~*~*~*~
Goku kept a close eye on his daughter, who stayed by his side, as he flew straight for the city. He didn't dare take his eye off her for too long. Because of their undetectable power, there was no telling whether or not the enemy was lurking around. He didn't want to chance another kidnapping, so, when he did look forward, he made sure he could see a small bit of her in the corner of his eye. There would be no chance taking anymore.
~*~*~
~Dark Kingdom~
Raditz paced back and fourth with much anticipation. It would soon be time for him to transfer down to earth, where he would gather energy from the people there, as well as his prize, the Moon Princess, his niece. Not to mention kill Goku as he should have the first time they met. This time, a game of no mercy would be played. Now that Raditz had been injected with Dark energy, Goku would go down without a fighting chance.
Thinking of how sweet his revenge would be, Raditz smirked. He looked up at the black ceiling and thought back to that day, the day he had been killed by the weaklings, Piccolo and Goku. Once he had arrived in the Judgment chambers, he was certain he would be banished to Hell, where he would have his soul cleaned and live in eternal torture. That only made him wish to get his revenge on his brother, no, all of earth more. But, there was no escape from the fiery pits of Hell. He would have to live with his pain for all eternity.
Just as he was approaching his day of judgment, he was approached by a tall, slender woman with fiery red hair, with an eternal scowl, much like that of Vejita's. Seeing her only caused him to grow with fury. Was he to be taken to Hell by this petty woman? Had it not been bad enough that he had been killed by two lower class warriors? No, he wouldn't stand for it. He wouldn't go down without a fight.
Raditz reacted the only way he knew, with an arsenal of only Ki attacks. Tens upon hundreds of his once powerful attacks were thrown in the path of the woman, only to find that they were useless. Upon impact they were diminished into nothing, not hurting her in the slightest way possible.
That only caused his rage to rise to the limits. How could this be happening? Had he lost power on his way to earth? That had to be it. It was the only way that he could have been destroyed so easily and now. He remembered asking who she was, but received no answer. Raditz took the time, at that moment, to look around at his surroundings. The dead before and after him, as well as supervisors were all completely stunned. All attention was on him and the mysterious woman.
And that's when it happened. He grunted in disgust and turned back to face the woman, only to be standing nose to nose. He remembered becoming even more enraged, but was calmed buy a swift punch to the stomach. He could also remember, quite clearly what she had whispered to him.
'You want your revenge? Shut up and come with me!'
All he remembered after that was appearing in this castle of the Dark Kingdom, thirty-five years into the future, the day Usagi had been born. The woman introduced herself as the Queen of Darkness, Beryl, said that she worked under another, Metallia. She told him the story of the Dark Kingdom and Silver Millennium, why she recruited him for the job of her General. As it turned out, she wanted those with connections to the Son family, that, she said, would be their motivation to kill them off.
Well, after hearing that, Raditz took the job, no problem. With being infused with Dark Energy, he was given his life back, although , he did learn of two others that would be working by his side, but what did he care? He hated them both, especially the girl, which was why he helped her escape in the first place. He wished that when Beryl found her, she would kill her right away, as she should have from birth, but instead, she brainwashed her into thoughts of Evil once again, gaining an undefined hate for him. And the green fellow, well, he was a mistake from the beginning.
Now, as he stood there, thinking back to all that he had been through, he decided that it was all well worth the trouble. It was better than going to Hell with a clean soul. So what if he died by the hands of Queen Beryl? He was never in it to serve her. He detested everything she did, especially the girl, Akii. He only obeyed her so he could one day fight Goku again, maybe even put him through an unthinkable pain by turning his daughter to the side of evil and order her to destroy the world. Wouldn't that be a sight? The Moon Princess, daughter to the strongest warrior in the world, destroy the earth! He couldn't help but smirk at that. Revenge would be sweet, and he had survived his Queen's wrath just long enough to fulfill his dreams.
"Raditz!" Akii yelled from behind.
The tall Saiyan growled as he turned around. He hated it when he was interrupted, especially by impudent fools such as Akii. "What is it, annoying woman!?"
Akii shrugged off his rudeness and began walking away with a frown. "If you don't do the job right today you're a dead man, just like Cell."
Raditz grinned at the smart remark. He knew the woman was only trying to tear at his emotions, but at a moment like this, nothing would penetrate his temper. "I won't fail, you'd do well to remember that I'M the fighter here, not you. I'll take my revenge and bring back the Moon brat with ease."
Akii only continued to walk further and further down the hall. "Seems to me you've already lost once to these people. Once a failure, always a failure."
Raditz growled as he turned the opposite way and stormed off. "You're one to be talking, weakling..."
Akii paused with a scowl. So what if she wasn't a fighter? She was still a better asset than he was, that was why Beryl was so quick to retrieve her when she had left. "You'd do well to remember that Beryl holds the key to your power, just as Cell. You mess up this time and she'll take that power away and cast you to earth to be destroyed by that Goku fellow again."
~*~*~
~Earth~
Two hungry Saiyans meandered down the city streets in search of an adequate, yet cheep, restaurant. These days, finding a place for both of them to get their fill at a cheep price was quite rare, with Usagi's appetite growing and all.
Usagi paused her search, allowing her father to walk further ahead without notice. Stopping only caused her to be pushed around by the busy citizens, but none of this seemed important at the moment. She could feel a disturbance in the air, which could only mean one thing; another attack. Where they would hit this time, she knew not. But what she did know was that she could not let her father know. Somehow, she would have to sneak away and transform to Sailor Moon, without her father getting involved. That, she thought, would be absolutely impossible.
She said not a single word as the sky above earned a piercing glare. The enemy was heading in her direction. 'Was dad right? Are they purposely following me wherever I go now?'
Goku didn't get far before he realized his daughter was missing from his side. 'That girl...!' Worried that she had wandered far, he quickly turned around, ready to go on a full search. But, to his surprise, she hadn't gone anywhere. She was only staring, blankly, into the sky. '
Sighing out of relief, Goku proceeded to approach his daughter with a forming frown. "Usagi..." He scolded, folding his arms over his chest. He had noticed that Usagi was beginning to enter the mindset that she could wander off now that she was older, and normally, he would be fine with that. But not now. Now would be the time that he would have to crack down on her, even though he hated doing it. His motivation was what kept him going; seeing her face full of fear when she had been kidnapped. He wouldn't let That happen Ever again.
Usagi shook her thoughts away as she looked up to the stern face of her father. 'Gotta act completely normal.'
"Sorry, daddy. I thought I saw something." She lowered her head, hoping that he wouldn't become angry.
But Goku did just the opposite. He put aside the fact that Usagi had wandered away and let his stomach take over. Perking his head, a wide smile grew across the entirety of his face. "Oooh! Really?!"
