Part 2 of Chapter 18
**Every time you're down, you can make it right, and that make you larger than life***
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*Tobias / Mabelle / Lady Youko*
I smiled as I looked over the destruction of the sixth city and yawned. This was getting dull and the 24-hour head start I had was almost over. I saw Zarbon and Dodoria were having fun but I wanted to get ready to go.
"Zarbon, Dodoria, it's time to go, do you have my capsules?" I asked as I floated above them, my own blasts were destroying buildings as I spoke.
"Yes, my Lady," he said and I smiled.
"We're leaving then, I need to take a break some place cold," I chuckled as I headed back to the area I first landed.
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I hurriedly told J'dee that I promised to tell her after Toby had awoken. I help MT drag him to and tank and place him in. I placed the oxygen mask over Toby's nose and mouth and secured it. I gently brushed his face with my hand as I slowly kissed each eyelid. He shuddered but there was nothing else. I placed my forehead against his.
"You damn well better heal, I need you," I whispered as I kissed the mask over his lips.
"Okay, closing the tank," MT said from the console and I climbed out of the tank and grabbed a chair from by the wall.
"I'll stay here if you don't mind," I said as I placed the chair next to the glass of the tank and I sat down.
"Not at all, I'll go get you that ice," MT said and walked off, I watched as Toby began to respond, he was going into REM, Rapid Eye Movement, he was starting to heal, I hoped.
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Pain. Nothing but pain. Tobias felt nothing but pain surrounding him. He tried to move but winced. Even moving hurt. He floated wherever he was, and just rested. After a bit, the pain began to fade, slowly at first, then faster and faster till it was gone. He realised he was floating in water, and he must be in a regeneration tank.
~ How did I get here? The last thing I remember was Vegeta telling me I was almost there, and then my energy exploding around me. Then Vegeta attacked, snarling that I was a baka and that I needed to control myself more. Then he knocked me out but the blows still fell. ~ he thought, and he forced some bubbles out of his mask. He slowly opened his eyes, peering threw the water. He saw Mabelle sitting on a chair, but he also Mirai Trunks bending down and kissing her. Tobias snapped his eyes closed, rage building inside of him.
~ It can't be! Mabelle would never betray me, would she? No, I can't, I WON'T believe it! MT must have tricked her, but she didn't appear to be resisting..... ~ Tobias curled up into a ball, trying to think.
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I punched MT so hard I sent him flying into the far wall. I growled tail, flailing behind me as I walked up to him and grabbed him by his shirt.
"Never try that again!" I hissed, that was a dirty trick, kissing me while I was sleeping! "I'm with Tobias, get that through your thick skull!" I shoved the bag of ice down his pants and stalked off to find some more ice. My jaw still hurt, but I could see that the Saiyan healing was taking care of it.
"Baka, why can't guys see when a girl is with someone?" I asked myself as I exited the regeneration room.
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An hour must have passed before he uncurled and opened his eyes again. He saw MT sitting in the chair Mabelle had been in, sleeping. Tobias glanced at the clock on the wall, and saw it was only one o'clock in the afternoon. He glanced at MT, and noticed a
slight mark on his face. Tobias dismissed it, and he placed his hands on the glass. His brown tail wrapped around his waist in preparation and he flexed his ki. The glass exploded outward, waking MT.
"Tobias! I'm so glad-ACK!" MT cried as Tobias out his hands around his throat, growling softly. Bare-chested and footed with soaking pants, Tobias slammed MT into a wall, making the building shake. He heard screams, but paid no heed where they were coming from.
"You bastard! I saw you and Mabelle! How dare you take her from me huh? How DARE you??!!" Tobias screamed, slamming MT again. MT tried to choke out an answer but Tobias just tightened his grip. "No excuses. You saw your chance and took it. Just know, if you ever hurt her, I will fucking kill you! I lov-cared for her and you stole her from me! If I see you harm her or mistreat her, I will kill you!!" Tobias snarled, and slammed his fist into MT's stomach, knocking him out. MT fell face first to the ground on top of the shattered glass, unconscious. Tobias snarled and snatched his clothes. As he heard Mabelle's voice calling MT's name he blasted threw the roof, not hearing Mabelle scream for him to come back.
