Reformed Saiyans
Chapter Twelve: The True Potential of the Saiyan Race.
As Vegeta and Raditz began to fight, Nappa returned to the battlefield.
"Heh, I can't believe Vegeta actually had to transform!" Nappa smirked. He let out a small taunting chuckle. "Guess It's my turn now though."
Nappa flew closer to our other heroes, and let loose some of his power to alert his arrival. The others turned in his direction, and before they knew it, he had already begun a transformation of his own.
"Damn it, Goku!" Tien yelled. "I told you shouldn't have given him the Senzu, now he's gonna kill all of us!"
"Well, I didn't think he was capable of taking it anyways!" Goku said. "I mean he could barely move himself."
"Goku's right Tien, besides we shouldn't be yelling at each other right now." Krillin replied. "We have to figure out a way to take him down."
Tien grunted, "Fine." He said.
They quickly distanced from Nappa and formed a plan as he was transforming.
"So, What's the plan?" Yamcha asked.
"If I remember correctly, it's the tail that allows them to transform." Krillin pointed out. "So if we cut his tail, he should detransform right?"
"Yes, but how are we gonna get behind him?" Tien asked.
"Oh!" Goku shouted. "I can distract him, while some of you try to attack him, meanwhile one of you guys can get behind him and cut his tail!"
"I'll cut his tail." Piccolo said. "Just make sure you keep him distracted, and don't let him hit you."
Goku nodded, and gave a thumbs up. Nappa finished his transform and let out a quick howl.
"Looks like there's no more time for talking." Goku stated. "Gohan, go with the others, alright?"
Gohan nodded in response.
Goku dashed infront of Nappa, and quickly gained a little more distance. "Over here!" He shouted. Nappa looked at Goku, and let a smirk upon his face. It seemed he had forgotten his original goal, when he had transformed.
"So you want to die first?" Nappa said.
Nappa moved quickly forward and launched his fist towards the ground. Goku jumped, and had barely evaded the attack. He threw a quick ki wave aiming at Nappa's right eye, but Nappa moved his head allowing the attack to aim.
"Damn it! I missed" Goku thought to himself.
Nappa threw his fist once again crushing the ground beneath which Goku stood but not Goku himself. Goku evaded Nappa's attacks one by one, each time sparing only a second to act. Nappa fired a small wave of energy from his mouth, but Goku had dodge the attack. The blast eventually collided with the ground causing an explosion nearby.
While Goku had Nappa distracted, the others readied their attack. Tien and Yamcha flew towards Nappa, quickly activating the first level of Kaioken. In Sync, they had come down diagonally striking with their legs against Nappa's right cheek.
Nappa's head was pushed towards the left, the attack hadn't hurt but it annoyed him, and caused him to be even more distracted.
"You pests!" He shouted. Nappa quickly looked to his right and threw his fist. Tien and Yamcha escaped the attack quickly. Nappa prepared another wave of energy infront of his mouth, however before he could, Gohan and Krillin came from below and kicked Nappa's jaw upward.
The blast had gone into the sky instead of against Tien and Yamcha. The four quickly escaped the area before Nappa had a chance to retaliate.
"You're going to pay for that!" Nappa said as he lowered his head back down. He quickly turned his head from side to side to find his enemies. He had saw Chiaotzu and smirked menacingly. He threw his fist towards the little Earthling, Chiaotzu froze, there was no way he could escape, Nappa was just too fast.
"Chiaotzu!" Tien shouted. Before Tien knew it, his best friend was crushed by the fist of a Giant Ape. "Piccolo, how much longer do you need!"
"It's almost done, just let me get a clear shot!" Piccolo shouted. Piccolo had been gathering ki above the palm of his fist, enough that it should be able to cut Nappa's tail quickly and clean.
Tien unleashed his aura, and it quickly turned a bursting red. "Kaioken!" He shouted. Tien's aura grew and grew to exponential size, it had also gained a deepend color. His body bulked out a total of two times, and his veins became bulgy.
"Tien, no!" Krillin said. "King Kai said we can't use anything past the first level!"
"I don't care, we have to stop him!" Tien shouted. He flew off, and ignored his friend's warning.
Nappa chuckled evilly, as he lifted his fist off Chiaotzu. "Good, Looks like I angered that triclops. Now all I have to do is get rid of the triclops himself!" Nappa said in thought. He had become cocky, and felt victorious over killing Chiaotzu.