Usagi chuckled at her father's growling stomach. He always did forget all his problems when he was hungry, something she loved about him, for, it allowed her to conceal more. Had he been in tip-top shape and in full concentration, he would have been able to read right through her lie. Maybe, Usagi thought, she was beginning to figure her father out. "No. I thought I did, but it was nothing."
Goku grumbled as his shoulders slumped. "Then let's go," He reached out and grasped his daughter's hand in his. "I'm too hungry to just stand around."
Usagi nodded as she proceeded through the bustling crowd with her father. "Me too."
Usagi allowed her father be her guide through the massive city while she devoted most senses to concentrating on the invading power level. The power seemed to be heading straight for her, not like it truly mattered for, she was in a bind either way she looked at her situation. Either the enemy would land in a far off area of Japan, where she would have to leave her father, who she knew would refuse to let her go alone. Or, the enemy would land near her, where she could easily transform to Sailor Moon and fight it off. The only problem with that would be getting away from her father, still.
Either way she looked at it, she would have to reveal to him that she is Sailor Moon, she is the legendary Senshi of the Moon, Princess Serenity of the Silver Millennium Moon Kingdom. As she saw it now, there was no way to avoid it, and if there was, she surely did not know of one. But, what she did know, was that she would not let either of these scenarios stop her from accomplishing her duty to the citizens of earth. And she was certain that she would never allow the enemy to take so many innocent lives again, which meant she would have to act much faster. As soon as the enemy got close enough to kill, she would transform. Unless...
"Usagi," Complained the famished Goku as he tugged on Usagi's arm. "Stop lagging behind. I'm hungry!"
Usagi looked up to her father. "Coming." She wondered if she could use him somehow when the time came. He could fight against these creatures, but with no damage to his target. She knew that from firsthand experience. It was no lie that only planetary power had any effect on the creatures from the Dark Kingdom, and knowing her father, he would try anyway. But maybe, just maybe, that trait of his could be of some use to her.
Usagi continued to follow the disturbance with her senses. It seemed to be getting closer, as well as faster with each minute that went by. 'It'll be here soon. I better not screw up today.' Knowing that it was definitely coming for her, Usagi tugged on her father's hand to gain his attention. "Daddy, can we eat somewhere where there isn't a lot of people around?"
"Huh?" Goku glanced back to his wide-eyed daughter. "Why? I just thought of somewhere we can go. I remember taking Pan to it when she was a little girl."
Usagi didn't know what to think of that. If it was a secluded place it would be fine, otherwise, there was just too much risk in it. If only he knew. "Are there lots of people there?"
Goku nodded with a grand smile. "Yep. It's almost like a circus. They have all kinds of playground toys you can play on. Pan loved it... so did I. You'll have a blast. It'll be good to get your mind of things."
Usagi groaned as she rubbed her head with frustration. On any other occasion she would have been thrilled. 'Why do I get the feeling he had this planned all along'
"But I don't want to be around a lot of..." All emotion immediately dropped from the child's face. Not a trace of mirth or even fear resided on her face as she looked up at her father.
Goku's smile fell from face, too, with one look at his daughter. It wasn't like her to just stop in the middle of a sentence without being overjoyed. "You alright?" He asked as he waved his hand in front of her face in hopes of gaining her attention back. "Usagi?"
"Gone..." Usagi's eyes slowly turned back up into the bright blue sky and for now, they were forming the look of fear.
Goku scratched his head with curiosity. His daughter Had been acting strange all day, he wondered what she could be so wound up about. "What's gone?" Not an answer arose from the girl, which only caused his stomach to perform loops. He stared at her, as she looked into the sky, with a fear of his own, for he knew that Usagi was able to detect these enemies. Although she never came right out and admitted it to him, if these people were with the same gang as Cell, then she would definitely be able to detect them for she could detect Cell when he had followed her to the future. "You can feel them, can't you?"
Usagi said nothing, instead, she tried to concentrate harder. For some reason even she couldn't decipher, the energy pattern that she had been following just disappeared. Not that she minded that, but what concerned her most was that an attack had not ensued Anywhere in the world. It wasn't like these people to just come down to earth for a short visit. They always had to return home with a souvenir, meaning the energy of more victims.
Goku lightly shook his daughter, too impatient for her to pull away from her concentration. If she knew something, she needed to tell him so they could hope to defeat it before more people had to give their lives. "Where is it?! Usagi!"
Usagi's entire body, including thoughts, froze. She hadn't even heard a word her father had said to her, but instead, she put her full attention of the new power that had just reappeared directly into their vicinity. "...ah..." She slowly, and very timidly turned her head back up to her father. Thousands of thoughts rushed through her mind. What should she do? Fight as herself along side her father and lose, letting everyone around die, or turn to Sailor Moon and destroy the monster before it had a chance to harm anyone, allowing her father know he secret, which absolutely no one was meant to know.
All though process ceased immediately once Usagi had her father's face in full vision. Her eyes were diverted from his comforting face of worry, directly back to the hatred eyes of Raditz, who stood behind Goku with his arms crossed over his chest. Seeing him put a new look of horror into Usagi's eyes, one that not even her father had seen. Though, not a horror from fearing for her life. She knew that she could handle herself if she could just turn into Sailor Moon, but all the people around...
"YOU!" Usagi knew what she had to do now; now that she knew exactly Who earth's attacker was. Now would be the time to avenge everyone's death. All horror turned to an unstoppable rage as she lashed out for the man. And, to Usagi's dismay, she was stopped by the firm hand of her father.
Goku, who frowned down at his daughter, pushed her back. He now knew that he stood before a great foe, obviously after what he had seen these people do. "Don't forget your training!"
Raditz grinned down to the struggling child, who was attempting to escape from her father. "My, my little Saiyan. Aren't we fisty today. You should always listen to your father, especially if you don't want to be destroyed by those who are stronger. But in your case... you'll be destroyed either way."
It didn't even take that many words for Goku to realize just WHO stood behind him. He knew that particular voice all too well, more than he wanted to. Too shocked to say even one word, he slowly turned around to face his brother, keeping a hand on Usagi to keep her out of harms reach. "Oh...My...God..."
Usagi clutched her father's leg as she scowled up at her uncle, not knowing that he was just that. "That's the guy, daddy. He's the one who killed Miss Haruna and brought that monster to school yesterday. It's HIS fault!" She yelled as she ripped away from her father's grasp.
Crossing his arms, Goku grinned as he looked down to his hotheaded daughter. He wasn't too worried about keeping her safe from Raditz, since she was, after all, stronger than him... or so he thought. "Don't worry, Usagi. This guy isn't anything to stress over. He may be with the new enemy, but I've fought him before." Chuckling, he looked back up to his brother. "I don't know why or how you're here, but I suggest you get lost. You're not match for us."
Raditz joined his brother's chuckles as he unfolded his arms. "Think what you will, little brother."
Not considerably confused, Usagi blinked. "What? Why did he just call you 'little brother', daddy?"
