Piccolo's Plan and Gohan's Rage

Raditz continues to stare down his opponents, and tells them, "I'll tell you what. Seeing as how your power levels are more or less equal, well, mostly for Kakarot and the green man, why don't we make a game out of this? We'll call it, which of you can last against me the longest. The rules are simple, I give to each of you a great deal of pain until you writhe around in agony. The loser is the first to beg for mercy."

Piccolo responds, "That's it. I don't care how strong he is. I'm not going stand here and listen to this. I would prefer to die!" Raditz laughs at this response. He promises, "Don't you worry about it, Green Man, we'll get to that with each one of you in due time." Goku retorts, "Don't get ahead of yourself." Then Naruto adds, "We just might surprise you. Believe it." Then Kakashi adds, "I've been fighting since I was a child, and I haven't lost a single fight. You haven't even seen anything yet."

Raditz warns, "Trust me, weaklings, I know an easy win when I see one. I'm a Saiyan afterall. It's what I do." Kakashi then thinks, 'I see now. This man only fights those he truly believes are weaker than him. I've never met someone so arrogant or sadistic. I wonder how he will react to something that's stronger than him.' Piccolo ends Kakashi's thoughts by hollering, "Come on, guys. Let's finish this guy! We'll charge him together!"

But Goku said, "Wait, hold on. We need to find out where he put Gohan first. Now where is he? Where have you hidden him?" Raditz answers, "Right, your little son. You think you're going to save him? Look who's getting ahead of himself now!" Goku barks, "This is the last time I'm going to ask! WHERE. IS. MY. SON!?" Raditz responds, "Spare me the fatherly dramatics. You can have a last look at him if you want. He's locked inside my space pod behind you."

Everyone turns behind them and sees the pod, and Goku, Kakashi, and Naruto run to investigate, and can see Gohan crying waterfalls. Naruto turns around, and tells Raditz, "Enough talk. Let's do this!" The four charge at Raditz, and each throw punches at Raditz, who just effortlessly dodges these attacks. Goku and Piccolo are knocked behind him, making Raditz be fought at four different angles, and yet he is still dodging, even landing powerful punches on them.

The fight drags on all the way through the air, which Naruto and Kakashi have trouble catching up on due to them not being able to fly. As Goku and Piccolo charge towards Raditz, he raises his hands up and fires two pink energy blasts. Goku and Piccolo dodge the attacks, but they continue heading towards Kakashi and Naruto. Kakashi moves as fast as he can to move the awestruck Naruto out of the way, but the blast goes right through him.

When Goku lands, he asks, "Where did he go!?" And Raditz appears behind him and answers, "Right here." Then kicks Goku across the field. When Goku gets up, he finds Piccolo lost his left arm to the attack, and Naruto was instantly killed by one of the blasts. He asks, "What's the matter? Have one of you already been killed by that attack?" Kakashi shouts, "SHUT UP! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO HIM!? HE JUST HAD HIS BIRTHDAY!"

Raditz just continues to cackle at how weak they all are. Elsewhere, Roshi, Krillin, Bulma, and Turtle are heading to the battlefield, and Bulma gets off of the phone with Tsunade. She said, "Alright, the ninja village now know what's going on. They're sending everyone there as we speak." Roshi then whispers, "Something's happened. I think someone's already died against that pirate."

Back at the fight, Piccolo states, "Alright guys, if you have any unique techniques to use, now's the time." Kakashi answers, "I have one technique: Chidori, the lightning blade, but that's a precise attack." Goku adds, "Nope, I got nothing." And Piccolo chuckles to Goku's answer, "Heh, you slacker. While you've been taking it easy I've been developing a new attack." Goku then asks, "Do either of you think you're attacks will do some damage?"

Kakashi tells him, "Obviously, but if he can move at the last second fast enough, I could miss entirely. And when I say fast, I mean fast." Piccolo nods in approval. Goku then asks, "Piccolo, can you do it with one arm?" Piccolo answers, "Yeah. That's no problem. The problem is it takes me a while to gather the energy for it. So, you guys will have to last against him alone for five minutes." Kakashi exhales, "Alright then. Let's do this."

