Gohan stood in marvel alongside his companions as they looked upon the planet below. It was big, slightly bigger than the Earth if the instruments the Briefs' have installed on the ship were correct. Bulma scrambled away and returned moments later, Dragon Radar in hand. She clicked it twice, each time with no response, but the last click to extend the range to the fullest and sure enough the familiar beeping of a detected Dragon ball Rang out, "Looks like you hunch was right, we've got Dragon Balls down there!"

Gohan gave a shout of joy, "Then we're really going to be able to bring them back to life! It won't take long at all. I wonder if the Namekians are all like ?"

Bulma approached the Captain's chair with a smirk, "Alright, let's strap in and get planetside!"

"Hold on,"

The pair turned towards Krillin, "What is it Krillin?"

"Yeah, what's the hold up?"

Standing with his back to them, Krillin continued to stare at the planet in silent horror, "Gohan, reach out with you senses. I'm hoping you'll tell me I'm just going bonkers."

Returning to the window, Gohan opened his senses and reached out. He felt a lot of energy signatures, some bigger than others, but at this range he couldn't really feel them fully. All in all it seemed normal, "I don't…." And then he felt it. A feeling of immense dread filled the pit of his stomach, an audible gasp leaving his throat as he took a few steps back as he recoiled from the feeling, "That's….impossible."

Bulma frowned, "What is it? Is Vegeta down there?"

Krillin shook his head, "No, I wish it were him. Whoever's down that has more power than Vegeta 100 times over, and then some."

Bulma brightened up, "Well then what's the problem? It's probably one of the Namekians. We might not even have to deal with them."

"No, I don't think it's a Namekian."

"Maybe you're just being negative, Krillin."

"He's right," Gohan shook as he continued to stare at planet, forcing himself to reel in his senses before turning to Bulma, "That energy, it's not just strong, but it's evil. I can feel the cruelty in the aura. Whoever is down there, they're not friendly and something tells me there not here by chance."

At this point Bulma was starting to get the picture, "Y-you think that who ever is down there wants the Dragon Balls?!"

"We shouldn't rule anything out. We don't know anything about how life works out here in space. Raditz was able to transmit his sigal to Vegeta and that other brute, who knows who else was listening in when they were fighting us. It could be unrelated," the monk then shot Bulma a sheepish smile, "But when is it ever unrelated when the Dragon balls are involved?"

Bulma collapsed into her chair, "Great. So what, we turn around and go home?" She was not looking forward to 12 straight weeks of travel couped up in this ship. They spent the next several minutes reflecting on this new development before a plan began to form.

Krillin was pacing, "Can the Dragon Radar see if there are any Dragon Balls gathered together?"

Bulma shook her head, "No, we're still too far out to get specifics. All its saying is that all 7 are in the direction of the planet."

Krillin frowned, "We need to get down there and get a handle on the situation. If we're lucky, they won't have all 7 or a way to track them at all. All we need to do is get one to prevent them from making their wish."

The blue haired scientist raised her brow, "And then what? If they're looking for the Dragon Balls all you're going to do is put a target on our back. You already said they're strong, what are you going to do if they come looking?!"

"Well, maybe they don't have to find us."

The two adults turned their attention to the toddler who had a pensive scrunching up an otherwise youthful face, "If they're anything like Vegeta, they don't have the ability to sense energy. If we're able to sneak away one dragon ball, we could put it on the ship and have Bulma go to a nearby planet so that they don't find us."

Bulma brightened up, "That's perfect! That will buy us some time for Goku to get here! Dad was supposed to be building a new ship with all that we learned the ship Goku crashed in when he landed on Earth. I'll bet he's close to finishing it. Once we land, I can set up the equipment to send a signal back home to let them know what's going on."

Krillin nodded as well, "I like your style, Kid. If we keep our energy low, we should be able to avoid detection from their radars," He turned his attention to Namek, "If we're lucky, we might be able to avoid this guy altogether. I'm not even sure Goku is going to be enough to take on whoever's down there."

Plan in mind, the Earthlings made their way planetside.

