He stared impassively out his large window as the planet in view expanded to fill the entire panoramic. They had arrived, finally. A hateful scowl crossed his face as his thoughts turned to the Saiyan waiting for him on that planet. The stupid monkey had more than earned what was coming to him.

"Lord Frieza, we are landing now. Please brace yourself."

Frieza didn't bother to move. 'Bracing himself' would be a most unnecessary action. The ship could explode for all he cared, and he wouldn't have the slightest harm coming to him. Even in this upcoming battle with the Saiyan, he knew there was no chance of damage being inflicted on himself.

Goku didn't realize how impossible his chances were, though. Frieza decided that it couldn't hurt to string his clueless old pupil along for a little while before squashing him. There was no time limit, after all. And in this situation, he was holding a few trump cards. At least the fun of toying with Goku before killing him would make the nuisance of all of this worth Freiza's while.

Planet Frieza #209's flat landform and architectural structures became recognizable through the ship's window as they approached the planet's landing pad. This was good. Finally, he would destroy Goku, which was the first item on his list. Then, he would track down that horrible Vegeta and do the same to him. After that, even after Goku's death, Frieza could inflict further punishment on the Saiyan who should have been on his side all along, by fulfilling a promise Frieza would make to him today.

Frieza chuckled to himself while vibrations rumbled below his feet, indicating that the ship had landed. Frieza's chuckles evolved into all-out laughter, causing the few soldiers surrounding him to gawk with stupid, clueless looks on their faces. He ceased laughing and turned a glare on the nearest one, ready to get serious now that he knew he would step foot on the same planet as Goku after nearly a year of hunting after those obstinate Saiyans.

"Lord Frieza," the soldier spoke nervously under Frieza's heated glare, "would you like the men on the front lines of this attack before you personally engage the Saiyan in battle?"

Frieza let out a tight-lipped chuckle at the visible trembling exhibited by his men. The offer they made was most definitely not one they wanted to fulfill. They knew they'd be dead if they countered the warrior who Lord Frieza intended to fight.

Frieza was almost tempted to send them out there, just to watch Goku kill them all, but he knew he wanted to get to it himself. He had waited much too long for this. Now that Goku was just within his grasp, his excitement was building. It had been so long since he'd had the chance to truly strike fear in someone, to take the time to torment them, both physically and psychologically. A final laugh escaped Frieza's lips before he waved a dismissive hand at the soldier.

The soldier responded with a hopeful, hesitant smile. "N-no?"

Frieza lifted his chin and turned tail, heading on foot towards the sliding open door of his massive chamber. That question didn't justify an answer, and he certainly didn't feel the need to explain himself to his men. What he did need was to find Goku. As he treaded down the hall, towards the exit of the ship, Frieza fantasized about all the ways he could make Goku witness the terror of his power. This was going to be the best reunion he'd had in a long time.

Frieza took a deep breath of the fresh air of his planet when he stepped off his ship. This planet was one of many he owned, yet rarely visited. Like all his planets, this one was tailored to his liking, with architecture in the style of his home planet and botanical life that gave the planet that familiar smell of home. It was intended for the soldiers' use, but Frieza also approve of its qualities. His lip twitched into a slight smile of satisfaction with the reminder of his control, before rapid beeping started in his ear and symbols flashed in the red lens of his scouter.

Frieza grunted, realizing it had to be Goku approaching, when a massive explosion sounded right behind him. He turned and lunged away from his ship, where debris was flying and flames were exploding off the hull of the vessel. Screams erupted from inside as an aftershock of the massive explosion completely decimated what remained of Frieza's personal ship, which imploded upon itself with a blinding flash against the backdrop of the planet's dark blue sky.

Frieza growled furiously as he effortlessly batted away a piece of debris that flew at him from the explosion. His ship and his men were all gone in an instant. The scouter finally registered a power level for the source of the destruction. Frieza snapped his head in that direction, sighting a vague figure hovering behind the smoke of the fires with a limb extended towards the remains of his annihilated ship. When the smoke cleared to begin revealing the face of his ship's attacker, Frieza sneered at him. This was not at all how he wanted this to begin!

"Sorry about the ship. But I had to make sure it would be just you and me, Frieza."

Frieza clenched his fists while his veins felt like they were nearly going to burst from all the anger he was feeling. He was supposed to be making Goku miserable, not the other way around!

Frieza bared his teeth at the Saiyan. "You'll pay for that, Monkey! I hate you!"

