Hey, it's me again, and we're back with the next installment of Dragon Ball X, and this might be my longest chapter for the saga. Also, in case some of you want to know when this takes place, here.
Ben 10: One year after the original series.
Dora: About two years after the original series, which means Dora was 10 before the 4 month time skip.
Jake and the Never Land Pirates: After Captain Jake's Pirate Power Crew and before Captain Hook's Last Stand.
Sonic X: Sonic and his friends never interfered, so he's the same age as he was in the beginning of the series.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Chapter 18: Knockdown
Kakarot's taunting smirk seemed to send fear into everyone, as they were beyond shocked that he recovered so quickly. Kakarot adored the look on every one of their faces, except for Chris and Piccolo, who weren't scared in the least, who prepped themselves up. Piccolo didn't intend to show any sort of cowardice, and Chris had already fought him earlier, and while he wasn't afraid, he was surprised he was able to get up from those consecutive blasts so quickly. If that didn't heavily damage him, what would?
In Kakarot's right hand, was a small part of the statue that used to be Nappa, and had fit his whole hand, and before crushing it, he gave him the closest thing to a compliment he could muster. "We both know I said not to die, but in the end, not a bad way to go... partner."
He then directed his attention towards the others. "As weak as you all are, I have to say I'm very impressed. You all have shown true ingenuity I wouldn't have expected from any of you, so let me be generous enough to congratulate you all in your combined efforts in defeating Nappa, as well as resorting him to transform."
"Wait, the bad guy is complimenting us?" Ben wondered in a confused tone before turning to Gwen, who seemed to be just as confused as he was. "I'm not sure. It looks like it."
"Who cares if he's complimenting us?! He's still going to kill us all and destroy the planet!" Krillin screeched. Piccolo scowled, it was shameful how easily they got distracted within the midst of battle.
"First you kill Raditz, who deserved to die for getting beat the way he did, and then you kill Nappa, the Saiyan general and the only other Saiyan left besides us. If you think I'll be joining them, you're badly mistaken. As powerful as Nappa was, his strength was infantile and pales in comparison to mine. I suppose now is a good time to let you all in on something. I am the strongest member of my race, leagues above the other two!" Kakarot spoke, surprisingly calmly as he held out a clenched fist.
"Will you quit it with all of that talk?! What race?! If I remember correctly, your planet is gone! It exploded! We're the only ones left, there's nothing to be boastful of!" Gwen fired back, and a gloved hand clenched as Kakarot heard that insult, but regained his composure.
"Yeah! Weren't you and your friend saying everyone from Earth was all puny and weak?! One of our guys took out one of yours and forced him to explode! So all we gotta do is take you down and we win! Easy as that!" Ben taunted, speaking to everyone on the battlefield.
Kakarot's piercing eyes met Ben's as the two stood parallel to each other. It didn't matter if he carried the spirit of Vegeta IV, just what was with him? How dare he have the audacity to speak of him in such a manner, when this boy's power level wasn't even three quarters of his!
"Hey, why aren't you talking?! I know why! Because you're so mad that you're going to end up like your friend!" Ben continued to taunt, much to the displeasure of everyone, as it seemed pissing off Kakarot wasn't a good idea. "Hey, cut it out! What do you think you're doing!?" Gwen scolded, not wanting to see her cousin get hurt, afraid their foe might overreact and cause another fatality, until he decided to fire back, sparking an argument.
"What does it look like I'm doing?! We're winning right, so-" All of them were too busy with the argument, trying to break it up, which made them unable to notice the rage intensified Saiyan lifting his right hand with his index finger pointing at Ben's most vital organ, his heart.
Without a word, he fired as the finger beam moved at a rapid pace towards Ben, and for a split second, it looked as if the attack would his heart. He desperately wanted to duck, but it seemed like the attack was coming at him way too fast. Time stopped; Ben, the heroic species-shifter was frozen in place. A grin came over Kakarot's face as it appeared that his newfound wish of killing Ben would come true.
Unfortunately for him, seeing the trouble his new friend was in, Chris risked his own life and tackled Ben to the ground like a football player. The two preteen Saiyan fighters fell to the sandy ground below with a THUD. The red beam continued to travel until it hit a rock formation in the distance.
Kakarot was now most displeased. That cocky fool deserved to die! Now that boy he had battled earlier ruined his shot. Speaking of him, Chris slowly got up along with Ben. It seemed that the experience had been sobering of sorts for Ben, because his cocky, playful facial expression was replaced by one of shock and fear.
Ben was about to physically respond to Kakarot's attack, but Chris put a hand on his shoulder and stopped him. "Ben, you have to be smarter with what you say. If I hadn't pushed you of the way, you'd be a goner right now!"
"Yeah... thanks, and sorry about that." Sweat had begun to run down Ben's tired face at this time. The sweat wasn't from him being tired; rather, it was from the realization he almost died. Ben tried to explain his actions, and Chris could tell that his apology was sincere. The brown haired Saiyan smiled but the expression quickly disappeared as he looked towards Kakarot. "You know, for all your talk of the Saiyans being prideful, that wasn't very honorable."
Kakarot spat and clenched his fists tightly once more. The fighter shot Chris a ruthless, menacing glare to even out the look the boy gave him. "I could very well ask you the same question of why you interfered!"
"I did because that was my friend you almost killed!" Chris shot back loudly. "Sorry that I'm not like you and I actually care about my friends and teammates."
"I strongly recommend you watch yourself... between you and most of your friends over there, you've pushed me over the edge. I hope that you're happy, because at long last, you'll be able to see my true, FULL POWER!" Kakarot smirked, attempting to intimidate everyone. Much to the dismay of the armored Saiyan, they wouldn't be scared so easily, but it seemed Ben decided to be cocky once more.
"Your full power, huh? Well, let's see it," Ben responded, taking a step forward. Silence and disbelief filled the battlefield after Ben's comment.
"What the hell are you doing? He's strong enough as it is, and you don't stand a chance against him currently! Stop provoking him!" Piccolo yelled at the top of his lungs. As much as he wanted a good fight, he wanted to be the one to fight this Saiyan and show him he was not to be trifled with. Ben would be annihilated if he fought Kakarot, and the pickle-colored alien wanted to have his fair share of the fight without being outclassed once more. But it was too late.
"As you wish, my prince," the adult alien replied with an obvious mocking tone in his voice, before crouching and clenching his hands, and gritting his teeth.
(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: Unforeseen Circumstances Plays)
Kakarot's energy started to flare, pushing the human, Namekian and Saiyans back. Dust and rocks started to swirl up around the palm-tree haired warrior, almost seeming to form a shield around him, while the ground started to shake and crumble. A similar white aura to the one that Chris had used before formed around the armored adult, showing the power up he was going through.
