The heroes took their stance, a little hiccup on their plans as they could not choose their opponents. Specifically, Krillin, who said he had a method to handle Recoome, was now facing someone he was worried it would not work on, being a ranged fighter. Chichi knew she couldn't take out her opponent, which meant she had to hold back. She was also surprised that such a weak opponent would want to fight her alone. Vegeta felt that even with the small difference, he could handle Recoome. Tarble knew if it came down to it, he could hold Burter and direct Nappa to help someone else.
~Remember guys, hold off tell Ginyu is with Freeza's power level at the very least… Try to snatch their scouters so they cannot call for reinforcements. If we can collect them, we can listen into Freeza if he tries to give orders. ~ Tarble broadcast his mind to the others, the group tightened their stances while Ginyu's men just smiled as they positioned themselves to fight their opponent.
"Nappa, blow the roof now!" Vegeta called out as an order, Nappa rose his index finger up and a surge of energy suddenly blew the cave open.
-First fight, Guldo VS Chichi -
Ginyu's men a little surprised but glad for the more open fighting space. They used their scouters to track their opponents, Guldo was the only one without a scouter and could not do so. Instead the small alien held his breath and began to move to get a position to find his, but as he turned, he found she was already in position and kicked toward his head. His eyes wide as he almost let his breath out in a yelp, but held it in.
~How did she get so close… I better move fast and take a position to surprise her in.~ He thought to himself. The alien took to the sky to get in the rubble to keep her confused. But the moment he let the air go and collect himself, he could not see her. As he breathed in to hold his breath Chichi's foot connected with his gut.
"You breath in before you disappear and reappear." Chichi said with a smirk. "You should have chosen a better opponent for your level." She quickly kicked him once more, the short green alien was unable to catch his breath in time. He attempted to paralyze her in the moment, but her strike was to quick. Soon the small Alien instead slumped and fell with the rubble and was buried. The woman turned to look at Krillin, and saw the fellow human was had a harder time then the rest to fight.
-Distraction-
Jeice and the other saw in their scouters that Guldo was already defeated. They remarked that their poses will now look uncool. As they fought their own opponent, it looked easy for the remaining force members.
Burter rapidly made blows along Tarble's body before shifted to Nappa. The speedster seemed to be in two places at once, just showing how fast he was. Tarble held back his power to allow the blows to make contact, falling to the ground and standing up with heavy breathing. Nappa roared out in pain as he stood, with a show of actual difficulty to keep up.
"Nappa, go help Vegeta. I will hold off this guy." Tarble said, only to the blue alien's amusement.
"You think you can handle me while all beaten up." Burter laughed.
"I am a slow starter, you are a burst fighter. You will start weakening only while I grow more powerful." Tarble said with a grin, only for Burter to laugh again and bring more focus on him.
"Hey Recoome, I am going to let you have more fun. Feel free beating down this other Saiyan." Burter smacked Tarble to the ground as he spoke. Only to grab him and force him back up and begin to beat him with a series of rapid punches that kept him lifted in the air.
"Alright, Vegeta is only barely keeping me interested." Recoome said, though the brute was already beaten out of his armor by Vegeta's first assault. Vegeta laid into him as much as possible, even had sent him flying back and crashed into a far back hill. But only enough damage to break the armor, and successfully remove Recoome's scouter that now on the ground. "Send Nappie to me, dude."
Nappa did not have to wait for more of an invite, and took position next to his boss. "Alright Vegeta, you ready to show this lug what it means to be a saiyan." The larger saiyan then roared out once more, and gathered ki in his throat. He fired a blast at Recoome, who simply took the blow.
Recoome stood and shook his head as the dust cleared. "Looks like there was little reason to have you join. Hope you don't end up just being work." Recome charged, a close line to Nappa's chest and vegeta. The two soon pinned to each other as the large brute began to crush them together in a bear hug.
