Last time on Dragon Ball F, Gohan was confronted by Bulma and Lazuli to avenge Lapis, but Gohan overpowered them, absorbing Lazuli as well and becoming his final form. He then proceeded to defeat Vegeta, who came to beat him. In a fit of Rage, Raditz begins to power up. What will happen?! Find out on Dragon Ball F!
Chapter Twenty Seven: Battle Against Perfection: Raditz' Battle Against Gohan
"I suppose I'll have to teach you a lesson now, princess," Gohan chuckled, moving with speed almost unseen behind Vegeta. Before the princess could even fully turn, Gohan delivered a backhand to her face that sent her crashing to the ground.
Gohan followed it up with a bone crushing elbow drive straight to Vegeta's back. Vegeta gasped out in pain as her spine cracked from the force applied to it.
"How did you think this would end, princess?" Gohan asked, standing over Vegeta and stomping his foot on her and grinding into her back, causing her to scream more. "Funny how you have fallen so far despite your power. Let's fix that, shall we?"
Gohan picked Vegeta up once again, bringing her down with intense force onto his knee. If her back wasn't broken before, it was now. Vegeta shouted in pain, Gohan kicking her into the air and bringing a powerful hit with both fists clasped together to send her hurling to the ground so hard it shattered the ground beneath her (and the rest of her bones). Her Super Saiyan state had fallen out, leaving the princess in her base form.
"Vegeta!" Raditz exclaimed, watching the fallen princess and moving over to her, looking down at her bloodied body.
Vegeta was unmoving, near dead if not dead already. Raditz felt her eyes water, running her hand across the face of her closest friend since childhood. She looked at the blood on her hands, looking up at Gohan in pure unadulterated anger.
She remembered when Vegeta trained her, continuing to tell her of her hidden powers that she just needed to unlock with all her strength and rage.
She remembered when they were on that foreign planet and Vegeta was training with her and the rocks began to fall. She remembered how they couldn't stop the last one and Vegeta had become a Super Saiyan to destroy it, to keep her safe. Every ounce of that admiration and respect she'd had for Vegeta came bursting forth as she felt it churn her anger and hatred further.
"You bastard!" She screamed as her Ki began to rise. "I'll kill you!"
"Then, prove it," Gohan smirked.
Raditz screamed in pure unadulterated rage as her Ki skyrocketed, her hair beginning to wave.
"Raditz…" Bulma gasped. "Are you… transforming?"
Raditz Ki began to flicker whitish, exploding outward. The entire planet began to shake from the force of Raditz' expansion of Ki. The terrain around them began to crack, shaking and water from the nearby water source flooding into it as the cracks reached it. Raditz began to scream louder, Bulma steadying herself on the rocks as the planet's shaking brought her to a defensive state.
Saishi, Videl, Tarble, Zangya, and Yurin arrived on the scene, feeling the Ki at an alarming rate.
"What's going on here?" Tarble asked. "I can feel a massive uprising of Ki and it reminds me of Raditz."
"She's right over there." Bulma pointed, still trying to steady herself while the area around them shook with the intensity of ten earthquakes. Raditz' screaming echoed through the area, bouncing off the crumbling rocks around them.
"Is that Vegeta over there?" Saishi's eyes widened.
"Vegeta!" Tarble exclaimed, running towards her only to be stopped by Bulma.
"You'll only be in the way," She said. "Raditz is going to avenge her. You will simply be in her way. Stay here."
"That's my sister!" Tarble exclaimed, pointing as he tried to break Bulma's grip.
"And her friend," Bulma said. "You stand absolutely no chance. Raditz does."
"Is it because you think I'm weak?" Tarble asked. "I'm becoming more powerful. Artica, Zangya, and I are training hard to keep up with you guys."
"You're no Super Saiyan." Bulma said. "Raditz may be. But, you will die within ten seconds if you go face Gohan. Let Raditz avenge Vegeta."
"I… fine," Tarble clenched his fists, slumping over. "I… I just want to prove my strength."
"Vegeta would say that throwing yourself at an opponent that clearly outclasses you in every way doesn't prove strength," Bulma said.
"You guys do it every time," Tarble said.
"We had no choice," Bulma said. "You do. Let Raditz handle this. She will come through. Hopefully, Goku and Chi-Chi will be here at some point."
Raditz' Ki was expanding, making itself more visible as it showed a powerful white color. Her hair began to wave more intensely, her lungs letting her power forth in intensity.