Goku sighed as he looked down at his daughter. At that point, he wasn't all too concerned with Raditz's power. "This is Raditz. He's the guy who came here when Gohan was little and tried to kidnap him because I wouldn't kill anyone on earth. By blood, we're brothers, but not anything else."
Usagi looked up to Raditz, who glared back down to her. 'MY UNCLE?! GROSS!'
Goku knew exactly what his daughter was thinking, just by seeing the expression on her face. "Don't worry. Like I said, he's just a pushover."
Usagi shook her head in disbelief. How could her father think that? He was with the enemy. If he was a weakling, he would have been destroyed earlier. Of course, it's as if he could read Raditz's power level so he had no way of knowing. "I don't think we should take him lightly, daddy. I couldn't beat him yesterday. He's got that Dark Energy stuff in him, remember? That made Cell almost impossible to beat."
Raditz clasped his fists together as he crept up on Goku. And Goku, being unable to read his energy, remained unknowing of the attack that would soon come to be. "You should listen to your daughter more often, Kakarotto." And with that, his massive fists were thrown into the neck of Goku, causing him to fall flat on his face. "They may just be right."
The crowd around took no time in retreating to safer grounds. With the past two attacks not a single soul wanted to take a chance of becoming a victim.
"Daddy!" Usagi yelled as she knelt by her father's side. "Daddy, are you ok?!"
Goku groaned as he reached for the back of his neck. He had expected his brother to go for such a dirty hit, he just hadn't expected him to be so strong. Maybe he had become a lot stronger, maybe it wasn't safe for Usagi to stick around after all. "I'm ok." He gently placed his hand on her chest to push her out of harm's way.
Rubbing his soar neck, Goku slowly and painfully pushed himself to his feet. "You may be strong, Raditz, but I'm stronger. I can transform to the third level Super Saiyan."
Raditz arrogantly chuckled as he turned his head to the side, away from Goku. "Little brother, your power is no match for mine, even if it IS Super Saiyan. The only reason why you were able to beat that Cell spawn with such ease is because Queen Beryl took away his Dark Energy, making him only as strong as the original Cell was when Gohan first beat him. Had Beryl allowed him to keep it, you would have never beaten him." His eyes flashed red as he faced back to Goku. "And because I have that same energy running through my veins, you will never beat me! My revenge that I have been dreaming for is finally coming true! And I'm going to start this little blood fest with you and your annoying little brat!"
Goku knew this was for real. Raditz would be a lot stronger now that he had Dark Energy running through his body, making him much more powerful than before, but never the less, he would fight to protect all those who were around. "Your revenge won't succeed! I'll beat you again, just like Piccolo did the first time!"
Raditz frowned as he extended an arm toward Goku. "You'll live to regret that day!" The only thing he could think about as a black ball of energy formed in his hand were ways to make Goku suffer the way he had. He wouldn't be quick to kill Goku off, first, he would torture him, make him cry out for mercy. To make things worse for the man, he would torture the girl, Usagi, as well. Just enough to make him feel mental pain as well as Physical.
Raditz's frown quickly turned to a smirk of content. 'Finally, after all these years of waiting!' Just as his eye caught notice of Goku attempting to begin his own assault, Raditz released the energy unto him.
Usagi watched in a frozen horror as the attack instantly wrapped itself around the body of her father, who was unable to see the attack with his senses. "No!" She closed her eyes and looked away from the terror.
Goku cried out in pain. The attack, which had been too fast for him to see, spread out and tightened itself around Goku's body, disallowing any movement. "C...c...c..." He felt as if his energy was being ripped right out of him, but he refused to just stand there without a fight. "Raditz!!!" Thinking the power of a Super Saiyan would help anymore, Goku quickly powered up to the level Two Super Saiyan, allowing his hair to flair up to take to the color of Gold. He didn't dare go three unless it was an emergency, but he figured level Two would be enough.
Raditz laughed aloud as he closed his hand, which only made the attack stronger. In doing this, another cry of sheer pain arose from the troubled Super Saiyan. "That's it, little brother. Let me hear your pain! Right now, this attack is taking your energy and delivering directly to Queen Beryl! The more you struggle, the more energy we get!"
Raditz laughed when he saw the first bit of blood trickling down the part of Goku's arm which had not been covered by the energy. "All you had to do was join us, Kakarotto, but instead, you chose to come to the aid of this planet."
Goku curled into a ball and closed his eyes as his hair went back to its normal color of black. He was only half able to listen to the words of his attacker. "Get....Over...It!"
Usagi cried as she watched her father once again. The outcome of this battle was more than obvious. Her father was defenseless against the powers of the Dark Kingdom. Only a select five were capable of defeating Raditz, and she happened to be one of them, but, she couldn't bring herself to leaving her father at a time like this to transform. She didn't even think of what she was doing in her next action.
Usagi put aside her fear for her father and thought of only her own revenge. Revenge for all those who had already died in the two previous attacks, as well as the pain inflicted on her father. "You...!" She said, quietly. "YOU!!" Letting her anger be known with a scream of hatred, Usagi jumped for her uncle, her eyes filled with rage.
She didn't even bother to raise her power level for she knew it would be useless. Instead, she hovered behind Raditz and began beating on his head. "Get...away...from...my...daddy!" Strike after strike was laid on the back of his head, not to get a single response. But Usagi persisted.
Goku, hearing the punches, opened his eyes with forced tears of his own. "Usagi," A whisper was all he could make out, "No... run away..."
Raditz glanced over his shoulder to the young Saiyan. "Tch..." He narrowed his eyes into a glare. "Annoying little brat!"
Raditz discontinued his attack on Goku and turned to face Usagi, whose attacks had not affected him in any way. "So you want your torture right away, do you?" He grinned as he looked over his shoulder to Goku, who was lying on the ground, unable to move. "Watch carefully, Kakarotto, as I mutilate your brat!"
Usagi lowered herself to the ground and crouched into a fighting stance. She hadn't exactly thought her last decision completely through. Her emotions had gotten the best of her, and now, she was in a bind. She couldn't exactly transform into Sailor Moon unless she led Raditz away from her father, but leaving meant her father would be alone, and unable to move away to safer grounds.
Raditz turned back to Usagi, his grin still very noticeable. "Don't worry, Beryl wants you back alive. I won't completely destroy you, just enough to suffice my revenge!" He stepped forward, toward Usagi, causing her to take a step back.
Goku, fearing for the life of his daughter, and not caring of his own, grabbed his chest, and, with all his might, tried to muster enough energy to lift himself off the ground. The only thing on his mind now was protecting his daughter. "Stay away from her! Your fight is with me first... then her!"
Raditz quirked his brow, keeping his attention purely on Usagi. "I should have known you wouldn't give in so easily! You always were a stubborn old fool! But I'm afraid," He quickly teleported behind Usagi, grasping onto her arm, "I've gone onto mental torture!"
