Another Path
The eighth chapter of the story. All reviews are appreciated as always.
Nothing else to say, let's fight someone!
Chapter 8: Fight for Survival
The three Earth fighters were having an uneasy feeling running through their bodies. Even when they were three on one, Frieza wasn't that flummoxed by that prospect. He was obviously hiding something. And not something one could consider good.
"So we meet again" The Icejinn walked forward, his arms resting behind his back. His red eyes were over Goku, the palm-tree bastard that dared to fight him and wound him "And just like before, you are ruining everything I planned"
"Trust me, this will be much different than before" Goku said confident, his body shifting into a fighting stance.
"It will" Frieza concurred, his eyes momentary sparkling. The fighters dodged a sudden Kiai blast, the ground beneath them exploding with a cloud of smoke. Goku lost no time and went straight forward to meet his short-sized enemy. Gohan tagged along, both father and son not using the Kaioken yet. The Icejinn never saw the two coming, when the Saiyan team started pummeling him down. Both fighters were coordinating each of their attack, a kick from one combined with a super punch from the other.
A combined double-kick, one to the chest and other to the face sent Frieza careening backwards like a bullet. The Icejinn fell right into the ocean water. The emperor shot up not even seconds later, a murderous gaze printed on his face.
Piccolo looked to the fight, surprised by the power the two Saiyans had obtained in such a short period of time. The Earth-raised Namekian was going to start attacking the short alien along the Saiyans, when a sudden call reached his mind.
"Child of Namek and Earth, please came and meet me" The voice of Elder Guru echoed inside Piccolo's brain. The resurrected Namek turned his head left and flew away.
"Where's Piccolo going?" Gohan asked to Dende, while Goku sent Frieza spiraling backwards with a roundhouse to the face.
"He's heading to Elder Guru" Dende replied, checking the flying path. The half Saiyan was surprised but smiled. If Piccolo had his powers increased then their chances of winning would get higher.
A dodged Death beam passed Goku, nearly hitting Dende in full strength. Gohan brought his attention back to the fight, as Dende took cover behind the half Saiyan.
"Miserable monkey. If you think you and your whelp thwarted my plans then think again. Because that Namekian will grant my wish right now or this planet will be reduced to nothing but space dust!" Frieza threatened. His answer was a knee to the guts that winded him, followed by a descendant elbow right into the shoulder-blades, bruising the emperor back.
"Dende, tell Porunga we don't have any more wishes and then hide" Gohan ordered the young Namekian "If he knows you can also heal he won't hesitate in killing you" Dende nodded in fear, translating to the dragon. Porunga's eyes shone red and he reentered the Dragon Balls, as they spread around the green world. The sky brighten up with the three stars but the situation wasn't any bright thing at all.
Piccolo step into the Namek house, feeling familiar with the place. There was an old Namek on a giant chair, standing much taller than Piccolo, and the Earth Namek was easily seven feet tall.
"Child of Namek and Earth. It's nice meeting you" The ancient Patriarch said with a wrinkled smile.
"I feel the same way Guru" Piccolo replied with a small bow of respect. The house, the planet, it brought memories he never thought he had "But right now I shouldn't be here. I have to defeat Frieza"
"I know you must, but you can't in your actual state" Elder said impassive "You were once a half of one, and you were born with a mission to destroy. But now, you think you have to follow that same path because there is no other way for you"
"I don't have other ways. I was born evil and I will end up in Hell for the atrocities that I made" Piccolo replied. The Elder Namekian coughed, as he felt something was very wrong. What he knew about the Earth Namek was anything but atrocious. The images he saw in the Earthlings' minds wasn't evil. Overconfidence and cockiness, maybe but that wasn't evil if someone knew when to be acting serious.
