The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 7: Raijin vs Frieza, Round 2
Four months passed in barely no time at all; Trunks demanded rematch after rematch after school with Raijin of which Raijin gladly agreed just to be able to spend time with his son, though Goten, Pilaf, Mai and Shu frequently observed from the observation room; Raijin kept allowing his son to get in close to make that one strike he needed to fulfil the deal they'd made all those months ago before knocking the teen back down to the ground.
Within the harshly red-light dyed walls of The Gravity Room at a three-hundred-and-fifty-times Gravity Multiplier; Raijin and Trunks fought as Super Saiyan 2's, their fists ricocheting off of each other's respective fists causing lightning to spark between every successive exchange of fists; Raijin wore a broad smile as he drove his right knee into Trunks' own left knee.
"Good Trunks; you're finally learning some of your old man's tricks" Raijin smiled; hopping off the balls of his bare feet as he backed up to get some distance.
"Took you long enough to realise that fact; old man" Trunks spoke, smirking and chasing after Raijin in a stream of pale blue lightning and golden flames.
Raijin dismissed Trunks using degrading slurs when referring to his father; rising his hands to meet Trunks' attacks and easily blocking a three punch, roundhouse and spin-kick combo Trunks had adopted from Raijin's own move set.
Raijin felt a jolt in the back of his head; causing him to drop his guard in shock of the tremendously evil energy he sensed coming towards Earth.
"GOT YOU!" Trunks yelled; driving a left-handed uppercut punch into Raijin's chin and causing him to fall to the red tiled floor.
Trunks laughed while the Gravity Multiplier shut down and the red light dimmed as the gravity lightened up to normal levels, "There; I finally got you… but why did you suddenly look so distant?".
Raijin slowly rose to his feet; a bewildered look in his eyes due to what he'd sensed, "Trunks… you, Goten and your friends stay here in Capsule Corp… you'll be safe here".
Trunks gave a curious look before sensing the ominous energy heading towards the planet, "Is that… who I think it is?".
"Yes… promise me you'll stay where its safe!" Raijin asked again; a fiercely dark look in his eyes.
Trunks gulped as he saw the dark look in Raijin's eyes; nodding his head in agreement with Raijin's wishes before watching as Raijin hurried out of The Gravity Room and broke into a sprint.
Trunks walked out from The Gravity Room only to be met by Goten, Pilaf, Mai and Shu, all except for Mai patting him on the back for finally conquering his father in a fight.
"Well done Trunks; you finally showed your old man what you're capable of!" Pilaf shouted; punching the air with his small fist in jubilation.
"It did seem like Mr Raijin lost focus at the end though… what happened?" Shu spoke; raising a question before Pilaf punched him in the head.
Trunks looked to Goten with eyes full of thought; his hair changing from golden spikes to his normal light blue, "I think it's that Frieza guy again… he's come back".
Goten felt his jaw drop; speaking into a fast-paced sentence of words, "But how? When he was wished back he was nothing but bits and pieces!".
Pilaf, Mai and Shu collectively shuddered at the very thought of Frieza's physical state when he was wished back to life.
"I don't know… but I want to find out" Trunks spoke; a look of resolve in his eyes, Goten giving a wordless nod as both teenage Half-Saiyans ran off after Raijin.
"But wait… you promised your father you'd stay safe!" Shu shouted; outstretching an arm to beckon to the two Half-Saiyans.
No answer came from the hallway as Trunks and Goten had already left; running down the hallways and breaking into a sprint of their own.
"Sometimes I question why you bother trying to stop them…" Mai spoke; speaking for the first time since Trunks and Raijin had begun today's sparring match.
Pilaf and Shu looked to Mai; opening their mouths to speak but the words never came, Mai shaking her head at the pair before leaving the room herself.
Raijin had quickly changed out of the navy blue training shorts and matching vest he wore for fighting against Trunks and into the white Namekian-style gi Piccolo had given him; having informed Bulma of what was happening and left her to contact Whis so that Goku and Vegeta could come back to Earth as reinforcements, rocketing through the skies to the outskirts of West City where a very familiar flagship was descending through the grey and heavy clouds.
Before Raijin could sense the incoming energy signatures; he was joined by Piccolo, Gohan, Krillin, Tien and Yamcha, Raijin smiled as his friends arrived but noted that Goku and Vegeta were still on Beerus' World; Raijin bit his lip as they'd have to face Frieza without either of them.
"I remember seeing a Ship like this back on Namek… but this one is much larger" Raijin spoke; drawing everyone's attention to himself, Raijin's face contorted into an expression of anger and eagerness to finally kill Frieza with his own two hands.
