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We saw what was going on between Vegeta and Frieza. As well as Shepard and King Cold. But what about the Super Saiyan brothers? Bonded by the death of a family member, will their strength be enough to overcome a Warlord who has prepared his whole life for this encounter? Find out on this chapter of Dragon Ball: BtG!
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Age: December 14, 762
Location: Namek
Both brothers slid back.
"Dammit, he's tough!" Raditz said, taking a deep breath. He found that the Super Saiyan power was less exhaustive than the Kaioken. Even still, keeping up a fight at this insane pace was wearing his reserves down. Goku wasn't doing much better. Cooler had proven he could take as much as he could give. He was more powerful than the brothers, but Goku and Raditz's teamwork and sheer will kept them hanging tough.
Cooler landed on the ground in front of them, cracking the earth beneath him. He slowly approached the pair of Super Saiyans, intent on pure intimidation. His body had a few dents and scrapes and his armor plate that covered his mouth had a crack in it. But other than that, he was in better shape than the brothers.
"We gotta find a way to bust that armor of his up. Everything we hit him with is bouncing right off!" Goku had never been in a fight like this before. His blood was pumping, and the Super Saiyan aura raging throughout him was giving him adrenaline well beyond his limits. But he looked at the Warlord, remembering his son's ruthless death, and it only spurned him further.
"I might have an idea about that, Kakarot. Hm hm hm hm let's see how he likes this. Follow my lead brother." Raditz said as he flew straight at Cooler.
"Try all you want, primates! Your plans are useless to a being like me hahahahahahaha!" Raditz ignored Cooler, coating his fist in yellow energy. He feinted with a kick, turning fully and pulling it back before Goku who was right behind him caught Cooler off guard with a ki-coated fist while at the same time Raditz completed his feint, digging into Cooler's stomach with a ki-coated punch of his own. Blood spilled out from underneath Cooler's faceplate. He was sent speeding away out of control from the force. The Super Saiyan brothers followed closely, Raditz getting above Cooler and smashing him downward with a double axe handle to the back, where Goku got ahead, throwing a vicious kick that planted itself right in Cooler's cheek.
"HAH!" Goku threw his other leg out, catching Cooler in the chest as it sent the Warlord away.
Flipping in the air, Cooler righted himself, his red eyes narrowing dangerously at them both.
"LUCKY SHOT!" Cooler yelled before flying into the brothers, grabbing Goku by the head and pushing it right into his knee. Goku saw stars but before Cooler could continue, he was rocked by another ki-coated fist from Raditz. Goku shook off the pain, joining his brother in the continued assault. Cooler shook off the punch, firing a pair of eyebeams that hit the long-haired Super Saiyan.
"Raditz!" Goku saw his brother falling back, a smoke trail following.
A knee to the stomach had Goku spitting out blood before he was clobbered away. Cooler capitalized, firing a blast that blew Goku back. Cooler barely had a chance to turn his head when his eyes widened.
A singe mark on Raditz's now bare chest was the only evidence of damage when twin pink beams erupted from his hands, smashing into Cooler. It pushed him back hundreds of feet before he threw them off of him.
Goku held his hand out, summoning his Golden Staff. He charged energy throughout it as it began to take on a golden hue.
"OOOWAAAHHHH! EXTEND!"
"Wha-" BAM
"AUGH!" Cooler was flipped end over end, pain reverberating from his jaw before he was nearly impaled in the back. He was pushed into the ground as Raditz hurled a basketball-sized ball of electrified pink energy down at Cooler. The explosion was tremendous as Goku retracted the Golden Staff. They didn't get a chance to relax as moments later, a massive amount of energy blasts sailed towards the heavens, aimed directly at them. They dodged fiercely, some grazing the Super Saiyans before Cooler appeared between the two. They both blocked his attack as he went on the offensive, pushing them back. He was stronger than the pair, overpowering Raditz's defenses and finally connecting with a punch to the jaw, blowing him back. Cooler went to backhand Goku away but he blocked with his weapon, teal eyes glaring into crimson.
"What's a monkey with a puny weapon like that gonna do? YOU THINK THAT PITIFUL ATTACK BEFORE HURT ME?" Reversing momentum, Cooler pulled, bringing Goku in for a bone-crunching headbutt. Goku was dazed, head ringing from the impact, but his experience told him what was coming next as he blocked the knee aiming for his chest with his own.
"Maybe this will!" Goku smirked as Cooler looked to the side, jaw nearly detaching from a haymaker from the recovered Raditz. Cooler flew back, shaking his head.
"I will exterminate you like the cockroaches you are!" Cooler held his hand in the air where a ball of orange energy started to grow in size. But the brothers knew well enough not to react. Goku made his Golden Staff burn with a golden aura as he flashed it towards Cooler.
"I'm not gonna let you fire that!" Goku nearly shouted as he extended the staff without a word.
Cooler was vulnerable but also stunned silent as the Golden Staff pierced his growing Supernova. He growled as nothing happened.
"What a pathetic attempt! I knew Saiyans were dumb, but do you think your stick of a weapon will do anything? Heh heh heh heh heh heh all the more reason to exterminate your kind."
Raditz floated next to Kakarot, slowly smirking. He fought his brother with that weapon enough to know what it was capable of. Too bad Cooler was unaware...
"Hm hm hm hm this should be quite enjoyable to watch," was all the long-haired Super Saiyan said as Goku laughed, but it wasn't joyous. He had first tried this against Shepard and Raditz in the Capsule Saiyan Pod hybrid ship. It was fun back then. Not anymore. He was going to make Cooler suffer for murdering his son!
