Anyways, now that those are out of the way, updates should hopefully become much more common.
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Chapter 6
Piccolo Takes Action!
"A plan? We could definitely use one. What is it" Tien asked. Piccolo
stared at Nappa.
"He's too strong to beat directly, but I have a technique that I think
can kill him," he said.
"And?" Yamcha asked. Piccolo smirked.
"It takes awhile for me to power it up, and he'll probably dodge it,
but my plan will take care of that," he said.
"First, I'm still hiding alittle power-not enough to have any hope
of taking him down in a straight fight, but enough to last awhile. So I
want all of you to watch the fight. Don't help me, no matter what. After
ten minutes, we'll begin. First, I'll jump into the air and start charging
my attack. That's the cue for Chao-zu and Krillin to fire from his left
and right with your best energy blasts while Tien attacks from behind.
He'll dodge, so be ready to get out of the way of your attacks. Because
of our positions, he'll have to dodge straight forward," he turned to Yamcha.
"When he does, hit him fast and hard into the ground. Then my attack'll
be ready and he's dead,"
"They're making a plan, huh? Heh, no problem. Nothing these insects
could do can defeat me," Nappa said. Vegeta stared emotionlessly at his
"partner". He was less certain. Nappa was powerful and usually quite skilled,
but he tended to fight sloppily when he fought weak opponenets and was
sure he couldn't lose. Then he sensed something from behind. Turning, he
saw Raditz slowly standing up.
"Not as badly injured as you thought, Raditz?" Vegeta asked simply.
"It takes more then that to stop a Saiyan," Raditz said. He breathed
slowly, holding his right arm. He was standing now, but was weak and looked
ready to fall.
Vegeta turned to examine the opponents.
"Allright, I think that'll work," Tien said.
"Yeah, but are you sure you'll last, Piccolo?" Yamcha asked. The Namek
scowled.
"I'll take care of that," he turned to face Nappa.
"Allright! It's my turn now! Get ready!" he shouted. Nappa laughed
and stepped forward.
"Whenever you're ready, my little Namek," Nappa said. Piccolo took
a deep breath and began powering his remaining ki. Nappa turned on his
scouter and laughed.
"What's so funny? You're ki isn't much more then mine-almost even,"
Piccolo asked. Nappa shook his head, still smirking. "You'll see soon enough.
Now, let's go!"
The two went back and forth. Gohan, Tien, Chao-zu, Yamcha and Krillin
had trouble following the battle as the two warriors went in and out of
sight, fighting at high speeds. They eventually heard a smash and Piccolo
began falling from the air. He stretched his arms out and, catching the
ground, sprang up into the air where he threw a powerful kick which Nappa
blocked. They began fighting quickly again, but did not move from the spot,
both staying in one place as they fought hard. The stalemate ended when
Piccolo's fist collided with Nappa's face. Piccolo quickly delivered a
fast round of attacks while Nappa was stunned. The massive Saiyan tossed
an energy blast and Piccolo jumped back to dodge it. The two rushed and
attacked, both being hit at the same time, Nappa with a powerful uppercut
and Piccolo with a kick. Nappa recovered first and knocked Piccolo down
with an overhead smash with both fists. Piccolo stopped just before hitting
the ground and fired four quick blasts. Nappa took the blows and smirked,
relatively unharmed.
Five minutes to go... Piccolo thought. Unfortunatly, this thought
broke his concentration a split second, more then enough time for Nappa
to slam him hard with a punch. Piccolo reprimened himself and attacked
fiercly. Nappa was starting to get tired and Piccolo got several hits in,
including a powerful punch to the Saiyan's stomach. But Nappa's counter
was no weaker, being five powerful blows to the head, followed by elbowing
Piccolo in the face and ended with a spinning kick that knocked Piccolo
to the ground. Getting up, Piccolo charged. Nappa prepared a blast, but
Piccolo suddenly jumped and dived down, delivering a powerful kick to Nappa's
face that sent him flying backwards until he fell and landed onto the ground.
Getting up, Nappa broke into a shower of energy blasts, firing dozens.
Piccolo dodged some, blocking and deflecting others. Piccolo smirked to
himself, the attack was causing some damage but there were only three minutes
to go now. The attack eneded almost immediatly after that thought, however.
