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Chapter 34: Nightfall I: Wrath


December 19th

Age 762 (2012), Namek

"Maybe we should have taken Bulma with us, we don't know what could happen to her," Krillin said as peeked over the edge of a rather unstable cliff.

"Don't worry Krillin, she'll be fine," Gohan reassured as he smiled at the former monk. Bulma was fully capable of taking care of herself. And on top of that, his Godmother was safer back where they had left her. Who knew what they could run into on this scout mission?

Krillin sighed as he turned and faced Gohan. "You're probably right I'm sure she can handle her…..!"

Krillin's speech was cut short as he diverted his attention to the sky, where dozens of soldiers were currently floating.

"Those power levels are massive!" Gohan couldn't help but gawk as the soldiers continued raining down from the heavens.

"How are we…!"

Krillin's hand instantly covered Gohan's mouth, keeping the Demi-Saiyan from shouting any louder.

"Keep it quiet Gohan! If you keep talking like that they're going to hear us," Releasing his fingers from the child's face, Krillin permitted the boy to speak.

"Sorry, I just got lost in their energy- it's incredible! I still can't believe that anyone could be so powerful," Gohan said in a voice that was barely above a whisper.

"I know what you mean Gohan, their power is enormous. We'd better move soon before they spot us."

Without saying another word the diminutive duo scampered off to the opposite end of the cliff.

"This is much better, now they have their backs turned to us."

Gohan remained silent as he observed something one of the soldiers was holding in his hands.

"Is that a Dragonball? It looks like one but it's huge!" It was easily triple the size of the one's Kami had created.

Krillin blinked, a quizzical expression plastered on his face as he leaned over the edge of the cliff to get a better view. His eyebrows rose as he saw the massive objects.

"Those things are huge! Those are definitely the Dragonballs!"

Gohan's brow furrowed. The soldiers had at least two of the Dragonballs by the look of things.

"These soldiers really do have the Dragonballs already! Damn it!" Krillin's could no longer hold back his frustration. From the moment he'd arrived on Namek things had been going badly. Their spaceship had been attacked, the Dragonballs had already been captured, and Vegeta was on the planet. Could things get any worse?

"Hey, Krillin, check it out, it looks like they're searching for something in one of those houses."

Krillin's musings were cut short as a green hand shot forth from the shadows of the house one of the soldiers was inspecting.

"He looks just like Piccolo!"

"He must be a Namekian!"

The soldiers instantly surrounded the three Namekian's that made their presence known. Two more Namekian's appeared from behind them as the soldiers forced them out of their homes.

"Who are those guys?"

Krillin's face scrunched as he thought back to the Green Lantern's words.

If you happen to run into Frieza's top fighters or God forbid, Frieza himself, you should run away as quickly as possible.

"I bet these guys are members of the PTO."

Down below, the Namekian's were shoved to the ground by two pink and blue aliens. The blue alien stepped forward, grabbing one of the larger Namekian's by his throat.

"Hello, my name is Zarbon, one of the elite commanders of the PTO. My fluffy friend here is Dodoria, the other elite commander of the PTO. I'm sure you've heard of us before seeing as how we've basically invaded your planet. But unlike your usual invasions, this one is not for profit. We are simply seeking your only resource; the Dragonballs. If you would be so kind as to give them to us, we will spare your lives. How does that sound?"

The Namekian Zarbon was holding gulped as he struggled to form words.

"I…I am Moori the elder of this village. I have heard about what you and your comrades have been doing to our brothers across the planet. I refuse to give our most sacred object to a villain like you."

Zarbon sighed as his grip around Moori's collar began to tighten.

"I'm trying to be courteous here Namekian, but you simply refuse to listen to me. See I'm not the villain here my partner Dodoria is. I'm the nice commander. I try to negotiate with my enemies before anything, but Dodoria here loves nothing more than blasting heads off. Trust me you don't want me to hand you over to him - he's not very nice."

Dodoria growled as Zarbon finished his sentence. "Why are you trying to negotiate with these foolish Namekian's? You know firsthand that their pride comes before anything. Just hand him over to me so I can beat the location of the Dragonballs out of him. We don't have all day, Lord Frieza wants all the Dragonballs collected and assembled by the time he finally arrives."

Zarbon sighed as he released Moori's collar. 'Of course, Lord Frieza won't be pleased if we don't have all the Dragonballs. Do as you please with them Dodoria, just spare the elder, he knows the location of the Dragonballs."

A wicked grin spread on the pink warrior's face. "With pleasure."

