"GOHAN!!!"
Everyone yelled in panic upon see that Vegeta was about to attack Gohan from behind, a Gohan totally devoid of any defence or precaution
And between those screams of panic there were two voices that stood out above the others...
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
Vegeta's energy attack impacted, creating a smokescreen that conveniently concealed the result of that dramatic moment with the sole purpose of creating expectation in the viewer and lengthening the chapter a little bit...
And when that smokescreen dissipated little by little the result became evident ...
And that result was ...
"Gohan! Are you okay?" Piccolo said, which managed to arrive on time with great difficulty to stand between Gohan and Vegeta and block that attack, sacrificing his arm in the process to save his student and collaterally Yam to.
And at the same time and in an almost synchronized way a voice very familiar to everyone said with joy and some concern "Gohan! Are you okay?"
And that voice was from...
"DAD !!" Gohan shouted with joy as he hugged his father's leg, who came to his side at the same time as Piccolo with the same intention
Although it wasn't necessary, since his adoptive father arrived earlier to help him… one more time…
"GOKU!!!" They all shouted with joy when they saw that their friend and disciple was again among the living ones
"This is Kakarrot? It can't be ... this power ... "Said Vegeta, who was surprised by the triumphant entrance of the other traitor Saiyan ... at the same time as he measured his power with the tracker
"My other not to young Padawan" Broly said when he saw the person he beat up in an educational day after day for a year on the planet of his old friend North Kai way appeared
And seeing that warm welcome from his loved ones, who miraculously were still alive, relaxed and without apparent injuries (except Piccolo), Goku said with great joy "Hello guys! I'm glad to see that all of you are ok!"
And after reciprocating the reception of his children and friends, Goku seriously while grateful turned to Broly and practically asked rhetorically "I guess I have to thank you
Right Broly-san?"
And Broly with his usual humility replied humorously "Heheheh ... The doubt offends"
"I see that you have also had the 'pleasure' of meeting him Goku" Piccolo said, that with one eye kept looking at Vegeta to make sure he didn't do something else that threatened his student and with the other he observed his sworn rival, possible hope in this conflict and competitor for Gohn's parental custody
"I'm afraid so...
He is monstrously strong and somewhat abusive...
But he's not a bad guy" Goku said who was glad to see that Piccolo was more talkative, surely because he had also suffered at the hands of Broly, thus creating a strange feeling of camaraderie between the two former enemies
"EHHH !? What are you implying Piccolo?! " Broly asked, showing that he was offended by something he said.
"HAHAHAHA !!" Comment that made everyone laugh ... even Broly
And after that warm gathering of friends and some funny gags ...
The reconciliation talks began ...
Conversations between which was the meeting of Gohan and Goku, where Goku was impressed and pleased at how strong Gohan had become and Gohan was greatly pleased to see his almost always absent father...
Goku's with Krillin and the others, who were curious to know how strong the strongest man on the planet had become.
And especially the incredible reaction of Goku upon see the unrecognizable and young Muten Roshi
Everything was being happiness and joy ...
Except for two people
One was Yam, who was still affected by the decision she had made and the consequences of her actions… not fully knowing if this decision had been taken by herself or by Gohan's ability
And the other one of course was Vegeta
A Vegeta who felt completely defeated in all facets
They had reminded him of the greatest humiliation of his childhood, when the ghost made him lose to inferior beings and stained his family's name ...
He discovered that this ghost was still alive and that from the moment of his birth he was already stronger than him… and that he was surely what he had always wanted to be.
The legendary Super Saiyan.
The most powerful warrior in the entire universe ... something that was above an elite warrior or royalty ...
Something far above him
He had been completely easily defeated, as if he were a fly devoid of wings and legs under the sole of a shoe
They had made him see his subordinates perish in the hands of inferior beings, breaking his ideology of Saiyan superiority
They had made him kill his subjects (he had done it because he wanted to… but he blamed Broly for this)
Even his ward, an average Saiyan boy the son of a trashy traitor... he had destroyed in the most terrifying way the woman he respected and with whom he might consider having offspring
They had prevented her from killing Yam as she wanted him to do, they had lobotomized her to disobey him and couldn't fulfill his dream of immortality and they had even prevented him from taking revenge for it ...
