Post by Krillin on Nov 1, 2010 20:41:44 GMT -5
Son Gohan the Warrior
Chapter 12: Making a Plan
"Gohan, he's gaining on us!" screamed Krillin.
"Can you fly?" asked Gohan to the Namek he was carrying.
"Uh, yes. I can," said the child. Gohan released him. "You two go on ahead. I'll hold him off."
"Gohan, are you insane?" screamed Krillin. "He's too powerful!"
"Just go! We don't have time to argue about this!"
Krillin and the Namek set off. Gohan turned to face Dodoria, who stopped when he saw Gohan in his way. "So, you realized running is pointless, I see. Well, fighting is as well. After I'm finished with you, I'll take care of your friends."
He's too powerful to take head on, thought Gohan. Maybe I can find some weakness to exploit.
Dodoria charged at Gohan, who moved out of the way, drawing his sword in the process.
Dodoria turned and launched an energy blast at Gohan, who deflected it simply. Charging at Dodoria, he kept swinging his sword, Dodoria hard pressed to dodge him.
He's not too good fighting, thought Gohan, now grinning to himself. I can take him.
Krillin had landed behind a cliff and was watching Gohan go at it. He might actually do it! thought Krillin to himself.
Finally, Gohan managed to feint around Dodoria's guard, pressing his sword to his neck. "This is your last chance. Leave now, or else you won't make it out of here alive."
Dodoria was fuming to himself. "No! You won't beat me!" He launched a blast at Gohan, who was forced to remove his sword from Dodoria's neck. Dodoria immediately went on the attack, and Gohan was struggling to deal with every blow the brute sent. Finally, Gohan figured he'd had enough.
Throwing his sword in the air, he raised his hands to his forehead. "Solar Flare!" said Gohan. The tremendous light flashing from Gohan blinded Dodoria, who was now unable to see Gohan.
"You little runt!" screamed Dodoria. "I'll make you pay for that!"
Gohan caught his sword, put it away, then flew down to Krillin. "You feel that?" he asked Krillin.
"Yeah. Vegeta's coming. We'd better get out of here." The three set off towards where they'd left Bulma.
Dodoria was still gripping his eyes, "Where'd he go? You can't run from me?"
"Well, Dodoria, it seems they have," said a familiar voice. Dodoria froze.
"Vegeta," he said, regaining his eyesight. Sure enough, there was Vegeta, arms crossed, staring at him with a look of superiority.
"Tell me, Dodoria, who did this to you? I have to congratulate them."
"It was some kid. He was with a bald midget. When I find them, I'll rip them to shreds!"
So, the Earthlings are here, thought Vegeta. No matter. I'll just deal with them later. "Well, Dodoria. If I see them, I'll deal with them. Unfortunately, this is the end for you."
"Vegeta, wait! I'll tell you what really happened to your home planet!"
"What?"
Dodoria saw a bit of hope for himself. "Yes, but if I tell you, you won't kill me?"
Vegeta thought for a moment. "Sure. Why not?"
"There wasn't really a meteor. That's just what Frieza told you. Frieza had come to fear the Saiyans."
"Ha! So Frieza feared that one of us would rise and become a Super Saiyan, just like the legends say."
"No. Frieza feared the Saiyans as a race. Your father had the gall to try and kill Frieza on board his own ship. He was destroyed, of course. Then, in response, Frieza destroyed the planet, ending any resistance with one blow."
Vegeta simply thought of this for a moment. "Well, Dodoria. Thank you for the information. Now, I think you've lived pass your usefulness." Vegeta killed Dodoria with one blow. "Now that I know the Earthlings are here, and know that Frieza fears Saiyans, my path is set."
-DBZ: SGTW-
"Suppress your power levels as much as possible," said Krillin when they landed on the island Bulma was on. "Vegeta may still have one of those scouters."
"Right," said Gohan. "Are you alright?" he asked to the Namekian child.
"Yes, I'm fine," said the Namek. "Thanks to you. My name is Dende."
"I wonder where Bulma got off to," said Krillin, entering the cave. Just then, they saw a small house in the cave. They knocked on the door.
Bulma opened it. "HOW DARE YOU LEAVE ME ALL ALONE HERE!" she screamed, causing the three to fall down. "YOU'RE LUCKY I'M IN A GOOD MOOD, OR YOU'D BE SORRY YOU CAME BACK HERE!" Hmphing, she walked inside.
She turned to face them again. Just then, she noticed Dende. "Oh, who's your friend?"
"His name's Dende," said Krillin. "We rescued him from that guy, Frieza's, goons."
"Well, you're welcome to stay here," said Bulma. "Oh! Gohan, Krillin! I forgot! Goku's fully healed and is on his way here! He'll arrive in six days!"
"That's great!" screamed Gohan, jumping with joy. "My dad's coming!"
"If you'll excuse me for asking," said Dende, "why are you here?"
"Well, a while back, two Saiyans came to Earth and killed some of our friends. Our set of Dragon Balls were made useless, because the creator vanished after Piccolo died. So we're going to wish them back."
"Well, you'll need to speak with Guru then!" said Dende, glad to help someone who didn't want the Dragon Balls for personal gain. "He's the eldest of all Nameks!"
"Does he have one of the Dragon Balls?"
Dende nodded. "He's the one who created them!"
"Then let's go! Gohan, you stay here. You took care of that big guy. I'll do this one."
Gohan nodded glumly. "All right. Don't waste time."
Krillin and Dende shot out.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Vegeta surveyed the Namekian village he had discovered using his abilities of sensing power levels. He'd gained that ability on Earth, and since had learned how to make it more useful than his scouter. Rather than risk Frieza getting his hands on it, since Dodoria had shown him Frieza had none, he'd destroyed it.
Vegeta descended into the village. One of the Nameks approached him. "Who are you, and why are you here?"
Vegeta turned to the Namek. "I'm here for the Dragon Ball."
All the Nameks dropped backwards. "We cannot surrender that to you," said the oldest one present.
"You really have no choice," said Vegeta, blasting a few of the villagers. "Give it to me now."
"We will never!"
"Your loss." Vegeta continued blasting the villagers, killing them all. Walking into a house, he saw the Dragon Ball on a pedestal. "That was too easy." He grabbed it. "I've got to find some place to hide it. This lake will do." He threw the Dragon Ball down under the water, hiding it completely from view. "Now to get another one."
-DBZ: SGTW-
"How much further is it, Dende?" asked Krillin to the Namekian. "We've been flying for a while."
"It's just up ahead," said Dende, keeping his eyes straight forward. "We'll be there in a moment."
Krillin nodded. He didn't sense any enemies nearby. Vegeta was a good distance away, and Frieza and his crew had joined up with another, far smaller energy signature that Krillin assumed was where his ship was.
"There it is!" The shout from Dende alerted Krillin, who saw a large pillar straight ahead. On the roof was a house, larger than most Namekian houses.
Landing, they were met at the door by a tall Namekian. "Dende, what brings you here?"
"My friend needs to see Guru, Nail," replied Dende. "It's important."
Nail nodded and led the way to a massive, incredibly old Namek. "Dende, my child, who is this you bring to see me?"
"His name is Krillin, Elder. He and his friends Gohan and Bulma have come to Namek to use the Dragon Balls to bring their friends back to life."
"I see. Well, let me see your friend."
Krillin approached. Guru took his hand and set it on Krillin's head. "Yes, I see. His intentions are pure. And I also see you have hidden powers. If you would, please allow me to unlock them."
Krillin had no idea what that meant, but he trusted the old Namek. "Yes, go ahead."
When it was done, a huge amount of power swept up around Krillin. "I… I feel incredible! Thank you! My friend, Gohan, he's one of the strongest people I know. If I bring him, will you unlock his hidden powers as well?"
"Yes, of course. Nail, give him the Dragon Ball."
Nail approached, handing the Dragon Ball over to Krillin.
"Thank you, Guru!" said Krillin.
"You should go now. You need to get back to your friends."
Krillin ran out the door, "Goodbye, Dende."
"Bye, Krillin!"
Krillin shot into the air, taking off for where Gohan and Bulma had been, a Dragon Ball in his hands.
-DBZ: SGTW-
"Hey, Bulma! Look at this!" said Gohan, looking at the Dragon Radar. "There's one Dragon Ball just sitting off by itself in the middle of nowhere."
"You're right, kid," said Bulma, looking down at the radar. "I wonder why nobody's gotten it yet."
"I'm going to go and get it. If Krillin gets the other one, then we'll have two. We'll just need to find out how to get the other five from Frieza."
Gohan sprinted out with the Dragon Radar in hand, heading towards the Dragon Ball Vegeta had hidden in the lake.
"I wish they'd stop doing that."
-DBZ: SGTW-
Vegeta was trying to sense the next Namekian village, trying to find the one Dragon Ball Frieza did not have. Just then, he sensed a powerful force flying nearby. "Zarbon," he muttered, smiling at Frieza's last henchman who was actually a threat separate from his master.
Vegeta shot off. Within moments, he'd seen Zarbon, who heard him coming and turned to face him.
"Ah, Vegeta. I was wondering when you'd come around to challenging me."
