A/N: Epeon804 here with a one-shot!
These one-shots are going to be short (in my opinion. I'm so use to writing 13,000 - 20,000 words.) Because there are three parts. It's Halloween!
Also, the detail here is not 100℅. I do better with chapter stories. I'm not a one-shot person. I hardly ever do them… so there's more dialogue.
Allow me to get this straight. The description said, this fic is based from "Of The Earthling Saiyan" series. There are three books so far:
Book 1: Saiyan Saga: "The Wrath of The Earthling Saiyan" (21 Chapters)
Book 2: Frieza Saga: "The Retaliation of The Earthling Saiyan" (30 Chapters)
Book 3: Android Saga: "The Forgotten Past of The Earthling Saiyan" (in progress)
This takes place during the third book. As of now, this was before the three years time change when the androids arrive… Goku at this point had joined his brother Raditz, and they returned to Earth… the earthlings are trying to stay alive.
If you read the books, good! You'll understand completely!
If not, it's alright! You can read this and then check out the first book.
Oh, the first book was made in 2015, the first 13 chapters are enjoyable… though Chapter 1 had the newer readers confused. If you read on… after 13 (ignore the crazy 13) it's when they say it gets really good.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DB, DBZ, DBGT, DBZKAI, OR DBS!
Key:
"Talking"
'Thoughts''
- Halloween Special 1: The Earthlings strike back with phobias? -
The war is close. It's all that they know.
For the warrior race, it's just another show. For the defending earthlings… it's a nightmare.
However, Human beings are known to adjust to situations and strike back through strategy. Though the warriors are a huge threat and are far from their league, the Saiyans are not prepared to the strategy the earthlings have in store.
It all started with a simple conversation between a young prince and a young low-class soldier…
…
"You want to know something?" Tarble asks. He goes on without the answer. "Saiyans are indeed a warrior race, but during one point of their time when they experience near death in a traumatizing way, it affects them for life. Almost every Saiyan has some sort of simple phobia. Let's just say when they run into what they are afraid of, PTSD strikes?"
"PTSD?" Kakarot tilts his head at the new term.
"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. If you encounter something that reminds you of a horrifying event, you panic or who knows?" Tarble explains. "Saiyans are always strong and never will they expose their weaknesses, but at one point, they feel fear."
Kakarot blinks.
"Your fear of needles… there must be a reason for it."
Kakarot rubs his head. "I know there is, but it must had happened when I was a baby before the head incident. I can't recall what it is."
Tarble chuckles. "You have trypanophobia… which is the fear of needles. Your brother Raditz has Arachnophobia…"
"The fear of spiders." Kakarot nods.
"We just discovered Turles'. Entomophobia the fear of insects. Vegeta… well… he has scoleciphobia, the fear of worms."
"Every word ends with "phobia"... Funny." Kakarot says.
"It means "fear", so it makes sense." Tarble explains. "As big as Nappa is, you won't believe what he is afraid of."
"Well… what is his?"
"Cynophobia."
Kakarot tilts his head. "What's that?"
"He's afraid of dogs."
"Oh." Kakarot doesn't even know what to say to that. "Well… what about you?"
Tarble smiles nervously. "I'm claustrophobic. I'm fine with the ship… but see… I had incidents when I nearly died in tight spots. I guess you could say I would panic whenever I end up in a closed space that's so small."
Kakarot scratches his head. "Strange. Every one of us has a fear for some reason. It's funny. You would think one of us is not afraid of anything. That's not good."
"Just as we are scarred on the outside, we can be mentally." Tarble admits. "It's part of being a warrior. You understand."
"I do."
A click causes Tarble to look at the arm. He smiles. "Great! It's all done and tested! I think we can actually try this now! All we need now is for him to show up!"
"I brought him."
Kakarot and Tarble turns to the medical room exit. Standing there is Raditz who has Turles' arm in his grasp. "You say that you are done?"
"Right. It's perfectly safe!" Tarble nods once. He points at the table. "Now, Turles, this will be over sooner than you think. Sit over here and I can attach this to your shoulder."
"Yeah, yeah. Just make this quick." Turles slips off the duster coat and pulls the top portion of his tunic off his chest. It rolls to his waistline, and he sits on the table. "It's no good for me to be with one arm anyway… but to resort to this… damn."
Tarble becomes very concerned at how confident he actually is. "I need you to understand. In order for his arm to work, your nerves will have to work with it. The whole attaching process might hurt you all together. Your entire body might spaz."
"Just get on with it!"
The young prince would warn him about his rude behavior, but he decides to teach him another way. "Alright. Since you're acting all high and mighty… Kakarot… Raditz… restrain him."
