Dragon Ball Z: The Catalyst
Act II:
Chapter 17: Priorities
Daiz looked down at the village, the burnt out wreck that it was. Namek corpses littered the landscape as well. Someone beat them here. Turles was going to lose it when he found out that this village was destroyed before they got there. Worse yet, if it was destroyed, they'd likely taken the Dragon Ball.
Amond looked very, very frustrated. They'd noticed the Namek's powers disappearing on their scouters as they desperately made their way to the final village. This was going to be a disaster when Turles found out.
"Well what the hell do we do now?" Daiz asked, turning his head towards the larger warrior, his commander.
Amond felt his own fists tighten, before he looked ahead.
"We search the village, just to be sure," the giant man said angrily. "Then we report to Turles."
A death sentence, Daiz thought quietly. His scouter then beeped several moments, flashing several images indicating one of the planet's big powers just bit the dust.
"Looks like the boss took care of one of Frieza's goons at least."
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It'd been too long, almost an hour now.
Frieza sat in his hover pod, overlooking his four Dragon Balls. To his right Zarbon looked across the Namekian plains around them, looking for signs of Dodoria.
"I've had enough time waiting. If Dodoria couldn't handle one third class monkey and two kids, then he deserves to be dead and he's not worth waiting for."
Zarbon noted the tone in Frieza's voice, and wasn't prepared to argue.
"I will find the remaining Dragon Balls sire, you have my word on it," Zarbon pledged.
"You're staking your life on that remark, Zarbon," Frieza informed him. "I will take the remaining Dragon Balls to the ship and await you there. Do not disappoint me Zarbon."
Zarbon felt himself swallow as he looked at Frieza levitate into the air, the Dragon Balls floating at his whim. Without a scouter, he'd have to manually search through all the remaining villages. He looked over to the several other minions left over, all doing the same.
"Remember to report to me directly, any Namek villages will be too tough for you to take on without me. Now let's move out!"
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A cunning smile spread across Vegeta's face as he continued to blast through the Namekian skies, sensing the last bastion of Namekian power levels. What brought on his smile however, was the new power he felt in his proximity, away from Frieza.
Zarbon, you arrogant fool. After I finish you off, that stupid fool Frieza will have no one left to support him, then the Dragon Balls are mine!
Vegeta started to laugh to himself as he pushed his power up, propelling himself as fast as he could.
All the abuse Zarbon had left him with over the years, all the terrible missions to the middle of nowhere, all his ass kissing to Frieza, it was all going to be answered for in the next few minutes.
"I can't wait to see you cower, Zarbon!"
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Bulma felt her legs almost give out as she ran, holding Dende's hand. The small Namek looked back in a panic as the two made a run for it. The loud cracking sound of superhuman blows meeting and explosions being heard behind them.
"Oh no!" Dende finally shouted.
He grabbed Bulma's leg, tripping her. The blue haired woman took a dive, hitting the blue grass front first as he dived with her.
Gohan's singed body blasted past them, just overhead. He hit the ground and bounced twice, before skidding for several metres.
The small Namekian child had placed all his hopes in these newcomers, and it looked like those hopes were being crushed that very moment. The cackling of his purple skinned attacker could be heard as he blasted past the two grounded non-combatants.
Gohan barely managed to climb to his feet to try a block. What happened instead was a purple fist was driven into his face, sending him flying yet further off, bouncing off the ground again and then slamming into the side of a cliff.
"Gohan!" Krillin shouted, blasting past Raisin, his hands clasped in the shape to fire the Kamehameha.
"Kamehame-"
Before he could finish it, Lakasei had already struck, having followed the human in his attempt to defend his friend. Krillin's head had been impacted by the vicious short kick. With a horrible thud the human warrior hit the ground unmoving.
"Oh no, Krillin!"
Gohan struggled as he pulled himself up, looking at the two attackers. In the background there was still that big cyborg too. It wasn't fair, his father was on his way to Namek and he'd not be there to greet him.