Piccolo then tells them, "There's something you should know. The truth is it's untested. I've never tried it against an opponent. I was hoping to save it for a special occasion. It's the attack I'd planned to use to defeat you, Goku." He then smirks, "This will be a good test. And if it works, I'll be using it on you next." Goku and Kakashi charge at Raditz, while Piccolo puts his first two fingers to his forehead.

Kakashi and Goku charge Raditz, and with their barrage of punches, start forcing him back. Then, Raditz starts landing too many hits that he starts beating Goku and Kakashi, even being forced back. Kakashi actually looks much bloodier than Goku does. Kakashi thinks, 'Perfect.' Then he takes out a scroll with a list of kanji on them, then he puts a thin line of his blood onto it, then summons an army of dogs.

If one were to look closely, they are Kakashi's personal dogs, each of various breeds. They charge at Raditz, who is so dumbfounded that they pin him down, and Kakashi prepares the Chidori. He shouts, "LIGHTNING BLADE!" And as the chirping sound is heard, he charges at Raditz. Unfortunately, at the last second, Raditz just flies up and Kakashi crashes into a mound of dirt. Raditz spins himself, forcing the dogs off of him, and then they return to the scroll.

At this, Goku jumps in the air and charges a Kamehameha, while chanting, "KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!" Raditz thinks to himself, 'Unbelievable. These people are capable of channeling their entire power level, and any extra they might have into one spot and fire it? How do they do that?' Raditz catches the fired Kamehameha in his hand, and the blast just fizzes out. Raditz then screams, "Brother! I'll show you how it's done!"

With a flick of his arm, and screaming, "Saturday Crush!" Raditz sends a very powerful blast at Goku. Goku lands on the ground, his clothes in tatters. Raditz charges at Goku to punch him, yet at the last second, flinches at sensing the energy of Piccolo's attack. Raditz just stares in awestruck. Raditz shrieks, "How foolish! I underestimated these guys! He now has a power level of 1,330! I can't beat that!"

Piccolo shouts, "It's all yours! SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" He then fires the golden shot that is followed by several halo like rings wrapping around it, almost like a spiral. There's a bright light, and the three warriors can only hope it hit as they're blinded. When the Z Fighters can see again, out of the smoke is Raditz, with his right shoulder badly burnt, and the jutted out blade of his shoulderpad is now gone. Piccolo whimpers, "He-He dodged it! He's gotta be faster than light!"

Raditz smirks, "My, what an impressive little trick. Look at how easily it pierced my armor. It's lucky for me your aim needs a little work. Now I have a little trick that I want to share with you. I was going to show it to you, do you remember the name?" He then charges up energy in an outreached hand, forming a small sphere, then shouts, "DOUBLE SUNDAY!" As he's about to throw the attack, he suddenly falls to the ground, writhing in pain.

Everyone now sees that Goku has grabbed Raditz's tail. He screams, "Piccolo, Kakashi, prepare your attacks again!" Raditz then whimpers, "Kakarot, please! Tell me you're not going through with this? I'm your brother." Goku tells him, "Brother? Don't be ridiculous. You kidnapped my son, murdered Naruto, and tried to kill me. And, if I remember correctly, you said you were going to exterminate every human being on this planet."

Raditz answers, "I was bluffing. I would've said anything to get you to join us, I swear it." Piccolo screams, "Don't listen to him, Goku! He'll say anything to get loose!" Raditz swears, "I was never going to kill you or the boy. Once I was sure I couldn't persuade you to join us, I was going to leave this planet for good. That's the truth. I could never hurt my own flesh and blood, I swear! I swear it, Kakarot."

Goku then asks, "Do you promise to leave?" Raditz answers, "Yes, of course. I'll tell the others you won't join." Piccolo screams, "NO, GOKU! DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, HE'S TRYING TO TRICK YOU! DON'T LET HIM GO!" Raditz cries, "I'LL NEVER COME BACK TO THIS PLANET AGAIN, I PROMISE!" Kakashi charges at Goku and Raditz as Goku let's go. And as soon as Raditz gets up, he elbows Goku in the face.

