TITLE: Chapter Eleven - End of a Reign
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None
WARNINGS: Ooowwww..another kiss!
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. As I have mentioned, this is a story about B/V. There will be a bit on G/CC as well. If you don't like them, please don't read. And YES! Everyone is OOC (out of character) other than Vegeta. Like I said, this is an A/U. It is MY A/U. So if you don't like it, don't read it. If you have the time, please also read my partnered fic (partner is Kureeji) called Eyes in Dark Corners.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on Troubled Past:
Vegeta's insides twisted and turned, thinking, knowing that he had brought this awful fate upon them. If only he hadn't tried to help them. If only he had minded his own business. He made up his mind then and there that no matter what, from than on, he would never try to help anyone else. He had tried to help Lisa, he had tried to help the girls. Both times, their lifes had ended in tremendous pain. He would never care about anyone, would never let anyone care about him He wouldn't let anyone know what he was feeling. He would show nothing but hatred and evil. Then, and only then, could no one hurt him.
*****
Kakkarot slowly moved his hand, which had been covering Chi Chi's mouth, away. He moved and gently brushed his lip's against her's. She responded immediately and he pulled her closer. The kiss deepened. Nothing existed to Kakkarot, no Yamcha, no Bardock, no Earth, nothing but Chi Chi. With a sudden jerk, she pulled away from him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" She looked angry. Kakkarot didn't understand. She had kissed back, so what was her problem?! "I'm engaged to be married soon and you dare to kiss me? Do you know what would happen if I told the Princess?"
Kakkarot glared at her. She wouldn't dare! Without another word or glance, he took to the air, leaving her to her own thoughts and threats. He didn't know what was going on with him. He had been standing staring out into space when he suddenly had an overcoming yearning to kiss Chi Chi, to hold her in his arms again. He had tried to fight it, but had failed miserably. It hadn't helped matters at all when he had sensed her ki and seen her figure walking towards the palace. That was when he had snapped, grabbed her when she was close enough, and kissed her.
Fuming to himself about being a weakling, he went in search of peace and quiet. He didn't notice it, but his headache which had been bothering him all day, had disappeared, for now.
*****
Chi Chi stood rooted to the spot, trying to understand what had just happened. Had Kakkarot just kissed her? Why had it felt so good, so right? She had almost melted at his touch, a response that only he could get out of her. She sighed. Why did he have to be so confusing? What exactly was he feeling? What exactly did he want? What exactly did she want?
*****
Bardock stared from his window in complete shock. He had been watching his son since he had returned to his room. Saiyans have extra sensitive hearing and extra good eyes so he could watch his son's every move. The question of what was ailing his son had been driving him mad. When Kakkarot had begun to move, Bardock's eyes never left him.
He had watched his son, his uncaring son, kiss Chi Chi. He had heard what Chi Chi had said to Kakkarot. He had seen his son fly off to Kami knew where, muttering curses to himself. Bardock's memory once again drifted to the day when he had walked in on their embrace at the hospital. Was Kakkarot actually having feelings for Chi Chi? A smile crept onto his face as the answer donned on him. This was quiet a twist. He now knew what was ailing his Super Saiyan son. He also knew that no amount of medicine could heal him because the disease wasn't curable. The disease was what the Earthlings called 'love'. To make it worse, Kakkarot was about to lose his lover's love. A rejection wasn't something that Saiyans were good with. He sighed, hoping that Kakkarot wasn't doing anything more than falling in love. If he was, it could get very dangerous, sometimes even life threatening.
The scowled at himself as he quickly remembered that Chi Chi was now engaged and his son was going to face Frieza and King Cold in the near future. That was a battle that was looking more and more like it would be a complete disaster for the Earth warriors, a massacre to be more precise. Even if the Earth and it's warriors survived the battle, would Kakkarot survive the war with himself?
Bardock continued to stare out his window long after Chi Chi had left. He was unaware of just how strongly the two young, stubborn love birds felt about each other. He would never be able to grasp just how much they confused each other or how much each yearned to hear the words "I love you" from the other.
