Dragon Ball Z: The Catalyst
Act II:
Chapter 26: A Forced Sacrifice
There was an irritated growl as the woman now cowering behind the huge Saiyan. To Raditz, it was increasingly becoming a burden to have Bulma here. She was terrified of Turles, and now was paranoid of Vegeta. He wouldn't doubt she'd freak out potentially at actions by either of them. Next, it was clear if Turles had tormented her before, he'd enjoy doing so again. In the brief time he'd spent with his dear younger brother, he very much understood Turles enjoyed cruelty as much as any Saiyan.
It was difficult dealing with a creature this weak. By even weakling standards she was weak, so why had she come? Supposedly her mind, but that clearly wasn't in use right now.
And now that's she's here, there is no going back and dropping her off in the middle of nowhere.
"Well, I can see I left an impression," Turles remarked, a smirk slowly drawing across his face, staring past Vegeta towards Bulma. "I'm sure we'll have plenty of things to discuss later."
However, Raditz noticed something, his eye ticking. Vegeta seemed to stiffen with the words from Turles. Why would he do that?
I highly doubt he's trying to protect Bulma, that'd be ridiculous.
As if detecting his eyes on him, Vegeta turned his head with a scowl, half looking at Raditz.
"Intent on attacking from behind, Raditz? I know it's a honed talent of yours."
In that moment, Raditz was attempted to strike out. Instead, he slowly backed up.
"I think I agree with Turles, we all need space. Krillin, Bulma, Gohan, come with me," he remarked coldly.
The group slowly moved towards the rear of the ship, plans were to be made, because things couldn't go on as they were.
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"I think it's best if I take a quick trip to see Guru," Krillin eventually said to the others.
"B-But Frieza was on his way there," Bulma told him quietly.
"Look, we need the password to activate the Dragon Balls, without that, we're finished. I may run into Frieza, but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
This was typical Krillin to Bulma, she knew damn well the main reason he thought this was a good idea was it was something he thought Goku would do. But he was right about one thing, they needed to take a risk at this point to get the Dragon Balls working.
"I'm going too!" Gohan quickly cut in.
"I think not," Raditz said, grabbing his nephew's shoulder. "We are going to stay here, and make sure that the Dragon Balls, Bulma, and your father are fine."
It was within a brief second that Krillin booked, taking off at full speed out of the halls of Frieza's cruiser.
Bulma caught the word, he specifically referenced her. Blue eyes turned to him, noting Raditz acknowledging the danger to her, clearly he knew Turles well enough to know what was going on.
Well at least I've got one big lug here to help out.
"I'm sure Krillin will be fine, Gohan," Bulma told him honestly, before sitting down quietly, looking ahead.
Turning her head, Bulma noticed the short man entering the room, still looking irritated.
"I need to rest. However, someone needs to watch the Dragon Balls. I figured it might as well be the most pathetic amongst us. Raditz, Gohan, woman, this means you."
He's got all the manners of a rabies infected monkey.
"Excuse me, but we don't take orders from you," Bulma said, her confidence inflated by the fact that Gohan and Raditz were next to her.
Much to her surprise, Vegeta just raised his eyebrows at her, it was as if he was shocked she was talking to him like that. However in an instant they arched back down, narrowing on her as he started to almost snarl.
"Listen here, woman. As of right now I am the strongest-" Vegeta was cut off.
"What about Turles, or Kakarot?" Raditz asked with a smirk.
"Listen to me very carefully," Vegeta finally said, his teeth grit from anger. "If you aren't watching the Dragon Balls while I rest, Turles will be."
Everyone immediately went stiff and in response, Vegeta smirked.
He's right. Was what immediately rushed through Bulma's head. It wasn't something she wanted to admit openly, but it was true, Vegeta was right. It was also a sign that he was saying he trusted them, more than he trusted Turles right now.
Turning her head to face Raditz, Bulma examined the only real one who could roadblock Turles or Vegeta right now. It was very clear from his composure that he was in agreement, reluctant agreement with Vegeta.
"I guess we're going to go watch the Dragon Balls?" Gohan asked, turning his head between the three adults, noting how stressed they all looked.
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"You know I'm still around."
