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Chapter 20: The Past the Present, "The Future…"

Sight came to Vegeta, but in the form of a memory. It blurry all the memory, but not hazy. He was remembering fights he had lost. First to Goku, being overpowered twice, once by a massive blue blaze and the second in a burning and shocking white flash. Then He remembered losing Dodoria, then to the Ginyu force, then to Frieza, then to Android 17, then to cell, it was a pain he had never experienced, even though he wasn't conscious, he could feel the sting.

He remembered his father's murder, Frieza killing him, his planet exploding, Trunks dieing. His body was wrecked, but his soul was even worse. There was nothing he could do but tear. He remembered firing his massive blast down on Goku, and for the first time in his life, having it not work, having it come right back at him. The Kaio Ken attacks overpowering him, a sick comparison in his eyes to how a weakling could overpower a stronger foe. Being Crushed by Gohan wasn't that bad because there was nothing he could really do about it. He remembered one of the most enjoyable moments of his life was beating down on the Goku that had Captain Ginyu's soul, it was almost doubly wonderful.

But then it all came back at him. Every pleasure he enjoyed in his life always turned out sour. Then his memories went blurry, and earth reappeared in his vision. But it wasn't the earth he was used to, it was a shadowed earth. He could see crowds of people surrounding him. And flashes of planets he destroyed came dashing into his head. He could see his hand rise to the stadium walls, he could then see the same for planets, cities, space ships, moons, flashing like a photo reel. Then all at once seemed to flash, and in an instant, the screams of terror were gone…

He could feel a swelling of hate, hate he felt for himself, begin to rise out of him.

Vegeta could see the golden flames surround him as Goku seemed the same in front of him. They were equal, and this would be there last show down. With an explosion, he could see smoke replace where they once stood, and in a loud boom, they met in the sky trading blow for blow. The battle raged for hours it seemed, but time elapsed fairly quickly in his mind. Then, still in a stale mate, they stopped. A large power, greater then both of them came out of no where. They couldn't understand what it could have been. And finally he realized it.

There were bigger things. And he awoke.

Ginyu and all of his men were surrounding the crater where Vegeta had landed, searching for him, but to no avail.

"Men!" Ginyu called out to his subordinates, "Get back." With that he shot two identical blasts to either end of the crater where seas of lava flowed. The beams incinerated the mock levies that had been created by the outer walls of the crater. Lava Flowed freely into the crater and pooled swiftly into it, until it was full. "That should take care of him," He said with a certain satisfaction. "Come on lets go."

The group began floating up and away, when beeps from their readers began to flare. Ginyu starred down at the pool of lava and watched as it pinpointed a power level beginning to rise swiftly through the hundreds of thousands. Bubbles began to emerge from the pool, and a shiver of fear came down Ginyu's spine.

Part 5: the Present Vegeta

The bubbles began coming more rapidly, and the lava began to bulge near the center of the pool. Suddenly, a blue flame began emerging out of the molten rock. The fire was followed by the top of a pointy head of hair, and a face with closed eyes. Soon, he was totally out of the lava and floating a few feet above its surface. Ginyu Descended rapidly to meet his rival. He hovered fifty yards away, at nearly the same level when he fired a blast. The blast ricocheted off of Vegeta's energy flames which were increasing with rapidity. He checked his reader and noticed his level surpassing 750,000.

"Ah, so you have found some more power, HA! This is great; I was hoping a better fight than what you gave me." He watched as Vegeta's power leveled out at a million and a quarter and smiled wide. "Well, much better, but watch this." Ginyu's body bulked and sparks shot out at all angles. His flame, purple, was rapid and hot, as even the lava was steaming away from it. "Look here, a million and a half, I haven't had to go here for a long time, but now you will cower under my superior power."

Vegeta's eyes were still closed and his head tilted forward. The planet suddenly went silent, eerily. The Ground began to shake, and the air increased its wind. Large bolts of lightning came from the sky, dieing in the lava. Vegeta's aura began to change from blue to a greenish as a golden glow began to run through it. Ginyu checked his reader and hadn't noticed much of a change, maybe a hundred thousand, but he still had the advantage. Vegeta finally gave his first sign of movement, as he tilted his head back upright. Ginyu began to approach slowly to face him closer. Then he found a wall of energy stopping him from coming any closer.

"What kind of trick is this Vegeta?" he said with an uncanny fear.