"What?!" Kakarot didn't expect that kind of order.
"Do as I say!"
Raditz and Kakarot quickly grabs his shoulders firmly.
"Wha?"
Tarble narrows his eyes as he lines the arm towards the shoulder. "I was going to numb your shoulder… but since you didn't listen, this is the price. Keep your tongue in your mouth. It'll hurt if you bite it."
Turles growls. "Now, what makes you think-"
Tarble shoves the arm against the shoulder.
Almost immediately, Turles screams out in pure agony.
Vegeta - who is with Nappa and Karot in the training room - turns to the medical room, and Nappa sidesteps to avoid a punch from Karot. He looks at the same direction. "What was that?"
Karot, the son of Kakarot who is more commonly known as "Gohan", seems a bit uneasy. "It sounded like Uncle Turles."
"Turles? Sounds like Tarble managed to attach the arm. Sounds painful." Nappa mutters. "I wonder if it works."
Hidden outside in the thick of vegetation are a pair of binoculars and a radar to listen in. A soldier smiles as a huge idea crosses his mind. If it was possible, a lightbulb would had popped over his head. "This is great. General Chille!" The black-haired soldier turns to the spiky hair general. "I think I know how we can finally defeat those freaks!"
"Even the goofy one?" Chille chuckles. "That Goku knows this planet more than any of his comrades. He'll know how to handle us. He was raised as a Human after all. Ever since his brother Raditz arrived, things took a dive into hell."
"He's still pissed off that you ripped out his tail, sir." The soldier frowns.
"At least it was him and not the others. Besides… I know what to do to make sure they all stay helpless."
"Sir?"
"Alright! That is it! Let's go for the second best plan!" Chille growls. "If there is one thing that can best those Saiyans, it is what they fear most! Panic clouds their judgement. It's time for the last-resort plan!"
"Last resort plan?"
"Let's drag them out by midnight."
-0000-
Day turns into night, and the stars fill the black sky. A moon is still lacking since it had been destroyed during the purging session of the Human-Saiyan war two years back. If the moon was out, a wolf would be howling.
Inside the ship were the warriors gather, clacking of wood can be heard with the occasional sliding. In the distance, Karot lunges at Nappa in attempt to land some punches which often miss. Inside the control room is where the clacking is centered.
Another clack.
"Checkmate." Tarble throws his hands behind his head as he watches his older brother study the board with a shocked look.
Vegeta's shocked expression turns into a scowl. "Damn it. It's by a damn knight this time?! I don't get it! Stupid games!"
"You're the one who wants to beat me here so much. I may not be able to beat you physically, but with thinking, it's child's play."
"What did you say?!"
Tarble laughs as Vegeta appears to he ready to flip the table.
A small chirp ends the small tension immediately.
The two royal brothers look over the table. Standing on the ground is a furry black tarantula with a pair of antennas and tails. The alien spider chirps again.
"Oh. That must be Raditz's pet. How ironic it is that the fool is familiar with this spider when he becomes a baby at the sight of them?" Vegeta huffs and turns away, not interested a bit. "What does that pest want? I have no peaches to give."
"I don't think he wants a peach." Tarble stands from his seat and crouches down. "Zhanshitao. What is it that you want?"
The tarantula points outside.
"You want to go out?"
The creature shakes his head.
"He's probably trying to warn you about something."
Heads turn to the kitchen area where Raditz walks out. His tail sways with every step. It's slightly surprising to see since the Saiyan almost never exposes his tail. Kakarot, on the other hand, never tucks it around the waist. (really, it's seldom.) It's pointed out that reason is why Kakarot had it pulled out recently.
"How would you know?"
"That thing has followed me around since I was a kid. I know when it wants to give a warning." Raditz crosses his arms and frowns at the creature. "Alright, you pest. You got my attention. What do you want?"
Zhanshitao growls.
"Get on with it. I don't like your attitude. Don't allow my the little patience I have run out."
The creature quickly points outside and hops around. It begins to march back and forth which is pretty well done for someone who had to move four legs at a time in unison.
"Soldiers have arrived you say?" Raditz scratches his head. "They just don't get it. Do they already have enough? Kakarot has enough of them ever since that one earthling put that stupid golden crown on his head! He's practically useless as soon as someone says the right numbers."
The spider sighs.
"What do you expect? As soon as they count, Kakarot is on his knees! Now they are out there again? Do they wish to die?"
"Is there a reason why you're conversing with a spider?" Turles walks inside the room while rubbing the metal arm. "All the time, you could had took care of the issue."
"Who are you to command me?" Raditz frowns. "You have no reason."
