A Sacrifice is Made
I don't own Digimon or Dragonball Z
"Kakarot?" Goku asked the stranger in confusion.
"That's right, that's your name." The others looked at Goku, then back at the stranger.
"His name?" Bulma asked.
"Who is this guy?" Krillin asked, pointing at the newcomer.
"Kakarot, what have you been doing all these years?" he asked while Gohan and Azumi hid behind their mother and father's legs. "Your mission was to terminate all life on this planet, why haven't you carried it out?" Goku looked back at a nervous Roshi before glancing at his wife who was ready for a fight, should the stranger decide to attack.
The man's scouter beeped and he looked at it, showing both Daisuke and Goku's power. He frowned. "What is this nonsense? The female's power level is at 550 while Kakarot's is at 530?" he thought in disbelief. "How can an earthling be stronger than you Kakarot? Even that green man I encountered earlier was almost as powerful as you are; you're a disgrace," he said aloud.
"He must have met Piccolo, he's the only one I know who could get that strong so quickly and is also a 'green man'," Daisuke thought, Goku's own mind mirroring those thoughts.
"Listen mister, I don't know who you think you are, but you've got the wrong person," Krillin said, walking towards the man who smirked as his scouter beeped. "Allow me to show you the way off the island." Goku suddenly noticed the tail around the Saiyan glow.
"Krillin, look out!" he warned before Krillin was struck by the tail, sending him crashing into the wall of the Kame House.
"Krillin!" Daisuke shouted, glancing back for a moment before turning to see a tail just like Goku's attached to the stranger. "Goku, he's got a tail just like you used to have." It took Goku barely a moment to see that she was right.
"That's good, I was wondering how long it would take you to recognise me, brother," the man said.
"I've never seen you before," Goku replied as Bulma grabbed Gohan and Azumi, pulling them away from their parents.
"What? Do you mean to tell me that you have no idea who I am, Kakarot?" the man asked Goku who frowned.
"I don't know who this Kakarot person is, but I'm not him. My name is Goku," he said, making the Saiyan growl.
"What happened to you, did you hit your head or something?" he asked, pointing to his head before advancing towards Goku. "Answer me, did you hit your head?"
"Yeah. I don't' remember it well, but I do know I hit my head when I was a child. I still have a scar where it happened," Goku said, holding his forehead.
"You stupid fool, you forgot," the older man said growled.
"I forgot what? Tell me!" Goku demanded as Roshi spoke up.
"Goku, there's something your grandfather once told me. I think you should know. Long ago, while your grandpa Gohan was walking through the woods one day, he came across a strange crater that had recently been made. When he went closer to examine it, he found what would appear to be a strange spaceship, and next to it there you were lying in a little round pod. Gohan tried to take care of you, but you were wild, downright uncontrollable, and incredibly powerful for a baby. You wanted nothing to do with Gohan's kindness. Then one day you had a terrible accident. You fell down a deep ravine and badly injured your head. Your grandfather thought that he had lost you, but somehow, miraculously, you survived. Any other child would have died, but you recovered, and from that day on you became a happy, loving boy," he explained to Goku.
"Well that does explain a lot," Daisuke said. "So he really does have some connection to this guy?"
"Of course he does," the newcomer said as his tail wrapped around his waist again. "I wasn't expecting to give a history lesson when I came here today but alright. After all, Kakarot is going to be working for me soon and I do like for my subordinates to be well informed."
"Ow," Krillin groaned, walking out of the hole in the wall.
"You okay Krillin?" Daisuke asked.
"Yeah, be careful you two, this guy is something else."
"We know. We've known since the second he landed. Just looking at him right now makes my stomach turn," Goku said.
"Such harsh words. Careful brother, you're more like me than you realise," the newcomer replied. "You were born on the Planet Vegeta. You are a space fighter, a Saiyan warrior just like me. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Raditz, your older brother."
"Goku has a brother!?" Krillin shouted in shock.
"He looks like you," Bulma said to Goku.
"Why should we believe what you say?" Goku asked Raditz.
"Yeah, if Goku's your brother and from another planet, what's he doing on Earth?" Daisuke added, making Raditz chuckle.
"That's simple, we sent him here. Kakarot was given specific orders to clear this world of its current inhabitants, a mission that he has failed miserably." Goku's eyes widened at hearing this. "You see, we Saiyans are what you might call planet brokers; we search throughout space for planets that would bring a high price on the galactic market. Once we find them, we send our forces to the planet to purge them of any life making them…ready for sale. It's a very, very profitable business. We take great pride at being efficient in our work. For example, if we discover a planet with strong inhabitants, we send a team of our adult fighters to wipe them out. If we find a planet full of weaklings like this one, a single child is more than sufficient in carrying out the orders," Raditz explained.