*****
Kakkarot watched the stars twinkling above him as he lay on the soft grass trying to, but not wanting to, sleep. He didn't want to go back to his barrack, didn't want to have to face anyone. He didn't want to look at anyone, to talk to anyone. All he wanted was to be back in the hospital with Chi Chi in his arms again. At the thought of her, his headache returned ten times as bad as before.
He quickly shut his eyes as the pain rushed from his head to touch the rest of his body. A deep sigh escaped his lips as he thought about Planet Vegeta. What had it been like? If he were raised there, would he be who he was? Would he be as powerful as he was? Would he be in love, yes love, as he was now? These questions only caused his headache to grow in magnitude, so he stopped thinking about them all together and tried to get some sleep. On this night, however, even sleep would not befriend him.
Kakkarot lay restlessly with one thought, one preson in mind. Chi Chi. Anger and pain shot through him at the same time. His world spun even faster and the pain in his head increased signficantly. His mind was now completely focused on Chi Chi. What was she trying to do to him? Had she been playing with his heart? Had she always loved Yamcha? Kakkarot became blinded by rage as his mind raced on, trying to find answers that were out of his grasp.
Although his head felt like it was going to explode, a new pain arose. He felt his heart tighten and clutched at it, trying to apply pressure to lesson the pain. What was this? What was happening to him. Despite his pain, his mind still wandered to Chi Chi.
All his anger, frustration, pain and confusion fused into one emotion. Kakkarot was vaguely aware of changes occuring to his body, but he didn't care. All he cared about was the fact that Chi Chi was going to marry someone else, was in love with someone else. He couldn't remember how long his body was suffering through the changes, but soon after, he collapsed as sleep finally claimed his exhausted body, mind and heart.
*****
Frieza stared coldly at the planet in front of him. This was the planet that had destroyed his favoured Ginyu Force? Perhaps the Ginyu Force had grown weak over the years. How could they lose to such a pathetic looking planet whose creatures had even more pathetic power levels? He shook his head in disgust.
"Lord Frieza, shall we entire Earth's atmosphere?"
Frieza smiled cruelly to himself. "Yes. Proceed." These baka humans will pay dearly for the lives of his Ginyu Force. Now, because of them, he would have to take the time to go out and find a new elite team of soldiers.
*****
Bardock and Piccolo woke up at approximately the same moment. They had both felt the strong ki levels entering the Earth's atmosphere. Both knew who had just arrived. Bardock groaned loudly as he wondered who, if anyone, could get them out of this mess. Piccolo was already rousing the soldiers in the barracks as Bardock joined him. Neither of them had expected Frieza to arrive so quickly.
*****
"Kakkarot! Get up! Your friends are in need of you!" Kakkarot was about to protest and say that he had no friends when he suddenly sensed the urgency of the situation. He snapped out of his sleep and immediately began to search for Chi Chi and his father's ki. He made a mental note to himself to find out who the voice that had awakened him belonged too.
In his search, Kakkarot's heart dropped. He found that many ki's were gone and many more were fading. He felt a great sigh of relief escape him as he found first his father's and than Chi Chi's ki. What was going on? Why were so many people either injured or dead. Kakkarot zoomed to the palace at top speed where he sensed very strong, alien power levels. His eyes snapped wide open as he understood what was going on. Frieza and King Cold had arrived.
*****
Dodoria was ready to blast one of the Earth's defenders into nothingness when he felt a blast coming in his own direction. He turned around to deflect it but found that he was not strong enough. His scream of surprise rang in the night air as he passed through into the next dimension.
*****
Kakkarot floated in the air, searching for his father's ki while the bald Earth warrior, Krillen, stared up at him in shock. Krillen had thought that he was as sure as dead when Dodoria had knocked him over effortlessly. Krillen could do nothing more than look up at Kakkarot with gratitude. Although Kakkarot could be a cold-hearted, arrogant snob, he had saved the Earth once and had now just saved Krillen's life.
Kakkarot spotted his father battling alongside the rest of the Earth warriors near the castle entrance where most of the action was. When Kakkarot flew off in that direction, Krillen snapped out of his stupor and followed suit.
