Hello everyone!! Glad to be back with another action-filled, bombshell-dropping chapter. The next few are going to be eye-openers for sure and I hope you guys are ready for it! I want to thank you all for favoriting and following my story. 100 favorites! Makes it worth continuing to put this story together. For sure. Anyway, this chapter has it all, including a nice end cap that could lead to further chaos!
Frieza is on the offensive, but help is on the way! Can the others make it in time? Will they be enough to cull the Tyrant known as Frieza? And what of our space-faring stranger that continues to mingle and mix it up with the residents of the Universe? Will he have some kind of importance to what's happening with our heroes? Find out on this next chapter of Dragon Ball: BtG!
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TheHiddenLettuce: Thanks for your review! Miss seeing you around. Yeah Nappa bit it for nothing, didn't he? This won't be the last time you see him, but it is unfortunately the last time you will see him 'alive' so to speak. You have to understand, Nappa is decades older than the other Saiyans. He's more closer to the age Bardock or King Vegeta should have been. You will see in this chapter that his end is not here yet, but as far as the living plane goes, he's done. He went out a warrior. Even if he didn't kill Frieza, he went out on his terms. This won't be the last interaction between Nappa and Vegeta. I'll take care of it my friend. Enjoy this chapter :D!
Age: December 14, 762
Location: Otherworld
The ghosts were plotting along like usual. It was another boring day for the giant King Yemma as he continued to sort out souls to their destined locations. It was then a rowdy ghost came into the building.
"Ahh...Finally!" King Yemma waved his hand and the ghost started to take shape.
It grew into a near 7 foot tall bald Saiyan giant.
"U-Uhhh... W-W-Where the? This the afterlife or somethin?" Nappa looked around, seeing the smaller Ogres encircling him for some unknown reason. But his eyes looked up, and up. And further up as he saw a giant pink-colored man behind a massive wooden desk with a horned hat eyeing him down.
"Nappa, son of Lottus and Elery. Fifty-four years of life, billions of deaths. Do I even need to tell you where you are going, boy?" King Yemma was happy for once. To get rid of pure evil such as this was always a nicety. And he would joyously do it.
Nappa smugly smirked at the King. He wasn't bothered. He may not have signed anything, but the Saiyan knew damn well what he was doing.
"Yeah. And? You act like I was mind controlled and need second guessing or somethin?" Nappa could now remember his final memories in life. What he did. What he became. In those final moments. Becoming pure energy. He wanted to obliterate Frieza.
"Hey uhh, is Frieza dead?" Nappa asked.
"First, no. You killed yourself for nothing, except to save Prince Vegeta's life, for the moment. Second, I would not be worrying about that anymore with where you're going!"
"Oh, and you think I'm supposed to be scared of Hell or somethin? Well, let me tell ya. Being under the servitude of Frieza and the Planet Trade for a chunk of my life certainly didn't help. But I know what I am. I'm a Saiyan warrior! So whatever ya got, yer not scarin me, punk!" Nappa smirked as King Yemma growled.
"Well, I will make this quick. Nappa, I-"
"HOLD IT!"
The doors burst open with a few soul clouds dispersed for a few moments.
Nappa recognized that voice. One he had not heard for many years.
"K-King Vegeta!" Nappa immediately bowed to a knee in respect to the Saiyan King.
"Oh for the love of...Why would you be here Vegeta? Shouldn't you be watching the events on Namek?"
"I was. However, Bardock mentioned that he had a vision of Nappa disappearing in a flash of white. He assumed Nappa would die and he was right. I am here to offer amnesty to my fellow Saiyan warrior. He... He saved my son and fulfilled his duties to the throne. It is only right that I take him under my direct supervision."
"Oh don't even think about it Vegeta. You know the damn rules! The only reason you and Bardock were given ANY kind of leeway is because you both swore that you would handle the problems that would arise in Otherworld and so far, you both have performed exemplary work. BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO REQUEST ANYTHING!"
The former Saiyan King took a breath through his nostrils, calming his regal mind.
"King Yemma... I humbly swear to you under my very soul that I will keep Nappa on a tight leash. He will not cause problems so long as you allow me to have him trained. From one King to another. If one of your very ogres needed rescuing, would you not do for them?" The Saiyan King asked.
"Hmmmmm... You bring forward a very compelling argument. But it's also lousy. My ogres have not committed genocide on multiple planets, or tortured endless souls. Some of which for his amusement I might add."
"Guilty."
"Shut your damn mouth. And stand on your feet like a Saiyan warrior. I may have been your King in life, but I am but a mere foot soldier in this dimension. So RISE!" King Vegeta silenced the General who now stood, shocked at the humbleness of his...former King.
"I understand the crimes are heavy. But I place my honor before you, King Yemma. I ask this because Bardock himself has mentioned that Nappa's influence is not yet drawn out."
"You are saying Bardock had a vision of all of this?"
"Indeed I am, King. I assure you, as a former King to my people, that I will keep Nappa in line. Please grant him this, you have my word that it won't be regretted." King Vegeta bowed his head forward.
"Interesting. You would allow this mongrel to possibly pollute Otherworld? Hm hm hm hm hm well then. It seems that Shepard has rubbed off on you, Vegeta the Third. I will allow this, ONLY! And I repeat, ONLY, if you will put your very soul on the line much as Shepard did for you both years prior. If Nappa screws this up, BOTH OF YOU WILL BE SENTENCED FOR REINCARNATION! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"
"I understand perfectly King Yemma. And I thank you for granting my request."
"W-What the... What the heck just happened?"
"You may go. NOW STOP HOLDING UP MY LINE!" King Yemma yelled.
King Vegeta bowed forward before turning on his heel. He still wore his cape in the Afterlife. Even if Bardock ridiculed him and may have even had a point that it got in the way of their battles, he cherished this cape. His father had worn it, and so had his father before him. He wished he could have passed it on to his son...
