Chapter 21: The Secret of Raditz
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Eyce stood with his back to the young boy, with his head turned back, examining his face. He had blue eyes with black pupils. Where have I seen those eyes before? I've never seen this guy, yet he looks familiar. He turned totally around to look at the boy. He had long hair and a sword strapped to his back. Gragh, this guys starting to get on my nerves, challenging me, and not even attempting to stop me. What kind of person...
"So..." Said the boy. "There's something I must know." Eyce stopped his thoughts and coughed a bit. The boy bent his knees and his elbows. "Did you ever think about how all of your victims felt when you killed them?" Eyce's eyes grew wide. "How about Goku and Gohan?" The boy's voice grew intense. "Or even about my father?" He shouted, steam began to rise off of his skin. He yelled, causing a hughe flash of light to explode around him. Eyce was almost blinded by the light. The light condensed into a golden aura around him, his long hair went up and spiked, four locks hung down around his face, his eyes turned emerald green, and his face was filled with anger.
"A Super Saiyan?" Shouted Eyce. "I thought I killed off the rest of them just a little while ago!" Eyce stared into his face, putting all of the pieces together. Could it be? Eyce then began having multiple flashbacks.
Flashback:
Chapter 16:
"Ah, so this must be Vegeta's son?" Vegeta became protective. "It's hard to believe that a little runt like you was able to kill my father. My father was killed by a Super Saiyan twelve years ago. You only look ten or eleven."
Chapter 19:
Hello Ugly," Said Gotenks, "You may have defeated one of my fathers, but he's not the only Super Saiyan 3 around."
"One of your fathers?" Eyce said.
"The other is right behind you." Said Vegeta. "See, my son Trunks, and Kakarot's son Goten are fused. This is Gotenks. They posses incredible power together."
"Good, that means I can get my revenge on your son!" Eyce lunged at Gotenks, grabbing his head.
"Wrong Trunks!" Yelled Vegeta as he kicked Eyce's arm away from Gotenks. "The Trunks that killed your father came from the Future. A future where everyone of us here was dead. There's no point in killing my son."
Flashback End:
Eyce then took a step back. It has to be!
"Let the training... Begin!" Shouted Old Kai.
Goku stood with his eyes closed in an open field. Preparing for an attack from any direction. Focused, and determined to reach Super Saiyan status while transformed into the Oozaru state. He waited patiently, breathing in an out. He knew that the training would be difficult, being that he was facing eight very powerful fighters. The first attack was from Piccolo, using the Special Beam Cannon from a distance. Goku barely dodged it. Then Piccolo came up behind him and kicked him in the back, Goku arched in pain, Piccolo went for a kick to Goku's head, but Goku ducked under it, leaving Piccolo off guard, allowing Goku to use a leg sweep and take Piccolo down. Piccolo quickly got back up and darted toward Goku. Goku got into a blocking position but Piccolo changed his direction and shot straight up into the air. Goku looked up, letting his guard down.
He was then met with an elbow to the back, curtsy of his oldest son, Gohan. Goku turned around and began throwing punches and kicks at Gohan. Dust was getting kicked up around them from the wind thrown off of their punches. Gohan then kicked Goku in the side, causing him to halt battle for a moment, at which point, Vegeta and Bardock appeared and joined Gohan in the assault on Goku. Goku was experienced in fending off more than one opponent at a time, but these three were very powerful, almost matching him in strength and speed at a consistent pace of battle.
Alright He thought, Time to take this up a notch. The split second Goku found a break in the consistency was when he went for it. "Kaioken!" In a flash, a pinkish-red aura went up around Goku, and he was moving faster than the three Saiyans combined. Goku found another break in consistency and used it to jump into the air, causing the three assaulting Saiyans to clash with each other. "Goku, one, them zeeero." Goku gloated.
Before he could enjoy his celebration any further, Goten and Trunks came up from behind him and grabbed him. Goku began to spin around, trying to fling the two off of him. Still using the Kaioken technique, Goku bumped it up 20 times and escaped the clutches of the two rascals. Their speed was ridiculous. Goku raced around in the Kaioken times 20, but Goten and Trunks kept right up with him. A pinkish circle developed in the sky, while two blue ones developed on each side of it.
"These boys are making me dizzy!" Complained Old Kai.
"They sure are putting on quite a good show." Commented Kibito Kai.
"Shut up..." Old Kai tapped his foot, becoming increasingly impatient. He then glanced over to his right, noticing Raditz, just standing there. "Hey! What are you doing, why aren't you out there?"
"Waiting for my opportunity to strike..." Replied Raditz.
Old Kai simply nodded and looked back up. "Hey Goku, step it up will ya?"
Goku looked down and nodded at Old Kai, stopping dead in his tracks, letting the two boys fly right by him. Goku then transformed into a Super Saiyan, keeping his same position. Bardock took this as a sign that his duty was over and joined Old Kai and Kibito. Gohan, Vegeta and the boys, however, took this as an invite, and all upgraded to Super Saiyans.
