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Countless golden shockwaves rained down on the warriors like a storm.
Super 17 threw his head back, laughing like a maniac.
The battlefield erupted in fire and explosions. Smoke and dust swallowed everything.
When the haze finally cleared, the fighters were buried under heaps of rubble.
Gohan gritted his teeth and forced himself up first, followed by Vegeta. One by one, the others staggered to their feet, all of them glaring furiously at Super 17.
Super 17 smirked. "Looks like you still don't get just how wide the gap between us really is."
"Shut your mouth!" Vegeta roared. "I'll show you my newest technique!"
A blazing sphere of power gathered in his hands.
"Final Flash!"
The emerald blast swallowed Super 17 whole. The sky turned green, winds howled so violently that no one could keep their eyes open.
Vegeta grinned through the chaos. "Don't think I'm finished yet!"
The battlefield burned bright green, then quickly faded into thick smoke.
When the haze cleared—Vegeta froze, eyes wide, sweat rolling down his face.
Super 17 stood there without a scratch.
Raising both hands, he unleashed another storm of golden shockwaves that poured down like rain.
BOOM!
The explosions tore through the battlefield once again, throwing everyone into the blast.
Moments later, the warriors lay sprawled in agony, their golden hair gone, forced back to their base forms. Their groans filled the air.
Meanwhile, Goku was still trapped in Hell.
Piccolo and Dende worked desperately, channeling Namekian telepathy to tear open a path between Hell and the living world.
Back on Earth, Goten staggered up first. With a cry of defiance, he rushed at Super 17—only to be swatted away in a single strike.
"Goten!" Trunks shouted, horror in his voice. "Damn you! How dare you treat him like that!"
Trunks lunged, but Super 17 buried a fist in his gut, then punted him across the battlefield like trash.
Super 17 chuckled. "Pathetic."
Vegeta, trembling but unbroken, forced himself upright. "Y-you… bastard!"
Golden light erupted around him as he roared back into Super Saiyan form.
Super 17 mocked him. "Back to blond again? You never learn, do you?"
But Vegeta only charged, his body blazing with power. The two clashed in a storm of energy, shockwaves rippling through the sky.
For a while, Vegeta kept pace—vanishing, striking, tricking his foe with afterimages. But Super 17 was relentless. After a brutal exchange, Vegeta was sent flying once more, his body battered.
Super 17 raised a hand and unleashed a relentless barrage of energy blasts that tore into Vegeta as he fell. The smoke cleared to reveal him beaten, stripped of his Super Saiyan form, crashing limply to the ground.
At last, Piccolo and Dende succeeded—the rift between Hell and Earth opened.
"Go, Goku!" Piccolo shouted.
"Thanks, Piccolo," Goku said with a smile. "Guess I owe you one again!"
In a flash, he leapt through the dark vortex and emerged at the Lookout. After thanking Dende, he shot off toward the battlefield.
Super 17 had Vegeta pinned down, pummeling him mercilessly.
Dr. Gero cackled. "Finish him off, Super 17!"
With one brutal strike, Super 17 sent Vegeta flying. A golden orb of energy appeared in his palm, and he hurled it toward the broken Saiyan.
Vegeta's body twitched on the ground. "Damn it… my body won't move… Is this really… the end? Did I lose… like this?"
Super 17 sneered. "Earth is nothing but a planet of weaklings."
Dr. Myuu added, "As long as Son Goku's trapped in Hell, we've got nothing to fear."
Those words lit a fire in Vegeta's eyes. He roared, forcing himself upright. "What did you just say?! You bastard!"
Golden flames erupted around him again. "Listen well—I'm not just some backup for Kakarot! I'm the Prince of all Saiyans! This planet doesn't belong to him alone!"
Super 17 smirked and launched his glowing energy blast straight at Vegeta.
But before it struck, a familiar figure appeared, snatching Vegeta out of harm's way.
"Ka… Kakarot?!" Vegeta gasped before collapsing into unconsciousness.
Goku looked down at him. "Rest now, Vegeta. Leave this to me."
Dr. Myuu paled, stumbling backward. "Impossible… you escaped Hell?!"
"Super 17, send him back there!" Gero barked.
But Goku's aura flared like a golden storm, shards of stone rising around him. "We'll see about that. Let's find out who's stronger."
In an instant, he transformed—Super Saiyan Goku stood, blazing with power.
Their fists collided, golden lightning sparking around the impact. Both were pushed back, and Super 17 rocketed forward at blinding speed.
Goku vanished, reappearing behind him, and drove a crushing punch into his stomach. Super 17 went tumbling across the battlefield.
Elsewhere, in the original Dragon Ball world…
Inside Gero's old lab, the doctor trembled as he watched Super 17 on the screen. "That treacherous Myuu! He double-crossed me… I should've built a safeguard into 17!" His eyes flicked to the android project he was already working on. "No matter. My creations alone will be enough to destroy Son Goku!"
In the world of Naruto…
"Goku, smash that freak into the ground!" Naruto shouted, fists clenched. "How dare he kill and destroy so recklessly!"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the carnage on Earth. Super 17's merciless slaughter stirred memories of his own clan's massacre. "That monster… he's just like him. Damn it!"
In the world of One Piece…
Kaido laughed heartily. "Super 17, huh? Now that's some real power. I wonder… could he even kill me?"
At Whitebeard's ship, the crew stared grimly at the broadcast.
"Father, that guy's pure evil!" one of them growled.
Whitebeard's expression darkened. "That android's no joke. Marco—you might not even stand a chance against him."
Marco's eyes widened in shock.
Back on the battlefield…
Goku's fist slammed into Super 17, hurling him hundreds of meters before he crashed through a ruined building.
Super 17 rose from the wreckage, energy exploding around him like a hurricane. A twisted smile spread across his face as he raised his hands, fingers glowing.
"Shocking Death Ball!"
Golden energy bullets rained down on Goku.
But Goku teleported effortlessly through the storm, dodging every shot. In a blink, he was in front of Super 17, driving another blow into his gut.
This time, though, Super 17 caught Goku's fist with one hand, stopping it cold.
Goku's eyes widened in shock.
Super 17 smirked. "Is that all you've got? How disappointing. I've already seen through every one of your tricks."
With a wicked grin, he struck back, slamming a devastating punch into Goku's stomach.
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