"You will die, Son Goku! And you too, Baby!" yelled Dr. Myuu as he punched the wall of his ship. "I have been betrayed! I will not stand for it! I swear on my life that you will both pay!"
He took a small device out of his pocket. "As long as I have this, I can take care of Baby on my own. Once I've rendered him helpless, I can re-program him and have him take out Son Goku for me! Just you wait, both of you! I will have my revenge!" Gohan and Goten took Goku and Chi-chi home, and put Goku in bed to recover from what Baby had done to his body. Trunks volunteered to take Uub home to his village, and Vegeta and Bra took Bulma home. Buu took Hercule to his house. Gohan returned to his family. Things were back to normal.
After two weeks, Uub woke up. He was a little shaky at first, but returned to his full strength quickly. Goku hadn't yet regained consciousness. Everyone was puzzled. Why hadn't Goku woken up shortly after Uub? Was there some difference in the manner of their possession? None of them could figure it out. "Wake up, Goku," said a voice in Goku's ear. He stirred and opened his eyes. He was lying on a grassy field, surrounded by bizarre mountains and rocks. He looked at who had woken him. It was Kibitoshin, the Guardian of the Universe. Goku sat bolt upright and looked around. He was on the Planet of the Kais.
"What's going on?" he asked in confusion.
"You are here for a little emergency training, Goku," said the Elder Kaioshin, who was sitting nearby.
"Emergency training?" asked Goku, puzzled. "What for? What happened with Baby?"
"Baby is dead, don't worry," said Kibitoshin. "But there is something much more dangerous on the way. Something more powerful than anything we've seen before."
Goku looked worried. "What is it?" he asked.
Kibitoshin frowned. "I don't know," he said. "But I can sense it lurking. It will arise soon, and you need to be properly trained for it."
"Well, what about Gohan? He's already stronger than me, can't he handle it?"
Old Kai looked up. "Goku, this will take more than just Gohan. He is powerful, yes, but it's not enough. We will need your power as well. You will need to learn to harness the power that only a pure-blooded Super Saiyan can harness."
"Wow," said Goku. "This sounds even more serious than Majin Buu. Well, if my help is needed that badly, then I'm ready. Lay it on me, Old Kai!"
Old Kai stared. "Oh," he said after a beat. "I see. You expect me to unlock your potential like I did with Gohan. Well I'm sorry, Goku, but it doesn't work that way. Not this time. You've trained incredibly hard; if I were to awaken your sleeping powers now, it wouldn't increase your power much. Not the way you are now. No, it can only be done by reaching a new level of power."
"A new level?" asked Goku, bewildered.
"Yes, you idiot!" yelled Old Kai. "The dormant power that lies only in the Super Saiyans of legend! An incredibly dangerous power that is not to be used lightly. It will make you roughly as strong as your son."
"As strong as Gohan," Goku mused. "Incredible. So if it can only be harnessed by the pure-blooded Super Saiyans, then why isn't Vegeta here too?"
"We tried to bring him here," said Kibitoshin. "Unfortunately, this training is more of the mind than of the body, and it can only be done while someone is in the deepest state of unconsciousness. Sleep alone isn't enough. That's why we grabbed you when we could. Your body is still on Earth, but your spirit is up here with us."
At that moment, Goku looked up. "Aaah!" he exclaimed. "A halo! I have a halo!"
"Yes, but it doesn't mean you're dead!" said Kibitoshin quickly. "It means your spirit, all that remains of you when you die, is here on our planet. Your body is still alive and breathing on Earth."
"Yes," said Old Kai. "It's ideal for this training."
"I see," said Goku. "So, when do we begin the training?"
"Soon," said Old Kai. "Listen, Goku, do you remember when Frieza killed your little bald friend?"
"Krillin?" said Goku blankly. "Sure, I remember."
"How did that make you feel?" pressed Old Kai.
"Well...enraged, obviously," said Goku. "I became a Super Saiyan, of course I was angry!"
"You wanted to kill Frieza?" asked Kibitoshin.
"I did what I had to do," said Goku.
"Did you?" asked Old Kai. "Or did you do what you wanted to do? What every instinct in your body was telling you to do?"
"I...look, maybe I was a little mad...a lot mad, yes! But that doesn't mean I was some kind of bloodthirsty killer! What's the point of this!"
"Goku, listen to me," said Kibitoshin. "That day was probably the only day in your life that you experienced true, unrestrained rage. After that, you got stronger by training. But the murderous rage you felt that day was gone. You need to bring it back."
Goku was in shock. "You mean, I have to get as angry as I did that day on Namek?"
"Exactly," said Kibitoshin. "Once you're at your maximum power level, you have to call on the Saiyan powers of Oozaru and have the necessary rage in your heart. Only then will you undergo the transformation."
"Transformation? Like, a Super Saiyan 4?"
