Hello everyone! I hope you guys and gals are going to have a good Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, whatever holiday you wish to celebrate. I hope they're good for you all! I had hoped to get a fresh chapter out for you guys and here we are! We are deep in here at Namek. I'm not exactly sure how many chapters there will be for this Saga. But know that stuff is seriously about to get busy.
Last time on Dragon Ball: BtG, we saw the brutal fight between Bonyu and the Z-Warriors, along with Vegeta. With Yamcha having came to the rescue, all seemed good for the moment, until 4 terrifying powers arrived! With the Ginyu Force now planet bound, how will our warriors manage? Can the Ginyu Force be stopped before Frieza himself finds them? And what of our warriors in space? Shepard, Raditz, and Goku are due to arrive any time! Have they become strong enough to help turn the tides? All this and more will be answered as we progress on this chapter of Dragon Ball: BtG!
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NastySquire: I appreciate your review! I think it is a matter of this story having an M rating, so it doesn't immediately come up in the search section. Plus there are people who prefer an AU timeline complete with new characters, new villains, etc... Realistically, this story already has so much lore and characters that you don't need to change up the story so much as you need to recreate it. Take the image you see dragon ball as, combine it with the childhood fights everyone single one of us loved watching, add in some gore and no filter bs, and you have a serious story that could be taken at face value for having a genuine care for the whole of the entire series. It'll take time, but I believe the people will come if they believe it to be what they remember. Merry Christmas my friend, hope you enjoy this chapter.
Age: December 14, 762
Location: Namek
Frieza had decided to strike out on his own, flying through the skies. He had already found one village. When the namekian elder hesitated a fraction in giving him their dragon ball, he destroyed and slaughtered the entire village. Finding the dragon ball in the elder's hut, he cratered the village, turning all to ash and leaving nothing behind...
"Nail! Come here COUGH COUGH COUGH at once!"
Nail arrived in Grand Elder Guru's hut within seconds, looking at his father with grave concern.
"Grand Elder, what is it you require?" Nail asked in a softer tone than normal.
"Stand COUGH beside me."
"B-but Grand Elder I don't need it." Nail did as he was told despite the reluctance.
"Frieza is on the move, child. He mustn't be allowed to COUGH COUGH...claim more of our people's lives. Please my son, COUGH..allow me to unlock some of your potential so that you may be able to help."
"I-i don't want you to be hurt further because of me Grand Elder."
"COUGH COUGH COUGH... Your sentiment is touching. My most capable Nail. Please. Protect our people." Grand Elder Guru placed his hand upon Nail's head. An eruption of power soared from underneath the namekian, Nail's eyes widening in surprise. For several moments, he basked in it. The visitor had helped to train him when he was still relatively young, and he was thankful for that training. It had pushed him to a power rarely seen amongst his peers. But now, he was the strongest Namekian on this planet!...
"No more, Frieza!...
The Z fighters had found some empty mountain land. There were no villages nearby.
"Burter is likely fast enough to catch up to us," Vegeta said. Having been healed again by Sopran after his vicious fight with Bonyu, he knew it was only a matter of time before they caught up. He was reluctant to join the Z Fighters for this, but he knew he was the likely source of all of this being brought down on this planet. Frieza may have wanted the dragon balls even if Vegeta had changed his kill order.
"So, this Burter is fast? How fast?" Piccolo asked.
"Does 'widely regarded as the fastest in the Universe' mean anything?" Nappa sarcastically asked.
"I highly doubt that. But I won't disregard it either. What else?" Tien asked.
"Jeice and Burter are friends I would say. Jeice used to deal in athletics when he was younger. Baseball I believe."
"Baseball? Really? What would make him stop playing?" Yamcha asked.
"King Cold recognized his unnatural strength and likely recruited him," Vegeta answered.
"And this Recoome guy? What about him? And Ginyu?"
"Recoome is monstrously brutal. His endurance. He's like a robot. He just doesn't tire." Nappa said.
"And Ginyu...what can be said about him? His acumen for the battle is legendary. He'll likely be able to discern that we are hiding our true levels of power. But...but I've also heard something else, and if it's true, it's horrifying."
"Wh-whats that?" Gohan trembled as he asked.
"Hmph. I've only heard it once, and never again. But apparently, Captain Ginyu wasn't always...Captain Ginyu."
"Th-that makes no sense at all!" Krillin exclaimed.
"You think I don't know that, short noseless pipsqueak?" Vegeta said.
Before Krillin could reply, Tien threw himself in front of the group, a blue wave of...something tried blowing by everyone. But Tien caught it, his third eye having an amazing precognitive ability, even if it was fractional.
Thrown off, Burter slid on his feet for nearly a thousand feet before stopping. Gritting his teeth from missing, he nearly shouted in anger.
"H-how the hell did he-?"
"Wh-what the...how did he..?" Vegeta was taking the Triclops in with renewed purpose. He did not even get a whiff of anything on his energy senses. No one had seemed to. Yet the Triclops not only acted, but he also reacted. Vegeta's interest in battling Tien had taken on a new tone.
"I-I just reacted. My eye is usually pretty sensitive, but it just seems far more...hyperactive lately." Tien stated, eyeing down the giant blue being.
The others began to sense high levels of power rushing toward them.
"It's a good thing we left Bulma with the Grand Elder wouldn't ya say, guys?" Krillin asked.
"RECOOME!"
"DODGE!" Piccolo yelled.
"SPLASH!"
SLAM
Recoome had flown high into the air, coming down flat and slamming into the ground full force!
Everyone had successfully dodged the maneuver as an explosion of rock had been thrown up.
Tien, Piccolo, Yamcha, Krillin, Vegeta, Gohan, Nappa, and Orn all made a semi-circle facing outwards, each sensing 2 more dangerous signatures.
"Aww darn! I was hoping to show off my new move!" Recoome said, having recovered and gotten back to his feet.
"Oye dumbass you gave up our position," Jeice yelled in anger.
"Oh, it doesn't matter one-bit Jeice. Looks like Vegeta's been busy...recruiting hm hm hm hm."
"Yes, Captain. How ya wanna do this sir?" Jeice asked.
"FORMATION MEN!"
The 4 members of the Ginyu Force quickly assembled, before Jeice free fell to the ground.
"JEICE!" He did a weird dance move, pivoting into position.
"RECOOME!" The giant orange-haired warrior fell next, turning on a point with one foot.
"BURTER!" The speedster got into position, standing with one leg up, holding both hands out.
"CAPTAIN GINYU!" The captain dropped between his comrades, turning and facing them before bending over, holding his hands out.
"AND TOGETHER WE ARE?" Captain Ginyu yelled.
"THE GINYU FORCE!" They all yelled in reply.
Gohan looked puzzled but genuinely liked their dance moves. But he stayed his ground, holding his defensive stance.
"Man this sucks! We need a 5th member." Recoome said.
"Bunch of morons," Vegeta said to himself.
"Indeed we do Recoome, and that will come. I'm looking at one right now possibly. Hey KID! Monkey, get over here and be our new member!"
"Not a chance, ugly!" Gohan yelled to the Captain, causing him to scowl.
"Look, I'm just going to be upfront with you all. There's 8 of ya, and 4 of us, sooooo...we can do this one of 2 ways hm hm hm hm hm. You can all face one of my men one on one. You'll likely all be killed, but it gives you time to get all your affairs in order right? Orrrr...you could just attack us, and we'll make this very very nasty for all of ya. So Vegeta, come on down and come with. Lord Frieza has some...questions to ask."
"Ha..hahahahahaha...you think I grow scared of you, Ginyu? I am surely becoming what Frieza fears most. A Super Saiyan hahahahahahaha! Do not think for a second I fear you in any way any longer." Vegeta replied defiantly.