"Maybe if you paid attention before, you'd notice I wasn't trying to take your blast from you. Let's try this for size bastard! FOR GOHAAAAAAAAAAN! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Goku's aura surged as it went up the length of the Golden Staff at near-light speed!
Cooler didn't anticipate what happened next. He looked up, seeing his Supernova begin to light up with extreme intensity.
"What did you-" Cooler was hit with magnificent force as his blast above him exploded. The light from the explosion could be seen from space as the brothers closed their eyes, shielding themselves from the extreme intensity.
It took quite a few moments for the light to start to dissipate, but it was clear the damage had been done.
"Damn Kakarot! How much power did you put into that?" Raditz saw the massive crater below where the explosion erupted. It had blown the ocean back so far that the ocean bed could be seen. Lightning arced across the planet as it felt the massive shockwave even though the blast was in the air.
"Heh heh heh heh... Not enough." Goku said, narrowing his eyes. He could just make out something, sensing... "There he is." Goku was on the move, Raditz quickly flying behind him. The planet quaked as they closed in where Cooler had landed. He was slowly making his way to his feet, having been blown back several miles away. His faceplate had been blown off. He had blood flowing out of his mouth as he slowly stood, clearly damaged and dazed. One of the horns upon his head had been blown off. There were a few cracks on his armor now as well as heavy surface damage.
Goku observed all of this as he landed. Raditz himself had to admire the damage his brother's attack had done, landing with his arms crossed.
"You're finished. I can tell your body is starting to quit on you. It's only a matter of time before you lose that transformation. And once you do, there will be no hope for you. Leave. Now. You were at your strongest before. You have no chance as you are now. Hmph, you'll always remember that you lost to monkeys. Your pride is shattered. All you have left is empty threats." Goku stared Cooler down, his voice cold.
"Kakarot...We can't let him leave."
"When will you ever learn to give people a second chance, Raditz? Your heart may not desire it. But even now, even after Gohan... I won't give up who I am for revenge. It's not the Turtle way."
"Turtle? Kakarot you nimrod who cares about morals! Look at him! Do you think his morals came into play when he killed your son? Do you think he cared about whether Gohan lived or died from that blast? We kill his ass, here and fucking now. Because he will do it again, and again, AND AGAIN!" Raditz was in Goku's face, but the younger saiyan didn't budge.
"Argh...Stupid monkeys! Y-You've done it now! Now I am pissed! You could kill me and you would rather argue? W-What are you supposed to be? Who are you?" Cooler was pained but also curiously livid for he had never met a Saiyan who wouldn't go for the kill.
"I am the hope of the Universe. I am the answer for all those who cry out for peace. I am the light that guides those who cannot guide themselves! I am truth to those who would corrupt the innocent! An ally to some. And a nightmare to others. Do you wanna guess which one I am to you?" Goku coldly answered, anxious to get the fight underway.
"I'm not hope, nor am I peace. I was destined to never be strong. To amount to anything. Always considered weak, but no more. I have shattered my destiny, and my future starts with destroying you, Cooler!" Raditz said as both he and Goku's golden auras surged high.
"Heh heh heh heh heh... Primates! Always monologuing as if they have some purpose in the Universe. Your purpose is to serve the Arcosians until your feet bleed! Until your energy runs dry! IF I COULD BRING THAT STUPID MONKEY CHILD BACK AND KILL HIM AGAIN, I'D DO IT A THOUSAND TIMES OVER!... You have marred my skin and damaged my muscles and armor, but you will not keep me from my throne monkeys! I WILL LAY WASTE TO THE REST OF YOUR ILK!" Cooler yelled, rage building in his bones as his aura grew stronger.
Goku was trembling in barely contained rage. "You...YOU DON'T GET TO TALK ABOUT GOHAN!" Goku rushed forward, slamming into Cooler and unloading a hellacious Meteor combination on him. Before Goku could finish his final attack, Cooler grabbed his wrist, yanking the Super Saiyan forward and throwing him away, making Goku slide on the ground before he jumped up, kicking back and getting back to his feet. By this time Raditz had engaged Cooler, pushing him back with steady, brutal offense. He slipped under one of Cooler's overthrown punches, turning to throw a kick into his side, but Cooler used an afterimage, moving away just as Goku came to hit him. The brothers stopped short of each other before Cooler suddenly appeared behind Raditz, kicking him in the back before Goku could call out to him. Cooler went to hurl a blast in Raditz's direction but Goku knocked Cooler's wrist aside, making the Warlord miss by mere feet. Raditz recovered as Goku engaged Cooler, coming alongside and adding to Cooler's difficulty. The brothers were pushing him back, putting him on an extreme defensive.
Cooler blocked the pair of punches with both of his arms, a sinister laugh escaping his exposed mouth.
"You thought I was done? Did you think I was not going to recover? I admire your...attempt to beat me, primates!" His tail flashed by like a whip, far faster than Frieza's had. It had an incredibly sharp tip at the end that could skewer either one of the Super Saiyans. It was so fast... that Raditz could only put his hand out in front of him.
"AAAGH!" He yelled out in agony, the tail just missing his face by centimeters, but his hand had paid for it. Cooler left the tail in his hand, gleefully laughing.
"R-RADITZ! YOU MONSTER!" Goku yelled in rage, his aura surging dangerously, making Cooler quit his laughing. Goku turned, mentally calling the Golden Staff he had set back in the ground. It came to him as fast as lightning could strike, completing his turn and viciously smashing it right in Cooler's side.
"AUUGG!" Cooler shouted in agony as blood shot out of his mouth. He was sent flying away stunned, tail forcefully leaving Raditz's hand as he bit down from shouting. He saw his brother go forward, Golden Staff in hand.