The two again met in a flurry of attacks until they bot broke off and landed
several yards apart. Nappa stood, arms crossed and still smirking. Piccolo
breathed heavily.
"You're better then I expected," Nappa said. Piccolo growled and wiped
his forehead. "Your student may have beaten mine, but the true measure
of the art is in the master," he said.
"Just keep talking," Piccolo said.
One to go...
Nappa suddenly attacked. Piccolo, caught unprepared and stunned by
the powerful hit and fell to his knees. Nappa, grabbing his throat, lifted
him up.
"Ready to lose?" he asked. Piccolo suddenly smirked.
"What's so amusing?"
"The thought of when I'm going to kill you," Piccolo replied and kicked
Nappa hard. He immediatly dropped Piccolo and growled in pain. The Namek
quickly jumped into the air and began placed two fingers on his forehead.
Nappa prepared a blast, but was stopped when he heard voices calling:
"Dadon-pa!" Chao-zu called out as the blast fired from his finger at
Nappa. Krillin raised his hand and slowly a yellow disc formed.
"Kienzan!" he screamed as he threw it. Nappa turned to dodge but saw
Tien, floatin above, with his hands formed in a triangle. Raditz suddenly
realized he had seen it before.
"Nappa! Don't let that attack hit!" Nappa turned from Tien and sped
off Chao-zu and Krillin dodged the attack and Tien's Kikihou exploded violently.
Nappa smirked.
"Was that your weak plan?" he shouted.
"No, this is!" Yamcha shouted as he appeared and hit Nappa with all
his strength, punching him twice and managing to ground him. He slowly
got up.
"It's done!" Piccolo shouted. Pointing the fingers at Nappa, he screamed.
"Time for you to die! Makansopopo!" an orange, spiraling blast erupted
from his fingertips. Nappa turned and growled as the attack approached.
It hit near his right arm and carried him away until he broke off the beam
and landed.
"Two down, one to..." Piccolo began, but stopped and stared in horror
when the large Saiyan got up, still smirking.
"Ha! Not bad at all, but I've taken blows worse then that and continued
fighting!" Nappa said. The warriors froze.
"Impossible...no one could survive that..." Piccolo said.
"Heh, fool. You wanted to know what was funny earlier? I'll tell you.
I'm not at full power!" he shouted. The claim hit them hard.
"Y...you're bluffing..." Krillin muttered, yet at the same time knew
it was true. Nappa laughed.
"Now you will see the full power of the Saiyan elite!" he said. Then
he began powering up. His ki aura exploded and chunks of earth were ripped
from the ground around him. The Z warriors flew back, making some distance
between them and Nappa.
Goku continued flying down the Snake Way.
"No, still atleast a few hours more! I need to get there faster...Kaio
ken!" his aura exploded and turned red and he sped up.
"This is better, but still too slow..." he said. He growled-would his
friends and son be okay? What was going on now? It was torture, so he tried
his hardest to stop thinking about it.
Back on earth, Nappa had finished powering up. He stepped forward, smirking.
"So...who wants to die first?" he asked.
"That monster...is stronger then I thought," Piccolo growled. "Gohan,
can you fight?"
"I think so," The young warriors replied.
"Good, we'll need your help," Piccolo said. "Now, lets go!" he shouted.
The warriors attacked, two fighting at a time until they grew tired
or were injured, and then two others would take their place. Nappa blocked
their attacks easily, but the large number of attackers slowly pushed him
off. Tien and Chao-zu pulled away and Krillin and Yamcha immediatly attacked.
They retreated as Nappa fired an energy blast, but Piccolo and Gohan were
instantly on him. He began breathing quickly, slowly being pushed. Nappa
jumped back and charged forward with a powerful kick that sent Piccolo
flying and sent Gohan away with a punch. Chao-zu and Tien attacked yet
again. Nappa growled as Tien got a good hit in to his face, and Chao-zu
soon matched with a strong kick. Vegeta watched with some interest. Instead
of swarming Nappa like most would, they found a way that would tire him
out yet help avoid tiring out themselves in the process. He smirked. Nappa
would win, but he was amazed how much such a weak planet knew about fighting.
