Chapter 1: The Arrival of Raditz
A/U: Where Goku and Chi-Chi never married, but remained friends. The five years of fun and friendship always left Chi-Chi wanting. Their paths always seemed to cross until Goku invited her to join him to a reunion back on Kame Island.
Chi-Chi realized upon speaking with Goku at the world's martial arts tournament that he wasn't… husband material. Whatever fanciful girlish admiration and desires she once had were quashed by the realization that Goku really wasn't marriage material. Sure he was attractive and strong, but that didn't mean it outweighed all the foreseeable problems. So she changed her mind, she was a woman after all. It didn't mean she was going to just 'forget' about everything, because she started to hate Goku. No, she just knew that trying to corral a free spirit like that just might not be the best thing for the both of them.
So, she elected to not remind him of his promise, but instead chose to remain friends. Goku had a lot of people who enjoyed his company but none would ever hold his affections. Goku was too nice, but also slow when it came to things like feminie advances or subtle hints. She probably doubted Goku knew even what sex was, that was his charm and repellent at the same time. She wanted to marry a man who would love her, not be so blindingly obvious to basic social cues. As it was the two kept things amicable, Chi-Chi smiled and while she remained around the tournament grounds to see how things played out.
Goku ended up winning, not before giving everyone who remained a heart attack but, he did win. She was also surprised to see him turn down the role as Earth's guardian and protector, jumping onto Nimbus and taking off for his next big adventure. 'That's Goku for you.'
Those words were true, so Chi-Chi returned home empty handed, her pride damaged and unmarried. However, she felt lighter there was no impossible standard she set herself too, her life had been to push herself into being a perfect wife to her childhood crush.
If she had expected that to be the end of her interactions with Goku, she was quite mistaken. Chi-Chi decided to follow his example and just explore the world, have fun, and see what fate had in store for her.
Five years of fun, freedom, and everything in between Chi-Chi discovered how thrilling this life that Goku had lived was. That being tied down to a single house raising a family, it just didn't quite compare. Chi-Chi loved it and on more than dozen separate occasions she just happened to run into Goku. From exploring the massive mountain ranges that bordered Bubba's palace. Making treks across the ocean with nothing but the heavy training clothes weighing her down. The large occasional buffett contest that Goku always seemed to appear at.
He'd often greet her before she realized he was there. Goku's bright smile coming into her vision, "Heya Chi-Chi! Oh you're here? Wow again? Oh this is great! Want to tag along?' There were so many joyful phrases that she just laughed off. Living life to the fullest, it had never been more satisfying and to share some of those moments with her good friend.
It had been even more incredible.
Until one day Goku had popped a simple question, and no it wasn't to marry her, "Hey Chi-Chi I'm getting back together with my old friends on Kame island? Want to come with me and have a good time with Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, Bulma, and Roshi?"
"Sure Goku, sounds like fun."
Fun… yes. It had been anything but fun.
(Present Day, the Arrival of Raditz)
"Oh hello Goku and Ox's girl… Chi-Chi wasn't it?" It was Roshi coming out to greet his student, finding that Goku had brought one of his female friends. Though he would love to get a little touchy touchy with a dazzling girl like her, it was his students daughter. That meant off limits… Bulma Briefs… well he'd cop a feel of that without regret. Goku dismounted from Nimbus with a large thud, his extra weighted clothing totally almost four hundred Kilos leaving a slight aftershock on the ground. "My oh my Goku, you haven't slowed up on your training I see." The old hermit chuckled as a small bead of sweat trickled down his face upon seeing the thick imprints of Goku's footsteps.
Chi-Chi giggled, "Oh yeah, Goku couldn't take the fact I was wearing more than him two years ago back at the tournament so he said he had to wear twice what I was wearing." Finding it humorous as Goku had a slight difficulty with his mobility at times when wearing that cumbersome garb. While she had changed to a more practical fighting garb, ditching the Cheongsam for a long sleeve training shirt, chest weights, hip weights, and leggings with her boots bringing her total to about two hundred kilos herself. She'd never felt stronger and probably would've been able to best Goku back at the tournament if she was wearing this like she was now.
Krillin who had arrived earlier than the other two looked at Chi-Chi's reaction to Goku with a bit of jealousy, 'Guy always luck with girls, sadly I haven't gotten married yet.' Yet this wasn' the time for petty rivalry reasons and decided to just enjoy the day. "How yah doin Goku are you finally done with the whole loner bit and have company with you?"
Goku shook his head, "Nah, Me and Chi-Chi just run into each other a lot while we've been training and I figured to bring someone with me and have the whole gang back together since we were last together at the tournament."
"Oh," Krillin realized Goku and Chi-Chi were still friends. "Well Tien and Chaotzu couldn't make it, they had something come up, but were still waiting on Bulma and Yamcha provided that they aren't going to start a new break up between them."
"Yeah, Yamcha and BUlma couldn't ever be a couple for more than a few weeks." Goku laughed and decided to relax with his friends and enjoy the day. Missing the oncoming presence that had arrived on Earth.
Bulma joined the party, sharing the same surprise as others to see Goku with Chi-Chi. But the heiress had learned much like the other woman here, that Goku wasn't the type to be tied down. It was one of the reasons she had given up on any girlish notions with her oldest childhood friend. "Wow, Goku, you sure packed on the pounds." Bulma joked as she noticed his upgraded wardrobe. Everyone else laughing in kind as they sat outside.