"Atrocities? You call helping and teaching a young kid to become the best he can something atrocious? You think that the fact someone spared your life means you deserve eternal torment? Your father may have been evil, but his path doesn't have to be yours too" The Elder said in his ominous voice, shocking the Earth Namekian. Maybe the Elder was right, but he just couldn't see the same "Come forward child, and let me make things clearer for you"
Guru placed his hand on Piccolo's head and memories flashbacks cursed through Piccolo's memories. The Namek could see his father's birth, how Kami had to split himself in good and evil. How King Piccolo went hell-bent on Earth. But through all the situations, Kami was always there. There were feelings of caring and compassion flowing from the Earth's Guardian. Kami couldn't let Earth be destroyed, but killing his own child, his own flesh and blood he gave birth to wasn't an option either.
King Piccolo's voice inside his son faded, as Piccolo was now his true self to be.
"Now that your mind is set straight, I will unbound your secret powers" The Guru said, his powers activating around Piccolo. The Earth Namek's power suddenly burst from the inside, his white cap flowing by a sudden wind. The green alien looked at his hands, surprised by the new flowing strength.
"Thanks Guru, I will use this gift to protect as many innocents as I can" The powered-up Namek said, with a hint of smile.
"I know you will, but you are not ready" Guru said, surprising Piccolo "You power is not enough to defeat Frieza and even your friend Goku knows that. You will need much more"
"Sorry but I don't think I can train fast enough to defeat Frieza" The Namek from Earth replied, not knowing what else he could do.
Behind them, another Namek that looked exactly like Piccolo entered the house. He was followed by a shorter Namek with a crane and a few wrinkles in his face.
"Moori, give me your hand" Guru said smiling, and the shorter old Namek answered. A yellow hue covered the Namekian, as he looked to his hands "Now you are the Guardian of the Dragon Balls and Guru of our people. Please guide them wisely through the new times to come" The now new Guru couldn't stop his eyes from tearing.
"Now Piccolo, take my hand and use my powers" Piccolo knew what the Elder was implying. But doing that meant that there was no coming back. Permanent bodies united "Don't be afraid Piccolo. I am old and I want to see that my children see the new peaceful days you and your friends from Earth can bring to the universe" Piccolo nodded and took hold of the hand, and both Namek's shone in white light. The Elder green alien disappeared, while Piccolo closed his eyes. After a few seconds, The Earth Namek looked at his hands, after assimilating Guru. Piccolo was now slightly taller and more bulkier. Still, his face was one of peace and serenity, a smooth white aura flowing around him. The new Namek strolled to the outside, both Moori and Nail with their faces looking into the ground eye-closed, in sign of respect for their gone father,
The new Namek warrior walked outside, feeling Gohan's power suddenly decreased and Frieza suddenly increased. Something must have gone wrong while he was away. The New Piccolo took off at surprising speeds with no waste of energy. Now it was his time to act.
Goku was easily handling the short ice demon, having landed all the blows without a miss. No energy was wasted by the attacks the Saiyan landed. The earth fighter took hold of Frieza's tail and overhead whipped him down to the ground. Before Frieza could regain his flight control, the half Saiyan Gohan came from the sky above with his two feet down. His double-foot kick impacted Frieza's midsection, causing a brief white-hot agonizing pain, before being sent spiraling to hit the Namekian soil, dust clouding everything in sight. After seconds passed, however, there was no movement from the injured Icejinn.
Until a spike in power took Goku by surprise. He should have seen that was what Frieza was waiting for. A time-out to finally power-up.
"Gohan, don't let Frieza..." But Goku's order was never said, when a piercing object went straight through his lounge. The half Saiyan never saw the attack coming, as he staggered in fear. His father was embed in a black horn. A purple blast sent Goku's body backwards, blood oozing down his chest. The Saiyan grabbed his chest in pain, trying to remain floating, his eyes slightly closed in grimace.
"Oops, I normally can't control myself when I'm in this form, you know" The Earth Saiyan saw Frieza. Or the new Frieza. He was towering seven feet tall, his horns sharply upwards and now standing more than seven feet tall with a bulkier body.
