Goku, Fight!

"Kakarot, I'm taking this child with me. If you want him to come back alive, you'd better obey your big brother's orders." Raditz laughed. "I'll give you a day to think it over. Tomorrow, I want proof that you'll obey. It's simple: at this time tomorrow, kill 100 people on this planet and pile their bodies here. Do you hear me? I'll be waiting for good news. I don't want to kill my own little brother and his child with my own hands, either."

"This is... outrageous!" Krillin trembled all over.

"Fine, I'll repeat myself. Kill 100 Earthlings tomorrow and pile their bodies here," Raditz said coldly. "If you do that, you can join our group. But if you refuse, I'll kill your son."

"You coward! Using a child as leverage!" Krillin gritted his teeth.

Son Goku was badly injured and could barely speak.

"If you don't want this child to die, you'd better get 100 corpses ready soon," Raditz said with a laugh. "Though the people on this planet won't escape destruction for long anyway. After we finish off that planet, Earth is our next target."

"Ah!" Bulma was terrified.

"What did you say?" Krillin's pupils shrank.

"No way..." Master Roshi's expression changed again and again.

"Hmph. The three of us could destroy everyone on this planet in just a month. Kakarot, isn't killing 100 people now the same as what'll happen later?" Raditz laughed. "Can't you see your big brother is doing this for your own good? You have no choice but to become my accomplice and join our group."

"Give me back my child," Son Goku said through gritted teeth.

"I'm looking forward to your answer. I'm only doing this for your sake." Raditz smiled, then flew into the sky. "There's no point in disobeying me! With your pitiful fighting power, you'll never beat your big brother."

"Waaah... Dad..." Son Gohan watched his father grow smaller in the distance and burst into tears.

"Gohan!" Son Goku shouted.

Whoosh!

After flying high enough, Raditz turned and shot away.

"Damn it! That bastard!" Son Goku could only watch helplessly as his son was taken away.

"I'm sorry. We couldn't do anything to help," Master Roshi said gravely.

"Goku... are you okay?" Krillin asked anxiously.

"Flying Nimbus!" Son Goku gritted his teeth and shouted at the sky.

Whoosh!

A golden cloud sped toward them and came to a stop beside Son Goku.

"Wait! Don't rush into anything," Master Roshi urged.

"You can't! He'll kill you if you go!" Bulma tried to talk him out of it, too.

Krillin clung tightly to Son Goku, trying to stop him from going after Raditz.

You'd only be going there to die. You can't beat him.

"Goku, can you beat him right now?" Krillin asked.

"Luo Tian, say something to him!" Bulma said to Luo Tian, who had remained silent.

"Go, Goku. Challenge your big brother, defeat him, and bring your son back," Luo Tian said.

Krillin: "..."

Master Roshi: "..."

Bulma: "..."

She'd asked him to talk Son Goku out of it, and instead he'd urged him to challenge his big brother.

He was sending him off to die!

"I've calculated the odds. Son Goku's chances of winning this fight are practically zero," Luo Tian said thoughtfully.

"Then why are you sending him to his death?" Bulma asked with a bitter smile.

"There's a saying: you have to be driven to the brink before you can turn things around," Luo Tian said with a smile. "Death can also be a beginning."

"What kind of nonsense is that?" Bulma said, at a loss.

"Luo Tian's right. Even if I can't beat him, I have to bring my son back, even if it kills me." Son Goku gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "Besides, he does have a weakness! His tail! If you grab it tightly, he'll lose his strength! That used to happen to me."

"That's true... but how are we supposed to grab his tail?" Krillin asked.

"It'll be too hard for me to do alone..." Son Goku fell silent.

Krillin: "..."

Master Roshi: "..."

So you're asking the two of us to help you.

"Yeah, Krillin and I will do everything we can to help you... It's a shame Yamcha and Tien Shinhan aren't here at a time like this." Master Roshi gritted his teeth and stepped forward all the same.

"Right, the three of us will fight him... though I'm not feeling very confident," Krillin said with a bitter smile. "Too bad Luo Tian never learned martial arts..."

Luo Tian: "..."

I can't believe you're looking down on me.

"Luo Tian, Bulma, if we die, please gather the Dragon Balls and ask Shenron to bring us back to life," Krillin said, turning to them.