"Yeah, I kind of did." He scratched the back of his head until he looked around, "Where's Yamcha at?" Noticing the desert bandit was clearly absent from Bulma's company. Though he could guess the reason why he was nowhere to be found.
"Oh that two timing jerk!" Bulma said her anger at her ex-ex-ex boyfriend came roaring back like a jealous teen. "As soon as he got that dumb baseball contract he had even more girls on his phone than I'd ever thought possible!" Jealous and suspicious Bulma was not one to be trifled with, her personal insecurities not allowing for something to damage her well crafted pride and or image.
"Yep, shoulda settled down with Goku. He'd just never come back home." Chi-Chi said smacking Goku on the back to which everyone except Bulma laughed, the blue haired Genius blushed slightly but she smiled.
"Sorry, but I can't handle that. A girl has needs you know." She said back to Chi-Chi who found it humorous as well. Things were going well until Bulma felt a hand caressing her ass.
"Oh I'd never leave youuu-" Roshi's scream echoed as he was mule kicked backwards his face skimming along the water's edge until coming to a stop.
"Perv!" Bulma said grabbing her backside like it been violated. Deciding to relocate closer to Goku and between Krillin to keep the old letch away from her precious body. Everything was going just fine until-
"Kakarot!" The voice shouting angrily as a huge presence quickly overwhelmed the small island get together. A large burly man with black hair, matching eyes stood on the island wearing a unique style of battle plate.
"Huh?" All of those sitting on the beach turned to look towards the newest arrival with confusion as he shouted the unfamiliar name. "Who's that?" Bulma said not knowing his name, but Krillin and Chi-Chi shrugged as well. "Got me?" "I don't know him."
Growling the man stalked forwards. "Kakarot you blasted fool what are you doing? Why isn't this planet purged like you were instructed to do?"
"Instructed? Who are you?" Goku said confused as the other man just growled in irritation. His response clearly to his immense displeasure and growing agitation. "Do I know you?"
"Of course you do moron!" The man snapped, then from behind his back like a whip cracking came his tail. "I'm your fucking older brother! I'm Raditz, how the hell do you not know who I am Kakarot!?" Radtitz couldn't believe this, his brother failing and two that he couldn't even tell that he was his own flesh and blood. It was disgraceful for a saiyan.
Those not related to the new arrival looked at Raditz, then to Goku. Bulma was the first to speak up about what she saw. "Goku. He does look like you." The face had obvious similarities, then count the crazy hair, black eyes and then the biggest tell was that brown tail. "He even has your tail."
Chi-Chi blinked, "She's right. He does have your tail."
Goku didn't want to admit it but both of the girls were right, not because he felt foolish but because of the evil aura that he was feeling from his 'brother'. Raditz was clearly not a good person. Yet he was here now, "What do you want Raditz?"
Raditz bared his teeth, an animalistic snarl making Roshi and Bulma back up in fright. "What the hell do you mean what do I want? Kakarot have you not heard a single fucking word I said?" Was his brother damaged? The thought quickly filled him with shame, that his brother was a broken little saiyan then- "Wait where the fuck is your tail?"
"My tail?" Goku replied looking back to where his good friend has once been. "I haven't had my tail in a long time since it was removed."
Raditz almost lost it, 'that explained everything!' With fury in his eyes Raditz told his broken, weak, and tailless brother the truth. Of his origins as a saiyan warrior, their brief history and the rise and fall of their people. And why he was here to retrieve Kakarot, though it was becoming comical of a plan to bring back a weak saiyan to Prince Vegeta. Tailless, spineless, and good. 'Kakarot is nothing like he is supposed to be.'
Then followed up by Roshi confirming that Goku had been found in a space capsule outside and that the injury he sustained to his head had caused Goku's shift from a childhood terror into the boy and now man he had become now thanks to being raised by Gohan.
Running a bit low on patience Raditz decided to lay out his ultimatum. "Alright Kakarot you want to redeem yourself. Kill one million humans on this planet, do this and I may reconsider letting you join our ranks."
"WHAT!?" Chi-Chi shouted. "Goku would never do that, he's not a monster like you!" After hearing all of the barbaric acts committed by these 'saiyans' that Goku apparently was, in her mind Goku would never be like that. He wasn't violent, murderous of the sort.
"Hah, you don't know a thing, but how could you?" He chuckled licking his lips as he eyed the black haired woman. Appetizing, was the thought, very appetizing,
"No Chi-Chi!" Goku told her as she lunged for him first, her fist swung but she completely missed, "NO-!" He saw Raditz hit her with an elbow into the back dropping her to the ground her face buried in the sand. She moved to get up but Raditz planted a boot on top of her head and began to push down. Her face was buried in sand where air was at a premium.
"Tenacity, but that's it. Now choke on your-" Raditz didn't get to finish as Goku shoulder charged him. The two rolling overtop of each other as Goku tried to grapple with his 'brother' The heavy weights slowing him more than enough for the other saiyan to capitalize on such an obvious advantage.
