Ugh, I was hoping to get this up a day earlier, but a new game proved very addicting. To appologize, this is the longest chapter yet.

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Chapter 5
The Battle Begins

The four warriors stood in front of Kami and Mr. Popo.
Kami looked at them with some respect; they had trained hard for much of an entire year to fight a battle they knew they probably could not win.
"I have done all I can," Kami said. "You should rest, I'm not exactly when the Saiyans will arrive.
Gathering their things, Tien, Krillin, Yamcha and Chao-Zu walked off to meet with Piccolo and Gohan on the lookout. They saw the two waiting at the edge.
"Hi, Gohan, Piccolo," Yamcha said as they approached, less friendly towards the latter. Piccolo grunted a greeting.
"Hi everyone!" Gohan called happily, waving at the four warriors. Piccolo had a perpetual scowl on his face, not enjoying being so near his counterpart.
"Are you four ready, or will I be forced to save all of you from the Saiyans?" Piccolo asked. Tien scowled slightly, but said nothing.
"As for us," Piccolo continued, "I am confident Gohan will be able to handle himself in the battle," Piccolo said. "I outdid myself this time," he added with a smirk.

King Kai's planet...

Goku's scream grew louder and louder. King Kai tried hard to avoid being thrown back, but was losing slowly. Finally the storm of ki subsided and Goku fell to one knee, breathing very quickly.
"Kaio-ken 3! Excellent, excellent!" King Kai shouted happily. "Now, you are ready to try the The Genki-Dama!," King Kai said. Goku stood up and listened.
"Now, hold your hands up and concentrate on everything around. Feel it's strength, and share that power," he said. Goku stood and raised his arms and concentrated. He could feel King Kai's power...Bubbles...the tree and grass on the planet...he felt it's energy. He felt it and silently beckoned it to him.
He felt the ki flowing into him, forming into a physical form...slowly but surely, until he could feel a solid ball of ki in his hands.
"Excellent! Excellent!" King Kai applauded, jumping up and down happily. He could still hardly believe his protegé was going to beat Vegeta, then kill Freiza, Kold and Coola!
"Now, try to hit this box," he said, composing himself as he noticed Goku looking at him strangely. Using his psycic powers, King Kai lifted a large wooden box that lied nearby and tossed it as quickly as he could. Goku tossed the Genki-Dama and hit it, destroying the box. King Kai looked in awe.
"Ok! Your ready, Goku! Now you can go back to earth and stop Vegeta!" King Kai exclaimed. Goku smiled, thanks to King Kai, earth was saved.
"Thanks alot, King Kai! No offense, but I hope I don't see you for awhile yet!" Goku said and flew off. King Kai broke into laughter, but suddenly realized something...
"Goku, I forgot to factor in how long it will take you to return to earth!"
"What? How long will it take, King Kai?" Goku shouted.
"Uh....oh no! You won't get there until afew hours after they arrive!" he said.
"No! Damn it!" Goku shouted and flew off down Snake Way.
"Good luck, Goku," King Kai said as the warrior flew off.

The six warriors were tense. They could feel the three awesome powers coming. They stood, ready to die if needed in defense of earth. The large field had several trees and was surrounded by mountains. There were no cities anywhere nearby; it was the best place for the battle.
"Ok, we need a strategy," Piccolo said. Sensing the ki's, he said.
"Let's wait until they land, then we'll decide what to do," Piccolo said. The warriors nodded. Thoughts went through their minds; fear, yet resolve: They would not allow the earth's inhabitants to die.

The ship landed a long distance away. The door opened and Raditz exited first, followed by Nappa and then Vegeta.
"Allright, standard procedure, find the largest power and deal with it," Vegeta said. Nappa and Radit nodded and simultaneously tapped their scouters.
"Wow! There are half a dozen powers over 7,000!" Nappa exclaimed.
"Impossible! The strongest person when I was here a year ago was barely over 3,000!" Raditz exclaimed. Nappa shrugged.
"Your power more then tripled in less then a year. No matter, they can't beat us," he said casually.
"Let's go greet them," Vegeta said. The three Saiyans nodded to each other and rose into the air before flying off towards the warriors.

