MOVIE 7: THE ULTIMATE BATTLE!! THE THREE SUPER SAIYA-JIN
(KYOKUGEN BATORU!! SAN DAI SUUPAA SAIYA-JIN)
Released: 11 July 1992

Note: Artificial Humans don't really have ki, but I refer to it as such for the sake of convenience.

We see several snowy mountains as we descend. Inside a cliff in the mountain range is Dr. Gero's laboratory. An electrical burst erupts from the side of the cliff. Inside, Dr. Gero is fuming. "Number 17, you bastard!" Number 18 stands off to the side, watching as her brother destroys their much weaker creator. Gero, "What are you doing?! I created you!" Number 17 releases him, then kicks his head off. The head bounces several feet before coming to a rest and continuing. "Damn you, you failures..." Number 17 leaps up into the air and crushes Dr. Gero's head.

Narrator: "Dr. Gero was killed by his own creation, Number 17." Dr. Gero's blood spills out and seeps through a crack in the floor. "However..." The blood falls through the crack, into a room below the one Dr. Gero died in. "...The computer he used to create Artificial Humans continued to function." In the room, we see a giant computer with flashing lights and such, and three small pods. The screen fades to black and we see the Cha La, Head Cha La opening.

We move across the skyline of a typical DBZ city. Many people mill around below, on their way to and from various places. The turtle master, Oolong, Kuririn, and Trunks wait in line outside. They're the only people around in that area. A banner over the entrance to the building they're waiting outside reads "Contest for the World's Prettiest Girl." Kamesennin yawns and stretches his arms. "Oolong, hasn't it started yet?"

Oolong looks back at him. "What are you talking about? It doesn't open until tonight at 7:00. Who's the dirty old man who wanted to get in line now?"

Kamesennin grabs him by the shoulder. "We'll get a better look at the babes if we get a seat in the front row! After all, this is the Prettiest Girl in the World contest. Just thinking about it raises my blood pressure." He giggles and turns to the viewer as images of young women move across his sunglass lenses. Trunks stares at the ground, silent, perhaps contemplating. Muten Roshi continues. "It's been a long time since I've been able to 'Puff Puff' a hot babe!"

Oolong grins and stares off at the sky. "Ah, hot babes!" His grin grows wider and images of more young girls start popping out of his head in small circles. They run around, excitedly screaming, "Puff puff!" and "Babes!"

Kuririn finally steps in. "You guys!" They suddenly stop and look at him. "Stop thinking about that perverted stuff in front of Trunks."

Trunks hesitates for a moment. "Kuririn-san, you don't need to worry about me."

"You guy's will hurt Trunks' pure heart."

Oolong, "Shut up."

Kamesennin, "Okay Kuririn, explain what you just did." We flash back a few minutes. Kuririn is standing in front of Muten Roshi and Oolong.

"I can't help it, standing in line here! Let's go peek at the dressing room! Maybe we'll be able to see the girls change into swimsuits! Maybe I'll be able to find a cute girl who'll be my girlfriend!" Back to the present. "Don't misunderstand me, it was just a joke. Can't you tell that was a joke? I'm trying to become a martial artist with a sense of humor."

Muten Roshi, "Oolong, let's go to the dressing room to peek at the hot babes." They run off together, screaming back at Kuririn to keep their place in line.

Kuririn yells after them, "I'll call the police!" He hesitates for a moment, then turns around. "Sorry Trunks. Hold our place in line." He runs after Kamesennin and Oolong.

"Kuririn-san! Those guys... Isn't Goku-san done with his shopping yet?"

The Son family's packages precede them on the elevator when we travel inside. A mountain of boxes rides of the elevator, and then finally in front of them, we see Gohan. Several women, including Chichi, are in a frenzy at a nearby check-out counter. "I WAS FIRST! IT'S MINE!" Goku and Gohan watch them.

"Gohan, why do women really like shopping?"

"Mother does it because that's how she blows off steam."

"Really?"

Chichi cuts in. "Goku-SAN! Take this, too!" She throws another box on top of the already giant stack, and Goku struggles to keep the whole thing from toppling. He succeeds, and someone in the background applauds.

"Are you done yet, Chichi?"

"Next, I have to find clothes for you. You wear the same clothes year round! You need to dress up sometimes." Goku and Gohan sigh.

