Post by Krillin on Oct 31, 2010 3:10:54 GMT -5
Chapter 9: Saiyan vs. Saiyan
"How much further is it?" said Vegeta to Goku.
This should be far enough. "We're here." The two Saiyans descended.
"Well then, Kakarot, shall we begin?" Vegeta began powering up.
His strength is incredible, thought Goku. It'll take everything I have to win this one.
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"Do you feel that?" asked Gohan to Krillin. "It feels like Vegeta just got a whole lot stronger."
"Yeah, I know," said Krillin. "But us going back there will just hurt your dad. We'd better keep going."
Gohan reluctantly agreed.
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Vegeta finished powering up. Then, he charged at Goku, who didn't have time to react before Vegeta head butt him downwards, then came flying down, elbowing Goku in the stomach. Goku landed on a cliff. Looking around, he couldn't see Vegeta anywhere.
"What's the matter, can't find me?" said Vegeta, kicking Goku in the back.
Rolling with the blow, Goku landed on top of a different cliff. Looking up, he saw Vegeta throw an energy blast at him.
"Kaioken, x2!" Goku launched himself upwards, managing to avoid the blast. Vegeta sent a second blast, which Goku barely managed to dodge.
"Not bad!" yelled Vegeta, laughing. Goku came down and landed on a cliff.
This guy's too much, thought Goku. If a double Kaioken won't work I guess I'll try a triple. Sorry, King Kai, but I don't see any other way.
"What's the matter, Kakarot?" asked Vegeta. "You don't seem too eager to continue."
"Don't mind me," said Goku. "Feel free to lead off any time."
"I'll give you one last chance. Join me, or perish."
Alright, I'll try the triple Kaioken attack. I hope my body can take it.
"I keep forgetting that you're an earthling now! You don't even have a tail, do you?" Vegeta laughed. "Why did you let them operate on you? What did they do, get you while you were sleeping? Now I see why you have no desire to join me on the hunt. If we still had a home planet, you'd be a laughingstock there."
Alright, I'm ready, thought Goku. Please hold together, body.
"Triple Kaioken!" Goku's power shot through the roof.
Goku charged towards Vegeta. Vegeta had no time to react as Goku punched him in the face, darted around, kicks him into the sky. A few punches and kicks later, Vegeta digs himself out from a pile of rubble. Vegeta darts at Goku, who goes behind him and knocks him forwards. Vegeta charges energy into his fist, but Goku punches him in the stomach. Goku then threw Vegeta into the sky.
"YOU'RE FINISHED, KAKAROT!" yelled Vegeta. "I don't need this stinking planet! I'll just use my Gallic Gun and blow the WHOLE THING UP!" Vegeta begins charging himself in a violet aura. "Dodge this next one if you can, Kakarot! But even if I miss this whole planet's going up in smoke!"
"That's not fair!" yelled Goku.
"Say goodbye to your planet, Kakarot," laughed Vegeta.
"Triple Kaioken Attack!" yelled Goku again. "Ka-me-ha-me..."
"Let's see what you've got, Kakarot! Gallic Gun, FIRE!" The massive purple beam shoots straight at Goku.
"HA!" yelled Goku, sending a blue beam to meet the purple beam. Neither beam can gain any ground on the other, though.
I have no choice, thought Goku. "Kaioken Attack, Times FOUR!" The massive upswing in power pushed the Gallic Gun back. It hit Vegeta, propelling him backwards.
"Goku, you did it!" shouted Yajirobe from where he had been hiding nearby.
"No, that beam isn't enough," said Goku. "He'll be back."
When Goku turned around, Yajirobe was nowhere to be seen again.
"Oh great. Here we go again," said Goku as he sensed Vegeta returning.
Vegeta landed. "I've realized that someone conveniently removed your tail." He charged up a ball of energy in his hand. "And it's even more ironic, because it was your father who developed this next technique. He was an average fighter, but he was a brilliant scientist. Who else could have possibly devised a method of simulating perfect full moon light?"
Vegeta threw the ball into the air. "Let there be LIGHT!" The ball exploded, creating a massive orb of energy overlooking the battlefield. Within moments, Vegeta had begun to transform. Brown fur sprouted all over his body, his eyes turned red, his face became ape-like, and he had grown to a massive size.
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Gohan and Krillin turned around when they felt Vegeta's power soar. They both saw the fake moon Vegeta had created.
"What is that?" asked Gohan.
"I don't know, but I don't like it."
"I feel Vegeta's gotten even stronger than before. I think my dad might need our help." Gohan shot off towards the battlefield. Hesitating, Krillin did the same a few moments later.
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"Good-bye, Kakarot, it's been fun."
Vegeta launched a huge fist directly at Goku, who jumped out of the way.
"Guess what, Kakarot," said Vegeta in a low, rasping ape voice. "I'm having you for lunch." Goku hopped away from Vegeta, who kept chasing him.
Man, he's fast thought Goku. Just then, he remembered something.
"You fool! You've lost your ability to transform at the full moon!"
"Don't go outside at the full moon, Goku. There's an evil monster out there."
"It was me all along," said Goku to himself. "I stepped on my grandfather and destroyed the Martial Arts stadium." He looked up at the giant ape. "I'll never beat him head on. I only have one chance- the Spirit Bomb." He flew up towards Vegeta's face.
"Are you tired of running away, Kakarot?" asked Vegeta, grinning. Goku simply raised his hands to his forehead.
"Solar Flare!" Goku hammered Vegeta with exceedingly bright light.
"Agh! I can't see!" Vegeta held his hands up to his eyes. "What have you done to me, Kakarot?"
Goku flew as far away as he could. Raising his hands, he began to pull energy from all living things on Earth, condensing it into a ball of energy over his head. I don't know if that'll buy me enough time, thought Goku. But it'll have to do.
As Vegeta writhed in frustration, the Spirit Bomb grew larger and larger. Finally, it was almost ready.
Vegeta's eyes cleared, and he spotted Goku. "What is that?" he asked to himself. Opening his mouth, he shot a beam at Goku, which hit, knocking him from his feet. As a result, Goku dropped the Spirit Bomb.
Goku sat up from where he'd been blasted down. "Didn't expect that," he said to himself.
Vegeta walked over. "Alright, you stubborn pest. I've had enough of your childish antics. Prepare yourself."
Goku struggled to get up. "Wow, my body feels so weak I can barely stay on my feet. I guess I must have used up all power power trying to draw in that energy."
Vegeta kept walking. "I'll squash you like a pancake. And I like my pancakes very flat." Raising up his foot, he brought it down. Goku managed to hop in the way, then hopped into the air. Vegeta simply backhanded him into a cliff. He then took advantage of Goku being too weak to get up by stomping on his legs, breaking both of them.
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Krillin and Gohan were still on their way to help Goku out.
"It feels like someone's power is starting to fade," said Krillin.
"Yeah, my daddy's," said Gohan, focused only on getting there in time to help.
"We're almost there," said Krillin.
"The sky is so bright, Krillin."
"Yeah, it's way too bright for morning, so it must be that weird light ball up ahead."
Just then, they sighted Oozaru Vegeta.
"What in the world is THAT?" asked Gohan.
"GOHAN! WAIT! BETTER NOT GO NEAR THAT THING!" yelled Krillin, remembering how Saiyans transformed.
"But... what IS it?"
"Let's get down here and hide!" Descending for a landing, the two began running towards Vegeta. "It looks like Goku's been beaten up pretty bad."
"We have to hurry, Krillin!"
Just then, Yajirobe jumped out from behind a rock. "Do you bird brains know just how strong that monster is?" he asked the two. "It would be foolish to attack him because he can't be beaten!"
"But cut off his tail," said Krillin, " and he'll change back into the runt he was!"
"I'll go distract him," said Gohan. "Krillin, you cut off his tail when he's not expecting it."
"Right."
Gohan darted forward, circling around Vegeta. Vegeta was completely intent on crushing Goku, who he had since picked up.
Vegeta heard a slight crumbling. "Who's there?"
Gohan hopped directly into his line of sight. "I am. Put my dad down right now. I mean it."
Behind Vegeta, Krillin had readied a Destructo Disk. He threw it directly at Vegeta's tail. Vegeta simply jumped, avoiding the disk.
"How did he know?" asked Krillin, completely bewildered.
Vegeta turned to face him slightly. "See these big ears? That's how I knew. We Oozaru are very sensitive creatures. I could hear a pin drop-AGH!"
Just then, Vegeta felt his tail fall away, completely cut off. Gohan had taken advantage of the distraction, drawn his sword, and cut the tail off.
As soon as Vegeta was back to his normal self, he turned to face Gohan. "I'm going to KILL you for that one, kid!" Charging at Gohan, he was a bit surprised when the half-Saiyan jumped out of the way and launched a kick directly at his back. Vegeta dodged the blow, then punched Gohan in the face, knocking him backwards.
Krillin came flying out of nowhere, but Vegeta simply kicked him into a mountain. He then turned back to Gohan, kicking him over to where Goku lay.
"Gohan," said Goku, awake from the beating he'd received earlier. "I'm too hurt, so you're going to have to take care of him on our behalf. You're strong enough to do it. Piccolo trained you well this last year."