"The 3 year difference means nothing. Besides, those earthlings are Kakarot's issue. He failed to complete his mission and had to be reminded of where he stands to start it. That head accident made his judgement insane."
"Stupid is the better term." Raditz chuckles. He turns to the medical room. "Kakarot! Get over here! We have an issue involving earthlings that needs to be addressed!"
"Earthlings?!" In a heartbeat, Kakarot peaks from the doorway and rushes to his oldest brother. "Does that mean I get to blow stuff up?!"
Raditz rolls his eyes. "Yes. If they have tanks, you can blow them up."
"Awesome!" Kakarot clenches his hands and throws them in the air. "I need to do something. To just train for those Androids can get a little boring. So do we head out?"
"It's not like we have any other option." Vegeta sighs. "Let's go."
The door opens, and everyone steps outside.
The cool breeze of midnight flows through their hair and fills their nostrils. The life of Mount Pazou seems endless
A lone shadow lurks in the bushes. They wave their hand, and another shadow tosses something across the field.
Something strikes the grass.
Kakarot stops walking, and he looks down. Lying in front of his feet is…
… a needle.
"AAAH!" Kakarot leaps back in panic. Where did that come from?!
Raditz sighs. "Oh, get over it!"
"But it came out of nowhere!" Kakarot protests. "What do you expect me to do?! If it were a spider, you would be screaming right now!"
"I would not!" Raditz snaps immediately.
Another hand waves.
The ground begins to shake.
"Huh?" Karot looks around him, and walls burst from the ground and begin to surround them. "Hey!"
"Do they honestly think they can defeat us with a low-life trick like that?" Vegeta chuckles. "They are like armatures."
"Armatures, you say?!" A voice shouts from an intercom. "Your overconfidence is your weakness, monkeys!"
Smoke suddenly begins to pour inside, and the warriors look left and right.
"Is that the best they can do?" Kakarot grins as he reaches for his back. "I can just blow away whatever this stuff is. Easy." He draws out a red staff and his fingers lock around it.
"Ah-ah. I wouldn't try that if I were you, Goku." The voice teases. "I know very well about the headband you have on your head… well… it's rather a crown. You don't want me to activate it, do you?"
Kakarot pauses, and he growls. He recognizes the voice now. "Damn it all. It's him."
"So, here's the next step! Mere tricks you say?"
The ground splits between the warriors, and a new set of walls begins to rise. Smoke fills the room, and they begin to cough. Raditz quickly unleashes his energy to blow it away, but all it does is spread it further. "Oh, hell!"
The walls rise faster now.
"Wh-what?!" Raditz pounds on the rising wall. "What the hell?!"
"Raditz!" Kakarot slams his hands on the wall, and it is sealed to the top. They can still see each other since the walls are see-through. However, for them to be unable to break it is too strange. "What the hell is going on?!"
"That is what I am trying to figure out!" Raditz punches the wall, but he steps back with a shout as his hands are electrocuted. "What the-?! Why can't I break the stupid thing?!"
Vegeta kicks the wall, and Nappa punches it, but they can't do it too long due to the electricity. Vegeta is truly aggravated by the situation. "What the hell is this?!"
Tarble, on the other hand, is looking around frequently. "Ooh, no…" He places his hands in his head and slowly lowers down until he sits. "No, no… no…"
"Tarble?" Kakarot rushes to one side of his wall where Tarble is at the opposite side of. He recalls what the prince told him recently. "Take deep breathes, Tarble! There is a way out of here!"
Vegeta hears this and looks at his wall where his brother is. "Don't even think about it…!"
Tarble shakes his head. "It's too hard. I can't…"
Kakarot frowns and glares at the ceiling. "Alright! You got us for now! What is this?!"
"Welcome, Saiyan warriors!" The voice of Chille echoes in the rooms. "Welcome to your biggest enemy! As strong as you all are, there's no denying you have a big secret that will bring you down. Make a wild guess on why you can't escape! Nevermind, I'll answer for you! This very room unleashes waves that pretty much makes your energy unstable. The smoke makes it hard to function! You only have the power to total a car!"
"I had done that long ago! I was just a kid you know!" Kakarot frowns. "You're bluffing!" He steps back and clenches a fist. "Just watch!"
Raditz slams his hand on the wall. "Wait, you moron! Didn't you forget that if anything strikes your crown hard enough, it will-"
Kakarot throws a punch against the wall, and he jumps back as electricity engulfs his hand. "Ow! That stings!"
The static zaps heavily on the rhombus of the crown.
It glows and begins to him as electricity engulfs the accessory. Immediately, Kakarot screams and grabs the crown. "NOT AGAIN! THIS HURTS LIKE HELL!"