"Aww, but you did fear us. And you will again, as well as your other little friends." Captain Ginyu replied, sending a chill down several of the warrior's backs.
"ALRIGHT, MEN! They're all so terrified of our extreme strength that they don't know what to do. We can go ahead and kill the rest of Vegeta's pals while he watches and considers his fate with Lord Frieza."
"I wanna fight Vegeta!" Recoome cheered out, dancing to the front.
"Now now Recoome not so fast!" The Captain called out.
"They're making sport of all of this?" Tien said, stunned at the soldier's behavior in front of him.
"Yeah, I'll say! Look that Captain guy is the strongest. It'll be a good idea if I take him on." Yamcha said.
"Ha! Like hell! The Captain is mine!" Vegeta said, his recent Zenkai from the fight with Bonyu taking effect.
"Dude you may be stronger than I am, but I have the Kaioken. I think I can match him. Damn it he's even stronger than that crazy bitch from earlier!" Yamcha wasn't quite sure what a Kaioken times 6 would do with Captain Ginyu, but it was his best bet.
"Gohan listen, whoever they put you against, I've got your back. You hear me boy."
"Yes, Mister Piccolo!" Gohan trembled, watching as the Ginyu Force huddled together.
"We should just do our normal deal guys! These blokes don't stand a chance anyway!" Jeice said.
"But didn't you hear them earlier Jeice? He said something about a 'crazy bitch'. It sounds like they got Bonyu."
"Whether they killed her or not doesn't matter." the Captain pointed out.
"Can I just go and have some fun now Boss? I'm gettin kinda bored." Recoome asked, making Captain Ginyu smile at him with genuine modesty.
"Well then, shoot for it?" Captain Ginyu looked around at his 3 men, who all nodded with confidence.
"Fine wit me Captain. I'll take any one of 'em out!" Jeice said, driving his fist into one of his hands.
"Well, on with it men! The long-haired Saiyan-looking one is mine. And if Vegeta wants to die so quickly, he too will suffer." Captain Ginyu said.
"Aw shucks Captain! I wanted to try my new moves on Vegeta!" Recoome said, pouting.
"You'll have other fodder to deal with Recoome!" The Captain replied...
"We're gonna have to get messy here!" Piccolo said, looking at the elite soldiers only a few dozen feet away.
"Hmph. Look Namekian, as much as you think you'll be able to make a difference here, you won't." Nappa called out smugly.
"Nappa you dolt, he's stronger than you are now!" Vegeta said, making the giant Saiyan grimace as he realized his Prince was right.
"Yeah listen to your little Prince dumbass, we need to get serious here," Tien interjected.
"Enough!" Orn shouted out.
"We don't have time for this arguing guys." Gohan, far beyond his years, pointed out.
"Screw this! We do this the old-fashioned way!" Yamcha suddenly said.
"And what's that Scarface?" Nappa asked.
"We take it to them first," Yamcha answered.
"Yamcha and Vegeta will take Ginyu. The boy and I will handle the giant oaf. Krillin and Orn, right? You and Krillin will take care of the little red one. As for big blue and bumpy, Tien you were able to counter his speed. Think you and Nappa can work together on this for now?"
"Now hold on a minute-"
"Nappa listen to him," Vegeta said, causing Nappa to come up short in shock.
"The Triclops has that blasted third eye of his that can see with a different...scope than we can. And that little monk and Orn should be able to handle Jeice. It'll be tough, and I hate to admit it, but the namekian and the brat should be able to take out Recoome. And I am not sure if I alone can beat Ginyu. Scarface over here has that damned Kaioken technique. You just better not short-change me earthling, or you're next on my kill list, are we clear?" Vegeta asked with bitterness in his voice.
"You don't screw me over, and I won't screw you over. After we're done, we can settle the dispute over the dragon balls. I still owe you for pulverizing my fucking arms on Earth."
"Hmph, should've dodged." Vegeta smugly replied.
"I don't have a problem working with Nappa. But I am concerned about his speed." Tien stated.
"I'll have you know I've been fighting longer than you've been alive Triclops. Leave my speed alone."
"Gohan when I make my move, you stay on me, got it?"
"No problem Mister Piccolo," Gohan said, hand on the sheath of his weapon...
"And a rock and a paper and a-"
"SHOOT!"
Recoome and Burter looked at their hands.
"YAY I WON! I GET TO FIGHT VEGETA YAAAAYY!"
"Hmph, who wants to fight a scrawny monkey anyway?" Burter replied, crossing his arms in a fake pout.
"I've never seen Recoome this excited mate!" Jeice said to Burter.
"Remember the rumor that Raditz the weakling had stolen 6 weeks' worth of Recoome's rations through hacking the network?"
"That was him?"
"Well, I'm not sure. But if that Runt isn't here, then the next best thing will have to do for the bugger, ain't that right Recoome?" Jeice called out.
"Uhh, Raditz stole rations from me? I thought that was Vegeta?" Recoome stomped on the ground, growling at Jeice and Burter.
"Men!" Captain Ginyu called out, making the other 3 look over, where the 8 warriors were letting out their power.
"Enough of this crap!" Vegeta exclaimed, his power beginning to rise. The others all followed suit.
The Scouters began to show numbers that made Burter's eyes nearly pop out of his skull.
"I didn't think Nappa would be at 25,000. Interesting!"
"Vegeta...1..100,000!" Ginyu was shocked!
"The little Saiyan bloke is at 75,000! What the bloody fuck is this shit?" Jeice looked on, puzzled.
"It's a good thing we trained for this boys hm hm hm hm hm looks like they wanna do this the-"
Ginyu saw it but had no time to react as Piccolo flashed by him, slamming a fist into Recoome's jaw, making the giant yelp and fall back.
"AGHHHH!" Recoome shouted as he flew backward before Gohan phased underneath him and hit him hard in the back with a heavy uppercut. Piccolo afterimaged up, landing a hard kick across the giant's jaw, sending him plummeting towards the ground...
Tien attacked Burter with relentless intensity, shouting as he forced himself into a kaioken times 3. Burter was quick, however, falling backward and using his great speed to evade much of the Triclops' attack.
"Alright you giant blue bastard, just...stay...still..." Nappa said, waiting to execute his attack...
Krillin tried to end it with one shot, a fast-fired Destructo disk aimed for Jeice, but the Brench warrior moved fast enough to flip over it. Scowling at the monk, Jeice held his hair.
"Oye you little shit you nearly cut me hair!"
"Damn it! So close!"
"It was a worthy try little warrior."
"Names Krillin by the way. Do try to keep up. This guy could be bad news."
"And I am Orn. These monsters aim to destroy my people. I will stand until I can stand no further!" Orn said, charging head-on toward Jeice.
"Wa-wait up! Crap! Kaioken times 2! Ahhhhhhhh..."
The 9 other warriors were off battling, the impacts ringing in the air. But the 3 on the ground were only just getting warmed up.
Vegeta's aura shook the ground as he powered up. Yamcha was already at his max, not having powered up with the kaioken just yet.
Captain Ginyu looked on, smirking as he watched Vegeta. The scouter's numbers continued to rise.
"Well, now Vegeta. You sure have been busy hm hm hm hm hm." Vegeta stopped powering up, his aura evening out as he looked on at Captain Ginyu.
"120,000. Not bad primate. Not bad at all. Ya know, if Lord Frieza didn't send my men and I on a nice training retreat for a couple of months after Guldo's death, I certainly would be worried. But ya see sport, training does wonders for the body. Let me show you." The Captain's power spiked suddenly, making Vegeta take a step back in shock.
Yamcha was nearly blown back by the influx of power. Deciding to power up himself, his aura began to turn red.
"GrrrrAHHHHHHH! KAIOKEN TIMES 6!" Yamcha's power exploded, and he after imaged, quickly catching the powering up Captain in the face with a clawed hand...
