Nappa, the traitor who is responsible for the destruction of planet Saiya, has arrived on planet Earth three months earlier than he was expected! Even worse, he has already drawn some blood…

Tale 192: Nappa

Goku staggered back as he clutched his stomach; his hands were soaked in blood and were covering up a gaping hole. Nappa chuckled darkly as he withdrew his blood-soaked tail. Goku's friends and family stared in horror at the large hole in Goku's lower back. Raditz turned to Vegeta hastily.

"Grab Kakarrot and get him a senzu while I distract Nappa. We can't let his plan fail!"

"His plan…?"

Without even answering Vegeta, Raditz roared and lunged for Nappa!

"YOU WILL DIE!" Raditz yelled, landing a powerful punch to Nappa's face. Vegeta dashed for Goku and scooped him up in his arms. He hastily ran over to Piccolo, who already had a senzu bean in hand.

"You planned on getting impaled?" Vegeta whispered hoarsely as he carefully laid Goku down.

"Y-yeah…it was…a last-minute move on my…end…but I figured…with his strength…"

"…you'd get a large boost in your own strength by taking an injury from him of that extreme," Vegeta said with a grin, "Very clever, Kakarrot."

"More like foolish. What if he had impaled your head?" Piccolo grumbled, "Eat this, you idiot."

"I agree with Piccolo, dear," Chi-Chi stated, "But I do understand why you made that decision."

Goku smiled weakly at Piccolo and Chi-Chi before he opened his mouth to accept the bean. Meanwhile…

SLAM!

Raditz staggered back as Nappa laughed at him.

"You are dumber than your anemic brother! At least he was unaware of my strength!"

"Heh…" Raditz struggled to stay standing, "He is aware of your strength…!"

"I'm sure he's kicking himself in the afterlife, Raditz…and now you shall join him!"

Nappa's tail jutted forward once more…but a hand firmly grabbed it to prevent it from impaling Raditz!

"WH-WHAT?!" Nappa stuttered in sheer shock. He was looking at a fully healed Goku as he firmly squeezed Nappa's tail.

"Missed me?" Goku asked with a cheeky smile. Nappa sneered and he roughly pulled his tail free from Goku's grasp. Goku blinked, "Huh. Seems like y' trained your tail good!"

"I am not a daft moron like yourself, boy! How are you even alive? …and-and healed?"

"That's none of your business. All y' need to know is that I am far from done with this fight," Goku said as he got in a stance, "Raditz, I got this covered. Go see Piccolo."

Raditz nodded and started to limp off to Piccolo. Nappa's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"I will not be robbed of my prize…" He disappeared from sight, taking Goku by surprise!

"Oh, no…!"

"Guh…!" Raditz gasped. Goku turned to see that Nappa had Raditz by the neck. Nappa smirked as he stared deeply into Raditz's eyes. Goku lunged for Nappa but Nappa easily dodged him by flying up in the air. Raditz struggled to break free with no luck. Nappa pulled Raditz closer to him, wearing an eerie smile.

"Say hello to your father for me." He then squeezed his hand.

POP…!

"N-NO!" Goku cried out as he watched his brother's head plummet from the sky. He caught it in his hands and then he stared down at his brother's lifeless eyes, "NO! NO! NO! NOOO!"

Blood rained down upon him as he cried out in anguish. Nappa cackled evilly as he ripped apart Raditz's body limb for limb; he dropped each limb before proceeding to tear off the next. Vegeta collapsed upon his knees as he watched his friend be torn to shreds before him. With a grin, Nappa threw Raditz's torso at Goku's feet. He slowly lowered himself as he laughed in glee.

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that! No idea! That whiney, self-righteous brat was a nuisance!" he chuckled. Goku silently knelt down and he gently put his brother's head on the ground. He was shaking uncontrollably.

Meanwhile, in Capsule Corp's underground bunker…

"…he…he just…" Bulma couldn't finish her sentence. She jumped up and ran to the bathroom to puke. Kame-Sen'nin stared at the monitor, completely shell-shocked.

"Not even the original Piccolo was this sadistic…"

"His head popped off so easily! It was like popping off the head of a flower…" Nappa grinned evilly and he slowly approached Goku, who's head was down as he shakily took off his blood-soaked gi, "…would you like to be next, little boy?"

Goku threw his gi to the ground; it made a loud thud as it landed. This distracted Nappa, for he turned to look at the discarded clothing. Goku then made his move, landing a flurry of punches to Nappa's abdomen.

DM!

SLAM!

BWACK!

