One day before Goku's journey to planet Namek
The crusher corps ship was now located in Earth's orbit above, Turles watched as dawn peeked over the one side of the planet. "So this is Earth," a grinning Turles stared out from his viewing window looking down on the blue planet. "Send down the probe"
Within a few moments, the Beenz twins sent the probe toward Earth. The drones were of their own design, the inbuilt scanners would be able to give the Crusher Corp a near-perfect readout on the planet while remaining hidden from most planet security systems. After the probe broke through the Earth's atmosphere, it crashed and landed in the middle of a dense forest, leaving a small crater hidden among the foliage. Not away from the small smoldering brush it had clipped on its landing
Meanwhile at Wukong Hospital in West City. Goku the Saiyan hero was relieved to see Yajarobe walk in with a bag full of senzu beans, it had been a solid thirty-three days since Goku fought back the Saiyan invasion, they had won, but at the cost of many friends. Master Roshi had been with Goku with an update on Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan's journey and how they just reached Namek after a few setbacks. After eating the Senzu bean, the Saiyan hero leaped out of bed with a smile as he flexed his now-healed muscles and shattered the casts on his body like they were nothing. His stout swordsman friend threw him the pouch of Senzu beans after Goku had got back into his turtle school gi.
"I feel amazing! Thanks Yajirobe!"
"You're welcome Goku, I don't know how Korin got those beans ready quicker than usual, maybe some sort of miracle," Yajirobe replies. "So what are you gonna do Goku?" He asks watching his friend do squats in the Wukong hospital room.
The doctor looked annoyed, disliking these weird magic beans. Looking to the nurse who smiled at Goku but cringed when she looked at the sunglasses-wearing old man "You are discharged"
"That's great!" Goku cheered as he jumped onto his window frame and called his flying nimbus, a mere second later, a cloud soared through the West city skyline and Goku hopped on as it passed his window. But just as he steered it to Capsule Corp, he saw a large cloud of smoke form over the horizon. Taking flight outside the city he could feel the wind in his hair as he spotted the fire from below, the animals running away from the flames, luckily it hadn't gotten out of hand just yet.
"I better put that out!" Goku landed holding out his hands and channeling his ki, released a controlled burst, the burst causing the flames to shake and poof away.
The probe popped out of the hole it crashed into while Goku took a moment to catch his breath, the pod sprouted metallic spider-like legs to drag itself out of the hole and walk around unnoticed by the Saiyan. The Crusher Corp had complete access to the probe's video feed "Whoever that was has put out that fire we started" Amond spoke as Turles kept his eye on the screen seeing the man who had stopped the fire as he looked around the burnt section of the forest. "Phew that was a good break but, what would cause the forest to go up like that?"
The probe wandered around, giving off readings about sustainability and terrain as it passed a cave large enough for the ship to land in. "Mighty Turles the Earth is the perfect place to sustain a tree of might the boost will be immense!" The pair happily exclaimed as they showed their leader the readouts from the probe and to Turles' delight, it was true, the planet had possibly the best reading he had ever seen.
Turles stood against the wall still near enough to the viewing window quietly watching the feed as the screen showed a cave causing the Saiyan to speak out loud.
"Let us land, there is a cave within the forest" Turles waved his hand. 2 We will plant the tree close by and watch as it sucks the life from this planet!" Within moments, the Crusher Corp ship breached through the atmosphere, then sought refuge inside the cave capable of hiding their ship.
"That must have been Kakarot," his basis for this was he vaguely remembers the mentions of Raditz's brother and the one who fought Vegeta from multiple recordings. It was a simple process of elimination. Turles took a seed from his pouch giving it to one of the twins who was quick to rush out of the ship, after confirming no one was nearby, they flew a fair distance from the ship and planted the seed Turles gave them.
The seed within seconds tore through the earth creating the Tree of Might, Rasin flew back as fast as they could, just barely avoiding the roots of the Tree of Might as it grew faster than Lakasei had ever seen before.
