Chapter 14
The worlds martial arts tournament concluded the next day and to no one's surprise, Turles won the championship. He easily defeated Ran fan by knocking her out of the ring, but his fight against Chiaotzu took more effort than he expected
Chiaotzu had surprised everyone by beating Krillin in the first round of matchups. Krillin was far stronger than Chiaotzu was but the clown boys prowess with his telekinesis more than evened the odds as he and Krillin went back in forth for a while
In the end a well placed Dodon Ray knocked the bald boy unconscious and secured the win for Chiaotzu
In the next round Chiaotzu and Turles was a one sided match until Chiaotzu revealed his secret technique that made Turles unable to move. Turles was forced to endure attack after attack from Chiaotzu while he couldn't move
Turles had power up to almost his max to break whatever hold Chiaotzu had over him. After that, Chiaotzu was easily dispatched by the Saiyan
The Championship fight between Turles and Jackie Chun was very anticlimactic to say the least. As soon as the announcer told the fighters to begin, Jackie exclaimed that his era was over and jumped out of the ring, shocking everyone in the audience
The group then spent the afternoon eating and laughing before they began to discuss their plans on recovering the dragon balls. They all agreed to grab the radar and find them so that Gohan could be wished back to life but as they were strategizing they noticed the sky begin go black even though it was still evening
Vegeta grabbed Bulma and took off. Goku, Tien, Chiaotzu and Yamcha, who had also summoned Shenron before, knew that this was a sign that the Dragon was about to be summoned so they also took off in the direction of the dragon. Raditz and the other fighters quickly followed them as Raditz grabbed Launch and the animals transformed into rockets in order to keep up with the speed of their friends
Once Vegeta and the rest arrived at the spot where the dragon balls were summoned they were surprised to see Pilaf, Mai and Shu, but what surprised them the most were the green creatures behind them and the 7 small stones that looked oddly similar to the dragon balls. Master Roshi began to shake in fear at the face he'd thought he'd never see again
"That's the Demon King Piccolo!" Roshi shouted upon landing. Which caused everyone to look at them
Seeing Vegeta and others arrive, Pilaf became very confident and turned to their capturer
"HAHA its over for you Piccolo. Now that my friends are here you and your 'children' can't force us to do anything else for you. We're free!" Pilaf exclaimed as he, Mai and Shu ran at full speed to get behind Vegeta and the others
The green man, apparently named Piccolo, laughed hysterically at Pilaf's words
"Although I thank you for freeing me and collecting the dragon balls for me, I'm sorry to say you are no longer needed. I, the Great Demon King Piccolo, is now eternally youthful and my reign of terror on this earth doesn't involve you so begone!" King Piccolo said firing a blast at the group of fighters
Being the closest to the blast, Krillin deflected the blast towards a nearby mountain. The group looked in curiosity as the mountain was reduced to rubble in front of them. It was an impressive display of power, but none of them were scared
King Piccolo was amazed that someone on Earth besides his other half had the power to deflect one of his blasts
"See! What did I tell you, you overgrown slug. You're no match for my friends so you should just crawl back to the jar you came from" Pilaf said from behind Vegeta
"Who you calling a slug you elf? I am a Demon" King Piccolo said with a vein appearing on his forehead
"Actually you're a Namekian. I've heard rumors about your race and your magical wish orbs, so seeing you here verifies it. I'm guessing you created the dragon balls?" Raditz said
King Piccolo had had enough of the group of people in front of him, he had recently regained his youth and his was not going to waste his time talking
"Tambourine, Cymbal, Drum help me take care of these annoyances. Piano stand clear of the battle so you don't get hurt" Piccolo ordered charging at the group
"Humans, you guys get to attack them. Make us proud" Vegeta said as Tien, Yamcha, Krillin and Chiaotzu all charged back at Piccolo and his cronies as Vegeta and the others stayed back to watch
The humans easily outmatched Kings Piccolo's forces. Chiaotzu incinerated Cymbal with a simple Dodon Ray. Krillin and Yamcha fired twin Kamehamehas that destroyed Tambourine and Drum, and Tien hit King Piccolo with a elbow that knocked all the fight out of him
Sweating and knowing that he lost the fight King Piccolo began to gather all the energy he could as he coughed up a egg. He sent the egg flying off into the distance with a smirk before Tien killed him with a ki blast
The humans returned to the group with smiles on their faces when they noticed that Raditz had an giant egg in his hands
"Where did you get that Raditz?" Krillin asked curiously pointing at the egg
"Oh the namekian fired it right before Tien killed him. I figured another Namekian was inside, so if we raise him and train him, then we could have another powerful ally" Raditz said