"Nappa, do you want some assistance?" Vegeta called out. Nappa countered
an attack from Krillin, stunning the short monk and allowing Nappa to smash
him into the ground. "No, I'm fine," he said before continuing the fight
as Krillin rejoined Yamcha. The two suddenly lept back and began firing
energy blasts at a rapid rate. Nappa took them head on, blocking the attacks
with his powerful ki. The two retired and Gohan and Piccolo attacked. Nappa
got nervous, he was beginning to get tired. He had to take out atleast
one of them, and he had to leave the Namek alive, so...
He suddenly kneed Piccolo in the stomach hard, stunning the Namek as
he fell limp. Nappa flew back and began charging his attack.
"Die!" he shouted. "Super Bomber!" he fired the gathered energy. Gohan
froze as it launched towards him. Suddenly, a blast collided and sent the
attack back. It exploded harmlessly as it hit the ground. Nappa turned
and saw Yamcha, hands still cupped from his Kamehameha, standing a distance
to the side. Growling, Nappa fired a blast that hit Yamcha in the leg.
The former bandit leaned down and held it. A second blast hit his other
leg and Yamcha collapsed to his knees. Nappa prepared a third when Piccolo
dove forward and kicked him in the face. Nappa flew back some distance
but stopped mid air. He turned and charged forward with a flurry of punches.
Piccolo was stunned and Nappa finished it with a powerful right hook that
sent Piccolo to the ground.
Nappa turned and flew straight at the other warriors. They prepared
to attack, but when Nappa got close, he stopped suddenly.
"Allright, that attack the Namek used was nice, but here is a REAL
technique!" he placed his arms on his chest, crossed over each other. A
field of ki appeared around him and began growing slowly. The warriors
backed away. Nappa suddenly spread his arms out and screamed out:
"Chou Bakuhatsuha!" the field exploded out violently, destroying ground
and trees as it spread out from him. It exploded violently.
The dust settled, and the surrounding area was destroyed; the mountains
and trees were gone and the ground was scorched.
The Z warriors were still alive, but some barely. Gohan and Tien were
in fairly good shape, but Chao-zu was grounded and having trouble getting
up and both Krillin and Yamcha were badly injured.
"If he was just a bit closer...we'd all be dead," Krillin said as he
held his right arm. Yamcha nodded.
"Yeah...good thing he wasn't!" he said.
"Chao-zu! Are you ok?" Tien said as he helped his friend up.
"Tien...I think I'll...be fine," he said. "But we need to do something..."
Meanwhile, on King Kai's planet...
"Yes, Goku is heading down Snake Way as we speak," King Kai said. He
was speaking with none other then the Grand Kai himself. who sat across
from him in his small house.
"Good, it wasn't easy convincing Kibito to let me see the Supreme Kai
and get permission," he replied. "But can the kid do it?"
"I think so...atleast Vegeta...I'm less certain about Frieza, but I
think he can do it with time,"
"If Goku takes out Frieza it'll be worthwhile. But I'm still worried-the
Supreme Kai seemed distracted, it's not like him,"
"I'm sure it's nothing," King Kai said, though he sounded uncertain.
"You're a terrible liar, west Kai," the Grand Kai said. "But I hope
you're right,"
"I just hope Goku gets there soon, his friends are in trouble," King
Kai said.
"Goku, where are you?!" Krillin shouted out. Nappa laughed.
"This "Goku" isn't going to save you! Now die!" he shouted as he charged
forward. The warriors prepared to fight him, but a voice called out:
"Nappa, stop!"
The massive Saiyan stopped and turned. It was Vegeta.
"This "Goku" sounds...interesting if they have so much hope in him.
I'll give them three hours for him to come," he said.
"What? But Vegeta..." Nappa began, but was cut off.
"Do you question my orders?!" Vegeta shouted. Nappa shook.
"N...no," Nappa stuttered out and returned to his side.
"Great...the big guys scared of him," Tien said as he scowled. The
warriors all sat down, hoping the break would help them recover. Piccolo
soon flew over to their side and began to meditate.
"Mr. Piccolo, are you okay?" Gohan asked. Piccolo responded without
opening his eyes.
