VOLUME 7 - SAIYAN INVASION!

Goshin and Panti ran threw the grassy field they had arrived in, in the direction of the three large battle powers. "How far away are they?" Goshin panted.

"About 1 hour." She replied.

"An hour? Isn't there a faster way to get there...?" He whined.

Before he got a response, he turned his head to see the man from before, Letts, flying towards them. "Hey, how come you can fly?!" Goshin pointed at him.

"Shut up and grab my arm." Letts growled as he held his arms out, then the two grabbed onto one arm respectively. He then flew up into the air, zooming over to the source of the powers. Letts dropped them behind a bush, turning around to fly away. "I gotta go, sorry."

"Eh?! Hey! Wait up!" Goshin called, but he had already disappeared. Goshin sighed and turned towards the bush. "Look! Son Goku and Piccolo!" Panti whispered, pointing towards where the two stood. They were facing a tall, strange man with brown and white armor and a long, brown tail that swished around. He had long, black, spiky hair that almost reached down to the ground. He stood with his arms crossed, frowning with an angry expression. "Kakarrot! How dare you try and defy your older brother?!"

Goshin's eyes shot open. Was this man really related to Goku? Gramps Goku's Elder Brother..?

"My name is Son Goku! I'm an earthling! I'm not a Saiyan, or whatever you said we are, nor are you my brother! I would never be related to such a bad guy!" Goku shouted back, clenching his fists in front of his face. "Calm down, Goku. Whoever this Raditz guy is, he must be stopped."

"Grr..." Goku gritted his teeth, but let his fists relax at his side. "Give me back my son!" Raditz snorted and turned to a small spherical spaceship that lied in a giant crater behind him. "You mean that brat? What was his name...? Son Gohan?" His attempts to anger Goku worked, as he was nor grinding his teeth in anger. Raditz continued, "You can have my nephew back if you can defeat me, although that is impossible! Both of your powers combined are nowhere near my strength! Bwahaha!" That reminded him to ask Panti something. "Hey," He turned his head back to Panti. "Who's who, anyway? As far as the battle powers you picked up?"

Panti turned her attention to the scouter, tapping the button. "Goku is 416, Piccolo is 408, and that Raditz guy is 1200."

"Woah, no kidding!" Goshin's jaw gaped open. "Yeah, but with our battle powers combined with theirs..." She paused for a bit to count her fingers. "We should be stronger than him!"

"Wow, really?!" Goshin almost jumped up. "Let's go help!"

"Hold it, dingus!" She pulled him back down by his shirt. "We can't just waltz in there! Wait and watch!"

Goshin sighed, resting his head on his arms as he watch them carefully. Without warning, Goku and Piccolo both launched off the ground, flying straight for Raditz. They landed right in front of him, then instantly began swinging their fists and feet at him in a barrage of punches and kicks. Raditz moved his arm rapidly to block all of the hits with ease, walking backwards slightly to try and keep them at bay, but the two warriors charged forward with him, continuing the attacks. They then threw themselves backwards, allowing Raditz to back up and regain his posture. "Do you two even know what you're doing?" He spoke in his calm, yet deep, raspy voice. "I am still ten times stronger than you, yet you still plan on defeating me?" Goku grinned a cocky grin, tightening the grip on his blue cloth belt. "Strength means nothing, as long as you can outsmart your opponent. Besides," He added a smirk to Piccolo. "We've got strength in numbers."

"Hm! You fool! You know, I've changed my mind... I don't even want you to join my army." The wind suddenly picked up behind him in a ferocious storm, sending his hair flowing forward. His visage changed to a more vicious, teethy frown. "Kakarrot!" His eyes widened in fury. "You are a disgrace to the Saiyan race! Prepare to die!" Goshin turned his head to Panti. "Saiyans..? Wasn't Letts a Saiyan, or so he said?" She nodded at him. "Yeah, I remember." When he turned his head back to the action, he saw that Raditz had appeared behind the duo so quickly that he didn't even see the movement. Swinging his elbows down onto the two's backs, Raditz knocked them down, but the quickly hopped away to avoid any further attacks. They stared at him, now realizing the difference in power. Even Goshin was starting to have doubts. Even if they joined in, could they beat a guy like this? A low chuckle began to break from Raditz' lips, seemingly covering the area with the ice cold menace of his voice. "I'll give you one thing, you two know how to take a punch. Good, that will make it all the more enjoyable on my part." Goku and Piccolo were still in shock, as if they were just as surprised as Goshin was at his tremendous speed and power. The Saiyan brute continued, "Oh, yes. This will be good. Let's see how much pain you can really take!" He then began to run forward, a lot slower than he had before, but it seemed as if he were putting them in a false sense of security, as he quickly vanished and then reappeared in front of Goku, swinging a knee up into his gut, which sent him barreling onto his side, gasping for air. Piccolo stared in astonishment, but before he could move, Raditz was behind him as well, chopping his hand down over the green man's neck. He stood there, dazed for a while, before falling over, face in the dirt. Raditz stood up straight again, smirking darkly. Goku and Piccolo wearily stood up, coughing and hacking. They leaped backwards, regaining distance, but they both seemed horribly injured. After only two blows?! Goshin thought. "This is bad." He turned to Panti. "Shouldn't we help?"

