The Saiyan of Namek
Chapter 9: Super Saiyan! Myth or Truth?
A wave of grief washed over all but Vegeta and Frieza; Raijin sank to his knee's; a tear rolling down his cheeks as he looked upon Dende's body; the warm living hands of Krillin and Gohan patting Raijin's back; now was not the time for grief, now was the time to fight.
"One down… Five to go" Frieza spoke, his voice seeming even more horrible than it did before; Final Form Frieza smiled at the group; raising up his right hand; to fire his signature Death Beam; his target unknown to them all.
"GET DOWN!" Vegeta yelled; knocking Gohan to the dirt as the Death Beam barely missed the child by the width of a hair.
"Thank you Vegeta" Gohan got back up and bowed his head in thanks.
"I didn't do it for you; I just wanted to show that I can see Frieza's attacks while all of you stood clueless" Vegeta exclaimed; glaring down at Gohan before marching out to the front of their group; staring down Frieza.
"Oh, so the Saiyan Prince wishes to rise up and defeat The Great Frieza" Frieza mocked Vegeta; waving his hand as if he was batting away a fly, "Why must you throw your life away like this Vegeta, you could just re-join me and stand as my loyal right-hand man".
"Heh; you must be joking if you think I'd ever re-join you, for years I've been under your boot; waiting for the moment to rise up and defeat you, for now that moment has come; and I have realised the legend; the legend in which you fear!" Vegeta growing even more smug; clenched his fists together; his dark blue aura blazing around him as he spoke, "I am now, The Legendary Super Saiyan!"
Frieza stood silent for several seconds before breaking into laughter; "Super Saiyan? What nonsense; that is nothing, but an idle myth passed around a primitive camp fire" Frieza scoffed at Vegeta's proclamation.
Vegeta; riled up with rage, launched forwards towards Frieza; driving his right fist with intent to take off Frieza's head, but was only met with a swift dodge; The two flew off into the air; Frieza dodged every punch, palm thrust, kick and blast Vegeta threw at the tyrant; and every dodge just got Vegeta angrier.
Frieza's smile never dropped from his black lips; vanishing before Vegeta's eyes; Even the group back on the ground had no idea where Frieza had gotten too; As soon as Piccolo turned around he spotted him, Frieza was standing amongst the group all along.
Vegeta; in his rage charged up his Galick Gun; aiming it for the exact spot where everyone, including Frieza stood.
"Everyone, get out of range!" Piccolo yelled, everyone but Frieza took to the skies to escape Vegeta's Galick Gun, the blast descended from the skies; Frieza crouched down and leapt toward the beam; using only his right leg, Frieza kicked the blast away; sending it hurtling into space.
Vegeta didn't believe what he'd witnessed; there wasn't even a burn on Frieza's leg from his blast, he'd put everything into it; gritting his teeth and becoming lost in rage; his dark-blue aura changed to a florescent yellow; repeatedly firing blasts at Frieza; while Frieza effortlessly flew between every single one of Vegeta's blasts.
Frieza charged up to Vegeta; smiling as he brought a knee into the damaged armour and exposed stomach of Vegeta; winding the Saiyan Prince, following up with a tail slap to send Vegeta crashing down, Vegeta landing in the waters of Namek while Frieza hovered down; taking footing on a small stone poking out of the water.
Raising his arms; Frieza in a show of his immense power parted the water; and exposing the bottom of the Namekian Ocean, and Vegeta laying at the bottom; gasping for air.
Raijin stood stunned; this kind of power was unthinkable; how could he have ever hoped to defeat such a monster.
Piccolo, Krillin and Gohan stood silent; watching and waiting for a chance to catch Frieza off-guard; but only felt fear while watching the proceeding battle.
Frieza wrapped his tail around Vegeta's neck; lifting him up, "Oh, poor Vegeta; you brought this on yourself" Frieza's voice lacked even a hint of mercy.
