One week, in the span of seven days Frieza's entire existence had been turned on its head. From the moment he first stepped foot on Planet Namek to the point where it finally exploded, Frieza had never endured such pain, failure and humiliation. The green backwater planet represented the culmination of the Frost Demon's failures. It was there that he brought about the birth of the first Super Saiyan in a thousand years. It was there that he squandered his chance at immortality. It was there that he felt the embarrassment of defeat as he was bested by a low class Saiyan.

Yet despite this, despite his desire to never see the wretched ball of dirt for the rest of his life, Frieza knew he had to go back. If for no other reason than to discover how the planet had made its miraculous return.

"You ok?" Aayla muttered beside him, prodding him out of his reverie. It took several seconds for Frieza to coalesce his thoughts. Was he ok? He was facing the planet where his entire life had turned upside down, one that he himself destroyed.

"I will be once we find out what's going on" Frieza stated, taking a step closer to the viewport. "Nadan, that looks like Namek but is it really?" Frieza asked the frantic scientist who was still trying to stabilize some of the malfunctioning systems.

"The initial-" Nadan was cut off as the console to his right exploded in a shower of sparks. Waving his arms to clear the smoke, Nadan moved away from the still sparking equipment before addressing Frieza once more. "The initial scans look identical, I was only able to get the basic readings before our systems started failing."

"What did you find?" Frieza pressed.

"Diameter appears to be identical, and landmasses are similar with some differences but that can be attributed to that little war you had when you were last there" Nadan stated. Taking a tentative step towards his station Nadan jumped back as it sparked once more as if in response to the Malakan's advances. "Air composition looks like what it should be for the type of planet Namek was, unfortunately the science team you took with you didn't do a proper job archiving their findings" Nadan tutted. He was always a little hurt that Frieza had chosen to leave him behind when he left for Namek.

"With all that information can you not at least hazard a guess?" Frieza asked impatiently.

"Of course my Lord. With all the evidence presented to us I would say that that is Namek, I am eighty-four percent certain" Nadan stated matter-of-factly. "As for how it returned I'm at a loss, it is possible that whatever that mechanical structure is it may have obtained a similar planet and terraformed it but for what end I cannot say" Nadan finished with a sigh. As Frieza nodded in understanding he turned back to the viewport just as Shuyo approached the overworked Malakan.

"Well you heard him what do you think?" Frieza asked Aayla who was still staring intently at the planet before them.

"It's like Nadan said, we can't say just yet… not until we touch down and see for ourselves" Aayla murmured. She had been uneasy ever since she had spotted the green planet. There was a Ki signature down there and it was incredibly powerful but that wasn't the worst part. What had put Aayla so on edge was that the energy felt so similar to Frieza and Cooler's signatures that there really was only one person it could belong to.

Sensing his partner's anxiety Frieza gently slipped his tail around her waist pulling her closer to him in a rare sign of affection. "Don't worry yourself, after all we won't know until we touch down" Frieza commented with a wry smile. Joking aside Frieza needed her at one hundred percent otherwise… well Frieza didn't really want to think of that at this time.

Brushing away some of her fear and doubt Aayla straightened herself before closing her eyes for a few seconds. When they finally reopened Aayla's gaze had returned to that determined, no nonsense glare that Frieza couldn't help but feel attracted to. "For the sake of things let's just say that is Namek, how did it come back and why is it way out here?" Aayla asked scanning the green planet vigilantly.

"The answer's simple" Cooler stated sidling up beside the couple. When both turned to address the older Frost Demon he shook his head in mock disbelief. "The Dragon Balls…" Cooler stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the universe. "Clearly the Earthlings used theirs to wish the Namekians a new home" Cooler may have been on to something. Using a wish to bring back a planet for someone else in need was right up Goku's alley.

"Well then with any luck they'll have them and we can make a wish" Frieza chuckled before turning his attention back to the viewport. This time though his gaze was drawn upwards once more to the mechanical monstrosity that had attached itself to the planet before them. It looked like some kind of cobbled together space station and Frieza was positive it was slowly spreading across the surface. But that wasn't what put him on edge about it, he felt the exact same thing Aayla and Cooler had. It was an incredibly potent energy and it did feel uncomfortably similar to his and Cooler's own Ki signatures.

Shaking his head Frieza dispelled the growing pit of dread that had been forming in his stomach. They wouldn't learn anything unless they actually landed so worrying from the safety of orbit was simply pointless. Turning back to his chief, and only, science officer Frieza addressed the scientist who was busy discussing something with Shuyo in hushed voices. "Nadan, were you able to learn anything about that… thing attached to the planet?" Frieza asked.

Nadan snapped to attention upon being addressed by the Frost Prince. "Unfortunately my Lord I have no idea" Nadan admitted begrudgingly. This day was just getting worse and worse for him, first he had to force an emergency disengage, pulling The Nemesis out of lightspeed and damn near tearing the ship in two in the process. If that wasn't enough now they had an outright mystery on their hands and Nadan had almost nothing of note to add.