Piccolo had been battling Zarbon alone and hadn't been doing too badly. However, when Zarbon transformed, Piccolo was obviously the lesser warrior. Bardock, sensing this, had come to assit his friend. Seconds after Zarbon had nailed Piccolo with a round house kick to the head, Bardock smashed Zarbon into the nearby pond. The two warriors pooled their energy and created one massive ki ball completely obliterating Zarbon in seconds.
Frieza was causing havoc among a group of weak soldiers when he sensed first Dodoria's ki and than Zarbon's ki completely disappear. Infuriated, Frieza transformed to his fourth and final form. These bakas were causing more problems than he would have thought possible.
King Cold, who had been sitting in the ship the entire time, sensed his son's transformation and decided that now was the perfect time to exit the ship and see what was going on. As King Cold stood up, he felt his ship being rocked by a very powerful ki blast. He smirked highly amused. He could feel the ship exploding around him.
Kakkarot had been headed to join his father when he thought better of it. He had spotted the spaceship that the invaders had come in and decided that it would be fun to blow it up. Powering up his Kamehameha, he shot it forcefully at his objective and watched as section by section, the large ship began to explode. Satisfied, he began to fly away when Krillen cried out his name in fear.
Kakkarot quickly turned around to face Krillen and immediately saw what had scared the short, bald, Earth warrior. Through the smoke, a very tall, very broad figure stood alone. Kakkarot remained where he was and glared through the smoke at the figure who glared back, just as coldly.
"So. You are the baka who dares to blow up my ship." It wasn't a question. "Now, feel the wrath of King Cold."
Kakkarot snorted and crouched, in mid-air, into a fighting stance. King Cold watched amused as the young Saiyan, he could now see the tail and knew the boy was a Saiyan, powered up. Kakkarot did not power up to his maximum, even though he felt that somehow, his maximum was now much higher than before. He did not want his opponent to know his true power so that he could use his hidden power to his advantage.
When the two warriors flew together, Krillen went off in search of help, just in case. Kakkarot was having a hard time against King Cold who was much stronger than any of the Ginyu Force or, for that matter, a combination of the Ginyu Force. King Cold was also surprised at how strong the Saiyan was. He was throwing almost everything he had against the Saiyan and yet the boy was able to hold him off, though barely.
Kakkarot landed a kick at King Cold's midsection just as King Cold punched Kakkarot on the jaw. Both warriors landed with a thud on the ground. Both were up in a second. Kakkarot quickly put his hands together and began to gather energy for his kamehameha. King Cold could sense the energy building up in the boy's hands and began building his own ball to counter-act the blast of energy that he knew was about to come.
Kakkarot released his kamehameha forcing it with all his might towards King Cold who released his ball of energy half a second later. Kakkarot's beam of energy seemed to be overtaking King Cold's, but just as it looked like all was lost for the King, he pushed some extra energy into his blast and forced Kakkarot's back further. Kakkarot, feeling the extra surge of energy, maximized his energy and increased the power in his ball. Both warriors were knocked off their feet by the extra energy thrown into the two blasts.
Meanwhile, Frieza had worked his way over towards Piccolo and Bardock. The two warriors were trying valiently to beat Frieza but were finding it impossibly difficult. Tien, Yamcha, Chao-tzu and later Krillen, all joined in the fight, but still, they were no match for Frieza in his final form. Chi Chi and all the other Earth warriors could do nothing more than look on as the battle raged.
There was a millisecond pause in the battle as everyone felt the large amount of energy explode not far off. Bardock and Piccolo gave each other a knowing, worried look as they understood that Kakkarot was now engaged in the fight of his life, all by himself, against King Cold, the master mind behind everything that Frieza did. After the slight pause, the battle continued with Frieza still holding the upperhand.
Bulma tried desperately to get Frieza to stop. Many of the soldiers were already dead, killed mercilessly by him and it looked like Bardock's squad wasn't going to last much longer either. Despite all her pleas for them all to stop fighting, no one listened. She didn't want to see anyone else hurt. She was willing to surrender as long as her people would be safe.