"If what you're saying is true, then you Saiyans are abominations; you're nothing but space pirates, that's what you are," Krillin said.
"How can you send little babies off into space all alone?" Bulma asked, hugging Azumi and Gohan and making Raditz smirk.
"Trust me, they're more than capable of looking after themselves. Well, most of them. Kakarot, you're a disgrace; you could have easily wiped out all life on this planet by yourself. If you hadn't forgotten your orders, it would only have taken you a year or two at the most, especially since this planet has a nice big moon."
"Let me guess, I was meant to blow that up as well?" Goku asked, causing his brother to frown.
"You fool! You know as well as I do that it's the key to unlocking your full potential; surely once in your pathetic existence you've looked up at the full moon." Daisuke and the others shared a look.
"He must mean Goku turning into a giant ape, good thing his tail was removed," Daisuke thought just as Raditz noticed his brother no longer had a tail.
"What happened to your tail Kakarot!?" he demanded.
"Why do you want to know?" Goku asked.
"Answer me!"
"I removed it a long time ago," his brother answered.
"You idiot, have you no idea what you have done? Your true power is gone now, you can no longer transform at the full moon. Now I can see why you've grown fond of these weaklings," Raditz said, glaring at the others behind Goku and Daisuke.
"Listen, this is my home and these are my friends and family. It doesn't matter what you say I am, you're certainly no brother I'd ever want to have," Goku replied. "My name is Goku and I live here, now leave us alone!" he shouted at his brother who smirked.
"Even if you are brothers, that doesn't mean Goku has to act like you and destroy peaceful planets like this one, you big creep," Roshi said.
"So baby brother wants to be left alone, well I'm afraid I can't allow that to happen," Raditz said, walking past the others who moved away from him. "You are much too valuable to us now. You see, many years ago our home planet Vegeta met with an unfortunate end when a huge comet slammed into its surface; the planet was vaporised and the Saiyan race destroyed. There's not too many of us left now brother…in fact, as far as we can tell there are only four, including you. We were the only Saiyans away from home when the planet exploded; like you, the rest of us were sent to other planets for a couple of hostile takeovers, and now we've found a world that'll bring in a very high price.
The only problem is, the job is a bit too big for just us three, we were afraid we would have to pass it up until I remembered you Kakarot. You're not as powerful as I had hoped, but we should still manage nicely. So what do you think? Are you excited? You should be, because I am here to take you back into the fold." Gohan and Azumi shivered in fright in Bulma's arms.
"I've heard enough, I'd rather die than join a band of pirates like you!" Goku replied.
"Interesting. I have been meaning to ask you Kakarot, but I've noticed the boy over there has a tail. He's your son, isn't he?" Raditz asked, looking at Gohan.
"Leave him out of this," Goku demanded.
"I'll decide who I leave out of this and who I don't brother. If you won't come with me, then perhaps I'll just have to settle for the boy instead."
"Not going to happen," Daisuke told him, and Goku nodded.
"I see the fire in your eyes, Brother. You should join us, you love to fight. So make this easier on yourself," Raditz said, walking towards the others.
"I'm right here with you Goku," Daisuke said, and Krillin nodded in agreement.
"Both of you stay close to the kids," Goku told them, Raditz stopped just in front of Goku before blurring from sight and reappearing kneeing Goku in the chest hard sending him flying back onto the sand.
"Goku!" Daisuke shouted in worry for her husband as Gohan ran towards his father. "Gohan no, stay away!" she shouted to her son.
"Daddy!" Gohan exclaimed before Raditz grabbed him and held him in his hand. The boy began to cry loudly.
"Like I told you brother, I'm taking your son. If you ever want to see him again, then I suggest you listen closely," Raditz told Goku, who looked up at him in pain.
"Let my son go!" Daisuke shouted, lunging at Raditz who turned and he backhanded her, sending her crashing to the ground.
"Mind your own business mutt. Now then Kakarot, I'm giving you one day to think about my offer. Although, let's be realistic Kakarot, I'm not giving you a choice. So when you decide to join us, and you will, there is something I want you to do; prove to me that you mean it. You can start by eliminating one hundred of these pathetic earthlings; just stack them here on the beach. I'll be back tomorrow for a head count," Raditz said, making Goku glare at him. "So, what do you say Kakarot? I do hope you come through on this. After all, the boy is my nephew; I would hate to harm him before we got to know each other."
"Mommy, Daddy, help me!" Gohan shouted as Raditz took to the sky and he flew off.
"Gohan…." Daisuke said, slowly getting to her feet.
