Dragon Ball NG Chapter 38: Yes, It's an Acronym for DIE
Gosu flew away from Dr. Miro's laboratory and off to wherever the next Dragon Ball was. He was spending all of this time and getting tangled up in all of this shit, yet he still hasn't found what he was looking for in the first place – the four star Dragon Ball. As long as he continued to go after that, he would remain a target of the Black Tie Army.
At the Black Tie HQ, Commander Black had learned of Cyber Gosu's defeat. He already sent a crew after the next Dragon Ball, but it was truly setting in that this Gosu kid was truly becoming a problem. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so Commander Black was prepared to do whatever was necessary to finally take him out. He made an important call, and was waiting for someone to arrive.
"I still can't believe that a kid has taken out so many of our soldiers and has thrown this scheme into a frenzy." General Johnson remarked.
"QUIET!" Commander Black replied. "This is not the time to start dwelling on the past! We have to focus on what to do next, and that will be killing the kid, and getting all seven Dragon Balls!"
"Uh, yes sir." General Johnson replied.
"Now, the crew that I sent after the other Dragon ball better not screw up!" Commander Black said.
Meanwhile, in a forest-like area that appeared to be a fortress, there were several groups of people doing various jobs around the area. In particular, one enthusiastic little boy was running around bagging different types of plants. A big, bulky man interrupted his work, however.
"Now, Muza, what did I tell you about taking plants? Different animals feed off of them." The man said.
"Oh, c'mon, dad, don't you know how much money you can make off of these things?" Muza replied.
"That's not important. You should try your best to respect the environment and the different creatures that inhabit it. The little animals live here, too." He explained.
"Alright, alright, whatever." He poured the plants out of the bag.
A group of men walked up to the two.
"Hey, Kaiga, how have you been lately?" One of them asked.
"Very well." Kaiga replied. "I've spent the last few months training so that I can finally make it to Basmati's plain."
"You're dead set on that, aren't you? I mean, you realize that…"
"…Nobody has made it to there in 50 years; yeah, I know good and well how difficult it will probably be to make it over there, but I don't care. I will be the first person in 50 years to make it." Kaiga proclaimed.
"Well, I wish you luck. You're more determined than anybody to train." His friend replied.
"My dad will make it, mark my words!" Muza exclaimed. "And when I get older, so will I!"
"Heh, you guys are both dreamers!" The other man said.
Little did they know, their conversation was about to be horribly interrupted. Somewhere in this forest was a Dragon Ball, and the soldiers who Commander Black sent after it were making their way to the forest. Kaiga and the others took notice of the planes that were getting ready to land in the area. Rather than making a normal landing, of course, the Black Tie Soldiers chose to abruptly crash their planes into the area, thus destroying trees.
"Who are these people?" Kaiga asked.
The men came out of the planes, and Kaiga immediately had words for them.
"How dare you destroy the trees! What have you all come here for?" Kaiga asked.
One of his friends noticed the logo that appeared on the plane and the men's suits.
"Wait, th-that's the Black Tie Army!" He exclaimed.
"Black Tie Army? What sort of business do we have with you guys?" Kaiga asked. Muza hid behind his leg.
The leader of the troops smiled. "It is because you all have the Dragon Ball! Hand it over!"
"A Dragon Ball?" Kaiga asked.
Muza had an idea of what he was talking about. "Wait, do you mean this thing?" Muza pulled out an orange ball with four stars on it – the Four Star Dragon Ball!
"That's it! Hand it over, kid!" The soldier demanded.
"No way, I'm planning on selling this!" Muza said.
Before anything else could happen, several men in the area, armed with weapons, ran to the scene.
"What's going on here?" One of them asked. He had a beard, and was well-built.
"Kousho!" Kaiga exclaimed. "What are you all doing here?"
"Yay, uncle Kousho!" Muza yelled.
"We saw these guys crash into the area. We know they're looking for trouble." Kousho explained.
"If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get!" The Black Tie soldier challenged.
"Kousho, let me help you!" Kaiga offered.
"By all means. What about the rest of you guys?" Kousho asked, pointing at the guys who Kaiga was previously talking to.