Frieza's voice lacked even a hint of mercy; bringing each fist up and proceeding to pummel Vegeta repeatedly until the armour Vegeta wore was cracking and falling off his body; with his armour completely destroyed and only having the tattered dark blue bodysuit now; Vegeta felt his body going limp under Frieza's beatings
Frieza. Tossed Vegeta up out of the vortex of water; Vegeta landing in front of the group; all gasping in the beaten and broken state he was in; Frieza following the fallen prince; lifting Vegeta up with that cruel tail once again; Frieza turned his evil red eyes at the others.
"Feel free to jump in anytime" Frieza's voice sounded as evil as the monster appeared to be.
Raijin, Piccolo, Krillin and Gohan all frozen with fear and inaction could only watch as Vegeta would be beaten to the point of death before their very eyes; even though they collectively disliked Vegeta they all felt sorry for the man; to be subjected to such a vicious beatdown.
Vegeta began coughing up blood once Frieza finally let him fall to the ground; the evil smile still upon those black lips; extending the right hand and firing two Death Beam's, each one piercing Vegeta's legs; making him unable to walk or even stand.
"I can't say I haven't enjoyed this time with you Vegeta; but it's time to say goodbye" Frieza lamented; Frieza's right hand moving ever so slightly, Frieza's fingers pointed into Vegeta's face; a bright light of a Death Beam glowing.
A sudden blast of wind blew through the area distracting everyone, including Frieza, ceasing his final blow to witness the arrival of Goku.
Goku smiled to his friends; clearly happy to see them all alive and well; "All of you can relax now; I'm here to win!" Goku's confidence seemed infectious; his mere presence filled them all with a sense of hope, even though Raijin barely knew Goku, having him here and now felt pleasing.
Frieza stared at Goku; swinging his tail and slapping Vegeta backwards so he lay only a few feet from Goku and Everyone else; his smile finally dropping; unsure who Goku was but his face vaguely familiar.
Goku; accompanied by both Raijin and Piccolo, readied themselves for combat against Frieza; stunned by the pure white energy coming off Goku's body; Goku stepped forwards without them, smiling as he faced the near-unstoppable tyrant.
"Hey, you're the man Goku; take care of that bully… and watch out for that tail!" Krillin cried out, trying to stay out of the titanic conflict set to soon begin.
"Thanks!" Goku called out his thanks to Krillin; marching forward without even a glimmer of hesitation.
Goku came to a stop beside the broken Vegeta; eyes locked on Frieza, "You must be Frieza, the one responsible for the horrible chain of events that have taken place on this planet"
Frieza's evil smile returned; "don't you think the proof is lying beside your feet; and all across this pitiful planet"
Raijin grit his teeth at Frieza's ill-chosen words regarding his home and its people.
"Whatever problems you had with Vegeta; take them up with me now!" Goku proclaimed; showing his resolve yet again.
Frieza turned fully; facing Goku; now curious why this stranger would say such a thing.
Vegeta's eyes slowly opened, his vision cloudy and barely able to make out Goku standing over him; "Kakarot… took you long enough" Vegeta coughed as he spoke.
"So, you're another Saiyan; seems more escaped Planet Vegeta than I would have liked when I destroyed it" Frieza spoke lowly; disliking the existence of Goku and Raijin, both of whom still stood alive in front of him "Yes, you are a Saiyan; I remember another who looked just like you; he must have been your father".
Frieza having seen enough of Saiyans to last a lifetime; raised his right hand; pointing his firing finger directly at Goku.
"Hit the dirt!" Krillin shouted, he and Gohan both jumped out of the line of fire; while Goku, Raijin and Piccolo stood their ground.
"Fools deserve to die!" Frieza muttered under his breath; firing his Death Beam; targeting Goku; only to be countered by Goku slapping the beam harmlessly away.
Frieza stood stunned; nobody has ever countered his Death Beam; growing angry at this display he fired a stream of Death Beams; each other at a different target; watching as Goku proceeded to bat them all away with ease with only his left hand.
Several of the adjacent islands were destroyed by the beams; but not a single member of the group was injured by Frieza's attack.
