Episode 71

Seizing Victory

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"Rrrgh!" the electricity around Recoome sparked violently. He was preparing for a very dangerous finisher that will certainly blow up his enemies once and for all. "Try this if you'll ever survive!" he said.

Krillin and Gohan began to back up including Elder Moori. Vegeta only stood there, frustrated and confused.

Guldo looked at Recoome for a second before deciding to retreat to his comrades. He must admit, he has never seen Recoome's technique before, but he'll follow his best judgment and just get out of his way for now.

Jeice and Burter continued to smile to themselves while King Cold looked on as calm as ever.

Goku, Bardock, and Raditz remained motionless, only staring at their opponent. Goku though sensed a very unusual vibe coming from Recoome. He quickly glanced at Krillin and Gohan. "Hey, guys, take cover!"

"Huh?" Krillin gasped.

Recoome then told his opponents, "Ultra Fighting…BOMBER!" from there, he stood up straight and raised his arms, releasing a dangerous, solar-like explosion from the center of his body. Its appearance was almost close to a nuclear explosion, he actually destroyed the entire battlefield that they were in. Vivid rays appeared for a long moment before disappearing and then, leaving behind but a disintegrated island, the remaining, burnt pieces of it drifting away in the water.

Krillin, Gohan, and Elder Moori were able to get out of the way, floating up high in the skies. Krillin shook his head, seeing how the explosion left ashes and dense clouds behind.

"Man, that was too close!" Krillin exclaimed. "You guys all right?" he asked Gohan and Moori.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Gohan shook a bit.

Moori wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Yes. I'm glad that you two are fine."

Vegeta was in air as well. He was quite surprised by how Recoome could actually destroy an island. He had always heard of this technique of his, but never actually witnessed it. Vegeta noticed Jeice and Burter were floating opposite of them with their arms up to their chests. They were both laughing, thinking that they had won this fight.

Recoome was in the midst of the smoke, floating there with a huge smirk on his face. He began to cheer and laugh maliciously. "Hah, hah! Now, what you've just seen, folks, is the power of Recoome! I should've used this technique a while ago. It sure comes in handy."

Guldo was seen protecting himself with a kind of shield that he formed around him. The shield then disappeared after he realized it was quite safe now. "Did Recoome actually get them?"

Krillin and Gohan began to panic when they could not find Goku, Bardock, and Raditz anywhere. They tried sensing their life forces, but it seemed like they were not there.

"Oh no, don't tell me they were caught in that!" Krillin bit his lips.

"Daddy! Grandpa! Uncle!" Gohan called them, but there was no response.

Everyone almost believed that the Ginyu Force had won the fight until King Cold's scouter turned on, which indicated to him that it was not over. Actually, it was far from over.

King Cold began to have an evil grin. He was definitely amused by the strength of a Saiyan, these three in particular.

While Recoome was busy "celebrating" his victory, Guldo was the first to notice that someone seemed to be creeping up from behind him. He tried to warn Recoome. "Hey, they're not dead yet!"

"What?" Jeice and Burter were at disbelief.

"Huh?" Recoome was slightly confused. The moment he turned his head, his eyes became white as he was hit on his chest by a crushing blow, which broke his rib cage. Before he knew it, he was then struck straight to the face and was propelled towards another canyon from another island.

"Aah!" Guldo panicked. Suddenly, he, too, was presented with a two jabs on his face and then, these attacks were followed with a striking energy beam. He was knocked out instantly and he crashed with his comrade, Recoome, and they stayed on that island, leaving a crater behind from their impact.

At this time, the ashes began to fade and from there, Krillin and Gohan smiled and were relieved. They both cheered.

"All right, they did it!" Krillin made a fist.

Bardock was shown first from the fading of the ashes, as he was the one who attacked Guldo. Then, his two sons came into view who delivered the final blow to Recoome. The three Saiyans then neared towards each other, still levitating in the skies. They kept silent. Afterwards, they stared at their next victims which were Jeice and Burter.

Vegeta grunted to himself, turning his head to the side. "I can't believe this…these third-class fighters were able to defeat both Recoome and Guldo. As much as I don't want to admit it, they will beat Jeice and Burter, too. Blast it all! How did they get so powerful?!"

Jeice felt himself sweating again. "N-no way! There's no way they could've survived that!"

Burter growled to himself. He then used his scouter to see if their comrades were actually dead. They were not fortunately, but their energies were close to nil. "Those Saiyans really took them down. I doubt they won't be waking up 'till days later!"

"Say what?" Jeice asked. He glanced at King Cold and it surprised him more that he was just standing there, grinning to himself as he was entertaining other ideas. He felt that their king will not be helping them at all in this battle. This only added more to his worries.

"Well, at least Recoome and Guldo are not dead. If that was the case, then we'll need to come up with new poses! Only having three members won't be the same as before," Jeice believed.

Burter knew there was no time to waste. He nodded to Jeice. "If Recoome and Guldo can't kill them, then it's up to us now to deal with these Saiyans instead."

