After waiting for the full 3 hours, my Scouter finally set off its alarm and Vegeta then smirked.
"Peh. Three hours are up. And the coward Kakarot never came," Vegeta smirked.
"MY FATHER ISN'T A COWARD!" Gohan shouted, him getting mad, but not going Super Saiyan. He could do it at any time he wanted, but he wasn't about to do it at an insult such as that. He needed to see something that would truly set him off before he'd willingly go Super Saiyan.
"Gohan. You can become a great warrior one day. Hell, you're already stronger than I am. But there comes a point when enough is enough. You need to fight them, now or never," Piccolo said, Gohan nodding as he went up first.
"Heh! I'm fightin' a kid? I'm gonna take care of you easily!" Nappa smiled as he then rushed after Gohan, but the kid proceeded to fake out Nappa's rushing attack and, in the same manner that Nappa did to Tien, he was hoping to rip off Gohan's limbs by running into his side! But Gohan saw it coming, ducked down as much as he could... and connected an attack to Nappa that I'd taught him in particular. The best attack when going against male combatants.
"Aaaaaagggghhhhhhhkkkk..." Nappa cried in pain and at a high pitch when Gohan managed to connect a powerful punch to Nappa's junk, which Nappa flopped the rest of the way across the room and needed to recuperate.
"Hagh... you... little punk..." Nappa growled.
"Did... Did you just do what I think you did?" Vegeta asked, Gohan smirking at Vegeta.
"I'm Kakarot's kid," Gohan said with a newfound confidence. And then, we felt it. And Vegeta sensed it just as well.
"Nappa! Trouble alert!" Vegeta said, which made Nappa look at Vegeta after recuperating. "A new power level has just appeared. And its power as of now... It's over 9 thousand!" Vegeta said in disbelief... but not in the rage form. It was more that he was in shock at such a high base power level that wasn't the cloud siblings, who were still needing to focus their strength to full to contend against Vegeta.
"N-NINE THOUSAND?!" Nappa gawked.
"Take care of these punks right now! We don't need anymore team ups!" Vegeta shouted as Nappa then smirked as he then rushed at Gohan again... but this time, he foresaw that Gohan was going to attack him in the same manner and proceeded to sweep kick the kid and then pick him up by the face and throw him into a cliff!
"GOHAN!" Gine shouted in fear.
"IT'S THE END FOR YOU, BRAT!" Nappa shouted before sending his most devastating attack. The Full Body Laser. Nappa sent it right at Gohan... and Piccolo jumped right in front of it! And Gohan gawked as he saw the entire thing happen right in front of him! After 10 seconds of pain, Nappa then smirked slyly... until the dust died down, where he was stunned at how Piccolo had thrown himself in front of the attack.
"M-Master Piccolo!" Gohan said with fear.
"G-Gohan..." Piccolo groaned before he fell onto the ground.
"D-Don't die on me, Mister Piccolo! Please! We can still beat them! I know we can!" Gohan said with fear in his voice.
"Gohan... you need to keep going... don't let them kill... anyone else..." Piccolo said, me gawking at that. "I can't believe this... the once great Demon King Piccolo... sacrificing himself for a kid... how ironic..." he groaned before rolling onto his back.
"M-Master!" Gohan cried as he held Piccolo in his arms.
"Gohan... you and Sally... are the only ones... I could truly call friends... I thank you..." Piccolo said... and then, he finally passed.
"No... Please... PICCOLOOOOOOOOO! ! !" Gohan shouted out. But instead of it being in fear, it was now a different emotion that Gohan felt. He was mad. And with it, he finally showed his own secret. The ground quaked as Gohan's hair turned completely blonde and Nappa and Vegeta gawked at the strength that Gohan had!
"O-Oh god... no... NO!" Vegeta gawked at what his Scouter said. "This can't be happening! A mere toddler being THIS STRONG?!" Vegeta shouted in fear.
"You'll pay for that... YAAAAGGGGHHH!" Gohan shouted in absolute fury as he rushed at Nappa and proceeded to do something that no one else was able to do. He used all of his strength to show how much stronger he was than Nappa. He zoomed for the bald bastard and, abusing Nappa's teachings, drove his whole body directly through the murderous Saiyan's torso! Then, Gohan did the same with his arm, Nappa gasping as he was close to death! And then, finally, Gohan grabbed Nappa's dying body, threw it into the sky... and sent a fully charged Masenko to completely roast Nappa into nothing but ashes! And after this, Gohan panted and sighed as he then lost his Super Saiyan status and growled at Vegeta angrily.
