Chapter 6: The End of Beat?

In the skies of Earth, during Goku's and Beat's fight, 4 people were flying as fast as they could to the scene.

"So who do you suppose Goku is fighting?" Yamcha asked.

"I don't know." Tien admitted. "All I know is he's powerful."

"I hope Goku is able to beat him." Krillin said.

"He will." Chaotzu said confidently.

"I hope you're right." Tien said seriously, as they continued flying.

Back with Goku and Beat, the two were still locked in a heavy melee contest, as Vegeta, Supreme Kai, Videl, Gohan, and Piccolo watched.

"I have to say," Goku said to his adversary, all while attacking and blocking. "You're a lot stronger than I thought."

"You too." Beat said, his voice full of admiration. "I'm shocked that you are this powerful. But it won't be enough."

The two continued in their melee fight, and they eventually grabbed each others hands. They then began kicking each other viciously.

"This is some fight." Videl said, her voice full of awe.

Gohan agreed. "Just watch, dad is going to beat him."

The two Saiyans continued kicking, while they both charged up Ki attacks in their hands.

"What's that glowing by their hands?" Videl asked, pointing upwards.

Piccolo looked, and then gasped. "Goku!" He shouted. "He's going to use a Ki attack that you can't dodge! Back up!"

Goku didn't hear, but he continued kicking Beat. The two fired their Ki attacks out of their hands, which knocked Beat back through a mountain, and Goku back through one.

"Super Kaio-Ken!" Goku shouted, powering up and speeding at Beat, who couldn't react in time. Goku punched Beat up, then uppercutted him into the air, and then teleported above him and punched him to the ground.

"I'll let you leave if you promise to leave our planet, and never return!" Goku said, offering Beat a chance.

Beat said nothing, but suddenly teleported behind Goku and attempted to punch him. "Never!" He shouted, as he struck. Goku simply blocked the attack, and then punched Beat in the stomach with all his strength, making Beat cough up blood. Goku then grabbed his arm and threw him to the ground.

"This is your last chance." He said, as Beat struggled to his feet. "Leave this planet, and never return!"

Vegeta and the others watched. What is Kakarot doing!? Vegeta wondered. He and Beat are just standing there! Then he realized what was happening. Kakarot you fool! You're kindness will be the death of all of us! He put his hands out in front of him. "Galick Gun!" He fired his attack to the other's horror.

"So what do you say?" Goku asked. "Will you—"

Before he could finish speaking, Vegeta's Galick Gun hit Beat with full force, causing an explosion that knocked Goku down. When the smoke cleared, there was no sign of Beat!

"Where'd he go!?" Goku asked, trying to sense out his energy. It was no use though: There was no sign of Beat's life source anywhere. "Vegeta!" Goku turned angrily toward Vegeta, who was running up with the others. "What was that for!? There was no need for you to do that!"

"Rubbish Kakarot!" Vegeta snapped. "You were about to let him go free! That would have been the death of all of us! I only did what you should of from the start!"

"But he was leaving!" Goku shouted angrily. "There was no need for you to kill him!"

"Your kindness would have killed all of us Kakarot!" Vegeta shouted right back. "You don't know the Black Skull like I do! It's kill or be killed for them, and so far it's only been kill!"

"But he was leaving Vegeta!" Goku shouted. "He may have become a good guy like you when I let you go away!"

"That's completely different Kakarot!" Vegeta angrily retorted.

"Wow…how long will this last?" Videl whispered to the others.

"Knowing Goku and Vegeta, I'll be surprised if they don't start fighting." Piccolo stated.

Up in the air: The rest of the Z Fighters had arrived, and was watching the events down below.

"What's up with Vegeta?" Krillin asked. "He doesn't look happy."

"Doesn't sound happy either." Yamcha agreed. "We should probably stay up here, at least for now."

"I agree." Tien nodded.

"You don't know the Black Skull Kakarot!" Vegeta shouted. "I do! I used to be their leader!"