"Are you guys alright?" Krillin asked, running over with the others.
"Does it look like we're alright Krillin? Our son has just been kidnapped!" Daisuke answered furiously, holding her jaw while Goku clutched his ribs.
"Mommy," Azumi said, hugging her mother's leg in worry. "Is Gohan going to be alright?"
"Yes, he will be, because we're going after him," Daisuke answered.
"Just give me a moment," Goku grunted, struggling to his feet.
"Are you crazy? You'll be killed if you go on your own; do you really think you can beat him by yourself?" Krillin asked, grabbing Goku's Gi and looking him in the eyes.
"I've got to try, Krillin," Goku answered.
"We need to use our heads, Goku." Roshi advised him while Bulma and Krillin helped Goku to the steps of the Kame house.
"I hope Gohan's alright," Goku said.
"Don't worry, if he wanted to hurt him he would have done it," Bulma replied.
"She's right, he's more interested in you, Goku," Daisuke said. "Hey, his tail."
"What about it?" Krillin asked.
"Goku, do you remember whenever your tail was grabbed it hurt you and you couldn't move?" Goku's eyes widened and he nodded.
"Yes, good thinking Daisuke," Roshi said.
"That is crazy guys, do you really think he'll let you walk up to him and grab his tail?" Krillin asked Goku and Daisuke.
"No, which is why we're going to fight him together," Goku answered, standing up.
"Goku, are you sure?" Daisuke asked. "I mean, you have already died before, and the Dragonballs can't bring you back to life a second time."
"I know that Daisuke, but at least with us together we have more of a chance to beat him then you would on your own," Goku replied, and Daisuke was hesitant.
"Maybe we can help," Krillin said, and Roshi nodded.
"That's right, we'll put that jerk in his place," the old turtle hermit said.
"How are we going to find Gohan?" Bulma asked.
"I don't know we haven't thought about that yet," Goku answered in frustration.
"Mama, didn't Gohan have a Dragonball?" Azumi asked Daisuke who looked down at her daughter and nodded.
"That's right, we can track her with the Dragon Radar." Bulma took out the radar and turned it on. Everyone found one blip moving at a fast rate of speed away from them before stopping a ways away.
"Alright, let's go get our son back Goku," Daisuke said, and her husband nodded. "And come down here Piccolo, you can't hide from me." Sure enough, Piccolo was floating in the air above the island.
"Oh great, what else can go wrong today?" Krillin asked.
"I suppose you could make me angry, but I wouldn't advise it," Piccolo answered, landing in front of Daisuke and Goku.
"Look, if you're here for a fight, we don't have time," Daisuke told him.
"I'm not interested in fighting you, Daisuke," he replied.
"Then why are you here?" Goku asked him.
"I've been keeping an eye on your last visitor. I followed him here. I do know this; the only chance you have of defeating him is if we join forces," Piccolo answered.
"Wha?" the others minus Daisuke and Goku asked.
"I know we are enemies, but hear me out. You both have witnessed his power and it's far above your own, and even mine. We aren't strong enough to fight him alone; we'd be dead before the fight began."
"You have a point Piccolo; as much as I hate to admit it, teaming up might be our only chance," Daisuke said, and Goku nodded.
"Very well, but know this: once he is dealt with, we're back to being enemies," Piccolo told them. "And I am only doing this for selfish reasons; I could care less what happens to your son, but I won't let this guy take over the earth. That is my goal."
Goku and Daisuke brushed off his words. They had more important things to worry about. "Let's get going," Daisuke said as Bulma handed her the Dragon Radar. "Hope you can keep up Piccolo." She flew into the sky along with Goku, and Piccolo followed.
"Bring Gohan back safe, mama and papa," Azumi said waving to them.
"I can't believe that just happened, the three strongest warriors on Earth have teamed up together. They might actually win!" Roshi said, pumping his fist.
"But can we really trust Piccolo?" Bulma asked.
"I don't trust him at all," Krillin said. He began looking around for Azumi who had vanished. "Hey, where did Azumi go?" he asked before looking into the sky to see her flying off on the Nimbus Cloud. "Azumi, get back here!" he shouted, but the girl didn't listen. He, Bulma, and Roshi groaned. "Just like her mother; stubborn as a doorknob."
"Fire up those jets Bulma, we're going after them!" Roshi shouted.
Some distance away, a young boy was crying.
"That bully, I hate him. The big jerk," Gohan sobbed, hiding under the truck beside the crater Raditz's ship had landed in.
"Where are you dear nephew don't you want to play tag with your Uncle Raditz?" Raditz asked before picking up the truck with one hand. He looked at Gohan with a smirk.