"I'm fine,"
The warriors said little during the wait, watching their Saiyan enemies,
trying to think of some way to win.
"I think the only thing we can do is pour everything we've got into
the large one, we'll take him out and maybe Goku will show up by then,"
Yamcha said.
"And if he doesn't, the other two will kill us all," Piccolo said.
Overall, the earth's warriors were not in a good mood.
The Saiyans, however, were in high spirit, convinced they would soon
have the Dragonballs and be able to destroy Frieza.
"So, you think this "Goku" will show?" Nappa asked. Raditz shrugged.
"If he does, we'll just kill him like the others," he said.
"Hmmph, for them to put so much hope into one man-this Goku must be
very impressive. Or it's fool's hope. Probably the second," Vegeta said.
He turned to Nappa.
"Nappa, I want you to kill them all except the Namek as soon as possible
when the fight starts again-their bodies will shake this "Goku" up," Vegeta
said. Nappa nodded. Vegeta turned to Raditz.
"Raditz, I want you to go to a city and find these dragonballs," he
said.
"Vegeta, I already have four...I found and hid them after landing before,"
Raditz said. The Saiyan prince smirked.
"You did something right! Then the last three..."
"They were in the house of the strongest fighter-probably this "Goku".
I could get them quickly if you wish,"
"Yes, once the fighting begins get the balls. Then we can kill the
Namek with the rest," Vegeta said.
Two hours passed...
"Where is Goku?! He should've been here a long time ago!" Yamcha said angrily. They had all begun wondering where he was; surely it couldn't take THIS long? Had he got scared and decided not to come? Of course not, this was Goku! There must have been a good holdup. But...what was it?
One more hour...
"Times up, looks like this Goku is a coward. Nappa, finish them," Vegeta
said. The large Saiyan got up and walked forward while Raditz flew off.
"Coward! He's running!" Yamcha growling, hand clenched.
"Allright! Who's first?" Nappa asked excitidly. Krillin walked up with
Yamcha.
"You can fight us, first!" Yamcha called out. The two flew forward
and Nappa charged. The two began approaching the large Saiyan, but they
both suddenly fired into the ground and were sent flying above the Saiyan.
He stopped in confusion and Tien suddenly appeared to the side.
"Kikihou!" The three eyes fighter shouted.
"That again?!" Nappa said as he jumped. The attack exploded below him,
but as he dodged Yamcha blasted him from behind with a Kamehameha. He screamed
in pain and tried to steady himself in the air, but Krillin delivered a
powerful kick to his head that snapped his neck back. Chao-zu fired a Dadon-pa
that hit him in the chest and exploded. Nappa hit the ground. Nappa growled
and flew back up. He inflicted the damage this time, with a kick that sent
Chao-zu straight through a tree, a chop to Yamcha's neck, a small blast
fired into Tien and a smash in Krillin's face with his elbow. The warriors
all got up slowly, breathing heavily, but still ready to fight. They all
attacked. Nappa flew back and forth as they exchanged attacks with them,
one of the warriors being knocked back from an attack every few minutes
or so. Nappa smirked the whole time, easily blocking and countering attacks.
He eventually used a powerful spinning kick that knocked all the warriors
back in different direction. They backed from Nappa and regrouped.
"We rested just as long as him! Why's he in such better shape?" Tien
growled, holding his face.
"They're aliens...maybe they heal fast," Chao-zu said. Piccolo growled.
Suddenly, Vegeta called out.
"Nappa! Something's coming in fast!' he shouted. Nappa turned on his
scouter.
"Something's approaching...at 15,000!" he said.
Soon, the unmistakable figure of Goku appeared, he jumped down and
laded between Nappa and the others.
"Are you guys okay?" he asked.
"Relatively," Piccolo said. Krillin smiled.
"Goku! You're back!" he shouted out. Goku grinned and quickly turned
to Nappa, looking seriously.
"So, you're the one that did this?" he asked, motioning to the destroyed
landscape. Nappa laughed.
"Yeah! Like it? I sure did! If you have a problem about this, though,
feel free to show me!" he shouted as he charged Goku.
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And there's chapter 6. Hope you enjoy it. Hopefully, Chapter 7 is not
far away, as I have a good idea what I plan to do for it.