"I'll try, daddy, but I don't know how well I can do," said Gohan, recovering.
Just then, Vegeta came shooting out of nowhere, kneeing Goku in the stomach. "Being a fiend is like being a photographer. You have to wait for the right moment."
Gohan climbed to his feet and launched at Vegeta. While the two were fighting, Goku called Krillin over by him. "Krillin, I have some energy I need to give you."
"No offense, Goku," said Krillin, "but you don't look like you have any energy to spare."
"Thanks, I needed that. No, I gathered it earlier. Most of it got away, but it should be enough." Holding out his hand, he said, "Grab hold. Take it."
"But are you sure I can handle it?" He took Goku's arm. Goku focused and transferred the remaining energy from the spirit bomb to Krillin. "What do I do with it, Goku?"
"Turn your palm up and use your willpower to concentrate it and form it into a ball."
After a few moments of concentration, the energy formed into a ball over Krillin's hand.
"Excellent. Now, just throw it at Vegeta when the time is right. You'll know when to do it."
Krillin turned to watch the fight between Gohan and Vegeta. Gohan was still putting up a somewhat decent fight, but the tables had turned against him.
As Gohan was lying on the ground, gasping for breath, Vegeta walked up. "It's been fun, kid, but I'm tired of these games."
NOW! thought Krillin, feeling the perfect moment. He threw it at Vegeta. Vegeta's attention was completely on Gohan, and he didn't notice the Spirit Bomb until it was smashing into his back. It took him with it up into the air.
"We did it!" shouted Krillen!
"Yeah, we did it!" Gohan was celebrating.
Yajirobe crawled forward out of hiding. "You guys did it!"
Krillin and Gohan ran over to Goku. "We did it! He took a direct hit from the Spirit Bomb!"
"Good job, guys."
"We couldn't have done it without you, Goku," said Krillin.
"Well, this old body is a little sore."
"Yeah," said Gohan, glad that his father was still alive.
"But I gotta admit, I have seen you look better," said Krillin.
"Maybe so, but it could be a lot worse," said Goku.
"Yeah, you could be that alien."
Just then, Goku sighted something. Looking up, the others saw it too.
"What in the world?" asked Gohan.
The object turned out to be Vegeta, unconscious, falling to Earth.
"But it can't be!" said Gohan, shocked.
"Maybe he's harmless now," said Krillin hopefully.
Yajirobe walked out from where he had been watching the fight. "Now I can claim my prize."
Krillin went over to inspect Vegeta. "He looks finished, all right. I guess that blast really did him in. Good thing, cause he was bad to the core. Now Earth won't have to look at his ugly face anymore."
Suddenly, one of Vegeta's eyes opened. "Who's face is ugly?"
The three screamed in shock.
Vegeta climbed to his feet. "I have to give you earthlings credit. But it's really too bad that your very best still isn't good enough." Krillin backed away. "It's going to be my greatest pleasure wiping you and your worthless friends off the face of this planet." Vegeta punched Krillin away. "When I finish with you weaklings here, I will be free to begin my destruction of all of the earth."
Vegeta began walking towards Goku and Gohan. "What a bunch of jerks. Because of them I had to use up almost all of my energy!"
"Dad, he's coming over here," said Gohan, afraid of Vegeta.
"Yeah, but you can do it."
"Right, Dad." Gohan positioned himself between his father and Vegeta. "I won't let you hurt anybody anymore."
Vegeta simply let off a colossal burst of energy, blowing everybody near him backwards. "Is that enough for you? You want some more?"
Vegeta flew over to where Gohan lay, unconscious. Looking the child over, he received a shock when he noticed that Gohan's tail had grown back. Looking into the sky, he realized that the fake moon still shone in the sky. "Time to smell the coffee, kid," he said as he started to charge up an energy attack.
"BANZAI!" yelled a voice from behind Vegeta. Turning around, he saw Yajirobe charging at him, sword drawn. He slashed Vegeta in the back.
"You- you almost cut through my armor!" said Vegeta as he collapsed. Yajirobe began laughing.
"I WON! I WON! YOU LOST! YOU LOST! Took him down. Don't you understand, it's not possible to win over the great Yajirobe."
Vegeta climbed to his feet. "What were you saying?" he asked Yajirobe, a look of pure anger in his eye.
Meanwhile, Gohan fell off the rock.
"Gohan," said Goku, telepathically speaking to Gohan. "Look at the power ball in the sky."
Gohan stared up at it.
Vegeta, suddenly remembering Gohan's tail, turned around. "NO! I'VE GOT TO STOP HIM BEFORE-" But it was too late. Gohan had begun transforming into an Oozaru. When the transformation was complete, Gohan went on a rampage, destroying everything around him.
"GOHAN!" shouted Goku. Gohan froze, recognizing his father's voice. "STOP!"
"GET THE OTHER GUY!" yelled Krillin. "HE'S GETTING AWAY!"
Gohan turned his attention to Vegeta, who immediately began running, trying to maneuver around Gohan to get a shot at his tail. As Gohan launched himself at the Saiyan, Vegeta launched a disk of energy, managing to cut the tail.
But as Gohan began transforming back, Vegeta realized that Gohan was still going to be large enough to crush him. There was nothing he could do to stop it, as Gohan landed directly on top of him.
Vegeta reached inside his armor and pulled out a remote and pressed a button. A few moments later, his space pod arrived, and Vegeta began crawling towards it.
Krillin crawled over from where he was. Picking up Gohan's sword from where it was laying nearby, he raised it. When Vegeta realized that Krillin was about to kill him, his expression became one of horror.
"No, Krillin."
"That you, Goku?" asked Krillin, confused because of the telepathy.
"Yeah, it's me. Don't do it. Show him we're made of better stuff than he is."
Krillin struggled for a moment, his emotions against his friendship for Goku. Finally, he dropped the sword.
Vegeta snickered. "You shouldn't have been so soft on me when I was down. Now I'll be back and make you pay." The space pod sealed up, and Vegeta blasted off.
Krillin walked over to Gohan. Picking him up, he carried him over to Goku. "Your son's a warrior, just like you, Goku."
Goku smiled. "Yeah. I'm proud of him."
Just then, an aircar shot by overhead. "Ahoy down there!" yelled Master Roshi. "You guys all right?"
The defenders of Earth simply smiled, glad the fight was over with.
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Through the valiant effort of Goku, Gohan, and Krillin, and a little help from Yajirobe, it appears the threat to earth is over- for now. Join us in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 10: Departure for Namek
"I'm just glad you're going to be all right" said Chi-Chi to Goku, who was in a full unit. "But after you get out of this, you're taking a month off of training."
"Chi-Chi, I need to be ready in case Vegeta comes back," says Goku.
"I'll train with you, dad," said Gohan from his bed. All he had was a few bandages.
"Oh no you won't, mister," said Chi-Chi, rounding on her son. "You've got a lot of studying to do."
"You guys!" shouted Krillin. "I've just remembered! We have a way to bring the others back!"
"Really?" asked Goku, nearly breaking his bed from excitement. "How?"
"Well, Vegeta said that Piccolo was from a planet called Namek. So, maybe if we go to Namek, they'll have a set of Dragon Balls we can use!"
"Yeah!" said Gohan, getting up. "We can bring Piccolo and the others back!"
"Wait a minute, guys," said Bulma. "We don't even know where this planet is, let alone if it still exists."
"I know just the guy we can ask for that," said Goku. "King Kai, can you hear me?"
"So, you're looking for the planet Namek, eh?" said the voice of King Kai in their heads. "Well, it just so happens the planet is still around- and about 100 people still live there!"
"That's great and all, but how exactly are we supposed to get there?" asked Bulma. "It would take over 4,000 years in one of our space ships."
"We could modify a Saiyan Space Pod!" said Krillin.
"I thought Vegeta left in the only one."
"No, it only fits one person, so the big guy must have had his own. But you know the remote I had earlier? That's what Vegeta used to bring his to him!"
"I'm glad I still have it," said Bulma, pulling it out from one of her pockets. "Now, let's just try to call it."
Looking at the TV, they saw the Saiyan Space Pod happened to be shown on TV at that exact moment, locked away very tight. Bulma pressed a button, but instead of coming to them, the pod simply exploded.
"Whoops," said Bulma. "Darn. I must have hit the self-destruct button by mistake!"
"Well, I guess we gotta figure out another way to get to Namek," said Krillin, disappointed.
"I may have a way," said a voice from the window. Looking outside, there was Mr. Popo, sitting on a magic carpet.
"Mr. Popo!" said Krillin. "You have another way for us to get to Namek?"
"I might. I may have found the spaceship Kami used to get here, so long ago."
"How are we supposed to know if it still works?" asked Bulma, a little annoyed.
"That's why I need one of you to come with me," said Mr. Popo.
"I'll go," said Gohan, but at a glare from Chi-Chi, he laid back down.
"The only person who really needs to go is Bulma," said Krillin. "She's the only one who'll be able to tell if it's operational or not."
"Fine," said Bulma, seeing no way out of it. She climbed out and got on the magic carpet. "Let's go, Mr. Popo."