"Get his ass, Kakarot!" Raditz said in a pained groan, holding his hand where the hole, which he could see clear through, had nearly cut his hand in half. It would be useless for the rest of this fight. He was glad he was born with two hands instead of one...
Cooler finally righted himself, holding his side. That shot was the strongest one Cooler had felt in many, many years. Not since his Father had he felt this kind of pain. But Cooler was no slouch. Not at all. He had put himself through rigorous training. Pushing himself to limits he thought wasn't possible. He had perfected the 5th transformation, far beyond what his little brother could do. He had learned to sense energy, pushing his mental barriers.
"Great..th-that one hurt." He mumbled to himself more than anything.
"HAAA!" Goku pushed his limits, swinging across his body as Cooler moved back, just missing him. Goku continued to swing, arcing his body across with one strike, just missing Cooler's face. Cooler lashed out with a kick, catching Goku across his block and knocking him back a few dozen feet.
"You and that stupid weapon! Feast on this!" Cooler put both hands out, energy gathering from all fingertips before hundreds of pink energy blasts started flying towards him.
"Hey, what gives?" Goku called out as he started swinging his Golden Staff faster than his eyes could see. Blasts started ricocheting off, some flying miles away and exploding. Some were knocked underneath, over. The water below sloshed everywhere as it exploded into tidal waves. One hit a mountainside, obliterating it.
Raditz channeled energy into his useful hand, knocking several blasts away before having to dodge the onslaught. Explosions littered the area for miles as Goku continued to bat repeatedly fired blasts away. But he was getting a bit tired. One awfully close, grazing his face and making him wince. He didn't notice Cooler had stopped firing, phasing in faster than Goku expected, wrapping his tail around the weapon and forcing it up. Cooler laid into Goku's stomach with a fierce punch, blood spiraling out of Goku's mouth as he was sent away. Cooler followed, slamming a knee into Goku's chest before unloading a barrage. Goku's staff flew away as he was beaten into by Cooler's punches. Every single one hurt as Goku's defenses were crumbling.
"You see primate! Do you see the difference in our power now? You never stood a chance!" Cooler spoke as he grabbed Goku by his blonde hair and began punching him repeatedly in the face. Cooler was enjoying his destruction of the orange-wearing Saiyan so much that he had not heard the roar from below moments ago...
Raditz watched his brother knocking aside hundreds of blasts. And all he could do was watch. His hand had a hole that went from his middle finger to his pinkie. He could see through it. It had been a clean cut, but blood continued to slowly drip. His aura continued to pump gold but was waning. The agony of this fight, combined with the incredible damage to his hand had sapped his energy. Breathing heavily, he looked up as Cooler stopped firing, engaging his brother in a vicious beating.
"N-No! Kakarot!" He looked at his hand, not even able to close it to make a proper fist. 'W-What can I do? D-dammit!' he thought, angry at his uselessness. Racking his brain to get back in the fight, he remembered words spoken from long ago...
He had gotten into another fight in the village with a Saiyan named Spargu. His power level, a mere 346, was not enough to overcome the older, bigger Saiyan, whose power level was 413. He knew he shouldn't have picked a fight with him, but the punk had taken the big fish he had caught at the river next to his village, a quick snack for his mother to make for him when he got home. But Spargu and his gang had jumped him. The other 3 that were with him didn't get involved other than to keep ahold of the fish.
The fight was short, brutal, and definitely in Spargu's favor. Raditz's armor was scratched up. One of his eyes was swollen shut courtesy of an elbow. But more than anything, he had a burn hole, clean through his thigh. He didn't have the power to fly and was limping slowly back toward the village.
'What am I gonna tell Mother? Father will beat me up even more for this defeat!'
He continued to limp under the red sky, pondering how he could even explain away another loss. His pride was beaten even more as he walked past a pair of walking Saiyans, likely on a hunt.
"Hey look at the little brat! Someone sure beat the shit outta him, what ya think Kabage?"
"Serves him right, Bardock's brats are so weak. I would kick his ass even more but I bet ol Bardock will take care a that! Hahahahahaha limp along brat!"
Raditz's face scrunched in anger but grimaced immediately from the pain his face was in. He could only put his head down in shame because he knew the taunts were meant to make him angry. They wanted him to try to fight, but his fight had already been beaten out of him. The pair continued to laugh at him, soon becoming distant and then silent once again. Only the sound of his footsteps and his heavy breathing guided him home.
About an hour later, he finally made it to Bardock's village. Raditz clicked on his scouter, fear creeping up his spine when a power level of 7,900 popped up. His father was home...
Before he could make it to the small hut, the door burst open, Bardock walked out, looking as he saw his son, slowly walking with no fish or any kind of meat. Looking closer, he saw his son limping.
"The hell happened to you? Get in another fight with one of those other brats again?" The elder asked, jolting Raditz out of his thoughts.
Bardock could see the boy clearly battered, though his mind told him that Raditz was stronger than before. He still lost. Which meant he wanted an explanation. Raditz almost walked by, but Bardock caught him by the arm. The boy flinched before he looked up at his father, giving his best glare possible under his current condition.
"So what if I did? They took my food!" Raditz glared at his father, who surprisingly let go of his arm.
"So...you got jumped huh? Good for nothin punks. Can't go work for your own shit so you gotta steal from someone else. Listen brat, sometimes, you gotta suck it up, and get a little dirty. They wanna gang up on you? Take one of them out, immediately."
"They're just too strong!" Raditz whined out before Bardock's face twitched.