"I gathered as much." Turles responded with a tight expression on his face, seemingly talking to the air itself as he walking back and forth through Frieza's bridge, the light of one of the Namekian suns blaring through the hole Vegeta had melted through. To think, this was the lair of the monster.
"I could show you how bad this going to-"
Turles felt angry in that moment, furious, but he had no way to crush this ghost which had started to haunt him. If Kakarot was this annoying, he'd enjoy killing him. He knew he wasn't Kakarot, why was he even here?
"Don't bother. I will make my own fate, you pathetic old fool. The supposed last defender of the Planet Vegeta. I don't need advise from someone who died by Frieza's hand, and not only that, failed completely," Turles informed.
There was silence finally on the other end.
Good, I can finally work out my own plans.
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Hell:
The spawn of disappointment. Turles never achieved his own power. His real power had been 1,500 at most, before he came across the fruit from the Tree of Might. The power level of 50,000 he managed to push himself to was all the life of another world, trapped inside of him, an energy that was forced to become one with his own. But it wasn't his. Even after he achieved his new power, which was of course immense, it was built on the foundations that had been laid by the Tree of Might.
Bardock had felt himself exiting the realm of the living, exiting Turles's mind. Around him was a dark, terrible place, the same place it always was. Over the vastness of the afterlife, only the sickest animals were left here, souls to not be reincarnated for their many crimes. It was a sad truth, that Hell was awash with Saiyans.
Of all the vile beasts there had been, apparently they were the most vile. Of millions of Saiyans, thousands were destined to never be reborn, to be stuck in this eternal wasteland, only seeing another face once or twice in the vastness of time, save for their ogre guards. Of course there were others, many others, but most races only had hundreds of souls that were so powerful and evil that they couldn't be contained. The Saiyans had tens of thousands over mere hundreds. From King Vegeta, to one as lowly as himself.
Yasa had been good enough never to have come here, reincarnated a billion light years from the Planet Vegeta, her soul was at rest in its new life, away from him. It was comforting to know she was spared this terrible place, and at the same time, it was a cold comfort. By being too good for Hell, she'd become too good for him.
I wish you'd killed more people Yasa, then maybe I wouldn't be stuck down here alone.
It was a selfish thought, but given the nature of the realm he was in, who cared?
When the visions of Raditz and Turles's ends first came to him, he'd been far from bothered. His eldest son had failed so completely that as far as he was concerned. Raditz's failure cost him his wife, and their relationship.
When he saw Turles's death, he saw the one most responsible for Yasa's death expire. The one who would never amount to anything die in ignominy as he deserved. It was his fault she'd died. If it'd just been Kakarot she'd have been fine. They had barely spoken anymore, but before she died there had been so much he wanted to say to her. Turles took that chance away from him, even if he would have never taken advantage of that chance. Not only did he take that chance, but he'd end up being dead himself anyway, killed by the most deserving of his son's. Or worse, killed by the brother of the tyrant who wiped out their kind. Even with all that stolen power he was nothing.
Now? Now all he'd learned was that disappointment had continued on. His visions had never been wrong before, nor had they ever changed.
It was as if someone had changed the flow of time, changed events. These event changes so far had bought his sons more time, but it was time they'd hardly deserved, hardly earned.
Every time he visited Turles, he'd made his own Hell a little worse. Being reminded that he wasn't Kakarot, being reminded he could no longer communicate with Kakarot, and that Kakarot would never remember who he was. His legacy would be to have contributed to the death of Frieza by being the sperm donor to his son and little else. The only thing that had kept him going back to the pirate above was that it was the first time in years he'd found someone to speak to.
Hell was so vast, so huge, and so chaotic in its very nature you would always get lost. Any group was easily separated.
There was one word that kept pulsing in his mind, and he knew it was connected... his visions were slowly beginning to unlock it.
The word was one of change, of spurring on a reaction.
The word, of course, was Catalyst.
Quietly, Bardock began to try and sift through the changing tide of the future, changing as he'd never seen it before. Even as his immediate world began to slowly lick with fire, as it always did around this time, he remained on task. It'd be a nice escape from the flames before the cold arrived afterwards.
Of course however, the first thing that came into his vision was one that didn't particularly bother him.
It was watching Turles die...
