"Hey, sorry I'm late, you guys did so well, holding out like this. Here, split this between you..." Goku said as he held out one of the magical Senzu beans. Kurilin's eyes widened at the sight of it.BR
"Wow, a Senzu! Master Karin still had them...?"BR
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"Yep it's the last one." They began to gently argue about saving it for Goku to use later, or if Kurilin and Gohan should eat it now. Goku finally threatened to throw it away, so they had to take it. By now Raimi was sitting with Gohan in her lap, legs dangling off Kinto'un's side, tail waving gently behind her. She smiled at the two men as they worked out the bean situation, and released the boy when he ate his part. Gohan jumped down and grinned at his dad. Raimi got down too, and the cloud raced away.BR
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"You've improved a lot, Kurilin, I can feel it." Goku said proudly, but Kurilin wouldn't be comforted.BR
"I thought I had, I tried, but they were too strong...I let the others die..."BR
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"And Gohan, you've changed so much! You've trained hard!" Goku noted, amazed that the muscular boy before him was his little, chubby cute son. He was actually very pleased, since he had always wanted to train Gohan to fight anyway, but IKi/I-IKi/I refused to allow it.BR
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"Piccolo was the one who taught me, but...I couldn't stop them either." Raimi rested a hand on his shoulder, squeezing gently. Goku peered at her, and nodded.BR
"Raimi, I can't believe it, you...what happened to you? This much improvement, you would need years to get that strong..." He scowled a little at her.BR
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"Yeah, well, Kami set me up for special training, and also, I have a special talent, something all Saiyans have, but my talent is unique even for us. I'll tell you later, but I will say, it's got something to do with our power levels." She tried the simple telepathy that Saiyans could use only with their own kind, and told him about Vegeta's threats to the others if she fought Nappa. Goku blinked, but showed no other sign that he heard her.BR
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"You know," Kurilin said "with Piccolo dead, we can't use the Dragonballs anymore, so no one can be brought back. Damn these ass..."BR
"Kurilin, watch your tongue! There is a way..." Raimi soothed. Kurilin growled angrily.BR
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"Let's avenge them, the four of us! With you two here, we can take out at least one of them, heck we just might win outright!" He turned to Goku. "You trained under Kaio-sama, right? The lord of the worlds?"BR
"Yeah. But, I'll fight them alone. You guys stay clear so you don't get hurt." Goku told them. Raimi smirked, as the others stared in disbelief.BR
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"Alone?! That's insane! Even for you! Their power is beyond imagination!" Kurilin shouted, desperate to get through Goku's stubborn skull. Gohan was nodding.BR
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"He's right Daddy!" The boy said, worried. Raimi just smiled a wicked smile. She knew Goku was hiding his power, even from Kurilin and Gohan, but he had no secrets from her. His power was nearly twice Nappa's, and he could easily beat the giant, if he wanted to. The only problem was Goku's morals and ethics. He hated to kill, and would not do it if he didn't have to. This wouldn't work on the Saiyans, as they had no morals, no sense of decency. However, now was not the time as Goku was the angriest he'd ever been. He powered up some, and Kurilin finally got a glimpse of Goku's hidden strength. He gasped, shivering with fear; Saiyans did that to people, it was instinctive on the part of the non-Saiyan. Kurilin turned and looked hard at Gohan.BR
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"We had better do as he says. We will leave it to him." He told the boy. Gohan shook his head in negation.BR
"But..." Raimi and Kurilin held him back as Goku turn and strode away. "Daddy!"BR
"Hurry, Goku!" Kurilin called. He looked up at Raimi grimly. "I've never seen Goku so angry...I don't think there is room for us in this battle, is there?" He said. She shrugged as they struggled with a squirming Gohan.BR
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"Even he might need help with the Prince, but we'll just have to wait and see." Kurilin didn't remember who the Prince was, but if Goku could even beat Nappa, he'd feel better.BR
Goku in the meantime was advancing on the other Saiyans, who looked surprised by his calm yet angry demeanor.BR
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"What's this look on your face? I don't think I like it, 'cause I was hoping you wouldn't want to die so quickly!" Nappa jeered, laughing menacingly. Vegeta stood quietly, assessing the situation, trying to make sense of this.BR
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"There will be no mercy for you...you bastards!" Goku swore. He spread his feet apart, tightened his muscles and powered up, letting then see some of what they were going to get. The ground shook, and then began to pull itself apart, rocks hurtling into the air. Nappa actually stepped back, startled. Vegeta stared into his scouter, face pale as he read the figures.BR
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"7000...8000...and rising..." The others couldn't hear him over the rumbling; Kurilin and Gohan were clinging to the granite outcropping behind them, and Raimi stood braced into the waves of power coming from Goku's body. Suddenly he yelled, and stopped powering up, leaving his power at this new higher level. The rocks hung midair for a few seconds, and then fell with much clattering and thudding. Goku waited patiently as the Saiyans stared back at him.BR
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"V-Vegeta...what was Kakarrot's power again?!" Nappa gasped. Vegeta slowly reached up to his scouter and then pulled it off violently. He growled as he crushed it effortlessly.BR
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" It's over...9000..." Vegeta hissed, furious.BR
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"Over...9000..." Vegeta hissed, furious. He was glaring at Goku, not able to believe it. Nappa's head snapped around to look at the Prince.BR
"9000...?! It's a mistake! It's broken!" He yelped.BR
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"Uh, fellows', mine says the same!" Raimi chirped cheerfully. "That is if you really need confirmation!" She waved, smiling sweetly. Vegeta's head swung to her, and his gaze was deadly. She held her smile, shrugging. "Just wanted to help ol' Cabbage Head there. He doesn't seem to be too bright." Goku's lips twitched slightly at her teasing of the giant Saiyan. He dropped back into seriousness.BR
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"Don't worry. I won't use the Kaio-ken on you...yet" Goku said smoothly.BR
"Kaio-ken?!" Vegeta said; he'd never heard of it.BR
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"Fist of the Worlds, eh? Cool, I can't wait." Raimi said, getting excited at the prospect of the combat between Nappa and Goku being good. Nappa apparently didn't think so, because he launched himself at the smaller man.BR
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"You'll never be a match for me!!" Nappa yelled as he flew. Goku let him get within bare inches from his face, and then moved too fast for Nappa to see. He reappeared behind the flying giant, and kicked the back of Nappa's head. The Saiyan was hurtled forward and down, smacking face first into the ground hard. Vegeta was more surprised than Nappa was. Gohan and Kurilin stared in shock. Raimi smiled serenely.BR
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"Unh...how'd you get behind me...?!" Nappa grunted. He slowly regained his feet. "I'll destroy you!" He growled. However, Goku was not impressed.