"Oh yeah, my papa and mama can do that too, ya know," Gohan said before the truck was blasted into oblivion by Raditz, and Gohan began to cry loudly.
"Shut up!" his uncle shouted.
"I don't know why you're being so mean to me, I didn't do anything to you!" Gohan shouted, and Raditz picked him up.
"I said, shut up you little brat," he said, walking towards his pod. He threw Gohan inside and shut the door on the still crying child. "Much better." The loud crying was muted by the pod. "Now I can round up something to eat." Before he could however, his scouter began beeping. "A power level of 700 within fifty meters of here?" He began looking around until his eyes turned to the space pod with Gohan inside it. "Impossible, this piece of junk must be malfunctioning." He turned the scouter off and walked away.
Meanwhile, Daisuke, Piccolo, and Goku were flying towards Raditz's location. Daisuke looked at the Dragon Radar and it beeped. "We're getting close."
"We should land soon and try to sneak up on him," Goku suggested.
"Forget it, it's won't do us any good," Piccolo said.
"What do you mean?" Daisuke asked.
"He's wearing a device that can detect our power levels; he can use it to track our exact location," he answered.
"So he knows we're on the way?" Goku asked.
"I'm saying it's very likely," Piccolo answered.
"Then I guess that leaves us no other choice but to attack him head on," Daisuke said, and her husband and Piccolo nodded.
"Next time, I'll cook the meat," Raditz said, walking back towards the crater. Leaving a pile of bones and scraps of meat, he turned on his scouter and looked at Gohan in the space pod. "This thing is still not working right and I didn't bring the manual, but still 710…" he mumbled before his scouter beeped again. "What? A power level of 1600, but that's impossible; Kakarot's power level is 530 and the female's is 550…but they wouldn't dare come here for a fight. They don't even know where I am. That does it, when I'm done here, I'm getting a new Scouter." He turned back to the crater before his scouter beeped, and he turned and looked up to see Daisuke, Goku, and Piccolo flying towards him. "Blast, the thing was actually right…but if that's the case…" he trailed off, glancing at the space pod holding Gohan.
Daisuke, Goku, and Piccolo landed in front of the crater and turned to face Raditz who smirked. "Well, well, if it isn't baby brother and the female dog. And they've brought the green man with them. I was wondering who that third insignificant power level belonged to. But I confess I didn't expect it to be you."
"Where is my son?" Daisuke demanded, causing Raditz to sigh.
"I was afraid you would be here for that Kakarot, I'm disappointed." Meanwhile, Gohan had stopped crying when he heard the sound of his mother's voice.
"Mommy, if she's here then so is daddy, they've come to rescue me," he thought hopefully.
"You are really testing my patience Kakarot, I've been easy with you up until now, so once again I strongly recommend that you join us," Raditz told his brother.
"I don't care what you recommend, the answer is still no," Goku replied.
"You should listen to your big brother," Raditz said.
"As far as I'm concerned, I don't have a brother," Goku replied, causing his brother to sigh.
"Harsh words, brother. I didn't come here to kill you, but now I am considering it, if you continue to defy me. I do think you would have found the life of the Saiyan to be quite invigorating."
"Enough talk, you know why we're here," Piccolo said, removing his cape and it landed on the ground with a thud. He noticed Daisuke and Goku looking between him and his cape. "What, did you think that you two were the only ones who used weighted clothing?" he asked, removing his turban dropping it to the ground before stretching his neck.
"His power level has gone up to 580," Raditz thought as Goku removed his undershirt, boots, and wristbands while Daisuke removed her shirt, leaving her in a crimson red tube top with a golden design resembling the crest of miracles on the back of it. "Now Kakarot's power has gone up to 600 and the female's power is now 700, so in total they have a combined power level of 1845."
"That should do it," Daisuke said, cracking her knuckles before Raditz laughed.
"Do you three really think removing some clothing will make a difference?"
"What're you talking about?" Daisuke asked him.
"I'm still stronger then you all. Oh sure, if your powers were added together it'd exceed mine, but divided as it is, you'd be lucky to injure me at all," Raditz answered laughing.
"Strength isn't the only thing that matters, not if you can outsmart your opponent," Goku said.
"You really have no idea who you're dealing with brother. You're a disgrace to all Saiyans. Now, prepare to die!" Raditz shouted before he attacked blurring from sight. He reappeared behind Goku and Piccolo and elbowed them in the back, sending them falling forwards. They flipped onto their hands and landed on their feet. Without a moment's hesitation Raditz moved to attack Daisuke who barely jumped back before the attack could land.
"That was so fast, I hardly saw him move," she thought.
