"Goku, who is that?"
"Oh, that's Kayos!" Goku chirped. "Not sure why he's here though…"
Raditz jabbed a finger at me, a dark smirk on his lips. "I warned you, Kakarot, that I would only allow you one partner in this battle. And I only allowed that because the Namekian here seems rather interesting. Yet here is a little human come bursting in here. You broke your word… so its up to me to show you why you shouldn't lie to your family!" Raditz's hand began to glow and I did what I could: talked right out of my ass.
"Haven't you ever heard of the press corp?" I called out quickly even as I tensed, ready to run. "Documentation of victory?"
Raditz didn't lower his hand but he didn't make the glow any more intense. "Documentation of victory?"
"Of course. We do it on earth all the time. Any time there is a fight of importance we record it so everyone else on Earth can see it. Would be hard for everyone to watch, after all… but this way you have freedom to do whatever you need to in a fight but still get everyone watching." I glanced at Isco. "We record the fight and make sure everyone knows who the strongest fighter is. Neutral bystander."
"Damn it Goku, why did you ask a camera man to come here?" Piccolo demanded, unknowingly backing up my claim. "If he can't fight he's useless-"
Raditz though held up his other hand while the one that had been gathering energy dismissed the ki instantly. "Wait… you mean to say that everyone on this mudhole will know that I am the mightiest fighter?"
"Of course!" I said quickly. "Goku and Piccolo are the two strongest fighters on Earth. Everyone knows that thanks to the last tournament we had. If I record you beating them then everyone knows that you are the strongest."
That made the Saiyan smile for more genuinely. "Oh… oh I like that. I like that a lot! I'm all for a good fight but it gets so tiring dealing with weaklings that can't take a punch! Keeps me from the real fun! This would cow all you worthless humans into submission, wouldn't it? Let you know that you have no chance in defeating me if they saw me defeat they best they can muster! Which isn't much when the best aren't even from this planet!" He let out a boisterous laugh. "Finally, a human with a bit of brains! I might keep you around, worm, if you prove your worth. I always wanted a pet."
I nodded. "I'll just stay out of the way. Won't even realize I'm here."
"Very well." Raditz turned back towards Goku and Piccolo… only to suddenly shoot a ki blast right in front of me, causing me to jump. "But… if any more of your friends show up, Kakarot, I won't miss. This one is your last freebie."
"Beep, boop, do not mention what I am, beep, boop," Isco said.
"Laying it on thick there buddy-FUCK!" I dove for cover as the three warriors began to battle each other, throwing kicks and punches at one another as they attempted to find an opening, letting the Ki blasts fly freely.
Despite the fact that up until 30 minutes ago the two had been enemies it was rather interesting to see how in tune with one another Piccolo and Goku were. They didn't stumble over each other or need to watch out for when one was throwing a punch lest the other get hit. No… they moved perfectly in sync, knowing when to push forward and when to fall back to allow the other a chance to get in a blow. Despite what Piccolo might have desired others to believe he wasn't a selfish fighter who wanted to claim the kill on his own. Rather he gave just as much as he took.
'The hero he is destined to be is there, waiting to be born,' I thought to myself as Piccolo fell back, allowing Goku and Raditz to trade blows. Or, to be more accurate, allow Goku to swing and kick at Raditz who ducked and bobbed and weaved. At times he didn't even bother to raise his hands, instead keeping them folded over his chest or pressed against his sides, merely twisting his torso and ducking to avoid the strikes.
And then suddenly Goku went low, moving for a leg sweep that Raditz easily dodged… only for Piccolo to fire off a barrage of ki blasts that struck him right on the chest, pounding into him like a flurry of haymakers and sending the Saiyan flying back. Piccolo let out a battlecry and began to thrust his hands out again and again, sending more ki blasts that rained down on Raditz, causing him to disappear in a cloud of dirt and grass.
"Yeah!" Goku cheered, thrusting his fist into the air. "Great job Piccolo! That's… oh."
Raditz got back up, brushing off his armor.
"Well well well… the Green Man has some interesting tricks. Quite the impressive display… I think you managed to scratch my armor." He looked it over, rubbing his fist against it before sighing. "No… just a scuff. Well then, let me show you how a true warrior does it!" Raditz rapidly thrust out his own hands, over and over and over again, and 30 different ki blasts launched from his palms, flying all over and forcing the Namekian warrior to try and twist and dodge. But there were simply too many and he took a good number of hits; unlike Raditz though he went crashing down beside me, gasping in pain. "Aw, I think I broke him already, little brother. And you said he was your rival? That doesn't say much about you and your power!"
Goku, to his credit, instantly leapt back into battle.
"Are you okay, Piccolo?" I asked, kneeling down beside him.
"I'm fine," he said curtly, getting up. "Just need a moment to catch my breath."
"Right," I said before dropping my voice to a whisper. "Goku's too honorable to do what needs to be done."
"What's that?"
"Goku. Him and his friends… they are the best of humanity. But you know us humans… we clawed and scratched and did everything we could to rise to the top. And we always do. We will kill each other in order to have just a little bit more of something we don't really need." I looked back at the fight. "So… willing to fight dirty, like human?"
He glanced at me and a smirk slowly formed on his lips. "What do you have in mind?"
"Raditz rarely leaves the ground. He can fly but he likes to use the earth to propel himself forward."
"Of course, it uses less energy to do that and you can stop quicker."
"What if the ground wasn't safe anymore to do that?" I asked, holding up my hand to reveal a few capsules.
"Hmm… that might work. It would be best if you tossed them… I can distract him. I'll make sure to stay off the ground as much as I can."
I nodded before holding up a few more capsules. "Also, if you were able to shove one down his throat…"
THAT caused the Namekian to twist back to stare at me. "What?"
"Where I'm from there's a combat move known as Ant-Man In Thanos. I think it might work here."