Shoving his feelings of inadequacy aside Nadan addressed the frost prince with what he did know. "None of my scanners can penetrate beyond the first few layers of the structure itself so readings have been superficial at best" Nadan continued separating from Shuyo as he approached Frieza and Aayla.

"From what little information I can gather so far I would liken it to a space station however it is about the size of a planetoid" Nadan pulled out his datapad as he recounted his findings. "Tungsten, palladium, cobalt, iron, vanadium, gold the structure is literally comprised of almost every known metal, it almost looks like it's been patched together into one form."

"Do you have any idea what it's doing to the planet?" Frieza asked staring down the metal structure as The Nemesis slowly closed in on the planet.

"I can only assume" Nadan confessed. "If that truly is Namek, then it will be exceedingly rich in uncontaminated natural resources, a valuable commodity for just about anyone" Nadan stated wearily. "My terraforming idea is also a possibility however I've never seen it performed like this in the past" Nadan admitted with a shrug. "Lastly It may be drawing energy from the planet itself but those readings are going to be impossible to obtain, there is far too much interference."

"What kind of interference?" Frieza asked the troubled scientist. Nadan shifted uncomfortably before addressing the questioning Frost Demon.

"The power that the structure's giving off is immense and it's spread across the entirety of its surface" Nadan stated before turning to Shuyo who nodded his head. "Shuyo tells me though there's only a single Ki signature in the whole structure, it's located right at the center and it's apparently incredibly powerful." Frieza remained silent waiting for Nadan to finish his observations, he had learned over the years that sometimes it was best just to let the Malakan talk.

"I bounced some numbers off of Shuyo and he believes the Ki signature and the electrical power are roughly the same, I would hazard a guess and say that the structure is drawing most of its power from it" Nadan continued. "But again without any further data it's all just conjecture."

"Let me guess the only way to get more data is to get closer?" Frieza replied, a smirk forming on his face. Placing his hands behind his back and running his foot along the floor Nadan sheepishly nodded his head. "Very well then" Frieza stated turning to the rest of the crew. "Everyone get ready I want to touch down as soon as possible" Frieza's order was heeded almost instantly with everyone rushing off the bridge to get ready.

Nadan, who was already dressed in his normal attire, sprang into action running over to the controls to begin plotting their landing. The kids, who were still in their sleepwear, ran off with Yang trailing behind them to go change, they had been almost completely silent the whole time. Frieza doubted that was due to them sensing the significance of the situation, more likely it was because it was still extremely early and none of them had fully awoken yet. Shuyo and Cooler, not needing to change either, took up positions on either side of Frieza as Aayla left to change, she still hadn't replaced her armour but a thin t-shirt and leggings were hardly combat worthy.

"So brother ready to go back?" Cooler asked with a smirk. From the other side of him Shuyo noticed how Frieza visibly tensed at the thought of returning to Namek. Clearly the experience was traumatic to elicit such a reaction however Frieza rarely talked about his first outing to the Namekian homeworld.

"There's still no guarantee that's actually Namek" Frieza stated coolly trying to dispel any anxiety he was feeling. From beside him Shuyo could sense that it was a losing battle. Frieza knew that the planet was Namek he just didn't want to admit it.

"We must remain cautious, this whole situation is one big unknown, we don't have a clue what we're walking in to" Shuyo stated sagely as the rest of the crew returned this time with Tukkan in tow. "I suggest we take it slow and observe the situation, once we have a firmer grasp of what's actually going on, only then should we make a move."

"Agreed" Frieza replied. He wasn't usually one for stealth but in this case with so many unknown quantities what other choice did they really have? "Alright is everyone ready?" Frieza asked the group gathered before him. After receiving nods from everyone and a thumb's up from Tukkan Frieza turned to address the Malakan scientist who was busy at the ships helm. "Bring us in quietly, no need to attract unwanted attention" Frieza commanded.

"As you wish my Lord, we're entering the atmosphere now, stealth drives engaging in three… two… one… and we're gone" Nadan called out from his station. The lights aboard the bridge went out and were replaced by the crimson warning lights as the ship cloaked.

The stealth drives Nadan had installed essentially coated the ship in an energy field that warped light around The Nemesis making the ship itself essentially see-through. The system simultaneously blocked all forms of electronic scanning making them invisible to radar and the occupants undetectable via scouter. The system itself was not perfect as the ship could still be spotted by the naked eye if you looked hard enough and people who could sense Ki would have little to no trouble detecting the occupants either.

Shuyo took this time to break away from the rest of the group to stand beside Nadan as the scientist guided the ship through the atmosphere. After a few moments of silence where the only sounds were from their entry Shuyo suddenly pointed to a point on Nadan's screen. "Land there, I sense a gathering of people not far from that point, it should bring us close enough to the machine so you can get a better reading as well" Shuyo stated to which Nadan quickly made the adjustments to their course.

As they broke through the cloud cover Frieza could feel his stomach do a backflip as he looked down at the surrounding landscape. There was no mistaking it now, the blue grass, the green lakes, the shrub like trees, this was Namek alright. If not for the enormous metal structure attached to it Frieza would say it was exactly the same as before.