"One hand… He blocked every beam with only a single hand and aim them away from his friends!" Frieza stood stunned by what had transpired as Goku glared at him.
Vegeta let out a hoarse laugh, "You just don't get it do you Frieza, Kakarot isn't an ordinary Saiyan; Kakarot is a Super Saiyan! If there is a god, he must be good for letting me live to see this day!"
Frieza having heard enough of the legend from Vegeta to last a lifetime; swung his hand and fired a Death Beam to end Vegeta and shut him up forever; the beam arched over, a moment before striking its intended victim; Raijin had dashed over and blocked it with both his hands; having seen enough of the move to counter it.
Raijin didn't know why he'd defended Vegeta; he had just moved without thinking; not saying a word to the stunned Frieza; taking Vegeta by the arm and carrying him away from Goku and Frieza, "Vegeta, let's get you somewhere safe for now"
Vegeta was just as stunned as Frieza; how had Raijin moved with such speed and block a Death Beam; was he also becoming a Super Saiyan just as Kakarot had?
"Wait, I need to tell Kakarot the story of our people; why and how they died" Vegeta pleaded; Raijin looked upon the Prince; nodding and setting him down into a seating position, wanting to hear the story himself.
Vegeta recounted the story of how Frieza took him as a child; grooming him into the ruthless killer he'd become; how Frieza had murdered Vegeta's father and wiped out the Saiyan race as well as their entire planet; covering it up with the lie of a meteorite striking their home world; Frieza's secret fear of the Super Saiyan Legend.
Frieza laughed at Vegeta; not denying any of the truth's Vegeta spoke of.
Everyone stood stunned, learning of Vegeta's own personal and the Saiyan's history.
"And that's why, as the last surviving Saiyans… we must defeat Frieza, it is the only way to redeem our warrior race!" Vegeta gasped his words; the pain Frieza inflicted on him was too great; and without Dende to heal him, his time would be short.
Frieza waved his arm again; attempting to silence Vegeta once and for all, the Death Beam again being blocked by both of Raijin's hands.
Vegeta stared up at the duo of Goku and Raijin; a single tear rolling down his cheek as he too died.
"Well it's about time; I thought he'd never shut up" Vegeta scoffed; chuckling under his breath.
The group all looked down in mourning for their past foe; and now fallen ally.
"Let me fight Frieza now… alone" Goku asked the group; not a single member; not even Raijin answered; they all just nodded; allowing Goku to do as he asked.
Goku stepping forward to face down Frieza once and for all; their epic battle about to begin.
Goku and Frieza both kicking off the ground; exchanging multiple punches, kicks and tail attacks from Frieza, the two easily blocked or countered each attack like they'd been fighting forever against each other.
The two taking their fight into the air; Goku's punches missing Frieza by mere inches as Frieza with must greater acrobatic ability span and flipped in the air; countering every one of Goku's attacks with either his own kicks or use of his tail.
Raijin and the group watched; now witnessing Frieza fighting seriously; Frieza had just toyed with them in their battles with the tyrant.
Once Frieza decided to use his Death Wave; the attack whipping up a large dust cloud from the destruction of yet another island; Goku sinking down into the cloud; on the outside Frieza kept firing off Death Beams into the cloud; clear to anyone that the tyrant could not sense where Goku was.
As soon as the dust cloud had settled; Goku was gone; everyone including Frieza looked to see where he had gone to; seeming like Goku had just fled the battle; Frieza laughing triumphantly.
"So… that was supposed to be The Legendary Super Saiyan?! What a joke!"
Suddenly a ki blast shot up from the water under Frieza; of whom barely dodged it; a second fired up from the water striking Frieza in his left shin; and with a yell Goku came flying out of nowhere; delivering a much-deserved double drop kick to Frieza's smug face.
Frieza hurtled down the ground with a crash; Goku floated back down to the ground; smiling at his powerful ambush.
Frieza rose out of the dirt with only a few scratches to his form; "Well; I must say your tactics impress me Saiyan".
"You're not so bad yourself Frieza" Goku replied, the two smiling at each other; relishing in their battle.
