Chapter 58: Three Foes Arrive
After the battle against Garlic Juniour the Z fighters had to deal with the aftermath of what had occurred with the majority of the damage being caused by the son of the Earths greatest hero.
Gohan in a blind rage had not only tore the immortal Garlic junior to shreds but had also unintentionally killed two of his former Masters Roshi and Piccolo along with the guardian of Earth Kami. With Moori having fallen to the hands of the Spice Boys their was no longer any Dragonballs a fact once Gohan found out once regaining consciousness caused the boy great pain and guilt, he was the cause of so much pain and suffering because he could not control his own temper. He was the cause of Piccolos demise because he was trying to play hero it was a hard pill for the Demi Sayian to swallow especially with the rest of the Z fighters with the exception of Goku and strangely Vegeta, (Who was all for the destruction the Demi sayian had left in his wake) resented him and though they did not out right say it. It was very clear that they blamed him for the lose of their comrades a fact that would dwell on the young boys mind in the months to come.
The bodies of all those who died in the battle of the lookout were buried including the still alive Garlic Junior who was mistakenly buried alive as his life energy was so low and the Z fighters so distracted by the horrific events that unfolded, completely forgot the Makyan's immortality. Which condemned the small green skinned man to a fact worse than death as he would not die due to starvation, would not die to lack of oxygen and could feel the worms and maggots of the soil slowly eating away at him as he slowly descended into madness with no hope of escape...
Dende was heart broken at the lose of his mentors Moori and Kami with the realisation that he was the last Namek in existence and very much alone, However their was hope for the restoration of his race as the young boy was part of the dragon clan the creators of the dragonball's and with the discovery of Mr Popo buried deep within the lookout's rubble, who had been their when Kami in his previous joint state as the nameless namek had created shenron. Their was hope that maybe one day the last son of Namek could create his own set of Dragonballs and bring everyone back to life.
This small sense of hope however small the possibility or how long it would take to achieve did lighten the Z fighters attitude towards Gohan and with it being clear the young boy needed guidance and the fact it was quite clear he needed to learn to control his power, they all chipped in to convince a dismissive Chi-Chi that the boy needed to be trained, The ex wife of Goku had been furious with her son for attacking a teacher at school and scolded him as such. However once being informed about what transpired and a council with her father the OX king. The black haired women allowed the Goku and the Other Z fighters who were willing (Krillin and Yamcha, Tien deciding to go out to the wilderness to train with Chioutzu) Under several conditions the main ones being that his education was not effected, that the training was only to be used to control his power and temper not to go off and fight like his father and that no matter what the stacks the boys life would not be put at risk.
Bardock and Celeina would have several convosations over the next couple of months but mainly stayed out of eachothers way for the most part, the female Sayian having had enough of her ex partner and growing closer with the Earthlings heros such as Krillin and Bardock who had taken off that day on the beach in order to try and talk to Bulma about borrowing the Dragon Rader in the hopes of bringing Raditz back from the dead. However that hope was set aside once he found about Kami and Moori's death. The Old Sayian warrior did however respect Celeina request to keep their previous relationship and the fact she was Gokus mother a secrete as she was not ready to inform her son.
The Earth remained in a state of Peace for months until one fateful day. High above the Earths orbit a deadly foe returned once more... and this time he had the support of his father and brother.
~DBAT~
"Is this low level planet really the home world of the Sayain that beat you brother?" Cooler chuckled as he looked at the monitor currently displaying Earth and several fact and figures about the planet. "My my an average power level of six what a scary prostrate are you sure we brought enough men"
The older brother of Friezia turned to face his brother a mocking grin upon his face not much had changed about his appearance since their battle with the southern ruler apart from his metallic left leg and cybertronic right eye which had been a "Gift" from their superior in order to be a constant reminded of their defeat that factful day.
"Shut up Coola! I didn't ask you on this trip but father insisted we all came together" Friezia spat angrily "And I wasn't defeated the monkey just got a lucky hit in a blew the planet up in front of me nothing more!"
"Aw yes I remember that now and don't you remember who the planets explosion tore you to pieces, me and father were so worried about you when the salvage ships manage to reach you. But with our scientist being fantastic geniuses we manage to replace your body with cybernetic parts. I suppose your more Machine than Frost Demon now!" Coola scoffed enjoying the opportunity to irritate his brother which he could tell he had achieved by how Friezia clenched his jaw.
