The figure was familiar as it stared down at the men. He held the girl by her shirt as Bra was crying for her mother. Trunks started to go up after him but the figure surprised him as he stared in shock. It was the image of Goku himself. Goku remembered him very well as their eyes locked. Vegeta stared at it blankly unsure of how to react.
“Tell me, Goku, does this belong to you?” the image asked holding up the young girl.
“Put her down,” Goku said sharply feeling the fear in Bra.
As the two spoke to each other, Vegeta stood there staring. He didn’t know why but his hands tightened into fists as his anger started to rise. That man looked familiar and not just because he looked like Kakarott. Vegeta had seen him before but he could not place it. However he felt his body remembering as his muscles tensed, urging him to attack. He grinded his teeth angrily staring up at this form of Goku trying to remember where he had recognized it from before.
“I don’t know why you have come to Earth but I suggest you return to where you came from. I don’t want to hurt you but I will if you keep going,” Goku said as he continued to stare up at him.
“You? Hurt me?” The image asked.
It stared down at Goku and then started laughing. The laughter of his voice echoed throughout the city as the people still alive remained paralyzed in fear. It was the first time this figure had heard his own voice actually echo and the harsh sound of it made him laugh more.
The laughter, piercing through his brain, caused Trunks to become very angry. That thing, whatever it was, did not deserve to be alive and it was torturing someone near to him. Unable to hold back his fury he attacked, powering up and flying forward. Goku yelled for him to stop but he did not as he powered up to Super Saiyan in the charge and increased his speed. His image turned to a blur as he appeared above the Goku image and swung his leg into the image’s head attempting to knock him to the ground. Trunks, along with the others, were caught extremely off guard when Trunks’ leg went right through his head, as if no physical form was there. The Image smiled as he reacted to the attack, using his free arm, he grabbed Trunks leg and forcefully swinging him, sent HIM into the ground.
The Earth broke and crumbled upon the impact as the young boy lay there. Vegeta took a step forward to run to his aid but stopped himself. His hands tightening even more. He turned his shocked expression from his son back up to this figure; His eyes burning with hatred.
The image of Goku stood there and shook Bra a little bit to make her cry and scream more. Seeing her brother laying in the ground, tears had already flooded her eyes. She began to scream for her mother but her mother was not around to help her. The image laughed at her fear and her pain as he mocked her and then stared down to the group of now four fighters.
“Which one of you is next?” he asked with a laugh.
Goku felt his heart burning from wanting to save Bra. He could not believe that figure had just hurt Trunks. Kryllin watched as Piccolo had walked over and picked up the boy. He looked to Goku and nodded.
“Let us take him away,” Goku said pointing to Trunks, “then you can fight me.”
The image stared at him for a few moments as he watched Piccolo helping Trunks to his feet. He surveyed the situation and then noticed Vegeta was standing there. The Prince had said nothing the whole time as he had been watching. The image narrowed his eyes at Vegeta. He could sense Vegeta’s anger, his energy was surging.
“Let me clean up some garbage first, then we’ll fight,” the image stated plainly as he looked at Bra.
Bra screamed as he laughed menacingly at her. Goku took a few steps forward in protest but the movements of the image were too fast as they all witnessed the blur of color from clothing flying down into the deep ravine.
Vegeta stood there; he couldn’t just let this happen. He powered up the best he could and suddenly took off after it. Trunks, seeing his sister being thrown, shifted to go too but Piccolo held him back.
“NO! You can’t go in there, you won’t be able to come back,” Piccolo said to him.
Hearing this Goku stared down and watched as Vegeta flew faster down the ravine. As he flew he could feel the heat of hell burning at him, begging for his return. He winced just thinking about it as he continued to fly.
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