Chapter 12: Pirates' cove
The Capsule Corp. Ship touched down on the jungle planet of Wasai. The main entrance swung open, revealing the figure of Vegeta standing in the door. "Nice planet. Hot and humid. Just the way we Sayains like it…" The prince said as he stepped out of the ship.
He was followed by his group of warriors and grinned. He picked up a powerlevel he felt was very familiar. Yes, this powerlevel was definitely the power of the Sayain pirate he had come looking for. "Follow me Nappa! He's definitely here!" Vegeta said. "The rest of you scatter out over this planet… tell me if you find anything… interesting." Vegeta commanded, before jumping up into the air and flying off towards the east, with Nappa tailing him closely.
Appule smirked as Raditz stared at him. "Don't even think about it… I'm on my own here." Appule said as he flew off towards the north. Raditz then turned towards his brother. "Let's go, Kakarot." Raditz said as he flew down south. Goku, Krillin, Yamcha and Piccolo followed him quickly.
Meanwhile…
Turles was lying on his back in the soft white sand of the beach he and his men had chosen as their headquarters for the past month. The Sayain grabbed the fried fish he had lying next to him and ate it up with one gulp. He then burped loudly. He had sent Amond and Daiz on a hunt on the planet to see if they could find anything worth eating for today. He and Cacao waited at the camp…
The Sayain suddenly shouted in pain as the scouter exploded in front of his eye. "What the hell?" He muttered, thinking his scouter had malfunctioned or something. But then Cacao's scouter exploded shortly after. He immediately jumped up from the sand. There were only two things that could make scouters explode like that… Either an EMP blast or the powerlevel of someone very, very powerful.
Turles feared it was the last option… "Cacao… get ready! Someone, or should I say, something's coming!" The Sayain pirate said and his robotic companion nodded quickly.
On a different island,
Amond dashed after the large dinosaur-like creature, which growled in terror. The monstrous dinosaur turned it's head towards his flying pursuer and snapped out with it's powerful jaws, but Amond managed to dash out of the way and then kicked the large beast against it's skull. The beast let out a cry of pain as it fell down to the ground.
Daiz jumped up into the air and fired down a beam that drilled right through the dinosaur's stomach. The green haired warrior smirked. "One dead Dino!" He announced. "Let's chop it into pieces and take this baby back to Turles, eh?" Amond said. Daiz nodded and the two warriors were about to get to work when a group of a few warriors appeared in the sky and caught their undivided attention.
"Got some company…" Amond said, an evil smirk etched on his face. Goku, Raditz, Krillin, Yamcha and Piccolo appeared in the sky. Daiz pressed the button on his scouter. "Meh.. Weaklings. These guys have powerlevels of 5… Are they even serious?" He said. The warriors of earth landed in front of the two warriors inside the dense jungle. Amond laughed. "5 huh? I'm gonna enjoy torturing them slowly." The red alien said with a smirk on his face.
"Is one of you Turles?" Goku asked suddenly. Daiz let out a cry. "You bloody look a lot like him!" The green haired warrior said. "Could be… I'm a Sayain as well." Goku explained. "You're a damned weak one, if that's true…" Amond said, smirking. Goku shook his head. "Judging by what I feel… You could be wrong about that." The Sayain from earth said and he smirked.
Amond briefly looked at Daiz before dashing in at Goku. Goku was caught by surprise and Amond's kick sent Goku flying upwards into the air. Goku managed to recover however, much to Amond's surprise. Then Goku threw down a blast. Amond growled as he deflected it. He dashed on until he reached his opponent and then grabbed him by his leg.
Goku let out a cry as he was thrown down towards the ground. He flipped over before recovering and stopped his fall in mid-air. He looked up to see Amond flying towards him at great speed. Goku flipped over to avoid the incoming attacker just in time. He then swirled around in the air and Amond followed his example. They were now face to face.
"There's no way your powerlevel's 5!'' Daiz exclaimed, looking up in awe. "You're right, Daiz, this guy's way above that!" Amond said, a look of concern on his face. "Sometimes there's more than meets the eye!" Goku said, showing a smile. "Here, I'll show you." Goku followed as he smirked.
He balled his fists and concentrated. He then let out a long scream as his aura flared up a strong blue around him. Amond growled as Goku's powerlevel quickly rose up. "4000… 5000… 6000… what? 7500?" Amond exclaimed in shock. "What in the hell?" Daiz said, stumbling back after hearing the news. Goku grinned.
"Nonsense!" Amond shouted as he threw his scouter away and obliterated it with a small energy beam. Goku just smirked, which frustrated Amond even more. At 7500, this guy would even be a good match for Turles… Maybe he wasn't lying about being a Sayain. "Why don't you bring it then? Hot shot!" Amond taunted as he got into his stance.