"Zarbon. What are you doing out here?"
"I'm looking for Dodoria. He went off to chase a bald guy and a kid, and we haven't seen him since."
"Well, don't worry. Dodoria can't be found because I took care of him."
Zarbon stared Vegeta in the face. "You killed him?"
"Yes, I did. After he told me about the Earthlings and how it was Frieza who destroyed Planet Vegeta, I disposed of him."
"You will die for your treachery, Vegeta!" Zarbon launched a flurry of punches at Vegeta, who blocked every one. Angry at Vegeta's new power, he launched an energy blast from three feet away. Vegeta simply dodged it.
"You can't beat me, Zarbon. So don't even try."
"Maybe not right now. But if you let me transform, I promise you'll have a challenge."
Vegeta cocked his head, mildly interested. "Oh? So you can transform?"
Zarbon smiled and nodded. "Yes, I can. Just like when Lord Frieza transforms, it increases my power substantially."
"Fine. Maybe you'll be even more of a challenge."
Zarbon smirked. Within a minute, his body had gotten twice as muscular, his face turning into a snarling beast.
"How do you like it?" he asked. "I won't win any beauty contests, but I will win this fight."
Vegeta smirked. "Then let's see." Launching himself at Zarbon, Zarbon kneed him in the stomach, forcing him to double over. Charging up an energy blast, Vegeta was sent crashing down into a lake, unconscious.
Transforming back into his original form, stared down at where Vegeta had vanished underwater. "Guess you were overwhelmed." He then flew back to report to Frieza that Vegeta had been defeated.
-DBZ: SGTW-
"Wow, I'm really getting good," said Goku, moving about with perfect ease in 30x Earth Gravity. "Guess I'd better turn it up." He set the gravity to 50x Earth's Gravity.
Goku started doing sit-ups.
"Goku, can you hear me?" asked a familiar voice in his head.
"King Kai, is that you?"
"No. Of course it's me, you dope! I just wanted to let you know that I have some new guests here."
"Really? Who? Anyone I know?"
"I would say so. They reached the end of Snake Way even faster than you. They want to say hello."
"Hey, Goku," said the voice belonging to Yamcha.
"Yamcha! It's you! Wow, you really made it down Snake Way?"
"Yep. Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo are all here too. We're going to start training under King Kai."
"Wow, that's great! I can't wait to see how strong you are when we wish you back!"
"Yeah, right," said the voice of Piccolo. "Goku, once we're back, we're going to take down Vegeta easily."
"Actually," said King Kai, "Goku. I also wanted to warn you that there's somebody even more powerful than Vegeta on Namek. The strongest fighter in the universe is there! Frieza."
"Wow. Guess I'll have my work cut out for me when I get to Namek, huh?"
"Goku, you cannot engage Frieza under any circumstances. He's just too powerful! You'd be condemning yourself to death!"
"Goku, when you wish us back, we'll figure out how to finish this Frieza off."
"NO, Piccolo! As your teacher I refuse to allow you to fight against Frieza! Goku, talk to you later."
"Wow, if this Frieza's really as powerful as King Kai says, I better get back to my training!"
-DBZ: SGTW-
"So, according to you, Vegeta has been defeated?" asked Frieza, a little annoyed.
"Yes, my Lord," said Zarbon, pleased with himself. "He's at the bottom of a lake."
"YOU IDIOT! Vegeta has one of the Dragon Balls! Go get him so he can tell us where it is!"
"Of… of course, my Lord!"
"If Vegeta isn't alright, you will suffer the consequences for it, Zarbon. You hear me?"
"Yes, Lord Frieza. I'll go get him at once."
Zarbon shot out of Frieza's space ship, going to where he defeated Vegeta. He was in such a hurry, it only took him a few minutes to get there. Going down to where Vegeta had sunk below the water, he searched quickly, finally finding Vegeta.
He's still alive! Excellent, thought Zarbon. Now, to stick him in a regeneration tank.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Will Frieza and Zarbon get the information they want from Vegeta? Will Gohan and Krillin get back to Bulma alive, let alone with a Dragon Ball? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 13: A Tooth for a Tooth
"How much longer until Vegeta recovers, doctor?" asked Zarbon impatiently.
"At least a day," said the doctor. "Maybe more. He's nowhere near his full power. You took it to him good."
"Well, make sure to inform me when he's recovered. We need the location of his Dragon Ball as soon as possible." Zarbon walked out. At least Vegeta would make a full recovery, though Frieza was a little upset with his right-hand man for making it so Vegeta wouldn't be able to talk soon.
The fools, thought Vegeta from his tank. What they don't know is that I'm at full power. He raised himself to full power rapidly, causing the tank he was in to explode, killing everybody nearby in the process.
Vegeta got out and blasted a hole in the wall outside the ship. When Frieza and Zarbon saw the hole, they would think Vegeta had gotten out that way. Vegeta left the recovery bay throught the main door, and ran the direct opposite way that he sensed Zarbon and Frieza approaching, having felt the explosion.
"What! He's escaped!" screamed Frieza, outraged.
"He must have gone out through this hole," said Zarbon, seething with confusion. The doctor had just said that it would be another day! How did Vegeta do this if he was injured? "I'll go and bring him back." Zarbon left out the hole.
"This has gone on long enough," said Frieza. Turning to one of the underlings who had come to investigate, he barked out, "You! Get the Ginyu Force on the line! Tell them to come to Planet Namek immediately. And tell them to bring scouters!"
"Yes, Lord Frieza," barked the underling, scared. If things had gotten bad enough to pull in the Ginyu Force, things were very bad indeed.
Meanwhile, Vegeta had managed to work his way to Frieza's private chambers. Kicking the door down, he saw what he had been looking for: Frieza's five Dragon Balls. Smiling to himself, Vegeta blasted through the wall. Throwing the Dragon Balls out the hole, he followed them.
Frieza recognized the blast as being from his private quarters. "That dirty little monkey!" he screamed, realizing what Vegeta had done. He tore off down the quarters. He knew he would be too late.
Vegeta, in the meanwhile, had stashed the Dragon Balls in a safe place, out of sight from Frieza's ship. They won't be able to find them here, he thought.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Goku was just finishing his upside-down training when the communicator went off.
"Goku!" said Dr. Briefs, popping up on the screen. "Your ship is about to enter a magnetic storm. You need to turn the Gravity Machine off, or else it could short-circuit and flatten you."
"Right, Dr. Briefs," said Goku. Reaching up to unbuckle himself from the ceiling, the machine short-circuited, setting the gravity up to 100x. Goku was pulled vertical.
"Goku! The situation is critical! If you don't shut it off now, you could die."
Goku began swaying back and forth, trying to swing himself loose. The brackets began to become loose, and within minutes Goku fell down, crashing into the floor.
"Ouch!" said Goku. Crawling over to the machine, he barely managed to reach one arm up and tap the button on the machine. The gravity went back down to normal.
"Much better," said Goku, getting up. "But now that I've seen what 100x Earth Gravity is like, I need to train in it every day." Just then, his stomach rumbled. "First, I'm going to get something to eat!"
-DBZ: SGTW-
Meanwhile, Gohan had arrived at the Namekian village Vegeta had cleansed. Looking around, he saw all the bodies of the people Vegeta had killed.
Vegeta, how could you do something like this? he thought to himself, shocked at the ruthlessness. Shaking himself, he pulled out the Dragon Radar, leading him to the Dragon Ball Vegeta had stashed in the bottom of the lake.
Grabbing it, he flew back towards the surface. Breaking it, he started to high-tail it back to their cave hideout, where Bulma was waiting. I can sense Vegeta coming back, with another powerful force behind him. I'd better get going fast. Gohan leapt away, not flying to conceal his power level.
Krillin came in for a landing at where Bulma was waiting. Bulma screamed in delight when she saw what Krillin was holding. "You've got a Dragon Ball!"
"Yeah. Hey, Bulma, where's Gohan?"
"He went off to get another Dragon Ball."
"Great." Krillin turned his head, quite distracted. "Oh, no. Vegeta's close. You might want to hide."
-DBZ: SGTW-
"I sense someone quite powerful," said Vegeta to himself. "I wonder who." Taking off after the power he sensed, he caught up quite soon. It was Krillin. Bulma was just running away to hide.
That bald midget's got the last Dragon Ball! thought Vegeta happily. Landing on the shore near Krillin, he smiled with pleasure. "Well, baldie, I'm so glad you decided to bring me the Dragon Ball."
Just then, Zarbon came shooting from behind Vegeta. "Well, Vegeta. Seems all you've managed to do is lead me to another Dragon Ball. Once we find the ones you've hidden, Lord Frieza will be very pleased."
Vegeta turned and simply blasted Zarbon with an extremely powerful blast, killing him instantly. "I don't have time to deal with you, Zarbon." Turning back to Krillin, he said, "Give me the Dragon Ball, or else you'll be joining him in the next dimension."
Krillin thought about it for a moment. I hope Gohan's managed to get the Dragon Ball. Otherwise, I'm practically handing Vegeta the last one. Oh, well. I have no choice.. Krillin handed the Dragon Ball to Vegeta.