"No!" Goku cried out as he staggered back and fourth on his feet. "She did nothing! Just kill me and leave this place!"
Usagi struggled to break free from Raditz's tight grip, but could not prevail. "Daddy! No!"
Raditz frowned as he lifted Usagi into the air by her arm. "Shut up, brat!" He violently lifted her over his head and threw her back down to crash into the concrete below.
"Usagi!" In a flash, Goku's eyes traveled from Raditz, to his daughter, and back to Raditz. When they returned to Raditz, however, they were filled with nothing but fury. As crushed as his body was, he would continue to fight. Nothing would stop him now. "You'll pay for that!" He yelled out as he powered up two small Ki blasts in the palm of his hands. He knew it was pointless to attack with Ki attacks, but maybe physical attacks back by Ki would do some damage. In anyway, with any outcome, it was worth a try, anything was.
Raditz spread his feet apart and steadied his fists before himself. "Anything you do will be pointless. The Dark Kingdom has already been made stronger by your stupidity."
Goku readied himself for his assault on Raditz. "I don't care!"
No further words were spoken between the two, just how Goku wanted it. The less words that were spoken, the more he could concentrate on what he had to do. Goku ignored the excruciating pain that gushed throughout his entire body when he started his attack. His plan would be to clash with Raditz, and hopefully lead him away from Usagi. Although, with this strange Dark Energy he possessed, he wasn't sure how well it would work.
Raditz, on the other hand, only stood tall and chuckled as he watched his brother approach. This would be it. He would wait until Goku got close enough, and then he would make his final move, the attack that would kill Goku once and for all.
~*~*~
Up top a nearby roof stood a tall figure all in black. A cap viciously waved behind the figure in the wind, and a tall hat covered a portion of the sun in the background. His job was to protect the innocent who could not protect themselves. He was the newest fighter of Justice, Tuxedo kamen.
He had only just arrived on the scene when Usagi had been thrown down by the monster, only to see her father throwing himself into a death trap. But what could he do? The Sailor Senshi were no where in sight and had been almost powerless without using Ki.
Feeling stupid and useless, he looked down to the ground in shame. Not more than a couple of seconds had passed before a flower bed had caught his eye. He thought it was peculiar that a flowerbed be on a roof, but, it was a help to him. Maybe if he could find a good sized rock, he could get stop Goku from his perilous attack. When he looked up, directly into the flowerbed, he saw nothing but a single rose. 'A rose?' He asked himself.
He could sense the two power levels almost meeting, which would ultimately mean Goku's death. There was no time to think, nor was there any time to search for a rock big enough to stop Goku. So, doing all that he could think of, he reached for the rose, running to the side of the building as soon as he pulled it out.
He stared down at the rose in his hand and frowned. 'This better work or Usagi's going to kill me...' And with that, he hurled the flower of the edge of the building down to Goku's path.
~*~*~
Also just arriving on the scene seconds after Tuxedo Kamen's decision, were the Sailor Senshi with Luna and Artimas. They too felt the disturbance, but were unable to get away from their new training as Sailor Senshi. They took no time rushing to the side of Usagi, hoping that she wasn't unconscious.
~*~*~
In its fall to the ground, the Red Rose scratched Goku's arm, causing him to become alarmed. He stopped immediately in his tracks, thinking that another enemy had come to bombard him with undetectable attacks. But, as he looked up in search of a new attacker, but found nothing.
Raditz growled as he looked at the Rose, which was placed firmly in the concrete. It hadn't been thrown by just any normal person if it could penetrate concrete. "Who the hell is responsible for this?!"
"Huh?" Goku wondered what Raditz was talking about. If Raditz didn't know what was going on, then it definitely wasn't another enemy to worry about.
Raditz completely ignored Goku and flew into the air. He narrowed his eyes to search for whoever, or whatever threw the rose and stopped his brother's attack. He had really been looking forward to the kill. "When I find the little maggot that threw that rose..."
Goku scratched his head as he looked up to check on the status of his daughter. What more did he see than four strange girls at his daughter's side. "Get away from her!" He tried with all his might to run to Usagi, but his wounded body wouldn't allow for it.
Venus, being acting leader when Sailor Moon wasn't around, turned around to the ecstatic Goku. "It's alright, sir. We are the Sailor Senshi. We are here to help you."
Goku sighed placed his hand over his heart as he sighed with a great relief. "The Sailor Senshi... We can trust you, correct?"
Venus nodded, her warm smile calming Goku. "Yes."
"Da...ddy..." Usagi grabbed her head as she tried to sit up, only to find Mercury gently pushing her back down.
Goku's eyes widened with fear. This was no place for Usagi, especially now that she was hurt. "I can handle him, he's my fight. But, can I ask you to take Usagi away from here?"
Mercury turned to look into Goku's eyes. "We can take her to safety..."
"Right," Mars agreed, "But we can't let you fight him alone. He's a monster from the Dark Kingdom. You can't fight him effectively without planetary power, power of light."
Goku frowned as he dropped to his knees. "I have to do this on my own."
Venus shook her head. "You'll die if you do. Do you understand that? He was preparing a huge energy attack inside his body just now and would have killed you with it when you got close enough. You didn't even KNOW that's what he was doing! You don't HAVE to die now! Your daughter will be safe now! Please, let us end this!"
Goku looked up into the air to Raditz. For the first time in his life, he felt as if he had already been defeated. It was true, what these girls told him. He wasn't able to detect that attack, which would have meant his death. And at this point in his life, death was unacceptable. He had to keep his promise to Usagi, the promise he had made the day she was born, that he would always be there for her.
That's how he made his decision. He made it not for himself, but for Usagi. "Alright," He looked back down to the scouts. "But I'm going to stay here and watch."
Venus looked back to Artimas and Luna, who nodded with their consent. "I guess it's alright."
Goku looked past the girl in Orange, back to the two cats. He blinked twice and rubbed his eyes to make sure he knew exactly what he was seeing. "Isn't that black cat Luna?"
Nodding, Venus gulped. "Uh... why yes it is... uh... why?"
Jupiter cringed at the thought that Goku had just figured them out. Luna had saved Usagi's life, and then lived with them for a day, and now to find out that she was with the Sailor Senshi... not good.
Goku cheerfully smiled. "She saved Usagi when she was kidnapped by these people. Guess I have you guys to thank!"
Mars sighed. 'Thank god he's a dope sometimes.'
Mercury placed one hand behind Usagi's head, and another under her back. "Let's get you out of here."
Usagi nodded, knowing what she would have to do. "Ok."
