Chapter Eighteen - The Battle Begins!
Tien and the others noticed the darkening sky and from where they were they could see Shenron far below them and off in the distance. "That's it." Tien said as the Dragon vanished. "The only reason the Dragon would have been summoned is to revive Goku and Bardock. That means Zarbon is close."
Vadora activated her scouter and looked off into space. "It's definitely Zarbon." she said at last. "I'm reading several hundred powers. At least half a dozen of them are at eight thousand even, that means Saibamen."
"What are the strongest?" Krillin asked.
"37,535 and 53,291. I hope Goku and Bardock are on their way..."
"Enough talk." Tien said floating off the lookout. "We'll go to Piccolo and the others, they're in a secluded area. We can fight them there."
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"How much longer?" a deep grating voice asked.
A quivering tech turned to face the large spiky man. "About thirty minutes Dodoria, sir." he said.
The large man nodded and left the room to join the others who were going planet side. Walking into the room where Zarbon and their soldiers where waiting he looked out at the blue and green planet below him. "We should be ready soon." he said to the blue green man as he stood beside him. "Are our guests ready?"
"Indeed." Zarbon replied smirking as he nodded toward to already occupied space pods. "This should be fun. And I beat he'd like a nice world to rule over eh? To bad Bardock and Kakkarotto are both dead."
As Dodoria and the others climbed into their pods the large man thought he saw something on the planet but it was gone almost immediately. It took only a few minutes for everyone to get into position and then the pods were being launched, ten in all.
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Piccolo watched as the other landed in his clearing. "I guess this means it's time?" he asked. Vadora nodded. "Right then, how long do we have?"
"A few minutes."
"Is daddy coming?" Gohan asked.
"He'll be here kid."
A few moments later a series of lights streaked through the sky a short distance away. The gathered warriors watched as the pods impacted scattering debris everywhere. They braced themselves as the pods opened and their opponents neared them. Krillin gulped at the power he was feeling. After a moment a group of ten stood across the clearing from them. Six short green creatures just a bit shorter than Krillin, a tall man with green skin Appla recognized as Vashon, another man Appla knew to be Yang, as well as Dodoria and Zarbon.
"It seems the Monkeys have formed a team to fight us." Zarbon said grinning. "No matter, they're still no match for us."
Piccolo stared at the scouters on four of the faces and smirked lightly. Those three were about to get a few surprises. However, first things first, the Saibamen seemed to be anxious for a fight. Only he and Hotaru were naturally stronger than those things. He glanced back at the others before walking forward. "I think you'll find us more of a challenge then you think. And we're not even all here yet."
Dodoria laughed. "The only one here with any real power is Vadora and she's not even as powerful as Yang. Face it, you guys have no chance against us. First we'll kill you then we'll wipe this planet clean."
"I've a better idea." Zarbon said. "First we kill them, then we blow up the planet."
"Not going to happen." Krillin said defiantly as he crossed his arms. "I suggest you leave before Goku gets here."
This got a raised eyebrow from Zarbon but nothing more, he'd never heard the name before so it was probably just a nobody. "Right, well I've had my fill of this planet so let's get this over with shall we? Saibamen, destroy them!"
The short green men laughed in glee as they each picked someone to lunge at. Suddenly the three scouters flared to life as the powers before them built quickly and began to attack the Saibamen. Zarbon couldn't believe the sudden bursts of power from each of them, they were all now stronger than the Saibamen, save for the child. He was about to say something when Vashon's voice whispered in his ear. "They're wearing those enhancer rings I told you about."
Zarbon nodded in understanding while frowning at the same time. The take over of Shirr had not gone as planed, even after Zarbon had shown his natural power to Vashon and gained him as an ally, then had Vashon declare the planet property of Frieza the people had still fought back. Now the planet was a dead one. They'd made the simple mistake of pissing off Ginyu, even Zarbon new better than that. The purple alien had Recoome blast the planet from space. The resulting explosion, though not powerful enough to blow up the planet, sent dust into the sky and blocked out the sun. That had been just about ten months ago. By now everyone on the planet was dead, frozen solid.
Meanwhile Piccolo, Vadora, and Hotaru were pulling Saibamen off their arms each having punched a hole right through the one they were fighting leaving only three left. They, too, were rather quickly dispatched leaving only the four intelligent aliens. "You were saying?" Piccolo asked crossing his arms.
"Big deal." Vashon said walking forward. "I could have done the same without an enhancer."