Chi Chi moaned and winced as she felt a pain spreading throughout her body. She didn't understand where it was coming from though since she had barely fought at all.
Kakkarot tried to get up quickly but found that he could not. Every bone in his body throbbed asking for a break. He forced himself to slowly stand up and was relieved to find that King Cold was having a hard time standing up as well. Both warriors were still aching from the tremendous blast.
Kakkarot cupped his hands again, trying to find the energy somewhere in his body to create another kamehameha ball, unaware of all the cuts on his body and all the blood that was slowly seeping out of him. He knew that if he didn't finish King Cold off soon, King Cold would finish him off. He simply didn't have the energy to last much longer.
King Cold felt the boy forming another ki ball similar to the last one and marvelled at where he got his energy from. He desperately tried to form his own ball as well, but found that he was sorely lacking the energy to do so. He tried again, knowing that if he didn't, he would cease to exist.
Kakkarot sensed Tien and Yamcha's ki begin to fade and he began to panic. Even if he beat King Cold, someone still had to beat Frieza. He was in no state to fight Frieza, not even close. What was he going to do? What could he do? Would this be the end of the Earth?
Kakkarot pushed all his thoughts and fears to the back of his mind. He had to take care of the problem at hand first, getting rid of King Cold. Everything else would have to wait it's turn. Feeling exhaustion begin to seep over his body, Kakkarot flung his ki ball at King Cold in desperation.
King Cold threw his pathetic attempt at a ki ball in retaliation.
Frieza stood rooted to the spot as he felt his father's ki completely vanish. He muttered darkly to himself. His father had been the only reason why Beta hadn't attacked their personal ship yet. Beta was half decently scared of the combined power of Frieza and his father. Now, with his father gone, Frieza would have to train and become even stronger, much much stronger. Afterall, Beta was the strongest warrior in the universe and if Frieza wanted to rule the universe, he would have to beat Beta.
Although the weak Earth warriors weren't giving him much of a workout, the Namekian and the Saiyan were doing a half baked job of keeping him "busy". He was allowing them to keep him "busy" but he had to admit that they were stronger than he would have believed they could be. He smirked inwardly. He would kill the stupid Earth warriors first and than he would deal with the Saiyan and the Namekian. Their deaths would be slow, but not as slow as the death of whoever had killed his father. He knocked the Saiyan and two of the Earth warriors away from him with ease. He procceeded to build a ki ball in his hand and shot it at a randomly selected target.
Chi Chi stood, too scared to move. The energy blast was headed straight for her.
Kakkarot stumbled in front of the path of the ki ball and with great effort, deflected it away. Everyone seemed to have frozen as they stared in shock. Kakkarot? Saving Chi Chi? No one thought it possible. He didn't care about anyone! Yamcha could only stare in open mouthed horror. He hadn't had the courage to save Chi Chi's life. He had cared too much about his own. He felt utterly disgraced. What made it worse was that Kakkarot, the cold-hearted Kakkarot, had done what he could not. He had willingly thrown himself in front of the dangerous blast.
Kakkarot collapsed from the effort and that was when everyone fully understood the extent of his injuries.
Bardock hurried to his son's side. Somehow, Kakkarot looked different. His hair seemed more spiky, kind of triangular like. He wondered whether there was a form beyond the Super Saiyan level. If there was, had his son someone reached it already?
Chi Chi was quickly beside Kakkarot and Bardock as the Super Saiyan (level 2) tried to regain his composure. Kakkarot swore under his breath. That blast shouldn't have been able to make him flinch, yet here he was, completely knocked over. Now Frieza knew just how much damage King Cold had done to him. In his heart, he knew he had only one option left, and he was going to do it. It was the only way to save the Earth. It was the only way to save Chi Chi.
SPECIAL NOTE: As much as you guys may hate it, I'm going to keep putting the cliff hangers in. I know it keeps you guys in suspense, but it's also what draws you readers back. Sorry for anyone who doesn't like it. On a lighter note, so, now you know who Chi Chi's "attacker" was (I didn't keep you in suspense for that long did I?). All you B/V fans, three more chapters until B/V meet (YEAH!).