Gohan felt himself beginning to fade from consciousness, his power slipping.
"Who gets to finish the kid?" Raisin asked his brother with amusement.
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10 Minutes Earlier:
Vegeta's pod needs to be around somewhere, the question is where.
Raditz's thoughts drifted before he froze in mid air, feeling the powers from where he'd just come from. There were five of them, and two were obviously Gohan and Krillin. It was clearly a lopsided match as he felt both sides beginning to increase their power.
But so what? It wasn't his problem anyway. With that, the saiyan warrior felt himself turn his attentions back to searching.
These were likely Frieza's men, his nephew and the bald headed man were going to die. But so what? He was going to live, the longer he was on this planet, at this point, the less likely that was as a permanent outcome. He didn't care about those two anyway.
There was a brief moment, before he could catch himself however, when a thought began to lurk in his mind. Kakarot always seemed happy, even while he was fighting Vegeta, even when he was fighting him. He was determined from time to time, but he seemed to always have something to fight for. Perhaps that was where his strength came from, something to live for beyond his own selfish gain. However he imagined Kakarot's reaction to his son being found dead and lifeless on the surface of an alien world to be... sobering.
Who cared about what his brother would feel? With any luck he'd escape that mad man and his friends, as well as Frieza and Vegeta!
"I just want to thank you for helping us train on the way to Namek. I think it really helped out. I feel a lot stronger now. I bet I can take on anyone!" Gohan said, smiling towards the figure.
There was a pang of guilt again. That kid had actually looked up to him, he'd felt invincible just having affiliated with him. Stupid boy, it was probably why he was about to die out there.
Raditz felt Gohan's power take a sharp dive and froze in the air.
"You didn't kill us when you had the chance. You didn't kill us here on the Space Ship too. I've felt you holding back your aggression the entire time we've been here. So I don't believe my father when he says you could betray us. I think when the time comes, you'll do the right now," Gohan announced. "We'll wish back all our friends, and then you can come back to Earth with us. It'll be good! I also promise that I'll make sure mom isn't so mean to you anymore," the boy added with the enthusiasm only a child could have.
Raditz turned his head, this time not looking anywhere but where he felt the battle. For a moment he felt as if somehow Gohan's wishes weren't so bad. They were the fantasies of a small boy, and held no place in reality of course, but they weren't terrible. They'd do nothing to stop Frieza, or restore the Saiyan Race to its proper place in the universe.
"Good," the younger brother said. "No matter what you may think of yourself Raditz, you can change. The hatred inside of you will only destroy you. I know that you will let Gohan, Krillin and Bulma make the wish when the time is right, and I know you'll keep them safe."
Violet's image flashed before his eyes as his brother's words echoed through his mind. He still missed her. From time to time Raditz almost expected her to walk in front of him and make some callous comment about his adversaries, or disregarding what seemed to be almost any danger around her.
What would it change if he went back there?
The fact it has to be different.
Words whispered in his mind in the voice of his only living younger brother.
Closing his fists, Raditz felt himself turning his body completely towards the fight as a vein of frustration appeared on his head, barring his teeth.
The worst thing about this was he was beginning to like his nephew.
"I can't believe I'm about to do this."
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Gohan stared up into the air as the two figures argued over who got to kill him.
"If you are going to finish me off, do it already!" Gohan shouted, bracing himself with a fighting stance, trying to keep his power level up.
Raisin blinked, looking into his scouter for a brief second, before smiling.
"I'll take that."
Putting his hands to his side, a large red orb formed.
"Gemini Shot!"
With a pulsing "thoom" the energy left his hands, streaking towards Gohan. Gohan looked up as death approached him, raising his hands to block as best he could. He closed his eyes however, looking away.
The world around him rocked as the blast went off. The cliff he was next to shattered all around him as the blast detonated, red light and fire spraying in all directions.
Gohan realized he was still alive. Slowly, his tired and weary eyes opened, the smoke dust still settling all around him.