Goku cocked his head and slowly descended towards the ground as his hand fell by his side. "Do you?"

"I don't like you at all anymore!"

Goku shrugged. "It's not the first time I've heard that. Still, if you weren't so horrible, I might actually be hurt."

"Oh," Frieza chuckled, "you will be hurt. Trust me."

"What's your problem, anyways?" Goku asked as he landed a few feet away, while Frieza balked at his audacity. "What do you have against Saiyans? From what Vegeta and Nappa had to say, all they ever did was work really hard for you."

Frieza scoffed. "You don't know anything at all."

Goku raised his brows with a cocky smile as he dashed forward instantaneously, to stand face to face with Frieza. Frieza bit back a growl as he raised his gaze to meet Goku's condescending look. He could see the game this Saiyan was playing, and no one would be given the satisfaction of playing games to upset Frieza, especially not a barbaric monkey.

"The blood of the Saiyans must be completely cut off." Frieza said in a cool, controlled tone. "Not because I feel threatened by ridiculous legends like the Super Saiyan, history's greatest warrior, but because I do not feel well with you two still around."

"I make you feel unwell? Is that it? Or maybe you are concerned." Goku crossed his arms and raised a brow suggestively. "How do you know you're not facing a Super Saiyan right now?" His brows lowered into an intense glower. "You make me sick, too. When I look at you, I can see is the faces of all the people I've seen you kill, and the monster you tried to make me into."

Frieza took a step back and smiled up at Goku. "Ah, yes. You resent me now, do you? Probably not as much as Vegeta does."

Goku chuckled wryly. "I don't think I could ever resent anyone as much as Vegeta does."

Frieza crossed his arms and allowed his eyes to close momentarily. "He does carry quite the chip on his shoulder. I wonder. Will that resentment make killing him more rewarding than killing you?"

Goku shot that cocky grin at Frieza again. "Too bad you're never going to get past me to find out."

Frieza turned his nose up at Goku, scowling as he prepared to tell the Saiyan how stupid and ignorant he was being if he really believed that, when Goku kept talking.

"I really hated Raditz when I killed him, but you know what?" Goku scowled at Frieza. "I think I hate you even more. You shouldn't be the strongest being in the universe. It's about time a Super Saiyan came around to put you in your place. You and your Planet Trade are the reason Raditz did what he did. You are the real reason everyone on Earth died, and the reason I've killed so many people. You..."

As Goku continued, Frieza tuned him out, unable to bear hearing him carry on about why Frieza was so hated. Frieza enjoyed striking fear in people, especially warriors who thought too highly of themselves. Frankly, all of this talk was testing Frieza's patience, as his thoughts were drawn by Goku's talk to all the reasons he hated the Saiyans.

It was really the principle of it all, why he needed their race obliterated. With Goku and Vegeta growing stronger so quickly, even if they were being loyal servants, allowing them to stay around was a luxury Frieza could no longer afford. When Goku started whining about Frieza's hobbies of torment and planetary destruction, it was the last straw for Frieza.

In a flash of movement, Frieza raised a finger at Goku. The Saiyan's eyes went wide as Frieza shot a beam of red from his fingertip, aiming for Goku's heart. When the beam appeared as if it was going to go right through Goku's chest, yet the Saiyan remained standing and unscathed, Frieza contorted his brows in incredulity. What he had just witnessed wasn't possible. Goku couldn't have been fast enough to dodge that at such close range!

Goku glared. "Hey! What was that?" He clenched his fists. "We never said to start fighting!"

Frieza reined in his anger and coolly pursed his lips. "It was the only way to shut you up. I know when a Saiyan starts ranting, your lot tends to go on and on and on."

"Well, if you're done talking," Goku smirked, "then that's fine with me. I'm ready to fight!"

As he crossed his arms, peering into Goku's defiant eyes, Frieza's shoulders shook with laughter. The younger fighter was poised for defense, probably bracing himself for another surprise attack from Frieza. Frieza was prepared to give it to him, though Goku's quick evasion of the last attack had him slightly wary in this base form.

Frieza studied Goku carefully, debating just how capable the Saiyan had become since their last encounter. That damn Saiyan tenacity and rapid growth in strength could make them so unpredictable, especially Goku. Frieza could already tell that he would have to improve his odds at some point. The question was, how far would he let the game go, and to what extent would he need to increase his power? Frieza would decide soon enough.