"Have it your way!" Was Goku's short response as he dashed at the red alien. He avoided the blast Amond threw down at him with great speed, weaving to the left. He then flew past Amond with such speed that the red alien's jab fully missed it's target. Amond let out a cry of shock as Goku kicked down.
He was hit on top op his head and knocked down towards the ground. He recovered however and rubbed his head, that now had a big bump on it. He growled in pain and Goku smirked, laughing softly. "You asked for it." Goku said. "Why you!" Amond shouted and he fired up a blast at his opponent.
Goku used his right hand to deflect the blast with pinpoint accuracy. It was volleyed back at Amond, who couldn't get out of the way. The explosion knocked him through the air, flipping over and over as he soared towards the ground. He crashed into it, throwing up a cloud of smoke. Krillin and Yamcha cheered and applauded. "He isn't down just yet…" Piccolo said as he looked at the cloud of smoke with a look of concern.
He knew he was badly behind Goku in strength. The guy that was losing to Goku was stronger than he was… He growled, he had to improve… and soon.
Amond shook off the hurt as he got back onto his feet. He looked up at Goku, his face showing off his rage. "Who the hell are you?" Amond demanded, stomping down his foot in anger and cracking the soil. Goku laughed. "My name's Goku. And I'm a Sayain… from earth." Goku explained. "That's ridiculous! Sayain's are from Vegeta!" Daiz exclaimed.
Raditz nodded. "Technically you're right… But it's a long story." Goku's brother explained. Daiz then let out a cry of shock as he saw Raditz' tail. "You're a Sayain as well!" He shouted in shock as he pointed at the tail. Raditz smirked in response. "You got that right, indeed." Raditz said and Daiz stumbled back in fear. "Screw this! I'm going to warn Turles!" Daiz said as he turned around and ran away from the other fighters.
He flew off into the air and Piccolo and Raditz looked at each other briefly before flying after him. Daiz looked over his shoulder in fear as Raditz closed in. "Stay away you bloody monkey!" The green haired alien screamed out, increasing his speed. But Raditz was too fast… Even Piccolo could keep up with the pace.
Daiz banked to the right and then immediately back to the left in a wild, desperate attempt to shake his pursuers. Raditz stayed on his tail the entire time… Daiz then flew straight up into the air, with the Sayain and Namek following him in his climb up. Daiz growled in frustration before firing down a blast. Raditz weaved out of the way and the blast went on to catch Piccolo in his chest.
There was a large explosion and Piccolo dropped out of the cloud of smoke a second later. The Namek growled in pain as he dropped down towards the ground at high speed. He braced himself for impact when he suddenly felt that he had been caught by someone. He looked to the side to see that Yamcha had sped over to him and caught him. He growled in anger and Yamcha dropped him immediately, a look of pure terror on his face.
Piccolo landed on his feet and clutched his chest. The skin of his chest was charred and burned badly by Daiz' blast. Piccolo looked up and growled. He should let Raditz take care of this clown…
Raditz had about enough of his fleeing opponent, but the green haired warrior was faster than expected and unrelenting. Raditz suddenly flew down, much to Daiz' surprise. The green haired warrior grinned as he ascended into the air quickly, increasing the distance between him and Raditz. Raditz looked up with a smirk.
He then loaded up a blast in each one of his hands and concentrated. Two orbs of bright purple appeared on top of his palms. "Double… Sunday!" Raditz exclaimed as he joined the two orbs into a single, powerful beam. Krillin looked on from the ground. Sweat formed on his brow. "Wow! Raditz is gonna fry him if that hits!" The small monk screamed out.
Daiz realized this as well and his eyes bulged out as he stopped and turned around in mid-air to face the incoming beam. He threw his hands forward in an attempt to block the attack, but it hit him head on. There was thundering explosion and the sky was filled with dark, thick smoke. Krillin was sure that Daiz could never have survived anything like that. Raditz once again had confirmed the fierce nature of the Sayains to Krillin…
But then suddenly Daiz appeared in the sky. He was panting heavily, bruised and charred all over his body. His face betrayed his extreme anger. "Darn you, Sayain!" He shouted before dashing down towards Raditz. He lashed out with a strong kick that caught Raditz in the gut and knocked him back. Raditz looked up just in time to see Daiz' fist flying for his nose.
The punch caught him flush and blood immediately started running into his mouth. Raditz stumbled back and Daiz shouted before kicking Raditz against is his ankle as hard as he could. Raditz let out a cry of pain as his ankle was hit and his balance lost. He fell onto his back and Daiz kicked him in his ribs, rolling him over onto his face.
He then grabbed Raditz by his long hair and pulled him up. Raditz winced in pain as his hair was being pulled. Daiz moved in close with his mouth and whispered into Raditz' ear. "Seems that even a Sayain can fall…" Daiz mocked. Raditz then growled in anger and threw his elbow back. It hit Daiz above the groin and the alien was knocked back and forced to let go off Raditz' hair.
