Mansam sat back in his oversized chair, leaning on the thick armrests as the soft hum of Biotope 1's control panels filled the air. Mansam's sharp eyes glanced out the wide glass window overlooking the island's lush terrain.
Turles knelt before him, balancing a tray of steaming plates. His bruised face betrayed the numerous "lessons" Mansam had given him.
"Keep it steady, kid," Mansam grunted, leaning forward to pluck a roasted piece of beast meat from the tray. He popped it into his mouth, savoring the flavor.
Turles didn't respond, only adjusting his grip on the tray to ensure it didn't fall. His swollen lips twitched, but he bit back whatever remark he wanted to make.
Fasha entered the room, Her eyes fell on Turles briefly before shifting to Mansam.
"You're still working him hard, I see," she said, a touch of amusement in her voice.
Mansam smirked. "Gotta teach the boy some manners. He thinks he's hot stuff just because he's a Saiyan. Needs to learn that there are stronger people than him in this world."
Before Fasha could reply, Mansam's brow furrowed. He set his drink down, his eyes narrowing as he felt the air shift. Something sent a subtle vibration through his chair.
"Something's off," he muttered.
Fasha's eyes closed for a moment as she focused. When they opened, her expression was unreadable, but the tension in her posture was evident. "It's them," she said calmly. "Celera and Hanasia."
Mansam leaned forward, his tone low and serious. "There back?"
"Yes." Her voice softened, tinged with both pride and concern. "But their ki… it's different."
Turles, still kneeling, paled as he strained to sense the energy. Fasha had been teaching him to sense ki, but he wasn't used to signatures this intense. His eyes widened, and he nearly dropped the tray. "That's… them? How… how did they get so strong?"
Mansam stood abruptly, towering over the room. "That's not normal sparring energy," he said, his voice gruff. "Feels like a couple of wild beasts are tearing each other apart out there."
Fasha's hand rested lightly on her stomach, her face flickering with worry. "It's a fight they need to finish," she said, her tone firm. "though I'm not sure what caused it?"
Mansam shot her a look, his usual bravado giving way to concern. "Fasha, you're pregnant. You shouldn't be stressing yourself over this." His tone softened. "And if they're fighting like this, it's not just a sparring match. Someone could get hurt."
Before she could argue, a loud explosion shook the building. A rouge ki blast zipped through the sky, heading straight for them. Mansam didn't hesitate walking outside, his massive hand snapping out to swat the blast away like it was a mere nuisance. It careened harmlessly into the sky, detonating far from Biotope 1.
"That's it," Mansam growled, his aura flaring subtly. "We're going."
Fasha's lips pressed into a thin line, but she nodded. "Fine. But don't interfere unless you have to."
Behind them, Turles scrambled to his feet, his tray forgotten. "Wait, we're going out there?" he stammered, his voice shaking slightly. "You've got to be kidding me—"
"Quiet," Fasha snapped, silencing him. Her gaze softened slightly as she added, "You are coming as well."
As they stepped outside, Toriko and his group approached from the nearby outpost. Zebra lagged behind, he glanced at Fasha and Mansam, his voice low and gravelly as he spoke. "Something big's going down."
"Yeah," Mansam grunted, his eyes fixed on the horizon. "A little too big for my liking."
Toriko's chief, nervously clutching his notebook, looked pale. "Shouldn't we… stop it?"
"No," Fasha said firmly.
Zebra smirked, his teeth gleaming. "Sounds like a show. I'm with Fasha on this one. Let 'em tear it up."
The group moved quickly, The ground trembled faintly, a sign of the battle raging ahead. As they reached the clearing, the sight before them was intense.
Celera stood at one end of the field, her green aura flaring. Across from her, Hanasia's aura was wild and chaotic, lashing out in bursts that scorched the ground around her. Her eyes burned with untamed energy, her body trembling under the strain of her transformation.
"Damn," Mansam muttered, his eyes narrowing. "That's not normal."
"It's Ikari," Fasha explained, her voice calm. "But Hanasia's losing control."
Turles stared in shock, his jaw slack. "That's… Hanasia? And Celera? What the hell happened to them?"
"They grew," Fasha said simply, pride evident in her tone. "Faster than you."
Before anyone could respond, Hanasia let out a feral roar, charging at Celera. Their clash sent shockwaves rippling across the clearing, forcing even Mansam to brace himself.
Mansam stood on the edge of the battlefield, his sharp gaze fixed on the two Saiyan women tearing into each other with a ferocity he hadn't expected and with strength close to rivaling his own. The ground quaked with each clash, sending waves of energy rippling through the air.