Gohan smirked, enjoying feeling the sheer power exploding from Raditz.
A flash of gold came from Raditz' hair, Bulma's eyes widening.
"It's happening," She whispered. "She's becoming a Super Saiyan."
Raditz' aura now flashed golden, flickering between white and gold as it began to change its shape into that of a flame.
Her hair began standing straighter, spikier, the gold flickering in it faster. She continued to yell as her eyes flickered blue, her muscles beginning to bulk up slightly.
"This is such an intense power," Zangya said. "So this is the initial transformation of a Super Saiyan. So impressive. No wonder people quake at the legend of Ōzaru, even if they don't believe in her."
"She's heavily damaging the planet," Videl said.
"You should have seen when Goku first transformed on Namek," Bulma said. "She nearly flooded the place. It was pretty scary."
"I'm sure this is too," Videl said. "But, since I've seen Goku, Chi-Chi, Pan, Bra, and Vegeta do it, it's not so scared as you."
"I think Raditz stands a chance," Yurin looked right at Raditz. "But, this still seems different than Goku, Vegeta or any of the others."
"Yeah, I can tell." Bulma said. "Maybe Raditz is unlocking something further… something beyond Super Saiyan like Vegeta was trying to do."
"Hopefully, it's going to be enough to stop Gohan," Saishi said. "He's absorbed both of them I've assumed. That means we can't take chances. If Raditz fails, it's up to those in the Room of Spirit and Time as well as Goku and Chi-Chi."
"We rely on those guys a lot," Bulma said. "Hopefully we won't need them."
"Right," Saishi nodded.
Raditz let out a powerful scream as lightning began to crackle around her, almost like a part of her aura. Her power intensified even further as she yelled for longer than one would think possible. Her hair was moving wildly, due to both her own aura and the powerful winds it was now generating. Tornado level winds were attacking the terrain around them as the clouds themselves began to rain down thunder and lightning on the site of the battle, almost as if they were fueling Raditz' power.
"Incredible," Gohan smirked.
Raditz gave yet another yell as her aura shot out in a powerful burst that increased the wind speeds around her and rumbled the planet like nothing previously felt. The lightning in her aura crackled with fiercer intensity, arcing onto the ground and causing some burns on the grass out of her aura's immediate range. Her aura was charring the ground underneath it black, her aura beginning to resemble a small fire in and of itself. The spectators had to use their Ki to heavily shield themselves lest they be affected by the fierce power bursting from Raditz' aura and Ki.
Her Ki was now fully golden, shining more intensely than even Goku or Vegeta's, utter strength bursting forth from her flaming aura. The ground cratered beneath her, getting deeper with every second that Raditz kept powering up.
"Sh-She's even more powerful than Vegeta!" Saishi exclaimed. "Is this all that hidden power Vegeta was talking about?! This is incredible! But, how does it stand up to Gohan?"
"The first thing to figure out is if Gohan's at full power," Bulma said. "That would be the determining factor… but, something tells me Gohan's going to regret letting her power up."
Raditz' eyes flashed blue, flickering in intensity until they flashed a burning cobalt color, looking even more intense than Vegeta's. Her hair, still waving wildly, exploded in golden light as it fully became gold. Her hair seemed to be a bolder and deeper gold than Vegeta's even.
She gave one last yell, the ground splitting heavily around her as her transformation reached its completion. Gohan stood still, shocked as the heavy burst of power emanating from her actually managed to shock him.
Raditz' power blew Bulma and the others backward, knocking them back and causing them to brace themselves harder.
Bulma's eyes widened as she took a look at Raditz. Videl, Yurin, and Saishi also flashed back to the time Chikarot had blown a hole through dimensions to come to the aid of her friends. Her hair resembled Raditz'… it was so powerful, that time, and Raditz had a similar feeling power.
Raditz stopped yelling, lightning crackling around her as she glared at Gohan, her entire demeanor different than before. Gohan was a little offput by this, not having expected Raditz to have gained so much power in such a short time.
Before the spectators even had time to blink, Raditz was already in front of Gohan, her fist meeting his face in a blow that shattered the nearby rocks. Gohan was flung backwards into the rocks behind him, shattering them with his impact.
He stood up shakily, only to be met with Raditz' fist once again, this time in his gut. Gohan looked at Raditz' face, expecting to see the rage of a Super Saiyan in her eyes, but all he saw was the quiet fury of Raditz glaring through him. It was such a quiet anger, not like the loud, unbridled rage of the Super Saiyan. It was almost like she had become something else entirely, something beyond a Super Saiyan.