Frieza was flying fast, heading towards more power levels. Slaughtering another village, he had 2 dragon balls in a telekinetic hold as he flew. He had noted the fighting happening in the far-off distance but didn't much care.
"Hm hm hm hm hm once I get the others, I will choke the life out of Vegeta until he tells me where it is. And that little slug who dared to defy me earlier and steal! I will personally rip his throat out hahahahahahaha!" Frieza was on such a power trip that he ignored his scouter as it beeped.
He never saw it coming. A fist implanted itself into Frieza's face as he was blasted out of the sky, hitting the water like a comet.
Nail held himself in the air, arms crossed as the water exploded outwards.
"WHO DARES TO ATTACK ME!" Frieza shouted, exploding out of the water and looking around for a moment. He found nobody.
"I dared!" Nail said from above the tyrant, making Frieza look up in rage.
"Another slug? Am I just getting this bad at my job?" Frieza said more to himself in utter confusion.
"You will take me seriously, monster!" Nail yelled, leveling his flight with Frieza.
"Like I haven't heard that before. See here slug, if that punch was all you had, then I have no reason to take you seriously. I will eventually get to you, so you should stand aside for now."
"I have stood aside for too long. Today you will feel the wrath of the ways of the ancient namekians before me!" Nail began to yell, his aura showing through as the planet began to quake under his newly founded strength.
"Ooooh? What's this?" Frieza was caught off guard by the sheer power of the giant namekian that stood in front of him. So much so that he almost didn't dodge Nail's punch. Just skidding by his face, Frieza growled, flicking his tail out and expecting Nail to be knocked backward, but Nail caught it, wrapping it around his hand and lifting the arcosian off of his feet, slamming him into a rock formation. Not releasing Frieza's tail, Nail ran along the formation, dragging Frieza across it and raking his face up in the process.
Turning 180 degrees off of the rock formation, Nail slammed Frieza with pure force into the ground below, causing the ground the crack throughout his rough landing. Nail finally released Frieza's tail, leaving the Arcosian dizzied on the ground. Nail flew upwards, putting his hands together in front of him and charging an immense amount of energy in one blast.
"BE GONE FROM THIS LAND TYRANT! NAIL BOMB!" The yellow ball of electric energy fired from the namekian's hands. Frieza himself was making his way to his feet. Looking up, his jaw slacked.
"Wha-?"
BOOOOOOOOOM
The explosion could be seen for miles if one was close enough to look. Nail used his senses, growling when he still felt Frieza below.
The smoke slowly dissipated as Frieza stood where he was. Aside from a few scuffs to his armored-like skin, he was relatively unscathed.
"What a great smoke show. But if that is all you have to offer slug, then you should turn and run. Please do, so that I may have target practice. RUN SLUG HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Frieza began firing death beams upwards at Nail from one finger. With newfound speed, the namekian dodged the mass share of beams, coming down with frightening speed. Sending a chop toward Frieza's neck, Nail was surprised when he hit the ground, breaking up much of it. The dodging tyrant laughed before coming in fast, throwing a punch. Nail made a quick decision, dodging out of the way of the punch and turning and connecting with a violent kick, connecting with Frieza's jaw. Nail was dismayed at the lack of damage, seeing the despot's head only move to the side. He flew backward in a quick retreat, rethinking his strategy.
"Hm hm hm hm hm I must admit. For a lowly slug, you've managed to hurt me slightly in this form. But if this is all you have, then I suggest you brace yourself." Frieza blitzed forward, appearing in front of Nail with his back turned. Nail didn't even have a chance to retort before Frieza raised his fist, throwing it back into Nail's face and nearly caving it in.
"For pain hm hm hm hm hm hm..."
"Aaaaarrgghh!" Recoome flew backward as Gohan followed with his sword.
"MASENKO SLASH!" the newly named ki-bladed technique left the sword. Recoome gawked at it before after imaging away, appearing behind Gohan.
"RECOOME!"
Gohan turned quickly, sword up as Recoome lifted his knee.
"KN-OWWWWW!" Piccolo, having recovered from Recoome's last attack, came in with a knee to the jaw, having phased in. Recoome slid back, rubbing his aching jaw, giggling.
"He he he he ya know, you're not bad. You're doing well, especially you little man. But let me show you why RECOOME!" the giant stepped hard into the ground, bending down as he did.
"RHYMES WITH DOOM! RECOOOOOME! ERASER GUN!" Recoome opened his mouth wide, firing a massive pink blast from it. It scorched the ground underneath it as it hurtled toward its intended victims.
"G-Gohan DODGE!" Both Piccolo and Gohan desperately got out of the way as the blast flew by them, heading towards a mountain peak. The water beneath the blast steamed as the blast imploded in the far-off distance, creating a gigantic explosion that annihilated everything within an untold radius.
Piccolo looked back in utter terror. "In-insane!" turning back quickly, he was relieved that Gohan appeared next to him no worse for wear.
"He's s-so powerful Mister Piccolo."
"Yeah and everything we've done he's just tanking. It's worse than Nappa. We need to bust him up Gohan. We won't beat him in a straight-up fight."
"Aw darn, I missed again! You guys are good at getting outta the way."
"Hm hm hm we don't want to get killed by your nasty-smelling breath. I CAN SMELL IT FROM OVER HERE!" Piccolo yelled. Gohan giggled as Recoome put a hand to his mouth and breathed out.
"HEY! Why you-!"
"HAAAAAAH!" Both Piccolo and Gohan came in, each hitting Recoome with a fist to the nose, driving the orange-haired giant back.
"AGHHH MY NOOOSEETH! YOU'LL PAY FOR DAT!" An angered Recoome yelled, recovering and charging forward. Gohan moved away as Recoome relentlessly attacked Piccolo. Charging his blade yellow, he unleashed another Masenko Slash toward Recoome. It hit the warrior in the back, damaging his armor. Kneeing Piccolo in the stomach and hammer-fisting the namekian down into the ground, Recoome turned, stomping angrily at Gohan.
"Hey, twerp I like this armor! I guess I'll have to beat you up now for damaging it. RECOOME! BOOM!" Gohan didn't have a chance to protect himself before he was elbowed in the jaw. His sword flew away, sticking into the ground a dozen yards away as the little boy was sent hard into a rock formation.
"Gohan!" Piccolo recovered enough to attempt a chop at Recoome's neck, but the giant turned around, blocking it. Grabbing the hand, Recoome sneered at Piccolo, before headbutting the namekian. Jumping high in the air with the now ragdolled namekian, Recoome flung Piccolo away, speeding in and kicking him in the stomach, sending blood shooting out of Piccolo's mouth. Recoome then kneed Piccolo in the head, knocking him around dizzily before turning and unleashing a gut-churning kick into Piccolo's chest. The namekian hit the ground at frightening speed, making Recoome laugh gleefully as he landed.
"Hahahahahaha aww what's going on? Are you all done already? I was just getting warmed up!" Recoome put his hands on his hips and continued to laugh.
The rock formation around Gohan shattered as he lifted himself from it, blood running down his mouth. He saw his sword not too far from him. Using his speed, he got over to it quickly, lifting it and staring at the orange-haired monster. Recoome saw this and let out a big bellow.
"Rock on little man! Let's have some more fun!..."
"DESTRUCTO DISK!" Krillin fired another of his patented ki blades toward Jeice, who growled and ducked under it.
"Lay off the hair mate!" Jeice yelled at the monk, who could only shrug.
Orn had a busted lip and his arm was sore but he was staying in the fight, supporting Krillin as best as he could.
