Universe Saga

Magic and Miracles

OPENING THEME:

Episode 11:

MAGIC AND MIRACLES: HOPE PREVAILS

"No!" yelled Mela. She knew that that was the blow that took Vegeta's life.

Goku, however, used his instant transmission and received the full effect of the blow and pulled him back in an effort to make the scene look convincing. He used instant transmission again and appeared by Vegeta's side and he whispered quickly, "Play dead." And he was gone again.

Vegeta was at a loss as to what happened but he obeyed nonetheless and he slumped back his head on the sand and closed his eyes, lowering his power level to zero.

Fahren threw down the little girl and walked towards his father, the very edge of his aura ripping away everything in his way. As before, Master Roshi went to grab Pan but was blown back by a burst of wind sent from Fahren's hand. He fearfully picked himself up and stayed in a corner, not daring to make another move.

Making his way to his father, Fahren looked disappointed as he picked up his father's limp body, "Pity. I wanted to so follow through with beating you with your own leg, oh well." He dropped the still body, "Now that you're dead..."

As Fahren's aura surged immensely, his mighty yell reverberated about the island. The blue light encircling him grew and the force of it pushed back Vegeta's body easily and caused the very foundation of the house to pull apart and molten lava to bubble and rise. Lightning rained down on them and the water trembled.

"Fahren, stop!" Mela cried out.

Goku took this moment to reappear by Vegeta's side and he watched the blinding light radiating off of Fahren suddenly dip and grow in size repetitively as if it were a tug-of-war battle.

"If what you showed me was true, he wiped out our people. He should have chosen to die at your side but he didn't."

Trying to hold back her tears, Mela was overwhelmed with emotion as she tried desperately to get him to understand, "I was the one that convinced him to kill us."

"What?" Fahren's eyes widened with shock.

"I made him see that he was the only hope against Frieza. I made him choose to fight. He loved us, son. He would sooner lay down his own life for us but I begged him, I begged him that it was OK."

Tears came to Fahren's eyes and he held down his head in guilt, "Please forgive me. What a fool I've been."

"Your father was an even bigger fool than you were," she smiled, wiping away her tears and clasping her arms around her son, "Oh, my baby!"

Fahren's countenance relaxed and he genuinely smiled, giving a slight nod towards his mother.

"What?" Mela realised that the energy continued to grow, "Stop! Please, it's over!"

"It cannot be stopped," Fahren said calmly, "I will see you on the other side! Thank you, mother."

"No!" yelled Mela.

With one last yell, the ball of energy burst.

Looking about him, dazed and confused, Goku took a moment before he realised that they were back outside of Bulma's house. In fact, the familiar warmth of his wife's arms around him was the first indication that he had escaped to safety; that profound moment drowning out the celebratory chants and greetings circling around him.

"Uh, hi, honey," he greeted, tempted to return the hug but his body would not budge.

She was crying and her words came out in a choked mumble, "I'm so glad you made it, they explained the whole thing to me."