As soon as Goku lands on the ground, Raditz starts stepping on Goku's chest, applying more and more weight to it, increasing the pain. Piccolo states, "You've always been too trusting, Goku."

Raditz hollers, "Fool! How could you!? You're a rare breed indeed, my brother! Just a sentimental dope, like mother! You're way too soft to be a Saiyan warrior, just like her! I am a first class warrior, just like father! I won't hesitate to kill, even if it's my own brother if need be! Now say goodbye." And as Raditz is about to kill Goku, his scouter beeps to life. He thinks aloud, "I'm picking up an enormous power level." He starts looking around, till he stares at the crater.

There was an explosion, and Raditz's ship was destroyed, with an incredibly angry Gohan gazing hatefully at Raditz. He lands perfectly fine outside of the crater, continuing to stare daggers at Raditz. Raditz exclaims, "YOU!? I DON'T BELIEVE IT!" Piccolo screams, "Goku, look over at the crater! It's your son!" Raditz states, "It can't be." Goku looks towards Gohan and whimpers, "Gohan...Gohan, run away from here. Run away, Gohan. Run now."

Raditz reads off his scouter, "What!? Power level 1,307...Impossible for a kid! And IT'S STILL GOING UP!" Everyone is shocked to see that Gohan is now glowing red. He then growls, "Leave my daddy...ALONE!" As he screams the last part, it looks like the ground around him is exploding. Nobody saw how Gohan was charging at Raditz, but he was flying towards Raditz like a bullet, surrounded like a golden light.

Gohan headbutts Raditz in the chest, and there are now severe cracks to Raditz's armor, with probably a broken rib or two. For Raditz, the entire world turned red. Gohan collapses to the ground, while Raditz is about to fall, only to spin around and be standing again, asking, "What the!?" He is now gripping his chest, feeling the cracks in his armor. Gohan lands next to his father, and gets back up as if nothing has happened.

Goku thinks aloud, "G-Gohan?" Gohan stands up, right next to his father, and asks, "Daddy?" Goku tells him, "Gohan, go get out of here." Gohan pouts, "But daddy." Raditz limps towards the two, grumbling, "No one's ever done...That...To me." Goku barks, "No! Stay back! Gohan, you have to go!" Raditz scans Gohan's current power level, with Goku continuing to beg Gohan to run. Raditz asks, "What? Hey kid, what happened to all of that power you had!?"

Gohan asks, "What power?" Raditz snorts, "Bah! Play dumb if you want! You'll pay all the same!" Gohan whimpers, "Daddy, help." Goku painfully reaches out to his brother, screaming, "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" But Raditz backhands Gohan unconscious anyway. Kakashi runs to tend to the boy, holding him in his arm, and he can see his eyes are in spiral. Raditz starts limping towards Gohan, Goku begging, "Please, don't hurt him. He's just a boy."

Raditz retorts, "Yes, he's just a boy. That's true, but he's very strong, and he even has a high power level than you, little brother. And if he'd ever learn to control it, it would be bad for us. So you could see, I have no choice. He, must, die, now." Raditz walks straight to Gohan and Kakashi, with Kakashi standing up to protect the boy, who is knocked aside in less than a second.

As Raditz stares at Gohan, he thinks, 'You're the first saiyan to ever damage me like this, my nephew. You are a true warrior worthy of being a Saiyan. And so, I will give to you a death that is worthy of a Saiyan.' Raditz's fists then start expelling purple lightning. Before Raditz can do anything, Goku appears behind him, and locks up his entire body in a full-nelson. Radtiz screams, "You WRETCH! I SHOULD'VE KILLED YOU!"

As Raditz is squirming to get free, Goku yells, "Piccolo, Kakashi, your attacks. LET'S GO!" Piccolo charges up the Special Beam Cannon, while Kakashi jumps away from them with Gohan, and starts charging his chakra. Piccolo is chuckling as his hands sparkle with lightning, while Kakashi is wondering, 'Should I do the attack or not? Damnit, I have to put this man down, but I can't hurt Goku. This is Rin all over again.'

