Previously on Frieza's Revenge...

After transforming into a Super Saiyan, Gohan proceeded to completely overpower the Arcosian until the latter decided to use his full power, completely evening the odds! Knowing that he wouldn't be able to defeat Frieza by the time the planet exploded, the young saiyan decided to stage his death in order to escape, train, and live to fight Frieza another day. Will his plan work? Find out...now!

FR-Super Saiyan Saga

Chapter Three: Not According To Plan

The sky had turned from black to a fiery red as the fire that now covered the entirety of Namek's surface illuminated the atmosphere. Entire oceans began to evaporate as the temperature became many times hotter than before. Fissures as deep as ten miles carved their way through the land, literally tearing the planet apart. The Namekian home world's core was nearing its death and when it died, so would Namek.

In a way, this was a new experience for Frieza. Never before had he been on a planet nearing its imminent destruction. He'd always destroyed them from space, and watched them burst from the outside, but now things were different. He was on a dying planet with no way out. All he could do was remain motionless, staring at the location where the supernova had detonated. Despite the defeat of the Super Saiyan, Frieza showed no happiness, no joy. It was because he didn't know what to feel. The emperor wanted to feel victorious but he couldn't, especially when there was a possibility that he wouldn't be found for a very long time. "Damnit, that Saiyan might have accomplished a lot more than he thought when he took out the Ginyu Pods. Blast it all!"


While Frieza was deciding his next move, on the other side of the planet; a young saiyan was racing against the clock. Despite having deflected the majority of the attack, Gohan had still been left in poor condition. The entire left side of his armor was singed with the shoulder area having been completely burned off, while the boy's skin in that area was scorched and littered with bleeding burn marks.

With only a few minutes, if not seconds to get back to the ship and get off the dying planet, the boy had ignored his pain and focused on his objective. Using his new super saiyan speed, it had only taken him half a minute to accomplish this. As he spotted the Capsule Corporation vessel, he burst inside the open hatch.

"Bulma?" he worriedly called out, looking around to find her crying in the corner.

"Gohan?!" The blue haired girl tearfully asked, flailing forward and hugging the boy as tight as she could. "I was so worried…there were these explosions…and..and…then the entire planet began to shake…I was so scared…what happened to your hair…is Frieza gone…I just knew you'd come back!"

"Woah, slow down would you!" he declared, pushing her away. "Why didn't you leave like I told you too?"

Taking a moment to close the hatch and sit down against the wall for relief, she answered, "Well at first it was because I was waiting for you. Then, after thinking you were-well-you know, I tried taking off but I couldn't, so then all I could do was sit and hope that you'd return."

"Wait, what do you mean you couldn't?" Gohan inquired, concern showing in his voice.

"Well at some point in time, some debris must have hit the ship and damaged the manual controls, meaning we have to rely on autopilot," she began. "But the only way the autopilot will function is if the ship's in space already and moving fast enough. However, the only way to get it moving fast enough, and in space, is if we have manual control which we DON'T! So basically, there's no way to meet all the darn requirements the autopilot needs to activate!"

"So what you're saying is that the ship needs to leave orbit and be moving at a fast enough rate to activate the spacial engines, in turn, activating the autopilot which we need because the manual controls are broken. Am I correct?"

"Exactly, so now you see our problem," she solemnly responded placing her head in her hands, defeated.

After a few seconds of running idea's through his head, Gohan came up with a solution. "What if I could get the ship moving fast enough? The engines would activate and then so would autopilot right?" Bulma looked up and gave the boy an inquisitive look.

"As in, I'll get out and physically push the ship," he clarified, making a pushing motion with his arms.

"That's a great idea!" Bulma beamed, now understanding. However, her smile quickly turned to a frown. "But do you think you'd be able to get back in the ship once we leave orbit? I mean I could open the dorsal hatch once we're in space but you won't have much time before the engines activate. A few seconds at the most."

"Bulma, I'm a super saiyan as strong as Frieza, I can handle it," Gohan boasted, approaching the exit. "Now open the hatch back up and let's get the heck out of here!"

"Right!" she exclaimed, jumping up from her sitting position and slamming the button to open the doorway.

