Chapter 71 - Power Is Everything

Raditz's journey through space was a fruitful one. Going to so many planets without killing intent, learning so many cultures instead of destroying them, even interacting with locals in a non-violent way. He could confidently say he thoroughly enjoyed himself and with his travel's honed his emotions and somewhat fixed his moral compass.

Being the Saiyan that he is, he would still always use the gravity belt he had and train his body. It wasn't long before he was able to reach the level of Super Saiyan as his brother did in the fight with Frieza.

Traveling through the stars, he didn't know when his travel would be over and he would decide to come back to Earth. Gargo definitely had something that interested him, he heard from resources that a fruit named the Fruit of the Tree of Might. Last of its kind able to give untold power.

He needed to seek it out in order for something that had happened on Earth not to happen again if that thing was planted. When he reached the black market auction, he was utterly stumped.

'That is the Fruit of the Tree of Might? That's basically a cough drop.'

On display was a literal cough drop colored orange in color. In the description was:

'Give you unimaginable strength! Use during a cough and you will feel the power course through you and revitalize you!'

The audience of rich fellows of course didn't know it was a scam because they only heard of the amazing power of the fruit and not what the fruit actually looked like. He went up to leave the place but he didn't really read the rules or else he would have known that he can't leave once the auction begins. The bodyguards stopped him and a huge brawl ensued with Raditz making havoc and consequently sparked attention from the authorities. Busting the underground auction, everyone ran.

Needless to say, this wasn't an uncommon occurrence. Raditz would always get into trouble whether the person was minding his own business or laughing at how stupid Raditz's face looked. Usually, that person's face would look stupider than Raditz's after the fact.

Leaving the crime scene, he stumbled upon another. One where there was a brute running out of an alley of where a scared little green girl was. Talking to her, he raced to stop his fellow Saiyan but proved to be underpowered. His power reminded him of his brother somewhat. Limitless, powerful to no end. A wall erected to show how weak he actually was.

Seeing Goku take over to try to stop that brute, Raditz conceded. Conceded in the fact that he will always be behind no matter what he does. That is just his place in this world. That is just his destiny.

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Vegeta however has yet to concede to that fact. No matter how many times it is shoved in his face. Meditating on a cliff he sensed an evil presence behind him. Jumping up, he launched a sidekick with no warning. The person easily grabbed Vegeta's leg with a good hold, he couldn't pull it back.

Thinking he underestimated his opponent since he was Earth, he transformed into Super Saiyan and tried again. But even still, he couldn't release himself from the grip that was being exerted on his leg. Transforming once again, he forcefully ripped it out of the demon's grip.

"Excellent! You are powerful...but do you want more power?" Revealing his pink face, a mean goatee, and a large M on his forehead written in what only could be presumed as cursive. His eyes leaked out a sense of controlled and refined evil. Compressed and delivered to send tingles down your spine. What stood out to Vegeta the most was his crooked smile that made Vegeta's gut wrench in disgust.

"I've been watching you for a while. You seek to beat this Kakarrot fellow correct? I can give you all the power you need in exchange for something."

"I'll go with you."

Vegeta wasn't stupid and understood that this person was incredibly dangerous. But when Vegeta looked at the ki this person possessed, it was separated into two parts. One of his own, that felt like it was part of his body, and the second was foreign, aiding the original in a way Vegeta hadn't seen before.

Intrigued and needing more power, he followed the strange fellow who called himself Dabura. If anything bad happens, he could always just kill him as he was weaker even than him even with his power increase. Traveling for a while, they reached a small abode in the middle of the barren lands. Only rocks were in sight with any life force miles away.

"Wait out here, I have to speak to my boss." Dabura bid Vegeta stay but didn't get a response as all Vegeta did was look around his surroundings.

'He has so much resentment and evil in his heart. He is perfect.' Entering the tent he spoke to the person in front of him.

"Master Babidi, I have the solution we have been looking for."

Inside was a small midget on top of a stool. He had his back turned against them as he was working on something on the table. It was white in color and it looked like a large teapot with an extended spout.

"Dabura! We will go with my plan, enough with your warnings! After I finished with the energy absorber, we will possess some Earthlings here and have them steal energy from people. Drats! I can't seem to get this magical equation correct."

Babidi was consulting a book to figure out what he did wrong. Despite being scolded Dabura didn't back down and kept on talking.

"Remember when I told you I felt something different about the temporal flux surrounding Earth? I'm very sensitive to abnormal energies so I went to check it out and indeed there were individuals that are too strong here now. But I found someone…"

He continued to talk about how they could use Vegeta to willingly give up his energy in exchange for power. They were both unsuitable candidates as they did not possess the correct ki type that they sought. Only people with normal ki could work.

Babidi grinned in delight that they didn't have to wait years to awaken the Buu of his dreams.

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Goku fought Broly to a standstill. He was only in his Super Saiyan state but that state was stronger than Raditz's since he mastered Perfect Control. Similar to Kale, Broly's power just kept on climbing and climbing and he needed something to calm him down.

Even with Super Ape, Goku theorized that he would not be able to put him to sleep with one punch. And if he tried and didn't succeed, that would only accelerate the rate at which Broly gained power. At this rate, he would have to try since there would be nothing to calm his anger. Good thing he was recently able to apply Kaioken to the transformation with no immediate backlash.

That was when he spotted white hair poking out from a rock sneaking peeks into the hectic battle. He was immediately able to recognize that hair in this universe.

'Of course, she is here, those two are destined to meet even if my arrival disturbed the timeline.'

He thought that eventually there would be something universally threatening because of his arrival but Broly is not going to be the case this time. Transforming into a Super Ape, he raced over to Cheelai at unmatched speeds. Broly tried to give chase but he lagged behind due to his lack of buildup in power.

Reaching the rock wall she resided in, she saw him coming and decided to hide. She didn't know why he was heading in this direction, but she hoped he would fly past. She didn't want to be in the cross-fire.

Feeling her hand being grabbed roughly, she yelped in surprise. When her vision stabilized from the motion, she saw an angry Broly with only violence on his mind. She didn't doubt for a second he would barrel past her and kill in collateral in a bid to get the person behind her.

"H-Hey you, let go! I am not a great shield at all! I'm less than half of his size! Please I don't want to die!"

Tears started going down her eyes as she struggled to escape Goku's hairy hands. She was right, she is around half of his size.

'How is that going to work in the future? I can only pray the next time I see you Cheelai you aren't crippled or dead.'

"AHHHHHHH!" Cheelai could only scream as she couldn't think of anything else to do. Her brain was firing crazily, messing up her thoughts and consciousness. Her life flashed before her eyes and she closed them in fear. She relived her life in just a few short seconds. From seeing her parents die to the harsh struggles, and to finally meeting Broly and the good times they had.

She kept on screaming until her voice started to wear out and become raspy. Surprised she opened her eyes and once again yelped in shock. Broly with no pupils looked visibly calmer and stared at Cheelai, who was being held up by Goku like she was Simba.

"Cheelai?...-"

His pupils slowly came back to where they receded from and his innocence returned. He was looking at Cheelai in confusion, unable to process exactly what he did. At that moment though, a wave of extreme exhaustion hit him and he collapsed on the floor unconscious.