"Wh-...Am I not goin to Hell? And how could you know that damn clown Shepard?" Nappa asked as he followed King Vegeta outside, passing the many ghostly apparitions that continued to trudge along.
"I have been dead for many years Nappa. How do you think I was able to defy Hell? Another Saiyan was responsible for our salvation. I gave my life for my people to see that it got done. Shepard was his name. He had Bardock and myself pardoned from Hell to begin our training. You will not be going through that same training. You are far too...impure to handle such delicate, refined work!"
"Im-Impure? Hey, I've gotten a helluva lot stronger than I used to be!"
"Ha! Compared to me, you are pathetic. I couldn't even properly train you right now. I may accidentally kill you." King Vegeta said. They had taken off into the air, and Nappa noticed he was having a hard time keeping up.
"Impossible!"
"Do you really want to try me?" King Vegeta asked as he slowed down. Nappa could sense energy now. He could tell that the King was hiding quite a lot of power.
"I'll warn you now. If you decide to do this, I could very well kill you." The King was absolutely serious. He and Bardock had been training for decades. Decades. They had discovered more about themselves through battle in death than they ever did in life. They had pushed themselves to achieve more power than they could have ever imagined. Except it was no longer mere imagination.
"I'm already dead Vegeta. Ha ha hah hah what more could you do to me?" Nappa looked at Vegeta as the King slowly shook his head.
"Death is not the worst thing that could happen to you, but that will wait for later. I will show you something now. Just this one time. We don't have long. Bardock is expecting us. So pay attention, Nappa. What I am about to show you was not created through desire, but need. What kind of need you may ask? That will be for you to figure out for yourself hm hm hm hm hm hm." King Vegeta snickered as he started to let his power rise.
"Aghh-Whoa!" Nappa was blown back a hundred feet, shielding his eyes as King Vegeta let out a mighty roar.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...GRRRRRAAAAAAAAHH!"
Nappa could only look on in bewilderment as the aura of King Vegeta grew so intense, his power spiking massively, he could barely look into the powerful golden aura that started to come forth...
Location: Frieza planet 268
The matter with Avoca had been handled. It was surprising, but he hoped they would be better off for it. For now, he stood atop a massive domed building, eyeing the skyline and the air traffic. The planet was still a beautiful shell of its former self, even if the Planet Trade had degraded it somewhat. A planet with only one massive city for land, surrounded by clean, fresh purple water. He was waiting for something, judging by the way he had his arms crossed and his eyes narrowed slightly, the time was approaching. He looked at his watch, noticing that it wasn't attuned to this planet's cycle of time.
"I need a fuckin drink." WOOSH...
He found a hole in the wall on ground level. He knew because he could smell alcohol, puke, and maybe regret and sorrow just outside the entrance. He opened the door with a finger, noticing there were several different Planet Trade members and other patrons. The natural species on this planet had long been driven to extinction, so there were a host of different aliens. He noticed a trio of men and a woman remarkably similar to Recoome's species. He also noticed a Brench female who sat at the bar. Another Planet Trader was hitting on her, and he could tell she was not at all pleased.
He made his way through the small standing crowd, not the least bit intimidated by the various snarls and screeches that echoed in his ear. He had to lightly move one drunken man, a blue-colored alien who might have had too much to drink. Finally making it to the bar, he took a seat next to the Brench female on the other side. He didn't pay attention as the Planet Trader put his arm around her shoulder, nor did he care when the Planet Trader went to lick the woman's ear. No, his patience snapped when he went to grab her out of her chair with force.
"Is all that necessary?" He asked, causing the Planet Trader to snarl at him in anger.
"Don't worry bout it punk! Let's go, bitch!" The Planet Trader went to drag the woman out of her chair before the man stood up.
"I told you to piss off you piece of-"
The man snapped his fingers. And chaos was born. He easily overpowered the Planet Trader's mental shields, penetrating deeply into his core. He manipulated the very cells in the soldier, causing them to begin to metabolize at an extremely fast rate until...
The Planet Trader's body turned into a bloody paste, splashing over the bar, the woman, and the bartender who was in the process of coming over to see what the problem was. The Brench woman screamed bloody horror as she was coated in blood. The man put his hand down, mad that he had gotten his hooded trench coat so bloody. He was lucky he had another on standby.
"Uhhh, so much for that damn drink." Was all the man said before the other Planet Traders surrounded him.
"W-What you do to Lemix?" One of them demanded, holding out his arm cannon where yellow sparks began to come through.
The man ignored them all even as he was surrounded by 5 soldiers all ready to kill him. He dug into one of his pockets, ignoring the fact that the rest of the Planet Traders were on edge.
"You'll submit for questioning and charges! NOW!" Another one yelled. But even still, the man finally found what he was looking for, holding a blue and yellow item in his hand.
"Not sorry about your friend. You'd be wise to back up." He finally noticed the poor Brench woman who was drowned in blood.
"I am sorry about your situation. Perhaps you should train your body so that jackasses like these don't keep hitting on you with no care for risks to their own being."
"HEY!" The Planet Trader front and center called out.
"DO YOU NOT HEAR ME? I SAID-"
WOOSH
Location: Namek
Vegeta's arm was broken. One of his eyes was swollen shut, and his leg felt useless. With over a dozen holes in it from various Death Beams, he was thoroughly thrashed now.
"AGHHHH!" Yamcha flew overhead uncontrollably, slamming into a rock formation.
"DESTRUCTO DISK BARRAGE!" Krillin yelled out as he fired over a dozen different disks. Frieza used his eye beams to destroy them all, blitzing quickly to Krillin and punching him in the gut, knocking Krillin out of the Kaioken and making the monk puke blood as he fell on his stomach.
"YAHHHHHHH!" Gohan rushed in, swinging his sword at Frieza who backhanded one strike away and kicked the boy hard in the stomach, making him bounce along the ground.
"You have all bored me. Even those pesky monkeys put up a better fight than you gnats!"
