Weeks Later...

"They're early…"

"Did you say something, King Kai?" Goku asked, doing hand-stand pushups with Raditz, his hands pressed against Raditz while upside down, pushing himself up while Raditz did squats while holding up his brother.

"The Saiyans are going to arrive on Earth soon. We need to get you alive, right now. We don't have time! Jump back onto Snake Way, right now!" King Kai commanded. The brothers let out a yelp, collapsing from their formation, and they scrambled to jump back onto the pathway.

"Kami! Kami, are you there?"

"Yes, King Kai, what is it?" Kami asked.

"Get the Dragon Balls, and wish back Goku and Raditz, immediately! The Saiyans are going to be on Earth in a matter of hours! You have to warn the others!" King Kai said frantically.

"I will contact the Dragon Warriors, then. Thank you for the warning, King Kai. I hope our preparations will have been enough," Kami said, "Tienshinhan, can you hear me?"

"Yes, Kami?"

"Are you at Capsule Corp with the others?"

"Some of us, yes. Meys took Brussa for some training, and Piccolo is teaching Yamcha to meditate out in the mountains."

"The Saiyans are arriving soon. Do you have the Dragon Balls gathered? You need to make the wish."

"All right, we're on it. I'll let the others know as soon as I can."

XXX

East City

The pods crashed through buildings, and left two craters in the street. A third struck the foundation of a skyscraper, causing it to crumble, break, and fall, slamming into the building next to it. This building, too, fell over inward to where it had been struck, leaving tons upon tons of rubble in the middle of the city.

In the craters, Nappa and Vegeta stepped out of their pods, and looked around.

"Looks like Gine had a rough landing," Vegeta remarked. Nappa started walking towards her landing zone, when the buildings exploded for a second time, sending debris into a crowd of gawking onlookers.

"Damn you, Namekian! Where are you?" Gine pressed furiously at her scouter.

"Don't worry, he'll show up," Nappa assured her.

"There. There's a lot more higher power levels in that direction," Gine said, turning west.

"We'll find the Namekian in time. Let's stay focused on the Dragon Balls," Nappa rest his hand on her shoulder. Gine grabbed his hand and squeezed.

"Damn your Dragon Balls! I'm killing that freak for laying a hand on my children!" she snarled, and Gine started to fly off. Nappa reached out and grabbed her foot.

"We have a mission! Stay focused!" Nappa commanded. Gine started to kick Nappa in the face, leaving him with a bloody nose.

"Let her go, Nappa," Vegeta commanded, "I'm curious to see what she's capable of when she lets go anyway."

Nappa hesitated, but Gine didn't leave him much of a choice when she kicked his fingers, breaking his grasp. Nappa wiped the blood away from his face as he watched her go.

"Damn woman...The time we need her to actually help, she decides to finally act like a Saiyan," Nappa grumbled.

"That's what you get for laying with the Lower Class, Nappa. Now, let's find those Dragon Balls," Vegeta commanded. Nappa hesitated, but followed Vegeta into the air, flipping through his Scouter settings in an attempt to pinpoint the orbs. They left their pods in the city, along with a gawking crowd of humans.

XXX

Yamcha and Piccolo pushed themselves to fly; the power signatures were phenomenal, over twice any of the Dragon Team had managed to achieve.

"Do you think we stand a chance?" Yamcha asked, "I knew these guys were powerful, but…"

"We don't have a choice," Piccolo said, "We'll have to take them on as a team."

"Meys said that Vegeta was the most powerful, then Nappa, and then Goku's mom, right?" Yamcha said, looking ahead as they flew, "I can tell which one Vegeta is...But one's flying right towards us, and it's only getting more powerful...Do you think that's Nappa?"

Piccolo scowled, and shook his head, "No, Yamcha. I don't."

XXX

Brussa kicked a rock, looking up at the black sky.

"Ugh. I bet that's the Dragon. I wanted to make the wish! I wanted to see the dragon! They're my brothers, after all! We've been standing out here for hours, Meys. What's going on?"

"You feel them?" Meys asked. He was still wearing the mechanic's outfit he wore when he was working with Bulma and Dr. Briefs at Capsule Corp. He looked like he was going to work, rather than going to fight.

"What, Vegeta and Nappa? Yeah, how could I not? I know how powerful they are," Brussa said. She looked up at the sky again, towards where her father was flying. She didn't want to admit it, but since learning how to sense energy, this was the first time she'd actually felt the scale of her father's power. It was something beyond, something terrifying. And Vegeta's…Brussa wasn't about to let Meys know she was intimidated, of course.

