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Dragon Ball Destiny Redefined– Chapter Seven: The Saiyan Saga Part Three When It All Comes Crashing Down
By
Celgress
Earth, afternoon
"We've dealt with your toys, face us!" Goku demanded of the two villainous Saiyans. With some effort, the Z Fighters had destroyed the Saibamen brought by Vegeta and Nappa (even Beat and Note managed to polish one off between them),
"I must admit, I'm mildly impressed by your tenacity and power. But here is where your good luck story ends. Nappa, take care of them." Vegeta said his smug grin never leaving his face.
"Which ones Vegeta?" Nappa asked.
"All of them save for Kakarot. He's the only being on this entire planet with a semi-significant power level. I wish to test his mettle against my own, not that the outcome is any doubt." Vegeta said,
"Sure thing, Vegeta," Nappa said cracking his knuckles.
Nappa immediately set his sights on Yamcha who was the weakest of the fighters (by far) other than the children or Chiaotzu
"Sunrise and sunset!" Goku shouted. After losing the love of his life he was determined not to lose any of his friends or his children to these heartless brutes. They had worked out this plan of action the day before, Goku hoped it would work.
Tien Shinhan jumped in front of Nappa unleashing his Solar Flair attacked at point-blank range. Nappa howled in pain as he was temporarily blinded. Goku, Krillin & Yamcha all hit the stunned Nappa with Kamehameha waves while Chiaotzu used his psychic powers to help hold the towering behemoth in place. Nappa struggled for a few brief moments before he was torn apart by the surging blue-white energy.
Vegeta was beyond upset. He could scarcely believe how easily these pitiful Earthlings had slain his lieutenant. No matter, he would soon rectify things.
"I'll see that you pay for killing Nappa!" Vegeta snarled.
"Yeah, well, he had it coming and so do you, short stack," Krillin said showing great bravery.
"Look who is talking half-pint." Vegeta laughed.
"Stand aside Krillin. This is my fight." Goku said shoving his friend back. "Vegeta, you claim to be the Prince of all Saiyans. If you have any honor at all, you'll fight me one on one."
"How dare a low-class Saiyan like you question my honor!." Vegeta shouted.
"Prove me wrong, face me!" Goku said not backing down.
Vegeta again laughed. "Very well, Kakarot, I grant your foolish request. Be warned, once I finish with you this world belongs to me." Vegeta said.
"I know what's at stake," Goku said. "Krillin take Beat & Note, go back to Kame House. Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, this is between Vegeta and me. You can stay if you want but don't interfere."
"Understood," Tien said before he and Chiaotzu retreated to a safe distance so they could watch followed by a reluctant Yamcha.
"Papa be careful." Note said.
"Please be careful papa." Beat seconded.
Goku picked the pair up and hugged them tightly. "I'll do my best." He said before handing them off to Krillin who flew away with them.
"Alone at last," Vegeta said. He smiled sadistically at Goku who glared at him in return.
The Lookout
"I fail to understand why you aren't down there lending a helping hand," Kami said of his young doppelganger.
"Hey, I told you already I have a plan. I wait up here until the moment is right, then I strike." Piccolo said slamming his left fist into his right palm.
"Interesting," Kami said dryly. His antenna perked up. He turned his back on Piccolo. "Ah, my assistant Mr. Popo has located the last of the Dragon Balls. He is summoning Shenron so we can wish Kefla back to life."
"Just wanted I wanted to hear," Piccolo said. He grabbed Kami from behind in a bear hug.
"What are you doing!? Release me at once!" Kami said while trying to squirm free.
"Never again, your power is mine, old man!" Piccolo said.
"You're attempting to absorb me!" Kami said with alarm.
"You got it, or rather I've got you, or soon will." Piccolo boasted holding Kami in an iron embrace.
Using his dexterity, Kami walloped Piccolo's head with his staff. Surprised more than hurt, Piccolo loosened his grip long enough for Kami to escape.
"Come back here this instant old man! I need to absorb you before Kefla is resurrected! With your power added to mine, I can beat Goku but not both of them together I'm not sure!" Piccolo said noticing that the sky was already black and had been for some time.
"Too late," A sickeningly familiar feminine voice said.