"So it seems you're not as stupid as you look," scoffed Vegeta. "In any case, I have a wish to make, so I must be going." Vegeta punched Krillin in the stomach and flew off.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Gohan felt as Vegeta found Krillin. He then felt the power following Vegeta disappear. Now, Vegeta was on route back to where he'd hidden the Dragon Ball Gohan now held. But he was coming right at Gohan.
Gohan, realizing that hiding was pointless, dropped the Dragon Ball into the lake below him. Stuffing the Dragon Radar beneath his shirt, he looked up just in time to see Vegeta come into view.
Vegeta saw Gohan and stopped. "Well, it's Kakarot's son. I hope you don't mind, but I just carried out a little 'transaction' with your friend." Vegeta patted the Dragon Ball he was carrying.
"What did you do to them?" asked Gohan, furious.
"Oh, nothing. I got the Dragon Ball. Your friends were allowed to keep their lives." Vegeta smirked. "But, if you'll excuse me, I have a wish to make." Vegeta shot past Gohan, flying towards where he thought his first Dragon Ball was.
Gohan watched him fly off. He then dove into the lake, grabbed the Dragon Ball, and flew back to Krillin and Bulma.
Landing, Krillin and Bulma looked in pure joy when they saw the Dragon Ball. "We had another, but Vegeta took it," said Krillin guiltily.
"I met him on the way here," said Gohan, setting the Ball down. "But he'll be back."
"I know. Listen, Gohan. You need to come with me. I have a way to make you much stronger."
"Really?" asked Gohan, noticing Krillin's increase and wondering what he was talking about. "Lead on, then."
"Bulma, you stay here with the Dragon Ball," said Krillin. "Vegeta's learned how to sense power levels, so he won't be able to sense you if you're not with us. Gohan, let's go." The two shot into the air, heading directly towards Guru's house, flying slow to mask their power levels from Vegeta.
"I wish they'd stop doing that," said Bulma angrily.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Vegeta returned to the Namekian village he had hidden the first Dragon Ball at. "Now, where is it?" He dove down beneath the lake, searching. Right where he thought he had left it, there was nothing.
"Where is it?" he screamed angrily, after surfacing for the third time. Thinking, he realized what he'd missed. "THAT LITTLE BRAT!" he screamed angrily. "He must have been here stealing my Dragon Ball! He must have some sort of device that locates them!"
Screaming, he threw himself back into the air, flying at full speed towards where he'd seen Gohan. "I'LL GET THAT LITTLE BRAT!"
-DBZ: SGTW-
Krillin and Gohan both sensed Vegeta's power level closing in fast.
"Vegeta's coming!" said Gohan. "How much further is it?"
"Not much!" replied Krillin. "See that pillar up ahead? It's on top of that!"
Coming in for a landing, Dende ran outside to say hello. "You're back!"
Krillin said, "Yeah. Vegeta's coming. Gohan, you go on ahead. I'll hold Vegeta off until your power's unlocked."
Gohan nodded and ran inside. Within moments, Vegeta had landed. "Alright, baldie! Where's the brat with my Dragon Ball?"
Krillin said, "Why should I tell you?"
Vegeta simply pushed past him, making to go inside. The tall Namek, Nail, blocked his path inside.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Inside, Guru laid his hand on Gohan's head. "So, you're Gohan. Let's see…. Ah, you have amazing hidden powers. The strongest I've ever seen. Now, I'll unlock them for you…."
Gohan felt the whoosh of power as Guru unlocked his powers. Fortunately, he suppressed the power the moment it emerged, making his increase in power undetectable. "Thank you, Mr. Guru," said Gohan, running outside to help the others.
Gohan exited the building. "Leave us alone, Vegeta. We're not giving you the Dragon Ball. It's not even here."
Vegeta laughed. "And I suppose you're going to stop me?"
Krillin looked Gohan over. It doesn't feel like he's gotten any stronger. Oh man, if that's true we're finished.
Nail came back out. "Guru said he felt a strong power approaching."
Gohan looked at Nail hopefully. "I bet it's my dad! He's almost here! I know it!"
Nail shook his head. "No, there's five of them."
Vegeta looked at Nail with a horrified expression on his face. "Not THEM. Not NOW. I need more time! No!" He turned to face Krillin and Gohan again. "Listen, forget this! I need to be made immortal! It's the only chance we have!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Krillin, suspicious.
"Frieza has called in his special Ginyu Forces. Five warriors, all more powerful than me! Don't you see, it's our only chance! I need to be immortal."
"But we need the Dragon Balls to wish back our friends!" protested Gohan.
"But the Dragon Balls grant three wishes," said Nail, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"See!" said Vegeta, beginning to panic. "Let me have one wish, then you two can have the others! The Ginyu Force will have new scouters! They'll find us- fast!"
Krillin and Gohan looked at one another, thinking about it. Finally, Gohan turned away from Krillin, and said, "Fine. Since we have no choice, we'll follow your plan."
Krillin turned away. I hope Gohan knows what he's doing, he thought to himself. Otherwise, we lose.
-DBZ: SGTW-
A loud beeping woke Goku from sleeping.
"Attention passengers," said the speakers. "We will be arriving at your destination in 20 minutes. Please ensure everything is locked and that you are securely buckled. We hope you've enjoyed Capsule Corporation."
"Wow, I'm almost there!" said Goku, getting dressed in a clean orange overshirt, pants, and blue undershirt. "I might as well not even throw weights on- I may not even have time to take them off once I'm fighting down there."
Goku threw on his boots and walked over to the fridge. "I guess I should get something to eat before I land!" Goku took the remaining food from the fridge.
"Wow, is this all that's left?" he asked himself, setting down enough food that would feed a family of four for three meals. "I guess it'll make a good snack."
Within minutes, he'd wolfed his meal down. Going over to the chair, he sat down, waiting to arrive on Namek.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Meanwhile, five Space Pods came crashing down in perfect formation directly in front of Frieza's bridge. Five fighters landed directly in front of the tyrant, in a perfect line.
"GULDO!" screamed the smallest of the five, a frog-like creature. Moving his right leg so his foot was on top of his left knee, he raised his right arm in a fist upwards.
"JEICE!" screamed the second smallest, a red-skin humanoid with waist-long white hair. He did a mirror pose of Guldo.
"BURTER!" screamed the one furthest to the right, a blue-skinned humanoid with no hair and red eyes. Bending over slightly, he threw his right leg backwards and his arms in a v pointing towards the middle of the group.
"RECOOME!" screamed the one on the left. He was relatively human in appearance, with a mohawk of red hair. He mirrored Burter.
"CAPTAIN GINYU!" screamed the one in the middle. He was purple, with two horns growing out of the side of his head. His pose was bending over, looking between his legs, and throwing his hands in a v with the peace sign on each hand.
"TOGETHER WE ARE-" they all screamed together, pausing, "THE GINYU FORCE!"
Frieza looked on in horror at his "elite" group of fighters. Finally getting back his voice, he said, "At last, the infamous Ginyu Force. Welcome."
The Ginyu Force snapped out of their poses.
Captain Ginyu smiled. "I must say it is an honor to work for you, Frieza." His smile fading, he continued, "Now, let's get down to business. What is our mission?"
"It's quite simple, Captain Ginyu. Your mission is to recover my Dragon Balls and bring me Vegeta."
"Vegeta?" asked Captain Ginyu, curious.
"Hey, he's that puny Saiyan," said Recoome.
"Yeah, and I heard he's getting stronger," said Burter, "and might not be as much of a push-over as one might think."
Guldo stared at the ground. He muttered, "I don't know, but I got a bad feeling about this."
"He's right," said Frieza. "Vegeta's strength is growing, so I recommend you use extreme caution."
The Ginyu Force clicked their scouters. Captain Ginyu "oh"-ed, getting a reading on Vegeta.
"But as you can see," said Frieza, "his strength is still no match for your own. So go and retrieve those Dragon Balls, and bring the Saiyan back to me. Oh, and just one more thing. I want him brought back alive."
"No problem, Frieza," said Captain Ginyu. "This mission is going to be easier than taking candy from a baby." Suddenly, Ginyu's scouter brought up two more readings.
"What is it, Ginyu?" asked Frieza.
"It seems there's two others with him. And they could be even more powerful than Vegeta."
"Two others?" asked Frieza, confused. Then he smiled. "Ah, now I remember. It must be those two tiny Earthlings. Vegeta must have formed a little gang."
"So now what?" asked Ginyu.
"Eliminate them," said Frieza, exciting the Ginyu Force.
"As you wish. It will be our pleasure, Frieza."
Jeice picked up a case next to him. "Inside this case, Frieza, is the Dragon Ball scouter you ordered."
Frieza took it. "Yes, well done."
-DBZ: SGTW-
"They're here!" screamed Vegeta, sensing the Ginyu Force. "We need to hurry!"
"Down here!" screamed Krillin. Bulma had relocated slightly away from the cave. Krillin soared down, grabbed the Dragon Ball, and took off again.
Bulma screamed, "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" at the three, then realized it was completely hopeless. Going back to the table she set up, she froze halfway there. "Wait- what was Krillin doing with Vegeta?"