Whatever can we skip past... wow...
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Frieza's Ship:
Gohan quietly sat back, looking up at the sky with the green shade to it, hands behind his head as he rested on blue grass. Next to him, his uncle did the same, the two of them just laying back and waiting, waiting for something, anything to happen. Bulma would be found a few meters away, tiredly sitting on a Dragon Ball and just looking depressed.
Compared to Raditz, Gohan was sure he'd not seen anything at all, nowhere near the horrors. Better, he'd never participated in them. But finding the Namekian villages destroyed, seeing all those bodies, seeing all that pain, he couldn't imagine a life like that. How could someone do something that terrible? How could someone even view people's lives being destroyed so casually?
Quietly, Gohan turned his eyes to his uncle, his face more curious than anything else.
I wonder what you thought the first time you did something like this. Were you scared?
Raditz had been the least affected of all of them when it came to seeing the mayhem, but what else could any of them expect?
But Gohan had believed in his uncle, he knew he'd make the right decisions and he did. Still, after Guru's he'd seemed changed, as if his purpose was different, it was almost as if some weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"Uncle Raditz?"
"Please kid, just Raditz, I thought we went over this before."
"Raditz?" Gohan now approached, his voice serious.
It was always strange to him how his uncle denied his title.
"Yea?"
"We're going to use the Dragon Balls to bring everyone Vegeta and Nappa killed back to life. Is there anyone you know whose coming back?'
On the other end, was the loud sound of silence. Turning his head, Raditz looked almost as if he was going to say something, but seemed to struggle in that moment.
Wow... They did kill someone he knew.
Gohan felt the thought rush to the fore of his mind before in the air, all that could be heard was Krillin laughing.
"Krillin!" Bulma called out, standing up and beginning to wave him down. "Krillin! You're back! How did it go!?"
"Look who I found." Krillin said with a grin.
Excitement rushed through Gohan's veins as he jumped to his feet.
"Alright, Dende!"
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The bald one was talking and all Raditz heard was the key word they'd been waiting for.
Password.
The little Namekian boy knew the password, and knew how to talk to the Eternal Dragon.
"Summon the Dragon," Raditz finally said, looking at the boy.
"What about Vegeta and Turles?"
What about them? Raditz knew that they needed time, his own strength had grown, especially since the battle with Ginyu, he'd been resting and his body had recovered amazingly. But he knew full well so had Turles's and Vegeta's.
... But Vegeta was asleep right now.
"Take the Dragon Balls," Raditz finally ordered, pointing towards the distance. "I will tell Turles I took them somewhere else and lead him away. No matter what happens, don't come for me."
Gohan's face became written with worry.
"Uncle Raditz-"
"Kid, I'm not going to repeat myself. Just Raditz."
"Look, if you go over there you're going to fight him, maybe I can help," his nephew offered.
The willingness to fight, a trait of a Saiyan. Raditz knew it well, but with his nephew it was different, he didn't just want to fight, he wanted to make a difference. That kid actually thought he would make the difference between him and Turles.
Just like your father.
"You'll help more with the Namek boy, Krillin and the woman. Now go. And go now, before Turles spots the little green."
"My name is Dende."
"Whatever," Raditz responded dismissively.
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Turles's eyes shifted to the door as it opened, Raditz walking through.
"I sense our dear Nephew and the humans moving away from here, do you have any idea why, brother?"
The look on Raditz's face said it all. There was shock, because Raditz had thought Turles couldn't sense power levels.
I suppose I should thank Kakarot for unlocking that, at least.
Raditz was up to something, Vegeta was asleep and the Earthlings were gone, what could he possibly be thinking.
"... They are looking for the Dragon Balls," Raditz said, before beginning to smirk. "Dragon Balls which I hid, because I obtained the password."
He has the password?
The younger Saiyan's entire body froze. His weight shifted as he turned to look at his elder brother, onyx eyes trading stares. This was it. This was their time, their chance for immortality. The true sons of the Planet Vegeta would work together to obtain eternal life. No more Prince Vegeta, no more Kakarot, no more Bardock or any nonsense, they would work together.
"Brother, I know we haven't had many words between us. But allow me to say that you have made me a very, very happy man," Turles grinned.