"Silence the bickering now you two" King Cold snapped his booming voice silencing his sons as their head snapped to look at their father already in his natural form, his "Present" from the southern ruler was the loss of his tail though this hadn't been replaced the southern ruler seeing the stump a more fitting reminder of his defeat and servitude. "remember the main goal of why we are here! It is not some petty goal as revenge other wise we could blow the planet up now and be done with it.. no" The frost Demon licked his lips. "our intel from the scouters broadcasting from the Sayian attacks here over the last few years brought up the interesting fact they have Dragonballs we will be granted immortality and then we can seek our revenge.!"
"Yes father" Cooler and Friezia said in unison folding their arms and turning away from one another.
It had been years since the three of them were same room as eachother and even longer still that they felt alongside one another, not since the day they lost the oldest son of King Cold. but this was their chance for revenge a chance they would not missed.
"How long till we land on the planet" King Cold snapped at one of his men impatiently.
"Not long your highness" A small purple alien replied meekly typing rapidly on a key board. "We should be arriving in twenty minutes however the sensors have picked up several high power levels around our predicted landing zone. It's like they know we are coming should we change course!"
"No no no" King Cold waved his hand dismissively "These power levels are no where near our strength in fact them gathering all together makes our lives easier it's most likely the Sayian and his companions it saves us searching for them and maybe they can be convinced to comply"
"They won't father!" Friezia snapped angrily. "That monkey and his son will never listen to reason the only thing they deserve is death"
"Silence child" King Cold voice booming voice echoed though out the ship causing his sons and the henchmen in the ship to quake in fear. "You forget how weak this good hearted folks are if we beat their friend or love one in front of them they are more likely to comply, You are to quick to kill my son you forget how useful a hostage can be. Of course we will kill them all but that doesn't mean we have to destroy this planet in battle. We exploit their weaknesses. We take hostages we manipulate we do not play fair. And who knows this planet might sell for a good price. I know a race with highly advanced technology that needs a new home after a Unfortunate incident with a meteor. Adding their technology to our ranks would be extremely beneficial and remember a grateful employee is always more productive."
"Of course father. You are right as usual" Frizia sald coldly bowing in front of his father trying to hide the scowl on his face. "I will take note of your wise words"
~DBZ~
Twenty Minutes later,
The flag ship of Colds fleet landed softly on the hot yellow sand of the dessert they had planned to land. A tactical advantage the Frost Demons had decide to taken knowing the heat would tire lesser races and make it harder for them to battle were as their biology which allowed them to survive in almost any condition. The ships door slowly opened with a buzz as fifty of the Colds forces rushed out weapons raised at the forces before them standing in a defensive formation ready to strike at a moments notice.
The Frost Demons walked out soon after Cold in the centre flanked by both his Sons to his side a cocky smile upon his face as he glared at those who had come to greet him.
"Only three of you! I have to say I am disappointed which one of you is the one who fought my son on Namek" King Cold ask calmly as he looked at the three that had came to face him with a sly smile on his face.
One was a small child no older than eight years old with a wide grin spread across his face dark brown eyes and also wore an orange Gi with a blue rope around it much like his father with the symbol of the Son family crest on his back to represent the training he had under gone under the greatest protector of Earth in his time. But what was more distinctive of the boy was his spiky hair which had four bangs hanging to the right of his forehead and two to the left. If the Frost Demons had known Goku as a child they would have fought this boy was the spitting imagine of the first Super Sayian in over a century apart from one distinctive feature. This boys hair colour was not the distinctive black normally associated with that of a Sayian instead being a dark blood red.
Next to him stood an older boy more in his later teens wearing a bright purple jacket with the capsule corp logo emblazoned on his breast, A sharp long sword was sheaved on his back as the boy looked at the Frost Demons he had heard so much from his master with cold hard eyes. His Purple hair blowed gentle in the wind. In many other time lines Trunks would face King Cold and Friezia alone however this time he would not be alone.
Another clocked figure stood next to him his face completely hidden by the black hood draped over his head obscuring his face from view.