"I couldn't see him move," Piccolo thought, gritting his teeth in frustration. "It was like one second he was in front of us and then next…."
"I'll give you this, you know how to take a punch, that will make this much more enjoyable," Raditz said.
"I knew he was strong, but for his power to be that much greater," Piccolo thought. "Sure he's arrogant, but it looks like that arrogance isn't without reason."
"Let's surround him!" Daisuke yelled, and the three fighters from Earth moved in a blur and surrounded him in a triangular shape, all of them charging a Ki blast.
"Kamehameha!"
"Masenko!"
"Hadoken!"
Raditz disappeared in a blur of speed, leaving the attacks to collide with each other with an explosion. He reappeared a moment later, looking amused. "Your attacks are meaningless if you can't even hit me."
"I need to find a way to grab his tail, it's the only chance we have," Goku said before his brother chuckled.
"What's wrong? You look so pensive Kakarot, are you still trying to outsmart me? If you think you're in trouble now, then prepare to be surprised. I have not even hit my stride yet, I'm just getting warmed up."
"This is bad," Daisuke thought.
"I'll tell you what, since you're all weaker than me and I wish to have some fun, how about I go easy on you three? I hardly think you will be a challenge," Raditz said.
"That's it, I'm tired of this. I don't care if he's the strongest person I've faced, I'm not going to listen to this anymore," Piccolo said, making Raditz laugh.
"Oh don't worry green man, I'll get around to killing you all in due time."
"Don't count us out yet, we're still standing," Goku told him.
"Trust me Kakarot; I know an easy win when I see one. I'm a Saiyan, it's what I do."
"Enough of this, come on you two, we'll charge him together," Piccolo said to Goku and Daisuke.
"Not yet, not until he's told us where he's hidden Gohan," Daisuke replied. "So where is he!?" she shouted, making the Saiyan laugh.
"You think you're really going to save him? Now who is getting ahead of themselves?" he asked.
"This is the last time I'm going to ask you. Where is my son!?" Daisuke demanded.
"Spare me the motherly dramatics. You can have one last look at your child before you die. He's in my space pod behind you," Raditz said, making Daisuke and Goku look behind them.
"Gohan, hold on sweetie, mama's coming!" Daisuke shouted, running towards the crater. She looked over the edge to see her son looking up at her.
"Mommy, help get me out of here, please mommy, please!" Gohan begged crying loudly.
"Just hold on son, your father and I will get you out of there soon," Daisuke whispered.
"You should say your goodbyes while you still can, you won't be able to once I'm through with you," Raditz shouted down at her with an arrogant smirk.
"No, we won't lose," Goku said.
"Let's do this already," Piccolo said before he and Goku charged towards Raditz who stood there waiting. Both began throwing punches and kicks as fast as they could, but Raditz dodged every single punch without difficulty, causing Goku and Piccolo to vanish from sight and appear behind the Saiyan, ready to strike, only to be kicked back by Raditz.
"Pathetic." Daisuke appeared and delivered a spinning uppercut, hitting him in the jaw and knocking him back.
"What was that you said about us not being able to hurt you?" Daisuke asked with a smirk while Raditz held his jaw slightly.
"Impressive for a human." He flew into the air, dodging Goku and Piccolo who had tried to sneak up behind him. "But still not good enough."
"Oh yeah?" Daisuke asked, flying up after him with Piccolo and Goku following her.
"Here, have a Double Sunday!" Raditz shouted, raising his arms into the air before firing two identical pink beams of energy towards Daisuke, Goku who managed to barely dodge the beam heading towards them, and Piccolo who also managed to avoid being killed by the attack as both beams crashed into nearby mountains. They were destroyed in a flash of bright light and a thunderous explosion.
"Where did he go?" Goku asked once he and Daisuke landed on the ground.
"Right behind you," Raditz said, appearing out of nowhere before kicking Daisuke and Goku in the back, sending them crashing into the ground. "You three aren't nearly as much fun as I thought you would be, you don't want me to get bored of this do you?" he asked, laughing.
"Piccolo, you alright?" Daisuke asked, looking over to see Piccolo holding what was left of his right arm which had been blasted off and was dripping blood.
"I'm fine," he grunted. "It's not as bad as it would appear."
"Come now, don't tell me that pathetic attack was all that you had," Raditz said.
"Alright you two, if you've got any new techniques, now would be a good time to use them," Piccolo told Daisuke and Goku.
"Sorry, I wish I did," Goku answered.
"I've got one, but for it to work he needs to stay in one place," Daisuke said, making Piccolo scoff.
"Not a good technique if it can only work on those already unable to move. If we could get him to stay still we wouldn't need it."