Videl sat in the grass watching, her tail swayed with the wind, and her mind wandered. The fact that she'd been a Super Saiyan completely baffled her, and she still wondered why the "Eternal Power for The Pure" magic of Arpalei chose her to carry it. These questions she couldn't answer, but she thought she knew someone who could. Someone who told her of her Saiyan heritage in the very beginning. Fortune Teller Baba. Getting to her was an issue, but she figured she had until the end of the training to figure out how to find her. A loud thud broke her train of thought.
High above, Vegeta had clashed fists together, and sent out a massive shock wave, Old Kai had fallen over. Gohan then entered the mix and went for a kick, Goku used his free arm to block. Trunks went for a kick, and Goku used his right leg to block. Goten then fired a Kamehameha wave from behind, a very powerful Kamehameha wave. Goku vanished, along with Vegeta, Trunks and Gohan.
Goku appeared behind Goten and hit him in the back, then elbowed him to the ground. Vegeta began a vicious assault on Goku. As they battled, the spun around not realizing their speed. This caused a tornado of dust to form around them. Gohan, Trunks and Goten decided to position around the tornado. Trunks used his finish buster, while Goten and Gohan fired Kamehamehas at it. The blasts met with a huge explosion.
"Damn kids!" Barked Old Kai, "You're gonna make me sick, this is far from what we need!"
Raditz just stood there watching. Calculating every move made.
The tornado dissipated, and what was left was a huge golden aura, surrounded by electrical sparks. Goku and Vegeta were still at each others throats. They had each other in a Greco-Roman knuckle lock, and refused to let go. Gohan quickly upgraded to Super Saiyan 2. The power being generated caused the sky to fill up with clouds, and rain began pouring down. A rarity on the Planet of the Kais. Goku delivered a headbutt to Vegeta and floated backward. Vegeta, feeling insulted by this, sent a Ki blast flying toward Goku. Goku simply descended toward the ground. Vegeta followed, Gohan also. The three stood on a triangle, Goku kept his eyes on both of his opponents, knowing that either of them could attack at any time.
Gohan and Vegeta nodded at each other, and assaulted Goku at the same time. Goku put up his guard.
Eyce was still in shock, as he looked into the eyes of this Super Saiyan. He took a breath and regained his composure. "So... you're the boy Vegeta was talking about... Trunks..."
"You could say that." Replied Mirai Trunks. "So... he told you about me... before you killed him."
"A most joyous kill." Said Eyce.
"Why don't we just fight, I have a lot better things to be doing than dealing with you." Mirai was getting irritated. "I'm going to stop you."
"Hah, if Goku couldn't stop me, even at Super Saiyan 3, than I don't know how you're going to."
Mirai smiled. "Let's find out then." Mirai rushed at Eyce and caught him with a hard blow to the face. Eyce grabbed his face and cried out in pain. Mirai still grinned.
"So..." Said Eyce, letting go of his face to reveal blood on his hand. He was bleeding from the nose and the mouth. "Gragh, you made me bleed kid, that hurt!"
"Why should I care?" Replied Mirai, "Huh? Why should I care when all you've managed to take is my father and my best friends? I know you're kind, you're heartless and cruel, and won't stop until you get what you want." Mirai's voice was cold, "You're a monster, nothing more, nothing less."
The two lunged at each other and began ripping at each other. Mirai Trunks' strength was incredible. Even at just the first stage of Super Saiyan, he was able to keep up with Eyce. The both jumped back from each other and fired Ki blasts. They collided. Eyce stood there, breathing heavily, feeling as if he had achieved victor, but behind him was Mirai.
"Don't get too comfortable, it's not over yet."
Eyce turned around and looked him dead in the eyes, confused and battered. Why is this happening to me? Why? I defeated all of those other Saiyans, so why is this kid, whose not even a Super Saiyan 3, able to match me so well? Mirai just kept his smile.
Oblivious to the battle on Arpalei, Goku was engaging in a hard training course. He had been fighting Vegeta and Gohan for about fifteen minutes in an intense battle. On top of the intense psychical toll taken by Goku, Vegeta and Gohan, the planet was also taking heavy damage. Needless to say, Old Kai was complaining up a storm.
"You damn kids wrecked my statue!" He yelled.
"Easy Elder," Said Kibito, "Don't worry about the statue."
"Don't worry?" Inquired Old Kai, "You're telling me not to worry? Now you're in trouble, you're building a new one... bigger!"
"What!" Exclaimed Kibito Kai. "You're insane."
Old Kai smirked and kept his eyes on the battle. The three Saiyan warriors attires were ripped up from the intense battle. Vegeta hit Goku with a double axe blow to the head, sending him flying toward the ground. Goku was able to roll, and then on his feet hard, creating a huge crater. Vegeta and Gohan both fired very large Ki blasts at him, which he could only block. An explosion erupted from the crater. Gohan and Vegeta floated there, breathing heavily. Behind them however, was Goku. Vegeta and Gohan turned to look and saw him. He was glowing, he was a Super Saiyan 3.