"We beat you once Vashon." Appla said. "We can do it again."
Vashon laughed. "I've got allies stronger than you now, and from what I've heard Bardock's dead! Without him you don't stand a chance against me."
Appla smiled. "Vadora could still kick your ass. For that matter," she raised her hand to show the glistening Enhancer ring on her finger. "So can I." Her hand touched the ring and it shimmered, suddenly her power jumped and Dodoria's face paled. But Appla didn't move, she looked back to her right, then to her left. On either side of her a line formed. To her right stood Gohan, Hotaru, Yamcha, and Krillin. To her left was Vadora, Tien, and Piccolo. Their opponents watched as Gohan, Piccolo, and Vadora all activated their Enhancers.
Then Yamcha smiled. "Nibai Kinryoku!" Once again their scouters flared as Yamcha's power doubled to just over twenty thousand making him the strongest Human there.
Then Hotaru cracked her neck drawing their attention. "You're lucky he can only double his power, but you'll get no such luck from me. Sanjuu Kinryoku!" Once more the scouters flared as Hotaru's power tripled and came to a rest just below Vadora's normal power.
"This was unexpected." Zarbon said reading the power levels. /The short bald guy's just over 10,000, the Triclops is a little over 12,000. They're no problem. The Namek's at almost 23,000. The girl's at just over 26,000. The guy with the black hair's just over 20,000. What's this? The kid's power... it's at over 28,000! Even with the enhancer there's no way he could be that strong!/ Zarbon watched Gohan for a moment before turning and checking the last few powers. /Vadora's at just over 50,000. She could be a serious problem, she's nearly as strong as I am! Appla's not much better at just under 44,000. This may be a bit more difficult than expected./
Suddenly Krillin and Tien lunged at Vashon. Since the alien was stronger then them they planned to work together to even the odds. Then Yamcha and Hotaru sped at Yang. They were close to his power level and intended to overwhelm him. Piccolo and Gohan charged at Dodoria. They weren't nearly as strong as the large blob of a man and would have their work cut out for them in taking him down. That left Appla and Vadora to square off against Zarbon.
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Krillin and Tien reached Vashon and began trading blows with the alien. They floated into the air the unleashing volley after volley of punches and kicks. Vashon blocked many of them but some did get through. However a hard left from the alien sent Krillin down through the trees and into the ground leaving Tien alone with Vashon. "You're strong." Tien said as he blocked a few punches. "But you can't win."
"Doubt that." he replied as he kneed Tien in the gut then elbowed him in the back and down to the ground. He was about to follow when Krillin surged up out of the trees straight for him. Vashon pulled back his fist and swung as Krillin got within range. However, his fist passed right through him. "What!" Suddenly a foot slammed into the back his head knocking him forward. As he was about to turn to face his attacker a fist slammed into his face sending him down into the ground.
"Kamehameha!"
"Tri-Beam!"
Vashon looked skyward as the two streams of energy surged down at him. "Whaaat! Nooooo!"
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Yamcha landed a hard kick to Yang's stomach causing the alien to double over before upper-cutting him in the jaw. As the alien floated skyward Hotaru appeared over head and thrust her arms down. "Inryoku Chikara!" The sudden blast knocked Yang down toward Yamcha who was charging Kamehameha which he fired a second later propelling the alien into the sky and past Hotaru. It only took a moment for him to roll off the wave and glare down at his two opponents.
"Who do you think you are!" Yang yelled down at them. "You have no idea what you messing with! Even Zarbon's nothing compared to who we work for!"
Hotaru shook her head. "Even Frieza isn't invincible."
Yang laughed. "Frieza! Freiza's a nothing!" he cried firing a KI blast down at her which she deflected easily. "We work for a higher power!"
Hotaru didn't like the sound of that and glanced over at Yamcha. They both nodded and charged up at Yang again. A punch to his stomach by both of them and he doubled over again. This time Hotaru flew behind him and grabbed hold of him. "What did you mean?" she demanded. "Who do you work for!"
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A foot to the face sent Gohan slamming hard into the ground. Dodoria charged a ball of KI in his hand as he laughed. "You're pretty strong for a kid but you stand no chance against the might of Dodoria!" He was about to launch the attack when a foot slammed into his side causing him to lose focus and the energy to dissipate. "Namek!" Dodoria cried spinning and backhanding Piccolo away from him.
"Masenko!"