"Hell yeah! Let's get them!" One of them said.
"You people are all fools. Let's get them, boys!" The Black Tie Army Soldier said.
Kaiga and his friends and the Black Tie Army soldiers all charged at each other and engaged in an all-out war. There were hand-to-hand fights, shootouts; just about anything you can imagine. Of course, the fight was not without casualties – men from both sides were killed. Kaiga was doing a good job of taking out troops, and Kousho's armed men were certainly doing excellent. They shot down troops one by one. Muza watched on in awe, hoping he would one day be able to engage in this kind of warfare. The situation was starting to get out of control. Kaiga noticed that trees were being destroyed, but he considered it a necessary evil – he could always grow new ones once this threat was taken out. One of the Black Tie Army soldiers managed to sneak back into the plane and looked for better weapons. In his search, he found a rocket launcher! He got a maniacal smile on his face and came roaring out of the plane.
"ALL OF YOU BASTARDS ARE DEAD!" He yelled, laughing maniacally.
Kaiga knew good and well what that could do.
"MUZA! RUN FAR AWAY FROM HERE!" Kaiga exclaimed.
Muza listened and ran away, but far enough so that he could still see what was going on. The Black Tie soldier fired the rocket off. Kaiga and some of the Black Tie soldiers managed to jump into hiding, but everyone else was not so lucky. The rocket created a huge explosion that wiped out almost everything in its line of fire. Kaiga emerged from the bushes and was shocked by the scene. Some people were vaporized, while there were a few corpses scattered as well. What shocked him most was Kousho's laid out body. He ran up to him, and discovered that he was missing a leg!
"Kousho!" Kaiga yelled.
Kousho managed to wake up. It was amazing that he was still alive.
"H-hey, big bro…" He said, coughing up blood. "This day sure did take a turn for the worse, huh?"
"Kousho, get a hold of yourself!" Kaiga yelled.
"Heh, you were lucky. I-I h-had to be an idiot and wait until the last minute to escape…" He said, chuckling weakly.
"You're not gonna die out here, you hear me?" Kaiga said.
"Oh, don't give me that sentimental bullshit…I-I'll li-li-" Before Kousho could finish that statement, a Black Tie Army soldier shot him in the chest! Kousho's eyes rolled into the back of his head. Kaiga couldn't believe what just happened; his brother was killed!
"K-KOUSHOOOO!"
Muza ran to the scene. "N-no, Uncle Kousho, you can't be dead!"
The Black Tie Army soldiers were laughing. "I guess it's just you two now, huh?" One of them said.
Kaiga stood up, but something was different about him. His entire body was glowing!
"You bastards…!" He yelled.
"What are you going to do?" One of the Black Tie soldiers taunted.
Kaiga stormed up to the man and punched a hole through him! The remaining soldiers were shocked, but remained put. The started firing bullets, but Kaiga, in his rage, ran through them like they were nothing, withstanding the bullets, and killed each soldier one by one!
"D-Dad…" Muza said. He never saw his father get this angry. Little did he know, however, a Black Tie Army soldier was behind him! He grabbed Muza and pointed a gun at him. Kaiga turned around and had no idea what to do now.
"Don't come any closer or else I'll blow this boy's brains out! You wouldn't want that, would you?" He threatened.
Kaiga had no choice. "N-no, let him go!"
The Black Tie soldier dragged Muza into the plane. Another one of the soldiers retreated to a second plane and flew off…
…However, at that moment, Gosu was just arriving into the area. He saw the smoke and fire coming from there.
"Dammit, it looks like the Black Tie guys already got here! And it looks like they attacked whoever lived here! Shit!" Gosu exclaimed.
The plane flew into the air, and Gosu knew what he had to do. The second plane, which had a kidnapped Muza, quickly followed. Muza was hanging from the bottom.
"They're holding a little kid hostage?" Gosu yelled. He gathered his Ki and cuffed his hands together.
"Ka…Me…Ha…Me…HA!" Gosu fired a Kamehameha at the first plane, blowing it to bits. Then, he flew to the second plane. He flew under it and grabbed Muza.
"Don't worry, kid, I'll get you out of here!" Gosu said.
