Chapter 15: Cooler's Course! Revenge upon the Saiyans!
Author Foreword: And now we start off on the arc that ended the original fic, the Cooler's Revenge arc. Let's see how our Saiyan friends can handle the almighty Cooler and his elite squadron!
Also this iteration will be more faithful to the movie, while adding it's own twists since it's… well y'know, Bardock and crew in there
Also, working on logic introduced by Super, Cooler's gonna be strong, but not too much like Frieza….
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By now, months have passed since Turles' attack, leading to Goku, the Z Fighters, and Bardock's crew to train in the peace time before the androids. No news of Vegeta has arrived since he went on a quest to "destroy what he could of the Frieza Force Remnants" before the Galactic Patrol regained power. So far, nothing has happened… yet…
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"Gohan, Lunch is looking ready!" Gine called out
"Coming!"
"C'mon Gohan, don't be a slow poke!" Krillin teased.
"It's great of you to come along on our picnic. I especially love this meal."
"Thanks!" Krillin looked around before whispering to Gine, "Don't tell Oolong when we use pork. I think he has issues with it."
The Saiyan woman giggled, "I guess that would be a problem alright…"
Gohan and Icarus arrived at the Camp site
"How's it going with Fasha and Tora?" Gohan asked
"Well, Fasha's been aloof for a bit and Tora's… got his problems. Otherwise they seem to be able to sense energy and hide their Ki's well if I'm correct."
"Great! Wouldn't want them to stick out like sore thumbs. Unlike certain people…"
The four sat down, eating the roasted pork happily
"Man, I wish we had a mountain of this, but I guess this is fine…"
"Sure, not like it's underfeeding. Besides, we'll be feasting tonight!"
"Yay!" Gohan yelled. Krillin rolled his eyes
"Oh, you Saiyans and your f-"
Stopping mid sentence, he and Gohan turned their heads to the forest, alerting Gine and Icarus
"What's wrong? Is it Kakarot and Bardock?"
"No… this energy is different from them… more like…"
"Could it be Frieza force?" Gohan asked
Krillin frowned, "If it's survivors, I would think they'd come fas-AUGH!"
A green blur passed by, knocking the wind out of Krillin and sending him careening to the nearby tents. Before the others could respond, the green figure of Dore kicked Gohan in the gut, stunning him as the humanoid gripped his skull, examining him with his scouter
"Hm… you're not really the Saiyan we're looking for…."
"H-hey! Leave him alone!"
A stray pan bounced off Dore's back, causing him to turn as Gine and Icarus stood. The Large man laughed
"You two think you can fight me? Bull crap!"
Tossing the boy to the side, Icarus flew off while Gine tried to throw a punch. Her arm was grabbed and she struggled with the giant
"Hm. You're not the one either…. Wait, reports say you should be dead it seems…" He said, looking over the information on his scouter
"Oh well, time to prove them ri-"
A kick to the jaw sent Dore sliding to the nearby river as Gine landed. She looked up to see her son standing there
"Kakarot!"
Dore wiped his jaw, looking at the Saiyan
"Blimey…. Saiyan Unit Kakarot, Right? Or should I say, Son Goku? Either way you're going down for humiliating our bosses!"
"I would suggest you leave! If you've come to harm me an' my friends, it was a mistake coming here!"
"The mistake you've made is leaving your guard down!"
Goku moved to block Salza and Neiz, who both kicked at him. The four combatants flew up and exchanged blows, Shockwaves following their wake.
Gine grabbed Krillin and Gohan as fast as she could
"Guys! Guys wake up!"
As Salza moved to hit Goku, a black and green blur moved to block him and send him back, while similarly Dore and Neiz are knocked back
"What?!"
Standing behind Goku, Bardock stood with a new, pristine armor set, akin to his previous set. This one featured no skirt armor, red fingerless gloves, and red boots with a green trim. The Saiyan grinned, wrapping his now-signature bandana to his forehead
Meanwhile, Fasha and Tora stood adjacent to them. Fasha had nearly identical armor, now more symmetrical on the breastplate and with no leggings, colored more brighter. Tora, meanwhile, wore armor similar to Bardock's, colored Dark blue and beige trim on his chestplate, black leggings, and white gloves and boots.
"Kakarot! Next time you get in a fight, tell me about it! Especially if it's Frieza Force creeps!"
"Oh hey dad! I was just telling them to get off this planet!"
"Oh you foolish monkeys." Salza spat, "We won't stop until Lord Cooler says so!"
"Cooler?" Bardock said
"That would be me."
The henchmen, Gine, Goku, and Bardock's crew turned to the new voice
"M-My lord!"
"W-what the…"
In the air floated Cooler, his red eyes menacing the Saiyans and his white and purple body aluminated by the sun set
"If I remember correctly, you should all be dead, right? I'll let you explain yourselves before I eradicate you monkeys for what you did."