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None
WARNINGS: Ooowwww..another kiss!
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. As I have mentioned, this is a story about B/V. There will be a bit on G/CC as well. If you don't like them, please don't read. And YES! Everyone is OOC (out of character) other than Vegeta. Like I said, this is an A/U. It is MY A/U. So if you don't like it, don't read it. If you have the time, please also read my partnered fic (partner is Kureeji) called Eyes in Dark Corners.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on Troubled Past:
Vegeta's insides twisted and turned, thinking, knowing that he had brought this awful fate upon them. If only he hadn't tried to help them. If only he had minded his own business. He made up his mind then and there that no matter what, from than on, he would never try to help anyone else. He had tried to help Lisa, he had tried to help the girls. Both times, their lifes had ended in tremendous pain. He would never care about anyone, would never let anyone care about him He wouldn't let anyone know what he was feeling. He would show nothing but hatred and evil. Then, and only then, could no one hurt him.
*****
Kakkarot slowly moved his hand, which had been covering Chi Chi's mouth, away. He moved and gently brushed his lip's against her's. She responded immediately and he pulled her closer. The kiss deepened. Nothing existed to Kakkarot, no Yamcha, no Bardock, no Earth, nothing but Chi Chi. With a sudden jerk, she pulled away from him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" She looked angry. Kakkarot didn't understand. She had kissed back, so what was her problem?! "I'm engaged to be married soon and you dare to kiss me? Do you know what would happen if I told the Princess?"
Kakkarot glared at her. She wouldn't dare! Without another word or glance, he took to the air, leaving her to her own thoughts and threats. He didn't know what was going on with him. He had been standing staring out into space when he suddenly had an overcoming yearning to kiss Chi Chi, to hold her in his arms again. He had tried to fight it, but had failed miserably. It hadn't helped matters at all when he had sensed her ki and seen her figure walking towards the palace. That was when he had snapped, grabbed her when she was close enough, and kissed her.
Fuming to himself about being a weakling, he went in search of peace and quiet. He didn't notice it, but his headache which had been bothering him all day, had disappeared, for now.
*****
Chi Chi stood rooted to the spot, trying to understand what had just happened. Had Kakkarot just kissed her? Why had it felt so good, so right? She had almost melted at his touch, a response that only he could get out of her. She sighed. Why did he have to be so confusing? What exactly was he feeling? What exactly did he want? What exactly did she want?
*****
Bardock stared from his window in complete shock. He had been watching his son since he had returned to his room. Saiyans have extra sensitive hearing and extra good eyes so he could watch his son's every move. The question of what was ailing his son had been driving him mad. When Kakkarot had begun to move, Bardock's eyes never left him.
He had watched his son, his uncaring son, kiss Chi Chi. He had heard what Chi Chi had said to Kakkarot. He had seen his son fly off to Kami knew where, muttering curses to himself. Bardock's memory once again drifted to the day when he had walked in on their embrace at the hospital. Was Kakkarot actually having feelings for Chi Chi? A smile crept onto his face as the answer donned on him. This was quiet a twist. He now knew what was ailing his Super Saiyan son. He also knew that no amount of medicine could heal him because the disease wasn't curable. The disease was what the Earthlings called 'love'. To make it worse, Kakkarot was about to lose his lover's love. A rejection wasn't something that Saiyans were good with. He sighed, hoping that Kakkarot wasn't doing anything more than falling in love. If he was, it could get very dangerous, sometimes even life threatening.
The scowled at himself as he quickly remembered that Chi Chi was now engaged and his son was going to face Frieza and King Cold in the near future. That was a battle that was looking more and more like it would be a complete disaster for the Earth warriors, a massacre to be more precise. Even if the Earth and it's warriors survived the battle, would Kakkarot survive the war with himself?
Bardock continued to stare out his window long after Chi Chi had left. He was unaware of just how strongly the two young, stubborn love birds felt about each other. He would never be able to grasp just how much they confused each other or how much each yearned to hear the words "I love you" from the other.