Piccolo hollers, "Goku, sometimes you amaze even me! Now, hold tight! This will take some time! AND DON'T LISTEN TO ANYTHING HE SAYS!" Kakashi adds, "I heard him insult your mother! Called her weak! Backhanded your son! Do you want a man like that live!?" Goku asks Raditz, "See? It never pays to tell a lie, does it?" With Raditz calling out, "You little scoundrel!" After a while, Goku calls out, "Piccolo, Kakashi! Hurry up, I can't hold him like this for much longer!"

As Raditz tries to escape, his chest spasms in pain, thinking to himself, 'How could that runt damage me so much?' Raditz decides to tell Goku, "Kakarot! You're a FOOL! How do you expect to dodge that beam and hold me at the same time!?" Goku chuckles, "Heh, you're right. I can't. We'll both go." Raditz screams, "WHAT!? THAT'S INSANE! YOU'LL BE KILLED! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT!?" So Goku answers, "If it's the only way to beat you."

Piccolo hollers, "Hold on, Goku! It's almost ready!" Piccolo then thinks aloud, with a smile on his face, "So you're going to sacrifice yourself? Goku, how very noble of you. And how convenient for me." Piccolo then starts thinking mentally, 'Then again, even if I do kill him, it's only a matter of time before he and Naruto are wished back by the Dragon Balls. Too bad.' As Raditz continues to struggle, Goku whales, "Piccolo, Kakashi, my ribs are broken. HURRY!"

Piccolo reassures, "I'm almost there, Goku. Hang on." Raditz's scouter scans Piccolo, and he reads aloud, "1,480! NO! IF THAT HIT'S WE'RE FINISHED!" As Piccolo glows, Raditz whines, "Hey, Kakarot, listen. If you don't let go of me now, we'll both die!" Goku asks, "What's wrong? You scared, brother?" Raditz tells him, "You're a saiyan! Don't sacrifice yourself for these Earthlings!"

Goku then said, "It's so nice to see you worry about me." Piccolo then states, "Prepare yourself, Goku! IT'S TIME!" When he screams, "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" The blast goes through Raditz, and Goku. When the blast ends, both fall to the ground, Goku on his back, and Raditz on his front. Kakashi rushes to Goku, and finds that he's smiling. Elsewhere, Raditz whines, "Kakarot! How could he!? It makes no sense. The fool! Now we're both dead."

Piccolo then states, "No. You die alone. You won't even see Naruto. Those two won't be gone for long. Their friends will see them back to life within the week." Raditz asks, "What!? That's impossible! Tell me...How?" Piccolo gloats, "Gladly. On this planet we have something that we call the Dragon Balls. When all seven balls are gathered together, they have the power to grant any wish. That includes bringing the dead back to life. So you see, it's us who will have the last laugh."

Raditz then retorts, "No, I'm afraid you're wrong, green man. This device on my face, it's-it's also a transmitter. My saiyan-comrades heard every single word. The two of them now will come. I know they will!"

Raditz then coughs up blood, but continues, "They will...I know they will. And once they arrive, you'll be powerless to stop them! There's nothing you can do. They'll seek out these Dragon Balls and they'll destroy everything in their path! You, and everything on this planet will be wiped out. They'll destroy you all." Goku then asks, "When will they come? How long will it take them to get here?"

Raditz answers, "One year. The funny thing is…" He then breaks into a maniacal laughter, "They're much stronger than me." Piccolo asks, "Stronger? One year? Oh no." And Kakashi states, "That can't be! You were as strong as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha! And they made a valley when they fought each other."

Raditz states, "These two don't make valleys, they make armageddon. So enjoy this little victory of yours. Because today it-it means nothing! You're as good as dead!" Raditz then states, "I hope I'll be back in time to see it happen" Piccolo is now trembling with rage. Raditz continues, "Don't look so upset. We can't all have the last laugh." As Raditz's laughter continued, Piccolo uses his hand to crush his skull in, killing him instantly.