With his hands in his pockets, Raditz stood in front of him looking ahead.
"U-Uncle Raditz!" Gohan shouted, a smile spreading across his face. "You came back!"
Raditz didn't respond for a moment, before just asking.
"Are you alright, Gohan?"
For the boy, it was almost equally shocking that Raditz would ask if he was alright. He was a bit beat up right now, he knew, but he wasn't badly injured. He was almost crying however with the relief of Raditz being there, maybe now they had a chance?
When the dust completely settled, Lakesei and Raisin stared at the new figure, noting the boy looking still alive as well.
"Who the hell is that guy?"
"I don't know, but he's just earned a one way ticket to Hell too!" Raisin laughed.
"Idiots," Raditz referenced his new enemies, walking forward. "Didn't Frieza warn you what death feels like? If not, you three are in for a big surprise, I've heard it hurts."
Lakesei chuckled at the overconfident comment, having yet to check his scouter.
"Oh? You think we work for Frieza?"
"Who else do you work for, a Kai?" Raditz responded with a sarcastic smile.
"It doesn't matter what he thinks, Lakesei, let's just finish him," the purple alien remarked, nodding to his brother.
Raisin clicked his scouter, it began to get a reading on Raditz.
"... Power Level 2,000," he said, before bursting into laughter. "Please! Don't hurt us!" came the further mocking and laughter.
The look of the two almost became predatory, like wolves they slowly approached Raditz, as if testing his responses.
"Perhaps we'll have some fun with you first."
Raditz for his part, stared at his two enemies with little compassion, black eyes following the two as they approached a foe they may not be prepared to handle. He'd been taking lessons from how he noticed Kakarot fighting Nappa. For most of the battles he'd ever fully waged, he threw everything up front, overwhelming his foe through either a direct attack, or a sneak attack. Kakarot managed his energy, only exerting himself when he had to, and pulling his foe into a false sense of security. He could use that false sense of security to exploit his opponents at their time of weakness.
"I thought I warned you before that death wasn't fun, it hurts," Raditz remarked, smiling arrogantly at the two.
Raisin snarled angrily.
This weakling needed to be put in his place. As if they would accept this kind of mockery? From a fighter with a pitiful power level of 2,000 no less!
Raisin rushed in, angrily shouting before launching his first punch. Raditz's head slipped to the side as the first went past his cheek. He smiled at the purple alien.
"This won't make your death any less painful you know," he remarked, his voice filled with amusement.
Angrily, Raisin started to swing again, finding his punch batted aside by Raditz's large arm.
Lakesei watched as the flurry of attacks from his brother didn't even touch this huge man. Angrily he flew down, confused as to how he was dodging everything. Coming in on Raditz's left, he swung his leg out, attempting to connect with a high kick, only to find the large fighting not only side stepped his attack, but his brothers. The two of them hovered in the air in front of the standing Raditz as they awkwardly tried to reform their stances.
Raditz crossed his arms as he smirked at the two of them.
"Now, don't tell me that was all?"
Angry eyes turned about from both of them.
There was no way his power level was only 2,000. The scouter beeped several times as it was ordered to get a new reading, only finding the power level having dropped further, it was only 1,000 now.
"He's exerting all of his energy trying to dodge us." Raisin grinned. "He can't keep this effort up for long, he's just bluffing."
Not responding to the comment, the saiyan just looked off to the side, ignoring the two of them seemingly. Anger flushed both of their faces.
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Gohan had slowly backed off, moving away from the three fighting figures. In fact, he'd managed to make his way to Krillin.
Krillin looked up at his friend.
"Anyone get the number of that bus?" Krillin murmured. Before looking up and around.
"What? Where are they?"
Gohan looked over to where Raditz stood.
"What?! Raditz is back?" Krillin asked in amazement.
"He saved me," Gohan confirmed. "I just hope he's strong enough."