To her surprise, Meys started to power up, swirling his energy around him, and spiking as high as he could. Rocks hovered in the air, and the ground split beneath him. Brussa took a few steps back from him; she knew Meys had gotten stronger, but this powerful wave of fear and anger was surprising.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Giving them something they can't ignore."

XXX

It was hard to differentiate the different power signatures; it quickly seemed like that they were going to have to get creative to find them.

"Vegeta!" Nappa gasped, "Did you see that spike of power?"

"I did," Vegeta said.

"Four thousand two hundred! That's more than Raditz! Hell, that's more than I had when I was younger…" Nappa said, "Should we check it out?"

"Better than flying in circles like we have been. Maybe it's one of the locals. We'll make them tell us about the Dragon Balls," Vegeta said, changing direction towards the power source.

"Brussa?" Nappa called out, "What the hell are you doing here? You're supposed to be offworld."

She couldn't help but smile at him, "We left Shive to handle it. I came here to crack skulls! It was boring there anyway."

"That's no reason to leave your post. I'm disappointed in you," he said. Instead, she cracked her neck.

"Yeah? Wait until you see how much more powerful I am! You saw Meys, right? I'm still a step above him!" she gestured to him. Nappa couldn't help but smile back at her.

"That's my girl."

"I was holding back," Meys declared, catching everyone's attention.

"First you grow that abominable thing back, and now you're addressing me while wearing those rags? Where is your armor?" Vegeta demanded.

"Didn't wear it. Vegeta, we need to talk," Meys said, stepping towards him.

"No, you need to obey. I am your Prince. You will get your armor back, and you'll help us find the Dragon Balls. Then we'll lay waste to this planet, and maybe get paid for this field trip of yours," Vegeta grumbled.

"What? No! Father, we can't destroy the Earth! I like it here, I want to stay!" Brussa said.

"We are going to stay," Meys said, "I'm not doing Freeza's bidding anymore. I'm done destroying worlds. I'm done fighting for someone else's pocket cash, and I'm done being treated like I'm trash. What we do, Vegeta, it's beneath us. What we do, it's not victory. It's not even slaughter. It's pitiful, and you know it. Killing Freeza, even if you could, isn't going to change that."

"What do you know? Only a few months here, and this planet has made you soft," Vegeta sneered.

"A few months here and I've achieved what most Saiyans could have only dreamed of. The people here know techniques and training that can launch us forward in our power. Their technology is greater than we thought it was, and the world itself is a garden. Give Earth a chance, and you'll understand what I've learned: Our pride is above slaughter and mercenary work. We can have something worth fighting for," Meys pleaded.

"You're boring me, Meys, and this planet is, too. This is your last chance to go and get your armor, and find me those Dragon Balls!" the Prince snarled.

"You won't find the Dragon Balls so long as this world is defended, Vegeta. You aren't worthy. You should leave, before anyone gets hurt," Meys warned.

"Or what? You're still nothing to me, Meys. I'll do as I please, and I'll kill anyone who stands in my way," Vegeta said.

"Then you'll be a prince of corpses."

"So be it."

"Ugh. Arrogant fool. Do you want me to put him in his place, Vegeta?" Nappa asked.

Vegeta shook his head, "He's made his choice. Now he'll die with it."

Vegeta charged at Meys, who dodged low, letting Vegeta fly over him, and he punched up, striking Vegeta in the sternum. Vegeta, however, didn't flinch, and instead reached down and grabbed Meys, slamming him into the ground, flying up, and then slamming him again. Meys kept landing punches on Vegeta, but he may as well have been doing nothing at all. After a few rounds of this, Vegeta got annoyed of being punched in the face, and he launched Meys into the air.

"Vegeta, stop!" Brussa called out, starting to fly at him. Nappa grabbed her tail.

"Oh no you don't. You're in big trouble!" Nappa hissed. Instead of her freezing up like she normally would, Brussa gave her father a flare, a look he'd seen a short while ago when Gine took off. With Nappa still holding her tail, Brussa flew around and started to bash her father in the face with her legs. She charged a Ki blast and followed through with it, blinding him and causing him to cough. Brussa flew up towards Vegeta while Nappa caught his breath.

"Damn you, girl!" he growled.

Brussa, however, was much too late. Vegeta charged a Garlick Gun and fired, striking Meys full-on. He struck the ground in a smoking heap. Brussa charged over to him.

