WARNING: Before you read this Ch, go read Ch39 if you haven't already. Why? It was previously an A/N:, that's why! Reading Ch40 will be confusing if you haven't read Ch39 yet, so do me a favor and read Ch39 if you haven't already and return back here when you're done, ningens! Oh, you did that already? Okay then, Ch40 it is for you guys. Read away...!
A/N: Hey, hey, hey, everyone. I'm back with another chapter! Wow, has it really been 39 chapters for me to hit the chapter 40 milestone? Time sure as gone by, hasn't it? As stated before, Ch39 was nothing but a A/N:. However, now it's not 'cause I remade it with the 'actual' chapter! 12.5k words. I haven't gone over 10k in a while.
Ch40 could've been over 10k too, I felt like it didn't need to be. But next chapter will be over 10k words, you all have my word. Now this chapter's gonna be interesting. Since we got a perspective from Goku's & Android 21's POV, I decided to do Frieza's POV around the same time Goku & the others have woken up. You know, the start of the Enemy Warrior Arc where Frieza's the main character? In Dragon Ball FighterZ? His journey in recruiting Cell, the Ginyu Force & Nappa? You guys get the idea.
Now get to reading...!
How can I, the Evil Emperor, lose to a monkey?
Not once, but TWICE?
Ugh, ugh, ugh!
Goku, I swear on my life, if I was given a chance at life again, I'm going to destroy you and rip a apart your monkey limbs, one-by-one!
I will not lose!
I WILL NOT LOSE!
Huh? What is that light...?
Android 21 Arc
Chapter 40: Frieza, Cell, and... Cooler?!
Late Afternoon
North City (Ruins...)
This was around the time Goku had just woken up, and when Android 16 had retrieved 18. There was another group of party that made its move after the aftermath of Android 21's E.M.P. These group of people were the revived villains Goku & friends had previously defeated in past time. Past foes remerging, and unknown ones were scattered all over the earth and just like Goku, Fairy Tail & the Z-Fighters, there were clones of them.
In a destroyed North City, the sky was dark green. No hints of nighttime as the dark green sky didn't indicate it, but there was an angry Saiyan standing on the road. Frustration course through his veins as he was shouting nonstop. But he wasn't alone. There was another person who was with him, but on top of an almost destroyed building.
Due to the Saiyan's yelling, a certain evil tyrant had awoken from his slumber...
"Ugh... I- - What the hell is that yelling...?"
"Graaaagh! I'll destroy everything! Everything! EVERYTHING!" the Saiyan man said, promising to blow up everything in his path.
"Huh? Is that... a Saiyan?" the Evil Tyrant said, questioning his eyesight as he leaned over the edge from up top the building he was on, "Kch... Monkeys are always loud. Perhaps I should go down there and shut it up- - Kch!" he looked at his hands, "Why do I feel so weak?"
"ARGHH!" the Saiyan man continues to yell.
"Hmm. He's a bald monkey, huh? Better make my entrance so that worm can know his pathetic place." even though he was weaken, he still used what little power he had left and flew down behind him. "Oh my, it talks. This one, however, seems a little different than all those other pathetic specimens."
The Saiyan man turned around. He had no pupils but yelled back, "I'll tear you, limb from limb!"
The Evil Tyrant sighed, "Well, it may be capable of speaking, but it seems just as pitifully stupid as the other monkeys. Oh well. Might as well kill a little time with a display of my superior strength."
"HYRAHHH!" the Saiyan man charges at him with his left fist aimed for his face.
Created a dust with pebbles levitating around his feet from jumping to the Evil Tyrant, the Saiyan's left fist outlined a yellow glow as he closed in on the Evil Tyrant in white skin. With no worries and a cocky smirk, the Evil Tyrant jerked his head to his left and paid the Saiyan man back with a quick jab to his abdomen, causing him to spill out an unnecessary amount of saliva...
"Bluagh!"
In one blink, the Evil Tyrant disappeared, confusing the Saiyan. He looked everywhere to see where he could've hide to. But the thing is, he wasn't hiding. The Saiyan checked his right, his left, up and below his feet and out as a result he had no luck finding him. Until at the last second, when a tiny rock landed inside of an upside down destroyed vehicle, the Evil Tyrant fired up an energy blast from his left palm.
The energy he was emitting was what he had woken up with and if he used this on the angry Saiyan, he would be completely dry. But to shut up someone who was lower in the food chain than him, the Evil Tyrant liked nothing more than to do the job himself...
"Learn some manners, Saiyan monkey! Grovel in the essence of Lord Frieza!" he said as he bash his left palm to his back, sending him off to the sky.
An explosion occurred as the dark green sky was covered in the Evil Tyrant's purple energy blast, to which, he was revealed to be the one and only Frieza, leader of the Frieza Force. That small energy that Frieza placed in his energy blast was more than enough to take the Saiyan out, but it took him out of it...
"Ugh... Why do I feel so weak...?" Frieza said, breathing heavy, "Hmm? Oh, seems like the Saiyan's falling down. So he survived, huh?"