"Yes, well, to make our wishes, I recommend we head out now, before Vegeta wakes," Raditz offered.
Betrayal? Oh well, Vegeta would just have to learn to deal with it.
"Why don't we just kill him. I know you want to," Turles grinned.
Raditz grinned right back at him, just as he'd wanted, but the elder Saiyan shook his head.
"No, because he needs to know his place first, doesn't he?"
Sighing, Turles agreed internally. Killing him in his sleep wouldn't be fitting, not for the supposed Prince of all Saiyans. He could also still be useful against Frieza.
"Lead the way, brother."
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"Takkaraputo Popurunga Pupirittoparo!" Dende's small voice called out.
The seven glowing balls finally exploded with light, from this coiled out the huge eternal Dragon, Porunga. Immense, the glowing form of the giant green beast hung in the air, his great back sail spiking into the now black sky. Huge teeth appeared in the jaws of the dragon as he finished taking form, red eyes glowing.
"You have collected the seven Dragon Balls, think wisely and I will grant you three wishes within my power!"
A Namekian child, and three travellers from across the stars stared up at the hulking dragon before them, speechless and in aw at the event they were looking at, looking at what they'd struggled so hard to achieve, so hard to obtain.
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When the sky went black, Turles froze in mid flight, his smirk disappeared within a heartbeat. What was happening? Why was the sky like this? Lightning streaked across the heavens... and then a pillar of golden, cycling light appeared in the distance behind them. He knew because its light was so bright it illuminated the dark skies for a moment ahead of them.
Turning his head, Turles froze, seeing the giant lizard taking form in the sky.
"You have collected the seven Dragon Balls, think wisely and I will grant you three wishes within my power!"
How is this happening?!
Turning immediately to Raditz, now hanging in the air next to him, the other said looked tense.
He knew!
"Raditz you double dealing, tailess bastard."
The blow landed with a thundering clap sounding through the air, shock-waves causing the water below them to ripple. Raditz's fist made contact with Turles's cheek, slamming into him violently enough and quickly enough to set their battle off to an explosive start.
Falling from the sky at high speeds, Turles hit the ground. Rocks gave way to him with no protest seemingly as the ground tore up beneath him, until finally his back hit new, fresh water.
Submerged in the liquid of this vile, putrid world, Turles felt his power beginning to rise, feeling the water around him beginning to boil, before exploding around him.
"RADITZ!"
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Vegeta's eyes finally opened, feeling himself being pulled into the world by a thundering clap, the entire ship shaking from the shock-wave.
"Frieza?"
Two huge powers were duelling outside, he could sense them almost immediately. One was slightly bigger than the other, but both were immense, rising to his feet, Vegeta stepped away from Kakarot's medical chamber and towards the nearest window, noting how the sky was black.
How long did I sleep for?!... wait a second, there isn't any night on this planet!
Only then did Vegeta see, hanging in the distance, the shape of the Eternal Dragon.
"No," he whispered. "those vermin! They've betrayed me!"
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"Alright guys, we need to make the wish," Gohan finally said, feeling his resolve beginning to steel.
Next to him, Bulma and Krillin's faces slowly went from aw to seriousness in a heartbeat as well.
"Dende," Krillin finally said. "Ask the Dragon to bring everyone the Saiyans Nappa and Vegeta killed on earth, back to life."
With a nod, the Namekian child nodded.
Speaking in the strange Namekian language, looking up to the Dragon as the boy shouted, Porunga just floated for several moments.
In the background there were several violent purple and red flashes, followed by more explosive booms. Raditz and Turles were getting closer, the latter trying to intervene.
"It is beyond my power to wish more than one soul back per wish. I cannot grant this."
As the Dragon spoke, everyone around the base of the mighty lizard, froze.
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This was expected, Raditz saw the savage anger and rage in Turles as the other Saiyan propelled himself at him with blinding speed. Raising his own arm to block in the incoming blow, Turles's fist met his forearm. Within a second the offending arm had been battered away. Without much ceremony, Raditz immediately lashed out in return, his other arm swinging out to try and make contact with Turles's head. The fist sailed past the younger Saiyan's skull.
