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Previously on Part 7: Piccolo finally arrived and started to fight Frieza. It seems like he has the upper hand. Bardock, Fasha and Destiny are silently watching from a distance waiting fo the next loophole to appear.

Part 8

Piccolo and Frieza were fighting so fast they only appeared for a brief moment on certain locations leaving a sonicboom behind. Piccolo was dealing great damage to Frieza's second form. Meanwhile Vegeta was thinking...

"How could that Namekian ever be as strong as Frieza? Back on Earth he got killed by Nappa! How could he even stand a chance against Frieza now?"

Just then Frieza kicked Piccolo down with incredible force causing him to crash and make a huge crater. He rushed towards him but at the last moment Piccolo vanished and kicked him in the back causing him to fall into the crater making it deeper. At the moment they still looked evenly matched.

"Destiny," Fasha asked, "When will the next loophole come around?"

"You'll have to wait a little more, Fasha," he answered, "I see a loophole coming when Frieza transforms again. We can stall him while he's in that form because none of them are a match to him. Then we have a five second window to step back out. If not, the future will be at stake. I highly recommend you not to take this loophole. Bardock can't make his appearance either because Frieza knows him and I am not in a mood to fight. We can take the next loophole. That's when Bardock is expected to make his appearance."

Piccolo rushed towards Frieza but he vanished and kicked him into a hill. Again a huge crater formed. This time Piccolo took his weighted clothing off after he cleared the debris on top of him.

"Hmm," he said with a look of disgust on his face while he cracked his knuckles.

"Well, judging by the impact your clothes made with the ground I would say that you have been holding back. Am I correct to assume this?"

"I don't care what you assume. The real fight starts now."

"Wait, before we start, I have a confession to make."

"What is it?"

"I have been holding back too. I can transform."

"WHAT?"

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh," he chuckled, "Now you're in for a real beating."

Frieza started charging up his energy. His power level was sky-rocketing. His head was becoming longer and a few other changes occured. Piccolo was watching him transform with a hint of fear and surprise in his eyes.

"Destiny," Fasha asked, "When will the next loophole open up?"

"After Frieza transforms into his third form. You will have a chance to step in and stall him but I recommend you not to use it, because you would have a ten second window to step back out. Bardock can't show himself and I am not in the mood to fight."

"Hmm, I guess I will skip this one then," she said.

"Wise choice, Fasha."

Frieza completed his transformation and hispower level reached new heights. Unfortunately for the Z-Warriors those new heights were higher than Piccolo's. Gohan, Krillin and Fasha were watching in horror when Frieza was using his Finger Beam Barrage un Piccolo. He was screaming in pain and Gohan's fear was slowly turning into anger. His anger in his turn was slowly turning into energy.

"GRRRRAAAAAAHH!" Gohan screamed as he rushed upwards. He charged a very powerful attack and fired it at Frieza.

"What the..." Frieza said as he turned surprised seeing the attack make it's way to hit him.

Frieza got struck full in the chest by Gohan's attack but he managed to stop the attack in mid-air. He was struggling with the huge energy ball until he charged his energy and pushed back the energy ball towards Gohan. Gohan was paralyzed with fear and couldn't move. Piccolo seeing this charged a n energy ball to explode Gohan's attack prematurely.

"Are you alright, Mr. Piccolo?" Gohan asked as he was descending with Piccolo.

"Yes, but never do that again."

Meanwhile Frieza was recovering and was slowly floating to the Z-Warriors.

"It seems that this little brat still has some energy left. No worries, all of you are going to die eventually, especially you, Vegeta. You have been such a nuisance all of these years. You are the first ones who have pushed me this far before. Therefore I will give you the privilige of seeing me in my final form."

Frieza started charging his energy and his aura started to crystalize around him and forming some kind of energy cocoon. Meanwhile not too far from there...

"When can I finally show that bastard I'm alive?" Bardock asked impatiently.

"Patience, Bardock," Destiny answered, "You have to wait for your son."

"I can't take this anymore. This is taking way too long. I wanna see my son!"

"If you dare change the future I will personally knock you unconscious," Destiny threatened.

Bardock calmed down and laid on the ground watching the green sky.

"You know," Fasha directed herself to Destinty, "You shouldn't be too hard on him. He's very emotional and it's very frustrating not telling his son about himself and not tearing Frieza apart with his bare hands."