Faster than Gohan and Krillin's eyes could see, Dodoria vanished and reappeared with his hands rammed through a Namekian's chest. The Namekian promptly fell to the floor dead, as Dodoria removed his heart.

"I think I'm going to be sick," Gohan said as his face blanched.

Turning around Dodoria ducked just in time to avoid a spin kick from the Namekian on his side. Narrowly avoiding the strike, Dodoria leapt back up, delivering an uppercut to the Namekian's chin.

The Namekian soared high into the air before his body was incinerated by several blasts, courtesy of Dodoria. Before the last remaining warrior Namekian could even react he was met with a knee to the gut which brought him down to the floor. Dazed and confused he glanced up, coming face to face with Dodoria's palm. A niveous light illuminated the battlefield as the Namekian's body was obliterated by the beam.

"That was a fun little workout."

Gohan and Krillin could only gawk in awe at the brutality and power Dodoria had just shown. The Namekian warriors had been more powerful than they were, yet they had been destroyed and crushed like nothing.

"So do you think you're ready to cooperate now? Or shall I have my partner kill your younglings?"

Gohan growled at the mention of the children now hiding behind Moori's legs. These soldiers were monsters who deserved to pay for their crimes, he wouldn't let them get away!

Moori remained silent as he observed the battlefield. The village's most powerful warriors had just been destroyed like nothing. These soldiers weren't bluffing about their actions; they would kill them all if necessary. The value of the Dragonballs was important, but was their value worth more than the lives of these younglings?

"Why do you want the Dragonballs anyway?"

Zarbon smiled as he responded. "Our master, Lord Frieza, desires immortality."

Summoning his resolve Moori took a bold step forward. "Do what you want with me, but I'll never give up the location of the Dragonballs."

Zarbon rolled his eyes. 'You Namekian's and your foolish pride. Even under threat of bodily harm and death you still refuse to give up the Dragonballs? Is losing your life really worth it?"

"Yes, it is if it means keeping monsters like you from getting a hold of the Dragonballs."

Zarbon growled, he'd had enough with these fools. "Fine have it your way, we'll see how strong your resolve is when it's your children's lives at stake. Dodoria do as you please."

"No please I beg of you have mercy." Moori's hands clasped together as he slid to the ground pleading.

Zarbon chuckled at the Namekian's cries for mercy. "You should have thought of that a long time ago. Dodoria do it."

Dodoria's palm started glowing as he summoned Ki for his attack. Just as he prepared to launch it his scouter beeped.

"Three power levels approaching from the East!"

Zarbon and the surrounding soldiers instantly glanced around, failing to see what Dodoria was talking about.

"They're getting closer!"

Finally, on the last beep of his scouter, Dodoria turned and looked skyward. "They're here."

Out of the sky descended three Namekian warriors, each one bearing an impressive power level.

"Impressive landing If I do say so myself."

The newly arrived Namekian's growled as the met gazes with Zarbon.

"So the rumors are true, we heard some soldiers were attacking the villages and stealing the Dragonballs. How dare you do this! How dare you come here and harm our people!"

Zarbon merely chuckled. "I wouldn't call it stealing, more like borrowing. We'll give the Dragonballs back after our wish has been granted. We didn't start any trouble you guys did. If you would have simply complied with our wishes none of this would have happened."

"Don't lie you monster this is all your fault!"

Zarbon rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Since you're here, I assume you want to join your brethren in the grave?"

The Namekian Warrior's shared a collective frown as they saw their deceased brothers laying on the floor.

"You'll pay for this!"

Zarbon sighed, the stupidity of this planet's inhabitants was starting to annoy him. "How do you propose to do such a thing? You are after all outnumbered a hundred to one. The three of you can't possibly hope to defeat an entire squadron."

The leader of the Namekian's simply smiled. "We'll take our chances."

Spreading out the three warriors slid into battles stances that were foreign to Gohan and Krillin. With a valiant shout, the trio charged at the group of soldiers.

The lead Namekian arrived first, slamming into the nearest soldier. The soldier was caught off guard as his face was greeted by the Namekian's fist. A follow-up knee to the gut quickly put the soldier out of commission.

The remaining soldiers fell into a frenzy after seeing their comrade eliminated so easy. Charging their arm canons they began unleashing thousands of Ki blasts. Nimbly moving his feet, the lead Namekian managed to evade all of the strikes, much to the bewilderment of the soldiers. The bombardment of attacks continued, causing a massive dust storm to kick up.

As the cloud of dust expanded, the soldiers finally halted their attacks.

"Do you think we got him?"