Chi-Chi spat out sand from her mouth only to see Goku punched in the stomach, the pain was evident dropping Goku straight to his knees. Then Raditz's hand grabbed him by the back of the hand and raised his face up to be crushed by a knee straight in the face. Blood spurted outwards from Goku's nose as his nose was broken.
Goku was then kicked backwards plowing into the side of the building with a thunderous crash. Krillin was the next to attempt to jump in but a swat of Raditz tail blasted him through the roof of Kame house and landed with a crash in the ocean waters. "Weaklings, I can't say I am impressed." Raditz mocked smirking victoriously only to move as Chi-Chi's fist just barely scraped the side of his face leaving the faintest red mark on his tan skin. "Ooh so close." He taunted before catching Chi-Chi with a knee to the gut, she went upwards and then found Raditz already in the air his foot quickly driving her back into the ground. SHe screamed in pain as her body was wracked with painful spikes that streaked from her toes to the tips of her hair. She'd never been so crippled so easily.
Goku tried to pull himself up but his head was spinning, blood streaming down his face as Bulma and Roshi tried to help him but Raditz's voice just laughed at the sight of his brother struggling. "There's just maybe enough potential in you brother that I could find some way of redeeming your sorry state as a saiyan." Raditz reached down and grabbed Chi-Chi by the hair and lifted her up. Her screams made Goku's teeth grit as he tried to rise up but fell to a knee. "No… NO let her go." He was seeing double but he wasn't going to be put down. He wasn't going to just quit, now while his friend was suffering right there.
"Oh?" Raditz lifted Chi-Chi by the neck now bringing her up to his face. "You like this one don't you?" Bringing his nose to her neck Raditz inhaled her scent, there was a trace of his brother on her. Little brother has at least a taste in women. That was the only positive so far, "What are you going to do if I don't?" The years of practiced degrading humiliation as he took many men's wives in front of them, nothing destroyed a person more than a woman who a man cared for and with his little brother's reaction he knew how to drive that dagger just harder. "Why don't you want me touching these?" His hand cupped Chi-Chi's chest making her wail in protest as he roughly fondled her through her training shirt. Watching his brother rise up again only to fall back, 'Spirit, determination, you won't let me have her. Oh this will work indeed.' "Maybe this?" Radtiz let his tongue roll out and slide along her face until he brought her face towards his. "Come on Kakarot, don't you want to protect your woman?"
Goku saw Chi-Chi her face twisted in pain, but the revulsion in her body language, her hands feebly pushing at his brother's chest as he forces his lips over hers. Kissing Chi-Chi against her will, making his friend suffer! Goku made a light push his fist coming back but was caught, the attack was only to get him to stop doing that to her. Raditz held his brother's fist before wrenching it in such a way that Goku was brought to his knees in pain. The painful grip unable to be overcome no matter his strength.
"I could crush your hand brother, but that wouldn't let you murder these humans any better. So I'll give you a day, just twenty four hours to murder at least a full cities worth of humans. Do that and I promise I won't rape this woman to death and make you watch." Raditz had his brother by the balls, "So you better get started if you ever want to touch this piece of ass again, but don't make me wait too long or I might just have to fuck her before then."
"No. LET HER GO!" Goku cried out but Raditz just tossed him backwards. Hauling Chi-Chi up and over his shoulder. "To the victor go the spoils…" His eyes looked towards the blue haired woman. His tongue sweeping out in another lewd grin. "Maybe I'll find you later." Watching Bulma's fear spike he laughed more than satisfied with the work he had done. "Remember Kakarot, twenty four hours and don't worry about me keeping my end of the bargain. I haven't fucked anything in almost a year so I promise that she'll get a pounding the likes of which you've never seen." He cackled just forcing that salt ever deeper into the wound of his brother's partially missing saiyan pride. But that of a man, I know that hurt I am actually hoping though that you do let me down… Dark intentions aside he blasted off with Chi-Chi leaving Goku to only raise up a hand as the face of his friend pleaded for him to help. Begging him to come and save her from this horrific fate.
But he collapsed backwards almost blacking out…
{***]
Goku was still barely clinging onto consciousness when he felt something slip into his mouth. A voice beside him speaking words he wanted to hear, "Goku it's a senzu bean." Though it took more effort than he'd like he took two large chomps before swallowing the bean. The restorative effect hitting him quickly as Goku's eyes popped back open, his pain while lingering did not hurt the mental anguish was not going to abate him. "NIMBUS!" Goku cried out as he pushed out of Bulma's hands. One hand grabbing his stomach, Goku was grabbed again by Bulma and Roshi.
"Goku," "Boy what do you think you're going to do?" Both of them questioned him trying to stop him from doing the obvious.
He shrugged off their hands, his blood boiling, the defeat painful was not as bad as seeing Chi-Chi's pleading face calling out to him and he just laid there like a fucking log. 'I won't forgive myself! I won't!' He screamed but his teacher thumped him with his cane.
"Goku calm down you're being irrational!"
He shot his teacher an angry glare, his teeth snapping at the old man with enough force to make his long time mentor let go out of fear. The saiyan in him and been awoken quite visibly for all to see. "I don't care, he won't hurt her. I won't let my friend be… I Won't let Chi-Chi be raped!"