He fired another blast at the second plane, but only so it could blast a hole in it. Gosu flew through the whole in the plane and took out the soldier. Then, he pulled the Dragon Ball from his pocket. With the plane crashing down, Gosu quickly flew out of it. Then, he took a look at the Dragon Ball.
"I finally found it! The four star ball!" He exclaimed. He was relieved. After spending all of that time looking for the four star ball, he finally found it!
"So, kid, where do you live?" Gosu asked.
"J-just fly straight down…" He replied.
Kaiga saw everything that happened. He couldn't believe that the boy was able to destroy those planes so easily. Gosu flew down with Muza and looked at the area. He saw the corpses, the destroyed trees, and everything else that was messed up as a result of the Black Tie Army's raid.
"Wow, what happened here?" Gosu asked.
"Th-that was incredible!" Kaiga said. "Thank you for rescuing my son!"
"No problem! Who are you, anyway?" Gosu asked.
"My name is Kaiga, and this is my son, Muza." Kaiga replied.
"And I'm Son Gosu." Gosu replied.
"You were amazing out there!" Muza said. "You fired a blast out of your hands!"
"Lemme guess, the Black Tie Army came here?" Gosu asked.
"Indeed. They killed all of my friends…" Kaiga replied.
"What were they here for?" Gosu asked.
"This thing called a Dragon Ball." He replied.
Gosu pulled his four Dragon Balls out of his pocket. "You mean these things?"
"My word…what are those things?" Kaiga asked.
"They're Dragon Balls. There are seven in all, and when you get them together, a Dragon comes out and grants you two wishes!" Gosu explained.
"Well then, no wonder such horrible men would want them." Kaiga said. He walked over to the battlefield and took a look at all of the dead bodies. These were his friends, his family, all murdered in one fell swoop.
"I-I can't believe it…all of them gone." Kaiga said.
"A horrible thing happened here. I'm so sorry." Gosu consoled.
"It's not your fault. I am eternally grateful for you at least saving my son." Kaiga replied.
"Hey, how about I help you guys bury your friends? They deserve to be treated with respect." Gosu said.
"Why, thank you." Kaiga replied.
Meanwhile, ath the Black Tie Army HQ, the man who Commander Black was waiting for finally arrived. He was a black man, at least 7 feet tall, bald, and was wearing shades and a black suit. He opened the door to Commander Black's control room.
"Ah…I've been expecting you!" Commander Black replied.
"Please to meet you. I am Darryl Isaiah Evans, the contract killer that you hired." He explained.
"Ah, I've been expecting you!" Commander Black replied.
"So, what do you want me to do?" Darryl asked.
Just then, a man bust through the door – Colonel Rogers!
"Colonel Rogers? What the hell are you doing here?" Commander Black asked.
"S-sir, I-I am sorry, I failed!" Colonel Rogers said. "I was unable to get the Dragon ball!"
"Shove it, I don't want to hear it! I have zero tolerance for failure!" Commander Black said.
"B-but sir, I can make it up to you!" Colonel Rogers offered.
Commander Black took a moment to think. This would be a good way to see if Darryl was worth anything. "I'll tell you what – I'll let you live – if you can defeat this guy!" Commander Black said.
"Alright, then, I'll prove my worth to you, Commander Black!" Rogers proclaimed.
"Oh my,, I didn't think I would be fighting this early." Darryl said. He and Colonel Rogers faced off.
"Um, Mr. Evans, aren't you going to take your suit off?" Commander Black asked.
"No need." Darryl replied.
"Are you trying to mock me? I'll show you!" Colonel Rogers ran after Darryl. However, Darryl seemingly vanished and then appeared behind Rogers! Rogers turned around, and then Commander Black plucked him in the forehead. However, this wasn't an ordinary pluck. As a matter of fact, the force of the pluck was enough to knock off the entire top half of Colonel Rogers' head!
Commander Black lit up. "Oh, my! I see you are very strong! You're more than sufficient for the job I want you to do!"
"Thank you sir. Now what am I really here for?" Darryl asked.
Commander Black handed over a picture of Gosu to him. "You see this kid? You are to kill him and take his Dragon Balls!"
