Hey guys! I did it! I managed to make another chapter during Winter Break, even before X-Mas! I'm so happy. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, even though it didn't take as long as I thought to write. I'm also hosting a poll, I've got a couple of story ideas bouncing in my head, but I'm also balancing writing Warriors of the Omniverse and Legend of Bardock, I think I can write three at a time, but the upload schedule MIGHT change. Just give me your suggestions. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!
" So you're really going to go through with this?" Bardock asked as he stood outside with Raditz, who was prepared to leave for the city.
" Yes. Vegeta has boasted for too long about being supreme. I've surpassed him! It's time that he realized that." Raditz replied.
" As a Saiyan, I can't tell you to avoid a fight, I won't. Just think about the consequences of a public battle between the two of you. If you happen to turn into a Super Saiyan, it will make the community realize the truth and could cause unwanted problems." Bardock explained.
Raditz remained quiet for a few seconds and then nodded. " Vegeta has brought this on himself. The consequences are his to deal with."
Bardock put his hand on Bardock's shoulder and nodded. " Then go kick his ass, son."
" So you're really going to go through with this?" King Vegeta asked Vegeta as Vegeta put on his armor.
" Of course I am! I won't let someone like Raditz show me up!" Vegeta replied.
" As a Saiyan, and a king, I won't tell you to avoid a fight. Just think about the consequences of a fight between the two of you. If he happens to turn into a Super Saiyan, he will defeat you. You'll be embarrassed and disgrace the royal family!" King Vegeta explained.
Vegeta remained quiet for a few seconds and then shook his head. " I'm going to the fight. I won't be shown up by a low-level weakling!"
King Vegeta sighed. " Then go! What happens to you is your own doing."
" Vegeta! Vegeta! Vegeta!" The crowd rang as they gathered around the arena in the middle of West City, preparing to watch the match.
Raditz flew through the sky and landed on the right side of the arena, facing Vegeta.
" I almost thought that you weren't going to show, Raditz. Thought that you had chickened out like the coward that you are." Vegeta mocked.
" I wouldn't blame you for quitting now, it'd be best for your health." Raditz replied.
" You think that you're all big now, don't you? I'll put you right back where you belong! The bottom!" Vegeta screamed. Vegeta choked on spit as Raditz's fist dug into his stomach.
" I'm tired of your mouth." Raditz told Vegeta. Vegeta looked at Raditz, slowly.
" Damn...you…" Vegeta said as he punched Raditz in the face, causing Raditz to have a bloody nose. " Don't underestimate me!"
Raditz smirked and wiped the blood from his nose. He looked at the blood on his index finger and then wiped it with his thumb. " Decent. I expected you to be weaker."
Vegeta pulled back his hands to form his signature move. " Then think again! Galick…"
" Fine then! Double Sunday!" Raditz said as he fired the two purple blasts towards Vegeta.
" Gun!" Vegeta shouted as he fired his Galick Gun against the Double Sunday.
The second beam missed Vegeta but Raditz appeared behind and kicked it towards Vegeta. Vegeta noticed and jumped, causing the three blasts to collide and explode. In the smoke, Raditz appeared behind Vegeta and chopped him in the neck. Vegeta grabbed Raditz's hand and flipped him downwards, knocking him to the ground.
Vegeta plummeted to the ground and planted both feet in Raditz's stomach. Raditz spit blood onto the arena as Vegeta began to punch Raditz in the gut as the crowd cheered.
" You thought you were better than me?! You thought you could defeat me?! Best me?! No! You can't! You never will because I am the Prince of All Saiyans! I am Vegeta!"
A hand grabbed Vegeta's next punch. Raditz, colored in gold, stared Vegeta in the eyes. " I've had enough of you and your mouth!" Raditz's fist connected with Vegeta's jaw and launched Vegeta towards a building and out of the arena.
Raditz stood up and wiped the blood from his mouth. " And that's the end of that."
He looked down to see a crowd of Saiyans staring up at him, wide eyed. Raditz walked to the edge of the arena, still in Super Saiyan, and looked towards a reporter. " You there."
" M-me?!" The reporter asked nervously. The reporter walked closer to the stage, extending his microphone and shaking.
" Yes." Raditz grabbed the microphone and cleared his throat. The reporter raised his camera to Raditz's face as he spoke. " To clear something up, this form…" Raditz used his hands to show his body.