The Pilaf Gang was celebrating their victory when they noticed the stares of everyone else
"Alright Pilaf tell us how you got involved with this Namekian" Vegeta ordered as the Pilaf Gang took a few steps back in nervousness
Pilaf cleared his throat before retelling the story of what happened
Flashback
Pilaf, Mai and Shu had left Capsule Corp with the dragon radar in order to find the dragon balls so that the emperor could wish for world domination. On their way to their 3rd Dragon Ball Shu found a sealed jar in a crack in the ground
Curiosity got the best of them as they opened the jar. Soon after a giant old Green man was could be seen
He quickly regurgitated 2 eggs. One hatched revealing a smaller pale creature with a dinosaur like head and the other hatched to be a taller reptile with wings
"Piano, Tambourine capture these creatures and take their dragon balls" the green man ordered
The next thing the Pilaf Gang knew, they were the prisoners of the green giant and his underlings. King Piccolo had ordered Pilaf to show him how he tracked the dragon balls and threatened his life if he refused so Pilaf showed King Piccolo the dragon radar and explained how it worked
After this King Piccolo created two more 'sons' and sent them after the remaining dragon balls. Soon after that Shenron was summoned
King Piccolo asked for eternal youth but before Shenron could make his leave, King Piccolo fired an energy beam that took Shenron's head off, causing the dragon balls to turn to stone and land in front of the Demon King
Pilaf, Mai and Shu all watched in horror at the display of power of King Piccolo. They had no clue that the eternal dragon Shenron could be destroyed
They all quivered in fear when King Piccolo turned to look at them with a sinister smirk on his face. They all wished that Vegeta was there to protect them and as soon as the thought crossed their mind they heard a man exclaim
"That's the Demon King Piccolo!"
They all turned to see Vegeta, Bulma, and the rest of the group and the Pilaf Gang Eyes' lit up
End Flashback
Everyone looked on in shock when they heard that Shenron had been destroyed. Slowly the group all looked to the 7 stones that were said to be the dragon balls, then they looked to Vegeta and Goku to gauge their reaction to the news of Shenron being destroyed
Both Saiyans were fuming in rage and all the scouters beeped to show the amount of power radiating off the two Saiyans
Vegeta spoke in a chilling voice that made everyone in the area except Goku take a few steps back in fear
"So you're telling me that Shenron is dead, so no more wishes can be made on the dragon balls?"
Being unable to speak Pilaf just numbly nodded at the Eldest Saiyan Prince
Vegeta's eyes went towards the egg Raditz was holding. Seeing this Raditz shifted his stance and powered up to his maximum
"I know what you're thinking Vegeta, but this the Namekian in the egg is not responsible for this. The one that is responsible has already been dealt with so don't do something hasty like destroy our chances at having another powerful ally" Raditz pleaded but his plea was on deaf ears as the prince began advancing
Raditz' eyes shifted to his youngest brother, who hadn't moved since he heard the news of Shenron's destruction. He was worried for his brother, but satisfied that he wouldn't have to face him and Vegeta at the same time. That was a fight that Raditz knew he had no chance of winning
Seeing the Vegeta advance on Raditz and the egg that was presumably going to be their new ally, the rest of the fighters stood next to Raditz and powered up their max as well. With all of them at full power and Goku out of the picture they were sure that they could subdue Vegeta
Raditz turned and gave the egg to Bulma and instructed her, Launch, the Pilaf Gang and the animals to run off and hide during the fight
Vegeta's eyes never left the egg as he watched Bulma run off. He made a beeline straight to Bulma, but was stopped by Chiaotzu who had his arms out. Vegeta struggled to break free from the clown boys grip as Tarble spoke to attempt to calm him down
"Big Brother please stop this! If you destroy the egg then we lose a valuable ally and our chances of defeating Frieza won't improve at all. Vegeta use your head, we can't afford to let you destroy it"
"No you use your head Tarble. Not only is Gohan gone for good, but if we manage to defeat Frieza then all of our friends that perish will be gone forever as well. I am acting accordingly" Vegeta said as he broke free from Chiaotzu's control
Knowing that Chiaotzu could immobilize him for a short period of time; Vegeta decided to take him out first. He teleported behind the clown boy and gave him a quick chop to the neck that knocked him unconscious
Raditz and Turles charged Vegeta together as Tarble, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin and Roshi all charged up their strongest attacks. Vegeta was struggling against the two formidable opponents as they worked flawlessly as a team both attacking at the same time form different angles never giving Vegeta a chance to breathe
Suddenly Vegeta felt the wind knocked out of him by a punch to the gut courtesy of Raditz, followed up by a kick to the back of the neck by Turles knocking Vegeta to the ground. As soon as the Vegeta's body hit the ground everyone released their attacks