Outside, crowds of people stand around on the sidewalks, while cars speed by down the street. It appears to be a typical busy city street. Suddenly, an explosion sends people running and screaming. A large blue man and a small purple man walk away from the explosion. The purple man wears a giant green hat and a red Red Ribbon Army ribbon on his neck. The two calmly walk out into the street, and cars slam into each other in swerving away from them. A man is on the phone in a phone booth as the two walk up and push it over. They walk through a window, continuing on their way. They break through the other side of the building, surprising some people passing by. The police arrive, and the blue one, without even turning to face them, sticks out an arm and fires at them, slicing their car in half, with both halves proceeding to slam into buildings on either side of the street. People scream and run away. Explosions erupt all over the city, but in a straight line, following the two Artificial Humans. A bus falls over, landing in their way. They rip through it and continue on. They look up at a tall building, apparently their destination. The purple one scans a floor near the top. "Son Goku."

Inside the building, the Son family sits in a restaurant. Muten Roshi, Oolong, Trunks, and Kuririn sit at another table. Goku, "Kuririn, I can't believe you got the day of the contest wrong."

"I thought it was funny that we were the only ones there..."

"We'll look forward to seeing it tomorrow."

Shoppers going to and from stores carry on with their business, paying no attention to the now less destructive jinzouningen, who board an escalator. They pass by a bank of televisions, which promptly explode (did I say less destructive? Wrong on that one, I guess). Someone approaches them. "Can I help you?" He's thrown out of the way, and they continue.

Goku continues shoveling food into his mouth, and an impressive mound of used dishes is growing in front of him. Chichi and Gohan watch him eat. The Artificial Humans reach an elevator. They blast open the door and then fly up through the elevator shaft. The people on the elevator hear a strange noise. They look around, wondering what it was. A hole appears in the floor, and the head of the purple Artificial Human pokes through. They break through and keep moving up. Goku manages to get a few words in between bites. "Gohan, you need to eat more, because you're still growing."

"I could never eat as much as you."

Chichi, "Don't eat until you're full, because all the blood will go to your stomach. Less blood going to your head will mess up your studies." Everyone at Kuririn's table chuckles. People waiting for an elevator hear a chime. They expect the elevator, but the door explodes and the Artificial Humans emerge.

Goku holds up his dish and yells to the waiter. "Excuse me, can I have another?" Chichi elbows Gohan.

On the floor below, the Artificial Humans look up at Son Goku, seeing through the ceiling. They both speak his name. "Son Goku." They create small blasts that join together. The floor begins to shake beneath Son Goku and co. They look around.

Gohan, "Father..." Something falls off of Kuririn's table. He bends over to pick it up, and something spills on his head. He jumps up into the air, clutching his head and screaming. Suddenly, everything begins to rise up into the air. A bright light fills the room and can be seen outside. As could be expected, an explosion ensues. Gohan flies his mother out of the building and Goku carries a huge mass of people.

Chichi, "Gohan, don't drop me!"

Goku sets down all the people he was carrying, then flies back up and looks into the building. "Who could do something like this?" The Artificial Humans spot Goku sitting in the sky and charge simultaneous ki blasts. Goku sees it and jumps out of the way. "Gohan! Get Chichi out of here! Take Trunks and Kuririn as well! I'll try to get as far away from here as I can."

Gohan turns and flies off, and Chichi drops a bag. "Ah! Wait! My new high heels!"

"Mother..."

Goku flies out ahead of the ki blasts, then lets them pass him. The Artificial Humans fly out to Goku and he races off. They follow him through the city. "I thought those guys were just after me." He stops and turns to see them flying at him. They stop a few yards away. Goku asks who they are. The purple one takes a drink and smirks. "Since I can't sense your ki, you must not be human." They scan him. "You're Artificial Humans created by Dr. Gero, aren't you? Don't you guys ever give up?" The purple one, Number 15, fires a blast at Goku. He swats it away, but the larger one, Number 14, flies toward Goku for a physical attack. Goku's caught off guard, but still dodges it. Number 14 starts throwing hits as quickly as he can, while Goku keeps dodging them (it's that same old speed vs. speed scene that happens oh-so-frequently in DBZ). Number 15 makes his way behind Goku while Goku's dealing with Number 14. Number 14 backs off and 14 catches Goku from behind. He punches Goku in the face, and Goku falls toward a building. He crashes into the building, destroying part of it, stands up, and flies away. He flies through the city, then starts flying straight up. The Artificial Humans follow. Number 14 appears from on top of the building Goku was flying up alongside, and he kicks Goku back down. Son falls through some buildings, but he's still okay. The two Artificial Humans fire blasts at him while Goku's still on the side of the building, but a blast from below knocks the other ki blast out of the way.