Frieza immediately accelerated towards the full-blooded Saiyan, ready to land a fist right in the nose. But for someone so injured, the Saiyan ducked under and fired his own fist to the guts. Frieza recoiled with a bruise in his belly. It only did more damage to Goku though, as his body couldn't hold it together while injured. A sudden pull rose Goku.
"Not so strong now, eh monkey?" The Icejinn taunted as he brought Goku up to meet his face, while his left hand shone purple.
Before Goku had even saw it, a Death Beam went through his belly, splashing more blood to the outside. A new purple blast sent Goku to the ground, some parts of his clothes burned and others tainted red. The Earth Saiyan was lying unconscious on the blue grass, loosing blood from his chest.
"Now, what to do with you?" The Icejinn asked rhetorically, spinning around to see Gohan. The half Saiyan saw everything unfold so fast that he didn't know what to do. Gohan managed to take his teary eyes away from his fallen dad and stared at Frieza. To him, however, there was only one thing in front of him: a dead guy.
The half Saiyan yelled at top lounge, unleashing a sudden power contained within. A white aura flowed around him, increasing his strength many times over. The wind around him started to move, the clouds getting closer to the epicenter. Rocks on the islands started floating. The wind pushed Frieza back, allowing Gohan to attack without anything messing him. The half Saiyan fired a left hook to the face, Frieza's teeth nearly flying away from his mouth. The half Saiyan pressed on, flying straight forward with a kick to the belly, Frieza spitting blood in pain. Gohan backflipped, his foot connecting with Frieza's chin, sending him spiraling up to the sky. The half Saiyan grabbed his purple tail and whipped him down to crash with an island. A giant yellow sphere as big as Gohan shone in his hands. The human/Saiyan fired the powerful sphere, his attack blasting the entire terrain formation and some sea parts. The combined effect caused a whirlwind around the area, a typhoon of water splashing around.
While the half Saiyan distracted Frieza, Dende managed to take the bleeding Goku into a more covered place behind a rock formation. Hopefully it would be enough so he could heal the warriors without many disturbances.
Before Gohan could even detect it, however, a thousand Death Beams were fired from inside the hurricane, hitting Gohan all over his body. Each blast exploded with power to shatter mountains and they were all raining down over his tired body. After what looked like ages, the dust finally settled, with Gohan barely floating by sheer stubbornness inherited from his father. His Gi was torn in a few parts with cuts running over his exposed flesh.
Now Frieza had a long elongated face with shoulder-pads, his body slightly hunched forward. The new Icejinn shot forward, a knee hitting straight into the injured Saiyan's face. Gohan's brain shook inside his skull, loosing track of everything.
Frieza brought Gohan up by grabbing him from the collar of his clothes like he did with Goku.
"The last attack was really impressive. But not anymore. Now you are dead" The galaxy emperor's voice dripped with malice, his index finger again shinning purple. Like father, like son. Both Saiyans killed by the same tyrant.
Before the emperor had done anything though, a sharp foot connected with his face, sending him skidding back through the air. Gohan's beaten body started falling but he was catched by someone.
"Mister Piccolo" Gohan could only mumble through his half-closed eyes.
"Don't worry Gohan. I can take it from here" Piccolo said, his voice rather peaceful for the kind of situation they were in. The powered-up Namekian deposited Gohan smoothly on the grassy ground, knowing Dende was nearby. Piccolo took off after his transformed enemy.
The bald monk Krillin was over flying the Namekian sea, trying to find Vegeta's energy, which at this point was barely traceable. A piece of armor floating brought Krillin's attention. Floating unconscious on the surface was the beaten Saiyan Prince. Blood flowed in river-fashion through his face, loosing themselves in the green waters.
The Turtle monk grabbed him and flew to a nearby island, depositing the injured Saiyan on the ground.
"What do you want?" The Saiyan growled through narrowed teeth of pain and anger, recovering consciousness.
"You should be more thankful. I could have left you to drown" The monk retorted, taking a Senzu Bean out of his pockets. The rests were on the ship but on the current situation, arriving a minute later could mean defeat.