The Saiyan child, taking a quick look at Piccolo's unconscious body flew below the ship and immediately began lifting it up. "Pssh, light as a feather," he nervously joked as he heaved the ship upwards at super speed. "Don't worry Gohan, this plan is definitely going to work. Your a Super Saiyan, you can do this!"

From inside the ship, Bulma could feel the ship shake as the Super Saiyan began to gain speed. She stared through the windows to see the barren wasteland Namek had now become getting further and further away. "Come on Gohan, you can do this!" she cheered.

"Alright, were gonna make it!" the child cheered as he reached the lower thermosphere. Immediately, the boy nearly choked as he realized that there was hardly any air in the area he was now in. Along with the lack of air, there was a rather disturbing lack of sound combined with a sudden realization that rather than the temperature getting colder it was getting hotter, and that the heat was coming from behind. Baffled, the child anxiously turned his head around to see that Namek was the cause of the heat build-up! The planet had exploded! With no sound, Gohan hadn't been able to hear the explosion and now that he was looking behind him at its blinding light, he was wishing he couldn't see it either.

"GOHAN! HURRY UP!" Bulma bellowed as she saw the horrific image of Namek's fiery explosion catching up with the ship, causing it to rumble.

'Come on! Activate already!' The super saiyan pleaded in his mind. Without any air, Gohan had begun to lose both his strength and his speed. His aura was successfully keeping him insulated not to mention the scorching heat of the pursuing heat waves, however, insulation was the least of his concerns as he really began to run low on power. Losing his last reserves of air, the boy started panicking. "Please, I beg of you, activate! COME ON!'

Back inside the ship, Bulma's eyes were one of pure terror as the ship's insides became redder and redder as the approaching flames began to catch up with the ship.

"No, I can't let this happen, I WON'T let them die!"

With his last reserve of energy, the Super Saiyan fired off the most powerful pulse he could muster, sending the vessel rocketing forward in an impressive torrent of speed. A smile made its way onto Gohan's face as he watched the blue flames of the spacial engines burst to life. With not even an ounce of strength remaining, the child lost his Super Saiyan form.

Unable to possibly catch up with the ship, the boy refused to allow the burning heat of the explosion take him until he was sure that the vessel had gotten away. When it was no longer in viewing distance, the boy closed his eyelids and smiled, allowing the flames that were already latching onto his form swallow him whole. 'I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you Piccolo, be safe.'


"NOOOO! Gohan!" Goku cried out, tears streaming from his face as he watched his son die from King Kai's Planet. The blue deity himself gasped in shock, unable to believe what had just happened.

"Quick," Goku said, "Contact Kami back on earth to gather the dragon balls and wish Gohan back to life, he's our only hope to stop Frieza!"

"I'm afraid I can't do that my boy," King Kai spoke quietly.

"Why not!"

"Because, if we wish him back, he'll be brought back to the same spot where he died, which is now the vacuum of space, Goku. We can't wish back any of the dead namekians either, like Guru, for their dragon balls, because they too would be brought back in space. Frieza did a lot more damage than even he could imagine when he destroyed the planet. Good news is, Piccolo is still alive, so we can still use Shenron for some sort of wish."

Goku took a moment to calm himself and focus. He looked back at the rest of the shaken up group, Yamcha, Tien, Chiatzou, and Krillin to see if they had any ideas.

"We could wish Piccolo and Bulma back to Earth and Piccolo could get a senzu bean and be returned to normal state right?" Yamcha offered.

"Theres no point in doing that, it's only a six day journey, and Piccolo will definitely be able to survive for that long. Damnit, if only we had already had the dragonballs gathered on Earth, we could have asked Shenron to teleport Gohan and the others off the planet while they were fighting," the Saiyan stated.

"That would have been wise," the blue deity replied looking down at the ground.

"I have an idea," Kami suddenly spoke from Earth.

"Ah Kami!" King Kai exclaimed, "Yes, please go ahead!"

Everyone stared at King Kai as he proceeded to talk with the old Namekian.

"You stated that this Grand Elder's dragonballs had the ability to grant three wishes, correct? So if we wish for him to be given a physical body in other world, I could convene with him and ask how he achieved such a feat. Then, if I can manage to alter Shenron, we can wish back all the dead Namekians as well as Namek itself," Kami explained, rather excited to work with another Namekian.