Dodoria turned and caught the blast launched by Gohan and started to push it back. Suddenly he heard another cry from above. Glancing up he saw an identical beam coming down at him from Piccolo. Dodoria gave up on the first and moved out of the way letting the two attacks hit each other. A moment later Gohan and Piccolo were attacking him at close range again. Dodoria had the greater speed and strength which was evident but his size gave them more to aim at where's Gohan's small stature was making it hard for Dodoria to hit him. Piccolo, however, didn't have that advantage and got knocked in the head and stomach multiple times.
An elbow to his stomach sent Piccolo flying backward while a fierce punch sent Gohan into the ground once more. This time Dodoria didn't bother taunting the small warrior and charged a large blast between his outstretched arms. "Doom Shot!" he cried firing the energy bomb at Gohan who was just starting to get back up. Seeing the attack Piccolo launched toward the attack.
"Gohan!"
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Vadora and Appla were attacking Zarbon with all their might. He was having trouble dealing with both at once, and even Vadora by herself, but Appla wasn't much of a problem on her own. A swift backhand sent Appla into Vadora and then fired a volley KI blasts at the entangled pair. As the smoke began to clear his scouter picked up a sudden drop in power... /I must have hit Vadora's ring and destroyed it! Perfect!/
Zarbon charged in and slammed a fist into Vadora's face, spun around hit his heel into her head, grabbed her by the wrist and tossed her down into the ground. "Bad break girl, but now you die!" He held his right arm out, hand up, and braced his arm with his other hand. Then he began to charge the attack.
Suddenly something slammed into his back and he turned to find Appla floating there. "Her enhancer may be shot by mine isn't." she said slamming a fist into his face.
The two locked into close combat again as Vadora picked herself up off the ground. /Damn! How am I supposed to help now?/ She looked around for the other battles which had moved off into various directions. /That's Tien and Krillin... what the hell! The kid's power... it's.... Wait, where's the Namek?/
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Gohan looked up at the incoming attack and for the first time in over a year he was afraid. Then he saw Piccolo coming in toward him. Piccolo stopped a few feet away shielding Gohan from the attack. There was a massive explosion and Gohan shielded his eyes as the force of the blast pushed him backward. In the air Dodoria laughed. Finally, after a moment, the smoke cleared and Gohan saw Piccolo still standing there, arms crossed in front of him for protection. The Namek stood for only a short time before falling over.
"M-mister Pic-Piccolo!" Gohan cried running over to him.
"Run kid." Piccolo said raggedly. "Go..." with that his eyes closed.
"N-no, Mr. Piccolo!" Gohan cried.
"Heh, he can't hear you anymore kid!" Dodoria said laughing. "But don't worry, you'll be joining him shortly." He held his hands out again and began to charge another attack.
Gohan turned and looked skyward. "No!" he yelled. "You killed him! Just... just like... like daddy." he said though sobs. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" Gohan's aura flared brilliantly. Dodoria launched his attack as Gohan surged into the air directly toward him, his power still building as he flew. Suddenly he slammed head first into the energy bomb and strained against it for just a moment before breaking through it shattering it. Dodoria stared in shock as his scouter got a reading. /His power's over sixty thousand and still building! How.../ He didn't have time to contemplate the situation however as Gohan slammed into him with his arms outstretched and fired an energy blast clear through Dodoria incinerating most of his body. Then his enhancer began to glow blindingly before cracking and shattering from overload. His aura flicked, faded, and his power plummeted. He soon followed suit.
Krillin and Tien watched as Gohan began to fall and charged in to catch him seconds before he hit the ground. "Man, this kid's got some power." Tien said looking down at the little form in his arms. "If he's any indication of what Goku's going to be like when he gets here we wont have a problem winning this."
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Appla pulled herself up off the ground, blood dripping down her chin, and glared at Zarbon. "I won't let you win." she panted. "I wont..."
Zarbon laughed. "Like you can stop me now. You can barely even stand up. I'll admit, if Vadora's enhancer hadn't busted you may have won. But you know what a coward she is don't you? Without that enhancer she got scared and ran away. Now it's just you and me."
As he talked Appla sensed a number of powers nearing, and she couldn't sense Vashon, Yang, or Dodoria any longer. /They beat them! Perfect timing guys, I could use some help./
Zarbon cracked his neck as he lifted Appla off the ground. He pulled back his arm to deliver the final blow. "Now you die Monkey." Appla just spat blood on his face.