Both of them were scowling now, before blows began to be exchanged in rapid order, blurs of movement as the two fought across the sky. A fist landed in Raditz's ribs just as a quick strike blew Turles's head back, before the two even finished recovering from these blows, they were already a blur in the sky again.
Two knees collided, causing shock-waves to blast out once again.
What's wrong, why aren't they making the wish?!
He could fight Turles for some time, but he couldn't keep Turles here that much longer.
As the two blurred again, Turles trying to drive the fight closer to the Dragon, Raditz knew he had to try and gain some distance again.
Forming energy in his right palm, red lightning crackled from his knuckles and fingers.
Managing to score a quick blow to Raditz with his elbow, Turles gained distance between the two.
There was no banter between the two, the odds were too desperate. Turles looked prepared to turn to go under he felt what was coming.
"Saturday Crush!"
A red orb, trailed by heated, swirling waves of dark red energy shot towards Turles, the red electric bolts of power crackling off it displaying its power.
Putting both his hands up, Turles responded.
"Calamity Blaster!"
The wave of purple slammed into the bolt of red, the two beams struggling against one another.
Shit, this is bad.
It was stronger, the Calamity Blaster was going to overwhelm his own Saturday Crush.
No. This isn't over.
Forming what power he could, just as it appeared the Calamity Blaster was about to break through, Raditz continued the assault.
"Double Sunday!"
The two new beams slammed into the back of the Saturday Crush, causing the purple blast to start to waver itself, finally, the two beams began to congeal in the middle, swelling and distorting before they exploded.
The sky around them turned into a wave of light, islands collapsed into the Namekian seas, tidal waves ten meters tall crashed against the shores, and the sea itself parted for miles around.
And within seconds, at the heart of this blast, one brother struck out at another.
Raditz felt Turles's fist connect perfectly with his face, sending him spiralling out of control, just in time to hear the Dragon rumble across the landscape.
"It is beyond my power to wish more than one soul back per wish. I cannot grant this."
... Confusion overcame him before he hit turbulent seas.
Why? Why am I doing this if they can't wish back everyone? ... I have been turned into a fool! You cursed old Namek! You knew!
He didn't have much time to think further, as a huge purple bolt shot into the water in front of him, causing a massive blast to send him flying from the ocean.
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Taking flight, Vegeta turned just in time to be blasted back by a blast-wave of humongous size, just as the two forces of Turles and Raditz met and exploded. Forcing him to the ground, he landed on a stray island, raising his hands to stop the rubble from hitting him.
These two idiots are going to kill one another instead of getting their wishes. All the better for me if I can get out of the way of these two fools!
Finally however, he saw Turles flying towards the Dragon, with no sign of Raditz.
Shit, I have to move!
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"What the hell do we do now!?" Krillin shouted.
"Gohan. Gohan can you hear me!"
"Not so loud!" Another voice complained.
"Oh, sorry."
"P-Piccolo?" Gohan whispered. "Is it really you?"
"Yea, it's me kid. Now I need you to listen carefully. First, you need to wish me back. This will bring Kami back, and therefore the Dragon Balls on Earth. The others can be wished back with those."
"Great idea!" Gohan almost cheered, his eyes widened and a grin appeared across his face.
The boy was excited, brimming with it. This was what he came here for, to bring his friends back to life. Now that Piccolo was coming back, everyone would be able to come back, at least in theory. Well, everyone who hadn't been wished back before.
"Dende, quick. We need to-"
"That isn't all. Gohan, for the second wish, I need you to send me to Namek."
"WHAT?! We talked about this Piccolo- BWAAAA!" King Kai's voice was cut off.
"Shut up old man. Listen, Gohan, this is my planet, my people. Send me there with the second wish."
The boy stood there, gulping nervously before looking at Dende. This was it, they had to get this right. But if this went the way they wanted, not only would they get everyone back, but he was almost sure that they would stop Frieza too!
"Dende, for the first wish, we want our friend Piccolo back. For the second, we want him wished to the Planet Namek!"
Dende nodded feverishly, beginning to translate for the Dragon.
"The one known as Piccolo will be brought back to life, and brought to Planet Namek. Your wishes shall be done."
The two huge red eyes glowed brightly as it happened.
Standing there, everyone was quiet.
