AN: Re-proof read.
Goku vs. Kakarot
"I can't believe this…" Krillen involuntarily trembled at the sky and he gulped in fear. "I can sense that guy's energy all the way from here!"
"Toma held them back long enough." Celipa said as she watched the numbers on her scouter skyrocket and grew more agitated.
"You knew this was going to happen sooner or later." Bardock reminded, "Better to get it over with."
"Just don't do anything stupid, Bardock." She warned.
Goku glanced over at her comment with a nervous gulp.
"But where are the Namekian reinforcements?"
The Nova swiftly passed overhead and nearly an entire army exited the top of the ship. MIrai Trunks quickly recognized two of them as Android 17 and 18 and narrowed his eyes with extreme loathing. The only figure not in armor was their leader: glossy dark boots; forest green silk slacks; two sets of swords on his left side: one red with a hilt resembling a phoenix, the other with a diamond at the end of the hilt; forest green blazer over a baby blue shirt. King Kakarot was in his Super Saiyan, mode as he always was.
"'Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.'" King Kakarot remarked upon seeing Celipa, "I should've known you were the rebel leader." He jutted his arm out and only a small spark came from his palm.
Bardock simply moved his right arm, shoving Celipa out of the way. The rock formation from behind them exploded. The astonished Z fighters couldn't even follow that, all they saw was a flash and an explosion.
"Geez he's fast." Goku said awed.
"Very interesting," King Kakarot finally turned to the Z warriors, "Raising the dead and getting a clone." He chuckle.
"Well that's kind of true." said Goku.
"Obviously unaccustomed to sarcasm," King Kakarot turned from a confused Goku to Bardock again, "But real smooth father… attempting to slay me by means of fetching others from an Alternate Reality." King Kakarot openly powered down before everyone to his original state and stared Goku down.
Goku suddenly began sweating as he kept eye contact. One eye involuntarily shut as he tried to endure a sudden intense, unexplainable pain. If he could describe this, it felt like his own bones wanted to tear out of his body. He fell to his knees clutching his stomach.
King Kakarot's bared his teeth in amusement at his alternates' agony.
"Dad!" Gohan shouted, alarming the rest as Goku finally cried out.
"Goku!" Bardock began running to his aid. Then he shot his eyebeams to Kakarot forcing him to power up again. "You all right?" He asked helping Goku to his feet.
"What was that?" Goku panted now relieved that the pain was over with.
"Allow me to educate you." King Kakarot offered. "What you experienced was a Tropic Cascade Failure. No two beings of an exact identical match can exist on the same plain. However, they never took Chi into account of that theory as it tends to change an individuals' frequency: causing both a physical and chemical change. You were literally falling apart down to the smallest molecule. I've heard about this among the Tau'ri but I never thought I'd be able to witness this first hand."
"I'm not sure what's creepier," Krillen commented, "seeing an incredibly smart Goku or an evil one."
King Kakarot smirked at Krillens comment.
"So long as our power levels don't remain exactly the same," King Kakarot further explained, "you are theoretically okay. IF I allow it…"
"I won't let that one little set back stop me." Goku went into his stance.
"Hopefully, that is not your best," King Kakarot glanced over his shoulder with a curt nod. His men and women stepped back giving him enough room.
Celipa's eyes widen as the numbers were moving, again! The Z team couldn't believe it either. He was surpassing even Goku's maximum and…going through a third transformation? King Kakarot's locks of golden hair were extending to thigh length and his eyes were blue with pupils but lost his eyebrows. His ego drove him to rise to the sky in visual aid as his power level kept climbing.
"Well, I can see now how we can be related to Raditz," Goku commented.
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT RADITZ!" The King shook a fist.
"Okay. Forget playing around," Goku said seriously, "He's serious. Everyone's going to have to take this to their peak."
Gohan gulped and was the first to transform going Super Saiyan 2. The rest of the Z team powered up as well breaking scouters all over the place, save Celipa's.
"This should be fun." King Kakarot said trying to suppress his ever growing excitement. "Five Super Saiyans fighting in one battle!"
"Six," Bardock corrected. He stepped up no longer suppressing his ki and transformed in the blink of an eye. The look on King Kakarot's face was priceless.
"Doppelganger?!" He was shocked beyond belief.