"The scans were correct! This planet will bring so many great fruits and their power will be beyond what we've seen before. Its sheer size destroyed the forest and surrounding landscape like it was nothing!" The sounds of wild animals and people who had chosen to live in the wild echoed as the tree took form.
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"The fruit will be ripe soon. Mighty Turles. we will gain power that will rival even that of Frieza!" Daiz cheered happily alongside his comrades as they watched the tree take form. The scanners on the ship already pointing to powerful fruit already starting to grow, and while they knew they couldn't eat it immediately, it showed how powerful the fruit was.
"I think it's time we introduced ourselves to Kakarot."
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"Kamehameha!" Goku had seen the strange tree start to sprout but was powerless to stop it even after firing a few Kamehameha, but it showed no visible harm on the tree. After his fourth attack her started sensing a group of power levels, taking a wild guess that they must be connected to the strange tree, Goku flew to the upper part of the tree, landing on one of the huge branches, only to be met by five seemingly aliens.
"So you must be connected to this tree, gotta admit though, from what I can sense, you are quite strong," Goku got into his fighting stance ready to throw down with these mysterious invaders, the corp was quick to realize how ineffective their scouters were as the Saiyan's power level fluctuated.
Goku stood his ground, the group tried swarming the Saiyan. He held out both arms sideways, shouting as dual shockwaves exploded from his palms. Goku grinned as the spirit shot was unleashed. The attack moved them back at least a few feet, he followed up by throwing ki blasts at the pair of similar-looking aliens, and they scrambled. Suddenly the large alien with a scar on his left cheek and orange-like skin spun like a relentless tornado launching an orange ki disc in Goku's direction. Ducking down leaving the big red alien open, the Saiyan within mere moments found himself being attacked by what looked to be a cyborg with red skin.
"Whoa!" Goku cheered, dodging every punch and kick he could while taking it to the sky.
"You will fall to the crusher corps," proclaimed the calm Ikonda cyborg.
"I don't think so!" Goku cried back, catching the final punch and quickly tossing the cyborg down towards the ground where his comrades were preparing a full power energy wave barrage.
The Saiyan stood firm cupping his hands. "Take this Kame..hame..ha!" The wave of energy erupted destroying the Ikonda cyborg in an instant. Each of the invaders took their time to fire their attack after seeing the death of their comrade.
Goku flew down, unleashing a heavy elbow to the gut of the orange-skinned alien, even noticing the alien had spikes in his should guards. The large alien groaned hitting the ground hard, swiftly the Saiyan unleashed a devastatingly fast roundhouse kick causing one of the invaders who looked surprisingly humanoid to crash to the ground, the terrified twins turned tail and ran from Goku. Who in return fired two ki blasts, removing the twins from the battle. Goku exhaled as he looked across the battlefield, only to hear someone…clapping?
After taking a moment to find the source of the noise, Goku flew upwards onto a branch that held another humanoid who had seemed to have been waiting at the top of the tree. Once he reached the top of the tree, Goku was in shock, the humanoid looked like a mirrored version of himself, only with his tail wrapped around his waist and in Saiyan armor like Raditz and Vegeta.
"Wait is this guy another brother or is this an evil twin like from that show Chi Chi watches… What is going on?!' Goku's mind was rushing only to see the evil copy was still clapping.
"You killed my Crusher corps that shows I chose the wrong people," the doppelganger spoke in a calm and almost monotone way.
"You're not even upset they're gone? They were your comrades!" Goku shouted, only for Turles to reply with a shrug.
"True but they chose to follow me and my goal, their deaths prove they didn't have what it took, at least they died in combat, that's a greater glory than the Saiyan race."
