Ascension

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I do not own Dragon ball, Dragon ball Z, or Dragon ball GT. This is for fan purposes only.

A/N Hey! This is chapter one of my Dragon ball Z story Ascension, an AU where Gohan ascends to super Saiyan earlier and it affects the timeline in certain ways

Gohan trembled in complete fear as he sensed the mind numbing power approach earth. As much as he tried to tell himself otherwise, he knew that it was the power of the once unbeatable Frieza. He also sensed a power even greater with Frieza as well. He ran to the phone and called his friend and fellow warrior Krillin.

"Krillin! Do you sense that!?" Gohan questioned, hoping beyond hope that he was wrong.

"Yeah, I sense it too, I can't believe it." The monk responded. Gohan could hear a slight quiver in his voice as he talked, trying to hide his fear from the young fighter.

They agreed to meet near the ship, and Gohan put on his armor from Namek and flew towards the power before his mom could stop him.

At Capsule Corp.

Vegeta was training in the gravity chamber at 300 times earth's gravity. He had been training for 8 hours straight and didn't plan on stopping any time soon. He had beaten the bots long ago and now was practicing dodging Ki blasts. He charged the blast and released it with Earth shattering force. He was flying in the air and training his flight reflexes. Just as the blast approached from behind and he prepared to intercept it, he felt a huge power near Earth. He recognized the power as the galactic tyrant, and gasped just as the blast exploded into his back. He ignored the pain as he lay on the ground. Images of his time under slavery flashed through his mind. He thought of the countless beatings and humiliations brought to him by Frieza. "No! This can't be!" Vegeta screamed in frustration as each of the images played through his mind as if they were actually happening.

Vegeta was gripped by fear and the first thoughts in his mind were of escape. After only a few seconds of this, his pride overcame him. "NO! I refuse to give in! I have the pride of my entire race in my hands!" He screamed as he exited the gravity chamber and raced towards the power that he knew dwarfed his own.

Gohan and Krillin met up in the sky and flew in relative silence towards the place that it seemed Frieza would land. They landed about a mile off, and soon Tien and Yamcha arrived. The two earthlings, who had never felt the power of Frieza first hand, trembled as they realized just how outclassed they were, despite their intense training. Piccolo arrived next, ignoring everyone except Gohan, whom he gave a slight nod to. Vegeta arrived last, with a confident smirk on his face. They were quiet at first, but as Frieza approached, Vegeta started formulating a plan. "Ok, if Frieza uses the typical planet invasion strategy, then he will send his men out and while he and the other power, who I believe his father, will stay at the ship unless their powers are needed. We should wait until everyone leaves, and then attack. They may be weak, but they could get in the way." Vegeta said.

"We can't just let his soldiers go, they would go on a killing spree!" Tien said with a scowl on his face, his disdain for Vegeta evident.

Vegeta smirked, and said "If you would let the weaklings of this planet cloud your judgment, you're even more incompetent then I thought. I suppose you could take down the weakling soldiers as the real fighter fights Frieza"

"You aren't fooling any one Vegeta, his power makes yours look just as insignificant as it does mine!" Tien responded challengingly.

Vegeta growled and was about to respond, when piccolo yelled "are you two going to act like children, or-

Everyone went silent as the ship passed right over them. They all felt their stomachs flip, as the truly indescribable powers were so close.

"Ok fine then" Vegeta said with more urgency in his voice "Three eyes, Scar face, and midget, you three kill his soldiers after they fly off. Me, the brat, and the green man will approach Frieza and his father and start the fight." The humans brushed off the insults and prepared to charge. "Make sure not to fly, or their scouters will sense you." They waited until the soldiers flew off, and then they sped towards them.

Frieza crackled with electricity as scenes on Namek played through his mind. "Frieza, calm down, all that anger isn't good for you" Frieza's effeminate father said. He looked almost exactly like Frieza in his second form, except he was darker purple. "Oh no father, I'm not angry, quite the contrary, I'm the most excited I've ever been!" Frieza said unconvincingly.

I can't wait until I see this so called super saiyan. Maybe I should employ him instead of this disappointment. King cold thought, as they approached the Earth.

When they landed, Frieza and King Cold exited the ship, and their soldiers lined up in front of them. "I want you to kill any human you see, and I want you to notify me if you see any person with a power level of over 1000. The first to see Vegeta or a small unusually strong child will be rewarded handsomely. Any who show any mercy will be face my wrath!" Frieza screamed, crackling with electricity. The soldiers all saluted and flew off.