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I couldn't understand what I was seeing, Tobias was holding MT by the neck and saying something to him. I saw the regeneration tank Toby had been in was broken glass all over the floor. I looked up and screamed as MT was dropped to the ground unconscious.
"Trunks! Toby stop!" I cried as I watched him power up and blast clean through the room. "Tobias come back!" I flew through the hole he made but he was SO much faster than me! "PLEASE COME BACK TOBY! PLEASE!" It was no use. He didn't hear me, or he just didn't care. Why had he run off like that I wondered as I flew back down and placed MT in a regeneration tank. Then it hit me, the kiss! He must have seen MT kiss me. I quickly set the tank and rushed off, I had to talk to Toby!
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I looked up as I felt it coming and smiled. A monkey was on his/her way, a familiar monkey at that! That power source belonged to the one that had fought Lady Seru. What was his name again? Hell, it didn't matter. I felt him stop and slowly I led the way towards him, I wanted to play with the monkey.
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Tobias landed on a snowy mountain range, the snow blowing around him. His jeans where still damp but his t-shirt and shoes were still dry. He sat down hard, thinking back over what had just happened. He felt so hurt, so betrayed, and yet he still couldn't believe it. He just couldn't believe that Mabelle would betray him like that.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't a monkey. A sad looking monkey at that," said a cold voice behind Tobias. He jumped into a fighting stance and whirled around to see Lady Icer, and she wasn't alone. With her were Dodoria and Zarbon, of all people. Lady Icer smirked.
"Hello, monkey boy."
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"Why so blue, Saiyan, that's Zarbon's job," I laughed at my own pun. I heard Dodoria and Zarbon chuckling, they were afraid of me, but the monkey wasn't laughing. So far both of these twits had obeyed my every word and I was getting bored with that.
"What do you want, you monster?" the Saiyan growled. I smiled. Yes, he was far more passionate than any of the wimps on the ship.
"I want to offer you a job, after all Saiyans are quite good at killing after all," I chuckled as I looked down on him. Yes, he'd do nicely.
"What kind of job?" he asked and I smiled, Saiyans so easy to please offer them something to destroy and they'll follow you. "A job as my right hand, monkey. You'd have power, the power to kill, the power to control, and the power over my soldiers. Of
course that power would come at a price, you. I enjoy all things in life and a Saiyan every now and again would be divine," I said. I was loosing his interest, perhaps I should cater to his desires. He did look sad, the kind of sad you get when the one you love leaves
you. I could use that. "I would only want you once and a while the rest of the time you would do as you please, taking what and WHO you want. Doing whatever you wish to your chosen concubine. All people fearing your awesome power and knowing that you
could destroy them at your whim. Destroying those that took things that were valuable to you from you. What do you think?" He was thinking I could see the emotions crossing his face.
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Tobias couldn't believe his ears. She wanted him to join her even though he was a Saiyan? He would be her prized, what was that word? Oh yeah, concubine-slave. Tobias shivered.
"I thought you hated Saiyans!" he snarled, watching Dodoria and Zarbon closely. One false move from them and he would Final Flash their asses. Lady Icer smiled and waved her hand at Zarbon who opened a capsule, a throne appearing for her. Lady Icer sat down and rested her chin in her hand. She had smirk on her face.
"Well, I must say that most of you monkeys are quite repulsive but you do seem to be a cute one. I am also aware of your battle with Lady Seru. You are strong enough to match her, but not enough to match me. Though you would have enough stamina to do as
I want you to." she said, and smiled lewdly. Tobias shivered again, but not from the cold. He was repulsed by the idea of being anything like that to her but working for her....
Some deep part of Tobias, something that was apart of all Saiyans yearned to be a part of her group. To see countless people run in fear of his power, to fear him. He smiled. She had said he could also have who he wanted. He could take Mabelle back! His smiled
widened. To think he could wipe out MT and take Mabelle back by force. His smile vanished as his he thought of something else.
~ If I did that, every time she would look at me, she would see a monster. Every time I was near she would become ill because of ME. I wouldn't be with her! I would be her rapist, her master, her hated owner. HATED BY MABELLE!! ~ his mind screamed, forcing the blood thirsty part if him down.