Piccolo turned around to be decked across his jaw by a vicious Kaio-ken enhanced right hook. The impact was so great from the unexpected blow that Piccolo crumpled in a heap. Kefla stared down at him, an expression of cold fury on her face.
"You wanted me to stay dead. I would have never seen my family or friends again and Earth may have been destroyed, all so you could have a fleeting shot at power. You disgust me, Piccolo." Kefla said. Her red aura sparked with streaks of vivid green. "Get up, I'm not done with you!"
"Kefla, you must go, Goku needs you," Kami said as Kelfa stopped using Kaio-ken X2 to save up her stamina.
"Are you sure we'll be safe with, this thing sulking around?" Kefla said glancing back at the still prone Piccolo.
"Oh, he'll be quite safe now that I've returned." Mr. Popo said a hint of menace in his voice.
"I'll get the better of you all yet." Piccolo threatened while staggering to his feet. He wiped a trickle of blue blood from his mouth. His face was heavily bruised from Kefla's punch.
"I don't have time for your empty threats, Piccolo, maybe later," Kefla said. She flew away leaving behind an enraged Namekian. She gathered energy around her hands as she flew. Her goal was to eventually convert this raw energy into a Spirit Palm attack, maybe she could cleanse the other Saiyans of their evil with it?
"Don't ever turn your back on me!" Piccolo bellowed. He then shot a beam of energy from his mouth at Kefla.
Working on instinct, Kefla turned around and deflected Piccolo's attack back at him adding the energy she had gathered to the mix. The blast missed Piccolo who dodged at the last possible second but the much slower Kami was not so lucky. Mr. Popo wailed in despair. Kami the Guardian of Earth was no more. Piccolo grinned triumphantly for a moment until he realized this meant his own end. He died cursing Kelfa and Goku. All around the world, the recently scattered Dragon Balls became inert.
"Oh, no, what have I done!" Kefla exclaimed.
Earth
Goku and Vegeta went blow for blow. Although Vegeta was the stronger of the two Goku was no slouch. Vegeta found himself hard-pressed to block or dodge all of Goku's strikers. In terms of pure martial arts skills, the pair were more or less equals.
"Enough," Vegeta bellowed. He leaped back several steps to put some distance between himself and his foe. "Time to end this." He released the moon ball from his ball but before it could ascend far Goku
vaporized it with a Ki blast. "How dare you!"
"No cheating, you beat me fair and square or you don't beat me at all. I'm not sure what that device was but judging by your anger I bet it was something to give you an advantage." Goku panted. He was certainly feeling the intensity of their duel. His body was bruised and his clothing was ripped in multiple places.
"I don't need an unfair advantage to deal with a weakling such as you." Vegeta declared between pants of his own. Although not battered as badly as Goku, Vegeta was still in much worse shape than at the start of the battle.
"We'll find out together," Goku panted with a forced smile.
Irritated to the point of no return, Vegeta readied his secret weapon, his Galick Gun attack. Meanwhile, Goku readied his own finisher the Dragon Fist. "It ends here!" Vegeta announced.
"At least we can agree on one thing!" Goku said.
Goku covered the short distance between him and Vegeta in the blink of an eye. Goku's body charged with crackling yellow energy which concentrated into his outstretched right fist. His fist went underneath Vegeta's own outstretched arms. Goku's right fist blasted straight through Vegeta's chest simultaneously Vegeta's hands discharged blistering purple energy directly into Goku's face. Well under one minute later Kefla found their bodies side by side.
"No," Kefla gasped. She had failed. Kefla fell to the ground her soul crushed by what she saw.
She was too late. Goku was gone. Without the Dragon Balls, there was no way to bring her beloved husband back. He was truly lost to her. If only Piccolo had not attacked her. If only she had not attacked Piccolo in return, killing Kami by accident. Her perilous travels down Snake Way, training with King Kai, he struggles to return to Earth and life, it was all for nothing. Had there been a point to any of this?
Kefla placed her head on Goku's cooling chest. She knelt there for what felt like an eternity before a hand touched her shoulder. From the energy, she detected she knew who the hand belonged to Tien Shinhan.
"I'm sorry." Was all Tien said when Kefla stared at him with her mournful eyes.
