In the vastness of the multiverse, no frontier has ever been as final as the world of void. To gaze upon its splendor would be to surpass space, transcend time, and evolve past existence. Thus, it has remained in silence, aimlessly stagnating amongst its nature, until the Tournament of Power.
Eighty of the universe's most powerful fighters were engaged in a brutal battle royale for supremacy. Everyone motivates them, whether for love, survival, or self-interest. However, for the Prince of All Sayains, pride is the only thing that has and will ever motivate him. The pride that can only come from being the strongest. To maintain that title on a multiversal scale and surpass Goku, he needed to fight opponents that would help him reach new heights. Unfortunately for him, though, he managed to find that fight.
Despite the dozens of back-to-back battles, Vegeta's keen senses could make him a figure. A presence that made its actions speak louder than its words. Like a coming storm, a thick cloud of dust started to approach Vegeta, drawing the attention of other fighters. Sensing the pressure, they couldn't help but realize that this threat needed to get eliminated immediately.
Yet when they entered the coming cloud, the only eliminations that took place were theirs. Amongst the warzone's worth of powers, Vegeta could now clearly hear sounds of broken bones, torn tissue, and shattered psyches before being utterly silenced. Any normal man would've been quaking in his boots, but for Vegeta, every plea for help got him more excited as he started to stand his ground. Eventually, when the screams stopped, the figure, having taken out his prey, walked out of the smoke.
His small size alone probably would've furrowed the brow of any opponent. The peaceful smile would've disarmed. However, Vegeta already knew from Majin Buu that appearances could be deceiving, especially when his current opponent was far above him. To his universe, he's the greatest hero they've ever known. A being has slain gods, slaughtered armies, and killed conquerors in his infancy. The star warrior, the hero, the friend: Kirby. With a baby-like enthusiasm, the small boy walked up to the smiling Sayain. The fighters measured each other up for a tense few seconds, with Kirby saying the first words.
"Poyo, Poyo," he said happily.
Like most Vegeta couldn't understand the comment, lucky for the audience (and readers), the Godpad could finally translate what the pink puffball said.
"SUP BITCH! I WAS TRYING TO SPIN THE BLOCK OF THE CARROT TOP, BUT I GUESS I COULD USE A LITTLE MORE WARMING UP BEFOREHAND. EVEN IF I HATE TAKING ANYONE'S SLOPPY SECONDS."
"I can assure you that I'm not one to disappoint when it comes to a good fight," Vegeta said while curling his fist.
"AIGHT BET, CONSIDERING THAT YOUR ENTIRE CABBAGE PATCH OF A RACE WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN LAST FIVE SECONDS," Kirby said while readying himself.
The conversation became consumed by combat as Vegeta lurched down to punch Kirby. A small sonic boom took place on contact. However, before Vegeta could claim early victory, he realized that Kirby had successfully caught the attack with ease. He then responded, jumping up for a flip kick that pushed Vegeta considerably.
Spit flew from the Saiyans maw, completely blindsided by the sheer power. By the time his vision refocused, he was already on the defensive as Kirby launched several gusts of compressed air! Precise ki control and intuition saved him immediately as Vegeta used his ki-enhanced arms to deflect shots that cracked the arena. Countering back, he then cocked back his hand, engulfing in the aura of a Super Sayain before having his palm grip a golden energy ball. The prince retorted back.
"Two can play this game," he said before firing back.
Reactively Kirby caught the projectile and fired it back. However, by the time it reached Vegeta, he had already vanished in an afterimage. Instantaneously he reappeared towards Kirby his smile growing as he unleashed a mid-air right roundhouse kick straight towards the pink puffball. Like a soccer ball, Kirby sailed towards the center cylinder of the Arena. Vegeta was about to pursue it till he inspected his right leg.
"There's less ki there," he said.
His deduction immediately proved true, as over his head Vegeta barely perceived a golden streak moving towards Kirby. When it did, a column of golden light appeared, shortly after, a pink blur rocketed towards him at subluminal speed! If it weren't for a split-second brace, Vegeta would've got sent flying. Still, the collision created a massive shockwave, cracking the surrounding arena. The two fighters' perceptions slowed down immensely as Vegeta studied his opponent's new transformation.
Now armed on a large star-shaped platform and a red headband, signifying that Kirby called the Warp Star and absorbed Vegeta's melee enhanced ki. Kirby immediately jumped off the Warp Star with a flying kick Vegeta barely dodged, directly using the fighter's ability. Though that didn't stop the star warrior, he flawlessly morphed into a spinning sweep that disrupts Vegeta's balance enough to leave him defenseless for a crushing soaring uppercut.
Blood poured out from Vegeta's jaw as Kirby mercilessly summoned up a blast of ki to send the prince hurtling to Earth. Numerous bones and pride took a massive hit as shakingly tried getting up. However, upon seeing his opponent, he urged him by lifting his hand. The sheer mockery was enough to get Vegeta to get back up, finding the resolve to transform into Super Sayain 2 with a thunderous yell. Calling his steed once again, Kirby braced himself for the next stage of the fight. At speeds beyond subluminal, the warriors became blurs, now racing all across the arena.
Every collision showed equal martial skill, matching each other blow for blow. Vegeta's experience won out. He grabbed Fighter Kirby off his mystical steed using an expert feint. Vegeta spun him around violently and threw him downward in a grip that could crush steel.