"Damn, Fasha your people really know how to make a scene," Mansam muttered, his arms crossed. The raw energy pouring off the two Saiyans made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. He didn't feel fear, no that wasn't who he was or what he was built for that, but the sheer destructive potential in front of him was enough to warrant serious attention if they moved inward to the island.
Beside him, Fasha stood, her hands resting protectively over her stomach. Her face was calm, but there was a flicker of pride in her eyes. "They've grown," she said softly. "Celera, Hanasia, even Tato. But Hanasia… something's off with her energy."
Mansam didn't take his eyes off the fight. "You're telling me. That one's running wild. If Celera doesn't do something, someone's gonna get seriously hurt."
"She can handle it," Fasha replied, her voice steady. "She wouldn't let Hanasia spiral out of control unless she knew she could stop her."
"You've got more faith in her than I do," Mansam grunted.
A sudden explosion of ki sent a shockwave through the clearing, and Mansam braced himself against the force. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught movement, two figures standing off to the side of the battlefield.
"Tato and… who the hell is that?" Mansam asked, his voice tinged with curiosity.
Fasha's gaze shifted, her lips curving into a faint smile. "That's Nappa. I fought him once, back when we were enemies." She glanced at Mansam. "If Celera brought him here, it means he's on our side now."
"Nappa, huh?" Mansam's eyes narrowed as he sized up the burly Saiyan. The guy was built like a tank, almost as big as Mansam himself. "Looks like he could give Toriko and the others a run for their money. I wouldn't mind sparring with him."
Fasha chuckled lightly. "He'd probably take you up on that."
Without waiting for an invitation, Mansam strode toward Tato and Nappa, his heavy footsteps crunching against the rocky ground. Toriko and the others followed, Zebra lingering at the back, he seemed insulted by that comment.
When Mansam reached them, he didn't waste time with pleasantries. "Alright, Tato. Spill it. What's got those two going at it like this?"
Tato leaned casually against a boulder, his expression as calm as ever. "Hanasia's pissed," he said simply. "Celera didn't let her fight Frieza properly back on Namek, and now she's got a chip on her shoulder not that I blame her."
Nappa crossed his arms, his tail flicking behind him as he watched the fight. "She's not just pissed," he said, his voice deep and steady. "She's got something to prove."
Turles, who was standing off to the side, looked visibly shaken. His eyes darted between the two combatants, his hands clenched into fists. "How the hell did they get this strong?" he muttered, his voice barely audible. "The gap… it's insane."
Tato shot him a sideways glance, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Maybe if you spent less time slacking and more time training, you wouldn't be so far behind. You haven't gotten stronger at all"
"Shut up," Turles snapped, his face reddening. "I—"
"Enough," Mansam cut in, his voice sharp. He turned to Tato, his expression serious. "You sure Celera can handle this? That other one looks like she's about to lose it completely."
"She'll be fine," Tato replied, his tone nonchalant. "Celera's not the type to lose her head in a fight."
As if to punctuate his point, Hanasia let out a guttural roar, her ki surging wildly as she charged at Celera forcing her into the air.
Mansam's eyes narrowed. "That's not just anger. That's something else."
"She's pushing herself too far," Fasha said, stepping closer. "That kind of energy… it's not natural."
Before Mansam could respond, Hanasia's aura flared, and her body began to change. Her hair darkened to a rich brown, her arms and legs sprouting a coarse layer of matching fur. Her power spiked dramatically.
"What the hell is that?" Mansam muttered, his voice low.
Even Tato, usually unshakable, looked surprised. "That's new," he said, his tone laced with curiosity.
"Hanasia…" Fasha whispered, her eyes wide. "What are you doing?"
On the battlefield, Celera's expression shifted from mild interest to genuine surprise. Hanasia charged again, her movements faster and more aggressive than before. Celera barely had time to block as Hanasia's fist slammed into her, sending her skidding backward.
"I WILL WIN!" Hanasia roared, her voice echoing across the battlefield. She charged again.
Mansam crossed his arms, his jaw tightening as he watched Celera struggle to keep up. "Looks like your girl's in trouble, Fasha."
"She'll figure it out," Fasha said, though her tone held a note of uncertainty.
Nappa, who had been silently observing, finally spoke up. "Whatever that form is, it's powerful. But it's not controlled."
Pov Celera
The wind howled around us, tearing at the sky as Hanasia surged toward me. Every punch she threw came with enough force to send me flying. I barely had time to block, my forearms stinging from the sheer ferocity of her strikes.