"So this is Namek then" Cooler commented wryly. "After we're done here what say we go get their Dragon Balls and make a wish" Cooler chuckled earning a dark look from Shuyo. They may have grown closer as friends but every once in a while the older Frost Demon managed to say something that made the verdant monk glower. Ignoring the look Cooler continued "if we can procure the Dragon Balls we may be even be able to bring back Fuar, clearly they're capable of bringing back whole planets."

Now there was an idea Frieza could get behind, the Dragon Balls must have been able to bring back entire worlds, it was the only way to explained Namek's return. Just the thought of bringing their home back and undoing one of his most prevalent failures brought a smile to Frieza. With a simple wish he could erase the day he allowed the destruction of Fuar. Perhaps then the vision of that helpless family's demise would finally fade away.

Despite Frieza's excitement at the prospect, his disposition quickly soured once more. There was one insurmountable problem with that plan, one that he seriously doubted they could overcome. "There's no way the Namekians will allow me or by extension any of you near the Dragon Balls" Frieza stated with a sigh.

"What does it matter? We can just take them" Cooler stated crossing his arms and continuing to ignore the angered looks he was getting from Shuyo. The monk may have been with them for quite some time but he was still a person of high moral standing. He clearly didn't like the idea of obtaining the Dragon Balls from the Namekians by force, and in this rare instance Frieza was of the same mind.

"I already tried to take them by force" Frieza stated with a sigh as his memories came back to him. "They will guard the damned Balls to their last breath, and even if we manage to obtain them there is no way they would give up the password."

"Password?" Cooler asked in confusion.

"Yes, I already had all seven Dragon Balls before, but it turns out they had the last laugh" Frieza growled through gritted teeth. "You need some form of password to activate them and at this point I'm positive that every Namekian will take that with them to their grave before they give it up." Frieza stated in agitation.

"So what you're saying is because you screwed everything up the first time around we have no hope for restoring our home?" Cooler asked, the anger in his voice barely being held in check.

"No, what I'm saying is we don't go demanding them and threatening them with violence, we'll have to try… negotiating" Frieza replied with a sneer. Negotiations were never his strong suit and negotiating with the Namekians was going to be damn near impossible but it was their only avenue. As a peaceful race the possibility did exist that the Namekians would be open to talking things out.

"We're here!" Nadan called out getting everyone's attention as The Nemesis touched down with a soft clunk. Looking out of the viewport the crew was greeted with the wide expanse of the Namekian landscape. Just in the distance they could make out one of the tendrils from the metal structure that was snaking its way across the surface. It was the only blemish on the otherwise pristine world.

Turning away from the picturesque landscape Frieza made his way over to Nadan who was already busy at his work station. "Are we close enough for you to get better readings?" Frieza asked the scientist who never broke eye contact with his machines.

"Yes I'm picking up several networks that I can force my way into, it will take time but I'm positive I can get in" Nadan stated with confidence. His hands were flying across the keys of one of his computers while a steady stream of information was appearing on his datapad.

"Excellent I want as much information as you can obtain" Frieza commanded before turning back to his assembled crew. "Alright Tukkan you will stay with the ship and keep Nadan safe, understood?" Frieza asked the Konatsian Chef who gave a playful mock salute in return. Turning to face Weiss, who stood beside her friends and Yang, Frieza knelt down and placed a hand on the young girl's shoulder. "The bird stays as well" Frieza stated to which Weiss solemnly nodded her head. Without warning Yang took to the air touching down beside Nadan who jumped at the bird's sudden appearance.

"Everyone else is coming with me, we're going to find the closest Namekians and see what this situation is" Frieza stated getting a nod from everyone. "Splendid… Shuyo?" Frieza called to the green monk who looked up after being addressed. "Lead the way" Frieza commanded with a wave of his hand. The seven warriors quickly disembarked The Nemesis forming up around Shuyo as he searched for the nearest group of Namekians. It didn't take long before Shuyo had pinpointed their position.

"There's a fairly large group about five miles that way" Shuyo stated pointing Northward with a grim expression.

Noticing the scowl on the verdant monk's face Cooler approached him from the side with a raised brow. "What's wrong?" The older Frost Demon asked, Shuyo was usually quite composed but the glower that now adorned his face was quite uncharacteristic of him.

"Something's causing them a great deal of distress, and I don't believe it was our landing" Shuyo muttered. "But I can't feel anything around them that might be causing this suffering" Shuyo spat bitterly. Say it was growing up on a planet where the misfortunate were pushed around and taken advantage of all the time, but something about what he was feeling set Shuyo's anger aflame.

"Another mystery, fantastic" Aayla sighed as she checked the communicator on her wrist. "Alright so since we have no clue what we're walking into I suggest we stay low and keep our power levels to a minimum, sound good?" Aayla's inquiry was met with a round of nods from those around her. "Perfect keep low and don't break cover, let's go see what's happening on this planet."

As per Aayla's request the seven of them took off on foot keeping low to the ground and regulating their power to keep themselves hidden as they made their approach. It took them three minutes of running but they eventually made their way to a plateau overlooking a Namekian village. As soon as they mounted the summit they quickly found cover on the overhang.

