Vegeta sat in the middle of the four craters. Nappa leaned up against his own pod and Raditz was lying on the ground looking at the sky a few feet from his pod. "Well, this stinks. We have to compete with a god to get the Master Emerald. How are we ever going to beat that guy?" Nappa complained. "We won't. We'll just have to go with Plan B. It may be tedious, but it'll get results," Vegeta replied. "What you mean the seven Chaos Emeralds? We don't even know where they are," Nappa snapped. "Hold that thought guys, someone is coming!" Raditz exclaimed jumping up. Nappa activated his scouter. "Pah. The power level reads 1500. It's probably that hedgehog again," Nappa chuckled. "No, I don't think so," Vegeta growled. "He has the same amount of speed as the hedgehog at least," Raditz added in. A black hedgehog with red stripes came to them. "Ah, here we are. It is a hedgehog, I just don't think it's as strong as the previous," Vegeta snickered. "I am Shadow, the Ultimate Life Form! I am here to stop you from destroying this world!" Shadow exclaimed. "Hah! I doubt you're a fourth as ultimate as you say. You don't stand a chance against us!" Raditz exclaimed, jumping toward Shadow. The black hedgehog jumped over him and spun around, throwing a spear shaped energy at him. Raditz caught it in midair. "Heh heh! These amateur attacks are worthless against me!" Raditz laughed. Shadow grimaced. "I can see why G.U.N. put you on high threat. No one I know can stop my Chaos Spear," Shadow complimented. "Why thank you. I'm touched. Prepare to die!" Raditz declared, throwing to energy balls at him. Shadow ran around the blasts and threw a punch at the Saiyan. He was smacked away by Raditz's tail. Shadow landed on his feet. He stood up straight and threw off two rings that were on his hands. "Hmph. You throw away garments as if they are weighted training clothes. My brother wore those. Heh, too bad he had to die," Raditz snickered. "Watch out, Raditz!" Nappa called. Shadow threw a punch to Raditz's gut and an elbow to his face. Raditz was sent flying through the air. He land with a thud. Raditz struggled to his feet. "I'm going to kill you…" Raditz spoke through clenched teeth. Shadow sped forward and threw a series of punches. All blocked by Raditz. Raditz tripped the hedgehog and grabbed his leg. He spun around three times before throwing him into the air. He threw an energy ball straight at him. Shadow held out his hands. The ball was deflected toward Vegeta. Vegeta caught the ball of energy and threw it behind him. Shadow threw a kick that smacked into Raditz's jaw. Raditz lannded on his hands and jumped again, this time landing on his feet. Shadow threw several Chaos Spears. All dodged by Raditz. Raditz jumped forward and unleashed a barrage of kicks. Shadow blocked them all. He threw a punch. Raditz caught it. He started to crush the hand. Shadow yelped in pain and fell to his knees. Shadow used his other hand to throw a Chaos Spear straight into Raditz's chest. The armor broke. Raditz let go of his hand and fell. Shadow, breathing heavily got up. Raditz was out cold, but he was still alive. Shadow charged up a Chaos Spear in his hand. The spear disappeared after Shadow was kicked in the back by Nappa. "Didn't see that coming did you?" Nappa snickered. He tore a small pouch from his tail/belt and pulled out a small green bean from it. He dropped it down Raditz's throat. "Good thing we stole these, huh Vegeta?" Nappa called back to his boss. Shadow struggled to his feet. Raditz opened his eyes. Shadow stepped back in amazement. "Pretty neat, huh?" Nappa called over to Shadow. I only have one shot at this, Shadow thought. "Come on! I'll take you all on at once!" Shadow challenged. "Oh! A real champion, hmm?" Vegeta snickered. "Oh, please. You barely stood up against Raditz. How do you think you can defeat us?" Nappa laughed. Raditz stood up. "How about only two of us fight you? Your pick," Vegeta offered. "You and the bald one," Shadow decided after a moment's hesitation. "Hah! Worst choice you ever could have made," Nappa laughed, launching forward. Vegeta seemed to teleport behind Shadow. "Chaos Blast!" Shadow shouted, an explosion of energy surrounding him. Nappa flew backwards, but Vegeta just stood there, slightly moving back. The explosion stopped. He turned around. "Nice one," Vegeta snickered before punching him in the ace. Shadow fell unconscious. "At least he was able to pull of at least one decent attack," Vegeta smiled. His scouter beeped at him. "What now?" Vegeta wondered aloud, tossing a senzu bean to Nappa and turning around. A strange alien landed before him. The alien had completely black skin. He was quite muscular, and had white gi on with no shoes or boots and a purple cloth belt wrapped around his waist. But the strangest thing about him was his face. Or lack thereof. He had no facial features, hair or ears. "My name is Yami. You will cease your destructive force immediately," he spoke. "And why should I?" Vegeta challenged. "Because if you do not, I will be forced to make you suffer," Yami replied. "Try me," Vegeta snickered. Yami mumbled something under his breath. A moment later, his body busted into flames. "What the hell?" Vegeta bewildered. Yami flew forward and punched him in his jaw. Vegeta flew back and landed on his toes. He shot a purple beam of energy at him. Yami caught the beam and threw it upwards. He jumped forward and kicked Vegeta in the stomach. He used a roundhouse kick and an unpleasant cracking sound occurred. Vegeta fell. Yami breathed out and the fires ceased. He walked over to Shadow and picked him up. He turned toward Nappa and Raditz. "If you were wise, you would leave," Yami suggested, flying off into the distance. Nappa and Raditz were speechless.
