AN: What a battle, eh? If Goku's weaker than Piccolo and Frieza tossed Piccolo aside, what does that mean? It means Goku needs to kick some ass, that's what! On with the show.
Chapter Nine – Fall of a Tyrant
Goku stood calmly before Frieza, sizing his foe up. Frieza had oceans and oceans of more power than the lone Saiyan. But Goku wasn't without hope. He had done a lot of thinking while in that tank for God knew how long. The Kaio-Ken's flaw was so obvious he was astounded by the fact no one saw it earlier. The attack King Kai taught was only a shadow of the real thing.
"So are you supposed to be the knight in shining armor?" Frieza taunted.
"Hardly. But I do intend to kill you though," Goku replied honestly.
"Is that so? A Monkey beating me? I wish you had a scouter so you can see the difference between us. I am likely a hundred times your strength if not much more," Frieza laughed.
"No you're around six or seven times my best tops. If that. I have a way of evening it out," Goku smirked. Frieza frowned in reply and charged forward. A red aura blazed around Goku instantly as the Saiyan blocked the attack. Goku spun into a kick that caught a surprised Frieza hard in the temple, watering the Ician's eyes. Frieza surged backward and landed with a loud thud. He picked himself up and snarled at Goku.
"So you know a technique that can increase your power at will. Not bad. But it won't be enough. I sustain my power forever, you can't. I suppose you're going to go call yourself a Legendary Super Saiyan now?" Frieza laughed.
"I don't know what a Super Saiyan is. Only what Vegeta explained as a legend among our people. I doubt I'm one regardless. But I do know that you pissed me off and you have to pay for your crimes, Frieza," Goku replied. Frieza growled with hatred. He attacked again and Goku's red aura was back. They clashed one on one, rising higher and higher into the Namekian sky. Goku slipped through Frieza's defense first and dropped a bomb of a punch on Frieza's right cheek. The bruise was already forming. Goku spun again and attempted a kick that Frieza blocked. Frieza rammed the Saiyan into the ground before drop kicking him hard in the stomach, or tried to. He passed through an Afterimage and struck nothing but dirt.
"An Afterimage, eh? Pretty complex technique for a Monkey," Frieza spat, looking for Goku. Goku appeared suddenly and struck Frieza hard in the side of his head. Frieza lunged back at the Saiyan who vanished. It was safe to say this was pissing Frieza off.
"How is Kakarot staying ahead of Frieza like that?" Vegeta wondered.
"He's using a different form of the Kaio-Ken," Gohan noticed.
"The true form. I wasn't sure I had gotten it right but by seeing Goku use it, I did. He and I are the only two alive who knows the right way to use the move. I would have used it myself earlier if I had been sure of it at the time," Piccolo explained.
"He's doing a seven times Kaio-Ken isn't he?" Gohan asked.
"He's fluxing between seven and ten according to what he needs. At times he's going as high as twelve," Piccolo told him. Another shockwave sounded as Goku struck dirt. Frieza hit him this time and it had to hurt. Goku scraped himself off the ground and dusted himself off. Frieza landed before him with a toying smirk in his face.
"Having fun, Monkey?" Frieza laughed.
"Having the time of my life!" Goku replied with a grin of his own, telling the complete truth. It was not the reaction Frieza wanted to see.
"Typical Saiyan. I just realized how familiar you look. I never forget a face," Frieza frowned. "You're Bardock's son aren't you?!"
"Don't know. It seems Saiyans sent most of their children off at infancy by your command. How would I know who my father is?" Goku replied.
"Not one of my better commands. Who knows how many Saiyans are still alive out there some where. I sent people after them but a few probably still managed to slip through my grasp. Like you," Frieza taunted.
"You have a lot to answer for. You do realize you'll be going to Hell when I kill you, right?" Goku asked the Ician. Frieza grimaced at the thought. "The Dragonballs are gone. Looks like your plan for immortality failed. That was one of the main reasons we came here."
"The Namek over there is the one who killed Radditz on Earth. I recognize his voice. I'll just go there and make my wish," Frieza threatened.
"No, you won't. In order to do that you'd have to beat me and make it off this planet alive. Which is impossible for you. Too bad, huh?" Goku smirked. This pissed Frieza off even more.