"Like if I need your help" The Royal Saiyan spilled out his words, along with more blood.
"Look, just eat the Bean and help us beat Frieza or don't eat it and just die. Both ways work for me" Krillin simply dropped the bean on Vegeta's half armored chest, taking off towards the fight.
The Prince looked at the little bean, not understanding how it could help him. However, the second after eating it the royal Saiyan widened his eyes, his muscles rippling through his blue suit with new unbridled strength. The Royal Saiyan smirked proudly, feeling the energies of the distant fight. A white aura exploded around him as he took off at amazing speeds.
While the others fought the space tyrant, Dende took the chance to heal both Saiyan father and son. It was hard to do, one hand on one Saiyan and the other hand on the other. Dende was pushing his powers to heal them as fast as he could, but the continuous ripples from the fight happening above him were really giving him trouble to concentrate.
"A brave but foolish Namek" Frieza taunted but Piccolo just looked at him stoic "You should run. No one can beat me in my third form" The Icejinn said overconfident, trying to get under the alien's skin to say something. The only answer from Piccolo was a super-fast front fist to the nose and an upper cut to the chin that caused Frieza to stagger back.
"I won't tolerate you in this planet any longer" Piccolo said, his face still stoic of any emotion "You killed many Nameks and that will not go unpunished. Surrender and die, or fight me and die even harder. Your choice". His voice carried the new-found power of Namek.
"Please slug, you can't possible threaten..." Frieza's speech was cut short when the new Piccolo shot an elongated hand towards the Icejinn's neck, squashing hard. Frieza started to choke, as Piccolo hastily reeled the transformed lizard towards him. The lack of air reduced Frieza's reaction, allowing Piccolo to fire a knee to the guts. Piccolo let go of Frieza, spinning around and delivering a flying roundhouse that sent the Icejinn careening backwards.
The fuseed Namek shot both of his hands forward, gathering his new ki power.
"Destructive Wave!" The Namek enchanted, firing a purple/yellow blast. The attack clouded the sky, hitting Frieza dead on. Piccolo went back to a fighting stance, knowing the fight was nowhere to be over. As the dust settled, the deformed emperor was bruised and covered in black burns.
"Alright Namek, you made me angry!" The Icejinn said coldly, his purple aura cracking around him. His purple body started to crack, his powers increasing exponentially. The purple aura flared around his shortening body, with red lightnings arcs running wild.
As the planet stopped shaking, the new Frieza stood in front of the stronger Piccolo. His former purple body was now more ivory-colored, with purple bio gems scattered on his shoulders and face. He had lost his former towering height but his power had easily duplicated. Something was telling Piccolo that Frieza wasn't still serious, like holding back.
"Now you will experience why I'm the supreme ruler of the universe!" Frieza said overconfident smirking, flying straight forward with a fist ready. Piccolo banished with an after image, taking the Icejinn by surprise. The true Piccolo was actually behind Frieza, firing a mighty kick to the kidneys followed by a swift movement in front of Frieza's exposed front and a descendant elbow to the sternum. Frieza felt unimaginable pain as he crashed head first into the ground.
The Galaxy emperor, however, was not even warm up. He shot upwards right into the green alien his purple aura growing darker, his powers suddenly increased along with the expression in his face. His powers had suddenly increased, the sudden power-up taking the Namek warrior by surprise. The space tyrant delivered a gut fist, winding the Earth Namekian. Frieza pressed forward with a downward slash of his white tail, sending Piccolo downwards. The Icejinn rose his right hand, a black and red energy sphere as big as his head appearing on his ivory fingers.
"Now die!" The attack collided with Piccolo, the concentrated power to destroy a planet into a short diameter. A massive shockwave rippled through the place as Piccolo was sent skidding to the murky waters of the Namekian sea. The ocean below cursed with new tidal waves, as Piccolo was now out of sight.
The Icejinn sighed, surprised that a simple Namek had forced him to use twenty-five percent of his powers. Only his family had pushed him that far before.