Out from the smoke, the Saiyan was falling to his defeat. Since Frieza's energy wasn't that much to kill him entirely, he still had his own 'limb' and fell on his back, with his Saiyan armor still intact. Intact, but it was covered in dust. Frieza walks up to him, but was a few inches away from him, waiting for him to wake up, knowing that he wasn't dead.
Slowly, the Saiyan began opening his eyes...
"Huh? Wh-What's going on?" the Saiyan said as he sat up.
"I thought you were just another cretin, but you actually have a modicum of skill. Still, even though my energy attack was weaken, you survived it." Frieza said, staring down at the Saiyan with his arms crossed.
"W-Wait a minute... That voice... L-Lord Frieza?!" he shouted in fear, recognizing who was standing in front of him.
Frieza's eyes widened with his arms still crossed, "Oh ho? So you do know your place after all. I see my reputation still proceeds me."
"P-Please forgive me, Your Highness." he quickly got on his knees, "It's me, Nappa, the Saiyan! I used to work for you! Don't you remember me?!"
"Nappa?" Frieza gives it a thought, "Hmm, now that you mention it, that name does ring a bell. Ah, now I remember. You were Vegeta's partner when him, you and that long-haired Saiyan were on a different planet when I ordered you three to take down a planet."
"Y-Yes! I was in that group! I'm the bald one! Nappa! See? Bald! My apologies, Lord Frieza! It's just, you've changed forms from when I last had the honor of meeting you." he waved his right hand left and right.
"Oh, so this was the first time you've seen me in my current form, then?" he placed his right hand on his chest, "Still, if one cannot recognize one's master, does that not constitute an absence of loyalty?"
Nappa quickly responded, "O-Of course not! Come hell or high water, I would do your bidding to the letter, Lord Frieza!"
"I wouldn't need to test you on that statement, now would I? But if you do mean it, you will devote your life to serving me. Is that clear, Nappa?" Frieza said, issuing out the standard procedure, "Now that that's under order, what's with this planet? Did I eliminate everyone when I was unconscious?"
"I'm not sure myself, Lord Frieza. I didn't know you were on top of the building. Before you came along, I was fighting off a ginger man with in a lime green vest. The vest had a logo that said R.R."
"A ginger man? Tell me something, Nappa, did this ginger man know anything that happened to us and this stupid city?"
"Yeah. As a matter of fact, he did. He told me what I needed to know."
Frieza looked up at Nappa, "Well now, don't be a stranger, monkey, tell me what this person told you."
"S-Sure..."
-[30 Minutes...]-
In half an hour, Nappa told everything he was informed with when he ran into Android 16. With the information given, Frieza starting connecting the dots, "Android 16, hmm? To find out who this Towa person is, we have to find Android 16? Tch..."
"Everything I said, My Lord, is true."
"Now I understand. Android 16, the E.M.P. that stole my energy and yours, I guess. From start to finish, it would seems as though Android 16 started all of this. He must be responsible for everything that happened."
"If you're thinking what I'm thinking, My Lord, are we going to try to find Android 16 since we're assuming he's the mastermind behind the E.M.P. and the clones of us?"
"For a monkey you're actually a decent thinker. Yes, that's right. Subjectively speaking, of course. I don't remember waking up to no halo over my head, so that means he must've resurrect me, and of course you, as well. And if what you said is true, then that means... the Ginyu Force must be alive, too."
"The Ginyu Force? Hey, you mean the weird henchmens of yours that dances funny?" Nappa said, raising one eyebrow in curiosity.
Frieza, annoyed with Nappa's disrespectful manners, responded, "And since when have you been allowed to speak to me in that manner? Shall I remove that big mouth of yours?"
Nappa took a step back, remembering his place against Frieza, "Oh, n-no, Lord Frieza, it was just my misunderstanding! My head's still spinning from your attack you did to 'wake me up'."
"Hmph, I sincerely hope that's the case." Frieza went back to crossing his arms, "Nappa, even you could prove to be an important pawn in a situation this dire. Haha, I trust you know what will happen if you don't show adequate results...?"
"Of course I do, sir! I won't let you down!" Nappa stood straight, he stopped slouching and placed his arms next to his hips, bowing his head at a thirty degree angle.
"Now that's more like it." Frieza smirked with his eyes closed, "I expect great things from you."
"(Kch! What a jerk Frieza is...)" Nappa mumbled under his breath.
"Hmm? Did you say something?"
"No, sir, not a thing!" he stood back up straight.
"Good. Now then, before we confront Android 16, wherever he is, let's go find the clones of us and steal back our power. And once done, we'll go find the Ginyu Force."
"Y-Yes, sir...!"
Late Afternoon
-)Around the Same Time Frieza & Nappa had Woken Up(-
South City (Ruins...)
Frieza wasn't the only Evil Tyrant to have woken up from one's own slumber. Another evil doer was awake from the aftermath of Android 21's doing. The only thing is, he & his three henchmens were awake an hour ago. And since they were awake, they got right to work in eliminating their own clones, getting back the energy that was stolen from them in the first place. But the energy they had received wasn't close to their full strength, rather only six percent came back to each of the three henchmens and ten percent to their leader.