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A few hours later, the hospital telephone rang. Krillin picked it up.
"Krillin, it worked! We got the space ship up and running. You won't believe it, but we saw Jupiter!"
"Uh, Bulma?" asked Krillin, a little concerned. "Are you feeling all right?"
"YES I AM FEELING ALL RIGHT YOU LITTLE RUNT! You may not believe me, but the spaceship flew! So get your little rear end ready for Namek."
Krillin set the phone down. Turning to the others, he said, "Well, I guess Bulma and Mr. Popo found the ship. They're getting it ready for use right now."
"Awesome!" said Gohan, excited. "I can't wait to go into space!"
"Who said you're going into space?" asked Chi-Chi, furious. "You are not going out into space! You need to catch up on your studying, young man!"
"Relax, Chi-Chi," said Goku. "He's one our strongest fighters. They'll need him."
"Chi-Chi," said Master Roshi from where he was sitting. "It may be hard to accept, but your son Gohan has gotten caught up in the protection of Earth, just like his father did so many years ago. Your son is one of the strongest people on the planet. He is Goku's son, after all."
"I need to go, mom," said Gohan. "I owe it to Mr. Piccolo."
Chi-Chi finally bowed her head in defeat.
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"Wow, I hope I can remember my Namek," said Bulma. They were at Master Roshi's island, waiting to leave.
"You did kind of learn it in a hurry," said Krillin.
"I'll be just fine, Krillin. It's you I'm worried about. You just better be ready."
Just then, an air car pulled up. Chi-Chi and Ox King got out, shortly followed by Gohan. Gohan was dressed in a little suit with a bow tie that made the others drop to the ground when they saw him.
"Hey, Gohan," teased Krillin. "Looking real sharp."
"I wanted him to let me style his hair," said Chi-Chi, a little annoyed, "but he wouldn't let me. I wanted to give him the cutest bowl-cut, too."
Thank Kami, thought Krillin to himself. "Well, let's get your stuff on board."
They loaded up all of Gohan's stuff. "Good-bye, Gohan!" yelled Chi-Chi as the hatch sealed. "Be careful!"
The moment the hatch was sealed, Gohan was taking off his suit. Grabbing an orange gi with purple weighted undershirt, purple weighted wristbands, and pure black boots, he put them on instead. Then, completing his look, he strapped his sword to his back.
"Now that's sharp!" said Krillin.
"Yeah," said Gohan. "According to Piccolo, the symbols are his. The orange represents my dad, and the purple Piccolo."
"Honoring both your teachers. I see."
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Meanwhile, at a base a long way away (in space, no less), a Space Pod began it's descent for landing.
"Attention!" boomed the base's speakers. "This is the control tower! Prepare for the arrival of Vegeta immediately!"
Three members of the base's crew were sent out to assist as Vegeta's pod landed on a landing platform.
"There's only one," commented one of the crew members. "Where's Nappa?"
As the pod landed, all three snapped to attention.
"Wait! He's activated the rejuvenator!"
"We gotta get him into the treatment room, stat!"
Soon, Vegeta was submerged in a rejuvenation tank.
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"How much further is it to Namek, Bulma?" asked Gohan. They'd been in space for a week and a half, and still weren't there.
"I really don't know, kid," Bulma replied. She was just as anxious to get out of the ship as quickly as possible. She really wanted to get back to Earth.
"If you don't know where Namek is," asked Krillin, "how do you know where to go?"
"The ship knows where to go," said Bulma. "It's been doing the driving the entire time. I've only taken over at critical points, like in that asteroid storm."
"Well, it can't be too much longer," said Gohan.
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"It was a good thing you were wearing this armored suit for protection," said the doctor to Vegeta, who was as good as new and suiting back up. "Without it I don't think you would have survived that battle. It's a miracle that you're okay." The doctor turned to Vegeta. "What happened back there on Earth?"
Vegeta ignored that question. "Tell me where Frieza is."
"You're not strong enough to worry about Frieza."
"I'm not getting enough to do his dirty work."
"Now, Vegeta, you must calm down. You haven't finished your recovery yet, and I'd be a fool to release you if you weren't 100."
"Hah. I've never felt better. So get ready for your next patient, because Frieza's going to be checking in."
Vegeta walked out. The doctor ran out after him. "Wait, Vegeta! You forgot your scouter!"
"Keep it, doc. I won't be needing it."
Vegeta treaded the path to his Pod. Soon I will return to Earth, and this time, I will not be defeated. But first, on to the planet Namek.
Looking up, he saw the purple alien Cui blocking his path. "So, Vegeta, I heard you had quite the battle. You couldn't take one measly planet with two sidekicks, and if my reports are correct, you couldn't take down a Saiyan of third-class."
"Out of my face. I don't have time to waste with the likes of you, Cui."
Cui grabbed onto Vegeta's shoulder. "Just a second. Word is Frieza isn't too happy with you and your selfish attitude, Vegeta."
"Well, let Frieza do something about it." Cui's face began to twitch in shock. "Hey, do you mind letting go of me?"
Cui did so. "My dear friend, you are making a terrible mistake. You can never beat the all-powerful Frieza. And there is no one in this universe that can."
"All I want to know is where Frieza went."
Cui smirked. "The planet Namek."
Oh no, thought Vegeta. He must have heard Raditz's message. If he collects the Dragon Balls first, then he will be indestructible. "I'll get you, Frieza!" Vegeta sprinted down the hallway. Passing the doctor, he snatched his scouter. "On second thought, I think I'll need this."
He launched himself into his Pod, and within seconds, he had left for Namek.
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"SON GOKU!"
Goku grimaced as he heard his wife's voice. He'd been trying to sneak away to train for the fourteenth time. Of course, by now, she knew he wouldn't stop trying. So she had a guard posted on all possible exits out of the room.
"How many times do I have to tell you- you're not well enough to train!"
Goku, knowing his situation was hopeless, prepared to return to his bed.
"Hey, Goku!" yelled Yajirobe, who had just walked around the corner.
"Hey, Yajirobe," said the Saiyan. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm just visting- why do you think, you idiot? Korin sent me to give you these." Yajirobe handed a brown bag to Goku. "Sensu beans."
"All right! Thanks, Yajirobe!"
Yajirobe simply "Hmph"ed and left. Goku opened the bag and took one of the beans.
"Hey! No unauthorized food!" yelled the doctor, who had heard the commotion and come to investigate.
In an instant, Goku was fully healed. Throwing on his orange fighting gear, he turned to Chi-Chi. "See you later!"
"Goku, where are you going?" asked Chi-Chi, about ready to find the nearest frying pan and slam it on Goku's head.
"I'm going to go see if Bulma's father has finished getting a way for me to go to Namek ready. I have a feeling they're going to be needing my help." Turning to Chi-Chi, he said, "I'm going to go and make sure Gohan's alright."
Chi-Chi couldn't argue with him going to help Gohan, so she just stood there and stared as Goku zipped off to Capsule Corporation.
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At the same time, Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan were just making touchdown on Namek.
"Finally!" exclaimed Bulma, looking out the window. "Now, let me just check Namek's Gravitational pull, and also get a reading on the atmosphere here. We've gotta make sure everything's safe and sound." Looking outside, she saw Krillin and Gohan already standing outside. She fell to the ground in shock.
"It looks a lot like the place Piccolo took me to train before the Saiyans arrived," said Gohan, rubbing his sword as he remembered the training Piccolo had put him through to make him strong.
"Well, you should be comfortable here, then," said Krillin.
"HOW DARE YOU STEP OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE PROPER PROTECTION!" screamed Bulma, looming over them.
"Well, you're out here," said Gohan. "What does the Dragon Radar say?"
Bulma pulled it out. "Look! They're right here, guys!"
Gohan looked, then immediately sensed something. "I sense a strong force."
Krillin, making an effort, said, "I sense it too. It's way too high a reading for me."
"It's probably just one of the Namekians," said Bulma, completely unconcerned.
Krillin turned and looked at Bulma. "Yeah, you're probably-" He went completely silent.
Gohan, turning away from where he sensed to force, looked towards what had made Krillin freeze. "It's a Saiyan Space Pod!" he shouted, in shock and fear.
"What's it doing here?" asked Bulma, terrified for her life.
"I don't know!" exclaimed Krillin. "But it's Vegeta! I knew it!" Krillin threw his hat to the ground in anger. "He knows about the Dragon Balls too!"
Turning around, they saw Bulma yelling on a telephone. "Dad, you need to hurry! We need Goku here right away!" She paused. "NO, HE DOESN'T NEED A CAPPUCINO MACHINE! HE JUST NEEDS TO GET HERE NOW!"
Just then, looking up, Gohan and Krillin saw a second Space Pod coming in for a landing.
"Now who is it?" asked Krillin, even more scared.
"No idea," said Gohan. "But we better start getting the Dragon Balls fast."
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The team has gotten to Namek, only to find Vegeta was right behind them! And what's more, Frieza is already on planet, with immortality in his sights! Read more in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 11: Enemies Revealed
"Oh, Vegeta," said Cui, having come after Vegeta in order to stop him. "Come out and play."
