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Recap of the battle so far:
Good Fighters/Stats:
Chaozu- SLAIN
Roland-SLAIN
Tenshinhan-SLAIN
Yamucha-SLAIN
Piccolo-SLAIN
Radditzu- 9,000--healed; power level grew
Gohan- 6,500--healed; power level grew
Kuririn- 2,400--healed
Vegeta- 14,000--badly beaten
Goku- 25,000--fresh
Bad Fighters/stats
Kiwi- SLAIN
Dodoria- SLAIN
Zarbon (Normal)- 25,000
Zarbon (Transformed)- 50,000
Space Fighters
Chapter 9:
Trump Card
~~en Route to Kame House~~
Gohan suddenly stopped. He stared in the direction of where his father and Zarbon were fighting "I…sense something!"
"So do I…" said Kuririn
"What is it?" asked Radditzu
"My dad's in trouble! That Zarbon guy's ki just went through the roof!" said Gohan
"Then what say we go help him?" asked Radditzu
"Yeah!" said Gohan
All three of them blasted off towards the large ki signatures.
~~Battlefield~~
Goku tried in vain to fight back Zarbon's attacks. "I've no choice…gotta use Kaiouken again…"
"KAIOUKEN TIMES TWO!" Goku shouted
Goku rocketed towards Zarbon, who amazingly was still able to block Goku's attacks. After Goku had used so much of his energy, he had to stop. Zarbon was simply too powerful. There was one attack that he knew would help greatly. Goku jumped into the air.
"try this! TAIYOKEN!" he shouted
Zarbon was blinded and he rubbed his eyes in pain. Goku fled to a hundred yards behind Zarbon and raised his hands to the sky. He entreated all forms of life to grant him energy. The waters in the streams and lakes released some of their energy…as well as every life form within. The Volcanoes and their stones sent small streams of power. The animals of the cities…the people of the cities…the cities themselves…the grass…the trees…they all unknowingly contributed a small portion of their life force. Goku felt the warm power flowing through him. He shut out all things except for the beautiful energy inside.
Zarbon recovered from the Solar Fist that had hit him. He searched around for signs of Goku, but to no avail. Then he picked up his Scouter and found him.
"Whatever he's doing, it won't be any good when I get to him!" he roared as he charged over to Goku.
Goku carefully formed the energy into a ball and awaited a clear shot. He threw it swiftly, but Zarbon noticed it and he began to leap away from it. However, he couldn't get completely away. Blood squirted from his right eye and he cried out in pain. The Genki Dama sideswiped him, blowing off his armor and lacerating his side. He fell to the ground, but got up again. When he opened his eyes, he realized that the right one was no more…It was cut completely in half…someone had permanently blinded his right eye! It did not take long to find the culprit; a short and fat man with black hair and a katana…Yajirobe!
"You bastard!" cried Zarbon; he swatted Yajirobe, who fortunately landed on his bottom in a bed of grass.
Zarbon felt his wound "Not severe…" he said; he called out to Goku "Nice little trick! If that had hit me head on, I'd be dead now! But it didn't, cuz you failed!"
Goku fell to his knees "So close…"
Then Zarbon turned his attention to Yajirobe, who was getting back up. He was about to attack when two blasts got between him and the samurai. When the dust cleared, Yajirobe was nowhere to be seen. Gohan and Kuririn stood before Zarbon in classic stance. Zarbon attacked Kuririn and threw him to the ground covered in blood. Then Gohan fired a Masenkou that Zarbon easily dodged. They both landed close to where Vegeta supported himself on one knee, caked in blood.
Gohan was furious. He felt a surge of power. Then a twitch in his hindquarters. A small, furry, brown tail snaked out of Gohan's pants. Vegeta was utterly shocked.
"His tail! His tail grew back!" he exclaimed; he then struggled up and powered up a ki ball in his hands "Hey! Zarbon! Try this on for size!"
"what are you gonna do with that piece of crap?" Zarbon mocked
"Wait and…" Vegeta said; he threw the ball into the sky "SEE!"
The ball exploded in the sky and remained there. It emanated a peculiar radiation. Vegeta signaled to Goku, who picked him up and carried him to a safe distance.
"Son of Kakkarot! Look at it!" Vegeta shouted
"What's going on?" asked Goku
"Your son's tail grew back…this is our salvation!" said Vegeta
Gohan looked at the shining object in the sky. His Saiya-jin instincts began to take over. His eyes turned crimson and fangs began to grow from his teeth.
"What's with Gohan?" asked Goku
"Kakkarot. I'm only gonna explain this once. There is a certain type of Radiation called Brute Waves. Brute Waves are emanated from moons. A special gland in our tails creates a certain enzyme when we let the Brute Waves pass through our eyes. Only when a moon is completely circular, in other words full, there are enough Brute Waves for this to happen…"
Gohan grew larger, and he ripped from his clothes. Hair grew all over his body. He roared and he began to get taller.
"…we then transform into what is known as an Oozaru. In that form our power levels increase tenfold…"
"Huh?"
"You'll understand when it finishes"
Gohan reached his maximum height. He was now a complete Oozaru. Goku looked at it in awe, as if he'd seen it before. Then his mind took him back.
~~Flashback, Many Years Ago~~
"Now Goku, never look at the full moon a terrible monster comes out when the moon is full…"
"Okay, Grandpa!"
~~Flash forward, one morning~~
"Whoa…I must have fallen asleep outside…" Goku noticed the devastation a round him "Oh no! The monster must have attacked!"
Goku walked over to his home to see a terrible sight. His grandpa was dead, crushed to death and then burned. Goku screamed in pain when he saw his adoptive grandpa there. For a brief moment his hair flickered and a gold aura was about him, but he collapsed and began to cry.
~~Flash Forward, The Dragonball Hunt~~
"Whoa! Who destroyed Pilaf's castle?"
"A monster Goku…"
"Huh? Where's my tail? No way! It's gone!"
~~Flash Forward, 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai~~
"Whoa! I don't remember a hurricane…"
"What? Are you telling me you don't remember a thing?"
"What thing?"
"Are you saying that when you become a monster…."
~~Flash Forward, Kami Sama's Tower~~
"Uh…Goku…I really would like to get the moon back so um…could I just remove that tail for you?"
~~Kame House~~
"A Saiya-jin's true power comes out on a full moon! You have lost that because your tail is not there!"
~~Present~~
Goku stumbled "Wait...you mean…all the times…the monster who killed grandpa…who destroyed Pilaf's castle…and crushed the Tenkaichi Budoukai stadium were all…me?" Goku clenched his eyes shut and grasped his head.
"Don't beat yourself up Kakkarot" said Vegeta "Nobody but myself can control themselves in Oozaru form. It was not your fault."
"so…Gohan should be able to beat him then, huh?"
"yes. He should win no problem. But we'd best stay out of the way until the Moon Ball dissipates because he will keep destroying until he reverts" Vegeta faltered and Goku caught him.
"I'll help you. Radditzu can carry Kuririn" said Goku
Goku picked up Vegeta and flew backward. Radditzu followed suit, carrying Kuririn. Yajirobe could still walk on his own and he caught up. They watched as Gohan laid the mountains to waste. Zarbon, on the other hand, was trying to stay alive. He barely avoided Gohan's punches and kicks, and was occasionally hit by a mouth beam. Try as he might, he could not harm the Oozaru. Finally, he made a decision…
"I guess I have no choice!" said Zarbon "before the little monkey weakens me I must use my SECOND TRANSFORMATION!"
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Zarbon's terrible Second Transformation! Who can stand against him? The conclusion of this climactic battle is next!