-DBZ: SGTW-
Will Vegeta get his wish? Or do Gohan and Krillin have a cunning plan up their sleeves? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 14: The Ginyu Force
Vegeta swooped down and grabbed the Dragon Ball he'd taken from Krillin. "The others are just up ahead, now hurry!"
Gohan and Krillin followed him, Krillin holding the Dragon Ball Guru had given them. They could all sense the ominous power approaching them.
"It's right down here!" said Vegeta, landing. There were the other five Dragon Balls. "Now hurry up and make the wish! The Ginyu Force will be here any second, and we don't stand a chance unless I'm immortal!"
Gohan and Krillin looked at each other. "No, Vegeta," said Gohan. "We're not going to do it."
"ARE YOU INSANE!" screamed Vegeta. "WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE!"
"You're very correct about that, Vegeta," said a voice from behind them. While they'd been arguing, the Ginyu Force had landed. "I see you've spared us the job of collecting the Dragon Balls," continued Captain Ginyu.
Vegeta turned and threw the Dragon Ball he was carrying as hard as he could. It sailed out of sight. Burter simply flew off and grabbed it, bringing it back.
"Nice try, Vegeta," said Ginyu, "but as you can see, my friend Burter is a great center fielder. Now, the other one, please."
"DESTROY IT!" screamed Vegeta to Krillin.
"WHAT?" asked Krillin. Suddenly, the Dragon Ball was in the hands of Guldo.
"How did he?" asked Gohan, confused.
"So it's true what they say," spat Vegeta. "The little slime ball has the ability to freeze an instant in time."
"Boys, I'm taking these to Master Frieza," said Ginyu, using his powers to make the Dragon Balls hover around him. "Remember, he wants Vegeta alive."
Ginyu shot off, leaving his four soldiers there to decide what to do with Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan. "So, who gets who?" asked Recoome.
"I want Vegeta!" said Guldo, thinking about past experiences with Vegeta and glad he finally got the chance to get back at him.
"No, I want Vegeta," said Recoome, angry. "How bout we decide it the traditional way?"
The four started playing Rock-Paper-Scissors. Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan looked on in bewilderment. Finally, Recoome gave a shout of triumph. "I get Vegeta!"
Guldo turned away, disappointed. "Hey, Guldo," said Recoome. "There's no reason you can't have fun with the others first."
"Yeah!" said Guldo, happy. Looking over Krillin and Gohan, he said, "Which one of you is it going to be?"
"Hah!" said Vegeta. "Baldy could beat you with his eyes closed."
"Yeah," said Gohan.
"Alright," said Krillin, confident he could win. "I'll face you."
"Bring it on," said Guldo, assuming a defensive stance.
Krillin shot up into the air, flying up high above the frog. "Ka…me…ha…me…HA!" screamed Krillin, launching a blue bolt of energy at Guldo.
"Time Freeze!" screamed Guldo, holding his breath. He ran out of the way of the attack. Looking up from where Krillin had fired the blast, he saw that nobody was there. Spotting Krillin trying to circle around him, he moved out of the way of the blast.
Unfortunately for him, he was unable to hold his breath any longer. Krillin, changed direction relatively quickly, and shot at Guldo once more.
"Time Freeze!" screamed the small Ginyu force member, freezing time again. He got on a ledge, attempting to evade Krillin, but fell down and lost his breath.
"I know how to beat you," said Guldo to himself. "BODY BIND!" he screamed, stopping Krillin in his tracks. "You see?" said Guldo to the trapped Krillin. "Nobody can beat me, even if they're stronger than me." He launched a flurry of punches at Krillin that he was unable to block. "Now, to finish you off."
Guldo used his powers to pull a tree from the ground. Fashioning it to be razor sharp, he sent it hurtling at Krillin, who was unable to dodge.
At the last second, though, Krillin was able to move out of the way. Looking at Guldo, he saw Gohan had come and knocked the Ginyu Force member out, saving his life.
"Thanks, bro," said Krillin, landing. "I would have been a goner if it wasn't for you."
"No problem," said the half-Saiyan.
Suddenly, there was an explosion. Looking over at Guldo, they saw Vegeta had decided to finish him off.
"Vegeta!" screamed Gohan. "What's the big idea?"
"I had a score to settle with that frog-face loser," said the Saiyan.
"Well, Vegeta," said Recoome. "It looks like it's our turn to fight."
Vegeta assumed a fighting stance. "Bring it on, weakling." Vegeta powered up to his full power, throwing dirt and creating a huge windstorm surrounding him. Vegeta then shot at Recoome, delivering a punch to the face that knocked Recoome's scouter off, and sent Recoome flying backwards.
Vegeta shot up into the air, flew behind Recoome, and hit him straight down into the ground. Flying up into the air, he shot back down, kneeing Recoome in the stomach. Picking Recoome up, he spun him around, finally releasing him into a mountain.
Vegeta then spread his arms apart and charged up a large amount of energy in both hands. Locking his arms together, he sent a massive beam at the rubble concealing Recoome. When it hit, it had a massive explosion.
"Wow," said Gohan. "Vegeta's gotten a lot stronger since we were on Earth."
"Yeah," said Krillin, nervous. "I just hope he stays on our side."
"Wait," said Gohan, sensing something. "It's not over yet."
"But… but that blast was so powerful!" said Krillin, freaking out as he sensed it too. "How did he survive it?"
When the smoke cleared, Recoome was standing there. His armor had been completely blown away, his bodysuit torn in numerous places, but he only had a few scratches.
Recoome laughed. "And now, it's my turn guys." He flew towards Vegeta, covering the distance in seconds, kneeing Vegeta in the face.
Vegeta caught himself and flipped over, launching himself back at Recoome. He threw a punch at Recoome, who managed to get his arm up and block it.
Vegeta continued to throw punch after punch at Recoome, who managed to block or dodge every single one thrown. "My my, Vegeta," said Recoome. "You've lasted a lot longer than I thought. But enough fooling around." Recoome smashed Vegeta in the face, forcing him to the ground.
Vegeta, barely managing to get out of the way of the follow-up punch, launched an energy blast at Recoome, who dodged it. Recoome sped to get behind Vegeta, and punched him in the back, sending him down into a lake.
"Recoome!" yelled Burter, "You're the man!"
Vegeta suddenly shot out from under the water, delivering a massive double punch to Recoome's stomach. Recoome recovered after a few moments, grabbing Vegeta and throwing him down into a crater.
"It's been fun, Vegeta," shouted Recoome to his adversary, who was unburying himself. "But it's time for this to end."
"I've got to help Vegeta!" said Gohan, flying up. Positioning himself between Recoome and Vegeta, he said, "No. It isn't."
Vegeta stared at Gohan. Is that kid nuts? If I can't beat Recoome, what makes him think he can.
"You don't know what you're getting into, kid," said Recoome, laughing. "Hey, guys! Can I get a reading on his power level?"
Burter clicked his scouter. "It says it's at 25,000. But remember, Recoome, they can hide their power levels from these things. Be careful."
"He's just a kid. He can't be much stronger than that." Recoome launched a blast at Gohan. Gohan easily deflected it, sending it harmlessly off into the distance.
"You're not going to win this fight," said Gohan. Recoome launched himself at Gohan, who managed to block every blow that was thrown at him.
Gohan's incredible, thought Krillin. He's stronger than I thought. Heck, he could handle Vegeta if he decided to go against us.
Gohan moved behind Recoome's back. Drawing his sword, he slashed Recoome, not fatal, but enough to get his attention.
"That could have been the end of you," said Gohan. "You're hopelessly over matched. Give up and you can live."
Recoome writhed in pain for a few moments. Finally, he turned around. "You think you've won? Guys, can I get another power reading?"
Jeice clicked his scouter. "It still says 25,000! That can't be right! Recoome's power level is 40,000, but he's getting beaten like he's nothing!"
"Just how much power is that kid hiding?" asked Burter, a little worried.
Recoome spun around and launched a punch directly at Gohan. "Fine, I warned you," said Gohan. "I don't have time to deal with this." He punched Recoome directly in the stomach, knocking him out cold.
"All right Gohan!" shouted Krillin.
"You two might want to go and get your friend some medical attention," shouted Gohan down to Jeice and Burter. "And leave while you get the chance."
"You little punk!" screamed Burter at Gohan. "That was a cheap shot! You couldn't have beaten Recoome in a fair fight!"
"You think so?" asked Gohan. "Fine. You want to see my real power level? I'll show you it. Then maybe you'll know better than to mess with me and my friends." Gohan reached under his orange over shirt and removed his weights, letting them fall to the ground.
"The kid's been fighting with weights?" asked Burter, overwhelmed.
"That kid's good," said Jeice. "Burter, I say we take him on together. That way, we'll be able to beat him for sure!"
"I'm not done yet," said Gohan. Screaming, he began to raise his power level. "You may want to take another look."
Both members of the Ginyu Force clicked their scouters. "60,000!" screamed Jeice, starting to panic. "There's no way a kid could have that much power!"
How did that kid get so strong? thought Vegeta, amazed. He's stronger than me!
"Jeice, let's go!" said Burter. "Together we can beat him!"
"Right!" said Jeice. The two launched at Gohan simultaneous.
