This is a small project I'm hoping will be the test to see if I've gotten any better in the last 3 years. Yes, I will update my other stories (after I check them and make the needed changes) If anybody has any questions or feels like chatting please feel free to send me a message as you like! ^^

For the story, this is going to be a What-if (I'm going to try and keep it that way xD) scenario and if you have any concerns or critiques about how ti's made go ahead and message me or review it. I'll message you my reasons or the change if it's highly needed. ^^

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragonball Z or anything it owns (yeah, it pwns things xD) so just give it to Akira Toriyama!

Rematch?
By Zaya Ayame

"Monkey, please, I would hate to see you get chopped into pieces; I'd keep running if I were you!"

A dark chuckle, followed by the 'Zmm' of its owners attack cut into the air of the dying planet known as Namek. Explosions wracked its crust, pieces of rubble and lava mixing lethally and in the mix of this were two fighters; one of light and the other of dark, each displaying their own power and wit in a battle of death. The blonde fighter with teal eyes was muscular, medium height and merciless in his evasion of the other's disc of energy. The other fighter, truly strange, was of alien origin. Its muscular body dripping with masculinity gave hint of its maleness. He was pale like a sheet; circular patterns ambushing his body on his shoulder, shins, forearms, his chest and the top his head. His bloody-endowed eyes glinted with amusement as his black lips stretched into an entertained grin.

Just as the disc was about to dice the pale one's enemy, the blonde warrior vanished. Displeased, the alien frowned and recalled its attack to his hand. His gaze turned to meet the blonde fighter's eyes as he sat on a rock.

"You're really starting to piss me off, you know that?" The alien growled menacingly, though his voice was no louder than a soft statement.

"You're a fool, Frieza; taking this as only a game when the planet could explode any minute." The 'monkey' glared at his opponent.

"You're pretty ballsy to call the Great Lord Frieza a fool. Maybe we should raise the stakes!" As the words left his mouth, he materialized another disc and threw them both at the blonde fighter.

"As you wish, Frieza . . . "The blonde fighter disappeared again, reappearing some way back and avoiding two of his attacks. "-you fool."

Seconds seemed like hours to the warlord of the universe but he couldn't have been more content to try and slice his rival. Never, in all his life, had he been so challenged by another being that he would enjoy every second. The battle was exhilarating, but the real fun was the kill; the victory!

"Oh come on; not this routine again! Can't you try something different?" Just as the words left his mouth, the saiyan released a small volley, enough to disrupt the dirt at the alien's feet, to confuse his attack. Caught off guard, Frieza jumped up, away from his attack. "Lucky shot-!"

"Up here, Frieza!" He could only look up for a second before stars and blackness invaded his vision for a few precious seconds and even then, he feared, it was enough to catch him completely off guard. He suffered a beating and was smashed back into the ground.

"Ugh!" Blood rushed up to his throat and he merely spat it out and glared up at the enraging saiyan. "Heh, that won't happen again . . . "He jumped into the air, toward the fool, and was planning his next attack before his opponent screamed at him to move. Adrenaline pumping his body, he disappeared just barely out of the way of his own attack, a gash on his cheek the only evidence of his evasion before he stared at the discs as they went by. "Too close."

"Not for me!" His world turned black once more as he was hit with a surprise attack, unable to regain his composure before he was once again eating dirt. He got up slowly, feeling his body for injury and assessing that he only had three broken ribs, a shattered nose and collar, and fractured knee; nothing too serious. More than angered, he turned to the saiyan and narrowed his eyes on him.

"You can't seem to get it, can you? You won't win!" Snarling the last word, he rushed at Goku. Just as he was about to shove his fist down the cursed monkey's throat, he was separated by a large explosion of lava nearly melting his skin off his bones. He was barely able to get out of the way; he couldn't survive the lava at his energy. Rationality returning to him, he surveyed the planet and cursed, confusing Goku but he soon caught on.

"Frieza, the planet will explode in a few seconds, won't it?" The alien glared at the saiyan with hatred in his eyes before he nodded begrudgingly. Goku snorted, "I'm leaving; we can finish this some other time!"

The pale alien's eyes widened. "You would leave? Pathetic monkey, you can't just abandon this planet! There are no ships usable to escape." He grinned. "I can escape though, poor you." Goku snorted.

"I'll find a way off; you worry about yourself!" Turning away, he took to the air.

Just as Frieza was about to stop Goku from escaping, another explosion nearly seared the prince's face off. Enraged that he could not fight with the planet in disrepair, he took off after the saiyan.

"Monkey!"

Goku flinched and looked behind him before he saw Frieza blast past him. "Huh?"

"Follow me!" Confused at Frieza's command, Goku cautiously followed, eyeing the alien's actions as he caught up with him. "Shut up, first and don't say anything." Frieza interrupted him as he was about to ask his intensions. "I can't kill you with my hands if the planet takes you first. I won't survive if I am still on this planet since my energy is so low." Passing his ship, he landed on the ground, avoiding a piece of rubble as it whizzed past him. He walked toward a small saiyan space ship.

"Frieza how did you-?"

"The Ginyu Force didn't just pop out of my ass, monkey!" Goku blinked, glancing at the pod. Frieza's eyes twitched impatiently. "Get. In. The damn. Pod!"

"Frieza, you realize that you're-Argh!" He held his jaw painfully, glaring at Frieza. He didn't expect a punch that strong!

"I said don't speak, primate." Frieza's glare said enough. It hurt him enough to help his enemy escape. "There are four more, now leave." He turned and blasted off to find the others. Goku stared at him as he left before he glanced at the pod and jumped inside. He only had a few seconds to plot a course back to Earth!

Meanwhile, the lord of the universe landed next another and sighed, relaxing his body to reduce his size. When he shrunk, a grunt escaped him as he fell to his knees from fatigue. Damn, he hadn't counted being this tired; he had to work fast! Getting into the pod, he fell against the padding and his hands worked the controls. As he planned the course, his fingers slipped when the pod shook. This made him plot a course to Earth instead of his home planet. He cursed, unable to change the course.

"This is just great . . . "He could barely keep his eyes opened and the pod blasted straight where he didn't want to go till he healed. It would be a long ride, he figured, so he hooked himself up to the life support and closed his eyes. When I get there, I'll simply kill his friends and frenzy him. He'll be so angry he won't be able to focus and I'll kill him once and for all. With a small chuckle and grin, he fell into the realm of darkness.

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"King Kai, I still can't believe it!"

"Neither can I Goku! He must have a plan to kill you or he truly was desperate enough to let you leave so he could kill you later."

Goku sat in his pod, unable to close his eyes and rest, thinking about what Frieza was thinking when he let him go. Was he changing? It was start, if he was! He wouldn't be able to know until he got to Earth. That's where he guessed Frieza would want to continue. Was he injured too, though? He wanted to rest or heal up before starting over again, right? Questions raced inside Goku's head and he yawned before succumbing to sleep.

The chapter will be up, hopfully by tomorrow! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! ^^