The landing went of without a hitch. With Krillin and Gohan's help, Bulma was able to find a secluded spot to set down. She began to put on her spacesuit again, but much to her irritation, she found both Krillin and Gohan outside in their normal clothes. She wanted to berate them, but she instead growled and began setting up the equipment to make a call to her father.

Not long after they touched down, they were discovered by a pair of warriors sporting the same armor as the Saiyans that came to Earth. They weren't strong, probably about the same power level as the Saibamen. Thankfully, their caution and diligence left them prepared to make quick work of the grunts before the situation escalated further.

Gohan pat his legs to knock of the dirt that kicked up from the small scrap, "Well, that was easy en-" he was cut off as he found Krillin's hand over his mouth.

"What are you nuts?! Do you really wanna jinx-" A loud screech split the sky as not one but two pods raced through the air, twin booms echoing from the landing miles away. Both of the beings on the pods were strong, stronger than either of the Earthlings, "us. See, now look at what you did!"

Gohan had the decency to look sheepish as he focused on the arriving powers. One of them was familiar, "It's Vegeta, no doubt about it."

"Dam it. Whoever he's with, is just as strong as he is. Looks like we're really behind the eight ball on this one." Soon after the words left his mouth, the Dragon Radar pinged to life as Four of the mystic orbs began to approach them at rapid speed, "Get in cover!"

Diving behind a raised plateau, Gohan and Krillin watched in horror as a horned creature in a floating chair raced across the sky, surrounded by aliens of all shapes and sizes. Among them, were four dragon balls. They were 3 times as big as those on Earth, but the Golden orange color with crimson stars signifying their number was easily recognizable.

In a matter of moments they were gone, over the horizon towards more power levels on the ground. Likely, a Namekian village. Gohan was the first to regain the power of speech, "Krillin…"

"Yeah, I felt it Gohan. That horned thing, he's the source of that monstrous power. They already have four Dragon balls, "He glanced down at the radar once more, "And headed for another. We've got to follow them, see just what the heck is going on."

The pair returned to Bulma who looked to be just about finished with setting up the radio, "Hey I was just about to call dad, what's up?"

"Bulma do we have a portable radio? Something we could use to get in contact with you?"

Smiling, Bulma pulled out a capsule and threw it on the ground. When the smoke cleared, there was a small metal container with a slew of technology stored inside. Bulma grabbed three small buds and handed one to Gohan and Krillin, "I built these a while ago. They're small transmitters, with a built in microphone and speaker. Just place it in your ear like so," She slipped the small bud into her ear, "And just place a finger on the Capsule Corp. Logo to activate the microphone. Testing."

Gohan heard her voice echo through the device clear as day, "Wow, that's amazing. How far out do they work?"

Bulma smirked, "At first they were only reliable within 500 miles or so, but when I broke down the scouter and figured out how they were able to transmit and receive their signals I was able to extend its range significantly. I should be able to hear you guys so long as I stay near this section of the solar system."

Krillin smiled as a plan formed in his head, "Perfect this is exactly what we needed."

"Need for what?"

"There are a lot of strong people on this planet. We don't know their motives, but we do know that Vegeta is hostile and I'm almost sure that the ones gathering the dragon balls aren't friendlies. Gohan and I are going to investigate, but it's clear that they have men spread out all over the planet. If you're in space, there is a good chance they'll leave you alone and worst comes to worst you can lose them in the ship."

Gohan nodded in understanding, "I get it. Rather than just leave Bulma and the ship unprotected, we can have them safe in space"

"So then the radios are for you guys to call me for extraction when you need it? Take a dragon ball, go into space and wait for Goku to arrive or plan our next move."

Krillin smiled, "Exactly. So, will it work?"

"Yeah, it should be easy. I'll go ahead and get up into orbit, there is a small moon not far from here, I think I'll stay near it just incase more traffic comes to this planet. Don't want to be seen by reinforcements afterall. I've got plenty of food and the ship has more than enough energy. Those transmitters are also broadcasting your location," she held up a rectangular device with a black screen. When she powered it on, there were three blinking blips similar to the dragon radar, "Just let me know when to come for you and I'll be there."

As Bulma entered the ship and lifted off into space, she saw Gohan and Krillin dashing across the landscape as they headed for the group gathering Dragon Balls.