Aayla and Shuyo both dove into a prone position while Cooler and Frieza took up spots partially hidden behind rocks. Weiss, Tyr and Raijin made their way into the shrub like trees that overlooked the once quiet village. Their positions gave them all a clear view of what was left of the village and the surrounding farmland.

One look was like a sudden trip into Frieza's memories, the village was in ruins, smoking holes had been left in the houses and other buildings, not one building was left unscathed. The terrain was littered with craters, most of which were still smouldering from what little resistance the Namekians put up. Most of the Namekian farms had been completely uprooted and destroyed. It was almost like Frieza had gone back in time to when he first arrived on Namek the damage was identical to what the men under his command carried out.

A nudge to the ribs brought Frieza from his reverie, turning around Frieza glared at Cooler who pointed to something down below. Looking back to the village Frieza saw what his brother had been pointing at. What was left of the Namekians were walking in a single file line away from the village, their heads bowed as they were escorted from their homes. That was when Frieza noticed the Namekians' captors. On either side of the uniform line were hulking robots, the likes of which Frieza had never seen before.

Each robot appeared to be identical to the other, at over seven feet tall they were roughly the same height as Shuyo but they were easily twice as wide. They were all bipedal with thick white armour covering their chassis with a large amount being focused on their chests. Their arms were incredibly long, extending all the way down to their knees. The most striking feature about them had to be the bright red eye situated in the center of their elongated heads which seemed to stretch all the way to their back. Frieza didn't need Nadan to tell him that these machines were built for combat.

Frieza and his group watched in silence taking in the situation. Despite their distance they could make out an intense glare shining off the Namekians' wrists, they all appeared to be chained together. Frieza might have found the sight of an improvised chain-gang amusing if he wasn't busy trying to determine the identity of these robotic oppressors.

"This isn't good" Shuyo muttered from his position as the group watched the procession. In all his travels he had never come across such heavily armoured robots before. He had seen plenty of war droids and death bots but none of them quite had the same feel as these hulking machines.

"You can say that again, looks like they're being led to that giant metal thing" Aayla commented a wrinkle of disgust and anger on her face.

"We should save them now!" Weiss exclaimed from her position in the trees above.

"Hold for now we don't know what this is all about" Frieza commanded, Weiss slowly crouched back down, her anger never leaving her face.

"She's right Frieza we need to stop this, remember that you told us about the Dragon Balls, that they stop working when a certain Namekian dies?" Aayla stated, her Lakee twitching in irritation, she hated just sitting around doing nothing.

"Yes you're-" Frieza was cut off by the loud clang of shattering metal as one of the younger looking Namekians broke free of his shackles. Performing a quick role to the side he charged the nearest robot. With an angered yell he lashed out with a furious punch however his attack was halted immediately when the robot thrust its arm outward clasping the Namekian youth's face in its sharp claws.

"Frieza" Weiss growled, her teeth barred in anger at their inactivity.

"I said hold" Frieza commanded from his crouched position, he couldn't sense these robot's power levels he needed to get a sense of their strength somehow.

Without a word the robotic captor threw the young Namekian down to the ground with a harsh thud. He skidded through the dirt before coming to a halt his neck had been sprained from the throw but he was still breathing. As he looked up in confusion from the dirt, the young Namekian watched as the robot pointed its hand at him. Confusion turned to surprise and then fear as the claws on the robot's hand quickly pulled back making room for an enormous cannon. Time seemed to freeze for everyone watching save for a single Frost Demoness. Just as the robot fired its cannon at the helpless Namekian youth, Weiss disappeared in a burst of super speed.

Before the blast had even made it halfway to the downed youth, Weiss reappeared in between them kicking the energy blast up into the air where it detonated with a brilliant flash. Turning around Weiss knelt down to help the Namekian to his feet "are you ok?" She asked her voice laced with worry. The stunned Namekian could only nod his head in shock at his saviour, his Frost Demon saviour.

With a quick nod Weiss spun around to face the robotic assailant with a fire burning in her emerald eyes. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size you hunk of trash!?" The Demoness called out defiantly. The robotic invader merely stood in place completely impassive to the Demoness' challenge.

"Damn it!" Frieza cursed at his protégée's hotheadedness. "Well let's go after her" Frieza grumbled taking to the air with the rest of his group following just behind him.

Just as Frieza touched down beside Weiss more of the robotic invaders fell from the sky forming a straight line. Every single one of the new arrivals were identical to the rest. Just like the first not one of them made a sound, if it wasn't for their previous movement one could easily mistake them for statues.

"Not very talkative are they?" Aayla chuckled as she landed with the rest of the crew forming a line of their own in front of the Namekian prisoners.

"I never was a fan of robots" Shuyo muttered his arms crossed as he waited for the inevitable confrontation. Robots were impossible to read you could never know what was going on behind their metal chassis. To make matters worse Shuyo noticed that he couldn't sense their power levels. It wasn't surprising as Shuyo had only ever learned how to sense Ki which these automatons lacked but it was still an annoyance. Shuyo much preferred the company of organics.

As the standoff stretched on frantic whispers broke out among the Namekian prisoners that Frieza was doing his best to ignore.