"How is he doing this!?" Gwen shouted, shielding her eyes from any possible sort of debris, dust, or any sort of rock. Chris knew things would be very dire if his opponent reached full strength, so he ran towards Kakarot, extending a fist out in hope that he could stop him. When Chris got close enough, however, he was pushed back by Kakarot's aura; the aura seemed to work like a barrier of sorts.
"Chris!" Dora yelled, running over to where the shirtless Saiyan lay. Chris smiled weakly and waved his friend off; the brown haired fighter rose and his smile quickly turned back into a frown. Kakarot's energy blast had almost blown him away and that was just a Kiai fired nonchalantly; Chris started to wonder just how strong was Kakarot becoming? Or... how weak was Chris in comparison?
"His power is shooting way up!" Krillin exclaimed, his sweaty, clammy palms becoming even wetter.
"And the ground is shaking too!" Jake exclaimed, trying to hold his ground and not fall.
Kakarot let off an animal-like cry as his head rocked back and forth involuntary, his pupils momentarily disappearing. The sky turned black and a loud BOOM rang through the air, reminding the children of thunder. When Kakarot's face snapped back forwards, his onyx pupils were clearly gone. But, they returned a second later, and they helped shape the look of one angry, pissed off, powerful young Saiyan adult.
Even the residents and visitors at the Thorndyke Mansion were thrown off as the building began to shake, and all of them were thrown off balance, and kept trying their best to get up. For Peter Pan, he simply floated up and brought Helen with him since she was still on her wheelchair. This interrupted many events, with one being Bulma, trying her very best to fix the broken scouter, but it was being very stubborn and wouldn't fix anyway.
"What's going on?! It's like the entire planet is shaking!" Bulma exclaimed.
"I knew it! We're screwed! Dead!" Oolong cowered, running out of the room within the best of his abilities in an attempt to hide, assuming the Saiyans had won against Krillin and the others.
"Is it that Saiyan causing all of this?!" Max exclaimed, also finding it difficult to stand up as he fell on his bottom.
"C-c-c-c-coconuts!" Cubby stuttered as he body wobbled across the ground on his two feet.
"RHAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kakarot screamed, his aura increasing one final time before dispatching soon afterwards, finishing his power up as the Earth's defenders looked on in shock, each able to feel how much powerful Kakarot had become. Sure, he looked the same on the outside, but it was obvious how much more powerful he was if you took a second to sense it.
"There's one thing I'd like to tell all of you before we get to fighting," Kakarot said, slowly ascending into the sky in a taunting manner. The Saiyan's brown tail wagged out from behind him. "Any chance that you had of winning against me is about to go flying out the window!"
(OST Ends)
"Well done, Ben! Because of you, we'll be dead in a matter of moments!" Gwen scolded, as Ben made no movement, as he was still completely shocked by the level of power Kakarot was showing. Chris out of everyone was the only one who stepped forward, as it seemed the only way he could hope to match Kakarot's full power was if he pushed the Kaio-ken to it's limits once again, and that was something he hoped to prevent.
"Now then, you have two options. Give me the Dragon Balls, or I'll kill all of you, and I'll make sure your deaths won't be swift and painless."
"Is that so, Saiyan trash? It would not be smart to underestimate me!" Kami's evil half began to retort. "And if you think I'll help you find the Dragon Balls, you have another thing coming your way."
"I have many different ways of extracting that information, so whether you want to talk or not, I'll get you to speak," Kakarot grimaced as his left hand sparked with energy.
"Then I suppose it's time I let you in on something myself, the Dragon Balls have gone dormant now. You came far too late to use them," Piccolo spat back.
"What do you mean?" Kakarot's jaw tightened as the energy in his hand fizzled out. "I demand you to elaborate your answer right now."
"With pleasure! We used the Dragon Balls to bring back the children who were killed by Raditz!"
"And just how does that make any sort of difference?" Kakarot questioned.
"We used the Dragon Balls to resurrect them following their death at my hands, due to your brother. The Dragon Balls can only be used once per month. Now that we've used them today, it's too late for you and whatever plans you had."
Kakarot was now absolutely stunned. The trip to Planet Earth was wasted, there seemed to be no purpose in coming here. "You... YOU LIE, NAMEKIAN!"
"I'm telling the truth! Even if you kill us all, your wish will never be fulfilled! There's no hope for you now!" Piccolo smirked at Kakarot's dismay and display of outrage while everyone else was thankful for the Dragon Ball's time between use.
"Damn you all... DAMN YOU ALL!" Energy surged around Kakarot as he screamed to the top of his lungs, having an episode. A violent wind spread across the battlefield as ki crackled around his body. "I NEEDED THAT WISH! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE!"
Now, everyone began to grown scared stiff, and petrified, knowing an onslaught was about to commence. "I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD OF YOURSELF NAMEKIAN! I HAVE NO USE FOR YOU ANYMORE!"
(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: A Moment for Shuddering Plays)
Everyone was left gawking as Kakarot suddenly vanished. None of them had seen the enraged Saiyan even fidget in the slightest. As they warily glanced around, eyes darting in every possible direction, their gaze was diverted to their backs as Piccolo screamed in anguish. A hard arm materialized, ramming into Ma Junior's gut as Kakarot arrived.
A sly grin formed on the Saiyan's face as he immediately followed the strike with a kick that sent him into one of the many rocky formations, and proceeded to unleash barrage of punches to the face. Piccolo's head was treated as a punching bag as each deft blow landed. Throbbing pain barraged the one-time demon king as Kakarot's knuckles became blurs. Blow after blow shredded his green skin as Kakarot remained unrelenting. The force of each consecutive attack reverberated across the landscape, shattering nearby rock formations.
Krillin and and the others watched in horror as their comrade was savagely beaten, nearly breaching the edge of unconsciousness. Having had enough, surprisingly, the most timid female prodigy jumped into action, sparking her aura as she blasted skywards. Krillin followed in hot pursuit, trailing the young child as they charged to greet Kakarot. Not very far, his eyes split from the battle at hand as the duo engaged him. Wild blows were thrown as both Dora and Krillin lashed out with their full fury.
The Earthlings were at a height disadvantage but managed to offset it by aiming high and low. Krillin's hands moved rapidly, firing with the force to crumble mountains, as he aimed the Saiyan's head. But with his left hand, Kakarot lazily blocked every single strike. A smiled stretched from ear to ear on his face as he watched the former monk's frustration mount.