"Y-You..." Vegeta gawked as Gohan then frowned at him.
"When Nappa meets uncle Radditz... I really hope he tells Radditz that his nephew was the one that killed his comrade. And if you want what's best for you, you're going to leave now. And NEVER come back," Gohan growled, Vegeta growling at Gohan and then about to rush at Gohan before I sent a paralysis attack at him, Causing Vegeta to stay still before he could do something stupid.
"Do you really think that's wise, Vegeta? This kid just absolutely demolished Nappa like he was nothing, with a power 3 times stronger than yours. And your comrade just killed his best friend and master. Think with your brain, not your brawn," I said, him then losing the paralysis and growling as Goku finally arrived, him looking at all of us and looking at the bodies that had been found. The only thing remaining of Nappa's body was his head.
"What in the world happened?" was all he was able to ask.
"Vegeta, stay there. If you know what's good for you, you'll listen," I frowned, me then going up to Goku and Vegeta frowning and holding his hand in a fist. "The damages are as such. The fallen warriors on our side consist of Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu... and Piccolo," I said, which Goku gawked at. "But I know that there's hope. Even though mister baldy killed the link to the Dragonballs, two silver linings," I said, which Vegeta gawked.
"WHAT?! What does that mean?!" Vegeta asked as I then sent forth something else at Vegeta. Not a paralysis beam... but a Rose Ray, which was my own version of Frieza's trademark Death Ray. And I sent it at his shoulder, it singing his arm and him hissing at it.
"Please save all your questions for the end," I frowned, him growling after. "Anyways, two silver linings. One, Gohan proved he's actually gotten stronger than you and absolutely demolished Nappa in order to avenge our fallen comrades... and I overheard from Vegeta that there's apparently an entire planet full of Piccolo's race, the Namekians. I'm sure you can muster a guess as to what I'm thinking of here," I said, which Goku frowned and nodded at.
"Got it. Then let me have a go this time. In the meantime, I want you guys to bury our friends," Goku said.
"Hmph. So I finally get to fight Kakarot, then? Very well. Where would you like to fight? I'd prefer to have it as far away as possible from these brats," Vegeta frowned as Gohan then had something happen to him. In that exact moment, his tail popped right back through his bottom.
"Let's go south," Goku said, me and the others waiting for Goku to get out of range, since Vegeta had since crushed his Scouter at seeing Gohan's power go to 60K and he couldn't sense power levels yet. My Brigade members proceeded to bury our friends' bodies and I looked at Krillin, Gohan, and a nearby Yajirobe.
"Now, I know that Vegeta said we shouldn't interfere, but what say we go ahead and get as close as we can and just keep our power levels hidden. Then, if Goku gets in a tough scrape, we rush in for a rescue?" I suggested, that making Krillin look confused.
"B-But what could I do?" he asked.
"Hello? You're the master of the Destructo Disc technique? You could very easily cut that big brute in half if you could! I should know. My line knows that trick as well, and even at its weakest, it can take out opponents up to 100K in power," I smiled, which the others gawked at. "So, we ready to get going?" I asked, them nodding. "Battle Brigade, I need you to do something else. Salvage the pods that the Saiyans came in on and take them to Capsule Corporation effective immediately. Hopefully we can share our technology to make special spacecraft and improve upon my own ship's speed in the process. We'll need to be prepared for the lengthy trip to Namek from here after our victory," I said, the brigade nodding at me.
"Aye, aye, boss! We won't let you down!" Stratos said as he and the others proceeded to do so and I simply waited until the duo had finished moving... and then I went towards the south with the others, me needing to resort to carrying Yajirobe the whole way.
"Heh, this beats the heck outta walkin', doesn't it?" Yajirobe asked.
"Maybe you should try it one day," I smirked at him.
"Nah, I'm too lazy," he admitted.
"Just know this much. I have a feeling Vegeta is going to fight dirty. And it might involve his tail. If push comes to shove, he might try a special Saiyan technique that will make him turn into a giant ape," I said, that making Gohan gasp.
"I... I remember that... how did you..." Gohan gasped as I explained.
"Recall what Radditz said when we first met him. A Saiyan's true powers of destruction emerge on a full moon, and it's all correlated to their tails. But since Piccolo destroyed the moon to save the world from a rampaging Gohan, Vegeta's going to realize that when sunset hits. And when that happens, he'll use a specific power only elite Saiyans know of," I said.
"Y-You mean he's going to become a giant ape on a whim?" Krillin gawked.