"He must know that above all, the future is way more important."

Back at the battlefield...

Dende was healing Piccolo after he collapsed on the ground. That leaves Vegeta alone with Krillin.

" Earthling," Vegeta said to him, "Listen up, you know that we Saiyans get stronger after recovering from a fatal injury, right?"

"Umm, no."

"Well, now you know. What I want you to do is to blow a hole through my stomach."

"W-w-what?"

"I want you to blow a hole through my stomach. Don't hold back, just do it."

Krillin charged up a beam and he shot it through Vegeta's stomach. He couldn't look and he turned his face away before doing it. Vegeta fell to the ground bleeding through the big gap through his stomach. After a moment he stood up with difficulty and walked over to Dende.

"N-n-namekian. Help m-me."

Dende looked at him with fear still recognizing the murderer of his race. He refused to heal him and he flew back to Gohan and Piccolo.

"C-c-come b-back."

Vegeta spat out some blood and collapsed to the ground...

Gohan saw the whole scene and flew up to Krillin.

"Krillin! What have you done! Why did you kill Vegeta?"

"I didn't kill him. He asked me to."

"What?"

"He asked me to blow a hole through his stomach."

"W-why?"

"It said it would make him stronger if he gets healed."

Gohan realizing it was a matter of seconds rushed back to Dende and Piccolo.

"Dende! Why didn't you heal Vegeta?"

"He murdered my people. Heis evil. I will not heal him."

"He will get stronger if he gets healed."

"We wouldn't want that to happen. Give me one good rea..."

"Frieza is RIGHT THERE transforming into his FINAL FORM! Vegeta is the BEST chance we have against him. Go heal him NOW before he dies."

Dende realizing that Frieza was still there transforming hurried to where Vegeta was laying. He healed him and the hole through his stomach miraclously closed up. All of his injuries vanished. Vegeta woke up and was groaning.

"Uhh, w-what happened?"

"I healed you. We need you to defeat Frieza."

"What did you think I had in MIND when I asked you to heal me?"

"I'm sorry."

"Don't worry. You should be happy I'm sparing your life."

Just then a Death Beam flew past Vegeta and hit Dende killing him instantly. Vegeta immediately raised his guard and looked over to where the purple beam came from. Frieza was standing a few yards away with his arm stretched and his finger pointed at Dende.

"DENDE, NOOOO," Gohan screamed.

Vegeta was staring at Frieza with a mixture of anger and fear on his face.

"Well, that takes care of another Namekian. Now there's only one left. Heh, it's these little moments that give you such a satisfying feeling, you know?"

"Frieza," Vegeta started as he was slowly making his way towards Frieza, "You may think you are the strongest there is, but you don't know that my energy has reached new peaks. New heights that will surely scare you after I tell you this."

"Hmm, what would that be?"

Frieza aimed at Gohan and he fired another Death Beam so fast that no one except Vegeta could follow it. Vegeta rapidly moved behind Gohan and knocked the boy down right on time. The Death Beam passed over him and proceeded to vaporize the nearest hill.

"W-what was that?" Krillin asked.

"That was one of Frieza's attack."

"Woah, it was so fast I couldn't even follow it."

Vegeta was staring at Frieza with a grin. Frieza saw that and just stared back at him with a look that says "only for doing that do you think you're stronger?"

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh."

"What are you laughing at?" Frieza asked Vegeta.

"It's just that I can see the peak of your power while I haven't even warmed up yet. That's right, you're moves are no surprise to me. I have become stronger. I have become more fierce. I have become The LEGEND. I am the LEGENDARY SUPER SAIYAN!"

"Seriously, I don't care about your stupid legend. It's a legend and that's it. Just some stupid story passed down by your ancestors and nothing else. You are going to die and I am going to enjoy this."

"Heh heh heh, we'll see about that."

Vegeta rushed towards Frieza but he vanished. He looked around and spotted him floating in the sky so he charged at him. He was rapidly punching Frieza but he couldn't hit him. Frieza was dodging all the punches by simply moving his head.

"When can we finally step in?" Fasha asked.

"Not long now, Fasha, not long."

"Can I speak to Kageto, please? You have been punishing him for too long."

"Yeah, listen to the lady," Kageto said in his mind.

"Very well, but only because you requested," Destiny said to Fasha.