"I'm right here, Cui," said Vegeta, stepping out from behind a rock. "I must say, I admire your courage. You don't stand a chance against me."
Cui walked over. "So, Vegeta, it looks like it's finally time to settle the score. I'm afraid you have such a low power level you won't be much of a challenge to me. But I'll still have fun with you."
Vegeta laughed. "I don't think so, Cui. I've learned a few new tricks. My time on Earth was good for teaching some brand new techniques."
"Yeah, right. Let me guess. You learned how to run away."
"I learned to hide my power!" Vegeta began powering up.
Cui backed away as his scouter showed Vegeta's power level rising. "It keeps getting higher!"
"I'm just getting warmed up, fish face. Better stick around."
"It can't be!" screamed Cui. "Your power level is as high as mine!"
"Oh no. It's much, MUCH higher than you can begin to imagine! You see, while you've been relaxing with Frieza, I've been in training! Competing against everyone I came across, all the time growing stronger and stronger!"
Just as Cui's scouter hit 22,000, it shattered. "That can't be right!" screamed Cui. "Listen, Vegeta- if you want to take on Frieza, you're going to need help! Let me help you! We'd be unstoppable!"
"I'd rather have Chop Cui," said Vegeta. Moving forward, Cui walked backwards.
"Look behind you!" said Cui. Vegeta looked. Cui launched into the air and proceeded to throw blast after blast at Vegeta. Throwing one last blast, a huge explosion enveloped the area around Vegeta.
Cui landed. "He's even dumber than he looks. I can't believe he fell for the old look behind you trick."
"Hey, fish head," said a voice behind Cui. It was Vegeta, completely unharmed. "I'm really disgusted by your tactics. I expected more, even out of you, Cui. But I guess I didn't mention- I learned to increase my speed while I was on Earth. But don't worry- with all my new techniques I can still fight the old fashioned way."
Cui launched himself into the air, running for it. Vegeta simply moved in front of him and punched Cui upwards, then blasted him away.
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"I just felt Vegeta's power rise rapidly," said Gohan.
"So did I," said Krillin, concerned. "He's stronger than he was when he was on Earth."
"Yeah. Good thing we're suppressing our power."
Bulma was fiddling with the Dragon Radar. Looking at the others, she spotted something. "Guys! Behind you!"
The two managed to jump out of the way just in time, as an energy blast came soaring by. Unfortunately, the blast continued on, smashing into the ship, severely damaging it.
"Zarbon was right," said one of the two attackers. They were both wearing the armor that Gohan and the others had come to associate with Saiyans. "There are a few people here."
"He was wrong about their power levels, though," said the other, clicking a button on his scouter. "It's hard to get a reading on any of them. Pathetic."
Krillin smiled. "Gohan, let's power up and show these guys who they're really dealing with."
"Right," said Gohan. The two began to raise their power level.
The two stopped their laughing the moment their scouters began beeping. "What? Their power levels are going up!"
Gohan and Krillin dove into combat against the two, knocking them out and under the water quickly and easily. They quickly suppressed their power levels again, to hide them from any other scouters.
"Bulma!" said Krillin. "We'd better get out of here!"
"The... the ship!" said Bulma, looking at the damage. "It's too damaged... we're stuck here!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" shouted Gohan. "We need to go unless we want to encounter more enemies! And I don't want to bring Vegeta's attention to us."
"Right!" said Krillin. They moved on foot, keeping their power levels low. They found a nearby cave to hide in until they could figure out what to do next.
"Krillin," said Gohan. "That power we felt earlier? It feels like it's drawing closer."
"Yeah, you're right!" said Krillin, getting a little freaked out. "Stay here!"
Then, overhead, a large group of people shot by. Krillin and Gohan barely managed to get a glimpse of a few of them.
After they had gone by, Gohan turned to Krillin. "Did you see that guy near the front?"
"Yeah, I did," said Krillin. "But I wasn't scared of how he looked. I was scared of what I felt."
"I know what you're saying," said Gohan. "He has more power than anyone I've ever felt."
"Bulma! Check the Dragon Radar. I thought I saw something that looked like a Dragon Ball."
Bulma pulled out the radar. Activating it, it caused her to go a little pale with fear. "They have four of the Dragon Balls."
"Great," said Gohan. "Just great."
"Well, Gohan," said Krillin. "We should follow them and see what they're up to."
"Yeah, but we need to keep our power low or they'll find us on their scouters."
"Right. Let's go."
The two hopped off, leaving Bulma all by herself.
"HEY! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE!"
But they just had.
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"How much longer until it's ready?" asked a slightly impatient Goku to Dr. Briefs. He and Dr. Briefs were in the space ship that the Dr. had been getting ready for Goku's journey to Namek.
"Well, maybe a few days," said Dr. Briefs. "I still haven't got the cappuccino machine installed yet."
"I don't need a cappuccino machine!" exclaimed Goku. "I need to get going!"
"Well, that's what Bulma said. Well then, I guess it's ready. Let me just tell you how the gravity machine works." He gestured to a central control panel. "Just set the gravity as high as you want to go using these buttons. If you need to turn it off, this button here." Walking over to the control console, he continued, "Otherwise, to go, just press this button. The coordinates are the ones Bulma sent to me, so the ship will take care of everything."
"All right!" exclaimed Goku, excited. "So all I need to do is press this button, and I'll be on my way to Namek?"
"Yes, that's right." Dr. Briefs climbed out of the ship. "Now, would you like something to-"
He was cut off by the sound of the engines of the ship starting up. Within a moment, the ship had blasted off. Goku was on his way to Namek.
"I guess I'll start training now," said Goku. "I think King Kai said his planet's gravity was 20x that of Earth, so that's where I'll start." He set it to 20x normal gravity. The moment it had finished, Goku was forced to hunch over slightly. "Wow, I don't remember it being so heavy. Guess I'm more out of shape than I thought."
Goku laid down and started doing sit-ups. "Guess I'll do a set of 500. One, two, three…"
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"Keep low," said Gohan as they crept towards the top of the cliff. From there, they'd have an excellent vantage point to watch as the guy they'd sensed did whatever he had come to do.
"Right," said Krillin.
Getting to the edge, they laid down flat, looking on the sight below. It was a small Namekian village. The most powerful three of the group that had come there were gathered together.
"Hey, Krillin! Look!" said Gohan, pointing out the fact that the two on the sides were each holding what appeared to be a Dragon Ball under their arms. They were far larger than those on Earth, easily the size of a basketball, maybe a little bigger.
"That guy in the hover vehicle is the one with the most power," said Krillin. "He must be the leader."
"Yeah," said Gohan.
Down below, one of the henchmen was forcing a group of Namekians out of a building. "Lord Freiza, they refuse to give up the Dragon Ball."
"Well, then. You don't want to get any of me or my men angry," said Frieza. "Give me the Dragon Ball, or else."
"We refuse to give the Dragon Ball to anyone so evil," said the oldest Namek present.
"We'll stop you!" screamed a voice. From out of nowhere flew in three Namekian warriors.
"Well, well," said Frieza. "These must be the warriors we detected earlier. Dodoria, would you be so kind as to take care of them?"
"Of course, Lord Frieza," said a hulking pink fighter, setting down the two Dragon Balls he was carrying. "It would be my pleasure." Clicking a button on his scouter, he read the three's power level as 450, 500, and 550. "This won't even be that good of a warm-up," he said, disappointed. "Ah, well."
He doesn't know they're concealing their power, thought Gohan, who had managed to sense their real power level. But he's still way stronger than them.
The Namekians each shot a blast at various targets. They weren't trying to do much serious damage, though. Their targets were the scouters. They managed to destroy every single one. Since their enemies were now unable to detect their power, they powered up to their full power.
"Why you little imbeciles!" screamed Frieza. "Kill them now!"
Dodoria charged in. Wanting to finish it quickly, he simply punched each one in the stomach, then blasted them away.
"Now," said Frieza, returning to the other Namekians. "I believe you still have a Dragon Ball for me."
The oldest Namek walked into one of the buildings. When he emerged, he held one of the Dragon Balls. He dropped it before Frieza. "Now, please leave us in peace."
"Oh, I will," said Frieza. "Men! Leave them in pieces!"
One of the henchmen raised his glove. Shooting a blast out of the laser cannon attached, he shot at one of the children. The elder dove in the way, taking the blast himself. "Children… run…." Said the elder, collapsing to the ground dead.
The children did as they were told.
I've got to help them! thought Gohan as he watched the henchman take aim. Gohan leapt out of hiding, and kicked the henchman into a nearby mountain.
"GOHAN!" screamed Krillin. He went soaring right after Gohan.
"Well, seems we have a few more visitors," said Frieza. "Dodoria, would you mind?"
"Of course, Frieza."
"And Zarbon, would you finish off the Nameks?"
Zarbon shot at one of the Namekian children. One of them was down. Gohan grabbed the second one and flew off, Krillin directly behind him.
"COME BACK HERE!" screamed Dodoria, shooting after them.