"That's Frieza!"

"Impossible, Goku defeated him!"

"Defeated, not killed."

"What's he doing back here?"

"How dare he step foot here after all he's done."

"I'm scared."

Glancing backwards Shuyo regarded the prisoners and was disheartened by what he saw. Hate, fear, anger, grief, sorrow, all of these emotions were clearly etched into the green faces of the Namekian people. Shuyo couldn't blame them, after everything Frieza had done to them it was not surprising that they would have such strong feelings towards the Frost Demon. Looking back towards the robotic invaders Shuyo realised Frieza had once again tried to communicate with them.

"State your business on this planet at once, this entire sector is under the protection of the Planet Trade Organization" Frieza decreed slamming his tail down to emphasize his point. Despite the display the robots remained as still as statues not making a single move or sound. Shuyo noticed Frieza's anger rising, it really wasn't hard to get the Prince worked up in a normal situation but in this scenario things could escalate incredibly quickly.

"I must apologize, but my Cyclopian Guards are unable to speak, then again it's not like they have anything important to say" a voice called out from behind the line of robotic enforcers. Shuyo thought the voice sounded familiar but was distracted by the sudden surge of shock and dread emanating from Frieza, Cooler and Aayla.

"Impossible, you… you're dead!" Aayla cried in horror.

The sounds of heavy footsteps echoed across the landscape. Someone was approaching but was obscured by these Cyclopian Guards as the mystery speaker called them. Suddenly two of the guards broke ranks and moved to the side opening up a gap in their wall. As the new arrival stepped forward Shuyo realised exactly what had shocked Frieza, Cooler and Aayla so much.

"Now now Ms. Talon is that anyway to greet your old employer?" King Cold chuckled as he stepped forward, the gap in the robotic formation closing as he approached Frieza and his stunned group.

Frieza was dumbfounded he had felt the energy back on The Nemesis and it felt eerily familiar but there was no way that his father could be alive, yet here he was. Scanning his father's form Frieza quickly began taking in details. It looked like his father, if he was in his unsealed form, but gone was his once flawless ivory skin. Instead where there was once flesh now stood a strange silvery metal that glinted in the light. His navy-blue bio-gems were now composed of the same silvery metal, in fact it looked like his entire body was now comprised of that strange metal. The only thing that appeared to be unchanged were his eyes they were still the same piercing red but something about them still seemed off.

"What the hell happened to you?" Cooler questioned, the disgusted look on his face mirrored in the reflective frame of what his father had become. The older Frost Prince couldn't see how their father could have let anyone defile his body like that. King Cold spared his eldest son a quick glance before looking around at all those assembled before him.

"Well now isn't this a quaint little family reunion" King Cold chuckled, the same one that had always sent a shiver down Aayla's spine. "It's so nice to see you boys" Frieza and Cooler immediately dropped into fighting stances at those words, they had known their father for their entire lives, whatever this… thing was, it wasn't him.

"Who the hell are you" Frieza snarled at the doppelganger wearing their father's face. Frieza was doing his best to assess the situation, this whole turn of events was unprecedented. To make matters worse Frieza was being assaulted by Aayla's overflowing rage that she was just barely keeping in check. Their mental link was one of the few things in this universe that Frieza truly treasured but he had to admit that it could become detrimental on occasion.

"Come now Frieza, don't tell me you've forgotten your own father?" King Cold questioned, despite the synthesized quality to his voice, everything about it was as Frieza remembered. His inflections were identical, the way he addressed those around him with an air of barely hidden contempt was the same as ever, the only thing that was truly off was the choice of words. Something about the words he chose set Frieza's instincts on high alert.

"I understand the confusion you must be feeling, so allow me to explain" King Cold chuckled. "You see those filthy monkeys on Earth blasted me into their sun, that should have marked my end but as luck would have it I managed to just barely hold onto life." Cold smiled looking at everyone before him. "I drifted through the depths of space for who knows how long, my body nearly obliterated. Eventually my body passed through a debris field and once again it would seem luck was on my side" Cold smiled as he lifted his arm up to examine it, the sun glinting off its silver surface.

"You see that debris field was to be the final resting place of a small computer chip" Cold pinched his thumb and index finger together to illustrate his point. "That chip held an advanced artificial intelligence and it had begun to assimilate all the junk and debris around it to form a protective shell, that was when I came into the picture" Cold replied with an unnatural smile that put everyone on edge. "The chip would come across my ruined body and it proceeded to integrate me into its systems. I provided it with additional power and in return it gave me a brand new body to use, one that is far stronger than before" Cold proclaimed holding his arms wide. "Together we assimilated all the debris around us to form that magnificent structure you see before you, The Big Gete Star!"

A tense silence passed with neither side saying a word until Tyr decided to break the hush "that is a really stupid name."

Turning his crimson gaze to the young Dramon, Cold regarded him with a menacing gaze before turning away to look back to his sons. "With this new power I will once more subjugate the entire universe, I decided to begin with Namek, I deemed it to be a fitting starting point" Cold chuckled once more.

"So you came looking to take the Dragon Balls?" Frieza scoffed, his guard still raised, he didn't trust whatever this thing was.

