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Chapter 21: A Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's Desperate Attack!
"Only now that its too late do you understand what it means to face a Saiyan." Raditz continued to taunt his younger brother Goku. "I tried to warn you brother. I asked you to see reason, but you refused to listen. And for that you die."
"And even if we don't, there are still two more Saiyans out there right?" Goku said standing his ground.
"A nightmare is what it sounds like." Sailor Moon said.
"So what?" Piccolo spat. "Personally I find the prospect exciting."
"Yeah you would." Goku chuckled once. "But exciting is probably not word I would use right now. To be completely honest, I'm pretty terrified."
"Me to." Sailor Moon agreed.
"Yes, I don't blame you." Raditz said. "I suppose I would feel the same way if I found myself staring death in the face." Raditz taunted honestly. This made Goku really mad.
"I'm done listening to this! Where is my son!? Where have you hidden him!? Tell me!" Goku demanded.
"You better not have hurt him!" Sailor Moon shouted along too.
"I haven't hidden him anywhere. He was annoying me with his cries. So I shut him up. I tucked him away in my space pod in the crater behind you." Raditz answered. All three warriors looked behind them to see the crater Raditz mentioned. Both Goku and Sailor Moon levitated up into the air to see the space pod.
"In there, huh?" Goku said. "Gohan."
"Oh my poor sweet little baby." Sailor Moon trembled in fear.
"Help Mommy! Daddy!" Gohan cried within the space pod. "I-I want out! Save me! Mommy! Daddy!"
"Just hang on Gohan!" Goku called out to him. "We're going to get you out of there really soon! I promise!"
"We're going to save you, sweetie!" Sailor Moon called too. But Raditz just chuckled in taunting delight.
"Don't get the boy's hopes up!" Raditz chuckled. Both Goku and Sailor Moon glared at him in response. "You that's a promise you can't keep! You'd have to get through me first and you know that won't happen!" Both Goku and Sailor Moon descended back to the ground, with determined looks on there faces.
"Fine! Let's get this over with!" Goku said getting into a fighting stance. Sailor Moon too.
"Good! Because I'm sick of this talk!" Piccolo said getting into his fighting stance. Raditz just chuckled in taunting delight one more.
Instantly Goku, Sailor Moon, and Piccolo all charged at Raditz. Reeling in their clutched fists and palms and releasing them in a torrent of punches. However Raditz merely dodged and blocked them. Goku swung a kick but Raditz moved in such speed it was almost invisible. All four of the warriors begin speeding around. 3 trying to land at least one hit, while one was dodging them all with ease. All three fighters then decided to sneek attack behind Raditz, but Raditz took them by surprise and roundhouse kicked them in the face, sending them flying. However Goku, Sailor Moon, and Piccolo quickly recovered and darted to attack the hovering Raditz. But missed when Raditz ascended up into the air. They quickly act and jump flying into the air after him. All three surround him, but Raditz smirks as raises his arms across and fire to energy blast beams from his palms. Goku grabs Sailor Moon and rushes out of the way. Piccolo does the same but only barely as his right arm was caught in the blast, causing him to gawk in pain. The one blast, husband and wife dodged, hit a cluster of mountains and erupted in an explosion. The other did the same on the other side. Both blast eradicated the cluster of mountains despite the blasts small size. This was how powerful the Saiyan Raditz can be. Goku and Sailor Moon land on the ground and turned their glaring eyes up at the sky. But Raditz was gone.
"What the-!?" Sailor Moon gasped.
"Where'd he go!?" Goku gawked. They suddenly felt a instant twitch in the back of the neck as Raditz appeared behind them.
"I'm right here." Raditz said in a low tone voice, before kicking them in the back sending them flying and dragging on the ground. Both husband and wife gawk in pain as they fell. All three warriors were down, battle scared and bruised, while Raditz remained standing, untouched, and not breaking a sweat. Smirking and chuckling sinisterly in delight. Both Goku and Sailor Moon struggled to get back up.
"Sailor Moon! Honey are okay!?" Goku said in concern.
"I'll be alright. What about you?" She said in the same.