"Do you really think you can beat me? Just think about it. Even you Monkeys can use simple logic. I'm smarter than you, stronger than you, faster than you, more talented than you. There is no way for you to win," Frieza shot back.
"You're wrong. If you were any of those things, you would have ran by now, seeing that your defeat was written in stone. But you obviously failed to see that…" Goku replied.
"He's doing a fair job of pissing him off, I'll hand Goku that much," Krillin laughed.
"He's making him angry on purpose. It's a good tactic when you know your facing superior force. Anger can be used as a weapon when focused right. Like what happens with the Kaio-Ken. Frieza obviously doesn't know that. Goku's trying to make him angry enough to make mistakes," Piccolo noticed.
"Is that what he's doing? Could've fooled me. I thought he was simply enjoying putting that stupid look on Frieza's face," Krillin laughed again.
"Time to get back to business. I have planets to conquer and wishes to make. It's time I put the final close to the Saiyan race," Frieza said seriously. He charged forth with all his speed. Goku flared his Kaio-Ken aura once again and charged forth himself. They both clashed head to head, each trying to push the other back and neither succeeding. Goku blocked blow after blow and Frieza did the same to Goku's attacks. They seemed at a perfect stalemate until Goku slipped through. Frieza flew backward through the air after Goku landed the kick, the Saiyan right on his trail. Goku came in fast, planning to kick the Ician into the ground when Frieza vanished. Goku picked up the tyrant's energy pattern shortly after, blocking to his right just in time. Frieza snorted after Goku blocked his elbow and jumped backward, studying his foe.
How does he know where I'm planning to strike before I attack? I know I'm moving faster than his slow eyes can follow yet he always seems to know where I'm coming from, Frieza thought in frustration. Goku interrupted his train of thought though, attacking all out. Frieza began losing ground as Goku launched an all out offensive. Goku broke through and landed several consecutive strikes, sending Frieza plowing through dirt and rock and whatever ore might be in the ground. The Ician rose again and shook the dirt off his albino body.
"You want to fight all out then? Fine. Up to this point I've been using nothing more than a single percent of my true power in this form. I'm bringing out half and you'll soon see your limits," Frieza promised. He took a very odd power-up stance and his teal aura flared to life. "Haaaaaaahhh…"
"He's not bluffing. He's really getting even stronger," Goku whispered to no one. Frieza's muscles bulked up a bit and his power stopped rising.
"There. Fifty percent of my best or so close to it only a scouter can tell," Frieza said. "Are you impressed, Monkey?"
"Not at all. I figured you were hiding some of your power. I have some in reserve myself," Goku grinned.
"Yes, I know. Five, ten, maybe fifteen times at the most what you've shown so far. It still pales in comparison," Frieza replied. He attacked now with a speed only Piccolo could follow and barely. Goku was struck hard in face and before he even got off the ground. Then he was struck again from the side. Goku skidded across the dirt and tried to stand but got hammered again from behind. Goku went sailing straight upward and halted himself suddenly. Those blows caused some actual damage and Frieza was just warming up. Goku knew he had to take it very seriously now. He wasn't sure if Frieza was telling the truth or not about using one percent of his power or not but the bastard was a lot stronger now. Which meant Goku would have to take it up a notch or ten himself to keep up. Even one mistake could mean it was all over and he knew it. He was afraid Frieza knew it as well.
"Kaio-Ken times fifteen," Goku said softly, aura now storming to life. Frieza now blurred into sight now that Goku's power and senses was enhanced further. Not just his energy but his body as well. Everything about this form of the Kaio-Ken increased everything by the same amount and required less than a third of the energy King Kai's flawed version did. Frieza, thinking he was still moving too fast for Goku to see, lunged suddenly. Goku waited until he was right up on him before he spun into a strong kick, cracking the Ician hard in the jaw. Frieza went blasting through dirt and rock before blasting back upward into the air. Goku was right after him and they clashed once again. Goku immediately began losing ground though. Frieza slipped through his defenses and hammered Goku repeatedly in the chest. Frieza then spun and lashed Goku across the face, using his tail like a whip. Goku struck a colossal mountain of rock which fell in on him.