Trunks flies straight up toward the three of them. "Goku-san!"

Goku, who had become a bit encased in the concrete, looks down. "Trunks!" He breaks free of the building. Number 15 kicks Trunks back down, then follows up with a few ki blasts.

Trunks dodges them, and they hit the building behind him. "Goku-san, if you continue to fight here, the whole city will be destroyed. Let's go to the glacier up north where no one lives."

Goku agrees. "Okay! Follow me!" The four of them fly off, leaving a smoking, damaged city behind.

Gohan and Kuririn watch them fly off. "Kuririn-san."

"Gohan, I'm sorry, but we won't have a chance to do anything. There's too much difference in our strength."

"But we might be able to help them somehow. I'm going!"

He turns and runs off to follow his father and Trunks, when suddenly Chichi steps in. "Gohan! Don't!" He stops and turns to her. Chichi, with about fifty bags in her hands, runs toward Gohan. "Exams at your school will start tomorrow! I've already paid for it!"

"But..."

"You promised me you were going to study over this summer vacation."

Gohan looks down at the ground. "Mother, what is more important to you? My studies, or the life of father?" He turns and runs off.

"Gohan!" She runs after him. "Gohan!!" She's almost caught up with him when he flies off. Chichi falls back. "Gohan..."

Kuririn crosses his arms. "Chichi-san, I know how Gohan feels." She runs to him. "KURIRIN!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" She attacks him with one of her bags. Oolong watches, frightened. "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW HIM!" She points off in the direction that Gohan flew as she speaks. She chases him off. "HURRY UP!" Kuririn follows Gohan.

Oolong waves to him. "So long, Kuririn."

As Kuririn chases after Gohan, he says to himself, "Damn... I'll be single forever."

Back in Dr. Gero's lab, the computer seems to be screwing around. Two of the pods are open, the ones that spawned Artificial Humans 14 and 15. The first pod is still closed, though. It opens up and Number 13 jumps out. "Son Goku..."

Goku, Trunks, and Artificial Humans 14 and 15 are flying around an icy area, full of glaciers. They finally stop. Goku, "No one's here. You can fight as hard as you want. Come and get me."

Trunks, "I won't let you lay a finger on Goku-san."

Number 15 scans them. "Trunks." He attacks Trunks, hitting him into a glacier.

Goku turns. "Trunks!" Number 14 takes the chance to attack Goku. Goku dodges, and 14 jumps behind him. He kicks Son in the back, but before Goku can slam into a glacier, 15 appears in front of him and starts hitting him. The two of them start beating up Goku. They stop for a moment, then hit him into a glacier. He stays on the glacier for a moment, then falls to the ground.

Trunks gets up. "Go... Goku-san..." Goku struggles to his feet, then falls back to his knees.

"It looks like Son Goku can't fight as well as we hoped." Neither Number 14 nor 15 said it. Goku and Trunks look up, not seeing the source. They both fly up and see Number 13 standing on a glacier.

Goku, "How many Artificial Humans did Dr. Gero create?"

"We were created by Dr. Gero's computer. We were designed just to kill you."

"A computer is trying to kill me?" The other two Artificial Humans fly up to the same level as 13, Goku, and Trunks.

"His desire to kill you was transferred into the computer. The emotion of revenge increased in the computer, resulting in our creation. Son Goku, the data regarding you has already been input into the computer. That's why your movements were predicted by Number 14."

Trunks, "I don't believe that a computer can increase an emotion of revenge by itself."

"Hey, boy, our purpose is just to kill Son Goku. But if you try to interfere with us, something bad might happen to you. I'll kill anyone who tries to help Son Goku."

Trunks smirks. "I don't think it will be that easy."

"I doubt if you can even fight against Number 14 and Number 15 for even one minute." Artificial Humans 14 and 15 move to attack.

Kuririn and Gohan peer over an icy ledge. "Kuririn-san."

Kuririn climbs up onto the ledge. "Let's go." Trunks starts fighting with Number 14 and 15. Kuririn sinks back down behind his ledge and watches the fight with Gohan.

"Kuririn-san?"

"What a great fight. We'd better just watch for a while."

Number 13 walks up to Goku. "Son Goku, it is my turn to fight with you. We were programmed and built to kill you. Son Goku, you'll never leave this place alive."