And now the traitorous lower-class warrior whom he underestimated and despised had returned with a battle power possibly similar to his own.
And to top it off none of them treated him seriously or with fear… as if he were nothing but a joke
His pride had been damaged to a level that even he couldn't estimate, and once again Vegeta exploded "One after another ...
FUCKING SCUM!
I am not going to allow you to continue getting in the way of the Great…"
BOMMMM!!!
"SHUT UP!
We are trying to have an emotional reconciliation!
FUCKING HALF BALD DWARF!!
If it wasn't because I wanted to teach my student not to be distracted you wouldn't even have had time to gather your ki for that attack" Said Broly who sneakily hit Vegeta again with his tail stand
As if Vegeta was a misbehaving dog and his master Broly punished him for his disrespectful behavior, hitting him in the nose with a rolled magazine
"[Damn!!! Damn !!!] DAMNNNNNNNN!!" Vegeta thought and screamed once more as he rose from the ground again, physically and mentally injured
And after everyone could be fascinated with Broly's rudeness and more specifically with his tail and his intriguing abilities ...
They started to move again
"HEY Piccolo, how are you?" Goku asked with much confidence and familiarity to Piccolo as he approached him
"You took a long time idiot!" Piccolo yelled in his usual mood as he hold his wounded arm
"Sorry for taking so long ... Kaiou-sama didn't calculate the time it would take me to arrive her and Broly was washing the dishes
I stopped to pick up some things that Kami and Karin gave me… and I don't know why it seemed that at some point I was going around in circles despite flying in a straight line
But luckily I was able to be on time" Goku said explaining his odyssey and the reasons for its duration
"Broly ... is there something you have to explain to us?" Krillin asked with great suspicion, fearing and rightly that this delay was directly related to Broly.
"Me? Why?
What do you mean?
Fiu fiu Fiu Fiu" Broly said whistling and pretending not to have manipulated space and time so that Goku wouldn't arrive earlier
And while many continued to look at Broly, who was beginning to have some difficulty keeping his poker face ...
Hey Piccolo, have a Senzu Bean.
If you eat one of them, your arm will heal instantly "Goku said offering one of the famous beans that can heal everything
"Save your stupid kindness for another.
I don't need it, go with your son, he has wanted to see you for a long time.
Don't bother me!
Ahhhhhh!!!" Piccolo said as he tore off his arm and regenerated it to everyone's chagrin
"Dad!
Do you have many of those magical beans?
Could you give me one?" Gohan asked, who didn't separate from Goku since he arrived to make up for lost time
"Yes, don't worry, there are quite a few.
Here, although you aren't very hurt" Goku said handing him one without giving much importance
"Don't worry, they aren't for me" Gohan said picking up the senzu bean and walking away from his father
[I did well to warn Korin of the Senzu Bean properties
Thanks to that I avoided that Yajirobe didn't eat almost all
And with that things will become even easier now] Broly thought as he thought about the catastrophic consequences that Yajirobe caused
And as Gohan tried to offer the precious senzu bean to Yam, she was still absorbed in her world of doubt and despair as she clung to the jar where her sister was trapped (the one that Broly had given her)...
Goku was still taking the protagonism of his manga.
"I see, a very well done scenario ... although a little strange ...
Well, I guess it doesn't matter, it will work" Goku said while admiring the ring in which he would possibly fight…
"Yes, you talked to me for months about the tournaments you participated in
And I recognize that because of that I wanted to organize one" Broly said explaining one of the motivations and inspirations for this event
"And ... when do I have to fight?
The Ki's I felt before are incredible, something I've never felt before…
My blood boils for fighting!" Goku asked with his usual childhood obsession to fight strong people
And when he saw the great enthusiasm of Goku, Broly smiled and then erased that smile from his face to show some regret "Well, the only one left to fight is that insect ...
But I'm afraid it's Chaoz's turn to fight
Unless he wants to give you the turn to you… "
And almost instinctively Chaoz replied "I LET GOKU FIGHT!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME! "
"Are you sure? I saw you very motivated in the training sesions ...