"You…you were their leader!?" Goku asked in disbelief.

Vegeta nodded. "Yes, when I was working for Frieza. We considered Frieza to be an enemy, so we all pretended to work for him, waiting for the right moment to strike. I was the leader, and Nappa was the second in command. When Nappa and I went to the planet before we went to Earth, we started fighting with the Black Skulls, and we were removed. We then went to Earth to get the Dragon Balls so we can beat not only Frieza, but the Black Skulls. And then you defeated us."

"You were going to destroy the planet!" Goku shouted.

"Because this planet was useless to me at the time!" Vegeta snapped back angrily. "After defeated me, I recovered and went to Namek to get the Dragon Balls there. Imagine my anger when not only Frieza was there, but your son was there looking for them. I had to force myself to join him to defeat Frieza, and even then we failed. You were the one who defeated him, weakened him for my son to kill. Your son did more damage on Frieza than I did! Then, while we were fighting Majin Buu, I realized it. I was fighting for myself, fighting for nothing but myself; while you fought for everyone except yourself. This was made painfully clear by the Namek before I killed myself trying to destroy Buu."

Goku listened as Vegeta continued talking.

"Because of you, I learned that there were things better than just fighting. Things to care about. Things to…you know. That made me a better man, but Beat: That won't happen to him!"

"Why not!?" Goku asked.

That made Vegeta really angry. "Have you not been listening to what I've been saying Kakarot!?" He angrily shouted. "This is how the Black Skull work: Kill or be killed. You kill one of them, 10 take their place. You spare one, they bring the entire army against you. Not attacking you, but attacking your loved ones. You may not care putting your loved ones in danger Kakarot, but I will not let the Black Skull touch my family!"

Everyone was surprised by Vegeta's outbreak.

Vegeta… Gohan thought in wonder.

Vegeta turned around. "I killed Beat, knowing that if he lived, he's attack all of our loved ones Kakarot." He said quietly. "I couldn't risk that. This planet is in danger as it is." He then turned to Goku. "But know this Kakarot!" You could clearly see fire in his eyes. "If the Black Skull attack your loved ones, you'll be the one protecting them. Not me!" With that, he flew off.

The Z Fighters watched in shock as Vegeta flew off.

"What was that about?" Krillin asked. Then he saw Goku, and forgot about Vegeta. "Hey look guys, there's Goku!" They quickly levitated down to the ground. "Goku!" Krillin shouted, running to him happily.

Goku turned to him. "Hey guys!" He was happy to see his friends.

After a couple minutes of talking, in which Goku explained what had happened with Beat, Goku interrupted the Supreme Kai.

"Man, I'm starved!" He exclaimed, making everyone laugh. "Why don't we go to Master Roshi's for some food, and then go see Chi-Chi?"

Everyone agreed it was a good idea. "I'll go tell mom you're coming home!" Gohan exclaimed.

"I'll go with you." Piccolo said, to Gohan's surprise. "I'd rather not see Master Roshi right now. Besides, you may need some help talking to your mom."

Gohan laughed nervously. "Oh yeah, sure."

"Then it's settled!" Goku said. "You two go tell Chi-Chi that we'll be there tomorrow morning, while the rest of us will go see Master Roshi."

"See you then!" Gohan exclaimed, as he and Piccolo took to the skies.

Beat has been defeated, and Vegeta struck the blow that destroyed him! However, it appears he and Goku aren't on the friendliest terms now. This may cause a slight problem. But on the bright side: The Z Fighters have reunited with Goku! But what will happen now? Is Beat really dead? It's almost too good to be true! And what will happen when the Black Skull find out? Find out next time, on Dragon Ball Z!

A/N: Chapter 6 completed! I had a lot of trouble writing this, mainly with Vegeta's backstory. But it's done! So, I decided to give Vegeta a bigger role with the Black Skull, which would explain a lot of stuff. So, Super Kaio-Ken: Loved that move! So…that's just about it for now. Don't worry, things will start picking up soon.