Shockwaves began ringing out across the city like fireworks as the one-sided battle between Gohan and Bojack carried on. The massive alien invader effortlessly avoided all of his opponent's attempts to attack him and spent the next couple of minutes leisurely beating the crap out of his foe. Every blow he landed was marked with a thunder clap that cracked the ground and shook the buildings, and every miss was followed by a laugh of amusement as the young demi-Saiyan skillfully leapt out of reach. Eventually, Bojack's chasing of his opponent led to him retreating from the youngster when the boy tried to swing at him, which had the alien climb to a safer altitude and hurl an enormous energy ball down at his persistent adversary.
Caught by surprise, Gohan swung his arm back and with a loud shout, deflected the sphere and splintered it, sending the resulting fragments flying up at the caster. Bojack, watching his attack disperse, chuckled loudly and vanished in a crack of wind. He then reappeared directly in front of his opponent, surprising the half-Saiyan fighter and smashing the boy with a lazy punch.
Landing atop another roof, Gohan took flight again to try and get at his opponent. But just as he was beginning to climb, the teen was then forced to dodge a net of pink wires that converged on him from three different directions. Maneuvering evasively, Gohan soon found himself caught in a second net, which not only held him suspended in the sky but had his arms bound tightly at his sides.
Stunned, the youngster struggled to try and free himself, to no avail.
"A stellar performance, but you're not going anywhere thanks to our barrier," the voice of Bujin cut in from the side, drawing the youngster's gaze over to the turban wearing alien. He then looked to his left, where he saw Zangya hover into view with her own hands extended. Both of them had him trapped and at their mercy. "I wouldn't bother trying to break free. The more you struggle, the more energy it drains from your body until you pass out or die."
Letting out a shout, Gohan continued to thrash, pulling at the strings cutting into him from both sides and wiggling his limbs to try and loosen the strain. Feeling his energy get eaten away bit by bit, the young demi-Saiyan tried again and again to free himself from the same technique that'd befallen Trunks. But try as he might, he couldn't break the steel like binds now threatening to suck the life right out of him.
Tilting her head, Zangya gave the struggling young warrior an intrigued look. When she sensed her master Bojack come to float behind her, she then nodded towards the young Saiyan with interest, "This one is strong, master."
"Hmph. Yes… but nowhere nearly as strong as me," Bojack replied, arms folded over his chest while he watched in amusement as Gohan attempted to shake off the wires. "It's such a shame. And here I was hoping to get a little more fun out of him."
"He has spirit. Perhaps we don't need to kill him right away," the tyrant's lieutenant continued, glancing across at the man with a suggestive smile. It was a remark that did not go unheard by the young Super Saiyan hanging in the center of their snares. "He might serve you well as a gofer… or maybe even a palace servant if you were to let him live. His friends did kill Gokuha and Bido after all. I think we owe them a little something for what they did to our teammates." Though it seemed like a good idea at first, when Zangya saw her master look in her direction, the orange haired fighter quickly recoiled at the menacing glare Bojack suddenly threw her way.
Eyes narrowing on his subordinate, the red haired conqueror looked the woman over before retorting. "What makes you think you have the right to give me orders?" His question causing the female fighter to back down out of fear, the towering alien then turned his attention back to their victim, where he looked just in time to see the boy's Super Saiyan form fade away. "Gokuha and Bido were weak. I don't have room in my ranks for weak garbage. Besides…" A foul smirk then crossed his lips, "I already have an idea as to what we can use this one for."
In the blink of an eye, the man appeared in front of Gohan and cocked his fist.
"Give your father a message for me!"
He then slammed his knuckles across the boy's face, backhanding him immediately afterwards. After knocking the Saiyan's head around, Bojack then grabbed the boy by the hair, pulled him over, and drove a knee deep into his stomach, watching the blood fly out of his mouth the moment he released him.
Just as the alien tyrant began the arduous task of pummeling the boy to death, the group was then suddenly distracted by the sight of a red jet pod shooting out from a nearby tunnel and sent rocketing right past them, bouncing off of the surrounding buildings and hurdling towards the ground. There, it smacked into the nearby roaming camera, obliterating it and cutting off the feed between the battle zone and the stadium.
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Up in the stands, the people observing the battle taking place on the monitors were just in the process of watching the young competitor Gohan get the stuffing kicked out of him, until the rocket pod carrying Mr. Satan unexpectedly blasted into view. The people were able to catch a three second glimpse of the Champ screaming behind the wheel of the shuttle, moments before the connection was suddenly knocked out.
The sight not only had the audience shout in protest, as they could no longer see what was happening, but Bulma, Chi-Chi, Videl, Oolong, Chiaotzu and all of the Z-Fighters' friends in the audience gave mixed looks of fear and concern.
"Dad… Gohan," Videl whispered, eyes shimmering as she had no idea what was going to happen to them.
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After a spectacular nosedive which saw the destruction of the automatic camera, Hercule's rocket car then blasted towards Bojack's group on the rebound. The leader, Bujin and Zangya all had to take evasive action when the pod came screaming past them, nearly taking out the turban wearing alien in the process.
The result was the wires trapping Gohan's battered form dissipating on the wind and the young demi-Saiyan feeling the crushing pressure of the wires vanishing in an instant.
Unfortunately, Hercule's little joy ride wasn't to last, because the moment he blew past the group a second time, Bojack took aim with an energy ball and hurled it at the pod. The shuttle was struck high above the ground, where it exploded with a brilliant flash and a fireball that sent the Champ plummeting to the ground. The afro fighter could only cry out in terror as he attempted to flap his arms and gain some lift, only to hilariously smack into the pavement and create a human-shaped crater right in the middle of the main highway.
What was even more amusing was that the impression he made managed to engrave his afro into the brickwork as well.
"Mr. Satan!" Gohan shouted, looking down at the spot where the man had crashed.
Bojack, hovering nearby, smirked at the clown that'd been ejected from the exploding pod. "For your sake, I hope that wasn't the cavalry."
"That's it!" the demi-Saiyan shouted, powering up to Super Saiyan in an instant and rocketing towards Bojack.
A thunderclap rang out when he tackled the demon with a sharp punch that knocked him backwards. Then, in an instant, all three of the remaining aliens charged in and began beating on the Super Saiyan from all sides. In a flurry of punches and kicks, the young warrior battles against the multitude of powerful opponents for a glorious spurt of several seconds.
Then… it ended.
Managing to slam a kick into Bujin's face and simultaneously punch Zangya in the chest, the boy was then kicked in the stomach. The blow sending him skywards, Gohan was then struck in the back by a hook that sent him diving towards the earth.
Crashing through a building and toppling it, the youngster ended up slamming into the massive crater formed by Bido's first attack, where he skidded to a painful stop right in the center of it. The moment he did, his Super Saiyan form faded away.