Majin Planet

By Verto
Mar 18 2007
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Chapter 39: Verto vs. Viro

Viro-Gohan grinned deeply as he set his eyes on Bardock once Vegeta went down. Bardock glared back nervously, knowing what might be coming. Boom! Viro instantly teleported and landed a haymaker on Bardock’s face, sending spit and blood flying.

“Father!” Goku shouted in panic. Bardock recovered in mid air as he wiped off his mouth, growling slightly as he stopped his backward momentum. He suddenly felt his stomach turning slightly, and its contents quickly came up to his throat as he lowered to the ground. Viro grinned as Bardock left a mixture of food and stomach acid in the dirt, knowing that he wouldn’t be lasting long.

“You coward! Can’t you fight fair?” Goku shouted as Bardock’s hair turned black once again. Bardock dropped to his hands and knees, gasping for breath as the virus took hold of him. He fought to stay awake though, he had to see this through.

“Villains aren’t supposed to follow the rules, besides, I can still sense that you are waiting for backup. With Gohan’s memories I can safely deduce that you are stalling so the previously dead Saiyans arrive and stack the odds heavily in your favor. I am simply taking care of the problem here before I have to worry about them. If you want me to speed up the process, just say so!” Viro shouted as he phased out. Goku was floored instantly from behind by his forearm, and stumbled forward, slightly stunned. He shook it off and turned with a powerful ki blast charged and ready, firing the instant he saw Viro. Viro teleported away once again, and a harmless explosion went off nearby while Goku growled slightly.

“So Goku, can you finally see the irony of this? Killed by your son’s hands, the very hands you trained!” Viro laughed again.

“You are not my son! Gohan would never do anything like this. Majin Buu said the same thing over a year ago and we defeated him. We can certainly defeat you. If that means killing my own son, then so be it, he would want it that way!” Goku declared as he sunk back into his fighting stance.

“Good luck doing that,” Viro chuckled. Goku silenced the conversation with his battle cry before rushing in and punching wildly. Viro dodged each punch easily with a wide grin on his face.

“Looks like I was mistaken. Good luck in making me actually try hard!” Viro declared as he dodged several punches and kicks from Goku. Goku picked up the pace and got a bit overzealous, and Viro capitalized on it instantly. He kicked Goku hard across the face and sent him skidding into the ground. He fired a small Chi blast a moment later, hitting dead on and covering Goku’s position with dust and smoke. He sensed Goku’s power surge a moment later as he shot out of the smoke cloud and high into the skies, where he held steady once he was almost a mile up.

“And just what do you plan to do up there?” Viro asked, though much too silent for Goku to hear him.

“KA - ME - HA - ME - !…” Goku chanted in response.

“How dumb do I look?” Viro asked, grin intact. Goku vanished and reappeared instantly in front of Viro. Viro kicked forward and went right through Goku as his afterimage vanished. He sensed Goku directly behind him and phased out just as Goku moved again. Viro reappeared directly behind Goku’s position, but frowned when he saw himself surrounded by a dozen copies of Goku, all of them drawn back to fire. Viro tried to isolate the real one, but found it was difficult as he struck several fake opponents in search of the real one.

“Over here!” Goku shouted from his left. Viro turned that way just as he heard a slight whooshing sound behind him.

“Damnit,” he mumbled as all of the afterimages vanished and the blue light erupted from behind.

“HAAAA!!!” Goku shouted, firing directly into Viro’s back. Viro-Gohan cried out in pain as he flew forward from the beam’s impact, stopping when he hit a mountain a moment later. The Kamehameha wave exploded the instant the forward momentum halted, and Goku gasped for breath as he monitored the results. The smoke cleared out a few minutes later, and he spotted Viro getting to his feet.

“Not bad Goku, but as you can see, your son is much stronger than you are. This body can handle extreme punishment unlike a lot of my previous hosts. Your efforts are in vain!” Viro declared.

“Doesn’t mean I won’t try though,” Goku muttered back.

“Try all you want. You’ve met your match!” Viro replied. Goku continued to catch his breath, noticing a sudden drop in his energy a moment later as a nasty migraine filled his head.

“You didn’t...?” Goku asked once his hair shortened a bit.