" This form is that of a Super Saiyan." Raditz finished.
A hand in the crowd went up and Raditz pointed to it. A Saiyan, seemingly a teenager, moved forward. " How did you achieve such a Legendary form?"
" I assume that most of you could sense the high power levels that were on the planet about a week ago?" Raditz asked.
Most of the crowd nodded at this. " Well, I was fighting alongside my father, Bardock, and my siblings. The Power Levels that you sensed were those of my father's ex-teammates. An elite squad from our planet that were presumed dead. During the battle, I was able to bring out this power and become a Super Saiyan."
" How do we know that you're actually a Super Saiyan?" A man in the crowd shouted, receiving a couple of shouts for agreement.
" Well...I have to say the power of it speaks for itself." Raditz said as he jetted off into the air, satisfied with the results.
" Vegeta!" Bulma shouted as she ran over to him frantically.
" Vegeta!" Bulma shouted as she held him in her arms, he was unconscious. Bulam picked Vegeta up and put him on her back. I hope you're training was enough…
Bulma surrounded herself in a blue aura and slowly lifted into the air. Oh...come on! Bulma thought as she lifted higher and then she flew towards the castle.
" He did what?!" Gine shouted in Bardock's ear.
" His pride was on the line! Plus, Vegeta deserved it!" Bardock said.
" Which Vegeta?" Gine asked.
This caught Bardock off guard. " What do you mean?"
" Is this about Raditz and his rivalry with Vegeta…" Gine started as she got chest to chest with Bardock. " Or is this about you and King Vegeta?!" She shouted as she started to jab Bardock in the chest with her index finger.
" Th-this isn't about me!" Bardock shouted back.
" Are you sure?! Because it really seems to be!" Gine shouted.
" What does it matter? It's just a fight!" Bardock said.
" Just a fight? Just like the fight that almost got us killed? Just like the fight that Raditz and Kakarot had, that if I must remind you, he died in!" Gine shouted.
Bardock remained silent, but was staring past her, at the door.
" What?!" Gine asked as she turned around and was instantly silenced.
Raditz stood at the door, and he turned around as he flew away at top speed.
" Great going." Bardock told Gine as he walked out the door after Raditz. " I'm sorry Gine. We'll finish this later. Right now, our son is what matters."
Pota and Tabaga sat in a tree in a meadow. The wind was rough, and their hair was being blown around wildly.
The two remained quiet, the only sound was the wind.
…
" So?" Tabaga asked.
" So what?" Pota asked.
" So...what about that ability of yours?" Tabaga replied.
" I...I don't know." Pota replied. Pota held his head down, hiding his eyes. A tear trickled down his face.
" What's wrong?" Tabaga asked him.
" This ability...it scares me. It's like...the monsters...the dreams...it like being cursed!" Pota said.
" What if it's not?" Tabaga asked. " What if there's some secret to it? Maybe it's some kind of power, and you just have to unlock it!"
Pota looked up and wiped his eyes. " You think so?"
" I know so!" Tabaga said. Tabaga held his arms out. " Just look at this world. It's huge! There must be someone who can-"
" Someone who can what?" A girl asked.
" Celicia?" Tabaga asked as he and Pota jumped down from the tree. " What are you doing here?"
" I was bored at the palace. There's always guards saying do this or do that. I'm so sick of it! I should be out here, fighting! I'm a Saiyan too!" Celicia said.
" Yeah...but you are only six." Tabaga said.
" So what? You're only seven and you get to fight!" Celicia responded.
" But...it's different. I'm a...nevermind." Tabaga said.
" You're a what?! A boy? So what!" Celicia said as she punched Tabaga in the face and knocked him into the tree.
" Oh man!" Pota said as he started to laugh.
Tabaga stood up and wiped his cheek. " That was a sucker punch!"
" Oh yeah? Then stand back up and fight! Unless...big, bad Tabaga is scared." Celicia teased.
" F-fine!" Tabaga said as he took his fighting pose, raising his right hand. " But don't cry when I beat you."
Celicia jumped towards Tabaga and flew upward, trying to kick his chin. Tabaga blocked the hit with both hands and grabbed her right foot, slamming her to the ground. Celicia hit the ground with a cry, but used her right foot to sweep Tabaga.