Jeice and Krillin fought at more range, currently forced to react to each other's energy attacks. Jeice most impressed by Krillin's Shatter Shot attack, as it meant many attacks he had to dodge while Krillin kept firing his own. "This guy shows some promise. Maybe we can convince him to take Guldo's place. He is about the same size so the poses might still work." Jeice side stepped the raining down energy attacks, and made his ball of energy. "Hope you can keep up with this, Jeice special: Fast ball!" Red ball suddenly appeared in his hand, and with a whip of his hand the ball flew into Krillin's chest and sent the human flying back.
Chichi at this moment joined the fray, attempted to keep close and force Jeice to fight face to face. But Chichi was soon made aware that Jeice was not incompetent in close fighting. The orange skinned battler began to lay into her as well and knock her toward Krillin. "What a waste of Talent." He said as he began to fire rapid blasts at the two and made the two have to dodge.
-In space-
Goku and Raditz looked down at Namek, the gravity chamber lowered back to normal earth gravity. The two could feel the impressive power that was now built up inside of them.
"Do you think the others are ok?" Goku asked, a little worried about his wife and son. His mind was also on his friends, but focused on his family.
"Don't worry, Kakarot. None of them are stupid enough to get into fights they cannot handle." Raditz said with a placement on his shoulder. "I am more afraid we will not be ready to face, Freeza."
"Then we will do what we can, and get away if possible."
The two continued to look down as their ship was only a few minutes from landing now. A sense of calm before the battle.
-Freeza's ship-
Ginyu and Freeza had placed the Dragon Balls outside the ship, Freeza happy with the outcome. "Looks like I should have called you sooner, Ginyu." He said with a cheerful mood.
"I thank you for the compliment, Lord Freeza." Ginyu said with a bow. "Shall I do the dance of Joy to celebrate."
"That will not be needed. For now, I will wish to be immortal!" The tyrant soon stood over the dragon balls, his hands over the large orbs. "Now, Dragon Balls! Grant me immortality!" He called out, and a moment passed while nothing happened.
"D-did it work? Are you Immortal, Lord Freeza?" Ginyu asked with his eyes blinking in confusion.
"I don't think so, nothing feels different." Freeza spoke, and suddenly remembered that a village he had visited claimed he would not get his wish, even if he collected all the orbs. "I thought he was just being petty… but he claimed I wouldn't. There must be a password, or an arrangement."
Ginyu checked his scouter, searching and noticed that Guldo's power was gone. "I could have my men bring the others to us for questioning." As freeza did his own check.
"Oh, no wait. It seems there are two other Namekian energy signatures still around. Located at point 8829401." Freeza smiles as he lifted to the air. "No need to fret then, I will acquirer the information, as I have experience in dealing with these Namekians. Ginyu, you stay here and guard the dragon balls. Whip the men into shape while you're at it."
"Yes sir!" Ginyu snapped to attention.
-Back to the fight-
Vegeta and Nappa break free only when Recoome releases them. Nappa kicked away and sent into the dirt, Vegeta felt his arm grabbed whipped over Recoome's head and slammed into the ground. "What happened vegi? I thought you were going to be fun, but it looks like your nothing." He mocked as Vegeta coughed heavily.
Tarble's sense suddenly twitched as he felt Freeza begin to move. "Krillin, scouter." He called out as he finally caught Burter's fist, held tightly so the blue alien could not retreat.
"What is this?" Burter said with a surprise as he watched Tarble's power level raise to forty thousand suddenly.
"Right, Chichi hold him off if you can." Krillin said as he pulled out a capsule that held the scouter for him. Chichi nodded as she powered up and used her Rose Thorn Armor technique, increasing her power increased by twenty percent higher. Jeice then struck with a punch, and the energy erupted to send him flying. The power of the blow hard enough to knock the scouter off his head.
Krillin placed the scouter to his head, pressed to communicate with Gohan. Glad they used a different signal, Freeza's force would have to look for it first and that meant their conversation at the moment was secret. "Gohan, report."