“Despite your inability to beat me, I sense that some of your friends are on their way, and I don’t need to be wasting my time with you. I can tell that they haven’t been infected just yet, and I’ll need time and power to deal with them, not waste it all on you. Frost wanted your punishment to be slow and severe, but I’m not giving you the chance to overwhelm me with some sort of trump card. The knowledge of beating you at your own game was satisfying enough!” Viro grinned.

Goku’s breathing increased as he started to cough a bit, “Damn, it’s just like the heart virus!” he moaned a bit as his body erupted in pain.

“I suppose its effect is similar, I suggest you power down if you want to live a little longer!” Viro suggested. Goku responded by lunging at him, and catching Viro with a fist across the face. Viro turned his head towards Goku even with the fist embedded, and frowned slightly.

“And that was the last time you will ever touch this body, dear father!” Viro growled. Goku’s face fell a moment later when Viro struck him in the stomach so hard he swore he felt it pop the bones in his back. One kick to the jaw and he was flying backwards out of control before landing painfully on the ground, dropping out of Super Saiyan completely.

“I enjoyed our brief fight, Goku - may you enjoy the afterlife!” Viro said, charging a quick Chi blast with Goku’s name on it. Goku lay motionless aside from his heavy breathing, and Viro grinned in knowing that this was the final blow. He fired and watched as it sailed towards its victim, only to be pushed off course by a ki blast from the side. Viro scowled and turned to spot Krillin standing there with his arm outstretched and smoking.

“Man, that was close!” Krillin sighed as 18 landed behind him.

-

“Oh I see! The weakling humans come to their hero's aid so he can hold on and win by a nose hair at the end! How noble!” Viro grinned.

“Gohan, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you trying to kill your father?” Krillin asked.

“Buzz off, runt, this has nothing to do with you. As long as you humans stay out of my way, you won’t be harmed,” Viro warned.

“You’re not Gohan,” Krillin growled.

“Very astute,” Viro replied.

“I won’t let you hurt my friends!” Krillin shouted as he prepared to attack.

“You don’t have any choice in the matter, except for the option of leaving now while you can! Resistance doesn’t help your cause, nor will it help any human on this planet!” Viro said.

“I don’t care if you’re a million times stronger than me! I’ll take you down!” Krillin responded as his white aura appeared.

“Given your track record, that is highly unlikely. But go ahead, impress me!” Viro waved him on. Krillin charged in only to be punched into the distance by Viro. He sensed him land badly and his power dropped back to a normal level.

“Pathetic, what about you girly, you want some of me as well?” Viro dared 18 next. 18 was already shaking in anger, and in the back of her logical mind, she knew there was little to nothing she could do about it. She tried anyway by firing several ki blasts at Viro, who deflected them aside easily.

“You are a unique life form on this planet. Unlike the humans and Saiyans, I doubt my virus will work on an android,” Viro noted as 18 caught her breath.

Her eyes opened wide, “What virus?”

“The one that is embedded within every human or Saiyan on this planet. The one that will kill everyone if my demands are not met. The one that is inside both that pitiful excuse of a husband and your precious daughter,” Viro explained with a very evil grin.

“You bastard!” 18 snarled.

Viro glanced at Goku for a moment, “Soon to be, yes! I suggest you join my efforts. I could use an attractive slave girl on at my side. It does tend to get boring before and after my missions!”

“Forget it, chump, I’d never join the likes of you!” 18 said.

“Now now, don’t be too hasty, especially when it could determine the life of your daughter and every other human on Earth!” Viro suggested.

“You wouldn’t!” 18 gasped.

“You underestimate me then, a very stupid move. Tell you what, I’ll make it easy for you! I’ll let you decide who lives or dies. The choices are: your husband, or your daughter! All decisions are final, so choose quickly!” Viro laughed.

“I refuse to play your game asshole!” 18 growled.

“If you don’t make a decision, I’ll just kill them both right now,” Viro said, crossing his arms. 18 shuddered slightly as she glared back in anger, unable to make such a choice.

“The clock is ticking you know,” Viro reminded her ten seconds later. 18 still refused to answer, and in the process her eyes welled up with moisture.

