Authoress' Note: This is my first note since I started this story. There will be a character death in this chapter and though I had tried to avoid giving hints of which character it might be, you probably will be complaining about it until I post the next chapter. Sadly, it will be delayed due to moving and I sincerely apologize for the rough cliffhanger near the end. All of you who have followed this story thus far, I am grateful for the reviews and feedback that I have been given and pray you will put this story on your alert lists until I am ready to post another chapter.
Once again, I am thankful for you all reading it and hope to start writing its sequel very soon.
-Chibi Mirai Gogeta
Risk
Chapter 10
"Throw it now Goku!" Piccolo yelled at Goku. "Frieza's about to attack again!"
"It's still not ready yet!" Goku hissed.
"You have got to be kidding…" Chi-chi sweat dropped at this notion.
"Come on, we have to keep him busy," Piccolo growled to the female.
"Hurry," Chi-chi said before she joined Piccolo in the sky.
"Oh look, there's the last Namek and the earth woman joining him to prove a challenge." Frieza scoffed.
"Wanna piece of me?" Piccolo taunted at the tyrant. "Well come and get it if you can!"
Frieza, not taken by Piccolo's bluff, waited until the Namekian and Chi-chi lunged at the tyrant. Both warriors kept him busy to buy Goku the time that he desperately needed to complete the Spirit Bomb. Punches, kicks and even some chi blasts were thrown from Chi-chi since she had a bit more power than Piccolo did.
'Don't waste your energy,' Piccolo warned Chi-chi telepathically. He was blocking some of Frieza's blows with what strength he had left.
'Not like you can do anything,' Chi-chi replied in the same manner. She dodged Frieza's long tail that nearly choked the life out of her husband earlier. Despite fighting on the same side, she still felt uneasy being near the Namekian warrior after how hell bent he was originally was of killing her husband. Though he had succeeded once, she was praying Piccolo wouldn't change his mind after they were done defeating Frieza and fire another killing blast when her husband would probably be at his weakest.
"You two are wasting my time," Frieza scoffed and fired a blast at Chi-chi that sent the female spinning into the ground. She did not move and for a brief moment, it almost looked like she went lifeless before she managed to push herself to a sitting up position. Piccolo, surprised by this maneuver Frieza had sent the Earthen female earthward moments ago was immediately assaulted from above. He himself was sent careening into the ground by a double-fisted assault to the side of his neck.
"Son, I can't hold him off anymore!" Piccolo winced while attempting to get back up to his feet in utter vain. "It's up to you now!"
"G-Goku…" Chi-chi whimpered in pain. She never imagined this much pain would cause her to feel so sick. She wanted to pass out and never wake again to this type of pain tearing at her body. She managed to get to her knees at that moment; breathing hard and wanting nothing more than this pain to leave.
Frieza was hovering over the helpless Piccolo and ready to do him in. Suddenly, three blasts from three different directions collided into Frieza; keeping him from finishing off the Namekian warrior. Piccolo, who was currently unable to get up, did not fire a blast. Goku, who had been building the Spirit Bomb while his wife and his former arch-nemesis, who put their lives at risk, also did not fire a blast as he kept his concentration up enough to finish the job.
From behind Frieza, Chi-chi had her hands cupped slightly and was breathing hard. She was fighting vertigo in order to remain kneeling in the position she was in. Frieza noticed Gohan and Krillin also holding their hands out; hinting they had fired the other two blasts that disabled Frieza from delivering the finishing blow on Piccolo.
"About time you did something useful," Piccolo commented about Chi-chi's distraction while looking at the cliff where Gohan and Krillin were standing. "And I'm glad you guys had some power left or that would have been it."
Frieza glared at the cliff side where he saw Krillin and Gohan shift into fighting positions and he grew irritated as hell. He would have wished they hadn't interfered with his plans; however, he was now pissed off that they would take away his idea of disposing of the last Namekian warrior on the planet. Dark, rich and somewhat diabolical laughter came from the irritated tyrant at the idea that there were still people who wished to oppose him.
"Fine, if you guys are that eager to die, then I shall grant your wish!" Frieza yelled angrily. With those words said, Frieza flew up into the skies in order to create a blast capable of destroying the very planet they were standing on. He flew into the skies in order to throw the blast at the planet; unaware of what would happen at that very moment.
A sudden surge of energy was felt and Chi-chi and Piccolo looked up in the sky beyond where Frieza was at that moment. The energies that had been gathered in order to create the Spirit Bomb was finally collected and the proof was at the very edges of Goku's palms sparkled in a faint and glistening light.