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Zarbon felt himself being overwhelmed by a rush of energy as another flying blue bolt of a figure blasted through the air, crashing into him. The force of the impact knocked both fliers. When Zarbon saw who was responsible, his world became very small and focused.
Oh shit, its Vegeta!
Zarbon immediately knew this situation was grim, Cui was very dead at the moment, and he was beginning to guess that Dodoria may not have come back because of this saiyan scum.
"Hello Zarbon, strange meeting you out here... alone, without Frieza to keep you safe," Vegeta remarked, his eyes lit up with entertainment.
Zarbon growled with irritation as he braced himself. "You are a fool if you think you can defeat Lord Frieza, its pathetic to even watch you try."
"Cui thought it was pathetic as well," Vegeta said, smirking as Zarbon continued to scowl. "Now then, enough talk, I've got things to do after I kill you."
With those words, Vegeta was on the attack.
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Cacao watched from above, his own scouter still only picking up 1,000. The cyborg was watching intently, especially given how Lakesei and Raisin had yet to touch the creature.
The cyborg growled down towards the two warriors.
"Hardly, we don't need your help to finish this idiot! Mind your own business!" Lakesei snapped.
Raditz just smirked. "Funny, if he was here this might be a fair fight."
Raisin had finally had enough. At close range two energy blasts formed in his hands. Lakesei shortly after did the same.
The two attackers shot their beams directly at Raditz. The blast was less impressive than the Gemini Blast, but it was enough to cause a large explosion where Raditz had once stood. Dust shot into the two attacker's faces they were so close as the explosion went off.
Coughing, Lakesei turned towards his brother.
"Let's see him dodge that!"
"Dodge what?" the saiyan said from behind.
Both Raisin and Lakesei's eyes bulged open as they turned to look at Raditz. They looked back at the crater for a moment, as if expecting Raditz to still be there instead.
With their backs turned briefly, Raditz finally went on the offensive. His body shot towards the two, right arm preparing for a powerful attack. He landed the punch on Lakesei's side, sending the the midget flying back, hitting the side of the crater the alien himself had just made along with his brother in their attack. With his left hand, before Raisin could respond, he grabbed him by the head. Raditz's other arm then came out, grasping the other half of his head. With as much strength as he could marshal, the saiyan spun him clockwise with one great motion.
The purple alien seemed to almost explode into a spin, screaming as he realized he couldn't stop. A moment later Raditz's foot collided with his opponent, sending him flying off into the side of the crater next to his brother.
Lakesei knew for sure now, this being was hiding his power level like Turles could, and to a great extent.
Raisin's eyes were still spinning as he tried to bring his focus back into functionality, his thoughts seemingly scattered and his left side in serious pain.
"This one isn't like the other two. He's hiding a much greater volume of power!" Lakesei told his brother.
"You don't say?!" Raisin spat.
Both figures pulled themselves up, before hovering into the air, confident smiles appearing across their faces.
"You haven't even begun to see what we can do," Raisin said confidently.
"Well, I was gathering that. I won't get to see what you can really do until you die."
The two Crushers looked uncomfortable finally at Raditz's words.
With a hissing sound, sounding almost like steam ejecting from a machine, Cacao landed behind Raditz.
He made a growling sound, before shifting his frame slightly, flexing his arms.
"Yes, we agree. Let's see how he deals with all three of us," Lakesei said, his smile brimming.
Raditz repositioned himself, finally taking a fighting stance as he narrowed his eyes and started to smile. It was time to show these idiots what they were in for. His face flinched with discomfort as he drove his power up from the well within.
The cyborg was closer to him, close enough that he was a concern, the wise decision to make would be to kill the two puny purple fools first and then deal with the cyborg.
The scouters began beeping as Raditz's true power began to rise to the surface.
The looks on Lakesei and Raisin's faces were flattering of course as they began to realize the severity of their situation.
It was quickly climbing above 7,000.
8,000.
10,000!
Raisin's jaw dropped as the scouter finished its climb.
12,227.