“All right then, we’ll say goodbye to Krillin now,” Viro grinned. 18 heard her husband screaming in pain a moment later just she sensed his power drop to dangerous levels.

“I doubt you can hear your daughter screaming from this far away, but you're welcome to try and listen to it. I’ll get rid of that annoying old man while I’m at it!” Viro said in a very eerie and calm voice. 18’s fists clenched together so tight that they drew blood as she struggled with herself, knowing there was little to nothing she could do about it.

“You monster,” she grumbled.

“Coming from a robot, I’ll take it as a compliment,” Viro replied. 18 screamed in anger and flew at him fast, nearly hitting him with her first and only punch. One hit to the kidneys from Viro put her on the ground, and the following kick put her out cold as she landed near Bardock.

“Next!” Viro taunted as Goku struggled to get to his feet.

“No, Kakarot!” Bardock whispered.

“I won’t let you get away with this!” Goku growled as he held his stomach protectively, walking towards Viro.

“Uh huh,” Viro said, not amused in the least. Goku turned Super Saiyan once again as he flew directly at Viro, and fell back to normal when he was backhanded harshly.

“I suggest you stay down, you probably won’t want to be in the crossfire here in a few moments. Besides, I promised Frost I would keep your head as a trophy, it would be a shame if it was blasted off while I’m dealing with your friends! Now if you’ll excuse me, I have another annoying pack of monkeys to deal with!” Viro chuckled as he spotted the vapor trails in the sky. Almost all at once, six Saiyans and one Namek dropped to the ground, all of them looking quite ready to fight him.

**

Why don't you let me be
Leave me alone
You start a fire inside that I could never control
You wanna see a reaction


I scowled at Gohan as I landed with the other Saiyans with Piccolo in tow. Calling him Gohan wasn’t even right, just the dark look from his eyes was enough to set the real Gohan and the villain Viro apart. I didn’t take my eyes off him as I scanned all nearby energy levels. The only one that felt critical was Vegeta’s, but I didn’t like the way Krillin, Goku and Bardock’s were falling, it was much too fast. Well at least they are all still alive, but everyone’s ki signal is very weak, especially Vegeta’s. This virus is even more potent than I thought. As much as I want to test my new skills, I need to hurry. A knockdown drag out struggle with my defensive moves probably would be better against Gohan’s abilities, but we don’t have the time.

“Ah, the rest of the cavalry! Tell me, what is the afterlife like anyway?” Viro asked first.

“Funny you should ask, you’ll know soon enough,” I replied.

“I was asking the adults, not you brat!” he snapped back.

“Humph, if that really is Gohan underneath that skin, you would know that your biggest obstacle is me,” I snorted slightly.

“I know you’re a tough little brat, but you are no match for this body’s superior power. I’ll demonstrate that is you would like,” Viro suggested, dropping into a stance. I repeated the action, powering up to Super Mystic as I did.

“Come on, kid, let us help you! Don’t leave us hanging while you have all the fun!” Tora whined a bit.

“Oh, I’ll make sure to save some for you, but I can’t promise which body part it will be,” I said as I reached full power.

“I’m not sure what is more ridiculous, a pack of Saiyans letting a kid go first, or your arrogance. Both are signs of a desperate pack of fools!” Viro frowned.

“Yeah, we’ll see about that, you guys keep an eye on them! I’ll take care of this creep,” I said as I charged a lot of power into my fist as I prepared to attack first, making it glow much brighter than it had been. Might as well start with a big one first, but I don’t want to blow up the planet or anything, that would defeat the purpose of coming back early. It doesn’t look like Goku or the others were able to do much damage to him aside from the burnt clothes.

Come on and cut me down
You've gone as far as I'll go
Now you're crossing the line
And I am letting you know
Well here's your reaction

Stand up!
I have had enough!

“Go ahead, brat, give me your best shot!” Viro dared, taking a defensive stance as he pointed to his gut. That I will! I rushed at him and punched forward, releasing my pent up power on impact.