Dora wasn't fairing much better as her blows, aimed at Kakarot's abdomen, were parried by her knees. She began to focus, pouring more strength into her attacks, but the result remained the same. Kakarot's muscle control was impeccable. He was simultaneously defeating the both of them with ease! Finally having had enough of being the victim, he immediately summoned his aura, flinging both combatants back.
Lunging back into battle Kakarot lashed out at his nearest opponent. Krillin happened to be the unlucky winner and was promptly struck by an open palm to the face. Stunned, Master Roshi's pupil stumbled back before a chop to the neck put him completely out of commission. Dora's immediate thoughts turned to her comrade as she quickly dashed towards him, hoping to catch Krillin before he crashed. She, however, wasn't given the chance as Kakarot gripped her from behind, taking hold of her skull.
"Focus on the task at hand and not your pitiful allies," Kakarot cruelly whispered into her ear before dashing off towards the nearest mountain.
Dora's eyes expanded in fright as she neared imminent collision with the formation of stones. A painful cry escaped her lungs as Kakarot slammed her, face first, into it. Every jagged rock was felt as he dragged her through. As the mountain finally began to collapse upon them, Kakarot released the girl, allowing the full weight of the boulders to crush her. He, however, escaped in the nick of time, flying out of harm's way before a single pebble could even scratch him.
(OST Ends)
"That's it? Already? I expected more out of you both!" Kakarot shouted across the plain, to the now fallen warriors. "Where's all that ego now?!"
Wiping the blood from his burst lip, Piccolo struggled to his feet. It seemed Krillin and Dora's distraction had potentially saved his life. Without their interference, Kakarot surely would've sent him to meet Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu. Soon enough, the other children rushed towards him and stood before Kakarot, ready to defend their ally, not that it would make any sort of difference.
"Sorry for stepping in, but if you die, then the Dragon Ball cease to exist permanently, and we wouldn't want that, would we?" Gwen reminded, remembering how Piccolo told them of the life link he shared with Kami, his counterpart and the Dragon Balls.
"It's a real shame. In all honesty, I was really hoping you would have considered joining me. We would have been the most unstoppable force in the universe!"
"We've said it before and we'll say it again! We'll never join you heartless murderers!" Jake fired back as he lunged forward.
Without a further word, Jake charged, but wasn't met with good results. Jake grunted as his opponent's fist submerged itself in the confines of his stomach. A spit-laden gasp escaped the pirate boy's lips, as oxygen vanished from lungs. His pain intensified as Kakarot finished his combo off with a tremendous ki blast. It exploded harshly against his skin, sending him rocketing towards the ground below. A clap of thunder echoed as he landed, embedded in a crater. Quickly, Jake jumped to his feet as he saw him descend upon him.
Tightening his fingers into a fist, Jake mustered energy to his hand. A large red energy blast rocketed towards the Saiyan, who simply smiled. He swatted it away, sending it soaring into a nearby mountain, which instantly collapsed as it made contact. Turning his attention back to the battlefield, he discovered his opponent had vanished. He frowned briefly before he settled himself mid-way between the sky and the ground.
This was a reoccurring event in the battle with the Earthlings. They would simply disappear and reappear seconds later; all Kakarot had to do now was wait. His assumption was proven correct as Jake reappeared behind him, launching a fist at his seemingly unprotected backside. The Saiyan instantly turned around, latching onto his arm, squeezing it hard enough to cause the boy to cry out in pain. Turning, he violently tugged the boy's arm along with him.
Gaining enough velocity, Kakarot threw the ebony haired boy high into the sky and rocketed off to meet him. He had no time to recompose himself, as the adult instantly appeared in front of him. He barely saw the Saiyan's arms move, but suddenly felt pain echo throughout his face. A forearm scraped across his face, sending him flying across the atmosphere. His flight never stopped as Kakarot appeared on his side, bringing his hands together and slamming them down on him, sending him to the floor as fast as a shooting star.
"CUT IT OUT!" Gwen hollered as she and her cousin jumped in to join the fray, but all it took to stop them in their tracks was a knee and a punch to each of their stomachs. With that, Kakarot grabbed both of their heads, and banged them into each other, granting the both of them a slight concussion as they sunk to the floor.
Next were the two trainees of King Kai, who also weren't fairing well as Kakarot blocked, countered or dodged every strike. Izzy didn't have it in her to use the Kaio-ken once again, and Chris was in it's double multiplier state, as he too didn't want to break his body.
Izzy was defeated without difficulty as well, since Kakarot sent out a complete onslaught of attacks on her, with his feet, knees and fists, damaging her in every spot possible, and it seemed she would be out of commission for the rest of the fight, so now, Chris was left to fend for himself until the others could find the strength to get back up.
His foot, coated in the vibrant red ki which had before covered his entire body, rose upward in a powerful kick; his entire aura was centered around that one limb. In response to the kick, Kakarot immediately moved his arm forward to block the attack, and was successful. In response, Chris spun on his heel, taking to Kakarot's back, only to receive a powerful elbow strike directed towards him. With both hands, the young boy repelled it, leaning back to avoid a striking front kick aimed for his head.
Leaning on his right hand, he countered with another kick of his own, which Kakarot leapt over entirely, landing behind the boy, and with a powerful two-palm press, forced him from their spot, a blow that should have broken anyone's back, but Chris wasn't simply anyone. The ground erupted from this show of force, Chris propelled along the scorched ground, his legs digging into the dirt. The young boy steeled himself with the flow of ki to his feet, stopping dead.
Turning to face Kakarot again, Chris began to leap agilely in place, stretching his muscles with swift punches into the air. Kicking off from the ground, he burst forth, the ground exploding beneath his feet from the weight of his movement.
Kakarot's incoming straight punch phased through a flickering image of Chris, props to the Afterimage Technique, followed by the gentle wafting of crimson light. The true body of Chris was gripping his wrist tightly, extending his hand in a finger-gun motion. His fingertip glowed with a sphere of ki, pulsating akin to a heartbeat. There were no following words, and the explosion as the blast expanded massively in size, engulfing Kakarot entirely, yet never touching the surface of the planet; a testament to the immense control his teacher had beaten into him.
Chris' feet touched down again, letting his hand go limp. The smoke that enveloped Kakarot waned quickly, quickened by the scratched hand that reached out, pulling the smokescreen away and revealing Kakarot that was uninjured. Had the attack been used while Chris was using the triple multiplier, it would have done at least something. The Saiyan dusted his body off, grinning.
Tightening his fists at his sides, the ground crackled, bristling with bio-electric tendrils, extending outward from Chris' feet. Then, he let loose a powerful shout. His body became engulfed in a pulsating aura of ki, gentle like a flickering ember before expanding into a conflagration. The energy spiraled like a storm before settling and adopting the shape of his body, clinging as a vibrant attachment.