"So, let me get this straight, my ship is now in ruins because an echidna used the power of the Master Emerald to throw it off the side of the island," Frieza confirmed. "Th-that is correct, sir," Zarbon quivered. "So, why didn't you use the power of the master emerald to kill him?" Frieza gritted. "I… I don't know. It never crossed my mind seeing as you said that we should never use the Master Emerald unless you deem it worthy," Zarbon replied. Frieza turned around with a snarl on his face. "You idiot! It would have been obvious why you used the Master Emerald! You didn't have to get permission from me, you blithering monkey!" Frieza shouted. Zarbon shrank back. "Please, Lord, I simply meant not to insult you! I thought that you would be angry if I-" Zarbon blubbered. "Shut up! You don't even deserve to be my first lieutenant! You are officially demoted!" Frieza shouted, throwing an energy bomb straight at him. An explosion followed. "Man, that's harsh," Recoome said from a few feet away. Frieza turned toward him. "It seems I'll be needing the Ginyu Force after all. Send word to Captain Ginyu to come here immediately," Frieza said, pinching the bridge of his nose and shaking his head. "Alright, I'll tell him right now," Recoome saluted and walked back into the now ruined ship. "You!" Frieza bellowed, pointing at the highest power level in the area that was under his control besides Recoome. "Yes, sir?" the commander asked. "You're my new first lieutenant. What's your name?" Frieza asked. "Murphy," he replied. "Alright, your new name is Rizo," Frieza declared. "Um, alright," Rizo rplied.
Tails arm changed into a cannon as he fired several shots. Nail didn't move as they all hit him and did no damage. "Your attacks still aren't powerful enough," Nail grumbled. "Well, you're the best Namekian warrior on your planet, I'm a scientist!" Tails whined. Nail looked over to his left. Tails followed his gaze to see a alien flying towards them. In his right arm was the unconscious body of a hedgehog. "Shadow!" Tails exclaimed. The alien landed. The alien had completely black skin. He was quite muscular, and had white gi on with no shoes or boots and a purple cloth belt wrapped around his waist. But the strangest thing about him was his face. He had no facial features, hair or ears. "Returned from you mission, Yami? And you brought another warrior?" Nail asked. "An almost dead warrior. I found him battling the Saiyans. They got their hands on a pack of senzu beans!" Yami exclaimed. "Senzu beans?" Tails asked. "Beans with amazing healing capability," Nail explained briefly. "And how is your student coming along?" Yami questioned looking at Tails. "He's progressed amazingly. If I were to put him on the charts, I'd say he's about 7-8000," Nail grinned proudly. Yami walked past them. "You don't mind if I borrow your healer and Elder do you?" Yami joked as he walked into the cave. "Tails, it's time I taught you how to sense energy. It will help you defeat many foes. As well as keep an eye on your surroundings," Nail explained. "Alright. How?" Tails asked eagerly.
WHO IS THIS STRANGE WARRIOR THAT GOES BY THE NAME OF YAMI?
HOW DOES HE RELATE TO NAIL?
AND WHO OR WHAT IS THE GINYU FORCE?
FIND OUT, IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF CHAOS EMERALD Z!
