The Slou And The Flesh Part III "You know, I swear that your face is familiar. I know you. Then again, I can't remember where we met, or how. Well then, I have to know, will we beat Raditz?" Goku's voice was strained; he was obviously very concerned for his son. Raimi squeezed his arms, trying to comfort him.

"Yes, I can tell you that. Just remember, don't trust him, no matter what he says or does…He would kill anyone for nothing, he has no morals, no mercy," Raimi told him, hoping he would listen and take heed of her words. Raditz was actually Goku's brother; the both of them were Saiyans, like she seemed to be now. The race was of alien origin, and were natural born killers.

Goku had been sent to Earth by Raditz when he was only a few days old, and programmed to kill every sentient being on the planet once he was big enough to do so. Raditz had intended to come and pick up his little brother much earlier than this, but had been to busy "working" to get away. He had never even dreamed that "Kakarrot" was not fulfilling his programming, was in fact an unappointed guardian of the planet he was meant to destroy by his evil brother. "Kakarrot" had lost his programming shortly after his arrival, and had become a powerful yet gentle warrior, known now as Son Goku. But now that Raditz had remembered his sibling, and had discovered that Goku had failed to fulfill his mission, he was determined to kill Goku for treason.

"We are getting closer, Goku. What does your radar say?" Piccolo called.

"A little to the right. We should drop lower, or he'll see us." Goku responded.

"It doesn't matter, he carries a device that reads the power and location of those with great powers." Piccolo broke the news.

"So he knows…"

"That we are coming? Yes, I'm sure he's seen us."

"Let's just go get him. He respects bravery." Raimi called. Goku looked over his shoulder at her, startled by her apparent eagerness to face this monster, then smiled at her bravery.

"Okay, let's go!" Goku yelled, and they dropped down towards a broad plain with a large crater towards the north, then they saw a huge man, the epitome of a Saiyan warrior. The three of them leapt down to the ground, and looked over at the Saiyan.

Raditz was easily seven feet tall, with wild black hair that reached to his knees; he wore black armor that was similar to samurai war garb. His face would have been handsome, if he wasn't so twisted by evil. He closely resembled Goku, who anyone would call attractive. Other than his size, the only obvious sign of his alien nature was his tail, which was covered with soft brown fur. Raimi looked down at her own tail, which had blood-red fur that exactly matched the hair on her head. He wore it around his waist like a belt, and it was supple and very strong, like a monkey's tail, as Kurilin had found out painfully. He looked up at the party of three from the carcass of some creature that he was eating raw, unconcerned by their arrival. His scouter beeped at him, and he laughed.

"Well, well, I see that you have found a common purpose. And who have we here? The boy is safely stowed away we don't need a babysitter! Oh wait, are you the brats mother? You go home to get the missus, Kakarrot?" Raditz's' laughter rang across the field, and rasped on Raimi's nerves. She stiffened, and felt a cold tingle in her belly as it moved like a chill running up her spine and spreading all over her body. Raditz scouter beeped insistently at him and brought up a display on the small heads up screen over his left eye.

"What? 410! But how can an Earth girl have such a high rating!" He glared at her, and she stared back, trying to push the power down. Of course, it was a little late now. Then he noticed the tail and stared in amazement. "A female Saiyan, here? Well, I'll need to research this when I go home; this is quite interesting. But for now, let's see the mighty shrimps levels…Kakarrot is at 416! His power is rising, and the other one, 408! Impossible!"

Raditz was referring to the Chi or power level that all living things had; martial artists had very high power levels, due to their training. Since the average human had a level of only 3, the levels that Goku, Raimi and Piccolo were showing was quite impressive. However, Raditz was much more powerful yet…

Piccolo looked over at Raimi in surprise. He couldn't believe that her level was higher than his own was! No wonder Goku had wanted her here! Goku nodded. His mentors, Kame-sen'nin and Kami-sama had trained him to follow his instincts, and he had had a good feeling about her. Of course, this was his fight, and he had no intention of involving Raimi in it. He wanted her to get Gohan and get out of there as soon as possible.

Raimi however was puzzled. Why would she have such a power level? What did this mean? Goku and Piccolo had trained all their lives to get such strength. Then Raditz turned to Goku, and asked why he had come to this place.

"Why do you think, you idiot? To take back my son! " Goku stated angrily.