Sixteen clones, with the majority of them being the leader of the henchmens, were piled up on top of each other. The real ones were sitting on huge wooden logs that surrounded the dead corpses, watching them burn in the fire they made. The leader of the henchmen looked at his right hand, clenched it, and looked back at the burning corpses...
"Salza, how strong are you feeling right now? The energy we got back, how much did you get back?" the leader asked.
"I'm much better than being completely drained from when I've woken up, Lord Cooler, but rest assure I'm not as strong as you, since you got back more energy than me." Salza answered.
Cooler replied back, "I see. What about you two, Dore and Neiz?"
"Sir! Like with Salza, I only got a little bit back." Dore said.
"Same goes with me, sir." Neiz added.
"Tch." Cooler flicked his tongue, "It's thanks to that Towa person I'm not at full power. The last thing I remember was me being in hell. Then the next thing that happened was me waking up to next to you three. Reviving me & you three are one thing, but that Towa person stealing our energy for that scientist woman to make clones of us. How pathetic..." he clenched his right fist hard, "Salza, have you detected any power levels on this planet."
Salza pressed the button on his scouter that was on his left eye, "Let's see... Hmm." the scouter, at first, was detecting nothing since there wasn't much people alive with energy that made the scouter pick up on it, "Nothing so far, Lord Cooler."
"Then make sure that scouter is in good condition. We're going to need it if we're going to detect our clones' energy. Not to mention Towa, if she's around. Her along with that female scientist & the ginger man."
"Those cretins will know what they got themselves into when they decided to mess with us by reviving us first and stealing our energies after!" Dore clenched his fists, "I'm so ready to kill them all!"
"Have patients, Dore. One at a time here. We have to make sure Lord Cooler's energy is up to the max. Ours can wait later as Lord Cooler is our first priority." Salza reminds him.
"Gah... I know, I know, Salza. But with all due respect, we need to aid ourselves if we're gonna aid Lord Cooler back to full strength!"
"Tsk! Mind your tongue, Dore!" Neiz said, annoyed, "Lord Cooler is someone who we should put in front of ourselves, you dumbass!"
"It's all right, Neiz. We're in a situation where energy is sacred. I don't really say this much often so you three best not to remember what I'm about to say here. Given the situation we're in, we need to rely on each other, no matter what. Until I managed to get back at least forty percent of my power." Cooler smirked as the burned corpses were finally gone.
"Lord Cooler..." Salza widened his eyes in shock, "If you don't mind me asking, sire, can I scan your power level?"
"Hmm? I don't mind, but why? Do you doubt the power I currently have, Salza? And here I thought you were the type to not doubt your own leader. You've disappointed me."
Salza freaks out, "N-No, sir! I don't doubt you, not one bit! I just want to know the amount you got back from killing ten of your clones."
"It wasn't much. But then again, I'm not certain it was too little or if it was even decent. Salza, scan me." Cooler ordered.
"Yes, sir!" Salza pressed the button on his scouter, "Let's see here. Forgive me for speaking lowly of you, Lord Cooler, but your energy is quite low."
"Tch, I knew it. Ten clones of me must've equaled one percent each. And if I recall, the three of you got back only six percent each."
"That's correct, Lord Cooler. You're spot on as ever- - Hmm?!" Salza's scouter started picking up two power levels at a rapid pace, "L-Lord Cooler! The scouter's picking up two power levels that's heading this way!"
"Hmm?" Cooler's eyes widened, "Two? Can tell me where the power levels are coming from?"
"S-Sir... I think- - The power levels are coming to us and one of the two's energy is big!"
"Kch! I hate hiding like a coward, but we have no choice. Take cover and don't let yourself be seen!" Cooler issued out the order.
"Yes, sir!" the Cooler Armored Squadron replied quickly.
Cooler and his Armored Squadron had parted ways, but were near each other. Splitting up with each man for themselves that was temporary, they started picking their hiding spots. Cooler hid inside of a white tent that wasn't destroyed by the E.M.P., Salza hid behind a large tree with shade covering him, Dore hid inside of the flying vehicle, mainly in the back seat. And lastly, Neiz hid in a bush large enough to cover his entire body.
All four were looking up at the sky to see the two power levels pass by. When the two power levels were in their sight, Cooler, out of the four, squinted his eyes and managed to get a clear look at one of the two that were flying pass them. It was blurry at first, but that didn't stop King Cold's oldest son. Out of the two power levels, one had an aura that showcased purple, to which, it was similar to Cooler's own aura.
That's when it hit him.
Squinting his eyes and from seeing the purple aura, Cooler was in quite a shock, "(Frieza... So he's alive too)."
The shock in seeing his little brother led Frieza & the other power level Salza sensed on his scouter, that was revealed to be Nappa the Saiyan, led the two fly pass the four as they couldn't sense them anyway. Entering South City by just flying straight through, Frieza & Nappa were on their way to the Ginyu Force, as they were able to locate them somewhere.