"The whole time," Bardock admitted with a smirk, watching the King grit his teeth, pissed off.
"I was wondering when you'd finally show your true colors," SSGoku grinned at Bardock.
Toma flew in from the direction the Nova had landed, "sorry I'm late." He said standing next to Celipa. "But I can see I gave you guys enough time." He stole a glance at the unfamiliar then smirked as he recognized which one was Bardock.
Toma's presence only added more for King Kakarot to be pissed off about.
The King returned his attention to SSBardock, "I know that isn't your strongest."
SSBardock powered up even further also a Super Saiyan 2, the only physical difference, three bangs.
After that King Kakarot decided to strike, going in for…SS2Gohan. The Z team already anticipated this and blocked the King getting in a good barrier. They successfully stopped him. SS2Gohan jumped over the others and stomped on the spot where King Kakarot stood a moment before—a miss. Then SS2Gohan kicked right as the King phased away.
Like watching a down pour, the rest of King Kakarot's army came rushing in. Tien, Choutzu, Krillen and SSGoku jumped up, placing their hands to the side of their faces.
"SOLAR FLARE!" The four said in unison, blinding and slowing down the oncoming army.
The rebels and the Z team scattered getting as far away from the blinding light as possible. King Kakarot and his army remained blind and confused until the light died down.
"Seventeen! Eighteen! Deal with the rest of those guys! The rest of you forget mercy and execute the rebels."
"What will you do?" Eighteen inquired.
"Bardock's mine and so is that double!"
The army jetted off and King Kakarot used the Instant Transmission.
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SSGoku, SS2Gohan and SS2Bardock managed to regroup and flew together.
"This plan of yours better work," said SS2Bardock.
"Better that we fight him without a big crowd. This way nobody gets hurt and there won't be any big distractions." SSGoku said looking down at the planet hoping Namek wouldn't be destroyed again.
King Kakarot appeared right before them and slapped three generations out of the sky.
"Guess that wasn't long enough," SS2Gohan commented from where he lay, rubbing his sore cheek.
SSGoku jumped to his feet as King Kakarot set down on an island peak.
"Nice trick," said King Kakarot, "but you'll have to do better than that."
He charged for SSGoku and punched crushing the ground SSGoku stood a moment before. SSGoku back flipped a few times before landing in a crouch and charged in for King Kakarot. The first strike: both of their forearms hit sending a shockwave leveling the island and pushed back the water. They threw close range kicks and punches. They seemed pretty even until SSGoku tried to drive his fist into King Kakarot's mid-section. It felt like he hit a steal wall! King Kakarot smirked; first he spun around to trip SSGoku and with the other leg kicked him in the mid-section off into the distance.
King Kakarot used Instant Transmission to catch up to SSGoku and punched, but SSGoku used the I.T as well to avoid the blow. SSGoku reappeared behind him and elbowed the base of King Kakarot's neck. King Kakarot only moved a few inches and stopped himself with his tail grabbing onto SSGoku's ankle.
"A TAIL!" SSGoku was surprised, getting vertically swung around. It was difficult to tell what was up or down.
SS2Bardock finally flew in with a knee to the Kings' right cheek. King Kakarot whipped his tail forward using SSGoku as a weapon. SS2Bardock caught SSGoku instead pulling him away as SS2Gohan came in from behind the King trying to cut off his tail. The damn King was slippery. He leaned back to flip himself over as SS2Gohan overshot his mark. The King pushed SS2Gohan back with a weak ball of Ki.
SSGoku and SS2Bardock closed in to get King Kakarot, but he used the Instant Transmission. SSGoku and SS2Bardock followed leaving SS2Gohan behind to listen to the fight.
SSGoku crossed King Kakarot getting a punch blocked. SS2Bardock had his kick blocked. King Kakarot had and elbow caught by SSGoku. SS2Bardock kicked off the soles of their boots. SSGoku kicked at King Kakarot's hip and SS2Bardock punched at the shoulder blade.
Going back to the normal plain SSGoku and SS2Bardock were side by side mirroring each other's stance. King Kakarot appeared before them glancing down at his torn blazer and shirt. He merely tore them off revealing his Saiyan armor and allowed the tatters to flutter with the wind.