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With the warrior Dodoria in pursuit, will Gohan and Krillin make it out of there safe and sound? Or will they join the fate of the Namekians? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
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"How much further is it?" said Vegeta to Goku.
This should be far enough. "We're here." The two Saiyans descended.
"Well then, Kakarot, shall we begin?" Vegeta began powering up.
His strength is incredible, thought Goku. It'll take everything I have to win this one.
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"Do you feel that?" asked Gohan to Krillin. "It feels like Vegeta just got a whole lot stronger."
"Yeah, I know," said Krillin. "But us going back there will just hurt your dad. We'd better keep going."
Gohan reluctantly agreed.
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Vegeta finished powering up. Then, he charged at Goku, who didn't have time to react before Vegeta head butt him downwards, then came flying down, elbowing Goku in the stomach. Goku landed on a cliff. Looking around, he couldn't see Vegeta anywhere.
"What's the matter, can't find me?" said Vegeta, kicking Goku in the back.
Rolling with the blow, Goku landed on top of a different cliff. Looking up, he saw Vegeta throw an energy blast at him.
"Kaioken, x2!" Goku launched himself upwards, managing to avoid the blast. Vegeta sent a second blast, which Goku barely managed to dodge.
"Not bad!" yelled Vegeta, laughing. Goku came down and landed on a cliff.
This guy's too much, thought Goku. If a double Kaioken won't work I guess I'll try a triple. Sorry, King Kai, but I don't see any other way.
"What's the matter, Kakarot?" asked Vegeta. "You don't seem too eager to continue."
"Don't mind me," said Goku. "Feel free to lead off any time."
"I'll give you one last chance. Join me, or perish."
Alright, I'll try the triple Kaioken attack. I hope my body can take it.
"I keep forgetting that you're an earthling now! You don't even have a tail, do you?" Vegeta laughed. "Why did you let them operate on you? What did they do, get you while you were sleeping? Now I see why you have no desire to join me on the hunt. If we still had a home planet, you'd be a laughingstock there."
Alright, I'm ready, thought Goku. Please hold together, body.
"Triple Kaioken!" Goku's power shot through the roof.
Goku charged towards Vegeta. Vegeta had no time to react as Goku punched him in the face, darted around, kicks him into the sky. A few punches and kicks later, Vegeta digs himself out from a pile of rubble. Vegeta darts at Goku, who goes behind him and knocks him forwards. Vegeta charges energy into his fist, but Goku punches him in the stomach. Goku then threw Vegeta into the sky.
"YOU'RE FINISHED, KAKAROT!" yelled Vegeta. "I don't need this stinking planet! I'll just use my Gallic Gun and blow the WHOLE THING UP!" Vegeta begins charging himself in a violet aura. "Dodge this next one if you can, Kakarot! But even if I miss this whole planet's going up in smoke!"
"That's not fair!" yelled Goku.
"Say goodbye to your planet, Kakarot," laughed Vegeta.
"Triple Kaioken Attack!" yelled Goku again. "Ka-me-ha-me..."
"Let's see what you've got, Kakarot! Gallic Gun, FIRE!" The massive purple beam shoots straight at Goku.
"HA!" yelled Goku, sending a blue beam to meet the purple beam. Neither beam can gain any ground on the other, though.
I have no choice, thought Goku. "Kaioken Attack, Times FOUR!" The massive upswing in power pushed the Gallic Gun back. It hit Vegeta, propelling him backwards.
"Goku, you did it!" shouted Yajirobe from where he had been hiding nearby.
"No, that beam isn't enough," said Goku. "He'll be back."
When Goku turned around, Yajirobe was nowhere to be seen again.
"Oh great. Here we go again," said Goku as he sensed Vegeta returning.
Vegeta landed. "I've realized that someone conveniently removed your tail." He charged up a ball of energy in his hand. "And it's even more ironic, because it was your father who developed this next technique. He was an average fighter, but he was a brilliant scientist. Who else could have possibly devised a method of simulating perfect full moon light?"
Vegeta threw the ball into the air. "Let there be LIGHT!" The ball exploded, creating a massive orb of energy overlooking the battlefield. Within moments, Vegeta had begun to transform. Brown fur sprouted all over his body, his eyes turned red, his face became ape-like, and he had grown to a massive size.
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Gohan and Krillin turned around when they felt Vegeta's power soar. They both saw the fake moon Vegeta had created.
"What is that?" asked Gohan.
"I don't know, but I don't like it."
"I feel Vegeta's gotten even stronger than before. I think my dad might need our help." Gohan shot off towards the battlefield. Hesitating, Krillin did the same a few moments later.
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"Good-bye, Kakarot, it's been fun."
Vegeta launched a huge fist directly at Goku, who jumped out of the way.
"Guess what, Kakarot," said Vegeta in a low, rasping ape voice. "I'm having you for lunch." Goku hopped away from Vegeta, who kept chasing him.
Man, he's fast thought Goku. Just then, he remembered something.
"You fool! You've lost your ability to transform at the full moon!"
"Don't go outside at the full moon, Goku. There's an evil monster out there."
"It was me all along," said Goku to himself. "I stepped on my grandfather and destroyed the Martial Arts stadium." He looked up at the giant ape. "I'll never beat him head on. I only have one chance- the Spirit Bomb." He flew up towards Vegeta's face.
"Are you tired of running away, Kakarot?" asked Vegeta, grinning. Goku simply raised his hands to his forehead.
"Solar Flare!" Goku hammered Vegeta with exceedingly bright light.
"Agh! I can't see!" Vegeta held his hands up to his eyes. "What have you done to me, Kakarot?"
Goku flew as far away as he could. Raising his hands, he began to pull energy from all living things on Earth, condensing it into a ball of energy over his head. I don't know if that'll buy me enough time, thought Goku. But it'll have to do.
As Vegeta writhed in frustration, the Spirit Bomb grew larger and larger. Finally, it was almost ready.
Vegeta's eyes cleared, and he spotted Goku. "What is that?" he asked to himself. Opening his mouth, he shot a beam at Goku, which hit, knocking him from his feet. As a result, Goku dropped the Spirit Bomb.
Goku sat up from where he'd been blasted down. "Didn't expect that," he said to himself.
Vegeta walked over. "Alright, you stubborn pest. I've had enough of your childish antics. Prepare yourself."
Goku struggled to get up. "Wow, my body feels so weak I can barely stay on my feet. I guess I must have used up all power power trying to draw in that energy."
Vegeta kept walking. "I'll squash you like a pancake. And I like my pancakes very flat." Raising up his foot, he brought it down. Goku managed to hop in the way, then hopped into the air. Vegeta simply backhanded him into a cliff. He then took advantage of Goku being too weak to get up by stomping on his legs, breaking both of them.
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Krillin and Gohan were still on their way to help Goku out.
"It feels like someone's power is starting to fade," said Krillin.
"Yeah, my daddy's," said Gohan, focused only on getting there in time to help.
"We're almost there," said Krillin.
"The sky is so bright, Krillin."
"Yeah, it's way too bright for morning, so it must be that weird light ball up ahead."
Just then, they sighted Oozaru Vegeta.
"What in the world is THAT?" asked Gohan.
"GOHAN! WAIT! BETTER NOT GO NEAR THAT THING!" yelled Krillin, remembering how Saiyans transformed.
"But... what IS it?"
"Let's get down here and hide!" Descending for a landing, the two began running towards Vegeta. "It looks like Goku's been beaten up pretty bad."
"We have to hurry, Krillin!"
Just then, Yajirobe jumped out from behind a rock. "Do you bird brains know just how strong that monster is?" he asked the two. "It would be foolish to attack him because he can't be beaten!"
"But cut off his tail," said Krillin, " and he'll change back into the runt he was!"
"I'll go distract him," said Gohan. "Krillin, you cut off his tail when he's not expecting it."
"Right."
Gohan darted forward, circling around Vegeta. Vegeta was completely intent on crushing Goku, who he had since picked up.
Vegeta heard a slight crumbling. "Who's there?"
Gohan hopped directly into his line of sight. "I am. Put my dad down right now. I mean it."
Behind Vegeta, Krillin had readied a Destructo Disk. He threw it directly at Vegeta's tail. Vegeta simply jumped, avoiding the disk.
"How did he know?" asked Krillin, completely bewildered.
Vegeta turned to face him slightly. "See these big ears? That's how I knew. We Oozaru are very sensitive creatures. I could hear a pin drop-AGH!"
Just then, Vegeta felt his tail fall away, completely cut off. Gohan had taken advantage of the distraction, drawn his sword, and cut the tail off.
As soon as Vegeta was back to his normal self, he turned to face Gohan. "I'm going to KILL you for that one, kid!" Charging at Gohan, he was a bit surprised when the half-Saiyan jumped out of the way and launched a kick directly at his back. Vegeta dodged the blow, then punched Gohan in the face, knocking him backwards.
Krillin came flying out of nowhere, but Vegeta simply kicked him into a mountain. He then turned back to Gohan, kicking him over to where Goku lay.
"Gohan," said Goku, awake from the beating he'd received earlier. "I'm too hurt, so you're going to have to take care of him on our behalf. You're strong enough to do it. Piccolo trained you well this last year."
