13 Decisions

BEEP!

"Big talk coming from such a weak brat!" Nappa laughed after checking his scouter.

"The brat is funny, I'll give him that." Turles scoffed, "Thinking Raditz is strong enough to be anything other than a grunt."

Reiss was becoming visibly angered by the Saiyans' taunts. Raditz on the other hand appeared more amused than anything. He was eager to see what the three Saiyans were capable of in a fight.

Over the years he had focused on developing his new techniques before he completely forgot all about the other stories he'd read in his past life. The more time past the more distant the memories became.

"Have you decided who is going to fight those guys?" Raditz asked his brother.

"Not yet." Kakarot answered looking towards the Saiyan prince.

"I'm fighting one. I want to avenge Yamcha." Krillin declared.

"Me too." Tien echoed the former monk's sentiment.

Normally, Raditz would not have cared if he personally fought or not, but Bulma and her father should be at the King's castle. They were trying to press him into allying Earth with Raditz's empire. She was going to use information gathered on pirate groups over the years to stress how vulnerable Earth really was. The self-styled emperor had to take a gamble and hope the invaders would be strong enough to pressure the Earth warriors.

"We will sit this out for now, Reiss." Raditz decided.

"Finally." the bald Saiyan, Nappa, was ready to fight.

Tien, the three-eyed Earthling, approached Nappa.

Krillin and Kakarot headed towards Turles and Vegeta respectively. Kakarot was eager to face off against another superior opponent. He had become bored attending the martial arts tournaments.

Until the two aliens showed up last year, he had started to believe his strength had reached its peak.

Thankfully, he now knew different.

The three pairs of warriors vanished as their combat began. Once again, the chopper crew were unable to follow the action. Piccolo was gritting his teeth in shock of Kakarot's growth. He had once called the Saiyan a rival; now Kakarot's strength seemed to have, truly, surpassed his own.

"They're way stronger than pirates, father!" Reiss said with sparkles in his eyes.

"I can't tell what's happening Mr. Piccolo." Gohan stated to his master.

"Don't use your eyes. Use your senses and feel their Ki." Piccolo answered with an irritated look. Gohan nodded and followed his master's instruction.

When he focused, at first, he could only manage to see after images and blurred forms. Eventually, he could make out what was happening on the battlefield.

"Why is uncle Kakarot's aura red all of a sudden?" Reiss asked. "He's stronger now, too."

"Kakarot is using a technique to multiply his strength." Raditz casually answered.

The Saiyan prince was shocked Kakarot was keeping up with him. If he had never met Turles, he would have never believed a low-level Saiyan would ever keep pace with him. Yet, here Kakarot was doing just that. Vegeta wondered if his foe would make him go all-out.

BOOM!

The top of a plateau turned to rubble from Krillin being smashed into it by a kick from Nappa. It appeared that the hit was hard enough to prevent the former monk from returning to the battle. He had done well; the bald Saiyan's armor was destroyed by Krillin's attacks.

Piccolo rushed forward, engaging the bald Saiyan before he could catch his breath. Nappa was angered by his inability to land a direct hit on the Namekian. He was loathed to admit it, but the human did tire him a bit.

More rubble erupted from the plateau as Krillin powered up. The human had regained consciousness. When he was finished gathering his Ki, he wasted no time in flying back to continue his fight. It was now Nappa's turn to be pressed. He was sure he was stronger than his opponents, but fighting the both at once was a chore.

Turles enjoyed toying with the three-eyed Earthling. No matter how many times he smashed him into the ground Tien always climbed back to his feet. The Earthling's skill made upa little for the strength gap between the two.

"Are you not going?" Reiss asked his cousin. Gohan blinked a few times before noticing Tien's struggle. The bushy pony-tailed young boy gathered his courage and flew towards battle. It would be his first fight that wasn't part of training.

Now that it was two on one, Turles started to feel some pressure. He didn't care how many insects they threw at him. He was confident his plan was going to pay off. He secretly had a set of twins working for him. They completed a sensitive job for him and should be close to reaching Earth.

When that happened, everything would change and he could proceed to take vengeance on Frieza.

"Kaio-ken! Times Three!" Kakarot shouted.

His bright red aura surged higher than before. He moved faster than the Saiyan prince's eyes could follow. He noticed that his allies were not faring any better.

Before he knew it, Kakarot had delivered a devastating uppercut to his gut. Vegeta doubled over, wracked by the pain coursing through his body. His angered had reached an all time high from this insult. He, Prince Vegeta, was the strongest Saiyan alive.

Nappa, enraged by his opponents bashing him back and forth like ball, decided to destroy the area. They had not done any major damage to him, but they tricked him into this position. The bald Saiyan's brute force tactics could not overcome the skill of the two well trained warriors.

When he was sent to the ground, he drove his hands into the hard soil. His fingers formed trenches as he slid to a halt. He smirked as he stood to his full height glaring at the two Earthlings, who regrouped while he was stopping.

"You insects have really pissed me off, with all your buzzing!" he bellowed, "You asked for this!"

"Nappa! Don't!" Vegeta tried to get Nappa to abandon what he was thinking. The short Saiyan did not want to have to dodge a giant explosion while fighting Kakarot. This distraction allowed his foe to hammer blow him out of the sky and into the dirt.

"You, idiot!" Turles shouted at Vegeta. Normally, the Prince being killed would be a good thing, but in this situation he did not want to fight the Earthlings alone. If they could hold out a bit more, help would soon be here.