Nappa turned himself completely around, and saw Tien charging after him. He swung his two hands at Tien, but Tien had flown up and out of the way before he could. Tien went up higher into the sky, and put his two fingers on his forehead, with both hands polar opposite from each other.
"Sooollaaar!" He shouted. White bright energy from around his forehead. "FLAAARE!" The white bright energy flashed for miles. It was enough to make the other two apes who were fighting nearby, go blind.
"Aagh!" Nappa screamed. "You jerk!"
Even though he couldn't see, Nappa still attempted to swing his arms around, hoping to hit someone, or at the very least keep them away.
"Now Piccolo!" Tien shouted.
Piccolo rushed to Nappa's backside and with all the ki in his hand, He aimed to strike Nappa's tail down but missed! Nappa had quickly hopped forward and out of the way.
"You think cause I'm blinded, I don't know what yer doing?" Nappa shouted. The vein in Nappa's forehead bulged increasingly, and with his vision still somewhat blurry, Nappa threw his fist against Piccolo.
Piccolo did his best to block the attack but came crashing to the ground anyways. He was unconscious but clearly alive, his ki signature was still readable.
"Oh no Piccolo!" Krillin shouted. He rushed quickly to grab Piccolo before he had hit the ground.
"His vision must be coming back!" Yamcha said, stating the obvious.
Piccolo immediately woke back up once he was on a safer area, uncomfortable with the save he had gotten.
"You okay?" Krillin asked.
"I'm fine, focus on the battle." Piccolo replied in a rude manner.
"Quick, knock him down before his vision returns!" Tien shouted. The others responded quickly except for Gohan who froze in the midst of it all. Everything was happening too quick, and too fast for him to keep up, the only thing he could do was stand unhelpfully.
Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha unleashing the basic Kaioken, flew swiftly to Nappa with their bright red auras. Piccolo and Goku had not known the technique, so their aura stayed white almost like concrete.
To offset their power differences, the team had split up evenly, and all pushed at the same time on Nappa.
Tien on the left leg, Krillin on the right side of Nappa's lower back, Goku on the right leg alone, Piccolo on the left side of Nappa's lower back, and Yamcha on the middle of Nappa's enormous back.
They all pushed simultaneously and Nappa had begun to stumble.
"Wooaa-" Nappa had shouted, but he stopped himself before he had fallen. Nappa's balance held out, and they didn't have enough power to knock him down.
"It didn't work!" Goku shouted. "We gotta go!"
Goku quickly distanced himself from Nappa. Nappa's vision fully recovered and he aimed for his next target… Tien..
Nappa hurled his fist through the wind and at Tien. Tien had barely evaded Nappa's giant fist. Tien quickly gathered ki infront of his two hands and fired it at Nappa. The blast had quickly hit Nappa's right eye.
Nappa let out a massive roar from the excruciating pain. He covered his right eye with both of his hands. Nappa tried to ignore the pain but couldn't, it left him unfocused and his guard dropped giving the others time to distance themselves.
"That won't hold him off for long!" Tien yelled. They all quickly regrouped and moved away from Nappa.
"What do we do now?" Piccolo said angrily. "The plan didn't work!"
"We'll think of something, for now just keep your distance." Krillin replied.
"Damn it! Chiaotzu's already been brought back once from the Dragon Balls, and he can't be brought back again!" Tien thought angrily. "We can't just sit here and do nothing! I won't let Chiaotuz die in vain!"
Meanwhile…
Nearby Vegeta and Raditz's battle seem to have gone nowhere. The landscape was brutally destroyed from their fight, with broken mountains, and gigantic craters, some the shape of the two fighters.
They panted heavily waiting for the other to strike.
"Give up." Vegeta said.
"Wha-What?!" Raditz replied. He growled angrily back at Vegeta and slammed his tail to the ground provokingly. "Why would I give up?!"
"You're too weak to beat me." Vegeta said. "This battle is in my favor, and you're far too tired to fight me."
"Tsk! I call bull!" Raditz shouted. "You think I'm tired? I'm just getting warmed up!"
Raditz let out a roar, and charged at Vegeta, shoulder bashing the other ape. Vegeta had put his arms in front of him to block the attack with time to spare. As Vegeta was being pushed, immense mounds of dirt kicked up from his feet from him standing his ground.
Vegeta pulled his fist back and hurled it at Raditz as a counter. Raditz put his arms in front of him to block the attack in return. Raditz threw his left fist upwards at Vegeta's chin, but Vegeta had moved his head back before the hit landed.