"Dragon Balls?" Cold asked, looking at his youngest son in confusion. "Ah yes those magical artifacts that grant wishes" Cold chuckled waving off the idea with a smirk. "No, such nonsense will not be necessary, we will simply consume every ounce of energy on this planet and move on" it was at this point that Cold directed his attention to the huddled Namekians behind Frieza.

"What?! We need the Dragon Balls to restore our home we can't just leave them!" Frieza exclaimed in shock. His father would never simply turn down the possibilities that the Dragon Balls came with, this wasn't right.

"Fuar has been destroyed? What a pity" Cold shrugged as if the crown jewel of his own kingdom meant little more than the dirt under his three pronged foot. "Enough talk, come now boys, we need to get you integrated" Cold called out as he spun on his heel and began walking towards his Cyclopian Guards.

"Integrated?" Frieza snarled not liking the sound of that one bit.

"Well of course Cooler and you shall be joined with us, with your own power contributing to the Big Gete Star we shall rule the entire universe, no one will ever be able to defeat us again" Cold smiled back to his sons as he turned around to face them once more. Looking at the icy cold stares his sons were giving him, a frown crossed over the former monarch's face. "Don't tell me you're going to go against my wishes?" Cold asked. "Why else would you have landed on this planet, if not to become one with us?"

"That's not him" Cooler mumbled under his breath as this facsimile of their father, this Meta-Cold, looked on in mock confusion. "Father may have been an insufferable self-centred ass but he wouldn't just brush aside Fuar like that" Cooler continued, never breaking eye contact with Meta-Cold as he began approaching the group once more.

"Agreed, that may be father's new body but that machine's in control not him, he may not even realise it" Frieza hissed his anger rising with every step the robotic doppelganger took. Looking up to address Meta-Cold, Frieza pointed a finger at him with a menacing look upon his face. "We have come to restore our home, which is something that you of all people should desire more than anything, Fuar was your home, your kingdom and you would turn your back on it?" Frieza spat into the dirt in disgust.

"Looks like we're going nowhere with all this talk, very well instead I suppose I'll just have to subdue you, then you shall become one with us, whether you want to or not." Meta-Cold chuckled as Frieza's group dropped into fighting stances.

Frieza quickly shot a glance back towards the Namekians behind them who were looking on apprehensively. They would get caught in the crossfire no doubt and if one of them was the elder they might end up losing the Dragon Balls in the process. "Shuyo take the kids and keep the Namekians safe" Frieza called back to the verdant monk who looked at him in surprise before nodding his head in understanding.

"Guess that means we get a crack at dear old dad" Cooler chuckled as he cracked the knots out of his neck.

"That's not him, not really" said Frieza. Despite all the disagreements he and his father had in the past he was still family. "Killing him will be a mercy at this point" Frieza murmured as he began to power up. Their father was on life support with no hope for resuscitation, it was time to pull the plug.

"Won't feel any less satisfying when I watch him die for real" Aayla growled her own crimson aura swirling around her.

Both sides stared each other down in utter silence waiting for the other to make the first move. Meta-Cold and his army of Cyclopian Guards stood in perfect formation across from Frieza and his loyal crew who barred the path between the former Frost Monarch and the helpless Namekians behind them.

"Well enough with the theatrics, subdue them" Meta-Cold chortled as his guards rushed forward. Frieza, Cooler and Aayla sprang into action, passing in between the guards while Shuyo, Weiss, Raijin and Tyr held their ground and took the brunt of Meta-Cold's forces head on.

Aayla was first to reach Meta-Cold her aura a blazing tempest that matched her demeanour. Attacking from above with a snap kick Aayla looked to take the cybernetic Frost Demon's head clean off with one shot.

With a quick flick of his head Cold dodged to the side leaving Aayla exposed as Meta-Cold's hand shot out to grab her by the face. Hefting the Securan into the air Cold slammed her down with a tremendous thud that formed a crater underneath them. "You'll have to do better than that my dear" Meta-Cold grinned maliciously as a sphere of pale blue energy formed in the palm of his hand.

Before he could complete his attack Frieza and Cooler both arrived at the same time attacking from both sides. Breaking away from the dazed Aayla, Meta-Cold put some distance between himself and his sons firing an energy wave to separate the two. As Cooler moved out of the way of the attack he couldn't help but feel something was very wrong about the robotic doppelganger.

Frieza was the first to attack unleashing a series of Death Beams to pin down the cybernetic monarch's position. Unfortunately Meta-Cold seemed to be one step ahead dodging in and out of the Frost Prince's line of fire. Cooler took this opportunity to drop down from above with a Death Flash at the ready in his left hand. Cooler initiated his attack looking to stomp the metallic imposter into the dirt but was caught off guard when Meta-Cold easily sidestepped the attack.

Undeterred Cooler thrust his hand forward unleashing his Death Flash at point blank range. As fast as Cooler was it didn't seem to matter as Meta-Cold's hand shot out to grasp his eldest son's wrist. Lifting his arm into the air to divert the attack Meta-Cold slammed a knee into Cooler's exposed midsection doubling the Prince over in pain before following with an elbow to the back of the head that flipped Cooler onto his back.

