His body crumples as Saiyan gets within a half a thousand meters of the ground and throws, Goku's body rockets towards the ground due to the feint-piledriver; his face spins up towards the enemy just in time to see a familiar green glow.

"Gah!"

"BAAWAWAAAAHAHAHAGH!"

"Instant Transmission!"

He phases out of reality just in time to avoid the ground, not to mention the blast as it whizzes past his position: he reappears just behind the enemy. Saiyan rears back in confusion just in time for Goku to flip around and catch his legs around his neck.

Saiyan thrashes, whipping his head around like some sort of deranged fuk. Goku lurches forwards, grabbing on to Saiyan's hair and yanking.

"GUAWAWAAAAAAAGH!"

They start flipping around, whirling faster and faster. Goku holds on for dear life, but this only causes Saiyan more pain and inceases the fury with which he rotates and thrashes.

"Three... two... one...!"

Goku suddenly lets go, and is thrown off onto the slope of a mountain: he rolls downhill, barely managing to skirt around a boulder as he slides down the icy peaks, trying to skid to a stop. Saiyan, after a couple of seconds, realizes the sharp pain is gone and turns around to the noise of tumbling snow. He glares at Goku, the saiyan warrior standing up in a clearing as his aura blows the snow away from him: hesnarls... and his head pitches back. A pebble...?

...

"What are those barbarians doing?!"

"Hmph! As if I would give you the pleasure of banter, Freezer!"

...

Saiyan glares at Goku only to see the saiyan lifting up a boulder five times his size in his left hand. His eyes widen as the rock rips through the air towards him. He smashes his arm through the boulder and raises it, starting to charge an Eraser Cannon blast... only for two more to be revealed!

The savage staggers, unable to parse what is happening through the rocks. Oh god some of the rubble got in his eyes! Goku smirks, using the opportunity to start to charge up his energy. Saiyan shakes off the pain as a burst of power forces the debris off of him, before he rushes towards Goku. He raises a fist, preparing to clock him with a dash punch before a sudden surge of power forces him back! Super Saiyan Blue!

"HUAGH!"

Saiyan blocks the shockwave with a pair of raised arms, in an x-shape over his chest. He looks up and smirks; Vegeta couldn't beat him like this, why should Goku?

Goku himself smirks back. The blueper saiyan raises a hand as the world seems to fade into slow motion. Saiyan's rush feels like a snail's pace as Goku leisurely opens his eyes and spreads his fingers, before bracing himself. The air crackles and pops around him with purple energy... "Hakai!" Only for Saiyan's fist to immediately mash into his face, the attack taking slightly too long to charge. Purple energy scatters and dissolves as Goku reels from the blow continuing to drive its way into his face.

"Ouch! Never mind!"

He grimaces, grabbing hold of Saiyan's arm before shifting his weight. Caught off guard, the savage's momentum assists Goku in pulling off the "Suplex!"

"BUWAAGH!"

Saiyan and Goku slam into the ground, bashing a crater into the side of the mountain. They lay there, panting.

"Hey..."

Saiyan glares at his enemy, wheezing. The words are barely comprehensible to him...

"You know we don't have to do this, right...? I don't know what Freezer told you, but whatever he put you up to... you don't have to follow through, you know? Here on Earth, we like to live together in peace and harmony."

"...?"

Goku chuckles at the befuddled look on his face. "See, you get it!" he cracks as realization fills his opponent's eyes. Animalistic he may be as of now, but he still has a sort of motivation. The old memories filling his head halt, as he ponders...

But the names of Goku, Vegeta, and others still ring furious! He snarls... Saiyan doesn't know why, but he does know that he must put an end to his enemy!

The other saiyan sighs.

"Sorry, dude."

He suddenly whirls, twisting his way back to his feet as Saiyan lurches upright. The two turn to each other; Saiyan throws a left hook, only to find that the blue saiyan had already ducked under it. Agony screams out from the area between his legs and the savage curls over in screaming pain.

Behind him, a voice shouts out the words "God Bind!" and the world is suddenly tinted red.

"Uargh!"

He... he can't move! Saiyan struggles as Goku walks back into view, crossing his arms. "You've got a lot to learn, but you're good. That much is plain. It's a real shame you had to meet up with Freezer... I can just tell, you really aren't a bad guy, aren't you?" The dude searches Saiyan's face for any signs of emotion other than the scorching rage, but finds nothing besides determination to break out and kill him. Another sigh.

"Well... I'm sorry for this. But you're putting the Earth in danger."

Saiyan's eyes narrow as the purple energy flickers back into existence from Goku's extended palm. Something here feels... wrong. That energy. It isn't natural. Even moreso than the blue aura coming off of the enemy saiyans, it feels... deadly.