"Stay calm; this battle will be tough on all of us… we do not have Goku or Vegeta this time" Piccolo spoke; his commanding and advising tone of voice calming Raijin's anger as well as easing Krillin's, Tien's and Yamcha's anxiety.
Gohan turned to Tien, Yamcha and Krillin, "Are you guys ready for this? This battle isn't going to be like it was on Namek" Gohan voice sounded slow and calm though he was just as nervous as they were.
Krillin have a slight laugh in the face of his fear, "yeah; well… I'm just hoping I'm not blown up again".
"And I'm just glad I'm here to fight by your side this time" Tien spoke; his dojo master gi billowing in the wind as he spoke, Yamcha nodding in agreement towards Tien's sentiments.
The Z Fighters watched as hordes of armoured soldiers of varying alien races poured out of every opening Frieza's Flagship had; the horde headed by a tall but thin grey-skinned man and a short red robe-wearing blue-faced alien.
"That must be Sorbet and Tagoma… they wished Frieza back to life" Raijin spoke; informing his friends while recalling Goten's confession.
Piccolo narrowed his eyes at Tagoma and Sorbet; gritting his teeth in distain for their vile use of The Dragon Balls, "Raijin; you take Frieza, Yamcha, Tien and Krillin; you three handle the soldiers while Gohan and I will take on Tagoma…. He is much stronger than he looks".
Yamcha and Tien both nodded in agreement; accepting their task of defeating what seemed like over a thousand Frieza Force Soldiers blanketing the blue skies, Krillin chuckled to himself for being handing a way to not have to face Frieza directly.
Piccolo and Gohan stared down Tagoma and Sorbet; Piccolo's body radiating with a purple shimmering light instead of the burning white flames of Gohan's Powered-up Form.
Raijin stared at the Flagship; waiting for the ominous presence to reveal itself, Raijin didn't have to wait for long as an all-too familiar figure emerged while seated within a black and gold floating pod.
"My my… how good it is to see some of you again… the little runt I satisfyingly blew up, a lowlife Namekian, the tiny Half-Saiyan is all grown up… and you; The Saiyan of Namek… how I've looked forward to the day I personally send you and your cohorts to Hell" Frieza gloated in his sickeningly cold voice; listing off his past foe's in order of Krillin, Piccolo, Gohan and Raijin.
"So; that's Frieza… he's even more evil than I imagined" Yamcha stammered; being to lose his wits in fear of the battle that was yet to come.
"Calm down Yamcha; just focus on your enemy and leave Frieza to Raijin" Tien spoke; easing Yamcha's nerves and steeling their resolve to fight by their friend's side.
Piccolo curled his hands into fists; the furious memories of Namek returning to him upon seeing the menacingly cold and murderous red eyes of Frieza leering down at them from atop his Flagship, Gohan lowered his knees and his centre of gravity; preparing his body and mind for the battle that was about to begin.
Raijin felt the same fury he felt when he faced Frieza the first time; on that inlet alongside his brother: Nail, where he'd been forced to watch Nail be tortured to the brink of death and Raijin himself beaten to an inch of his life; Raijin's black hair flowed in the slight breeze though he kept his energy levels low as he did not want to waste any energy before reaching Frieza.
Frieza raised his right hand; pointing up a single finger upon beginning to generate his own Planet-killing Death Ball, the mere sight of the Death Ball put The Z Fighters on edge; each and every one present raised their hands for their signature energy blasts in order to counter Frieza's Death Ball.
"No; that'll be too easy, I wish to relish this moment and kill each and every one of you myself… provided to survive against my Army; Soldiers ATTACK!" Frieza gloated and relished the moment of fear he'd struck into his foe's; thrusting out his right arm in a commanding motion and signalling his army to attack.
A thunderous roar came from the thousand soldiers as they began their charge; the first hundred soldiers splitting into two groups of fifty and charging toward the three fighters deemed the weakest.
Tien, Yamcha and Krillin stood firm while being vastly outnumbered; the three quickly nodding to each other as they vanished amongst the swarm of armoured soldiers.
Raijin, Piccolo and Gohan had nothing to worry about; though Frieza considered their friends weaker than Raijin or Piccolo; They knew that these soldiers were nothing but numbers and their friends would easily out-fight and overpower Frieza's Soldiers.
A white flash took Piccolo and Gohan by surprise; Tagoma had launched a surprise attack on the pair, Tagoma's arms felt like steel beams against Piccolo's and Gohan's attempted to break free of Tagoma's double lariat and steel-like grip.