"None of them did" Frizia snapped angrily stepping forward. "I have never seen these three in my life, Though this brat" The tyrant pointed at the red haired boy that was looking up at him still beaming. "He looks an awful lot like Goku in fact..."
Boom!
The clocked figure appeared before Friezia in an instant faster than even King Cold could recognise a powerful golden glow surrounded his form as a fist smashed into the tyrants stomach and out the other side. Spraying purple blood over those in the vicinity who had not quite yet registered what was going on.
"W-what..." Friezia wheezed couching up purple blood. "How?!" He murmured looking up towards his attacked only to see the light silvery glow of a blade slash down upon him slicing him in two.
Trunks drew back his sword the Golden glow of his own Super Sayian form bursting around him as he threw his left hand forward and disintegrated the tyrant in one simple blast.
The tyrant Lord Friezia was dead.
"NOOOO!" King Cold growled enraged rushing towards the clocked figure who was the first to attack his son. "How dare you"
Boom!
In a blink of an eye the clocked figure closed the distance between himself and King Cold and delivered a powerful right handed upper cut before screaming.
"KA-MA-HA-MA-HA!" The blue burst of energy burst forth from the mans fist evaporating the top half of King Cold in an instant with his bottom half dropping to the floor with a sickening thud.
King Cold was dead!
Sweat poured from Coolers forehead as he began to slowly back away from the two men that had killed his father and brother effortless. His hands in the air in surrender as his men began to rush back towards the ship. However their retreat was blocked by the young boy who dropped down into the turtle hermit stance he favoured so much.
"No way not getting though me! Your staying right here" The Small boy yelled confidently smiling up at the clocked figure as waiting for his approval.
"Please!" Cooler begged dropping to his knees in fear. "Don't kill me I never wanted to come here I..."
Slice.
Without hesitation and hearing the stories from his father and mentor about how this battle took place and the lives lost in the original battle due to the Frost Demons original invasion. Trunks sliced Coolers head clean off his body with just a simple flick of his sword.
"Hay what's going on here" Goku yelled arriving on the scene the familiar golden glow of the super sayian form wrapped around him as he landed on the ground in front of the ship. "He gave up and surrendered you didn't have to kill him"
"Kaio-Ken times ten!" The clocked man roared as the golden aura around him was suddenly replaced by the familiar dark red glow of the north's Kai signature technique.
"Kaio what?" Goku stammered confused but soon had to twist out of the way as the clocked man attacked sending a powerful left hook towards the Sayians jaw.
Goku sent his own right handed jab in retaliation but to the Sayian's surprise his new foe seemed to read him like a book ducking down under his punch and sending a powerful left upper cut into the Sayian ribs causing the Sayian to gasp for air. But the attacks didn't stop their the clocked man's red aura intensified darkly as he continued to pummel the Sayian with powerful blows causing before a powerful right jab sent Goku rocketing backwards across the plain.
Vegeta arrived on the scene just in time to see Goku being knocked backwards across the dessert and the clock man flying after him two beams of energy already charged in his outstretched hands but the King of Sayian's couldn't help but noticed the teenage boy glaring at him with the all too familiar golden glow of the Super Sayian aura surrounding him. The King of Sayian's jaw dropped as he looked at the man.
"This is impossible" Vegeta thought to himself "First Kakarott and now this boy has reached this legendary level? How ? how could he just appear out of thin air"
"Thinking of something?"
The sound of the young mans voice brought the King of Sayian's to his senses and Vegeta looked up to see that the young man with the Capsule Corp jacket had used the momentary distraction when he was thinking to himself to close the distance with such speed Vegeta could still see the after image he had left on the ship.
"Your pathetic" Trunks growled back handing Vegeta across the face. Knocking two of the Sayian's back teeth out and sending him crashing to the ground blood beginning to pour out of his mouth.
Crunch!
Vegeta cried out in pain as Trunks foot came crushing down on his chest cracking his Sayian armour and causing the king to cough out blood.
"Pathetic!" Trunks growled again pressing down harder with his foot causing Vegeta to groan in pain as he coughed up yet more blood. "I heard that you were the immortal King Of Sayian's the child prodigy! And yet here you are under my feet! How can you call yourself King or even prince when a low class fool became the legend before you did?"