Tien and the others noticed the darkening sky and from where they were they could see Shenron far below them and off in the distance. "That's it." Tien said as the Dragon vanished. "The only reason the Dragon would have been summoned is to revive Goku and Bardock. That means Zarbon is close."
Vadora activated her scouter and looked off into space. "It's definitely Zarbon." she said at last. "I'm reading several hundred powers. At least half a dozen of them are at eight thousand even, that means Saibamen."
"What are the strongest?" Krillin asked.
"37,535 and 53,291. I hope Goku and Bardock are on their way..."
"Enough talk." Tien said floating off the lookout. "We'll go to Piccolo and the others, they're in a secluded area. We can fight them there."
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"How much longer?" a deep grating voice asked.
A quivering tech turned to face the large spiky man. "About thirty minutes Dodoria, sir." he said.
The large man nodded and left the room to join the others who were going planet side. Walking into the room where Zarbon and their soldiers where waiting he looked out at the blue and green planet below him. "We should be ready soon." he said to the blue green man as he stood beside him. "Are our guests ready?"
"Indeed." Zarbon replied smirking as he nodded toward to already occupied space pods. "This should be fun. And I beat he'd like a nice world to rule over eh? To bad Bardock and Kakkarotto are both dead."
As Dodoria and the others climbed into their pods the large man thought he saw something on the planet but it was gone almost immediately. It took only a few minutes for everyone to get into position and then the pods were being launched, ten in all.
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Piccolo watched as the other landed in his clearing. "I guess this means it's time?" he asked. Vadora nodded. "Right then, how long do we have?"
"A few minutes."
"Is daddy coming?" Gohan asked.
"He'll be here kid."
A few moments later a series of lights streaked through the sky a short distance away. The gathered warriors watched as the pods impacted scattering debris everywhere. They braced themselves as the pods opened and their opponents neared them. Krillin gulped at the power he was feeling. After a moment a group of ten stood across the clearing from them. Six short green creatures just a bit shorter than Krillin, a tall man with green skin Appla recognized as Vashon, another man Appla knew to be Yang, as well as Dodoria and Zarbon.
"It seems the Monkeys have formed a team to fight us." Zarbon said grinning. "No matter, they're still no match for us."
Piccolo stared at the scouters on four of the faces and smirked lightly. Those three were about to get a few surprises. However, first things first, the Saibamen seemed to be anxious for a fight. Only he and Hotaru were naturally stronger than those things. He glanced back at the others before walking forward. "I think you'll find us more of a challenge then you think. And we're not even all here yet."
Dodoria laughed. "The only one here with any real power is Vadora and she's not even as powerful as Yang. Face it, you guys have no chance against us. First we'll kill you then we'll wipe this planet clean."
"I've a better idea." Zarbon said. "First we kill them, then we blow up the planet."
"Not going to happen." Krillin said defiantly as he crossed his arms. "I suggest you leave before Goku gets here."
This got a raised eyebrow from Zarbon but nothing more, he'd never heard the name before so it was probably just a nobody. "Right, well I've had my fill of this planet so let's get this over with shall we? Saibamen, destroy them!"
The short green men laughed in glee as they each picked someone to lunge at. Suddenly the three scouters flared to life as the powers before them built quickly and began to attack the Saibamen. Zarbon couldn't believe the sudden bursts of power from each of them, they were all now stronger than the Saibamen, save for the child. He was about to say something when Vashon's voice whispered in his ear. "They're wearing those enhancer rings I told you about."
Zarbon nodded in understanding while frowning at the same time. The take over of Shirr had not gone as planed, even after Zarbon had shown his natural power to Vashon and gained him as an ally, then had Vashon declare the planet property of Frieza the people had still fought back. Now the planet was a dead one. They'd made the simple mistake of pissing off Ginyu, even Zarbon new better than that. The purple alien had Recoome blast the planet from space. The resulting explosion, though not powerful enough to blow up the planet, sent dust into the sky and blocked out the sun. That had been just about ten months ago. By now everyone on the planet was dead, frozen solid.
Meanwhile Piccolo, Vadora, and Hotaru were pulling Saibamen off their arms each having punched a hole right through the one they were fighting leaving only three left. They, too, were rather quickly dispatched leaving only the four intelligent aliens. "You were saying?" Piccolo asked crossing his arms.
"Big deal." Vashon said walking forward. "I could have done the same without an enhancer."