SS2Gohan blinked in awe. "Whoa…"
King Kakarot shifted his eyes down and phased in front of the kid back handing him out of the sky. The King phased out as SS2Gohan shot groundside, then phased in ahead of the kid on his landing Zone. He brought his knee up giving SS2Gohan's stomach a painful landing.
"Gohan!" SSGoku phased in face to face with King Kakarot and was kicked away with the other leg.
SS2Bardock phased in and tried a high kick getting kicked away in the same manner. All the while SS2Gohan was stunned and wheezing on the same knee he landed on. SS2Bardock was coming back for retaliation. King Kakarot pushed his occupied knee up, SS2Gohan hover for a moment before the King did a spinning-heal.
SS2Bardock caught the now unconscious boy though the momentary distraction earned SS2Bardock a stomp to the chin. Both were knock unconscious as Gohan reverted back, however Bardock didn't save the fact he had more bangs.
King Kakarot stood there glaring at his father's motionless body. He kept his guard up, expecting him to rise any moment.
"KAMEHAMEHA!" SSGoku expected King Kakarot to jump away, but instead his alternate self caught the wave as it splash through his fingers. SSGoku let go of his wave and shot in front of the King getting in a good high kick to the chin and a second in the midsection.
King Kakarot didn't go very far but it put a safe distance between them.
SSGoku nudged SSBardock with his foot trying to revive him to no avail. Gohan was out as well.
"What kind of person goes after kids?" SSGoku asked disgusted.
"Forget the age factor. He's just another warrior in a battle. If he didn't want to get beaten then he should've just stayed home."
SSGoku couldn't believe what he was hearing, his own voice with merciless views.
"No mercy, huh?"
"Mercy?" King Kakarot looked confused then narrowed his eyes, "I presume you would be my weaker half." Their golden hair blew with the wind, "Just as weak as Bardock has become."
Gohan awoke confused then shook off the disorientation.
"Are you all right?" SSGoku asked as Gohan got to his feet.
"Yeah, it's a good thing Piccolo wasn't here to see that." Gohan went Super Saiyan 2.
SSGoku kick his heal into SSBardocks' ribs getting him to finally wake up.
"How the hell did you stay a Super Saiyan?" King Kakarot asked curious.
"I bet you're regretting beating me one time after another." SSBardock sat up, "This is my true form from now on." Bardock returned to a Super Saiyan 2.
"Really?" SSGoku asked amazed.
"Stay focused." SS2Bardock reminded.
King Kakarot visible gathered his Ki on his right hand and surprise! Instead shot a wave from his left. SS2Gohan jumped in front of his elders with an energy field. King Kakarot walked forward adding more pressure onto SS2Gohan. SSGoku and SS2Bardock I.T., SS2Bardock shot his Final Spirit Cannon. King Kakarot easily deflected it to the sky when SSGoku reappeared and kicked the same attack back getting the King to let go of the wave. SS2Gohan phaseed in with his back to King Kakarot and shot his arm up getting him in the chin and elbowed his rib cage.
"Bad move." King Kakarot commented putting his arms around SS2Gohan and threw him in the air.
I can't fight the way I want to with them, SSGoku thought as he went for the attack.
SS2Bardock heard that, SSGoku was purposely holding back to avoid harming his own allies.
SS2Bardock grabbed SS2Gohan taking them away to a safe distance.
"What was that for?" SS2Gohan asked.
"Thanks," said SSGoku going ascended.
King Kakarot flew up to SSGoku with showing visible signs of sweat. They stared each other down again. Then King Kakarot shot in feet first hoping to stomp on SSGoku, but SSGoku caught him by the ankle and swung King Kakarot around. SSGoku spun faster and faster until he let his alternate-self go, piercing through an island. SSGoku blocked anticipating the right hook upon the others' return. King Kakarot was breathing heavily, turning his back to SSGoku and grabbed behind him putting his hands around SSGoku's head. He applied leverage and flipped over his opponent. King Kakarot kneed SSGoku in the lower back repeatedly. SSGoku reached behind him getting a handful of hair in both hands, using the same method, only once he was up-side-down high kicked on King Kakarot's head.
The King shot straight for the water, but stopped himself hovering just inches away. He watched the reflective surface. SSGoku vanished then reappeared behind King Kakarot, using his tail, the King whacked SSGoku to the left. He saw SSGoku stop himself before hitting a tree. Then King Kakarot rushed him knocking over the tree and plowing him into the ground.