"RRRAAAAAHHHH!!" Goku roared, powering up. The entire mountain of shit burying him was lifted away and reduced to ash. Goku rose upward in a massive aura of storming red energy that had thick bolts of darker red lightning slashing through it. He looked like a demon from Hell. Frieza attacked again, unaware that Goku now took the Kaio-Ken to twenty times maximum. Goku was amazed at how easy it was to sustain this form. He was sure the flawed version would have broken him in half by now. He was reasonably sure that he could take it up to the maximum thirty. Which reminded him of something Piccolo said when he contacted King Kai about the flaw in the attack some time before.
Piccolo, can you hear me? Goku said telepathically as he dodged Frieza's fist. They clashed hand to hand yet again only this time Frieza wasn't gaining ground nearly as easily.
Yes, Goku. What is it? Piccolo replied, watching Goku fight while talking to him mentally.
You said something before about how the True Kaio-Ken might not be limited to thirty times, right? Goku asked as he dodged right and slammed his knee into Frieza's chin, knocked the Ician back.
Yes. I said I believed the True Kaio-Ken can go as high as fifty. But that's risky, Goku. I realize you mastered the twelve times using the flawed version and that the True Kaio-Ken is much easier to sustain. I believe you could probably use a thirty times True Kaio-Ken if you wanted but no more than a thirty-five. You trying a Maximum True Kaio-Ken would be the same as doing a Maximum Kaio-Ken using the flawed form, Piccolo replied as he watched Goku hit the dirt. Goku rolled to the right to avoid Frieza's tail slashing his eyes out.
Captain Ginyu, one of Frieza's men, took my body some time before you arrived. He could only get my body up to a power level of 40,000 because he didn't know how I used my power. My body remembered how to do the faulty Kaio-Ken automatically due to how many times I've practiced the form. He took it all the way to a Maximum Kaio-Ken to keep up with Gohan, Krillin, Zarbon, and Vegeta so I know my body can do it, Goku replied. He grabbed Frieza's tail and slung the Ician around in wide circles a few hundred times in the span of a second before letting the alien smash into the ground.
That isn't the same as training to safely sustain it, if the word safe can even be applied to that version of the attack. I realize you're far stronger after healing than you were then, Goku, but it's risky, Piccolo told the Saiyan. Goku got hammered in the face by Frieza's head and began losing ground once again as Frieza pounded him repeatedly. Goku tried taking to the air but Frieza beat him there, slamming him right back into the ground and watching for Goku to reappear.
Piccolo, I think Frieza's telling the truth about using only half his full power. And not only that, his energy still has that odd feel to it. I think he might have a stronger body even after this one. Taking up that high might be the only way I can beat him if I even can at all, Goku replied. He dug himself out and appeared behind Frieza who turned too late to dodge or block the kick. Frieza struck dirt this time
Do what you have to do, Goku. I can't tell you any different. Good luck, Piccolo replied.
"What's up with Goku, Piccolo? He's fighting like he's distracted. Like half of his attention is elsewhere. That's no way to fight. Especially with a foe as strong as Frieza," Krillin said.
"We've been discussing the Kaio-Ken telepathically. We call this form of it the True Kaio-Ken. You should watch how he's doing it so you can learn the right way of it. You as well, Gohan," Piccolo replied, eyes still on the battle.
"I already know it. It was the first thing I did after seeing how much better it performed," Gohan said.
"That's a true warrior, Gohan," Piccolo said with pride. The boy was his pupil after all. Krillin began watching the new version of the Kaio-Ken himself much more closely. It really was a lot different. Knowing the flawed version already made it pretty easy to pick out what Goku was doing different. Within moments Krillin had it down.
"It really isn't that hard. It's a known secret Saiyans can learn techniques after merely seeing them done often enough. Some of the most talented like Kakarot and I can sometimes do it after seeing a move done merely once. Actually being able to sense the energy and how it's being used speeds it up further still. I, too, can do this True Kaio-Ken," Vegeta announced. That shocked them all.
"What? Someone like you isn't supposed to be able to even learn the move let alone use it," Piccolo said in shock. He watched as Vegeta's aura stormed to life in a massive torrent of red fire. Sure enough it was the True Kaio-Ken.