"You hurt Vegeta," Her voice, filled with rage, but also calm. "Now I'm going to kill you."
"I'd love to see you try," Gohan chuckled. "You don't have the guts to kill me."
"I'm a Saiyan," Raditz swung her leg around, driving it into Gohan's temple. "I kill people for sport."
Gohan landed in the rocks, hitting the ground hard as Raditz slammed a fist into him, bringing her hands down to hammer him once again. Gohan groaned in pain as he let her.
Eventually Gohan grabbed both of her hands, kneeing her in the gut. He slammed her on the ground three times and punched her into a rock.
"You've got more power than I expected," He panted, irritated. "But, I'm nowhere near done with you yet."
Raditz fired off a Ki blast with both hands, watching it strike Gohan in the chest.
"You're more powerful than an ordinary Super Saiyan," Gohan stepped forward, Raditz' eyes widening as the blast seemed to do nothing. She poured more power into the blast, but it did absolutely nothing.
"But, you're still the weak Raditz who always needed Vegeta's help to do anything," Gohan chuckled, making it to Raditz and punching her in the face. Raditz was sent flying back, landing on her back. Gohan jumped into the air, moving towards her at speeds unimaginable with his fist pulled back for a powerful blow.
Raditz dodged him, throwing a punch into his jaw that made a sickening crunch as the impact happened. She leapt into the air, firing down a Double Sunday at Gohan. Gohan felt the impact of her Ki attack, coughing out blood as Raditz slammed her fist into him and rained heavy blows on him with amazing power and speed.
"You've increased your power immensely," Gohan chuckled. "But, I have a few tricks of my own."
He held his hands up, Ki gathering in them.
"Masenko Ha!" He fired the powerful blast of Ki at Raditz, who took it head on, being fired back and falling on the ground.
"Looks like I'm the strongest warrior here after all," Gohan stood up, panting as he was still bleeding from his battle.
Raditz stood up, letting out a huge burst of Ki as she rushed toward Gohan with a Ki encircled fist.
"Taste the culmination of my power," She growled, pulling back for a punch. "The strength Saiyan's Pride! The power of the Super Saiyan!"
Her fist collided with Gohan's face, an explosion resulting from the impact as Raditz put all her Ki into the blast.
"Is she okay?" Bulma asked.
"I can't see it," Artica said. "That cost her a lot of Ki though. Her power certainly isn't weakened."
When the dust settled, Raditz was panting, looking where her fist had impacted, seeing that Gohan was dropped down.
She panted dropping to her knees in her sorrow and pain, feeling the full weight of it as she looked back at Vegeta's body, which was still where she'd left it. Her hair turned black once again as the Saiyan passed out.
Bulma and the others ran over to her, picking both her and Vegeta up, flying them to the Lookout.
With Chikarot
"So, what do we do at this place?" Chikarot asked. "I thought there was a dragon here."
"There is," Elder Kai said. "The darkness from the Dragon Balls radiates strongly there. But, you must be prepared to obtain it."
"Right," Chikarot nodded, walking forward. Immediately, the area changed, a smog filling the room everywhere.
"Looks like you've fallen into my trap," A voice came from somewhere. Chikarot bent over backwards as a blast of fire shot forward in front of her.
"You're pretty good," The one who'd shot the fireball, a fat green dragon, said, smirking. "I didn't expect such a strong warrior to face me. Let me guess: you're here for her aren't you?"
"Who?" Chikarot asked.
"Oh?" The dragon asked. "So you don't know? Oops."
"I want to know," Chikarot said. "And, you're gonna tell me."
"Make me." The dragon said. "But, I'll tell you this: my smog has been slowly weakening you this whole time."
Chikarot fired a Ki blast into the dragon's face, her fist following immediately after.
"Ow, ow, okay, okay, you win!" The dragon waved his hands in front of him nervously. "I'll give, I'll give! Just let me go!"
"Where is this she you're talking about?" Chikarot asked.
"Uh, I'll give you a hint," The dragon said. "Right here!"
The dragon blew a spew of smog into Chikarot's face, which caused her to reel back, weakened a little.
"Looks like you fell for it" the dragon smirked. "My smog drains your Ki and will slowly kill you."
"Don't count on it!" Chikarot exclaimed, firing a powerful blast of Ki into the dragon's face and eliminating it.