I clenched my teeth, gritting through the pain as she drove a crushing elbow toward my face.
Damn, she's faster than I thought… stronger too.
Her next swing caught me in the stomach, driving the air from my lungs as I hurtled backward. I flipped mid-air, righting myself just before slamming into the distant rocky cliffs below. Dust and debris exploded beneath me, the ground shattering from the aftershock.
"Not bad," I hissed, wiping blood from the corner of my mouth.
Hanasia roared again, as she launched herself at me. I could barely keep up, dodging, blocking, and countering when I could, but she was relentless.
I blocked a kick aimed at my head, sparks flying from the impact. Damn it, she's really making me work for this.
Her ki flared again, and this time she went low, feinting before driving an uppercut into my jaw. Pain exploded through my skull as I reeled backward. I could hear Tato and Nappa shouting from far below, but I ignored them.
Hanasia was already coming at me again, her wild eyes burning with the need to win.
"Enough!" I roared, surging forward with a blast of energy. We clashed mid-air. The sky cracked and rumbled, splitting open with streaks of lightning as our fists connected again and again.
Another brutal punch rocked my ribs, snapping me back to reality. My breath hitched, and I tasted blood. My ki flared again, but I knew it wouldn't be enough, not like this.
With a sharp burst of power, I created distance, blasting backward with a surge of emerald energy. Hanasia roared in frustration, charging after me with reckless abandon.
I let the transformation fall away, my power receding for a brief, dangerous second. Hanasia's fist grazed my shoulder as she lunged, but I twisted just in time, putting distance between us once more.
No more holding back.
I threw my arms wide, focusing every ounce of my remaining energy. My aura exploded around me in a storm of swirling golden light.
"HHHAAAAAAA!!!!"
My power surged upward, burning hotter and brighter than ever before. My muscles tightened, my hair igniting into shimmering gold as my eyes snapped open.
Super Saiyan.
The transformation ripped through me like wildfire, consuming every part of my being. For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent, the storm of energy crackling and hissing around me.
Hanasia skidded to a halt mid-charge, her wild eyes widening just slightly in recognition. She wasn't backing down. Not even now.
I clenched my fists, feeling the raw power coursing through me. I floated toward her.
"Be proud, Hanasia," I said, my voice low but carrying across the battlefield. "You made me use my full strength."
Her lips twisted into a savage grin, even as her ki flared dangerously once more. "Good. Then don't hold back!"
She surged forward, faster than before, her wild energy still burning bright. But now… now I could see every movement, every feint, every strike before it came.
Her punch lashed toward my face, but I caught her wrist effortlessly, the shockwave cracking the distant cliffs below. Before she could react, I twisted, slamming my elbow into her gut with a resounding BOOM!
She gasped, doubling over, but I didn't let up. Spinning I drove my knee into her ribs, sending her spiraling backward through the air.
She caught herself, skidding to a halt mid-flight. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, but she just wiped it away with the back of her hand, her wild grin still firmly in place.
"Not done yet!" she snarled, her ki blazing even brighter.
I shook my head, my expression softening just slightly. "You're stronger than I thought… I should've trusted you back on Namek."
I vanished from sight, reappearing behind her in a flash of golden light. Before she could turn, I drove my elbow into her back, sending her plummeting toward the shattered ground below.
The dust settled slowly, revealing Hanasia struggling to rise from the crater, her breathing ragged. Her eyes met mine.
I couldn't help but smile, even through the exhaustion.
"Come on," I muttered. "Show me what else you've got."
Hanasia stood in the massive crater below, panting, blood dripping from her split lip. Her wild, green-tinted aura flickered and twisted like a flame that refused to be snuffed out.
Her primal, beast-like transformation had pushed me harder than anyone ever had before. But now, it was time to end this.
I surged downward, moving faster than a falling meteor. The air cracked with a deafening roar as I thrust my leg toward her chest. She leaped back, narrowly dodging, the shockwave of my missed strike obliterating the ground beneath us.
Without wasting a second, she retaliated. "Beast Shredder!"
A spinning, claw-shaped wave of emerald energy erupted from her outstretched fingers, carving a vicious path toward me. I crossed my arms just in time, gritting my teeth as the blast smashed into me, sending sparks and burning energy scorching my skin.
I grunted, pushing back with all my strength, scattering the blast in all directions.
Damn… she's still got that much fight left?
She blurred forward, appearing right in front of me, her fist crackling with violent energy. "Wolf Fang Fist!"
she twisted mid-air, driving her elbow toward my ribs. I twisted with the blow, using the momentum to swing my leg around in a fierce roundhouse.