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Will Gohan manage to defeat the last two members of the Ginyu Force? Or will their combined power be too much to bear? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
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Chapter 12: Making a Plan
"Gohan, he's gaining on us!" screamed Krillin.
"Can you fly?" asked Gohan to the Namek he was carrying.
"Uh, yes. I can," said the child. Gohan released him. "You two go on ahead. I'll hold him off."
"Gohan, are you insane?" screamed Krillin. "He's too powerful!"
"Just go! We don't have time to argue about this!"
Krillin and the Namek set off. Gohan turned to face Dodoria, who stopped when he saw Gohan in his way. "So, you realized running is pointless, I see. Well, fighting is as well. After I'm finished with you, I'll take care of your friends."
He's too powerful to take head on, thought Gohan. Maybe I can find some weakness to exploit.
Dodoria charged at Gohan, who moved out of the way, drawing his sword in the process.
Dodoria turned and launched an energy blast at Gohan, who deflected it simply. Charging at Dodoria, he kept swinging his sword, Dodoria hard pressed to dodge him.
He's not too good fighting, thought Gohan, now grinning to himself. I can take him.
Krillin had landed behind a cliff and was watching Gohan go at it. He might actually do it! thought Krillin to himself.
Finally, Gohan managed to feint around Dodoria's guard, pressing his sword to his neck. "This is your last chance. Leave now, or else you won't make it out of here alive."
Dodoria was fuming to himself. "No! You won't beat me!" He launched a blast at Gohan, who was forced to remove his sword from Dodoria's neck. Dodoria immediately went on the attack, and Gohan was struggling to deal with every blow the brute sent. Finally, Gohan figured he'd had enough.
Throwing his sword in the air, he raised his hands to his forehead. "Solar Flare!" said Gohan. The tremendous light flashing from Gohan blinded Dodoria, who was now unable to see Gohan.
"You little runt!" screamed Dodoria. "I'll make you pay for that!"
Gohan caught his sword, put it away, then flew down to Krillin. "You feel that?" he asked Krillin.
"Yeah. Vegeta's coming. We'd better get out of here." The three set off towards where they'd left Bulma.
Dodoria was still gripping his eyes, "Where'd he go? You can't run from me?"
"Well, Dodoria, it seems they have," said a familiar voice. Dodoria froze.
"Vegeta," he said, regaining his eyesight. Sure enough, there was Vegeta, arms crossed, staring at him with a look of superiority.
"Tell me, Dodoria, who did this to you? I have to congratulate them."
"It was some kid. He was with a bald midget. When I find them, I'll rip them to shreds!"
So, the Earthlings are here, thought Vegeta. No matter. I'll just deal with them later. "Well, Dodoria. If I see them, I'll deal with them. Unfortunately, this is the end for you."
"Vegeta, wait! I'll tell you what really happened to your home planet!"
"What?"
Dodoria saw a bit of hope for himself. "Yes, but if I tell you, you won't kill me?"
Vegeta thought for a moment. "Sure. Why not?"
"There wasn't really a meteor. That's just what Frieza told you. Frieza had come to fear the Saiyans."
"Ha! So Frieza feared that one of us would rise and become a Super Saiyan, just like the legends say."
"No. Frieza feared the Saiyans as a race. Your father had the gall to try and kill Frieza on board his own ship. He was destroyed, of course. Then, in response, Frieza destroyed the planet, ending any resistance with one blow."
Vegeta simply thought of this for a moment. "Well, Dodoria. Thank you for the information. Now, I think you've lived pass your usefulness." Vegeta killed Dodoria with one blow. "Now that I know the Earthlings are here, and know that Frieza fears Saiyans, my path is set."
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"Suppress your power levels as much as possible," said Krillin when they landed on the island Bulma was on. "Vegeta may still have one of those scouters."
"Right," said Gohan. "Are you alright?" he asked to the Namekian child.
"Yes, I'm fine," said the Namek. "Thanks to you. My name is Dende."
"I wonder where Bulma got off to," said Krillin, entering the cave. Just then, they saw a small house in the cave. They knocked on the door.
Bulma opened it. "HOW DARE YOU LEAVE ME ALL ALONE HERE!" she screamed, causing the three to fall down. "YOU'RE LUCKY I'M IN A GOOD MOOD, OR YOU'D BE SORRY YOU CAME BACK HERE!" Hmphing, she walked inside.
She turned to face them again. Just then, she noticed Dende. "Oh, who's your friend?"
"His name's Dende," said Krillin. "We rescued him from that guy, Frieza's, goons."
"Well, you're welcome to stay here," said Bulma. "Oh! Gohan, Krillin! I forgot! Goku's fully healed and is on his way here! He'll arrive in six days!"
"That's great!" screamed Gohan, jumping with joy. "My dad's coming!"
"If you'll excuse me for asking," said Dende, "why are you here?"
"Well, a while back, two Saiyans came to Earth and killed some of our friends. Our set of Dragon Balls were made useless, because the creator vanished after Piccolo died. So we're going to wish them back."
"Well, you'll need to speak with Guru then!" said Dende, glad to help someone who didn't want the Dragon Balls for personal gain. "He's the eldest of all Nameks!"
"Does he have one of the Dragon Balls?"
Dende nodded. "He's the one who created them!"
"Then let's go! Gohan, you stay here. You took care of that big guy. I'll do this one."
Gohan nodded glumly. "All right. Don't waste time."
Krillin and Dende shot out.
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Vegeta surveyed the Namekian village he had discovered using his abilities of sensing power levels. He'd gained that ability on Earth, and since had learned how to make it more useful than his scouter. Rather than risk Frieza getting his hands on it, since Dodoria had shown him Frieza had none, he'd destroyed it.
Vegeta descended into the village. One of the Nameks approached him. "Who are you, and why are you here?"
Vegeta turned to the Namek. "I'm here for the Dragon Ball."
All the Nameks dropped backwards. "We cannot surrender that to you," said the oldest one present.
"You really have no choice," said Vegeta, blasting a few of the villagers. "Give it to me now."
"We will never!"
"Your loss." Vegeta continued blasting the villagers, killing them all. Walking into a house, he saw the Dragon Ball on a pedestal. "That was too easy." He grabbed it. "I've got to find some place to hide it. This lake will do." He threw the Dragon Ball down under the water, hiding it completely from view. "Now to get another one."
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"How much further is it, Dende?" asked Krillin to the Namekian. "We've been flying for a while."
"It's just up ahead," said Dende, keeping his eyes straight forward. "We'll be there in a moment."
Krillin nodded. He didn't sense any enemies nearby. Vegeta was a good distance away, and Frieza and his crew had joined up with another, far smaller energy signature that Krillin assumed was where his ship was.
"There it is!" The shout from Dende alerted Krillin, who saw a large pillar straight ahead. On the roof was a house, larger than most Namekian houses.
Landing, they were met at the door by a tall Namekian. "Dende, what brings you here?"
"My friend needs to see Guru, Nail," replied Dende. "It's important."
Nail nodded and led the way to a massive, incredibly old Namek. "Dende, my child, who is this you bring to see me?"
"His name is Krillin, Elder. He and his friends Gohan and Bulma have come to Namek to use the Dragon Balls to bring their friends back to life."
"I see. Well, let me see your friend."
Krillin approached. Guru took his hand and set it on Krillin's head. "Yes, I see. His intentions are pure. And I also see you have hidden powers. If you would, please allow me to unlock them."
Krillin had no idea what that meant, but he trusted the old Namek. "Yes, go ahead."
When it was done, a huge amount of power swept up around Krillin. "I… I feel incredible! Thank you! My friend, Gohan, he's one of the strongest people I know. If I bring him, will you unlock his hidden powers as well?"
"Yes, of course. Nail, give him the Dragon Ball."
Nail approached, handing the Dragon Ball over to Krillin.
"Thank you, Guru!" said Krillin.
"You should go now. You need to get back to your friends."
Krillin ran out the door, "Goodbye, Dende."
"Bye, Krillin!"
Krillin shot into the air, taking off for where Gohan and Bulma had been, a Dragon Ball in his hands.
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"Hey, Bulma! Look at this!" said Gohan, looking at the Dragon Radar. "There's one Dragon Ball just sitting off by itself in the middle of nowhere."
"You're right, kid," said Bulma, looking down at the radar. "I wonder why nobody's gotten it yet."
"I'm going to go and get it. If Krillin gets the other one, then we'll have two. We'll just need to find out how to get the other five from Frieza."
Gohan sprinted out with the Dragon Radar in hand, heading towards the Dragon Ball Vegeta had hidden in the lake.
"I wish they'd stop doing that."
-DBZ: SGTW-
Vegeta was trying to sense the next Namekian village, trying to find the one Dragon Ball Frieza did not have. Just then, he sensed a powerful force flying nearby. "Zarbon," he muttered, smiling at Frieza's last henchman who was actually a threat separate from his master.
Vegeta shot off. Within moments, he'd seen Zarbon, who heard him coming and turned to face him.
"Ah, Vegeta. I was wondering when you'd come around to challenging me."
"Zarbon. What are you doing out here?"
