[A/N] Hey guys, SilverSaiyan44 here back with the fourteenth chapter of Revenge of the Saiyans. I have to warn you, this one isn't too battle heavy, but I think the last chapter makes up for that. This one is more lore based so I think (and hope) that you guys will find it interesting. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter, and I'll see you at the end. ;)
Chapter 14 History of a Saiyan Pirate
Raditz slowly opened his eyes. As he realized he was awake, his eyes shot open and he sat up quickly. "What's going on? Where am I?" he asked rapidly. The elite Saiyan suddenly felt a hand on his right shoulder. He turned his head, only to see that the hand was that of his younger brother. "Relax Raditz, you're back home. You're alright," Goku said reassuringly.
Seeing that everything was indeed well, Raditz ceased his panicking and heavy breathing before lying back in the bed he was in. It was at this point that Raditz realized that he was lying in the same bed he had slept in for the last couple of days. The one in the small hut next to his little brother's house.
Upon further investigation of the room, Raditz noticed that there were two other people there other than his younger sibling. The people in question were Gohan and Chi chi, who were standing fairly close to him behind Goku.
"How long was I out?" the long-haired man asked. Goku's expression remained unchanged at the question. "About ten minutes. You passed out while we were flying, but I managed to carry you back the rest of the way," the younger man explained.
Despite the situation, Raditz cracked a small smile. "I guess blood loss is more serious than I realized," he joked. Reminding himself of the wound on his chest, Raditz lifted the blanket that enveloped him and glanced at the spot Turles had pierced with his fist.
The first son of Bardock then noticed that he wasn't wearing his armor anymore. He was surprised that this particular detail had evaded his notice, but figured that the shock of waking up had made him miss it. Curious as to where his armor was, Raditz took a sideways glance around the room until he noticed it leaning against a wall, the fist-sized hole still present where Turles had punched him.
Looking back at the wound, he noticed that it was well covered and cleaned of dry blood. Raditz was impressed at the handiwork considering that his brother had said that he'd only been out for about ten minutes.
Raditz turned to his brother. "Say, Kakarot, who exactly tended to my wound?" he asked curiously. Before Goku could even answer, Chi chi chimed up and said "I did it. Luckily the bleeding had stopped by the time Goku brought you here, so the job was easy."
A warm smile lit Raditz's face. Despite them being his family, he was still pleasantly surprised at how nicely Goku and his family had been treating him. Especially after all the awful things he and his comrades had done while working under Frieza.
"Thank you, Chi chi. You've done a marvelous job," Raditz complimented. The raven-haired housewife blushed slightly. "Oh, it was nothing," she insisted.
Gohan then walked up to his uncle, a sad look on his face. "When dad brought you back, I was really scared, Uncle Raditz," the child admitted. Raditz's face changed to an expression of concern. "Why's that, Gohan?" he asked.
"I thought you were going to die," he answered somberly. Raditz saw the boy's sad face and decided to lighten the mood. The elite Saiyan began chuckling as he put a hand on Gohan's shoulder. "Trust me Gohan, it'll take a lot more than a band of pirates to take me down," he said jokingly. The half-Saiyan child caught on and offered a small smile.
"Speaking of that band of pirates, I have a few questions about them," a familiar voice stated suddenly. The four family members turned towards the voice. They were surprised to see Vegeta standing in the doorway. What was even more surprising was that it appeared that Tien was helping the Saiyan prince carry somebody.
The two walked into the room, followed by Krillin, only to reveal that it was Nappa that they were carrying. The bald Saiyan was completely unconscious, but what was really bad, was that his nose was bleeding profusely and appeared to be broken.
Gohan quickly hid behind his mother as the two warriors dragged the bloody man into the room.
Vegeta and Tien slowly placed Nappa on the ground in a sitting position with his back to the wall.
Vegeta walked up to Raditz. "So, how are you holding up?" the Prince of all Saiyans asked casually. The long-haired warrior was still shocked at what he had just witnessed. "I'm fine, but what happened to Nappa?" he responded, eager to know how a man as burly as Nappa could be defeated so brutally.
Vegeta scowled, "Turles happened, that's what," he spat in disgust. Raditz frowned slightly at the mention of Turles. He then glanced at Nappa. "This is my fault. I should have stayed with you," he said. The long-haired man stared downwards in shame. "I was a coward," he admitted, more to himself than the people around him.
Vegeta's expression remained unchanged. "Old habits die hard," he muttered before marching out the door.
"Vegeta!" Goku called after the Saiyan prince. Raditz shook his head, "No, Kakarot. Let him go, he's right. I'm nothing but a coward… a weakling," the elite warrior said through gritted teeth.
Tien and Krillin approached Goku, "We'll go calm him down," Tien said. Goku nodded before watching the two walk out the door, after the Saiyan prince.
Goku looked back at his older brother sternly. "That's not true, Raditz. You're an amazing warrior, you always have been," he insisted. The first son of Bardock shook his head again. "No I'm not. I have been and always will be a weakling, a coward, and a pathetic excuse for a Saiyan warrior!" he yelled.
Despite her best wishes, Gohan got out from behind his mother and ran up to Raditz. "That's not true Uncle Raditz!" the young half-Saiyan shouted. "You taught me everything I know about being a Saiyan," he said in a more calm tone. "Without you, my tail would still be a weakness," Gohan recalled, waving his tail behind him.
Raditz's expression of depression changed to that of curiosity as he thought of the tail training he'd put his nephew through. Goku smiled at his son for helping console his uncle. "Yeah Raditz. Also, don't forget that it was me who made you leave the battlefield. You wanted to stay and help, but I saw that you were in no condition to fight, so I brought you here," Goku said, adding onto his son's previous points.
"Not only that…" said a voice next to Raditz. They all glanced in the voice's direction and saw that it was coming from Raditz's scouter, which was sitting on a small table next to him.