“Super Galic Fist!” Viro wasn’t sure what to make of the name of the attack, but he felt the impact when I nailed him square in the stomach and released the energy. I lost track of him a moment later in the bright green flash that surrounded him, but the scream of pain was unmistakable. Once the roar of power cleared, I spotted Viro laid out on the ground a good distance away, with a very battered and bruised stomach. Damn, that was effective, but knowing Gohan’s body, it probably isn’t enough. As usual when it comes to hunches, I was right. Viro slowly collected himself and stood back up, wincing slightly. His energy dropped a bit, making his power closer to mine overall, but his awareness of the situation probably rose a couple of notches as he glared back at me.

Walk away before I finish what you started
Face to face I will put you in your place
End this game before I finish what you started
Face to face everything will change

“That got the blood flowing, I see I have underestimated one of you Saiyans once again,” he said.

“You probably won’t be the last one to do that. I’ll make sure I pass the message along to your boss when I see him!” I growled as I drew my Chi sword. Viro’s eyebrow went up as I stalked towards him.

“You do realize that you are only hurting Gohan with your attacks, but not me!” he said.

“Don’t you think I know that? As much of a friend that Gohan is, I know he would rather I kill him to get rid of a threat to the world like you. He was willing to do the same for me not long ago, I plan to return the favor!” I shouted as I flew straight at him. Viro grinned slightly just as I sensed a small Chi surge. A blast formed in his hand and came straight at me, but I knocked it away easily. About a dozen more followed, all of them receiving the same treatment with the tip of my blade. The last one however was held back and seemed to lose energy. I could feel it being concentrated into something though, and slowed to a halt while he decided what the hell he was going to do with it. Then the blast expanded slightly before it stretched out into a three-foot long blade, just like my sword. Okay, he has been dipping into some serious memories if he’s learning my techniques.

“So, care to tell me when the hell you learned that one? I doubt it was too long ago, otherwise I would have known,” I said.

“Yes, it seems I may have slightly copied your little technique, but Gohan has had the potential for it all along. Luckily, I have his memories to thank in regard to its many uses. I think it should be appropriate for you to die at the end of your own attack!” he declared.

“Yeah, right. I tear through creeps like you before I even touch my breakfast. If that’s the best you can do, then you might as well quit!” I suggested as I clenched my sword with both hands. He stepped forward and swung the new sword straight at me. I blocked easily before he started pushing down as hard as he could. I pushed back and started releasing more energy to keep up the effort just as I sensed him do the same. The grounds started to split and shake as we powered up, and I saw the sudden strain on his face to finish me off with his newly learned technique. I gave enough effort to keep up with him, knowing that eventually he would wear me down with his slightly higher power level. I sensed him give that little something extra and then charged forward as I kept my block with my sword. I kicked his sword arm straight up as he lost his balance, and he lost control of his sword as well. I sensed it losing energy as it fell right at me, and instead of deflecting it, I flooded it with my own power, catching it in my other hand a moment later. Viro spun just as I charged in, one sword ready to take his head off and the other keeping guard. He jumped into the air just as I swung, barely nicking his boot in the process. He glided backwards and spun just as I launched one of the swords at him like a blast. He narrowly dodged and took his eye off me, I followed his momentum and slashed downwards just as I charged my other sword with a ton of energy, making it much longer than before. He detected the energy fast enough to stop quickly and dodge the other way as I swung down, leaving quite a long gash in the ground. He nearly hit the other sword-blast as it blew up nearby, then changed directions and flew straight up. I reabsorbed my main sword and followed as he soared into the air.

You planted the seed
How my anger has grown
Got an feeling inside that I can't seem to control
You wanna see a reaction

As I tracked his motion, I noticed he was not slowing down at all, he seemed to be blatantly running away from me. His speed increased, but he kept going straight up, never even hinting at changing directions. I allowed my eyes to narrow a bit as we soared towards the clouds, and he was leading me this far for a reason it seemed. Hmmm, perhaps he knows that me and Gohan can survive in space in this form, maybe he’s taking this battle up there in hopes to separate me from the others. I’ll play along for now, I’ll certainly have an easier time firing off big attacks if it comes to that! Sure enough, Viro was heading into the upper atmosphere, leaving a very direct trail for me to follow. We passed the cloud layers as the air became slightly colder and much thinner. I felt my Chi energy start to warm me a little more and provide oxygen as I suddenly passed through the final piece of atmosphere and into the frigid blackness of space. Viro was floating up there and waiting for me, before he turned and flew even further off, as quickly as possible. In only a few minutes we were in a very high orbit around earth, and we stared each other down as the blue planet below waited in anticipation.