"That might just work," King Kai replied with a smile. "With our current wish from Shenron, we'll grant Guru his physical body here in otherworld, and then, through me, he can teach Kami everything he needs to know to make Earth's dragonballs grant two if not three wishes, thereby, allowing us to bring back the Namekian homeworld and then the Namekians themselves. This will then grant us access to Porunga who can then grant us yet another three wishes! If it turns out that Porunga can't bring back a person back to life more than once, we'll simply wish Gohan back to life and he can finish Frieza off! From there, we'll plan further, but for now, this is how it's all going to go down. You agree Goku?"

With a wide grin on his face, Goku nodded. "And in the one year wait, I'll make Gohan an even stronger Super Saiyan! Also...speaking of Saiyans, I have a question about a certain, prideful prince…"


A nearly deafening beeping sound knocked Frieza right out of his unconscious state. Immediately, the Arcosian tensed his muscles and noticed that he was in some sort of liquid. He opened his eyes to see that he was in a healing chamber surrounded on all sides by many other medical machines. The frost demon peered to his left to spot a single doctor of the same species as Malaka at the control panel but with red hair and a brownish-red skin tone.

"Lord Frieza! Oh thank goodness you're alright. Hold on, let me get you out of there," he said as the healing liquid drained.

"Where am I?" Frieza questioned as he exited the chamber, drying himself off with a quick ignition of his aura. "How long have I been unconscious? How did you find me?"

"You're on a Gretarian medical cargo ship. Luckily, I was in the vicinity when I detected energy traces of a destroyed planet as well as a single Arcosian life sign. Another minute or two and I would have been in warp and not detected anything! But that's beside the point. When I found out it was you, I immediately brought you aboard and placed you in my healing chamber here. Thankfully, it's the newer model, so it works quite efficiently. As for your being unconscious, I have no idea how long you were adrift but it only took three hours to get you fully healed. Unfortunately, I was unable to regrow your tail" he explained, staring at the severed appendage. "The stardate, in case you were wondering is 86-42."

Frieza nodded his head in acknowledgement and then turned towards the doctor. "So it's only been a few days then, good. As for my tail, it should automatically regrow within the week just as with any Arcosian. Now then, I'd like to ask you a few more questions dear doctor."

"Of course, anything for you Lord Frieza," he said with a bow.

"You keep saying 'I', are you the only one onboard? The ship's rather large for a single person," the Arcosian observed, recalling the size of Gretarian cargo ships.

"Yes sir, I'm the only one onboard. I was on my way to Planet Yardrat to deliver some supplies to the Ginyu Force when I stumbled across you. As for the rest of my crew, their on leave," he explained.

"Oh, is that so? Ah yes, I think I remember you now. You're the sector's most famous doctor, known to bring back creatures even from near death. Sreval was it? You're the one responsible for saving Ginyu's life after the Menevelan incident aren't you?" Frieza inquired after analyzing the doctor's appearance.

"Yes my lord."

"Well, I suggest you abort your mission doctor, the Ginyu Force are all dead."

"What? All of them? But how?" the doctor frantically asked.

"They were killed," the Arcosian paused, "by the Saiyan prince Vegeta. The problem has been dealt with however; and so it is of no concern of yours. Tell me, have you contacted anyone else, about what happened here that is?"

"No, I haven't. I didn't see any need to do so as I already have all the..all the uh...medical supplies I'd ever need as well as the empire's newest healing chamber," Sreval stuttered, still taken aback by the news of the Ginyu Force's demise.

Frieza smiled. "That's excellent news for you, Sreval."

The doctor cocked his head in inquiry, still very shaken up.

"Please, come closer doctor," the tyrant said with a rather evil grin.

With much hesitation, Sreval; scared for his life, quickly but cautiously moved closer to the emperor. The second he got within a foot of him, he was violently thrust to the wall.

Frieza's formal tone had all but disappeared as he growled his next words. "Listen to me and listen very closely. Nothing that happened today is to be told to anyone! It doesn't matter who asks you, my brother or even my father! The only reason you are still alive is due to your rank with the Ginyu Force as well as the fact that you are quite useful to the Planet Trade Organization. However, if I find out that even a word has been spoken of this, 'event', then I will hold you personally responsible and then, my dear friend, you will wish that I had killed you today. Is that clear?"