The soldier was given a response in the form of a Ki blast, which quickly incinerated him. Unable to see anything, the soldiers were caught off guard as the leader of the Namekians launched hundreds of Ki blasts at them, each larger than the last. With a chorus of cries, the group of soldiers was eliminated.

The second Namekian had even easier time as he had already disposed of most of the soldiers. Summoning a large Ki beam to his hands, he finished off the last remaining soldier in his hands and dashed off to help his brother.

The third Namekian hadn't been faring so well. His opponents had been more than a match for him and held the advantage in the fight. Sliding out of the vicinity of an incoming Ki blast, he summoned Ki to his fingertips. He quickly formed five spherical orbs on the tip of his finger and immediately released them.

The soldiers easily swatted them away, sending them vaulting high into the sky. But as they turned and looked back at the battlefield, they realized their opponent was gone.

"Where'd he go?"

"I'm right here!"

As soon as the soldier realized the Namekian was behind him it was too late. With a petrified scream, the soldier exited this world. The remaining battalion instantly dashed off to help their fallen comrade but was cut short as multiple Ki beams sliced through their chests.

"Did you see that Krillin? Those Namekian's are taking those soldiers out like nothing!"

Krillin could only gawk as he continued watching the Namekian's decimate the remaining soldiers.

Jumping high into the sky the three Namekian warriors began channeling Ki. Joining their hands together they aimed and fired a massive vermillion energy blast at the remaining villains.

A massive explosion and kick up of dust quickly ensued, obscuring the sky for a brief moment. When the smoke and dust cleared it revealed a battlefield littered with dead soldiers everywhere.

"Maybe we shouldn't have taken the privates out for battle," Zarbon said dryly as he glanced over his fallen soldiers.

"A hundred dead soldiers, Frieza will surely be angry."

"He doesn't have to be my friend."

Zarbon's brow perked up as he turned and faced his partner.

"What do you mean?"

"If we kill these Namekians and get the Dragonballs I'm sure Lord Frieza will overlook this mistake."

A wicked smirk settled on the blue alien's face. "Of course, how could I forget. Dodoria I'll leave you to it. You know how much I hate getting blood on my armor."

Dodoria scoffed. "Always the pretty boy. No matter I'll dispose of these pestseasily."

Moori and his children gulped as they watched Dodoria ascend to the sky to face their brethren.

"You can do it!"

"Go get him!"

Moori couldn't help but smile at his children's enthusiasm. Maybe just maybe they could succeed and defeat these soldiers.

The battle erupted in a flash. Sonic booms quickly encompassed the landscape as the four warriors danced across the sky. Reappearing near a mountain cliff, Dodoria grabbed and tossed the leader of the Namekians, sending him spiraling to the ground below.

With him out of commission for the moment, Dodoria went on to assault the remaining two Namekians. Easily blocking and parrying their attacks, Dodoria retaliated with two humongous Ki beams. Just as they were about to be unleashed the leader of the Namekian warriors appeared and rammed Dodoria in the back, propelling him several hundred yards away.

The three Namekian warriors then turned and fired a conglomeration of rainbow-colored Ki blasts, each detonating on the still-soaring pink being. After what seemed like an eternity the assault halted as the sky was obscured by a mushroom-shaped cloud.

"Do you think we got him?"

"I think we did, no being could survive an assault like that."

"Hopefully we vanquished him."

Zarbon chuckled as he heard the Namekian's conversation down below. "You Namekian's are truly fools if you believe Dodoria is dead. You're barely a blip on my scouter. Dodoria you can come out now, I know you're faking."

Moori and the warrior Namekian's all gawked, as the man in question stepped out from the dispersing cloud of smoke. He was completely unharmed and looked extremely disgruntled.

"You Namekian's have been fun but it's time to say goodbye now. Greet the rest of your brethren in hell for me."

The Namekian's were given no time to react as a massive pink ball of sizzling energy flew towards them. The Namekian's instantly attempted to destroy it by firing several of their own blasts at it, only for it to fail and increase the size of the attack.

"Oh no!"

Gohan's shout went unnoticed as the blast arrived, annihilating all the Namekian's at once. The pink light from the beam sparkled briefly before fading, revealing the smoldering ashes of the Namekians.

"That…that…that guy's a monster!"

The fear gripping Gohan's heart didn't allow him to speak. He simply replied with a terrified head nod.

Down below Dodoria had descended from the sky.

"Now, as we were saying before, give us the Dragonballs and maybe, just maybe we'll spare your lives."

Still too stunned at the events that had occurred Moori simply shook his head.