"We beat you once Vashon." Appla said. "We can do it again."
Vashon laughed. "I've got allies stronger than you now, and from what I've heard Bardock's dead! Without him you don't stand a chance against me."
Appla smiled. "Vadora could still kick your ass. For that matter," she raised her hand to show the glistening Enhancer ring on her finger. "So can I." Her hand touched the ring and it shimmered, suddenly her power jumped and Dodoria's face paled. But Appla didn't move, she looked back to her right, then to her left. On either side of her a line formed. To her right stood Gohan, Hotaru, Yamcha, and Krillin. To her left was Vadora, Tien, and Piccolo. Their opponents watched as Gohan, Piccolo, and Vadora all activated their Enhancers.
Then Yamcha smiled. "Nibai Kinryoku!" Once again their scouters flared as Yamcha's power doubled to just over twenty thousand making him the strongest Human there.
Then Hotaru cracked her neck drawing their attention. "You're lucky he can only double his power, but you'll get no such luck from me. Sanjuu Kinryoku!" Once more the scouters flared as Hotaru's power tripled and came to a rest just below Vadora's normal power.
"This was unexpected." Zarbon said reading the power levels. /The short bald guy's just over 10,000, the Triclops is a little over 12,000. They're no problem. The Namek's at almost 23,000. The girl's at just over 26,000. The guy with the black hair's just over 20,000. What's this? The kid's power... it's at over 28,000! Even with the enhancer there's no way he could be that strong!/ Zarbon watched Gohan for a moment before turning and checking the last few powers. /Vadora's at just over 50,000. She could be a serious problem, she's nearly as strong as I am! Appla's not much better at just under 44,000. This may be a bit more difficult than expected./
Suddenly Krillin and Tien lunged at Vashon. Since the alien was stronger then them they planned to work together to even the odds. Then Yamcha and Hotaru sped at Yang. They were close to his power level and intended to overwhelm him. Piccolo and Gohan charged at Dodoria. They weren't nearly as strong as the large blob of a man and would have their work cut out for them in taking him down. That left Appla and Vadora to square off against Zarbon.
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Krillin and Tien reached Vashon and began trading blows with the alien. They floated into the air the unleashing volley after volley of punches and kicks. Vashon blocked many of them but some did get through. However a hard left from the alien sent Krillin down through the trees and into the ground leaving Tien alone with Vashon. "You're strong." Tien said as he blocked a few punches. "But you can't win."
"Doubt that." he replied as he kneed Tien in the gut then elbowed him in the back and down to the ground. He was about to follow when Krillin surged up out of the trees straight for him. Vashon pulled back his fist and swung as Krillin got within range. However, his fist passed right through him. "What!" Suddenly a foot slammed into the back his head knocking him forward. As he was about to turn to face his attacker a fist slammed into his face sending him down into the ground.
"Kamehameha!"
"Tri-Beam!"
Vashon looked skyward as the two streams of energy surged down at him. "Whaaat! Nooooo!"
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Yamcha landed a hard kick to Yang's stomach causing the alien to double over before upper-cutting him in the jaw. As the alien floated skyward Hotaru appeared over head and thrust her arms down. "Inryoku Chikara!" The sudden blast knocked Yang down toward Yamcha who was charging Kamehameha which he fired a second later propelling the alien into the sky and past Hotaru. It only took a moment for him to roll off the wave and glare down at his two opponents.
"Who do you think you are!" Yang yelled down at them. "You have no idea what you messing with! Even Zarbon's nothing compared to who we work for!"
Hotaru shook her head. "Even Frieza isn't invincible."
Yang laughed. "Frieza! Freiza's a nothing!" he cried firing a KI blast down at her which she deflected easily. "We work for a higher power!"
Hotaru didn't like the sound of that and glanced over at Yamcha. They both nodded and charged up at Yang again. A punch to his stomach by both of them and he doubled over again. This time Hotaru flew behind him and grabbed hold of him. "What did you mean?" she demanded. "Who do you work for!"
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A foot to the face sent Gohan slamming hard into the ground. Dodoria charged a ball of KI in his hand as he laughed. "You're pretty strong for a kid but you stand no chance against the might of Dodoria!" He was about to launch the attack when a foot slammed into his side causing him to lose focus and the energy to dissipate. "Namek!" Dodoria cried spinning and backhanding Piccolo away from him.
"Masenko!"