They both attacked Jeice, who was having mild difficulties blocking the pair as they pushed him back. Orn fired a blast at Jeice who weaved around it, nearly crushing the namekian with fists to the top of the head. It sent Orn down hard. He cratered into the ground and slid for several hundred feet as Krillin roared out a Kaioken Times 2 and attacked Jeice, pushing the Brench back. Parrying a heavy punch away, Krillin turned, smashing a palm into Jeice's jaw, making the red-skinned warrior stumble backward.
"BLOODY BASTARD!" Jeice yelled out, firing a red blast towards the monk, who jumped over it, flipping and sending a side knee into Jeice's forehead. Turning himself to the other side, Krillin cracked Jeice's jaw with another kick. Flipping head over heels and landing, Jeice held his jaw for a moment before smirking and lifting his hand.
"There's a reason why I'm the Red Magma! And I'll show you today! CRUSHER BALL!" Jeice yelled out, sending a dense energy sphere towards Krillin, who backed away in fright. Jeice laughed once again before turning to fully face Krillin. He then splayed his hands outwards, making the Crusher Ball split itself into many smaller balls of energy.
"Darn it! There's hundreds of these things!" Krillin said to himself before a yellow blast flew above his head, heading into the center mass of the smaller Crusher Balls before it exploded.
"HEY! WHO DID THAT!" Jeice yelled in shock, before a figure phased in behind him, backhand chopping Jeice in the back and shattering his armor.
"AUCK!" Jeice coughed out blood. Stumbling forward, he was smashed once again, this time in the back of the head.
"BLASTED SON OF A-!"
SMASH
Orn palmed Jeice right in the center of his face, making the red-skinned soldier nearly fall on his butt as he stumbled back.
"My skills as a warrior will continue to improve monster," Orn said, flying in and attempting to knee the Brench in the gut. But the man caught it, smirking as he threw the namekian towards Krillin, who was flying in quickly. Ducking below the flying Orn, Krillin started to fight with Jeice, whose hands were moving to keep pace with Krillin's martial arts prowess.
"You're not all that bloody bad ya know. Ya could become a member of the Force!" Jeice said as he blocked one of Krillin's punches, returning his own. Krillin dodged beneath it, allowing Orn to come in like a bullet, catching Jeice in the chest with a palm strike. He was already down to his black undershirt and tights. He held his chest as he took a few steps back.
"You're not so bad yourself. Maybe if you didn't go around the universe committing genocide all the time we wouldn't be fighting." Krillin suggested.
"Hey! I'll have you know it's a good-paying job, with great benefits!" Jeice shouted out, angered.
"A-a job? You're doing this as a job? I thought you guys lived for this stuff!" Krillin let out confusingly.
"Well, the blood and all is somethin ya gotta get used to! But other than that, yes it's a job! Now mate, shall we continue?" Jeice was done with the conversation. Krillin and Orn braced for their toughest fight to date...
"ARRGGHH!" Nappa shouted in the pain from an impossibly fast punch that hit him in the face and drove him back.
"Argh damn it! We're not getting anywhere with that ridiculous speed." Nappa stated as he wiped the blood off of his lip.
Tien himself could see Burter most times with his 3rd eye but was having extreme difficulties countering the insane speed the alien possessed. Hit from behind by a kick, Tien decided to take a chance. Quickly splitting himself into multiple entities, there were now 4 Tiens. Each of them put their hands together in a triangle.
"Wh-what freak crap is this?" Burter was stopped cold, eyeing the now 4 Triclops that stood before him.
"You should pay attention more big guy!" Tien said to the blue alien, who gawked at him before he saw a yellow light from under him. Looking down quickly, he didn't have time to defend himself before a yellow ball of dense energy hit him full force. Nappa didn't let up, holding out both his hands and charging even more energy.
"Knew you'd stand still eventually HA HA HA! DOUBLE BOMBER!" 2 more Bomber Dx's left his hands quickly, flying up and hitting Burter who was still encased in the first explosion. Another set of explosions occurred, making the Tien's quickly back up and take a position.
"Steady..." Each Tien exchanged looks, readying themselves for the ultimate attack.
The smoke began to lift as Burter waved his hand through the smoke, coughing as he did. His armor was all but destroyed, leaving him in his black undergarment.
"TRI-BEAM!!!!" The 4 Tiens yelled out, sending their heavy blasts toward the blue speedy giant!
"Argghhh what!" Burter felt what he could only describe as a heavy pressing down on himself. Looking up, he realized too late that he should have moved, as 4 powerful beams of energy converged on him, throwing up a momentous explosion of mass and smoke...
Vegeta's chest was nearly caved in as a palm from Captain Ginyu pushed him far away. He saw the massive explosion in the distance from Tien. Smirking, he could feel that Burter was suffering.
"A-at least their having more success than us." Vegeta coughed out, watching as Yamcha, fully emblazoned in a Times 6 Kaioken, was trading with the Captain throughout the grounds. The Prince hated the human for being stronger than him, but he had had far more success against Ginyu than he had. His armor was cracked in various places. His left arm felt like it was separated. Holding it, he winced as he watched Captain Ginyu roundhouse kick Yamcha away once again, but the human bounced back hard, his martial arts keeping him in the fight so long as his Kaioken held.
Ducking below a kick, Ginyu punched Yamcha in the stomach, sending blood spurting out of the mouth of the human as he collided with the side of a mountain. Captain Ginyu phased in front of him.
"Hm hm hm hm hm where was all that confidence before punk? Ya know, the training I did boosted my power level up to around the 300,000 range heh heh heh heh heh heh heh. Vegeta down there would have been a credible match to me before this wonderful hell I was put through. Training, blah! But you, Earthling if I recall correctly, are a much more...suitable match for me. I can see now how you could have killed Captain Bonyu. But I guess this means I get to avenge her tragic loss. Bye-bye now!" Holding out his hand, Ginyu began to summon purple energy, condensing it into a ball.
"HAAAAAAAAH!" Vegeta yelled as he fired a one-handed blast upwards toward Captain Ginyu, who gritted his teeth as the blast came at him fast, consuming him. The blast flew vertically past Yamcha, who heaved in deep relief before phasing his way down toward the ground. But Vegeta was not done yet. He flew upwards, through the very smoke thrown up by his explosion, attempting to find the Captain quickly.
"Wh-where did he-"
BAM
"Right here, Saiyan hm hm hm hm," Captain Ginyu snickered as Vegeta was sent flying away once again from a kick from the planet trader.
Vegeta impacted the ground, sliding away as he picked up more and more dirt and rock. Stopping after a few seconds of this, he slowly picked himself up, only for Captain Ginyu to phase in front of him, booting him hard in the face.
"D-dammit I have to risk it. It's all or nothing!" Yamcha had recovered mostly, although his face still bled, his muscles beyond tired. He had one more trick up his sleeve.
"KAIOKEN TIMES 7!" he screamed out. Taking off like a rocket, he slammed into Captain Ginyu, clawing his face where his scouter was and driving him back as he had gone to pick up Vegeta. Captain Ginyu slammed into the side of a boulder, followed by Yamcha smashing into his body foot first and driving him through the boulder into the open air.
"Wh-wh-wh-ARGGGGHHH!" a slash in the back from Yamcha drove Captain Ginyu into the water, throwing up thousands of gallons of ocean water. Yamcha refused to let up, following after the Captain into the water. Ginyu had mostly recovered by this time, seeing the Bandit rushing him. They clashed hands underwater, each holding their breath as their clashing auras rose throughout the water. They each continued pushing back for dominance, Captain Ginyu snarling as he gained a slight edge in raw power, slowly pushing Yamcha through the water. But what they both didn't realize was that they had landed in a small runoff of water, and their struggle for dominance had heated the water and steamed it so much that eventually the water ran dry, and their power struggle soon turned to shouts as they could both breathe again.