Jeice tightened his fists.

"Don't worry. With me being the fastest warrior in the universe, no matter how strong those stubborn monkeys are, speed will always outmatch strength!" Burter began to get confident.

Jeice calmed down a little and grinned slightly. "I think you're right. They'll never lay a finger on you, Burter. Round two belongs to ours!" he then got the Saiyans' attention. "You there, follow us! We'll find a new battlefield for us to settle in and make it your final resting place! Heh, heh!"

Bardock raised an eyebrow while his sons kept silent.

Jeice and Burter left immediately and went to the next island near them. King Cold simply followed them while still thinking of other ideas in his head. Vegeta and the Z-warriors made their way towards the new battle zone as well.

As Goku, Bardock, and Raditz resurfaced, Jeice and Burter stepped forward. They were to begin their next round immediately.

Jeice smirked. "You two are just really lucky today, but you won't be so lucky after you face the two of us. Prepare yourselves!"

Jeice and Burter nodded to each other as they leaped onto a plateau, one on each side of the island. The two did another exhibition again to intimidate their opponents.

"Now say 'hello' to the Ginyu Force!" Jeice yelled, doing his poses. "I'm Jeice!"

Burter introduced himself again. "I'm your worst nightmare. Prepare yourself for Burter!"

Once again, the Saiyans were only baffled by this. Bardock and Raditz were getting terribly irritated.

Goku raised an eyebrow. "Do you wanna dance…or fight?"

"Don't make a mockery out of us!" Jeice warned them. "Ready…"

"Set…," Burter also readied himself.

Altogether, they cried, "GO!"

Jeice and Burter charged towards the three Saiyans, at top and almost at equal speed.

"Look out, Daddy!" Gohan cried out.

However, Jeice and Burter did not decide to make their assault yet. They tried to distract the Saiyans by their superb speed, going to every direction, creating gust of winds and leaving their auras behind, which sometimes blended in, making a purple color. The more they did this, it was apparent that they were provoking the three of them.

"Look at these guys!" Jeice told his comrade as he was zipping around. "They can't even move."

"Hah!" Burter laughed. "They must be scared from witnessing my awesome speed. They can't keep up with me!"

After much distraction, Jeice and Burter went in for the attack, their swift moves almost lightning-speed, not even Krillin and Gohan could keep up with their own eyes. The moment Jeice had landed a seemingly sharp sidekick to Goku's chest and a fierce, swift punch from Burter to Raditz, it took them a moment to realize that the two Saiyan brothers did not feel a thing.

"Hmm?" Jeice thought he was imagining things at first.

Burter, however, decided to follow through with his attack and delivered Raditz lightning-fast kicks and punches, hoping his Space Mach Attack would distract him further, but at the end, Raditz only caught his ankle.

"Aah!" Burter gasped in surprise.

Raditz threw a ravaging punch towards his chest, pushing him back several inches. Goku took this chance to attack Jeice as well by flipping him and bringing him down to the floor with his elbow. Bardock, who was standing in-between his sons, then thrust out an immense force field from his body, ramming their enemies towards the plateaus from where they were standing on earlier. This all happened an instant and these Saiyans didn't have to move an inch from their space to counter Jeice and Burter.

Goku rubbed his head and feeling out his hair. "Wow, I hope all that wind didn't mess up my hair, but since it's so thick, it'll easily get back in place, huh?"

Raditz cannot help but grin, shaking his head, amused by his sibling's innocent remarks from time to time. Bardock fixed his red bandanna around his forehead after feeling it was a bit loose.

Jeice and Burter returned, but were already in some pain. Burter held his chest, feeling a taste of some of Raditz's power already.

Jeice scolded his comrade. "You pathetic idiot, you were too careless! Because of you, our plan stuffed up!"

Burter wobbled a bit from the pain, but argued back, "Shut up, Jeice! I wasn't the only one who got hit!"

"What I'm tryin' to say is that you need to concentrate more!" bickered Jeice. "We need to work together, combine our powers, and take them down!"

"I thought that's what we were just trying to do seconds ago!" Burter shouted more.

Krillin smiled. "Their pride is too high. They just can't accept the fact that the Ginyu Force is already losing Goku, Raditz, and Bardock."

Gohan nodded. "Yeah, you're right."

"But my eyes couldn't keep up with them!" Krillin exclaimed. "They're incredibly fast. I could hardly detect their movements."

"Well, Daddy, Grandpa, and Uncle are winning. It must mean they're the fastest warriors in the universe instead!"

"You can certainly conclude that, Gohan!"

Moori felt a sense of peace inside. He was confident now that their planet will be saved soon.

Vegeta could not believe that even Burter's top speed was not enough to lay a finger on his rivals. He was trying to figure out how in the world his rivals possess such powers. It was not too long ago that Raditz and Bardock could not stand to an elite's power and now, they were taking on the Ginyu Force like they were nothing. Now, there was Goku whose strength was already higher than the strength of the Saiyan Prince. And now, Goku's power was even higher than before.