Kageto felt the control of his body return and he moved his arm and legs to confirm.

"Thank you, Fasha," he said, "You have no idea how that felt. It felt completely helpless."

"You should stop teasing poor Destiny so much. It's not always funny."

"I guess you're right."

"Ya think?" Destiny said in his mind.

"I'm sorry, Destiny, you're my best friend."

"You probably want to watch the fight now."

Kageto turned around and saw Vegeta getting thrown in the water. Frieza stood on a rock and pushed a radius of water away with his energy creating a hole in the lake. He descended and picked Vegeta up.

"Any last words, Vegeta?" he asked.

"I... hate you," Vegeta spat out.

Frieza punched him in the back and Vegeta spat out blood. He punched him some more and threw him upwards followed by a knee in the stomach and ultimately a downward smash. Vegeta was at his limit and he couldn't stand up. Frieza appeared before him and picked him up again. He hit him into a nearby wall and walked towards Vegeta...

Meanwhile at Frieza's spaceship...

The healing pod beeped twice and Goku opened his eyes. They turned white and Goku blasted his way out of the pod. His blast continued and pierced the ship's hull. He flew out of the ship at max speed leaving a residue of his energy behind.

Frieza walked over to Vegeta and pointed his finger at his chest.

"It has been nice know ing you, Vegeta."

"K-Kakarot will k-kill you. H-he will make a-an end to your life."

"Well, whoever this Kakarot is, he is not here, isn't he? You will die before he gets here; that is IF he gets here. No one is stronger than me."

Frieza now directed his finger at his face and he grinned.

"Goodbye, Vegeta. Oh, when you get to hell, please tell your father I said hi."

A sudden burst of energy caused a shockwave around them. A bright flash of light blinded everyone as Goku made his appearance on the battlefield...

"It's time..." Kageto said calmly, "Let's go."

Kageto, Bardock and Fasha made their way to the battlefield and landed behind Goku. Frieza turned away from Vegeta.

"Who are you?" he asked.

Goku walked over to Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin who were standing not too far away.

"G-Goku, you're healed," Krillin said to him.

"Daaaadd," Gohan screamed.

"Piccolo, please take care of Gohan."

"So I should actually continue what I have already been doing, huh?"

"Pretty much."

"Who are you?" Frieza asked Goku not noticing Bardock.

"My name is Goku and I am a Saiyan from Earth. I have come to stop your evil ways once and for all."

"Well, if it isn't another monkey. You came to die too just like your precious Prince? I killed your entire race a few decades ago."

"It seems that you didn't succeed. I'm still alive and so is Vegeta..."

Goku got cut off here by Kageto telling him not to refer to him and his crew. Even though they were standing right behind him, Frieza's attention was directed to Goku.

"Well, I should kill you then."

"I dare you to try."

"Hmm, this Saiyan looks familiar... Oh, it can't be! He looks just like that Saiyan who dared to defy me all those years ago. How did this one ever survive? He said he was from Earth so that means he was sent there to destroy the native race. He looks so much like him..."

Bardock who was reading Frieza's mind sensed fear in Frieza's thoughts and realized that this was the moment he has been waiting for.

"We meet again Frieza." Bardock said as he stepped in front of Goku.

"W-w-what? Y-y-you! Why are you still alive? I-I-I killed you!"

"On the contrary, you made me stronger. I see you have met my son, Kakarot."

"S-s-son?" Vegeta said with some difficulty.

"W-what? That explains it... B-but I killed you!"

"What you did was send me back in time. Guess who I met there. That's right, I met your ancestor. You know who I'm talking about. Your ancestor started this Legend that you fear the most. The ancestor that I killed. Before he died he told the ones near him about a powerful Saiyan defeating him. That Saiyan was me. You can already guess where this is going."

"I am stronger than my ancestor. I can defeat you easily."

"Oh, this is not my fight. My son will put an end to your tyranny, right, Kakarot?"

"You're MY FATHER?"

"Yes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you. If I would have told you this another time that isn't now, it would have affected the future."

"Does that mean that Turles is my brother too?"

"No, Turles just happens to be a Saiyan that looks like us."

"Wow, this is amazing, I didn't know I even had a father."