Raditz then got back up and spun around. The Sayain bashed his fist into his palm and produced a low, angry sounding noise. Daiz stumbled back. "Keep your distance, Sayain… Or die!" The green haired alien said, throwing up his block in anticipation. Raditz smirked as he slowly approached his foe. "Run… Or you die!"
Daiz' could barely control his nerves as he forced himself not to stumble back. Raditz finally got into a striking distance of the fighter and struck out with a jab. Daiz threw a jab of his own simultaneously. The two fighters' attacks hit home at the same time. Raditz' head was twisted to the side a little, but Daiz was hit much harder and he was thrown through the air before falling on his back.
Raditz let out a victorious laugh. "You are no match for me, fool." The Sayain said. Daiz looked up from the ground with a panic stricken look in his eyes.
Amond and Goku were hovering in the air, facing each other. Goku decided to wait for his opponent to make the first move, but Amond seemed somewhat reluctant. "What's wrong? Having second thoughts?" Goku mocked. Amond responded with a low grunt. "Shut it… I never back down out of a fight!" He shouted as he struck his fighting stance.
Goku smirked as he prepared for battle. Amond let out a battlecry before wildly rushing in. He swung his right fist, but Goku ducked it with ease and flew back a little. Amond then tried with a flying kick, but the Sayain again got out of the way with ease. Amond turned around in shock to find that Goku was behind him.
The red skinned alien growled. "Fight like a man and quit running!" He taunted. Goku smirked once again. "Alright…" He said as he pulled down his blue wristbands a bit. He cracked his neck and raised his guard. "You want it, you can get it." Goku said. Amond dashed in overwhelmed by anger. He clashed with Goku in mid-air.
Amond shouted as Goku's uppercut caught him on the chin and flipped him over backwards. Goku then followed in and managed to get a hold of Amond's leg. He started swinging him in circles around him, increasing the speed with every swing. Amond started shouting hysterically as he was unable to do anything.
And then, Goku suddenly let go of Amond's leg. The alien screamed in terror as he crashed into a line of trees and brought them all down with him. The impact had shaken his head badly and he was dizzy as he pulled himself up by a hanging tree. It took a few seconds until he regained his senses. He then looked up with rage written all over his face.
He pointed his finger up at Goku, who was hovering quite the distance away. "I'll crush you!" He shouted. A beam of purple energy then shot from the tip of his finger. Goku laughed as he spun out of the way. Amond growled in frustration. Even that cheap shot hadn't worked. This guy fought a lot differently than anyone he had faced before. It seemed like this guy actually enjoyed fighting. But not a cruel way like Amond himself enjoyed it, no, this guy was actually having fun.
"I've had it with you now! Be ready for my signature attack! There are very little warriors who have lived to tell the tale!" Amond announced as he dashed in whilst spinning around quickly. He moved at such speed that he soon turned in to what seemed a tornado, beefed up by red energy. He spun towards Goku with great speed and the Sayain frowned in concern. This was a technique he had never encountered before…
The tornado of energy was now so close that Goku could feel the heat. He dashed up, but Amond kept up with him with ease. Goku roared in frustration. He stopped in mid-air and let the tornado approach him. He then flipped over the energy with great timing and dashed away with as much speed as he could muster.
Amond turned himself around and approached Goku again. But the Sayain had already cupped his hands at his hip and a orb of blue energy had appeared. "Kamehameha!" Goku shouted in one breath. The orb turned into a beam that shot towards Amond at lightning speed.
The beam came into contact with Amond's red energy and overwhelmed it quickly. It then exploded into a great ball of fire and smoke. Goku frowned. He feared that beam had been a little to powerful… But then Amond's charred body dropped from the smoke. He seemed to be knocked unconscious. Krillin and Piccolo let out cheers as Amond crashed down in front of them and threw up a ball of dust.
In the meantime,
Raditz slowly walked towards Daiz who was on his behind crawling backwards in fear. "Where'd that smart mouth go?" Raditz mocked as he kept on walking towards Daiz. "Get the hell away from me! Turles won't be happy if you kill me!" He said, trying to warn Raditz out of doing it. Raditz knew Turles was the Sayain they were looking for. He suddenly halted his approach.
"So… How strong is Turles exactly?" Raditz demanded, leaning forward over the downed alien. Daiz trembled with intimidation. "A lot stronger than you!" Daiz said in conviction. Raditz smirked. "Is that so? How much… exactly?" Raditz resumed. "Yeah! I'm not bullshitting ya! His powerlevel is 10000!" Daiz exclaimed.