"You look just like Frieza!" Goku said
"Ofcourse I am, Dimwit. I'm his brother.."
"Frieza had a brother?" Fasha asked aloud
"Whatever the case, I will avenge my Family and defeat you simian scum for what you've done."
"Like hell I'd let yooouuu!"
Bardock rushed ahead, Tyrant lancer in his hand. As the blast impacted, Bardock stood shocked as an unamused Cooler looked down on him. The tyrant gave him an upper cut and gripped him by the hair.
"Well, I could always send you to hell after I'm done with the Super Saiyans…"
Sending Bardock's body flying, he shot out a death beam, sending Bardock into the river
"BARDOCK!"
"B-Boss!"
Goku grit his teeth, staring at Cooler
"You'll pay for that!"
"Oh? And how will you?"
The henchmen and the other Saiyans backed off as the wind picked up. Goku gave Cooler a look before going into a stance
"HAAH!"
The golden form of Super Saiyan engulfed him, radiating off of him
"Oh? Is this the Super Saiyan? I see. You're quite commendable, but this won't get you far. Compared to Frieza, who hasn't trained a day in his life, I've been able to gain power far more than him through short training periods."
"I'd like to see you prove your strength!" Goku smirked
"So be it, monkey."
As Goku took a stance, Cooler cracked his neck and his fists. The air took a heavy tone, the group made space and descended. The sun was now behind Cooler, silhouetted form glaring at the Super Saiyan
"HAAA!"
Goku launched forward, putting Frieza's brother on the defensive, blocking or dodging hits while they moved back to the waterfall. As Cooler let a stray glance at his men, who nodded, Goku broke through his guard
"Take this!"
Goku shot a heavy punch, which hit Cooler in his stomach. However, after a moment of shock, Cooler smirked
"My turn."
The Saiyan didn't have time to react as Cooler uppercut the Saiyan warrior, launching a counter offensive. He tried and struggled, but Cooler overwhelmed Goku to the point of desperation. As Cooler tried to whip his tail at his enemy, Goku used instant transmission, putting his hands together
"Ka….me…. Ha…. me…. HAAA!"
He launched a Kamehameha at Cooler, who rolled his eyes and raised his arms to block. As the wave hit him, the other Saiyans cheered for Goku
"Go Kakarot! You can beat him!"
"That's my son!" Gine yelled
Salza scoffed as the blast dissipated
"It isn't enough…"
Goku stared, shocked, as Cooler emerged from the blast, few scuff marks adorning his body
"I'll let you go. You aren't satisfying to kill yet. I need my enemies at peak preformance…"
Cooler, in a flash, pummelled Goku and knocked the wind out of him with a kick, stunning him and causing him to turn back into base. As Cooler held his head, he stared down at the others
"You trash aren't worth it to me as you are right now, and I could easily take your world… or destroy it."
Throwing Goku, the tyrant launched a death beam, striking Goku in the back and sending him into the river, where his body drifted
"Son!" Gine yelled, horrified. She ran, tears starting to emerge from her eyes. The Squadron rose to fall behind their leader
"I'll be back. This wasn't at all entertaining."
The four aliens flew away, leaving the shell shocked Saiyans to consider their positions. Meanwhile, Bardock clenched his fist, utterly enraged….
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"I'm sorry Supreme Kai, I think we might've failed…"
"How so?" The Supreme Kai of Time looked up at TP Trunks, and then looked down at the new time scroll before them. The timeline looked the same….
She gasped as she saw Bardock and Goku fighting Turles, yet no purple sparks or whisps consumed the scroll
"It seems… an extra timeline has appeared…."
"And from Time Breaker influence too…"
They looked at each other before looking back
"Seems we can't fix this one… we'll just have to watch…"
"Alright, if you say so…" Chronoa rubbed her cheek.
Elder Kai would blow his top off if he found out…
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As the space pod rocketed past Saturn, Vegeta was sweating bullets, both from Training and fear. He didn't want to believe the reports or come back so soon, but it wasn't a good situation
By now, he was heavily reliant on that Earth woman, and he didn't want Kakarot to surpass him
But then comes Cooler, who has relayed that he's arrived on Earth.
As the Blue ball entered his ship's censors, Vegeta's hopes of arriving first shattered as he saw the Large Ship parked in the asteroid field
"DAMNIT! I was too late!"
Still, he needed to face this, or else everything he had now would be ruined...
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Author Afterword: So, now that Cooler has arrived and proven stronger than Frieza! Leaving behind a beaten Goku, will the others be able to stop him!? Can Vegeta assist Goku in time?! Will the Time Patrol ever intervene? Find out next time on Bardock Kai!