"No, I never will work for you." he hissed. Lady Icer shook her head.
"Oh dear. Zarbon, if you please?" she said, sweetly. Zarbon nodded and leaped.
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"With pleasure, my Lady," he said as he rushed the Saiyan, Zarbon's power level was close to SSJ3 and I had seen this boy go to SSJ2 in his fight with Lady Seru and I wondered who would win. They were close to matched but this boy was fighting with something else on his mind. I wonder, did he care for someone who? I did a quick list of the authors, taking out the ones that were proud, this boy didn't seem to go for those with royalty on them. I doubted he would go for that chick with the bananas or for J'dee, she seemed too strong to need a protector. This boy was a protector, he had that will to protect then it hit me and I smiled. The girl who had vomited after making eye contact with me! She had run off in the direction this boy had gone after his fight with Lady Seru. I smirked, I had a trump card now, his girlfriend. Yes, she would be his downfall.
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Tobias stood there, glaring at Lady Icer. She had yet to get off her throne after Tobias had sent Dodoria and Zarbon back to the next dimension. There was no statement on her face, not even one of boredom. It was just blank.
"Are you just going to sit there all day or will I have to kill you while to sit there?" Tobias snarled. He powered up to Level 3, and waited. Lady Icer sighed and got up, floating around Tobias in circles.
"You poor, poor fool. You could have had anything, and now you will die." she said, and she suddenly vanished. Tobias tried to locate her ki but he was instead hit from behind. He flew into the ground, and skidded about ten feet forward, digging a trench with his face. He leapt to his feet only to have a tail wrap around his throat and hold him up. Lady Icer smirked.
"Tsk, tsk. You made a mess of that pretty face of yours." Lady Icer said, with a snicker. Her tail tightened around his throat, and Tobias choked, struggling for air. His hands clawed at her tail, his now green eyes burning with hate.
"Go to hell." he gasped. Lady Icer's smirk faded, and she glared at him.
"You first." she said, and began to punch his chest like Frieza did to Vegeta on Namek. Tobias screamed.
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"I must say I was surprised at first at you bravery, but now I have to admit you are lacking in what I require for an opponent," I said as I watched him cough blood. "Here I was offering you a chance to have power, wealth, women, or should I say just one woman, for the cost of sleeping with me when I feel like it. I thought I was being more than generous to you, after all, I was giving you a chance to get your girlfriend back." He growled as his tail flicked around behind him. I smiled, that could be fun I always wanted to see how sensitive those tails were. "Now I'm going to punish you for refusing my generosity." I caught his tail in my free hand.
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I could hear him screaming and I was still miles away. The power was so huge I could do nothing, but perhaps I could serve as motivation. I could sacrifice myself to push Toby to the next level, like Goku at Krillen/Piccolo's death or Gohan at Piccolo's death! I felt myself jump to SSJ2, I had to move faster!
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Lady Icer dropped him to the ground, blood pouring from his mouth and nose. His chest was a sunrise of bruises, ranging from yellow to dark blue. He writhed on the ground, his tail twitching. Lady Icer had tried to hurt him by squeezing it, but when that failed she had broken in at the middle, his tail now bent at a ninety-degree angle. That had made him scream himself horse.
"A pity really." she said, and picked up a rock with her right foot. Using a move Frieza taught her, she placed it over his heart where she began to slowly grind it into his flesh. "You were very pretty for a monkey." Tobias slowly cracked his eyes open, barely able to focus. He had never had a chance to punch her let alone try on of his new attacks. He only had one option left and it would put the whole world in danger. Did he dare risk it?
"I'll make sure I torture that little bitch of yours. You know the one, she can sense souls. Well I'll make sure I cut her open using your own broken bones!" Lady Icer hissed, digging the rock into his flesh harder. That settled it for Tobias. He used what remained
of his ki to form a small energy ball in his right hand. Lady Icer smirked at it, and removed her foot.
" Oh what's this? A last resort? How amusing." she said and snickered. Tobias used the last of his strength to hurl the ball at Lady Icer's face. Just as he hoped she deflected it above her. It froze in the air, high above them. Tobias snapped his hand closed and the
ball exploded into a ball of light. "Moonlight Burst." he whispered and he felt his body surge as it took in the artificial full moonlight.