(Done! ^_^ Guess I'll see ya next time then! P.S. I'm going by Japanese Spellings, so it is Vejita with a J, other wise it would sound like the G in good. If I really wanted to get technical about spelling names, I would have it the real spelling, Bejita, but, well, that's a big stretch for even me. )
Goku kept a close eye on his daughter, who stayed by his side, as he flew straight for the city. He didn't dare take his eye off her for too long. Because of their undetectable power, there was no telling whether or not the enemy was lurking around. He didn't want to chance another kidnapping, so, when he did look forward, he made sure he could see a small bit of her in the corner of his eye. There would be no chance taking anymore.
~*~*~
~Dark Kingdom~
Raditz paced back and fourth with much anticipation. It would soon be time for him to transfer down to earth, where he would gather energy from the people there, as well as his prize, the Moon Princess, his niece. Not to mention kill Goku as he should have the first time they met. This time, a game of no mercy would be played. Now that Raditz had been injected with Dark energy, Goku would go down without a fighting chance.
Thinking of how sweet his revenge would be, Raditz smirked. He looked up at the black ceiling and thought back to that day, the day he had been killed by the weaklings, Piccolo and Goku. Once he had arrived in the Judgment chambers, he was certain he would be banished to Hell, where he would have his soul cleaned and live in eternal torture. That only made him wish to get his revenge on his brother, no, all of earth more. But, there was no escape from the fiery pits of Hell. He would have to live with his pain for all eternity.
Just as he was approaching his day of judgment, he was approached by a tall, slender woman with fiery red hair, with an eternal scowl, much like that of Vejita's. Seeing her only caused him to grow with fury. Was he to be taken to Hell by this petty woman? Had it not been bad enough that he had been killed by two lower class warriors? No, he wouldn't stand for it. He wouldn't go down without a fight.
Raditz reacted the only way he knew, with an arsenal of only Ki attacks. Tens upon hundreds of his once powerful attacks were thrown in the path of the woman, only to find that they were useless. Upon impact they were diminished into nothing, not hurting her in the slightest way possible.
That only caused his rage to rise to the limits. How could this be happening? Had he lost power on his way to earth? That had to be it. It was the only way that he could have been destroyed so easily and now. He remembered asking who she was, but received no answer. Raditz took the time, at that moment, to look around at his surroundings. The dead before and after him, as well as supervisors were all completely stunned. All attention was on him and the mysterious woman.
And that's when it happened. He grunted in disgust and turned back to face the woman, only to be standing nose to nose. He remembered becoming even more enraged, but was calmed buy a swift punch to the stomach. He could also remember, quite clearly what she had whispered to him.
'You want your revenge? Shut up and come with me!'
All he remembered after that was appearing in this castle of the Dark Kingdom, thirty-five years into the future, the day Usagi had been born. The woman introduced herself as the Queen of Darkness, Beryl, said that she worked under another, Metallia. She told him the story of the Dark Kingdom and Silver Millennium, why she recruited him for the job of her General. As it turned out, she wanted those with connections to the Son family, that, she said, would be their motivation to kill them off.
Well, after hearing that, Raditz took the job, no problem. With being infused with Dark Energy, he was given his life back, although , he did learn of two others that would be working by his side, but what did he care? He hated them both, especially the girl, which was why he helped her escape in the first place. He wished that when Beryl found her, she would kill her right away, as she should have from birth, but instead, she brainwashed her into thoughts of Evil once again, gaining an undefined hate for him. And the green fellow, well, he was a mistake from the beginning.
Now, as he stood there, thinking back to all that he had been through, he decided that it was all well worth the trouble. It was better than going to Hell with a clean soul. So what if he died by the hands of Queen Beryl? He was never in it to serve her. He detested everything she did, especially the girl, Akii. He only obeyed her so he could one day fight Goku again, maybe even put him through an unthinkable pain by turning his daughter to the side of evil and order her to destroy the world. Wouldn't that be a sight? The Moon Princess, daughter to the strongest warrior in the world, destroy the earth! He couldn't help but smirk at that. Revenge would be sweet, and he had survived his Queen's wrath just long enough to fulfill his dreams.
"Raditz!" Akii yelled from behind.
The tall Saiyan growled as he turned around. He hated it when he was interrupted, especially by impudent fools such as Akii. "What is it, annoying woman!?"
Akii shrugged off his rudeness and began walking away with a frown. "If you don't do the job right today you're a dead man, just like Cell."
Raditz grinned at the smart remark. He knew the woman was only trying to tear at his emotions, but at a moment like this, nothing would penetrate his temper. "I won't fail, you'd do well to remember that I'M the fighter here, not you. I'll take my revenge and bring back the Moon brat with ease."
Akii only continued to walk further and further down the hall. "Seems to me you've already lost once to these people. Once a failure, always a failure."
Raditz growled as he turned the opposite way and stormed off. "You're one to be talking, weakling..."
Akii paused with a scowl. So what if she wasn't a fighter? She was still a better asset than he was, that was why Beryl was so quick to retrieve her when she had left. "You'd do well to remember that Beryl holds the key to your power, just as Cell. You mess up this time and she'll take that power away and cast you to earth to be destroyed by that Goku fellow again."
~*~*~
~Earth~
Two hungry Saiyans meandered down the city streets in search of an adequate, yet cheep, restaurant. These days, finding a place for both of them to get their fill at a cheep price was quite rare, with Usagi's appetite growing and all.
Usagi paused her search, allowing her father to walk further ahead without notice. Stopping only caused her to be pushed around by the busy citizens, but none of this seemed important at the moment. She could feel a disturbance in the air, which could only mean one thing; another attack. Where they would hit this time, she knew not. But what she did know was that she could not let her father know. Somehow, she would have to sneak away and transform to Sailor Moon, without her father getting involved. That, she thought, would be absolutely impossible.
She said not a single word as the sky above earned a piercing glare. The enemy was heading in her direction. 'Was dad right? Are they purposely following me wherever I go now?'
Goku didn't get far before he realized his daughter was missing from his side. 'That girl...!' Worried that she had wandered far, he quickly turned around, ready to go on a full search. But, to his surprise, she hadn't gone anywhere. She was only staring, blankly, into the sky. '
Sighing out of relief, Goku proceeded to approach his daughter with a forming frown. "Usagi..." He scolded, folding his arms over his chest. He had noticed that Usagi was beginning to enter the mindset that she could wander off now that she was older, and normally, he would be fine with that. But not now. Now would be the time that he would have to crack down on her, even though he hated doing it. His motivation was what kept him going; seeing her face full of fear when she had been kidnapped. He wouldn't let That happen Ever again.
Usagi shook her thoughts away as she looked up to the stern face of her father. 'Gotta act completely normal.'
"Sorry, daddy. I thought I saw something." She lowered her head, hoping that he wouldn't become angry.
But Goku did just the opposite. He put aside the fact that Usagi had wandered away and let his stomach take over. Perking his head, a wide smile grew across the entirety of his face. "Oooh! Really?!"