Bulma could understand that rationale perfectly, she didn't want that to happen to Chi-Chi either. "Goku, were not saying to not help her. But you have to think this through. He just beat you, Krillin, and Chi-Chi and he was barely trying. If you go there now what do you think will happen? Do you think that monster will let you get off like that?" Ignoring his burning gaze with the sight of tears beginning to form, his emotions were beyond his regular and rational control. "You could die if you don't have a plan Goku then what will Chi-Chi do? Stop and think, I know it's hard but you have too."
'They're right, I know it. But… BUT!' "I Can't!" This was irrational behavior but he didn't care. "I'd do the same thing if it were you Bulma now just let me go to her!"
Krillin saw that there was little he could actually say to stop Goku knew he could offer him something. "Goku," He said struggling to even lift his back his body was just tearing him up with pain. "Look I have two more senzu's if you use these then you can probably beat him." The key word 'probably' but even then Krillin would give it 50/50. As he tossed Goku the bag, a green arm which appeared from nowhere grabbed the brown bag.
"PICCOLO!" Bulma, Krillin, and Roshi said shocked to see him appearing, Goku was too lost to even notice it either but he didn't react in shock. He was angry, no he was furious. He'd never wanted to hurt someone as bad as he did right now.
"You go there now Goku, you die." Piccolo said with a snort, "Though I'd love to see you dead, that's still my job."
Goku stalked forwards ready to hit Piccolo and take the beans but surprisingly Piccolo held out the bag to him in a surprising gesture. "I didn't come here to fight, in fact quite the opposite." Using his reflexes Goku snatched the bag back from him.
"What do you want then?" Goku said his own aura becoming difficult to control.
"What do I want?" Piccolo's smirk turned serious. "What I want is a truce."
"What!?" The other three said, "A truce? You of all people Piccolo want a truce?" Bulma almost gaffed at the mere idea. Krillin and Roshi nodded in agreement with her, this didn't make any sense.
"Stop thinking like idiots for a moment, that guy," not sure what to call the man who had almost outright humiliated him before coming and breaking Goku had shown him a power that made the great King Piccolo fearful. It was pathetic to be sure, but there was an opportunity to be had here. 'One get rid of the unneeded guest, and two kill Goku after or mid process so long as my victory is assured.' "I want to team up, me and you against-"
"THat's my brother," Goku's voice was sick just saying that word. "Raditz. He's an alien."
"No shit, Son Goku. What gave that part away." Piccolo said tersely, "Forget his stupid name and his bloodline, me and you work together and kill the son of a bitch. We both win in this ordeal. He's dead and no threat to my plans, and you get your female friend back." All in all this was a good deal though Piccolo was the one who could benefit the most from it. Three birds, one stone so to speak, he knew the girl could be a speed bump on his road to world domination, and he'd learned to quash someone before it became an issue. That was a lesson he'd learned from his father, letting Goku escape and not take the appropriate action against him and his friends had been the reason that his father had failed. There would be no repeats. "So, the question is will you agree?"
Goku looked at Piccolo and though he didn't want to say that he was right, this was a case of one monster versus an even bigger monster and one that had time becoming of the essence. "I agree,"
"Goku?" Bulma said concerned. "Are you sure about that Goku?" Roshi added in. He didn't trust Piccolo as he was young.
"I don't have a choice, if it means saving Chi-Chi then I'll do it." Piccolo gave him a grin, offering him a hand the two strongest men on the planet, save Raditz shook on their temporary truce. "Just for killing your brother, once he's dead this alliance is over. Got it Goku?"
"I know, you wouldn't hesitate to take the easy way out." Goku's words were meant to be insulting but Piccolo just widened his grin. "World domination comes second to my revenge against you." He responded to his bitter enemy. Though right now they had a more important detail.
"Now, let's go. I doubt he'll expect me and you on a quick counter attack and I've actually been working on something special that just might be able to end him if I get the chance to use it."
With that the two broke their deadlock gaze on one another and blasted off after Raditz. Goku prayed that he would get there before anything happened to Chi-Chi. Discovering the cruelty of men and women as he had traveled the world these past five years… 'Push it from your mind, you have a focus and that is saving your friend.' Yet the images were not far from his the recesses of his mind.
In the meantime…
Raditz dumped Chi-Chi onto the ground in front of his ship. "Still got some fight left in you?" He chuckled putting his foot onto her back pinning her down as she still struggled to get onto her feet, or in a position where she wasn't at his complete mercy.
"So tell me mate of my brother, what skills do you possess that has my brother's affections. I can see that you've got quite the figure," His voice rumbled out into a low purr of approval. The shape of her ass, the healthy bust, black hair, and dark colored eyes. "Yes, you certainly fill all the quotas for a nice healthy bitch." Though tempted as he might be… 'putting my dick inside of my brother's fuck hole is too low even for me. I do not accept my brothers' sloppy seconds.' He had some standards and just violating her after his brother had his own dick in there just seemed pathetic. 'No telling how many times my brother's parked in there and what kind of earth crotch rot exists out here. The planet is called fucking dirt.'
"Fuck you asshole." Chi-Chi spat back only making Raditz laugh. She was still weak having her body trying to recover but the hit he had done overloaded her nervous system in a way she couldn't explain. She felt herself able to move, but the limbs felt like pieces of rubber. Responding slowly and flimsily at best.