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I could see the ball of light flying up and I gasped as I quickly turned away from it still moving towards Toby and the other one. I couldn't look at the moon, I could become something horrible! I heard a roar and then I felt energy meet energy, the artificial moonlight was gone and I looked up to see black clouds surrounding where the moonlight would've been. I then saw the huge mountain of flesh, golden flesh, Gold Oozaru! No Toby!
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Tobias roared as his body grew and changed. Lady Icer had destroyed the ball of moonlight but the change was still taking place. Tobias felt rage, undeniable rage filling him, and he struggled for control.
........kill, destroy, kill........
~ NO! ~ Tobias screamed in his mind trying to maintain control as his brown fur turned gold.
........kill, destroy, kill........
~ no! ~ his control was getting weaker.
........kill, destroy, kill........
~ ........no............ ~
Kill, Destroy, KIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
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I smiled as I watched the boy turn into a giant monkey, I decided I better get out of his line of sight, we didn't want to have monkey guts spread all over my lovely ice land. He began blasting mountains and destroying everything in his path and I chuckled as I watched him go. Yes, perhaps I should take his 'bitch' alive and use her to control him in his normal form, yes I liked that idea very much.
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Lady Icer watched amused as the Gold Oozaru began to destroy the area. She was well out of sight and range but she still was cautious. Maybe after he changed back she could control him. Yes, that would be nice and easy too, seeing as this was how he had
reacted to his female being threatened, yes all she would need would be that girl. She frowned as she saw someone flying straight towards the Gold Oozaru. Who would be brave enough or stupid enough to fly straight at any Oozaru, especially a Gold one?
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He was so BIG and he wasn't exactly his normal self either! I raced as fast as I could to him, zooming around him to get his attention, it wasn't working! I began to shout, maybe I could reach him!
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"Toby, please snap out of it! Its me, Mabelle!" Mabelle cried, as the Gold Oozaru roared and fired a blast near her, destroying a snow covered mountain. He was heading straight for small town.
"Remember who you are! You were brought here by J'dee! You're an author!" she cried, but the Gold Oozaru paid no heed as he headed for the village. Mabelle took a deep breath and said....
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"Toby, I love you!" I cried as loud as I could, the tears streaming down my face as I looked into those huge eyes. Suddenly there was recognition, he recognised me! "Oh, Toby it's true, I love you and I know you feel the same for me! Please, MT was being a
jerk! I was asleep by YOUR tank, to be near YOU! He kissed me and I hit him so hard I bruised my hand!" I lifted up the said hand and I was sure he could see the dark bruise that covered it.
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I saw my chance, if I could get the girl he'd behave like a good little monkey. Hell! They weren't even paying attention to me now. I slowly began to plan a method of getting that girl in a situation where he would have to obey me. Yes, then I would use his love as a weapon, but I'd have to be careful with her, she seemed like the kind to sacrifice herself easily. Those were the hardest kind to imprison, they knew the power their love held and knew how to destroy it.
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"That's it, Toby! Focus, just calm down. I knew you would remember us." Mabelle said softly. The Gold Oozaru snarled softly and sat down on his rump, watching the strange girl float in front of him. Mabelle wiped her bow, dropping slightly in the air, exhausted. Tobias extended his cupped mammoth hands, and Mabelle landed on them with a sigh.
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I felt like a doll in a child's hands standing there. I held onto his thumb as I stood there, I knew I should've dropped out of SSJ2 but I had to keep my guard up, Toby might lose it at any time.
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"Please come back to me, Toby, please," she begged, tears rolling down her cheeks. The Gold Oozaru's red eyes widened and he placed Mabelle gently on the ground as he began to shrink. Mabelle stared wide eyed as his fur changed again. He became smaller, his chest covered in red hair, his eyes trimmed red, his familiar black hair standing wildly in almost the same direction as before, and his brown tail now turned red. Tobias looked over at Mabelle and softly said, "Do you really love me?"