Soon though, both Frieza & Nappa left South City and were out of Cooler's and his henchmen's radar. To those four, they didn't know the two were heading to where the Ginyu Force are, and for them to find out where the five loyal soldiers were at was beyond Frieza's imagination...
"Lord Cooler..." Salza got out of his hiding spot, "You look like you've seen a ghost. Who did you see?"
"Hmph." Cooler's aura activated, destroying the tent he was inside of in the process, "Someone familiar, Salza. It's my little brother, Frieza."
"F-Frieza?!" the Squadron simultaneous repeated, "He's alive?!"
"Yes, he is. Hehehe, looks like things have gotten interesting..." he smirked, "Change of plans, you three. We're going after my little brother and whoever was flying behind him. Since Towa messed with me, there's no doubt he messed with my foolish little brother. And if I know my little brother, it's that he's not a dumb person. He, just like us, must've figured out about Towa & the other two."
"We're ready to follow behind you, My Lord!" Salza said as he saluted with Dore & Neiz doing the same thing he was doing beside him.
"Good. Make sure your scouter's on Frieza's power level. That's our key to following them. Lucky for us, he nor that other person can't detect power levels. Let's get going, boys." Cooler turned on his aura and flew off first.
"Sir, yes, sir!" the Squadron followed after.
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
Green Plain Wasteland (1 Hour Later...)
In one hour, Frieza & Nappa managed to find the Ginyu Force. But they weren't themselves. After finding the five, Frieza reminds them that their loyalty resides with him, but Captain Ginyu laughs. He stated that he'll destroy anyone that stands in his way, Frieza included. And that angered him to the point where he was going to teach them a lesson. But just him. Nappa was ordered to watch Frieza on the sideline so he could see how Frieza discipline his men.
After twenty minutes, the Ginyu Force got a grip of reality were begging for mercy. Saying that they were 'tricked', but Frieza didn't believe them. Rather, he didn't care, more or less, he just needed more men. About ten minutes later, Jeice, Guldo, Recoome, and Burter were ordered by Ginyu to find their own clones, defeat them and get back their own energy, leaving just Ginyu & Nappa to be with Frieza, side-to-side.
In one hour, during the Ginyu Force mishap, Cooler & his Armored Squadron had watched everything that folded out in front of them. They watched Frieza take down the Ginyu Force and the Squadron were laughing. To them, they think the Ginyu Force were nothing but inferior nannies that serve no purpose than to be Frieza's hype squad.
Cooler & his Armored Squadron were found on a cliff, watching Frieza talk to Ginyu & Nappa. They were just about to fly down to reunite since it's been many long years since last they've been together, especially with their father...
"Very good. Now that we have Captain Ginyu with us, I would say things are going quite well. By the way, where did the other four fly off to?"
"Well, sire, after you told us how to get back our own stolen energy, I had your four best men scout the area about fifty meters, making sure if there were any clones of us or you, of course!" Ginyu responded.
"I see. Well, if they stumble across my own and defeat it, let them know that defeating an imposter doesn't make them stronger than me, got it? All they will be doing is just sending back my own energy, should they ever defeat a clone of me."
"I agree, sir! They're just following orders and are not thinking highly of themselves. That's all, My Lord!"
"Good. All things considered, I'd like to gather us more pawns, however- -"
"Hehe, I see your ego's so far up your ass, huh, brother?"
Frieza, Ginyu, and Nappa immediately looked up in the air and saw Cooler & his Squadron descending down on them. Cooler slowly landed on the ground first, smirking at Frieza. And lastly, the Cooler Armored Squadron slowly landed right behind them as they all crossed their arms with confidence. From hearing his older brother's voice, Frieza's eyes widened in surprise. Seeing his older brother took him by a wide margin...
"N-No... I don't believe it! Is that really...?" Ginyu was at a loss of words.
"H-Hey Ginyu, who is that guy? Why does he look like so much similar to Lord Frieza?" Nappa asked, cluelessly.
Ginyu clenched his fists, "You Saiyan dope! That's Lord Frieza's older brother, Lord Cooler!"
"W-WHAT!?" Nappa yelled, eyes widening, "Lord Cooler?! I've heard of him, but never would've imagine he'd be right in front of us!"
"As for me as well! Th-This is so unexpected! It is an honor to meet one for Lord Frieza's relative, Lord Cooler!" Ginyu bows his head, making Nappa do the same.
"Tch, don't flatter him, Ginyu. Raise your head!" Frieza ordered.
"Y-Yes, sir!" Ginyu got out of head bowing.
"Would you look at that mess, boys? Looks like the leader of the Ginyu Force can't handle Lord Cooler's presence!" Salza mocks Ginyu's behavior as he took heavy shots.
"What did you say, Salza? Gahhh... As if!" Ginyu bites back, "Lord Cooler is amazing in his own way, but Lord Frieza is the best emperor to be serving under to!"
"Are you brain dead, two horns? Lord Cooler's the definition of the strongest in the universe!" Neiz backs up Salza.
"Quite, both of you." both Frieza & Cooler commanded, annoyed.