Dodoria turned and caught the blast launched by Gohan and started to push it back. Suddenly he heard another cry from above. Glancing up he saw an identical beam coming down at him from Piccolo. Dodoria gave up on the first and moved out of the way letting the two attacks hit each other. A moment later Gohan and Piccolo were attacking him at close range again. Dodoria had the greater speed and strength which was evident but his size gave them more to aim at where's Gohan's small stature was making it hard for Dodoria to hit him. Piccolo, however, didn't have that advantage and got knocked in the head and stomach multiple times.
An elbow to his stomach sent Piccolo flying backward while a fierce punch sent Gohan into the ground once more. This time Dodoria didn't bother taunting the small warrior and charged a large blast between his outstretched arms. "Doom Shot!" he cried firing the energy bomb at Gohan who was just starting to get back up. Seeing the attack Piccolo launched toward the attack.
"Gohan!"
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Vadora and Appla were attacking Zarbon with all their might. He was having trouble dealing with both at once, and even Vadora by herself, but Appla wasn't much of a problem on her own. A swift backhand sent Appla into Vadora and then fired a volley KI blasts at the entangled pair. As the smoke began to clear his scouter picked up a sudden drop in power... /I must have hit Vadora's ring and destroyed it! Perfect!/
Zarbon charged in and slammed a fist into Vadora's face, spun around hit his heel into her head, grabbed her by the wrist and tossed her down into the ground. "Bad break girl, but now you die!" He held his right arm out, hand up, and braced his arm with his other hand. Then he began to charge the attack.
Suddenly something slammed into his back and he turned to find Appla floating there. "Her enhancer may be shot by mine isn't." she said slamming a fist into his face.
The two locked into close combat again as Vadora picked herself up off the ground. /Damn! How am I supposed to help now?/ She looked around for the other battles which had moved off into various directions. /That's Tien and Krillin... what the hell! The kid's power... it's.... Wait, where's the Namek?/
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Gohan looked up at the incoming attack and for the first time in over a year he was afraid. Then he saw Piccolo coming in toward him. Piccolo stopped a few feet away shielding Gohan from the attack. There was a massive explosion and Gohan shielded his eyes as the force of the blast pushed him backward. In the air Dodoria laughed. Finally, after a moment, the smoke cleared and Gohan saw Piccolo still standing there, arms crossed in front of him for protection. The Namek stood for only a short time before falling over.
"M-mister Pic-Piccolo!" Gohan cried running over to him.
"Run kid." Piccolo said raggedly. "Go..." with that his eyes closed.
"N-no, Mr. Piccolo!" Gohan cried.
"Heh, he can't hear you anymore kid!" Dodoria said laughing. "But don't worry, you'll be joining him shortly." He held his hands out again and began to charge another attack.
Gohan turned and looked skyward. "No!" he yelled. "You killed him! Just... just like... like daddy." he said though sobs. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" Gohan's aura flared brilliantly. Dodoria launched his attack as Gohan surged into the air directly toward him, his power still building as he flew. Suddenly he slammed head first into the energy bomb and strained against it for just a moment before breaking through it shattering it. Dodoria stared in shock as his scouter got a reading. /His power's over sixty thousand and still building! How.../ He didn't have time to contemplate the situation however as Gohan slammed into him with his arms outstretched and fired an energy blast clear through Dodoria incinerating most of his body. Then his enhancer began to glow blindingly before cracking and shattering from overload. His aura flicked, faded, and his power plummeted. He soon followed suit.
Krillin and Tien watched as Gohan began to fall and charged in to catch him seconds before he hit the ground. "Man, this kid's got some power." Tien said looking down at the little form in his arms. "If he's any indication of what Goku's going to be like when he gets here we wont have a problem winning this."
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Appla pulled herself up off the ground, blood dripping down her chin, and glared at Zarbon. "I won't let you win." she panted. "I wont..."
Zarbon laughed. "Like you can stop me now. You can barely even stand up. I'll admit, if Vadora's enhancer hadn't busted you may have won. But you know what a coward she is don't you? Without that enhancer she got scared and ran away. Now it's just you and me."
As he talked Appla sensed a number of powers nearing, and she couldn't sense Vashon, Yang, or Dodoria any longer. /They beat them! Perfect timing guys, I could use some help./
Zarbon cracked his neck as he lifted Appla off the ground. He pulled back his arm to deliver the final blow. "Now you die Monkey." Appla just spat blood on his face.