"I believe I can easily take it to the same intensity Kakarot is using now. Maybe better," Vegeta smirked. "I can use the so-called flawed version as well. I knew that since the day Kakarot began teaching Baldie here on the ship." Piccolo was astounded. The Kai attacks could only be learned by those who are pure hearted and innocent and had the direct permission from a reigning Kai. Even if by some miracle Vegeta was pure hearted, which was beyond Piccolo's ability to imagine, he sure in hell wasn't innocent. And he sure in hell didn't have a Kai's permission. So how could he use the move as though he had mastered it years ago with years of practice? There seemed to be end to the talents that Saiyans had.
"It really doesn't matter anyway. It's better than you know the move. You'll need it to rise to a level high enough to even touch Frieza should any of us have to step in. Krillin do you have the True Kaio-Ken down now as well?" Piccolo said. Krillin nodded.
"It helped already knowing the flawed version. Picking out what Goku's doing different wasn't all that difficult. But then again it still seemed far easier than it should have been. Maybe Guru's Empowerment upped those talents as well as everything else," Krillin said with a shrug. Piccolo knew of the Empowerment through Nail's memories. He himself now used the Empowerment he gained through Nail. It was one of the main reasons his power jumped as high as it did after merging. Goku dodged another kick and struck Frieza in the arm. Frieza didn't even notice. Even at twenty times True Kaio-Ken he wasn't even hurting the Ician any more let alone the fact he was now struggling to keep up with Frieza's speed and power.
"True Kaio-Ken times thirty," Goku said as he gasped for breath. All these Kaio-Kens, though easier to sustain and control than the flawed version, were still taking their toll from Goku. They all noticed this. Frieza came at Goku again who was able to dodge this time and slam his elbow down on the Ician's extended leg, right on the knee. Frieza howled in pain, pulling his leg back and glaring daggers through Goku.
"The attacks are wearing him down. Frieza's taking some damage but Goku won't even be able to sustain a double if this drags out much longer," Krillin said.
"I think we need to step in and help the Saiyan out a bit," Zarbon said, rejoining the group with Dende.
"Dende finally found you?" Krillin said. Zarbon nodded as he watched Goku and Frieza beat the fuck out of each other.
"Can you learn moves by simply seeing them done, Zarbon?" Piccolo asked.
"To a certain extent, why?" Zarbon asked.
"Because if you're going to be of any help, you need to learn the attack Goku's using right now," Piccolo answered him. Zarbon nodded and watched closely, really focusing intensely. After a few seconds, something happened. He began getting an entirely alien sensation in his head. It was like movement and it even had a direction to it. It didn't take him long to even see that it had intensity to it as well.
"This is bizarre," he freaked.
"What is it?" Piccolo asked.
"I was focusing hard on the fight and now I'm getting these strange sensations in the back of head," Zarbon replied before he realized how crazy he sounded to himself. Piccolo nodded.
"You just learned how to sense energy. It does the same thing those scouters you used to use does only far better. You can even close your eyes and follow the fight to a certain extent. That sense will help you learn the Kaio-Ken faster. Focus it on exactly how Goku's channeling his energy. After you learn that just do the same thing he's doing with his power to your own," Piccolo explained. Zarbon gave it a try. After a bit of practice he could now focus clearing on which energy was Goku's. He could now recognize Frieza's, Piccolo's, Vegeta's, Krillin's, as well as Gohan's now. Something a scouter could never do. He used that sense to study how Goku drew out his power and how he wove it into the attack. How he fueled the technique and what it did in response. Zarbon then tried to copy that with his power.
"AAAHHH!!" he freaked as the red aura stormed around him.
"Stop!" Piccolo ordered. Zarbon did so immediately. It had felt like that torrent of going to drive him under.
"You copied it a little too well. You were about to jump into a thirty times True Kaio-Ken right away. I doubt you could sustain that without at least some training first. I wasn't even sure if you had the needed Kai Factor or not but now it's obvious you also have a Factor of five. Vegeta does as well," Piccolo said. He explained to Zarbon everything about what the Kaio-Ken was and the Spirit Bomb. He went into great detail about everything he knew about the Kai Factor, what it was and did. Zarbon nodded, now knowing how to actually control the intensity of the Kaio-Ken.