Even if she were in fighting shape she just couldn't' just into the air and expect to flee, no doubt Raditz could overmatch her speed. 'Conserve your strength, we have to wait for Goku, I know he won't leave me like this.' That shred of hope that Goku wouldn't abandon her to his 'brothers' whims was beyond her scope of possibilities. One because she knew Goku would never let that happen and two he wasn't going to start killing people for some piece of shit brother.
"Hah, I do enjoy that spirit it's only logical now that I know why my little brother likes you."
The words weren't meant to instill feelings inside of Chi-Chit hat she had put aside for a long time. "What are you even talking about?" She responded before her mind told her to just shut up and let him brag about something that could just buy her more time. Inside of her head however was that little piece that remained deeply attached to Goku.
Winging an eyebrow up at her, Raditz's eyes scrutinizing Chi-Chi a bit more. "You brain dead or just stupid? The fuck do you think I mean. Or has my brother not stuffed you with his dick?"
"N-No, just how and… and why do you care what Goku does with me?" She didn't like that look, not one single bit. If pretending that she and Goku were lovers was what she had to do then she'd do that without question. I prefer the latter thoughts rather than him doing something to me.
Radtiz gave her a face of discontent. "Not only is my brother slow but so are you…" Shaking his head with disappointment. "Looks and spirit, well two out of three isn't the worst I suppose. But since you aren't sporting a belly at least he didn't soil our genes by breeding with you." It was discouraging, but as he sat there in a moment of genuine boredom his scouter began to blip. "Hnn?" It was two power levels, two both similar to some individuals with whom he'd acquainted with, one was his brother and the second was the green bean. Giving Chi-Chi a wicked smirk the saiyan stood upright and cracked his knuckles. "Well I suppose my little brother didn't learn his lesson, oh well, I guess you'll have to be the one to suffer for it."
"What?" Chi-Chi said repulsed, He isn't-!?
"Later you little whore, don't worry i'll fuck you nice and good in front of Kakarot so he gets the message. It'll be so degrading to watch you squirm all over my dick while my brother can do nothing but watch." Despite his previous reservations, if it was in regards to delivering a point this had to be done. It's not like he wouldn't enjoy it anyway. A good fuck was probably a good fuck, if his idiot brother could figure it out then there was porbably more to it. "Little Kakarot coming to save you, as if he has a chance against me even with his friend it seems."
Chi-Chi felt it soon as well, Goku's power level was nearing and that of Piccolo. Though she was a bit confused by the other presence. She assumed that there was a good reason for it.
Arriving with little theatrics Goku was just ten meters from his brother and Chi-Chi. Piccolo was not more than an arms length away from his rival. Both didn't say anything but stared at Raditz intently.
"Hnn, so it seems my little warning didn't get through to you. Did it?" Radtiz mocked as he held up one arm and flexed it. "You really are a failure, but I suppose I shouldn't have expected much from a tailless saiyan." He hadn't wanted to kill and degrade his blood, but apparently that was his fate, best to just enjoy it.
With a stone faced look Goku hefted off his massive kilo vest letting it crash into the ground, his wrist weights came next and the thick clack of his heavy boots dropped onto their sides. "This time I won't be fighting you weighed down." While he did that Piccolo removed his own turban and shoulderguards, which Goku realized were weighted like his own gear but he didn't address it. "You can leave and this doesn't have to go any further."
"Ehh you're wasting your breath Goku, this guy is strong enough to not care about your idle threats." Piccolo commented, still noting that Goku's obvious weakness in giving people a chance was still there. 'Lucky that I'm here to make sure the job gets done.'
"Correct green beanhead." Raditz mocked earning a growl of annoyance from the Namekian. "You fools actually think you can beat me?"
Letting himself drop into a fighting stance Goku let his body posture do the talking for him. "Oh that's rich, brother you're power level is barely over six hundred and I'm double that. You don't stand a chance in a fight."
"Are you going to leave or not?" Goku said again his eyes locked onto Radtiz who just crossed his arms over his chest, so assured of his own victory that he didn't bother putting up some kind of defense against a weaker opponent.
"Heh, I'll leave after I break your spit and break that woman in front of you." The cruel smirk spread as Raditz one eye twitched towards Chi-Chi. "You had a chance to spare that fate of her, but since you are so eager to discard the one chance I gave you to spare you this humiliation and her suffering… well what can I say." He shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "When she screams and begs for me to stop just know it was all your fault."
A feeling stirring inside of him exploded, he would never let Raditz get his filthy hands on her! Not Chi-Chi, not Bulma, not Krillin, NO ONE! Blasting from his position Goku took the fight to his brother who defended against Goku by using one hand and his foot.
But that was just a diversion. While preoccupied Piccolo came towards Chi-Chi and handed her a green senzu bean. "Take it and get in the fight. We only have one shot." The vaunted want to be ruler of the world told Chi-Chi dropping it at her feet before taking off straight for Radtiz who caught Goku with a solid cross against the face.
Grabbing the bean in her hands Chi-Chi started biting down on it as Piccolo hit Raditz from behind, the attack barely stunning the saiyan warrior but allowed Goku to recover and drive a punch into Raditz's side.