"Listen. We all have the same body structure, hmm? So you know where it hurts for you, make it hurt for them. I'm not going to fucking lecture you brat. Now you get to go in there and tell your mother why she has to dig out the reserves we stored away. Go!" Bardock pointed towards the door, no room for argument. Raditz limped as quickly and painfully as he could inside before Bardock kicked his ass like the last 3 times.
"Bardock is someone out there-Raditz...Raditz oh no!" Gine put her chopping knife down, running over to her oldest boy. She touched his face gingerly, but he scoffed and turned away.
"Did you get in a fight with those boys again Raditz?" She gently asked. He looked up in anger, or as angry as he could be with his face in pain.
"They took my meal! What was I supposed to do Mother?" He crossed his arms, continuing to grumble.
"Sure hope Kakarot has more spunk than this little shit," Bardock said as he walked back in.
He and Gine had recently put their youngest, Kakarot in an Incubation Pod. He would be ready in a year to be outside. His power level was incredibly weak, a mere 2. Bardock had been disgusted, but the baby was her pride and joy. She stood and looked at Bardock, angry.
"That wasn't very nice Bardock! Kakarot will grow to be incredibly strong. I bet he will outgrow you in power before he becomes full-grown!"
"Oh, that'll be the fucking day! You know that little punk won't surpass me because he's weak!" Bardock pointed at Raditz as the boy was about to speak.
"Shut up!"
SLAP
"Now you listen here Bardock and listen good! I won't have you speak badly about our sons! I'm proud of both of them. And you need to be as well. Raditz fought and he lost! So what? He'll grow stronger from this and he'll beat them up next time!"
"You said that the last three times and what has that done for him?" Bardock snarled as he held his face, surprised that the woman had hit him so hard. He wouldn't dare strike his mate, even though he really, really wanted to.
Gine shook her head and turned around, picking up the cleaver and going back to her countertop.
"Ugh... I will get stronger and win next time! I swear it!" Raditz clenched his fist, looking his father in the eye as best he could.
"Hmph. I'm going to do you a favor, boy. Remember it, and remember it well. Because I won't do it again."
Bardock walked up to Raditz, getting to a knee.
"Sometimes, you gotta suck it up. And bite down on the pain. Pain is temporary, quitting is forever. Are you a quitter brat? Is my oldest son a quitter?"
"No! I won't quit! I will beat them next-"
One moment he was speaking, the next moment he shouted in agony as Bardock made a ball of energy, driving it slowly into Raditz's thigh where the hole was. The boy let out a scream worthy of the Oozaru's.
"BARDOCK!" Gine yelled, preparing to take the cleaver in her hand and use it on her mate.
"Stay back! Yeah boy, pain is temporary! It will either make you stronger or weaker. Which one is it boy?"
"AGHGHHHHH AAAAHAHHHHAAAAAAAAAH!" Raditz screamed as tears fell down his eyes. He tried pulling away from his father but the man held him steady. Within seconds, Bardock had pulled back, dissipating his energy. The hole was closed shut. It would leave a scar behind, but maybe it would also instill a lesson.
SLAP
Raditz stopped crying as Bardock slapped him across the face. He was breathing heavily as tears continued to fall, looking at his father's scarred, stern face. He grits his teeth as he slows his breathing.
"That's it, brat. Remember it, and when you need it most, you know what to do..."
"You know what to do..."
Raditz grit his teeth, grinding them until they nearly shattered under the pressure. He summoned a ball of energy into his useful hand.
"Well father, here we go. I need it now... NOW!"
Raditz slammed the ball of energy into the hole in his hand. An agonized shout left Raditz's mouth as he felt his hand burn. His skin sizzled under the intense heat, searing and burning. He held his scream in, growling in guttural pain. For a few seconds, he breathed deeply. Looking up, he saw his brother in dire struggle. Remembering what he was fighting for and why, his anger started to overcome the pain.
"I'm c-coming Kakarot, just hang on. Uhh..uhh...uhh...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Raditz roared out as his golden aura surged out of him, strengthening his muscles. He leaped from the ground, traveling at breakneck speed!...
Goku's face had seen better days. Blood was leaking out of one of his eyes and he was pretty sure his nose was broken, if not misaligned. Cooler left him at the end of his hand, admiring his handy work before he started punching him again.
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The next one didn't come as Raditz grabbed Cooler's wrist with his left hand, smashing his right elbow into Cooler's jaw at the same time and knocking him sideways. Goku stayed floating in the air, looking dazed.
"Eyes up Kakarot! Come on!" Goku shook his head, trying to knock the cobwebs loose before he followed his brother.
"Right!"
"Come on bring it!" Cooler excitedly said, charging into the pair as they started phasing everywhere. In one flash Cooler blocked a kick from Goku and a punch from Raditz. In the next, Cooler kneed Raditz in the stomach before Goku smashed Cooler across the face with both hands clasped together. The clash ended as Cooler flipped back, righting himself in the air.
"Heh heh heh heh heh well... I must say, for being a couple of monkeys you sure won't wilt under the pressure... Good... It's a relief to finally unleash all of my power upon you peasants!" Both Super Saiyans rushed in, double-teaming Cooler and forcing the Warlord back. His hand went up, blocking one fist from Goku as Raditz went to kick Cooler in the side, but he caught it with his other hand, laughing as he bashed both together in a tangle of limbs before he threw Goku away. He punched Raditz in the face, knocking him away.
"HAA!" Cooler fired a massive blast at Raditz, who turned around before yelling and diving down, feeling the intense heat of the blast making his back start to sweat. He corkscrewed before landing on the ground and flying back, watching as the ground erupted from the blast. A dome of intense energy resounded around the blast zone as it incinerated every microbe within a mile.