Raditz's body emitted a blue-white aura as he stood there, picking between his first two victims, and his sensing abilities still following the cyborg, just to make sure he kept up on his intentions.
To Raisin, the answer was obvious.
"RAHHH!" the little purple imp launched himself directly at Raditz, his brother quickly in tow.
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Gohan watched in amazement as the three fighters rushed his uncle. This was like watching his father fight, the technique was different of course, but the strategy was the same. Push their buttons, make them reckless and then overwhelm them.
Krillin saw the same thing. It was obvious the saiyan had been learning, from training with him and Gohan, but also from watching Goku fight Vegeta and Nappa.
What Krillin was more interested by however, was the change of heart. He could almost feel it as he watched the saiyan fight these three monsters.
Bulma, for her part, saw something else completely different. For the briefest moment, when she saw Raditz, she saw Goku, as if somehow he'd come to Namek to save them.
Maybe some of Goku had managed to penetrate that hostile and unfriendly skull of his. Bulma thought to herself.
The four figures were a blur as they fought across the plain and air. Blocks and blows dodged by all sides as the three fighters tried to find an advantage over the more powerful single enemy. Raditz found himself often blocking and dodging more than attacking, meaning his offensives were very limited so far.
When Cacao assaulted from behind, swinging his metallic leg towards the saiyan. Raditz saw his opportunity in an opening he saw in the group. Raditz disappeared with purse speed, ascending above the three as cacao's leg swung out, kicking Raisin in the side, sending the scaled little creep into the waters to the battle's left.
"Watch what you are doing!" Lakesei barked.
He felt the world shift around him however before the last word even left his mouth. Raditz blasted past Cacao grabbing the small creature by the face and slamming him into the a cliff head first.
Two arms dropped to their side, no longer resisting Raditz's grip. When his hand pulled away the cold, lifeless face behind the hand was revealed, tongue hanging out and eyes rolled into the back of his head. Crushed bits of scouter stuck into the face as well. Purple blood slowly began to ooze from the broken hole in the rock, his brains having been shattered into the side of the mountain.
Raisin immediately burst from the water.
"Lakesei!" he screamed in horror.
Raditz chuckled for a moment, looking up to the alien.
"I guess your friend finally showed me what he could do."
Hurt and furious eyes stared back down towards Raditz, Raisin bringing all his power to bear, forming another Gemini blast.
With all his might, he launched it, hurling the energy ball down towards the Saiyan.
Raditz saw the orange-red ball flying towards him and braced himself, pulling back his right arm before surging power through it. When the Gemini blast finally reached him, he thrust his hand into it, forcing it back with all his might. The blast went from red-orange to blue, before skyrocketing back towards its point of origin.
Raisin floated in the air, his face dumbfounded.
"But, how can-"
The blast hit him head on in his shocked state. His screamed echoed over the plains and seas as his body was vaporized by his own attack.
Worst of all Raditz was right, death hurt!
Cacao for his part, now just stared at the saiyan warrior and began to calculate his best chances of victory. With Raisin and Lakesei dead, his odds fell to 30% he estimated, of achieving a meaningful victory, in tact.
His scouter beeped several times as he took Raditz into account, carefully switching his stance.
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"I think you need to get your priorities straight, Vegeta," Zarbon said with a grin, pulling himself up. "Like surviving, it was very foolish to attack me."
Vegeta had beaten the hell out of him up there. Everything he'd tried had met with miserable failure. Frieza would surely kill him if he didn't at the very least stop Vegeta. This situation could not be tolerated any further. He would pick life over dead. This would mean his transformation.
Even now Zarbon was wiping blood from his mouth as the arrogant saiyan stood to the side, unable to comprehend what was about to befall him.
Vegeta looked at how pathetic Zarbon was. This fool hadn't been much of a challenge at all.
"Tell me you've got something to show for yourself Zarbon, your pathetic. You can't even touch me," Vegeta declared.