Like a bomb, the ground beneath exploded, sending the puffball bouncing across like a thrown stone across water. Not wanting to let up, Vegeta zoomed in to deliver another haymaker. Kirby inhaled the only thing he could in mid-air, the small rocks nearby, seeing the oncoming danger. It was already too late as Vegeta's fist had now collided with a huge stone statue of Kirby. Cartoonishly, his arm shook, causing a jolt of pain that left his arm swollen and glowing red.
As he stammered in pain, Kirby decided to ramp things up. While Tournament of Power had limited resources, Kirby was far from it. Because through the limitless space of his stomach, Kirby had numerous copy abilities stored. Abilities he's making full use of now as he immediately switched into Mirro Kirby. By the time Vegeta refocused, he had already got surrounded by a dozen clones. Clones who all fired several mirror-shaped projectiles.
Instantly the battle turned into a feverish shootout as Vegeta ducked, dodged, and flipped out of the way of numerous projectiles. Once he made some distance, Vegeta promptly fired back. However, this was a grave mistake as the Kirby's simply reflected each shot at equal power. Awestruck at such a feat, Vegeta's frustration reached its peak in one question.
"What the hell are you?"
"YOUR REAL DADDY BITCH!!!!," Kirby replied as the shots exploded near Vegeta.
For almost a second, the young boy thought he had finally won. Those assumptions quickly rested as rays of blue light pierced through the smoke. Eventually, it cleared, showing off Vegeta with a poised Big Bang Attack.
"Let's see you reflect a widespread attack!" he said before firing.
The sheer power of the attack turned the entire skyline blue while shaking the arena to its seams. Yet Kirby jumped forward valiantly, unleashing another iconic copy ability: Sword. The huge energy orb got slashed in half in a flash, revealing Kirby's determined look along with a blazing sword. Any other opponent would've been shocked, but this was all according to plan in the Sayain's mind.
As soon as the attack came apart, Vegeta denoted it, causing two massive explosions close to Kirby. The sheer force sent him straight into the prince's clutches. He unleashed a relentless barrage of punches in his Super Sayain God in ferocity wilder than a hurricane. Kirby couldn't do anything to defend against it, losing his Sword ability as he got launched into the sky. Consecutively Vegeta curled his fingers while collecting purple energy.
"Taste the power of a god, Galick Gun!"
A completely disoriented Kirby pushed past his various wounds, looking towards the incoming beam. While he knew his body couldn't respond, his mind told a different story, urging the Warp Start to pull one last favor. Another massive shockwave rang out the tournament like fireworks. The Sayain knew better than to celebrate, though. Kirby managed to land with the ground cracking upon entry like a shooting star.
Ash and dirt covered the warrior's frame, showing his weariness and a ruined WarpStar. Usually, this was the point where Vegeta's power would take over, but he didn't dare let pride take him. Not with an opponent who still had so much fight left in him.
"You may wield the power of a god, but-" Kirby started to say as he shone with even more power, "I've slain them."
Kirby accessed the strongest ability he could muster from his Copy Palette: Crash. He morphed into the infamous hat at the drop of a hat, collecting untold amounts of godly energy. Sensing the prolific energy, the prince couldn't help but answer his opponent's bluff. Calmly he entered the mystical dominion of Super Saiyan Blue, caking him in a massive aura. This wasn't going enough as, at this current state, Vegeta pushed the form beyond its limit, beyond common sense itself.
Vegeta's power started to burn brighter like a sun, eventually turning his hair darker and scarier. Once his evolution peaked, Vegeta put it to good use, instantly curling whatever power he had left. Despite the other fighters, they couldn't but utterly entranced as seemingly the entire void got quaked in blue and yellow light. And when the tension became unbearable, two unstoppable forces met.
Two explosions clawed through everything in the surrounding area, eventually meeting in a struggle that caused lighting to lick off them. Immediately both fighters felt like what must've been the weight of galaxies as they struggled, using their iron resolve to hold on.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
"PPPPPPPPOOOOOYYYYYYYYYOOOOOO!!!"
Like falling dominos, the combatants started to break through any limit. Unfortunately, only one had limits to give it all. Using one last trump card, Kirby decided to take the ultimate gamble. While his battle with Queen Sectonia was long ago, that didn't mean that Kirby didn't have a spoil from that war. So using his dimension one last time, Kirby accessed the Hypernova ability. All at once, the massive amount of combined energy stopped expanding and started converting violently.
Kirby from there might as well have been a black hole as, despite Vegeta's resistance, he couldn't help but see his power drained in front of him. Bones gnashed, muscles screamed, and heated nerves got sent alight, but no matter what he tried, it didn't work. This was one wall that the Prince couldn't surpass. And as he saw his power gorged on by the 8-inch being, for a brief flicker. Vegeta could only see a white void, a divinity he had never seen before. A sight that would probably never leave his psyche, as he got promptly blasted out of the Tournament with these last words.
"SUCCCKKKKK IT BITACCCHHHH!!!."
The prince vanished from the tournament arena, leaving Kirby alone. Instead of his usual victory dance, though, the stoic star warrior instead kept going despite his injuries, after all. Vegeta wasn't the only person that he had planned on devouring.