"I'm looking for Dodoria. He went off to chase a bald guy and a kid, and we haven't seen him since."
"Well, don't worry. Dodoria can't be found because I took care of him."
Zarbon stared Vegeta in the face. "You killed him?"
"Yes, I did. After he told me about the Earthlings and how it was Frieza who destroyed Planet Vegeta, I disposed of him."
"You will die for your treachery, Vegeta!" Zarbon launched a flurry of punches at Vegeta, who blocked every one. Angry at Vegeta's new power, he launched an energy blast from three feet away. Vegeta simply dodged it.
"You can't beat me, Zarbon. So don't even try."
"Maybe not right now. But if you let me transform, I promise you'll have a challenge."
Vegeta cocked his head, mildly interested. "Oh? So you can transform?"
Zarbon smiled and nodded. "Yes, I can. Just like when Lord Frieza transforms, it increases my power substantially."
"Fine. Maybe you'll be even more of a challenge."
Zarbon smirked. Within a minute, his body had gotten twice as muscular, his face turning into a snarling beast.
"How do you like it?" he asked. "I won't win any beauty contests, but I will win this fight."
Vegeta smirked. "Then let's see." Launching himself at Zarbon, Zarbon kneed him in the stomach, forcing him to double over. Charging up an energy blast, Vegeta was sent crashing down into a lake, unconscious.
Transforming back into his original form, stared down at where Vegeta had vanished underwater. "Guess you were overwhelmed." He then flew back to report to Frieza that Vegeta had been defeated.
-DBZ: SGTW-
"Wow, I'm really getting good," said Goku, moving about with perfect ease in 30x Earth Gravity. "Guess I'd better turn it up." He set the gravity to 50x Earth's Gravity.
Goku started doing sit-ups.
"Goku, can you hear me?" asked a familiar voice in his head.
"King Kai, is that you?"
"No. Of course it's me, you dope! I just wanted to let you know that I have some new guests here."
"Really? Who? Anyone I know?"
"I would say so. They reached the end of Snake Way even faster than you. They want to say hello."
"Hey, Goku," said the voice belonging to Yamcha.
"Yamcha! It's you! Wow, you really made it down Snake Way?"
"Yep. Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo are all here too. We're going to start training under King Kai."
"Wow, that's great! I can't wait to see how strong you are when we wish you back!"
"Yeah, right," said the voice of Piccolo. "Goku, once we're back, we're going to take down Vegeta easily."
"Actually," said King Kai, "Goku. I also wanted to warn you that there's somebody even more powerful than Vegeta on Namek. The strongest fighter in the universe is there! Frieza."
"Wow. Guess I'll have my work cut out for me when I get to Namek, huh?"
"Goku, you cannot engage Frieza under any circumstances. He's just too powerful! You'd be condemning yourself to death!"
"Goku, when you wish us back, we'll figure out how to finish this Frieza off."
"NO, Piccolo! As your teacher I refuse to allow you to fight against Frieza! Goku, talk to you later."
"Wow, if this Frieza's really as powerful as King Kai says, I better get back to my training!"
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"So, according to you, Vegeta has been defeated?" asked Frieza, a little annoyed.
"Yes, my Lord," said Zarbon, pleased with himself. "He's at the bottom of a lake."
"YOU IDIOT! Vegeta has one of the Dragon Balls! Go get him so he can tell us where it is!"
"Of… of course, my Lord!"
"If Vegeta isn't alright, you will suffer the consequences for it, Zarbon. You hear me?"
"Yes, Lord Frieza. I'll go get him at once."
Zarbon shot out of Frieza's space ship, going to where he defeated Vegeta. He was in such a hurry, it only took him a few minutes to get there. Going down to where Vegeta had sunk below the water, he searched quickly, finally finding Vegeta.
He's still alive! Excellent, thought Zarbon. Now, to stick him in a regeneration tank.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Will Frieza and Zarbon get the information they want from Vegeta? Will Gohan and Krillin get back to Bulma alive, let alone with a Dragon Ball? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 13: A Tooth for a Tooth
"How much longer until Vegeta recovers, doctor?" asked Zarbon impatiently.
"At least a day," said the doctor. "Maybe more. He's nowhere near his full power. You took it to him good."
"Well, make sure to inform me when he's recovered. We need the location of his Dragon Ball as soon as possible." Zarbon walked out. At least Vegeta would make a full recovery, though Frieza was a little upset with his right-hand man for making it so Vegeta wouldn't be able to talk soon.
The fools, thought Vegeta from his tank. What they don't know is that I'm at full power. He raised himself to full power rapidly, causing the tank he was in to explode, killing everybody nearby in the process.
Vegeta got out and blasted a hole in the wall outside the ship. When Frieza and Zarbon saw the hole, they would think Vegeta had gotten out that way. Vegeta left the recovery bay throught the main door, and ran the direct opposite way that he sensed Zarbon and Frieza approaching, having felt the explosion.
"What! He's escaped!" screamed Frieza, outraged.
"He must have gone out through this hole," said Zarbon, seething with confusion. The doctor had just said that it would be another day! How did Vegeta do this if he was injured? "I'll go and bring him back." Zarbon left out the hole.
"This has gone on long enough," said Frieza. Turning to one of the underlings who had come to investigate, he barked out, "You! Get the Ginyu Force on the line! Tell them to come to Planet Namek immediately. And tell them to bring scouters!"
"Yes, Lord Frieza," barked the underling, scared. If things had gotten bad enough to pull in the Ginyu Force, things were very bad indeed.
Meanwhile, Vegeta had managed to work his way to Frieza's private chambers. Kicking the door down, he saw what he had been looking for: Frieza's five Dragon Balls. Smiling to himself, Vegeta blasted through the wall. Throwing the Dragon Balls out the hole, he followed them.
Frieza recognized the blast as being from his private quarters. "That dirty little monkey!" he screamed, realizing what Vegeta had done. He tore off down the quarters. He knew he would be too late.
Vegeta, in the meanwhile, had stashed the Dragon Balls in a safe place, out of sight from Frieza's ship. They won't be able to find them here, he thought.
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Goku was just finishing his upside-down training when the communicator went off.
"Goku!" said Dr. Briefs, popping up on the screen. "Your ship is about to enter a magnetic storm. You need to turn the Gravity Machine off, or else it could short-circuit and flatten you."
"Right, Dr. Briefs," said Goku. Reaching up to unbuckle himself from the ceiling, the machine short-circuited, setting the gravity up to 100x. Goku was pulled vertical.
"Goku! The situation is critical! If you don't shut it off now, you could die."
Goku began swaying back and forth, trying to swing himself loose. The brackets began to become loose, and within minutes Goku fell down, crashing into the floor.
"Ouch!" said Goku. Crawling over to the machine, he barely managed to reach one arm up and tap the button on the machine. The gravity went back down to normal.
"Much better," said Goku, getting up. "But now that I've seen what 100x Earth Gravity is like, I need to train in it every day." Just then, his stomach rumbled. "First, I'm going to get something to eat!"
-DBZ: SGTW-
Meanwhile, Gohan had arrived at the Namekian village Vegeta had cleansed. Looking around, he saw all the bodies of the people Vegeta had killed.
Vegeta, how could you do something like this? he thought to himself, shocked at the ruthlessness. Shaking himself, he pulled out the Dragon Radar, leading him to the Dragon Ball Vegeta had stashed in the bottom of the lake.
Grabbing it, he flew back towards the surface. Breaking it, he started to high-tail it back to their cave hideout, where Bulma was waiting. I can sense Vegeta coming back, with another powerful force behind him. I'd better get going fast. Gohan leapt away, not flying to conceal his power level.
Krillin came in for a landing at where Bulma was waiting. Bulma screamed in delight when she saw what Krillin was holding. "You've got a Dragon Ball!"
"Yeah. Hey, Bulma, where's Gohan?"
"He went off to get another Dragon Ball."
"Great." Krillin turned his head, quite distracted. "Oh, no. Vegeta's close. You might want to hide."
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"I sense someone quite powerful," said Vegeta to himself. "I wonder who." Taking off after the power he sensed, he caught up quite soon. It was Krillin. Bulma was just running away to hide.
That bald midget's got the last Dragon Ball! thought Vegeta happily. Landing on the shore near Krillin, he smiled with pleasure. "Well, baldie, I'm so glad you decided to bring me the Dragon Ball."
Just then, Zarbon came shooting from behind Vegeta. "Well, Vegeta. Seems all you've managed to do is lead me to another Dragon Ball. Once we find the ones you've hidden, Lord Frieza will be very pleased."
Vegeta turned and simply blasted Zarbon with an extremely powerful blast, killing him instantly. "I don't have time to deal with you, Zarbon." Turning back to Krillin, he said, "Give me the Dragon Ball, or else you'll be joining him in the next dimension."
Krillin thought about it for a moment. I hope Gohan's managed to get the Dragon Ball. Otherwise, I'm practically handing Vegeta the last one. Oh, well. I have no choice.. Krillin handed the Dragon Ball to Vegeta.
"So it seems you're not as stupid as you look," scoffed Vegeta. "In any case, I have a wish to make, so I must be going." Vegeta punched Krillin in the stomach and flew off.