"Blast it!" Cooler didn't have a chance to turn around but instincts saved a headache as he moved his head to dodge a strike from Goku before he nearly upended the Super Saiyan with a knee to the stomach. He grabbed Goku with both hands. Lifting Goku over his head, he was about to break Goku in half, but he didn't see Raditz coming underneath, full-on bodying him and making the Warlord release Goku.
"Constantly interrupting me!" Cooler flew back away from Raditz as the long-haired Super Saiyan recovered, attacking Cooler with tenacity. Cooler was blocking everything and could see Raditz struggling.
"I can see you're losing it, monkey!" Cooler parried one of Raditz's punches, moving in his space and looking to viciously stab him with his elbow horn, but Raditz had been parried by Shepard enough to know what was coming. It saved him from being disemboweled, coming away with a slash across the side of his stomach. Before he could turn back, Cooler smashed the blunt end of his tail into Raditz's back, sending him to the ground, back feeling like it was in his chest.
"Don't you idiots get it? I'm unstoppable! Unlike my pathetic brother, I've honed my body and my mind!" He caught Goku with his mind as the Super Saiyan nearly made it to him from behind.
"As for you, you can join your pathetic son in Hell! Hahahahahahaha!"
"Argggh...darn..you!" Goku fought the hold as hard as he could, trying to override it.
"Yes...try all you want primate. Struggle until you run out of energy. Does being squeezed into primordial paste sound exciting to you? Or how about I flay your skin out and make a wonderful hide out of it?"
'I'm a goner if I don't get out of this!' Goku thought to himself before an idea came about. Cooler brought him closer.
"Should I let you in on a little secret? Heh heh heh heh heh...I was always very, very curious about something. I believe it was you in that pod heading away from that miserable planet Vegeta, wasn't it? Hahahahaha oh yes, I'm quite aware of the little planet you call home. Earth, right?" Goku's eyes widened, stunned at the admission.
"I sent a...scout who reported back to me about the abysmal life on that rock. After I am done with you and your wretched brother, I think I will go to that planet and...raze it. Turn it to ash. Or perhaps I will find out who that whore of a mother is that would breed with you. AND MAKE HER MY NEXT SLAVE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Cooler's maliciousness was unyielding. Goku growled at Cooler but smirked as he did.
"I won't let you take Earth. You should pay more attention to your surroundings Cooler." Goku said, clearly knowing something the Warlord didn't.
"What was-"
"AHH!" Raditz hit Cooler with a massive Kiai from the side. Waiting until the last moment, he put both hands together and forced him away. Goku was released from Cooler's hold.
"I gotta be more careful," Goku said to himself before he followed Raditz.
Cooler righted himself in the air, spit flying from his mouth as he frothed.
"Arrrrrgh! I'm getting sick of you Raditz the Runt! Your little ape of a brother made this personal! Either stand aside, or I will make you suffer endlessly!"
"Heh heh heh heh...That's just it, Cooler. You keep calling me a runt. You never saw it coming, did you bastard? The day that a simple monkey would challenge you. Let alone a pair of brothers. I know what you're trying to do, fool. Think you could separate us? Not a chance! Today you will learn that the sons of Bardock will pay you back in blood for what you've done!"
"My son didn't have to die, but you chose to kill him. And now you threaten my world! I WON'T LET YOU DESTROY MY WORLD!" Goku yelled, phasing faster than both other combatants could detect, nearly shattering Cooler's exposed jaw. His aura pumped harder, surging higher as he chased after Cooler, laying into him with severe shots. He kicked Cooler in the side, making the Warlord spin out of control before he phased in front of him, turning upside down and lashing out with a roundhouse kick. It caught Cooler in the chest, making him hack up spit and cough out as Raditz was already behind him.
"Oh, we're just getting started!" He said coldly, putting his hands on Cooler's back and blasting the Warlord forward before he could turn. Both brothers came together, each getting their share of pummeling Cooler, who could scarcely believe the pain he was in. It ended when he finally caught one of Goku's fists, squeezing it. He ducked under Raditz's kick, taking the younger Super Saiyan and launching him away. At the same time, he lashed out with his foot, catching Raditz in the solar plexus. He spat out blood as he was sent away.
"Uhh.. uhh...uhh...I'm done with you both. Meddling monkeys! Time to die fools!" Cooler flew in after Raditz, nearly bifurcating the former planet trader, barreling into him with his arm. He dragged Raditz through the lightning-filled grayish-green sky, diving down toward the ground. Raditz hit the mountain hard but was sent further down into the newly made crater. Cooler snaked his tail under Raditz's leg and lifted him up, bringing him in front of him, where he struck the Super Saiyan with a vicious sidekick. Raditz was knocked upward but slammed back down into the ground. Cooler lifted him and began to pummel him with rib-shattering punches.
"I hate you both for even having the nerve to resist my power!" Cooler said as he landed another punch to Raditz's chest.
"Aghh...!"
"Now perish like your ancestors before you!" Cooler bellowed out. He reared back before a blue light and a yell caught him off guard.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Goku had charged a Super Kamehameha, throwing his hands forward as the blue energy smashed into the Warlord, making him lose his footing as he was blasted away, losing his hold on Raditz in the process, who desperately flung himself back to avoid the incredible beam of energy.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The energy in Goku's hands increased, but his look of determination turned to one of shock.
"N-No way!" Raditz looked down the beam, seeing a shadow move along. His anger flared as he could see Cooler had somehow not only recovered but was traveling through the beam of energy as if it were water!
"HAAAAAAAAAAA! HELL NO!" Raditz flew back further, charging up energy in both hands. The pink energy was electrified as he flew next to Kakarot.