Usagi chuckled at her father's growling stomach. He always did forget all his problems when he was hungry, something she loved about him, for, it allowed her to conceal more. Had he been in tip-top shape and in full concentration, he would have been able to read right through her lie. Maybe, Usagi thought, she was beginning to figure her father out. "No. I thought I did, but it was nothing."
Goku grumbled as his shoulders slumped. "Then let's go," He reached out and grasped his daughter's hand in his. "I'm too hungry to just stand around."
Usagi nodded as she proceeded through the bustling crowd with her father. "Me too."
Usagi allowed her father be her guide through the massive city while she devoted most senses to concentrating on the invading power level. The power seemed to be heading straight for her, not like it truly mattered for, she was in a bind either way she looked at her situation. Either the enemy would land in a far off area of Japan, where she would have to leave her father, who she knew would refuse to let her go alone. Or, the enemy would land near her, where she could easily transform to Sailor Moon and fight it off. The only problem with that would be getting away from her father, still.
Either way she looked at it, she would have to reveal to him that she is Sailor Moon, she is the legendary Senshi of the Moon, Princess Serenity of the Silver Millennium Moon Kingdom. As she saw it now, there was no way to avoid it, and if there was, she surely did not know of one. But, what she did know, was that she would not let either of these scenarios stop her from accomplishing her duty to the citizens of earth. And she was certain that she would never allow the enemy to take so many innocent lives again, which meant she would have to act much faster. As soon as the enemy got close enough to kill, she would transform. Unless...
"Usagi," Complained the famished Goku as he tugged on Usagi's arm. "Stop lagging behind. I'm hungry!"
Usagi looked up to her father. "Coming." She wondered if she could use him somehow when the time came. He could fight against these creatures, but with no damage to his target. She knew that from firsthand experience. It was no lie that only planetary power had any effect on the creatures from the Dark Kingdom, and knowing her father, he would try anyway. But maybe, just maybe, that trait of his could be of some use to her.
Usagi continued to follow the disturbance with her senses. It seemed to be getting closer, as well as faster with each minute that went by. 'It'll be here soon. I better not screw up today.' Knowing that it was definitely coming for her, Usagi tugged on her father's hand to gain his attention. "Daddy, can we eat somewhere where there isn't a lot of people around?"
"Huh?" Goku glanced back to his wide-eyed daughter. "Why? I just thought of somewhere we can go. I remember taking Pan to it when she was a little girl."
Usagi didn't know what to think of that. If it was a secluded place it would be fine, otherwise, there was just too much risk in it. If only he knew. "Are there lots of people there?"
Goku nodded with a grand smile. "Yep. It's almost like a circus. They have all kinds of playground toys you can play on. Pan loved it... so did I. You'll have a blast. It'll be good to get your mind of things."
Usagi groaned as she rubbed her head with frustration. On any other occasion she would have been thrilled. 'Why do I get the feeling he had this planned all along'
"But I don't want to be around a lot of..." All emotion immediately dropped from the child's face. Not a trace of mirth or even fear resided on her face as she looked up at her father.
Goku's smile fell from face, too, with one look at his daughter. It wasn't like her to just stop in the middle of a sentence without being overjoyed. "You alright?" He asked as he waved his hand in front of her face in hopes of gaining her attention back. "Usagi?"
"Gone..." Usagi's eyes slowly turned back up into the bright blue sky and for now, they were forming the look of fear.
Goku scratched his head with curiosity. His daughter Had been acting strange all day, he wondered what she could be so wound up about. "What's gone?" Not an answer arose from the girl, which only caused his stomach to perform loops. He stared at her, as she looked into the sky, with a fear of his own, for he knew that Usagi was able to detect these enemies. Although she never came right out and admitted it to him, if these people were with the same gang as Cell, then she would definitely be able to detect them for she could detect Cell when he had followed her to the future. "You can feel them, can't you?"
Usagi said nothing, instead, she tried to concentrate harder. For some reason even she couldn't decipher, the energy pattern that she had been following just disappeared. Not that she minded that, but what concerned her most was that an attack had not ensued Anywhere in the world. It wasn't like these people to just come down to earth for a short visit. They always had to return home with a souvenir, meaning the energy of more victims.
Goku lightly shook his daughter, too impatient for her to pull away from her concentration. If she knew something, she needed to tell him so they could hope to defeat it before more people had to give their lives. "Where is it?! Usagi!"
Usagi's entire body, including thoughts, froze. She hadn't even heard a word her father had said to her, but instead, she put her full attention of the new power that had just reappeared directly into their vicinity. "...ah..." She slowly, and very timidly turned her head back up to her father. Thousands of thoughts rushed through her mind. What should she do? Fight as herself along side her father and lose, letting everyone around die, or turn to Sailor Moon and destroy the monster before it had a chance to harm anyone, allowing her father know he secret, which absolutely no one was meant to know.
All though process ceased immediately once Usagi had her father's face in full vision. Her eyes were diverted from his comforting face of worry, directly back to the hatred eyes of Raditz, who stood behind Goku with his arms crossed over his chest. Seeing him put a new look of horror into Usagi's eyes, one that not even her father had seen. Though, not a horror from fearing for her life. She knew that she could handle herself if she could just turn into Sailor Moon, but all the people around...
"YOU!" Usagi knew what she had to do now; now that she knew exactly Who earth's attacker was. Now would be the time to avenge everyone's death. All horror turned to an unstoppable rage as she lashed out for the man. And, to Usagi's dismay, she was stopped by the firm hand of her father.
Goku, who frowned down at his daughter, pushed her back. He now knew that he stood before a great foe, obviously after what he had seen these people do. "Don't forget your training!"
Raditz grinned down to the struggling child, who was attempting to escape from her father. "My, my little Saiyan. Aren't we fisty today. You should always listen to your father, especially if you don't want to be destroyed by those who are stronger. But in your case... you'll be destroyed either way."
It didn't even take that many words for Goku to realize just WHO stood behind him. He knew that particular voice all too well, more than he wanted to. Too shocked to say even one word, he slowly turned around to face his brother, keeping a hand on Usagi to keep her out of harms reach. "Oh...My...God..."
Usagi clutched her father's leg as she scowled up at her uncle, not knowing that he was just that. "That's the guy, daddy. He's the one who killed Miss Haruna and brought that monster to school yesterday. It's HIS fault!" She yelled as she ripped away from her father's grasp.
Crossing his arms, Goku grinned as he looked down to his hotheaded daughter. He wasn't too worried about keeping her safe from Raditz, since she was, after all, stronger than him... or so he thought. "Don't worry, Usagi. This guy isn't anything to stress over. He may be with the new enemy, but I've fought him before." Chuckling, he looked back up to his brother. "I don't know why or how you're here, but I suggest you get lost. You're not match for us."
Raditz joined his brother's chuckles as he unfolded his arms. "Think what you will, little brother."
Not considerably confused, Usagi blinked. "What? Why did he just call you 'little brother', daddy?"