"Little insects!" The saiyan snarled bringing and elbow down on Goku's fist and kicking at Piccolo, missing, but creating space. No longer playing games as the two of them were a marginal threat combined Raditz blocked Goku's next attack. With his forearm and caught Piccolo's knee with his own leg avoiding the damage.
Jabbing with his forearm into Goku's neck making Goku gag, staggering backwards. He swept back blocking Piccolo's next strike with his fist. Grasping the Namek's forearm he wrenched it downwards and then smashed him with a direct punch to the face. Piccolo's head bouncing off the ground. "Pfft We-"
A third entry into the attack came from behind. He barely turned around in time to feel both of Chi-Chi's feet slam straight into his unprotected stomach. Her own body free of the heavy Kilo weights as well, Chi-Chi charged up her feet with both of her ki.
A loud crunch echoed from the impact as the armor cracked and broke off in parts as the contact was made. Raditz's mouth fell open and he actually let out a cry of pain as he was sent backwards. Hitting the ground and creating a small grooved path in the dirt.
Chi-Chi didn't have time to celebrate, jumping into the air she gathered both of her hands above her head. Ki glowing brightly in both of them. "OX BLAST!" Snapping both o
f her fists together she aimed her attack downward before a blast of yellow ki shot outwards, like a pair of bull horns on either side streaked at their target.
The saiyan on the ground was enveloped in a bright flash of light and explosion that made Chi-Chi cover her own face as the dust and dirt forced her to avert her eyes.
"Good shot Chi-Chi!" Goku yelled up to her approval showing in his voice and eyes as he got back to his feet.
Turning her head she gave Goku a thumbs up and a grin- "Yeah… good shot." Radtiz's voice came as Chi-Chi was grabbed by the head and flipped upwards, she barely uttered a cry as Raditz brought her down onto his knee grabbing her thigh.
"Nooo-!" Goku cried out as he heard the loud cracking sound of Chi-Chi's back impacting upon his brother's knee. He raced up into the air but could only watch as her body was dropped from the air and was once again attacked by Raditz who had some cuts on his face and a small piece of his shoulder armor broken off but not hurt too bad. With an equally matched roar of discontent both saiyans slammed into each other. Goku hitting Raditz in the face, only to be kicked away. The older brother gave chase as Goku flipped in the air and met Raditz once again in head on combat.
The ripples in the air exploding as both saiyans fought ferociously, one out of disgust and contempt. THe other out of anger and desire to protect.
But not to be left out, PIccolo knew this was probably as good of a time as ever. His hand coming upwards and drawing two fingers to his forehead. 'By me time so I can kill him, you idiot.' Piccolo thought as he began to draw his ki into the tips of his fingers as fast as he could.
Chi-Chi couldn't feel her legs and she could only manage to rise up to her hands, laying on her side she strained willing her body to work but the pain jolting down her spine was hurting everywhere but her lower half… Her back had been broken.
Raditz slammed both of his hands around Goku's back, catching him in a tight bear hug where he began to none too gently slam his clasped fists amplifying the pain and causing the world's strongest man to cry out pain. "What's the matter Kakarot?" The haunting laughter continued as Goku's arms locked up as his back was arched forcing it to spasm uncontrollably. "Which will break first, your back or your spirit?" He chuckled forcing Goku to scream out violently as blood began to trickle down from his mouth as his ribs began to crack under the intense pressure.
"SPECIAL-!" The voice drawing Raditz attention as his scouter flashed to life, the reading of over twelve hundred spiking in warning. "BEAM-" His eyes widened in shock, grip faltering as Goku was dropped from the sky just as the green man threw his finger forwards. "CANNON-!" The purple and orange spiral rippled upwards, the world around them darkening as the attack cut through the air.
Raditz had just enough time to jerk his body, the beam cut through his shoulder, destroying his armor completely. Leaving the saiyan with just a scratch. Blood ran down from the wound as the only thing Piccolo had succeeded in doing was enraging an already pissed off saiyan.
"Dammit! I missed." Piccolo shouted angrily, one that his attack had failed but as he panted heavily he knew that he didn't have much more than one more of those attacks.
Goku could see the effect of the attack but as he slowly righted himself he looked to Chi-Chi who fell back down onto her side. The pain in her eyes evident as she struggled to get herself upright… she couldn't see the way her discs in her back were obviously twisted. His brother's attack had all but crippled her. Grabbing the last senzu bean still in the bag, Goku had to give it to Chi-Chi. There were no more do overs.
He began to make his way towards his downed friend only to hear Raditz unleash a string of angry curses, both of his hands rising up into the air. "SO YOU WANT TO PLAY!? FINE!" Two large golden orbs flared to life doubling from the size of basketballs once, twice, and three times until the orbs were bigger than the size of a human body. "You two can die! DOUBLE-!"
Following his brother's gaze Goku could see that Raditz wasn't aiming for him. 'No!' He took off and threw the bean towards Chi-Chi as his brother unleashed his yell as well as his attack. "SUNDAY-!"
The twin orbs shot downward Piccolo moved only enough his left arm being caught in the attack which was completely destroyed leaving only a stump. The other attack that headed towards Chi-Chi. She couldn't manage any real defense without her legs. Her ki was completely unbalanced and flying wasn't possible. She could only watch as the attack came towards her. Closing her eyes and awaited the end was all she could do, but just before it struck she heard Goku's yell of defiance. "Goku? GOKU NO!" She called out to him but it was too late. Goku jumped into the blast. The explosion sending Chi-Chi rolling several feet and a small green bean to land just a couple arm lengths away from her.