Frieza brought his hands up; his telekinetic powers lifting a mountain from the ground, stunning Raijin and everyone else with his might; hurling the mountain at Goku; of who reached out; attempting to push the mountain away from himself only to be pushed back and colliding with another cliff-face.
A shower of stones soon followed as Goku fired off another ki blast and followed the blast out from the mountain; being met by Frieza having summoned up more smaller stones; his mind making the stones fly and twist around Goku in a near impossible to dodge pattern; however, Goku was dodging every single stone that flew his way.
"Goku is incredible; how can he move like that?" Piccolo questioned; watching in wonder at the battle unfolding before their eyes.
Raijin stood silent; watching the way Goku fought; he wished to be able to fight like that too.
Goku quickly switched tactics, dealing heavy punches to every stone shattering it on impact; Frieza rounded up on Goku and trapping him inside a amber yellow energy ball; wearing that evil grin again as Frieza proceeded to bat the ball around with only his tail' using near-impossible to follow speeds to keep batting the ball away without letting it touch the ground; coming to a stop near the group so they'd hear Frieza's voice.
"Try not to move too much Monkey; if this energy ball touches anything other than me that it'll explode!" Frieza scoffed; hurling the ball and Goku into the air; following it and batting it back down towards the island where Everyone stood watching.
Quickly fleeing the island; Raijin had taken Vegeta's body and fled along with Piccolo, Krillin and Gohan moments before the ball hit the ground; erasing the island off the planet; not leaving a trace.
The group panted from their quick escape, Krillin and Gohan showed the most worry about Goku's wellbeing and either he was still alive after that.
Piccolo smiled; looking into the cloud of destruction as it cleared with the passing wind; Goku stood in the air unharmed.
Raijin smiled, setting Vegeta's body down on the next island; no-one seemed to question why he did such a thing as save Vegeta's lifeless body.
Raijin even though he disliked the man; proceeded to bury Vegeta in a spot overlooking the village he himself destroyed.
Piccolo; Krillin and Gohan said nothing; only watching Raijin and Goku's resuming battle with Frieza.
The two set down on another island; Frieza crossing his arms and Goku discarding his orange gi shirt, Frieza fighting with only his legs and tail seemed just as if not even more deadly than before; Goku dodging and blocking every kick and now seeing every tail attack coming; but still unable to land a significant blow against the tyrant.
Goku quickly grabbed a hold of Frieza's tail during another tail attack; swinging Frieza around in a circle before flinging the tyrant into the water, Goku flew out over the water; Frieza lunging out and attacking Goku; dragging him under the water for several minutes.
Everyone looked concerned during the long wait; even Raijin knew the waters of Namek were not safe; the giant crabs that lived down there were a danger on their own.
The water exploded from an underwater impact, Frieza came out of the water first; followed by Goku emitting a strange red aura that even turned his body bright red.
"That's the Kaio-Ken!" Krillin cheered
"Kaio-what?" Raijin questioned.
"it's a power multiplier, it basically doubles Goku's power level based on the number of times used" Krillin gave a quick rundown on the skill, "Goku was taught this by King Kai; though it can cause harm to the user too".
"sounds like a double-edged sword" Raijin muttered, envious of Goku's abilities.
"oh, you have that analogy too" Gohan commented; returning to watching the duel.
Goku punched Frieza's jaw so hard it sent the monster hurtling into the skies; Goku brought his hands together and fired off the largest Kamehameha Wave any of them had ever seen; the blast reaching Frieza and splitting on impact.
Once the wave had ceased; Frieza hovered in the air; still alive to their dismay; though the monster was now badly burnt and injured from his battle with Goku, descending down to the ground with a look of hate in his red eyes; Frieza charged after the worn out Goku; planting a right elbow into Goku; knocking him back and rising his right hand; with a slashing motion from Frieza's right hand a Death Wave so vicious carved through the planet; creating a gorge running not only through the distant islands but Namek's oceans too; the water poured into the scar carved into the planet.
Raijin stood stunned; his home; hurt so badly at the hands of the monstrous Frieza.