"No, he's going to do something that could benefit both parties, but only if we can use it to our advantage. He'll use his own strengths to create a pseudo moon in the atmosphere, which he will use to transform into a Great Ape, using a small moon like it's a giant one. When that happens, we need to find a way to get close and silently slice his tail off. Only then can we use our next trump card," I said, looking at Gohan and him gulping.
"Y-You mean..."
"Sure, you could lose control as a Great Ape, but from what I've seen from other Saiyans in the past that use the ability, they can keep themselves level-headed if they're fighting with a purpose. And if you do go crazy, all we have to do is remind you of that purpose," I said, him nodding at that.
"O-Okay... I trust you..." Gohan sighed before we then finally arrived. And when we did? It was just in time to watch the most epic clash in the entire series in the first three sagas. With Goku countering and defeating Vegeta's Gallick Gun with his Kamehameha! And the sight was so cool to see in person! And after this happened, both parties were actually tuckered out, with Goku having just went to Kaioken times 4 as opposed to times 2 and with Vegeta having been hit with a powerful laser that overpowered his Gallick Gun, leaving him at 70 percent original power.
"I've had enough of this! Collect... combine... and... EXPAND!" Vegeta shouted as he created it. The fake moon. I then looked at Gohan with seriousness.
"Gohan, avoid eye contact with that moon until I give the go-ahead. It only works if you actively look at it," I said, him nodding at that.
"Okay..." he said as we then saw Vegeta grow and get hairy, which Gohan gawked at. "I-Is that what I looked like that night?..."
"LET'S PLAY, KAKAROT!" Vegeta shouted, him being in full control of his form and him proceeding to punch Goku, which Goku then gasped at the first strike... and then, he proceeded to use Solar Flare against Vegeta, which blinded the big lug for just long enough for him to gather energy for a Spirit Bomb... and the feeling of some of my energy being taken out of me willingly?... It felt so bizarre. And I could tell that Gohan, Yajirobe, and Krillin were surprised, too.
"If he can stay still for long enough, I can cut that tail off with my trusty sword! Can I count on you to get me closer and at a high vantage point, Sally?" Yajirobe asked, me nodding at him.
"You can," I said, me then grabbing onto him... and gasping at how Vegeta managed to connect a mouth laser at Goku and drain him down to 1K of his power! And then, he closed the distance and smashed his giant foot into Goku's legs, crushing them and causing Goku to go down to 600 power!
"OOPS! SORRY! LOOKS LIKE I ACCIDENTALLY CRUSHED YOUR LEG! AND NOW I'LL ACCIDENTALLY CRUSH YOUR HEART!" Vegeta shouted, which Goku did not go down without a fight and sent a laser blast at Vegeta's face, which Vegeta shouted in pain. "KAKAROT! HOW DARE YOU DAMAGE MY FACE!" he shouted before grabbing Goku and proceeding to crush him! "I'LL SQUEEZE THE LIFE OUT OF YOU!" he managed to get Goku down to 300 power from this before Yajirobe and I managed to get into the perfect position... and then... a clean cut, right at the edge of Vegeta's posterior! After this, the giant tail fell to the ground and I got our duo out of harm's way.
"HE'S ALL YOURS, GUYS!" Yajirobe shouted as Vegeta then dropped Goku and started to shrink in both size and power... after the amount of energy he exuded in that form, he was now down to 50 percent power, meaning that Gohan could distract him while Krillin and I tended to Goku.
"Gohan, you're in charge of distracting Vegeta. If needed, turn Super Saiyan. I need to find out what Goku was charging, as it felt powerful enough to defeat Vegeta," I said, him nodding.
"Okay, I'll do my best! But... do I kill him?" he asked.
"Try to incapacitate through breaking his bones, but don't kill him. Because I need to talk to him after he finishes up," I said, me then checking up with the team that was escorting the Saiyan ships... and found that they'd only been able to salvage Nappa's in specific, because they were much heavier than expected. And Vegeta's was still primed for his escape.
"Got it," Gohan said as I then dropped myself and Krillin off right next to Krillin, him and I then looking at the man and him smirking at me.
"Thanks... for the save..." Goku chuckled.
"Goku, I feel an immense power in you that you took from everyone nearby except Vegeta. I need to know, what is it?" I asked. And Goku then placed the power into my hands... the Spirit Bomb incarnate. "It only damages evil energies... aim it for Vegeta," he said, me nodding as I then proceeded to get into a perfect position, but not before I handed something specific to Krillin.