"It's done," Goku confirmed.
"Throw it!" Piccolo and Chi-chi yelled at the same time; worried that Frieza would throw his own blast at any given moment.
Frieza, who had been unaware of Goku's plan the entire time, was beside himself in absolute bliss of ridding the universe of the threat of a Super Saiya-jin ever rising up against him. He had forgotten about Goku's 'diversion' from earlier and assumed himself the winner of this game. He had no idea that his boastfulness would truly be his own downfall.
What felt like an eternity, Goku finally threw his arms down; triggering the Spirit Bomb's decent from the heavens where it hung during its development. It was then Frieza knew something was amiss and turned around to stare at the instrument of his own downfall like a deer caught in headlights. He assumed this was a trick at first and figured that he would be safe; however, it turned out that it wasn't some sort of trick that he should take likely.
The tyrant was ignorant at the idea that this was a weapon that would have been used against him. This was similar to the Death Ball that Frieza had used to destroy the Planet Vegeta in the first place. Instantly, the small electrical sphere that he had summoned to destroy the very planet was devoured by the Spirit Bomb. He reached out to grab the giant ball of light in order to over throw it; however, it was in vain attempt to save his pitiful ass.
Down below, everyone hurled themselves to the ground to brace for impact. The Spirit Bomb was coming down from the sky like an asteroid in slow motion. Goku wrapped his arm around Chi-chi and prayed that he wouldn't be separated from her at this time of reckoning. She felt as though she needed him now more than ever during this horrific experience they were about to go through together.
No matter how hard Frieza struggled, not even he could hurl back the Spirit Bomb. Hurricane-like winds kicked up and the heavy surf beneath him roared. It was as though an apocalypse had arrived upon Namek aimed directly at Frieza himself. It was though he was being punished for all the terrible things he had done to countless lives across the universe. His screams were dwarfed by the roar of the waves parting beneath him and the gale force winds squalling at the warriors below.
Then, an explosion erupted, triggering the Spirit Bomb to explode upon contact of Namek's sea floor. Everyone involved in the fight went flying back. Chi-chi who was held by Goku lost her husband's grip and went flying away.
"Goku!" Chi-chi shrieked in horror while she tumbled in the blinding explosion towards an unknown destination due to the blinding light.
"Chi-chi!" Goku yelled after her; praying she would be alright and wouldn't be harmed at all. He wanted to go after her, but she was flying further and further away from his grasp.
When the explosion eventually settled and the apocalypse had passed, Chi-chi opened her eyes and found that she was floating right side up on the water. Blinking a few times to ensure that she wasn't dead, she sat up in the water and looked around. Swimming to a nearby island, she surveyed where the other warriors were at. She noticed Gohan and Krillin land near her to re-assure that they had weathered the explosion well. Immediately, Chi-chi hugged her son; ensuring that he was alright.
"Mom!" Gohan embarrassingly blushed at the idea of his mom holding him affectionately.
"I never want you near your father's Spirit Bomb again young man!" Chi-chi scolded the young boy.
"Okay mom, let me go!" Gohan promised as the female warrior released her son and brushed his hair.
"Honestly, you had me worried sick…" Chi-chi looked him over to find that he was in decent shape.
"How about you, Chi-chi? Are you alright?" Krillin asked.
"I am, but where's Goku?" Chi-chi grew worried. She prayed that the explosion did not destroy him or Piccolo. Without the Namekian warrior, there would be no chances of them reviving anyone who had perished both on Earth and on Namek.
"We don't know," Krillin admitted.
"Dad's going to be okay isn't he?" Gohan asked.
"Sure, your dad's tougher than he looks!" Krillin attempted to reassure the boy.
Suddenly, Chi-chi felt something and turned. She noticed the waves crashing on the island close by and saw Piccolo emerge from the water. His other arm was still underneath and when she saw who he was holding, she went straight over there to her husband's side. Gohan and Krillin followed as Goku coughed up water from his lungs.
"Goku!" Chi-chi happily threw herself in her husband's arms; relieved that he had not been killed in the explosion. Goku fell backwards slightly due to his weakened condition and wrapped his arms around her waist. She kissed him on the lips and felt utter relief that it was all over. He seemed to hold it in his eyes as he purred softly; his tail wrapping affectionately around her waist.
"Dad!" Gohan smiled. "Are you alright?" Goku chuckled and rubbed his son's head to reassure him that he was alright. The boy laughed happily as Chi-chi untangled herself from Goku's arms. There would be more time for holding him later and reassuring he was alive and well. At that moment, she decided to let him recover from the battle that had almost claimed his life.