"Great." Said Vegeta, "Guess were out of the game." Goku smirked.
Then, a flash of light was seen in the distance. Only a second later, Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks flew between Gohan and Vegeta, almost knocking them down, and began attacking Goku. This battle was much different. Two Super Saiyan 3s battling in the sky. Each blow send out massive shock waves. This continued for a while, neither warrior losing a step, neither warrior backing down. Vegeta and Gohan couldn't help but float there and watch. After a little while of zipping around the sacred sky, the both fired off huge energy waves, very close to each other, causing a huge golden colored explosion. Gohan and Vegeta flew out of the way, back down to the ground. Piccolo was astonished, he'd never seen such a battle, no one had.
After the explosion ended, Goten and Trunks were seen falling from the sky, Goku was falling as well, sustaining his first Super Saiyan transformation. The boys landed hard, Goten on top of Trunks, and Goku landed back first. Old Kai began to clap. "Good show. Bardock, you know what to do."
Barock smiled. "As you wish." He began to charge his Moon Blast, to initiate the Oozaru transformation. That's when Raditz stepped in.
"Save it, it's my turn to face Kakarot." Raditz then flew out to the training area, which by now has been demolished. He landed about ten feet away from Goku and stood there, waiting for him to get up.
Goku finally got to his feet and saw him. He grinned, "Hey man, you missed the best training ever."
Raditz cocked his head and grinned, "Oh you think so?"
"Huh?" Goku began to scratch his head. "But you missed the first round training..."
"Can it brother." Goku was taken aback. "You and I have had a score to settle since the day you let that frog over there kill me." Goku looked over to Piccolo. "At first I didn't even want to look at you again, I felt disgraced because my little brother, who couldn't even remember his name let alone his heritage, had defeated me in combat. Especially with the help of a Namek. But when I first learned of your win over Frieza, and that you were a Super Saiyan while doing it, it got me thinking. Since then, I have been training, waiting for the day that I would meet you again."
Goku sighed, "So you want to settle a grudge? Fine, We'll do it then."
"One on one brother," Replied Raditz, "But first... I must show you how much I've progressed." Raidtz got into a power up position, and began to collect energy. "Behold brother, you're the first to know about this." Rocks began to rise up and break apart, and a blue aura formed around him. "Now feast your eyes, brother..." Goku took a step back, the ground was rattling. "At the new and improved Raditz!" A light flashed around him, shining bright, causing the planet to shake. Everyone peered into the light, surprised at what they were seeing. The light made one final burst before condensing. Raditz's figure could be seen, but it was entirely golden.
"No way, it can't be!" Snapped Vegeta.
"It is." Said Piccolo. "Raditz has done it."
The the golden light soon expanded into an aura, flailing around Raditz's body. His eyes were emerald green, his long hair was now more spiky and golden blond. His muscles shook from the intense energy. "Are you impressed?"
"Raditz..." Goku was in shock. "I can't believe this."
"You better." Replied the now Super Saiyan Raditz. "Because I'm not going to hold back." Raditz then, using his new found speed, appeared in front of Goku and punched him in the gut. Goku bent over, grasping his stomach, unable to believe the strength that Raditz possessed
Goku coughed. "Raditz!" Goku then delivered a kicked to Raditz's face. Raditz stumbled back, but Raditz returned with a spin kick to Goku's face. Then they began to throw punches and kicks. Goku seemed to gain the advantage at first, but Raditz knew Goku was exhausted from the training.
Raditz jumped back and fired a Ki blast at Goku, which Goku just barely deflected. The defected blast just barely missed Old Kai's head. Raditz took this time to gain speed and ram his shoulder into Goku's gut. Goku fell backwards and onto the ground. "Are you finished?" Raditz crossed his arms and frowned. "I hope not, I'm just getting to test out my new powers, and all you can do is lay there."
Goku stumbled back up and took a breath. "I'm far from finished."
"Good."
Old Kai began to thin about this situation. Oh boy, this could erupt into something more than I expected. Raditz is a Super Saiyan,and feels that he can take his brother. I better get this transformation underway soon.
Goku and Raditz stood across from each other, preparing to rip at each other. Videl was still sitting in the grass, still watching, and still thinking. "I hope this doesn't go wrong." She Said to herself. She glanced over at Gohan, wondering what was on his mind. She knew she could use the mental link to enter his mind, but chose not to. She looked back at the two Super Saiyans. "I really need to find Baba, I need to know more about myself, I know there is more that she didn't tell me."
Mirai Trunks and Eyce were still battling. Trunks was beginning to lose his edge over Eyce. Eyce was mapping out Trunks' every move, and was beginning to detect mistakes in his technique, allowing him to make a battle plan. One hard clash of fists sent both of them flying backwards. Eyce kept his eyes locked on Mirai Trunks. Finally, I will get my revenge on the TRUE killer of my father. He began to laugh to himself. "Excellent."
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