"So are you going to kill people who have nothing to do with this just to kill me? You bastards." Goku attacks 13, but he counters it with a giant ki blast. Goku fights against it, but it's a losing battle. The blast starts to push Goku back, and finally pushes slams him into the icy ground below.

Gohan, "Father!"

Kuririn runs up and grabs him. "Gohan, wait! There's nothing in our power we can do to help him." Gohan drops to his knees and Kuririn slides down an icy slope.

Trunks continues fighting with the other two Artificial Humans. "Goku-san!" He flies off to help Goku, but 15 jumps ahead of him. He stops and 14 gets behind him, and then the fight goes on. Number 15 hits him back, then Number 14 gets behind him and throws him down into the ice. They follow that up with hundreds of ki blasts, while Gohan and Kuririn are helpless to do anything but watch.

Gohan, "Trunks-san..." They finally stop, and the smoke clears, revealing a giant crater in the ice. Number 14 fires one, larger, final blast. Ice is thrown up all over.

Number 13 hovers in the air, waiting for Son Goku to come back. Goku jumps out of the ground, toting a giant chunk of ice. He throws it at 13, who dodges it and attacks Goku. Goku tries to doge, but 13 grabs him by the ankle. Number 13, "I'm really surprised. You're still alive, even after taking that attack head on." He flies straight down and drags Goku with him, through the ice, into a frigid lake below. They fight some more, and Goku starts getting beaten up again. Number 13 gets a few good hits in and backs Son up against a wall. He hits Goku with another one of his red ki blasts, and this one rises up out of the water. As it explodes, the two warriors rise out of the water, too. They face each other in the air.

Artificial Humans 14 and 15 land, and 14 falls into the snow up to his neck. He grabs 15 by the pants and pulls himself out of the snow. He fixes his hat and they stand together, staring at a huge mound of ice and snow in which Trunks lies buried. The snow and ice begins to rise up, and Trunks comes with it. He powers up and the ice flies out around him. The Artificial Humans dodge that, but Trunks attacks them. Number 14 tries to counter attack, but Trunks goes up, then comes down on him with the sword. Unfortunately, Number 14 stops the sword, the very same sword that killed Freezer, with his fingers. Trunks gasps. The blade is between 15's fore finger and middle finger, simply stuck. Number 14 closes his fist, and Trunks jumps back before he punches. Trunks throws a ki blast, which 15 deflects with the sword, then is about to throw another when he gets hit from behind with a blast from 14. He flies into 15, who throws him into a glacier below. Number 14 grabs the sword by the blade and hurls it at him, just narrowly missing getting Trunks in the face.

Number 13 builds up another large blast and throws it at Goku. Son dodges it, but it follows him around. He bolts around, trying to get away from it. Finally, he's cornered between the ball and a solid wall of ice. Gohan, "Father!" Gohan powers up and flies to Goku, and Kuririn has no choice but to follow.

Number 13, "Are you trying to stop the SS Deadly Bomber with your bare hands?! It's powerful enough to destroy half this planet." It finally starts to push Goku into the ice. He yells out as it forces him further and further back into the glacier. A blast from below throws the ki ball into the sky, where they both explode. "What?" Kuririn and Gohan shield their eyes from the blast. Number 14 and 15 watch it, and Trunks is amazed at its power. The ice behind Goku begins to split apart, and he jumps up into the air, turning around to watch. It breaks into two halves, with a bright blue light shining from inside. The source of the light is none other than the Saiya-jin prince, Vegeta.

Goku, "Vegeta!"

Trunks, "Father!"

Vegeta, "Don't misunderstand me. I didn't come here to help you, Kakarotto. It is the duty of me, the Prince of all Saiya-jin, to kill you." His blue light fades away. "I'm not going to give Kakarotto to a puppet like you."

Number 13, "Here is another person to accompany Son Goku to hell. Number 15, why don't you take care of Vegeta." Number 15 scans Vegeta and falls into the snow again. He gets free and flies up to attack Vegeta, and a flurry of dodged punches ensues.