For awhile, the five warriors stood there resting and taking in the scenery while they waited until they had enough energy to fly again. During the time, they talked about how that battle seemed so tough on all of them. It was ruined though when Krillin screamed in horror; almost though Frieza had returned from the dead to kill them all for good.
"We forgot about Bulma!" Krillin freaked out. "What are we going to do?"
"Don't scare me like that Krillin!" Goku replied in a concerned and worried voice. "For a second, I thought you saw Frieza again!"
"In some ways, Bulma's worse than Frieza," Krillin admitted. "At least that's how I feel." That caused a round of laughter from everyone, including Chi-chi who remembered how bossy she could be when she's angry. Goku eventually stopped laughing and yelped in pain.
"Goku?" Chi-chi looked at him worriedly. She knew his fight with Frieza was tough, but she wasn't used to the idea that he was beaten so badly and still was able to stand after all of that.
"I'm alright, but don't make me laugh," Goku reassured his wife with a grin on his face. "I still ache all over."
"I know something that might help." Chi-chi grinned at the thought of giving her husband a nice massage to relieve the pain. Goku's smile widened in return and he seemed to be looking forward to spending more time with his wife on their way back to Earth. It felt like he made the right choice in bringing her along after all he's been through.
"Well, it looks like we were too late to save the Planet Namek," Piccolo spoken grimly and cryptically. "I just hope Guru and all his loyal followers that were destroyed can now rest in peace." Gohan and Krillin looked at Piccolo strangely; wondering how he knew all that they were aware of.
"What? How do you know Guru, Piccolo?" Krillin questioned. However, that question was not answered for moments later, Krillin had a look of horror written on his face. Goku looked at his best friend in question.
"What is it Krillin?" Goku asked. Krillin, too afraid to even say anything kept looking past Piccolo. One by one, Gohan, Chi-chi, Piccolo and even Goku looked up where Krillin was looking at in order to see what the problem was. Resting upon the very cliff above them stood the last person they expected to survive such a cataclysm-like event that had transpired what seemed to be hours ago.
"IT'S FRIEZA!" Everyone spoke at the same time except for the tyrant himself. He had lost most of his tail from the explosion, was still dripping wet from the water he had been under and raised his deadly finger up slightly; almost though he was going to blast someone at any given moment. He was utterly pissed off and ready to do away with whoever he had to in order to finish his task of destroying everything and anything in his path to ensure his rule.
"Th-that's impossible!" Krillin muttered in horror. "You made a direct hit with your Spirit Bomb and no one could survive that!"
"Oh mommy!" Gohan cried. Chi-chi felt her heart beating against her ribs very hard. It was so frightening she wished that Frieza had died after all that's happened. With a sneer, Frieza fired a deadly blast and it screamed towards Goku.
At that moment, Goku was petrified and stared in shock that Frieza had survived and was about to kill him and everyone else. He couldn't find the strength to move out of the way as the blast came towards him faster than the speed of light. It was then that he felt Chi-chi shove him out of harm's way before the blast pierced her heart. The Saiya-jin warrior looked on in absolute horror as he saw the tears in Chi-chi's eyes.
"Goku… I'm sorry…" Chi-chi whimpered her last words weakly before her eyes shut and her lifeless body hit the ground with a thud. Something within Goku's heart snapped at that very moment and he hissed lowly; feeling an emotional pain starting to drown his very soul.
Gohan was traumatized by this scene and prayed his mother wasn't dead and she would get up any minute. However, she made no movements whatsoever; indicating that Frieza had taken one more life that should not have ever been taken. A life that wouldn't have been taken if Frieza had died after the Spirit Bomb had hit Namek.
"MOMMY! NO!" Gohan cried.
"Chi-chi…" Goku growled both in sadness and pain. He wanted to deny that she was dead; that it never happened at all. Yet, the pain grew stronger; threatening to crush his heart and cause it to bleed within his chest. Deep within, something primal had begun to stir him from the state of shock that he had been in when Frieza revealed himself to be still alive.
'She's dead…'The voice within him confirmed. 'He must die…'
"…why…Frieza…" Goku hissed angrily, his tail lashing violently behind him as though he had lost control over the appendage. He wanted to deny the voice; however, it was harder to do so with every moment that passed.