"Ok," Kageto interrupted, "Family time is over. Kakarot, you have to fight Frieza. Bardock, you can help him if you want, I know I will too. Fasha, it's your choice. This is the loophole we have been waiting for. Let's take full advantage of it."

"Heh, heh, heh." Vegeta laughed, "You don't stand a chance against them, Frieza. Especially Kakarot and that other one who looks like him. They have become what you fear the most. They are the LEGENDARY SUPER SAIY...AAAH."

Frieza pointed his Death Beam right through Vegeta's heart.

"Over and over again with that same stupid legend. That was the last straw, Vegeta."

"Vegeta, NOOOOOOO," Goku and Kageto said in unison.

Kageto enfuriated rushed with incredible power towards Frieza and hit him with a bone-shattering uppercut. He reappeared behind him, grabbed his head and hit him in the back. He then grabbed his tail and executed a Dragonthrow, spinning and spinning him faster and faster. He let go and Frieza was hurled down at an incredible speed. He crashed into a mountain and the entire thing collapsed on him.

"ULTIMATE GALICK...CANNON!"

Kageto fired a huge purple blast towards the mountain. The surrounding area was already starting to incinerate before the blast even reached the mountain. Disaster struck when the blast touched down and a white blinding light proceeded to destroy everything within a mile radius. Goku lifted Vegeta up and flew away along with Piccolo, Krillin and Gohan. The others knew that Kageto's blast wouldn't hurt them and they stood still.

"Come on, let's go!" Gohan screamed.

"We'll be fine," Fasha answered, "It won't hurt us. YOU get away as fast as you can."

After a few moments the white light vanished. There was a huge crater that was slowly filling up with water but lava was coming out from underneath. A big steam cloud was slowly developing around the crater. Frieza was slowly rising from the crater and ascended above the cloud. Kageto ascended too and watched Frieza straight in the face.

"H-How did you manage to launch that powerful attack? H-h-how could you be so strong?"

"It's none of your business. I'm out of here."

"I'll kill you!"

Frieza rushed towards Kageto as he turned his back to him. As Frieza got ready to attack, Kageto did a backflip and kicked Frieza in the face causing him to fall down. He landed in the water but recovered quickly. When he resurfaced, Kageto was long gone.

"Come out, you filthy monkey!"

Kageto appeared behind Goku who just finished burying Vegeta's lifeless body in the ground.

"Your turn, Kakarot. Avenge Vegeta, please."

"You didn't kill Frieza?"

"No, he can only be defeated by you."

"Ok, I'll fight him."

"I knew you would. Grab my shoulder."

Kageto used the Instant Transmission to drop Goku off on the battlefield and then he disappeared. He reappeared next to Bardock and startled him.

"It's done."

"I really appreciate what you did for me, Kageto. I feel much better now after telling my son."

"I didn't do anything, remember? You kind of felt the moment has come and took the matter in your own hands. I'm so proud of you and I'm sure Destiny feels the same way."

"It's just... I can't explain it, Kageto. I have grown to care for my son after that whole incident at Planet Vegeta."

"I understand. the same thing has happened to me and Vegeta. He's not like Kakarot but I think I can change him."

"Vegeta is dead. How can you change him?"

"I'm starting to wonder if you're lazy, Bardock. Don't you know that they'll use the Dragon Balls on Earth to revive everyone? After that they'll use these Balls to transport everyone to Earth except Kakarot and Frieza. I'm really starting to think that you have been given those psychic powers for nothing, you know? You don't even use them when you REALLY need to use them."

"It's just that I don't want to think right now. I'm going back to the ship."

Bardock charged up his ki and flew away. In the distance an explosion could be heard from the fight between Goku and Frieza.

"Hmm, I really should start planning ahead now that I have the chance. I haven't looked in the future for some time now."

Kageto concentrated and connected to time. He watched images of the future pass through his mind. He heard conversations and saw random stuff. He concentrated on Goku, Vegeta and the rest of the Z-Fighters and he saw how they were transported to Earth. He saw the destruction of Planet Namek and the escape of Goku. He saw Porunga being summoned and Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu being revived. Then he saw Frieza get reconstructed into a cyborg by his father's scientists and succesfully revived. They headed to Earth and landed on a wasteland but then Kageto's mind went blank and a massive headache welled up. It kept getting worse until he collapsed on the ground groaning in pain while clutching his head. The pain was so intense that Kageto passed out.

End of Part 8

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