Kakarot watched the boy, gesturing to the shimmering cloak of light around his form. In an instant, he moved. With ease, Chris reappeared within a blur before Kakarot, raising his left leg swiftly. This, however, wasn't a simple kick; following the arc of his leg, he released a massive blast of ki, surrounding Kakarot in his entirety and shooting high into the sky.
This was a first since their battle had begun, the force of the blast lifted Kakarot off his feet and into the air. He felt it push against him, and the adult Saiyan pushed back, cleaving the blast in half; by that point, however, he was already floating above the ground, with the Kaio-ken user nowhere to be seen. This was rectified, however, when a streak of light came rushing Kakarot. Chris' body seemingly blending with his aura, the young man's body became truly visible when he came to a halt mid-air, swinging a hook towards Kakarot's face. Anticipating the strike, he avoided the blow, striking Chris with his elbows just as the boy slipped by him.
Chris spun in mid-air, his foot connecting with Kakarot's face in a powerful blow. Shrugging it off with a grin, he responded with an attack in kind; a powerful strike to Chris' jaw; repayment for how the fight began and more. In another instant, the two clashed. Fist struck against fish, knee collided against knee, each blow creating a shockwave which reverberated across the planet. Kakarot's smile showed that he was having a time befitting a Saiyan in battle, whilst Chris' expression betrayed only righteous fury. Even though he was a Saiyan himself, he was taking this more seriously as many weights were on his shoulders, should he lose.
Enlarging a sphere of ki in his palms, Chris thrusted the orb at Kakarot, causing it to engorge further, shoving he from the air into the ground, tunneling deep under the ground. His body coming to rest in a crater of rubble, Kakarot pushed the debris off of him before standing back up, peering out towards Chris, who floated well above the crater.
A quick jab was all that sufficed to create a barrage of ki bullets from Chris' fist, raining down towards Kakarot. Unfortunately, he maneuvered through this hectic rain with ease, avoiding each and every solitary bullet without fail, launching himself into the air and using his own head to offensively assault Chris. The blow winded the boy, staggering him; Kakarot followed up with a sharp combination of a hook and a kick to the chin, only exacerbating the damage caused. Gripping both hands, he slammed them into Chris' chest, forcing him through the air at breakneck speeds. Pursuing with ease, Kakarot appeared above Chris, adding the unnecessary flourish of a spin to the following strike; the blow collided with crushing force, and Chris fell to Earth like a meteor.
Getting up slowly, the shirtless boy panted hard, obviously damaged by the attacks, and the toll from the Kaio-ken multiplier. Just how were they supposed to beat this guy? It was like he was invincible! They couldn't get him to stay down!
"KAKAROOOT!"
Both warriors turned to where they heard the yell, to see that it came from none other than the combined voices of Ben, who now only had half of his shirt remaining, and Vegeta the Fourth, as the green aura surrounding them intensified as the color became combined with a purple tint to it.
The purple tint, as well as the hands with curled fingers to the side seemed to give a hint of the attack that would soon be launched.
"You have mocked me, the Prince of all Saiyans, for the very last time! If you truly believe you're strongest, and brave enough to try and stop it, BE MY GUEST!"
Chris was stunned beyond comprehension. Ben seemed to be just as strong as he was now, maybe stronger, but still not strong enough to take down Kakarot, who showed no signs of fear. In fact, his expression morphed from one of surprise, to amusement as he chuckled lightly.
"Once again, your arrogance is a wonder to behold. Alright then, go ahead."
Both Ben and the image of Vegeta smirked.
"Galick..."
Kakarot then braced himself as Ben and Vegeta both thrusted their arms forward, and fired a giant purple energy beam.
"GUUUUUUUUN!"
The enormous blast rocketed towards him, as it prepared to inflict massive amounts of damage, but with a single punch, he managed to stop the attack in it's tracks.
Ben was surprised, but that didn't stop him from trying as he kept putting more power into the Galick Gun, almost overwhelming Kakarot. Now, he knew he was unable to deflect it, so as an alternative, he sent it upwards into the emptiness of space, shaking his hand since it actually felt pretty numb from the attack.
"H... how?" Ben stuttered, with the image of Vegeta shivering as well.
The Galick Gun, the technique only the Prince is allowed to use. To think this boy would be able to pull it off. Maybe he did inherit the fighting sense of Vegeta. Impressive! Kakarot thought.
Both Ben and Vegeta began to shake once more, now very aggravated.
"No... I refuse to accept this! While you may have stopped my Galick Gun, I WON'T STRUGGLE AGAINST THE LIKES OF YOU! YOU ARE STILL NOTHING BUT LOW-BORN TRASH!" Then Ben rocketed off the ground as Chris tried to verbally restrain him and get him back to his senses, but he was still blinded by anger.
"H-hey! Calm down a bit!" Chris hollered, but Ben didn't pay attention as he threw a punch towards Kakarot, who blocked his punch, and countered with his own, sending Ben back to the ground once more. But showing spirit, Ben continued to have will, but not results as he threw a barrage of consecutive punches, which were all dodged or blocked.
Having the desire to quickly terminate this farce, Kakarot caught Ben off guard by kicking his side, and a loud CRACK echoed across the plains. Because of this, his barrage of attacks ceased, and not only that, the image of Vegeta disappeared back into him again. He then floated backwards slowly to gain some space from him, clutching onto his now numb and broken arm, and to his dismay, it wasn't the one that had the Omnitrix attached to it, so now he couldn't get himself to transform into anything if he couldn't get a hold of the watch.
"What do any of you know of struggle? As powerful as you are, the conclusion to our short-lived battle was decided before it even begun. There is a fundamental difference between us, as well as your friends that no amount of raw talent can cross."
Ben slowly descended to the floor, and fell down on his stomach, writhing in absolute agony, resisting the urge to scream and cry out in pain, as Chris stood by, charging up an attack in both of his hands, watching Kakarot descend as well, walking towards Ben. "You've never fought with your life on the line before! You don't know what it's like to give your SOUL to defeat your enemy! Low born I was, I risked my life, day and night to gain the power I have now. That very thought is what made me stronger. Someone as gifted as you wouldn't understand."
Ben made no retort. Now, he was nothing more of a liability. He thought the events with Raditz were bad, but this was on a whole other level. He couldn't even move at this point. The Saiyan then pointed a finger at him. "And now to rid of you, along with the Omnitrix."