When she was able to lift her head up, she saw Goku sprawled out in front of her. His head twisted at an unnatural angle his one eye opened but the glossy gray pupil stared back at her. When Goku still did not move, Chi-Chi's mouth fell open. It can't be… Goku… Goku WHY? WHY DID YOU!? Her eyes began to burn as tears began to stream down from the corners making a small line of crystal rivers on her face. "GOKUUU-" The painful cracking as she screamed in a mixture of pain that she hadn't felt before in her life.
Raditz just snorted and rubbed his nose with his uninjured arm. "Waste of saiyan blood. But what can I expect from such a weakling." The mere idea that he and the corpse had once shared blood together was disgraceful. Nothing remotely redeemable as his scouter was unable to detect any signs of life within his brother's body. "Even as a corpse he's ugly."
Coming down and landing just several feet away from the body of Kakarot Raditz turned and looked towards PIccolo. The appearance making the saiyan's mood shift, "How is going green man? Need a hand?" Degrading laughter ensued as he took such great pleasure in his opponents misfortune.
"Keh." Piccolo grunted as his fingers remained stuck together, he had to let this windbag talk. He had at least one more special attack left in him. "Lucky you killed him first, he was getting in my way."
Raditz spat, "You're more pathetic than my brother… but lucky for you I still have more than enough power to send you to hell to meet him."
Raising up his hand Raditz began to channel just enough energy to deliver another crippling double sunday. "Well, do you have any last words?"
'Dammit I'm not ready!' Piccolo struggled to build the energy he needed but found himself still woefully short. In his body he could feel only half of what he wanted, and knowing that his opponent was much, much stronger than him he couldn't be expecting a half assed attack to work.
"Nothing? Oh well you can't say that I didn't-" A form latched onto him from behind, her hands locking into a full nelson while legs wrapped around his waist and dug her heels into the shattered armor. "What!?" HIs hands attempted to grab at the offending leech now squeezing him tightly, but as he tried to do so he couldn't find any real perch as the limbs which began to squeeze began to glow bright yellow. "Get off of me!"
Chi-Chi had no intention of listening to him. Wrenching backwards with all of the might her body could muster. Raditz was unable to grasp a perch or anything to pull her off. The smaller body not allowing for any such use of his larger and bulkier size.
"Heh, keep him right there!" Piccolo cackled as a wicked grin spread over his face. Raising up his fingers to his forehead letting the sparks begin to crackle outwards as the energy that he had been building increased more and more.
"You little bitch! I broke your back how dare you put your hands on me Argghhh-" His stomach flared up in pain as did his shoulder. The injuries he'd sustained earlier were coming back to haunt him viciously. He couldn't reach back with his shoulder biting him and his stomach was crippling his ability to stretch and get close enough to grab the damn vermin on him.
"Hurry up!" Chi-Chi shouted as she flared up her aura doing her best to keep him stationary. His legs barely able to waddle before she yanked him backwards. Her body was straining just to keep herself there and there wasn't much time that she could hold on.
"Don't you worry." Piccolo said his grin spreading. "Just a few more seconds." His fingers crackling more with bright yellow energy.
Sensing the incoming attack Raditz resorted to anything to get her off of him. "I'll pay you whatever you want, i'll leave this fucking planet. Just let me go." But the grip only tightened further.
"You killed Goku, I don't care if I go down with you." She growled through her clenched teeth. "You are a monster and you are going to die!"
"Damnit! You're insane, are you so eager to just throw your life away?" Raditz twisted his head to the side to see Chi-Chi's snarling visage looking right into his face.
Her lips twisted into a smug grin making Raditz's face pale slightly. "Yeah I may die and Goku too. But I'll be alive within a week. This planet's dragonballs will revive us with a wish… unlike you. You'll be dead permanently." She leaned in slightly to whisper her final words. "Burn in fucking hell."
"NOW-!" PIccolo shouted drawing his finger. "SPECIAL BEAM-!"
"NO-! Let me go. Let go Nooooww-!"
"CANNON!" Piccolo threw his fingers forwards the attack releasing just like before, but there was no dodging. It struck him full on in the chest, the energies grinding like a drill into the armor which broke apart in a second and then burrowed into his chest… without much resistance it then hit the soft target behind Raditz and exploded out Chi-Chi's back. Her heart and lungs destroyed instantly her grip faltered but even then the damage was done to Raditz as his chest had been completely destroyed.
Blood exploded out of both victims of the attack, Chi-Chi's sight lasted for all of several seconds before the blue sky became gray and then nothing but cold darkness. Her body hitting the ground in a pool of blood as Raditz fell off to the side of her, sputtering as his hardier form managed to handle his less than glorious death better than a human.
Looking up at Piccolo who stood over him, blood spilling out from his lips the saiyan while defeated in battle… the war was far from lost.
Chi-Chi blinked finding herself somewhere that clearly wasn't Earth, a place filled with billowing yellow clouds and a huge building with small white whips floating around and strange pale skinned individuals walking around with megaphones and clipboards. "Where am I?" Chi-Chi said scratching her head when her hand touched something. Tilting the angle of her head only slightly she noticed a golden halo… I'm dead… The realization hit her hard but she didn't feel too bad. After All the dragonballs were a big help with the whole dying.