"Like this I can't touch you, that is true," Zarbon told him. "But my true power can be awakened, and you will be quite surprised by the results, Vegeta."
Vegeta scoffed, what a pile of trash. All the fool before him was doing was buying time and little else. Vegeta was growing tired of this game.
"Well, hurry up then," Vegeta responded. "I'll finish you off with this supposed full power of yours."
"In order to use my full power, I must transform myself Vegeta," Zarbon informed him. "However, my appearance becomes much more terrifying when I transform, so it is not something I like to do very much."
"I much prefer Beauty, Vegeta. To appear attractive, desirable," Zarbon said, his voice almost smooth as he spoke, about himself of course. "I cannot choose death however, as death would mean an end to my beauty, and we cannot allow that."
"Has anyone ever told you, Zarbon, that you are a narcissist?" Vegeta asked bluntly. "Well, transform then," Vegeta laughed. "I'd like to see if you end up as big as a saiyan does!"
"Unlike a saiyan, my size doesn't increase that much," Zarbon explained. "Its all about power," He added, before grinning madly at Vegeta as a cold wind blew past them.
"Stop stalling!"
With that, Zarbon's frame began to distort. His arms thickened, his legs thickened, his body bulged, and finally his head warped into an almost alligator like monster.
Vegeta was taken back, his mouth dropping in shock as Zarbon's power skyrocketed.
"As I said! Before I was the beautiful side! Now with great pleasure, allow me to introduce you to the beast!"
Breaking into a full run, Zarbon attacked, slamming Vegeta to the ground within a heartbeat.
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Raditz collided with Cacao again, their bodies locked in brutal combat. Each one striking out at the other in a flurry of blows and blocks. The cyborg was certainly tough, there were elements of his power which Raditz couldn't detect as well, because he relied partially on technology.
Striking back, Cacao managed to batter Raditz away with a backhand, sending the long haired fighter back, before Cacao regrouped, launching himself forward head first in a thrust driven attack, slamming into Raditz's front.
The two immediately started fighting again, exchanging violent blows between one another, before Raditz kicked his opponent into the air, disappearing with pure speed to follow him. Cacao felt what was to happen, knowing the saiyan aimed to get behind him. His body opening up, thrusters appeared, jetting him high into the air.
When Raditz appeared, it was he who was lacking the advantage.
Raditz looked up, seeing the cyborg before the machine made another dive towards him. At the last moment Raditz dodged to the side, planting his elbow into the machine's back, sending him plummeting towards the Namekian surface. The impact the body made caused a huge crash and explosion of dust and earth into the air.
Not willing to give his opponent time to recover, Raditz threw an energy blast after him, causing yet another explosion, sending rocks and earth in all directions.
Missiles responded from the shattered region of rocks, flying towards Raditz at high speed. The saiyan scowled, giving off a wave of energy to destroy them, only to find they pushed through his energy wave and continued on towards him. Immediately he flew back, flying up and around as the warhead tipped rockets followed him through the air.
He dived, ascended, weaved and twisted and turned through the area, flying past rocks and even through a small canyon trying to get them to stop following, but to no avail. Even when they hit a rock at one point, they simply drilled through the rock and continued seeking him.
Above him, he saw the silver armoured Cacao chuckling.
It was then that Gohan flew towards the flight, fists ready for battle.
Putting both hands above his head as Raditz twisted and turned, he shouted.
"Uncle! Here!"
Raditz looked over, seeing Gohan, feeling the energy he was gathering.
Turning sharply towards Gohan, the boy's hands began to glow with golden energy.
"Masenko!"
The wave of golden energy escaped his hands as Raditz pulled up. Cacao's missiles disappearing in the light, before finally exploding from the sheer force of the attack.
The cyborg glared at the child, taking this as his opportunity to attack. Sheering towards the boy as he took a hard turn, Cacao twisted his body to swing out a leg to kick his small foe.
"Double Sunday!"