Piccolo comments, "Thanks for the warning. But we'll deal with your friends like how we dealt with you." Piccolo then walks to Goku and states, "Guys. It's over. He's gone." Then, at that moment, the ninjas and Kame House party guests arrive in planes. Even as Goku and Naruto's friends rush to their side, little could they know that far away, in a distant corner of the galaxy, the events on earth are being followed, with great interest.

On a planet that in space gives a bright green color, with a surface covered with strange trees and plants. But in the distance, smoke billows out of the ruins of civilization. One of the saiyans are here, a towering man laced with muscles, with a bald head and a thin moustache wearing armor similar to Raditz, states, "Raditz stinks."

The other saiyan, a short man with hair that shoots straight up in the air, with a widows peak as prominent as Raditz's, with white shoulder pads laced with the yellow, with a blue under armour that covers his entire arms and legs, who is chewing on the arm of the dead insect like creature they are sitting on, which is surrounded by similar bodies, states, "He's a complete disgrace. How could he let himself be beaten by men with such weak power levels."

The giant guesses, "I don't know. Maybe we should go teach those earthlings a lesson." The smaller man remarks, "A waste of time. Then again, I am...Curious." The giant asks, "Are you thinking about what Raditz said?" The man answers, "Exactly. Those Dragon Balls caught my interest. Just think of the possibilities, Nappa. If we could get our hands on the Dragon Balls, then we can wish for anything we want. Anything at all. Would you say that's worth taking a little trip?"

Nappa answers, "You kiddin? Yeah! Let's go!" Nappa then starts laughing. Back on Earth, everyone is surrounding Goku and Naruto. A girl with dark blue hair, gentle facial features, and white eyes with a hint of lavender is crying the most out of any other ninja over Naruto. She then asks, "No...No! Please don't leave me Naruto! You are the reason why I've been trying to become more confident! You can't! I love you!"

Goku then chuckles, "Hinata...He'll be back. And I'm sure he heard you now. I'll keep an eye on him till we come back." She then shoots up to standing, now having stopped crying, and is now blushing profusely. A woman with untamed black hair with red eyes with a ring inside of her irises puts her hand on Hinata's shoulder, who then hugs the woman and cries into her arms. Goku then finally dies, stating, "I'll see you all soon."

Back with the Saiyans, they are now at their attack balls. The short saiyan plans, "Once we force Kakarot's friends to tell us where to find the Dragon Balls, we'll eliminate them, along with anyone else who stands in our way." Nappa then says, "And then we can wish Raditz back to life."

The small man corrects, "No. That would be a wasted wish. Raditz was a weakling and a fool. Any saiyan who could be defeated so easily doesn't deserve to live. Actually, Nappa, I have something far more grand in mind. Now tell me, how does the idea of eternal life sound to you?" Nappa answers, "What, living forever? That sounds great. Yeah, and if we can't die, that means nobody will be able to defeat us." As he talks, he enters his ship.

He then adds, "So what the heck would we need Raditz for?" The small man adds as well, while entering his ship, "Yes, what for indeed? We'll be the greatest fighters in the universe. And we'll ascend to our rightful place among the saiyan warriors of legend." Nappa then asks, "Do you mean..?" And the man answers, "That's right, Nappa. I mean, we will become Super Saiyans." Nappa then hollers, "Now I definitely like the sound of that!"

Their ships then close the doors and then set off for the Earth. Speaking of the Earth, everyone is mourning Goku and Naruto. Then as they mourn, both dead men suddenly vanish into thin air. Roshi asks, "What the..!? They're disappearing! What in the world!?" Piccolo answers, "I know. It was Kami, the guardian of the earth. I think most of you know him. Yes, this is his work. No doubt Kami has some special purpose in mind for Goku and Naruto."

Power Levels

Raditz-1,200

Goku-416

Piccolo-400

Piccolo (First Special Beam Cannon)-1,330

Piccolo (Second Special Beam Cannon)-1,480

Kakashi-110

Kakashi (Chidori)-1,299

Naruto-25

Gohan-1

Gohan (Crying)-710

Gohan (Enraged)-1,307

Goku, Piccolo, Naruto, and Kakashi-951

Goku, Piccolo, and Kakashi-926

Goku and Kakashi-526