"You won't esssssssssssscape me thissssssssssssss time!" the creature hissed as it jumped for me, but I slammed my elbow into its head, forcing it to stop. It jumped backwards and scowled at me. Anger was running wildly through my veins.

"I was a lot weaker then!" I yelled as I kicked it away from me. It growled, not liking the fact that I was resisting it. It swung out at me, but I simply jumped over its claws and kicked one of them sharply, snapping it in half. It screeched even louder than it had earlier. Blood gushed out of the stump, and I picked up the claw's point, grinning like a madman. The monster looked down at me and roared in my face. I grabbed my nose in disgust. "Two words: breath, mints," I said. The smell of the creature's breath was enough to make anyone gag, and since my nose was like a dog's, it was far more putrid to me.

"You dare mock me?" it scowled, its red eyes boring into my black ones.

I nodded. "Yup!" I said as I jumped over another attack. I could see that it was getting more and more frustrated with me as it couldn't hit me. I poked my tongue out at it childishly… and made a big mistake as it smacked the back of my neck with its tail. "Ouch!" I cried as I slammed into a tree. I slumped onto the ground, my neck throbbing painfully.

"Now you die!" it hissed. I grimaced. Great. I was a sitting duck.

"Destructo… DISC!" someone shouted, and I saw the creature look behind it only to have its head chopped off. I sat up and rubbed my neck as blood gushed out of the creature's body. I saw a man with shaggy black hair land near me and look over at me. "Hey Raditz," he said. I stared at him.

"Krillin?" I said, bewildered. I saw more people begin to land. He'd brought the whole lot of them with him! Kakarot landed to my right, and Vegeta landed to my left. I looked at the both of them, shocked. "Hang on, why are all of you here?" I said, my eyes widening. Vegeta smirked.

"You were generating enough energy to fuel the planet's energy needs," he said. I frowned. Wow. Suddenly I heard a weird noise, and I looked back at the monster…

Only to see it stick its head back on.

"That's gross," I said, flinching back. There was a collective 'ew' from everyone. "Also, that's bad. That means that no matter what we do, that creature will put itself back together…"

"Everything has a weak point," Kakarot said. He sounded so confident and certain. I looked over at him. My eyes widened as I took in his features. His hair was golden, and almost as long as mine. His eyebrows appeared to have disappeared too. I stumbled back. What was that? It looked like the Super Saiyan… but there was something different about it.

"Ka-kakarot?" I asked, my voice shaking. He looked over at me.

"Leave the rest to me now," he said, and rushed forward. His speed was incredible, and all I could do was stand there and watch as he mercilessly pummelled the creature I'd struggled to even get one hit on. Then I noticed that there was something wrong. While Kakarot's new transformation had given him a lot of power, his energy was being consumed at a massive rate. This wasn't good.

"Kakarot, stop!" I yelled. He didn't move a muscle unless it was him throwing a punch or a kick. I growled. Damn younger Saiyan. "Kakarot!" I yelled. I saw Gohan look over at me. Rage bubbled in my veins, and I couldn't help it. I shot forward and smashed my foot into the creature's claw just as it was about to swipe at Kakarot. He looked at me, bewildered.

"What are you doing?!" he demanded. I looked at him.

"Listen to me, you idiot! You may be infinitely stronger, but you're wasting your energy!" I yelled. He stopped, and everyone looked over at us. Vegeta's face made me want to giggle. He looked silly. Well, I suppose nobody had seen anyone yell at Kakarot like I had.

"How… can you… tell?" Kakarot asked curiously. I shook my head. I didn't need to tell him that. He knew the answer. That kind of power put strain on the body. There was no time to answer anyway. I grabbed Kakarot's arm and pulled him out of the way of a ki blast from the creature. Unfortunately, while Kakarot dodged without harm, the ki blast smashed into my shoulder and sent me crashing down into the clearing. "Raditz!" Kakarot yelled as he flew down. I managed to stand and pointed my hand at the creature. I started charging my energy, and from the corner of my eye I saw Vegeta's face pale.

"MOVE!" he screamed at Kakarot as a huge pink energy sphere appeared into my hand. Kakarot backed off as I continued to charge the sphere and it continued to grow stronger. Everyone rushed behind something, and I saw the creature stop. It started laughing at me.

"You think that'ssssssssssssss going to work on me again?" it hissed. My eyes flashed.

"As I said earlier, I was a lot weaker back then. But now I'm a lot stronger… and this is a different attack from the simple energy blasts I was firing at you back then," I said, grinning evilly as I finished charging the attack and raised my hand above my head. The creature floated a bit towards me.

"You're bluffing," it hissed.

Am I?

"Shining Friday!" I screamed, throwing the energy ball. Stupidly, the creature tried to catch the ball. I floated in the sky as my attack exploded, my dark eyes searching the smoke. The tickling sensation I felt around the creature wasn't gone, but it was to my left. I quickly swung around as it appeared, and I heard a sickening crunch as I slammed my balled fist into its ugly face. It squealed as it fell. I saw Vegeta and Kakarot run out from behind their hiding spot and stare at me in amazement as I fired an energy barrage.

