Dragonball Z: Frieza Saga [6]

THE GINYU FORCE

The Ginyu Force climb out of their pods, and strike some poses, leaving Freiza unimpressed. Ginyu gives Freiza the new scouter, telling him that these ones are far more powerful than anything else that he would have ever used. Freiza thanks them for the new technology, and tells them to go get the dragonballs off Vegeta. He then watches them go off, and takes a little rest.

An alarm goes off on Goku’s ship, telling him that there are 20 minutes left until arrival on Namek. He is psyching himself up for the battles that will take place, and surprises himself that he isn’t in the least bit scared.

Vegeta, Krillen and Gohan land at the site with the dragonballs, but they are narrowly beaten by the Ginyu force. They have two dragonballs between them, and the rest are at Vegeta’s hiding place. Ginyu goes over to them, and picks them up with some sort of psychic power. Vegeta knows what they are after, and tries to throw the ball away, but Burta uses his incredible speed to get behind Vegeta and catch it. Shocked at the speed, Vegeta tells Krillen to destroy his dragonball. The bald-headed guy goes to, but his fist comes down on thin air. The dragonball is now in the hand of a green toad like creature with four eyes, called Guldo. Vegeta remarks on this, by saying that the rumors must be true. Krillen and Gohan have no idea what he is talking about, and Vegeta explains that Guldo can freeze time. Ginyu starts to taunt the bemused trio, and after a while, Jeice joins in, but is soon told off by their hypocritical squad leader for being rude. Krillen and Gohan want to run, as they know that they aren’t even a match for these guys, but Vegeta tells them that they must fight, to uphold their pride. Ginyu takes the seven balls, and starts to carry them to Freiza, juggling with some of them as he flies. Gohan gets ready to blast him, but Vegeta shouts at him, and tells him not to waste his energy. Gohan obediently saves it, and turns to the remaining members of the Ginyu Force – Jeice (A red skinned Goku look-a-like with white hair, and a good deal shorter than the saiyan), Burta (A blue Amphibian type thing), Guldo (The green toad-like creature already described), and Rakoom (A strong, muscular, orange haired guy). The team decides who will take on who with a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Guldo wins, and is paired up with the two humans, and Rakoom gets to take on Vegeta. Vegeta tells Gohan and Krillen not to use up all their energy on Guldo, as he is relatively weak compared to the others, so they need to conserve it for them ,just in case Goku doesn’t arrive in time. Gohan is livid about not being able to resurrect Piccolo now that they no longer have the dragonballs.

Racoom says that Guldo can go first, so he steps forwards, and moans about having to fight such low level fighters. Gohan and Krillen charge, and go to attack Guldo. Before they can though, Guldo freezes time. Whilst he freezes time, he must not breathe, otherwise time resumes. Guldo looks around, and jumps back when he sees the two warriors baring right down on him. He looks around for a hiding place, but then notices that he is running out of breath, so he dives behind a rock, and starts to breathe hard. Krillen and Gohan stop dead when they see that Guldo has gone, and sense around for him. Gohan points out that he must be behind the rock, and they charge at it, both blasting their strongest KI attacks at Guldo. Time is frozen once again, as Guldo gets frightened about how close the two came with their blasts. He runs off, and starts to complain to himself about eating instead of training. He knows that he can no longer hold his breath, so he stops, and realizes that he shouldn’t be the one running, they should. Rakoom and Burta make a bet for a chocolate bar, about the outcome of the match. They also tell Guldo that he is out of the force if he loses. Guldo takes a deep breath, then shouts out ‘Time Freeze!’ and holds out his hands. Gohan and Krillen were rapidly advancing on the little green, four eyed toad, but they suddenly stop moving, and are frozen in mid-air. Guldo laughs hysterically at them, as he floats into the air, and taunts both of them. First, he pulls Gohan’s cheeks like you would do to a baby, then he beats him with such force that a cloud of dust appears. Guldo is amazed that Gohan still has his eyes open, and is still conscious. Guldo shrugs, and goes over to Krillen, giving him the same treatment, but getting the same results. The Ginyu Force mock him about not being able to get the job done, as Vegeta looks on, in aguish, knowing that he needs the two of them to win this battle. Guldo looks around desperately, and sees a tree rooted to the ground. Using some sort of mind power, he pulls the tree out of the ground, and makes it so that the stump is razor sharp. Gohan and Krillen desperately struggle, trying to get free. They can’t move though. Gohan tries to do it for Piccolo, but he still can’t make any progress. Guldo homes the razor sharp tree stump in at the two. It gets even closer to Krillen, as the speed increases. Just when it seems that there is no hope, Krillen manages to get free, about half of a second before collision, and he and Gohan get away from the lethal weapon. Guldo falls to the floor. At first, everyone wonders what happened, then they see Vegeta still in a pose where he struck. Guldo is on the floor, holding his gut, and Vegeta walks over to him laughing. He opens out his palm, and tells his enemy that it is time to send him into a new dimension. With one blast, he is gone. Gohan and Krillen go over to thank Vegeta, but he claims that he did it to settle a personal score, not to help them. Gohan isn’t really convinced though. They turn to the rest of the Ginyu Force, and prepare to take on the next one – Rakoom. He is physically incredible, being the strongest member of the whole force. Whilst the power levels tend to vary, Rakoom is easily one of the best members, if not the most powerful.