"Gamma Impact!" Aayla roared, her body surrounded with her crimson Ki. The angered Securan slammed into Meta-Cold knocking him away from his eldest son. Meta-Cold braced against the rush attack, his three pronged feet digging into the dirt as Aayla pushed forward with gritted teeth. As Aayla's forward momentum died away Frieza appeared at her side coiling his tail around his Meta-Cold's ankle.

With a confident smirk Meta-Cold pulled his ankle back tugging Frieza forward into a vicious headbutt that floored the stunned Frost Demon. Meta-Cold then turned his attention back to Aayla who was still desperately trying to push the cybernetic demon back. Quickly sliding to the side Cold broke contact with the enraged Securan who kept going forward. Using his lightning fast reflexes Meta-Cold grabbed hold of Aayla's exposed leg.

Flipping the Securan over his head, Meta-Cold slammed Aayla down on top of Frieza, who had just gotten back to his feet, flattening both fighters with one move. Before he could slam Aayla down a second time though Cooler jumped back into the fray attacking with a series of jabs that Meta-Cold easily avoided and blocked. Switching stances Cooler attacked with a left hook that Cold caught with ease before attacking with a sharp leg kick that brought a grimace of pain to the elder Frost Prince.

The cybernetically enhanced Frost Demon followed with a jab of his own to Cooler's neck eliciting a gurgled choke. Before Cooler could recover, Meta-Cold connected with his own left hook before transitioning into a brutal knee that caught Cooler on the bridge of his nose and sent the older Frost Prince tumbling backwards.

Landing beside Frieza and Aayla, who were now back on their feet, Cooler grumbled as he righted himself. "Since when did father actually know how to fight?" Cooler growled as Meta-Cold quickly approached them.

Hearing Cooler's complaint only widened the smug grin on Meta-Cold's pristine face. "The Big Gete star has given me many gifts, every fighting style has since been added to my database" Meta-Cold chuckled at the shocked look on his opponent's faces. Frieza grimaced at the prospect, if their father had one weakness, apart from his unabashed ego, it would have to be his lack of any formal training or fighting technique. If The Big Gete Star erased that weakness then this was going to be even tougher than he had originally believed.

"We attack together, none of this one-on-one garbage, he can't handle all three of us" Aayla growled vehemently. Both Frost Demons on either side of her nodded in agreement before charging forward in an explosion of energy.

"So looking to exploit a number's advantage?" Meta-Cold chuckled in amusement. "How cute" he mused as he braced for the incoming trio. Aayla was the first to attack lashing out with an axe-kick while Frieza ducked underneath for an uppercut. Aayla's kick connected with Meta-Cold's shoulder but had almost no effect as the cybernetic Frost Demon braced against the attack. Frieza's own attack was similarly ineffective as Cold caught the strike in the palm of his hand.

With his attention focused on Frieza and Aayla, Cooler attacked from behind driving a knee into the fatherly facsimile's back. The strike knocked Cold off balance allowing the trio to unleash a barrage of strikes from all sides. But despite having their metal opponent surrounded on all sides Meta-Cold was still managing to hold his own. With an almost masterful grace that he never showed in the past Cold avoided, blocked and deflected almost every strike thrown at him. The strikes he didn't defend against impacted against his chassis leaving nary a scratch.

What the hell is this asshole made of? Aayla hissed at Frieza through their link.

No idea, but keep attacking I would rather not find out what being integrated with that machine feels like! Frieza retorted angrily. Frieza winced as he felt the surge of pain from his partner as she nearly broke her fist on Meta-Cold's shining face.

Rushing forward to cover Aayla, Frieza flew directly into a vicious backhand from the cybernetic frost monarch. It didn't look like much but it still sent Frieza careening through a rocky plateau in the distance. With only two targets to focus on for the moment Meta-Cold began going on the offensive, ducking under a straight right from his eldest son the frost tyrant unleashed a brutal combination in retaliation. Cooler felt all the air leave his lungs as Meta-Cold slammed a barrage of punches into his chest, nearly collapsing his sternum in the process. With a quick front flip Meta-Cold crashed his metal tail into Cooler's collarbone with a sickening crunch. The blow sent the frost prince hurtling into the waters below creating a sizeable wave with his impact.

Rather than wait for the others to regroup Aayla poured on another burst of strength and dashed forward. Everything Cold did to her in his service, every atrocious action he forced her to commit, the destruction of her world and the deaths of her people, she would make him pay for it all. Waiting for her with a smug smirk Meta-Cold simply stood there waiting for her to attack, his own amused expression juxtaposed the mask of hate the enraged Securan now wore.

As Aayla attacked in a red tinted fury she seemed to gain a temporary advantage, her strikes were actually pushing Meta-Cold backwards. However this was only due the cybernetic Frost Demon's own shock at the intensity of the Securan's attack. A quick adjustment and Meta-Cold had turned the tables on Aayla forcing her back with ease. His punches and kicks were just a hair faster than her own and every time she looked to make contact with the metal tyrant she was consistently countered with a crushing metal blow.