"So you have one then?" Daisuke asked, and Piccolo nodded. "And you're able to do it with one arm?"
"Oh yeah, that's not going to be a problem; however it's going to take me about five minutes to gather the necessary energy for it, so you'll have to last against him until it's ready."
"Alright, we can do that. Will it work?" Goku asked him.
"To be honest, it's untested. I've never used it on an opponent; it was the attack I was planning to use to defeat you both."
"And now you're using it to help us, you must be really disappointed," Daisuke replied.
"No, this will be a good test. After I defeat him with it, I'll be using it on you both next," Piccolo said.
"I'll be waiting for it. If your technique doesn't work, we can always go with Daisuke's," Goku said.
"What're they're talking about? Some plan no doubt; as if anything they can come up with will be enough to defeat a Saiyan warrior like myself," Raditz thought.
"Wish us luck," Daisuke told Piccolo before charging towards Raditz with Goku. Piccolo began charging his technique by placing his index and middle finger to his forehead.
Daisuke and Goku rushed in, ready to strike. Daisuke led with a high strike to Raditz' head while Goku went low towards his torso. The next strikes followed up and blended into a nearly flawless barrage of attacks. It should have been impossible to dodge.
Raditz was too fast. His hands moved faster than they could follow and deflected every single attack that they threw. He quickly retaliated with a kick to Daisuke's stomach, the sheer force causing her to cough out blood. Another strike to Goku's chest caused sickening crack and him flying backwards hundreds of feet with a scream.
"Goku!" Daisuke gasped out, but the lapse in concentration was all Raditz needed. A punch to her chest sent her flying backwards until she crashed into the distant farmhouse, causing it to collapse. Barely a minute had passed.
Raditz turned to a sweating Piccolo. "I don't know what you're doing, but it stops now," he said coldly, and lifted a hand that glowed with Ki. Suddenly, his eyes widened as his scouter chirped at him. "A power coming from…" he trailed off as he looked in the direction Goku had been sent.
"Ka-Me…!" Goku began, cupping his hands making Raditz's scouter begin to beep.
"Impossible, his power level is skyrocketing….900…950!" he shouted.
"Ha-Me!" Goku shouted as a ball of blue Ki appeared in his hands.
"He's somehow able to raise his power level by concentrating it into a single point!" Raditz shouted before turning as his scouter beeped again showing Piccolo's power level also climbing. "The green man as well, his power level is over a thousand; unbelievable. There's no way he'll be able to keep it up, but a single attack might be all he needs."
"HA!" Goku shouted, firing the Kamehameha wave towards Raditz who sped away, trying to avoid the blast. However, Goku moved his arms and controlled the wave and made it chase after his brother.
"Enough of this!" he shouted, skidding to a stop and holding out his arms. When the Kamehameha hit his hand, he skidded back from the force. With a roar, he hurled it to the side where it exploded harmlessly. All he suffered was a slightly burnt hand.
"He deflected it," Goku said, holding his chest in pain. "Piccolo better hurry it up." His eyes widened as Raditz raised a hand.
"Brother I'll show you how it's done!" Raditz shouted over at Goku, holding his hand to the side. "Saturday Crush!" He threw a pink blast of Ki at Goku. The raging blast struck him, causing him to scream as it burned away at his body and caused him to fall to the ground, twitching. He looked up to see that in the space of that moment, Raditz had crossed the hundreds of feet of distance to him and his hand was glowing again. "Say hello to Hell for me," he hissed.
"Goku!" Daisuke shouted. She burst from the ruins of the farm house and flew over to the two, fist raised to strike Raditz. He changed his aim from Goku to Daisuke, attack glowing menacingly. It was released and flew towards Daisuke who lifted her hands just in time to block the attack.
It pressed at her, forcing her back through the air as she struggled to redirect it. Raditz smirked, and his hand began glowing again. "You really are stronger than my brother. But you won't be able to handle a second one." He fired the attack and fear struck through her heart. Before it could reach her, a shout echoed through the air.
"Tri-Beam HA!" the energy attack was hit by another one, sending it flying away into a distant mountain.
"What?" Raditz growled, turning along with Daisuke who saw Tien standing there. "How did that human deflect my attack? His power level is only at 410."
"Tien?" she asked in shock.
"I sensed that someone big was happening here, so I decided to come and check it out. Looks like I arrived in time," he said.
"You sure did," Daisuke said with a smile before it turned into a grimace as she stared sadly at the horribly injured body of her husband.
"It doesn't matter how many of you there are, I am still more then capable of defeating you all!" Raditz shouted. "Your second strongest fighter is down replaced by someone even weaker, your third is just sitting there, charging an attack that won't even hit me, and you really think that you stand a chance at all?"