Raijin and Frieza stood facing each other; Raijin wearing his white Namekian Gi in homage to the people who raised him, while Frieza remained sat in his floating throne; his Final Form itself acting as an insult to Raijin's Saiyan heritage and Namek-based origins.
Yamcha, Tien and Krillin let out a united battle cry; the swarms of soldiers hesitated as their ear-mounted scouters exploded and simultaneously burning their faces, Tien, Yamcha and Krillin stood united within a single enormous burning white aura.
Piccolo raised his left hand to Tagoma's face and firing a point-blank Destructive Wave; the blast being enough to stop Tagoma's momentum while charging Piccolo and Gohan to the rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean, Gohan rushing to Piccolo's side upon breaking free of Tagoma's steel-like arms.
"Piccolo, are you ok? you're not hurt?" Gohan spoke; his voice hinted with worry for his mentor.
Piccolo gritted his teeth; spitting blood down into the ocean waters below, "I'm fine… we need to watch out for this guy's body though… he strikes with fists of steel".
Tagoma hovered in the air over Piccolo's and Gohan's heads; smiling down at the pair, "You have no idea the hell I was put through by Lord Frieza's training, My Lord used me as a living punching bag for four continuous months; all those beatings turned my body into an invincible steel wall".
Piccolo and Gohan both glanced over to Raijin and Frieza; sharing a worrying thought as to why Frieza had been training since his resurrection all those months ago.
Tagoma smirked; easily being able to predict what Piccolo and Gohan were thinking, "Don't even think that you two stand a chance of defeating Lord Frieza… but your Saiyan friend is another matter".
Piccolo grunted; casting aside his cloak and turban in preparation for the battle against Tagoma, Gohan removed the jacket of his lime-green tracksuit and unveiling a white sleeveless vest underneath at the exact same moment as Piccolo's discarding of his cloak.
Echoes ran across the skies as Raijin and Frieza begun their battle; Frieza's evil energy causing his own floating throne to be destroyed merely by using that energy, Raijin radiated with a golden aura but remained in his base form; merely channelling the powers of a Super Saiyan instead of transforming.
"Looks like Raijin started fighting" Yamcha spoke; chuckling under his breath while wearing a confident smile.
"Yeah; should we get started too?" Tien smirked; sharing in that confident smile.
"Let's do it; let's use what King Kai taught us!" Krillin spoke; the same confident smile lighting up his face.
"KAIO-KEN!" shouted Tien, Yamcha and Krillin; their bodies erupting with a harsh red aura that dyed their bodies in that same harsh red light, the scouters of dozens more soldiers exploding from the sudden doubling of Tien's, Yamcha's and Krillin's powers.
Yamcha, Tien and Krillin burst out into streams of red across the blue skies of Earth; each one of the human trio tore through every Frieza Force Soldier in their path with either a single punch, kick, ki blast or merely shoulder charging the foe directly and thus tearing the enemy in half or knocking them merely unconscious.
Piccolo and Gohan re-began their battle against Tagoma; Gohan staying put on the cliffside and observing Tagoma with the intent to find a weakness in his so-called Steel-Body, Piccolo repeatedly struck Tagoma with a volley of punches and kicks; all the while Tagoma merely laughed at Piccolo's futile attacks.
"Try all you like; you will never… argh!" Tagoma's mocking voice teasing Piccolo's relentless punches; soon taking a strike just under his ribcage and causing Tagoma to groan in pain and his breath to be knocked from his lungs.
"It seems there is a soft spot after all" Piccolo smirked; finally finding a weak-spot in Tagoma's not-so invincible defence.
Tagoma's smile faded from his lips; his black eyes glancing at the disarray that was quickly spreading across the hundreds of solders; dozens were frozen in fear of the Earthling's unexpected abilities in battle and their overwhelming power.
"All of you; turn and fight unless you wish to meet an early end!" Tagoma roared at the solders; his commanding voice turning those trying to flee back into loyal subjects though they only obeyed out of fear of those in command.
"That's better… now; where were we?" Tagoma smirked; turning his attention back to Piccolo and Gohan, a new aura igniting around his body; a violently dark crimson aura.
"I believe I was about to kick your ass!" shouted a sudden voice that sounded strongly like two voices speaking in unison; a golden streak ran across the skies and slamming into Tagoma's weak-spot and forcing a section of Tagoma's armour to crack and shatter on impact.
The sound of the unified voices draw Raijin's attention towards the golden flash; the blazing golden flames fading away to reveal Gotenks as a Super Saiyan 2 with crackling pale blue lightning around his body.