"I see. All my life and I never knew the Kais even existed. Always thought that was an old legend. So I now have sacred Kai knowledge?" Zarbon replied.
"Yes. You shouldn't have been able to learn the move at all. But it seems we've found a little loophole in that," Piccolo laughed.
"I'll want to learn this Spirit Bomb attack as well. It sounds like a powerful weapon to have in your arsenal," Zarbon replied. Piccolo nodded. Goku was hammered again and he flew backward through the air and landed right in front of the group. Zarbon helped the warrior up and Goku dusted himself off.
"It seems like he's really wearing you down, Goku," Piccolo said. Goku collapsed.
"I've got nothing left, Piccolo," Goku said.
"I'll take it from here Kakarot," Vegeta said, flaring his own thirty times True Kaio-Ken to life. It was obvious he was having a bit of trouble sustaining it as well as Goku who at least had a good amount of training with it but he was doing amazingly well for someone who literally learned it in the space of an hour tops. Goku was shocked that Vegeta knew the form. Vegeta blasted forward and clashed with Frieza head on.
"Did I miss something?" Goku said.
"Vegeta used that Saiyan talent for picking up moves to learn the True Kaio-Ken. He knew the flawed version since the first day you showed it to Krillin," Gohan explained. They watched as the mighty Prince Vegeta held his own against the Ician.
"And where did you suddenly get all of this power, Vegeta?" Frieza demanded as Vegeta landed a hard blow to Frieza's face. The Ician flashed backward a good hundred feet before landing.
"It's the same attack Kakarot's been using since he started this fight. Only he was toying with you. I plan to kill you as quickly as possible," Vegeta stated with a smirk. At last it happened! His power exceeded Frieza's! Or would as soon as he wanted it to.
"That foolish attack might raise your power but it drains the life out of you. Like I told him, I can sustain my power forever. Even if you can match me for a moment here or a moment there, I can just simply wait it through until you collapse as well," Frieza laughed.
"Then I guess it's best if I take it to the limit right now and just be done with it. Kakarot could have finished you as soon as he entered this little war of ours if he wanted to. But he let his Saiyan nature overwhelm him. Usually I do the same but it can't be done against you. You need to die!" Vegeta roared. Frieza laughed so hard he had to clutch his middle.
"Do you really think you got what it takes to defeat me, Vegeta? All of you Saiyans are insane," Frieza said.
"True Kaio-Ken times fifty!" Vegeta roared in reply. He launched an all out assault on Frieza, incorporating the hate and rage the Saiyan Prince felt. The storm of his aura merely mirrored the storm that raged within him. He struck Frieza hard in the jaw and whipped around to strike him again on the other side of the face. Frieza spat up blood after Vegeta then kneed him in the gut. Frieza vanished and appeared again a good distance away.
"For you I'll summon up three fourths of my power, Vegeta. I think you were right about one thing. It's time to end this," Frieza stated. He took that same odd stance as before and his aura flared back to life, his power building. Vegeta watched in horror as Frieza's power climbed impossibly high. It wasn't a joke or a bluff. Frieza flared forward and kneed Vegeta with everything he had. Vegeta flashed out of Kaio-Ken, the only thing that saved his life, and dropped to his knees. Frieza wrapped his tail around the fallen Saiyan's neck and hoisted him into the air as he did with Zarbon before. He then pounded Vegeta all over his body. His groin, his face, his chest, his jaw, his arms, his shoulders, his legs, it didn't matter. Within moments Vegeta was bruised every where and slowly dying from suffocation. Vegeta passed out shortly with Frieza still beating the life out of him. The Ician tossed the broken and beaten Prince toward the rest of the group who could only watch.
"Vegeta?" Goku said. Vegeta didn't move and was barely breathing.
"He's out of it, Goku. Frieza beat him within an inch of his life," Zarbon stated. This drew the Ician's attention to the alien warrior.
"I thought I put you down. How the hell do you people keep getting back up?!" Frieza demanded. He launched a blast that no one but Goku could see coming. The Saiyan could only watch as the thin Death Beam blasted clear through Zarbon's heart, killing the warrior instantly. He fell to his knees as though kneeling before his former master one final time, suddenly slumping over, dead.
