Stella wasn’t old enough to master the Oozaru transformation yet, but that didn’t mean she was weak. She rushed forward with her eldest sister, just as angry as she was at seeing their mom being all beat up. Her anger didn’t discriminate between her foes. All of these dumb jerks were going to feel her rage whether they liked it or not.
"I'm not sure about fighting kids, even if they're evil," Yamcha mumbled, scratching his head.
Krillin, equally uncomfortable with the idea, asked, "Gohan, can you handle those two?"
“I’ll do my best!” Gohan rushed forward, his anger at Turles still at the front of his mind.
Stella and Bon focused their sights on the kid who looked like Goku. They both noticed he was tailless, too. However, in their anger, they didn’t comment on it like they usually would. Bon struck Gohan across the face, knocking him to the ground in only a single hit. As he lay on the ground confused, dazed, and most likely concussed, Bon grabbed his leg and snapped it mercilessly.
Gohan screamed in horrific pain from the break. Bon looked at him as if he was a piece of trash before kicking him away. Stella laughed at how weak he was compared to his big sis. That kid looked as old as her big brother, but he was so weak! Then she rushed toward the people who thought he was good enough to take on both of them when he couldn’t even last for more than a second against one of them.
“No time for useless thoughts like that! Either we deal with them, or they deal with us!” Tien used his knee to block Stella’s punch.
Stella, despite her small size and the age difference between her and the baldie, was more than capable of keeping up with him in combat. This shocked Tien and the Earthlings, seeing a little girl like that keep up with an acclaimed martial artist like Tien. As they continued their battle, they could even see that Tien was on the back foot in their fight! But then they remembered the crazy power that Gohan showed and weren’t as surprised.
“Saiyans really aren’t fair…” Yamcha rightly complained.
“She can’t be that much younger than Gohan, and she’s this strong already… How am I supposed to compete with that?” Krillin was right alongside him.
“Alright, I give up.” Yajirobe wisely decided as Tien came sliding across the ground right next to them.
“We can’t give up! This is our final stop! There is nothing after this. We’re already dead!” Goku tried to motivate his friends.
He rushed toward Turles to put an end to this madness, only for the two girls to intercept him. Stella flew out with her little feet leading the dash while Bon teleported in front of her dad, anticipating Goku’s arrival. Goku glared at Turles as he blocked Stella’s kick. “Turles! Fight me yourself! Why are you bringing your children into this?!”
“Kakarot. A Saiyan’s true potential only reveals itself in dire circumstances. My children, fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, have been unable to experience this unique Saiyan privilege due to being my offspring. As one of the most powerful beings in the universe, it is hard to find suitable challenges for myself and my offspring. Consider yourselves lucky to help me out at being such a caring father.” Turles replied.
"Do you really believe making them fight us is good for them?" Goku questioned.
"How about this, Kakarot? If you manage to defeat my children, I'll assist you in reclaiming your bodies rather than remaining as ghosts. And if, by some miracle, you defeat me, I'll even use the Dragon Balls to resurrect you," Turles proposed.
Chiaotzu yelled, "How can we trust you? You've already killed us for no apparent reason! You could be lying now!"
"That's the thing, isn't it? You can't know. You'll never know if I'm telling the truth," Turles smirked. "But what have you got to lose? You're already dead. Why not be useful to me and help the living?"
"Get lost, pal! We won't let you get away with this! Someone will stop you, even if we can't!" Yamcha shouted defiantly.
"I look forward to that day, whenever it may be," Turles replied, humoring him.
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“You can bring us back to life?” Lazuli appeared in front of him, blindsiding Bon.
“If you can defeat me, I don’t see why not. The universe could always use more strong fighters with kind hearts.” Turles looked at the android.
“I don’t know about this kind heart nonsense you’re babbling about, but I’m annoyed that I died without even knowing how. If you can really bring me back to life if I beat you, let’s get this over with already.” Lazuli readied herself for a fight.
“Hmm… There might be a place within the Planet Trade Organization for you if you’re really capable. But first, you have to defeat my daughters if you want a chance at me.”
“Eat it, faker!” Lazuli threw a punch at Turles’s face.