-DBZ: SGTW-
Gohan felt as Vegeta found Krillin. He then felt the power following Vegeta disappear. Now, Vegeta was on route back to where he'd hidden the Dragon Ball Gohan now held. But he was coming right at Gohan.
Gohan, realizing that hiding was pointless, dropped the Dragon Ball into the lake below him. Stuffing the Dragon Radar beneath his shirt, he looked up just in time to see Vegeta come into view.
Vegeta saw Gohan and stopped. "Well, it's Kakarot's son. I hope you don't mind, but I just carried out a little 'transaction' with your friend." Vegeta patted the Dragon Ball he was carrying.
"What did you do to them?" asked Gohan, furious.
"Oh, nothing. I got the Dragon Ball. Your friends were allowed to keep their lives." Vegeta smirked. "But, if you'll excuse me, I have a wish to make." Vegeta shot past Gohan, flying towards where he thought his first Dragon Ball was.
Gohan watched him fly off. He then dove into the lake, grabbed the Dragon Ball, and flew back to Krillin and Bulma.
Landing, Krillin and Bulma looked in pure joy when they saw the Dragon Ball. "We had another, but Vegeta took it," said Krillin guiltily.
"I met him on the way here," said Gohan, setting the Ball down. "But he'll be back."
"I know. Listen, Gohan. You need to come with me. I have a way to make you much stronger."
"Really?" asked Gohan, noticing Krillin's increase and wondering what he was talking about. "Lead on, then."
"Bulma, you stay here with the Dragon Ball," said Krillin. "Vegeta's learned how to sense power levels, so he won't be able to sense you if you're not with us. Gohan, let's go." The two shot into the air, heading directly towards Guru's house, flying slow to mask their power levels from Vegeta.
"I wish they'd stop doing that," said Bulma angrily.
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Vegeta returned to the Namekian village he had hidden the first Dragon Ball at. "Now, where is it?" He dove down beneath the lake, searching. Right where he thought he had left it, there was nothing.
"Where is it?" he screamed angrily, after surfacing for the third time. Thinking, he realized what he'd missed. "THAT LITTLE BRAT!" he screamed angrily. "He must have been here stealing my Dragon Ball! He must have some sort of device that locates them!"
Screaming, he threw himself back into the air, flying at full speed towards where he'd seen Gohan. "I'LL GET THAT LITTLE BRAT!"
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Krillin and Gohan both sensed Vegeta's power level closing in fast.
"Vegeta's coming!" said Gohan. "How much further is it?"
"Not much!" replied Krillin. "See that pillar up ahead? It's on top of that!"
Coming in for a landing, Dende ran outside to say hello. "You're back!"
Krillin said, "Yeah. Vegeta's coming. Gohan, you go on ahead. I'll hold Vegeta off until your power's unlocked."
Gohan nodded and ran inside. Within moments, Vegeta had landed. "Alright, baldie! Where's the brat with my Dragon Ball?"
Krillin said, "Why should I tell you?"
Vegeta simply pushed past him, making to go inside. The tall Namek, Nail, blocked his path inside.
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Inside, Guru laid his hand on Gohan's head. "So, you're Gohan. Let's see…. Ah, you have amazing hidden powers. The strongest I've ever seen. Now, I'll unlock them for you…."
Gohan felt the whoosh of power as Guru unlocked his powers. Fortunately, he suppressed the power the moment it emerged, making his increase in power undetectable. "Thank you, Mr. Guru," said Gohan, running outside to help the others.
Gohan exited the building. "Leave us alone, Vegeta. We're not giving you the Dragon Ball. It's not even here."
Vegeta laughed. "And I suppose you're going to stop me?"
Krillin looked Gohan over. It doesn't feel like he's gotten any stronger. Oh man, if that's true we're finished.
Nail came back out. "Guru said he felt a strong power approaching."
Gohan looked at Nail hopefully. "I bet it's my dad! He's almost here! I know it!"
Nail shook his head. "No, there's five of them."
Vegeta looked at Nail with a horrified expression on his face. "Not THEM. Not NOW. I need more time! No!" He turned to face Krillin and Gohan again. "Listen, forget this! I need to be made immortal! It's the only chance we have!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Krillin, suspicious.
"Frieza has called in his special Ginyu Forces. Five warriors, all more powerful than me! Don't you see, it's our only chance! I need to be immortal."
"But we need the Dragon Balls to wish back our friends!" protested Gohan.
"But the Dragon Balls grant three wishes," said Nail, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"See!" said Vegeta, beginning to panic. "Let me have one wish, then you two can have the others! The Ginyu Force will have new scouters! They'll find us- fast!"
Krillin and Gohan looked at one another, thinking about it. Finally, Gohan turned away from Krillin, and said, "Fine. Since we have no choice, we'll follow your plan."
Krillin turned away. I hope Gohan knows what he's doing, he thought to himself. Otherwise, we lose.
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A loud beeping woke Goku from sleeping.
"Attention passengers," said the speakers. "We will be arriving at your destination in 20 minutes. Please ensure everything is locked and that you are securely buckled. We hope you've enjoyed Capsule Corporation."
"Wow, I'm almost there!" said Goku, getting dressed in a clean orange overshirt, pants, and blue undershirt. "I might as well not even throw weights on- I may not even have time to take them off once I'm fighting down there."
Goku threw on his boots and walked over to the fridge. "I guess I should get something to eat before I land!" Goku took the remaining food from the fridge.
"Wow, is this all that's left?" he asked himself, setting down enough food that would feed a family of four for three meals. "I guess it'll make a good snack."
Within minutes, he'd wolfed his meal down. Going over to the chair, he sat down, waiting to arrive on Namek.
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Meanwhile, five Space Pods came crashing down in perfect formation directly in front of Frieza's bridge. Five fighters landed directly in front of the tyrant, in a perfect line.
"GULDO!" screamed the smallest of the five, a frog-like creature. Moving his right leg so his foot was on top of his left knee, he raised his right arm in a fist upwards.
"JEICE!" screamed the second smallest, a red-skin humanoid with waist-long white hair. He did a mirror pose of Guldo.
"BURTER!" screamed the one furthest to the right, a blue-skinned humanoid with no hair and red eyes. Bending over slightly, he threw his right leg backwards and his arms in a v pointing towards the middle of the group.
"RECOOME!" screamed the one on the left. He was relatively human in appearance, with a mohawk of red hair. He mirrored Burter.
"CAPTAIN GINYU!" screamed the one in the middle. He was purple, with two horns growing out of the side of his head. His pose was bending over, looking between his legs, and throwing his hands in a v with the peace sign on each hand.
"TOGETHER WE ARE-" they all screamed together, pausing, "THE GINYU FORCE!"
Frieza looked on in horror at his "elite" group of fighters. Finally getting back his voice, he said, "At last, the infamous Ginyu Force. Welcome."
The Ginyu Force snapped out of their poses.
Captain Ginyu smiled. "I must say it is an honor to work for you, Frieza." His smile fading, he continued, "Now, let's get down to business. What is our mission?"
"It's quite simple, Captain Ginyu. Your mission is to recover my Dragon Balls and bring me Vegeta."
"Vegeta?" asked Captain Ginyu, curious.
"Hey, he's that puny Saiyan," said Recoome.
"Yeah, and I heard he's getting stronger," said Burter, "and might not be as much of a push-over as one might think."
Guldo stared at the ground. He muttered, "I don't know, but I got a bad feeling about this."
"He's right," said Frieza. "Vegeta's strength is growing, so I recommend you use extreme caution."
The Ginyu Force clicked their scouters. Captain Ginyu "oh"-ed, getting a reading on Vegeta.
"But as you can see," said Frieza, "his strength is still no match for your own. So go and retrieve those Dragon Balls, and bring the Saiyan back to me. Oh, and just one more thing. I want him brought back alive."
"No problem, Frieza," said Captain Ginyu. "This mission is going to be easier than taking candy from a baby." Suddenly, Ginyu's scouter brought up two more readings.
"What is it, Ginyu?" asked Frieza.
"It seems there's two others with him. And they could be even more powerful than Vegeta."
"Two others?" asked Frieza, confused. Then he smiled. "Ah, now I remember. It must be those two tiny Earthlings. Vegeta must have formed a little gang."
"So now what?" asked Ginyu.
"Eliminate them," said Frieza, exciting the Ginyu Force.
"As you wish. It will be our pleasure, Frieza."
Jeice picked up a case next to him. "Inside this case, Frieza, is the Dragon Ball scouter you ordered."
Frieza took it. "Yes, well done."
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"They're here!" screamed Vegeta, sensing the Ginyu Force. "We need to hurry!"
"Down here!" screamed Krillin. Bulma had relocated slightly away from the cave. Krillin soared down, grabbed the Dragon Ball, and took off again.
Bulma screamed, "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" at the three, then realized it was completely hopeless. Going back to the table she set up, she froze halfway there. "Wait- what was Krillin doing with Vegeta?"
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Will Vegeta get his wish? Or do Gohan and Krillin have a cunning plan up their sleeves? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
Chapter 14: The Ginyu Force
Vegeta swooped down and grabbed the Dragon Ball he'd taken from Krillin. "The others are just up ahead, now hurry!"