"GALICK GUN FIRE"
"TRI-BEAM HA"
"WOLF FANG- KAMEHAMEHA"
"KAMEHAMEHA"
"KAMEHAMEHA"
The beams merged and collided with Vegeta's downed body creating a thick pile of smoke surrounding the area. Raditz and Turles watched the smoke intently for any signs of Vegeta getting up
As the smoke cleared everyone was surprised to see that Vegeta wasn't there. Then Tarble's scouter beeped notifying him of Vegeta's energy behind him as he felt a pressure on the back of his neck rendering him unconscious
Yamcha was next victim as he wasn't prepared for the speed burst Vegeta showed as the prince kicked the ex-bandit's side sending him crashing into a rock formation nearby
Tien and Krillin both stood together as the Saiyan prince charged them, but he never came as Raditz and Turles finally managed to grab Vegeta. The injured Vegeta was no match for Raditz at the moment, let alone the combined might of the two oldest sons of Bardock
Vegeta struggled in the grip of his two friends as he thrashed and tried to break free, but his efforts proved to be in vain as Raditz put him in headlock that completely immobilized him
Goku finally snapped out of his funk as he noticed his biological brother holding his first brother like figure in a headlock. Goku didn't know what to make of it so he just decided to free Vegeta only to get intersected by Turles and Krillin who both held Goku down with all their strength
Before anything else could happen though, a calm authoritative voice was heard throughout the terrain
"Everyone STOP!"
The remaining fighters all looked to see an older version of the Namekian that Tien had just disposed of
"Hey didn't I kill you?" Tien said voicing everyone's thoughts
The man began to speak, but was interrupted by the Goku
"You bastard, you killed Shenron and now Grandpa Gohan can't come back" Goku said furiously as he and Vegeta continued to attempt to break free from their respective holds
"You have it all wrong child. I am the guardian of the earth Kami. The man that you lot just defeated was my evil half Piccolo. We are two halves of the same coin that are forever intertwined, so the only thing keeping me alive is the egg that Bulma has in her arms. I hold no hostile intent" The Namekian said
Vegeta didn't remember anyone saying Bulma's name and also from where this 'Kami' was positioned, there was no way that he could see Bulma from where he was
"Okay 'Kami' how did you know her name was Bulma? And why would we believe that you aren't evil like the last Namekian we fought?" Vegeta asked accusingly
"I know all of your names Vegeta, because I have been watching you and Goku's adventures ever since you landed on this planet over a decade ago. It's my job as guardian is to protect my planet at all costs and when you landed you were the greatest threat the planet has ever seen. So, naturally I had to watch over you and make sure you boys didn't attempt to destroy the planet, but I've been watching for long enough and after you easily took care of my evil counterpart I imagine this Frieza is an evil in a league of his own. So I will help you lot in any way I can" Kami explained through the skeptical stares the group was giving him
"Please just trust me! I can revive Shenron and I wouldn't think to do anything to threaten any of you considering that almost all of you can end me with minimal effort. Just follow me so I can explain further" Kami said floating into the air waiting
Raditz let Vegeta go and Turles and Krillin released Goku and looked at each other for conformation. Seeing that Vegeta had moderately calmed down, Bulma and the others returned to the rest of the group with the egg
Vegeta's eyes flickered over to the egg for a moment, but Raditz caught the look and swiftly took the egg from Bulma promptly canceling any of the Prince's plans
Bulma walked up to Vegeta and grabbed cupped his cheek forcing the Prince to look at her. She kissed him softly before talking
"You need to calm down Veggie. This man is offering to revive Shenron and to help us. I don't know why, but I trust him. He has this vibe around him that just makes me believe him. It's like he's incapable of lying. Lets just see what he has to offer" Bulma said
Vegeta nodded ignoring the snickers from the conscious members and scooped Bulma up and floated up to go with Kami. Seeing their two leaders going along with the man caused the rest of the group to follow as well. Goku took the egg from Raditz after promising he wouldn't destroy it, Raditz grabbed Launch, Turles grabbed Tarble who was still unconscious, Tien grabbed Yamcha, and Krillin grabbed Chiaotzu as the group all followed the guardian of earth
The Pilaf Gang had to ride behind the group in their plane. All three members jealous that they couldnt fly
They flew for what seemed like hours before they saw a large tower off in the distance. The tower seemed to continue to stretch higher and higher into the sky as the group continued to follow Kami higher into the atmosphere
Raditz could've sworn he saw a cat as he flew by apart of the tower, but he didn't pay much attention to it