Goku had no interest in learning about the Saiyans right now, he just really wanted this guy to pay for harming the Earth. The two Saiyans stared each other down before getting into their fighting stances
The pair landed at the bottom of the tree as they entered a high-speed rush of licks and punches. Goku got the upper hand striking Turles across the face, the evil Saiyan only grinned as she slipped behind Goku and delivered a powerful hammer strike into the small of his back, before he could hit the ground, Turles unleashed a follow-up attack. soon a volley of purple ki blasts followed Goku and drove him into the ground. which is a vollely. Goku groaned as he pulled himself from the crater and saw the enemy prepare another volley, having no choice but to run, he weaved through the second wave, and before a third could be thrown, he fired a few ki blasts of his own. Using the smoke from the multiple ki attacks, Goku quickly disappeared and almost instantly reappeared behind Turles, Goku let out a battle cry, catching the fellow Saiyan off guard as Goku delivered a powerful drop kick, Hitting the ground hard enough to kick up more dust, Turles stood up glaring at Goku. Turles seeing his chance, brought his hands within inches of each other and channeled his ki till an orange ki ring started to form, quickly and carefully Turles brought his hands further apart and once reaching the necessary size, he thrusted the king ring straight at Goku. Only to see the Saiyan dodge the move, this agitated the evil Saiyan. Goku managed to swiftly dash towards Turles, elbowing his gut hard enough to make the evil Saiyan cough up blood.
"I didn't expect you to be so strong Kakarot! However you won't survive the second round," Turles snarled, flying up to the now-ripened fruit grabbing hold of it, and biting a chunk out of it. "I will finish you now Kakarot!" he screamed as his muscles grew more refined. He charged forward, giving no time for Goku to react. His knee landed into the chest of Goku causing him to spit up his blood and hit the floor clutching his chest. Turles lifted his opponent onto his feet just to pummel him, ending his flurry by using a double ax handle, promptly sending Goku crashing even harder into the ground.
The Saiyan Son Goku, having taken quite a beatdown, still managed to stand up shakily. "I was hoping to beat you without this, but I know if I don't use the highest multiplier I'm capable of I'll lose planet Earth to you…Kaioken times four!" Goku screamed his bruised body now covered in a red and fiery aura that increased Goku's speed and power.
"I doubt it'll be of any use to you Kakarot" Turles smirked, flying into the air.
Making use of his improved speed, Goku struck Turles' face with a couple of punches,swiftly grabbing Turles' tail. Recalling what his grandpa had taught him, Goku began using the tail to swing the invader around, it was only when he heard a familiar pop, that he saw the Saiyan go flying as he saw the now detached tail still in his grasp. Finishing his combination with a flying double punch from behind, sending Turles crashing down below. As the dust settled Turles sat up, he growled as he saw there was a large crack in his armor and that he had lost his tail. He examined further and saw the battle damage had started to stack on.
"Maybe you will survive this round Kakarot"
Goku rushed to Turles, and the pair traded hard staggering blows to each other, Turles countering an attack from Goku by using a powerful knee strike. Turles watched as Goku quickly got back up "You won't win Turles!" Goku cried almost like a savage, placing his hands into a Kamehameha position. "Kamehameha!"
Goku stepped forward, channeling more ki into a more powerful and much larger kamehameha than what he used on the cyborg.
"Take this Kakarot!" Turles cried as he gathered his energy, enhanced by the fruit from the tree of might and unleashed a full-power energy wave in a bid to push it back. The two attacks met and for a moment they were equal, until slowly the Kamehameha started pushing Turles signature attack bit by bit. Turles grits his teeth as he desperately tried to call forth more power, only to find, nothing.
Goku's scream could be heard for miles around as he pushed back and destroyed the oncoming attack, catching his enemy right in the middle of the Kamehameha. Goku fell to a knee as he watched the smoking body of his opponent crash near a dead tree, gritting his teeth, Goku got back to his feet and walked over and saw the Saiyan was still breathing and glaring furiously at him.
Goku reached down and was able to grab a hold of the Saiyan and propped the majorly injured Turles up against one of the dead trees. Before the Saiyan of Earth could relax, he heard the panicking voice of King Kai echo in his head.
'Goku! You have to find wherever that Saiyan is holding the seed for the Tree of Might! It can't be allowed to be used by mortals!' The Kai's pleaded, making Goku tilt his head in confusion.