"Fuck you!" Vegeta growled spitting blood on to Trunks jacket which only caused the young man to glare down at the fallen King before grabbing Vegeta by his throat and lifting him off the ground in order to stare the King Of Sayians right in the eyes.
"So you have some fight left in you come on then King fight me" Trunks cried before sending Vegeta flying across the ground with a simple flick of his wrist.
Vegeta body rolled and crashed across the ground before it suddenly came to a halt several feet away the Sayian's chest was burning in pain as he gritted his teeth in angier.
"How dare he" Vegeta growled inwardly as he gripped the sand between his finger tips in his rage. "Who dose this boy think he is treating me the King of all Sayians this way why I shall crush him..."
"Stop whining to yourself and start fighting" Trunks roared Zipping into view by Vegeta side before booting the Sayian with a powerful right boot.
With a sickening Crack Vegeta head twisted one hundred and eighty degrees as the Sayians neck was snapped in two. The force of the blow would have killed the Sayian King instantly but with a sickening pop and a grunt of pain the magic of the wish took effect in an instant and twisted Vegeta's head back into place.
"How dare you!" Vegeta growled placing his hands on the ground and pushing himself up in order to rise back to his feet.
However Trunks did not allow the King to get back up instead placing his left foot on the Kings back and pressing down forcing Vegeta back down into the dirt and sand.
Crunch! Vegeta yelled in pain as Trunks foot pressed down on the back of his spine cracking his armour and sending shock waves of pain up his body as blood sprayed out of his mouth colouring the yellow sand a crimson red.
"You really think I was going to let you up" Trunks mocked as he booted Vegeta in the stomach once again causing the King to roar in pain. "Who ever taught you that? Your meant to be a warrior! Do you really expect your opponent to let you get back to your feet!"
A purple aura burst around Vegeta as he growled enraged twisting and snarling as he rolled out of Trunks foot and stood back up on his feet. Two balls of light purple energy already charged in each of his hands.
"Eat this you barstard!" Vegeta roared throwing his hands forward and sending the large balls of energy crashing into Trunks.
To the King Of Sayians dismay the teenage Sayian before him merely knocked both attacks away with a simple flick of his wrist.
"My my Vegeta!" Trunks chuckled cockily "You still have some fight after all a pity your so weak!"
Trunks eyes suddenly darkened as he twisted and drew his sword and in one fluid motion chopped in half the distructo disk that had sent his way. And looked up and saw the Forms of Krillin, Tien and Yamcha glaring down at him the Ex-monks hand was still out stretched from were he had thrown his attack.
"Friends of yours?" Trunks asked calmly pointing his blade up towards the three humans in the air. "Their more than welcome to join in if you want I don't mind!"
"No!" Vegeta roared angrily as the purple aura around him darkened and intensified as he yelled up towards the Z fighters that had entered the battle field. "Do not interfere in this battle! This runt is mine to kill!"
"Big words" Trunk said calmly Zipping into view behind Vegeta. "But can you back it up"
Crack! The teenage Sayian cracked the back of Vegeta head with the hilt of his sword sending the Sayian crumpling to the floor as blood started to gush from the wound.
"Vegeta!" Krillin roared darting forward towards Trunks followed closely behind by Yamcha and Tien.
However their path was cut off by the small boy with red hair who looked awfully familiar to Goku. Who zipped into view before them with a bright wide smile on his face.
"Hay guys you must be Krillin, Yamcha and Tien" The boy said cheerily pointing at each of the men as he said their name. "I heard so much about you it will be a pleasure to spar with you today!"
"Get out of the way kid we have no time for you" Yamcha said coldly lifting his right hand to shove the boy aside.
However in a flash the small boy had dodged out of the way and delivered a powerful left hook into Yamcha jaw knocking him back a few feet before he regain control of his fight.
"You let your guard down" The small boy chuckled "My dad said you were the one most likely to underestimate me!"
Swoosh! The young boy lend backwards to dodge the incoming attacks from both Krillin and Tien before he began to start blocking their blows and dodging their attacks.
"Remenber Goten!" The voice of his father rang though the young boys mind. "I want you to fight them but not injure them, See it as a training excise in restraint block their blows and dodge their attacks but keep them away from Vegeta and Trunks. It is vital that Trunks completes his mission!"