Kibitoshin hesitated. "I suppose you could call it that," he said. "Though it's radically different from a normal Super Saiyan transformation."
"Wow,"' said Goku. "A new level of power! Say, how do you know so much about this?"
"We are Kaioshins, Goku," said Old Kai. "We've seen all the important events all over the universe for thousands of years. The original Super Saiyan of Legend was the only one ever to discover this power. Unfortunately, he was not influenced by the planet Earth, as you were. He used the power for destructive means and ended up destroying himself. You will not succumb to such weaknesses."
"All right," said Goku. "I'm ready! Let's start the training!" The crudely-built spaceship entered the solar system around Earth.
"The day draws near," said Dr. Myuu menacingly. "I will reach Earth tomorrow." He took out the small device and looked at it. "Baby, you and every machine around you will fall helpless at the press of a button! You'll see how it feels! I will have my revenge." "Why won't he wake up?" asked Chi-chi nervously.
"I can't figure it out," said Trunks. "He doesn't seem to be in any danger, but nothing I do will stir him. I guess all we can do now is wait for him to snap out of it."
"This is so strange," said Uub. "He's been asleep for days longer than I was! What could have happened to him?"
Trunks shook his head. "Your guess is as good as mine." "Look in here, Goku," said Old Kai. Goku peered into the Elder Kaioshin's crystal ball, where he saw a scene directly out of his past: Frieza, scratched, bloodied, and panting hard, was climbing out of the monumental crater that had been created by the Genki-Dama.
Goku looked to his left and saw Krillin gasping in fear. He pointed. "F-F-F-Friezaaaaaa!" Goku suddenly realized that he was no longer looking at the scene; he really was on Planet Namek.
"You thought I was dead, didn't you?" said Frieza triumphantly. "For a moment I did as well. But now you will all die." He pointed his hand at Krillin. Krillin's eyes widened in fear as he was lifted up into the air against his will. Goku tried to stop him, but he could feel the fatigue from the Kaioken times twenty. He could barely move. "No..." he said weakly. "Krillin, no!" Krillin clenched his teeth in pain. "GOKU!" he screamed before he exploded.
Goku began to feel the anger. Frieza had ruthlessly killed someone who had no chance against him. He stood up straight and yelled. He transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and raced up toward Frieza. He blew him away with a beam of ki. Instantly he found himself back on the Planet of the Kais.
"Goku, what was that!" yelled Old Kai.
"Well, I can go to a much higher level now, can't I? Besides, that wasn't real."
"That's not the point!" said Kibitoshin. "Goku, you've got to feel the rage, the hatred. Becoming radically stronger than your opponent won't help. Hmm...we've got to pit you up against an opponent who's stronger than that. We've got to surprise you. Let's try again." The people of Ginger Town had evacuated the area after someone had spotted what looked like an asteroid coming right for them. So there was no one in the forest area when the spaceship hit. After the dust cleared, the main hatch opened, and Dr. Myuu stepped out.
"So," he said, surveying the landscape. "This is Earth. Looks a bit like M2. Now to get down to business."
He took out the small device and checked it. "Hmm," he muttered. "There doesn't seem to be any reading on Baby's whereabouts. Could it be that he is no longer on this planet? And if that is the case, where is Son Goku?"
He walked around the forest, as several civilians edged their way toward the crash sight. One of them, with long black hair and a jacket, flew over to Dr. Myuu.
"Who are you?" asked the stranger in a menacing voice.
Dr. Myuu chuckled. "I don't think you have the right to ask me that. Listen, I am in a hurry and I need some questions answered. What do you know about a creature named Baby? Or one called Son Goku?"
"All right," said the stranger. "I'll play with you. You want to know about Son Goku? He's the one who always saves this planet from disaster. And this Baby you're asking about? He's dead."
Dr. Myuu's mouth fell open. "Dead?" he stammered. "How do you know?"
"I have connections with Son Goku's friends," replied the stranger nonchalantly. "Now, are you done? Can I send you back where you came from now?" He advanced on Dr. Myuu.
He stumbled backward. "No! Stay away!"
"Why are the weak ones always so cowardly?" asked the stranger as he raised his hand. Dr. Myuu tripped on a piece of debris and landed on his back. The device in his pocket was accidentally activated. A wave of blue light shot out in a shockwave around him. The civilians were unharmed, except for the black-haired stranger. His eyes lost their focus, and he collapsed to the ground.
Dr. Myuu scrambled to his feet and stared down at him. He looked at the device. He looked at the stranger again.
"Could it be...?" he asked tentatively. "Are you an android?" He hoisted the stranger onto his back and carried him off to his ship. Once there, he laid him down on the floor and examined him. "You are an android," said Dr. Myuu in amazement. He brushed back the hair and saw a tiny 17 inscribed on the back of his neck. Dr. Myuu grinned. "This is very interesting indeed."