"FOUR WITCHES!" Tien shouted out as he rushed Frieza, who casually moved backward and dodged effortlessly before he palmed Tien hard in the chin and then nearly plunged his fist through the Triclop's stomach. Tien hacked a ton of blood as he was then axe handled in the back and sent careening away.
Frieza ducked his head as Orn swung his arm backward.
"HAA-AUCK!" Orn went to swing again before he was impaled by Frieza's tail.
"Now what was that suppose to do I wonder hm hm hm hm hm."
"I...I.." Orn could barely speak, but he was a warrior, and would not bend his knee to anyone!
"What was that, slug?" Frieza drove his tail further into Orn, who spat out a wad of blood.
"I didn't hear you, what was-"
Orn swiped desperately, clawing at Frieza's eyes. Frieza's howl of rage could be heard as Orn's claws dug into one eye. He slashed across, sending the Tyrant's blood across the ground.
"AGHHHH THAT DOES IT!" Frieza's agony turned into vitriol rage as he pulled his tail out, turning and swiping his arm across Orn. Everyone conscious watched as Orn's body split in two, sending blood everywhere. The once prideful Orn lay in two on the ground, hacking blood. His regeneration was working overtime but Frieza would not allow it...
Piccolo was almost fully recovered. He had watched his teammates, and his enemies both fall to this monster. He saw Orn, one of the younger, but braver Namekian warriors give it his all, but it was for naught. Anger coursed through his body at seeing the young Namekian fall. But what happened next made Piccolo lose nearly all sense or reason. Frieza stomped hard on Orn's chest, driving his foot through the Namekian's body.
"O-ORRRRRRRRRRN! FRIIEEEEEZZZAAA!" Piccolo charged his aura immensely, phasing in and smashing Frieza in the face with both hands interlocked, sending the Tyrant a good distance away.
"F-Fa-Father? I-I..."
"Don't talk anymore Orn. You're not alone, child." Piccolo couldn't describe the overwhelming feeling of grief, pain, and sorrow that flowed through his body. He watched as Orn's regeneration started to wilt. His eyes were looking far away in a daze as tears left Piccolo's eyes. He rubbed Orn's smooth but bloodied face as he continued to weep. He didn't think Guru would have so much control over his emotions, but he couldn't help it. A switch had flipped in Piccolo's head. He knew what he needed to do...
Vegeta felt anger, and utter failure at his inability to protect his potential protege. He had seen promise in Orn. To see that Frieza had taken something else from him reignited his fighting spirit. Even though he was battered. Even with only one usable leg to stand on, he stood.
"H-He's a monster," Gohan said as he picked up his sword. The boy had seen so much on the battlefield for one so young. Tears left his eyes as he watched Orn's body begin to glow.
"I'll take care of you, son. You don't have to feel any more pain. I'm so sorry, Orn. Rest now, child. Rest.." Piccolo's aura grew stronger as he watched Orn's body begin to fade away, fading into his essence once more. Rocks flew in all directions as the whirlwind from the namekian's aura grew brighter.
The glow started to dissipate after a few seconds, and everyone could feel the power rolling in waves from the restrengthened namekian, who stood tall.
Frieza landed back on the battlefield, rubbing his jaw.
"That hurt, slug. Didn't I already kill you hm hm hm hm I'll make sure it's for good this time."
Piccolo looked at him with rage. Pure enraged fury.
But Vegeta charged ahead first.
"YOU BASTARD!" Vegeta swung at Frieza, who phased away and kicked Vegeta in the back of the head, sending him busting through the ground.
"Now now, prince. Give me one moment and I will be back for you." Frieza paid the laid-out Prince no mind as he turned to look at his adversaries. For some reason, he felt as if the Namekian might be the biggest threat here, so he aimed his finger at him and fired.
Piccolo took it without a thought. It exploded off of his chest without so much as a scuff mark left behind.
"Oh?" Frieza was surprised. He looked on with curiosity as the Namekian slowly walked towards him.
"You have come to this planet for no other reason than to fulfill your greedy little goals. You have no respect for anyone. Not even yourself. You dared to come here and harm my children after everything I've done to save our planet?" Piccolo's rage began to overflow as his aura grew larger, the ground now cracking under every step.
"You think you can come here, and commit genocide like you've done so many times before without any pause?" Piccolo used his speed, getting behind Frieza and backhanding him in the back of his head, sending the Tyrant sliding through the rocks. Frieza turned and recovered, flying back at Piccolo who was ready. They collided and started throwing everything they had at each other. The impacts could be heard by the others as they watched Frieza pushing Piccolo back, but the Namekian was blocking everything.
"I will do what I feel like, SLUG!" Frieza charged at Piccolo who in turn charged equally as they collided, sending a shockwave of energy that cascaded across the land.
"Look at them go! I-It's amazing!" Tien said as he held his stomach, still feeling agony from the punch from Frieza.
"It's like Piccolo's energy keeps rising to match Frieza's! It's unreal guys!" Yamcha said as he slowly walked over. His head hurt badly and he had a gash across his chest.
"I-I have to help him," Gohan said, beginning to pull his sword out.
"Not this time, Gohan. Piccolo needs this." The Bandit said. Besides, if the boy's senses were as refined as his and the others, he could feel that help was on the way. 'Whatever you're doin guys, hurry the hell up!'
Frieza overextended in the air, allowing Piccolo to slam his elbow into the back of Frieza's neck, sending him plummeting toward the ground. Frieza landed softly on the ground, aiming his hand up and quickly firing a litany of blasts at Piccolo, who blew threw them and smacked one away from him and flew head first into Frieza. They both blew through a portion of the ground before Frieza caught Piccolo in the stomach with a punch. He looked to impale the Namekian again, but Piccolo saw it this time. Piccolo caught it and threw Frieza out of the crater, following up after him and attempting a roundhouse but Frieza afterimaged.