"Let's continue, Son Goku." Goku and Number 13 fly straight at each other and go into their own hit/kick/dodge/block frenzy thing. Periodically, they change location as they fight. Finally, the hit/kick thing ends when Goku jumps away, then uses a boulder of ice to propel himself forward. ...and then it starts again. This time, Goku is mostly on the defensive while Number 13 throws most of the hits. Even as they fight, Number 13's sensors keep an eye on Goku's data. He kicks Goku back, then uses an over-the-back smash to send Son sailing into the icy ground. Goku stops himself on the ground, just in time to meet Number 13's foot as it flies in from above. Goku screams as he flies back through the snow, and Number 13 continues the attack with a barrage of red "ki" blasts. We get one last glimpse of Goku before the wave of blasts reaches him and the dust and ice thrown up around him hides him from view. Almost as soon as he's hidden, though, Number 13 stops the attack. He smiles. "What's wrong, Son Goku? I'm still acquiring information about you. Or are you too scared to come out and fight me?"

Ice is thrown back as Son Goku jumps back into the fight. He races toward Number 13, smashing straight into him. Number 13 slides back, but remains on his feet. Immediately after the hit, Goku bolts into the sky above and stares down at the Artificial Human. Number 13 looks up at him, angry. "I've listened to you long enough! Don't underestimate our power!" Number 13 grunts angrily.

Number 14 runs at Trunks. Trunks fires a ki blast at him, but he jumps over it and flies into Trunks. Together, they smash into the side of a glacier. With Trunks penned to the glacier, Number 14 smashes their heads together. He soon switches from a cranial attack to a barrage of punches; Trunks grunts helplessly as Number 14's fists pound at him.

In the sky, Vegeta doesn't fare much better. Number 15 throws punch after punch, and Vegeta is mostly left with nothing but holding his arms up defensively, although he does get a few punches in here and there. They descend as they fight, finally hitting the ground. Their impact throws up lots of snow and ice, and they continue straight through the cloud with Vegeta completely on the defensive now. Number 15 forces Vegeta into the side of a glacier, then jumps back. He lunges forward with his fist out, then begins to beat Vegeta. Vegeta shuts his eyes as the assault continues. He finally opens them, filled with anger. He grabs Number 15's flying fist, surprising the Artificial Human. He leans over him, smiling and glaring into his eyes. "Don't piss me off!" He screams and begins raising his ki. A strong blue aura develops around him, throwing Number 15's hat into the air, where it somehow manages to catch fire and disintegrate. Number 15's sunglass lenses shatter. Vegeta stands up, still screaming; suddenly, his blue aura turns gold and he becomes a Super Saiya-jin. The transformation throws Number 15 off his feet.

Trunks grunts as he continues to take Number 14's attack. Finally, he bolts into the air between punches. The Jinzouningen smashes into the ice. Trunks glares down at him. He screams, following his father's example and turning Super Saiya-jin. The transformation throws down a shower of small chunks of ice from the glacier behind him. Number 14 stares up at his re-energized opponent.

Son Goku can do little more than dodge Number 13's punches. He jumps here and there, trying to get away from the attack. Finally, Number 13 lands a punch. Goku grunts and falls back a bit. Number 13 jumps forward, launching himself straight into Goku. He carries the Saiya-jin into a glacier, but stops several feet above the glacier so that only Son actually hits. Number 13 hovers out beside the glacier, staring into Son Goku's impact crater. Goku recovers, but doesn't exit his crater. "Damn it!" He screams and turns Super Saiya-jin; the entire area surrounding him is bathed in golden light, and the glacier behind him disintegrates.

Kuririn jumps forward. "Kuririn-san!"

"They did it! Now all three Super Saiya-jin have gotten together!" From their spot watching the fight, Kuririn and Gohan can't actually see any of the fighers. Rather, they see three giant, glowing orbs of golden light. Son Goku. Vegeta. Trunks. Dr. Gero's computer flashes as it runs calculations and analyzes the three Super Saiya-jin.

Trunks screams and lunges forward, beginning an all-out assault on Number 14. He punches Number 14 again and again in the abdomen. The Artificial Human no longer has much choice but to take it. He begins to fly back as Trunks advances, and Trunks finally finishes the attack with a strong punch to the face, throwing Number 14 away.

Vegeta stares through his golden aura at the little purple Artificial Human Number 15. Number 15 pulls out a small bottle of liquor and takes a swig. He wipes his face, replaces the bottle, and grins at Vegeta. Vegeta screams and jumps forward, completely dominating the Artificial Human. Punch after punch, Number 15 loses ground on Vegeta. Vegeta concludes his assault with a kick to the gut, followed by a small blue ki blast that sends Number 15 into a nearby glacier.