"J-just give up stupid Earthling! N-no matter how much you struggle, that technique thing of yours is gonna burn out! And when it does, I have a feeling you'll n-no longer be able to continue!"
Yamcha ignored the barb, focusing every bit of his power on the fight of his life. They both traded knees as they soon started slowly floating in the air, the rocks piling in the air around them and the winds threatening to blow back anything that wasn't tied down. Yamcha let Ginyu pull him in to headbutt him, making the Captain release his grip as Yamcha turned, throwing a vicious kick. Ginyu blocked it with effort, palming Yamcha hard in the chest and driving him back once again.
Vegeta lay on the ground bloodied and broken, his eye was swollen shut, but there was a silver lining. And he began to laugh to himself weakly.
"Ha...ha ha ha...clowns." No one else was paying attention, all consumed with their fights, but those who could sense energy felt it...
He had meditated heavily for the last 24 hours. Having fully completed 150 Times Earth's Gravity training, Shepard was in his private room, getting his attire ready. Moving his fingers idly through the small wardrobe he had taken with him, he decided on his original Gi, wearing a black Gi and a nonweighted blue shirt underneath. Black pants, tied with a blue sash that hung just above his knees to the right, and a pair of black and blue sneakers finished his look.
"They're not Jordan's, but they certainly can pass for them." Shepard chuckled to himself, looking in the mirror that was in his room. It oddly felt... right. This was the Gi to wear.
"Stepping into the next part of our adventure. Crazy that we can feel Frieza down there now as well as the others faintly."
"Yeah, it feels like he's fighting too. Feels like it might be Nail, but it's weird. His power is crazy strong. What could've happened? You think... you think... He might be involved?"
"No. Maybe in the past, but now? No not a chance. Look dude are you sure about challenging Frieza?"
"Don't know the status of the dragon balls. Can't rely on Vegeta and likely Nappa if he's there. We need to distract Frieza and neutralize the Ginyu Force. The Captain feels a lot stronger than he should be. But I know Goku or Raditz could take him out. They need to get the dragon balls as soon as possible. And they need to make those wishes. Hopefully, Guru is still alive."
"I'm not mad at you for doing this. I'm just concerned we're gonna lose sight of the goal here."
"Goal here is simple Marc. Play with Frieza, keep him transformed and fixated on us so he can't go after the others and by part the dragon balls themselves. Goku and Raditz will need to be fresh once Frieza eventually does get by me."
"Yeah, THAT'S what's concerning Shep. Why not just end him right here? Right now?"
"Because that lizard scum is gonna play by MY rules. He is going to be used like a worn-out boxing bag. Besides, that's not what concerns me."
"Oh? And what does?"
Shepard didn't answer because he didn't have a solid answer. Something about all this just seemed too... convenient. He let the funny feeling go as he hit the button next to his door, allowing him access to the main area.
"Took ya long enough dumbass we're about to land." Raditz rushed by him, followed by Goku, who was wearing his traditional colors.
"Man, he's really excited to land isn't he Shep he he he?"
"I'll say. You turn off those Gauntlets dude?"
"Oh...right. Here we go." Goku turned his Ki Restricting Gauntlets off. The full weight of his power was evident after a couple of seconds, which he clamped down on.
"Whoa! Man, I feel incredible. Can't believe I've been only fighting with such a small bit of my power."
LANDING ON NAMEK IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. PLEASE BUCKLE IN AND YOU SHALL ARRIVE SAFELY.
The computer chimed in overhead. Going over and shutting off the Gravity Generator that was still at 150 Times, which they all 3 agreed to leave it on for the whole day, Shepard immediately felt relief. He had personally turned off his KRGs nearly an hour before. But to know this whole time that he had been under such heavy, intense gravity, it was still stunning to believe.
"I feel like I can take on the Universe," Raditz said as Shepard and Goku walked over towards him, near the unopened exit ramp. With all the training they had accomplished, they had made sure to wipe down the blood, sweat, possible teeth, and other such fluids and objects away to keep up posterity. They each had their unweighted outfits on, knowing they would need every bit of their raw power for this fight.
"I know what you mean. Ready to do this? Kick some LIZARD ASS!" Shepard yelled out, smashing his fists together.
"Hmph. In the meantime, we should be more than capable of dealing with that blasted Ginyu Force. After Frieza kills you and decides to try to go for us, we may hopefully already be gone before anything else serious happens."
"That's a bit morbid don't ya think?" Shepard asked. He held his hand out, where the BanHammer flew into it from the living area. Goku in turn also held his out and the Golden Staff flew into his hand as well before he turned it around and strapped it onto his back.
"If morbid means that your death doesn't affect me in any way, you'd be right," Raditz replied without looking over.
"Sheesh. You're not very nice." Goku said, scratching his head as they felt the Capsule Pod land.
"It doesn't pay to be nice little brother, not for Frieza's sake. You still don't understand the stakes here. I thought Frieza was a terror before, but knowing the full scope of his power, just makes him even more of an absolute monster."
"You think I'm not aware of the stakes? My son is down there and could be fighting for his life right now. I need to get to him. Just because I'm nice now, doesn't mean I'll be once we land." Goku retied his sash, making sure it was secure. Raditz looked his brother over, sensing no lies from him. 'We will see brother. We most certainly will.'
Shepard felt the BanHammer in his hands beginning to increase significantly in weight, accommodating itself to his full power. He was suppressing most of it, for now, keeping a lid on all of the power he had obtained since fighting Vegeta.
"Wow, Banny you aren't playing. Gonna have to put you on a diet." Shepard went to hoist the prized weapon over his shoulder and did so successfully, but had to hold it back up when it began to burn him.
"Hahahahaha Banny doesn't like being called fat!" Marc called out in his mind. Shepard smirked in reply. The 3 warriors were calm, each with varying degrees of apathy gliding across their faces. But the time for thoughts was over as the door began to slowly open. Forgoing the safety measures of sitting, the Saiyans were ready to test out their new level of power!
They each walked down the small ramp. Raditz didn't look overly pleased. To him, it was just another planet. The green skies and the blue grass were off-putting to Shepard, who looked around with a raised eye. One of the suns was shining brightly while one of the others seemed to be behind a cloud at the moment. Shepard almost felt overdressed for the affair. Touching the Namekian grounds with their feet for the first time, they each had goals of their own to accomplish. Turning back, Shepard reached into his pocket and pulled out a capsule, hitting the button and putting the thing against the ship as it sucked it inside, to be used at another date. Sooner rather than later if Shepard was being honest.
"Alright guys, we got stuff to do. You each have some leftover senzu beans?" Shepard asked, tapping just below his sash where he held a bag of them. They didn't have many left, but more than enough to heal everyone should the need arise.
"Hmph, I guess I will say good luck, considering you will need every bit of it against that tyrant."
"Be careful Shep. I still think I should go with you at least. Raditz is more than capable of dealing with those Ginyu guys you mentioned." Goku said.
"Hm hm hm hm yeah you're probably right. But it'll be alright. I got this. You guys just take care of the Ginyu Force and get those dragon balls."
Goku threw a thumbs up at Shepard and winked, and it hit the Rogue with a wave of unforeseen nostalgia. The very look. The show had nailed it. An iconic look from a legendary hero, and Shepard was training alongside and was just as strong as him. They were creating their legacies!
"Alright, Rad. See you on the other side." Shepard held his fist out, which Raditz looked at smugly for a moment before putting his own fist out, hitting Shepards in return.
"Rad? Hmph, whatever. Guess if you don't die I'll see you later."
Shepard half-smiled at Raditz's smug but concerned reply. Turning around, he needed one last thing. Pulling out some earbuds, he pulled out his copied iPod-like device. Settling it on Rob Zombie's Dragula, he floated in the air and swiftly blasted away, BanHammer in hand. Bouncing throughout the air, the music was getting Shepard amped up for his confrontation with the iconic tyrant, one who feared him greatly in his childhood.