Goku sighed as he looked down at his daughter. At that point, he wasn't all too concerned with Raditz's power. "This is Raditz. He's the guy who came here when Gohan was little and tried to kidnap him because I wouldn't kill anyone on earth. By blood, we're brothers, but not anything else."
Usagi looked up to Raditz, who glared back down to her. 'MY UNCLE?! GROSS!'
Goku knew exactly what his daughter was thinking, just by seeing the expression on her face. "Don't worry. Like I said, he's just a pushover."
Usagi shook her head in disbelief. How could her father think that? He was with the enemy. If he was a weakling, he would have been destroyed earlier. Of course, it's as if he could read Raditz's power level so he had no way of knowing. "I don't think we should take him lightly, daddy. I couldn't beat him yesterday. He's got that Dark Energy stuff in him, remember? That made Cell almost impossible to beat."
Raditz clasped his fists together as he crept up on Goku. And Goku, being unable to read his energy, remained unknowing of the attack that would soon come to be. "You should listen to your daughter more often, Kakarotto." And with that, his massive fists were thrown into the neck of Goku, causing him to fall flat on his face. "They may just be right."
The crowd around took no time in retreating to safer grounds. With the past two attacks not a single soul wanted to take a chance of becoming a victim.
"Daddy!" Usagi yelled as she knelt by her father's side. "Daddy, are you ok?!"
Goku groaned as he reached for the back of his neck. He had expected his brother to go for such a dirty hit, he just hadn't expected him to be so strong. Maybe he had become a lot stronger, maybe it wasn't safe for Usagi to stick around after all. "I'm ok." He gently placed his hand on her chest to push her out of harm's way.
Rubbing his soar neck, Goku slowly and painfully pushed himself to his feet. "You may be strong, Raditz, but I'm stronger. I can transform to the third level Super Saiyan."
Raditz arrogantly chuckled as he turned his head to the side, away from Goku. "Little brother, your power is no match for mine, even if it IS Super Saiyan. The only reason why you were able to beat that Cell spawn with such ease is because Queen Beryl took away his Dark Energy, making him only as strong as the original Cell was when Gohan first beat him. Had Beryl allowed him to keep it, you would have never beaten him." His eyes flashed red as he faced back to Goku. "And because I have that same energy running through my veins, you will never beat me! My revenge that I have been dreaming for is finally coming true! And I'm going to start this little blood fest with you and your annoying little brat!"
Goku knew this was for real. Raditz would be a lot stronger now that he had Dark Energy running through his body, making him much more powerful than before, but never the less, he would fight to protect all those who were around. "Your revenge won't succeed! I'll beat you again, just like Piccolo did the first time!"
Raditz frowned as he extended an arm toward Goku. "You'll live to regret that day!" The only thing he could think about as a black ball of energy formed in his hand were ways to make Goku suffer the way he had. He wouldn't be quick to kill Goku off, first, he would torture him, make him cry out for mercy. To make things worse for the man, he would torture the girl, Usagi, as well. Just enough to make him feel mental pain as well as Physical.
Raditz's frown quickly turned to a smirk of content. 'Finally, after all these years of waiting!' Just as his eye caught notice of Goku attempting to begin his own assault, Raditz released the energy unto him.
Usagi watched in a frozen horror as the attack instantly wrapped itself around the body of her father, who was unable to see the attack with his senses. "No!" She closed her eyes and looked away from the terror.
Goku cried out in pain. The attack, which had been too fast for him to see, spread out and tightened itself around Goku's body, disallowing any movement. "C...c...c..." He felt as if his energy was being ripped right out of him, but he refused to just stand there without a fight. "Raditz!!!" Thinking the power of a Super Saiyan would help anymore, Goku quickly powered up to the level Two Super Saiyan, allowing his hair to flair up to take to the color of Gold. He didn't dare go three unless it was an emergency, but he figured level Two would be enough.
Raditz laughed aloud as he closed his hand, which only made the attack stronger. In doing this, another cry of sheer pain arose from the troubled Super Saiyan. "That's it, little brother. Let me hear your pain! Right now, this attack is taking your energy and delivering directly to Queen Beryl! The more you struggle, the more energy we get!"
Raditz laughed when he saw the first bit of blood trickling down the part of Goku's arm which had not been covered by the energy. "All you had to do was join us, Kakarotto, but instead, you chose to come to the aid of this planet."
Goku curled into a ball and closed his eyes as his hair went back to its normal color of black. He was only half able to listen to the words of his attacker. "Get....Over...It!"
Usagi cried as she watched her father once again. The outcome of this battle was more than obvious. Her father was defenseless against the powers of the Dark Kingdom. Only a select five were capable of defeating Raditz, and she happened to be one of them, but, she couldn't bring herself to leaving her father at a time like this to transform. She didn't even think of what she was doing in her next action.
Usagi put aside her fear for her father and thought of only her own revenge. Revenge for all those who had already died in the two previous attacks, as well as the pain inflicted on her father. "You...!" She said, quietly. "YOU!!" Letting her anger be known with a scream of hatred, Usagi jumped for her uncle, her eyes filled with rage.
She didn't even bother to raise her power level for she knew it would be useless. Instead, she hovered behind Raditz and began beating on his head. "Get...away...from...my...daddy!" Strike after strike was laid on the back of his head, not to get a single response. But Usagi persisted.
Goku, hearing the punches, opened his eyes with forced tears of his own. "Usagi," A whisper was all he could make out, "No... run away..."
Raditz glanced over his shoulder to the young Saiyan. "Tch..." He narrowed his eyes into a glare. "Annoying little brat!"
Raditz discontinued his attack on Goku and turned to face Usagi, whose attacks had not affected him in any way. "So you want your torture right away, do you?" He grinned as he looked over his shoulder to Goku, who was lying on the ground, unable to move. "Watch carefully, Kakarotto, as I mutilate your brat!"
Usagi lowered herself to the ground and crouched into a fighting stance. She hadn't exactly thought her last decision completely through. Her emotions had gotten the best of her, and now, she was in a bind. She couldn't exactly transform into Sailor Moon unless she led Raditz away from her father, but leaving meant her father would be alone, and unable to move away to safer grounds.
Raditz turned back to Usagi, his grin still very noticeable. "Don't worry, Beryl wants you back alive. I won't completely destroy you, just enough to suffice my revenge!" He stepped forward, toward Usagi, causing her to take a step back.
Goku, fearing for the life of his daughter, and not caring of his own, grabbed his chest, and, with all his might, tried to muster enough energy to lift himself off the ground. The only thing on his mind now was protecting his daughter. "Stay away from her! Your fight is with me first... then her!"
Raditz quirked his brow, keeping his attention purely on Usagi. "I should have known you wouldn't give in so easily! You always were a stubborn old fool! But I'm afraid," He quickly teleported behind Usagi, grasping onto her arm, "I've gone onto mental torture!"