Number 13 stares at Son Goku as Dr. Gero's computer continues its work. He jumps forward with his fist out to attack Goku, but instead throws a ki blast to counter a blast that Goku throws. Goku jumps back and begins his own ki blast barrage, but Number 13 dodges the attacks and counters with his own. He jumps forward and Goku backs up a bit. Goku screams, throwing a blast that the smiling Number 13 dodges as he continues up.

"Father!"

Kuririn, "Way to go, Goku!" They suddenly gasp and separate as a stray ki blast flies straight in. Unfortunately, the blast grazes Kuririn, and he sports a large burn mark across his face. He jumps about, screaming and waving his arms. Gohan jumps forward and deposits a mound of snow over his face. Steam begins to rise.

Even as a Super Saiya-jin, Goku has a harder time with Number 13 than Vegeta and Trunks have with their opponents. He struggles against the Artificial Human. Gohan runs forward. "Father!"

Kuririn reaches out to stop him. "Gohan, stop!" He falls back down into the snow. A few feet ahead of him, Gohan charges up and throws a ki blast at Number 13. "Gohan, stop it!!" The ki blast hits Number 13 in the back as his fight with Goku continues. They both suddenly stop. Number 13 spins around and throws a giant red blast at Gohan. He stares helplessly at the incoming blast.

Goku, "Gohan!!" Suddenly, just before the blast hits, another golden blast from right in front of Gohan deflects it.

Gohan, "It's Piccolo-san!"

Kuririn lays buried under some ice. "Piccolo?"

Snow and ice in front of Gohan suddenly shoot into the air. It continues in a straight line away from Gohan, straight out in front. Suddenly, a figure jumps out with it, flying straight up into the sky. A pair of green arms grabs Number 13's feet. He stops and looks down, surprised. Piccolo glares up at him, then smiles. "Hello, Son."

Gohan, "I knew it was Piccolo!"

Kuririn crawls forward. "Piccolo!" Piccolo begins spinning around, swinging Number 13 by the feet. He throws Number 13 into the ground, and Number 13 slides back through the snow.

Goku, "Thank you, Piccolo."

Piccolo, "The battle's not over yet."

Number 13 jumps back into the air. "He's right. You're Piccolo, aren't you?" Goku phases out of Super Saiya-jin and turns around. "If you interfere with the battle between me and Son Goku, I'll kill you with him."

Piccolo, "Do you think I'd let you kill me? I'm going to reduce you to trash."

A golden flash of light flies into the air, and Vegeta and Number 15 continue fighting there. They descend on the other side of a glacier, and Number 15 gets a good hit in that sends Vegeta into the glacier. They stop momentarily, then Vegeta charges up with a scream and they both fly straight at each other with their fists out. Vegeta phases out of Super Saiya-jin and hits the ground with a grunt. He slowly lifts himself up and turns around to face Number 15, who stands laughing at him. Number 15's laughing suddenly begins to die, and then his head falls off, still smiling. He catches it in his arms, but it really does no good when he explodes promptly after. Little Number 15 pieces scatter around the area.

Trunks from above, Number 14 from below, race toward each other. They collide in a bright flash of light. Trunks drops to the ground in a crouch and fades out of Super Saiya-jin. A small amount of blood runs down his forehead. He holds his sword out to one side, somewhat like a baseball bat (except like I said, he's crouching). Behind him, Number 14 lands. Number 14 turns and runs straight at him, screaming. Trunks makes no move to meet him. Midway there, Number 14's torso separates from his legs and he explodes. Trunks replaces his sword as a large piece of what appears to be Number 14's torso lands in front of him. Other small pieces of Number 14 land nearby.

Vegeta flies up behind Number 13, smiling. "Hmph. They were nothing more than rickety puppets." Trunks arrives beside him. Number 13 glares back at them, apparently a bit nervous. "Number 14 and Number 15 have been destroyed." He looks back ahead at Piccolo and Son again. A smile appears on his face, and he chuckles.

Small pieces from Number 14 and Number 15, still smoking from the explosions, lift into the air and begin to glow green. They all converge on Number 13. He smiles. A few little pieces are absorbed into his head. He opens his jacket, and more pieces find their way into his chest. He drops his jacket back over himself again. Trunks and Vegeta gasp. Number 13 laughs. His muscles begin to bulge, then his skin turns blue. His hair goes up and backward, somewhat like Super Saiya-jin Vegeta or Goku, and turns red. His torso expands, shredding his jacket. His shoulders and chest turn sort of a gray/silver color. His entire body expands a bit more before his transformation completes.