"I recognize this kid. He won second place in the World Martial Arts Tournament. A breeding ground of amateurs!" Darryl remarked.
"I guess he is, by your standards!" Commander Black replied. "Anyway, make sure you take the Dragon Balls he has and bring them here! They are orange orbs with stars on them!"
"I see." Darryl replied.
Commander Black put the map on display. "Do you see where these four Dragon Balls are gathered? Go there!"
"Ah, I know where this is." Darryl replied. "But before I leave, we need to have one important end of the deal worked out – my pay."
"Oh, I'll give you anything you want!" Commander Black replied.
"Excellent. My starting salary is 10 million zeni." Darryl explained.
"Ten…million…zeni?" Commander Black asked.
"Is that a problem?"
"Oh, uh, no, I'll have it for you in due time!" Commander Black replied.
"Excellent. I guess I'll be going, now." Darryl said. He lit a cigar and pulled out a black umbrella. Then, he opened up the window and jumped out, using the umbrella as a flying mechanism. He flew over to Gosu's location at high speed.
"He better not fail me…" Commander Black said.
Gosu and Kaiga finished burying all of the bodies. They both gave a moment of silence for the fallen fighters.
"This is so horrible. I promise, I'll avenge your friends!" Gosu said.
"I give you your best wishes – again, thank you for saving Muza." Kaiga said.
Gosu was about to leave, until he sensed a very strong Ki.
"Wait, someone is coming!" Gosu said.
"No, don't tell me another one of those soldiers is coming!" Kaiga said.
Gosu looked in the air and it was a tall man with an umbrella – Darryl! He flew down to the area and got a good look at the three people standing before him.
"Hello, all. My name is Darryl Isaiah Evans. How are you all doing today?" He asked.
"What are you here for? Judging from your Ki, you're not a normal person!" Gosu replied.
"You're right. I am a contract killer hired by the Black Tie Army, and luckily for you, I'm actually here to take you out!" Darryl replied.
"What!" Gosu exclaimed.
"Did I mispronounce a word? I'm here to kill you, my friend." Darryl calmly replied. "Look, it's nothing personal. This is just my job and I am paid very well for it."
"You must be out of your fucking mind!" Gosu replied. "You're not killing anyone! Bring it on!"
"No." Kaiga replied. "Let me fight him."
"But why?" Gosu asked.
"I am going to avenge my fallen friends." Kaiga explained. "Step aside."
"Well, be careful, I guess." Gosu replied.
"Well, well, it looks like I'll be killing two people today." Darryl said.
"That's enough! Prepare for battle!" Kaiga yelled. He ran at Darryl and threw several punches at him. However, Darryl, was dodging them with ease. He jumped behind Kaiga and nonchalantly kicked him in the back of the head, knocking him down to the ground.
"Well, you're certainly an above average fighter. An ordinary person would have lost his head." Darryl commented.
Kaiga got back up. "Why, you…!"
Kaiga once again went on the offensive. He went for a kick, but Darryl blocked it with his finger tip! He then used the force of his finger to send Kaiga flying into a tree!
"Dad!" Muza yelled.
"Kaiga, this guy might be too much for you! Let me help you out!" Gosu yelled.
"No, I'll do this on my own!" Kaiga said, getting back up from push.
"I'll tell you what – how about I fight you using only my left hand?" Darryl offered.
"I don't care how you choose to fight me! Just bring it on!" Kaiga dismissed.
"Left handed it is!" Darryl said.
Kaiga jumped up at him and attempted more punches, but alas, Darryl had no trouble dodging them. He jumped up in the air, and Kaiga followed. He went for another punch, but Darryl jumped down to the ground. Kaiga followed him, although his tenacity was fatal this time. Kaiga was within an inch's distance of Darryl, who extended his left arm out. His hand stabbed straight through Kaiga's chest! And then, to top it off, he ripped his heart out!
"DAD!" Muza yelled.
"That son of a bitch! He killed him!" Gosu exclaimed.
Kaiga fell to the ground, now a lifeless corpse. Muza ran after him.