"I'll try, daddy, but I don't know how well I can do," said Gohan, recovering.
Just then, Vegeta came shooting out of nowhere, kneeing Goku in the stomach. "Being a fiend is like being a photographer. You have to wait for the right moment."
Gohan climbed to his feet and launched at Vegeta. While the two were fighting, Goku called Krillin over by him. "Krillin, I have some energy I need to give you."
"No offense, Goku," said Krillin, "but you don't look like you have any energy to spare."
"Thanks, I needed that. No, I gathered it earlier. Most of it got away, but it should be enough." Holding out his hand, he said, "Grab hold. Take it."
"But are you sure I can handle it?" He took Goku's arm. Goku focused and transferred the remaining energy from the spirit bomb to Krillin. "What do I do with it, Goku?"
"Turn your palm up and use your willpower to concentrate it and form it into a ball."
After a few moments of concentration, the energy formed into a ball over Krillin's hand.
"Excellent. Now, just throw it at Vegeta when the time is right. You'll know when to do it."
Krillin turned to watch the fight between Gohan and Vegeta. Gohan was still putting up a somewhat decent fight, but the tables had turned against him.
As Gohan was lying on the ground, gasping for breath, Vegeta walked up. "It's been fun, kid, but I'm tired of these games."
NOW! thought Krillin, feeling the perfect moment. He threw it at Vegeta. Vegeta's attention was completely on Gohan, and he didn't notice the Spirit Bomb until it was smashing into his back. It took him with it up into the air.
"We did it!" shouted Krillen!
"Yeah, we did it!" Gohan was celebrating.
Yajirobe crawled forward out of hiding. "You guys did it!"
Krillin and Gohan ran over to Goku. "We did it! He took a direct hit from the Spirit Bomb!"
"Good job, guys."
"We couldn't have done it without you, Goku," said Krillin.
"Well, this old body is a little sore."
"Yeah," said Gohan, glad that his father was still alive.
"But I gotta admit, I have seen you look better," said Krillin.
"Maybe so, but it could be a lot worse," said Goku.
"Yeah, you could be that alien."
Just then, Goku sighted something. Looking up, the others saw it too.
"What in the world?" asked Gohan.
The object turned out to be Vegeta, unconscious, falling to Earth.
"But it can't be!" said Gohan, shocked.
"Maybe he's harmless now," said Krillin hopefully.
Yajirobe walked out from where he had been watching the fight. "Now I can claim my prize."
Krillin went over to inspect Vegeta. "He looks finished, all right. I guess that blast really did him in. Good thing, cause he was bad to the core. Now Earth won't have to look at his ugly face anymore."
Suddenly, one of Vegeta's eyes opened. "Who's face is ugly?"
The three screamed in shock.
Vegeta climbed to his feet. "I have to give you earthlings credit. But it's really too bad that your very best still isn't good enough." Krillin backed away. "It's going to be my greatest pleasure wiping you and your worthless friends off the face of this planet." Vegeta punched Krillin away. "When I finish with you weaklings here, I will be free to begin my destruction of all of the earth."
Vegeta began walking towards Goku and Gohan. "What a bunch of jerks. Because of them I had to use up almost all of my energy!"
"Dad, he's coming over here," said Gohan, afraid of Vegeta.
"Yeah, but you can do it."
"Right, Dad." Gohan positioned himself between his father and Vegeta. "I won't let you hurt anybody anymore."
Vegeta simply let off a colossal burst of energy, blowing everybody near him backwards. "Is that enough for you? You want some more?"
Vegeta flew over to where Gohan lay, unconscious. Looking the child over, he received a shock when he noticed that Gohan's tail had grown back. Looking into the sky, he realized that the fake moon still shone in the sky. "Time to smell the coffee, kid," he said as he started to charge up an energy attack.
"BANZAI!" yelled a voice from behind Vegeta. Turning around, he saw Yajirobe charging at him, sword drawn. He slashed Vegeta in the back.
"You- you almost cut through my armor!" said Vegeta as he collapsed. Yajirobe began laughing.
"I WON! I WON! YOU LOST! YOU LOST! Took him down. Don't you understand, it's not possible to win over the great Yajirobe."
Vegeta climbed to his feet. "What were you saying?" he asked Yajirobe, a look of pure anger in his eye.
Meanwhile, Gohan fell off the rock.
"Gohan," said Goku, telepathically speaking to Gohan. "Look at the power ball in the sky."
Gohan stared up at it.
Vegeta, suddenly remembering Gohan's tail, turned around. "NO! I'VE GOT TO STOP HIM BEFORE-" But it was too late. Gohan had begun transforming into an Oozaru. When the transformation was complete, Gohan went on a rampage, destroying everything around him.
"GOHAN!" shouted Goku. Gohan froze, recognizing his father's voice. "STOP!"
"GET THE OTHER GUY!" yelled Krillin. "HE'S GETTING AWAY!"
Gohan turned his attention to Vegeta, who immediately began running, trying to maneuver around Gohan to get a shot at his tail. As Gohan launched himself at the Saiyan, Vegeta launched a disk of energy, managing to cut the tail.
But as Gohan began transforming back, Vegeta realized that Gohan was still going to be large enough to crush him. There was nothing he could do to stop it, as Gohan landed directly on top of him.
Vegeta reached inside his armor and pulled out a remote and pressed a button. A few moments later, his space pod arrived, and Vegeta began crawling towards it.
Krillin crawled over from where he was. Picking up Gohan's sword from where it was laying nearby, he raised it. When Vegeta realized that Krillin was about to kill him, his expression became one of horror.
"No, Krillin."
"That you, Goku?" asked Krillin, confused because of the telepathy.
"Yeah, it's me. Don't do it. Show him we're made of better stuff than he is."
Krillin struggled for a moment, his emotions against his friendship for Goku. Finally, he dropped the sword.
Vegeta snickered. "You shouldn't have been so soft on me when I was down. Now I'll be back and make you pay." The space pod sealed up, and Vegeta blasted off.
Krillin walked over to Gohan. Picking him up, he carried him over to Goku. "Your son's a warrior, just like you, Goku."
Goku smiled. "Yeah. I'm proud of him."
Just then, an aircar shot by overhead. "Ahoy down there!" yelled Master Roshi. "You guys all right?"
The defenders of Earth simply smiled, glad the fight was over with.
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Through the valiant effort of Goku, Gohan, and Krillin, and a little help from Yajirobe, it appears the threat to earth is over- for now. Join us in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 10: Departure for Namek
"I'm just glad you're going to be all right" said Chi-Chi to Goku, who was in a full unit. "But after you get out of this, you're taking a month off of training."
"Chi-Chi, I need to be ready in case Vegeta comes back," says Goku.
"I'll train with you, dad," said Gohan from his bed. All he had was a few bandages.
"Oh no you won't, mister," said Chi-Chi, rounding on her son. "You've got a lot of studying to do."
"You guys!" shouted Krillin. "I've just remembered! We have a way to bring the others back!"
"Really?" asked Goku, nearly breaking his bed from excitement. "How?"
"Well, Vegeta said that Piccolo was from a planet called Namek. So, maybe if we go to Namek, they'll have a set of Dragon Balls we can use!"
"Yeah!" said Gohan, getting up. "We can bring Piccolo and the others back!"
"Wait a minute, guys," said Bulma. "We don't even know where this planet is, let alone if it still exists."
"I know just the guy we can ask for that," said Goku. "King Kai, can you hear me?"
"So, you're looking for the planet Namek, eh?" said the voice of King Kai in their heads. "Well, it just so happens the planet is still around- and about 100 people still live there!"
"That's great and all, but how exactly are we supposed to get there?" asked Bulma. "It would take over 4,000 years in one of our space ships."
"We could modify a Saiyan Space Pod!" said Krillin.
"I thought Vegeta left in the only one."
"No, it only fits one person, so the big guy must have had his own. But you know the remote I had earlier? That's what Vegeta used to bring his to him!"
"I'm glad I still have it," said Bulma, pulling it out from one of her pockets. "Now, let's just try to call it."
Looking at the TV, they saw the Saiyan Space Pod happened to be shown on TV at that exact moment, locked away very tight. Bulma pressed a button, but instead of coming to them, the pod simply exploded.
"Whoops," said Bulma. "Darn. I must have hit the self-destruct button by mistake!"
"Well, I guess we gotta figure out another way to get to Namek," said Krillin, disappointed.
"I may have a way," said a voice from the window. Looking outside, there was Mr. Popo, sitting on a magic carpet.
"Mr. Popo!" said Krillin. "You have another way for us to get to Namek?"
"I might. I may have found the spaceship Kami used to get here, so long ago."
"How are we supposed to know if it still works?" asked Bulma, a little annoyed.
"That's why I need one of you to come with me," said Mr. Popo.
"I'll go," said Gohan, but at a glare from Chi-Chi, he laid back down.
"The only person who really needs to go is Bulma," said Krillin. "She's the only one who'll be able to tell if it's operational or not."
"Fine," said Bulma, seeing no way out of it. She climbed out and got on the magic carpet. "Let's go, Mr. Popo."