"Where is he?"
"He is on Planet Namek," The Dragon informed.
"Idiots! You didn't say where on Planet Namek!" Bulma shot. "Oh great, now-"
Landing behind them, the very dark presence of Vegeta made himself known. The Saiyan Prince broke into a run, making a line straight for the Namekian child.
Oh no, this is a big problem.
Piccolo might have been strong enough after going through his dad's training in the next life to help them, especially in stopping Turles and Vegeta, but now?
"You bastards! I'll kill you for-"
It was then that he was tackled from behind. Turles shoved Vegeta's face into blue grass, glaring up.
"You're all dead!" Turles sneered, preparing to attack, before being blasted back by Vegeta, who glared at him.
"How dare you betray me?!" Vegeta shouted.
"I didn't get a wish either you fool!" Turles snarled.
The two prepared to square off, leaving the others only as onlookers as the battle hardened Saiyans prepared for battle.
It was then, at the last possible second, that Raditz landed between them, both arms stretched out, each one pointing at another.
Within a heartbeat two huge red bolts blasted out, consuming both Vegeta and Turles, sending the other Saiyans rocketing into the distance.
Running forward himself now, Raditz looked at Dende.
"I wish for-"
The Dragon in the air seemed to start growling, before the body began to evaporate. Finally, its eyes went black, and the balls went from seven, glowing orbs, floating in the air, to seven huge rocks slamming into the earth.
What just happened?
Gohan was left in equal bewilderment as the Dragon seemed to fizzle into nothing but smoke and air.
Turning his head sharply, Raditz glared at the Namekian child.
"What just happened? Well? Well!?"
"Guru has died," Dende sobbed finally, falling to his knees.
Two figures landed behind the warriors.
Neither were speaking, but their eyes wouldn't leave Raditz.
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The Saiyan stood there, his eyes looking hollow as the Dragon disappeared before his very eyes, never to return to him. Part of the reason he'd rejected his wish was for the chance to right the wrong that had happened to him on Earth. It was supposed to bring Violet back. Instead, this was just... an empty void.
Guru. You lied to me, you told me to let them have their wishes! You knew this would happen! These are your fucking Dragon Balls! After all that, after all the talk of honour and doing the right thing, this is my reward? A reward for a fool. What has this done for me? What good has come of this?
This had really been his last chance as far as he could tell. On Earth, the Dragon Balls could only wish someone back to life within a year.
Now he stared back at Turles and Vegeta, the two of them very clearly on the same page, as a voice whispered in his mind, a familiar one, of the Namek who had just passed.
"When I saw the good and evil in you Raditz, I knew that you were still unlikely to help Gohan and Krillin obtain their wish, as you couldn't see the benefit. However, I also knew that their wish couldn't be granted. Allowing you to believe that the woman would return was a comfort, but something that needed to be done. It grieves me to have deceived you. But I must tell you something even as I take my role in the next life. You are a good enough man to survive this slight. You can embrace the kind of life your brother has. And part of that will be letting go of your past, all of it. This woman, Colonel Violet, her time simply came. She gave you a greater gift than you could have ever hoped for, she gave you a future, Raditz. Don't forget that."
There was a wince in Raditz's eye, his fist closing angrily as he started at the other two Saiyans. Two Saiyans stronger than himself, to his flanks were Gohan and Krillen, and behind them Dende and Bulma.
If Guru were still alive, he'd kill the treacherous old slug himself. He'd manipulated him.
His eyes couldn't leave Vegeta, his mouth was dry, but bile bubbling almost in the back of his throat. This was it, this was the fate he'd thought he could avoid by changing his ways. This was the path of the righteous, to never obtain what you wanted? To deny yourself for some supposed greater good? To push back hatred and move past it.
I'll kill you Vegeta. I'll see to it that everything you love burns. I'll watch it die around you. Only then will I let you die. I swear on it, to my very death.
It wasn't righteousness that Raditz embraced in that moment, it wasn't the understanding of his own past molding him into what it was. What Raditz embraced, instead was his hatred, the very thing Guru had warned him would destroy him.
If I must be denied immortality, if I must be denied Violet, then I will not be denied your agony Vegeta.
This fight would be to the death.