"They're coming!" Chao-zu shouted at the ki's appraoched. The warriors all shook slightly, teeth clenched and their hands balled into fists.
"They must know we're the only things that can slow them down," Yamcha said.
"Get ready!" Piccolo commanded. The three Saiyans became visible. Nappa landed first, arms crossed and smirking. Raditz second, some distance behind Nappa, scowling. Vegeta hovered down slowly, emotionless.
"You realize you will all die now, right?" Vegeta said simply. The Z immediatly began powering up quickly. Ki radiated around them. Nappa quickly tapped his scouter.
"Wow! All over 9,000! Impressive!" Nappa said. "But, you can't beat me," he added. Vegeta stared oddly at Piccolo for a moment, when...
"A Namek?" Vegeta suddenly said. Nappa squinted in the sun,
"You're right, Vegeta. A Namek. Better be careful, those guys can be dangerous," he said. Piccolo looked shocked.
"W..what?"
"You don't know?" Raditz mocked him. "A bunch of peaceful slugs, but they're actually pretty strong,"
"Anyways, the Namek is the strongest," Vegeta said.
"Now, how should we kill these fools?" Nappa asked. Piccolo stepped forward angrily.
"Shut up! We'll defeat you!" he shouted. Nappa broke into laughter.
"You can't even beat the weakest of us!" Nappa said. "Hmmm, I have an idea. Why won't we see how tough you are. You can each fight Raditz one at a time and see how tough you are," Nappa said.
"What do you think, Raditz?" Vegeta said.
"Heh, sounds fun," the long haired Saiyan said. Piccolo growled.
"Idiots! This isn't some game!" he shouted
"Piccolo! If we go along it'll give Goku more time to show up," Tien said. Piccolo calmed down.
"Fine. I suppose this could also be good for something else...Gohan, you fight him," he said.
"Me?" Gohan asked. The other stared in shock.
"You can beat him, Gohan. Don't hold back!" Piccolo said. Gohan nodded slowly and walked forward.
"Haha! That Namek is such a coward he hides behind a little kid!" Nappa laughed. Vegeta smirked.
"I was hoping for a good fight," Raditz said dissapointedly as he walked up and fell into a fighting stance.
"I'm ready when you are," he said. Gohan crouched down.
"Go," Vegeta said simply. Raditz flew forward quickly and attacked. Gohan barely blocked in time and was forced back as Raditz threw punch after punch. The two combatants began flying into the air as Gohan continued losing ground. Piccolo, Vegeta, Nappa, Tien, Yamcha, Chao-zu and Krillin all watched as the fight.
"Piccolo! Gohan can't win, he's barely blocking those attacks!" Krillin shouted. Piccolo glared up at the fight.
"Gohan..." he muttered as Raditz faded behind and kicked Gohan hard in the back, knocking him forward, but Gohan managed to stop and turned around. Both stopped momentarily, catching their breath..
"You're better then I expected, but you're really no match for a Saiyan," Raditz said between breathes. The two then charged and began going back and forth, disappearing and reappearing around the landscape.
"Raditz is fighting sloppily, he's having trouble with the kid," Nappa scowled. Vegeta chuckled.
"You're wrong, Nappa. Raditz is fighting fine-the kid's pretty good," he said.
"Heh, who'd have thought?" Nappa said. Suddenly, there was a crash and Raditz was flung back. Gohan pressed the attack and delivered several powerful blows. Blocking a hit, Raditz quickly threw a powerful kick that forced Gohan to back off, then Raditz charged forward and punched, but Gohan dodged to the side and kicked Raditz hard. The Saiyan grabbed the side of his armor and growled. The two landed.
"Allright, I'm ending this right now," Raditz said. Powering up, he flew up high into the air. Pulling his arms back, he began charging his ki.

"Gohan! Look out!" Piccolo shouted. Gohan looked in the direction of his mentor then stared back into the sky and was suddenly aware of the massive amount of ki being charged.

"Ha! You can't win!" Raditz muttered. Energy began gathering in his hands. He began charging a large blast in each hand then placing his hadns parallel of each other, charging energy. Thrusting his arms out, he shouted:
"Ka Sa Dan!" and the two energy blasts formed together and launched out as an enormous blast.
"Gohan, no!" Piccolo shouted as the blast flew down. Gohan stood, frozen to the spot, but lifted his arms above his head and began charging.
"The fool's going to try to counter it! He's finished!" Nappa laughed. The blast got nearer and Gohan continued charging, and as the blast got near, he fired.
"Masenko!" he shouted as he fired the large blast. It collided Raditz' attack. The two began going back and forth, but one blast began slowly to lose...