You said you really wanted to fight… [lie]" Broly said semi-comically to annoy troll Chaoz a bit more, since his face that changed from despair to hope were too funny for him
"Is it true Chaoz-san?
Aghhh… !!
It's a pity ... I really wanted to fight..." Goku said, who started to get depressed about losing this opportunity, but he couldn't complain too much, he had come too late.
It wouldn't be fair if he took that pleasure away from a friend of his who wanted so badly to fight.
"NOT! NOT! PLEASE FIGHT" Chazo shouted kneeling and pleading with tears to Broly and Goku at the same time
And after Broly finished his joke and indicated to Goku that he could fight ...
"Thanks Chaoz, I owe you one" Goku said thanking Chaoz for his sacrifice as he prepared to warm up
[Goodness…
I thought I would die disintegrated, with nothing left of my body ...] Chaoz thought with great relief as he took refuge behind Ten's back to make sure they didn't mess with him again.
"Well guys, you have five minutes or less to warm up, have a snack, talk to family and friends... look at each other with hatred and resentment ... whatever you want ...
One of the cameras has kindly asked me to give him time to change the camera lens" Said Broly, who wanted this last fight of the event he organized to be well broadcast to the whole world
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Goku side
"One, two, one two ..."
Goku continued to heat up in an exaggerated way, until Krillin and Gohan approached him
"Goku, how are you?
Do you think you can beat him?" Krillin asked with concern, but not too much.
He was convinced that Goku, who had been training in the other world with a kind of god and with Broly could stand up to that monster ... and in case he couldn't beat him, Broly was with them.
He simply could resurrect him in the same way he did with Yamcha and the other Saiyans.
There was no real risk in this fight.
And obviously Goku answered, doing a serious analysis of the situation this time (you can only expect seriousness form Goku in some fights) "MMMmmm...I think I have a chance.
Why do you say that?
I notice a great strength inside him, he's somewhat stronger than mine
I'm sure of that
He is monstrously strong
However, before arriving I noticed two ki more powerful than him...
One of them was yours right Gohan?
Was the other one from that girl?
They were impressive"
And Gohan very excited and flattered quickly answered to his father's doubts "It was mine and the girl's ...
That guy hasn't fought yet, but he's the strongest of all ...
Everyone is afraid of him… he is a very bad guy… he has even killed all his companions one after another when they have lost against us"
And shocked and confused by Gohan's statements, Goku asked again "Really?
I don't feel so much power in her or in you
And I don't think you're hiding it.
How is that possible? Maybe…"
"It is due to a transformation" Gohan said to explain the momentary increase and decrease in power that both him and Yam had in the previous battle
[Huh shit…] Roshi, Yamcha, Ten, Chaoz and Krillin thought when they saw that the secret that everyone had been keeping for decades from Goku could be revealed now
The secret that Goku had been the cause of his grandfather's death by transforming into a giant monkey.
"Transformation?" Goku asked once again in a hurry, not understanding what his son meant,
Gohan gave him the information he needed in small doses
[No ... he can't know this ...] thought the altered Krillin as he approached Gohan from behind urgently
And Gohan without realizing the reactions of Krillin and the others continued trying to reveal the secret that everyone had tried to keep from Goku "... Yes dad, the tail ...
Umhh…"
But he was quickly silenced by Krillin, who covered his mouth and as he took Gohan away from the scene and said to Goku in a very agitated way "Eshh ...
It's nothing Goku, just focus on beating him as fast as possible!
Don't give him time to do anything suspicious and everyone will be fine
…
Come on Gohan, let's let your father focus"
"Mhumm? OK…
See you later" Goku said that despite all this seems very strange and did not give more importance to this strange fact… and returned to fully concentrate on his warm-up
[That has been close ...] The guardians of the secret thought relieved to see that they had avoided the crisis ... for now ...
"? [What are these idiots doing?] "Piccolo wondered, unaware that the transformation into Oozaru was a state secret.