Come on and cut me down
You've gone as far as I'll go
Now you're crossing the line and I am letting you know
Well here's your reaction

Stand up
I have had enough


“So, your body can withstand the harsh environment of space as well. This should be interesting then!” Viro said with a tight grin.

“Try not to act surprised. If you can truly access all of Gohan’s memories, you would know that I did it first!” I replied with an irritated tone.

“You’re right. This should be quite thrilling. I don’t think two Saiyans have ever had a battle in space before, not without some sort of environmental suits on. I guess the first one out of power will be the loser!” he said with a chuckle. I smirked back at him, knowing that Gohan’s power wouldn’t allow him to stay at Super Mystic for as long as I could potentially go. Something else was that if his virus traveled by air when he released it, I was going to be relatively safe from breathing it in up here with the exception of close combat, but I doubted that I even needed to worry. That is assuming though that I haven’t already caught it in the short time I’ve been back and in the close combat with him. Well, so far, so good.

Walk away before I finish what you started
Face to face I will put you in your place
End this game before I finish what you started
Face to face everything will change

“All right then, you leave the earth out of it and we can settle this up here!” I said, trying to lay down some sort of rule.

“They will stay out of it as long as you are alive. The instant you lose, all bets are off!”

“I’m not the one who’s going to lose!” I shouted, charging two quick Chi blasts and firing them. Viro knocked them both away before lowering into a stance as I charged in. I phased out just as he swung at me, dodging to his left and then moving directly below him so my next attack was not going to hit the Earth if he dodged. I charged up my fist again, and he cautiously halted and waited to see what I had planned.

“Surely you don’t think I’m going to give you another free shot, do you?” he asked.

“You tell me!” I grinned, charging in with my fist drawn back. He lowered into a defensive stance, but judging by the way his body was tilted, he planned on dodging, most likely to my right. You guessed wrong bucko.

“Super - Galic...!” I started my chant just as I closed within fifteen feet, flying fast. He phased out to the side just as I made the motion of punching forward. I followed through with the swing, but never released the energy as he flew away in the direction I expected. He grinded to a halt and came flying back to me to catch me off guard, but in reality, he only fell for my trap when I shifted my posture and locked my arm into position.

“Final Shine, Attack!” I shouted, firing the concentrated beam from my hand. Viro’s eyes lit up in surprise as he flew right into the path of the big bright green beam, with no feasible way to escape it. The beam didn’t blow up when I expected it to, and I frowned, knowing exactly what he had done to escape it. I glanced over to the side, seeing Viro panting slightly as he wiped his brow in relief.

“Well, that was a close shave. Another one like that and I’ll start thinking you don’t like me anymore,” I said with a confident grin. Viro’s energy fluctuated a bit later as he was attempting to pull more power up. His signal took a slight dip as he did so, and was wavering quite a bit on control. Looks like it's time to start being a little more aggressive so I can wear him down, his power is already starting to drop a bit. This does seem a bit too easy considering its Gohan, but there’s a possibility that he didn’t count on my enhanced senses to keep one step ahead of him. Maybe that Galic Fist weakened him more than I thought and he’s just not used to Gohan’s body yet. In either case, now is a good time to get aggressive. I charged in as he regained his bearings and punched straight towards his head. He blocked and returned fire with a roundhouse kick, one that I ducked under easily. I kicked towards his legs suddenly as an attempt to get him to dodge in the direction that I wanted him to. I quickly charged up my fist again as he jumped upwards and hovered over me, wide open. I flew straight up and smashed into his already bruised stomach, getting the reaction I wanted when I heard the spit and blood leave his mouth. I didn’t hesitate and flipped around so I was facing him, going after the same spot in his midsection several times over with quick, hard punches and kicks, all full of green light. Viro was stunned badly, and had trouble reacting to one blow before I gave him three more. His dropping power surged one more time, enough to teleport away just as I missed punching his face. He darted away with a decent lead on me, heading back towards Earth.

Insult
After insult
After Insult
After Insult

Stand up!
I have had enough!