The planet regained its silence suddenly and the ground and air calmed. It was an awkward silence, one that intimidated Ginyu tremendously. He looked back a Vegeta who was motionless, and then his motion broke, with a simple opening of his eyes. But they weren't the dark brown of before, and as he noticed the color of green, the planet shook again harder than before. Vegeta's body tensed and his hair flared and gold replaced it. His power shot up so fast, all of the men's readers exploded on the sides of there faces, some, screaming in pain as the shattered glass pierced their eye. Vegeta, though tensed, still remained upright, a calm stance, with his legs and arms seemingly dangling.

Vegeta took a deep breath and with a calm voice, a voice different from before, he spoke, "You can leave now, because if you fight me, you will lose. Go, I won't stop you."

Ginyu looked frightened at what he said for a split second, but then he regained his composer, and with a smirk he began to speak, "Nice power surge trick. HA! Like it is the first time I have ever seen that one. And I am sorry if you are trying to save your life with a pathetic trick, but I am not that stupid."

"Suit your self," he said quickly without any hesitation, or any signs of a bluff. Ginyu shot quickly at Vegeta and flew at a high-speed. He lifted his fist back and energized himself. As he approached, he torqued his body around and hurled his massive hand at Vegeta's head, a blow that would kill near anyone. With a loud crash and a scream of pain, the men watched in horror, as his fist landed directly on Vegeta's cheek, and stopped as Vegeta's head didn't budge an inch. Ginyu's hand Felt crushed, as it was bleeding, and torturing him with pain. He pulled it back and shook it, as the pain was still there but felt not quite as bad.

His anger built up with every second, and soon, he was lunging at Vegeta with furious attacks, as Vegeta dodged them with ease. With one hard punch at Vegeta's gut, he disappeared. Ginyu searched for the Saiyan, but to no avail. Screaming out to his men, no one could find him. Finally, one soldier had his reader in tact because it was never on; So Ginyu flew quickly to him and grabbed it from him. "I'm Right here," Vegeta said as he was now floating back where he had originally began. "Push the button, check my power." Vegeta stared at him with no expression; he could feel his energy flowing through him getting stronger and stronger. Ginyu hesitated when pressing the button to turn on the device, and when he finally did, he wish he had not. The readings began soaring through the roof. The reader began slowing, and increasing fast on any normal circumstance, but almost inconsequentially for the power it was dealing with. He was frozen, stunned beyond belief at the power that was coming from Vegeta. "What is it?" Vegeta said with no expression.

"Nine…Nine…"

"Nine Million?" He said

"Nineteen Million," he finally rolled off his tongue.

Vegeta finally could feel his power, more power than he had felt in a long time. He wasn't at his max, he didn't think he could reach it now, but soon he could, but he was fine for now. Ginyu replaced his express with desperation and fired out a powerful blast. It approached Vegeta, but he knocked it away with ease, and flew still as it landed several miles away, blasting a crater the size of a great lake. Vegeta then disappeared from sight with no sign of where he had gone.

"I gave you your chance," he said still expressionless. He pulled out his capsule and gripped it firmly in his hand, protecting it with a shield of flesh. With his other hand he pointed it at the center of the planet, and a bright white ball began to form in his hand. The light coming off his hand was astounding, blinding all of those who looked directly at hit. Vegeta closed his eyes and concentrated. As he searched himself, he found his driving force; he could feel the energy begin to flow rapidly, easily, naturally. As his eyes opened, his aura got larger, and the ball of energy grew to the size of his space ship very fast. "I'm tired of losing, I'm tired of fighting for all of the wrong reasons, and so there will be no more evil, that Vegeta is gone, I am locking him up forever. And I will make sure people like you don't continue to hurt people!" He took a great big breath and fired the powerful shot at Ginyu and his men. There wasn't anytime to scream in pain as the sheer power of the blast consumed and destroyed Ginyu and his men in an instant.

When it struck the dieing planet, a loud roar erupted all around the planet. Vegeta stood his ground, as the planet began to implode as the massive blast crumbled the inner core of the planet. The planet stopped falling into itself; it swiftly erupted in an awesome blast that lit up space. The red molten rock created the most awesome spectacle, as it was propelled deep into space, but the further it got from the planet; it seemed to disappear because it cooled black. Then it went dark, cold, empty. But there in the middle, a light emerged, an even more awesome spectacle, a survivor, shrouded in golden glory. Vegeta was ready to face his future, he had seen it, he could almost see what happened, how it happened, it confused him, but he knew what to do, how he was going to regain his glory. It might not be on the top, but it will mean something. But now it was time for revenge, maybe some of his own, and some for the people he now represented, but it was finally time.

He floated out in the open, still holding his breath. He opened his hand pressed the button and flung the capsule. It erupted in a flash of smoke and his ship appeared. With the last breath of air from the planet that he just destroyed, he spoke, "The future begins now!"