Chris now had to hope for the best, as two white colored energy balls were in both of his palms, charged up. But before he could even get the chance to fire them, Kakarot had already figured out his plan to attack him while he wasn't looking, and he wouldn't stand for it. No sooner was an uppercut under the jaw that only managed to send him a few feet into the air, before skidding across the dirt for a meter or two, extinguishing his two white energy balls. All while Piccolo could watch, knowing there was only one way to take this Saiyan down.
He didn't think he would need the Special Beam Cannon even once during this, but they had to end the Saiyan's life quickly. It worked with Raditz, so there isn't any reason it shouldn't kill his younger brother. Quickly, he put his middle and index fingers on his forehead as his arms grew veins, and began pumping as electricity cackled around his forehead.
Now, both Krillin and Dora had begun to come to their senses, as they awoke and slowly stood up to the sound of screaming, seeing Kakarot's boot planted onto of Chris' chest, pushing it down hard.
"Oh, man... this is bad!" Krillin exclaimed, knowing just how outclassed he was from everyone here.
No... Chris... Dora watched helplessly, still frightened. Every second he screamed was like a punch to her gut. With that, she began to snap. All restraint whether it was mentally or physically, vanished. Anger surged through her with every second making her rage grow. Chris was going to die, again, and he couldn't be brought back if he did. She couldn't let that happen. A pink colored aura began to glow around her body.
"Déjalo, EN PAAAZ!" (Leave him ALONE!) Dora cried, with the shout alone laced with ki as she took off, catching everyone off guard, including Kakarot as she began to make an assault on him with punches everywhere. From this, it seemed all of Piccolo's lambasting from earlier before Chris and Izzy arrived was proven wrong, as the Namekian himself stop charging his attack up and gawked at the sheer power of what he thought was his least promising student showed. To end her assault, she roundhouse kicked the armored Saiyan into a massive boulders, clearing the plains of more giant rocks as they crumbled down into smaller, but still big pieces.
No way! She knocked him back! Chris thought in amazement, as slowly, he began to gather the last bits of strength he had, and it was still plenty. But he wouldn't be able to get back on his feet for another minute or less.
Dora took some light breaths, as it seemed that attack took more power out of her than she thought, but it was all worth it. But it was short-lived, as the rocks above Kakarot were blown away, to reveal his face of pure fury. Why was he so angry? Because this puny, weak, cowardly girl, holding the spirit of a puny, weak, cowardly Saiyan, managed to inflict damage on him, and this was something he couldn't allow to go by.
"DORA, RUN! GET OUT OF HERE, NOW!" Chris yelled frantically as rocks began to levitate around Kakarot, meaning he was charging up an attack. In his left arm, showed white energy, becoming more lethal by the second. But Dora couldn't hear him as she was still too paralyzed by fear, and with a yell, Kakarot thrusted his arm forward, firing, but before the torrent of energy was released, someone jumped in the way, summoning the last remaining bits of his energy.
Piccolo had practically materialized in front of Dora as the wave of energy consumed his body, the pain incinerating intensively. It was as if his flesh was set on fire as he shouted with great pain. His manly cries of terror and anguish were heard throughout the lands. As soon as all of the dust was blown away from the antagonizing event, Dora didn't dare to open her eyes, she hated to see of what happened to her mentor, but once the thud was heard, she couldn't bear to stand by as she scrambled over to Piccolo, tugging his shoulders.
"No... Piccolo, stay with us! Por favor!"
Krillin was shocked to his core beyond belief. He expected many things from this battle, but an act of nobility from Piccolo wasn't on his list. As for the others who were still there, Jake couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't think Piccolo would commit such an act seeing as how they were treated during their training, and the same went for Ben, but he knew what this meant. Izzy was also relieved Piccolo had saved her, even though they had just met today, but she didn't know the cost of his sacrifice.
"It's too late... for me..." he gasped, coughing out blood horribly. He was already knocking on death's door, and at best, he had half a minute left of life. "What a sorry excuse I've become... me, Piccolo... laying down his life to protect some whiny little girl..."
Dora couldn't suppress her tears as small droplets begun to stream down her cheeks, which would get bigger as time passed. So did Piccolo, as Dora sniffled and whimpered. "No... you can't leave..."
"You know... these past few months... weren't so bad... I took you all in... on a chance... but in the end... you've made me proud..."
The Namekian slowly felt his demise coming, as he bid his final farewell. "I'm sorry... if only I... was stronger..." With those final words, Piccolo passed on, along with Kami, with Mr. Popo on the Lookout to witness it. Dora sobbed with uncontrollable tears, that became harder every few seconds, streaming down her cheeks from her red and puffy eyes while staring at the stationary corpse her one-time kidnapper and mentor.
No... damn it! Krillin thought in fury. Now they wouldn't be able to bring back everyone who died today with the Dragon Balls, because they all have now gone inert.
Kakarot now at this point, couldn't care who he killed. The Namekian wasn't of use to him anymore, anyhow.
This needs to stop! I can't let anyone else die! Chris thought in rage as well, getting up and clenching his fists. This man wouldn't stop until everyone on the battlefield was nothing but either ashes, or a lifeless body. "You monster... that's four of our friends you killed today, and I won't let anyone else JOIN THEM!" Chris yelled, his Saiyan side taking over as his emotions showed and marks started to show on his palms from how hard he was clenching his fists. No more would he be holding back. His muscles bulged again once more, as the red aura flared around him, signaling the activation of the Kaio-ken x3. But he knew even that wasn't enough, as with this, they were both equal, and they would have been both clocking at a power level of 21,000, if it wasn't for them being both weakened because of the damage they each received during battle.
But he knew he had to keep fighting. For his mother, his father, Danny, Helen, Frances, Grandpa Chuck, Mr. Tanaka, Ella and many others.
Alright, from what I know, this shouldn't be too much of a drawback. All of them were damaged meaning their power levels have significantly decreased. But this one will prove to be an issue. But I can't leave this planet without getting the Omnitrix. This trip will NOT be wasted! Kakarot thought as he became surrounded by a white aura that was a Saiyan trademark.
"Well then boy, if you're ready, let us commence the second round!" Kakarot hollered to Chris, who responded in kind, only with evident fury. "I was thinking the same thing!"
Chris jumped off of his back foot and drove a fist into Kakarot's gut, which, surprisingly, actually hurt the alien invader. Maybe hurt was too strong of a word, but it definitely caught him by surprise.
Kakarot, dealing with the effects of the pain still, ignored it and brought his fists down in an Axe Handle manner, hitting his shirtless opponent across the head. The attack sent Chris flying down into a rock formation, but the resilient child jumped right back up, not even minding the pain coming from his head.