Vegeta exited his pod and began to inspect his surroundings. His scouter flashed to life as it took in noticeable power levels in range. He was quickly made aware of the location of Freeza and his bodyguards, some small power levels that likely belonged to the Namekians and of course, "Kui. What do you think you're doing following me here?"

The purple alien wore a smirk as he descended to the ground, touching down a few feet away, "My job, of course. Freeza wanted me to keep an eye on you, to make sure you didn't get any wild thoughts."

"Oh, and what pray tell, are the wild thoughts he's worried about?"

Kui cackled, "Lord Freeza doesn't have to worry about anything, especially nothing concerning you pitiful Saiyans. He did however give me permission to eradicate you from existence if you moved to interfere with his plans. So, are you here to help Lord Freeza gather the Dragon Balls?"

This time, it was Vegeta's turn to smirk, "As if, I've come to collect them for myself. Once I get my wish, Freeza will soon be dealt with, and I shall reign supreme over the known universe."

Kui chuckled, "Well, that would certainly interfere with Lord Freeza's goals. Looks like I can finally put you down, Vegeta."

That was his only warning as Kui closed the distance, striking out with a flurry of punches. The two began to exchange blows at high speed, the clash of energies kicking up dirt as they vied for dominance. Neither of them were able to land a clean blow, it was either parried or blocked out right. The stalemate continued until finally Kui landed a punch, snapping Vegeta's head back as he skid to a halt a few feet away.

Kui laughed as he straightened up, "Give it up Vegeta, there is no way you can win. Our power levels are even, but I'm the better fighter. Why not just give up and beg Lord Freeza for forgiveness? Not that he'll grant it, but hey, maybe he'll give you a swift death!"

Kui's laughter could be heard echoing across the plains. He found himself joined by Vegeta, who was also cackling ominously, "Laughing in the face of certain death, have you finally lost it?

Vegeta laughed for a moment longer before his cold eyes found their way to his purple opponent, "You know Kui, I hate to say it, but I've actually enjoyed our little rivalry. There was hardly anyone outside of Freeza's special forces that didn't cower before me, but you did always manage to keep up. It was fun, toying with you for all this time."

Kui growled, "Toy with me?! You're a fool, you couldn't best me if you tried, our levels are even!"

"Oh really? Well, they certainly might have been when I left, but why don't you activate your scouter and find out?" Vegeta then began to gather his energy, a grunt of effort as he continued to raise his power.

Kui activated his scouter, sure of the reading as it began to climb, '11'000…...14,000 heh he's approaching his maximum, 18'000 is where it'll stop.' Only it didn't stop, '18'000….wait 19,000? It's still going!' With a yell, Vegeta released his energy, a great wind surrounding them before it fell away into an eerie calm.

"So tell me Kui, are we still even?"

Kui was shell shocked, "24,000…how is this possible?! Where did you get that power!?"

"Don't tell me you didn't know? I suppose it's something a lot of the newer members of the Freeza force wasn't aware of. After all, there aren't more than a handful of Saiyan's left, if any outside of the those that I know about. You see Kui, Saiyan's are a true warrior race, not like those imitators who claim to be bred for battle. Not only do we enjoy the thrill of battle, but we are ever evolving. When a Saiyan is defeated in combat, he gets stronger. Doesn't matter if he is pushed to the brink of death, so long as he does not die, they will come back stronger than before."

Kui was backing away from the Saiyan, his skin covered in a thin layer of cold sweat as he took in the prince's words, "Defeat makes Saiyans stronger? Then, you're battle on Earth…."

"Ended with my defeat. I won't lie to you, a lower class Saiyan and his half-breed son were too much for me alone. Combined with a few annoying Earthling's,they bested me, forcing me to retreat and lick my wounds. If I were a weaker Saiyan, I wouldn't have survived the journey back. But I am the prince of all Saiyans, a step beyond. From that look on your face, I'd say that the reality of the situation has finally dawned on you."

Kui was stammering, his mind turning rapidly to find a way out of this situation, "V-vegeta wait, we don't have to be enemies! Yo-you're strong, strong enough to beat Zarbon and Dodoria for sure! If we team up, we could take down Freeza, we could rule the Universe."