"I've had worse." Goku assured his wife. "Damn." Goku growled, wioing the blood from his mouth. "Hey are you okay Piccolo!?" Goku called out in concern for his partner. But what he and his wife saw made them gawk and gasp in wide-eyed shock. Piccolo was bleeding purple blood. His right arm was gone. It got obliterated by the blast.
"Don't worry." Piccolo growled in pain. "It's not at bad as it looks. I only need one arm to fight." But Radtiz only laughed maniacally as if he had just heard the world's funniest chokes.
"You are you kidding!? You're half dead already!" Raditz taunted and continued laughing, while Goku, Sailor Moon, and Piccolo glared and growled at him.
"Hey Goku, Sailor Moon I suppose you don't having any other tricks up your sleeves that you've been holding back." Piccolo said. Goku only chuckled.
"Yeah we wish we did. Sorry we got nothing." Goku answered with a smile.
"Ha. You've been slacking." Piccolo smiled back.
"Well it is called a life. It's also called settling down with the one you love and having a family." Sailor Moon smiled along too.
"Well lucky for both of you I've spent the last few moths perfecting a new attack." Piccolo said.
"What are you three whispering about? Some new strategy perhaps?" Raditz called over. "Please. Why don't you die already and quit wasting my time."
"Can you do this attack with only one arm?" Goku whispered.
"Yeah that's not a problem." Piccolo whispered back. "But I will need some time to charge up my energy. A few minutes. That's all." However one look at Raditz's face told them that he wasn't going to take any chances. "You'll have to find away to keep him occupied until I'm ready. Think you two can do that?"
"You got it." Goku said.
"Let's do this." Sailor Moon said.
"Ironically I've been saving this attack to kill you." Piccolo confessed.
"And now you might end up using it to save me, huh?" Goku guessed.
"Wow. That is ironic." Sailor Moon said.
"Then consider this a preview. If we do managed to beat this guy, you're next." Piccolo promised.
"Alright, you've got yourself a deal. After we win I'll let you take your best shot." Goku dared.
"Don't you dare! We're here to save our son. Not leave him fatherless." Sailor Moon.
"Don't worry honey. We'll save Gohan and go home together." Goku promised. Goku then charged at Raditz first. Both warriors were now locked in combat of a contest of flinging fists and kicks.
Piccolo wasted no time to charge up his attack. Goku quickly backs off and switches Sailor Moon. Sailor moon instantly starts attacking her quote-on-quote "Brother-in-law". Eventually both husband and wife began switching at random and attacking at random. However Raditz gained more footing and soon the married couple found themselves being pushed back into a predicament. Piccolo kept on charging his new developed attack. However it wasn't long as Piccolo's attack was fully charged. And not a moment too soon as Raditz kicked both husband and wife, sending them flying. Goku quickly recovered, grabbed his wife, and jumped into the sky.
"Aren't YOU persistent!" Raditz compliment. Both Sailor Moon and Goku nod at each other. Goku cupped his hands to his side, while Sailor Moon whipped out her Moon Stick and housed the all powerful Silver Crystal in the hilt.
"Ka-Me-!" Goku began. Raditz scouter then detected and scanned Sailor Moon and Goku's power levels
"Huh? Both their power levels are rising." Raditz speculated.
"Ha-Me-!" Goku continued as a blue ki light shown brightly between the palms of his hands. Just then Raditz's scouter picked up another power level from behind. It was Piccolo's.
"What!? And his too! His power level shot up to 1020! And it's still climbing!" Raditz said in shock.
"Moon Healing Escalation!" Sailor Moon shouted her attack.
"HA!" Goku shouted his. Both husband and wife release their attacks in two energy blast beams. But they also combine it into a combo energy blast beam attack. Raditz jumps out of the way just in time, but both Goku and Sailor Moon redirect their attacks to curve and home in on the running Raditz, who was heading towards Piccolo to stop him and kill him. But when he realizes he can't out run it, he stands his ground.
"Fine! Let's have it!" Raditz said accepting the challenge. He stood his ground and held out one hand to block the combo. The combo blast made a direct hit as Raditz managed to block the attack. But was a struggle. This resulted in an explosion. But when the smoke clears, Raditz was still standing, though he was twitching.
"Damn! He deflected it." Goku growled.
"But. but how!? I used the Silver Crystal too. Not only that it was a combined attack of our love! So how!?" Sailor Moon exasperated in shock.