"Oh, so you aren't here to come back with me, to join the last of your race? You owe us, Kakarrot, for your very life." Raditz coaxed. "Come on, you don't really think even the two together can beat me, do you?"

"Forget it Raditz, I know you just want to kill him, after all the killing of another Saiyan is the ultimate rush isn't it? Genocidal Baka…" Raimi snapped. Raditz glared at her and opened his mouth to retort.

"Raditz, you talk too much. " Piccolo sighed, cutting him off and pulled off his cloak, which clanged as it hit the ground, as did his turban.

"Piccolo, you were armored, too?" Goku asked, as he pulled his ghee down to remove his own weighted, armored shirt. It hit the ground with an impressive thud, and he started on his boots, which were also weighted. All together, Goku carried an extra 200 pounds around at all times. It helped him to get stronger, since each movement he made required far more effort. His speed and strength would accordingly be higher when he removed these weights. He was surprised to find that Piccolo used the same strength training technique.

"Yes, as are you, Son Goku, and I haven't felt so light in a long while…" Piccolo answered, looking over at Raimi, who was scowling, concentrating on something. She could feel little Gohan somewhere near, and she was trying to fine-tune this new sense, to see where the child was exactly.

Then Raditz began to laugh, "You two are fucking fools! Increase your levels by hundreds of degrees, it won't make any difference to me!"

The two men paused uneasy at this statement that they could feel was true. Raimi rolled her eyes at his vulgarity with a grim smile. He was in for a few surprises from the "fucking fools" this afternoon!

"If you think power is everything, then you are no true fighter!" Goku laughed in return

"Well, if you haven't learned the true use of power, then I guess I'll have to show you, "little brother."" Raditz snapped back. He was not joking; he was very, very strong, and had been proven in battle countless times. He was definitely the one with the advantage here. Even together, Goku and Piccolo was barely a match for his power level.

Meanwhile, Raimi was edging around to the North, where she had pinpointed Little Gohan's Chi to be. The feel of the boys' power was surprising not only because he was very strong for a child, but also because he felt so different from Raditz. Raditz, unlike Goku and Piccolo did not know how to hide his power from detection, and probably wouldn't have bothered even if he did. His Chi signature felt awful, it made her uncomfortable, even slightly nauseous. Gohan felt angry, but pure, clean, and very strong.

"Well, now it's time for your lesson, so pay attention!" Raditz called. Goku and Piccolo dropped into their defensive postures. They both were startled when he shot by them so fast they couldn't even see him and struck their backs. Both men flew, and immediately righted themselves. They turned and stared at the Saiyan in shock.

"Well. Your defenses aren't all that bad. That should help you stay alive a few minutes more than I had planned." Raditz laughed. Raditz was bragging about the superior strength of his two partners, when he noticed Raimi was too close to where he had hidden his nephew.

Raimi had made it to the edge of an impact crater that she realized was caused by Raditz ship when he had arrived, when Raditz turned and, gathering some of his energy in his hand, sent a blast of Chi at her. Raimi gasped, and her mind went blank, then her body and her instinct took over. She simply shifted to the side, so fast that she became a blur and reappeared a few feet away, the ball having sped on by. All three of the men stared at her, amazed. Raimi looked down at her body, wondering herself about this speed and strength she had. She looked up at the stunned Saiyan and smiled wickedly.

"Well, the great Saiyan can't even hit a girl? And you call yourself First Class!" She laughed. Raditz growled in fury, but Goku shifted his stance and powered up some more, getting his brothers attention when the scouter beeped. The huge man laughed.

"No matter, I can defeat all of you at once!"

"Tell me, now! Where have you hidden my son!" Goku suddenly yelled. Raditz tilted his head down, and smiled evilly.

"Hidden? Yes, I couldn't stand his wails. He's in that hole. Why didn't you figure it out yourself?"

Goku ignored him, and floated into the air, looking down at the ship. "There! Daddy's here, Gohan! Hang in there, okay! Daddy will save you!" He called loudly.

"Oh, come on! Don't get his hopes up. You aren't even going to be able to save yourself, Kakarrot!" Raditz laughed. Piccolo and Goku got ready, and attacked the huge Saiyan. To their dismay, he was easily able to repel their attack. After a few moments he sent them both flying. Undaunted they came at him again, but he only dodged, shooting up in the air.