Suddenly, the green humanoid hologram that represented Spectre, appeared above the scouter. "I'll admit, Raditz, since you were a child, you've always been slightly weaker than the others in terms of power," Spectre began. "But, in terms of determination, you made most of the elites look like those slimy Arcosians," he stated, gaining a laugh from Raditz.
"You know, Raditz, while you were lying there bleeding out, I was scared as hell," the AI admitted. Raditz chuckled, "I didn't know AI could feel fear," he quipped. Though his ability to display expressions were limited, Raditz could tell that Spectre was scowling at him. "You know what I mean, ya hairball," the AI teased, causing the long-haired Saiyan to laugh harder.
After he stopped laughing, Raditz looked at his AI partner with a smile. "Thanks, Spectre. You were one of the first friends I ever made, and I'm glad that that friendship is just as important to you, as it is to me," the elite warrior stated. Now it was Spectre's turn to laugh. "Watch that mushy stuff, Raditz, I think Earth might be changing you," he joked.
Raditz's smile widened to a grin, he said nothing in return. There was a moment of silence until Goku spoke, about thirty seconds later. "So, Raditz, I hope you don't mind me asking this, but who is that Turles guy and why does he look exactly like me?" the Earth-raised Saiyan asked curiously.
Raditz's smile faded slightly. "It's a bit of a long story," he answered in a neutral tone. Goku didn't move a muscle. "I'm okay with that," he stated. The elite Saiyan sighed, "Well here it is then," he said.
"The most important thing for you to know is that Turles is actually our uncle, Kakarot." Raditz began. Goku gained a confused look on his face upon hearing the revelation. "Our uncle? But he seems so young," the spiky-haired man replied skeptically.
Raditz chuckled once again. "That's the interesting bit. Our grandparents had Turles very late in their lives," he explained. Spectre activated again and said "That's actually a talent of the Saiyan race, the ability to reproduce at ages far beyond most other sentient beings."
Seeing that the talk of alien genetics was confusing his brother, Raditz changed the subject. "Anyways, so Turles was born about 5 years before I was. You can imagine it was strange having an uncle who was barely older than me," he said. Goku thought about it before chuckling. "I guess that would be pretty weird," he admitted.
Raditz grunted before speaking again. "That wasn't even the worst part. While I was growing up, Turles would show me just how much he cared about me by insulting me, humiliating me, and viciously attacking me, on an almost daily basis." he stated oddly casually.
"That sounds awful," Gohan said with concern in his voice. Goku seemed surprised by his brother's seemingly careless tone as he spoke of the terrible things Turles had done to him. "You seem pretty calm, Raditz, I would have expected you to be a bit more emotional when talking about stuff like that," Goku pointed out.
Spectre laughed suddenly. "That's thanks to me. Luckily for Raditz, we AI make great psychologists. No better cure for your uncle beating the hell out of you than a good old chat with your Artificial Intelligence unit," the AI joked, prompting him and his Saiyan partner to burst out laughing.
As the two former members of the Planet Trade Organization laughed their heads off, Goku and his family just stood there, confused and slightly disturbed.
As soon as he realized that his family was staring at him with expressions of confusion, Raditz ceased his laughter and cleared his throat. Spectre noticed this as well and also stopped laughing.
"Right, where was I? Oh yes, when me and Turles were growing up. So this abuse continued for a while until one day, I decided to tell our father about it," Raditz said. He paused before continuing. "He wasn't exactly happy to hear that his baby brother was beating up his son every day, so he decided to return the favor to Turles, personally." The long-haired man explained with a devious smile.
Goku gasped, "He attacked Turles?" he asked in a tone of shock. Raditz nodded, the sinister expression still present on his face. "Yup, beat him within an inch of his life," he answered proudly. The younger Saiyan was hardly amused. "I thought you said that our father was a great man," Goku recalled from his older brother's previous discussion with himself and Gohan.
Raditz thought about what he had told his brother about their father for a moment before shrugging. "Well he was, for a Saiyan," he responded. "Don't get me wrong, Kakarot, Our father was a good man. Most Saiyan parents would have beat me instead for not defending myself," Raditz explained.
Goku considered his brother's example for a few seconds before sighing. "Alright, what happened next?" he asked. Raditz grinned at his younger sibling before continuing his story.
"Well, after father taught Turles a new meaning for pain, he backed off for a while. Whenever he did attack me again, I'd tell our father and he'd bring that karma right back to him. Eventually, I grew guilty of constantly asking father to help me with my problems. So, I started taking Turles' abuse like a man, enduring every punch and kick with what little spirit I had at the time," Raditz explained in a slightly more somber tone.
Goku, Chi chi, and Gohan, felt for Raditz. They understood that although the long-haired man was tough as nails on the outside, he had a lot of pain on the inside.
Raditz looked as though he was holding back tears. Goku put a hand on his older brother's shoulder. "I'm sorry, Raditz, that must have been hard for you," he said. The elite warrior shook his head. "It was that time in my life that forever branded me as a… a weakling," Raditz stated almost painfully.
After a few minutes, Raditz had regained his composure. "A few years later, Turles and I finished our training at the Third Class Saiyan Combat School," the long-haired man explained. Goku seemed confused by this. "I thought you said that Turles was 5 years older than you," the gi-clad fighter responded skeptically.
Raditz chuckled once again, it was a nice change from his dreary demeanor while talking about Turles's abuse of him. "Let's just say he wasn't the best student," Raditz said with a smile. Goku simply nodded before allowing his brother to continue.
"Anyways, after our graduation, Turles was sent to work under some Saiyan general and I never heard from him after that, well, until today," Raditz concluded. Before Goku had the chance to question his brother further, Gohan spoke up.
"So Turles is a third class warrior?" the young boy asked. Raditz smiled at his nephew. "Yes Gohan, Turles is a third class warrior. So in the end, I got the last laugh," the first son of Bardock stated happily as he leaned back in his bed and placed his hands behind his head.