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A few hours later, the hospital telephone rang. Krillin picked it up.
"Krillin, it worked! We got the space ship up and running. You won't believe it, but we saw Jupiter!"
"Uh, Bulma?" asked Krillin, a little concerned. "Are you feeling all right?"
"YES I AM FEELING ALL RIGHT YOU LITTLE RUNT! You may not believe me, but the spaceship flew! So get your little rear end ready for Namek."
Krillin set the phone down. Turning to the others, he said, "Well, I guess Bulma and Mr. Popo found the ship. They're getting it ready for use right now."
"Awesome!" said Gohan, excited. "I can't wait to go into space!"
"Who said you're going into space?" asked Chi-Chi, furious. "You are not going out into space! You need to catch up on your studying, young man!"
"Relax, Chi-Chi," said Goku. "He's one our strongest fighters. They'll need him."
"Chi-Chi," said Master Roshi from where he was sitting. "It may be hard to accept, but your son Gohan has gotten caught up in the protection of Earth, just like his father did so many years ago. Your son is one of the strongest people on the planet. He is Goku's son, after all."
"I need to go, mom," said Gohan. "I owe it to Mr. Piccolo."
Chi-Chi finally bowed her head in defeat.
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"Wow, I hope I can remember my Namek," said Bulma. They were at Master Roshi's island, waiting to leave.
"You did kind of learn it in a hurry," said Krillin.
"I'll be just fine, Krillin. It's you I'm worried about. You just better be ready."
Just then, an air car pulled up. Chi-Chi and Ox King got out, shortly followed by Gohan. Gohan was dressed in a little suit with a bow tie that made the others drop to the ground when they saw him.
"Hey, Gohan," teased Krillin. "Looking real sharp."
"I wanted him to let me style his hair," said Chi-Chi, a little annoyed, "but he wouldn't let me. I wanted to give him the cutest bowl-cut, too."
Thank Kami, thought Krillin to himself. "Well, let's get your stuff on board."
They loaded up all of Gohan's stuff. "Good-bye, Gohan!" yelled Chi-Chi as the hatch sealed. "Be careful!"
The moment the hatch was sealed, Gohan was taking off his suit. Grabbing an orange gi with purple weighted undershirt, purple weighted wristbands, and pure black boots, he put them on instead. Then, completing his look, he strapped his sword to his back.
"Now that's sharp!" said Krillin.
"Yeah," said Gohan. "According to Piccolo, the symbols are his. The orange represents my dad, and the purple Piccolo."
"Honoring both your teachers. I see."
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Meanwhile, at a base a long way away (in space, no less), a Space Pod began it's descent for landing.
"Attention!" boomed the base's speakers. "This is the control tower! Prepare for the arrival of Vegeta immediately!"
Three members of the base's crew were sent out to assist as Vegeta's pod landed on a landing platform.
"There's only one," commented one of the crew members. "Where's Nappa?"
As the pod landed, all three snapped to attention.
"Wait! He's activated the rejuvenator!"
"We gotta get him into the treatment room, stat!"
Soon, Vegeta was submerged in a rejuvenation tank.
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"How much further is it to Namek, Bulma?" asked Gohan. They'd been in space for a week and a half, and still weren't there.
"I really don't know, kid," Bulma replied. She was just as anxious to get out of the ship as quickly as possible. She really wanted to get back to Earth.
"If you don't know where Namek is," asked Krillin, "how do you know where to go?"
"The ship knows where to go," said Bulma. "It's been doing the driving the entire time. I've only taken over at critical points, like in that asteroid storm."
"Well, it can't be too much longer," said Gohan.
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"It was a good thing you were wearing this armored suit for protection," said the doctor to Vegeta, who was as good as new and suiting back up. "Without it I don't think you would have survived that battle. It's a miracle that you're okay." The doctor turned to Vegeta. "What happened back there on Earth?"
Vegeta ignored that question. "Tell me where Frieza is."
"You're not strong enough to worry about Frieza."
"I'm not getting enough to do his dirty work."
"Now, Vegeta, you must calm down. You haven't finished your recovery yet, and I'd be a fool to release you if you weren't 100."
"Hah. I've never felt better. So get ready for your next patient, because Frieza's going to be checking in."
Vegeta walked out. The doctor ran out after him. "Wait, Vegeta! You forgot your scouter!"
"Keep it, doc. I won't be needing it."
Vegeta treaded the path to his Pod. Soon I will return to Earth, and this time, I will not be defeated. But first, on to the planet Namek.
Looking up, he saw the purple alien Cui blocking his path. "So, Vegeta, I heard you had quite the battle. You couldn't take one measly planet with two sidekicks, and if my reports are correct, you couldn't take down a Saiyan of third-class."
"Out of my face. I don't have time to waste with the likes of you, Cui."
Cui grabbed onto Vegeta's shoulder. "Just a second. Word is Frieza isn't too happy with you and your selfish attitude, Vegeta."
"Well, let Frieza do something about it." Cui's face began to twitch in shock. "Hey, do you mind letting go of me?"
Cui did so. "My dear friend, you are making a terrible mistake. You can never beat the all-powerful Frieza. And there is no one in this universe that can."
"All I want to know is where Frieza went."
Cui smirked. "The planet Namek."
Oh no, thought Vegeta. He must have heard Raditz's message. If he collects the Dragon Balls first, then he will be indestructible. "I'll get you, Frieza!" Vegeta sprinted down the hallway. Passing the doctor, he snatched his scouter. "On second thought, I think I'll need this."
He launched himself into his Pod, and within seconds, he had left for Namek.
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"SON GOKU!"
Goku grimaced as he heard his wife's voice. He'd been trying to sneak away to train for the fourteenth time. Of course, by now, she knew he wouldn't stop trying. So she had a guard posted on all possible exits out of the room.
"How many times do I have to tell you- you're not well enough to train!"
Goku, knowing his situation was hopeless, prepared to return to his bed.
"Hey, Goku!" yelled Yajirobe, who had just walked around the corner.
"Hey, Yajirobe," said the Saiyan. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm just visting- why do you think, you idiot? Korin sent me to give you these." Yajirobe handed a brown bag to Goku. "Sensu beans."
"All right! Thanks, Yajirobe!"
Yajirobe simply "Hmph"ed and left. Goku opened the bag and took one of the beans.
"Hey! No unauthorized food!" yelled the doctor, who had heard the commotion and come to investigate.
In an instant, Goku was fully healed. Throwing on his orange fighting gear, he turned to Chi-Chi. "See you later!"
"Goku, where are you going?" asked Chi-Chi, about ready to find the nearest frying pan and slam it on Goku's head.
"I'm going to go see if Bulma's father has finished getting a way for me to go to Namek ready. I have a feeling they're going to be needing my help." Turning to Chi-Chi, he said, "I'm going to go and make sure Gohan's alright."
Chi-Chi couldn't argue with him going to help Gohan, so she just stood there and stared as Goku zipped off to Capsule Corporation.
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At the same time, Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan were just making touchdown on Namek.
"Finally!" exclaimed Bulma, looking out the window. "Now, let me just check Namek's Gravitational pull, and also get a reading on the atmosphere here. We've gotta make sure everything's safe and sound." Looking outside, she saw Krillin and Gohan already standing outside. She fell to the ground in shock.
"It looks a lot like the place Piccolo took me to train before the Saiyans arrived," said Gohan, rubbing his sword as he remembered the training Piccolo had put him through to make him strong.
"Well, you should be comfortable here, then," said Krillin.
"HOW DARE YOU STEP OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE PROPER PROTECTION!" screamed Bulma, looming over them.
"Well, you're out here," said Gohan. "What does the Dragon Radar say?"
Bulma pulled it out. "Look! They're right here, guys!"
Gohan looked, then immediately sensed something. "I sense a strong force."
Krillin, making an effort, said, "I sense it too. It's way too high a reading for me."
"It's probably just one of the Namekians," said Bulma, completely unconcerned.
Krillin turned and looked at Bulma. "Yeah, you're probably-" He went completely silent.
Gohan, turning away from where he sensed to force, looked towards what had made Krillin freeze. "It's a Saiyan Space Pod!" he shouted, in shock and fear.
"What's it doing here?" asked Bulma, terrified for her life.
"I don't know!" exclaimed Krillin. "But it's Vegeta! I knew it!" Krillin threw his hat to the ground in anger. "He knows about the Dragon Balls too!"
Turning around, they saw Bulma yelling on a telephone. "Dad, you need to hurry! We need Goku here right away!" She paused. "NO, HE DOESN'T NEED A CAPPUCINO MACHINE! HE JUST NEEDS TO GET HERE NOW!"
Just then, looking up, Gohan and Krillin saw a second Space Pod coming in for a landing.
"Now who is it?" asked Krillin, even more scared.
"No idea," said Gohan. "But we better start getting the Dragon Balls fast."
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The team has gotten to Namek, only to find Vegeta was right behind them! And what's more, Frieza is already on planet, with immortality in his sights! Read more in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 11: Enemies Revealed
"Oh, Vegeta," said Cui, having come after Vegeta in order to stop him. "Come out and play."