Raijin shook his head at the arrival of Gotenks; simultaneously irritated that Trunks and Goten disobeyed him but also thankful for their assistance, resuming his clash with Frieza just as Frieza's right fist connected with Raijin's left cheek; sending Raijin barrelling down into the ground.
Raijin burst back up from the ground; smashing his two fists directly into Frieza's chest and face with such sudden speed that even Frieza hadn't been able to correctly dodge Raijin's assault.
Raijin and Frieza constantly smiled to each other while exchanging punches, knee-strikes and kicks; each punch, knee-strike and kick successfully landing a blow against the other, the volley continued while the other battles continued to rage.
Yamcha, Tien and Krillin continued to easily defeat solider after soldier; the enhancing powers of The Kaio-Ken doubling their respective strength and making Krillin, Tien and Yamcha each a titan to be reckoned with.
Gotenks and Gohan re-launched the battle against Tagoma; with Tagoma on the defensive now that his weak-spot had been revealed and his foe's attacks becoming more and more precise toward that weak-spot, Tagoma had great difficulty blocking or dodging the combined attacks of Gohan and Gotenks; though Piccolo had perched himself on the cliff-edge strangely firing ki blasts in multiple directions but not hitting any part of Tagoma's own body or killing any of the cannon-fodder soldiers.
The remainder of Frieza Force soldiers shuddered in fear as Tagoma losing his battle; their scouters destroyed by the magnitude of their enemy's strength and extremely high power levels, despite knowing that fleeing the battle would mean certain death at the hands of Lord Frieza; many of the soldiers turned their heels and fled back into the Flagship while crying out plea's for their lives.
Frieza spied the fleeing soldiers out the corner of his eyes; cursing under his breath at his soldier's lack of fighting spirit, "I tire of this meaningless battle; I came for You, Goku and Vegeta… not this rabble".
Raijin had his fists up as if he was fighting a large animal; a curious look passing over his face, "What are you talking about? You are not worth their time and energy… you will meet defeat by my own hands!".
Frieza's cold red eyes closed; his body floating higher up into the air with his hands raised almost as if Frieza was going to use a Spirit Bomb, instead Frieza generated an enormous orb of crimson energy that radiated with a pure intent to kill all those present.
"What are you doing? I will not allow you to destroy my home a second time" Raijin spoke; glaring at Frieza as his own aura glowed with a harsher golden radiance.
Frieza re-opened his eyes to glare at Raijin; an evil smirk gracing his black lips, "This orb is not meant for this pitiful mud ball of a planet… this is a lesson", Frieza's crimson orb burst out into hundreds of tiny Death Beams; each one streaking a red flash across the skies and seeking out a fleeing soldier and shooting them dead either through the heart, the head or any crucial vital organ.
"You monster… you massacre your own followers for choosing to save their own lives!" Raijin felt his anger boil up; his black hair beginning to turn wilder and spikier within his blazing gold aura.
Tagoma felt a cold shudder run down his spine after witnessing Frieza's ruthless slaughter of their own soldiers; he'd been lucky enough to not have been murdered but those that survived were frozen in fear in the fear of incurring Lord Frieza's wraith.
Piccolo, Goten, Gotenks, Tien, Yamcha and Krillin all stood awestruck after witnessing Frieza murder the fleeing soldiers; all feeling a sense of injustice dealt to those who'd lost their lives.
Yamcha's and Krillin's Kaio-Ken State's wore off; the red glow and heightened powers faded from their worn-out bodies; lowering themselves to the ground and panting for breath.
"I can't… keep this up any longer… I fought for as long as I can" Yamcha moaned through panted breath; collapsing down to his hands and knees in a fit of weakness.
"You cannot give up! Only those who have nothing left to give can truly give up" spoke a raspy old voice.
"Yeah; you'll never make it in The Galactic Patrol with a mindset like that!" spoke another voice; only higher and squeakier.
Tien rushed down to the ground to meet their reinforcements; his own Kaio-Ken leaving his own body tired and drained of all energy.
Standing before the tired out trio were a new trio of Bulma, Master Roshi and Jaco; Master Roshi's energy and renewed his body into a much taller and much more muscular form.
"Leave the remaining rabble to these guys now; take a well-earned rest in these!" Bulma shouted upon getting out from a hover-truck; hitting a button and allowing the screen walls to open up and reveal a set of top-line Recovery Chambers, "These'll heal you back up to fighting shape in no less than ten minutes".
"Wow Bulma; these look incredible" Krillin exclaimed; climbing into one of the chambers.