"COME ON YOU LIZARD!" Shepard yelled as he blasted across the green ocean, a tidal wave of blown backwater following in his quake...
"RECOOME! KNEE!" Recoome yelled as he impacted Piccolo's chest with it, making the namekians ribcage buckle as he was sent imploding into the side of a mountain. Gohan was slowly making it back to his feet, his left eye swollen. Using his sword to help himself up the rest of the way, he looked on as Recoome ignited pink energy in his hands.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Gohan yelled, flying up quickly.
"RECOOME! RENEGADE BOMBER AH HA HA HAH HAH HAH HA HA HA AH!" Many powerful blasts began leaving Recoome's hands. Gohan was able to get in front of Piccolo and igniting his sword yellow, began slicing the blasts and batting them away as much as he could. But one blast got by his sword, hitting Gohan in the face and sending him into the mountain alongside his teacher, who was helpless as the blasts started connecting, blowing up the mountain as it crumbled.
"Heh heh heh heh heh..hey is that all ya got?" Recoome said from the air before he dropped down to the ground to check out his work. One of the rocks began to move before Gohan lifted it and threw it off of himself. Piccolo lay next to him, barely conscious.
"G-g-Gohan... St..." Piccolo's lungs were filled with smoke, and it was hard to talk at the moment. His ribs were slowly regenerating, but he didn't have enough time.
"Aw, you're still alive little man? You're tough. I like that. But unfortunately, you disrespected Lord Frieza, so I have to make you pay!"
Gohan was defiant as he stood. He looked around, feeling that the others were in similar spots. Igniting his blade in yellow energy, he shakily held it up, holding it in front of him. Recoome simply shrugged before he phased away. He used his speed to get behind Gohan, kicking him in the back and making him lose his sword.
"I didn't really wanna do this little guy, but you just won't stay down. Heeey, you kinda remind me of me when I was your age. A shame you can't join the Force. You're small enough to fit Guldo's armor he he he heh he he." Recoome lifted the boy by his head, holding him up and squeezing, making the boy cry out in pain.
"Don't worry little man. I'll make sure this is quick." Recoome went to aim a blast at Gohan, looking to take his head off, but the screaming boy wasn't done yet. Sensing the attack, Gohan had remembered a technique his teacher had used often, and now was the perfect time for it.
"AGHHH!" Gohan screamed out as he opened his eyes and fired a beam from them, hitting Recoome in one of his eyes.
"AEEOOOGHHH OW OW OW OW! STUPID KID!" Recoome instinctively released the boy and simultaneously kicked him hard away, making the boy tumble along the ground. Recoome released his eye, its socket now a smoked hole.
"Grrrr...I'm gonna make you pay for that one little man. NO MORE PLAYING AROUND! RECOOME!" the giant opened his mouth where a dense amount of energy began to coalesce. The beaten down 5-year-old could only hope to barely stand on his feet as he realized his doom was apparent.
"Go-GOHAN! GET OUTTA THERE!" Piccolo yelled, struggling to still free his damaged body on the ground.
"ERASER GUN!" The massive blast that was bigger than the giant himself left his mouth, tearing the ground apart as it headed towards Gohan, who closed his eyes and held his hands up to defend himself, knowing it was hopeless. But only a second later, he heard a Zzt in front of him, and at that moment, he saw an orange pantleg in front of him. Looking up, he saw his father's outline as it was consumed by the blast itself, but never reached Gohan.
"D-d-daddy?"
Recoome kept the energy up until his mouth was forcefully clasped shut by a pair of strong, firm, and calloused hands that pushed their way through the blast. Causing an explosion to be thrown up around the orange-haired giant...
Burter's body was bruised and scratched, bloodied and welted everywhere, but he was more than alive. Nappa lay in a crater, his armor gone, and one of his arms twisted in an unnatural direction. The Tien's had formed back into one. Their quadruple Tri-Beam bringing down Burter's power to a more manageable level. Tien at a Kaioken Times 2 was now keeping up far better with the blue formerly armored giant. They continued to trade throughout the landscape. Tien blocked one of Burter's kicks before reaching out and chopping the shoulder of the giant before turning and throwing a kick that collided with Burter's face, sending him away. Tien followed as he spiked Burter with both hands from above, sending him to the ground. Tien began to fire blasts at the hole that Burter dug with his body. Tien landed after letting loose several dozen energy balls. He watched as the smoke left the grounds, where he could see Burter slowly getting to his feet.
"Y-you trash! Do you dare to resist the Planet Trade? Make a mockery of the Ginyu Force?" Burter ripped the top of his smoldering undergarment, leaving his chest exposed.
"I don't mock anyone. You choose to go after my friends and I have goals of my own to accomplish. You're the one who stands in MY way!" Tien called out. Before anything could be said further, Burter had a strange look on his face. Tien barely noticed it before Burter keeled over, Raditz standing behind him with his hand in a chopping movement.
"That should shut up that moron," Raditz said. Tien was so caught off guard that he was left staring at the Saiyan. His third eye had never picked up that Raditz was that close. Which meant that his speed had to have improved so much that it was faster than his eye could detect. Which also meant...
"Yes before you ask, Kakarot is over there."
Tien sharply looked over, seeing his rival smiling as he had Recoome's mouth in his hands, keeping it shut.
"I best be off three eyes. Your other friends are in trouble." Raditz said before he once again blitzed away, far faster than Tien could process.
"Th-they're so...so... strong!.."
Jeice, Orn, and Krillin had been battling all out. Orn was weaker than the monk, but they made up for it with the namekian's willingness to allow Krillin to take the lead. They were pushing the Brench warrior back, forcing an all-out battle of attrition.
"YAHHH!" Jeice yelled out, slamming his forearm into Krillin's guard. The monk gritted his teeth and smirked, as Orn used the distraction to kick Jeice away.
"I'm sure glad I'm short enough he he he he."
"Indeed little warrior. But we must keep on him." Orn said as he flew towards the recovering Ginyu Force member, who righted himself in the air.
"THAT'S IT! CRUSHER BALL!" Jeice yelled out, firing a potent red ball of energy towards Krillin, who jumped over it, using the energy ball as a springboard to plant his foot into Jeice's face. He didn't know how long he could hold up the Kaioken times 2, but Krillin wouldn't stop until victory was assured.
"KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAA!" He yelled out, firing the legendary Turtle wave towards Jeice, who shook his head and put his hands up, holding the wave back from consuming him as it pushed him backward.
"N-n- not... TODAY MATES!" Jeice yelled as he finally pushed himself off of the wave, watching as it exploded into a land mass, throwing up a massive explosion.
"Damn it!" Krillin shouted out as he and Orn went to go after Jeice, who also charged in. An all-out battle of punches and kicks. Jeice was defending himself well from the duo, but they were relentless, eventually getting the upper hand when Orn smashed Jeice's face with a punch and drove him backward a few steps. They both began to lay into the Brench, their fists and kicks punishing Jeice. Krillin corkscrewed, landing a kick across Jeice's jaw that sent him flying away. Orn teleported behind the flying Jeice and smashed both fists into the Brench warrior's back. Jeice hit the ground with the force of a meteor, leaving behind a big crater of dirt and rock.
Orn powered up a yellow ball of dense energy between his hands, hurling it down and making it explode upon the back of the planet trader. Moments passed before another explosion occurred.
"Damn! Bloody! BASTARDS!" Jeice exploded out of the rocks, but before he could fly back up, he was grabbed from behind.
"Wh-whoa!"
"Who is that?" Orn asked the stunned monk.