A single object fell down as the smog cleared. As Chikarot looked at it, it looked like a Dragon Ball, with black stars.
"What's this?" Chikarot asked, picking it up as her lungs cleared from the smog.
"Looks like the evil is contained like this," Elder Kai said. "That's a very dangerous object you have there. It's far more powerful than a normal Dragon Ball, even more powerful than a Namekian Dragon Ball."
"Wow," Chikarot's eyes widened. "So, this is the evil in the Dragon Balls? Interesting."
"Well, don't try to break it or all that evil will emerge again," Elder Kai said. "Now, the next thing we need to do is to find the next one. This isn't going to be easy, but I'm sure you can handle it."
"Me too," Chikarot grinned wide.
"Your mother and her ancestors would be proud," Elder Kai said, chuckling. "She was the descendant of Ōzaru after all."
"Cool," Chikarot grinned. "Well, I'm gonna have some fun collecting those evil Dragon Balls and killing all the dragons."
"I'm sure you will," Elder Kai sighed, shaking his head. "You Saiyans and your battles."
At the Lookout
Katas gasped as he saw Bulma and the rest bringing Raditz and Vegeta, the princess in far worse state than Raditz.
"What happened?!" Katas exclaimed. "I was keeping an eye on the goings on in the Room of Spirit and time. Did they defeat Gohan?!"
"I… I think so," Bulma nodded. "He wasn't there, but Vegeta's down and Raditz passed out from becoming a Super Saiyan."
"I felt her power from here," Katas shuddered. "That was something… beyond."
"I felt that too," Videl said. "It's almost like that time when Goku first split into Dark."
"I could tell," Katas said. "It is fortunate that Chikarot is far above Raditz in power, otherwise we could have seen the earth itself be destroyed."
"It felt like it was," Bulma said. "That form was no joke and she took on Gohan, who even Vegeta couldn't beat."
"I see," Katas said. "Well, soon we will hear from those in the Room of Spirit and Time. Hopefully, this won't be a problem for them."
In the Room of Spirit and Time
"You children have potential," Dark smirked as she countered blows form Pan and Bra. "I certainly see why you're the strongest of your timeline. However, I suppose this Gohan is stronger than that, is he not?"
"He is," Pan said, Artica joining in the fight. "But, we're not going to let that stop us."
"Good," Dark smirked. "You'll need all the help you can get."
"Aren't you going to help?" Artica asked as she traded blows with the dark half of Son Goku.
"Perhaps," Dark said. "But, I suppose if Son Goku shows up, she will aid you."
"Hopefully we can beat them without needing Goku and Chi-Chi." Artica said. "It's not good to rely on a single person. We're strong because we're together, not because we hide behind Goku or Chi-Chi."
"Wise words," Dark gut punched her. "I suppose strengthening ourselves is a good way to defeat that stupid android. It should not take all of us to beat some stupid hunk of tin that Bulma gave some of Son Goku's DNA."
"Hopefully not," Artica said. "I hope Vegeta was able to beat Gohan."
With Chikarot
"So, what exactly made them seal Ōzaru with these Dragon Balls?" Chikarot asked.
"They wished to use a seal that could not be easily broken," Elder Kai said. "The guardians of the balls are very powerful, but you should have no trouble with them, Chikarot.
"Sounds cool," Chikarot said. "But, I hope I get at least one good fight out of 'em."
"Well, I'm sure you will," Elder Kai sighed. "You Saiyans are such nuisances with your fighting."
"Hey, I'm at least part human," Chikarot said.
"Which makes you more trouble," Elder Kai said. "Humans are part of the reason the Dragon Balls became evil like this in the first place. Before that cyborg, Bulma, they made such selfish wishes."
"I see," Goku said. "Well, maybe we can destroy these for good. Wouldn't want them to become more evil."
"There may be a way," Elder Kai said. "But, we're not planning to do that. Our goal is to find Ōzaru or some clue as to where she is using these. However, this isn't something that will be easy. But, I'm sure you already knew that."
"I did," Chikarot nodded, sighing. "Well I wanna fight, so let's get to this place where the next one is."
"I still do not think that we should be involving mortals in this," Kibito spoke up.
"Well, we have no choice," Elder Kai said. "Besides, you know just as well as the rest of us that Ōzaru's blood flows through the veins of this one. We're going to need to rely on her. She is keeping her bloodline alive."
"I still do not see why we are involving ourselves in such a mission as this," Kibito said. "Surely you do not intend to use that monster to some advantage."