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"I certainly hope you wished for Eternal Life, Raditz, because I am going to enjoy beating you to death again, and again!" Vegeta snarled.
"For some reason Vegeta, I find myself in agreement," Turles sneered through grit teeth, both of them now walking towards the others.
"Saved your lives, gave you the opportunity for new armour, even offered you a wish on the Dragon Balls, and this is how you repay us?!" Vegeta was clearly almost unable to control his rage.
However, the two warriors froze in mid step, looking up helplessly behind them.
Standing atop a small plateau, Frieza looked down at the assorted warriors. His body was calm, as was his face, but it was clear that this would not be a peaceful engagement.
"Hello Vegeta. I certainly hope you and your friends are prepared to die."
Even Raditz slowly turned at what the other two were gawking at, especially as he heard Frieza's voice.
Revenge would have to wait for Vegeta and Turles, and Raditz.
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A/N: The next chapter, one week from today, expect to see Lord Frieza.
Reviewers:
DaCoolOneinDaCorner: You'll find out those power levels roughly in Chapter 27: Lord Frieza.
Super mystic gohan: Don't worry about rivalries, this story will be rife with them. ;)
Vnnk: It's about defying fate, but you'll see one other theme show up in the story, hinted at by Guru.
Fightingchampion: Heh, as this chapter demonstrates, alliances are a fickle thing, they are there, and then they are gone... and then they are there again! XD
Jason9000: I can't wait to post more XD
Demod20: SO. MUCH. JOY! Don't worry, if you're looking for progress, it stops here, as the battle with Frieza is going to be huge. Kidding, tons of important stuff happens in that.
Luke: The Chaos arrived this chapter, and the Chaos has only grown now! Blood for the Blood God!
Dark Impaler: Well, Turles is a tagged character. Incredibly important in the story from his arrival, to the end.
Tim: Yea, Raditz just doesn't have the potential to be that strong, or to be a Super Saiyan yet in order to stop Frieza.
Ness Frost: It's pretty ironic of Vegeta to think that way of Bulma. Lol
Treeger: It's mentioned earlier that in this world, Cooler was destined to be killed by Cooler. Lord Slug eh? An interesting guess. And I think I've done the Frieza fight tons of justice. The longest battle I've written for this story is within the Frieza part, and ironically... stars Piccolo.
Pointer39: Close enough, yea, Bardock's been trying to get a hold of Goku for years, but after his head injury he never could. Turles is so close to who "Kakarot" was, he got the messages before Goku.
AnimeFreakGTXO: You won't have to wait long for it to get started :)
Doctor13X: You honour me with your kind review sir. I answered via PM.
Coldblue: Piccolo will not be merging with another Super Namek.
I can't comment on his power levels throughout the story.
Raditz's power will be what it needs to be for the story. That may mean not becoming a Super Saiyan at all, it may mean becoming a Super Saiyan, or a Super Saiyan II. His power level is not relevant for the purposes you are thinking of. Raditz is never slated to beat Buu. It's just not his role in the story. That may seem like a spoiler, but a lot of what Raditz will accomplish, will be things centred on Raditz. And just because he's Goku's brother, doesn't entirely mean he's a major power just cuz. He's not Goku's twin or anything. Lol
Raditz will be paired with a toothless farmer named Leeroy, after they meet on a passionate weekend of fishing and golf. It'll be a glorious union of two hearts. Maybe four even. As Raditz will also date Leeroy's two cousins, Lela and Tom. They'll go on a magical adventure together where they run into Frieza and Cargo, and exchange pleasantries, before beginning a dangerous game of twister.
Coldblue, it's not that your questions annoy me, they honestly don't, but there is a few problems with answering them. Most of the questions you pose are one's I cannot answer without spoiling the entire story. I love answering questions, or clarifying things, but if I were to tell you about Raditz's love interests, or how powerful someone will be later in the story, it will spoil it for a lot of readers if they read my author's notes.
It's not that I don't want to answer them, in all honesty I do, as I know the answers to every single question you've asked. I just can't give you the answers to over 80% of them, because to do so may hurt other people's reading experiences. This was one reason why I recommended that you have an account, as that way I could at least answer those questions, without potentially spoiling it for others. :)