"What is it going to take for you to listen! I've had enough with these games this is yourabsolute last chance! Where is the Dragonball?" Zarbon's Ki spiked as he shouted at Moori, causing the children behind him to whimper.

"After what you've done to my family, my village, my planet…..I'll never tell you!"

Zarbon clenched his fingers. "Alright have it your way then. Dodoria take care of this fool!"

"With pleasure."

Before another word could escape Moori's lips, he found himself under the control of Dodoria's grip.

"Please let me go!"

"You've had more than enough chances. Prepare to die!"

The stranglehold around Moori's neck began to tighten as Dodoria applied more pressure. There was a brief struggle before a loud snap was heard.

"That takes care of it then."

Moori's body slumped to the ground as Dodoria released his grasp from around his neck. The children gasped as they saw their father dead on the floor, surrounded in a pool of his own blood.

"FATHER!"

Gohan could no longer contain himself, his anger had been boiling from the moment they had arrived. Those monsters had killed innocent people and were about to finish off their children. Never in his life had Gohan felt so enraged before, not even after Piccolo had died. These people had to pay, they just had to!

"Calm down Gohan, as much as I want to help you know we can't. Those guys completely outclass us! We'd be wiped out in a second. We came here to revive Piccolo and the others, do you really want to waste that?"

Gohan didn't reply, his rage had already gotten the best of him. The hybrid was starting to black out. The only thing he wanted to do now was attack those soldiers and make them pay! He would make sure they paid for their crimes, even if it was the last thing he did!

"Krillin this is no time for talking it's time for action!"

Krillin could only watch in shock as his Godson jumped off the edge, into the battle.

"Hold on Gohan!"


December 19th

Age 762 (2012), Namek

"Where are those ships I saw in the sky, I know they landed in this direction," Vegeta halted his walk as he glanced around hoping to find what he had come for.

"Those ships couldn't have just disappeared! I know for a fact that they landed over here."

Vegeta growled as he inspected the area once more, failing to spot the spaceships. I need to take out the soldiers that arrived before they find me!

Vegeta's musings were interrupted as his scouter beeped, indicating an incoming power level.

"An impressive power level, this should be interesting," Gazing skyward Vegeta located the cause of the beeping. It was Cui.

"It's been so long since I've seen you Vegeta," The indigo alien descended from the sky, landing with a smug smile etched on his face.

"Not long enough for me, I was hoping I'd never have to see you again Cui," Vegeta made sure to put proper emphasis on his disdain for his former comrade.

"That's Captain Cui to you Sergeant Vegeta."

The prince simply scoffed at the mention of his rank. "So it seems you've moved up in ranks, what did you have to do, kiss Frieza's ass?"

The indigo captain merely chuckled at Vegeta's words. "You should know better than anyone that I've had to work for this ranking. While you were out disobeying direct orders from Frieza I was out purging planets and getting stronger. I heard you were severely injured on your trip to that dust ball planet on the other side of the galaxy, though that doesn't seem true because your power level remains the same."

"I wouldn't place so much faith in that scouter of yours, it will let you down."

Cui's eyebrow rose. "What do you mean? Our scouters are the most reliable form of energy detection in the galaxy, nothingis more reliable than them."

A sly smirk wiggled onto Vegeta's face.

"I'll show you. Tell me what does your scouter say my current power level is?"

A beeping sound was heard as Cui activated his scouter. Several numbers flashed before it finally zeroed in on one final number.

"18,000! HAHAHA, you're even weaker than the last time I saw you. HAHAHA!"

Cui's laughter continued on for several seconds until Vegeta decided to speak up.

"You're more of a fool than I thought possible. Do you really believe I could get weaker? I'll just have to show you how outmatched you truly are."

Cui's laughter halted as a perplexed look formed on his face. "Outmatched? You fool I'm more…..!"

Cui's speech was abruptly halted as Vegeta's Ki began spiking around him.

"No! Impossible! You can't be this powerful! That's the power of Colonel!"

Vegeta's smirk and Ki continued to surge as the flabbergasted look on Cui's face continued to expand. The surrounding winds quickened in velocity, as the sky began to darken. Several bolts of thunder descended down from the sky, randomly striking places all over the locale.

"In…in…incredible….!"

As quickly as the storm began, it evaporated, as Vegeta released rose from his horse stance.

"So what do you think Cui? What's my power level say now?"

Still petrified, Cui managed to gain control of his trembling fingers and hit the button on his scouter.

"24,000!"

Vegeta's smirk grew wider at the fear radiating from his arch rival.

"This is the true power of an elite Saiyan, a power someone like you can never hope to match! Do yourself a favor and surrender now; I don't want to waste any excess Ki on you."

