Dragonball Z: Saiyan Saga [4]

After a bit of complaining, Goku starts after Bubbles. He can’t get close to him for a while, but after he gets used the gravity, he starts to get really close. In the end, he works out that if he runs the opposite direction to Bubbles, then he has a chance of catching him. He does this, making the monkey almost wet himself upon seeing the saiyan. He changes direction before Goku can grab him, but full of determination, Goku runs the other way, in hope of cutting him off again. Eventually he catches him, and King Kai comments to himself what massive potential Goku has.

After a short lunch break, where Goku scoffs loads, Kai takes him back outside, and makes a hammer appear in one hand. He tosses it to Goku, and it is caught, but sends the saiyan straight down to the ground. He struggles to pick it up, and Kai comments on how he’s never given anyone such a heavy hammer. Kai whistles, and in zips Gregory, a tiny little cricket, who moves super fast. He goes into the air, and gets ready. He charges up, then flies at Goku, and knocks him down before he can even pick up the hammer. This continues for a while until Goku gets the hang of it, and chases Gregory round the island. He can’t catch him, so he forms a plan. He throws the hammer backwards, and runs after Gregory again. The hammer flies at the face of the cricket, and he narrowly dodges it, but Goku catches it, and aims for his head. Gregory manages to outrun him though, and Goku tries the same thing again. In almost no time at all, Kai’s planet has been totally destroyed by Goku’s misses. They stop for food, and Goku immediately drops his hammer, and runs in. Kai explains to Gregory that Goku eating all that food speeds him up instead of slowing him down.

They return outside, and Goku runs after Gregory, this time managing to hit him with a slight tap on the head. Gregory protests that he hardly felt it, but up sprouts a small lump, which dwarfs the little cricket in comparison to him. Gregory throws a bit of a fit, then settles down. Goku laughs with Bubbles, and eventually Gregory, as King Kai looks on wondering about whether Goku could be the first person to learn Kai-O-Kan.

The next few weeks past by, and Goku is ready to learn the Kai-o-Kan. Kai explains how to do it, and Goku gives it a try. He succeeds, but is warned only to use it if it is absolutely necessary.

Goku then goes over everything he has learnt. He goes after Bubbles, and catches him in less than a second. He then hits Gregory with the mallet, and once again accomplishes his task in under a second. It is now time to go over the spirit bomb once again. He draws the energy from the planet he is on, and forms it into a ball. Kai manipulates objects with his mind, and tells Goku to feel them out, before he throws them at him. Goku closes his eyes, and throws the balls of energy at the objects, destroying them easily. Kai reminds him that this is only a small planet, and that it will take way longer to gather energy for a spirit bomb back on Earth.

The final day comes, and Kai gives Goku new robes which make him feel light as a feather, and it acts as light armour, with the symbol of King Kai on the back.

Back on Earth, the others are wishing Goku back with the dragon balls. Before Roshi can say anything though, Oolong the saiyans are destroyed, but the wish cannot be granted. Annoyed at Oolongs unfaithfulness, Roshi wishes Goku back to Earth.

At King Kai’s place, Goku’s halo disappears from his head, making King Kai go into a state of major worry. Goku asks him what's wrong, and Kai tells him that he forgot to add the days that it takes to get back over Snake way, meaning that Goku will arrive a few hours late. This sends Goku into a state of worry to, and after saying bye, he is off, zooming along snake way, messing around as he feels so light. Goku then realizes that he has no time for that, and flies off as fast as he can, going at an incredible speed.

On Earth, two small pods shoot from the sky, and create huge craters. The saiyans have arrived….

The two saiyans climb out of their pods, taking a glance at the world that they are to conquer. As they float out, they notice that many people are surrounding them, trying to get a glimpse of who, or what they are. The two saiyans are wearing some sort of protective armour, and have tails, which swish in the wind. They float high into the air, and the smaller saiyan tells the bigger one that he gets to chose the fate of the town that they landed in. Obligingly, the huge saiyan accepts. He raises his hands, and lets off such a gigantic KI blast that the whole town is quickly destroyed. The big saiyan is laughing, but the little one seems very disturbed. He then reminds his partner about how stupid he is, telling him that the dragon balls that they came for could have been there, and it is possible that the big guy destroyed them in that blast. This is when we find out that his name is Nappa.

In the distance, many of the Z soldiers are gathering up, ready to fight the force together. Each one of them have reached new levels in fighting prowess, but is it enough? They are ready to fight to the death with anyone, or anything that should threaten the Earths existence.

The two saiyans looks around, flicking buttons on their scouter, trying to pick up power levels. In the end, they find some, but are surprised that there is a collection of them above 1,000. The smaller one (Who's name we still haven't got yet) figures out that they were aware of the saiyans plans. They decide to go to the powers, in hope of a good fight.

Goku is still flying down snake way, at a truly amazing speed. This time, he isn't going to fall off. He keeps telling himself that he has to get there soon, otherwise it may be too late.

The Z soldiers can sense massive powers as the two saiyans approach. They are scared, and showing it, even Piccolo looks worried. Gohan is looking very nervous about his first battle, but the others aren't, as they are all experienced. As the saiyans loom in the distance, the Z soldiers are realizing that they may not be a match for their enemies.

The saiyans arrive where the Z soldiers have gathered, and look around, taunting every single one of them. They read their power levels, and scoff at them, as they are comparatively low for their standards. To have a bit of fun, Nappa takes out some seeds, and pushes them into the ground, and takes a few steps back. The Earths special forces (The Z soldiers) don't know what to expect. Slowly, some little green men sprout from the ground. They are giggling manically, and seem to be insane. They look towards the Earths Special Forces, and slowly advance. Vegeta tells them to attack, so they go at it. Each Z soldier takes on a saiberman (There are 6). Gohan is the only one who doesn't though, as he is too scared to fight. This is his first real battle, so he is incredible scared and nervous. Piccolo is disappointed in him, so he has to take on two of them. After a short while of fighting, Vegeta gets bored, and proposes a little game. Each one of the saibermen would go one-on-one with a Z soldier. Knowing that it would buy them some time, they reluctantly accept.

Tien is first up, against one of the green men. They all have a power level of 1,200, so there is no leader or anything. Tien fights with the saiberman, getting an advantage, and finishing him off easily. Next up is Yamcha, who beats his opponent relatively easily too. Unfortunately, he made a terrible mistake. He didn't finish the saiberman off. Yamcha turned to the other ones, and challenged them all to take him on. Before he can fight them though, the one he was fighting previously gets up, and attaches itself to him, glowing wildly. Yamcha can't escape its grasp, as the thing self-destructs, killing itself and Yamcha along with it. The Earths Special Forces can't believe the dirty style of play. Enraged, Krillen challenges them all. He powers up some sort of energy ball, and throws it into the air. It splits into 5 separate balls, and lands on each one of the saibermen but one. The final one managed to dodge the attack somehow, and made his way towards Gohan. All the other ones were destroyed by Krillen's mammoth blast. He is out of breath now, breathing hard. As the saiberman advances on Gohan, the little kid is too scared to so much as try to dodge it. The saiberman pulls back his hand, ready to swipe at the little kid, but his hand is grabbed in mid-air. It is the green arm of someone. It's Piccolo! He pulls the saiberman back, and throws him into the air, following it up with a colossal blast straight from his mouth, easily destroying the little green man. That leaves just the saiyans, and the remaining of the Earths Special Forces.

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