"He's certainly resilient," Kakarot laughed quietly. Chris floated up and glared at his foe, their eyes meeting each other's.
No time was wasted as Chris then seemingly materialized behind Kakarot, punching him as hard as he could in the back, making him repeat the same action as Chris had done a second before. Except, instead of falling onto the ground, the blood hit Chris' exposed chest. Kakarot looked behind him and saw the frowning face of Chris looking at him with a look of quiet rage on his face.
Kakarot growled as he flipped over Chris, once again ignoring the pain. "You really think I'm going to let you best me?" he said as he now got into hand-on-hand combat with Chris, matching each of his blows with one of his own. Mini shock waves were generated when their fists met each other's.
"I know that you won't let us, but that doesn't mean that we won't! All you've done since you got here is just go on, and on, and on about how you won't let us win. Well, how about I show you that we CAN win!" Chris brought his left fist up in an uppercut manner and connected it with Kakarot's jaw, the sound generating a THUMP noise as he did so.
Kakarot kicked both of his feet forwards, hitting Chris across the face, but the child Saiyan regained his footing and flipped over Kakarot. Chris then crouched and had the same red aura surrounding him as a scowl came over his face.
Without wasting any time, he proceeded to rush his opponent, knocking the Saiyan into a large rock formation, but Kakarot's falling body didn't break the formation. Rather, he used energy to land on it, and glared at the lone Saiyan who remained levitating in the sky.
"Give up!" Chris demanded, loud enough so his hated opponent could hear.
"Over my dead body!" Kakarot flew at Chris, spread both of his gloves out, started to charge energy in them, brought them together, and fired. A purple-blue beam shot directly towards the boy who was born into wealth, who dodged with ease.
"You're outclassed, Kakarot, just give up! None of us here want to have to kill you!" exclaimed Chris, who phased behind Kakarot.
"Heads up!" Chris called out, and punched Kakarot to where Gwen was, who, using whatever strength she still had, flared her aura, flew over Kakarot and used an Axe Handle on him in a mirror image of what had happened before. Kakarot spiraled towards the ground and hit the Earth with a loud BOOM!
"Yeah..." Ben cheered, still down on the ground, but for once, was proud of his bookworm of a cousin. "Keep it up..." As much as he wanted to help, he too was in no sort of position to fight.
Kakarot rose from the ground, a look of pure murder on his face. Blood started to run down his face and his shoulder, which were the two areas affected the most by the onslaught by the boy and girl. Both of his shoulder pads were destroyed as well.
He wouldn't allow himself to die at the hands of brats! He didn't need this planet anymore! He had made a decision, he was going to crush these children, along with the rest of the Earth!
Kakarot opened the palms in both of his hands, and drew them backwards a bit as he began to charge them up with scarlet colored ki. It seemed he wanted to settle this with one final energy beam struggle. Chris and Gwen were both agape, as they calculated the exact volume of ki Kakarot was letting of. It was enough to reduce Earth to ashes. In fact, his entire body was surrounded by a spinning spiral of red energy, but without any lines.
The scarlet energy continued to hum in Kakarot's hands; an aura of the same color surrounding him, as he began to charge what was probably his favorite attack, which he dubbed, the Gyoza Gun. The blood running down his face and body from his injuries seemed to stop, freezing in place. The scowl on his face, however, remained, growing as the seconds went on.
Why put so much energy into the attack? Well, Kakarot wasn't going to use the Gyoza Gun to destroy the Earth. Rather, it would be used to eliminate or incapacitate Gwen and Chris – preferably the first option – and then find a way to destroy the Omnitrix as soon as possible. After that, the invader would retrieve his pod, travel into the atmosphere, and destroy the planet from there. Besides, the two young fighters had been so resilient thus far, therefore Kakarot needed to give all of his energy to the attack.
Was it running away? Was it giving up? No, but there was no point in keeping the planet intact, in Kakarot's opinion, and there was certainly no point in keeping anyone alive. Chris phrased it perfectly: the proud warrior was outclassed by the duo of Chris and Gwen, who, unbeknownst to Kakarot, had both raised their power levels thanks to the work of their attacks that were also charging up.
Kakarot was no idiot. If he wanted to live, which he did, he would need to come up with a logical plan that was completely foolproof and would work. He had failed - the whole point of the mission was to come, kill a couple of children hopefully run off with one or more, wish for eternal life with the Dragon Balls, and destroy the Omnitrix, which was still possible. Kakarot hated to admit it, but even he, one of the strongest Saiyans in history, couldn't have predicted how formidable they'd become. As a result, he had been bested for the first time in a long time.
It had been a good fight, an irritating one, but it was a good fight that made Kakarot's blood pump at an all-time high because of the exhilaration. Aside from the fact that he had been beat up badly and his pride had been damaged, no one had ever given him a fight this good. But, once he killed every one of these annoyances, his pride and honor would be reclaimed. All he'd need to do next was reach the plateau he'd been trying to reach for many years before Planet Vegeta met it's demise – becoming a Super Saiyan.
He'd have to do it alone, though. Raditz was dead. Nappa was dead. There was a slight chance he could still take one of the kids with him, but it'd be tough. All of these children were too far in the light and it'd take a miracle for them to adapt to the ways of the Planet Trade Organization. Plus, it was looking more and more like each and every one of them would die with his planet. A damn shame, because not including the weakling holding the spirit of Kale, all of them were strong, and had potential.
Regardless, the time for more thinking could come later on. It was time to end this; it was time to destroy Planet Earth.
Down below, both Chris and Gwen knew what was on their way, and thought Kakarot was crazy!
"Yeah, he's completely lost it! He thinks his only solution is to destroy the planet!" Gwen exclaimed. After sensing Kakarot's power charging up from this attack, he was liable to do so.
"We can't let him! That'll be billions of lives that'll never be brought back!" Chris cried as they knew what had to be done. This was the one to end it all, a single, giant energy struggle. Without anytime wasted, Chris flared his crimson aura while Gwen flared her own cladded in blue.
"Here we go, ready?!" Chris exclaimed, twisting his hands to the side and cupping them as a red energy ball appeared in it, slowly getting bigger.
"I was born ready!" Gwen responded, extending her arms hastily, a green-blue cacophony of energy beginning to coalesce between them.
Kakarot laughed at the thought of them using custom techniques instead of the ones from the original Saiyans. "HA! You plan on using low-level Earth techniques?! What hope could that have of winning?!" he taunted, as he fired his Gyoza Gun down to the ground, by clenching both of his open palms and moving them in front of him, with his right on the top, and left on the bottom. "SAY YOUR PRAYERS! I WILL DECIMATE THIS WORLD!"