Vegeta, with much swiftness, swept his leg against Raditz's side. Despite being hit, Raditz threw his fist to Vegeta's face, but Vegeta vanished. Vegeta reappeared behind Raditz and threw his foot against Raditz's back.
The two fighters alone had made the Earth rumble with extreme ferocity but with Nappa and the others fighting too it had caused a huge ruckus. It shook the whole earth, making the world thinking it was just a disastrous earthquake. Little did they know that all life Earth depends on this battle.
Vegeta lifted Raditz up and spun him around viciously. Vegeta spun Raditz more and more, enough so that he'd continue spinning while Vegeta stopped. Vegeta moved away from Raditz and lifted his fist up as he jumped a bit. He pulled his fist further back and launched it at Raditz.
Raditz had stopped and caught the fist as he stopped himself from spinning.
"I told you…" Raditz said. "I'm not that weakling anymore!"
Raditz gripped Vegeta's fist tightly and pulled Vegeta towards him. Raditz hurled his right fist and slammed it into Vegeta's face without letting go of his grip. Raditz then swung Vegeta in a quarter circular motion and let Vegeta be sent flying.
Raditz dashed and jumped in the air, pounding his elbow into Vegeta's chest pushing the air out of Vegeta's lungs. Vegeta coughed and gasped leaving him open for Raditz to attack once more. Though Vegeta was quick to regain oxygen in his body, Raditz had already landed another attack in Vegeta's stomach.
This time, Vegeta absorbed the attack, and ignored the pain. He embraced himself for any other attack thrown at him, and continued on. Raditz threw his fist again, and again, and AGAIN but Vegeta moved forward.
"I'm the Mighty Saiyan Prince!" Vegeta shouted. He gripped Raditz's fist with such force it made the weaker Saiyan's body tremble. "Common trash is not fit to spill my Royal Blood! You shouldn't even be able to stand against me!"
Vegeta took Raditz's arm and threw him into the ground. Vegeta pressed his foot onto Raditz and began slowly crushing Raditz's skull.
"Don't you ever forget that!" Vegeta yelled.
Elsewhere, The others were still distancing themselves from Nappa trying to finish him off. Goku could sense Raditz's energy dropping alarmingly fast.
"Oh no!" He thought. "Guys we have to hurry! Raditz is in trouble!"
"None of you are going anywhere!" Nappa yelled. "You're all staying here to watch as I kill every last one of you!"
"Damn it!" Tien said to himself. "There has to be a way to get an opening!"
"If only Chiaotzu hadn't been killed! If only I could've saved him! Then...Then! We might just be able to stop his movement!" Tien thought. Tien became frustrated with everything. He was so angry with Goku's decision for letting Nappa to live, so angry that he couldn't save his best friend, but most of all he felt helpless.
"These Saiyans are just too strong." He said. Tien took a deep breath. "But I can't win if I let my anger blind me. I have to do it right, and win. For Chiaotzu!"
Tien flew from behind Nappa and towards his right cheek, unleashing his kaioken aura at the last second to create a powerful impact. Tien immediately spaced himself from Nappa to gain some ground before Nappa could hit him.
"Too slow!" Nappa said. Tien wasn't fast enough, even with a times three Kaioken he'd never make it away, Nappa had fired a blast from his mouth and it was coming in speeds so indescribably fast it was hopeless.
"No!" Tien said in thought. "D-Darn it! I was….I wasn't fast enough!"
The blast neared his body but it stopped, shocking everyone including Nappa.
"Huh?! What?!" Nappa shouted.
From a bunch of rubble, Chiaotzu had stood up, he wasn't dead. He was still alive, but barely. He moved the blast far away from everyone and Tien moved quickly away from Nappa while he could.
"So you're still alive?" Nappa said. "I'll just have to fix that then."
"Ch-Chiatozu!" Tien said. He felt so relieved to see his friend alive, but at the same time, knowing that Nappa was about to finish him, made him scared. "You're alive! B-But how?!"
"He's not very thorough with his kills." Chiaotzu said. Chiaotzu was covered in dirt and wounds. He quickly flew to Tien and stood by his side.
"I'm so glad you're alive!" Tien said. He turned to Nappa. "Let's finish him!"
Chiaotzu nodded in response. Krillin, Goku, and Yamcha had regrouped with the two, and were happy to see that Chiaotzu was alive. Gohan however was still frozen and too scared to move, he could barely let out a breath.