"I-I didn't even feel them until just now but...HOLY CRAP!" Krillin shouted, looking down at where Goku was. The smoke had long dissipated, but Goku didn't release the giant's mouth, where there was smoke still pouring out. Looking over, Krillin saw that Raditz had Jeice in a chokehold, holding him up as if he were a toddler.
"Now now you little shit! If you'd stop struggling I might let you go!" Raditz said, chuckling from behind as he choked the struggling Jeice until the Brench's eyes went slack. Raditz dropped Jeice to the ground, letting him lie.
"I best be going. KAKAROT? ARE YOU DONE WITH THAT OAF YET?" Raditz yelled over to his little brother. Goku had kept Recoome's mouth clamped the whole time, and the massive inhalation of smoke was starting to bother the orange-haired warrior.
"Can't have you firing off any more of those crazy mouth blasts. You're not very strong so it would be pointless for us to fight. Maybe when you get up again and start training, we can have a good sparring match heh heh heh." Goku chuckled as Recoome's eyes slowly closed. He tried to talk through his now broken mouth but it was useless as he finally passed out cold, falling on his face.
"D-DADDY!" Gohan yelled, heading towards his father. Goku snickered and waved before Gohan nearly ran him over. Jumping into his arms, Gohan started to cry. It had been a rough few days for the little boy and just seeing his dad again was a massive wave of relief.
"There there son. It's alright. Daddy's here now." Goku rubbed his son's head as he held him. The boy smelled like him, and a mixture of his mother, and it made Goku calm. He was glad he made it in time. Another handful of seconds...
He untied the sash of senzu beans and held them out for his son.
"Here ya go, buddy! Take these and pass them around. He he he he except to the bad guys of course." The Saiyan set his son down on the ground and he watched as Gohan flew over to Tien and Nappa, who both landed with shock on their faces, the giant Saiyan holding his messed up arm.
"R-Raditz?" Nappa said, stunned at his former subordinate's easy handling of Burter and Jeice.
"Hmph, Nappa. Looks like we have to go save your boss hm hm hm hm hm."
"Wha-?"
Before Nappa could reply, Raditz zipped away, appearing next to his brother once again.
"I know bro I know. One more to deal with." Goku reluctantly replied before they both phased away, leaving a stunned group of recovering warriors behind...
Yamcha had felt Goku and Raditz's Ki signatures but was so consumed by the fight with Captain Ginyu that he completely lost focus on them. They continued to duel throughout the lands. At a Kaioken Times 7, Yamcha was already strained. But it was the only way to keep up with the Captain, as Ginyu slid a punch by his guard, nearly caving his stomach as he impacted the ground hard.
"Uhh...uhh...unh y-you've fought well, but it's over. I can tell that your body is completely useless to you now hm hm hm hm." The Captain's armor was nearly destroyed, and one of his horns was cut in half from an earlier attack from the Bandit. He had blood running from his mouth, but Captain Ginyu thoroughly enjoyed himself. It was a true test of his martial prowess.
"I'll give you the honorable death that you deserve. After I'm done with you, I can finally collect that monkey scum Vegeta. Can't believe I've kept Lord Frieza waiting this long." Starting to charge a purple orb of energy in both hands, Ginyu looked to fire it, but someone phased in his way, igniting a yellow hand of energy and punching through the Captain's blast. It imploded in his hands, nearly burning them to a crisp as he shouted in pain and flew backward.
"WHO THE-?" Ginyu didn't get the chance to look at the assailant when it happened, but now that he could clearly see, he grew confused.
"R-Raditz? Raditz the Runt? Impossible!" Ginyu replied, slowly shaking his head.
"He he he he he yup! He sure is strong! But that's my bro!" Goku phased in behind the Captain, sounding excited.
"Wow you seem pretty strong too, can we fight?" Goku rested his hand on his chin for a moment in thought.
"Seriously Kakarot?" Raditz crossed his arms and pouted.
"Kakarot? That's a Saiyan name? B-bro? Raditz is your brother?" Captain Ginyu asked, looking back and forth between the 2.
"Yuh-huh." Goku nodded his head.
"Don't give him too much Kakarot," Raditz said, having given up on fighting the Captain.
Captain Ginyu phased himself up on top of the cliff.
"What is this insanity? Raditz shouldn't even be close to any kind of respectable strength! And then the other." Captain Ginyu's thoughts ran rampant.
Down below, Goku helped Yamcha back up to his feet, patting him on the shoulder.
"My gosh Yamcha, I'm amazed you kept up with him so well. But you better find Vegeta and leave that guy to us, right?" Goku said, holding his head and scratching.
"Y-yeah. The woman wasn't so bad to deal with, but that horned guy was just too much! Be careful Goku, something isn't right with that guy." The Desert Bandit warned his friend, before Raditz himself, who overheard Yamcha, grew confused.
"Woman? What woman?"
"Her name was Bonyu I think," Yamcha said, squinting in trying to remember.
"B-Bonyu was here?" Raditz nearly shouted out but kept his composure. Looking at Yamcha, he smirked. "If you were the one that killed her before Vegeta did, then call me slightly impressed."
Goku handed a few senzu beans to Yamcha, who took them and nodded.
"Go find Vegeta and get out of here Yamcha, we'll handle that guy," Goku said, pointing atop the cliff where they could vaguely see Ginyu.
"R-right. See ya soon dude. Thanks." Yamcha said, flying off a short distance away towards a pile of broken-up dirt. He reached down and found a booted foot before he pulled upwards. He ignored Goku and Raditz phasing upwards towards Captain Ginyu, only focusing on the dying Saiyan he had in his hand.
"Dammit, Vegeta. He sure tore you up pretty bad." Yamcha said to himself. Flying upwards, he made it back to where the others had met back up. He released Vegeta's foot as the Saiyan fell on his face. His unconscious body didn't recognize the fall, laying there like a sack of concrete.
"Yamcha!" Bulma nearly yelled before she saw Vegeta on the ground next to him.
"Ahhhhh! Why did you bring him here?" Bulma took a step back in near fright.
"Sheesh, Bulma! Relax, it's alright! Everything is alright!" Yamcha tried to smooth things over with the bluenette before Nappa started walking towards the pair, only to be cut off by Piccolo, who snarled at the Saiyan.
"Ya know Slug, I got a pretty damn good Zenkai from that fight. Do ya really wanna test me heh heh heh?" Nappa didn't back down a bit, but their short confrontation was over before it started, as Sopran and Orn both forcefully pushed back.
"Stop this! We need not be fighting with each other. There is a great force heading towards what is sure to be a planet-wide event." Sopran explained.
"Please my fellow namekian warrior! No more fighting amongst you all!" Orn pleaded.
Nappa and Piccolo both looked away from each other before Sopran walked by the pair.
"Can Shepard make it out there to Nail guys?" Krillin asked.
"He will try," Tien said, before taking a meditative seat.
"He will try..."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Nail roared to the heavens. Battered and bloodied, he looked over towards his foe, who was hardly damaged. The evil despot looked on, snickering arrogantly.
"And just what was all that pointless yelling about slug?" Frieza asked in a laughing manner. Nail snarled before he yelled once again, increasing his size dramatically.
"Ohhh? So you can increase your size like the monkeys' can? Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm! Hahahahahahahaha truly pathetic! You are now a bigger target. Tell me, Slug, after I've ripped off your arms off for the last time, will these stay that size or will they shrivel back to the puny size that they were before hahahahahahaha!"
Nail slammed his fist down fast, making Frieza dodge away, the smirk not leaving his face. Nail pursued the tyrant relentlessly, driving his foot through a boulder that Frieza phased over to. Phasing above Nail, Frieza'a finger lit with energy, but Nail sensed him, throwing his hand out faster than Frieza could react. The tyrant was smashed back down towards the ground, where Nail opened his mouth and let loose a massive beam cannon. The ground cratered out for many miles, but none of that mattered as Frieza burst through the smoke, plowing into Nail's stomach and bursting out of the other side. Nail nearly shouted in pain as he held his stomach.