"Neat, huh!?" Raditz called out smirking. "Now can YOU do the same!?" Raditz reeled in his right hand. He then targeted Goku's wife for good measure. He released a deadly energy blast at Sailor Moon.
"Sailor Moon!" Goku shouted in horror as he got in between her and the blast, shielding her. He took Raditz's blast for his beloved wife, as she gasp in horror at the damaged that was being inflicted on her husband.
"GOKU!" Sailor Moon cried in horror as they fell from the sky. Raditz sped towards them with such speed. As soon as they crashed landed, Raditz swatted Sailor Moon away like a fly and grabbed his brother by the neck.
"Sailor Moon!" Goku shouted in horror and pain. But Raditz wasn't going to give him the chance.
"TIME TO DIE!" Raditz shouted, reeling his fist. But then his scouter beeped again. It was scanning Piccolo. He forgot about Piccolo. "Power Level 1330!?" Raditz gawked in shock. "Somehow he's concentrating all his power into his finger tips!" That's when Raditz realized. "THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING BACK! THEY CAN ALTER THEIR POWER LEVELS AT WILL!"
"Die Saiyan! Makankōsappō!" Piccolo shouted his knew attack. Piccolo pointed his two fingers at Raditz and fired his spiraling attack at the Saiyan. Everyone stares and gawks in awe and shock. A bright flashing light follows and the attack destroys an entire mountain. Resulting an explosion and after shock that engulfs the battlefield in a flashing light. The smoke slowly lefts and clears. But from the smoke, Raditz was still standing and he looked mad. "He. He dodged it.!" Piccolo stared in wide-eyed shock and horror.
"Congratulations. You managed to give me a little scratch and for that you will pay dearly." Raditz said with a dangerous low tone. He then raises hi hand up high and focused all his energy from his palm. Piccolo was paralyzed with fear. His opponent was more powerful than he realized. "SEE YOU IN HELL!" He shouted as he reeled in his attack and through it at Piccolo. But the moment he did, Raditz gawked in pain and the attack diminished before it could be used. Piccolo stared in shock but also confusion. Raditz turned in the direction Piccolo was looking at and he hoped it was not what he thinks it was. But one look behind confirmed it. Goku managed to sneak behind him and grab a hold of his tail. Goku was chuckling.
"You let your guard down." Goku smirked. "Now I've got you by the tail." Goku knew from experience all too well that the tail was a great weakness once squeezed. Goku squeezed Raditz tail so hard Raditz fell on he ground, weak and loss of power.
"How did you manage to.?"
"Now Piccolo! I've got him! Hurry up and charge your attack again!" Goku called.
"Well done Goku!" Piccolo compliment while smiling. "Now hold him still! Don't let go, no matter what!" Piccolo went back to charging his attack. "I only have enough energy to use this technique once more."
"Kakarot please." Raditz gasped and breathed heavily in pain. "Would you really kill your only brother? Your own flesh and blood?"
"Shut up!" Goku hissed. "We've been through all this! As far as I'm concern I don't have a brother! Especially not one as horrible as you! Besides, you tried to kill me first!"
"Yes! Yes, you're right!" You made me see the error of my ways! Let me go and I'll leave you and your son in peace." Raditz begged.
"Don't be fooled Goku! He's lying! He doesn't mean a word of what he is saying!" Piccolo called. "There's no way he'll leave quietly now." Sailor Moon only watched with a worried look on her face as she could see her husband's face. She knew what that face meant.
"Goku."
"Please believe me, brother!" Raditz continued to beg. "It's true I've done some horrible things. I realize that! You're right to be cautious. I will leave as I say. I promise! On my life I promise!"
"Do you mean that?" Goku asked in caution.
"I do. I swear it."
"NO GOKU! DON'T LET GO OF HIS TAIL! THIS IS ALL A PLOY!" Piccolo shouted.
"Please Kakarot! You have to believe me!" Raditz begged. "I'm begging you!" Goku knew he could never kill, so being kind hearted he did. He let go.
"GOKU!" Piccolo shouted. But it was too late. Raditz chuckled sinisterly then took his chance to elbow Goku in the chin. Goku gawked in pain as he was sent flying to the ground. Raditz then took his chance to stomp his foot on Goku, causing him to gawk in pain some more.