Panti stared at him with shocked eyes. "Are you out of your mind?! Have you not seen what he could do?!" Goshin hated to admit it, but he was right. This foe was too powerful. Raditz began to chuckle once again, crossing his arms over his chest. "Well, let me give you something to think about. If you think I'm strong now, wait until I catch my stride. Truth is, I'm not even trying. This is barely a warm-up." At his words, Goku and Piccolo's faces lit up in horror. Goshin's must have as well, because Panti stared at him with wide eyes. "W-What?! Oh no!" Goshin gritted his teeth at the invader. "H-He's gonna kill Gramps Goku! We gotta help!" Panti grabbed him again by the arm. "No way! You're not dying on my watch!" Suddenly, Goku and Piccolo shouted a mighty war cry as they began charging forward, towards Raditz. When they were close enough, they swung another barage of kicks towards him, but Raditz, once again, blocked all of them with his arms. Some of the punches and kicks would get threw, but then he would simply tilt his head or shift to one side in order to dodge. Then, Goku and Piccolo both launched into the air, then came down on him with blazing kicks, which Raditz then vanished, seemingly into thin air, but Goku and Piccolo did the same. The only thing telling Goshin that they still existed was the grass blowing rapidly and the wind stirring angrily. Occasionally, the three would flash into sight, but only for an instant. They then reappeared, and Goku and Piccolo both charged for a surprise attack on his backside, but Raditz kicked himself up a few feet off the ground, swinging both of his legs back to smack the duo in the jaw. They were knocked back, but immediately jumped for Raditz, who was now levitating over the ground. They reached out to grab him, but he fired himself up into the air. Goku and Piccolo charged up after him, but Raditz seemed to smirk, as if he had lured them into a trap. He raised both hands up, curling his fingers a bit, then releasing them as a purple, electric aura surrounded his hands. Once Goku and Piccolo were just about to reach him, he swung his arms straight down, firing two large, purple beams down in their direction. Goku dodged it barely, some of his clothing being scorched, but Piccolo seemed to have been hit by it, although the light was too blinding for Goshin to see exactly where he was shot. The two blasts then continued to fire off until they both exploded, miles away, causing a blinding light to emit from both directions of the explosions.

Goku landed on the ground, coughing a bit. "W-Where'd he go?!" He looked into the sky, but Raditz had vanished. Then, the Saiyan reappeared behind Goku. "Here." He smirked as he rammed a knee forward to knock Goku forward onto his stomach. As the dust around him cleared, he turned his head towards Piccolo, who was standing up now. Goku gasped as he saw purple blood dripping down from where Piccolo's left arm used to be. "Wah! Piccolo!" Goku exclaimed, but Piccolo simply grinned. "Don't worry, it's not as bad as it seems." At that, Raditz began laughing loudly. "Ahahahaha! Who are you kidding? You're half dead already! Bahahaha! Oh, excuse me, has anyone seen my arm? You can't miss it, it's green! Ahahahahah!" Piccolo simply grunted, then turned to Goku. "Hey, Son Goku, don't suppose you have any hidden skills you've been holding back till now?" Goku returned with a small giggle. "Hehe, I wish, but no, sorry." Piccolo grunted. "You're getting lazy, you know. While you were sitting on your ass for the past year, I've been honing and perfecting a new technique." Raditz suddenly cut into the conversation before Goku could respond. "Hey, now, what are you two whispering about over there? A strategy, perhaps! Hah! Don't make me laugh more than you already have! Please, why don't you just die already and quit wasting my time. I've got places to be, you know." Goku ignored the Saiyan brute, but he spoke quieter this time. "You can use this new attack with only one arm?"