"Hm hm hm hm hm hm! My my slug, it would seem you've finally decided to stop playing games." Frieza chastized, before firing a death beam through one of Nail's legs, making the giant bend to a knee. Landing on the ground, Frieza walked up to Nail, firing another death beam at Nail's shoulder, making it go limp.
"Oh, but I'm not done just yet hm hm hm hm hm ha ha ha ha haha hahaha!" Frieza laughed hysterically before firing another death beam, blowing Nail backward as it blew through his chest. The giant fell, blood pouring out of his mouth. There were a dozen arms strewn about the landscape along with 5 legs. Nail had suffered beyond the normal limitations of his species, blood pouring out of multiple holes. He began to shrink back to his normal size.
BAM
"AUCK!" Nail coughed out a pint of blood as Frieza landed on him, driving his feet nearly through the namekian. He began to dig one of his feet into Nail, who choked on his blood as he tried to scream out.
"I admire your willingness to challenge me, Slug, even if it was a fruitless gesture. Did you really think you stood any kind of chance against me, hmm? Hahahahahahaha pathetic weakling you will always be hm hm hm hm hm."
Nail could faintly hear something in the distance. It sounded familiar to him, and it made him smile faintly. Ignoring the pain, he began to laugh. It started out small, but eventually, it turned into painful bellows. The action caused Frieza to fly off of the namekian in confusion.
"Did I miss the joke somewhere? You are about to die and you insist on laughing? QUIET!" Frieza yelled out, firing another death beam, making Nail choke out from being impaled in the throat.
"Now then, that's better. Any last words Slug?" Frieza was through with these games.
"Y...you...you're gonna..pay." Nail could barely choke out the words.
"Me? Pay? Hahahahahahaha oh no no no my dear Slug, once I achieve my long sought out dream, no one will ever be able to defeat me hm hm hm hm hm." Frieza hovered in the air a few feet before he held his finger out. Pink energy began to form around the fingertip.
"Say goodbye Slug hahahahahahahaha-" a sneaker cut Frieza off before he was launched far away, the kick being thrown with righteous fury!...
Shepard flew as fast as he could. He could feel Nail beginning to decline.
"I don't remember Nail being this strong Marc. Any suggestions?"
"Likely our older self's involvement. But it wasn't enough, unfortunately."
It was as likely a reason as any, given the state of Planet Namek now. Shepard could still feel various Namekians alive right now, as well as the others out in the far distance. But he only had one goal in mind right now: Frieza. The tyrant terrified the human turned Saiyan in his youth. He remembered how horrified he was at the way Krillin had died. He remembered how it affected Goku. How it had killed Goku's innocence.
"When I get my hands around that little horned lizard's neck," Shepard said to himself. At some point, he felt Nail's power almost disappear completely, and he knew he had to get there. Now!
"No no no no no! NAIL! FRIEZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Shepard yelled out, no longer in fear even as he lived out this world. He would never be scared again, never! He phased in, smashing Frieza in the face with a kick as he prepared to kill Nail, making the tyrant scream away in shocking pain as he collided with a rock face in the distance, making it shatter. Shepard corkscrewed around, landing down on one foot as he ran up to the dying Namekian. Sliding on the ground, he nearly lost his emotions when he saw the state Nail was in. Pulling Nail into his lap, Shepard almost vomited at the sight.
"N-Nail I'm here! Please. Please you gotta stay awake. Come on man." Shepard fumbled around in his pack, pulling out a Senzu bean, but a weak hand grabbed his own, making Shepard look over at Nail, who began to tear up.
"M-m..."
"Don't talk Nail. Here, please. You have to take this if you wanna live. Please, Nail!" Shepard was dismayed at Nail's unwillingness.
"Y-you came...back." Nail choked out, blood mixed in along his tears.
"What?"
"What?"
"I...I tried...I tried to be...I tried to be strong like you were...M...Master." Nail cried out as Shepard looked stunned. He didn't realize that he was wearing the same outfit that his older self had arrived to his timeline with!
"Nail..."
"The Senzu bean isn't going to do him any good. I can feel his insides, there's almost nothing there Shep."
"Shut up Marc! Just shut the fuck up please." Shepard internally choked out. He didn't have the heart to tell Nail that he was not his Master.
"Ma-Master I...I tried...I'm...I'm sorry."
"Nonononono come on Nail stay with me. Please. Please Nail stay awake." Shepard held Nail, the strongest Namekian child of Guru's as he faded away, eyes closing as his energy completely left their plane.
"No..no... Dammit, Nail! NOOOOOOO!" Shepard didn't hear Frieza land, an evident scowl on his face as he rubbed the bruise along his jawline. That kick hurt far more than anything that Nail had accomplished.
"You dare to attack me while I'm busy." Shepard heard energy gather but was preoccupied with Nail's now dead body.
"Pay attention when I'm talking to you ingrate!" Frieza fired a death beam but was shocked when Shepard held a hand out, deflecting the beam without so much as looking at Frieza.
"I'll deal with you in a fucking minute. You'll wait your turn!" Shepard said with seething fury.
"Wh-what? You must not be aware of who you're dealing with. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Lo-"
Shepard didn't care. Holding his hand out, he sent the BanHammer towards Frieza, who was knocked away in a shout as the weapon sped up, slamming Frieza into a rock face a short distance away.
"I'm sorry Nail. I may not have been your master, but I know who you're talking about my friend. I'm gonna kick some serious Planet Trade ass, just for you. I wish I would have gotten to know you. You always kept it real. Until we meet again, my friend."
Shepard picked Nail's lifeless body up as the BanHammer returned. Lifting the weapon, Shepard slammed it down into the ground, followed by using small energy blasts, he made a small grave for Nail. Laying him inside, he began to shuffle dirt onto the fallen namekian.
"All you ever wanted was to be as strong as possible so you could help your people. My older self must have come here at some point and helped to train you. Frieza won't get his grimy hands on the dragon balls, nor will I let him get close to Guru. I promise." Shepard put his hands together and closed his eyes, bowing in respect.
"Do that again and you won't have the opportunity to even scream," Frieza said, not realizing that his lip was cracked and starting to bleed. Shepard opened his eyes, before holding his hand out and calling the BanHammer back to him. Turning around, it was time to face his destiny.
"Hello, Frieza!"
Ho Ho Hoooo! And Shepard has now met the Tyrant of the Saiyans! This has been a meeting that I've been wanting to write about for a long while! And what of Old Man Shepard having come to Namek to train Nail? It all opens up for possibly creating a chapter in the distant future to tell of our Original (Original) Character. What could he have done? And I hope you noticed I made the Ginyu Force stronger. Through Guldo's death, and the very guilt that the team has felt, Frieza sent them on a training expedition. We shall see with the upcoming power levels what we're dealing with.
Power Levels:
Nail:. 150,000
Guru bringing out his Potential: 400,000
Super Giant Form: 450,000
Frieza (First Form): 530,000
Captain Ginyu: 315,000
Recoome: 100,000
Burter: 105,000
Jeice: 105,000
Yamcha: 42,000
Kaioken Times 6: 252,000
Kaioken Times 7: 294,000
Vegeta: 120,000
Heavily Injured: 40,000 and dropping
Piccolo: 80,000
Gohan: 75,000
Rage Boost: 100,000 (Not the Max but Dropping)
Tien: 40,000
Kaioken Times 2: 80,000
MultiForm: 10,000 Each
Nappa: 30,000
Double Bomber: 65,000
Krillin: 38,000
Kaioken Times 2: 76,000
Orn: 27,000
Shepard: ?
Raditz: ?
Goku: ?