Goku rolled his eyes at his brother's moment of arrogance. "So that's all you know about Turles?" the savior of Earth asked. Raditz glanced at his younger sibling. "Until today, yes," he answered.
"What exactly happened today?" a familiar voice inquired. Everyone in the room turned towards the door and saw Vegeta standing there once again. The flame-haired man walked into the room, followed by Tien and Krillin.
Vegeta approached Raditz. "Raditz, I heard everything," the Saiyan prince admitted. "I know I was a bit hard on you there, and I'm sorry for it. All the same, Turles is a threat, and he needs to be dealt with," Vegeta stated.
Raditz looked at Vegeta for a few seconds before he spoke. "I agree, so what do you want to know?" the long-haired man responded neutrally.
Vegeta smiled before answering. "Did Turles tell you anything while you were there by yourself?" he asked. As Raditz thought of the answer to Vegeta's question, the smile faded from his lips. "Yeah, yeah he did," he replied.
Raditz then remembered Turles' words to him before he fainted. "You see, the tree of might needs an enormous amount of energy to grow. It gets this energy from draining the planet of all the energy it contains, killing everything and turning the world into a wasteland." The words echoed in Raditz's mind as he thought of how to explain it to his comrades.
Raditz looked directly at Vegeta. "Turles told me his plan for Earth," the long-haired Saiyan stated. Everyone in the room stared at Raditz. "Why didn't you mention this sooner?" Tien asked angrily. Raditz scowled at the triclops. "It didn't exactly come to mind after the near-death experience I went through," he countered.
"That doesn't matter now!" Vegeta yelled, shutting them both up. "What did he tell you, Raditz?" the Saiyan prince inquired in a more calm tone.
Raditz took a deep breath before he began talking. "Turles told me about this special tree he has, it's called the Tree of Might. He said that the tree drains all the energy from a planet, killing all life forms," he stated.
"A tree?" Krillin asked skeptically, unsure what to think of a tree being a threat to the planet. Raditz glanced at the short martial artist. "I know it sounds crazy, but you haven't heard the rest," he said reassuringly. Krillin nodded and stood there silently, waiting for the long-haired man to continue.
"Before he told me anything about the tree, Turles and I had a brutal battle." Raditz stated. "I was defeating him fairly easily for a while, then, he pulled out a fruit." The elite Saiyan added.
"A fruit?" Goku questioned. Raditz stared sternly at his little brother. "Let me finish," he insisted. The second son of Bardock nodded. "Right, go on," he encouraged.
Raditz rolled his eyes in annoyance before continuing. "So he told me that the fruit would allow him to win the battle easily, which of course I thought was pure arrogance." The Saiyan warrior said.
"I assume that it wasn't?" Tien guessed. Raditz simply nodded in response. "As soon as he took a bite from the fruit, his power skyrocketed. He took me by surprise and defeated me easily," the first class warrior stated softly. The group could tell that it was hard for him to admit his defeat.
There was a period of silence for a while until Krillin spoke. "I'm guessing that was when Turles told you about the tree, right?" he queried. Raditz nodded again.
A look of realization suddenly sparked onto Vegeta's face. "That pirate I was fighting gained a large power boost out of nowhere," he commented. A look of intrigue appeared on Tien's face as well. "Those two aliens I was against got a power boost too," he recalled.
Krillin shook his head. "The one I was fighting never gained a power boost, he was just extremely tough," he stated. Goku then thought of something. "That guy was a robot, right?" he asked. Krillin shrugged. "A cyborg, but it doesn't really make a difference," he admitted.
Vegeta then smiled as if he'd thought of something. "I've got it. That cyborg was the only one who couldn't eat the fruit, so they designed him as the ultimate fighting machine to make up for it," he theorized.
Goku nodded. "That would make sense," he admitted. Krillin took a step towards Raditz. "Hey Raditz, do you know if they planted that tree yet?" he asked. The long-haired man thought for a second, a uneasy expression came over his face before he answered. "Yeah, I heard Turles give the order to plant it," he said grimly.
Goku gritted his teeth. "Then we have no time to lose. We have to destroy that tree before it kills everything on Earth!" he stated determinately as he motioned towards the door.
Krillin stepped into Goku's path, forestalling him from leaving. "I want to take out those pirates just as much as you do, Goku, but we don't stand a chance against them with our current power," he stated. Goku's look of determination didn't fade. "I won't let innocent people die, Krillin," he countered.
"What about the Dragon balls?" Vegeta posed. Everyone in the room looked at him. "You know about the Dragon balls?" Tien asked. The Saiyan prince nodded. "We all do. Yamcha told me about them one day and I reported it to the others," he explained.
"Okay, so what were you saying about them?" Krillin inquired. Vegeta smiled and began his explanation. "Well, these Dragon balls can grant any one wish, right? Well after we defeat Turles and his team, we can use them to revive anyone who was killed by the pirates," he explained.
The group pondered the Saiyan prince's idea for a few seconds. Goku eventually sighed. "Even though I don't like the idea of letting innocent people die just because we can revive them, I guess we don't have much choice," he admitted, agreeing to the idea.
Despite the dark situation, Krillin's lips curled into a small smile. He was happy that his best friend had been talked out of getting himself killed needlessly.
Right when Vegeta was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed to that of concern and he looked off to the side. "I sense someone coming this way!" he reported. The others quickly sensed out the ki-signature Vegeta was talking about.
After about three seconds of sensing, the group (excluding Raditz, Gohan, and Chi chi) ran outside and looked into the sky. What they saw surprised them slightly. It was Yamcha, floating in the air alongside a flying vehicle with the Capsule Corp logo on the side.
Yamcha descended from the sky and landed in front of his friends, followed slowly by the Capsule Corp vehicle. As soon as the hoverplane touched down, the door on the left side opened up and Bulma exited. The group noticed that her face was distraught and that she was holding something under her right arm.