CRACK!
My kick connected with her side, sending her flying backward through the air. She recovered fast, planting her feet in mid-air as her aura flared even brighter.
I threw my hands forward, palms together, gathering intense energy between them. A radiant orb of light flared to life, crackling with furious golden power.
"Kamehameha!"
The familiar words tore from my throat as I unleashed the massive energy wave. The ground beneath me shattered, splitting into jagged cliffs as the blast roared forward, illuminating the entire battlefield.
Hanasia's eyes widened for a split second before she crossed her arms in front of her, bracing for impact. But instead of blocking, she roared in defiance, gathering her own chaotic energy into a twisting, spiraling orb of violent green.
"Wild Beast Cannon!"
She thrust her hands forward, releasing the massive, surging blast. The two attacks collided with a cataclysmic BOOM, sending shockwaves across the skies. Our beams fought as they clashed.
I gritted my teeth, pouring more energy into the Kamehameha, feeling the intense resistance from her Wild Beast Cannon. The air burned with raw power, shimmering from the overwhelming heat of our combined attacks.
"Damn it… she's still pushing back!"
I roared, surging more power into my beam. My golden aura flared like an untamed star, forcing her energy back inch by agonizing inch. Sparks of ki crackled across the battlefield as the sheer force of our attacks destabilized the very air.
Hanasia howled with determination, With one last push, she poured every ounce of her primal strength into her attack, forcing the beam clash into a brutal deadlock.
The energy roared between us, an unstable, whirling mass of destruction ready to explode.
"Enough of this!" I growled, pushing my limits.
"FULL POWER!"
With one final surge of strength, I channeled all of my remaining energy into the Kamehameha, shattering through her attack with overwhelming force. The blast engulfed her energy wave, detonating in a brilliant explosion of golden and green light that tore across the sky.
KA-BOOOOM!!!
The entire battlefield shook violently, and the wind screamed through the shattered landscape. Dust and debris rained down like a deadly storm as the world struggled to recover from the sheer destruction we'd unleashed.
Breathing heavily, I scanned the skies through the settling smoke. My heart pounded like a war drum in my chest, my fists still clenched tightly at my sides. Where is she?
Suddenly, a blur of green and brown rocketed toward me from above. She'd gone around the explosion.
I barely managed to dodge her strike, twisting just enough for her attack to graze my shoulder. The sheer force of it sent me spinning through the air, and I grunted in pain as I fought to regain control.
Before I could react, she appeared behind me. I twisted mid-air, crossing my arms just in time to block her punch, but the impact still drove me downward like a meteor.
CRASH!!!
I hit the ground hard, creating a massive crater that split the earth like fractured glass. I shrugged as I got up and dusted off the dirt on me. That form is surprisingly close to the strength of a super saiyan.
Enough. Time to finish this.
With a fierce yell, I surged upward, meeting her in a deadly mid-air collision. Our fists clashed with enough force to send shockwaves across the broken land below. I spun around, catching her mid-strike with a brutal knee to the stomach.
Her eyes widened in shock as she gasped for air, but she still refused to fall.
"Hanasia… it's over!"
I surged forward, twisting in mid-air as I drove a devastating elbow into her gut, followed by a fierce uppercut that snapped her head back. Before she could recover, I appeared behind her, driving my knee into her back with bone-crunching force.
She let out a strangled cry as her body arched from the impact, and for the first time, her aura flickered… weakened.
With one final burst of energy, I unleashed a brutal spinning kick, slamming her into the shattered ground below. The impact shattered the earth, creating a massive crater as her body hit with a deafening THUD.
Breathing heavily, I hovered in the air, my golden aura crackling with fading power. Dust and smoke swirled below, obscuring her still form.
The battlefield fell silent, save for the soft crackling of fading ki. My fists slowly unclenched as I steadied my breath, lowering myself toward the edge of the crater.
Through the thinning dust, I saw her lying still, her chest rising and falling in slow, shallow breaths. Her aura had vanished, replaced by her normal, unconscious form.
I exhaled slowly, letting my own transformation fade as my hair returned to its usual dark color. My entire body ached, but I allowed myself a small, tired smirk.
"Good fight, Hanasia… better than I expected."
I turned toward the horizon, feeling the distant presence of Tato, Nappa, and the others rushing toward the battlefield. They must've felt the whole damn fight.
As the last echoes of the battle faded into the wind, I couldn't help but chuckle under my breath.