"Hnrrrrng! Hreeaaaaagh!"

Goku frowns. "I really am sorry."

And the red tinted world goes purple as Saiyan shrieks in agony, the Energy of Destruction starting to eat away at his very being. He can feel his ki being dissolved out from under him, Goku trying to annihilate his power, a good chunk of his very soul...! Any semblance of reason he may have been regaining is eaten away at and destroyed.

...

Freezer's jaw drops as he watches what appears to be Goku slowly destroying the Saiyan. He and Vegeta both edge closer to the battlefield, careful not to make any sudden advances lest the other observer jump in to stop them.

"I... when did Goku get so deliciously cruel?!"

"Hopefully, when he realized who this bastard is!"

"Who...?" realization flashes in Freezer's head. "Oh my oh my! You recognize him... as another old enemy? Oh, how lucky I am! Who is he, Vegeta~?"

Vegeta stares daggers at him. "You have no idea what you are messing with, Freezer. That thing..."

"What, is the Legendary Super Saiyan?" the effeminate emperor snarks, gazing into the saiyan's eyes. "Yes, I'm not as brain-dead as you seem to believe, Vegeta."

"You... you fool! Even beyond that... the man you've found is a demon! If he breaks through that supposed amnesia of his we are ALL DEAD!"

"You, perhaps. I'm rather interested to see how this plays out~."

"Pitiful moron. Don't say I didn't warn you, when he makes you his bitch."

Goku winces, his body cracking under the strain of pumping out the destruction energy. Saiyan's screaming has reached a crescendo, and his raw energy is forcing the hakai back; an inferno of sickly green power roars out from him. His muscles quake with the sheer ki packed in them bulges within the dark orb of power.

"Don't worry...! I'll try to leave you alive... I just need..."

A red light glints at the edge of his view.

Freezer's Ship

Berriblue and Kikono observe on the monitor: Cheelai and Lemo look in from the back. Cheelai elbows him, only for him to elbow her back.

"Kikono..."

"Y-yes, madam?"

"What is your opinion on this...?"

"W-w-well, madam, it appears that t-the saiyan is even more powerful than during Sorbet's attempted invasion! However, the newfound saiyan designated 'Monkey' is almost as powerful despite not seeming to be able to transform!"

"And your conclusion...?"

"That... this is a, unique saiyan?"

"Indeed... and you, Cheelai?"

She stumbles over her own feet. "A-awuh?! I, uh..."

Berriblue gazes into her soul, smiling ominously in that mysterious manner of hers. A shiver runs down the gree's spine while Lemo flattens himself against the wall in the hallway.

"He... might be special in some way...? He could be the... the... Legendary Super Saiyan?"

"That is correct, Cheelai. It seems you two-" she pointedly glares in Lemo's direction through the wall, causing him to stiffen, "have found quite a bounty. I hope you two are not averse to your new positions."

"Eh?!"

"You two are the saiyan's handlers; he appears to trust you." She smirks. "The Gods know that only Lord Freezer among us even stands a fighting chance against him. You, however, can probably just talk him down from violence. Is this all right...?"

"Y-yes, miss Berriblue! It's an... honor..."

"How nice... now, back to your quarters. This section of the ship is for officers only~."

Cheelai grumbles, turning away and dragging Lemo by the collar of his armor. She mutters under her breath: 'Lemo... where are the guns?"

"w-w-what are you planning?!"

"You'll see~."

Gohan Residence

Gohan turns to the other's present, and nods to the assembled fighters.

"So... we're gonna be waiting at the Lookout, Gohan? Why not go right to the fight...?"

The saiyan hybrid sighs. "Krillin... I get that you want to help, but this is Broly. A Broly strong enough to fight against dad and Vegeta while Super Saiyan Blue."

"Er, yeah, right. So..."

"We should just be here in reserve in case they need an opening. Piccolo is flying off to Kami's lookout to act as a beacon, in case they have to Instant Transmission out of there. We just buy time while they're away... and try to keep Freezer from getting away unscathed, too."

The room is nervous. Broly might not have been particularly lethal in their fights, compared to other foes, but he was far and away one of the most terrifying to stand off against. If it hadn't been for his sadism and penchant for dragging his fights out the tolls may have been far higher... and they can all feel his awful ki.

Krillin.

Goten and Trunks (really, Gotenks).

Majin Buu.

Tien and Chiatzou.

Even Videl wanted a go at him. He had tried to tell her it was suicide, but... she was determined. A glint in her eye; she did not have the fondest memories of the Legendary Super Saiyan and was tense to fight. And Piccolo, thousands of kilometers away...

"All right, everyone ready?!"

"Yeah!"