"Zarbon…" Goku said.
"I really do need to start picking you roaches off," Frieza laughed in all his evil. He aimed again and fired. With it was Krillin who got hit though not through the heart. The human barely saw it in the Ician's eyes right before he fired and moved ever so much in a vain attempt to dodge. The Death Beam punched an opening clear through his stomach and out his back, forging a hole the size of a grape fruit. Krillin clutched his waste as he slumped over. Piccolo lunged forward in a rage before Frieza took his aim again. Next it was Piccolo who got shot only the hole in his chest was three times the size as Krillin's. The Namek collapsed in mid-stride.
"True Kaio-Ken times fifty!" Gohan roared. His power sky rocketed as he surged forward. He clashed with Frieza head to head in all his rage.
"Krillin! Don't die, Krillin!" Dende begged, golden waves of magic already pulsing over Krillin's fallen body. The human's missing organs suddenly began to re-grow and the skin sealing back over again. It took the much stronger Art of Regeneration to restore this kind of wound and Dende was glad he was one of the few Nameks who could do it. Krillin opened his eyes and stood back up. Goku was shocked.
"You Healed me, Dende?" Krillin said.
"No that was the Art of Regeneration. Healing can't restore something that's missing, only close up cuts and cure burns or bruises," Dende explained.
"Could you help Goku here, little buddy? He's Gohan's father," Krillin asked.
"Of course. Just hold on okay, Mr. Goku? I'll fix you up real good," Dende said. New waves of healing magic spread through Goku and the Saiyan could feel his health returning along with all of his energy. His muscles bulged and then receded as he gained power the way all Saiyans do when they got injured and survived it.
"Thank you, Dende. Does it take a lot out of you or risk your own well being to do this?" Goku asked. Dende shook his head no.
"Then could you see if you can Heal Vegeta?" Goku asked, pointing at the hurt Saiyan. "Piccolo could probably use your help, too."
"No, I'm fine, Goku. I can regenerate, remember?" Piccolo said. It wasn't long after that Vegeta was up as well.
"If only we Saiyans could do that," Vegeta said in awe at Dende's power. "Many of our comrades would have lived through the many insane battles we've gone through."
"It's a magical Art. It can't be learned like some. That Kaio-Ken you guys do is partly magic. The kind we call an Enlightened Magic. It can be taught. What I do is called an Innate Magic that one has to be born with," Dende explained. They all watched as Gohan flew backward through to air to land before them, injured as badly as Vegeta had been before. Frieza landed once again and his eyes widened in shock.
"How are you three up again?!" he roared demandingly.
"Maybe we wished for immortality after all, Frieza. Did you ever think of that?" Vegeta sneered. This caused Frieza to begin worrying. Every single time he put one of them down, they rose again. The Namek and the bald fighter both had a hole through their chest big enough to put a ball through while Vegeta was barely hanging on with nearly every bone in his body broken at once.
"Want to try that again, Frieza?" Goku said, standing.
"Your energy has returned and the wounds I inflicted on you earlier are gone! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!?" Frieza demanded.
"Wouldn't you like to know," Vegeta laughed. "My power is higher than ever."
"Even with the Kaio-Ken we can't bring him down, Vegeta. He can sustain that level indefinitely while we wear down," Goku said.
"I refuse to believe we've come this far just to roll over and die now! Of all the known forces in the universe, we alone brought out the best in the supposedly unstoppable Frieza! We've maimed him and hacked his pride down to pieces. (He made that last sound as though it were the worst possible injury anyone could take.) We proved he can be defeated and I will have my revenge NOOOOW!" Vegeta roared. His True Kaio-Ken stormed back up to maximum power and he charged Frieza down.
"I have a plan that just might work," Goku said.
"Dende, Heal Gohan," Piccolo said. Dende was more than happy enough to do it. In little time at all, Gohan rose again, stronger than ever.
"I'm alive?" he said with a confused look on his face.
"The Spirit Bomb, Piccolo," Goku replied.