"Sure, leave it to me." Bulma didn't object.

"Krillin, I'm afraid that won't work," Son Goku said, shaking his head. "Shenron once said he can't grant the same wish twice. That means Krillin and Master Roshi have both already been brought back to life once, so this time..."

Master Roshi: "..."

Krillin: "..."

They both fell silent.

That meant if they died this time, they'd be dead for good. They couldn't be brought back to life again.

"Are you still willing to help me?" Son Goku asked.

"Of course..." Master Roshi felt like crying.

"Of course we are! This time, it's our turn to help you." Krillin was in tears.

They were probably going to die this time. He wasn't even married yet.

No, he didn't even have a girlfriend.

"How about this? Once we gather all seven Dragon Balls, we can ask Shenron to save the whole world." Bulma suddenly thought of a good solution and hurriedly suggested it.

"Huh? That's a great idea!" Krillin's face lit up with delight.

"You think you can gather all the Dragon Balls in one day?" Master Roshi said, shaking his head.

"Y-yeah..." Krillin lowered his head helplessly.

"Fine, we'll strike first!" Son Goku gritted his teeth. "He probably won't expect us to go after him now."

"But we don't know where he is," Krillin said.

"Bulma, did you bring the Dragon Radar?" Son Goku asked.

"I left a Dragon Radar here at Kame House." Bulma hurried into the house and quickly found it.

They crowded around to look at the information on the Dragon Radar.

"There! He's moving fast!" Son Goku pointed to one of the flashing dots.

"Where's he going? Don't tell me he's heading into space?" Master Roshi had a bad feeling.

"He stopped! Thank goodness, he's still on Earth." Bulma breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good. Let's move! We can't waste any more time!" Son Goku gritted his teeth and clenched both fists.

"You're right. Maybe we can win!" Krillin nodded. "Even if our chances are slim."

"Even if we lose, he and his companions will attack Earth anyway. We might as well go down fighting." Master Roshi gripped his staff tightly.

"You're no match for him!"

Just then, a voice came from nearby.

A moment later, Piccolo stepped out from behind the house.

"King Piccolo!" Bulma's face turned pale, and she threw herself into Luo Tian's arms again.

Son Goku was startled, too.

Master Roshi was even more shocked.

Krillin stood frozen.

"What are you doing here?" Son Goku asked.

"I followed that guy here," Piccolo said.

"So you've already seen him?" Son Goku asked.

"Yes." Piccolo nodded. "You and those two won't be able to beat him. I'll go with you."

Son Goku and the others fell silent.

"You already know how powerful he is, don't you?" Piccolo said through gritted teeth. "Neither of us can take him on alone! But if we team up, we might have a chance to beat him."

"That's true..." Son Goku nodded slightly. "But Piccolo, what's gotten into you? Is the sun rising in the west?"

"Don't get the wrong idea," Piccolo said with a snort. "I'm not doing this for the sake of peace on Earth, and I don't care what happens to your son. His existence simply gets in the way of my conquering the world. We'll team up to take out him and his two companions first, then I'll deal with you. After that, the world will be mine again."

"That won't happen! I won't let you get away with it!" Son Goku said with a smile. "But we can work together for now and defeat our common enemy."

"Exactly. I don't have another choice," Piccolo said with a smile. "Working with you disgusts me."

"Bulma, lend me the radar." Son Goku held out his hand.

"Sure..." Bulma handed him the Dragon Radar.

Son Goku took the radar and jumped onto Flying Nimbus.

"Piccolo, can you keep up with Flying Nimbus?" Son Goku asked over his shoulder.

"Don't underestimate me! How could your cloud match my speed?" Piccolo said with a slight smile.

Whoosh!

They said no more and quickly flew off into the distance, soon disappearing from Bulma and the others' sight.

Of course, they hadn't disappeared from Luo Tian's sight.

Luo Tian had sharp eyes and could still see them from far away.

"Have those two made up?" Krillin asked.

"N-no, that's not it!" Master Roshi shook his head. "They're only working together for a little while. There's no stronger team on Earth right now. Maybe the two of them really can win."

"Is that so...?" Krillin murmured.

"This fight is worth watching. Bulma, did you remember the location on the Dragon Radar? Let's go take a look, too," Master Roshi suggested.