She just had never died before herself. The feeling was strange to say the least. Before she could ponder it further a friendly cry caught her ear, but the force of being wrapped up in a tight friendly hug quickly told her who it was. "Oh god, Chi-Chi! Chi-Chi!" Goku said squeezing her tightly that it might've forced the air from her lungs if she had any.
"G-Goku… Too tight." She managed to force out, the pressure quickly lessened as Goku's eyes were staring at her, a pained expression of guilt was on his face.
"I'm so sorry Chi-Chi," HIs head fell but he didn't let go of her. It was rare for him to feel this way, a sense of failure, and not the kind you can just work a little harder at and improve the next time. This was a complete failure. He had been defeated due to his lack of strength and because of it his friends had to suffer and die. He'd hoped that Chi-Chi would've been okay but clearly that had not been the case.
She brought her own hands up and embraced him back, the tension slipped as she could feel the regret in his voice. "Goku it's okay. I don't blame you for anything." Chi-Chi chose to go with him to Kame island, she chose to start fighting Radtiz brother, the results while not the happiest were not something she was going to regret.
The world was safe and they could be revived, there was little to complain about. She just needed to avoid dying a second time before she turned twenty four. "Goku do you know what is going on though?" Pulling back so that she could look in his face. Goku nodded his head, "Yeah this is the other world. Kami came and talked to me but said he had something to attend to and left again really quickly."
The entire place was run like a business and there was very little that the saiyan could compare it too in his travels around the world. "So what are all the white cloud things?" Chi-Chi said pointing out as they moved past her when they approached.
"Oh those? Those are dead people too. Just their spirits they don't get to keep their bodies like we do."
"What? You mean this isn't normal?" Chi-Chi was a bit stunned as to why that would be, clearly lacking whatever knowledge Goku had been passed along by Kami.
"Yeah, if you're a good person in life and are selfless you get to keep your body as a reward. Which I'm not surprised you were since you were able to ride Nimbus with me and you helped people like I did." Goku reminded of the few times where'd they'd come across one another only to realize that Chi-Chi was out doing the right thing like he was. The same lessons Grandpa had taught him were also in Chi-Chi as well.
That clarified things for her but then she wondered, "So where is Kami now you said he was here. So what's going on?" While being dead she wasn't really sure of what was supposed to happen, it was her first time after all but why would Kami himself show up?
"I dunno, Kami just said it was really important, I thought it was because of you when I saw you appear here but I guess that wasn't it. Maybe-"
Kami reappeared as Goku was speaking, the guardian of the Earth wearing a grim face as he looked into the faces of Goku and Chi-Chi. "I'm sorry Goku for departing," he tipped his head at Chi-Chi. "Apologies as well for not being here to explain what is going on, things have changed drastically and I need to tell you something most dire." His wisdened tone and rigid posture of his body, along with the tight grip on his staff was a clear sign something was deeply troubling the Earth's guardian.
"What is it?" Goku asked, not sure what else had transpired? "Is Raditz still alive or did something else happen on Earth?" Chi-Chi remained quiet listening intently as Kami took a breath before speaking.
"To answer your first question. No, your brother was killed thanks to Chi-Chi's sacrifice." Again he bowed his head to her, "But while your brother lay dying he spoke of an even greater threat that was on its way to Earth."
"A greater threat? Who?" Goku said almost in a pleading tone, was it Piccolo or some other nefarious group?
"I'm afraid there are two more saiyans coming to Earth, they learned of the dragonballs through your brother's communication device and they are coming here to claim them and if what was said is true, they are far stronger than your brother Goku… many times over."
It took a moment for the words to hit them like a literal ton of bricks."You. You can't be serious?" Chi-Chi said baffled, they had fought so hard and managed to beat Raditz only to learn that it was mostly in vain!?
Goku just steeled himself as he could guess that there was a plan in motion, Kami probably had something ready to tell them beyond that they just were expecting even more powerful saiyans to fight. "What do we do now?"
The elder guardian pointed his staff towards the long stone winding path that flowed throughout the golden clouds. "You two must travel Snake Way together, and find King Kai." The endless winding path stretching beyond any mortal sight. "Together you must receive his training so that the world might have a chance against this dire threat. It is selfish of me to ask you to take up this burden, but you two are the only ones capable of taking on this challenge. So I ask." He turned back towards them and tipped his head out of respect. "Will you do this for not only me but all of Earth?"
Goku looked to Chi-Chi who only nodded her head. "We will find King Kai and defeat the saiyans. But what is your plan for reviving us? We don't exactly know when they will arrive on Earth do we?"
Kami waved that off, "Your friends are taking care of that part Goku. I explained what you two will be doing and they will wait until the day they arrive to bring you back to Earth. You will use all the time we can spare, and even now I wish you luck on your journey."
"We can do this," Chi-Chi said confidently. "So let's not waste anymore time. Come on Goku, we can't afford to waste even a minute."
"Agreed." And before the guardian could speak in edgewise the two departed into the air along snakeway. Their auras fading into the other realm as Kami could only pray that the two of them would be enough.
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