"The Spirit Bomb? We've never even used it before in a real crisis (Vegeta had never been attacked with it in this story) like this. Do you really think there's enough life left on Namek to create a strong enough Bomb?" Piccolo wondered.
"No. But I think I can reach out further. There are other planets in this solar system as well as the planets that orbit those other suns not to mention all three of those suns will donate a huge amount of power as well. At best it might kill him. At worst it might hurt him badly enough we can finish the job ourselves," Goku said.
"How are we going to form the Bomb with Frieza right there! I think he'd notice a huge blue-white ball of energy in the sky, Goku," Krillin said.
"You all can distract him while I form it. I have the most experience with the attack though maybe not by much. Sound good?" Goku said.
"Sounds like the best option we have," Gohan said, steeling himself before taking to the air. Krillin and Piccolo followed the young warrior, steeling themselves as well. Goku raised both hands to the sky and closed his eyes, stretching that silent awareness outward.
Namek, stars of Namek, and all worlds within range. Frieza wishes to destroy everything that should be protected in this great universe of ours. Please donate as much of your power as you possibly can to help us bring that monster down, Goku pleaded silently. Goku felt it immediately. Energy began raining down from the sky as Namek itself was the first to donate power to help kill the bastard that killed nearly all of the sentient life on it. Goku channeled that power into the air high above him, forming into an orb of energy. The orb sprang to life suddenly and grew to the size of a basketball. It began growing with each passing second as more and more energy was being poured into the strike.
Gohan ducked a fast punch that might have taken his head from his shoulders and flipped over a nasty tail-lash. Vegeta elbowed Frieza hard in the gut before the Ician rammed him hard with his shoulder. Vegeta was tossed backward like a rag doll. Piccolo grabbed Frieza up in massive bear-hug, ignited his best Kaio-Ken which was more than enough to hold Frieza. Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan took advantage of this and began pounding the living shit out of the Ician.
Good, Goku thought as he watched the battle. He felt energy slowly drain from each of the warriors battling Frieza and stream into the Spirit Bomb high over head. Piccolo's Kaio-Ken dimmed a bit but not enough to make him let go of Frieza. Frieza grunted in pain as each fighter struck again and again with unrelenting force. The energy orb was now getting big as energy from the stars of Namek now came raining down. It tripled in size suddenly until it was twice the size of the ship Goku and the rest had used to get to Namek. Goku felt the last bit of power drop into place, completing the Bomb. There was a loud crack as Frieza managed to break Piccolo's hold and the Namek's arms as well. Frieza spun around and kicked the Namek hard in the chin, sending him sprawling. Gohan ducked a first blow headed his way but failed to dodge the second. He was sent flying a few hundred feet through the air. Vegeta took a more serious blow, a maximum Death Beam to the chest. The cunning Saiyan knew it would kill him like it did Zarbon and wove his enhanced energy into the strongest barrier that he could. The Beam shattered the barrier of course but it was weakened just enough to save Vegeta's life. The Beam struck the Saiyan and hurled him into the distance where he landed not far from Goku. Krillin had backed off now as Goku made a "get-the-fuck-out-of-the-way-right-the-fuck-now-or-you're-dead" gesture with one of his raised hands.
"YAAAAHHH!" Goku bellowed as he thrust both hands downward. Frieza looked back up in the sky and saw the enormous ball of raw power crashing toward him too fast for even him to dodge.
"What the fuck?! Where did you get the energy for this?!" Frieza gasped in true terror as the Spirit Bomb struck him. Frieza struggled with all of his might to push the Bomb back and failed miserably. The Spirit Bomb shoved him downward toward the ground as easily as Goku could push back an infant. The Bomb with Frieza under it struck the ground and the explosion ripped everything apart. Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Krillin who snagged up Dende, went blasting off as fast as they could. As soon as they were far enough away to not die from the fallout, Goku seized control of that spare energy and redirected it back in on itself to strike Frieza as well. They could all sense Frieza's energy take a nose dive.
"I can't believe that worked," Krillin said in disbelief and relief.
"Don't celebrate yet, Baldie. He might still be alive," Vegeta said. In the mean time Dende was more than happy to bring everyone's energy levels back up to normal. The ground began to shake not long after and Frieza emerged. He was battered and bruised nearly every where they could see. His tail had once again been blown to ashes.