“Rules must be followed.” Turles caught her fist and tossed her far into the sky.
Her ghostly body flew several kilometers into the sky despite her trying to stop herself. When she finally managed to stop herself, Bon was there to meet her. Stella was on the ground fighting against Kakarot despite him wanting to attack Turles himself. It was easy using kid gloves to defend against the half-Saiyan Stella while Kakarot was in Super Saiyan, but Stella just got angrier and angrier when she realized she couldn’t hurt the man who hurt her mom. That anger showed itself directly as her power increased further and further the angrier she got.
“I don’t suppose any of you are brave enough to attempt a sneak attack on me while my children are busy, correct?” Turles turned to the Earthlings.
Kakarot was holding off Stella, Android 18 was fighting with Bon, Android 17 was fighting Basil, and Kress was cheering on his brother and sisters atop Turles’s shoulders. “Maybe if you drop the baby, we would.” Krillin snarked.
“Kress is tougher than he looks. None of my children are weak enough to be killed by weaklings like you.” Turles insulted them with a chuckle.
Just as Turles said that Bon came crashing into the ground next to him, forming a small crater from the impact. She lifted her upper body up, shook her head in frustration, and charged back at the blonde ghost. Turles wisely ignored himself being corrected right in front of all of them. Bon couldn’t win in the state she was in now. This whole visit was nothing more than an experiment for him. Hopefully, things would develop in a way that would benefit him. If not, it’ll be difficult to reproduce a setting like this.
“CF, how’s construction going?” Turles asked the builders behind him, who were working as silently as possible.
“Well, Sir!” The one in charge replied promptly.
“Good. Good.” Turles watched his children fight with pride.
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“Kaio-ken times four!” Stella shouted.
A fierce red aura cloaked her pink-skinned body and battle armor. She nearly clocked Mr. Kakarot across the face, but he managed to block just in time. Her little body sped around him from all directions as she landed blow after blow on him. Kakarot reacted to her speed without much issue, but he was slightly concerned about how far she was pushing herself.
Kaio-ken x4 was enough to put him out of any fight! He had to put an end to this fight now before she hurt herself any further! “Hiyah!” Stella appeared underneath Kakarot, pushing off the ground, aiming to strike him from below with both of her feet. Kakarot swayed out of the way as he grabbed her little legs with one hand.
He raised her above the ground and chopped her neck with just enough force to knock her out. Then, he gently placed her on the ground as he locked eyes with Turles. “Why didn’t you stop her? Do you know how dangerous that technique is?! Why would you even teach her something like that?!” Goku lectured him.
“To think that I would be lectured by Kakarot of all people on how to be a father.” Turles chuckled. “Well, I did say that if you managed to beat my children, I would give you a shot at me… But let me ask you something first, Kakarot.” Turles telekinetically brought Stella’s body over to him.
“What?” Goku wasn’t playing around.
"How strong do you think you've become since I killed you? Do you believe you can defeat me on your own when you couldn’t even with the help of your friends? Have you reached a new level of strength, Kakarot, or is this just a ploy to exploit me for your Saiyan power?" Turles questioned.
“Why don’t you find out for yourself?!” Goku teleported in front of Turles and punched out toward Turles’s face.
"I'm not interested in guessing games," Turles replied calmly as he teleported away with Kress and Stella. With a momentary flex of his ki throughout his body, he transformed into a fully mastered Super Saiyan, unlike Kakarot, who still struggled with energy control in his Super Saiyan form. Turles's power didn't leak away haphazardly; he maintained complete control over this form.
“If it took everything just to defeat me in my Oozaru form, do you believe you stand the slightest chance now that I reached an even greater version of the form you’re currently in?” Turles locked eyes with Kakarot.
“I don't care if you're a million times stronger!” Goku clenched his fist.
“No one is depending on you anymore. There's no need to play the hero for those who are already gone. Embrace your Saiyan instincts. It'll make your existence much easier. I could use Kakarot the Saiyan, but I have no use for Goku, the Saiyan from Earth.” Turles’s blonde hair swayed in the wind.
“I’m getting revived first, monkey man!” Android 18 appeared in front of Turles, her ghost tail whipping out to strike his head.