"I see you've improved immensely my dear" Meta-Cold chuckled as he stuffed a combination with one hand before countering with a gut shot with the other. The blow knocked all the momentum out of the Securan who clutched her stomach in agony, that punch damn near ruptured an organ! With lightning fast reflexes Cold's hand snaked outwards catching the Securan by the throat and hauling her up to meet his icy crimson gaze. "Perhaps if you had been this strong when we first met you could have saved your world… Perhaps then they wouldn't have shunned you like a pariah" Meta-Cold's sadistic grin grew as he tightened his grip on Aayla's neck.

Aayla get down now! Frieza roared through their link. Feeling what was coming Aayla unleashed a pair of energy beams from her eyes. The twin crimson beams pierced through Meta-Cold's hand loosening his grip enough to allow Aayla to wrench her neck away from the cybernetic Frost Demon.

Just as Aayla fell away from the metal tyrant's grasp her eyes widened as a purple disk of Ki hurtled past her, passing by her face by an inch. Cold, distracted by Aayla's surprise attack, looked up in shock, just in time to watch the Death Saucer impact him head on. Without slowing down, Frieza's deadly attack carved through Meta-Cold with an ear piercing screech of rending metal. The look of horror and shock on the frost tyrant's face was frozen in place as he came apart in two perfectly symmetrical pieces. Cut vertically in half both sides of Meta-Cold fell to the ground with a crash that echoed throughout the hillside.

Still in shock from what she had just witnessed Aayla plummeted to the ground and would have slammed into it herself if she didn't fall into Frieza's waiting arms. It's ok I have you Frieza comforted the still stunned Securan.

Just as Frieza touched down, allowing Aayla to regain her footing, Cooler burst from the waters in an angered huff his purple aura surging around him. He looked from left to right wildly until his eyes came upon Frieza, Aayla and the now bifurcated Meta-Cold. His aura quickly vanished as he rushed to their side to see what had become of their metal opponent.

"Where the hell were you?" Frieza exclaimed as Cooler touched down beside the pair.

"Taking a bath, what the hell does it look like!? He hit's very hard!" Cooler fired back, his nostrils flaring at his brother's accusatory glance. Looking down at their father's ruined form quenched Cooler's anger as he took in what had just transpired. "After we're off this planet I will never step foot here again, our family seems to have a habit of being cut in half here" Cooler chuckled at his own dark humour which only received an agitated scowl from his brother.

"Hilarious, let's go check on the others" Frieza muttered before spinning on his heel. He had thought about staying a bit longer, after all he had just murdered his own father. But upon further reflection Frieza decided against it, his father had died at the hands of the Saiyan's three years ago. This metal doppelganger was nothing more than a shadow of the real thing.

As the trio began walking back to the Namekian village, where the sounds of battle still emanated, they were brought to a halt by the sound of a metallic screeching. Spinning around their eyes widened in horror at what they saw. The two halves of Meta-Cold were being drawn together by metallic tendrils that connected the two pieces. Both sides of Meta-Cold came together with a loud clack, a moment of silence passed before Cold's eyes snapped open.

Leaping to his feet Meta-Cold chuckled at the horrified expressions of the trio before him. "Don't look so shocked, did you really think it would be that easy?" Meta-Cold chuckled, the evil glint in his eyes sending a shiver down everyone's spine. Crouching into a fighting stance Cold's smirk shifted to a manic grin "alright then, who wants to die first?"

Author's Notes: Hello everyone I'm back and so is King Cold! I knew that when I was thinking of which movies to use the Meta-Cooler was a must have. Of course Cooler's didn't get blasted into the sun this time around so that left Cold the only logical choice to fill that void.

I've had a few questions about whether Frieza and Company are going to cross pass with the Z-Fighters here and alas I must say no. What I've done is a small change to the timeline, so according to the DBZ timeline between May 17th and May 25th of age 767 is when Return of Cooler occurs. By this point Cell's now reached perfect form and everyone's waiting for the Cell Games. I've moved back the date a bit slightly I'm thinking May 12th (The androids are first revealed). Since it was Cold that was blasted away instead of Cooler it would have happened much sooner in the timeline so he would have naturally arrived at New Namek before the Cooler did. Also because of this Dende's still on Namek and so can't relay the info to Goku to go save the Namekians.

So next chapter will be the gang dealing with Meta-Cold, with him putting himself back together every time. I sometimes disliked how much they used that trick in DBZ, but I can see how it would make everyone more formidable. Cell had the perfect combination of Saiyan, Namekian and Frost Demon biology. Majin Buu had… Magic I guess? And Meta-Cooler/Meta-Cold has Nanomachines son!

Alright enough with the stupid jokes, I got to thank you guys once again for your patience with the story it's quite the endeavour and unfortunately I've been busy as hell lately. I managed to get the whole day off and basically told myself you are finishing this chapter today and that's that! Were now passed 30k views and that's just awesome seeing so many people reading the story.

Hope you guys are also doing well out there and that you're enjoying the story because I enjoy reading your comments they always manage to bring a smile to my face.

Until next time folks take care!