"Looks like Freeza is leaving, Ginyu is staying. From what I can tell, Freeza is more focused on Guru and Nail." Gohan responded, as he focused on his Ki being as low as possible. Dende did the same. "Looks like the plan is working."
"Right. Start next step guys." Krillin said with a smile.
"Finally." Vegeta said angry before he fired a blast as Recoome's head to make him let go. "Do what ever you plan on doing."
The small smoke screen was enough, Recoome's focus on Vegeta. Krillin's hand lifted to the sky, a disc formed in his hand. "I originally made this to fight you guys, kind of funny that I am using it to help you. KI-Enzan!" He tossed the disk, Jeice about to call out a warning to his ally, but instead had a kick to his ribs that sent him flying back, then Chichi over him and punching him into the ground. The disc instead met its mark, and Recoome cut in half. The brute's eyes opened wide in confusion, not expecting an attack to overwhelm him so easily from a weakling. Nappa soon appeared overhead and fired another mouth blast to make sure the giant was taken out.
"Recoome!" Burter called out in surprise, His scouter still active and grabbed Ginyu's attention.
"Ginyu Force, report!" He called for his team. But no response.
Tarble instead held Burter's Scouter in his hand, the blue alien unsure how he was so fast. "Oh, sometimes it is not about speed. You just didn't sense my movement tell it was too late. Now about speed. It is about you not knowing proper Ki." Tarble said as his grip on Burter's hand tightened, and made the alien cry out. Burter's head leaned back as he called out, Tarble then struck at Burter's throat and silence him. The blue alien turned even more blue, then purple… Tarble watched as he suffocated. The moment he passed out, Tarble struck again and Burter naturally began to breath again, before his body was allowed to fall to the ground.
"Ginyu will be on his way hopefully. If not, then we will head toward him. Let's give him a moment to think about it." Tarble said as he saw that his friends had taken plenty of battle damage, that and Nappa and Vegeta took the worse of it. "Take this time to rest up and regain some stamina."
-Freeza's ship-
"Ginyu Force, Response." Ginyu spoke again, unsure how it was possible. The scouter was now showing someone with the power level of fifty thousand. "I knew I should have stayed. Something did not feel right about them all just being in a cave." The power of fifty thousand decreased again. "It seems that they can hide their power level. Vegeta must have learned to do the same and used it to trick me into thinking they were no problem for my men." His voice turned to anger. "He will pay for this, For the Ginyu force!" He roared out. But he did not forget his order, burying the dragon balls and put the men on high alert before he sped toward his men's last location.
-Return to our heroes-
They had only a few moments to regain their strength, before Ginyu showed with a fury. It great even more when he saw his men, laid either unconscious or dead. Tarble stood to face Ginyu as the others seemed a bit more afraid with feeling Ginyu's massive power.
"Your team seemed to not be up to snuff." Tarble said to get the captains anger focused on him.
"Y-you will regret treating us with such disrespect!" Ginyu disappeared, a fist firmly planted into Tarble's stomach. Air forced from his lungs, but before he could move away the captain already was planting a kick to his back and sent him flying forward.
The others watched as Tarble was quickly handled, Chichi turned on her Rose Thorn Armor again. Then with Krillin, they attempted to strike at Ginyu. Who simply grabbed their wrists, Chichi's energy erupting but not seeming to harm Ginyu, and simply smacking them together. Energy erupted from Chichi's body and Krillin called out in pain as it sent him tossed away while Chichi just dropped in front of Ginyu. Nappa with Vegeta began to fire blasts of energy, rapid from Vegeta and hard from Nappa. The two hoped they would do some damage, but Ginyu only fired one blast that collided with their own and exploded at their feet.
-Gohan-
Once Ginyu had left, he was amazed on how fast he could really move. "Looks like we won't have much time to do this. Dende, I don't think we will have time to get the dragon balls and make a wish, Freeza is not at Nail's location yet."