"OOF!" Nappa gasped as he stumbled back. He glared daggers at Goku, only to be taken aback by how Goku's eyes looked…they were red.

"Guh-Goku's eyes!" Kuririn stammered, "They are like how Gohan's eyes were when Vegeta first fought with him!"

SLAMMO!

Nappa was sent flying into a nearby rock. Goku slowly made his way towards him, he was still shaking uncontrollably but his face was oddly calm.

"Y-y-you!" Nappa growled, "YOU WILL DIE!" He lunged for Goku, only for Goku land a devastating punch to Nappa's gut!

"No…it will be you who will die," Goku said softly. He then swiftly kicked Nappa, causing him to fly a few feet up in the air.

"Kakarrot does do the same transformation as Gohan…the causes, though, are different from each other," Vegeta shakily stated as he studied Goku. He was trying to distract himself from looking at Raditz's scattered remains, "Gohan is triggered by being beaten to a pulp. Kakarrot is triggered by pure rage…"

"And Son Goku's version of this form is more controlled than Gohan's," Piccolo noted, "He doesn't act like an out-of-control animal."

POW!

SLAM!

"Ugh…Where…is this power coming from…?" Nappa asked in utter confusion. Goku stared at him coldly.

"It came from RADITZ!" Goku roared. He then got into the Kamehameha pose in less than a second, "KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAAA-!"

DOOOOOOM!

Piccolo hastily grabbed everyone and shielded them from the blast wave of Goku's devastating attack!

Meanwhile, back at the bunker…

"That was the most devastating Kamehameha I have ever seen…!" Kame-Sen'nin muttered in shock, "And he launched it so quickly…!"

"That man…is not Son," Bulma gasped, "What the heck happened to 'im?" Oolong stared at Bulma as if she had two heads.

"He just watched his brother get torn to shreds, you idiot!" Oolang snapped, "Anyone would react the same way!"

Bulma glared at Oolong, "I get that! But with that said, Goku is not acting like himself! I have seen 'im get mad! Remember when Kuririn got killed? Yeah, Son was p-oed but he didn't act like THIS!"

"Oh! I seem to be forgetting the part where Kuririn got torn to shreds! Oh, wait…he didn't get torn to shreds! His neck got broken! BIG DIFFERENCE, BULMA!" Oolong retorted angrily, "Goku was bound to snap eventually, despite how pure that kid is and all! Don't worry, he will still be good ol' Goku after this is all said and done! But right now, we need this cold version of Son Goku! This Nappa creep deserves whatever this Goku has in store for him!"

Bulma kept her glare on Oolong but said nothing more.

Meanwhile…

"W-woah, Piccolo, y' saved us!" Chi-Chi stammered in shock.

"Hardly," he replied, "Son Goku's attack wouldn't have killed you. I was just shielding you from possible debris."

"Uh-huh, sure."

"Curse it all…Nappa is still alive…" Vegeta growled, "Kakarrot did do some good damage to him. We may all be able to lend a hand now."

"Are you sure that's a good idea, Mr. Vegeta?" Gohan asked timidly. Vegeta looked down at him and his face softened, for Gohan's cheeks were tear-stained.

"Your father is acting off, that is true, but I know he will not harm us on purpose. We'll just be cautious. We will avenge your uncle; I promise you that," Vegeta said softly. He then pulled Gohan into a tight hug, in which the boy eagerly returned. Chi-Chi watched the two; her lip was slightly trembling. She then turned her attention to her husband.

Please be careful, Goku…

"…heh…impressive…maybe if I have a chat with Lord Freeza…he may agree to let you join our ranks…!" Nappa said with a weak grin. Goku regarded him coldly.

"I'd rather die than join the likes of him and you," he spat. Nappa smirked.

"I hope you'd say that…"

Nappa lunged for Goku…only to be punched harshly in the gut, which sent him flying into another cliff.

"Come on, let's help your father," Vegeta said. Gohan nodded and the two of them joined Goku's side. Piccolo noticed Chi-Chi's alarmed and panicked facial expression.

"Fear not, I will make sure that they both survive," he reassured her before joining Vegeta and Gohan. Chi-Chi stared after Piccolo with a stunned look.

"Both…?"

Son Goku has finally snapped, as it seems. Like his son, Goku has the red eyes and the abnormal (well, abnormal for him anyway) strength. But, his power is far more controlled and his persona is calculated and lethal, unlike our old happy-go-lucky Son Goku. Will we ever see the old Goku again? Up Next: Battle of the Apes!