Ginyu & the Squadron replied, saluting as they got back in line from where they stood between the emperors, "Y-Yes, sir!"
"Cooler... How are earth are you alive? Or here's a better question, what are you doing here?"
Cooler smirked, "Well, little brother, I'm probably alive the same way you got revived. As for me being here, it's quite simple. I'm going to find the people responsible for draining me of my energy."
"So that means you know about 16 and Towa, huh?"
"As much as I would like to disagree, you are correct. Towa is pretty much our main target. That scum will know the wraith of Cooler!"
"Hohoho! Look at you, big brother. All high and mighty, haha. Such promising words and where did they lead you? Weakened and drained like the rest of us." Frieza said, taking shots.
"Hmph. I don't need my little brother, of all people, to tell me that."
"(Man, do these two like to talk...)" Nappa sweats, "(Though in their full power, I wonder who's the strongest? Is it Lord Cooler? He did call Lord Frieza little brother)." he gulped as he continued to watch the two brothers talk.
"Please tell me you and your weak squadron aren't here to remind me that the universe we're both in only needs one emperor again, Cooler. 'Cause I ain't laughing!" Frieza said.
"On the contrary, Frieza. We're both the sons of King Cold, our father. It would be fitting if there were two emperors that serve his image. But then again, it's a vile thing to share such a title with my weak brother."
Frieza laughs, "Ohohoho! Me, weak? Being in hell, thanks to that stupid monkey, has given me a thing or two on how evolve. You know it, father knows it. Never in my life did I have to train. You remember that, right?"
"And what if I did? It's not like it'll make any differences, so to speak."
"Well that's where you're deeply mistake. I've been revived three times in my life and in that second time, I wanted nothing more than to exact revenge on Son Goku so much that I actually gave it a thought to train! And you want to know where that lead me? A new form! I call it Golden Frieza." Frieza said as he pointed his right finger up.
"Golden Frieza? So what you're saying is, you hated Goku that much you actually reached a level higher than your final form, but in a similar fashion as those apes' SSJ hair? How ironic."
Frieza twitched his left eye, "Ironic? At the time, yes, but there was a meaning behind it that I don't even think you would figure out. In my golden form, I was about to counter Goku's SSJ powers! Well, in his SSJ Blue form, to be precise."
"SSJ Blue?" Cooler was at a loss.
"Oh, that's right. You've been out of touched since last we've met, huh? Hohoho, and you call me foolish? Let me give it to you straight, Cooler. I'm not just your little brother. I overshadow you in every shape or form, you hear me? If we were to spar, I would immediately decimate you into the deep endless void of space!"
"Lord Frieza, you're amazing!" Ginyu compliments as he clenched his fists in the background.
"(Him? Stronger than Lord Cooler? What Lord Frieza is saying is out of a fairy tale book!)" Salza wanted to back Cooler up but knew the consequences if he actually did so.
"So, they revived you too? Now things are getting interesting..."
Up in the sky, Frieza, Cooler & everyone else looked up and saw a bug in green flying down to them. He was only a few meters away from everyone, but that didn't mean he felt intimidated. The bug in green smirked. Landing on the ground as he continued to do so, he was surprised to see Frieza and his older brother. Much in fact, he didn't know he had a brother. Looking at Cooler, it was a dead giveaway on the bug's part...
Nappa looked at the green creature with a distasteful look, "Hey, what business do you have with Lord Frieza?!"
"My name is Cell. I would be more than happy to join, if you're sure you want to play." Cell said, smirking as he crossed his arms.
"W-What!?"
"That's far enough, Nappa! Learn to know when to stop barking!" Frieza said, ordering the bald Saiyan to calm down.
"B-But, sir..."
"Nappa! Lord Frieza gave you an order!" Ginyu cuts in.
Cell observed, "Your subordinates seem rather undisciplined. Is the Frieza Force nothing but a group of half-wits?"
"That's what I'm saying." Dore scoffed.
"Huh? Hey! Mind your tongue!" Ginyu said, annoyed.
Frieza clicked his tongue, "Captain Ginyu! Not you too. I think it's best to hear what bug boy has to say."
"Tch! Lord Frieza just saved your life, punk!" Nappa said.
Cell uncrossed his arms, "Alright then, let's get down to business. First up, you." he pointed at Cooler, "Who the hell are you? You certainly look like Frieza, but you look a little be... cooler."
(A/N: Ba-dum tss!)
"Hehe, you stupid bug imbecile! What you are looking at is Lord Frieza's older brother, Lord Cooler!" Salza said, introducing his leader.
"Cooler? My, my. Who knew evil tyrants could have siblings. Consider me shocked." Cell teased, "Dr. Gero never encountered you in the data books, so you're a mysterious, aren't you?"
"Tch. There's only one evil tyrant, and it's me!" Cooler hypes himself up, "My little brother is nothing but second fiddle, Cell."
"Hmm, hohoho! Second fiddle, brother? A lot can change in the years we've been apart, Cooler. I'm not your little brother anymore. I've gotten stronger. Much, much stronger." Frieza smirked.