"Gohan, we just have to trust that your friends have plenty of tricks up their sleeve to overwhelm Ginyu. I just wish there was two of me, so I could have healed them while Ginyu made his orders." Dende said with a sad look.
-Ginyu-
Tarble had shown his true power, raised to sixty-six thousand and was still out matched by Ginyu. The furious captain showed ruthlessness as he did not kill them, he simply wanted to break their spirit first. Surprised that Tarble kept standing as his allies laid across the battle field, their power level barely clung on.
"If you had been a recruit, I would have been glad to have you join my team. But you had to make a mockery of my men… you had to be the death of two of them. And you are not even worthy of a replacement body." Ginyu kicked Tarble hard and sent him back and laid to the ground.
Tarble had to focus, to keep his mind from going dark. They needed more time, just a little while longer. ~Nappa, you still conscious? ~
~Barely, this mind talking thing is weird. ~ Nappa responded as his body sat up, only to fall back down.
~Do you think… you could handle a transformation? ~ Tarble asked, as he hoped not to rely on the Oozaru form. It was a risk that could bring Freeza at them.
~I don't think so, I would possibly take him with me though. ~ Nappa thought as his one good eye opened. ~ Looks like our plan failed. ~
"What is that?" Ginyu said as he finally felt the group had given up, and was getting ready to make a final blow when he saw a ship landing. "I don't remember more reinforcements being called, and that is not our ship."
-Goku and Raditz-
=Landing on Namek, Successful. = The ships computer announced as the door opened. The two saiyan brothers stood and looked out to the calm world. Their senses opened and felt a powerful moving energy one direction, but felt another near several dropping power levels. Goku recognized Chichi and Krillin's, but could not feel Gohan or Bulma which worried him.
"Kakarot, it seems that our friends are that way. I also sense Nappa and Vegeta, which is a strange event. The power over there may be something we both have to handle." Raditz pointed toward the group.
"There is a larger group of lower energies that way. You check it out, and I will head that way." Goku knew better to worry when they were about to enter battle. Goku then disappeared, Raditz pressed a button to capsulize the ship before vanishing as well.
-Ginyu-
Ginyu's eyes widened as Goku appeared before him. The saiyan looked down at Chichi, Krillin, Tarble, Vegeta, and Nappa… also seeing four others he did not recognize. "You guys look like your having trouble. Sorry it took so long."
~Don't talk Goku, this is Ginyu. He works for Freeza. Gohan is waiting to attack Freeza's ship but we need him taken out or he could return. ~ Tarble spoke to Goku's mind, not wanting to give up his plan and allow Ginyu to inform Freeza.
Goku nodded as he appeared behind Ginyu. "I normally like to fight someone at their fullest." Ginyu's body stiffened when he heard Goku's voice, his scouter attempted to catch his power level. It showed only ten thousand, but Ginyu knew it was a lie. "But I don't think we can risk that with you."
Ginyu began to turn, and instead was met with a blow to the stomach. "Kiao-Ken times three" The power of the punch increased and Ginyu could feel the intense pressure of being sent back. The force of movement was to much, his mind darkened almost instantly as he crashed into the ground and tumbled. A simple win for Goku, against a man his friends and current allies couldn't hurt.
"Hold on guys, I have a senzu bean. But only one." Goku spoke up, Tarble sat up and waved his hand.
"No, hold onto it. Vegeta kept complaining that he wished he was on Freeza's ship. It has healing pods, I think I know what wish we need to do. First, head toward the cluster of people that way." Tarble began to explain.
"Raditz will already be there." Goku said as he helped his longtime friend up.
"He may mess up the plan. I need you to go and tell him not destroy the ship. I will tell you my wish idea with my mind." Tarble said, Goku nodded as he vanished and Tarble was left sitting with his still barely living friends.
