Dr. Gero watched and sneered at Son Goku, "So this is the surprise Yamcha mentioned. It's not much to look at."
Son Goku chuckled, "Is that so? Then please, Dr. Gero, move your feet to the wilderness. Soon, we'll show you what a real surprise is."
Dr. Gero said, "Fine. Once I call my companion over, let's see what kind of surprise you've really prepared for me."
"No problem, Dr. Gero. Take your time," Son Goku said.
Dr. Gero didn't reply, instead using his communication device to call Android 19.
Before long, everyone saw a plump figure fly over to Dr. Gero's side.
Dr. Gero said, "Very well, my companion has arrived. Next is the time to choose your burial place. Let's go, Son Goku, lead us to your graveyard."
Hearing this, Son Goku wasn't angry at all. He spoke up, "You really are a frog at the bottom of a well, Dr. Gero. Thinking you can send us off with a few puppets is pure delusional fantasy. Very well, soon we'll show you that your Android technology is nothing more than a civilization of a frog looking at the sky from the bottom of a well. In front of true power, it's not worth mentioning."
At this, Dr. Gero let out a cold snort. "Son Goku, you're just as arrogant and conceited as you were back then. I'll make you see what a foolish decision it was to let me go all those years ago."
Son Goku smiled and said, "Talk is cheap. Let's go, follow us to the wasteland, and I'll show you how massive the surprise we spent three years preparing for you really is."
"Hmph, lead the way," Dr. Gero snorted.
Without wasting any breath, Son Goku leaped into the air and flew toward a barren island. The others followed closely behind, with Dr. Gero and Android 19 bringing up the rear.
In no time at all, the group arrived at a desolate island.
Dr. Gero looked around and remarked, "Not bad, Son Goku. You picked a fine graveyard. It's a spot with excellent geomancy."
Son Goku didn't speak. Instead, he looked at the others and asked, "Which of you wants to go warm up and show Dr. Gero the surprise we prepared for him?"
They looked at one another until Vegeta spoke up, "Go ahead, you lot. I have no interest in trashy puppets like these."
At that, everyone turned their gaze to Piccolo. Piccolo saw this and said, "Don't look at me. Is trash that even Vegeta finds uninteresting worth my time?"
The others agreed that made sense. Right then, Raditz stepped forward and announced to the group, "Since none of you are interested, I'll go. Back when I followed Vegeta, cleaning up trash was my specialty. I'm quite experienced in bullying weaklings."
Son Goku chuckled, "My good older brother, you still can't break the habit of picking on the weak. Fine, you take this one."
Raditz grinned. "You don't understand, Kakarot. Bullying the weak is fun for a moment, and bullying the weak continuously is always fun. You just don't understand the joy of it."
Everyone burst out laughing; that was so typical of Raditz.
Hearing this, Dr. Gero was practically fuming. He turned to Android 19 and said, "Beat Raditz to a pulp later, but don't kill him too easily."
Android 19 replied, "Don't worry, #20. For calling me a trashy puppet, I'm going to make him pay dearly."
With that, Raditz leaped out of the crowd and taunted Android 19, "You don't even believe you're trash, but what else is a piece of garbage with a battle power of only five hundred million?"
"Wretched fool, you're courting death!" Android 19 roared in fury. In a flash, he charged straight at Raditz and landed a punch squarely on Super Saiyan Raditz.
With a head of long golden hair cascading down to his waist, anyone who didn't know better would have thought Raditz had transformed into Super Saiyan 3.
Son Goku looked at Super Saiyan Raditz with great interest and asked the others, "What do you suppose Raditz would look like if he transformed into Super Saiyan 3?"
Vegeta laughed, "If Raditz went Super Saiyan 3, his hair would definitely drag all the way down to his heels. Just thinking about it is hilarious, hahahaha."
Nappa's eyes lit up at that. He turned to Vegeta and said, "Vegeta, the way you put it, if I turned Super Saiyan 3, my hair would finally grow out! That would be fantastic."
Catching sight of Nappa's bald pate, Vegeta couldn't help roaring with laughter.
The rest of the group joined in, chuckling along. Nappa rubbed his shiny head and muttered, "What's so funny about this? Especially you, little bald Krillin and Chiaotzu. Aren't you two bald as well?"
Krillin snapped back to reality, looking a bit depressed. Chiaotzu, on the other hand, simply took off the hat on his head and spoke up, "I'm not bald. I have a single hair on my head."
Everyone doubled over in laughter, and even Krillin's gloom vanished as he joined in the merriment.
Seeing this, Dr. Gero snapped, "Son Goku, you're at death's door, yet you can still laugh. Am I supposed to call you blissfully ignorant, or just plain stupid?"
Son Goku stopped laughing and replied, "As long as you're alive in this world, you ought to be happy every single day. For a great scientist, you sure don't understand such a simple principle-how laughable. Besides, it's not yet certain who is truly at death's door. Do you really think your trashy puppet can beat Raditz?"
Enraged, Dr. Gero shouted, "I am a scientist, not a philosopher, you idiot Son Goku! Besides, #19 is no piece of trash; he is my meticulous masterpiece, and he's going to slaughter every last one of you."
Son Goku waved a hand dismissively. "Whether he's trash or not, we'll find out in a moment. Let's just wait and see."
Dr. Gero sneered, "Hmph, we'll see about that."
Without another word, Son Goku turned his attention to the battle between Raditz and Android 19.
In truth, there wasn't much to look at. To Son Goku, it was nothing more than two weaklings pecking at each other.
Even though Raditz only transformed into Super Saiyan 1, Android 19 was no match for him.
Android 19 possessed a battle power of under five hundred million, whereas Super Saiyan Raditz's battle power reached over fifteen billion. Obliterating Android 19 in a single move would have been a walk in the park.
Yet the two of them traded blows back and forth, entirely because Raditz was holding back.
They chased each other through the air, fists and feet colliding in a ferocious exchange.
Android 19 managed to land a punch on Raditz's face and sneered, "Didn't you say I was trash? Why is this all the strength you've got?"
Raditz turned his head back and retorted, "You trashy puppet, do you really think this is the extent of Big Brother's power? Ha ha ha, how naive."
Android 19 fired back, "Stop spouting nonsense. If you have the guts, bring out your full power instead of running your mouth."
Raditz grinned. "Since you're in such a rush to throw your life away, I'll grant your wish. Keep your dog eyes wide open and watch."
With a flash, Android 19 retreated a dozen meters and stared at Raditz.
Raditz let out a mighty roar. His battle aura surged violently, his power skyrocketed, and the golden flames grew increasingly ferocious.
At the sight, Android 19's eyes nearly popped out of his head, and he shrieked, "This is impossible! How could your power reach such heights?"
Raditz smiled. "If you want to know, go down to hell and ask King Yemma."
With those words, he flashed forward, struck Android 19 with a single punch, and without giving him a chance to react, blasted him straight into dust with an energy wave.
He brushed off his hands and remarked, "Such filthy fireworks."
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