The once confident captain gulped as he stared directly into his former comrade's eyes. He knew he was greatly outmatched by the power Vegeta possessed. Fighting him now would surely lead to his death. There was only one thing he could do now - plead for his life.

"Vegeta it doesn't have to be this way, remember when we used to be roommates back in our training days. You and I were good friends back then. It doesn't have to be like this," The sweat that had been forming above Cui's brow dropped on the final syllable of his sentence.

"Friends? I don't have any friends. I simply have people I use to further my goals. I wouldn't consider someone who abandoned to die me during the siege of a planet a friend."

Cui gulped as Vegeta began inching closer to him, surely ticked off at his words.

"I didn't abandon you, you simply fell behind my retreat and besides that ancient history. Don't you think we could keep that aside?"

Vegeta growled as he finally reached directly in front of Cui's face. "If you think your petty excuses are going to save you, you are dead wrong."

Beads of profuse sweat began to roll down Cui's face.

"Think of what you're doing Vegeta! Killing me won't solve any of your problems. You're already wanted by all of Frieza's soldiers. Killing me would only amplify the charges against you. If we work together we could get the Dragonballs and beat all of Frieza's men."

Vegeta halted his charge, giving Cui a second to catch his breath.

"I'm sorry Cui but I don't play well with others. You're a coward, you were a coward back on that planet and you're a coward now. I'll take my chances of getting the Dragonballs without you, and besides, revenge is so much sweeter than anything else."

The horrified expression on Cui's face said it all and before he could even open his mouth, Vegeta's palms were spread across his chest.

"Say hello to the rest of your comrade's in hell for me."

"No Vegeta don't….Please, Vegeta….I'm begging you…..NO!"

Cui's cries for help went unnoticed as a luteous wave of energy surged forth from Vegeta's hands and began encompassing Cui's Body. With a final horrified scream, Cui's body was reduced to its original form; dust.

"Since that's taken care of, on to more important matters."

Reaching down, Vegeta grabbed Cui's scouter, the only remaining thing that indicated the scaly captain had been here. Picking it up Vegeta began fidgeting with the scouter's controls. Several images flashed through the tiny screen until one popped up that piqued the prince's interest.

It was a message from central command informing Cui of the events that had been taking place. Soldiers in Frieza's command routinely received messages detailing information on a vast of amount of things, most of them usually being Frieza's orders.

The message Cui had received detailed the current amount of Dragonballs Frieza had in his control; five to be exact. The message also told all Frieza's soldiers currently stationed on planet Namek to be on the lookout for the last three remaining balls. Listed as a side note was a huge reward to any soldier who could locate the remaining three balls and successfully bring them to Frieza.

Vegeta scowled as he dropped Cui's scouter back to the ground. Just when he thought he'd figured it out, Frieza already had already captured five of the Dragonballs. What was he going to do now?

That stupid lizard already has five of the aforementioned Dragonballs; what can I possibly do to stop him? If only I could get my hands on one of the balls, just one of them would be enough to stop Frieza. If I could get just one ball and manage to steal the other five I could succeed. That's it! That's what I have to do! Just you wait Frieza, soon I'll have the power necessary to kill you once and for all!


A big thank you to everyone who reviewed chapter 33!

A/N: Was the last chapter bad or something? The response to it was kind of underwhelming. This will probably be my last update for a while.


Q/A:

darkmist111: Yes, Starro is what kickstarts the Justice League.I have some plans for Launch.

NirvanaFrk97: Gohan won't be like his canon counterpart in this story. He will be a warrior like his parents. From his perspective his life is normal, he won't want to change it.

Xample: Goku has to learn instant transmission so he will visit Yardrat. It's going to be hard for just regular SSJ to stay relevant considering all the villains in this story. The 40-ton thing doesn't even exist in my mind. Yes, I'll be sticking with the Daizenshuu multiplier. I have no plans for Rao. Idk as far as the Superman martial arts thing goes. The Blackstar Dragonballs will not appear in this story.

Animeguy1101: Wonder Woman was always the character I planned on pairing Goku with. If I had to pick a second choice though, it would probably be Bekka from the New Gods. Since I am a fan of eccentric pairings I would pair Goku with a lesser known character from Marvel. Warbird is one of my favorites so it would probably be her.

Mercwiththemouth: In previous chapters, I stated that she wouldn't be back until after Namek.

JOEL: 1. No. 2. That's spoilers, I can't answer. 3. No

Michael: I always reply back to my readers because this story would be nothing without them.