"Yeah, that's not a problem. I will, however, need some time to charge. A few minutes will do." He paused, glaring over at Raditz. "You'll have to keep him occupied for some time while I charge. Think you can do that?" Goku nodded. "You got it." As Raditz began to shift into a battle position, Piccolo glared over at Goku. "Ironically, I've been saving this attack to kill you." Goku grinned at him. "But it seems like you'll end up using it to save me, eh?" A light laugh came from Piccolo's side. "Yeah, and if we do manage to beat this guy, I'm firing this attack at you, next." Goshin gritted his teeth as he slammed his fists against the ground. "Now isn't the time to talk!" After a few seconds, he closed his eyes, then opened them and gave a determined look towards Goku. "Please don't die... Gramps Goku..."

"Yeah, you got yourself a deal. After we win, I'll let you take your best shot!" Goku turned his attention back to Raditz, who was now in a fighting stance. Clapping his fist against his palm a few times, Goku shot forward, flying across the ground towards Raditz until his arm collided with the Saiyan's. The two brothers quickly began exchanging fists. It was clear that Raditz was coming out dominant, but Goku was still managing to block some attacks while dealing some of his own. Meanwhile, Piccolo raised up his one hand to his forehead, clenching his fingers except for the index and middle finger. The veins in his head and arm began to bulge out, his teeth gritting as his fingers began to gather a yellow electric aura around the tips. On Goku's side of the fight, He swung a fist straight at Raditz' head, but he dodged and rammed a foot into Goku's stomach, which sent him flying back, but as soon as he touched the ground, he kicked himself up into the air. "My, my, aren't you a persistent little bugger?" Raditz smirked up at him. As Goku launched himself up, he cupped his hands over one another on his side. He began to shout the words, "KA... ME..." Raditz' scouter suddenly started blazing in numbers and beeps. "Huh? His... Battle power is increasing...? How?" A small blue ball of light appeared in his cupped hands, expanding by the second. "HA... MEE..." He began, the light blinding the area. Raditz then turned his attention to Piccolo, who was now glowing a mysterious purple smoke. "What?! And the green one, his battle power shot up to one thousand twenty... and it's still climbing!" As soon as he finished, Goku swung his hands forward with a mighty roar. "HAA!" He shouted as a gigantic blue beam shot from Goku's palms, piercing the heavens as it roared towards the Saiyan invader. Goshin's face lit up. "Wow! That's the Kame-Hame-Ha Wave! Just like the one Dad uses!" Raditz leaped out of the beams way, but Goku shifting his arms upward, causing the beam to follow after Raditz. He began to run away from the wave, but eventually turned around, hands out in front of him to catch the beam. "Oh, fine then! Let's have it!" The beam collided with his open palms. Raditz pushed his arms forward, shouting loudly as the ground began to shake and rocks shot up from the earth. The blast then exploded into a huge cloud of dust and light. When it cleared, Raditz stood, smoke erupting from his hands, the rest of his body scorched lightly in a few places. Goku's eyes shot open. "G-Gah! He deflected it!" Raditz grinned, letting his arms fall to his side. "Neat, huh? Now that you've had a demonstration, let's see you do the same!" At that, Raditz swung his arm upward, a purple beam firing from his palm. Goku could do nothing as the wave hit him straight on, firing him back, then onto the ground. The clothing on his front had been torn severly, his body seemingly gone limp as it flopped onto the ground, onto his back. He grunted a bit as he struggled to move, but Raditz quickly vanished, then reappeared above him. He swooped his hand down and grabbed Goku by his shirt, but he quickly dropped him, turning to face Piccolo, who was now almost exploding with energy. "No way! His battle power just shot up to thirteen thirty! How?! He's focusing all of his energy into his finger tips!" Piccolo gave a devilish smirk as he glared straight at him. "It's your death." Raditz dropped Goku, turning his attention to Piccolo. "T-They can alter their battle power at will!"

"Die, Saiyan! MAKANKOSAPPO!" The green man shouted as he thrust his hand forward, firing a gigantic drill-like beam from his fingertips. Raditz' eyes shot open as the giant beam shot towards a mountain, completely demolishing it. When the smoke cleared, Raditz stood, unharmed except for the padding over his right shoulder being broken off and a red mark on that spot. "H-He dodged it.." Piccolo stared in absolute astonishment. Goshin's mouth gaped open, and so did Panti's. "Now... w-what..? All hope... is gone..." She muttered. Goshin didn't want to admit it, but he felt the same uncertainty that she did. How would they win now? Their only chance of survival had failed them. Goku was lying on the ground, looking pathetic and broken, and Piccolo was missing an arm, looking dumbfound, while Raditz was barely scratched. This can't be happening... Gramps Goku! Do something! Please! Anything! Just... just do something to survive!