"Impossible! No!" Raditz shouted. Gohan's blast got nearer and nearer. Throwing his arms up, Raditz took the blast head on and it exploded violently. Pieces of armor were ripped off and flung about and Raditz was sent flying. Crashing into the mountain, he wiped some blood from his face and clenched his fist. Lifting into the air, he flew back down and landed.
"You brat! You could've killed me! I'll show you what I can really do!" he shouted angrily. The two charged at each other and went back at first, exchanging punches and kicks as they flew around the landscape. Raditz began to slowly lose ground as they moved around quickly, fading and attacking. Gohan began pressing aggresively, punching quickly as Raditz flew back slowly. Raditz suddenly blocked and countered with a punch to the stomach. Gohan doubled over and was caught with an elbow to the face and crashed into the ground, but continued skidding down. He got up slowly, dazed, but still able to fight, he crouched down.
"You can do it, Gohan," Piccolo whispered quietly. Raditz walked forward slowly.
"Ha! Sorry kid, but I think this is it! Too bad!" he then suddenly rushed forward and kicked. Gohan blocked, but in his haste did so too quickly, and screamed as a snapping noise could be heard.
"No...Gohan's arm!" Tien shouted. Gohan began whimpering. Raditz jumped back and began charging a blast.
"I lost..." Gohan said quietly. He fell to his knees, but heard a voice call out,
"Gohan! Don't give up!" he looked in the direction and saw it was Piccolo! "You can do it! You have to keep fighting! For everyone on the planet!"
"Allright Piccolo...I'll try," he said. Raditz regarded Gohan with some respect. He had put up a titanic fight and would have defeated him only six months ago.
"Goodbye kid, it was a nice fight, but it ends now!" he shouted as he fired down the blast. Gohan made no movement. The blast got closer, and Gohan suddenly rushed forward and slapped the blast away!
"What?!" Nappa cried out. Raditz froze in shock and was met with a powerful headbutt. He instantly lost his breath and was sent flying with a spinning kick. Managing to land, Raditz charged forward. Gohan rushed forward to meet him. As they met, Raditz threw a punch while Gohan kicked. A crash was heard.
"Impossible!"

Raditz landed hard, skidding through several meters of ground before stopping, bleeding heavily and barely conscious.
"Damn...I think my ribs are broken," he muttered. Nappa scowled. No way! How could a warrior HE trained lose to a kid?!!?
"You did it Gohan!" Krillin called out. Gohan smiled slightly as he landed, clutching his arm. Yamcha bent down and felt it, and smiled.
"It's fine, not broken or anything, I think it was just paralyzed from the hit. You'll be fine,"
"That's great!" Gohan said. Piccolo grinned.
"I am proud of you Gohan. You should take a small rest, we'll deal with the others," he said.
Nappa stepped forward, growling. "I'll avenge Raditz! You're all gonna die slowly!" he shouted. He then began powering up. The very earth began shaking, energy flared around him. The warriors struggled to keep their balance.
"What power!" Chao-zu shouted out. The warriors were all sweating at the power they sensed. Cracks began forming in the earth around Nappa, spreading out. Then his powered spiked and stopped rising. He smirked.
"He he! Raditz is nothing compared to me! You may have beaten him, but you don't stand a chance against me!"
"Keep talking!" Piccolo shouted. Nappa began walking around.
"Now, who first...the midget, the mime, the three eyes man, the Namek.."
"No!" Vegeta called out. "Leave the Namek alive! We'll need him to find the balls!" Vegeta said. Nappa frowned slightly.
"Allright. So, I guess that means...YOU!" he shouted suddenly. He rushed straight at Tien, who barely managed to throw his arms in defense before the powerful fist collided. Nappa threw several more powerful hits, still hurting despite Tien blocking, pushing him back. Tien quickly faded back and charged forward with a kick. Nappa blocked and, grabbing Tien's leg, tossed him hard where he landed some distance away. He stopped for a second, but Yamcha dove forward and attacked from behind. But Nappa felt his approach and turned, countering with a punch that snapped Yamcha's face back and began brutal body blows until knocking him away with a chop to the chest.
"He's too strong to fight directly," Tien said as he got up. Yamcha nodded, one eye closed.
"What do we do?" Krillin asked. Piccolo stared. For once, he had no idea what to do. No plan.
"Heh, too bad. Here's my special attack! Super Bomber!" Nappa shouted. Pulling right arm back, he gather ki around his fast and threw it forward. It flew past Tien and exploded. He turned and saw a large, smoking crater. Where Krillin was standing.
"No! Krillin!" Yamcha shouted.
"Pathetic! I already killed one!" Nappa laughed. Suddenly, he stared in shock, looking into the air. The others quickly followed and saw a short figure.
"Krillin dodged!" Yamcha sighed in relief.
"Barely..." Piccolo said. Krillin landed slowly, holding his left arm, which had a small cut.
"Be careful, I was no where near that and I felt it," he said. The Z warriors stared. Nappa seemed invincible. The warriors prepared to charge, hoping to overhwhelm him, but...
"Wait," Piccolo whispered. "I have a plan..."

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Well, I wonder what Piccolo's plan is? Well, not really, I know what it is since I'm writing this.
Hint: Something he did in the normal series by now.