"AHHHHHHHH!" Frieza roared in fury as he charged Piccolo, slamming into the Namekian full force. Before he could dive down after him, a blast of energy hit him in the back.
Vegeta was standing but refused to allow Frieza to have his way anymore. He limped toward the Tyrant, who landed back on the ground and looked furiously at the Prince.
"You pathetic worm." Frieza blitzed forward, head-butting Vegeta in the forehead and snapping back the Prince's head. Frieza held onto Vegeta's arm and pulled him back, head-butting him again before Piccolo phased and kicked him in the jaw, sending the Tyrant away.
"Stay out of this Saiyan, you're no good on the battlefield any longer." Was all the Namekian said before blasting forward. Vegeta was back on the ground, a cut above his eyes bleeding into them. He was tired, but his fighting spirit was still strong. But he was worn down, and having a hard time getting back to his working leg.
"U-Useless? Me? I-I am the Prince of all Saiyans!" Vegeta said as he pushed to his feet, making it and watching the fight overhead.
Piccolo punched Frieza in the jaw, pushing Frieza back on his heels. Frieza came back with his own punch which Piccolo blocked with his forearm. Frieza kicked, Piccolo blocked, followed by blocking another one of the Tyrant's punches. Slowly but surely, Frieza was starting to push the Namekian back. Kicking upwards, Frieza connected with Piccolo's chin, driving him upward. Flying up, he drove a fist into the namekian's stomach, spit flying out as he was driven further away.
"DIE FILTH!" Frieza yelled as he charged a massive pink blast, firing it. Piccolo himself saw it coming and could barely put his hands up.
"AGH-AGGGHHHHAAHHHHHHH!" Piccolo was pushed miles away, a massive explosion occurring.
"P-PICCOLOOOOOOOOO!" Gohan yelled, immediately pulling his sword and charging Frieza.
Gohan didn't have a chance when Frieza put his hand up, catching Gohan telekinetically.
"Uhh uhh monkey brat. I don't think so." Frieza pushed Gohan away with force, making the boy crater the ground hard.
Frieza was laser-focused on one being now. Using his speed, he blitzed behind the caught-off guard Prince, nearly breaking his back with a punch. Vegeta tasted the dirt mixed with the blood that seeped out of his mouth.
"Now, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," Frieza said as he zipped over to the Prince, kicking him over on his back and putting his foot on his neck. Vegeta was beginning to choke, trying to claw the foot off but the Tyrant was far too strong.
"You are barely worth being in my presence, filthy monkey. What would make you think you can call upon these pathetic underlings and try to usurp me?" Frieza didn't let up on the pressure as he shot a Death Beam through Vegeta's shoulder. The Saiyan couldn't scream as he continued to choke.
"And here I thought that this would all be worth it. I come here, bring the slugs to their knees and make them give me what I want. All I wanted was my immortality and I would've spared this loathsome race but NO!" Frieza stomped on Vegeta's chest.
"No, you had to be a hero hm hm hm hm hm tell me Vegeta." Frieza slipped his tail under Vegeta's neck and curled it around, stepping off of the Prince and hoisting him up...
"I may hate Vegeta, and even may think he deserves this. But this goes beyond mere torture." Tien said as he and the others looked on.
"This isn't even torture anymore. This is just wrong." Yamcha said.
"B-But what do we do? We have to do something guys?" Krillin could hardly believe what he was witnessing. Only a short while ago, he had wished every kind of torture on the Saiyan for what he did on Earth and now, he could only feel pity.
"It's a good thing the others will be here soon. Do you feel them, guys? My Daddy feels stronger than ever!" Gohan said. He too saw the torture, and his mind could only imagine just how much this could have occurred in the past...
"What will you do once I snap your spine and you're forced to watch me destroy your precious resistance, hmm? Answer me, Saiyan!" Frieza slammed a fist into Vegeta's back again.
"You!"
BAM
"SHOULD!"
BAM
"NOT!"
BAM
"HAVE!"
BAM
"INTERFERED!"
BAM BAM BAM
Vegeta couldn't shout in agony. His body was seizing as he felt his back breaking from the force of Frieza's punches.
Frieza didn't let him breathe. Slamming Vegeta into the ground by his tail, he lifted Vegeta again, slowly turning his tail to ice.
"Are you finally starting to understand how hopeless your situation is, monkey?" Frieza brought Vegeta to within an inch of his face. He wanted to see the pain, the despair in the Prince. He would take every single bit of Vegeta's pride and smash it away!
Vegeta's neck felt unnaturally cold, combined with the pain, his body was seized. He could hardly feel his legs anymore. He was done.
"K-K-K-Kill-m-me."
"Oh? Don't be so serious Vegeta. We are only getting started. Just like old times hm hm hm hm hm do you remember, Saiyan? I would have thought you would have learned your lesson by now. But you are as dumb and dimwitted as I have always thought. Hm hm hm hm hm oh no I'm not going to kill you. Not just yet. But it is good you're on the right path in begging for death."
"Y-You better k-kill me now, bastard."
That caught Frieza off guard. Of all the times Frieza had...taught Vegeta, he couldn't remember a time when the Prince was so defiant.
He punched Vegeta in the stomach, making the Prince puke out blood that was congealing because of how cool it now was.
"I-I-I will become-BAM"
"Oh, not this again. Poor monkey. I thought I beat the idea of that silly legend out of your mind. Repeat after me. There is no Super Saiyan and I will never be one. NOW SAY IT!" Frieza screamed into Vegeta's face.
Vegeta didn't say a word, continuing to claw at the tail that held him suspended in the air.
"Well, monkey? Do I need to loosen my grip hm hm hm hm say the magic words and the pain goes away. Well?"
"T-T-There is...T-there is.." Vegeta looked resolutely into Frieza's sinister eyes, one of which had blood seeping from it in Orn's attempted slashing. Remembering Orn, remembering Nappa's sacrifice. His desperate agony turned into resolute defiance. He squeezed Frieza's tail as hard as he could. He wouldn't subject himself to this. He would die a Saiyan, not a coward!