"Piccolo, that attack better be ready now!" Daisuke shouted, and Piccolo smirked. Raditz looked over at the chuckling Piccolo who was holding his two fingers out which were sparking with electricity.
"Let's see you block this one!"
"1330? I can't block that! No matter, it won't hit me. Alright green man let's see what you've got!"
"It's all yours then, Special Beam Cannon!" Piccolo roared, pointing his fingers at Raditz. He fired two thin energy beams; one remained straight while the other coiled around the straight beam heading right for Raditz. The beam created a bright flash of light and a violent explosion. When the smoke and light died down, everyone saw a hole in the mountain, and Raditz had managed to dodge the attack completely.
"He….he dodged it no way…." Tien said.
"My that was quite an impressive attack, it would certainly have been able to hurt me; too bad your arm needs a little work," Raditz said. "It was fast, but you're foolish to think you could hit me when I wasn't even distracted."
"Darn it, all for nothing," Piccolo growled.
"Now then, I think it's time I finish you off; you remember the move I was going to show you when we first met?" Raditz asked.
"Yeah I remember," Piccolo said, a tone of worry in his voice. Raditz smirked and held up his left hand, focusing his energy into a sphere of white light.
"Begone!" he shouted, but before he could throw the sphere at Piccolo, he felt an incredible pain and fell to one knee. "What…." Behind him was the one person he had not bothered to keep an eye on.
"Ha, got it!" Goku gasped in triumph, holding his brother's tail in his hands.
"Kakarot….how…how did you?" Raditz asked weakly. "You shouldn't even be able to move!"
"Don't underestimate me. I knew your tail was your weakness because whenever my tail was grabbed, it hurt a lot and I was unable to move," Goku answered, squeezing his brother's tail making him fall to the ground in agony.
"Nice work Goku," Tien said, and Daisuke nodded.
"Alright Goku, hold him there while I charge another attack," Piccolo told him, pressing his fingers against his forehead.
"Damnit, looks like I have no choice," Raditz thought. To everyone's shock he grabbed his tail at the base and ripped it out.
"Wha…" Goku said before Raditz kicked him, sending him skidding across the ground where he lay unmoving. Raditz then blurred from sight and kicked Piccolo in the stomach, sending him flying away before he flipped and skidded to a stop on his feet.
"I must admit that grabbing my tail was an ingenious plan, brother, however I will not allow myself to be defeated so easily. Nor will I make the mistake of not finishing you off this time."
"Damn, that was our only chance," Daisuke thought. "Tien, let's go, we've got to buy Piccolo more time."
"Right."
"Do you two really think you have what it takes to stop me?" asked Raditz, laughing.
"Dodon Ray!" Tien shouted, firing a Ki beam from his finger at Raditz who swatted it away casually.
"Hadoken Barrage!" Daisuke's arms became a blur as she fired her signature attack towards the Saiyan. The flurry of spheres were blinding with their intensity and converged on Raditz, colliding with an explosion that tossed up smoke everywhere.
"Did I get him?" Daisuke thought, but her hopes were shattered when a pink energy blast blasted apart the cloud of smoke and streaked towards her. With desperation, she crossed her arms, hoping to lessen the damage, and the attack struck her with an explosion. Again Daisuke was sent backwards and tumbled to the ground, covered in burns.
As the fight had progressed, Gohan had finally stopped crying in the space pod. "Mommy….daddy…please be alright," he thought before hearing a gentle knock. He looked up to see Azumi standing outside. "Azumi!"
"Hey bro. I've come to get you out of here while mama and papa are keeping that jerk of an uncle busy." Azumi began pulling the pod door open while Gohan pushed as hard as he could. Soon the door was pulled open and the twins fell down in the dirt with a thud. "Let's go, and you owe me ice cream when we get home." The twins began to climb out of the crater with great care, trying to not draw attention from Raditz. Azumi made it to the top of the crater and Gohan followed, but he slipped, kicking some rocks down to the space pod. When they hit the metal pod they created a noise loud enough for Raditz and the others to hear.
"Azumi…." Daisuke whispered, horrified that her daughter was in harm's way.
"I thought I wouldn't need to deal with you," Raditz growled, glaring at Gohan and Azumi.
"Don't you dare put a hand on my kids, Raditz!" Daisuke shouted, climbing to her feet and running towards the Saiyan to continue the fight, but he slammed a punch in her gut before kicking her to the ground. He slammed his foot in her ribs, causing them to crush the air out of her lungs.
"I don't think you're in any condition to tell me what to do and not to do, Earthling," Raditz said. "Take one last look at your kids." He lifted his hand into the air while creating a sphere of white Ki in his palm. "Now die!" he shouted, launching the attack towards the two frozen children.