"Dad, no! I-it can't be…! You can't die!" Muza yelled. He was crying profusely
Darryl sighed. "Alas, such senseless killing. It pains my heart to have taken that man's life."
Gosu was furious. "How dare you! How dare you kill his father!"
"Well, I guess that just leaves you, the main course. I trust that you don't plan on actually trying to fight me, do you?" Darryl asked.
"I'm not going to fight you – I'm going to kill you!" Gosu said.
"Oh boy, you do want to fight. I don't want to brutally kill another person. Oh well." Darryl said.
Gosu, don't do it! Muza thought.
Gosu handed the other three Dragon Balls to Muza. "Keep these. I absolutely have to take care of the four star ball, so I'll keep that with myself." Muza took the three balls.
Gosu immediately went on the attack. He sent a flurry of punches to Darryl, and this time, he had to put some effort into dodging them. Darryl jumped up in the air, and Gosu followed him, managing to catch him with a tornado kick! Darryl fell down and spat out some blood.
"Alright then, this boy actually is tough. I might have to fight somewhat seriously." Darryl said.
Gosu came flying at him and threw several kicks at him. Darryl blocked some of them, but then Gosu came out of nowhere and attempted to punch him. Darryl managed to block it, but Gosu's strength managed to push him back. Darryl let go, allowing Gosu to catch him with a solid punch to the face! Gosu went for a punch to the stomach, but Darryl managed to grab his arm and tossed him into the air. He jumped up at him and kicked him in the face, sending Gosu to the ground. He followed up by stomping on his stomach! He was about to stab Gosu with his arm, but Gosu managed to grab it and dropkicked Darryl into a tree! He flew up to Darryl and then hit him with several punches, although Darryl managed to dodge a kick before jumping up in the air. However, Gosu wasn't done yet. He did the usual stance while gathering his Ki…
"KA…ME…HA…ME…HAAAAA!" Gosu fired a large Kamehameha at Darryl! A startled Darryl let his arm out, although the Kamehameha hit him, creating a big explosion! Muza looked on in awe.
"Wow, Gosu, you really are great!" He ran up to Gosu to thank him. "You avenged my dad!"
However, Gosu wasn't so relieved. "This fight's not over yet."
He was right. When the smoke cleared, Darryl was in the air, with his arm still out, although his suit was completely trashed. All that was left was a ripped up shirt and black pants.
"Alright, kid, it's about time I ended this!" Darryl yelled. He flexed his muscles, growing them out to a huge degree. Then, he jumped down to the ground. Gosu jumped at him, but Darryl swatted him like a fly. Then he delivered several explosive punches to Gosu's stomach! He grabbed Gosu like a ragdoll and then tossed him into a tree! He wasn't done just yet, either. He gave Gosu a spinning kick, hitting him several times in succession. Gosu hit the ground hard, and then Darryl stepped on both of his legs! He then grabbed Gosu by the neck and slammed him into the tree several times! Gosu slipped down and was standing on his knees. He was a bloody mess. Darryl gave him several more punches. He looked down at Gosu, who was still alive. He looked up and then spat in Darryl's face! Then, he kicked Darryl back! However, all this did was enrage Darryl. He hit Gosu with a tremendous punch and tossed him to the ground. When Gosu got up, Darryl gathered his Ki and pointed his finger like a gun.
"BAKU BLAST!"
Darryl fired a huge blast that hit Gosu! Gosu was engulfed in the light and screaming at the top of his lungs. It was a direct hit.
"Gosu!" Muza yelled.
Gosu, seemingly lifeless, fell to the ground. He wasn't moving at all.
"Little bastard. He ruined my clothes." Darryl said. "But I suppose the deed is done."
Darryl walked up to Muza. "Now I'll be needing those three 'Dragon Balls.'" Darryl said.
After seeing what he just did to Gosu, all Muza could do was hand them over. Darryl gladly accepted them.
"Thank you, little boy. Now I'll be going." Darryl picked up his umbrella and flew off with the Dragon Balls.
What is this? Gosu has been completely defeated, as the deadly Hitman Darryl managed to overpower him! Is he dead, or alive? Is this the end of Gosu! Find out on the next chapter of Dragon Ball NG!