"I don't understand. Why didn't you help him?" Kefla asked her voice cracking with emotion.
"He insisted on facing Vegeta alone," Tien said softly. On either side of him stood Yamcha and Chiaotzu like Tien each wore expressions of utter devastation at the fate of their long-time friend.
"Why?" Kefla said unsure if the answer even mattered anymore.
"I think he wanted to protect us, and the kids. I also think he wanted to avenge you." Tien said. "He was a hero to the end."
"A better hero, a better training partner, and a much better mate than I ever deserved. Maybe if I'd let him marry Chi Chi this wouldn't have happened?" Kefla said searching Tien's face for some elusive answer.
"Goku never would have stopped defending Earth regardless of who he married, we both know that," Kefla said.
"You're right, he was the best of us," Kefla said. "Sleep well, sweet one." Kefla kissed Goku's forehead.
"Kefla stop acting hopeless. No student of mine gives up so easily." The voice of King Kai said telepathically to Kefla.
"But, King Kai the Dragon Balls are gone," Kefla said puzzled by his admonishing words. How else was she supposed to act given the situation?
The others looked at her confused by her odd actions. Why was she talking to herself? Had Kefla lost her mind due to Goku's demise?
"The Earth Dragon Balls yes, but planets others than Earth have Dragon Balls, the Planet Namek for starters. I'll tell you how to get there. In the meantime, I'm sure our mutual friend will arrange it so your hubby can train with me." King Kai's voice said. He added with a chuckle. "I wonder how he'll take to seeing his brother again?"
"He'll probably punch him then they'll become sparring buddies," Kefla said smiling despite herself at the image of Goku and Raditz meeting on King Kai's planet.
"Okay, here's how you find Namek. You should get a pen and paper or something these directions are a tad complicated." King Kai's voice said.
King Yemma's Castle The Other World, a few hours later
"I'm sorry Wish, but I must put my foot door." King Yemma said from behind his immense desk. "The one known as Goku can be sent to train with King Kai, however, the one known as Vegeta cannot. He shouldn't even have kept his body, all things considered." He shuffled a stack of papers in his huge hands. "My records clearly show he needs to be punished for several decades if not centuries for his many misdeeds. I simply cannot bend a second time. I did give you the one known as Raditz."
"Understandable," Whis said showing no outward signs of anger or displeasure. "One question, King Yemma?"
"Yes?" King Yemma said.
"Will you explain to the Grand Priest why you're obstructing his design or should I?" Whis asked. "Unlike me, Father can become rather upset when someone ignores his orders."
"The GP wants Vegeta to train with King Kai?" King Yemma gulped hard.
"He does indeed," Whis said.
"Why didn't you say so. I would never stand in the way of the GP's designs. Vegeta is yours. Do with him as you like, no questions asked." King Yemma said stamping the release order.
"Thank you, King Yemma. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated." Whis said with a slight nod of his head.
"Anything for the GP, I am but his most humble servant." King Yemma said groveling shamelessly.
"I'll be sure to tell father that the next time I see him," Whis said. "If you'll excuse me, I simply must be going, duty calls."
"But of course, always a pleasure doing business with you Whis." King Yemma said.
"Likewise, King Yemma," Whis said. The two exchanged disingenuous smiles.
Outside
"Alright boys, we're good to go," Whis said.
"Why am I saddle with this low-class Saiyan cheater?" Vegeta said thumbing at Goku.
"I'm not happy about the idea of training with you either, prince," Goku said giving Vegeta a sideways glance. "And for the record, I didn't cheat. I beat you fairly."
"It was a tie, cheater," Vegeta said.
"Okay, it was a tie. Next time, I'll beat you." Goku said.
"Not if I beat you first," Vegeta said.
"Maybe," Goku said.
"No, maybe about it. Next time I'll win." Vegeta said,
"We'll see," Goku said.
"Gentlemen please," Whis said giving each of them a none-to-gentle tap on their head with his staff to get their attention. "You have a long journey ahead of you, I suggest you put your petty rivalry on hold until you reach King Kai's planet. Now then, first you travel down Snake Way."
To Be Continued
Next Up – The Namek Saga begins.