Vegeta began to advance, his smirk downright lethal, "Sorry, but you're not strong enough to bother forging an alliance with. Besides, I can't have my reputation ruined by my underlings knowing of my defeat."

Kui froze, full panic on his face. Suddenly his eyes widened, not at the sight of the imposing Saiyan Warrior, but from what approached him from behind. Kui snapped a salute, "Ah, Lord Freeza!"

Vegeta's eyes widened in surprise as he turned towards the little emperor, only to be greeted by blue grass and an empty plain.

Kui struck fast, an eruption of purple energy exploded towards Vegeta as the alien hightailed it out of there, taking to the skies as fast as his body would move, "Going somewhere?"

Vegeta appeared below the alien, bringing his foot to rest in Kui's guts, arresting his breath and progress in one sudden motion. The agony was unbearable, leaving him defenseless as Vegeta continued to pummel him. With a hammer blow, Vegeta smashed Kui into the ground creating a crater to rival even the hottest of entries from a space pod.

Kui wasn't even allowed to get to his feet. Vegeta grabbed his arm, and much like he did with Nappa months ago on earth, he flung the alien into the sky a yell of pain erupting from his victims lungs, "VEGETAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Vegeta focused his power to his index and middle finger, before the thrusted them at Kui. The being exploded in a spray of smoke and burning flesh that rained down onto the world below. No one was there to mark the end of Kui, Vegeta had already left.


Gohan and Krillin crawled towards the ledge of a small cliff that overlooked a Namekian village, trying to keep themselves hidden as they watched the events unfold as the invades interacted with the locals. They were late to the party, several Namekians laid slain on the ground, the soldiers standing arrogantly around them as the horned creature sat and laughed, "Oh my, you Namekians are quite rude. It seems that on this backwater of a planet that you've never heard of the great Lord Freeza. You see, I've traveled all this way to have a wish granted by the mighty Dragon Balls, and you folks seem hell bent on standing in my way. Though I can't imagine why, no one gets in my way for very long."

On the hill side they counted out the enemies. There were thirteen soldiers accompanying Freeza. Most of them had the same power level as the two scouts that Krillin and Gohan dealt with on arrival, but the two carrying Dragon Balls were on a whole different calibur, even surpassing Vegeta when he was on Earth.

One had flowing green hair, pulled into a ponytail. He could have passed for human, save for the green tint to his skin. He looked like one of those models that Gohan had seen Bulma ogling in a magazine, but there those smiles were friendly and confident. This creature's smirk oozed arrogance, mockery, and a promise of pain.

The other was a pink creature with bulging spikes on its forearms and head. Even at a glance, his aura exuded his cohorts, he was smirking at some hidden joke, purple rings around his eyes and lips emphasizing his yellow teeth. The way his mouth seemed to water at the sight of the dead Namekians made the Earthlings skin crawl.

There were only four Namekians left, two older men with worn wrinkled skin, and two young both about the same age as Gohan. One of the elder's spoke, "You're a monster, callus and cruel. The Dragon Balls should never be used by those with evil in their heart!."

Freeza cackled, his men joining him as they laughed at their victim's plight, "Philosophy and morality are so droll. What does right and wrong matter if you're not strong enough to enforce it?" Freeza's grin twisted into something dangerous, "If I'm such a monster, then why deny me? I'm giving you a chance to surrender, to comply with my requests and be left in peace, and yet you insist on resisting, in fighting. And what do you have to show for it but more dead? If you ask me, you're the evil ones."

The other elder scowled and spit on the ground, "Your twisted words hold no sway over us. We'd rather die than-" A beam of energy pierced the Namekian's chest, purple blood leaking from the wound and soon his mouth as he fell over, dead.

Gohan felt his heart jump in his chest at the sight. He didn't realize he was clenching his fists until Krillin put a firm hand on his shoulder, bringing his attention to the monk who shook his head. He swallowed his anger and nodded his head, turning back to the gruesome display.