"Th-There IS SUPER SAIYANS! AND I WILL BE ONE!" Vegeta nearly bit Frieza's nose off with him being so close, but the words elicited rage out of the Tyrant, squeezing his tail as hard as he could around Vegeta's neck. Vegeta abandoned clawing at the tail and just tried to get the thing off of his neck but he was so weakened.
"Argg...Auck..."
"You arrogant, stupid piece of filth! YOU EMBARRASS ME!" Frieza punched Vegeta in the chest, sending blood forcefully out of the Prince's mouth. He released the Prince from his cooled tail, only to not let Vegeta fall. Instead picking him up with his hand by his hair, he aimed his tail forward.
"Let us see how talkative you are with no face monkey! I hope the afterlife is as pleasant as it was for your pathetic father. Do you know he begged for his life as I killed him? Begged like a worthless royal monkey!"
Tears began to flow from Vegeta's face. He knew his father died a pointless death. He had heard it so many times in the past from the monster who held his life in his hands.
"Oh hoh ohhh! That was all it took? Who knew words would hurt you so much, poor little Prince. Never to assume your ridiculous title of King. How laughable that he would call himself King in the face of someone like me! Hahahahahahahaha." Frieza was getting bored.
"Well then monkey, I suppose since you wanted to die so much, know that your final memory will be of my hand being driven through your worthless face hm hm hm hm hm hm."
This was it. Vegeta had felt the other Saiyans far away and they were powerful, but he was done and he knew it. He would go into the Afterlife with his head high and hope that his father forgave him in death...
Piccolo had managed to get out of the way of that last blast at the last second. It saved his life. He made his way back to the others who watched in dismay at Vegeta being tortured.
"Mister Piccolo! W-Why won't you help him?" Gohan asked. Piccolo didn't have a good answer. He had already pushed his body to the absolute limit fighting the Tyrant. But he just wasn't strong enough. He was capable, at least for a time of keeping up with Frieza, but the massive increases in power had also worked against him, for he was not used to fighting at such an extreme level. If they somehow survived this, it was the first thing he was going to work on. But before he could come up with any words, his ears picked up something. It was faint, but it was familiar.
"The real fight is about to start now."...
Shepard, Goku, and Raditz had all flown like their lives depended on it. Shepard filled Raditz in on Nappa, but he showed very little emotion. He imagined they weren't very close, so Shepard wasn't surprised. But there was one thing he could surely feel, and as much as he hated the Saiyan, they needed him just as much as he needed them.
"W-What's he doing to Vegeta?" Raditz asked, who could also feel the withering power steadily dying down.
"He's killing him. I have to get to Gohan NOW!" Goku flashed forward, Shepard on his heels.
"Wait I have an idea!" Shepard stated. He flashed past Goku getting a good view of the damage below. They made it!
"ALRIGHT BANNY SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!" Shepard arched his left hand back with the BanHammer in tow, launching it forward...
Vegeta was completely stunned when Frieza immediately dropped him and blitzed away, followed by the distinct whirring sound he had come to recognize as Shepard's weapon. Not even a second after Frieza was afterimaged, the weapon blew through the rock they were next to, sending an avalanche of rock down on top of the Prince...
Frieza saw the weapon but could not believe his eyes.
"KAIOKEN TIMES 15!" He heard before he was grabbed by the back of his head and slammed face-first into a rock formation.
"What's the matter Frieza? Do the rocks taste like WINE?" Raditz yelled as he dragged Frieza's face across the rock. He was thrown forward before Goku phased in with both feet planted into Frieza's stomach. He too had powered up to a high level of Kaioken. The Tyrant was blasted away, slamming into the ground several times over...
Shepard cursed himself for missing, but realizing that Goku and Raditz had Frieza handled for now, he blitzed down to the fallen rocks.
"Damn dude my bad. Wasn't aiming for your ass." Shepard said as he started blasting some of the rocks away. When he had destroyed enough of them, he started picking up heavy stones and tossing them away.
"Come on I know you're only 5 feet nothing but damn how hard can it be to find you?" Shepard picked up another rock and a battered hand burst through, barely clinging to life. Shepard didn't hesitate, grabbing the hand and pulling the near-broken Prince out of the rocky mess.
"Y-Y-You missed, Cl-Clown." Vegeta weakly said before Shepard lightly floated up and out of the rocks, setting Vegeta down where he crumbled.
"Uh uh nope! Royalty doesn't belong in the dirt. You're in luck." Shepard reached into his pouch, thankful he had 3 senzu beans left. Pulling one out, he kneeled next to Vegeta who could barely look over at him.
"Either take it and stand like the Saiyan warrior you are, or you can just lay on the ground and die. I guarantee you're old man is probably watching right now. What would he do?"...
"Insignificant pests!" Frieza nearly shouted, charging at both Saiyans. Raditz grabbed his thrown punch, not letting go as Goku came from behind him and hit Frieza in the forehead with a palm, pushing him back toward the ground. Catching Shepard out of the corner of his eye, he went to blitz over there, but the brothers beat him to it. Frieza's anger was beginning to boil over as he charged at the pair, kicking Goku in the face and battling it out with Raditz. Raditz threw a punch that Frieza caught before he threw a punch of his own, which Raditz palmed.
"You? Stronger than Vegeta? H-HOW?" Frieza yelled as he pushed at Raditz, who grit his teeth and pushed back, slowly smirking as he did.
"BECAUSE I WORKED FOR IT!" Raditz yelled in the smaller Tyrant's face. Frieza smirked with sinister glee as he wrapped his tail around Raditz's leg and began to squeeze. He was starting to chill his tail when Goku dropped in, slamming both feet into Frieza's appendage, making the Tyrant shout in pain as both Goku and Raditz hit Frieza dead in the face with a punch, pushing him back into a rock formation.