Goku grit his teeth as he studied Frieza, waiting for him to make a move. There was a reason no one ever challenged Frieza. Goku was confident, but he knew Frieza was powerful, cruel and unpredictable, and nowhere near showing his full power. Goku had no way yet of gauging how far that power could go, but he would do his best with the training he did over the past months in space.

With a grunt of determination, he raised a strong, ready hand in front of his face and clasped his other fist by his side, putting all his concentration on Frieza's energy. When he felt a sudden fluctuation of that energy, he ran in a blur to disappear from the spot where he stood.

Frieza's fist flew into that spot with a head-on assault, while Goku counterattacked from behind, kicking Frieza in the back of the head.

When Goku landed on the hard substance of what remained of Planet Frieza #209's landing pad, Frieza turned around, rubbing his head. "Hmph! Faster than I expected."

Goku frowned. "It's going to take a lot more than that to fight me. Why don't you show me your true power, Frieza?"

"I shouldn't need to transform to kill you."

Goku gasped. So it was a transformation that increased Frieza's power. Goku realized he could defeat Frieza now, before he'd have a chance to transform...but how would that be a true win, when Frieza still had more power to challenge him with? No, Goku needed Frieza to transform, no matter how powerful that made him. Goku had to beat Frieza when he was at his best. He realized, though, that he would have to prove to Frieza the necessity of that transformation, because Frieza was obviously resistant.

"Oh, no?" Goku countered. "You'll see that you're gonna need to transform against me!"

Goku lunged for Frieza, raising his fist to clash against Frieza's, which was already powerfully extended in response to the attack. The collision of force boomed as their combined powers exploded around them, but Goku pressed on, gritting his teeth as he ducked down and swept a foot under Frieza. The tyrant lost his footing, flying into the air before he somersaulted backwards, landing on his feet and lunging back at Goku.

When Frieza disappeared from view, Goku's eyes went wide. He closed them, focusing on Frieza's energy, which only took a second before Goku realized Frieza was right behind him. He ducked just in time to avoid a punch, then turned around to land an uppercut in Frieza's chin.

Frieza flew back from the hit, letting out a scream before his feet skidded across the ground and he glared at Goku. Goku didn't wait. He launched at Frieza again, this time attacking the tyrant with a flurry of hits, most of which he landed while Frieza fought determinedly to block his rapid attacks. When Goku landed one punch particularly hard in Frieza's gut, the tyrant doubled over.

Goku leapt back as Frieza's eyes bulged from the pain while he fought to recover from the blow. Goku felt a smile rise to his face. It was only a matter of time now. Yet, when Frieza caught his breath and peered up at Goku from his forward-bent position, Goku realized Frieza wasn't feeling done-in yet. The loathsome look in his eyes told Goku that he intended to keep fighting at this level, and that was something Goku wouldn't have, not until after Frieza transformed.

Goku glared as he gathered energy for a large ki blast in his palm and yelled, "Transform, Frieza!"

The large, white ball of ki flew from his open palm as he thrust it forward, while Frieza was looking up and gasping in shock as it closed in on him. Goku felt a smile rise to his face as he hovered in the distance and watched the blinding explosion, waiting for the dust to settle. Surely, Frieza would be prepared to fight for real after that. Just to make sure, though, Goku pulled both elbows in and launched a rapid fire attack of ki blasts at the decimated launch pad, making sure that Frieza would feel this well enough to decide a transformation was necessary.

Goku panted as he recovered his stamina from the exertion of so many blasts. Fortunately, he still had plenty more energy in store. He was reserving that for the real fight, where he knew he would need it. He only hoped Frieza would transform sooner rather than later, so he didn't drain anymore energy now than he had to. When the dust finally settled, Frieza was standing hunched over in the midst of a crater, glaring at Goku.

Goku chuckled. "Someone looks angry."

"Ahhh!" Frieza screamed as he extended both tightly clenched fists above his head. "Fine! You want to see my full power?"

Goku nodded. "Yeah!"

He knew he would be in danger after this, but Goku was too excited to worry about that. His heart thudded in his chest as he anxiously awaited this transformation, the opportunity to be the first to see Frieza's true power.

Frieza smirked. "I could easily kill you with a lesser transformation, but before you die, I will have you witness the terror of an ultimate power, even more frightening than death!" Frieza let out a loud chuckle. "I'm doing you a great service by going straight to my final form!"