With another wave of Frieza's right hand; a large part of the island he and Goku stood on was carved out; water bubbling away at the bottom of what could be considered a grave; Frieza fired off an energy blast at Goku; knocking him to the other side of the grave; smirking as Frieza took his time.
Goku rose to his feet; beginning to mutter something to himself through panting breaths.
"Piccolo, what is he saying?" Krillin asked.
"Its like Goku is talking to Vegeta… I'm not sure how but he's communicating to Vegeta's spirit" Piccolo explained; gritting his teeth while Frieza pelted Goku with small blasts.
Frieza ceased his attacks; staring at Goku; Goku stood straight up; his arms outstretched and seemingly reaching for something above him; Goku's breathing was laboured; like he was concentrating on something nobody else could see.
Frieza merely watched Goku; not knowing what the Saiyan was doing.
"What is he doing? He cannot be surrendering" Raijin questioned.
"Its… It's the Spirit Bomb!" Krillin spoke carefully so Frieza wouldn't overhear, "Its Goku's ultimate attack; Goku gathers life energy from all living things on the planet; from tree's plants, the people, even the tiniest micro-organisms"
"But this planet has barely any life left to give..." Raijin muttered.
Gohan began to stutter as he looked up into the sky above them; "Guys… look up into the sky!"
They all looked up, bearing witness to it, The Giant Spirit Bomb hovering above in Namek's atmosphere.
"I get it, Goku must be drawing energy from other planets in order to make that bomb strong enough to defeat Frieza" Piccolo smiled; only Goku would act on that idea.
Frieza seemed to have had enough of waiting; attacking Goku with several punches to Goku's face; knocking the Saiyan backwards into the water; Goku getting back up and taking back his position to gather energy for his Spirit Bomb; laughing in Frieza's face all the while.
Frieza hated being mocked and made a fool off; preparing his Death Beam to finish off this fight once and for all; but before he could fire his beam the tyrant was met with an out-of-nowhere ki blast.
Raising his arms to defend himself; Frieza looked to see where the attack came from; Raijin had left the others and had charged in and attacked the monster.
"So, the other monkey wishes to play too, I'll be back for you" Frieza told Goku; raising his arms and taking Raijin's charge head-on.
Raijin drove Frieza backwards, pushing him as far back as he could; Raijin wished and prayed for that unknown power to show itself again but could not call on it this time; firing off a number of point-blank ki blasts at Frieza to stun the tyrant; following up with two swift punches to Frieza's face.
Frieza stood dazed by the attacks; Raijin had indeed grown stronger thanks to that pesky Zenkai Boost that Saiyan's always boasted about; countering Raijin's second punch with one of his own; the two punching each other in a Cross Counter.
The two staggering back, giving Raijin a chance to check up on Goku and his friends; Piccolo; Krillin and Gohan were giving their energy to the Spirit Bomb; Goku gave a smile; muttering that its nearly complete.
Frieza kicking Raijin down and stomping him into the dirt; raising his voice for all to hear; "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU; PREPARE TO BE REDUCED TO NOTHING BUT DUST!"
Raijin watched as Frieza generated a black and red lightning ball in his right hand; grinning with evil glee Frieza rose up into the sky, Raijin taking his chance; raising his left hand; giving the last of his energy to Goku.
"ITS COMPLETE!" Goku yelled; watching Frieza rise into the sky and right into the Spirit Bomb's descent path; Goku brought down his arms and the Spirit Bomb began its descent.
Goku and Raijin fled as best as their tired bodies could carry them; all the while Frieza's lightning ball was absorbed into the Spirit Bomb and Frieza in his vanity failing to stop or push the Spirit Bomb away; failing and falling into the bright mass of light when the Bomb explodes on impact with the planet; the blast wave erasing many of the surrounding islands leaving only a hole in the ocean with the water pouring in to fill the damaged craters under the surface.
Only Gohan, Krillin and Piccolo stood, In both shock and awe of the power of the Spirit Bomb; Frieza, Goku and Raijin supposedly gone.