"Oh? Care to put that to the test then, Frieza? Seems to me I get to punish you once more for speaking so carelessly. I've beaten you before. Don't make me embarrass you in front of your henchmens."
"You tell him, My Lord!" Salza adds.
"Getting cocky, are we? Fine then, let's duel. I'll wipe that smug right off your face."
"Cocky? I'm never cocky. I don't play with my enemies and just get right to it. Like how I'm going to finish you in less than a second!"
Before Cooler & Frieza could fight it out, Cell broke up the fight. Cutting in, he wanted answers, "As much as I would like to see which stupid tyrant is stronger so I can come up from behind and kill the winner, I've got questions. First off, where is the being who revived me and allowed me such little energy? And why did he or she make clones of myself?"
"Clones, huh? So that means it happened to you, too." Nappa said.
"Perhaps whoever is responsible for creating clones of us must have a bigger agenda if even a bug creature like him got cloned." Ginyu assumed as he looked down at Frieza.
"Excuse me? Is that a yes then? You DO know who this person is that revived and drained me of my power?"
"Even if we did, who says we need to share this with you?" Frieza said, smirking.
"Hmph. For once, I agree with my little brother."
"I do." Cell bites back.
"Well now, if you want to know who, then do a me favor, Cell. First, you need to show me some respect. Ask me nicely, and I just may consider it."
Cell chuckled, "Hmph! What an unbelievably banal request! Listen, Frieza, I don't give a shit what you want! Tell me everything you know... now."
"It would appears this fellow doesn't know manners, does he, little brother?"
Frieza responded, "Indeed he doesn't. He's a bit slower in the head than I first assumed. No matter. I'll just have to teach you the hard way!"
"Don't think for even a second I'll let you hog all the fun, Frieza. I'm pitching in."
"Eh!? Lord Frieza & Lord Cooler are teaming up? The dream team...!" Ginyu's eyes couldn't help but shake in seeing greatness in front of him.
"Never would I have ever imagine I would get to witness these two team up. The duo of terror! By teaming up, there's no one that can get in their way!" Salza said as Dore & Neiz gulped.
Both the brothers, Cooler & Frieza, stood next to each other, side-by-side. Both crossed their arms as they couldn't help but smirk. It may seem like it's overkill, but it was necessary for the brothers to team up. Here's why.
Cell's energy, compared to Cooler & Frieza, is much higher because he killed a lot of clones during his journey to find the person responsible in reviving him. He killed more of his own clones than Frieza & Cooler have combined, so by handling Cell alone, Frieza & Cooler would've been defeated. But together, they match Cell in terms of energy...
"Make sure you don't hold me back, Cooler. I don't need you in get in my way!"
"Oh?" Cooler looked at Frieza, "The same goes for you, Frieza. But then again, that can go both ways, since we're drained, remember? Just for this occasion, we'll only team up just this one time and never again!"
"Hohoho! If only father was here. He would've been speechless to see us form a team like last time, many years ago."
And the three started dueling...
Late Afternoon
-)Around The Same Time Frieza & Cooler Had Reunited(-
Kiru City, McSatan's...
Just like with any other cities, Kiru City was a ghost town. But in this case, a ghost city. After saving Krillin, Gray & Juvia, Goku & the gang stopped by an empty fast food restaurant called McSatan's and helped themselves with what was on the menu. Loke & Makarov were left in the ship to watch over Gray & Juvia while the rest were sitting at the tables inside.
Virgo, given how she's a maid, helped herself with her cooking skills. She aided everyone with cooked burgers that everyone requested on the menu given. On a table of eight, Goku & the others were enjoying their meal as a way to cool off from fighting their own clones. On one side, Goku was sitting in the middle, with Hisui seated next to the window and Erza on Goku's other side. On the side opposite of Goku, Lucy sat next to the window, with Virgo sitting next to her, Bulma sitting next to Virgo, and Krillin pulling up a chair to sit in the middle...
"Still can't believe Natsu & Happy are on top of McSatan's..." Lucy points out, "They must be really eager to get back their stolen energy and find the mastermind behind it all, huh?"
"I'm on that boat with them, Lucy. Ahh! You know, I really needed this, grub, Virgo! Thanks for that!"
"Anytime, Kakarot." Virgo replied, "(That's his fiftieth burger. My Kakarot sure likes to eat)." the Celestial Maid was nibbling down her burger.
"You know, Goku..." Krillin was chewing his burger, later swallowing it whole, "With this many girls, I can't tell if you were really a player or just a man who's lucky."
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Goku asked as he got started on a another burger.
"What Krillin means is why do you got a lot of girls on you when you said you wanted to be with Mira forever, Goku!" Bulma cuts in.
"Oh... Well, yeah. I did say that. But off screen, I owed a lot of girls favors as they helped me get back on my feet. Erza would be that example." Goku's statement made her blush, "Same goes for Hisui." she blushed, too.
"Yeah, buddy, but still. You've got to play it down to one, you know. As much as I would like to be in your shoes, Goku, I would pretty much be okay with one lover. Like 18, you know?"