"Wanna play a little game?" Chille's voice speaks from the intercom as the warrior rolls around the floor while gripping on the crown that he can't take off. "You Saiyans love to play games with your enemies… well I say… it's our turn!"
Suddenly, a door from the ceiling of each room slides open.
"There is your gateway perhaps… but how will you escape when your judgement is clouded with fear?!"
Kakarot groans as the pain finally stops. He stands as static runs through his clothes. "Ow… I really hate that guy. He tricked me into hurting myself." Kakarot shouts at the ceiling. "What makes you think you can beat us?!"
"You yourself know. We Humans strategize towards stronger enemies such as you!" Chille's voice sounds almost insane now. "Enjoy, monkeys! Will you fools retreat to the tree top and holler like the apes you are?!"
Suddenly, they hear a thud, and the aggressive barking of a dog.
"A dog?" Raditz scratches his head.
Vegeta's eyes widen. "Sounds like it's coming from… where Nappa is sealed! Damn it! How did they know?!"
They can see it. A huge intimidating canine snarling and barking as it approaches the general. They would expect him to fight back, but Kakarot recalls what Tarble told him. Just as he said, the sight of a dog turns the general into a complete coward… and Vegeta knows this. The general steps back as the dog comes closer.
Another clank, and Raditz looks up. From the door of the ceiling, an army of spiders swarm from the hole. His face turns pale at an instant. "Sh-shit! You've gotta be kidding me…!" The numbers are countless. They might just fill the entire room. "Aaah…!"
"He's targeting us like this?!" Kakarot growls. He pauses as he hears a thud. He turns around quickly and on the ground is a tiny tank with a gun filled with needles. In fact, several more of the mini tanks fall in. "N-needles guns?! I… I don't want a shot! Anything but a shot!"
Turles' eyes widen as a swarm of bugs fall in the room. He steps back as they fall near his feet.
"Don't tell me they…!" Vegeta pauses as he feels something land on his head. Looking between his nose, he sees a worm. With a panicked shout, he flicks the worm away and steps on something slick. He looks at his feet, and his face turns blue at the sight of worms filling the room. "I feel like I'm about to throw up…!"
"He's targeting us by our fears!" Tarble screams out. "Don't let those fears get to your heads!" He is unable to continue as the walls begin to darken. "Huh?! Hey! What is going on?!" He pounds on the walks madly. "Hey!"
Kakarot notices this as well. "Raditz?! Turles?!"
"Damn it! I can't see you!" Raditz responds.
The walls are a solid black. The only light that fills the rooms is a red light. Tarble pounds on the walks until the electrical shock make him step back. He can't see a way out, and the room feels like it is closing in on him. "D-DAMN IIIIIIIT!" He recklessly punches the walls again. "GET ME OUT OF HERE!" His voice is filled with panic and fear as he screams.
"The key to your escape is simple. If you have the reason to hear me out…" Chille begins to explain. "Think of not a way to tame your fear. Search for the one who doesn't know the mental scars as you do."
Kakarot steps back and glances at the ceiling.
"If you can figure that out, then you are really something. Too bad you'll be too scared to think properly!" His laughter ends as the communications are cut off.
The screams of the Saiyans can be heard from the speakers.
Chille is laughing and fighting to breathe. Each screen in front of him shows a horrified Saiyan with no way to escape. "This is hilarious! These freaks can't function as long as their phobias got the best of them!"
Kakarot is literally gripping on a pole supporting the ceiling as tight as he can as the needles fly around the room. He looks like a child who had seen a ghost. "Please… I don't want a shot…"
Meanwhile, Karot slams his hands against the wall, calling out for his father, uncles, and comrades. Despite being 6 years old, he is the only one without a fear. He is apparently the key to their escape… but...
Unfortunately… they are too wound up in fear to hear.
A/N: Finally finished!
Yeah. This is super short. As I said before, not much effort will be put into these. These are done in one day. My chapters are done in a week. They have more things into it.
This clearly isn't the best. This was not easy to write. :P
I was bored.
Possible Questions:
PQ1: Is "Of The Earthling Saiyan" worth reading?
A: I am not going to push anyone to read it. I begun working on it when I was 15. I'll be 18 in December. As I said before, the first 13 chapters of the first book are short and sorta off in some places. Each book is better than the last. "The Forgotten Past of The Earthling Saiyan" (book 3) is better than the previous two in my opinion.
It's basically a fanfic "If Goku joined Raditz". It's rather close to canon until the Frieza battle. After that, the fic takes it's own path. Still, many find it interesting to read.
PQ2: Why end it with them in fear?
A: Because it's Halloween.
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If this interests you at least a bit, check out "The Wrath of The Earthling Saiyan"!