"I'm right here, Cui," said Vegeta, stepping out from behind a rock. "I must say, I admire your courage. You don't stand a chance against me."
Cui walked over. "So, Vegeta, it looks like it's finally time to settle the score. I'm afraid you have such a low power level you won't be much of a challenge to me. But I'll still have fun with you."
Vegeta laughed. "I don't think so, Cui. I've learned a few new tricks. My time on Earth was good for teaching some brand new techniques."
"Yeah, right. Let me guess. You learned how to run away."
"I learned to hide my power!" Vegeta began powering up.
Cui backed away as his scouter showed Vegeta's power level rising. "It keeps getting higher!"
"I'm just getting warmed up, fish face. Better stick around."
"It can't be!" screamed Cui. "Your power level is as high as mine!"
"Oh no. It's much, MUCH higher than you can begin to imagine! You see, while you've been relaxing with Frieza, I've been in training! Competing against everyone I came across, all the time growing stronger and stronger!"
Just as Cui's scouter hit 22,000, it shattered. "That can't be right!" screamed Cui. "Listen, Vegeta- if you want to take on Frieza, you're going to need help! Let me help you! We'd be unstoppable!"
"I'd rather have Chop Cui," said Vegeta. Moving forward, Cui walked backwards.
"Look behind you!" said Cui. Vegeta looked. Cui launched into the air and proceeded to throw blast after blast at Vegeta. Throwing one last blast, a huge explosion enveloped the area around Vegeta.
Cui landed. "He's even dumber than he looks. I can't believe he fell for the old look behind you trick."
"Hey, fish head," said a voice behind Cui. It was Vegeta, completely unharmed. "I'm really disgusted by your tactics. I expected more, even out of you, Cui. But I guess I didn't mention- I learned to increase my speed while I was on Earth. But don't worry- with all my new techniques I can still fight the old fashioned way."
Cui launched himself into the air, running for it. Vegeta simply moved in front of him and punched Cui upwards, then blasted him away.
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"I just felt Vegeta's power rise rapidly," said Gohan.
"So did I," said Krillin, concerned. "He's stronger than he was when he was on Earth."
"Yeah. Good thing we're suppressing our power."
Bulma was fiddling with the Dragon Radar. Looking at the others, she spotted something. "Guys! Behind you!"
The two managed to jump out of the way just in time, as an energy blast came soaring by. Unfortunately, the blast continued on, smashing into the ship, severely damaging it.
"Zarbon was right," said one of the two attackers. They were both wearing the armor that Gohan and the others had come to associate with Saiyans. "There are a few people here."
"He was wrong about their power levels, though," said the other, clicking a button on his scouter. "It's hard to get a reading on any of them. Pathetic."
Krillin smiled. "Gohan, let's power up and show these guys who they're really dealing with."
"Right," said Gohan. The two began to raise their power level.
The two stopped their laughing the moment their scouters began beeping. "What? Their power levels are going up!"
Gohan and Krillin dove into combat against the two, knocking them out and under the water quickly and easily. They quickly suppressed their power levels again, to hide them from any other scouters.
"Bulma!" said Krillin. "We'd better get out of here!"
"The... the ship!" said Bulma, looking at the damage. "It's too damaged... we're stuck here!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" shouted Gohan. "We need to go unless we want to encounter more enemies! And I don't want to bring Vegeta's attention to us."
"Right!" said Krillin. They moved on foot, keeping their power levels low. They found a nearby cave to hide in until they could figure out what to do next.
"Krillin," said Gohan. "That power we felt earlier? It feels like it's drawing closer."
"Yeah, you're right!" said Krillin, getting a little freaked out. "Stay here!"
Then, overhead, a large group of people shot by. Krillin and Gohan barely managed to get a glimpse of a few of them.
After they had gone by, Gohan turned to Krillin. "Did you see that guy near the front?"
"Yeah, I did," said Krillin. "But I wasn't scared of how he looked. I was scared of what I felt."
"I know what you're saying," said Gohan. "He has more power than anyone I've ever felt."
"Bulma! Check the Dragon Radar. I thought I saw something that looked like a Dragon Ball."
Bulma pulled out the radar. Activating it, it caused her to go a little pale with fear. "They have four of the Dragon Balls."
"Great," said Gohan. "Just great."
"Well, Gohan," said Krillin. "We should follow them and see what they're up to."
"Yeah, but we need to keep our power low or they'll find us on their scouters."
"Right. Let's go."
The two hopped off, leaving Bulma all by herself.
"HEY! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE!"
But they just had.
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"How much longer until it's ready?" asked a slightly impatient Goku to Dr. Briefs. He and Dr. Briefs were in the space ship that the Dr. had been getting ready for Goku's journey to Namek.
"Well, maybe a few days," said Dr. Briefs. "I still haven't got the cappuccino machine installed yet."
"I don't need a cappuccino machine!" exclaimed Goku. "I need to get going!"
"Well, that's what Bulma said. Well then, I guess it's ready. Let me just tell you how the gravity machine works." He gestured to a central control panel. "Just set the gravity as high as you want to go using these buttons. If you need to turn it off, this button here." Walking over to the control console, he continued, "Otherwise, to go, just press this button. The coordinates are the ones Bulma sent to me, so the ship will take care of everything."
"All right!" exclaimed Goku, excited. "So all I need to do is press this button, and I'll be on my way to Namek?"
"Yes, that's right." Dr. Briefs climbed out of the ship. "Now, would you like something to-"
He was cut off by the sound of the engines of the ship starting up. Within a moment, the ship had blasted off. Goku was on his way to Namek.
"I guess I'll start training now," said Goku. "I think King Kai said his planet's gravity was 20x that of Earth, so that's where I'll start." He set it to 20x normal gravity. The moment it had finished, Goku was forced to hunch over slightly. "Wow, I don't remember it being so heavy. Guess I'm more out of shape than I thought."
Goku laid down and started doing sit-ups. "Guess I'll do a set of 500. One, two, three…"
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"Keep low," said Gohan as they crept towards the top of the cliff. From there, they'd have an excellent vantage point to watch as the guy they'd sensed did whatever he had come to do.
"Right," said Krillin.
Getting to the edge, they laid down flat, looking on the sight below. It was a small Namekian village. The most powerful three of the group that had come there were gathered together.
"Hey, Krillin! Look!" said Gohan, pointing out the fact that the two on the sides were each holding what appeared to be a Dragon Ball under their arms. They were far larger than those on Earth, easily the size of a basketball, maybe a little bigger.
"That guy in the hover vehicle is the one with the most power," said Krillin. "He must be the leader."
"Yeah," said Gohan.
Down below, one of the henchmen was forcing a group of Namekians out of a building. "Lord Freiza, they refuse to give up the Dragon Ball."
"Well, then. You don't want to get any of me or my men angry," said Frieza. "Give me the Dragon Ball, or else."
"We refuse to give the Dragon Ball to anyone so evil," said the oldest Namek present.
"We'll stop you!" screamed a voice. From out of nowhere flew in three Namekian warriors.
"Well, well," said Frieza. "These must be the warriors we detected earlier. Dodoria, would you be so kind as to take care of them?"
"Of course, Lord Frieza," said a hulking pink fighter, setting down the two Dragon Balls he was carrying. "It would be my pleasure." Clicking a button on his scouter, he read the three's power level as 450, 500, and 550. "This won't even be that good of a warm-up," he said, disappointed. "Ah, well."
He doesn't know they're concealing their power, thought Gohan, who had managed to sense their real power level. But he's still way stronger than them.
The Namekians each shot a blast at various targets. They weren't trying to do much serious damage, though. Their targets were the scouters. They managed to destroy every single one. Since their enemies were now unable to detect their power, they powered up to their full power.
"Why you little imbeciles!" screamed Frieza. "Kill them now!"
Dodoria charged in. Wanting to finish it quickly, he simply punched each one in the stomach, then blasted them away.
"Now," said Frieza, returning to the other Namekians. "I believe you still have a Dragon Ball for me."
The oldest Namek walked into one of the buildings. When he emerged, he held one of the Dragon Balls. He dropped it before Frieza. "Now, please leave us in peace."
"Oh, I will," said Frieza. "Men! Leave them in pieces!"
One of the henchmen raised his glove. Shooting a blast out of the laser cannon attached, he shot at one of the children. The elder dove in the way, taking the blast himself. "Children… run…." Said the elder, collapsing to the ground dead.
The children did as they were told.
I've got to help them! thought Gohan as he watched the henchman take aim. Gohan leapt out of hiding, and kicked the henchman into a nearby mountain.
"GOHAN!" screamed Krillin. He went soaring right after Gohan.
"Well, seems we have a few more visitors," said Frieza. "Dodoria, would you mind?"
"Of course, Frieza."
"And Zarbon, would you finish off the Nameks?"
Zarbon shot at one of the Namekian children. One of them was down. Gohan grabbed the second one and flew off, Krillin directly behind him.
"COME BACK HERE!" screamed Dodoria, shooting after them.
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With the warrior Dodoria in pursuit, will Gohan and Krillin make it out of there safe and sound? Or will they join the fate of the Namekians? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
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