"On the contrary, Krillin, it's actually all right in all our part." Erza said, later sipping her drink.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Erza placed her drink down on the table, "All of us, believe it or not, agreed to share him. So that means we're all his girlfriends..."
"Eh!?" Krillin was taken back, "S-So... You, Erza, and... You..." he pointed at Hisui, "Are his girlfriends?!"
"That's right." Hisui & Erza said, nonchalantly.
"Err...Wow." Krillin looks at Virgo, "And what about you? What is your relationship with Goku?"
"I'm Kakarot's personal sex slave." Virgo immediately answered.
Both Lucy, Erza, Hisui & Bulma spat out their drinks. They looked at Virgo with a dumbfounded look on their face. They didn't know if Virgo was playing since they're in the middle of a crisis. But luckily she was. Virgo, with her odd humor, was just messing around...
"Just kidding."
It wasn't possible, but everyone except Goku fell on their backs...
"I'm Kakarot's personal helper. He and I formed a binding contract so now I have access to his powers in exchange to serving him twenty-four seven. But unfortunately I can't use his powers since his energy's drained."
"Oh, that reminds me. Virgo, did you give Loke & Master some of the burgers you cooked?"
"Uh-huh, I did so in fact, Princess." Virgo answered, "Big Brother Loke & Fairy Tail's third master is probably enjoying their meal while watching Gray Fullbuster & Juvia Lockster. And they're probably talking about girls & other inappropriate things, given they are boys"
"When will they wake up? I mean, Krillin, you woke up the moment you got your energy back." Goku asked.
"It's very little, but yeah I did." Krillin agreed, "I guess it depends on the person, no matter how much energy they get back."
"In any case, guys, we should already go on ahead and continue the search for our friends. That's three down, many more to go..." Bulma had a list on her and checked off Krillin and the unconscious two, "Ugh, man... We've got a lot of work to do."
"Since this city is empty with no clones, should we go on ahead and scout the entire city? You know, to make sure we don't skip someone?" Hisui suggested.
"Great idea, Hisui. We'll start right now!" Goku said, standing up, "I'm full so I'm going to go on ahead and start the search!"
"Yeah, I'll come, too, Goku! It's been a while since I've last seen you, so I want to make every second count!" Krillin said, finishing up his meal, "But not in that way 'cause I have a wife."
"Sure, sure, I know, Krillin." Goku laughs.
"We can split into two teams. Goku, Krillin, Hisui & Erza, you four are a team. Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Virgo & the others in the ship will be with me."
"Aw, I wanted to be with Kakarot..." Virgo's face was blank but she pouted.
Lucy sweats, "(Man, whatever contract Virgo signed with Goku, she's really a different person. Rather that or it's like she has a multi personality disorder). Okay, I'll go on ahead and tell Loke and Master."
"Yeah, you do that, Lucy. Say, when will we meet?" Goku asked.
"Well, empty handed or not, I'd say in an hour. Goku, you and your team will teleport to us with your search results. Alright, gang. Let's get a move on! Two search parties in this not so big city, let's roll out!" Bulma said as everyone left McSatan's from the front doors.
And they divided into two teams...
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
Green Plain Wasteland (30 Minutes Later...)
After thirty minutes, the tag team duo defeated the Ultimate Android. Cell was on one knee, his left one. Being defeated by brothers of malicious vibes, both Cooler & Frieza were standing tall in front of Cell, crossing their arms as they were smirking. Smirking in victory, that is. With the two brothers out in the frontlines, Nappa, Ginyu, and the Armored Squadron were behind them, speechless at the effort the two tyrants put together.
But they knew that them teaming up was a one-time thing. However, it was worth seeing...
"(Kch... They're not a joke, that's for sure)." Cell started smirking, "I guess it's not that bad. You seem much different from the data I have on you. It's like... you've become suddenly different all of a sudden. And you, Cooler. I don't have much data on you, but I can tell you're strong, despite being drained like myself."
"It's only because of the energy I got back from killing my own clones. And I'm pretty sure Cooler did the same. The two of us, energy wise, matches you (for now, that is)." Frieza stated.
"Ah, well, that's another story. So.. how many clones did you two defeat to match me in power, huh...?"
"Surely, I've lost count after fifteen. However small or 'large'... it's eligible enough for me to tap into some of my power. But this, Cell, my true power... is much greater than this." Frieza adds as he got into his usual stance.
"(Earlier he said Golden Frieza. Whatever this 'golden' thing is, I'm going to go on ahead and assume it's a new transformation. Heh! If Frieza can undergo it, so can I)." Cooler eyed out his little brother.
"Interesting..." Cell said as he got up, "There must be some logical mistake, then. The data I have on you, Frieza, must be outdated. And it sure wouldn't kill the Dr. to include that Frieza had a brother."
"Amusing. How about I allow you to come and work for me?" Frieza suggested.
"Heh! As if, brother. Cell looks like the type to work for me."
Captain Ginyu cuts in, "Uh, apologizes, My Lords..." he refers the two tyrants, "I don't believe it would do us well to work with this creature."