Yamcha and Tien both climbed into a chamber too; Yamcha looking excited to be fully healed in only a short time while Tien looked irritated in using Frieza Force Technology in order to heal faster.
Tagoma spotted the Recovery Unit's out the corners of his eyes; a jolt of anger at the imitation machines coursed through his already-angered bloodstream.
"Keep your eyes on me!" Gotenks yelled; driving a forward kick directly into Tagoma's unguarded weak-spot and shattering even more of his armour.
Tagoma shouted a swear in pain with his armour bearing cracks over its entirety; it wouldn't be long until his armour would shatter to nothing.
"Gohan, Gotenks; get back… I'm ready" Piccolo spoke; wearing a confident grin.
Gohan and Gotenks both nodded; retreating from Tagoma just as the area around Tagoma turned bright orange from hundreds of suspended ki blasts that surrounded Tagoma; leaving him with no possible or conceivable direction for escape, "You dirty Namekian… you were planning this all along?!".
"Yes; we all did" Piccolo spoke; feeling the hands of Gohan and Gotenks on his shoulders, "Go off to Hell with you! Hellzone Grenade!".
As soon as Piccolo spoke the name of his attack; the hundreds of ki blasts soared into Tagoma's body; blasting and burning away his body leaving only the screaming sounds of his voice in the air upon the darkened cloud of dust dispersed and revealed Tagoma had been reduced to far less than dust.
Frieza backed away from Raijin after taking another successful punch to the chest; rolling his eyes as Tagoma had been turned to less than dust, "Pathetic… and he claimed to be stronger than Zarbon and Dodoria combined".
Raijin felt a strong surge of adrenaline while fighting Frieza; every strike he made of Frieza felt as if he was getting closer to winning but Frieza didn't seem to be getting any weaker, "What's wrong Frieza? Losing your confidence now that Tagoma is dead".
"Not at all; he was a waste of potential… rushing into a battle he could not win like any fool does" Frieza scolded his deceased underling; his black lips constantly curled into an evil smile.
Raijin glanced down at his friends; spotting a muscle-bound Master Roshi defeating the remaining and steadfastly loyal soldiers left and right with either his cane or with the impressive martial art skills he had honed with years upon years of training, and Jaco impressively duel-wielding a pair of ray guns and shooting down any and all soldiers that so much as stepped anywhere near his friends inside Bulma's Recovery Chambers.
Bulma was talking to the small device that Whis had given her so she could contact him at any time; seemingly shouting orders into the device and demanding that Piccolo, Gohan and Gotenks form a circle.
"Tell me; why have Goku and Vegeta not come to the field of battle? Did they fear my return and flee the planet?" Frieza spoke in his cold malicious voice; his evil smile widening as he relished the very thought of Goku or Vegeta fleeing this fight.
"Not a chance; they'll come as soon as I'm done with you" Raijin spoke; crossing his arms like an X over his chest in preparation for the next stage of their battle.
Frieza tiled his head at Raijin's posture; grinning a little wider and exposing his teeth when outstretching his arms and standing like a cross; his own powers beginning to rise even higher than he was at 100% Power.
Raijin felt a grin cross his own lips as his golden aura burnt more fiercely while Frieza's purple aura spiked and flared; burning up the very oxygen around their own bodies.
Before Raijin knew it; a gentle hand touched his shoulder; and halting his incoming transformation, Raijin turned around only to be met by the smiling face of Goku and the ever-scowling Vegeta.
Goku stood in a whole new gi; a full body orange gi only without the blue undershirt but with the addition of weighted boots and wristbands, while Vegeta wore a full set of Bulma's New Prototype Armour; a grey two-piece bodysuit with pure white boots, gloves and chest plate.
"Goku, Vegeta; leave Frieza to me; I started this fight and I'll finish it!" Raijin re-crossed his arms across his chest; his body shuddering with immense power.
"No; you won't… look at Frieza, your attacks have not left even a single mark" Vegeta spoke in a commanding tone; gesturing to Frieza's unmarked and unharmed body despite a clear hatred for the tyrant.
Raijin's powers calmed down quickly; all anger and rage left his body in an instant after realising he'd done little to no damage to Frieza over their battle, "Dammit… I should have used my New Form sooner".
Goku smiled towards Raijin; patting him on the shoulder before pushing him back, "Let us handle this… you're not the only one with new powers".
"Move aside; Kakarot and I will be the one's to defeat Frieza on this day" Vegeta ordered in that same commanding tone, crossing his arms in his same pompous overbearing manner.
Raijin wordless nodded his head; leaving the battle and flying back down to the ground and joining his friends, family and the new company of Lord Beerus and Whis.