*****
Kakkarot watched the stars twinkling above him as he lay on the soft grass trying to, but not wanting to, sleep. He didn't want to go back to his barrack, didn't want to have to face anyone. He didn't want to look at anyone, to talk to anyone. All he wanted was to be back in the hospital with Chi Chi in his arms again. At the thought of her, his headache returned ten times as bad as before.
He quickly shut his eyes as the pain rushed from his head to touch the rest of his body. A deep sigh escaped his lips as he thought about Planet Vegeta. What had it been like? If he were raised there, would he be who he was? Would he be as powerful as he was? Would he be in love, yes love, as he was now? These questions only caused his headache to grow in magnitude, so he stopped thinking about them all together and tried to get some sleep. On this night, however, even sleep would not befriend him.
Kakkarot lay restlessly with one thought, one preson in mind. Chi Chi. Anger and pain shot through him at the same time. His world spun even faster and the pain in his head increased signficantly. His mind was now completely focused on Chi Chi. What was she trying to do to him? Had she been playing with his heart? Had she always loved Yamcha? Kakkarot became blinded by rage as his mind raced on, trying to find answers that were out of his grasp.
Although his head felt like it was going to explode, a new pain arose. He felt his heart tighten and clutched at it, trying to apply pressure to lesson the pain. What was this? What was happening to him. Despite his pain, his mind still wandered to Chi Chi.
All his anger, frustration, pain and confusion fused into one emotion. Kakkarot was vaguely aware of changes occuring to his body, but he didn't care. All he cared about was the fact that Chi Chi was going to marry someone else, was in love with someone else. He couldn't remember how long his body was suffering through the changes, but soon after, he collapsed as sleep finally claimed his exhausted body, mind and heart.
*****
Frieza stared coldly at the planet in front of him. This was the planet that had destroyed his favoured Ginyu Force? Perhaps the Ginyu Force had grown weak over the years. How could they lose to such a pathetic looking planet whose creatures had even more pathetic power levels? He shook his head in disgust.
"Lord Frieza, shall we entire Earth's atmosphere?"
Frieza smiled cruelly to himself. "Yes. Proceed." These baka humans will pay dearly for the lives of his Ginyu Force. Now, because of them, he would have to take the time to go out and find a new elite team of soldiers.
*****
Bardock and Piccolo woke up at approximately the same moment. They had both felt the strong ki levels entering the Earth's atmosphere. Both knew who had just arrived. Bardock groaned loudly as he wondered who, if anyone, could get them out of this mess. Piccolo was already rousing the soldiers in the barracks as Bardock joined him. Neither of them had expected Frieza to arrive so quickly.
*****
"Kakkarot! Get up! Your friends are in need of you!" Kakkarot was about to protest and say that he had no friends when he suddenly sensed the urgency of the situation. He snapped out of his sleep and immediately began to search for Chi Chi and his father's ki. He made a mental note to himself to find out who the voice that had awakened him belonged too.
In his search, Kakkarot's heart dropped. He found that many ki's were gone and many more were fading. He felt a great sigh of relief escape him as he found first his father's and than Chi Chi's ki. What was going on? Why were so many people either injured or dead. Kakkarot zoomed to the palace at top speed where he sensed very strong, alien power levels. His eyes snapped wide open as he understood what was going on. Frieza and King Cold had arrived.
*****
Dodoria was ready to blast one of the Earth's defenders into nothingness when he felt a blast coming in his own direction. He turned around to deflect it but found that he was not strong enough. His scream of surprise rang in the night air as he passed through into the next dimension.
*****
Kakkarot floated in the air, searching for his father's ki while the bald Earth warrior, Krillen, stared up at him in shock. Krillen had thought that he was as sure as dead when Dodoria had knocked him over effortlessly. Krillen could do nothing more than look up at Kakkarot with gratitude. Although Kakkarot could be a cold-hearted, arrogant snob, he had saved the Earth once and had now just saved Krillen's life.
Kakkarot spotted his father battling alongside the rest of the Earth warriors near the castle entrance where most of the action was. When Kakkarot flew off in that direction, Krillen snapped out of his stupor and followed suit.