"GOKU!" Sailor Moon cried out in horror.
"You fool!" Raditz smirked. "In all my travels I've never met anyone as stupid as you!" Raditz chuckled sinisterly. "I'm a first class warrior. I do what it takes to survive without hesitation. Even if that means killing my own brother. Shall I prove it to you?" Without a second thought, Raditz grinded his foot on Goku's gut, causing him to gawk in pain. "And so you remember, I'll kill you nice and slow!"
"GOKU!" Sailor Moon cried out in horror once again. Raditz then turned his attention to Piccolo and Sailor Moon.
"Well go on. What are you waiting for? Let's see your little attack." Raditz dared Piccolo. Piccolo could only do nothing.
"Damn it! I can't. He'll just dodge it again." Piccolo growled to himself.
"I thought not." Raditz chuckled. "And you!" He point to Sailor Moon. "I fought plenty of female warriors back in my day and all of them were weak just as you are! You are no exception. Well. maybe for the fact that you're scared and powerless to stop me. You shame yourself." Raditz chuckled.
"You. You monster." Sailor Moon whimpered and glared at Radtiz. "Give me back my son. Give me back my husband! JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE US ALONE!" Just then there was a cracking sound. Raditz heard it, and it was coming from over at the crater where his space pod is. Suddenly the pod exploded into pieces and Gohan's angry shouted echoed as he leaped through into the sky. Everyone stared in shock.
"WHAT!?" Radtiz gawked in wide-eyed shock.
"Gohan!" Sailor Moon gasped. Gohan landed on the ground, glaring at his uncle with very angry eyes.
"What is this?" Raditz said. "Impossible."
"Gohan." Goku groaned in pain. "Run. Run away. Gohan!" But Gohan wasn't moving. "Run! Gohan run!"
"Listen to your father, Gohan! Come here1 Let's get out of here!" Sailor Moon called out.
"His power level." Raditz said looking at the scouter readings. "It's at. 1307!" Raditz was in wide-eyed shock. Gohan's body began to glow a red aura.
"You stop hurting MY MOMMY AND DADDY!" Gohan shouted as he charged in a aura that flung him at super sonic speeds. He caught Raditz off guard and head butted him in the gut so hard that Raditz was gawking in pain. Goku, Sailor Moon, and Piccolo were are staring in wide-eyed shock.
"G-Gohan?" Goku said speechless.
"Gohan." Sailor Moon gasped and stared the same.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Gohan got up.
"Did you.?"
"Are you hurt daddy?" Gohan asked in worry and fear. He didn't remember what he just did just now.
"Did my baby. just do that?" Sailor Moon said still in shock. Raditz on the other hand was angry. More angry than usual.
"You. You brat!" Raditz growled.
"Go! Run away!" Goku said to his son. "Go son as fast as you can! Hurry! Flee! Just go!"
"Gohan, sweetie, run now!" Sailor Moon called out. But Gohan was once again in paralyzing fear.
"What? Are you kidding? Now his power level has dropped down to 1." Raditz growled at the scouter readings. Gohan trembled and whimpered in fear at the site of Raditz. "Now I see. It changes with his emotions. That's got to be it."
"RUN GOHAN!" Goku shouted.
"GOHAN RUN NOW!" Sailor Moon called out. But Raditz wasn't going to give him the chance as he swatted Gohan.
"GOHAN!" Goku shouted in horror.
"BABY NO!" Sailor Moon screamed in horror.
"GOHAN!" Goku shouted. But Gohan was unconscious. Raditz began to walk over to the unconscious 4 year old. "No! Stop! Don't do it please! He's just a-!"
""Just a child?" Is that what you were going to say?" Raditz guessed. "Don't make me laugh! This "child" possess a far greater power level than anyone of you! Normally I would use or recruit such power to our ranks, but in this case I no longer see any more reason to do so. It's best that I kill him now before he learns how to use it. But don't worry brother you and your wife will see your son again. In Hell that is!" He chuckled. Goku and Sailor Moon were struggling just the move, while Raditz laughed manically.
"NO WAIT!" Goku shouted.