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Vegeta side
Vegeta kept licking the wounds (it's a metaphor), trying to manage all his frustration while looking at Broly, Gohan and Goku with bloodlust
[That damn bastard Broly… one day he will pay me… I will make him pay for all this humiliation 100 times…
After killing Frieza and taking control of the universe, I plan to dedicate all my energy to destroying you!
You and that brat too!
I will destroy this filthy planet and all its inhabitants!] Vegeta thought as he looked with hatred at the main responsible for all his hardships since he landed on this star
And then he cast his gaze at Yam, who was still on her knees on the ground holding the jug where her sister Ginger was contained while Piccolo watched over her [Yam, I don't know if you've done all this because of that brat's ability or if you've really betrayed me ...
But it doesn't matter anymore, you can't fight anymore.
You are no longer useful to me, like everyone else
Do what you want ... you and your sister
Consider this my first and only act of kindness]
And finally he looked at the newcomer Goku with hatred and contempt [Kakarotto ...
Our arrival on this planet is because of you, everything that has happened is because of you ...
It is because of your miserable and pathetic existence!
So I will finish it
I will kill you in the most brutal way possible in front of your son and friends and I will show you and others the difference between them and me!
It doesn't matter if they resuscitate you later or that abomination doesn't let me escape from this planet ...
No one will stop me from releasing all the anger I have in me!
And after that one day I will take revenge on the others to!
ALL OF YOU WILL DIE!
And you will be the first to be crushed like a insect, Kakaroto ...]
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In the ring
The five minute break was over and Goku and Vegeta ascended the ring to end the Broly tournament.
"You are Kakarrot right?
You are more stupid than your brother ...
It seems that one of your family traditions is to resurrect and then be killed by me.
Anyway…
You should be grateful for that" Vegeta said flaunting his usual arrogance, even when the circumstances weren't at all advantageous to him
"I have no idea what you're talking about
But how can you be so convinced that you're going to kill me?
From what I hear you have lost all your fights (Yam's victory doesn't count)
What makes you think it won't happen again? " Goku replied demonstrating with his attitude and reasoning that Vegeta's arrogance had no place in this combat
"Don't compare me to those useless ...
And don't you dare compare me to you.
Broly is an incomprehensible mutant abomination that fooled us all since he was a baby and your son is another mutant who has been fortunate that the faulty genes of the inhabitants of this planet are compatible with ours.
But you?
You are a low class soldier and I a super-elite
A Saiyan has his warrior qualities examined immediately after birth
The trash that scores low at the time, such as yourself are sent to planets with no significant opponents
In short, you're but a leftover dunce!" Vegeta once again said to reaffirm his beliefs, excuse his previous defeats and intimidate his enemy
"And thanks to that, I came to this Earth.
I gotta thank ya.
Besides, maybe even a dunce can surpass an elite if he trains hard enough" Goku replied with determination and pride
The pride as a Earthling and martial artist who had improved training after training and combat after combat to become who he is now
"That's a good one.
It is true that you have improved a little since you were exiled, an insignificant effort
Let me show you the wall which cannot be surpassed with hard work alone! " Vegeta said gleaming his arrogance once as he began to take up his battle stance
However, he was interrupted ...
"Take this, it will heal your wounds and you will recover energy so that you can fight in perfect condition" Goku said throwing a senzu bean to Vegeta
Then Vegeta looked at senzu ben with some doubts and replied arrogantly for the umpteenth time "You are frankly stupid
The fact that that monster had hurt me is your only advantage against me.
Do you want to die so badly?"
"Of course no.
I just don't want you to put your wounds as an excuse when this dunce kicks your super-elite butt ...
Vegeta " Goku answered with confidence and sarcasm, showing once again the incredible qualities of this character
Qualities that made him indisputably the protagonist of this manga and the most famous Japanese manga character in history.
And with this provocation Vegeta looked stunned at Goku…
And after a few seconds in which he was enraged by that insult ... he grimaced with contempt, arrogance and madness, until he finally swallowed the senzu bean, completely restoring his strength "Hehe ...
Good! "
And this time in a ring, surrounded by the strongest warriors on the planet, in a live broadcast in all the world with the direction of Broly, who materialized popcorn to enjoy this event ...
The most famous rivalry relationship of all manga and anime in history would begin once again