"See how you like this! WEEKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEND!" Raditz fired both beams, each turning into a pink energy wave that mixed with Goku's.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" They both howled as they noticed Cooler had been slowed down, but not completely.
Cooler felt the intensity the moment the other blast hit. He had made sure his natural body armor could withstand incredibly intense blasts. But even this amount of energy was starting to heat up his armor unnaturally, as he felt himself start to sweat.
"ARRRGGGGGGGHHHHH I'LL GET YOU SAIYANS!" Cooler shouted as he pushed his energy as high as he could in the moment, creating a shield in front of him as he plowed through.
Goku thought about his son Gohan, the grown-up version that he saw in a crazy vision from the old saiyan, the son whose cold body was now flying through space. He thought about the anger Chi-Chi would have at him, and he screamed, the blast doubling in size as he dug deep for more power.
"W-WHAT?" Cooler yelled as his energy barrier cracked.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Goku roared as the tears that left his eyes mixed with the blood, pushing his energy as high as he could.
Raditz's Weekend blast created pinkish lightning that coiled through the blast, hitting Cooler's already damaged barrier, shattering it seconds later as Cooler's body was hit with the full brunt of the Brother's Wave.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH! NOOOOOOOOOO!" Cooler's body armor cracked in several places before he was finally hurled backward. The energy wave was seen flying out into space as the brothers finally relented, breathing heavily with their effort. The air was dense with smoke, but Goku and Raditz could see Cooler, barely but he was there.
"I don't know how much I have left. What about you?" Goku asked his brother.
Raditz shook his head back and forth in exhaustion, the long-haired Super Saiyan feeling the power still flowing through his veins, but he too was starting to falter.
"Ughhhh...Curse...you..!" Cooler's body had serious signs of damage now throughout his body. There were cracks in his shoulder hoops, blood running down his mouth, another horn atop his head missing, and one of his elbow horns had sheared off with blood leaking at the stomp where it had once been.
"You should be thankful... th-that I didn't send my scout to take you, monkey. I got the worthless princess... I should have gone for the hearty soldier's son. Hmph. Doesn't matter... it seems as if I have an urgency to kill you because my brother is dead now."
"Wh-What? You mean?" Raditz directed his senses in the direction Vegeta and Frieza went.
"Heh heh heh heh heh... oh yes... Frieza's pathetic ass didn't have what it took to take on a Super Saiyan. And here I have been beating the shit out of two of you. Come on then I don't have all day! Let's go, primates!"
Goku growled before yelling out, his golden aura coming back to life.
"It ends here Cooler!" Goku went for Cooler's face but the Warlord moved his head just enough, looking to punch Goku in the stomach, but Goku got his knee up to block it before he immediately flew up, kicking Cooler in the jaw. He turned and kicked Cooler in the face with his other foot before flying in and slugging him across the face with another shot. Cooler was sent flying back, shaking his head before being put on the defensive.
Below, Raditz went to a knee. His body was starting to give out. He could feel it. His Super Saiyan aura had glimmered to barely a spark. He was awed at his brother's endurance...
Cooler sidestepped one of Goku's punches before returning one of his own which Goku blocked, holding his other hand to his forearm to hold the massive limb at bay.
"Yes! Let that pitiful fire burn within you! Heh heh heh heh... the death of your son is the least of your worries. Once I'm done with you scum, I'm going to destroy your pathetic brother. And then I will take my revenge on Vegeta for what he's done to Frieza. But that's not all... I am going to find whatever ship your minuscule friends left on and destroy everyone in it!"
Goku was shaking as Cooler spoke, his aura coiling over in waves as he ground his teeth until they almost cracked.
"NO!" Goku yelled, slugging Cooler across the face and driving the Warlord back. Cooler came back with his own punch but Goku ducked below it, sending another punch deep into Cooler's gut, making spit leave his exposed mouth. He held his stomach as he slowly flew back, looking at Goku with hate.
"You don't deserve to rule anyone any longer, Cooler. You're cruel! You'll kill anyone who gets in your way, even the children! No more! You've caused enough damage and you must be stopped! Even if it means you have to die, and THAT, makes me hate you even more! You're beyond reason, and I hate you for making this so difficult!"
Cooler sneered at Goku as the Super Saiyan continued.
"Stop this madness, Cooler! It doesn't have to be like this. You can change, and use your influence to be a positive force in the Universe!" Goku knew that Cooler was beyond forgiveness, but his training, his upbringing, and his overtly kind nature wouldn't allow him to not try!
Cooler laughed coldly at Goku, holding his still pained stomach as the laughing made it hurt.
"A positive force? Heh heh heh heh heh are you daft? Come on monkey look at us! I aim to destroy you, and that rat you call a brother, and you talk down to me like you've won this battle? You haven't won anything, primate!" Cooler was so quick, Goku's body reacted in desperate instinct as Cooler's tail had frosted into an even sharper point within a matter of a couple of seconds, whipping it at the Super Saiyan. Goku got away, but not unscathed as blood shot out of his shoulder. He cried out as he flew back, dodging Cooler's dangerous appendage.
"You see monkey I have plenty of tricks! Stand still!" Cooler whipped his tail past his head again, looking to stab it through Goku's face. The Super Saiyan moved his head as Cooler continued to try again before he changed tactics, going for Goku's body. Goku dodged several before he got caught in his side.