"She was just a pitiful female earth warrior not even worth mating with," Frieza boasted; irking the Earth-raised Saiya-jin further. "Besides, all she's good for is a decent fuck… a fuck that gave you a boy that I will take from you shortly…"
It was perhaps the worst thing anyone could boast about when faced with the loss of a loved one; perhaps the worst insult that was far worse than Goku's casual joke. No one except for the tyrant was laughing and someone was mortally wounded due to his heartless attack.
Frieza had just made what would have been the worst mistake not killing the Earth-raised Saiya-jin.
'Kill him. He must pay…' The voice said again; this time, it seemed Goku was willing to follow this voice. Control started to slip from the Earth-raised Saiya-jin; rage filling his heart from the loss he had to deal with. A foreign and dark emotion filled his body, making him ache for something that he felt he had lost within an instant.
And it's thanks to Frieza the last person he ever wanted to die was gone because of his wife's sacrifice.
"You… you'll pay…" Goku vowed; agreeing to the voice as lightning began to dance within the heavens. It tore into the earth and struck at the ground near the Earth-raised Saiya-jin and the other warriors.
Piccolo, Gohan and Krillin stared in utter shock at the Earth-raised Saiya-jin and almost assumed this was a dream. Goku's power began to skyrocket from the weakened state he was in while the earth cracked beneath his feet from the fissure of power that welled up within him. In a split second, Goku's hair became that of gold and it was then that he fully became enveloped by a golden aura. His teal eyes glared coldly at Frieza; the killer that had taken the lives of millions of innocent lives. If looks could kill, Goku would have done so the moment he made his transformation that truly held accountable to Vegeta's claim of Goku becoming a Super Saiya-jin.
Goku's tail, tinged with the golden aura, lashed behind him in a sign of agitation and frustration at the murderer of his wife. For once, he no longer held the same feelings towards his opponent. The tyrant would not get the same mercy that he besought others for their misdeeds. For once, Goku wanted Frieza dead and to insure that he wouldn't tear another mother or father from a child.
The cold eyes then fell upon the ones who had battled this demon in vain; scaring the living daylights out of them. The eyes Goku had now seemed to have no life left in them and were filled with intense rage that was tearing him apart from the inside. He was barely holding back the beast within long enough to look at them calm enough.
"Piccolo, Gohan, Krillin, get Chi-chi's body out of here before I lose control…" Goku hissed the warning at them in a merciless voice. His voice was so empty and cold like the eyes that seemed to bore within their very souls at that moment. This wasn't the Earth-raised Saiya-jin anymore that would allow such violation of life to take place. This was an awakened warrior of rage that wanted nothing more than to protect those that were left untouched by the tyrant's obsession.
Piccolo, not the one to disobey the Goku's harsh orders grabbed Chi-chi's lifeless body and turned to his companions. The Namekian warrior knew that if they failed to do so, then the Earth-raised Saiya-jin would do something that he might later on regret if he were to calm down from the state he was in.
"You heard him, let's go," Piccolo commanded in a less harsh tone. Krillin followed the Namekian; however, Gohan was the last to leave his father's side. If he did not say this now, the boy knew that his father would never hear these words again.
"Daddy, please come home soon. I don't want to lose you too!" Gohan pleaded to his father before he joined his friends. The last thing the boy wanted was to lose his father to the monster that had taken the life of his mother.
'Chi-chi, I'm the one that should be sorry because you died for me,' Goku thought in irritation. Rage welled within his heart. He knew soon he wouldn't be the same person he used to be. 'I wish that I never had gotten you involved in all of this. It's all my fault and I wish I could have died in your place. I swear this monster will pay and I only wish to at least tell you before I lose myself to the monster in me…'
Frieza wasn't willing to let them go and was about to fire a blast. Before he could, Goku had appeared in front of the tyrant and grabbed his hand in what seemed to be a vice-grip. No matter how hard Frieza struggled, he couldn't break free and almost wanted the irritated Saiya-jin to release him. No sooner did Goku finally do so, Frieza jumped back in shock and stared at this golden warrior in confusion.
"What is this? Saiya-jin usually transform into giant apes!" Frieza questioned in shock while staring at this man in a golden aura glaring up at him angrily. If anything, someone took Goku's place and showed no signs of kindness and mercy like the naïve Saiya-jin did earlier.
"I am your nightmare," Goku spoke in such a harsh voice at the tyrant who had taken the lives of millions along with Dende's, Vegeta's and now Chi-chi's life. "I am your end and the one who will kill you for taking away the one I love. Prepare yourself for I will kill you."
The moment Goku said this; he knew he couldn't go back on these words.
Now it was personal.
To Be Continued…