"You talk a lot. But you don't back it up." Nappa's eyes widened at this.BR
"What...what did you say?!" He said teeth clenched.BR
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Kurilin and Gohan were still amazed, and worried about Goku was goading Nappa like this. Raimi didn't bother to comfort them. They would see for themselves how able Goku was to take care of himself. Vegeta on the other hand was still trying to take this in. The younger man's power was very different from when Raditz had come here one year ago, and he was trying to figure out why.BR
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Nappa, in the meantime, was getting madder by the second. Goku was too calm, didn't appear to be worried about the bigger Saiyan at all. Nappa was used to having his opponents be scared of him, or at least intimidated by his size. After all, it wasn't every day one had to face up to a nine-foot tall man with a tail. Now this low class tailless freak was telling him he was all hot air.BR
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"So, you're saying I am just talk...?" He asked incredulous. Goku didn't nod, but he smiled just a little.BR
"I could tell by that swing."BR
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"Ohhh, you could, could you? So, what can you tell from this?" He said, as he powered up, a white aura appearing around him, with flames dancing off into the heavy air. He yelled and launched an attack. He hammered blows at Goku, but to his surprise, not one hit the mark. Goku dodged, moving just enough to not get hit, but not going so fast that he couldn't be seen. Nappa went faster and faster, finally sending a massive swing at Goku. But he was left standing alone, fist out, with Goku nowhere in sight. He looked back and forth, and then Goku called from his right. They stared at each other silently.BR
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"Did you see that?" Kurilin asked. Gohan shook his head; baffled by the way his father was acting. Raimi had seen it, but stood silent. Vegeta was finally accepting that the newcomer was really as powerful as the scouter said.BR
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Just then Goku moved, started running at Nappa. Nappa gathered himself, anticipating a blow, but once more Goku disappeared, only to show up, standing on Nappa's huge head. The picture should have been funny, but wasn't. Nappa quivered with rage, then slammed his hands together over his head, trying to catch Goku. He met empty air, and then Goku was before him, and buried his fist up to mid forearm in Nappa's abdomen . They stood like that for a moment, then Goku pulled back, and Nappa bent in half, arms cradling his belly.BR
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"That was for Chauzu." Goku said, his voice calm, not betraying his pain. Nappa suddenly, with no warning leapt up and kicked at Goku, who simply ducked them came up with a stellar punch, square on Nappa's jaw. "That was for Yamcha!" Goku called after the flying giant. Nappa raced at a pile of rock, but caught himself and leapt up and hung in the air. His eyes were red with his fury.BR
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"You...bastard!" He said, voice low, but horrible. He sent out a bolt of fire straight at Goku. Goku grinned at this.BR
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"This one I won't dodge!" He yelled into the wind caused by the huge energy coming at him. He braced himself, and let out a huge Kiai; the bolt stopped and blew up six feet away from Goku, who remained unharmed. The dust cleared, and he was revealed, smiling. Nappa winced, not understanding.BR
"What the...how did he do that? I don't get it!"BR
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"He blew it away with only his IKi/I!" Vegeta whispered. Raimi had to admit, she hadn't seen such an example of a Kiai dissipating that much IKi/I before. She was as impressed as the others were. Just then Goku took off, straight up at Nappa. He was above the Saiyan in the blink of an eye, and swung his doubled fists down into Nappa's thick skull, shouting "This one's for Tenshinhan!"BR
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Nappa raced towards the ground like he's been shot out of a cannon. Goku took off after him, landed for a split second, and pushed off towards him again. As he closed distance, he swung around feet first.BR
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"And this...is for Piccolo!!" Goku howled, finally showing just how angry he really was at the loss of his friends, his Sensei, and the former enemy who had saved his son's life. He kick Nappa again, and the Saiyan flew into a small mountain. The impact demolished the whole thing, and it collapsed onto him, burying him under twenty or more feet of rubble. Goku actually was spun backwards by the impact of the kick, and landed heavily, standing straight and waiting for Nappa to free himself. Sure enough, there was a roaring rumble, and the warrior shot out of the pile, screaming his rage all the way as he dropped to the ground twenty feet from Goku. And man, was he pissed!BR
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"Damn you! DAMN YOU!!" Nappa yelled so loud that everyone winced in pain. He was looking very battered by now. Blood seeped from numerous cut and scrapes all over his body, and he had bruises showing darkly against his olive skin.
"Well. You're as tough as I expected." Goku said with grudging admiration.BR
"I am an Elite Warrior of the nobility! I'll have no lower-class punk like you push me around!" Nappa roared. The others were staring, amazed at this turn of events.BR