Tabaga fell to the ground beside her and before he could stand up, a foot was in his face. Celicia then jumped off of Tabaga's face and behind him. Tabaga stood up as Celicia kicked him in the back and he slid across the dirt.
" That's enough!" Tabaga said as he shot a Ki blast at her. Caught by surprise, Celicia took the Ki blast head-on and landed in the dirt, not moving.
" Tabaga! That was too far!" Pota shouted.
" She started it!" Tabaga said as he ran over to her. Pota stood beside him and the two looked at Celicia. Celicia smirked and swept both of them to the ground with her.
The three looked up at each other and burst into laughter as the wind blew through their hair.
Raditz landed in a rocky wasteland, looking up at the sky as the wind flew through his hair.
Bardock landed behind him, remaining silent. As the two of then stared off into space, Raditz spoke. " Do you really believe that?"
" Believe what?" Bardock replied.
" Do you really believe I would be capable of that...capable of killing my own brother?" Raditz asked.
" No. At least not this you. Maybe in another world, another Universe." Bardock said as he walked over to Raditz and rested his hand on his son's shoulder. " But look at you. In this Universe, you're light-years stronger than your counterpart. You're a Super Saiyan. Raditz, I couldn't be more proud of you." Bardock said.
Raditz, despite his pride, ran into his father's arms as if he was a little boy again. " T-thank you, father. For making this world, for making me."
Bardock patted his son on the back and looked up. Maybe I made the right choice after all.
Six months later…
Bardock and Raditz stood in front of King Vegeta, Raditz was bowed before the King as a crowd formed outside.
" And now, on this day, Raditz, son of Bardock, I deem you...an Elite!" King Vegeta said.
The crowd outside roared with applause at this ceremony, with Saiyans shooting Ki blasts into the air to show it. Raditz spent the last six months working for the King, helping out fellow Saiyans and training. At first, King Vegeta rejected Raditz's plea to be an Elite.
The other Saiyans on the other hand, wanted him to be an Elite, if not King, due to being a Super Saiyan. Fearing a rebellion, King Vegeta compiled and made Raditz an Elite.
" Thank you, King." Raditz said with a smirk as he stood up and faced the crowd, showing off his new armor.
Bardock clapped for his son, and Gine screamed and clapped from the crowd. Pota and Tabaga sat on top of the newly repaired palace, watching from the window with Celicia.
" So no word on your abilities?" Celicia asked Pota.
Pota shook his head. " Nothing. I've been kinda waiting for Kakarot and Cressa to return though. Last time we talked through King Kai, I asked him to see if he could find anything in other world."
" Kakarot is your brother, right?" Celicia asked.
" Yup." Pota replied.
" And who's Cressa?" Celicia continued.
" Well... he's Kakarot's friend, but he's kinda like family." Pota said.
" Yeah." Tabaga added.
" When are they coming back?" Celicia asked.
" Soon...probably in another six months?" Pota said.
" I'd like to meet them, it'll be cool to see your other brother, I hope he's strong." Celicia said.
Later that day…
King Vegeta and Vegeta sparred in a mysterious room, both going full power. Lasers fired throughout the room, and singed Vegeta's leg.
" What's the matter son?" King Vegeta said as he punched Vegeta in the nose, knocking him to the ground.
" Nothing. These conditions are needed if we are to surpass Raditz and his father!" Vegeta replied as he jumped up and started to fire Ki blasts at King Vegeta.
" Are you positive that they cannot sense us?" King Vegeta questioned as he dodged the blasts.
" Positive. This technology was made by Bulma. While her father may be loyal to Bardock, Bulma is mine. She made this room foolproof. No one can sense us here." Vegeta said with a smirk.
" Good. Super Saiyan will be ours in no time."
Pota snuck through the house, quietly. It was almost midnight, he had to get outside. Pota quietly opened the door and stepped out into the moonlight, walking forward a bit. Tomorrow would be a full moon, they'd have to stay in so they could be protected by Capsule Corps's Blutz Wave Protectors.
Pota closed his eyes and it's as if he warped to another dimension, surrounded in darkness. " Are you here?"
" Of course I'm here...young Pota."
" You have the key to my power...what do I need to do for you to help me?" Pota asked.
" I'll give you my instructions...my young servant. Be patient."
" Yes...Master Babidi."