"No!" Goku cried out as he staggered back and fourth on his feet. "She did nothing! Just kill me and leave this place!"
Usagi struggled to break free from Raditz's tight grip, but could not prevail. "Daddy! No!"
Raditz frowned as he lifted Usagi into the air by her arm. "Shut up, brat!" He violently lifted her over his head and threw her back down to crash into the concrete below.
"Usagi!" In a flash, Goku's eyes traveled from Raditz, to his daughter, and back to Raditz. When they returned to Raditz, however, they were filled with nothing but fury. As crushed as his body was, he would continue to fight. Nothing would stop him now. "You'll pay for that!" He yelled out as he powered up two small Ki blasts in the palm of his hands. He knew it was pointless to attack with Ki attacks, but maybe physical attacks back by Ki would do some damage. In anyway, with any outcome, it was worth a try, anything was.
Raditz spread his feet apart and steadied his fists before himself. "Anything you do will be pointless. The Dark Kingdom has already been made stronger by your stupidity."
Goku readied himself for his assault on Raditz. "I don't care!"
No further words were spoken between the two, just how Goku wanted it. The less words that were spoken, the more he could concentrate on what he had to do. Goku ignored the excruciating pain that gushed throughout his entire body when he started his attack. His plan would be to clash with Raditz, and hopefully lead him away from Usagi. Although, with this strange Dark Energy he possessed, he wasn't sure how well it would work.
Raditz, on the other hand, only stood tall and chuckled as he watched his brother approach. This would be it. He would wait until Goku got close enough, and then he would make his final move, the attack that would kill Goku once and for all.
~*~*~
Up top a nearby roof stood a tall figure all in black. A cap viciously waved behind the figure in the wind, and a tall hat covered a portion of the sun in the background. His job was to protect the innocent who could not protect themselves. He was the newest fighter of Justice, Tuxedo kamen.
He had only just arrived on the scene when Usagi had been thrown down by the monster, only to see her father throwing himself into a death trap. But what could he do? The Sailor Senshi were no where in sight and had been almost powerless without using Ki.
Feeling stupid and useless, he looked down to the ground in shame. Not more than a couple of seconds had passed before a flower bed had caught his eye. He thought it was peculiar that a flowerbed be on a roof, but, it was a help to him. Maybe if he could find a good sized rock, he could get stop Goku from his perilous attack. When he looked up, directly into the flowerbed, he saw nothing but a single rose. 'A rose?' He asked himself.
He could sense the two power levels almost meeting, which would ultimately mean Goku's death. There was no time to think, nor was there any time to search for a rock big enough to stop Goku. So, doing all that he could think of, he reached for the rose, running to the side of the building as soon as he pulled it out.
He stared down at the rose in his hand and frowned. 'This better work or Usagi's going to kill me...' And with that, he hurled the flower of the edge of the building down to Goku's path.
~*~*~
Also just arriving on the scene seconds after Tuxedo Kamen's decision, were the Sailor Senshi with Luna and Artimas. They too felt the disturbance, but were unable to get away from their new training as Sailor Senshi. They took no time rushing to the side of Usagi, hoping that she wasn't unconscious.
~*~*~
In its fall to the ground, the Red Rose scratched Goku's arm, causing him to become alarmed. He stopped immediately in his tracks, thinking that another enemy had come to bombard him with undetectable attacks. But, as he looked up in search of a new attacker, but found nothing.
Raditz growled as he looked at the Rose, which was placed firmly in the concrete. It hadn't been thrown by just any normal person if it could penetrate concrete. "Who the hell is responsible for this?!"
"Huh?" Goku wondered what Raditz was talking about. If Raditz didn't know what was going on, then it definitely wasn't another enemy to worry about.
Raditz completely ignored Goku and flew into the air. He narrowed his eyes to search for whoever, or whatever threw the rose and stopped his brother's attack. He had really been looking forward to the kill. "When I find the little maggot that threw that rose..."
Goku scratched his head as he looked up to check on the status of his daughter. What more did he see than four strange girls at his daughter's side. "Get away from her!" He tried with all his might to run to Usagi, but his wounded body wouldn't allow for it.
Venus, being acting leader when Sailor Moon wasn't around, turned around to the ecstatic Goku. "It's alright, sir. We are the Sailor Senshi. We are here to help you."
Goku sighed placed his hand over his heart as he sighed with a great relief. "The Sailor Senshi... We can trust you, correct?"
Venus nodded, her warm smile calming Goku. "Yes."
"Da...ddy..." Usagi grabbed her head as she tried to sit up, only to find Mercury gently pushing her back down.
Goku's eyes widened with fear. This was no place for Usagi, especially now that she was hurt. "I can handle him, he's my fight. But, can I ask you to take Usagi away from here?"
Mercury turned to look into Goku's eyes. "We can take her to safety..."
"Right," Mars agreed, "But we can't let you fight him alone. He's a monster from the Dark Kingdom. You can't fight him effectively without planetary power, power of light."
Goku frowned as he dropped to his knees. "I have to do this on my own."
Venus shook her head. "You'll die if you do. Do you understand that? He was preparing a huge energy attack inside his body just now and would have killed you with it when you got close enough. You didn't even KNOW that's what he was doing! You don't HAVE to die now! Your daughter will be safe now! Please, let us end this!"
Goku looked up into the air to Raditz. For the first time in his life, he felt as if he had already been defeated. It was true, what these girls told him. He wasn't able to detect that attack, which would have meant his death. And at this point in his life, death was unacceptable. He had to keep his promise to Usagi, the promise he had made the day she was born, that he would always be there for her.
That's how he made his decision. He made it not for himself, but for Usagi. "Alright," He looked back down to the scouts. "But I'm going to stay here and watch."
Venus looked back to Artimas and Luna, who nodded with their consent. "I guess it's alright."
Goku looked past the girl in Orange, back to the two cats. He blinked twice and rubbed his eyes to make sure he knew exactly what he was seeing. "Isn't that black cat Luna?"
Nodding, Venus gulped. "Uh... why yes it is... uh... why?"
Jupiter cringed at the thought that Goku had just figured them out. Luna had saved Usagi's life, and then lived with them for a day, and now to find out that she was with the Sailor Senshi... not good.
Goku cheerfully smiled. "She saved Usagi when she was kidnapped by these people. Guess I have you guys to thank!"
Mars sighed. 'Thank god he's a dope sometimes.'
Mercury placed one hand behind Usagi's head, and another under her back. "Let's get you out of here."
Usagi nodded, knowing what she would have to do. "Ok."
(Done! ^_^ Guess I'll see ya next time then! P.S. I'm going by Japanese Spellings, so it is Vejita with a J, other wise it would sound like the G in good. If I really wanted to get technical about spelling names, I would have it the real spelling, Bejita, but, well, that's a big stretch for even me. )