Suddenly, a thought passed him, which made his feet tremble. He could never forget that memory when he saw Bardock's eyes flashing green for a second when he was fighting him back on Earth. He remembered telling to himself that there was this legend, this legend of an extraordinary warrior who held so much tapped potential that was considered mysterious, special, and most of all, so powerful.

"Bardock, Raditz, Kakarot…there's no way those three could actually fulfill that legend! They're only low-class warriors. If someone were to achieve this ultimate power, then it should be me. I deserve to hold that power! The Prince of all Saiyans!" Vegeta screamed in his mind. "If there's to be…a Super Saiyan, it should be me."

Goku notified his enemies. "We'll give you guys one last chance to leave this planet. You have caused too many harm and torture to the people living here. Go back to your ships and return to wherever you belong."

King Cold tilted his head. "This Saiyan is so unusual. He's strong indeed, but still has a big heart…he has to be careful. It can become a major flaw in him."

"You coward, are you trying to mock us again?" questioned Jeice, his fists tightening. "We will DESTROY you!"

Jeice and Burter went at it again, using the same strategy, but this time with more force, speed, and power. Their auras blended in again to make a purple color. The two attacked with all their might, but this time, the Saiyans were evading and blocking their attacks without breaking a sweat.

Burter decided to turn it up a notch. He flew towards the skies and decided to barrage the Saiyans with energy blasts, all filled with equal power. Jeice did the same as well and soon, their energy blasts began to crumble the battlefield again.

"Wait, why are they standing there?!" Gohan asked.

"Don't panic. I bet Goku has a plan," Krillin believed.

Indeed, they did have a plan. Jeice and Burter realized that their energy blasts were now being deflected. Most of them were evaded, but a few hit them, bringing them to more pain. Jeice and Burter were tiring out a little. They noticed that Goku, Bardock, and Raditz were only staring at them and it made them anxious that they had not left their positions at all. They were proving only short work of them.

Burter's scouter suddenly turned on. He picked up the call. "What?!" he responded.

It was Ginyu, but was not too pleased with his tone of voice. "The heck, Burter? Is that any way to talk to your captain?!"

He gulped hard and apologized immediately. "No, uh, sorry, Captain. Why are you calling? It's not really a good time right now to be talking to us!"

"I just wanted to know how things are going over there. Have you and King Cold obliterated those Saiyans yet?" Ginyu asked.

"Actually," Burter glanced at their opponents, "not really."

"What? But it shouldn't take you that long."

"Apparently, this is taking us way too long," Burter gulped again. "I hate to admit it, but we're actually in a bind here. You see, these Saiyans got themselves a new ally to join them. They're all doing teamwork at us and it seems they're a lot stronger than they look. My scouter was wrong about them."

"Which ally? Vegeta?"

"No, someone we've never seen before. You see, Captain, they defeated both Recoome and Guldo!"

"What? No way! They did?!"

"Yeah! Jeice and I are taking them on now, but they're strangely keeping up with us."

"Hold on a second. His Majesty…isn't he lending his assistance?"

Burter glanced at King Cold. "No, he's just standing there. He only told us that he'll see whether we'll survive or not. I think he has no interest in helping us whatsoever."

Ginyu had a hard time believing his words. It was apparent King Cold did not care much about the Ginyu Force or any of Frieza's men. It seemed he had other plans in mind, but he just cannot figure out what those were.

Their conversation soon ended.

Ginyu briefly made his way towards the basement where Zarbon, Dodoria, and Appule were guarding the Namekians. They were walking around, making sure the Namekians do not leave their rooms. They were also keeping watch of the seven DragonBalls.

"Hey, you two," Ginyu said to the right-hand men of Frieza. "I contacted my men. Something urgent came up and I have to get over there as fast as I can."

"What's going on?" Dodoria asked.

"I don't need to explain. All you have to know is that the Ginyu Force is calling me, their supreme captain. You two keep an eye on the Namekians," immediately, he left the ship and headed for the battlefield.

After he left, Zarbon and Dodoria then made their way towards the main interior of the ship, where Frieza spent most of his time there. The DragonBalls were glistening under the piercing light from Namek's three suns.

Zarbon raised an eyebrow. He then called Appule and several more of Frieza's men, those who still remained in the ship, and ordered them to follow him. Dodoria was left behind to guard the Namekians.

Zarbon escorted them outside, behind the spaceship. The massive size of the dome-shaped ship casted large shadows from behind, almost swallowing them whole. Zarbon then ordered them to bury the DragonBalls as deep as they can to hide them from potential stealers.

"And hurry up before our enemies come here," Zarbon told them.

"Yes, Sir!" Frieza's men immediately went to work.

"…I'm sensing the Ginyu Force is in grave trouble instead," Zarbon said to himself as he watched the henchmen secured the DragonBalls inside the frail, dying soil of this planet.