-Gohan-
Unsure how much longer it was going to be, He still felt Freeza on the move and getting closer to Guru's home. Suddenly a power level appeared in the air, the freeza forces reacted. Gohan focused for a bit. "Is… that raditz?" He asked as he left his hiding spot to confirm visually. The freeza army seemed to think nothing of Raditz, who was not defeating the soldiers without much issue. Gohan took this chance to help his uncle and hoped it would not harm their plan to much.
"Gohan! You are alive, that is perfect! Goku was worried." Raditz said as he elbowed a solder to the ground with ease. "Looks like you got a nice little power up." He continued to speak while he defeated opponents as a second thought. It seemed easy for Gohan as well, the young man showed no trouble which made the saiyan proud.
Raditz after the men were defeat, rose a hand to blow up Freeza's ship. But Goku appeared just in time to stop him. "Wait, we will need the ship. Where is Dende?" Goku asked as he looked around.
"Daddy!" Gohan rushed into Goku's body and hugged him. Goku returned the hug greatful his son was okay. "How do you know about Dende?"
"Tarble is telling me everything as we speak. He said we need to make our wishes now. Freeza seemed to take note of Ginyu's defeat." Goku said, Gohan sensed that Freeza was on his way toward them now.
"Your right… Dende!" Gohan called out as the Namekian was already headed toward the buried balls. Glad he was already summoning the dragon.
The three went down to the small Namekian as he spoke his native tounge. The sky darkened, and a bright light came from the balls. Soon a massive dragon towered over Freeza's ship and the group of people. The dragon spoke, "O master of the Dragon Balls, State your wish. I shall grant any three within my power."
"This one gives us three!?" Raditz exclaimed as he was not caught up on things.
"Yes. Dende, the first wish is to bring back the earth born Namekian named Piccolo back to life." Goku stated, though he did not know why he had to word it so only Piccolo was revived. Dende spoke to the dragon, as it announced it granted his wish. "The second wish, wish that all Namekians, as well as everyone not part of the freeza army that is on namek, to be transported safely into Freeza's ship." Dende once more spoke to the dragon.
A shine came to the dragon's eyes, Suddenly Guru, Nail, Bulma, and the others appeared on inside Freeza's ship. The unfortunate dead remains of the fellow Namekians also placed nearby. And surprisingly, Piccolo was there as well. It seemed the dragon took the wish as all namekain both on and off world, as well as everyone on namek not sided with freeza. Piccolo very confused by happy as it meant there was a chance, he would get to fight Freeza for revenge on his people. Goku about to state the third wish, when Guru saw his lost children. The grief struck him, as his life simply gave way. The third wish not given.
Freeza's scouter had picked up all the power levels of people not with him, suddenly appears at his ship. An anger came over him as he pushed his form to move faster, which made Bulma's scouter register it growing. "Oh God, he will be here in no time. We won't even get a chance to take off."
"Then me and Raditz will slow him down." Goku said, Dende already worked on healing the others the best he could. He knew he did not have enough time to mourn his elder's death. Nail and Piccolo looked to each other, and joined Goku and Raditz in heading out right way.
The plan was almost a success, but with a wish that simply was took broad spoken lead to the death of Guru. With that a third wish could not be given, now their only hope is to fight off freeza. Will our heroes be able to survive the coming threat? Or will the chapters be coming to an end?
PL
Tarble- 66,000 (Hidden power level 24,000)
Nappa- 16,000
Krillin- 35,000 (Hidden power level 30,000)
Chichi- 36,000 (hidden power level 25,000)
Rose Thorn Armor- x1.2 = 43,200
Vegeta- 36,000
Burter- 43,000 -KO
Jeice- 42,000 -KO
Recoome- 40,000 -dead
Guldo- 10,000 -dead
Ginyu- 120,000 -KO
Gohan- 29,000
Piccolo- 5700 x 42.86 (King Kai training) = 244,000
Nail- 43,000
Goku- 10,200 x 12(gravity chamber w/ Raditz) = 122,000
Kaio-ken x 3- 366,000
Raditz- One armed- 5400 x20(Gravity Chamber w/ Goku) = 108,000