"AHH! Damn it Cooler!" Goku flew down to the ground as Cooler held out his hand, firing blasts at him, he backflipped his way out as the explosions crashed behind him. But Cooler was not dumb, firing ahead of Goku, who somehow turned a backflip into a front flip to dodge one blast that flew in front before another missed one of his shoulders. Corkscrewing away from 2 more, Goku heard the explosions as he felt the heat dance across his skin. He was in the fight of his life as Cooler phased ahead of him, making Goku jump high over him to avoid the outstretched hand of the Warlord. Goku dropped just behind Cooler, grabbing his iced-up tail and attempting to pull the much bigger foe with him, but Cooler planted his feet hard into the ground, throwing his arm back and catching Goku across the back, making the Super Saiyan release his tail. He turned and they began a vicious exchange across the ground, Cooler's arms moving just as fast as Goku's to block the incoming strikes. Cooler overextended with a backhand, allowing Goku to come over it with a sweeping kick, which Cooler blocked before grabbing Goku's before turning and throwing him hard across the ground. Goku bounced on the ground for more than a hundred feet before Cooler phased ahead of him, planting both feet into Goku and driving him a few feet into the formerly grassy terrain. Goku shouted in pain as Cooler jumped off of him, picking the Saiyan up by his neck and sneering at him.
"I've long mastered this form, Goku hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm... You never stood a chance against me, worm! Not in a million years!" Cooler pulled the struggling Super Saiyan into a vicious knee to the stomach, causing Goku to spit out blood before Cooler took off into the sky with him. Goku struggled fiercely but the Warlord's grip was iron-tight.
"I could fly you to space and just let you freeze worm!" Cooler debated internally before he came up with a better idea.
"But I think I would rather see you burn until you're ash, primate!" Cooler released Goku but not before driving both hands together into Goku's back, sending him shooting toward the ground in an out-of-control spin. His body was giving out. He had no fight left in him and he didn't see Cooler with a finger in the air, charging another massive Supernova.
Goku was hurtling wildly towards the unforgiving hard ground, body banged up and bloodied. He had given everything he had, but he just wasn't strong enough. His mind was capable, but his body was screaming in protest.
'G-Gohan...I'm so sorry, son. I wasn't strong enough to avenge you. I gave it everything I had!'
Goku's mind was lost as he went inside himself, remembering his son's lifeless body and the violent way Tien had perished. He envisioned what would happen in the future, with Chi-Chi so angry at him that she would never cook for him again and would leave him. Gohan would never want to fight again or have anything to do with training because of this. It would haunt him for the rest of his life knowing he gained this power through tragedy and sorrow only to lose because of its now dwindling strength.
"Son?"
A voice he had not heard in a few years crept into his thoughts.
"G-Grandpa? Is that...is that you?"
"I...I failed Grandpa. I...my body can't go on any longer."
"Hmm... I could always tell when you were frightened, my boy. But this... This isn't just a normal fight, Goku. This fight will determine your very future. I've never known you to quit, because that is when you have truly lost. I know I taught you this. So don't give up! I love you, Goku. And I am so very proud of you, but you know you have one last thing left to try..."
"Now..."
"WAKE UP!"...
"KAKAROT!" Raditz saw his brother approaching the ground at a fatal speed. He would hit so hard his body may flatten, and Raditz yelled for the 2nd time.
"DAMMIT KAKAROT WAKE UP!" Raditz yelled upwards, flying to intercept his brother. The shout seemingly worked as Goku's energy spiked once again...
"AHH!" Goku's eyes snapped open, angered teal shining through, he turned his head, seeing Raditz flying towards him. He turned his body, holding out his hand as Raditz came closer!
"GOTCHA!" The force of his brother's momentum nearly tore both their shoulder sockets out, but Raditz was smart, rolling into it before turning with Goku in tow!
"FINISH HIM KAKAROT!" Raditz yelled before slinging him as hard as he could, falling towards the ground as he watched his brother skyrocket towards the sky.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Goku yelled as he flew upward, preparing his final attack.
'One final move, for you Gohan. For both of you! I won't let you down!'
Goku saw the massive Supernova in the air, blocking out much of the sky. If it hit Namek, it would crumble. The energy behind it was horrific!
He had one last trick. If this didn't work, they were toast. The stakes were high, but Goku was in his element!
"What's this? Coming back to die so quickly, monkey? THEN HERE! BURN WITH YOUR WASTED RESOLVE!" Cooler yelled, sending his hand down and making the massive ball of energy beeline towards the Super Saiyan!
He stared it down with pure determination, refusing to show fear in the face of absolute obliteration. The gravity of the ball of energy was intense, making Goku feel like he was being pulled towards it.
"I WON'T LET YOU HARM ANOTHER PERSON COOLER! I WON'T LOSE!" Goku reared his right arm back, hoping that his continued training had paid off. It was all or nothing!
"IT'S OVER COOLER!"
"DRAGON FIIIIIIIST!"
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR
The massive, golden, serpentine dragon coiled out of Goku's arm, flying through the air towards its target! Its roar echoed far louder than the Supernova as it shook the planet!
Cooler looked below as his Supernova continued to sail toward the planet before it was stopped in its tracks.
"What? Impossible!" Cooler was shocked as he saw his planet buster suddenly starting to get brighter. First in the middle, before his bomb suddenly turned into a massive firework show as it burst from the inside. Cooler never had a chance to react as the golden dragon flew through the smoke, roaring so loud it nearly burst Cooler's eardrums.
"WHAT THE-!"
It wrapped around his body, preventing the Warlord from moving as the dragon rapidly flew towards him.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR!!
"N-NO! I REFUSE TO BE BEATEN-AUUUCK!" The dragon's speed, combined with its pure, raw energy pierced Cooler's chest, making him cough out massive quantities of blood as pain reverberated throughout his entire being...
Goku's arm had broken again. His hair shifted to black as he fell through the sky, blood leaving his arm and face as he was out of control in a free fall.