"Hey guys. No time to chat, I need to show you something," Bulma greeted hurriedly as she made her way towards the open door of Grandpa Gohan's house. The group shrugged and followed the teal-haired scientist into the house.
Krillin and Tien lagged behind slightly so they could talk to Yamcha. "So, Yamcha, what's with the outfit?" Tien inquired. Yamcha paused momentarily before chuckling, he'd forgotten that his friends hadn't seen him in his bandit outfit yet. "Oh, it's just a replica of my old bandit outfit. Vegeta found the original in my hideout and said that I should wear it," the long-haired martial artist explained.
Tien laughed. "So the Prince of all Saiyans is giving you fashion advice now?" he asked. Yamcha smiled in return, "It seems that way," he replied.
Krillin glanced at the red symbol on Yamcha's shirt. "Hey Yamcha, that symbol wouldn't happen to be-" the short man began to say before getting cut off. "Master Roshi's? You bet. I figured that just because I'm wearing the clothes of a bandit, doesn't mean that I'd wear the symbol of one," Yamcha explained.
Krillin nodded in understanding. "That sword get any use?" he inquired. Yamcha smirked. "Ask Amond," he responded as they neared the door to Grandpa Gohan's house. Tien and Krillin shared a look of confusion.
"I don't understand, who's Amond?" Tien asked. Yamcha turned his head towards the door. "One of those pirates that I took down using the sword," he answered as he walked into the house. Krillin and Tien took a second to look at each other and roll their eyes at their friend's arrogance before following him in.
Upon entry, Yamcha noticed the unconscious form of Nappa. "What happened to him?" the former bandit inquired. Tien glanced at the knocked out Saiyan before answering. "Turles knocked him clean out with a single punch to the nose," he answered.
Yamcha appeared surprised by this, but said nothing in return. "A single punch? This Turles guy must be serious business," he thought to himself.
Bulma walked into the room and placed the object she was holding (which was revealed to be a laptop) on the small table next to Raditz.
The heiress of Capsule Corp glanced at Chi chi. "Chi chi, you might want to take Gohan into the house," she advised somberly. Though the raven-haired housewife seemed confused at first, she eventually nodded in understanding, picked up Gohan, and walked out the door.
As soon as the door closed behind Chi chi, Bulma opened the laptop and began signing in as the group huddled around to get a good look. After she signed in, Bulma pushed a few buttons and a video started playing.
It showed a man in a suit and glasses standing in fear as screaming, and crumbling buildings could be heard in the background. "Breaking news! East City is being completely torn apart by giant roots!" the man shouted.
Both the Saiyans and Z Fighters watched in shock as the roots ripped through buildings with ease. The only thing that kept them quiet was their desire to hear what the reporter had to say.
"Nobody knows where they came from, but smaller villages across the planet have reported similar occurrences," the reporter explained. "Everyone get to high ground! This could mean the end of the wor- AHHHHH!" the reporter screamed as a giant root erupted from the ground behind him, causing the image to cut to black.
Bulma closed the laptop and turned around. "That was the East City News an hour ago. We haven't heard from anyone in East City since," she explained sadly. The teal-haired scientist suddenly broke down, she ran up to Yamcha, embraced him, and began crying into his shoulder. The former bandit put an arm around his girlfriend, in hopes that it would allow her some comfort.
Krillin clenched his fists angrily as he thought about everyone in East city being killed.
Goku then stood up determinately. "That's it! We need to get a plan together," he said sternly. Vegeta stood up as well. "I agree, Kakarot, I have a plan," he stated. The group looked to him and waited for the idea.
"Alright, Raditz is still too injured to fight, so he'll stay here under the protection of Kakarot, and you," The royal warrior said, gesturing towards Krillin. Goku stared daggers at Vegeta. "No way, I can't stay here while innocents are suffering!" he argued. Vegeta glanced at the pure-hearted Saiyan. "If you go out there, then they'll just track you with their scouters and kill you. Then you won't be able to help anybody," he countered.
Goku stared at the Saiyan prince angrily for several seconds before he sighed and stepped back. "Fine, I'll stay," he agreed in defeat.
Vegeta smiled at the third class warrior before he continued speaking. "Good, now the rest of you will help me bring Nappa to Capsule Corp so he can rest there while we train," he explained.
Tien stepped forward. "I have to return to my home in the mountains to get Chiaotzu and Launch to safety. I won't join you until they're safe," he stated sternly. Vegeta sighed. "Fine, you go get your little friends, but meet me back at Capsule Corp. Yamcha will help me carry Nappa back there," he agreed.
Tien nodded and began walking towards the door.
"I can't just stay here and be a victim, I'm a warrior damn it!" Raditz shouted suddenly, causing everybody to stop what they were doing. Vegeta glanced at his long-haired comrade. "I understand that you want revenge on Turles for what he did to you today, Raditz, but getting yourself killed won't prove anything," the Saiyan prince explained.
Raditz looked Vegeta directly in the eyes. "I want revenge for more than you could ever realize, and I'll get it, one way or another," the first son of Bardock vowed.
The Saiyan prince scowled and took a step towards Raditz. "Well then, in the interest of your safety, I'm hereby ordering you to stay within 2 miles of this house," he proclaimed, causing Raditz to grit his teeth. "You may train, but there will be no leaving your two mile radius. Am I understood?" Vegeta asked sternly.
"Yes sir," Raditz grumbled as he nodded slowly. Vegeta then turned to Raditz's scouter. "Spectre, front and center!" the prince ordered. Mere moments after the order was given, the green hologram of Spectre appeared above the scouter.
"Yes, Prince Vegeta, how may I be of service?" the AI greeted. Vegeta smirked before giving the order. "I'm ordering you to watch Raditz and make sure he doesn't leave. If you see Raditz leaving at any point, force him to take you with him. If he refuses, contact Royal. If he does go out for a while, make sure that he stays within two miles of this house. You know what to do if he breaks these rules, right?" the flame-haired man questioned.