"KAMEEEHAAAMEEEEE!"
"DOUBLE SUNDAY!"
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Both beams combined, creating a blue wave with swirling pink energy. Frieza had barely gotten to his feet when he felt the heat of the blasts come upon him. All he could do was put his arms up to guard against the massive explosion...
"THEY GOT HIM!"
"YEAH!"
"It's not over yet!" Piccolo interrupted Krillin and Gohan's dance.
"Whew. Hey guys!" Goku waved, making Gohan fly over and hug his Dad.
"Man Gohan you're getting so big! Your power's amazing!" Goku said as he threw Gohan up a couple of times.
"We need to be focused Kakarot. You know those blasts didn't kill him."
"Yeah I know, but everything will be alright. Trust me." Raditz ruffled under Goku's naivety. He knew Frieza better than most. But he couldn't help but smirk at his brother and nephew.
"Boy. Continue to keep growing in strength like that and we'll have to have a proper spar, hm?"
"U-uhh. Yes, Uncle Raditz." Gohan said. Goku set him down and stretched his arms out. Taking a quick peek at Piccolo, Goku's eyes stretched comically. Something about Piccolo felt completely different. Almost as if there were multiple powers on top of his own.
"Grand Elder Guru merged with me. And so did..So did Orn."
Now Goku understood what he was feeling. Piccolo was ashamed, even sorrowful. Emotions Goku would have never expected from the Namekian. But they were there clear as day.
"Frieza is relentless. His power is unlike anything I've ever seen. It keeps growing like there's no end." Piccolo added.
"Yeah tell me about it. We couldn't take him earlier, but I'm pretty confident now that we gotta shot, right Raditz?" Goku asked.
"Hmph. Perhaps, if that Goddamn lazy weapon-using Saiyan gets his ass over here someday!" Raditz yelled out the last part hoping Shepard would hear him.
A massive explosion of power rocked everyone's senses.
"Get clear now guys! Go ahead Gohan. You gotta go!" Goku urged his son, who took off with the rest.
"MAKE HIM PAY DAD!" Gohan yelled.
"THAT'S IT MONKEYS!" Frieza yelled as his power continued to climb...
There was no more time. Shepard felt Frieza's power climbing as the planet started to shake under the enormity.
"You heard what I said, dude. I gotta go. You can join in but without the Kaioken, you'll probably get beat up again. We'll handle this." Shepard said finally.
Vegeta was convinced when Shepard brought his father into the conversation. He knew his father would be disappointed in his willingness to give up so easily. He grabbed the bean from the ground, looking at it with hate before he put it in his mouth. Within seconds of biting down and eating it, Vegeta's vitals climbed. The marks on his body were gone. His back was painless. His arm popped back into place, cleanly shattered before. But most importantly, he started to feel the Zenkai he had received. Without the Kaioken, he was now on par with Shepard, Raditz and Goku. But also without the Kaioken, he was still woefully behind. Getting to his feet, he could only look on as Frieza's power continued to rise, a geyser of malicious energy soaring to the Heavens...
Shepard joined Raditz and Goku, setting his BanHammer down and igniting a Kaioken Times 15 like the others. The three yelled out, letting their power out as much as they could. They agreed on the flight that a Kaioken Times 20 would only be used as a last resort.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A chorus of yells from the 3 echoed, sending rocks and debris everywhere.
"YOU DIRTY FILTHY SAIYANS! DO YOU WANT HALF OF MY FULL POWER? YOU'LL HAVE IT! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Frieza yelled as he charged in far faster than before. Raditz narrowly avoided a tail impalement through his face, Shepard avoided the punch and Goku got away from Frieza's tail after he missed Raditz. The 4 disappeared at the same time. Booms and echoes clouded the planet in every direction.
Shepard threw a kick which Frieza blocked, forcing him to jump over Frieza where Raditz lay in wait with a charged blast. Firing it, it pushed Frieza back several dozen feet before he threw it away, firing his blasts in return. Raditz and Shepard knocked some away and dodged others while Goku got behind Frieza, hitting him in the head with an elbow.
Goku went to chop Frieza but dodged a tail lashing from him. Grabbing the tail when it came for his stomach, he picked Frieza up and started swinging him. When he was starting to get dizzy, he launched Frieza away. Frieza screamed in rage as he slammed into the water, immediately firing blasts through the surface into the sky.
"He's got the advantage down there. Fuck this." Shepard said, putting both hands together and charging a blue ball of energy. He slapped one errant blast away after he formed his own and fired his own, sending a tidal wave of water up.
Frieza afterimaged in, kicking Raditz in the face and firing a blast at Goku who swiped it away and flew backward, firing yellow balls of energy at Frieza. Shepard grabbed Frieza by the tail when he tried to fly towards Goku, pulling the Tyrant in and putting him in a chokehold, taking a number of the blasts which threw up a ton of smoke.
A couple of seconds later, an impact was heard as Shepard was forcefully blown away from the smoke cloud, impacting a nearby mountain.
He hit with incredible force, cratering nearly a quarter of the way through the massive vertical rock. But Frieza didn't have a chance to capitalize as Raditz flew back in, engaging the Tyrant.
"YAH!" Frieza caught Raditz with a punch to the jaw, sending the former Planet Trader for a spin before unleashing a punting kick to his stomach, sending blood shooting out of his mouth as he was pushed upward.
Goku blitzed forward wreathed in his Kaioken aura, spinning and kicking Frieza away when he was distracted. Charging after him, he went to punch him but Frieza afterimaged away, catching Goku unaware with a kick to the side of the Saiyan's head. Goku rolled with it, coming up to his feet quickly. Frieza started punching Goku in the stomach and face continuously, pushing him across the land. Jumping and kicking Goku in the face, the Saiyan was blasted back.
"BE GONE SAIYAN!" Frieza yelled as he charged a massive blast, firing it at the quickly recovering Turtle School student.