"NO!" Daisuke and Goku shouted as their kids hugged each other tightly, waiting for the end, but Tien appeared in front of them with his arms crossed.
"Forgive me Chiaotzu, it looks like I'm going to be leaving you all alone now," he thought as the attack struck him. The energy blast scoured his flesh and muscle, erasing his arms causing him to scream in pain. Once the attack stopped, Tien grunted before falling to his knees then to what remained of his chest.
"Tien!" Daisuke and Goku shouted.
"Aw, too bad; looks like the weak earthling bit off more than he could chew. This is what happens when you oppose a Saiyan warrior," Raditz said, stomping on Daisuke's chest again, making her shout out in pain and agony.
"Leave my mommy alone!" Azumi screamed, gritting her teeth, and the scouter on Raditz's face beeped.
"What impossible….power level 1307…and it's still going up!" Raditz shouted, shocking Piccolo, Goku, and Daisuke.
"I said….leave…my…mommy ALONE!" Azumi roared, her body beginning to glow red with electricity shooting out in every direction before she jumped towards Raditz. With a shout, she rammed her head into his chest, cracking the armour and causing her uncle to cough up blood. "Ow," Azumi said, holding her head in pain.
"Azumi…" Daisuke gasped, making his daughter run over to her.
"Mommy, are you okay?" she asked worried.
"No one….has ever done that to me," Raditz growled, holding his chest and stumbling towards Azumi.
"No, stay back, leave her alone," Daisuke said angrily. "Azumi, hurry, run away now," she urged her daughter as Raditz's scouter beeped.
"Hey brat, what happened to all that power?" he demanded.
"What power?" Azumi asked, turning to face Raditz shaking in fright.
"Bah, play dumb all you want, you'll pay all the same." the Saiyan growled, raising his arm up ready to strike Azumi down.
"Don't you!" Goku gasped, managing to raise one arm, and he fired a bolt of Ki into Raditz' shoulder. The attack caused him to stumble and whirl around. The attack had failed to injure him at all under his armour, but it had been enough to draw the Saiyan's attention.
"And that's the second time I let you hit me after I put you down. There won't be a third," Raditz snarled at Goku.
"Don't you dare!" Daisuke shouted, standing up. She held her hand in the air and two spheres made of Ki connected by a string appeared. She threw them towards Raditz and the attack wrapped around his torso and arms, trapping them.
"What!?"
"My new technique, you know the one I was talking about earlier," Daisuke answered with a smirk.
"Piccolo, now!" she shouted.
"Special Beam Cannon!" Piccolo roared firing his attack again which flew towards Raditz.
"Dammit!" he shouted. He struggled to break free, but knew that even as his bonds weakened, he wouldn't make it in time. The beam pierced his chest before exiting out his back, and he gave out a silent scream as blood gushed from the wound and his mouth as he fell to the ground. "Dammit…how…could I lose to such trash?"
"It's over Raditz," Daisuke said, walking over with her daughter holding her hand. Goku had managed to climb to his feet again, and Gohan rushed to his side. Piccolo was clutching his stump.
"Yes…too bad for your friend…." Raditz said, looking over at Tien's prone body before coughing. Blood landing on Daisuke's foot.
"You're wrong, only you will die today," Piccolo said. "Knowing these fools, the tri-clops will be back within the week."
"What….but that's impossible…how?" Raditz growled.
"Simple, on this planet we have these things called Dragonballs. When all seven of them are together, they have the power to grant any wish, and that includes bring the dead back to life. So you see, it's Tien who will have the last laugh," Piccolo said with a cruel smirk.
"You're wrong green man…dead wrong. This device on my face…it's also a transmitter. My Saiyan comrades heard everything you just said," Raditz said.
"What?" Daisuke asked.
"The two of them will come, I know they will, and when they do they'll kill you all and gather up all the Dragonballs. You and everything living on this planet will be wiped out," Raditz answered.
"When….when will they come?" Goku gasped out.
"One year from now….you have one year left, and the funny thing is…they're much stronger than I am," Raditz said, chuckling.
"Stronger….one year… oh no," Piccolo said.
"Enjoy this victory Kakarot…it will be your very last, and I'll be back in time to see you all be killed…don't look so upset green man, we can't all have the last laugh," Raditz said to Piccolo who was gritting his teeth. He swung his arm down at Raditz, and Azumi and Gohan looked away as Raditz was slain.
"Thanks for the warning, but we'll deal with your Saiyan friends just like we dealt with you," Piccolo snarled, walking off from the others.
The end of the chapter
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