Son Goku glares at him. Suddenly, Vegeta screams and lunges forward as a Super Saiya-jin.

Goku, "Vegeta!"

"Kakarotto! Piccolo! Stay out of this! I'm going to finish him off." However, despite being pummeled by Super Saiya-jin Vegeta, Number 13 is not in the least bit injured. Vegeta stares up at him, shocked. Number 13 grabs Vegeta by the arms and carries him into the Earth.

"Father!" Trunks flies in from above to help Vegeta, but Number 13 simply throws out his arm to send Trunks into the side of a glacier. Trunks falls to the ground, landing in the soft snow. Vegeta finally makes contact with the ground, too, grunting as he hits. Number 13 steps back and hits him with a red ki blast.

Kuririn and Gohan, who were racing toward him, suddenly stop. Kuririn, "Vegeta!" Vegeta flies back, unconscious, straight into Kuririn. Kuririn wonders as he's carried by Vegeta, "Why does this always happen to me?" He climbs up over Vegeta just before the Saiya-jin hits a glacier. Kuririn falls into the snow in front of him.

Son Goku races forward. "Damn it!" Piccolo passes him and beats him there, beginning his own assault on Number 13. Punches, kicks, nothing has any effect on the Artificial Human. He blasts Piccolo into a glacier, and large chunks of ice collapse on top of him. Son Goku turns Super Saiya-jin. He begins his own futile attack. Number 13 laughs and grabs Goku by the leg. He punches him, throwing him away. Goku lands fades out of Super Saiya-jin. Number 13 prepares to smash Goku with a simple stomp of his foot. Goku suddenly jumps away with a grunt, just before the foot hits.

Number 13 disappears, then reappears right in front of him. He grabs Goku by the head, but rather than doing the smart thing and simply crushing Goku's skull right there, he throws him off the side of a glacier. Screaming, Goku plummets what appears to be several hundred feet and lands at the bottom. He lies motionless. Number 13 approaches the edge of the crevasse in the glacier through which Goku fell, then descends. Gohan, "Father!!" Goku screams.

Vegeta slowly sits up. "Kakarotto is mine to defeat!"

Trunks, "Goku...san..." Piccolo lies motionless and silent.

A blast throws Goku back. He screams as Number 13 easily beats up on him with punch after punch, kick after kick. He ends the attack with a final punch that throws Goku further back through the snow. Number 13 steps forward and stops. Goku slowly climbs to his feet, but Number 13 throws a ki blast at him that simply pushes him back off. Goku stands up again and gets hit again. He stands up yet again, and once more, he's thrown back by another red ki blast. Through the flying snow, Goku lifts himself to his feet yet again. He smiles at Number 13. The Artificial Human powers up a giant ki blast that throws Goku through the back of the glacier and into a lake.

Gohan slides down a snowly slope. "Father!" Goku slowly drifts toward the bottom of the lake. Kuririn passes Gohan. "Kuririn-san!"

Kuririn, "You damn monster!" He begins to power up a ki blast, but slips on the ice and slides away. He jumps up and turns back to Number 13. "Take this!" He begins throwing yellow ki blasts at Number 13; the Artificial Human doesn't even turn around until the attack concludes. He throws a single red blast at Kuririn.

"Kuririn-san!" Gohan throws a quick blast that hits Number 13's blast. As a result, Kuririn is thrown back, but his life is saved. He finally slides to a stop on top of a sheet of ice. "Kuririn-san!" Number 13 turns around to face Gohan.

A light breeze blows through, picking up a little snow. Vegeta, Trunks, Kuririn, and Goku remain still. Son Goku hangs upside down under the lake. His eyes are shut, but he manages to utter a few words. "Give me your energy... Share your energy with me..." He throws his arms - down? - over his head. Some animals suddenly look up from their grass to the sky. The chirping birds follow suit. Oolong and Muten Roshi both look up.

Chichi, "Huh?" She, too, looks toward the sky.

Number 13 slowly walks toward Gohan as he backs away. Gohan stops, shocked when he sees his father rise out of the water with his arms over his head. Number 13 looks back. Gohan gasps at the giant Genki Dama in the sky. Goku concentrates on forming the Genki Dama. Number 13 grunts angrily and throws a ki blast at Goku. "Father!" Gohan jumps in front of the blast, screaming.