"Ok dad" Goten replied back mentally to his father before continuing his mission to distract the rest of the Z fighters.
Goten blocked a right handed jab from Krillin with the back of his left hand before twisting and blocking a right boot from Tien with his right knee before he turned to flick the Ki blast sent his way by Yamcha.
"Who is this kid?" Yamcha grunted whipping blood away from his nose. "He looks exactly like Goku when he was a kid but way stronger."
"I don't know but we should take him lightly" Tien murmured as his fist flew past an after image.
"We have to help Vegeta! And Goku." Krillin yelled bringing his hands and forearms to his sides as he threw his head back roaring into the air.
A white hot aura burst around the Ex monk as his muscles enlarged and bulged as he ascended to his super human form.
"Ill take care of the kid you guys help Vegeta!"Krillin cried over his own roaring aura as his eyes started to dart around in search of the small boy.
"Here I am" Goten yelled happily Zipping into view in front of the ex monk. "You know the weakness of this form is your lack of speed right? Whats good in having all that power when you can't hit anything?"
Whoosh! Krillin left jab went right though Gotens after images stomach.
Tac!
The young boy landed on top of the Ex-monks head his arms crossed with a beam on his face as he bent over to look Krillin right in his eyes.
"See I told you, Your strong probably way stronger than me but you can't hit me because your too slow!"
With a grunt Krillin threw his hands back to grab at the boys legs but Goten had already jumped away back flipping off the bald mans head with a small laugh.
"Stop it I don't want to hurt you" Krillin grunted a vein beginning to budge in his head as he gripped his right hand into a tight fist. "Who are you anyways?"
"One moment please!" Goten yelled back politely disappearing from the Ex monk view.
The young boy reappeared in front of Tien and Yamcha who had been making their way towards Trunks who was currently kicking Vegeta in the air like a football as if he was seeing how many times he could consistently keep on catching him with his foot before he hit the ground taunting him the whole time.
"Solar Flare!" The boy yelled lifting his hands to the side of his head and channelling his Ki to create a blinding light which caused Yamcha and Tien to shield their eyes. #
Zip!
The young boy grabbed both men by their shoulders and dragged them along with him until they where back with Krillin were upon which he let go and flashed out of sight reappearing a few feet away just out of striking distance.
"Stop trying to interfere in Vegeta's fight he wouldn't like it and you know that let Trunks deal with him trust me it's for the best" Goten said calmly looking at the three human fighters with a smile on his face. "I still can't believe I have the chance to meet you guys! What my dad said was true you are awesome"
"Who are you kid" Krillin asked keeping his guard up his eyes darting from the boy and then towards Goku and Vegeta's different battles. "What do you even want"
~DBAT~
Crunch!
Goku hadn't felt such a rush of excitement flow though him since his battle with Friezia on Namek. The young Sayian had been looking forward to a rematch with the tyrant and his family when he felt their energy enter the earths atmosphere but this guy he was facing now was insane.
Even though it was clear he was able to turn super sayian he was currently fighting Goku using only the Kaio ken technique to face him and was currently winning the fight even though Goku in his Super Sayian stated was stronger, it was amazing as if his opponent knew each of his move before he would make it. If Goku thought about throwing a left jab the clocked man would have already ducked out of the way before he threw it with expert ease.
"Quit smiling! And take this fight seriously" The cloaked man yelled booting Goku in the stomach with a powerful left boot knocking the Sayian back a few feet as the dessert sand flew in multiple directions. "Do you not see me as a threat! I can blow this planet up in an instant!"
"No" Goku replied calmly though a small part of him recognised the mans voice but the Sayian couldn't quite place it. "I saw what you did earlier I know your not fighting me at your full strength. If you wanted to you could have just beat me earlier with ease why are you holding back?"
Goku could have sworn he saw a small smile cross the mans face under the hood though his words didn't come across as happy.
"You think I would need my full power to crush you their no way I just want to show you what a pathetic insect you really are!" The red aura surrounding the cloaked man grew darker and more intense and frantic as he cried out. "Kao ken times twenty."
Whoosh!