'The Tree of Might? What kind of power is it?' Goku asked as he watched Turles pull himself back up.
It's a powerful godly tree that is said to be the food of godly beings. I don't know how this guy got a hold of even a single seed but you can't allow him to go any further on his quest for power!' Kinga Kai briefly explained, bewildered how a mortal let alone a Saiyan had been able to find seeds and plant so many of these trees.
"Okay King Kai'' Goku affirmed with his teacher, before seeing Turles fall to his hands and knees as he coughed up his own blood.
"Just kill me Kakarot" Turles ordered, refusing to die a slow and pathetic death like he had given out to so many enemies.
"No can do Turles, I believe in second chances,'' Goku explained, thinking back on how Piccolo had recently changed, even going as far as to sacrifice himself to protect Gohan. It was then he spotted a pouch hanging from Turles' waist. "He has a pouch, King Kai!"
"Take it and blow the seeds to smithereens!" King Kai yelled as Goku reached for the said pouch, Turles to weak to fight back, so getting his hands on the pouch, he ripped it free from Turles waist and tossed it into the sky, and fired a strong ki blast, enough to turn the seeds into dust. The agitated Turles, unable to move too well due to Injuries could only watch as the pouch filled with seeds disappeared into a cloud of dust.
"Curse you Kakarot!" Turles yelled those seeds were a true source of power and who knows what he could have done, he saw potential in those seeds, sure he could fight but that was meager compared to the boost from the tree. The last thing Turles saw before blacking out from his injuries, was the Earthling Saiyan's face as he had a look that was almost like he had an idea.
Goku threw his arms up as he began using King Kai's ultimate technique.
"People of earth give me your energy!" The spirit bomb appeared as white wispy energy around Goku's body before traveling into the growing sphere, when he felt there was enough energy, Goke threw the spirit ball at the Tree of Might. As the attack hit the tree the spirit bomb expanded, soon covering the entire godly tree and destroying it once and for all.
Goku let out a sigh as he watched the nearby forest start to regain a hint of its former beauty, he knew it take a while for everything to return to normal but he still smiled at a job well done.
"So what to do with you?" Goku asked himself as he checked on the passed-out Saiyan, he knew he wouldn't die anytime soon, but he still needed a plan.
Knowing that his house wouldn't have enough room or Chichi just wouldn't allow a strange man to live in their house while he recovered, thinking on his feet Goku had picked up Turles and took him to Capsule corp to recover. While in his dream-like state, Turles had felt angered by his loss.
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The next day it was time for Goku to leave for Namek, Master Roshi had met with Goku at Capsule Corp after getting a call from Bulma and co, that they had landed on Namek but Vegeta was also there.
"Vegeta is there!?" Goku freaks out as a new message was received from Bulma, about there being at least ten more people seemingly on the same side as Vegeta on planet Namek and their spaceship has been destroyed. Thanking his old teacher for the update, Goku made his way to speak with Bulma's father.
Turles didn't know where he was, but he knew two things, this wasn't hell and he wasn't in his ship, he pushed himself upright and saw medical equipment all over the room, as he tried to get up he felt something pull at his wrist. He chuckled only to regret it as a sharp pain went right through him, he looked at the meager set of restraints, and without much effort he tore his hand free and got out the bed, only to feel his body almost give out as everything felt broken or on fire. Before he could pass out though, he heard someone familiar in the other room.
A half wake Turles walked out of the room he'd been sleeping in, once outside he noticed the Earthing Saiyan, speaking with a light blue-haired man who seemed to be enjoying a smoke, he was a short stocky old man wearing a lab coat, rectangular glasses and a small black creature laying upon his shoulder. The pair were outside what almost looked like a Saiyan attack pod but only much larger, realizing the pair hadn't noticed him, Turles stumbled behind Kakarot, catching the middle of his conversation.
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"- nd the top floor has a gravity training machine that can go up to one hundred times gravity. Down the stairs are where you can store your clothes, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a bedroom." The scientist explained, Goku nodded as he took it all in.
"So it's done?" he asked as he requested the ship over a month ago.