Piccolo had been battling Zarbon alone and hadn't been doing too badly. However, when Zarbon transformed, Piccolo was obviously the lesser warrior. Bardock, sensing this, had come to assit his friend. Seconds after Zarbon had nailed Piccolo with a round house kick to the head, Bardock smashed Zarbon into the nearby pond. The two warriors pooled their energy and created one massive ki ball completely obliterating Zarbon in seconds.
Frieza was causing havoc among a group of weak soldiers when he sensed first Dodoria's ki and than Zarbon's ki completely disappear. Infuriated, Frieza transformed to his fourth and final form. These bakas were causing more problems than he would have thought possible.
King Cold, who had been sitting in the ship the entire time, sensed his son's transformation and decided that now was the perfect time to exit the ship and see what was going on. As King Cold stood up, he felt his ship being rocked by a very powerful ki blast. He smirked highly amused. He could feel the ship exploding around him.
Kakkarot had been headed to join his father when he thought better of it. He had spotted the spaceship that the invaders had come in and decided that it would be fun to blow it up. Powering up his Kamehameha, he shot it forcefully at his objective and watched as section by section, the large ship began to explode. Satisfied, he began to fly away when Krillen cried out his name in fear.
Kakkarot quickly turned around to face Krillen and immediately saw what had scared the short, bald, Earth warrior. Through the smoke, a very tall, very broad figure stood alone. Kakkarot remained where he was and glared through the smoke at the figure who glared back, just as coldly.
"So. You are the baka who dares to blow up my ship." It wasn't a question. "Now, feel the wrath of King Cold."
Kakkarot snorted and crouched, in mid-air, into a fighting stance. King Cold watched amused as the young Saiyan, he could now see the tail and knew the boy was a Saiyan, powered up. Kakkarot did not power up to his maximum, even though he felt that somehow, his maximum was now much higher than before. He did not want his opponent to know his true power so that he could use his hidden power to his advantage.
When the two warriors flew together, Krillen went off in search of help, just in case. Kakkarot was having a hard time against King Cold who was much stronger than any of the Ginyu Force or, for that matter, a combination of the Ginyu Force. King Cold was also surprised at how strong the Saiyan was. He was throwing almost everything he had against the Saiyan and yet the boy was able to hold him off, though barely.
Kakkarot landed a kick at King Cold's midsection just as King Cold punched Kakkarot on the jaw. Both warriors landed with a thud on the ground. Both were up in a second. Kakkarot quickly put his hands together and began to gather energy for his kamehameha. King Cold could sense the energy building up in the boy's hands and began building his own ball to counter-act the blast of energy that he knew was about to come.
Kakkarot released his kamehameha forcing it with all his might towards King Cold who released his ball of energy half a second later. Kakkarot's beam of energy seemed to be overtaking King Cold's, but just as it looked like all was lost for the King, he pushed some extra energy into his blast and forced Kakkarot's back further. Kakkarot, feeling the extra surge of energy, maximized his energy and increased the power in his ball. Both warriors were knocked off their feet by the extra energy thrown into the two blasts.
Meanwhile, Frieza had worked his way over towards Piccolo and Bardock. The two warriors were trying valiently to beat Frieza but were finding it impossibly difficult. Tien, Yamcha, Chao-tzu and later Krillen, all joined in the fight, but still, they were no match for Frieza in his final form. Chi Chi and all the other Earth warriors could do nothing more than look on as the battle raged.
There was a millisecond pause in the battle as everyone felt the large amount of energy explode not far off. Bardock and Piccolo gave each other a knowing, worried look as they understood that Kakkarot was now engaged in the fight of his life, all by himself, against King Cold, the master mind behind everything that Frieza did. After the slight pause, the battle continued with Frieza still holding the upperhand.
Bulma tried desperately to get Frieza to stop. Many of the soldiers were already dead, killed mercilessly by him and it looked like Bardock's squad wasn't going to last much longer either. Despite all her pleas for them all to stop fighting, no one listened. She didn't want to see anyone else hurt. She was willing to surrender as long as her people would be safe.
