Dante's Abyss Finale 2006

[Burter Jr]

The Finale: Part 4

Minoshia, Raditzu, Reijin, Super Buu, Trunks, and Vegeta

"Agh!" Buu grunted as he slammed back-first into a rock. He growled as Minoshia tackled him against it. "Damn you!"

Minoshia felt the pink knee collide with his rib cage. He gritted his teeth as he kept his grip. With only foot usable, he had to rely on throws and grabs to stay up, which he was doing by keeping latched onto Buu. His elbow hit the blob's jaw, forcing him to the side.

When Mino was shoved off of him, Buu lept gracefully back to his feet, wiping away some blood. "How do you live with yourself?" He growled again, "Do you even care what you did?"

The Konat pulled himself up by a tree, never giving up. "You have no idea...the pain I go through."

Buu chuckled, but it was just a false sense of carelessness. He was nervous as Hell. "Maybe not. But I have an idea of how much pain you're about to go through now!"

"Bring it on!" Mino urged. He braced himself for Round Two.

Closer to the top of the mountain-top, Raditzu stopped walking. A familar figure moved in front of him, machine gun in hand. Had he been able to talk, Rad would have greeted Trunks with a smartass comment.

What really got him jumpy was the new figure behind him. He turned his bloody face to the side to see the Saiyan King.

"You're unusually quiet," Vegeta commented. It was easily notable, given Rad's quick and sharp tongue.

"Tch," was the best Rad could do. It fit.

With two Super Saiyans on either side of him, Rad moved into a fighting pose. It was clear, after all, that's what it was going to come down to.

Vegeta was the first to lunge forward. When his Scythe made contact with Raditzu's shotgun, the dangerous Super Saiyan aura erupted around him. He shoved his rival back and spun around in time to avoid being clobbered with bullets.

Trunks looked at the scene in front of him with a blank look, which quickly turned into confusion. Vegeta recoiled back like he had been punched, but nothing hit him. He was just pushed back.

That was when Trunks realized it. He moved forward, machine gun in his hand. He saw his blonde father rolled to get up, holding his gut. Had he...had Raditzu made him...?

He remembered what his father had said. How he was disgraced. He still had no idea Reijin had been behind it. "Father?" Trunks asked. "Are you...I'm sorry."

Vegeta looked up. He pulled his hand away. No wound. "I'm fine, boy. Why would I be?"

"What...?" Trunks had his mind on Vegeta's disgrace for him. He thought he had harmed his father. Why couldn't he be more focused?! Why couldn't he have finished off Raditzu!?

The moment was lost. Raditzu opened fire.

Trunks' chest erupted with blood. Vegeta caught his surprised son and they fell back. "Trunks!?" He shouted aloud. When they hit the ground, he looked at his son. "Trunks!?"

"I'm sorry..." the Prince said. "I'm sorry I didn't make you proud..."

"What?" Vegeta held his son's face in his hands. "Trunks, I thought it was clear already. I was never not proud."

Neither of them managed to fit the puzzle together. The shotgun blast blew into the night sky, tearing apart the head of Vegeta. Trunks fell to the side, more happy then sad. Sure, it was disappointing for any sayian to lose. But his father had openly admitted he was proud.

That was better then winning.

#27 Vegeta DEAD
#03 Trunks DEAD

04 Fighters Remaining