Battle Against Raditz

In the Western Wasteland, three figures stood.

"Hahahaha! Now you understand how powerful Saiyans are, don't you? Too bad it's too late!"

The evil laughter came from a muscular man with long, spiky hair and a Scouter over his right eye.

"Son Goku, you must be excited to face such a powerful enemy," said a green-skinned alien with two antennae on his head, sweat running down his face.

"I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm not excited. I'm trembling with fear!"

Feeling the terrifying aura of the man before him, Son Goku trembled, but the Saiyan's warlike blood still thrilled him.

"Hang on, Gohan! Dad's coming to save you!"

"Hahahaha! Don't even dream of it! What makes you think you can save him? You'll die before he does!" With that, Raditz stamped his feet against the ground and flew toward Piccolo and Goku.

"We have no choice but to fight him head-on!" Piccolo said, then charged too, kicking up dust.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Goku and Piccolo joined forces to attack Raditz, their figures flashing rapidly across the battlefield.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..." Goku and Piccolo's attacks came as fast as machine-gun fire, but Raditz handled them with ease, calmly deflecting every blow.

"Hyah!" Goku shouted. His figure vanished from in front of Raditz and reappeared at his side, kicking toward his face with a gust of wind.

Piccolo took the opportunity to attack Raditz from the left.

"Whoosh!"

After a gust of wind, Raditz seemed to teleport behind them and kicked both of them.

"Bang! Bang!"

His attacks struck Goku and Piccolo squarely.

The two of them flew backward like kites with their strings cut.

"Damn it!" Piccolo cursed, immediately leaping up and attacking Raditz.

"Hahahaha! Die!"

Raditz grinned viciously, quickly forming yellow spheres of energy in both hands and hurling them at Piccolo and Goku.

"Crap!" Goku's pupils contracted. At the last moment, he twisted aside. The scorching blast grazed his hair, then struck the ground and left a huge crater.

"Ah!" Piccolo wasn't so lucky. He hurriedly shielded his vital areas, but the blast was so powerful that it instantly vaporized his left arm!

"Boom!" The two blasts exploded with a deafening roar, unleashing a terrifying shockwave.

"Heh heh, the two of you teamed up and still did this badly? Pathetic!" Raditz taunted.

"Piccolo, are you all right?" Goku asked.

"Don't worry. I've still got one arm, and that won't stop me from fighting," Piccolo said, sweating.

"Keep him occupied and draw his attention. I have a special move that can finish him," Piccolo whispered.

"Okay!" Goku said, then pushed off with his right foot and charged toward Raditz!

"Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!"

Goku attacked Raditz with everything he had.

"What's wrong, Kakarot? Is this all you've got?" Raditz calmly blocked the attacks with one hand, then kicked out with his right foot, sending Goku flying!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Goku didn't give up. Just before he hit the ground, he pushed off with both hands and launched himself into the air, ten meters away.

"Ka!" Goku brought his hands together, gathering blue energy behind his waist.

"What? His power level is rising? 924?" The reading on the Scouter over Raditz's left eye kept climbing.

"Me!"

"That kid's gathering his energy! His power level is going up!"

"Ha!"

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

"What?"

Elsewhere, Piccolo pointed two fingers at his forehead and gathered a massive amount of energy.

"Me!"

"Boom!"

Goku thrust both hands forward, sending a blue blast toward Raditz!

"Hey!" Raditz caught Goku's Kamehameha with his left hand!

"Bang!"

Dust billowed in every direction. When it cleared, Raditz had only a small scrape on his left hand.

"Here's one for you!"

Raditz instantly fired a purple Ki Blast from his left hand, knocking Goku—whose strength was nearly spent—to the ground.

"Die!" Raditz lunged, intent on killing Goku outright!

"You're the one who's going to die!"

While Goku kept Raditz occupied, Piccolo held his right hand against his forehead and gathered a massive amount of energy.

Now Piccolo had fully charged his attack, and his power level kept climbing!

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Piccolo pointed with his right hand. A spiraling beam of interwoven red and yellow energy shot toward Raditz at incredible speed!

"Power level 1,330! They can control their power levels!"

Raditz cried out in shock and anger.

"Ah!" Raditz roared.

"Bang!" The beam didn't lose any of its force as it tore straight through the mountain behind him.

"Whew!" Raditz wiped away his sweat. He had sensed the threat of death and barely dodged the attack just before it struck.

Still, the terrifying heat had grazed his right shoulder, taking his shoulder guard and some of his flesh with it.

"Damn it! It pierced my Battle Armor! If that had hit me, I might really have died!" Raditz said, shaken.

"I'll never forgive you! You're going to die!" With that, Raditz raised his left hand and gathered a terrifying sphere of energy.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Power surged into his hand, purple sparks crackling around it. In an instant, his energy surpassed the power Piccolo had gathered for the Special Beam Cannon.

"Die!" Raditz roared.

"What?!"

Just as Piccolo thought he was about to be killed, the energy sphere in Raditz's hand suddenly vanished. Then Raditz's body went limp, and he collapsed.

"You were too careless! I've got your tail!"

Goku, who had been lying on the ground, had seized Raditz's tail while Raditz was distracted!

"Piccolo! Hurry and use that move again!" Goku called out to him.

"Nice work, Son Goku. I can only use it one more time at most!"

"Kakarot, are you really going to kill your only brother?" Raditz said weakly from the ground.

"Son Goku, don't listen to him! He won't spare us!" Piccolo hurriedly warned him.

"I... I wouldn't do that. Let me go, and I'll leave this planet!" Raditz pleaded miserably.

"Don't let go! It's a trick! He's lying!" Piccolo shouted, trying to stop Goku.

"P-please, little brother. I promise I'll keep my word!" Raditz begged in a low voice.

Goku's kind heart won out, and he let go of Raditz's tail.

"Bang!"

The strain on Raditz's tail vanished, and his strength returned. He struck Goku down in one swift blow and stepped on him.

"You were fooled that easily? You really aren't fit to be a warrior."

"I'm different. I'm an elite warrior. I can kill my own little brother without hesitation."

"Hahahaha! Does it hurt? Die!" Raditz pressed his foot down hard on Goku's wound.

"Ah!" Goku screamed in pain.

"Goodbye!"

A purple sphere of energy gradually formed in Raditz's palm. He was about to deliver the finishing blow to Goku!

"Don't hurt my dad!"

"Bang!" A small figure burst out, smashing through the Saiyan spaceship that had been holding him.

Goku looked up and recognized the familiar figure.

"Gohan! Run!"

Goku called out urgently.

Raditz was also surprised that Gohan had managed to break out of the spaceship holding him.

"Beep beep beep—"

The Scouter before Raditz's eyes kept beeping.

"750, 850, 950..."

Raditz's eyes widened as he stared at Gohan in shock.

"How is this possible? This kid's power level is already 1,000, and it's still rising!"

Piccolo and Goku, both exhausted and lying on the ground, were astonished as well.

"Don't hurt my dad!"

Gohan's face flushed red as he charged furiously at Raditz!

"Impossible!" Raditz wondered if his Scouter had malfunctioned.

"Thud!"

Raditz couldn't dodge in time, and Gohan's heavy blow struck him in the chest!

"Ah!"

The Battle Armor on Raditz's chest shattered.

Gohan's furious blow had actually left Raditz badly injured!

"You little brat!"

Clutching his chest, Raditz angrily charged toward Gohan, who had collapsed from exhaustion.

One more blow, and Gohan would have no chance of surviving!

"No!" Goku cried out in despair, but, unable to move, he could do nothing.