The Horror of Emptiness                                                                                                                                     Reda

Chapter Six: Want Not Waste Not

The thoughts of an evil mind. No one knows what goes through his or her brain. Is it intense planning? Is it confidence in their strength? Or is there something deeper that goes on in their mind? Has there ever been a genius that went evil? Does that even cross your mind? Broly was a dope. Buu could only think about candy. Raditz was just strange. And Frieza? Well, he’s...um...(cough) gay. So, what’s Psyfoam? Is he another retarded evil being? Or is he actually smart?

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Goku wasted no more time staring at Psyfoam’s eyes. He had a feeling that those mysterious eyes held some secret that he didn’t want to know. Deciding that he should be at his strongest to fight Psyfoam, Goku began to power up.

After transforming to a Super Saiyan 2, and working on SS3, Psyfoam’s pleased but evil voice was heard above Goku’s screaming. “Yeah, that’s it, Goku. Show me your power. I want to fight you at your best.”

Goku’s answer was a bright flash of golden light. Then, as the light blinded Psyfoam, he raised his power to its maximum. When the light dimmed, Goku stood in his impressive Super Saiyan 3. His golden hair reached all the way down to his waist. His shiny green eyes glared at Psyfoam with an imposing stare. Psyfoam only grinned back, excited of a good fight.

“Yeah, that’s what I want, Goku.”

Goku replied with, “Show me what you got.”

Psyfoam smiled again before he lashed out. With his black cape waving behind him, Psyfoam sent a direct attack towards Goku, who easily blocked the punch and flipped backwards to avoid Psyfoam’s low kick. Psyfoam’s grin stayed there as Goku launched out with his attacks. He ran up to Psyfoam, or rather flew, and sent a multitude of punches to his gut. To finish off the move Goku swung his leg around and kicked Psyfoam into the darkness where the Super Saiyan light could not reach.

After a minute passed, Goku put both feet on the ground, and concentrated on sensing. “Damn! I can’t sense him! Where is that bastard?” He closed his eyes to concentrate better, and instantly felt Psyfoam’s power.

“I better teach you a lesson, Goku. You need a lesson in my martial arts. You see; we all fight very differently in here. Vee trusts in his strength and skills, which works because that’s his strong point. Reda, on the other hand, trusts in her brain and sensing skills. That girl can sense faster and more precise than anyone else alive, even me, but her power doesn’t come close to mine. Goku, when she senses she can see the big picture, and the big picture is what you need to see.”

Suddenly, Goku felt Psyfoam behind him and prepared himself for an attack, but he was too late. Psyfoam gripped him in a body lock, and he couldn’t get free even after he tried every way he knew of. Psyfoam took this opportunity to fly up to the top of his layer. Goku, surprisingly, got dizzy because Psyfoam had gained so much height in so little time. Man, Psyfoam was fast!

“Yes, I am fast, Goku, yet another reason why you stand no chance against me. No one can best my speed; not even if you were to fuse all Super Saiyans together,” Psyfoam boasted. 

Goku knew that Psyfoam had a reason to boast, so he didn’t begin relying on the fact that his confidence would bring him down. Psyfoam was right. No one could beat him. Fuck! If only Chi-Chi had let me train, then I would have the power to beat this monster! As things stood now, though, Goku would be at Psyfoam’s mercy.

Psyfoam laughed, “Yeah, that’s right, Goku. You don’t stand a chance, but why not give it a go. You never know. I could be just boasting about my power. As things stand now there’s no possible way for you to be able to decide the outcome of this battle. Come on, Goku. I want to fight you. I want to see your power. Come on. You know you want to.”

Goku felt the sweat drip down his face and neck as he powered up to the farthest he could go. He began to struggle against Psyfoam’s grip, whose laugh died down after every passing second. Finally, Goku broke free, flinging Psyfoam into the steel/tile wall. The golden light of Super Saiyan 3 lit up the dark place, and looking down Goku could see two black dots, which he knew were Reda and Vee. Those kids needed to leave this place. What ever caused them to become servants for Psyfoam?

“They are not your concern, Goku. They have trained under me ever since their planet was destroyed. I saved them from that disastrous fate, and they are paying me back.” Psyfoam appeared in front of Goku, his grin replaced by an angry scowl. “I saved your father from Frieza too, but he didn’t pay me back so I had to lock him up in that cell with two of his most trusted men. Now, I’m going to train you.”

“Huh?” Goku said, leaning over in confusion. “But, I don’t want to be trained by you.”

Psyfoam chuckled. “That’s what they all say, even Vee and Reda. They were wise, Goku. They knew the consequences of refusing. Actually, I had to teach them that too,” Psyfoam said, growing thoughtful. Then he blew it off with a wave of his hand. “Oh well, I guess that was part of my training.”

Looking at Psyfoam’s power and then checking out Vee and Reda’s level, Goku became curious. He wondered if they were that powerful because of Psyfoam. Could Psyfoam be a blessing in disguise? He studied Psyfoam, who was covered in black and had an evil grin on his face. No, Psyfoam was definitely pure evil. So why did he train Vee and Reda?

“Goku, as I told you before, they are not your concern. I am your only concern, next to your life. Are you ready?” Goku got in defense mode. “Let’s begin then.” Psyfoam smiled as Goku began to power up some more. “No, Goku, to train with me you have to be at your lowest level, or normal state.”

“But, I don’t want to train with you,” Goku stated.

Psyfoam laughed, and then suddenly frowned. “When will you get it through your head? You don’t have a choice. Goku, I am your master for now and forever more.”