"What… wassssss… that?" the creature hissed. I crossed my arms and huffed.

"What was what? My energy attack or my punch?" I asked.

"How did you gather so much energy?" it hissed at me, turning to me. Black blood was dripping down from its snout, and I laughed.

"Hah! I got that from my reserves… and that was for what you did to my father," I said. It growled at me as it flew towards me. I tried to combat the move, but it swung its tail at me. I screamed as it slammed into my back, and I slammed into the ground. "I think… I touched… a nerve… Agh…"

"Raditz, no!" I heard a voice scream, and I looked up to see someone blocking the monster's tail from hitting me again. I heard Kakarot and Vegeta gasp. "Urk… don't just stand there… Move him…" I heard the man say, and then five sets of hands pulled me out of the way. The man moved out of the way faster than the eye could see, and the creature's tailed slammed into the ground as the man appeared next to me. His black hair was held out of his face by a red headband, and I immediately recognised him.

"F-father… B-but how?" I asked, sitting up. My back felt like it exploded in pain, and I screamed loudly as I felt backwards.

"Raditz, I'm breaking all the rules."

"But… you shouldn't have…" I groaned, trying to sit up again. Dad placed his hand on my chest.

"No, my son. Rest. I'll take it from here!" Dad roared as he flew forward. Everyone could only watch as Dad continued what I'd started. I could only watch as Dad dodged blows that would have killed him if they'd hit.

And then it happened.

A golden aura flared around my father, and I saw his hair stick up exactly like Kakarot's did. I heard everyone gasp in shock as Dad went Super Saiyan. Terror settled within me. My dad… was a Super Saiyan? Since when?!

"Since I fought Chilled," Dad said, seemingly able to read my mind. I frowned. I hadn't asked him out loud, yet he'd been able to give me an answer… How?

"Dad, how'd you do that?" I asked.

"Raditz, that's a story for another time!" Dad yelled as he jumped away from the creature's paw. He landed on the ground only to have his feet kicked out from underneath him. I saw his head slam against a rock. My eyes widened as he didn't move.

Dad… wake up…

"No… please…" I murmured, crawling over to Dad and shaking him lightly. "Dad, please wake up," I said, forgetting that there was a hideous monster attacking us all.

"Raditz, move!" Vegeta cried, and I looked up to see the monster's tail right above me.

Oh no you don't!

I caught the tail as it tried to crush me. Everyone was shocked as I stood up, lifting the tail above me as if it were nothing more than a feather. I saw Vegeta's eyes widen and nearly bug out of his head. I roared as I threw the creature into the sky. I fired a volley of energy blasts up after it, and ignored the creature entirely as it landed on the ground behind me. It was twitching, from what I saw using my peripheral vision. Suddenly it got back up, but I wasn't finished with it yet.

It seemed as if Dad had, however.

He jumped up and I saw that he'd charged a signature move of his, the Riot Javelin. I took a few steps back as he raised his hand and prepared to fire it.

"Here, have it!" he roared. It slammed into the monster's chest and exploded, leaving a gaping hole in its chest and revealing the creature's heart.

Its only weakness.

I saw Dad charging another Riot Javelin, and I covered my eyes as he threw it. As soon as it made contact, it exploded… and blew the monster's chest up with it. The flash was blinding, and blood and guts flew everywhere. Something long and squishy landed on my shoulder, and I flicked it off, not wanting to know what it was. The rest of the corpse was still gasping for breath, but with no lungs or heart it was going to die.

I walked over and knelt down near it. The tickling had ceased, so I was certain it was dead…

I was wrong.

"RADITZ!" Dad cried as the creature quickly stabbed me through the stomach with its claw. I coughed up blood as it withdrew its claw and faded away into nothing. I stumbled backwards and collapsed onto the ground. Dad ran over and cradled my head in his arms. Kakarot ran over and collapsed to his knees next to me. I could see tears in his eyes. I coughed again, and I felt my heart begin to slow. I saw everyone gather around, looking miserable. Piccolo and Eighteen even had something in their eyes, but I couldn't discern what it was. "Raditz… please don't die. Please!" Dad cried, hugging me. I had enough strength to lift my arm and wrap it around his torso.

"Dad… don't… worry about… me…" I said, smiling. It must have looked gruesome.

"Raditz, we're going to get you to the isolation chamber. Just hang on!" Vegeta said as I felt Dad pick me up. I laughed as much as I could, but the sound was desperate and forced. I coughed again, and blood splashed onto Dad's chest. I looked up into his eyes as we flew towards Capsule Corp. He looked down at me as I smiled, and I saw something in his eyes.

"Please don't die… you've been offered a second chance… Please live, my son," Dad said, tears running down his cheeks. My smile widened.

"I… love… you… Daddy."