"it's done but I never thought where to put the stereo speakers" Dr. Briefs answered, which Goku shook his head.
"I don't need any speakers Dr. Briefs I just need to get there," he explained, Dr Briefs just shook his head. Turles made his presence known by dragging himself closer to Goku and Dr. Briefs, the elder of the two the first to spot the Saiyan.
"Look Goku your Saiyan friend is awake" the man smiled as he lit his cigarette.
"Damn you Kakarot, I told you to kill me, you've only sealed your fate in allowing me the chance to live!" Turles cried, his anger fueled by his pain from his loss and broken body. The Earthling Saiyan turned to face his doppelganger with a look of determination.
"Turles I can't leave you on Earth, who knows what you will do, so you are coming to Namek with me" Goku replied. This angers the weakened Turles, the mere idea of following orders was just not his thing, especially when from someone other than himself.
"I don't need you commanding me Kakarot! I will only come if you promise me a rematch!" it sounded like a childish notion but Turles still was angered by his loss against Goku and the loss of his trump card in the Tree of Might.
"Like I said I'll fight you again someday!" Goku gave Turles a thumbs up, his mood going from serious to calm, as Turles watched the door to the ship open and Goku helped him step in, much to his annoyance as The Earth Saiyan set the course to Namek
Turles was forced to sit down on the floor, propping himself against the wall near the control panel. Soon the two Saiyans were in orbit, Turles watched through a nearby window as he saw the familiar void that was space.
"Why are you heading to Namek anyway, Kakarot?" Turles asked standing up while Goku looked at the gravity machine's controls
"Vegeta and ten other powerful people are there I've gotta save my friends" Goku answered as he started looking at the various settings on the machine.
Turles leaned back lost in thought 'So Kakarot defeated the prince but had let him live, as he did me, what a strange thing to do'
After a while, Goku led Turles to the bottom of the ship, like the man had said, it had a bare minimum bathroom, bed, and kitchen, it just made Turles miss his ship and made him curious if it was still in orbit around Earth's moon.
"You can stay down here and rest Turles, I even brought a sleeping bag for you"
Goku opened up a closet pulling out a sleeping bag. Turles was ready to vent the other Saiyan as he saw there just so happened to have a tree on it.
"Are you mocking me Kakarot!"
"I honestly didn't know!" Goku waved his hands in a whoa hold up kind of way as Turles walked back upstairs, Goku followed behind him soon they stood face to face "Would you rather train with me Turles?"
Turles looked to the man he had lost to and from what he could tell was also a low-class right, likely sent to the dustball Earth as an infant to take it over for the Saiyan race, only to become something of a champion and one that could defeat him, a warrior with years of live combat experience, both as a mercenary and a lackey of the Saiyan race.
"Fine Kakarot I will train with you!" He got himself into a wobbly fighting stance throwing an awkward-looking punch that Goku simply sidestepped on easily while thinking about something drastic
'Turles isn't going to get stronger like this…I'm going to have to give him a Senzu bean as an injured infuriated Turles could do something dangerous like messing with the ship in anger. so can a healed Turles but it is a risk I'm willing to take,'
"Wait Turles!" Goku cried, making his opponent stop mid-punch and look at him confused, as he turned to a pouch on his belt and pulled forth bean. "Look what I found in this bag, it's a Senzu bean!" Goku gave the bean to Turles who inspected it "Don't inspect it just eat it Turles the Senzu bean will heal you up"
Turles gave his temporary shipmate a cautious look before taking a gamble and eating the offered bean. Suddenly he could feel his body rejuvenated, achieving a Zenkai boost in the process. This excited Goku.
"Looks like we can really begin training by using the gravity machine!" he cried in excitement.
Goku ran over to the machine and hit the gravity machine activation button
"Starting with 10x gravity!" The increase in gravity had no effect on either Goku nor Turles
"Prepare to regret your decisions Kakarot!"
The pair launched at each other as they began their training as they headed for planet Namek.
Next time the duo arrives on planet Namek!