"Quite clear my lord. I didn't even know you had a father?" he spoke nervously.

"OF COURSE I DO!" Frieza hollered as he threw the doctor to the ground. "I'd think you would be well acquainted with him due to your superb medical abilities and what not?"

"I'm afraid not my lord…" Sreval croaked, still on the ground.

"I'd best mention you to him then, he could you use someone of your abilities to help with his experiments." Frieza grinned, as he walked to the window and looked out, apparently making a decision. "Oh and doctor?"

Sreval painfully got up, grasping his neck, "Yes, Lord Frieza?"

"What's our current course?"

"Well the PTO issued me the orders to act as the Ginyu Force's doctor in their conquest of Yardrat when there was no response from them…so currently that's where we're headed.

"Yardrat can wait, change course. We're going to Arcose."

As the medical ship zoomed towards the arcosian home world, Frieza, now back in his first form, remained in his quarters for the majority of the trip. He spent all of his time either lying down, drinking wine, or thinking about what he would tell his father during his debriefing. King Cold would want to know why Frieza had spent so much time on Namek, and then come back without any of his crew or his ship. He'd especially want to know why one of his flagships was destroyed as well as what had happened to the Ginyu Force. It wasn't easy finding people like them, and it would take a while to put together another Ginyu Force, but then it wouldn't really be the "Ginyu" Force. Frieza had even thought about forming a smaller but much more powerful team like his brother's Armored Squadron or perhaps even like his father's monstrously powered….

BEEP! The computer's voice shattered Frieza's thought process as it announced that the ship had arrived at its destination. The Arcosian burst out of his quarters and got to the bridge as fast as he could, eager to see his home-world for the first time in a year.

"Lord Frieza, General Phrozt of the Haverna wishes to speak with us regarding entrance to Arcose. Shall I put him through?" Sreval inquired as Frieza boarded the command center.

"Go ahead," the emperor responded, sitting down in the captain's chair.

A screen lowered in front of him, displaying a rather old looking arcosian. He was quite tall and in their race's first form. "Ah…Prince Frieza, good to see you again! May I ask why you have arrived on a decommissioned medical ship?" he asked.

"It's a long story," the frost demon remarked with a blank face.

The general smiled, "Isn't it always. Alright, I'll have the force field lowered immediately. General Phrozt out."

Frieza turned his chair to face Sreval. "Decommissioned?"

With a nervous smile, the doctor replied, "I didn't think that little extra detail was all that important."

The tyrant, in a good mood, smirked. "Hmph, I suppose it didn't matter at the time. Very well, prepare to approach the planet."

"Um Lord Frieza?" Sreval inquired.

"What is it?"

"I don't see anything on the view screen but, according to my scanners, Arcose is directly ahead of us?" he questioned, incredibly confused.

"And it is," Frieza spoke with a sly face. "See, it's right there." The arcosian pointed to the view screen in front of him at a seemingly empty space.

"I'm afraid I don't under..."

The doctor stopped dead in his tracks as he saw an entire planet literally materialize in front of the ship.

"Surprised?" The Arcosian chuckled. "The force field around Arcose isn't just for the planet's physical protection; it's a cloaking device as well. Not even the most advanced scouters can pierce through its electric field and if anyone other than an arcosian touches it, the entire security force will be alerted. It took about ten years to install but it was quite worth it don't you agree?

Sreval, very much surprised, turned to look at Frieza and nodded, "Most impressive! Very well then, a shuttle is waiting for us in the hangar if you're ready to disembark your highness."

Frieza looked at Sreval with a questioning face, "A shuttle?"

"Well you see, this ship isn't capable of atmospheric travel so we'll have to go by shuttlecraft," Sreval anxiously explained, his voice getting slower as he reached the end of his sentence.

The Arcosian sighed, "Doctor, I suggest you speak with the high command and request a new ship. But, very well, lead and I shall follow."

The doctor took a huge sigh of relief as he led the Arcosian down the hallway to the shuttle bay, thankful that the emperor wasn't in his usual, easily angered demeanor.


As the shuttle made its way towards Jorev, Arcose's capital city, Sreval couldn't help but dare to take advantage of Frieza's positive mood and ask a question that had been on his mind since they crossed the border patrol.