"We've already gotten our first objective and you ask that?" Kaio-Shin looked up at Kibito with surprise. "I would have expected it at the beginning."
"Because, there's few beings I trust with this more than I did Ōzaru." Elder Kai said. "She was as pure hearted as they come. I mean, who else would be so pure so as to gain the trust of even the gods?"
"Fair point," Kibito said. "But, even if she was pure hearted, she still went mad with her power."
"Because someone higher up decided to blow up six universes," Elder Kai repeated. "She was so filled with anger at that event, she even decided to gather the Dragon Balls and ask the Dragon for help in gaining power to fight them to keep anyone else from suffering the fate of those universes."
"She's a monster that took on the gods and failed," Kibito said.
"She lost against only the warrior the grand priest summoned to fight her," Elder Kai said. "You'll remember there were still twelve gods and three angels she plowed through like they were simple planks of wood. If there's something to the recent events the fortune teller from earth told me, then perhaps Ōzaru is the safest bet we have."
"Are you sure she is?" Kibito asked.
"Hey, guys, I found someone!" Chikarot's voice came from up ahead.
"Really?" Elder Kai asked as loud as he could. "Who?"
"You gotta come here and see!" Chikarot called. "She's a Saiyan, I think!"
"A Saiyan?!" Kibito asked, surprised. "But, I thought there were no more Saiyans in living existence aside from those residing on Earth."
"Let's see who she's found," Elder Kai said. "She could be a very important part to this. I mean, a Saiyan isn't exactly a common occurrence since Freeza went on his little planet killing spree."
"Funny you should mention that," Kaio-Shin said. "Because one of the members of that fusion is the one that killed Freeza."
"Well, well, well," Elder Kai chuckled. "Of all the ironic things to hear. Well, let's see that Saiyan she found.
They walked over to the place where Chikarot was standing, noticing broken chains lying on the ground and the Saiyan fusion standing next to another girl.
The girl was almost as tall as Chikarot and had a bit smaller frame. She also looked to be Chikarot's age. She seemed like she had some muscle on her, but that could simply be because of her biology. She wore simple shoes that looked comfortable. She wore a pair of long, dark blue pants that hugged her legs a little, but didn't become skin tight. She wore a shirt that was a little tattered, but still hung on her very well. It was a dark red color, the tatters stopping just below her breasts. On her arms, she wore golden bands with red gems in them that seemed magical in nature. There was also one on her head, encircling it like a crown almost. Her eyes were black and liquid, but also flickered slightly a golden color, though, it was the faintest glow. Her hair was black and went all the way to her waist. It was pretty wild and spiky, definitely looking like she preferred the outdoors. Notably, she had a tail that emerged from behind her, the exact same as Chikarot's. She looked the fusion up and down curiously.
"She doesn't seem to have any Ki," Chikarot said. "She might just be a normal Saiyan."
"Maybe," Elder Kai eyed the bands. "What is your name, Saiyan?"
The girl looked at Elder Kai, blinking once, saying in a simply, quiet voice: "Urazo".
Elsewhere
Gohan arrived to the cave, broken, bloodied, but still conscious as he made it in. Once inside, he felt a Ki that felt… oddly familiar. He turned to see a strange figure behind him that gave off a very, very familiar Ki.
"You look like you've seen better days," The figure said, somehow smirking behind its weirdly made mouth, its voice creepy and twisted, like some sort of monster. "I suppose I have too."
"Who are you?" Gohan asked, confused.
"I suppose you could say I'm like you," The creature's eyes glinted. "I want to kill the members of that group as well, particularly two of them. But, I can help you defeat all of them."
"Why do you want to help me?" Gohan asked.
"I want to strangle those brats," The creature said, his eyes flicking like a cat's.
"What's your plan?" Gohan asked.
"I thought you'd never ask," The creature said, smirking. "We're going to bring them out in the open and destroy them in front of the world."
"What do you have against the two brats from the other timeline?" Gohan asked.
"They are my most hated opponents," The creature said with anger in its voice. "They forced me to become less than what I should be."
"And… what should you be?" Gohan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Perfect." The single word came out with a very sinister sound.
Next time on Dragon Ball F, the group discovers a new and terrifying threat has come to their world, bringing with it terrible evil. Can they defeat it without Goku and Chi-Chi? Meanwhile, Chikarot and the rest of the group continue their quest for the evil Dragon Balls, this time with a mysterious new Saiyan. What happens? Find out next time on Dragon Ball F!