"Yes sir, contact you via Royal if Raditz exceeds a two mile distance of this building," Spectre answered.
Vegeta smiled before turning to the Earthlings. "Yamcha, Bulma, you're with me," he stated. Yamcha nodded at the Saiyan prince and Bulma (who had calmed down since the East city incident) did the same shortly after him.
The Prince of all Saiyans looked around at everybody else. "The rest of you, you know your assignments," he concluded, prompting everybody to begin their separate tasks. As Vegeta was walking towards Nappa's unconscious form, he stopped momentarily and looked back at his long-haired comrade. "I trust that you won't defy me, Raditz," he said before turning his head back and starting his task.
With that, Tien took off to retrieve Chiaotzu and Launch while Krillin checked on Chi chi and Gohan to make sure that they'd be safe. Goku decided to stay in his late Grandpa's house with his brother.
Meanwhile, Vegeta and Yamcha picked up the still unconscious Nappa and brought him outside. Bulma got back into her hoverplane and started it up. She began slowly floating off the ground while Vegeta and Yamcha followed at a somewhat similar pace.
When they were high enough in the air, Bulma flashed a thumbs up at Yamcha, who nodded in response. The heiress of Capsule Corp got the signal and took off at the plane's top speed. Vegeta and Yamcha began flying as fast as they could in pursuit. Nappa's weight made it difficult to keep up with the plane, but the two warriors managed to stay alongside it as they disappeared into the distance.
Meanwhile, far off in the battlefield where the first contact between the Turles Crusher Corps and Earth's defenders took place, one man stood gazing at the giant tree before him.
"Pure beauty," Turles said in awe as he stared at the Tree of Might. In the few hours his men had been gone for, Turles' planet-destroying tree had grown to a monstrous size. The tree would tower over Earth's largest buildings with its height and girth.
As the Saiyan pirate took in his masterpiece, his scouter suddenly beeped. "Lord Turles, I return with news," the AI called Nova greeted respectfully. Turles smiled, "Good, what did you find?" he asked.
"Well sir, using my stealth surveillance program, I was able to listen in on the AI units of Vegeta's squad," Nova explained. Turles said nothing and waited for the AI to continue.
"During my surveillance, I discovered something interesting. Although it was obvious that the AI units of Raditz and Vegeta were in the same room for the majority of their discussion, Nappa's AI, Ghost, was somewhere completely different," the AI revealed.
Turles' eyes widened with intrigue. "Really? Did you hear anything of interest?" the dark-skinned man inquired.
"No sir, all I heard from his com unit was a woman and a little boy talking. Nothing note-worthy," Nova reported.
Turles scratched his chin curiously. "Oh well, keep tabs on him, we'll want to know if he has any visitors," he ordered. The Saiyan pirate heard a beep from his scouter, indicating that Nova was noting down his future assignment.
"Understood, Lord Turles. Now, onto Vegeta's discussion with the others," Nova responded. Turles smirked. "Ah, the best for last," he quipped.
"To begin, sir, it would appear that Raditz is still in poor fighting condition and is taking residence at the home of Kakarot," Nova began. A look of intrigue crossed Turles' face. "Any luck tracking the location?" he inquired.
"Negative, sir. Spectre and Royal were smart enough to disable their tracking beacons. I have narrowed down a specific region for the house's location, but it's too remote for me to track it electronically," Nova explained. "However, if you sent one of your men or even went personally to the region, you could track them by scouter within minutes," the AI proposed.
Turles considered his AI unit's proposition for several seconds before shrugging. "Meh, we'll leave them alone for now. Gives Raditz some time to heal up and believe that he has a chance against me," the Saiyan pirate declared.
"Understood sir," Nova replied neutrally. Unsure whether or not he agreed with his master's decision.
"Alright Nova, continue," Turles commanded. Eager to hear whatever futile plan the Prince of all Saiyans had come up with.
"Right, sir. So as I was saying, Vegeta met with all of them at Kakarot's home and formulated a plan," Nova began. "He decided that Kakarot and one of the Earthlings known as Krillin would stay with Raditz to watch over him," the AI stated. Turles chuckled. "Figures that that pathetic crybaby would need babysitting," he joked.
"Very true, my lord. Anyways, Vegeta also decided that he and several Earthlings would take the still unconscious Nappa back to a building known as Capsule Corporation," Nova added. Turles said nothing and simply waited for the AI to finish.
"However, one of the Earthlings, a martial artist known as Tien Shinhan, stated that he had to return home to retrieve two people by the names of Launch and Chiaotzu," Nova stated.
A look of realization crossed Turles' face. "Could he be referring to the woman and little boy you heard in Ghost's feed?" he theorized.
"Perhaps, sir. I'll be sure to keep track of it as you requested," he stated. Turles seemed satisfied with these results. "Good to hear. Now, have you had any luck locating this Capsule Corporation building?" the Saiyan pirate asked.
"Luckily, tracking Capsule Corporation was incredibly easy due to it being located in a large city simply known as West City," Nova responded.
"The roots of the tree haven't destroyed this West City?" Turles asked. Nova paused before replying. "No sir. And if my calculations are correct, the roots of the Tree of Might won't reach West City for at least 48 hours," Nova answered. Turles began scratching his chin in thought.
"Would you like to order one of the Crusher Corps to investigate this Capsule Corporation?" Nova asked. Turles thought for a few seconds before smiling and nodding. "Yes, I think Vegeta and Nappa have entertained me enough, and killing those Earthling fighters would be a bonus. Track all members of the Crusher Corps and put me in contact with the one closest to this building," he ordered.
"Right away, my lord," Nova responded obediently as he began tracking the scouters of the four Crusher Corps members.
After about an hour of flying, Vegeta, Yamcha, Bulma, and the still unconscious Nappa arrived at the Capsule Corporation building. Once there, they placed Nappa in a large bed and waited for him to wake up.