Rakoom does a little fighting pose, then prepares to fight. Vegeta powers right up, and a massive gust of energy soars across the land. Vegeta is inside a glowing blue aura. Rakoom seems ti find this amusing, but Vegeta charges at him with incredible speed, and nails him. He gives him a fair beating, then grabs him by the leg, and spins him round, then throws him into the air, where he gets above him, and slams him down to the ground. After the quick, but very powerful series of attacks from the saiyan prince, everyone thinks that it is all over. Rakoom is buried in the ground, but he manages to get up, looking relatively unscathed. Vegeta can’t believe it, as he blasts Rakoom with an energy blast, sending him flying backwards. When the smoke clears, Rakoom is fine, but with a bit of his hair missing. He decides that it is time to finish off Vegeta, and charges at him, slamming his fist into the saiyans face. He gives him a fair beating for a while, then slams him down the ground, creating a massive crater. Vegeta manages to get up though, albeit with no energy left inside of him. Surprised at Vegeta’s resilience, Rakoom commends him, before telling him that it is time to end the battle. He opens his mouth, ready to finish him off. Vegeta ponders about the situation, and knows that he can’t do anything to stop this guy from killing him. Rakoom shouts out ‘Flames of Fury!’ but before he can blast Vegeta, Krillen comes behind him, and kicks him in the back. Before Rakoom can fall, Gohan zooms in, and grabs Vegeta, taking him out of the way. The two land fairly heavily, but not as heavily as Rakoom, who slams hard against the ground. Vegeta curses Gohan for saving him, claiming that he hurt him more than Rakoom would have. Realizing that his effort wasn’t appreciated, Gohan walks off. Rakoom gets up, a little dazed, and asks if anyone got the number of the bus that just hit him (This wasn’t in a literal sense of course). Seeing that Rakoom is hurt, Krillen backs off, thoroughly worried. Knowing that it was Krillen who knocked him down, Rakoom advances on the short guy, making him cower in fear. With one kick, Krillen is out, and unable to get up. Rakoom then turns to Gohan.

Back on Goku’s ship, it is announced that he would get onto Namek in just two minutes. He picks up the bag with three sensu beans in it, and ties it to his waist belt. He then takes a deep breath, and prepares himself for what he is about to experience.

Freiza congratulates Ginyu as he arrives, and commends him for retrieving all of the balls. Ginyu asks if he should do some stupid dances, but Freiza thinks he’s an idiot, and tells him not to. Freiza then tells the eternal dragon to arise, but nothing happens. He does it again, but achieves the same results. It is now that Freiza thinks back to what the Namek elder said about a special word. Ginyu asks Freiza is he wants him to do the dance of magic words, but he is answered with a harsh glare. Remembering that there is only one more Namek elder left – Guru. Freiza flies off at his top speed, looking very angry. Ginyu watches him go, and calls in the troops, and starts to try and train them in becoming Ginyu Force members.

Back on the battlefield, it is Gohan vs. Rakoom. Gohan tells Rakoom that he will not be intimidated by a bully, but he continues to taunt him all the same. Gohan gets ready for the fight, and runs at Rakoom. He charges up a small ball of energy, and instead of firing it at Rakoom, he shoots it at the ground, using it as a catapult as he goes over his opponents head. As Gohan lands, he goes for a fist to the back of Rakooms head, but his fist is caught, and he is slammed down to the floor. Gohan climbs to his feet, and starts fighting again. Needless to say, he doesn’t come off too well, and is destroyed by Rakoom. He won’t give up though, and keeps getting to his feet for more. Despite his resilience though, Rakoom is having little trouble beating him up. They stop fighting for a brief period, and Rakoom taunts Gohan. He makes him lose his concentration, and strikes, knocking out the little kid. Gohan’s power level drops right down, and he can’t get up. Elsewhere on the planet, a ship has just landed.

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