Raditz had seen the entire spectacle, leaving his jaw nearly unhinged at the sight of the massive attack. He almost didn't see the tiny dot that was his brother falling from the sky until it was too late. Using his last burst of Super Saiyan energy, he flew up, just able to catch Goku by his torn pant leg. It ripped further but he halted his brother's momentum, slowly bringing him down to the ground.
"That...that was madness Kakarot!" Raditz said as he let Goku fall the last 3 feet to the ground as his Super Saiyan aura subsided. He nearly fell over at the sudden loss of adrenaline and power but he remained standing. His brother however was not in great shape. Goku had burns on a good percentage of his body, and his arm hung awkwardly. His Gi had been nearly destroyed. Only part of his pants remained, still tied by that unyielding blue sash.
The planet quaked under his feet as he tried to gain his bearings, nearly falling on his ass.
"D-Dammit! This planet is falling apart!"
"I-Is..."
Raditz looked down at his brother, whose eyes were glazed over, clearly exhausted from that technique. Raditz went to lift Goku but the Turtle student pushed himself back on the ground in agony, trying to hold his shoulder.
"Oww owwowowowww. Ugh this hurts, b-but I guess there's some good that c-came out of it." Goku breathed out as he silently screamed.
"And just what the hell would that be, Kakarot? Your arm looks like it went toe to toe with Mother's chopper knife!" Raditz lightheartedly joked.
"Heh heh heh heh Mom was a gr-great cook! I...I got t-to try her food when that old Saiyan showed up at my house! I-It was...amazing! I...I miss her. I wish I would have...have gotten the chance to know her." Goku was breathing in and out heavily as Raditz pulled him up to his feet by his other, still somewhat good arm.
"Heh heh heh heh... Remind me to tell you the time when Mother nearly cleaved Father's... I bet he was glad he was so much stronger than her to make her stop because she nearly got his...uhh, well ya know." Raditz's head went back and forth, trying to convey what he was saying.
"She sure s-sounds strong!" Goku tiredly replied before his sharp senses pointed him to the sky, Raditz looking up moments later.
BOOM
The nearly dead carcass of Cooler hit the ground with such force. With no way to protect his body, the Warlord hit flat, spitting out more blood.
"Not in the physical sense, Kakarot. Perhaps we may meet her someday." Raditz said as he lifted into the air.
Raditz and Goku, with Raditz's assistance, flew over to where Cooler lay. Goku grimaced when they looked over the lip of the small crater.
Cooler had reverted to his normal form, with a hole the size of a basketball in his chest. He had gashes throughout his body. The gem atop his head was cracked as were his other natural body armors. His blood littered the ground everywhere in the hole.
"B-Bl-Blasted...mon...Monkeys...you...you got me...COUGH COUGH COUGH-AUCK!" Cooler puked a mass of blood to his side as his breathing became weak. He saw the brothers standing only feet away as clarity filled his vision.
He had lost. And not just lost, but lost BIG. Even after all of his training, he had failed. He had still underestimated the tenacity of the Super Saiyans. If he had taken them seriously from the start, it would've been no contest.
Goku looked down, in shame or denial, Raditz didn't know. But he was feeling pure joy!
"Told you we would get your ass, Cooler. I'm sure your pathetic father will be joining you soon hm hm hm hm hm."
"F-Fools! You're s-so dead. Y-You think he's even try...Trying? Oooh, I w-wish I could be a-alive to see his reaction to...to his son's...death." Cooler spat out forcefully.
"Shepard will beat him. I know he will. As for you, I...I forgive you for what you did."
Cooler's eyes widened at Goku's confession before chuckling weakly.
"Make no mistake, you taught me a valuable lesson. I definitely WON'T forget. Ever. Let's go, R-Raditz. We need to get t-to the others." Goku started to slowly walk away, leaving both Raditz and Cooler stunned.
"Ka...Kakarot! We can't just leave him alive!" Raditz protested.
"Look at him. He's going to bleed out soon. Just...no more." Goku shook his head, clearly done with the argument. Raditz shook in anger, not believing his brother in the slightest.
"Heh heh..COUGH... Heh heh heh... Pathetic. Re-Really! Do-Don't you walk away fr-from me monkey! You...better...COUGH COUGH... Kill me. Like I would... Beg for...mercy like my snot-nosed...brother. Y-you better kill...-"
The sound of a blast snapped Goku's head around. He saw Raditz's hand out, a finger pointed at Cooler's forehead, which was left smoking with a hole in the center. All words ceased from Cooler's lips as he fell back, head hitting the ground lifeless.
There were several silent moments before another quake resounded underneath their feet, but it didn't stop Goku from walking up to Raditz and grabbing him with his good hand.
"You didn't have to do that Raditz! He was defenseless, and beaten!" Goku snapped but Raditz knocked his hand away, scoffing.
"I don't wanna hear it, brother! You heard him! Think he would've stopped coming after us if he somehow survived? His race is highly adaptable Kakarot. Considering he could breathe in space, I left no room for error in what I did. His durability alone should have been the clue that we needed to end him! But your soft ass always wants to beat everyone but not finish it. One of these days Kakarot it will bite you in the ass, and I may not be there to save you. So get your head out of your ass and accept it! I killed for my sake, and our family's!" Raditz loomed over Goku, who trembled in anger before turning away.
"Well, it's about time."
Wow! So Cooler and Frieza are both dead? Crazy that Frieza would die on Namek but if it's true, will there be some backstory to it? You'll have to keep reading to find out! I told you all we were changing the script! Sure there are some stories where Frieza dies on Namek, but don't you want to see how he dies here? No power levels this chapter. We already know how strong everyone is. Until next time!