"Man, that Turles guy must have hit him really hard if he's still knocked out," Yamcha said as he looked at the burly Saiyan. Vegeta grunted. "Don't worry about him, Nappa's taken much worse than this before," the flame-haired warrior stated; knowing that it was hardly true.
Bulma then came back with her father, who had done a scan on Nappa's head. "Well, the brain and skull are still fully intact," Dr. Briefs began. "However, the most damage came to the nose as it was rendered fully broken," he concluded.
Vegeta glanced back at his former mentor and noticed that his nose was in fact slightly bent out of shape.
"Hey, Vegeta. Out of curiosity, how do you know Nappa?" Bulma asked softly. The Saiyan prince chuckled at the question. "I've known him practically my whole life. When I was a child, he'd feed me, protect me, and even train me," he explained.
"Some would argue that Nappa was more of a father to me than my actual father ever was," Vegeta stated neutrally.
"Did you believe that?" Yamcha inquired. The elite warrior sighed before responding. "No. I understood that my father's position of royalty would mean that he wouldn't have much time to see me. To be honest, it was very responsible for him to assign Nappa to care for me in his absence, rather than lock me in a room and come visit me every few months," Vegeta answered in a slightly somber tone.
Bulma and Yamcha decided that they'd asked enough of Vegeta's past and left the conversation with a spell of silence.
A few minutes later, Nappa began to stir and slowly opened his eyes. "Urrg, what happened?" he groaned as he put a hand over his face. Vegeta walked up to the burly man. "Turles knocked you clean out with a single punch," he explained.
Nappa growled at the mention of Turles. "I'll kill that third class filth!" he spat in anger as he tried to sit up. Vegeta placed a hand on Nappa's shoulder and pushed him back into the bed. "No, getting yourself killed is far from necessary," the Saiyan prince declared.
Nappa looked Vegeta right in the eyes. "You don't know what he did to me," he stated hatefully. Vegeta took his hand off of Nappa's shoulder and crossed his arms. "I might be more inclined to aid you in killing Turles if I knew why you loathed him so much," he said calmly.
The look of malice on Nappa's face slowly dissipated. He sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you everything," he said in a more calm tone.
"So it all began like this. A few months before King Vegeta assigned me to you permanently, I was working as an instructor for cadets that were fresh out of combat school," Nappa began. "They assigned me a third class unit to train. It seemed pretty normal at first, until I met the oldest boy in the unit, Turles," the bald man explained.
"He was 6 years older than the other boys, which made me assume that he was just some reject. Unfortunately, I was wrong. He had potential, he just didn't care," Nappa stated.
"Turles had no honor. He'd win sparring matches by throwing dirt in his opponent's eyes, hack into other cadets' scouters to make them emit a high pitched screech, and he showed blatant disrespect for everybody, including me," Nappa explained.
Vegeta seemed uninterested by the story. "So far, he just sounds like your average low level scum," he accused. Nappa slowly shook his head. "You haven't heard the next part," he said darkly. The Prince of all Saiyans closed his mouth and continued listening.
"Even though I was assigned to the cadet unit, I was still a general. Every once and a while, Saiyan high command would order me to lead a battalion to purge planets," Nappa explained.
"I worked with a lot of battalions in my years as a general, but the best, had to be the Hunter Battalion," the former general said happily. Vegeta seemed surprised at the name. "The Hunter Battalion, hmm? They were known as one of the best Saiyan battalions in the army," he noted.
"The Hunters were something else, they held every skill required in an elite battalion. They were powerful, honorable, and trustworthy," Nappa praised enthusiastically. "Several of their best purge missions made even King Vegeta's personal invasions seem like nothing," he stated brashly.
"Anyways, I was ordered to lead the Hunter Battalion in an invasion of the planet Zexis V. I'd never heard of the planet but decided to go anyways," Nappa stated.
"So I prepped the battalion for battle and prepared the space pods. Before we left, the leader of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Arugulac, came to me with his concerns," Nappa continued. "He told me that he didn't feel good about the mission, that the name Zexis V made him uneasy. I just told him he was being paranoid and that we'd be fine," the former general stated.
Nappa's expression slowly changed to that of depression. "Once we landed, we saw that the planet appeared to be some kind of arctic forest. We began charging forward to take out the first large city we saw (as standard procedure would dictate) when I started hearing screams of agony over my com," he stated somberly.
"I ran through the icy woods and saw something that would forever haunt me in my dreams." Nappa paused after saying this. "It was an Arcosian warrior punching right through Lieutenant Arugulac's chest," the bald Saiyan stated sadly.
Nappa's look of anger then returned. "Powered by my rage, I grabbed that Arcosian bastard by the neck and threw the slimy lizard into the woods!" he yelled.
The former general calmed down slightly. "After that, I kneeled next to the dying colonel and he told me something. He said that he'd recognized the name Zexis V, it was an Arcosian hunting ground," Nappa revealed.
"After that, Lieutenant Colonel Arugulac died in my arms," Nappa stated sadly, obviously holding back his full rage. "Once Arugulac was dead, the Arcosian I had ripped off of him came back and beat the shit out of me," Nappa said emotionlessly.
At this point, everyone in the room sat in silence, completely invested in Nappa's dark story.
"I barely managed to hold him off, but I was able to knock him away and slowly crawl back to my space pod," Nappa stated in the same emotionless tone. "I didn't even bother asking over the com if anyone was alive… I knew the truth," he said coldly.
"Once I made it back to planet Vegeta, I found a message for me, it was from Turles. All he said was 'It's amazing what you can do with a voice modulator," Nappa explained angrily.
Vegeta caught on. "So Turles had used a voice modulator pretending to be Saiyan high command, and ordered you to attack Zexis V, knowing full well that it was an Arcosian hunting ground?" he guessed.