Suddenly, Piccolo's eyes open. Goku, "Share your energy with me... From the oceans... From the mountains..." A blue ki blast flies at Number 13. He turns to see the very worn out, but not completely dead Prince of the Saiya-jin.

"Kakarotto is mine! Don't touch him without my permission!" He jumps forward and throws a few punches and kicks. Number 13 grabs him by the arms and squeezes. Vegeta screams in pain. Number 13 lifts him over his head, then smashes Vegeta's back over his knee.

Waves of ki fly in toward the Genki Dama. The water around Goku ripples out into rings surrounding him. "Give me all the energy..."

Trunks slowly lifts his head and looks into the air at the giant Genki Dama. "Goku-san's gathering a Genki Dama..." Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Before Number 13 has a chance to complete tear Vegeta into two pieces, a ki blast hits him in the back. He drops Vegeta and looks back. "Come on, Artificial Human. I'm Trunks! I come from twenty years in the future!" Goku continues his gathering. "You don't exist twenty years from now, because you will be destroyed here by Goku-san!" He draws his sword, turns Super Saiya-jin, and rushes forward. He slashes at Number 13, but the Artificial Human throws up his arm in defense. He hits Trunks over the back, then throws a ki blast straight at him, hitting him in the face. Trunks screams as the blast carries him away.

Son Goku's Genki Dama continues to grow. Dr. Gero's computer does its analyses and calculations. Number 13 turns and looks back up at the giant Genki Dama. He begins to power up a giant red ki blast to throw, but Piccolo appears behind him and grabs him from behind. Piccolo lifts the Artificial Human up, and Number 13's blast flies off into space. Number 13 elbows Piccolo and breaks free, then turns around. He throws him down and steps on his face. "Son! Show him the strength of a Super Saiya-jin!" Number 13 gains a red aura around himself.

Son Goku turns Super Saiya-jin as the Genki Dama continues to form. Kuririn slowly recovers. "Goku, it's impossible to make a Genki Dama as a Super Saiya-jin. You can't use a Genki Dama without an unclean heart!" The water below Goku no longer ripples, but splashes about as if in a small storm. Goku slowly rises above the lake, taking the Genki Dama up with him.

Number 13 watches the rising Genki Dama. The clouds separate. The ground begins to shake. Glaciers crumble and fall into the lake. Son Goku screams. The Genki Dama slowly shrinks, and then when there's not much left, and it's no longer even spherical, it turns golden. It regains the spherical shape and flies forward. Goku screams again as he absorbs the Genki Dama. The entire area is golden. Rocks, ice, and snow are thrown up all around the Genki Dama. Number 13 stares up as Goku descends on him. Now inside the sphere of golden light, Number 13 jumps forward with a punch. Goku dodges. He tries again, and still doesn't hit. Goku glares at him angrily. "Son Goku!" He attacks again, but Goku screams and punches him, driving his arm into the Artificial Human. "Son Goku...!" Goku throws him back, and Number 13 disintegrates.

Dr. Gero's computer begins to slow down, and then everything but a single, blinking red light goes out. Kuririn, Trunks, and Gohan lie unconscious. Gohan is the first to wake. He looks up at Goku sitting nearby with his arms crossed. He smiles. "Dad!" Goku waves.

Later, everyone is gathered in the hospital around Kuririn, who lies bandaged. Kuririn, "When Goku transformed himself into a Super Saiya-jin, he unconsciously took the diminishing energy of the Genki Dama into himself, I guess."

Goku, bandaged, but not bed-ridden, stands nearby. He smiles and rubs the back of his head. "I don't know."

Trunks, "Kuririn-san, you did well."

Kuririn laughs. "You did too, Trunks."

Oolong, "You have to help out every so often."

Kuririn jumps up to hit him. "Oolong!" He struggles for a moment, then lays back down. "That hurts." Everyone laughs.

Goku, "Take it easy, Kuririn!"

As the laughter subsides, Chichi turns to Gohan, who lies in the bed next to Kuririn's. "Gohan! You have to heal up fast and go to summer school." Gohan lifts his blanket over his head. Laughter again. Gohan, "Are Piccolo-san and Vegeta-san okay?"

Kuririn laughs. "They can't die."

Vegeta and Piccolo sit together on a small chunk of ice in the middle of the water, both silent, with their backs to each other. A small fish leaps out of the water, then lands back in it with a splash. Neither warrior makes a move.

Written by Dash