"As much as I hate agreeing, I agree with Captain dimwit." Salza said, adding on the conversation.
"The same goes for me, as well! There's no telling when that freak might betray us!" Nappa adds.
Annoyed, Cell cuts in to defends himself, "None of this matters. CELL doesn't work for anyone! However, you could all prove to be of actual use to me. I suppose I don't mind teaming up... at least temporarily..." he crosses his arms.
"So be it." Frieza said as he accepted Cell's partnership, "I suppose there are small benefits in a group effort. Nevertheless, if you prove to be useless, or dare to betray me, then I will be forced to erase you. No hard feelings."
"Same goes to me, Cell." Cooler issued out the threat to stand his ground.
"For you two and me as well, then..."
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
The South of Kiru City...
Two groups had scattered in Kiru City, hoping to find a friend that's unconscious. Half an hour had passed and neither groups found anyone that was left on the streets. Which means they struck out of luck. Both groups had stopped searching for now, but Natsu & Happy. For those two, no matter how tedious it got, they were going to scout the entire city again. Insurance was calling and it was in Natsu's mind, since all he could think about was helping the unconscious people get back on their feet.
Elsewhere, Goku, Erza, Hisui & Krillin were at a café, outside on a table of four. Goku & Krillin on one side, Erza & Hisui on the other. Another empty place, another golden chance for the gang to help themselves with drinks that were 'on the house'.
Sort of...
"I could use something to eat. All this searching made me hungry..." Goku said as he rubbed his belly.
"But, Goku... You just ate, like, thirty minutes ago..." Hisui pointed out.
Erza smiled, "That's Goku all right. The food bill, whenever he's around, must be big. I'd be surprised if it's not..."
"(Back when he was with Chi-Chi, it definitely was)." Krillin makes a concerning face, making Goku noticed.
"Something wrong, Krillin? You seem down about something..."
"Yeah. It's my family, Goku. I just hope 18 & Marron are okay. They're back at Master Roshi's place." Krillin said, not knowing that 18 was somewhere else, "With this many baddies around, it could spell trouble..."
"You don't need to worry about that, Krillin. I mean, 18's stronger than you, right?"
Krillin quickly responded, "Ahem... Yeah, that may be true, but you didn't have to put it so bluntly, man..."
"Yeah, I'm agreeing with Krillin. That was very rude, dear. I thought Mira taught you manners." Erza said, siding with Krillin.
Goku felt bad and rubbed the back of his head, "Ha, ha! Oh, yeah. Sorry, buddy."
Right when Krillin was about to accept Goku's sincere apology, him, Goku & Erza sensed multiple huge energy levels. And because of that, Goku stood up from sitting on the ground, making Hisui wonder what the occasion was...
"Your face is serious, Goku. I take it you found something. Oh... Erza & Krillin, too..." Hisui said as she looked at the other two.
"Yeah. If they sensed it too, then... Hey, Krillin, there's some kinda huge power out there. Feel it? Three big ones, with one being slightly bigger than the other two."
"Yeah I did." Krillin replied with anxiety, "It's no clones, that's for sure. I wonder... N-No, it can't be... Cell?"
"Cell...?" Erza's eyes widened, "(The Android that fought Goku & his friends years ago?)"
"Could be. The energy is similar to Cell, yes. But it feels a bit smaller, no doubt. I'm also picking up two energies that are with him. One out of the two feels so familiar and..."
"Doesn't it feel like Frieza, Goku?" Krillin speculates, making Erza put on a worry face.
Goku quickly, but also calmly, responded, "That's odd. he crossed his arms, "We can sense Cell's energy, the two other's energies, but not the person all three are fighting 'cause they're fighting someone, that's for sure."
"An opponent with no energy? Hey, you don't think that's 16 Cell's fighting?"
Erza cuts in, "If an android has no Ki from what you guys tell me, then that would be the answer, Krillin."
"And if that's the case, they're going to kill 16 before we get to him for answers..." Hisui adds.
"16's the key in giving us clues on why there are clones. I say we all check it out!" Krillin said, forming a right fist.
Goku, with excitement boiling up inside him, had a plan in mind. So he pounded his right fist to his left palm, "Then let's no waste any more time, guys! We'll regroup with Bulma & the others and head out to where Cell & his friends are!"
End of Chapter 40...
A/N: Hey, guys, how is everyone doing? I don't know about you guys, but I'm really feeling this arc. And by that I mean I'm feeling more motivated now than ever before and have now put my troublesome relationship in the past now, since it's been bringing me down a lot. Now, if you read my DARAGON story, I said I would upload DBSxFT material in May, but...
Since the COVID-19 struck the entire planet by storm, every school out there is closed, so everything's online. And with that, it gave me plenty of free time so I thought why not, lol. Granted, I have online H.W. but I already did that ahead of time.
I'll see all of you ningens in the next chapter. I'm going to go work on DARAGON Ch4 & Enoteca's Saiyan Ch2. After that, it's back to this story, Ch41. Oh! Don't forget to leave a fav, follow, and a review!
Stay safe, everyone.
Later :)
