Second in Line (Saiyan OC's)

Old fiend (2)

*Bana's POV

Darn... if that is right..! Was that why he is called the 'God of Destruction'? Because he wiped out the home planet of the second-to-none warrior race of this universe?!

And yet... why is Mom telling me off against him? That, coming from the same person who could get my uncle bow that deep, must mean quite something...

Piccolo, Tien and that blonde lady had now been knocked down; through then the Namekian was healed by Dende while the others looked on. There are still many fighters here who haven't tested Beerus' might: Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Krillin (the blonde lady's husband, it appears), my dad, and myself. However Mom's caution seem to have some weight about it; so I decided to stay put for now.

Hm..?

That pose... Ah, looks like Goten and Trunks are about to do the Fusion Dance?

I got this from my conversations with those kids themselves. They said there exists such a technique that would allow fusing two bodies into one and thus giving the combined persona a new name. In this case, the persons to combine are Goten and Trunks--so their new name might be 'Gotenks', 'Trunten', and-what-not.

I see... why don't we just try giving this new arrival a shot?

From here, I could still pick what is said between the two figures in the air.

"...Just curious, was that supposed to hurt?" Beerus was saying. It does appear he's been hit on the chest--to no effect, it seems.

Gotenks (for now I'll go with that name) then began to pummel him--yet still with no apparent effect.

"I knew the reason why you're here, and that's not gonna work, because I'll protect the Dragon Balls from you!"

...!!

That Beerus... then stopped the barrage simply by gripping one of Gotenks' fists with his own two fingers--seriously?!

"Dragon Balls, you say? Sounds like quite a delicacy."

The newcomer now frantically tried to get his fist released; once that was done, he instead started bantering with Beerus.

"...You're not playing very nice, you know..."

"Oh, but I'm not your playmate, little one; and I don't have time for your childish games."

"You're calling me childish?! Look in the mirror, pal--I'm not someone to pull off a fit for some lousy pudding!"

"...What?" Beerus' tone changed, "downplaying my dessert tragedy?"

There was further banter on how Beerus would be willing to spend eons to get his hands on something so 'delicate' as pudding. Gotenks begged to differ, but in such a way that he got his right arm slapped multiple times by just two of the God of Destruction's fingers--which means, he's down too despite the smart mouth.

The heck... I don't think I can stand it!

"Mom, please; can I just have a go at that purple skinny fox-like being now--Wha!"

She grabbed my arm, pulled me very close towards her, and whispered while deep fiery green eyes bore down on me:

"Bad, bad choice of words just now, son; be sure, we're gonna have a serious talk after this about it. The answer is No--that is final, unless you want my own fist to render yourself quiet."

"*Gulps* I-don't-think..."

"If you get it, then just join us on the ground and keep calm. Final last chance to stay alive, could be."

Uwah... I believe this is my first time seeing Mom this angry...

Reluctantly obeying, I saw that now there was not any of our fighters onboard that's strong enough to take on Beerus with his/her own strength; even Goten's brother was taken down in a single blow. Only Piccolo, Dende, Krillin, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Uncle Vegeta are still standing, but no one made a move.

Oh, yeah--forgot to mention that Kakarot might not come at all...

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*3rd POV

Gotenks' fusion time had meanwhile ended too, and he splitted into two again--both selves cringing and groaning.

"Do you think anything's broken, sweetie?"

"No, but it hurts like a lot..."

Vegeta, being one of those left standing, regarded his son's--and all the others'--complaints, and groaned inwardly.

The main reason why he's still standing was because he had been trying to pacify Beerus as an alternative to directly confronting that 'skinny fox-like figure'. Like Saui, he had witnessed the fateful moment when their father had been humiliated--but unlike her, he had then committed this fatal error of coming out and trying to defy Beerus on his own. As a consequence, he bore the brunt of that deity's no-nonsense gaze which rendered him at that time temporarily paralyzed.

Such an experience convinced the former prince not to repeat the same mistake again; but now it's becoming clear that even when he tried his best to mollify Beerus, that deity could indeed prove to be quite insatiable. More, he is losing his acquaintances in front of him.

What the heck have I been doing?! he remonstrated. What was the point?! The Prince of all Saiyans reduced to a butler..?!

"Well, NO MORE!!"

Vegeta's rage kindled--thus turning him into a Super Saiyan--he then brings himself up to Beerus. The purple fox, meanwhile, was by now spoiling for a good fight having denied good pudding--and looked fit to slam into the next possible adversary. Vegeta on the other hand, was again brimming with that Saiyan ego.

Beerus smirked at this encounter with such a familiar opponent.

"Oh, I see you're not quite ready to take the truth as well... Heh heh~"

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Any thoughts on Vegeta's recent move? :D