Nappa simply nodded. "As you can imagine, killing him was the first thing I wanted to do. Until he told me in the message that he had already stolen a ship and escaped. He ended the message by telling me to have 'better luck next time," Nappa explained in a tone of aggravation.
"I spent the next few months hunting for Turles, but gave up the chase when King Vegeta ordered me to be your caretaker," Nappa concluded.
Vegeta sat speechless at his comrade's story. He never imagined that Nappa had such a serious past before they had met. "Nappa, I'm sorry that my father allowed Turles to get away and forced you to care for me, but I swear, after both you and Raditz are fully healed, all three of us will have our revenge on that bastard," he vowed.
Nappa smiled. "Thanks Vegeta, I appreciate it," he stated genuinely. A look of curiosity then crossed the former general's face. "Wait, why would Raditz want revenge on Turles?" he asked.
Right when Vegeta was about to respond, he was cut off by a loud explosion. Everyone in the room flinched as the ground they stood on momentarily shook.
Vegeta looked at Yamcha. "That sounded like it came from the laboratory. Stay here, I'll check it out!" he instructed mere moments before running out the door.
About a minute later, the Saiyan prince charged through the laboratory's main door. The first thing he saw were the Pilaf Gang members Shu, and Emperor Pilaf, lying dazed on the floor. Vegeta then noticed the large hole in one of the lab's walls.
Vegeta looked farther into the room and saw a man in black armor with grey accents walking towards another wall. The flame-haired warrior looked passed the man and realized that he was walking towards the third Pilaf Gang member, Mai, who was leaning against the back wall.
Vegeta analyzed the armored man more closely and realized that it was the same pirate he'd fought in the desert, the one called Daiz.
"Well, well, what have we here," Daiz said in a sinister tone as he slowly approached the helpless woman. Vegeta noticed that Daiz's right hand was sparking with energy. He was approaching Mai with killing intent!
[A/N] And that was the fourteenth chapter of Revenge of the Saiyans. I hope you guys enjoyed it and that you didn't mind that this chapter had no combat whatsoever. Let me know what you thought about Raditz and Nappa's stories on Turles and if it made you change your outlook on his character in my story.
Now before I get to the review responses, I've decided to change them up a bit. Rather than respond to every single review, I'm going to respond to ones that either are someone's first review, asks a question, or brings up a topic that I believe needs to be brought to light. I hope you guys don't mind this change and remember that I appreciate all of your reviews, even if I don't respond to all of them. So without further ado, let's get onto the review responses.
Review (Ch. 13): Very good return, especially with Amond's death scene. Not that any of the stories I've been seeing for the last month were terrible, but they're not like yours. The Hunter Battalion, huh? Sounds fitting for a Saiyan. Can't wait to see how everyone will react to the Tree's growth and Turles' relation to Goku and Raditz. I only saw bits and pieces of the movie to get an idea of what kind of person Anime Turles was, but I liked the Star Wars reference you made with Cacao.
-Mike
Response: Thanks for the positive review, Mike. I really wasn't sure how people would perceive that chapter considering how long I made them wait for it and how rushed it was. I hope you enjoyed the story of Hunter Battalion and that it made up for the hype mystery around it. Also, I know this may sound stupid, but what was the Star Wars reference I made with Cacao? I probably made it involuntarily due to my love of Star Wars, but I don't remember making a Star Wars reference in that chapter. Anyways, thanks for the review and have an awesome day! :)
Review (Ch. 13): Great chapter and Turles seems to be dominating at present. Great job on Nappa's anger with Turles i hope that is explored later. I am still hoping for a bit more from Zarbon in the future at some point or perhaps even some of Frieza's soldiers. Some were of course just slaves wanting to be free but unlike the saiyans did not have the capacity to do so.
-Simgr101
Response: Thanks man, I really appreciate it. That thing about Frieza's men is interesting and an uprising from them would be a cool concept for another story. However, I don't plan on making them have a French Revolution style uprising because it doesn't really fit with the story. I will say this, shortly after the Turles saga, something is going to happen that I think will interest you. ;) That's all I'll say for now so you'll have to stay tuned. Anyways, have a good one. :D
Review (Ch. 13): Silly Amond should have just bit into the fruit instead of tossing it. Nice job with the fight scenes, I'm now curious about Nappa's past concerning Turles.
QOTC-Daiz, he earned Turles's respect for being a courageous fighter.
-Daughterofrisingson
Response: Ha! I knew the second I asked that question that Daiz would be your answer. I guess that was fairly obvious considering that he's a pretty integral character in your Turles story. Anyways, thanks for the review and have an awesome day! :)
Review (Ch. 13): Yo, J.D. here! I've been waiting for this chapter for a while (and I bear no ill feelings toward you), and...While I was a little disappointed, it was still an awesome read! But, it had its flaws; prepare for this review to be really picky.
1. I had a problem with Raditz just deciding to leave the battlefield. Saiyans are supposed to be STUBBORN, and there's no way the real Raditz would stop arguing with Goku so easily and leave his comrades behind; especially if he went through all of the honorable changes he has throughout this story. Not to mention I'm sure he has beef with his uncle he's more than willing to settle despite his injuries.
2. Nappa attacking out of blind rage like that was awesome! Totally something I can imagine in the show. But his comrades' reactions to it weren't really all that detailed. Plus, despite his oaf-ish nature, Nappa can still form coherent sentences during rage attacks; you basically made a Broly out of him in this chapter, and it's not much better than him being apologetic and aloof in the last chapter.
But something you did do right was make me wish with all my anticipation to find out WHAT TURLES DID to make General Nappa hate him so much!
4. I'm starting to see our trio's Saiyan personalities come back, and I'm thankful for that. But I haven't heard Vegeta say anything ... I don't know... "sophisticated" lately. Remember, Vegeta has a higher vocabulary than Nappa and Raditz, and I haven't seen you utilize that in awhile.