Raditz grinned. "Interesting… Thanks for the information." Raditz said and Daiz said in relief as he finally relaxed a bit. "But don't think I'll spare you for that… You coward, you should be ashamed of yourself!" Raditz resumed and Daiz screamed in terror as Raditz grabbed him by his arm.
He then pulled him up and grabbed his chin with his free hand, he then yanked to the right as hard as he could, snapping his neck instantly. Daiz let out a final cry as he dropped to the floor. Raditz smirked as he turned around. He then saw the others standing around what seemed to be an unconscious Amond. So those punks actually did it.
He flew over to the group and was greeted. "What happened to him? I was… preoccupied." Raditz said. Goku laughed. "He was stronger than I thought, but still no match for my Kamehameha!" The younger Sayain said, scratching his the back of his head in discomfort.
Raditz nodded. "Good. Very good. Now finish him." Raditz commanded.
Goku's happy expression turned into a frown. "I don't think so…" Goku said. Raditz sniffed in disgust. "You are quite peculiar, my brother." He exclaimed. Goku laughed but his laughing was halted when Raditz suddenly stepped forward and stomped down on Amond's neck. "What was that for?" Goku cried out in shock. Raditz gave him a hard look. "Trust me… He would have done the same to you, given the chance." The older brother said.
Piccolo nodded. "I agree with Raditz. Why leave him alive for him to attack us again?" He asked. "Precisely." Said Raditz, agreeing. "Everybody deserves a second chance, Piccolo. I gave you one and you've bettered yourself. You're the living example!" Goku said. Piccolo grunted. Bettered himself. And the bad thing about him saying it was that the bastard was actually right.
Somewhere else on the planet,
Turles was baffled at what he saw. He recognized the two men before him. He recognized them very well… The bald tall monster was Nappa, the general of the army he used to fight in. He didn't like this at all… He was sure Nappa would recognize him after his desertion…
The other man was even more frightening. The boy Vegeta had grown. And if the scouter exploding was any indication, his power had grown as well.
"So you're the pirate… Turles." Vegeta said, his arms folded across his chest. "These guys know you?" Cacao asked. Turles quickly shut him up by waving his hand. "Yeah. It's me. What do you want, my prince?" He said, cautiously sarcastic. Vegeta grinned. "Ah, Turles. Always the smart mouth huh." Vegeta mocked.
"Get down to business or leave." Turles said, changing his tone. Vegeta cracked a smile. "Sure. We've come here, to recruit you." Vegeta said, indeed getting down to business. "Recruit me for what?" Was Turles startled response. "For my quest in destroying the tyrant Frieza."
Turles' mouth dropped in shock and even Cacao stumbled back. "Frieza? Have you lost your mind?" Turles demanded. "Not at all, Turles. It's nothing short of my duty. He destroyed our planet, you know." Vegeta said. Turles nodded, to Vegeta's surprise. "Yeah, heard the news in a space bar a few years back… damn shame." Turles said.
Vegeta nodded. "But you can't fight that freak, he's simply to strong! He murdered out our race." Turles protested. Vegeta smirked. "Well… You could say it's do or die." Vegeta said. "That goes for you as well…" Vegeta soon followed in a warning tone. Turles nodded. He understood, he had no choice. He had to join them. He knew all too well Vegeta would eat him alive if he tried to resist. "As for your friend…" Vegeta resumed as he turned towards Cacao. "I'd rather see him dead then alive. A good chance to prove your loyalty to me, eh?" Vegeta said, an evil smirk showing up on his face.
Turles nodded before turning towards Cacao. The robotic warrior stumbled back in fear, but Turles grabbed him by his arm and fired a beam into his torso, point blank. The beam incinerated everything in it's path and when Turles stopped firing, all that remained of Cacao were his legs. The legs fell down into the sand with a thud. Vegeta grinned. Turles proved out to be a true Sayain, ruthless, just the way he liked it.
"Now that that's settled, we can regroup." Nappa said and he pressed his scouter, ready to pass through information. "Raditz, Appule, report." Nappa demanded. The two called in. "Meet me and Vegeta over here. We got Turles." Nappa explained. The others were soon on the way to them. Vegeta looked at Turles. He had forgotten how much these low class warriors looked alike…
Back on earth…
Tien stormed into Gohan's room, a smile on his face. "Hey Gohan, listen. I got good news!" Tien exclaimed. "What is it?" asked the young boy. "Kami has agreed to train us! He's the guardian of the Earth and he helped in making your father so strong! This is a great opportunity for us!" Tien explained. Gohan smiled. "So I'm gonna be as strong as my daddy?" Gohan asked. Tien nodded. "Sure does look like it!"
END OF CHAPTER
AN: Yeah, the group has a new member! Also, Gohan will develop his talents under Kami and Tien! Stay tuned for more! Powerlevels are still the same as last chapter. Greetings, C.