Freeza laughed, "See, mercy. I didn't need him to spell it out for me, I gave him a noble death in the face of what he thought was oppression. But he was a little too eager wasn't he? After all, he volunteered your lives too," Freeza held up his index finger, a small purple gleam on the end of his finger which was slowly pointing towards the group of terrified green men, "I suppose I'll just take him up on that offer and have my men search the village."

The emperor was interrupted by his scouter jumping to life as three energies closed in at high speed. Surrounded by a white aura, three Namekians touched down, face marred with frowns as they eyed the invaders and surveyed the damage. Gohan couldn't help but grin at their arrival. They were stronger than they were letting on, their expressions glum as they eyed their fallen before hardening their glare onto those responsible.

Krillin however was not optimistic about their chances, "No, they should have just surrendered," he whispered.

"What do you mean? They have to protect themselves, we could help."

"Absolutely not! They're too strong. Even if we all fought and beat the soldiers, those other two guys are unlike anything we've ever faced. They're stronger than Vegeta was on Earth, and we haven't even closed that gap yet."

"But-"

"And even if we did manage to get those guys down. That Freeza guy is on a whole different planet compared to us. He could wipe us all out with a finger, but he seems sadistic enough to draw it out."

Gohan scowled, "So we just watch? You said it yourself, they don't stand a chance. Those guys won't stop till they have the Dragon balls."

Krillin couldn't hide his frustration, even as he turned back to watch, "I know, but we need to see what we're dealing with. Those guys are warriors, they didn't come here expecting reinforcements. They can feel their power, they probably have some kind of ace up their sleeve or a plan. All we can do is wait and see."

Freeza was intrigued by their arrival, "Oh, more guests. What brings you fine lads to this village? I'm sure it's not the food or drink, we've not been offered a single refreshment!"

One the Namekian's snarled,"You savages, we're here to put an end to your atrocities and make you pay for those you've killed."

The emperor laughed, "Atrocities? Why, this is just a small misunderstanding. We can change that, if you'd like, but I think you'd rather avoid it. All I need is the Dragon Balls, once I make my wish, I'll leave your quaint little planet behind."

"We'll never surrender our treasure to such an evil creature! No matter how many of us you kill, you'll never get your wish!"

"Its funny, the last four villages said the exact same thing. That was after they denied having a dragon ball, followed by my men persuading them to remember where they stored it," Freeza sat back in his seat and smiled, "I thought we were past this, but clearly this particular village has no small amount of stubbornness. Perhaps seeing their warriors dead on the ground will loosen their tongues."

The pink alien cackled, "You heard Lord Freeza, kill these scum!"

With a yell, the Freeza force charged into battle, assured of their victory by the weaker power levels. They did not, however, expect the Namekians to be able to increase their power at will. The resulting clash was over in nearly an instant, the soldiers were dead before they could change tactics or really come to grips on what was happening.

The Namekians grinned, "We're not as weak as you think. Leave the Dragon Balls and leave before anyone else gets hurt!"

Freeza sighed, "You would think they would have learned by now, these creatures clearly have some level of control over their powers."

The green and pink alien looked turned towards one another, "It's your turn this time, Zarbon."

The green alien, Zarbon, chuckled, "Actually, you're up this time Dodoria."

"What? I handled it the last time, it's your turn."

"True, but you're forgetting about that little skirmish that we had on the way over."

Dodoria groaned and set down the Dragon Balls, "I did forget about that," Walking towards the Namekian Warriors, Dodoria twisted his head with a satisfying pop. As he closed the distance, the same sadistic smirk turned feral, "Well, you seem like the strongest. Guess that means you're first in line."

"You won't-" the threat never left his lips.

With blinding speed, Dodoria was behind the Namekian, and with a single thrust, punctured his hand through his chest, "Heh, you were saying?" He removed his hand drawing an overwhelming amount of bodily fluid from his victim. Without the strength of his opponent to hold him up, the dying Namekian feel onto the grass, his body twitching before falling still.

The other warriors were horrified at the sight, but they're resolve was clear. With a yell, they charged the pink monster, intent on finishing this fight. Dodoria met them in a clash of limbs, moving faster to keep them at bay. They pressed him for a moment, but the gap was too wide.