5. Grammar questions: Wasn't there supposed to be a line separating the sentences "...Nappa lying on the ground in pain" and "The three-eyed man returned his attention to..."? It's probably not that big a deal whether or not the POV changed there, but some might argue that it did. Did you intend for it to change there or not?
Also, when Royal was explaining Vegeta's odds, you missed a comma.
6. QotC: While I really don't have a favorite of the Crusher Corps (not that much personality to choose from other than "generic arrogant bad guys), I'm really interested in the air of mystery you put around whoever Nova is.
...Soooooooooooo...sounds like Turles is planning to take Frieza's place as Emperor of the Universe; ...that's neat. YES! Now that awful, burdensome, nonsensical goal has been lifted off Vegeta's undeserving shoulders; all thanks to an author who DOESN'T hate the Prince's guts! Yaaaaay!
7. The imagery for this chapter: I'll give it a 7. There are a lot of things it put into my mind, but there were also plenty of things my mind had to add in, in order to make it seem more like, you know, Dragon Ball Z. I feel like this story is starting to lose its DBZ essence.
I hope the next chapter gets that essence back, because this story is GOING SOMEWHERE! I get the feeling s**t's about to get real, and FAST (I prefer to censor my own swear words)! No matter what, though, I'll always look forward to the next chapter. And you haven't failed to keep me entertained so far, so keep up the good work! J.D. over and out!
-SaiyanEpicness
Response: I fully admit that chapter 13 was very rushed. After making you guys wait a month for it, I wanted to get it out ASAP. However, I do need to make some points in my favor:
You're right, it was odd that Raditz gave in so easily. But, after growing closer to Vegeta and Nappa, he trusted them to take care of Turles and his men. Also, don't forget that just before Raditz and Goku left, the Saiyans and Earthlings were winning. It's only after they came back with the knocked out Nappa that Raditz felt guilty for leaving. So you see, this chapter tied up that odd loose end.
I had a feeling someone would say that Nappa's actions were very Broly-like. But think of it this way, Broly acts the way he does because he has a complete and utter hatred of Goku (for completely stupid and pointless reasons nonetheless, but that's a story for another day). After reading what Turles put Nappa through, don't you think he has merit to be in a complete rage to the point where he can barely speak?
In terms of Vegeta, I hope his little explanation about Nappa and his father, and his role of leadership, brought back his sense of sophistication in your eyes.
I have no excuse for the grammar issues other than the chapter being rushed.
I'm glad you enjoyed the Nova mystery. He was actually a last-minute edition on my end. I figured, "Turles would totally steal an AI before leaving planet Vegeta" and thus Nova was born.
So I hope that I cleared up your misconceptions about chapter 13 and you'll accept my apology for how rushed it was. Anyways, thanks for the review and have an awesome day! :)
Review (Ch. 13): Great chapter man, I really enjoyed the fight scenes a lot in this one, they were definitely more entertaining than what I expected. The one I liked the most however is the one between Yamcha and Amond, I liked how it was face paced and well thought out. It was also cool, how Yamcha, didn't fall for the fruit, with the screwing around of Amond, I even liked how Yamcha, showed mercy to Amond, too, before killing him. You've really shown how far he's come in a short period of time; Yamcha, I mean. Also, I want to know more of the story between Nappa, and Turles, why does Nappa, loathe him so? Also, shocked to see how Turles, has his own A.I., didn't expect that at all. I'm also wondering as well if Turles, will change his tune with the Z-Fighters, too!? It's making me wonder, because if someone can get through to Turles, and at least form a temporary alliance with him, that would be something. Now, to answer your question...I'd say Daiz, was my favorite for the look alone, for character Amond. Can't wait for the next chapter man! Really good!
-Hugodrax
Response: Thanks man! I'm glad you liked the Yamcha/Amond fight. I'll admit that I spent the most time and thought on that one. Yamcha's always been one of my favorites since Dragon Ball and I completely hate how Toriyama treated his character in Z and everything afterwards.
Anyways, rant aside, I hope you liked Nappa's story and found it interesting. Also, really happy that you guys are loving Nova. These AI are the most interesting quality of OC in my opinion and I'm surprised more DBZ writers don't use something along those lines. Anyways, thanks so much for the review, and have a good one! :)
Review (Ch. 13): Nice Chapter bro, sorry I didn't update sooner, life interfered. Love the way the Crusher Corps have different personalities and how useful the humans actually are. Now onto the QOTC, my favorite character of the Crusher Corps is Daiz hands down. Thanks for the chapter, it was amazing. Deuces.
-SinisterofRAGE
Response: No problem, you can read and review at your own pace. I'm glad you liked the big fight at the end because I personally found it slightly rushed. Also, Daiz just seems to be a fan-favorite so far. I'm surprised nobody has gone for the charmingly intellectual Beenz brothers, or the menacing cyborg Cacao. Anyways, thanks for the review and have an awesome day! ;)
Review (Ch. 1): I've been looking for a DBZ AU were the saiyan each get a spot in the light. I really like how this chapter set up the mood of the story. Great job so far!
-calcu22
Response: Thank you very much. I'm always happy to get new reviewers. I'm glad you've liked the story so far and I hope you enjoy the rest of it. :)
And that's all for the review responses. Can I just say how awesome you guys are? I went on a month-long hiatus for no good reason, and you guys are still being really supportive. I can't thank you all enough. :)
Now, onto the QotC (Question of the Chapter). So today's question is a simple one. My question for you all today is: What do you guys think of the Turles saga so far? When Turles showed up, I'm sure a few of you had some expectations. So is it living up to those expectations, or is it just not doing it for you? I want you guys to be brutally honest on this because your opinions mean the world to me.
Well, that's about it. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I hope you're enjoying the Turles saga. There should only be about two chapters left in this saga so I hope you guys are excited to see how it ends. As usual, I hope you have an awesome day, and this is SilverSaiyan44 signing out. See you guys in chapter 15!