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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- 65,000--In Oozaru form
Kuririn- 2,400--Badly beaten
Vegeta- 14,000--badly beaten
Goku- 25,000--badly beaten
Bad Fighters/stats
Kiwi- SLAIN
Dodoria- SLAIN
Zarbon (Second Transformation)-70,000
Space Fighters
Chapter 10:
The Conclusion
As Gohan continued his rampage, Zarbon powered up and began to change. His armor expanded as he also did. His muzzle became the snout of a crocodile. A tail grew out his backside. Then he towered to the size of Gohan himself! Zarbon laughed a terrible, deep laugh. The warriors on the rocks couldn't believe their eyes. Radditzu, Goku and Vegeta, despite their weakened conditions, blasted over to help Gohan. Zarbon slashed at Gohan's side with razor sharp claws, causing him to bleed. Then he slashed off the tree trunk thick tail, making Gohan revert. Zarbon was just getting ready to attack when Goku used the solar Fist again, and Vegeta swooped Gohan out of there.
"You scum!" boomed Zarbon
"I won't let you hurt my son!" growled Goku
"You and he will die! Along with the rest of this mud ball!"
"I will fight you no matter what! I must protect earth!"
Meanwhile, Vegeta and Radditzu were successful in waking Gohan and getting him into some clothes. Vegeta noticed for the first time something about Radditzu…
"Radditzu! You still have half a tail!" exclaimed Vegeta
Radditzu felt back there "It's true! If I only had one of the Regen Pills…"
"Kakkarot has more" said Vegeta; he tossed Radditzu the pill Goku gave him "I can take one later."
Radditzu took the pill and his tail shot out anew. "Now let's do this!"
Radditzu, Gohan and Vegeta charged over to Where Zarbon was. Vegeta was blasted and thrown into the ground. Radditzu looked at the moon ball and transformed. His lower armor stretched with his body. Zarbon struck first and the two began to grapple.
"Damned Dirty ape!" boomed Zarbon; he began to feel a strange feeling…his arms were not moving where he wanted…it was then he made a horrible realization…the Oozaru was stronger than he! "No!"
Radditzu in his mad rage punched and kicked Zarbon several times. Then he blasted his leg off under the knee and punched him in the gut. The next blast obliterated Zarbon's armor and left him with gashes and scars all over as well as broken teeth and shattered bones. Without his full power, Zarbon became his original form again, only to be stomped on by Radditzu. Convinced that Zarbon was defeated, Radditzu continued his mad rampage. It was far worse than Gohan's, and more landmasses were destroyed in a second than Gohan in a minute.
"No!" said Goku "He's out of control!"
Goku was then swatted by his brother twice before he hit the ground. Many bones were broken. Yajirobe tried to get to his tail, but the appendage in question swatted him away like a fly. Kuririn could already barely move, so he could do nothing but watch in horror. Vegeta struggled back up and weakly tried to fight, but was struck by one of Radditzu's blasts. Radditzu continued to tear up the planet. Goku then began to accept that the world might actually be destroyed after all.
"I…guess it was nice…while it…huh?" Goku noticed someone flying to Radditzu "No! Gohan! Stay away!"
Gohan was scared, but he knew he had to try and stop his uncle. He first tried pleading into his ear "Ojisan! Please Stop!". Nothing happened. Then Gohan moved to a deadly spot…right in front of his face.
"Please Ojisan…you're not like that anymore…Stop this…" Radditzu just stared with a death glare at Gohan, who's face was filled with sadness, fright, and courage "Ojisan…Please…Ojisan!" Gohan's voice was broken more by sorrow "Ojisan…" Gohan's tears fell from his face and landed on Radditzu's muzzle "…Ojisan…" Sunlight reflected in Gohan's tears "…Ojisan…" Gohan sniffled "…Ojisan…" black eyes stared into tremendous red eyes "…Ojisan…"
Radditzu felt his heart beat. Memories that were sealed every time he took this form began to surface. He saw a small boy eating the deer meat that he offered, and was cheery despite the death threat upon every living soul on earth.
"…Ojisan…" His heart beat stronger. Then he heard a sweet voice…the voice of the son of his brother.
"…Ojisan…"
Radditzu's eyes softened and became placid. The Saiya-jin let out a low rumble, like a gorilla when he is relaxed. He lifted a finger to caress his nephew's cheek.
Gohan hugged the finger back "Ojisan!"
Radditzu smiled and nodded. Within minutes the moon ball dissipated, and Radditzu reverted back into his humanoid form. Now he was surrounded by his injured comrades.
"Ojisan!" cried Gohan, who hugged his uncle
"Thank you, son of my brother." said Radditzu "Damn…I sure messed you guys up there…come on, let's go help your dad and Prince Vegeta!"
"Right!"
Kuririn staggered over to Zarbon. From about twenty yards he could see that his body was shredded. "He may have been our enemy…but I guess I should dig a grave…"
Kuririn was cut short when Zarbon suddenly moved. The alien picked up a device from his pocket and summoned his space pod. Kuririn then knew that he had to take action. On the ground he found Yajirobe's sword. He picked it up and staggered over to Zarbon, who was feet away from his pod. Kuririn stumbled slowly until at last he was right over Zarbon. He grabbed the sword with two hands. Then he struggled to lift it. He lifted it over his head. Then he chopped down.
"Kuririn stop!" a voice in his head said
The blade stopped within a millimeter of Zarbon's neck.
"Goku?"
"Yeah, it's me…"
"Why did you tell me to stop?"
"Because I don't want him to die yet."
"What? He killed our friends! He beat us all up! He deserves death!"
"I should think he does…many that live deserve to perish…some who are killed deserve to live…can you give it to them all?"
"No! But I can give it to him! Besides, didn't you want to fight him to the death?"
"I changed my mind…it is no longer to the death…it is to the pain."
"To the what? What have you been drinking Goku?"
"What I mean is…look at his face, it is scarred…one eye is gone for good, his nose is cut in half, and his once flawless features are disfigured. Look at his leg…cut off at the knee…look at his skin, covered in scars…and his pride…shattered into millions of pieces and un-fixable. When he returns to Furiza, he will doubtless be humiliated and taunted by Furiza…both because of the way he looks, and because of his failure… others around him will be disgusted at him and he will be plunged into terrible pain…he will live long in agony…that is what to the pain is…it means…that we leave him in anguish…so please Kuririn…let him live and suffer a fate worse than death…"
Kuririn clenched his eyes shut and tossed away the sword. He watched Zarbon get into the cockpit of the pod "Never return, you soulless bastard!"
"Letting…me…go…is…the last…mistake…you'll make…" Zarbon said as he closed the door.
The space pod powered up and prepared for liftoff. Zarbon's ship floated up into the sky.
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Yay! Space Fighters is Done! The next set of Chapters will be under the name "Mission: Namek", and will follow directly after this one.
Disclaimers: I do not own "to the pain". It is proper--what? The novel "The Princess Bride" by Morgenstern is public domain? It's over 100 years old? Never mind…….
NEXT TIME:
The warriors must heal and prepare a means of reaching Namek. Vegeta's condition is dire…until an old friend of his drops by!