Rather than block, Dodoria took a punch to the face without so much as flinching and instead reached out with his meaty hand to grip his opponent's was a slow cracking sound, before a punctuating crunch signaled the end of yet another warrior.

"Pop goes the weasel, muwhahahahaha!"

"Y-you monster. I might die-but you won't get away with this. The guardian will deal with you, mark my words!"

Dodoria grinned, "Guardian? I wonder, what does he taste like?"

A beam of energy sailed across the plane and struck the Pink alien right on his scouter. Shocked, Dodoria turned to find that one of the elder Namekian's used the massacre of a fight ot make his move, blasting all the remaining scouters including Freeza's and Zarbon's,

"There, now you won't be able to find any more villages!"

Dodoria snarled, "Fool, that will be your last mistake!" The monster turned to advance on the elder, but the last warrior was not to be ignored. He kicked the pink alien in the side of the head, sending him tumbling through one of the empty houses. Turning to his kin he screamed, "Get out of here, now!"

"Too late for that," Dodoria was already on his feet and in front of the warrior. The green fighter froze in fright. Dodoria grabbed both of his wrists and pulled the warrior in for a savage headbutt. He was dead by the time he hit the ground. The children clutched their horrified elder in fear, shaking at their seemingly inevitable death.

Freeza growled, "A waste of time and resources, all that managed to accomplish was to erode what little patience I had left. And your little stunt with our scouters, my property, has left me annoyed. Dodoria-"

"W-Wait," The elder nodded at one of the children who ran inside a house to their left. A moment later, the child emerged with a Dragon Ball, waddling over to his elder who took it from him, "Here, take the ball and leave us. There has been enough death."

With a thought, the ball was levitated from the elder into Freeza's possession, "Finally, you've seen reason. Now, seeing as you've destroyed my property and left me without a way to locate the other Namekians, I'll have to ask you to point me in the direction of the nearest village."

The elder was shocked at the request, but his shock quickly morphed into displeasure, "Never, that was not part of the agreement!"

The tyrant sighed, "Dodoria."

The elder didn't even have time to inhale before a pair of pink hands twisted his neck, breaking it and dropping him to the ground. The two children began backing away, before he turning to run full force, "Lord Freeza?"

"Do what you please."

Smirking, he raised his hand and watched in delight as a beam of energy pierced one of the running children in the back. He crashed, rolled, and fell still.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Everyone turned to find Gohan, eyes red with power and furry as the source of the primal scream. He vanished from view, appearing before Dodoria and smashing his foot into his abdomen, "Guwaahh," an uppercut lifted him off of his feet, breath wheezing as his head snapped up. Gohan finished his attack with a beam of yellow energy that enveloped the alien as it sent him rocketing towards the green ocean.

While Gohan went on the offensive, Krillin was on the move. He moved to first check on the downed child, confirming what he already knew, before moving to grab the other child who had stopped to watch the engagement, "Gohan, let's go!"

The trio took to the sky at full speed in the opposite direction, abandoning stealth in favor of outright fleeing. Moments later, the ocean erupted into a shower of water, Dodoria breaking the surface in a rage, "You little punk!"

"Dodoria!"

The enforcer instantly stilled at the angry bark of his master, "After them you buffoon, I want them alive." He offered a single finger in the direction that they fled.

"Y-yes lord Freeza." Dodoria purple aura burst to life as he took off after the Earthlings, eager to get revenge, and unwilling to suffer his master's disappointment.


Gohan felt his heart in his throat. He knew he'd messed up. Revealing their position and attacking the pink brute was not what they had set out to do. Gohan was able to look past the death of the warriors, he knew the risks and so did they. He was even able to look past the defiance of the elders. They made a choice, and while Gohan could identify with their courage, it was still a choice they made and consequences they would suffer. But the children….the children he could no stand idly by.

He spared a glance at Krillin, but the monk was focused on escaping the danger that his actions had put them in. He was about to apologize, but he felt a familiar power approaching, "Krillin, he's coming after us!"

The monk scowled and looked back, "Dam, he's fast! We're not going to be able to outrun him at this pace!"

"I can fight him. He's strong but he doesn't seem skilled or smart, I can take him."