He was...an easy target infact. Nappa saw Gohan, and saw him not moving. He realized the boy's inexperience for battle must've done this. Nappa smirked maliciously and looked at the others. He looked directly at Goku, who noticed immediately Nappa looking at him.
Goku prepared his battle stance, but when he saw Nappa looked away he became confused, until he had realized what Nappa was looking at… Gohan…
"Gohan get out of there!" Goku said. Gohan didn't respond, and Goku rushed into action attempting to save his son, but he wasn't quick enough. Nappa's fist was faster.
"Nooo!" Goku shouted. He flew as fast as he could but he was too late….or so he thought. Nappa's fist had stopped.
"I can't hold him off for long, my energy is fading!" Chiaotzu said. He had quickly used his telekinesis to prevent Nappa's movement. "Hurry!"
Goku turned to Chiaotzu and nodded. "Thanks!" Goku quickly grabbed his son out of the way and took him to a safe distance.
"Quick Tien! While I have him. Cut his tail!" Chiaotzu said. Chiaotzu unleashed the basic Kaioken level for a boost of power. Nappa was unable to break free.
"Chiaotzu don't! You'll burn yourself out!" Tien said.
"It's fine just go!" Chiaotzu replied.
"You've already been brought back with the Dragon Balls before! You can't be brought back again!" Tien shouted.
"Tien! Hurry before he breaks free!" Chiaotzu shouted. He was struggling to stay alive, and Nappa was beginning to break free. Tien rushed behind Nappa, and prepared to cut his tail.
"Thanks for being such a good friend, Tien!" Chiaotzu said through his telepathy. His aura bursted larger and larger.
Tien gathered energy around his hand and cut Nappa's massive tail.
"Goodbye...my friend." Tien said. A tear had formed beneath his eye as he finished slicing the tail off.
Chiaotzu's body burned and all that was left was nothing but a hollow shell of his body.
"Ch-Chiaotzu…" Krillin said. Him and Yamcha had witnessed the passing of one of their long time friends.
Nappa reverted back and nothing but a stub of where his tail used to remain.
"M-my tail…" Nappa said. He was shocked. "No! It can't grow back!" He was infuriated!
Tienshinhan, full of grief, moved closer to Nappa.
"You're beat." He said.
Nappa widened his eyes angrily. "What?!" He shouted.
"Leave this planet. Don't come back ever!" Tien yelled. "We have you beat, you can't win!"
Nappa tightened his fist violently, and gritted his teeth. "You think I'm defeated?! You think you're stronger than the Saiyan General?!" He shouted. "No! I won't lose to trash like y-"
Tien, activating the Kaioken technique, landed a fist into Nappa's gut. Nappa was too slow to react, and had not seen it coming. Tien's punch knocked Nappa hard into the ground.
"You're lucky I'm not Piccolo or myself years ago." Tien said. "Otherwise, I would've killed you on the spot."
Nappa wanted so badly to do something, but that punch was so devastating that he was quickly losing consciousness. There he laid defeated, bested, beaten, nothing Nappa had done was victorious, in the end his immense power had failed him.
A humiliating loss for such a once Mighty Warrior.
To be continued...
Powerlevels:
Vegeta: 18,000 | 180,000 APE
Raditz: 12,000 | 120,000 APE
Nappa: 6,000 | 60,000 APE | 4,000 No Tail/Damaged
Goku: 8,000 | 7,500 Damaged
Piccolo 4,500 | Damaged: 3,400
Tien: 4,000 | Damaged: 3,500
Yamcha: 3,600 | Damaged: 3,000
Krillin: 3,200 |Damaged: 2,950
Chiaotzu: 1,500 | Damaged: 400 | Kaioken: 800 | Max Kaioken: 1600
Incase y'all wonderin, Damaged just basically means their Ki levels are damaged. Whether it's them actually physically hurt or drained from the fight.
For Example: Piccolo's max power is at 4,500 but because of the fight, his power is diminished quite a bit, especially since he charged an attack in attempt to cut Nappa's tail. Thus he's lost more energy than the others.
Chiaotzu lost alot more than the others due to him being squashed by Nappa's fist.
Also in case you're wondering, yes Chiaotzu can use the times four Kaioken. He just shouldn't cause its borderline suicide. Hell, the times three Kaioken is borderline suicide too for him anyways. He can use the base Kaioken in super short bursts, whereas Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin can have much longer bursts, and could possibly use the x3 in proper utilization.