"LEAVE MY BABY BE!" Sailor Moon creid.
"To think this puny little is the first opponent who's ever caused me any real damage on a battlefield." Raditz thought bitterly. "An embarrassment I will soon erase." Raditz then focused his energy on his hand once again. "NOW DIE!" Suddenly Goku managed to get up and grab him from behind, interrupting Raditz once again. "Why you little.!" Raditz struggled to be free, but Goku wasn't letting go.
"PICCOLO! YOUR ATTACK! DO IT! DO IT NOW!" Goku shouted.
"FINALLY! It about time you decided to make your move!" Piccolo said focusing his energy. "Now! Hold him! It's almost ready!"
"Hurry Piccolo! I can't keep this up for long!" Goku growled. And it showed it. The two brothers were struggling at a each other.
"Are you really this stupid!? Let go!" Raditz growled. "If you're standing right behind me when he fires, the blast will kill you too!" Sailor Moon gasped in wide-eyed shock. He was right. If Goku didn't move out of the way, he'll die too.
"Then I guess it's the way it's going to have to be." Goku responded.
"WHAT!? Are you insane!?" Raditz. "Your son! You wife! Think about them!"
"I am!" Goku said. "If this will defeat you than I'll take it!" Piccolo was chuckling at the sound of it.
"Alright Goku!" Piccolo smirked. "If that's what you want, I won't hold back. It's no secret I wanted you dead for a long time. I won't pass up this chance."
"NO! YOU CAN'T!" Sailor Moon cried out. "Don't kill my husband! I need him! I love him so much! I can't lose him!"
"Stop wasting your time!" Piccolo retorted. "I've waiting a long time to FINALLY kill Goku and I'm not going to waste this opportunity!"
"How could you think of yourself at a time like this!?"
"Stupid question. I'm the Demon King! PICCOLO!"
"Wait! Please let me go!" Raditz begged. "I-I was wrong I'm sorry! Release me! I'll leave this planet!"
"Forget it! I won't fall for that again!" Goku growled.
"I mean it this time!" Raditz begged. "Please! Don't you trust your own brother!?"
"Piccolo! Hurry up!" Goku shouted.
"Sorry to keep you waiting! Are you ready Goku!?" Piccolo called out.
"DO IT!" Goku shouted.
"NO!" Sailor Moon cried out.
"RIGHT!" Piccolo said preparing his attack.
"STOP!" Raditz shouted.
"MAKANKŌSAPPŌ!" Piccolo shouted his attack as he released it from his fingers. The spiraling energy blast charged straight at it's target, damaging Raditz on impact. Raditz cried out in painful agony as the Makankōsappō drove straight through him and Goku. Piccolo let out a mighty battle cry as the Makankōsappō killed it's two targets. When the attack diminishes both Goku and Raditz had gaping holes in their guts.
"NO!" Raditz gawked in pain, while Goku smiled in victory. Both warriors fell on the grassing plains. Dying. Piccolo breathed heavily. Sailor Moon stared in shock. It was over.
"G-Goku." Sailor Moon trembled in fear. "Goku!" She cried as she got up and ran to her dying husband.
"How did. this happen?" Raditz gawked in dying pain. "How. could I lose. to these. fools?" Piccolo walked over to his dead opponent. "Kakarot. I didn't think he'd do it. Just throw away his own. his own life."
"Don't worry. I doubt Goku will stay dead for long." Piccolo smirked down at him.
"What.!?"
"You heard me. On this planet we have these things called the Dragon Balls." Piccolo explained. "Gather all 7 together and they have the power to grant any wish. Even if that means bringing someone dead back to life." Piccolo looked at a whimpering Sailor Moon holding close to her, her dying husband.
"You can all go to hell.!" Raditz breathed heavily. "Still. I. thank you for the information." Raditz then began to smirk and chuckle faintly. "Everything. that's happened here today. has. been transmitted to. my two. Saiyan comrades. deep in outer space."
"What!?" Piccolo gawked.
"When they've learned that I have been killed, they." Raditz gawked. "They'll come. to avenge me. They'll wipe you out. You. and evey living thing on this planet. You won't have a chance. You're as good as dead already."
"Other Saiyans.?" Goku gawked his dying pain. "When. when will they be here.?"