Chi Chi moaned and winced as she felt a pain spreading throughout her body. She didn't understand where it was coming from though since she had barely fought at all.
Kakkarot tried to get up quickly but found that he could not. Every bone in his body throbbed asking for a break. He forced himself to slowly stand up and was relieved to find that King Cold was having a hard time standing up as well. Both warriors were still aching from the tremendous blast.
Kakkarot cupped his hands again, trying to find the energy somewhere in his body to create another kamehameha ball, unaware of all the cuts on his body and all the blood that was slowly seeping out of him. He knew that if he didn't finish King Cold off soon, King Cold would finish him off. He simply didn't have the energy to last much longer.
King Cold felt the boy forming another ki ball similar to the last one and marvelled at where he got his energy from. He desperately tried to form his own ball as well, but found that he was sorely lacking the energy to do so. He tried again, knowing that if he didn't, he would cease to exist.
Kakkarot sensed Tien and Yamcha's ki begin to fade and he began to panic. Even if he beat King Cold, someone still had to beat Frieza. He was in no state to fight Frieza, not even close. What was he going to do? What could he do? Would this be the end of the Earth?
Kakkarot pushed all his thoughts and fears to the back of his mind. He had to take care of the problem at hand first, getting rid of King Cold. Everything else would have to wait it's turn. Feeling exhaustion begin to seep over his body, Kakkarot flung his ki ball at King Cold in desperation.
King Cold threw his pathetic attempt at a ki ball in retaliation.
Frieza stood rooted to the spot as he felt his father's ki completely vanish. He muttered darkly to himself. His father had been the only reason why Beta hadn't attacked their personal ship yet. Beta was half decently scared of the combined power of Frieza and his father. Now, with his father gone, Frieza would have to train and become even stronger, much much stronger. Afterall, Beta was the strongest warrior in the universe and if Frieza wanted to rule the universe, he would have to beat Beta.
Although the weak Earth warriors weren't giving him much of a workout, the Namekian and the Saiyan were doing a half baked job of keeping him "busy". He was allowing them to keep him "busy" but he had to admit that they were stronger than he would have believed they could be. He smirked inwardly. He would kill the stupid Earth warriors first and than he would deal with the Saiyan and the Namekian. Their deaths would be slow, but not as slow as the death of whoever had killed his father. He knocked the Saiyan and two of the Earth warriors away from him with ease. He procceeded to build a ki ball in his hand and shot it at a randomly selected target.
Chi Chi stood, too scared to move. The energy blast was headed straight for her.
Kakkarot stumbled in front of the path of the ki ball and with great effort, deflected it away. Everyone seemed to have frozen as they stared in shock. Kakkarot? Saving Chi Chi? No one thought it possible. He didn't care about anyone! Yamcha could only stare in open mouthed horror. He hadn't had the courage to save Chi Chi's life. He had cared too much about his own. He felt utterly disgraced. What made it worse was that Kakkarot, the cold-hearted Kakkarot, had done what he could not. He had willingly thrown himself in front of the dangerous blast.
Kakkarot collapsed from the effort and that was when everyone fully understood the extent of his injuries.
Bardock hurried to his son's side. Somehow, Kakkarot looked different. His hair seemed more spiky, kind of triangular like. He wondered whether there was a form beyond the Super Saiyan level. If there was, had his son someone reached it already?
Chi Chi was quickly beside Kakkarot and Bardock as the Super Saiyan (level 2) tried to regain his composure. Kakkarot swore under his breath. That blast shouldn't have been able to make him flinch, yet here he was, completely knocked over. Now Frieza knew just how much damage King Cold had done to him. In his heart, he knew he had only one option left, and he was going to do it. It was the only way to save the Earth. It was the only way to save Chi Chi.
SPECIAL NOTE: As much as you guys may hate it, I'm going to keep putting the cliff hangers in. I know it keeps you guys in suspense, but it's also what draws you readers back. Sorry for anyone who doesn't like it. On a lighter note, so, now you know who Chi Chi's "attacker" was (I didn't keep you in suspense for that long did I?). All you B/V fans, three more chapters until B/V meet (YEAH!).