Goku clenched his fists by his sides as Frieza's aura expanded around him. Goku bit his bottom lip, waiting to see. Frieza certainly was doing him a great service. Having the honor of being the first to fight the strongest warrior in the universe at his best was no small feat.

Frieza yelled as his aura exploded around him, ascending with a purple beam of light into the planet's dark blue sky. Goku gasped in awe at the marvelous display of color and light, before raising his forearm to shield his eyes as the light intensified, along with a wave of energy that blew past him, bending the few trees in the area with its force. Goku clenched his teeth and planted his feet into the ground, skidding back a few feet as the energy from Frieza's transformation intensified. But finally, the explosion and blast of light ceased after one last, blinding, instantaneous flash filled the air.

Goku blinked as he hesitantly lowered his arm to peer at Frieza. The alien was enveloped in an aura of white, which was slowly fading as the new appearance of the tyrant came into view. Goku squinted through the light and settling dust to perceive Frieza's new appearance. To his surprise, the tyrant looked more compact and less formidable than his previous appearance. Yet, that greatly contrasted with the unnaturally massive level of power Goku sensed from him now. Despite the sleeker changes in the appearance of Frieza's armor and coloring, his loathsome eyes and dark, smirking lips appeared exactly the same. Goku glared as he stared at those eyes, which were looking mockingly back at him.

Frieza crossed his arms behind his back and raised his chin. "So, having any regrets yet?"

Goku forced himself to focus on his breathing and relax. Already, Goku could feel his nerves working against him. He scowled and shook his head. Frieza still thought this was all a joke. He was overconfident as he stood there, completely open for attack, smiling as if Goku were nothing more than a mere fly threatening him. If there was anything worse than death that could ruin this fight for Goku, it would be Frieza's dismissive attitude.

Goku bared his teeth. "The only regret I have is that you're still not taking this seriously!" He clenched his fists threateningly. "Be ready, Frieza!"

Frieza chuckled. "There's no need for that. I could beat you with my hands behind my back." Frieza sighed. "It has been so long since I've shown my final transformation. I've never actually fought anyone in this form. No one is strong enough to warrant it, you see. Not even you, Goku."

Frieza chuckled as Goku growled at his statement. Frieza was only stirring Goku's anger, though Goku knew better than to let his emotions control him in battle.

"I don't care how powerful you think you've become." Frieza said. "Soon, you'll realize how much you've overestimated yourself, like so many other Saiyans before you. King Vegeta," Freiza shrugged, "Prince Vegeta, that low class soldier, Bardock, who I'm fairly certain was your father."

Goku's eyes widened momentarily at the surprising news that Frieza ever knew his father, but he quickly shook that off. He had spent much too long living on Earth to ever really care about knowing more about his origins. He especially did not care now, not in the midst of a battle.

"Once I'm satisfied that you've experienced a terror even greater than that of Hell's," Frieza continued, "I will send you to join the rest of your pathetic, deceased race. Then when Vegeta dies by my hand, I will be rid of you monkeys once and for all."

"Stop talking and fight me!"

Frieza clenched his jaw and growled. Apparently, that set him off. Goku smirked for only an instant at the satisfaction of having pushed Frieza's buttons, before Frieza disappeared from sight and then reappeared right in front of him. Before Goku could react, Frieza's tail whipped out from behind, whacking Goku across the side and throwing his entire body careening into a nearby cement wall of a crumbling building.

Goku sprung from the crater his body had created in the wall, moving away to disappear from Frieza's view and launch his own attack. Just after his disappearance, a barrage of Frieza's red, laser-sharp beams of ki assaulted the wall, causing it to crumble and completely collapse from Frieza's attacks. From the sky, Goku launched his own similar barrage of ki attacks, aimed straight for an unsuspecting Frieza.

Frieza's head shot in Goku's direction just before the blasts made contact. After the visual of Frieza was lost behind a cloud of explosions and dust, Frieza quickly reappeared behind Goku, growling as he punched for Goku's head and landed his fist in the side of Goku's cheek. Goku tumbled away through the air, before stopping himself abruptly and meeting Frieza's gaze with a mocking chuckle of his own.

Smirking at Frieza, Goku wiped the back of his hand against his reddened cheek. "I thought you were going to beat me with your hands behind your back."

Frieza pursed his lips. "That was just a passing comment. If you really believed I wasn't going to use my hands, you're far too naïve."

"Still," Goku said, "Is this seriously all you've got?"