"Here, we'll need these as soon as we can, Krillin, so use them wisely," I said, him nodding as he then proceeded to grab the bag of Senzu Beans from my person.
I then looked at Gohan and saw that he was leading Vegeta right for me, which I smirked at.
"Keep going... keep going... keep going..." I said in Gohan's mind as he kept rushing towards me, me hiding the Spirit Bomb behind my back. And then, right as Gohan was five feet in front of me, he then juked up immediately and I immediately used my superior speed to hurl the Spirit Bomb directly into Vegeta's body as he was right in front of me, him then shouting in absolute pain and agony as he got very badly damaged from the Spirit Bomb! But he WASN'T dead! He only got sent down to 30 percent power after that! He was nearing defeat, but not quite yet. And then, I frowned.
"Okay, out of options, we need to finish it now. Gohan?" I said to him in his mind. "It's time. Look at the moon," I said, him nodding and doing just that... and afterwards, he proceeded to go into the transformation of Great Ape! But get this! He was in Super Saiyan before he did so! And when he did this, he proceeded to grow to the size of a Great Ape, but with completely yellow fur! And Gohan was in complete control this time!
"I can control it! YES! TIME TO PAY, SAIYAN!" Gohan shouted as he then looked at Vegeta and he growled.
"You sicken me, Chill!" he growled as he then proceeded to get manhandled by Gohan in his Great Ape form, since Gohan could use his size and speed to his advantage to attack Vegeta! He managed to get sent down to 20 percent power until he managed to cleanly slice off Gohan's tail! But he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, as he was then sent hurtling down to the ground underneath Gohan's massive weight! And since Vegeta was in a ton of pain and hurt, he couldn't get out of the way fast enough or muster the strength to stop it! After this happened, he got crushed all over by Gohan's immeasurable weight! And only after this did Gohan revert back to his little boy self... and unfortunately, completely naked. But the boon was Vegeta's defeat. he was down to a measly 3 percent power.
"Gugh... defeated... by lower class warriors... and a pipsqueak halfbreed..." Vegeta groaned in agony as he then pushed a button on his wrist and his personal ship immedaitely rushed to his immediate location and he went inside of it. Krillin then proceeded to walk towards Vegeta with a Destructo Disc in hand, but I frowned at him.
"No, Krilin, don't!" I shouted, him gasping at that.
"W-Why not?" he asked as I then held him off.
"I need to talk to Vegeta," I frowned, him then growling at me.
"Cack... what is there to even say?" he asked, me frowning at him as he tried to load himself into his personal ship.
"Just wanted to let you know something, Vegeta. We are not the enemies in the grand scheme of things. There's something I've been keeping secret from all of my Battle Brigade... and you. Planet Vegeta was NOT destroyed by a meteor," I said, him looking at me in shock.
"Wh-What?... Then what was it?" he asked.
"My older brother, Frieza. He destroyed it because Goku's father, Bardock, told Frieza off and threatened to quit the Saiyans' allegiance to his empire. And Freiza killed the entire planet with his Supernova attack. And he called the entire act of it 'splendid fireworks'. So tell me, oh prince of Saiyans. Who's more worthy of a face kicking? Me and the Earthlings? Or the man that killed your home planet and 99 percent of your kind?" I asked, him coughing at me as Krillin looked on in surprise.
"You're... why are you... telling me this?" he asked in utter confusion.
"Because... if we would've met under different circumstances, and you hadn't been inducted into Frieza's ranks, I would've trained you to become as powerful as I am. But until we meet again, prince," I frowned, him then growling as he then finally piled into his ship and hit the buttons.
"When we meet again... the outcome will be different... I guarantee it..." he growled before then zooming off into space. And Krillin and Goku then arrived by my side, Goku's body being completely healed thanks to the Senzu Bean. As for Gohan? he was still near full power with little to no damage, but he was tired out from the Great Ape transformation.
"I still can't believe how strong Gohan was in that form... how tough was it?" Goku asked, me smirking at him.
"When I read him with my Scouter, his full power in Super Great Ape was 300,000. And he was holding back the whole time," I smiled.
"Imagine what he'd do if he weren't holding back..." Krillin smiled as I then proceeded to grab a capsule I had on my person, in case I needed it in the future.
"Here, someone needs to clothe the kid again, and I'm not comfortable with it," I said, the duo nodding as Goku then proceeded to do so and, finally, we got some visitors in the form of Bulma and the residents of Kame House... and the friends of Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha. We had to tell them the bad news... and the only good news we had.