"Yikes!" Goku took the Golden Staff off of his back, swinging it fast and sending the blast far away. Frieza kicked Goku under the guarded staff in the stomach, spit flying away as Goku rocketed to the ground, impacting hard.
"TRY THIS FRIEZA!" Raditz rocked Frieza in the jaw, afterimaging in and sending the Tyrant away. Frieza recovered, ducking underneath Raditz's follow-up punch, nearly punching through Raditz who held his stomach in pain before he was elbowed away.
Frieza growled in anger, clearly livid at fighting so intensely.
"Why don't you cockroaches just give up?" A Zzt sound behind him made him look back, but his head was turned immediately back when Shepard hammered Frieza in the jaw with a punch. It rattled Frieza, who turned to throw his own punch in return but was blocked by Shepard's forearm. Frieza threw another which Shepard parried, getting inside Frieza's guard and kneeing him in the solar plexus. Frieza grunted through the pain, flying forward and slamming Shepard into a nearby rock.
"You should be dead already!" Frieza punched through the mountain where Shepard's head was at only a moment before. Pushing Frieza back with his front foot, he watched Frieza slide back on the ground and fire a powerful blast of pink energy at him. Dodging away, he heard the mountain become another crater but paid it no mind, hurtling forward and missing his punch. Frieza came forward, catching Shepard in the face with a forceful kick. Shepard was sent skyrocketing through the air, barely managing to catch himself from hitting another mountain. Frieza was in front of him in an instant, but Goku and Raditz both came back, each grabbing a foot and throwing him down hard into the ocean.
"HAH HAH HAH AHH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!" Raditz hurled down many blasts, each causing the ocean to shift titanically. Shepard started throwing his own energy blasts down...
"I-I can't keep up!" Tien said.
"They're so fast!" Gohan agreed.
"G-Guys we might wanna find a way off this planet!" Yamcha said. Piccolo looked on, feeling his home planet quaking under the intense fight. Realistically, he knew this to be true. But the Guru in him felt the pain of possibly leaving his home. A home he had dedicated centuries to helping fix after the Cataclysm. Gone in only a few short days. Over 100 namekians, slaughtered. Making the dragon balls, and now their new Elder is on Earth after being brought back to life.
"Kami, can you hear me?" Piccolo said aloud, knowing his other half was listening in.
"Of course I can Piccolo. I sense a change in-"
"Not now, Kami. I need you to answer this question. It will sound odd but it's very important that you answer honestly."
"Go ahead."
"Did you ever put a failsafe on the dragon balls? If a wish needed to be made and a wish had already been used, you had one final wish that could still be made?"
"It is odd that you would know about such a thing. But yes. If the wish that was granted had already been used and I needed the dragon balls again, I could re-energize them. But at a severe cost."
"Let me guess, the destruction of the dragon balls?"
"Unfortunately, yes. They would be overloaded and they would crumble upon a second use. At least that is what I theorize. Such an event has never happened."
"But you can remake Shenron again in the future?"
"I have the model that I created when I first made them. As long as I have that, I can remake them or maybe even strengthen them so they could be stronger. And may I ask you a question in return?"
"Make it quick, Kami. Things are getting bad fast. Nappa is already dead and the Saiyans are doing all that they can to beat Frieza, but he's still holding back."
"A young namekian, Dende, said that his father, Guru was dying and that he didn't know if he was still alive. Is he well?"
Piccolo almost broke at that question.
"He...Guru is a part of me now. Tell Dende that he will see him again one last time. Tell King Kai to contact us when you have the dragon balls, Kami. You need to hurry."
"I...I will tell Dende. And you will hear from me as well Piccolo. I can't have you dying, after all."
"Heh. Right."
"Are the dragon balls going to be destroyed, Mister Piccolo?"
"Yes, Gohan. Unfortunately. We need to make sure when we tell Kami the wish that we include Bulma and that orange guy or whatever. But yes they will be destroyed. It's a risk that must be taken."
"But w-what about the ones that are still here? Can't you just have them found again really quickly?" Krillin asked frantically.
"I'm afraid that's impossible now, Krillin. Sopran, Guru's second eldest son is now the Grand Elder. The dragon balls went with him, even as stone. But fear not. The dragon can be remade. And can be remade stronger."
That sent a wave of relief through the others. But there was one person who wasn't relieved at all. No, he was enraged.
'How is it that I, the Prince! The FUCKING PRINCE, held to such a low standard? Beaten down again? AGAIN? Who does he? Who the hell does he think he is to say that to me? No. No, I won't let this happen! Why? Why am I the weakest fucking Saiyan here? Even Nappa ascended to a level of power that I could not even dream of! Frieza has taken everything from me. EVERYTHING! I...He has to suffer for what he's done! He has to pay! HE HAS TOO! I...WILL...KILL HIM!'
Piccolo looked back, noticing a sudden increase in power behind him.
"DODGE!" He yelled suddenly, grabbing Gohan by the back of his shirt as the others flew in different directions as a roar of power reached the fight above...
Frieza Planet 193
He had been walking amongst the stony planet for the last few minutes, waiting for a sign. For something to tell him it was time to act. Looking up at the steel-gray sky, he felt the rain hit his face. It was an Earth-like planet. Was being the keyword. The species that once ruled this planet were wiped out many years ago, another of Frieza's early conquests. Very little life existed here any longer. He was tired, but there was still work to do. No. When he had his meeting with Whis, then he could rest. But not before. His senses were attuned to this very Universe itself, hoping for a sign that he should put his Plan into motion...
He looked up, narrowing his eyes before a sinister smile came across his face.
'Time to kill 3 birds with one stone hm?' he thought to himself before he vanished...
Otherworld
He was back on the Main Planet of Heaven. He went and saw King Kai and his students earlier, leaving Gohan behind but now he stood in front of the massive Crystal Ball where a few others were also watching, but none more intently than him.