"You know Lord Frieza, I must say that I'm surprised they let us by so easily, the border patrol that is. For all they know, you could have been a shape shifter or a holographic projection."

"An understandable presumption, but I'm afraid that there was more to that pleasant little conversation than you think. Not only did they scan my voice, but the ship as well. The second we land, a security team will take our DNA samples before allowing us to pass," the frost demon elucidated.

"Ah, just as I suspected. Also, Lord Frieza, where exactly am I going?" Sreval asked, not knowing what their exact destination was.

After having much difficulty in finding the landing zone, Frieza took control of the shuttle himself, claiming it would take an arcosian lifetime to find the landing site if he didn't. The doctor used this as an opportunity to look out the ship's windows and get a good look of everything

As they flew below the clouds, Sreval was taken aback by the sheer mystery of the planet. Since Arcose's atmosphere only took in a small percentage of the sun's light, the temperature was well below comfortable for any non-Arcosian but not anywhere near being uninhabitable for one. As for time, it seemed to have no importance at all, as it was always a constantly dark setting on Arcose, with the sky's luminosity being as blue as an ocean. The doctor had eventually come to the conclusion that the color scheme the entire planet followed was a bluish-black theme as he saw the towering skyscrapers below; each being illuminated by magnificent neon blue lights. Just when he thought that the view couldn't get any better, the grand palace came into sight.

"Oh my," Frieza gasped. "Father said he was going to make some upgrades to the palace but this, this isn't even the same place anymore."

"No, it's a jewel," Sreval muttered as he analyzed the building and its surroundings. It was at least a mile high at the very top, surrounded on all sides by civilization that spread beyond the horizon without a single break in between. "Lord Frieza, just how many arcosians live on this planet?"

"Last time I checked, approximately 500 thousand, however 99% of them only have a powerlevel of around 200 so they aren't exactly half a million Friezas in this universe, hmph. Now then, as soon as we land, feel free to explore the capital. And here, take this, it will keep arcosian security from killing you on site," he stated, tossing a blue slip of metal to the doctor.

"Oh, well…thank you my lord!" Sreval apprehensively replied, analyzing the slip of metal.

"We're here," the Arcosian remarked as the shuttle landed at the base of the palace. The two exited the ship to be immediately DNA sampled by two arcosian security guards just as Frieza had said they would. Once the sample was taken, the arcosians backed away and bowed.

"Welcome back, Prince Frieza, an honor to meet you again." For a split second, Frieza tensed when the other arcosian had used the word, 'prince'. He was used to being called, 'lord' but now that they were on Arcose, only the King would get such a title and that king was none other than Cold. "Your father as well as the rest of the council members are waiting for you inside."

"Thank you," Frieza acknowledged as he walked towards the palace doors, leaving Sreval behind to do as he pleased.

'Did he just say THANK YOU!' the surprised doctor exclaimed in his mind. 'Lord Frieza seems to treat his fellow arcosians with somewhat respect. I've only ever seen this type of behavior between him and Captain Ginyu. Very interesting indeed.'

As Frieza walked through the great hallways of the palace towards the conference room, he continuously revised what he was going to say if they asked him of his travels on Namek. He looked around at the black walls, illuminated only by very dim purple lights. Having purple when all the other buildings were a neon blue was a key identifier of wealth. However Frieza paid little attention to the beauty of his surroundings as he arrived at the great doors of the conference room. Before entering, the prince took a deep breath and cleared his mind of any worry. After a few more seconds of waiting, the Arcosian prince pushed open the doors.


Hey everyone, I hope you enjoyed Chapter Three! Alas, this marked the end of the Super Saiyan saga as the last of the saiyans is no more. Now the story will shift drastically from the "heroes" to Frieza's life away from battle.

Starting in two weeks, we will be getting a closer look as to how everyone's favorite Arcosian acts around his father and in the presence of other Arcosians! But fear not...the wait will be made easier as I will be posting a FR: Special in between now and then. It will explain in great detail the events that will be referenced in chapter 5 so please do check it out!

Again I want to say thank you to Anti-Spiral King for helping me edit these chapters and I would like to thank all of you for leaving your reviews and such. Remember, I CHERISH reader feedback, so please leave some! Also, please do leave some questions if you have any and I will start to answer them in miniature Q&A sections at the end of each chapter.