Gohan and Krillin followed him, Krillin holding the Dragon Ball Guru had given them. They could all sense the ominous power approaching them.
"It's right down here!" said Vegeta, landing. There were the other five Dragon Balls. "Now hurry up and make the wish! The Ginyu Force will be here any second, and we don't stand a chance unless I'm immortal!"
Gohan and Krillin looked at each other. "No, Vegeta," said Gohan. "We're not going to do it."
"ARE YOU INSANE!" screamed Vegeta. "WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE!"
"You're very correct about that, Vegeta," said a voice from behind them. While they'd been arguing, the Ginyu Force had landed. "I see you've spared us the job of collecting the Dragon Balls," continued Captain Ginyu.
Vegeta turned and threw the Dragon Ball he was carrying as hard as he could. It sailed out of sight. Burter simply flew off and grabbed it, bringing it back.
"Nice try, Vegeta," said Ginyu, "but as you can see, my friend Burter is a great center fielder. Now, the other one, please."
"DESTROY IT!" screamed Vegeta to Krillin.
"WHAT?" asked Krillin. Suddenly, the Dragon Ball was in the hands of Guldo.
"How did he?" asked Gohan, confused.
"So it's true what they say," spat Vegeta. "The little slime ball has the ability to freeze an instant in time."
"Boys, I'm taking these to Master Frieza," said Ginyu, using his powers to make the Dragon Balls hover around him. "Remember, he wants Vegeta alive."
Ginyu shot off, leaving his four soldiers there to decide what to do with Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan. "So, who gets who?" asked Recoome.
"I want Vegeta!" said Guldo, thinking about past experiences with Vegeta and glad he finally got the chance to get back at him.
"No, I want Vegeta," said Recoome, angry. "How bout we decide it the traditional way?"
The four started playing Rock-Paper-Scissors. Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan looked on in bewilderment. Finally, Recoome gave a shout of triumph. "I get Vegeta!"
Guldo turned away, disappointed. "Hey, Guldo," said Recoome. "There's no reason you can't have fun with the others first."
"Yeah!" said Guldo, happy. Looking over Krillin and Gohan, he said, "Which one of you is it going to be?"
"Hah!" said Vegeta. "Baldy could beat you with his eyes closed."
"Yeah," said Gohan.
"Alright," said Krillin, confident he could win. "I'll face you."
"Bring it on," said Guldo, assuming a defensive stance.
Krillin shot up into the air, flying up high above the frog. "Ka…me…ha…me…HA!" screamed Krillin, launching a blue bolt of energy at Guldo.
"Time Freeze!" screamed Guldo, holding his breath. He ran out of the way of the attack. Looking up from where Krillin had fired the blast, he saw that nobody was there. Spotting Krillin trying to circle around him, he moved out of the way of the blast.
Unfortunately for him, he was unable to hold his breath any longer. Krillin, changed direction relatively quickly, and shot at Guldo once more.
"Time Freeze!" screamed the small Ginyu force member, freezing time again. He got on a ledge, attempting to evade Krillin, but fell down and lost his breath.
"I know how to beat you," said Guldo to himself. "BODY BIND!" he screamed, stopping Krillin in his tracks. "You see?" said Guldo to the trapped Krillin. "Nobody can beat me, even if they're stronger than me." He launched a flurry of punches at Krillin that he was unable to block. "Now, to finish you off."
Guldo used his powers to pull a tree from the ground. Fashioning it to be razor sharp, he sent it hurtling at Krillin, who was unable to dodge.
At the last second, though, Krillin was able to move out of the way. Looking at Guldo, he saw Gohan had come and knocked the Ginyu Force member out, saving his life.
"Thanks, bro," said Krillin, landing. "I would have been a goner if it wasn't for you."
"No problem," said the half-Saiyan.
Suddenly, there was an explosion. Looking over at Guldo, they saw Vegeta had decided to finish him off.
"Vegeta!" screamed Gohan. "What's the big idea?"
"I had a score to settle with that frog-face loser," said the Saiyan.
"Well, Vegeta," said Recoome. "It looks like it's our turn to fight."
Vegeta assumed a fighting stance. "Bring it on, weakling." Vegeta powered up to his full power, throwing dirt and creating a huge windstorm surrounding him. Vegeta then shot at Recoome, delivering a punch to the face that knocked Recoome's scouter off, and sent Recoome flying backwards.
Vegeta shot up into the air, flew behind Recoome, and hit him straight down into the ground. Flying up into the air, he shot back down, kneeing Recoome in the stomach. Picking Recoome up, he spun him around, finally releasing him into a mountain.
Vegeta then spread his arms apart and charged up a large amount of energy in both hands. Locking his arms together, he sent a massive beam at the rubble concealing Recoome. When it hit, it had a massive explosion.
"Wow," said Gohan. "Vegeta's gotten a lot stronger since we were on Earth."
"Yeah," said Krillin, nervous. "I just hope he stays on our side."
"Wait," said Gohan, sensing something. "It's not over yet."
"But… but that blast was so powerful!" said Krillin, freaking out as he sensed it too. "How did he survive it?"
When the smoke cleared, Recoome was standing there. His armor had been completely blown away, his bodysuit torn in numerous places, but he only had a few scratches.
Recoome laughed. "And now, it's my turn guys." He flew towards Vegeta, covering the distance in seconds, kneeing Vegeta in the face.
Vegeta caught himself and flipped over, launching himself back at Recoome. He threw a punch at Recoome, who managed to get his arm up and block it.
Vegeta continued to throw punch after punch at Recoome, who managed to block or dodge every single one thrown. "My my, Vegeta," said Recoome. "You've lasted a lot longer than I thought. But enough fooling around." Recoome smashed Vegeta in the face, forcing him to the ground.
Vegeta, barely managing to get out of the way of the follow-up punch, launched an energy blast at Recoome, who dodged it. Recoome sped to get behind Vegeta, and punched him in the back, sending him down into a lake.
"Recoome!" yelled Burter, "You're the man!"
Vegeta suddenly shot out from under the water, delivering a massive double punch to Recoome's stomach. Recoome recovered after a few moments, grabbing Vegeta and throwing him down into a crater.
"It's been fun, Vegeta," shouted Recoome to his adversary, who was unburying himself. "But it's time for this to end."
"I've got to help Vegeta!" said Gohan, flying up. Positioning himself between Recoome and Vegeta, he said, "No. It isn't."
Vegeta stared at Gohan. Is that kid nuts? If I can't beat Recoome, what makes him think he can.
"You don't know what you're getting into, kid," said Recoome, laughing. "Hey, guys! Can I get a reading on his power level?"
Burter clicked his scouter. "It says it's at 25,000. But remember, Recoome, they can hide their power levels from these things. Be careful."
"He's just a kid. He can't be much stronger than that." Recoome launched a blast at Gohan. Gohan easily deflected it, sending it harmlessly off into the distance.
"You're not going to win this fight," said Gohan. Recoome launched himself at Gohan, who managed to block every blow that was thrown at him.
Gohan's incredible, thought Krillin. He's stronger than I thought. Heck, he could handle Vegeta if he decided to go against us.
Gohan moved behind Recoome's back. Drawing his sword, he slashed Recoome, not fatal, but enough to get his attention.
"That could have been the end of you," said Gohan. "You're hopelessly over matched. Give up and you can live."
Recoome writhed in pain for a few moments. Finally, he turned around. "You think you've won? Guys, can I get another power reading?"
Jeice clicked his scouter. "It still says 25,000! That can't be right! Recoome's power level is 40,000, but he's getting beaten like he's nothing!"
"Just how much power is that kid hiding?" asked Burter, a little worried.
Recoome spun around and launched a punch directly at Gohan. "Fine, I warned you," said Gohan. "I don't have time to deal with this." He punched Recoome directly in the stomach, knocking him out cold.
"All right Gohan!" shouted Krillin.
"You two might want to go and get your friend some medical attention," shouted Gohan down to Jeice and Burter. "And leave while you get the chance."
"You little punk!" screamed Burter at Gohan. "That was a cheap shot! You couldn't have beaten Recoome in a fair fight!"
"You think so?" asked Gohan. "Fine. You want to see my real power level? I'll show you it. Then maybe you'll know better than to mess with me and my friends." Gohan reached under his orange over shirt and removed his weights, letting them fall to the ground.
"The kid's been fighting with weights?" asked Burter, overwhelmed.
"That kid's good," said Jeice. "Burter, I say we take him on together. That way, we'll be able to beat him for sure!"
"I'm not done yet," said Gohan. Screaming, he began to raise his power level. "You may want to take another look."
Both members of the Ginyu Force clicked their scouters. "60,000!" screamed Jeice, starting to panic. "There's no way a kid could have that much power!"
How did that kid get so strong? thought Vegeta, amazed. He's stronger than me!
"Jeice, let's go!" said Burter. "Together we can beat him!"
"Right!" said Jeice. The two launched at Gohan simultaneous.
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Will Gohan manage to defeat the last two members of the Ginyu Force? Or will their combined power be too much to bear? Find out in the next chapter of DBZ: Son Gohan the Warrior!
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