A flash of yellow light crossed Frieza's panoramic sight, his fast reflexes causing him to spun towards the attack. A yellow ring was going straight at him, ready to cut. The Icejinn smiled, however, his left hand shinning purple. With a slash of his hand, the purple energy sliced through the yellow ki attack. Krillin looked aghast how his devastating technique was ironically the one that got cut in half.
"What was that supposed to be?" The galaxy emperor mocked the midget, accelerating towards the Turtle monk.
"No pain, no gain" Krillin mumbled, crossing his arms forward in X-fashion, a red aura shinning around him "Kaioken times fifty!" Krillin drove forward, ready to do anything necessary. The sudden burst in speed took Frieza by surprise, as Krillin didn't stop his momentum, his bald head going straight into Frieza's belly.
The Icejinn spit some purple blood, after being head-butted by the midget hard in the gut. The emperor's eyes shone with anger, lifting Krillin up. Though the short fighter didn't receive any attack from Frieza yet, his body was already thrashed on the inside. So much sudden power had burned his muscles, tearing them away from the bone. The monk was left with barely any ki left.
The Icejinn slapped the monk in the face, mostly just to amuse himself. Blood dripped from the Earthling's nose and mouth, his cheek bruised purple. His narrowed eyes could barely look to the green sky, the three suns over the fight.
For someone on his situation, the Turtle monk was suddenly smiling.
"What's so funny midget?" Frieza asked, a bit confused and also a bit suspicious "You are not doing any better than your snail friend"
"Maybe because I still haven't used my secret weapon" Krillin said through the pain, hoping his plan would by some time. At least to do something.
"Oh, please, do tell. Amuse me before I send you to the afterlife" The Icejinn said sardonically, getting slightly closer to Krillin. The Turtle monk was suddenly eye-closed, which took Frieza by surprise.
"Solar Flare!"
Piccolo came out of the green water, his lips slightly bleeding. Looking up, he could see Krillin unleashing a blinding white flash of light. The Namek recognized the technique and smiled, impressed by the Earthling's cunning plan. The Namek warrior of Earth quickly removed his white clothe, the paddler caving a little crater by the enormous weight of more than two hundred tons. The Namek shot upwards, knowing this could be the only advantage they could have.
The Royal Saiyan was over a rock formation, checking the fight developing. It was plain obvious that even with his new higher Zenkai he was very outmatched in power. The royal Saiyan could only stare, his monkey-tail wiggling in excitement.
The Saiyan opened his eyes, suddenly connecting dots. A grin plastered Vegeta's face, power gathering through his body in anticipation. Vegeta concentrated his energy in his right hand, a white ki orb shinning bright. The Saiyan Prince fired it up to the green alien sky.
"Moon Ball Attack!" The Saiyan yelled, the new Full Moon shinning along the three suns in the sky. The Full-Blooded Saiyan smirked as his face elongated, his heart pumping.
Notes from Chapter:
Sorry for what happened to Goku and Gohan (I had to take them out or they fight would have ended fast).
I still don't understand why Guru simply died when he could have done more good fusing with someone.
Frieza is stronger than his Manga form (Check it for yourself).
Power Levels:
Goku:
Base form: 2 million
Beaten: 10
Gohan:
Base form: 500,000
Extra power by anger: 5 million
Tired after the power up: 1 million
Beaten: 100
Piccolo:
Base form (Weighted clothes on): 250,000
Power unlocked (Weighted clothes on): 1.25 million
Fused with Guru (Weighted clothes on): 25 million
Without clothes: 30 million
Krillin:
Base form: 300,000
Kaioken x50: 15 million
Body thrashed: 10
Vegeta:
Healed (Bigger Zenkai): 1.5 million
Ozaru: 15 million
Frieza:
First form: 590,000
Second form: 2 million
Third form: 4 million
True form (5 percent): 6.75 million
True Form (25 percent): 33.75 million
The fight has started and there's no apparent advantage for any side. What can Earth fighters do now to settle the score?