Raditz Attacks...

()(Suddenly, I felt that instead of writing more chapters full of pointless chatter, I should write chapters you actually enjoy. An army values quality over quantity—that holds true for chapters, too. They should be exciting, not numerous. If they aren't exciting, having more of them is pointless. So I've decided to try to write the most satisfying and distinctive Dragon Ball fanfic I can. As for how many words it will take to finish, I haven't decided yet, but I believe it won't be short. There's one last bit of foreshadowing coming up, and after that, we'll get into the main story. I hope you'll support this book. It won't follow the overpowered-protagonist route, either, because the most important thing about Dragon Ball is the fun of striving alongside Goku and the others. That's what gives it the true feel of the original Dragon Ball. That's all I have to say. (⊙o⊙)...)

On an unknown planet...

The place was awash in a sea of blood and misery... But what was even more eerie was that not a sound came from the planet. The only noises were buildings collapsing and stones crashing to the ground. Corpses lay everywhere, leaving one to wonder what had happened here.

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At that moment, Betkas stood proudly atop the tallest building in the city... He looked out at the lifeless planet, his gaze numb...

"I never expected this advanced planet to have Tree of Might Fruit. I wonder where they got it..."

Betkas glanced at the fruit in his right hand and sighed faintly...

He had just snatched it from someone with a battle power of barely over ten thousand. If he hadn't, and that person had eaten it, things would have been difficult to handle...

The fruit's power boost was indeed formidable... But Betkas didn't want to eat it right away. Its effects were somewhat similar to the boost Saiyans received after recovering from the brink of death. More specifically, there was no telling how much it would increase his strength... But eating it wouldn't do much for him right now. He didn't need to get stronger at the moment. He just needed to toughen up his body a little more, so that once he became a Super Saiyan, he could "run wild"...

"Maybe I should give it to Vegeta?!"

After thinking it over for a long while, Betkas finally reached a decision...

Of course, Betkas wasn't planning to give it to Vegeta right away. If Vegeta ate it, who knew what he might do? He might even rebel against Frieza in a fit of confidence over his newfound strength... More importantly, there was the battle with Son Goku and the others. If Vegeta really ate the Tree of Might Fruit, Son Goku and the others might as well sit the fight out...

He planned to wait until Vegeta went to Namek before giving it to him. That might be the perfect opportunity...

"Come to think of it... Raditz should be reaching Earth soon..."

Betkas pondered for a moment, took out the control device for his spaceship, and pressed a red button, thinking to himself...

A full year had passed since he attacked the Z Fighters on Earth. By his calculations, this was the year Raditz would go to Earth. If nothing unexpected happened, Raditz would die there, and Vegeta would then learn about the Dragon Balls and head to Earth to "make a scene"...

"Looks like I won't have much time to relax... This seal feels weaker and weaker. It seems I'll probably transform into a Super Saiyan within the next year or two."

Betkas rubbed his forehead and looked at the spaceship that had landed in front of him. He opened the hatch and climbed inside. The hatch then slowly closed...

"Just one last planet to go... Hmm... It seems pretty far away, too. It'll take six months just to get there. What a hassle..."

Betkas looked at his next destination and frowned. He hadn't planned to visit planets that far away, since each trip meant sleeping in the spaceship for months at a time. Especially on the journey back from the South Galaxy to the North Galaxy... He'd slept for two whole years...

A normal person would probably have gone crazy...

"Forget it... Let's go!"

As soon as Betkas finished speaking, the spaceship shot into the sky and streaked through the cosmos like a meteor...

...Meanwhile, on Earth...

"I can't believe there's a race this weak! Tch!"

Raditz had just stepped out of his spaceship. He looked at the farmer in front of him, who was holding a gun and seemed terrified, and sneered...

"W-who... are you?!"

The farmer stammered at Raditz in terror, his right hand gripping a raised hunting rifle that trembled as he aimed...

"The strongest fighters on this planet... Huh... They're all heading this way?!"

Raditz activated his scouter and discovered that several fighters with high battle powers were rushing toward him. His expression changed...

"Perfect... Let's see what you've been up to, Kakarot!"

Raditz suddenly grinned, then burst into laughter. He fired a ki blast at the farmer in front of him, laughing wildly as the man stared back in terror and despair...

"Boom!!"

"Piccolo... Looks like your training this past year has paid off!"

Son Goku flew rapidly through the air and glanced at Piccolo, who had just caught up with him, looking calm and composed. He smiled...

"Hmph! We'll repay them for the humiliation we suffered a year ago!"

Piccolo merely snorted and replied coolly...

"But the guy coming this time is way weaker than the one from a year ago!!"

Tien Shinhan, flying nearby, spoke with a relaxed expression. Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu also looked relieved...

After all, the mysterious guy who had appeared a year ago had shown them the depths of despair. Just remembering him sent a chill down their spines. He had easily defeated all four of them in a single encounter. They still couldn't forget the pain they'd felt back then...

Son Goku and Piccolo remembered Betkas's warning about a year later even more clearly...

From that moment on, Son Goku and Piccolo had trained relentlessly, sometimes even sparring with each other. Most of the time, though, they trained in different places...

Both of their battle powers had risen to some extent, and Krillin and the others had improved a great deal, too. With such a formidable enemy as their goal, the Z Fighters had trained with extraordinary intensity...

And now, Raditz had arrived... Naturally, the Z Fighters had gathered and were heading toward the place where he was...

Raditz had no idea what kind of trouble awaited him...