Two golden beams slammed into the Crusher's chest instead, sending him once again flying towards the ground. The body impacted the ground before the blast went off. The ground shattered as if it was a structure made of crystal and glass.
Raditz landed, still feeling Cacao's power within the rock. This was growing frustrating because he doubted that the cyborg had the power to survive that assault.
When the red skinned monster emerged, unscathed from the beams themselves, Raditz noted the armour itself shining. The armour deflected energy blasts, he could tell almost immediately.
An amused chuckle came from the alien henchmen, before Raditz grinned.
"I see what you did there, clever." Raditz remarked.
With a blur of speed the saiyan was back on him. Raditz drove his fist into the alien's gut, causing his cybernetic parts to almost buckle. Both of the robotic arms came down to hold the stomach, only to find Raditz to his side, grabbing his head.
Raditz pushed his own leg up against the side of Cacao's back, holding him in place as much as he could.
"Let's see you deflect this." Raditz snarled through grit teeth.
Steam shot out from the alien as he desperately tried to reach out and grab Raditz himself, realizing what the saiyan was doing.
It was another one he'd seen Violet do, to great effect. With a huge exertion, huge struggle, he managed to start turning Cacao's head, he felt the cyborg's neck beginning to wax and wane itself. Two metallic hands grabbed his arms, trying to weaken his grip.
The struggling sound of the two fighters was too low for Krillin, Gohan, Dende, or Bulma to hear. The savage moment was not however, invisible to their eyes.
Finally, Cacao's desperate arms started to flail as Raditz rushed power through his arms. An aura burst around them before finally the sickening crack was heard, twisting Cacao's head around backwards. The arms immediately stopped flailing, going completely stiff in their exposed positioned. Breathing heavily, Raditz kicked the body forward, staring into his enemies dead eyes, despite him laying front first in the ground.
Reaching down, Raditz plucked the scouter from the side of his enemies head, turning it on again.
"If you can hear this, remember my voice. Because I'll kill the rest of you too," he breathed, before crushing the scouter.
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Turles's eyes widened as the voice came over the scouter. Lakesei, Raisin, and Cacao's signatures all went dead.
That voice was familiar, very familiar.
It sounded exactly like Raditz?
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A/N:
Whew! This had to be my favourite Chapter of the second act to write so far. I think its my favourite chapter because it's been 17 chapters now (actually more, as I've been writing a ton of content for post Frieza as well), and for the first time, the first time really Raditz actually is heroic, and can justifiably be heroic. He's by no means a hero, but this is really his first selfless act for others. Even his affection for Violet was somewhat self-centric, its just how his mind has been evolving. It was a real pleasure to write him going through his decisions, and finally turning back to save the others.
Responses:
Tien: Vegeta's going to have his fair share of fighting, especially post-Namek.
Full Power: But... all low class saiyans look the same FP. You know that. :O
fightingchampion: There is a lot more from the family side of things to come. When I won't say though ;). Ah Bardock, you were such a terrible parent. lol
treeger: Expect a lot more villains than in the canon. Has to be that way for a lot of reasons.
Mystic: Raditz's character is very conflicted, this is unlikely to change for some time.
Dark Impaler: Look past chapter 30 for alternatives to Frieza and Turles ;)
Coldblue: Power levels aren't entirely what the story is about. I do keep track of them on a side pad, but I don't really share them unless its necessary to do so. After the Frieza saga, you guys won't be getting exact power levels anymore. I may post them in my profile or something, but its something I'm going to largely keep out of the story.
The story is going to be a lot longer than I originally planned. It'll probably go past Buu if I can keep myself motivated, as I've got most of the major events plans out until that point.
If Raditz dies, he'll probably go to Hell. If he goes to Hell, he'll probably not meet many others given its size. However I wouldn't expect anything too emotional to be honest, at least not in the way you're thinking.
I know a great deal about the power of the subject characters you mentioned. And if I posted that I was going to use them, well, that'd really spoil a whole bunch. There will be more villains than in the canon, and I don't intend to make many OC characters.