Finally the group landed on a large platform that theoretically shouldn't be able to balance itself on this skinny tower. Once their they were all greeted by a black genie whose name was apparently Mister Popo after taking King Piccolo's egg from Goku, he quickly rushed over to Kami
"Kami are you okay? Did you convince these people that you're good?" Mister Popo asked
Before Kami could answer however Vegeta spoke up
"No we don't believe him and someone better start explaining something before I lose my patience"
Kami sighed and motioned for everyone to sit down because it was a long story. Everyone obliged and took a seat on the ground placing the unconscious bodies beside them gently. Once everyone was seated Kami began the long story off his split with Piccolo in order to become pure enough to become guardian and the story of how he created Shenron and the dragon balls
No one spoke as Kami spoke about his journey of his life. They were all interested at the Guardians journey. Then Kami told the group how he was going to do whatever he could to help them train. He had read Vegeta and Raditz mind, with their permission, and realized that Frieza was a threat to the whole universe and not just earth. He explained that on the lookout there were two rooms that could be used for training. The Pendulum Room and the Hyperbolic Time Chamber
Kami explained how the pendulum takes a person back in time to fight a Foe and works kind of like a virtual reality system
The hyperbolic time chambers time works different as 1 day out here equates to a whole year inside the chamber. The harsh environment and increased gravity also helps with the training of body and mind
"Wow. Those devices would be great to use for us to get stronger! When can we start?" Goku said in excitement
"Whenever you're ready, but I must warn you. We only have enough food and water to sustain 2 people going into the chamber at a time and I've seen you Saiyans eat. Also you can only be there for 2 years at a time. If you spend more then two years inside the chamber then the door will disappear and you will be stuck in that dimension forever. Don't worry two much about time though. There are two Giant hourglasses near the entrance to tell you how much time has passed inside the chamber. Also a person can only enter the time chamber 2 times in their lifetime" Kami explained
Vegeta thought about the food and water limitations of the hyperbolic time chamber and how people can only go 2 times in their entire lives. He turned to Bulma
"Hey Bulma. Use your plane and fly back to capsule corp. Have your mother and your bots make a years worth of food and encapsulate it. Also go to the grocery store and buy another years worth of food so that we'll have that as well as the food already inside the chamber. You know how much we saiyans eat so calculate how much food it would take to keep us sated for a year" Vegeta said to the girl leaning on him
Bulma rolled her eyes incredulously
"Do you know what you're asking of me? That's a whole lot of food, its gonna take a while to both gather and make. What do I look like? Your royal servant of something? You expect me to do all that by myself?" Bulma asked
"Launch will go with you" Raditz said causing the blond haired woman to sweat drop and load her gun to shoot at him
"Bulma; Launch, Puar, Oolong and Roshi will be with you, along with Pliaf and his cronies. Just do this for me. Please" Vegeta said with pleading eyes
Bulma said loudly before agreeing
"Fine I'll be back in a month you muscle heads figure out how to entertain yourselves until we get back" she said throwing out her plane capsule, but as she walked towards the plane Vegeta grabbed her arm and pulled her back into his embrace kissing her
"Thank you Bulma" Vegeta said once the kiss ended causing a furious red blush to appear on Bulma's cheeks as she walked back towards her plane
"My, my our little prince is growing up" Raditz teased, but was instantly silenced as Launch casually stroked his tail and kissed his cheek before she left with Bulma. Her actions left Raditz flustered with a red face that rivaled Bulma's
"Aww that's so cute. I didn't know you could turn that color Raditz" Vegeta teased back causing the rest of the group to laugh at Raditz' angry face
After the non fighters and Roshi left the lookout, Vegeta turned to Kami
"Can you lead us to the Pendulum Room?"
"Of course. This way everyone" Kami said leading the group in direction of the pendulum room
TBC
Power Levels
Vegeta: 27,000
(Enraged): 30,000
(Injured after Combined attack): 11,000
Goku: 19,5000
(Enraged): 22,500
Raditz: 21,000
King Piccolo: 250
Tambourine: 185
Drum: 200
Cymbal: 170
Piano: 100
Kami: 245
Mister Popo: 180
Turles: 14,000
Krillin: 1600
Yamcha: 2400
Tien: 2700
Chiaotzu: 200
Tarble: 10,000
Piccolo egg: 250 (King Piccolo put all his power into making his reincarnation so I just made it his power)
Now for answers to reviews
Serus Black Antihumannature: Bulma hasn't started on the gravity machine yet and I hope this chapter cleared some things up about Kami's perspective on Frieza
Jack905: The RRA will pop up soon enough. The group will meet Korin very soon. Sensu beans will be very important in the near future and this chapter introduces Piccolo's egg. He'll grow up differently than he did in canon that's for sure
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