Why the hell is this taking so much effort? SSBardock heard the frustrated thoughts from the King.
Think I might be in over my head here, but I'm not giving up! SSGoku thought with determination.
SSGoku pushed himself off the ground when King Kakarot stepped on his back pushing him back down. SSGoku gave way for a moment but pushed and kept rising. It was then that King Kakarot powered up his left hand.
"NO!" Gohan shouted, going in to help until SSBardock held him back.
King Kakarot smirked, until SSGoku pulled off the strangest of moves: First SSGoku straightened his body like a push up, the pulled his left leg under his right and twirled his body around and tripped King Kakarot. (I've only seen this done in break-dancing, if done right)
SSGoku jumped to his feet, as did King Kakarot after righting himself again. Both took to the sky.
SSGoku clearly saw the fatigue in the King: his struggle to breath and excessive perspiration.
King Kakarot raised his fist preparing for another attack when it happened. He screamed to the top of his lungs trying desperately to hold onto his current power level.
SSGoku looked on in awe, the Kings' hair was shortening and he was losing muscle mass.
SSBardock smirked, "It seems this level has its limits."
"He's transforming back…" Gohan said awed, "Now he looks a lot like dad."
"Don't be fooled so easily. You know your enemy, don't lose sight of that."
King Kakarot had involuntarily powered down from a Super Saiyan 3 to the first stage. He stared at his hands in disbelief and trembling at the sudden transformation.
"You don't have to keep causing people to suffer." SSGoku said softly, "It isn't too late for you to change your ways."
King Kakarot's face twisted with hatred towards his alternate-self. He growled before taking the hilt with the Diamond in his hand, brandishing the sword. "FUCK YOU!"
Before SSGoku knew what happened King Kakarot shot in closing the space between them. He felt the sharp pain as he was pierced with the clear blade. Both SSBardock and Gohan stood stock still in shock. It was as though that blade had gone through all of them. SSGoku took in short breaths. He heard Gohan's and SSBardock's cry and finally looked down. Then, like looking back up in a twisted mirror saw a delighted smirk. SSGoku involuntarily powered down as his life slowly ebbed away.
"A pure diamond blade," King Kakarot said hearing Goku's squeaks, "going through an adamantium hilt is strong enough to cut through any Super Saiyan." King Kakarot pulled out the sword and backed away allowing Goku to fall.
SSBardock rushed in to catch Goku cradling him. Gohan powered up, and in a rage kicked King Kakarot in the left cheek, not allowing him to relish in his cheap victory. He continued with his assault.
SSBardock felt there was still life even as Goku's body cooled. Goku held onto the wound, paling and shuddering. SSBardock grabbed Goku's chin to have him look at him to gauge how much life has drain away.
"Don't worry. You're going to be all right." He gave Goku a confident smirk.
They landed as SSBardock set Goku's lower half down. Then he reached into his red arm band and put a bean like substance in Goku's mouth. With Goku's last ounce of strength he swallowed and went limp in SSBardocks' arms.
SSBardock watched attentively knowing it only took a matter of seconds.
Goku's head shot up. He looked around confused. It felt as though nothing had happened. He sat up and checked himself. He found himself healed but a slit in his shirt as well as fresh blood. Then he turned to SSBardock.
"How?" Goku asked.
"Psychic, remember? I had to strike a deal with that Yajirobe to get them."
"Oh." Goku got to his feet. "What was that deal?"
"Worry about it later."
They jumped up as King Kakarot came charging back toward SSGohan. Then the King stopped confused.
"What? You're supposed to be dead!"
"Guess that sword wasn't strong enough." Goku said.
King Kakarot scowled again. He split the sword and held out twin Kitana's horizontally. He started spinning and going for Goku.
Goku powered up and waited… anticipating for the right moment… and… there! Goku stomped right on his alternate-self, square in the face.
King Kakarot dropped the swords flipping over and felt for his nose. He brought his hand back and saw something he hadn't seen in a long time, his own blood and smirked. Manacle laughter escaped from his mouth.
AN: By the way I don't own anything from Stargate SG-1 either ie: King Kakarot's explanation.