"Nice try, Monkey! You failed like all Monkeys always fail!" Frieza roared, breathing raggedly. It was obvious the Bomb had hit him. Hard. "It's time to finally end this!" Frieza aimed one finger and a beam flashed forth. Time seemed to slow down as the beam burst forth. No one, not even Piccolo or Goku, could see the thing move until it struck its target. A hole the size of a grape appeared clear through Vegeta's heart. The Prince gagged and looked down, clutching his chest. Not even Dende could save him in time.
"Vegeta!" Goku and Gohan yelled. Vegeta fell backward until he was lying on his back. Even pierced through the heart it took Saiyans a stubbornly long time to admit they were dead.
"Kakarot… Don't let him win… He wants to kill everything like he did my father… Beat him, Kakarot! If you ever obey any order from your Prince, be it that. Kill Frieza…" Vegeta gagged before he closed his eyes one final time. Goku and Gohan both trembled with rage. Their power levels both began sky rocketing and it wasn't because of a Kaio-Ken of any kind.
"Oh my, did that piss you off? Allow me to serve up some more!" Frieza laughed. He aimed again and small spark of light shot forward. It struck Krillin who didn't feel anything until he was suddenly hoisted upward into the air.
"HELP MEEEEE!" Krillin begged before his body exploded into a thousand pieces.
"BANG!" Frieza laughed and fired again. This time Dende's body was the one that exploded despite Piccolo's best attempts. "BANG!" Frieza laughed again, sending another thick Death Beam through Piccolo. Piccolo collapsed as well with a hole even bigger than the one he had before in the chest.
"PICCOLO, KRILLIN, DENDE! NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Gohan erupted, tears flowing down his eyes in torrents. Gohan's aura flared to life on its own and stormed upward around the boy more intensely than any Kaio-Ken aura ever could.
"RRRAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!!" Goku growled, struggling to keep control. Rage flooded every last part of both him and his son.
"FRIEZA! YOU ARE GOING TO DIE IF IT'S THE LAST THING I EVER DO, YOU BASTARD!" Gohan raged.
"And how are you going to manage that, Monkey? They were weak. Just wait until I go to Earth to make my wish after I kill you two. I'M GOING TO TORTURE EVERYONE YOU KNOW!" Frieza taunted with the most evil laugh to date.
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!" Gohan screamed out in all the rage and agony possible. His hair spiked upward and his eyes changed into a pure green. The entire area began to shake violently now as two Saiyan were powering up beyond anything they should have been able to do. Goku's hair was now flaring upward as well.
Frieza watched in fear as both Saiyan's began to change. He had never seen anything like this before. The entire planet was shaking apart now and he was struggling to even stand.
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Gohan stormed. His aura suddenly stormed into a violent gold torrent of raw energy. His hair spiked even more than normal and flashed into a pure gold as his eyes went a deeper green still. Goku wasn't far behind his son as the same changes happened to him. A shockwave rocked the entire planet. The dust cloud cleared and Frieza found himself staring down two Saiyans who barely resembled their previous selves.
"What is this?" Frieza demanded.
"You're so dead, Frieza. They didn't do anything to you. Remember when you asked me earlier if I thought I was a Super Saiyan? WELL HERE'S YOUR ANSWER!" Goku raged. It was true Goku only knew what little Vegeta had mentioned of the legend on the way to Namek but what else could they be? Goku and Gohan both could sense their power was now ten times as great as it was before.
"You're just a couple of Monkeys! How could this happen!?" Frieza growled. Gohan stormed forward and kneed the bastard hard in the gut. Frieza heaved over and Gohan kicked him again, sending him crashing through mountains of dirt. Frieza dug himself out just to be backhanded right back down again by Goku this time. Either one of them made Frieza look like a joke now. Most of Frieza's power was gone, worn away by the Kaio-Ken battles. He wasn't even a challenge.
"We end it now!" Gohan told his father.
"KAMEHAMEHAAAA!" Goku yelled, raining everything he had downward in a stream of death. Gohan followed suit, merging his attack with his father's. Frieza tried to run but the blast was too fast. It was his body which turned to ash this time. His turn to do the dying and die he did…