Goku could not go to Otherworld with instant transmission;
there is a barrier that prevents dead people from going
to the living world or vice versa. That's why he needed
Baba's spell; she can not only transport a dead person
to the living world for 24 hours but also a living person
to Otherworld.
And now, we see Vegeta and Goku descending to Hell,
riding a flying vehicle that one of King Yenma's servants
(one with blue skin and horns) is driving.
The sky is yellow. The vegetation is minimal to non
existent. There are several huge, pointy rocks around.
Some bodies of an unspecified, red liquid (lakes, fountains,
rivers) further decorate the place.
A hell resident raises his eyes to the sky and looks at
the descending vehicle. He's a bulky, unshaven guy
with normal human power who is wearing a stinky
shirt. He has been condemned to Hell for serial rape,
including child molestation.
The vehicle lands and the two Saiyans hop off. Vegeta
looks around, arms crossed. He has come here twice
in the past (after his two deaths), but, neither of those
two times, did he stay long enough to get familiar with
the surroundings or meet Hell residents that he knows.
'So, how big is this place?' Goku asks, curiously looking
around and stroking the back of his head.
'I don't know,' Yenma's servant answers. 'At the very
least, bigger than a galaxy.'
'WHAT?' Vegeta cries. 'How are we supposed to find
Cell like that?'
'If he's at the other edge of Hell right now, it is
impossible to track his chi and teleport close to him,'
Goku says. 'It might take us years to find him.'
'Don't worry,' the servant says. 'The residents of each
afterlife department can contact one another merely
with thought. Just close your eyes and visualize the
person you want to see. Then you will automatically
teleport where they are.'
'Neat,' Goku cheerfully exclaims.
'King Yenma gave dead this capability so that they
can find easier their loved ones. Otherwise, the chances
that a person would meet their loved ones after death
would be slim to none,' the servant explains as his
vehicle starts ascending and eventually gets lost from
view.
'So, let's visualize Cell,' Goku rhetorically proposes.
'Are you sure you're in haste, Kakarrot?' Vegeta
asks, having one more look around. 'We can spend
up to 24 hours here. Why not explore the place?
We can even visit other Hell residents we know.'
'Such as?' Goku naively asks.
'Aren't you curious to meet your parents? Your real
parents?' Vegeta asks.
'Nah. I want nothing to do with Saiyans,' Goku answers.
Vegeta, on the other hand, seems more ambivalent.
Would it be a good idea to meet his parents, his old
allies and acquaintances from the planet of Saiyans?
How would they react if they found out about his
gradual change of heart over the last years? Is he
ready to confront them?
A red pond draws his attention. Come to think of it,
he'd like to know what that liquid tastes like.
'Huh? What are you doing, Vegeta?' Goku asks as the
other Saiyan is walking to the pond.
Without answering, Vegeta crouches, picks up a handful
and drinks. It tastes like... beetroot juice? Nobody
would get excited over that. But he guesses Hell
residents don't have much of a choice; this must be
their only source of nutrition, so their choices are either
that or eternal starvation (dead can't die of hunger).
Well, he should have expected food in Hell wouldn't be
anything close to gourmet.
'VEGETA!' a voice interrupts the former princes thoughts.
'Huh? This voice sounds familiar,' Goku says and raises
his eyes to the sky.
'Oh, boy, as if I didn't have enough on my mind already,'
Vegeta mumbles as he stands up and turns around to
meet the floating, descending figure: Nappa!
'So you finally died,' the enormous Saiyan grins sadistically
as he lands, pointing at his former boss. 'I've been
waiting for this moment for so long!'
'Are you blind?' Vegeta rolls his eyes and points above
his head to show Nappa that he doesn't have a halo.
'Huh?' the not so smart Saiyan scratches his bald head.
'If you're not dead, how can you be here?'
And, without waiting for a response, he smiles again
and says: 'Oh, whatever, the important thing is that
I can finally get back at you for your betrayal.'
'Wake up, idiot. What makes you think you can defeat
me?' Vegeta sighs.
'You think I'm the same I was back then?' Nappa yells,
taking a fighting stance (Vegeta doesn't even bother
doing that). 'My afterlife body is way more durable
and has way more potential than my living one. Nowadays,
Zarbon needs his transformed state to beat me when
we spar! And, last time I checked, you were a lot weaker
than Zarbon. And I'm pretty sure you had already reached
your limits by the time you gutlessly killed me, so you
haven't got any stronger ever since.'
'Oh, boy,' Vegeta rolls his eyes again.
'Why hasn't he addressed me at all?' Goku whispers
to his frenemy.
'He must have forgotten you,' Vegeta answers. 'He
saw you only once, almost 20 years ago, and Nappa
was never renowned for his memory or any other
of his mental capabilities.'
'STOP IGNORING ME,' the bear sized Saiyan cries as he
charges at the prince.
He attacks with a barrage of blows, all of which
Vegeta blocks with one finger (still without bothering
taking a fighting stance)!
Finally, with an angry cry, he throws a roundhouse
kick with his huge leg, which Vegeta stops with his
pinky!
Nappa freezes of shock for a moment. Next, he gets
angry again. He pulls back and wide opens his mouth,
preparing his ultimate blast.
Vegeta hits him with a spearhand strike in the solar
plexus, causing his eyes to bulge. Nappa falls on his
knees, clutching his belly.
'Do you know what keeps you imprisoned in this
miserable place?' Vegeta says to his former servant as
the latter slowly passes out. 'It's not King Yenma's will.
It's YOUR will. Your will not to let go of your obsessions.
When you have managed this, you will be able to ascend
to a higher plane of existence.'
'Curse... you...' Nappa whispers as he faints.
Vegeta turns to Goku. 'Let's go find Cell.'