"Goku, stop talking! Save your strength!" Sailor Moon whimpered with tears.
"One year." Raditz answered. "One short year." Raditz chuckled while Piccolo was let in shock.
"Two of them." Piccolo said. "Even stronger. than him?" Gesturing to Raditz.
"How sweet does that victory taste now.?" Raditz smirked. "They'll soon. have you writhing in agony. as the worms you are." Piccolo was now really angry and had enough hearing form this dying Saiyan. So he put him out of his misery to shut him up. Radtiz was now completely dead.
"You thought that was funny, huh?" Piccolo growled. "Well we'll just see who has the last laugh when all is said and done." He then turns to the tragic married couple. "It's over. He's dead." Piccolo confirmed. Just then a car was flying over head. It was Bulma's. She and the others managed to find them, but too late.
"Oh no! Only one of them is still standing!" Bulma said in horror.
"Who!? Which one is it!?" Krillin asked in dread.
"It's Piccolo!" Roshi stared in horror.
That doesn't look good!" Sailor Mercury said. She and the other Sailor Guardians were with her as well.
Mean while on a distant planet, the two Saiyans Raditz talked about, were sitting upon a pile of corpses. They just made an entire planet extinct. One was bulking and bald, while the other was 5'5" tall with hair spiky and firmly standing upwards, and has a prominent widow's peak.
"Raditz got himself killed." The bald Saiyan said to his comrade superior.
"Hmph! Serves him right." Said the other Saiyan. ".If he can't handle a couple of puny fighters with power levels less than a thousand."
"So what now?" The bald one asked. "Should we put this Planet on hold and head for Earth?"
"Did you catch the last bit?" The spiked haired one asked. "Those things. Dragon Balls, I believe?"
"Yeah. They said they can grant any wish, right?" The bald one said.
"I'd say that's worth investigating." The spikey haired one said.
"They we could bring Raditz back to life."
"Is that a joke?" The spiked haired one said. "Why would we waste a wish on that worthless scum? If the story is true we can have ANYTHING we want. Immortality. Eternal Youth. Think you could live with those? We could be the most unstoppable force in the universe."
"I like it." The bald one said. "Yeah! I'm in!"
Back on Earth Piccolo explained to everyone what had just happened.
"That's everything." Piccolo finished.
"I see." Roshi sighed in grief.
"Goku!" Krillin said to his best friend. "Come on! You with me!? Can you hear me buddy!?"
"I think Gohan's gonna be okay!" Bulma said. inspecting the unconscious child. "Looks like he just got knocked out for a loop."
"We should be able to heal him!" Sailor Mars said.
"Good." Goku said with a faint voice. "He's safe."
"Goku!" Sailor Moon gried in relief.
"Hey man!" Krillin said.
"Goku." Roshi said.
"Please stay with me, honey!" Sailor Moon begged.
"Goku." Bulma whimpered.
"Hey, Krillin." Goku groaned in dying agony, but still smiling. "This. this dying. It's not much fun, isn't it?"
"Hey! What the heck are you talking about!?" Krillin asked in fear. "No one's dying here! You're going to be fine you got that!?"
"No. No not this time." Goku confirmed. "I'm too far gone."
"No that's not true!" Krillin said. "Usagi! Can't you use your crystal to heal him!?"
"I've. I've tried." Sailor Moon whimpered. "Nothing is working."
"He's too far gone." Artemis said with dread.
"Usagi. I'm so sorry." Luna said on the verge of tears.
"Well. don't worry. We'll find the Dragon Balls and wish you back!" Krillin promised.
"Sounds. good." Goku said his last dying breath, before he closed his eyes permanently as he slipped away into death. He was gone. Dead. Everyone gasped in horror at the site of their friend and comrade dead.
"G-Goku." Krillin trembled.
"N-No." Sailor Moon whimpered. "GOKU!" She cried.
Goku has made the ultimate sacrifice to defeat Raditz. However a new threat approaches. Can the Earth Survive without it's greatest hero?
Chapter 21 Complete! Raditz is dead. But so is Goku. And the two Saiyans are now on there way. Stay tuned for more. Read it, review it, and tell me what you people think. This is just here for people to enjoy. :)