I sensed his power was dropping quickly, so I could only guess that he was starting to lose the form. Then again, he was taking on Vegeta, Goku and Bardock. Even if he used a very low amount of power against those three, which is unlikely, staying in that form to avoid getting killed was probably enough to take it out of him. I charged after Viro as fast as I could, who was headed towards the upper atmosphere as quickly as possible. Just before he got to the outer layers of thin air, I sensed his power plunge as his hair turned back to black. He had plenty of momentum to carry him into the atmosphere, but he had to hold his breath for a few seconds, which gave me a chance to catch him by surprise. I changed directions just slightly, putting me about half a mile from where he entered as I charged up my next attack.

“Super Galic Gun!” I shouted as I released certain doom for Viro-Gohan. The beam roared through the upper atmosphere just as Viro caught his breath. He didn’t look up in time and was hit directly by the beam. I shut off the flow of energy and flew towards him quickly as he struggled with the large ball of Chi that pushing against him. He managed to summon enough power to deflect it upwards before it exploded, but I flew towards the energy ball while activating my sword.

Walk away before I finish what you started
Face to face I will put you in your place
End this game before I finish what you started
Face to face everything will change

“Hey Viro!” I shouted just as I stopped above. He was busy panting, but paused and looked up, with a very concerned look on his face.

“Catch!” I said with a grin as I batted my Chi ball back at him. He was unable to make a move to get out of the way, and plunged with it towards Earth, with me in hot pursuit. Both the energy ball and Viro fell at a screaming rate towards the ground, approaching the original battlefield quickly as I lagged behind a bit. I sensed his sudden desperation and felt a tiny bit of Psi being called up, but it didn’t feel like enough for instant transmission. Viro managed to shift his body around to where he and the energy ball were falling side by side, and then I saw what he was doing. He created a Psi blade and plunged it into the side of the Galic ball, draining its energy right away until he had absorbed it all. He floated towards the ground and landed safely just as I arrived. Smart move, but I doubt he’s going to get that much out of it. I was right, I estimated that he had only absorbed enough to power him back to his maximum in Mystic form, including the extra ki he had hidden away. I doubted he had enough Psi to achieve Super Mystic again, but either way I would have to be careful using too many energy attacks on him.

“Heh, well, boy...! It seems that energy of yours has given me a bit of a boost!”

“Only because your copying my technique, not exactly impressive if you ask me,” I said with a stout grin.

“We’ll see now, won’t we? I think it's quite ironic that I should take a play from your book since you have done that to others ever since you arrived here,” he replied.

“I think you had better be concerned with the fact that I won’t give you a chance like that again. You may have recovered a bit of your Psi energy, but it isn’t enough to maintain the Super Mystic form. Now that you are back down to this level, I’m going to tear you apart!” I boasted, having more than enough to back it up. He started laughing immediately, making me believe something was out of place. He must have something up his sleeve if he’s still this confident, even Gohan would know better. I seriously doubt he’s already at his wit's end. That’s fine, though - I still have two shots at full power to use before I start losing energy. At some point though, I need to surprise him with the feedback wave.

Walk away
Everything will change
End this game
You wanna see a reaction
You wanna see a reaction
Stand up

“Hahahaha! That’s a funny joke, want to tell me another? None of you are going to beat me, least of all you!” he shouted as he snapped his finger. I sensed something change suddenly. I wasn’t sure what it was or where it was, but the way Viro continued to laugh afterwards, it couldn’t be good.
--

* “Stand up” by Trapt.

Power levels:

Super Mystic Verto: 620,000,000
Super Mystic Viro-Gohan: 700,000,000; weakened: 640,000,000 (drops); normal form: 580,000,000
Goku (SS3): 590,000,000; SS2: 400,000,000 (drops quickly)
Krillin: 26,000,000
18: 60,000,000

Next time on DBV: Verto continues his assault on Viro. Just as things are looking good, Verto’s power begins to drop rapidly, a result of the virus inflicting him. Viro strikes back and puts Verto out of the fight momentarily when his ki nearly runs out completely. The others join in while Verto tries to cure himself using the same technique that freed him from the Zerg. But even if he can cure himself, can he muster up the power to defeat Viro?

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