"You're right, but I'm fighting him. You're not ready yet," He looked down at the scared child that was clinching to him in fear. He shifted closer to Gohan, "Here, take our new friend and stay back, I'll take care of it."

Gohan took the Namekian into his arms as he watched Krillin turn and stop to face their aggressor falling to the ground and taking cover behind a small rock formation. The alien came speeding into view, snarling at the human and looking around for the others.

"So, you're the only one with the guts to face me? Well that's fine, I'll just have to beat the other twerps information out of you!"

Krillin grit his teeth as his power began to raise, "Bring it on, you tub of lard!" Krillin had come a long way since his fight on Earth, but this creature was still stronger than he was by a big enough margine to matter. However, Krillin watched his fight with the Namekians and saw plenty of holes in his defenses and waste in his movements, 'He's a strong fighter, but a weak martial artists!'

Snarling with rage, Dodoria charged the human with bad intentions, but Krillin was prepared. He wasn't fast enough to slip a punch, but because the alien telegraphed the attack, the monk was able to parry the blow, spinning outside of the alien's guard instead of slipping closer. With a spin, he slammed his elbow into the side of Dodoria's head hurting the creature, but also allowing Krillin to create some space between the two of them.

Enraged, Dodoria continued his assault but found that he was unable to land a blow yet he was always on the receiving end of the monk's attacks. Krillin was surviving by the skin of his teeth, but made it look easy. He never blocked an attack, he wasn't strong enough to resist anything straight up, but he could interrupt his attacks or parry them. While his own attacks didn't carry nearly as much impact, they still hurt and all the added movement would eventually wear him down.

Gohan watched the fight in awe. He'd thought that he would have to go help his companion and he was prepared to intervene at a moments notice. Instead he was treated to a heart stopping sight of pure martial arts skill. Krillin always seemed to act at the last possible second to avoid death and deal damage. He moved where he wanted and made sure that the alien was always chasing after him, 'He's controlling the battle. That alien is faster and stronger, but he can't land a hit because he's so sloppy. Anyone with a brain knows what he's going for.'

The battle was going well, but Krillin knew that it could change in an instant. He was walking the razor's edge, each engagement took 100% of his focus to come out on top. One little slip up, and he'd be taking a dirt nap, or worse. Krillin landed a snap kick to the alien's side, but was brought up short when he felt another energy approaching, 'Shit, its Vegeta. We've gotta get out of here, there's no way we can take. Especially if they work together!'

Krillin tried to think of a way out. He didn't have a finisher that could guarantee his victory, but he did have a borrowed technique that might work, 'Good thing this planet has 3 suns.' He shifted his stance and smirked, "Time to end this, fatty!"

Dodoria eyes were red with rage and frustration, "I'll kill you, you little bald shrimp!" With another reckless charge, he moved to close the distance between them which is exactly what Krillin was counting on. With eyes wide open, he had no way of protecting himself, "Solar Flare!"

The glare of the sun reflected off of Krillin's head enhanced by his energy, blinded the charging alien who was forced to stop as he screamed from the shock to his eyes. Krillin dropped without a word, taking to the hills as he and Gohan leapt across the landscape with their new found companion in arms.

When Dodoria's vision cleared, his opponent was long gone, "Grrrr YOU INSECTS?! DON'T THINK YOU'VE ESCAPED, LORD FREEZ-" a fist smashed into his face, plowing him down into the ground with substantial force. Unlike the last few hits he had taken, this one carried quite a bit of power behind hit. Standing, he brushed himself off and looked at the offender, "Che, Vegeta. You've got some nerve striking me."

Standing before him was indeed the prince of all Saiyans, a triumphant smirk on his face, "Well well well, if it isn't Dodoria, the pink menace. I think it's time you and I had a little heart to heart."

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Authors note:

I hope ya like the changes! I tried to keep it reasonable, like them having an actual plan of attack once they realize they're clustered with the whole Freeza situation. I mean, they've shown in the cannon that you can clearly sense energy signatures big enough approaching the planet. Seems plausible to me that Krillin being the more cautious of the trio, would at least feel out to see what Namek has going for it.

Next chapter should take care of Dodoria and Zarbon, as well as build us up towards the Ginyu Force.

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