The two tailed children below responded in kind as they shouted to the heavens and fired their own personal attacks.
"CRIMSON CANNON!"
"SHINING AURORA!"
All three of the giant shimmering waves of light shot forward, with Chris' Crimson Cannon and Gwen's Shining Aurora combining into one, creating a violet colored attack, as the blasts met halfway, creating a simultaneous explosions of light with the colors of violet and scarlet, as the wind blew and howled harshly, pushing Dora, Ben and Krillin and the unconscious Izzy, as well as the bodies of Piccolo, Tien and Yamcha back a bit.
(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: Destiny Plays)
This epic and intense energy clash could have many names for itself, but no matter what it was called, it was hard to dispute the beauty and intensity of the fight.
Up above, Kakarot was actually surprised at the fact the duo managed to stop what was probably his best attack.
They stopped my Gyoza Gun! he thought as Chris and Gwen kept pushing, giving it all their might to emerge victorious in this tough struggle, all holding their ground. The energy began to meld with the sound of the blasts going off, and rivulets of energy shot off at odd angles. Electricity formed within the epicenter, and tore into the ground as it snapped away from the two techniques. These techniques seemed to be equal in strength, but Kakarot had an ace in the hole as he begun to reveal it. "I admit, maybe your attacks aren't as weak as I thought they would be, but unfortunately for you, this technique has a second stage to it!"
Immediately, Kakarot spun his hands around side by side, bit by bit for a few seconds, until the Gyoza Gun itself, seemed to start spinning like a spiral itself, adding a rotation effect to the attack, becoming obvious that the adult warrior had the upper hand.
Chris and Gwen responded by pushing harder and harder, but it was of no avail as the spiraling Gyoza Gun began to overcome the combination of Shining Aurora and Crimson Cannon, evidenced by the scarlet beam pushing the violet beam, slowly and bit by bit. The two child Saiyans felt themselves losing energy fast, their bodies telling them to give up as well, but they wouldn't. The fate of the Earth rested on this final clash!
"HAAAAA!" a voice called, as Chris and Gwen looked to their left and saw Jake, battered and bruised, on the last of his legs as well, shooting a Final Spirit Cannon from his right arm, giving the violet colored beam a taint of blue.
"Jake!" they exclaimed, as he smiled briefly at them, before looking back up, trying to put every ounce of strength into his attack. While Kakarot couldn't see it up close, he could see his attack starting to get pushed back.
No, I refuse to lose! I refuse to die on this backwater planet! Kakarot sent more energy to the Gyoza Gun, attempting to stay on his feet, metamorphically. Every ounce of energy he contained went into the scarlet colored attack, and a stalemate was in the midst.
"Please tell me you have something left!" Jake shouted desperately as it seemed they needed to rely on a miracle to win here.
"I've never tried it before, but I guess better late than never!" Gwen replied. Soon, her blue aura gained multiple purple bolts of electricity running through it, as her trump card as was in motion.
"Adfishio... POTENTIA!" The multicolored beam suddenly gained a taint of pink thanks to Gwen's spell, as she combined her ki with mana, pushing the Gyoza Gun back once more, but it still wasn't enough to gain the advantage over the stalemate.
"What?! They can use mana?!" Kakarot exclaimed. As far as he knew, only Anodites were capable of performing spells with mana, it shouldn't be possible for these children to wield it as well, and if he was paying attention, he would have sensed what was about to happen next.
Two energy blasts connected with the back of his body, and the power and heat of it made them go straight through the back of his armor as well, exposing his burned skin. The energy beams came from the duo of both Krillin, who shot a Kamehameha and Dora with a Masenko, who were both very angry, a rarity for Dora.
"This is for Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, and everyone else you killed today!" Krillin yelled from the sky, and the same went for Dora as well, but she didn't express it with words, only actions. They may have not been the strongest or most productive, they may have been mourning over the loss of many, but that didn't stop them from trying to defeat the monster that invaded this planet and murder their allies.
Distracted, Kakarot lost all control of his Gyoza Gun. Chris had seen a bright flash come from the sky, and felt Kakarot's fluctuation in energy. Now, it was time for the final push.
"KAIO-KEN... TIMES FOURRRR!"
The Crimson Cannon part of the combined blast quickly increased in power and size, giving the boy born into wealth enough power to overcome his opponent's attack. Now, Kakarot's Gyoza Gun that was pushed back and he himself was starting to skid back as well. How did this happen? How did he left someone sneak up on him! Seeing that their job was done, Krillin and Dora flew back so they wouldn't get caught in the blast.
This was the first time Kakarot genuinely feared for his life as he was absolutely shocked, and stunned. Was this how it felt to tremble before the power of a foe stronger than he was? He didn't have any time to move out of the way as the multicolored beam engulfed him.
His armor and cloth was burned off, and he let off a shriek to the heavens.
"DAMN IT AAALLLLLLLLL!" Kakarot screamed before the sound of the attack quieted him. The sound that replaced his cries was a loud BOOOOOM!
(OST Ends)
A blinding flash filled the area, as did the sound of rocks, pebbles, and anything else on the ground being destroyed if they hadn't been already. The ground underneath was shaking, breaking apart under the children's legs.
Jake, Gwen and Chris had triumphed over the only two other living Saiyans in the universe, leagues stronger than them at that.
Chris fell to the ground for yet another time on his stomach, but this time he had a smile on his face. The shirtless Saiyan somehow had a positive look despite all of the injuries he possessed. By using the Kaio-ken x4 multiplier, he had apparently broken some bones in the middle of his body. Even Jake was exhausted as he fell flat on his back, but was still awake.
"Hehe... good job, guys..." Ben said, walking slowly towards them with his limb arm since he was able to view the whole thing, but not from up close.
"Hey, why'd you hide that from us?" Gwen wondered, kneeling down on one knee, looking at the grin on his face.
"Couldn't do it... in stalemate... but... we won..." Chris continued to smile, silently groaning as the shock of his pains came, and soon succumbed to unconsciousness.
"Chris!" a voice yelled. Gwen looked up at Dora and Krillin both flying towards them, and landed swiftly next to them.
"You did it! We won! We won!" Dora squealed, putting a fist up triumphantly, but she quickly noticed he didn't respond.
"He's out cold, but he'll be better soon, don't worry," Gwen quickly assured. Then, they all saw something fall from the sky, and hit the ground, with blood splattered almost all over his body, with a part of his chest exposed.
To their shock, it was actually the heavily damaged Kakarot, as he quickly pulled out some sort of device with buttons and a screen from whatever was left of his armor, which was only a fraction of the upper body portion. After punching in a few buttons on the apparatus, he couldn't move a single muscle anymore and lay on the ground, catching his breath.