Gohan saw the three human warriors sprint off towards the soldiers, and swallowed as he followed Vegeta and piccolo towards the insane powers. His heart was full of fear of Frieza, and he kept making himself focus and not think of his father's fate. They arrived at the ship and revealed themselves to Frieza. Frieza's face lit up with demonic pleasure when he saw them show up. "Ho ho ho, what is this? It seems my prey has rounded itself up for me!" Vegeta swallowed all of his inner doubts and said "Hello Frieza, long time no see. Funny, I didn't think it was possible that you could get any uglier, but I guess you are full of surprises". Frieza growled "You have always been so good at trash talk Vegeta! I guess you get good at it when that is all you have!" Vegeta scowled and charged at Frieza, followed closely by Piccolo and Gohan. Vegeta threw a punch at Frieza's gut, and Gohan and Piccolo aimed at his face. Frieza didn't even seem to move, but the three super warriors ended up on the ground with aching faces. They slowly got up and got back into their stances. Frieza had his normal cruel smirk on his face, and all he could think of was the look on the so called Super Saiyan's face when he arrived to find his friends and son dead. Gohan got up first and charged at Frieza once again. He used his absolute full speed and shared a few blows with Frieza before he was knocked out. Even when he blocked, each blow with the metal form of Frieza seemed bone-shattering. Gohan fell to the ground already broken, and Frieza looked to the other two warriors.

Vegeta saw Gohan fall to the ground, and once again had flashes of his beatings with Frieza. He looked to Frieza and saw the same look on his face that he always had, and his anger exploded. "You think you can get away with what you did to me?! I am the prince of the mightiest warrior race in the universe!" Frieza rolled his eyes at the familiar sounding speech, and decided to let Vegeta hit him. Vegeta rushed up and punched Frieza with full force in the face. Frieza never flinched and Vegeta grabbed his hand as he tried to hide just how much his freshly broken hand stung.

I don't understand! Even after all of these months of training, it's like the gap between us is even greater! Vegeta thought bitterly.

Frieza smirked and punched Vegeta in the chest, rocketing him back 100 yards. Frieza looked to Piccolo and said "are you next?" Piccolo sighed and charged at Frieza, knowing full well the odds against him were insurmountable. Frieza sidestepped his punch and grabbed his arm and kneed it, snapping his elbow backwards. Piccolo screamed and fell to the ground in pain. Frieza smiled and pointed his finger at Piccolo's head. Right before he fired, his metal index finger was sliced off by a Ki disc.

Frieza was shocked at first, followed by complete rage, and purple electricity cracked loudly around him, as he looked at the orange wearing midget. "If you thought that your death before was painful, you have no clue what pain is!" Frieza rocketed forward and kneed Krillin in the stomach. The air was knocked out of Krillin, and then Frieza teleported behind him and kicked him to the ground. Frieza left the bald man alone, wanting to draw out his pain. He walked over to Vegeta and put his foot on his chest. "This feels a little eerily similar doesn't it Vegeta?" Vegeta groaned as the pressure on his chest increased. "Hey Frieza, I've heard some pretty nasty things about you, and seeing this I'm inclined to believe them." Yamcha said as he flew up, followed closely by Tien. "Oh, look, even more bugs to squash" Frieza laughed. They frowned and charged at Frieza, even more outclassed by Frieza than the warriors who attacked him earlier. After less than two seconds, they fell out of the sky.

King Cold stood to the side and smirked. These puny insects think that Frieza is powerful, those fools. They don't know what real power is.

Frieza, not one to forget a grudge, walked back over to Krillin and kicked him repeatedly in the gut. Blood flew out of his mouth each time. He was slowly losing consciousness, thinking about Goku, who was his last hope.

Gohan watched as Frieza tortured Krillin. His Friend Krillin. He looked around and saw his friends on the ground bleeding and broken. He hated this feeling more than anything. The feeling of absolute helplessness as his friends were in trouble. It happened time and time again. Images of his fight with Nappa, the Ginyu force, and Frieza flashed through his mind. "I have never had the power to protect my friends! I keep training to be able to help my friends, but it's never enough! I can't let Frieza do this to them! I can't let him do this to my Friends!"

Gohan screamed in anger and frustration as he stood up despite the pain and glared at Frieza. He felt complete rage as he was overcome with power. His hair turned gold and his eyes turned teal. He had no thoughts of anything except destroying Frieza. His power exploded, and Frieza turned around just as a fist connected with his jaw.

Frieza was on the ground for a few seconds, and when he got off of the ground, he trembled in fear. It was still the child in the same armor, but he was different. It was his eyes. His eyes were what struck fear into Frieza's heart. The eyes of the one warrior other than his father to best him. The eyes of a super Saiyan.

After about 5 seconds, Frieza's smile returned, though it seemed somewhat forced. "you think you are superior to me? I will kill you, and then I will kill your father!" Gohan was intrigued about the comment about his father, but he was too full of rage to say anything. The two warriors charged at each other, creating sonic booms every time that they met. Each time that Frieza struck at Gohan, Gohan would block it and hit back, and Frieza blocked all of Gohan's hits as well. It seemed like a stalemate to all except for king Cold, who saw that Gohan had the advantage due to his superior martial arts training. King Cold smirked, not worried about Gohan's power.

When they separated and stared at each other, it was obvious that Frieza's breath was more labored than Gohan's. "You filthy monkeys are all the same! You think that you are so superior, but you don't know what power is!" Frieza's eyes had a crazy look in them. "prepare to die along with your planet brat!" Frieza raised into the air with his other index finger raised. A large ball formed and he threw it at Gohan, laughing manically.

"What are you doing?" Gohan screamed as he raised his arms and closed his eyes as the large ball collided with him.