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I practically jumped out of my skin, again! He was an SSJ4! I could sense his power and I knew, I was dead if he saw me. I had to beat it but he might notice me leaving now, I had to get the girl now. Yes, this was my only chance for survival and I remember, it's survival of the fittest here and with my intelligence and my cunning I would be the fittest!
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"You silly male, of course I love you!" I cried as I stared at him the tears no longer falling as I stared in wonder, he was an SSJ4! I smiled at him as I started towards him. I felt the blast and jumped back as the ki blast threw the earth in between Toby and I into the air in a shower of mud! I cried out as the tail wrapped around my throat and pulled me into the air by my neck! I growled as I grabbed onto the tail with my hands, trying to scratch and claw myself free. The tail tightened and I only clung to the tail around my neck gasping.
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Tobias screamed at Lady Icer who held Mabelle by the throat with her tail.
"Now, now my young boy. We're going to play a game," she said and Tobias snarled.
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"Don't do it, Toby! It's a trap!" I growled as I glared at Lady Icer, she smirked as she choked me a little more.
"Now, now, it's not nice to interrupt," she waved a finger at me like I was a disobedient child!
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The mouthy bitch, she could ruin everything with that sacrificial love! I mentally made a note if I got a second chance to take her alive, I was going to use a gag, that way she'd be even more in danger at least in his eyes. I looked back at him and smiled, boy if
looks could kill I'd be with Freeza himself now.
"Now where were we, ah yes, the game," I chuckled.
"What game?" he hissed. Lady Icer laughed and clapped her hands before knocking Mabelle out with a swift blow to the back of the head.
"Why, Choices, my dear little monkey! It's very simple. I do, you choose. I'll release Mabelle, who has now pronounced her love for you, and I will fly away. You will have only time to catch her or kill me. Now choose!" she shouted and let go. Tobias reacted in an instant, and flew at breakneck speeds, and caught Mabelle just before she hit the ground. Tobias held her in his arms as he watched Lady Icer.
"Till we meet again, my little monkey boy!" she laughed. "And trust me we will!" Tobias dropped out of SS4 and held Mabelle close to him.
"Count on it." he snarled.
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I returned to the ship and growled as I held my throne capsule, it had all of my clothes in it from my shopping spree. "Where are Dodoria and Zarbon?" Captain Ginyu asked and I growled as I knocked him into a wall with my tail.
"In the next dimension, idiot!" I hissed as I marched back and forth on the bridge of the ship. "If only the moon were back!" Again as if by magic the moon was in orbit around the Earth. I laughed. "Set us down on the dark side of the moon. Captain, you and Jeice have been promoted to my right hand men."
"Thank you, my Lady," he said and he went off, I assumed, to tell Jeice the 'good news'.
"I want an announcement through the ship," I said and I was handed a mike as I sat down in my throne. "Attention crew, we are going to be picking up a very strong monkey against his will, but first we're going to take his mate as a captive. I'm going to need a few volunteers."
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Weightlessness. We were flying. I opened my eyes and saw Toby's face. He was normal, if a little bruised. I sighed as I slowly raised a hand and brushed his face.
"Are you okay?" he asked and I nodded before slipping into sleep again.
We were home again; I could smell the wood of the cabin. Yes, I would rather heal naturally here than in those nasty tanks. I opened my eyes as I was placed on the bed. I grabbed onto Toby's arm.
"If you ever do that again, I'll kill you," I said as I fell asleep again. The gentle smirk on Toby's face following me into sleep.
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Tobias just stood there, watching Mabelle sleep. His transformation to SSJ4 had healed most of his wounds from the battle but he was still bruised and sore as hell. He removed his shoes, shirt, and he hesitated before taking off his jeans. He went to his dresser and pulled on some shorts, and then returned to the bed. Mabelle had rolled over to her side. Tobias glanced at the alarm clock and saw it was only two in after noon. He could hardly believe so much had happened in such a short time.
Tobias climbed into bed, and wrapped his tail around Mabelle's waist. Her tail twined with his and she purred. Tobias smiled and reached over to the alarm clock, setting it for seven that night. He wanted to talk to Mabelle about them. His eyes slowly slipped closed as the exhaustion from the battle and change began to overwhelm. He fell asleep his arms tightly wrapped around Mabelle, her back to his chest in spoon fashion. They both slept....