Gohan unleashed a rapid flurry of attacks towards his dad's doppelganger. On the ground below them, Tien had his hands held out in front of him making a triangular shape. Between his hands he could see Turles locked in combat with his friend's son. He couldn't help but to admire the boy's power. He was nowhere close to that level of strength at his age.

Noticing Tien, Gohan brought his hands up over his forehead, with his palms facing Turles, to gather energy. When he brought them down he fired off the technique he learned training with Piccolo.

"Masenko!" Gohan shouted. A wide bright yellow beam of energy blasted towards Turles. The Saiyan extended his right hand to receive the attack.

Nappa was too enraged to hear what his boss tried to tell him. He wanted to finish both of the Earthlings at once and be done. Then he could have his fun destroying the planet. The bald Saiyan extended his index and middle fingers.

He smirked and gave his wrist a flick, pointing his two fingers skyward.

BOOM!

A bright explosion filled the area. Amid the chaos Tien's shout could be heard.

Tri-Beam! HAAA!

The news chopper needed to take evasive measures and land away from the battlefield. The pilot was skilled enough to land without sustaining much damage from debris. The entire crew was shaken by the ordeal, but it did not stop Jimmy from wanting to pursue his story.

"Come on Lionel, we'll go on foot from here!" Jimmy Firecracker grabbed the reluctant cameraman and exited the chopper.

"It's really dangerous over there, do we have to?" the cameraman Lionel asked.

"Of course, it's for history! For the audience!" Jimmy explained fervently.

They had a lengthy walk ahead of them to get back to the site of the battle. Jimmy hoped that it would not all be over by then. It would be a huge disappointment if he missed everything.

Jimmy and Lionel crouched down behind the remains of a boulder. Not much smoked remained on the scene from the blast.

He was not disappointed because he saw all of the warriors. They were lined up facing each other. Both sides were gasping for air and clutching various injured limbs. No one was sure what was going to happen next, but they all knew they were running low on energy.

BEEP!

"Ha Ha Ha," Turles laughed with glee fighting back against the pain he was feeling, "We're in luck, my friends are here."

A small saucer shaped craft landed near the Saiyan warriors. Vegeta and Nappa looked surprised by Turles's statement.

"Who cares, Turles. I know about your so called secret henchmen Rasin and Lakasei." the Saiyan prince scoffed, "If you think their strength will matter, you are mistaken!"

From behind the boulder, the intrepid reporter took stock of the scene unfolding before his eyes.

"Are you getting this, Lionel?!" Firecracker asked his nervous cameraman. "People at home, two more invaders have now arrived. They are squat in stature with rotund bodies and purple skin. Judging by looks, they appear to be shifty individuals!"

"They seem to be carrying a crate over to the first set of invaders. What could they be planning?"

The newly arrived aliens placed the knee high chrome box down behind Turles. The Earth warriors were at a loss in how to proceed. They needed to gain back some energy, but whatever was in the box could be dangerous.

One of the alien twins kicked the box causing the top to slide off. Turles glanced back over his shoulder to catch sight of the contents.

"Good work Rasin, Lakasei." he said before asking, "How many fruit?"

"Four, boss." Lakasei answered.

The alien twins were given a mission by Turles to try to grow a Tree of Might. He secretly had stolen the seed years before, but never dared to cultivate it. He was afraid the fruit would be taken from him before he could eat it.

While he was attempting to build the Crusher Corps., he met the twins Rasin and Lakasei. They weren't the strongest beings, but proved unquestionably loyal. Their loyalty was the reason the had tasked them with the mission to find an out of the way planet with enough lifeforce, nobody would miss, to grow the Tree of Might.

Turles grabbed two of the fruit from the box and tossed one to Vegeta. He didn't know how strong the fruit was going to make him, so he gave one to his ally just in case.

"This is a fruit of the Tree of Might. It contains the lifeforce of an entire planet. Its guaranteed to increase our power." Turles said taking a bite of the odd shaped fruit. His body's muscles expanded as his body filled with power. The earlier wounds inflicted on him were gone. Feeling his power surge, Turles regretted giving one to Vegeta.

Vegeta examined the red spiky fruit before following suit.

"This is amazing! I can't believe you held this miraculous discovery back, Turles!" Vegeta was reveling in his new power.

"Rasin, Lakasei, you guys eat the last two." Turles commanded. The twins scooped the last two fruit out of the box.

"What about me?" Nappa questioned.

"What about you?" Turles questioned. "They did the hard part."

"Your lucky I haven't killed you for that explosion earlier!" Vegeta chastised.

The fight resumed, but this time the Earthlings were at a clear disadvantage. Forget attacking, the Earth warriors were doing all they could to try and guard against the renewed Saiyans' attacks.

BOOM! BOOM! CRASH!

Shockwaves were felt all through the area from the beating Kakarot and his friends were sustaining. Nappa stood on the sidelines with his mouth open in shock. He was unable to keep up with what was happening in the battle. Several explosions later and all of the Earth warriors were plowed into the dirt either unconscious or close to it, their bodies were filled with pain.

"People at home, it is just as you've seen. The Earth's mightiest warriors have been defeated." Jimmy Firecracker stated somberly to his audience. "But it looks like Raditz is now making a move towards the battlefield."

"Come on, Reiss." Raditz said, "Its showtime."