Frieza's eyes widened before he growled and clenched a fist in front of his face. "Insolent monkey! How dare you mock me!"

Frieza raised his hand in the air and gathered a mass of power sparking with crackling energy above his head. Goku's eyes widened as he witnessed the forming attack, one he hadn't seen since his brutal days of training under Frieza. He always ended up in the tank after Frieza would pull out that technique, but this was a much different situation now. Goku braced himself. He would have to dodge the attack, or take it head-on. He didn't know if he could handle that much power, though.

When the ball of ki enlarged above Frieza to reach completion, Frieza growled and heaved it forward. "Now you'll see that you're no Super Saiyan!"

As the sparking mass of energy flew towards Goku and Frieza laughed menacingly from the other side of it, Goku glared at it with determination. He decided to counter it. Spreading his legs in a wider stance, Goku wrapped both hands towards one hip, keeping his eyes on the imposing energy as a spark of ki lit within his rounded palms. "Ka…me…"

The mass of energy from Frieza seemed to grow, causing Goku's eyes to widen as he continued, "ha…me…"

Frieza chuckled. "This is the end, Goku!"

Goku's eyes narrowed as he exerted all his force and extended his hands towards Freiza's blast, "…Ha!"

An explosion of light and sound echoed across the globe as a massive collision of power occurred. Goku's Kamehameha beam pushed against Frieza's blast, ballooning at the point of contact, which gradually began making its way closer to Frieza. Frieza gasped and his eyes widened in recognition of what was happening. Goku yelled as he pushed more power into his blast, pressing it further in Frieza's direction. Frieza shook his head fervently, before gritting his teeth and pressing his palms forward with his own resistance.

"Frieza!" Goku yelled as he struggled against Frieza's power, yet he could tell that Frieza was struggling as well. One more push would do it.

"Nooo!" Frieza yelled as the Kamehameha surged again with power, finally absorbing Frieza's blast and pushing past to clash with Frieza.

Goku took a deep breath as he watched the explosion, his hands still braced in position from the Kamehameha. He lowered his hands by his sides as he descended swiftly to land, waiting to see the results of his successful blast.

Frieza was certainly the most powerful opponent he'd fought…but wait. Goku grunted in realization when he noted the ki nearby, which seemed unphased by that blast. But there was no way! No way that Frieza could be unscathed after taking his Kamehameha head-on! Yet, if what he was sensing was hard to believe, what his eyes saw when the dust cleared confirmed it. Frieza was smiling without even a scratch on him.

Frieza chuckled and raised a hand softly to his lips. "My, my. That was quite a powerful blast. Don't tell me you expected that to kill me, though."

"Ah...ah!" Goku shook his head and took a stumbling step back, stunned at Frieza's composure.

"You did?" Frieza laughed. "You are impudent. I thought I trained you better than that, Goku. Know your enemy. This one won't be defeated."

"Y-you…" Goku trailed off, shaking his head as his brows furrowed in bewilderment.

"I do admit, I had to raise my power slightly to avoid taking damage from that attack." Frieza sighed and folded his arms behind his back again. "But still, you should know I'm not even using a third of my power." As Goku's eyes widened in horror-stricken realization, Frieza smiled. "So, how should I finally placate my anger over your betrayal? Rip out your tongue? Break your leg? Slit your throat?"

Goku grimaced in realization. He hadn't powered up fully yet either, but if Frieza wasn't bluffing about how much more power he possessed, this fight was lost. Goku could finally understand why Vegeta and the others never defied Frieza's orders before. Frieza was a monster. If he could increase his strength that much more, Goku doubted he could stand a chance against Frieza. Still, he wouldn't give up this fight. There had to be a way to beat Frieza.


As the Saiyan braced himself for battle, across the Planet Trade Organization and Otherworld, word was spreading of the monumental fight that was just beginning. Everyone was on edge, watching if they could, and waiting for the results. The outcome of this battle between the merciless ruler of the universe and his powerful prodigy would not only affect the two beings involved, but the entire universe.


A/N: Hopefully, you can visualize this fight if you're reading through it, though I understand if you're scanning over the fight scenes. I have to admit that I often do when reading fanfiction. It's never the same as seeing and hearing the fight, though writing conveys emotions and thinking so much better. This update came out pretty quickly, but I'll let you all know now that I will be on vacation for a while, so the next chapter will be more of a wait after this one. Sorry to leave you all in suspense, but I promise when I get back I'll be working right away on the next chapter!