He sensed King Vegeta before he saw him, as well as a former nuisance of his past.
Bardock was familiar with Nappa but had only cared to use the General as a benchmark for his own power. He was impressed with what he sensed from him now, however...
"Well?"
"It is done, Bardock. Nappa has nothing holding him back from achieving his potential." King Vegeta stated.
Nappa gleamed at the skyline. The planet felt...light. But the tension between Nappa and the low-class warrior in front of him was evident.
"Heh. Bardock. Ya know I heard a rumor that you and King Vegeta died fighting Frieza. Tell me, how true is it?" He asked.
"Hmph, easy shitstain. Blowing a blood vessel when you just got here is hardly the start to a wonderful me kicking your ass all over this place-kind of friendship. Besides, Namek is in trouble." Bardock said, turning and looking back at the massive globe in front of him.
"Whoa, is that Namek? I was just there huh?" Nappa looked on, seeing Shepard and Raditz attacking Frieza.
"That fucking...he better have something-urgh!" Bardock closed his eyes and held his head for a few seconds before his eyes opened, widening in horror.
"NO!"...
He was watching the chaos in the Universe, staff in hand.
"Such a shame Lord Beerus isn't up to witness this. Those Saiyans are intriguing."
The being looked through his staff, continuing to watch the fight take place, but he had his eye on one Saiyan in particular. He also looked at the Saiyan's weapon. It had been passed off by a time traveler, the Saiyan's older self he wouldn't doubt. Which would mean that the older Saiyan had broken a serious taboo. His father had not made mention of it, but he just knew the Saiyan's time was coming. But the weapon was very intriguing indeed. So intriguing that he had called in a favor. Right at that moment, a rainbow-colored portal hit the planet, disappearing in a flash.
"Whis this had better be important. I was busy preparing Lord Champa's next meal and he doesn't like to be kept waiting!"
"Ahh Vados, you made it just in time. I wanted to ask you about something...peculiar."
That got the Angel's attention.
"What could have you so frazzled, brother?" Vados asked, mild concern in her eyes.
"I was looking at the planet Namek earlier, and a Saiyan by the name of Shepard was using a weapon called the 'BanHammer', but it is quite...odd. Its magic is very dense from what I can tell. But also, notice this." Whis held his Staff between the siblings, each gazing into a specific point in the battle. They watched it very closely, each Angel's eyes widened considerably at the display.
"Hmm. This 'Shepard' knows of Lord Beerus?" Vados asked, trying to gauge her brother's reaction.
"Yes, it is quite astonishing. I am sure I would have remembered meeting him but I cannot recall this. But that's not the most puzzling piece of the puzzle, sister."
"Oh? I do love a good mystery, little brother. Show me more, then." Vados requested.
"Here. This moment right here has made me question quite a lot." They both watched as Frieza tortured Shepard with indifference, but it was what happened next that made Vados gasp. She watched the rage in Shepard at Frieza treating his weapon so harshly, but then she saw the eyes. They both watched as Shepard went back to battle, but his style had changed quite abruptly, enough that Vados shook her head. They took in the aftermath of whatever happened to Shepard, followed by the thick, translucent purple and black lightning that raged around him.
"That couldn't be-!"
"I think it is. And if that is the case Vados, then we need to contact the Grand Minister. As soon as possible."
"Now wait a minute. There's no conclusive reason to summon Father here."
"I think what we have seen is plenty reason enough dear sister. There is something...strange going on and it centers around this Saiyan. There is one more thing I must show you. I observed it only a short while ago, but what do you think of this?"
Whis' staff went black for a moment before it showed a barren landscape. A grey planet, gloomy and heavy. But it was the lone figure that got both of their attention. The being in the hooded trenchcoat was walking slowly before he stopped suddenly. Turning slightly, the siblings could see the silhouette of a man with spiky, greying hair. The man's eyes narrowed dangerously before they changed.
"I know you're watching Whis. You won't have to wait much longer."
The man turned and continued walking as if nothing had happened.
Both Angels shared a look.
"This is disturbing Whis. There is something off about him." Even Vados showed a bit of concern.
"There is another matter altogether sister. That Saiyan I just showed you and the one from earlier, are the same person."
"He...He time traveled?" Whis nodded. The concerns were piling up fast.
"Father would notice any disturbance, especially ones involving Time. Why wouldn't he get involved in this matter? Whoever this Saiyan is, clearly is strong enough to warrant Lord Beerus' attention. Why have you not woken him?" Vados asked.
"I have reason to believe that he could rival Lord Beerus. I dare to say he may even surpass him. He has held back a massive quantity of his power. And he knows the Hakai. I suspect that he may have received training from Lord Beerus in the future."
"He's broken a serious taboo, dear brother. We may have to report him to the Grand Minister." Vados reasoned.
Whis had come to expect Vados would go in this direction. But for now, he would continue to watch the events that transpired closely...
Ohh ohh ooooooooh! Whis is onto our stranger, or is he? Anyway guys, explosive chapter that saw our 3 Saiyans come back to take it to Frieza, but what's going on with Vegeta? Could it be? I need help peeps. I want to put up a few music ideas for the next several chapters. It seems bland to just read this and not have some kind of music pounding as you get into it. Should I put some more music ideas out there? Let me know in the reviews. And now your favorite thing: Power Levels!
Power Levels:
Piccolo: 40,000,000 (Post Orn Fusion!)
Vegeta: 250,000 (Injured and dropping!)
Zenkai: 3,300,000
Shepard: 3,450,000
Kaioken Times 15: 51,750,000
Raditz: 3,400,000
Kaioken Times 15: 51,000,000
Goku: 3,600,000
Kaioken Times 15: 54,000,000
Frieza: 48,000,000- 60,000,000 (40-50 Percent Full Power!)
Everyone else's power levels are virtually still the same from when I last posted them. Until next time peeps. Hope you enjoy!