"How?" Krillin clenched his fist tightly. Kakarot's inability to die was crazy, unheard of. "Grr, I really hate this guy!"
Even Dora was shocked. "No, what are we going to do now?" she asked.
Gwen scowled, clearly upset they haven't finished Kakarot just yet, then they all heard something. They stared at the skies as he heard a faint sound zooming through. As they looked closer, it was some sort of space pod and it landed right to where near Kakarot was.
"Hey... what is that thing?" Ben questioned as he then saw Kakarot slowly crawling towards the round spacecraft he rode on when arriving on Earth.
"He's trying to get away!" Jake yelled.
"No he isn't. Not while I'm standing," Gwen claimed as she calmly began walking towards the heavily damaged warrior, who was drenched in blood, with only a portion of his armor left. All of those attacks had dealt an immense amount of damage to Kakarot, destroying most of the top part of his armor in the process. He was about to enter his spacecraft until Gwen interrupted him. "Hey."
Kakarot slowly brought his head up to meet Gwen's stare, one that didn't install fear into him in the slightest.
"What... do you want... scum?" Kakarot asked, clearly aware that he was in no condition to fight. He knew he needed to get inside the Attack Ball and leave Earth, because if he didn't, there was a good chance he'd would be dead.
"You actually think we're just gonna let you get away? After killing our teacher, and all of those innocent people in the city you destroyed?" Gwen growled.
"GO AHEAD THEN! KILL ME! YOU WON'T ACHIEVE ANYTHING FROM IT! Besides, I know you won't! You don't have the guts to finish the job, there's still that weak, sentimental human inside you that holds mercy!"
Gwen was just about done with his cockiness and snide remarks. Soon her right arm was encased with energy, as she prepared to send it down to the ground, ready to finish the job.
"STOP!"
Gwen stopped at place as if she was a neurotic toddler stricken with fear. Kakarot gasped and wondered why she stopped.
"Don't do it," the voice pleaded.
Gwen realized it was Jake as the energy cladding her arm extinguished. She turned back to see him walking slowly towards them, with his left hand holding his right. "You're kidding, right? Look, I'm not a fan of killing myself, but he'll just keep hurting people if we let him go!"
"Please, just let him go, Gwen, Show him what it means to be merciful."
Gwen, as well as the others began to see some softness in Jake. Krillin however, was in opposition. "You can't be serious! After what he did to my friends, you think I'm gonna let him crawl back into his spaceship and fly to his home planet to brag about it?! If we don't finish him now, he's gonna lay low until he gets his strength back and then come here and wipe out the rest of humanity!" They had to finish Kakarot off before something worse could happen if they let him go. All while the conversation went on, Kakarot kept trying his best to get inside the Attack Ball and retreat.
Jake understood him, but believed there was something more than that. "But by doing this we're showing him there's another way. A better way."
"Look kid, I know you guys aren't ones to kill, but he's pure evil! People like him don't change!" Krillin yelling, knowing that this could mean all of their deaths if Kakarot was spared. "If we let him go, he'll just keep on hurting people, and we don't want him to have that opportunity!"
"Don't be so sure about that, it wouldn't be the first time something like that happened! Think about it when Piccolo first came to you. He told us he was just as evil as his father he nearly not only destroyed you, but the Earth too!" Jake said, gasping to breath. "And now..."
Krillin finished off for him, as he now realized where Jake was getting at. "And now he's one of us!"
Jake nodded in response. "That's right; and if someone as evil as Piccolo can change then I think that anyone can! By showing Kakarot how merciful we are, maybe he'll be able to show some himself. Piccolo, he wasn't not just a powerful ally, but a good friend and teacher to us. He sacrificed his own life to protect Dora. Who knows, he might do the same thing for one of us someday."
Kakarot now had managed to get inside his Attack Ball, but his legs still ached.
Gwen stared at the fleeing Kakarot and immediately charged energy in her palm. She growled frustratingly, trying to make a decision. Jake saw her and begged for his friend to understand him.
"But the Saiyans killed Yamcha... Tien... Chiaotzu... and even Piccolo!" Krillin retaliated, remembering their noble sacrifices and deaths.
"Don't do it, please. I know it seems like justice but it's not right if you kill him then all it will show is that we're no better than he is! Please, show him the meaning of mercy."
Gwen couldn't make a decision. she trembled, struggled, shook and still trembled. Finally, she made her decision; the energy dispersed.
"I hope you know what you're doing, letting him go," Gwen warned.
"Trust me, I do. Besides, there's something I need to do." Jake then walked to the Saiyan who had fully boarded the Attack Ball, ready to leave, until he saw Jake, and grew confused, as he was the one who pleaded the others to show mercy.
Then, Jake grabbed his face and chest with both of his arms as he squirmed. "What are you doing?! Let go of me!" he cried, and Jake finally removed his hands of him.
"Call it a gift from your father," he spat coldly, as Kakarot leaned back against the seat in his pod, with the hatch closing. Slowly, it lifted off the ground by a single foot, before blasting off into the depths of space.
Ben, Krillin, Dora, Gwen and Jake all watched as Kakarot left the Earth's atmosphere, hoping he would never return to the green and blue planet again.
Finally, the battle for the Earth had come to a close.
Right, so quick announcement. After the Saiyan Saga is over, until I see that this story is getting good with you people and I see some sort of reviews and favs, it won't be continuing, even though I pretty much have the entire Namek Saga and Frieza Saga all planned out. I'm still working on the Androids and Cell, and Buu's going to be very difficult, but we'll see just how we end up. I'm not trying to be one of those people who want to be crazy famous, like the guy who made the My Hero Academia fanfic Viridescent, but when you have a ton of words in these chapters, and you find a story with five times more favorites and a hundred times more reviews than this one and only has about a thousand words per chapter, you start to get upset. I accepted this isn't a grand story and it won't be for a long time, but I barely get readers. I have only about two thousand, and that's since this was published.
And for the Gyoza Gun, an obvious pun to gyoza dumplings, because well, we've had plenty of names that are from puns, so yeah. And for Gwen's attack, I couldn't get a good one, so I went to Turbulence, a story where Goku landed on Namek instead, and found Shining Aurora, so props to that story. And yeah, that was the speech from the 1999 DBZ dub, not the correct protrayal, but Jake isn't a battle crazed Saiyan, and he is actually pure of heart.
So yeah, next chapter officially marks the end of the Saiyan Saga, and I don't need to say a reminder of what happens. Maybe I'll work on the other stories I have for now. Now that we're through, goodbye.
Power Levels:
Kakarot (Full Power): 24,000