November 2, 762.
Chapter Four.
Goku became enraged with the death of his long time friend, and pursued a new power level, strengthening all his muscles, reaching into every possible source, and pulling out all the Ki energy it provided.
Kakarot, as his adversary called him, now fought a vicious battle with Vegeta. The Saiyajin prince knew he must do something, or be overwhelmed. He, also, gathered out of every source more Ki energy, and soon, the two entered into an even more ferocious battle, destroying everything, moving quickly from rock to field, to cliff, to cave, using their Teleportation techniques. However, even after gathering immense amounts of energy, it still seemed Vegeta had the upper hand.
'No, how can this be?' Goku thought. He attempted to reach farther, to gather more Ki energy, but what he did get, he thought, could not make a decisive difference. Every punch from either Saiyajin exhausted energy, and, yet, with every punch each one became more confident, more seemingly destined to acheive their purpose.
"What's that?" Yamcha wondered. He was sensing two massive power levels on the planet below. He soon realized that Goku, and the invader, Vegeta, must be fighting very hard against each other. The look on King Kai's face confirmed this.
Yamcha's friend, Tien, was also shocked at what level Goku was fighting at. He, also, looked at King Kai's face. However, it did not tell him much. As almost always, in battle, King Kai did not let out many clues about what was happening; his face often remained hard-set, a look of anger in his eyes, and expression. Only by asking could they know for sure what King Kai felt. Only by a large change in the battle would King Kai's face differ. Yet, he was their only source of information; they were not able to sense what was happening as King Kai could, only power levels.
Violent clashes of Ki energy occured on the surface of Earth where the two Saiyajins battled. Goku, and Vegeta were consuming Ki energy in seconds that Master Roshi had never seen in his lifetime. He estimated their power levels at six thousand (I know that doesn't sound very powerful, but thinking about what time this occurs during....). Bulma, and ChiChi, who were with him, stumbled back in awe.
"Their power levels are far greater than I've ever seen," exclaimed the dumb-founded Master Roshi. "They could wipe out this whole planet." Although ChiChi, and Bulma were skeptical, they knew Master Roshi had never steered them wrong in the past, and began to worry.
"My poor Goku," sobbed ChiChi, as she buried her head in a pillow. Bulma thought about Goku as well, but she also thought about the poor Yamcha, who had already lost his battle for life.
The remaining warriors: Krillin, Piccolo, Gohan, and, of course, Goku were on the thoughts of the minds of the entire world, but Yajirobei couldn't care less. At the news conference he was attending he simply ate everything that was provided him. Because the warriors who were risking their lifes fighting the Saiyajins weren't there, Yajirobei assumed the responsibility (Or, as he thought, the glamour.) of the leader of Earth's Defense Corps.
Between greedy, and disgusting bites of food, Yajirobei would say a few words, although his mouth was still quite full. None of these words have any true meaning, they just served to amuse Yajirobei, and give him false self-assurance that he was just as powerful, and important as Goku, and the others.
Now every punch, or kick that Vegeta threw exhausted energy from both warriors. Goku knew that he had to do something, or be overwhelmed. Unfortunately, he had already used every possible resource that he had within his body. Krillin had the Zenzu beans, but would be unable to administer one during a battle. Goku felt he had to divert Vegeta's attention somehow, and the Saiyajin whose original purpose was to capture Earth, not save it, knew exactly what to do.
In between two of Vegeta's vicious punches, Goku managed to escape. Nappa was completely taken by surprise, and Goku readily took advantage of it. With all his remaining energy, he slammed his fist right through Nappa's stomach, instantly killing him. Blood spilled from the Saiyajin's mouth before he collapsed to the ground.
The diversion worked. Vegeta was stunned, unaware that Kakarot had used up all his remaining Ki energy. Goku seized his chance, took a Zenzu bean from the stunned Krillin, and took off to train deep in the nearby mountains.