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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 - Saiyan Showdown (Part 1)

The Sky Darkens

Two massive shockwaves erupted in the Earth's atmosphere. The skies split open as two fireballs blazed through the clouds. Trees bent beneath the pressure, wildlife scattered in fear, and even the oceans trembled.

The Saiyans had arrived.

The twin space pods slammed into the rocky plains, vaporizing a crater into the earth. Within seconds, the pods hissed open. Vegeta and Nappa stepped out, unfazed by the scorching ground.

"Hmph," Vegeta muttered. "This is the planet Raditz was the trash was defeated on? Let's see what the fuss is about."

Nappa laughed. "Can't wait to wipe the floor with these Earth weaklings."

Suddenly, a group of fighters gathered nearby. Yamcha, Krillin, Tien, Chiaotzu, Gohan, Raditz, and Piccolo waited calmly.

Goku, Chi-Chi, and Master Roshi stood atop a distant plateau, observing from afar.

Yamcha smirked. "Let's get this started."

Nappa and Vegeta noticing the Z fighters just smiled and ridiculed them.

Nappa pressed a capsule into the soil. The ground cracked, and from the depths crawled six green-skinned Saibamen, shrieking.

"Meet your doom!" Nappa bellowed.

Yamcha stepped forward first. "I'll handle the first one."

A Saibaman lunged. Yamcha sidestepped with ease and obliterated it with a single palm strike.

Krillin, not to be outdone, soared into the air and dropped a spread of precise ki blasts, vaporizing two more.

"You're up, Chiaotzu!" Tien called.

Chiaotzu used his telekinesis to lift a Saibaman and slammed it into the ground with increasing force until it crumbled apart.

Then came Gohan.

Eyes calm, steps deliberate, he stared at the remaining two Saibamen. They leapt toward him. He didn't move—until they were inches away.

With a blur of motion, Gohan elbowed one in the face, cracking its skull, then blasted the other into dust with a point-blank energy wave.

The dust cleared. The battlefield was silent.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed.

"That child... impressive."

Nappa cracked his knuckles. "Feh. Parlor tricks. Let's see what the rest of you can do."

Nappa vs Earthlings

The brutish Saiyan stomped forward, glaring at Raditz. "I can't believe you lost to these insects. You bring shame to our race."

Raditz's eyes narrowed. "Not the same man you remember."

Tien appeared at his side. "Let us show you just how strong Earthlings have become."

Nappa roared and charged, firing a massive energy wave. Raditz and Tien split apart, dodging it with precision.

Tien struck first, his fists slamming into Nappa's abdomen and jaw. Raditz followed with a spinning kick and blasted Nappa in the chest.

Nappa snarled, grasping at Raditz, but Tien caught him with a multi-arm strike, disorienting the giant Saiyan. Raditz surged forward, hitting Nappa with a "Riot Rush Cannon," slamming him into a mountain.

Vegeta stepped forward. "Nappa, you're an embarrassment. Let me show them real power."

Piccolo cracked his knuckles. "You want a fight? You got one."

Piccolo vs Vegeta

The two warriors launched toward each other. Fists clashed with shockwaves that cracked the sky.

Vegeta fired rapid energy blasts, but Piccolo darted between them, returning fire with pinpoint accuracy. The Namekian's speed and ferocity surprised even Vegeta.

"You weren't bluffing," the Saiyan prince admitted. "But you're still beneath me!"

He created a massive energy sphere, but Piccolo countered with a condensed Special Beam Cannon. The two blasts collided, shaking the earth.

Piccolo closed the gap, punching Vegeta across the plain, then grappling him mid-air.

"You're not unbeatable, prince."

Vegeta broke free and kicked Piccolo into the ground. The Namekian burst from the crater, scarred but still fighting.

They clashed again, each blow more desperate. Finally, with one last scream, Piccolo drove his knee into Vegeta's gut and slammed him into the earth, unconscious.

Silence.

Goku raised an eyebrow. "Did not expect that."

Chi-Chi nodded. "He earned it."

But the silence didn't last.

Vegeta's body twitched.

He laughed. "You fools think this is my limit?"

He rose and stared into the sky, arm raised.

"Let me show you true Saiyan power!"

Vegeta formed a glowing sphere and launched it skyward. It exploded, filling the sky with artificial moonlight.

Goku's face darkened. "He's creating a Power Ball... they're going to transform!"

Nappa, bloodied but standing, laughed. "Finally!"

The two Saiyans stared at the light. Their eyes turned white.

Fur erupted across their bodies. Their muscles bulged.

In a flash, they became Giant Apes.

The earth quaked beneath their feet.

Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, Chiaotzu—all rose, but they were clearly outmatched.

One by one, the Z Fighters attacked. Tien fired Tri-Beams, Yamcha unleashed Lunar Fang Assaults, Piccolo hit with everything he had.

But they were tossed aside like toys.

Even Raditz tried. "Vegeta! Nappa! Stop this madness!"

He was backhanded across the battlefield.

Vegeta, in his massive form, roared with triumph.

The Z Fighters lay scattered, broken.

Then, something stirred.

Gohan and Raditz, eyes glowing, fangs bared.

They looked to the Power Ball…

Their tails twitched.

In moments, both exploded into Oozaru form.

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