The mans fist flew past Goku's after image as the young Sayian appeared underneath the hooded figure and delivered a powerful upper cut into the cloaked mans mid-drift causing an audible grunt of pain from the hooded figure.
Sensing his advantage Goku cracked the man full on in the face causing blood to fly out from beneath the hood as the man's head snapped backwards causing the hood to begin to fall backwards.
Before his face was revealed however the man quickly lifted his right hand up to pull the hood back over his head thus gifting Goku the perfect opportunity to smash a left hook right into the mans ribs causing another groan of pain before the Sayian followed up with a right jab. This attack was blocked however and the man jumped back creating distance between the two of them, However Goku wouldn't allow it his opponent on the defensive the Young Sayian continued with the attack. However the mans focus seemed to have returned as he was able to dodge and parry the blows away.
"I got him on the back foot!" Goku thought to himself. "It won't be long now and he will have to transform again and then I will see his true power"
Boom!
The second of being Goku being in thought and not concentrating on the current fight was all the hooded man needed. It was almost as if he expected the Young Sayian to get wrapped up in the excitement of forcing him to transform that he knew their would be an opening if he could just hold Goku off long enough.
The hooded Figure who up until now had been just focusing on counter attacking Goku's turtle hermits stance change his form resembling Goku's very own Turtle hermit stance and then went on the attack. Kneeing the Sayian from earth in his stomach before connecting an over hand punch directly into Goku's nose causing blood to burst out and tears to fly out of his eyes.
"I told you to not take me so lightly" The hooded man roared in his horse voice. Before cupping his hands to his side as a purple ball of energy burst into life between his finger tips. "I'm sure you remember this little attack! Galick Gun!"
With a roar the hooded man threw his hands forward sending the all to familiar beam most commonly used by Vegeta rocketing towards Goku.
Surprised at seeing Vegeta's signature attack being shot at him Goku spun dodging the beam of energy just barely as it rocketed past him a confused expression on his face.
"Vegeta?" He mumbled confused as he looked at the man who was defiantly taller and border than the Sayian King.
However the Sayian from Earth didn't get a reply as the hooded man had brought his right hand up towards the hood of his clock and placed two fingers on his forehead. Swirling electricity crackled around the mans arm as the red aura of the Kao-ken thickened and compressed around him.
"Wait is that Picco…."
Before Goku could utter a word the hooded figure threw his hand forward and screamed.
"Special Beam Cannon!"
The attack that had Killed Goku and his brother Raditz rushed towards the Sayian who was just about to dodge before it flickered out of existence.
"Dam it" The hooded man groaned in obvious annoyance. "I thought I had it this time!"
It was Goku's turn to take advantage of the hooded man's distraction and in a flash the Sayian was behind the man tugging at the back of his hood threatening to reveal his face.
An explosion of golden energy engulfed the hooded man's figure as the Red Kaio kens aura that had previously been their evaporated into nothing.
Whoosh!
The Man was gone from sight leaving Goku clinging on to thin air.
However much to Goku's surprised he saw his Son Gohan had arrived on the battle field the young boy's left foot swinging though the spot the hooded man had been moments before a white hot aura surrounded him as he looked at his father.
"Dad what going on" The young boy asked landing on his feet and looking up at Goku. "I was at school and I sensed Friezia and then some two other really strong guys that were with him and I was about to leave school until I sensed that they had been taken out! I thought it was you at first but then I felt you fighting it's really strange but the other guy reminds me off..."
Boom!
The hooded figure reappeared the golden aura having once again turned red as chopped Gohan on the back of the balls neck. Knocking him unconscious and lifting him up in his arms. Before shooting off into the air and away from the battle field.
"Hay!" Goku roared tearing after the hooded man.
OH BOY HAVE I been waiting for this. How many of you guys saw this coming ?
I have been really excitied about starting this part of the story and here is why because at this point it can go anywhere and I can pretty much warrant anything :) But trust me I do have a plan and it will all make sense and everything will be explained in the upcoming chapters before people start pointing the finger and saying Trunks is acting out of character. Is he really ?
Wait and see were this is going before you judge this chapter on its own trust me I think you will like were it is going.
Also any guesses on who this hooded character might be ?
I hope I haven't made it to obvious and any guesses as to why he is using Kao-ken instead of Super Sayian to fight Goku ?
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