"Meys! Meys, talk to me! We can still fight them, come on!" Brussa pleaded.

Meys groaned, and pushed himself up off the ground, managing to stand up. His tail flicked back and forth defiantly.

"Vegeta...You're...Pathetic. All that power...And all you do is hurt. But I am a true Saiyan Warrior," Meys told him, and he took a deep breath, "You aren't going to put me down that easily. You'll never defeat the true nature of the Saiyan spirit."

"Brussa! If you know what's good for you, you'll knock him out right now!" Nappa told her.

"If we can hold out long enough for the others, we can win this," Brussa said, "Think you can delay Vegeta?"

"No," Meys admitted, "You should run."

"Pff. As if. But Vegeta's stronger than both of us…"

"Take your father. I'll take Vegeta," Meys said, "I'll find a way."

"Meys!" she objected, but it was too late; he was already charging at Vegeta.

XXX

Piccolo had sensed her arrival, but clearly, she hadn't been able to differentiate between the two warriors. Gine crashed into Yamcha midflight, and before he even knew what was happening, the Saiyan was already pummelling him. Yamcha finally managed to get hi arms up to block the strikes, but his face was already starting to bleed, and he started to wheeze when she kicked him in the chest.

Piccolo extended his arms, grabbing Gine by the armor, and pulled her off of Yamcha. They had expected the Saiyans to be powerful, but in a flash of activity, Gine, supposedly the weakest of the three, had already taken Yamcha out of the fight.

Once she realized she was held by her target, she let out a snarl, and grabbed Piccolo's hand and slammed him into the ground. Piccolo tried to pull his arm back, but Gine came with it, and she landed a punch on him that sent him into the ground.

"YOU! KILLED! MY! SONS!" Gine started to pound him into the ground by flying up and slamming into his chest.

"Ma! Sen! Ko!" Piccolo shouted between the slams, and his attack sent Gine flying out of the hole she'd pummelled him into. Piccolo climbed out; that had hurt like hell.

"You okay, Piccolo?" Yamcha managed to gasp.

"Yeah...I'm still in one piece," Piccolo said.

"I'm thinking maybe...Maybe this isn't one we can do on our own," Yamcha admitted.

"Go, Yamcha. There's no reason for you to stay. She's after me, and me alone," Piccolo said.

"No way. We're a team, and that's the only way we're going to beat these Saiyans, even if this one is Goku's mom. I'm not letting you die here," Yamcha vowed. Piccolo grinned and nodded to him.

Gine came at Piccolo again, blasting ahead of her as she did. Piccolo dodged the peppering attacks, though a few still managed to strike her.

"Gine! You need to listen to me!" Yamcha called out, "You don't want to do this!"

Gine increased the number of shots, effectively blinding Piccolo from the barrage, allowing her to strike a Broiler on his chest. Yamcha interrupted the attack, minimizing the damage, by tackling her.

"Piccolo was only defending the Earth! We all were! We had to stop Raditz!" Yamcha said.

"YOU DON'T GET TO SAY HIS NAME!" Gine punched Yamcha in the face and sending him back. Piccolo shot her in the back with a Ki blast. Yamcha flew back, expecting Gine to follow through, but instead, she turned to Piccolo and started blasting.

"I was there! I saw what happened!" Yamcha shouted.

"Then you die, too!" Gine spared a blast for Yamcha, which was more than he bargained for; her power was still increasing with her rage. Yamcha wiped the blood away from his face, and shuddered away the pain. Piccolo and Gine were now exchanging blows above him; he couldn't take another shot like that, but Piccolo wasn't going to last very long. Yamcha put his hands up to the sky.

"Should have done this with the others…" he admitted, "Same damn mistake a third time in a row...KA! ME! HA! ME!"

Piccolo heard the call, and kicked himself off Gine, putting distance between himself and the Saiyan woman.

"HAH!" Yamcha let out the attack, striking Gine full-on in the attack.

To their horror, Gine flew through the beam instead, and landed a strike that went through Piccolo's abdomen.

"When you get to hell, Bardock will be waiting to be your torturer," Gine hissed at him, and then blasted him with Ki. Yamcha scrambled over to Piccolo, and rummaged through his clothes. He had a Senzu! He could give it to him, he was-

"Run…" Piccolo wheezed, "Yamcha...I'm gone…"

"No, I can…" Yamcha looked down at Piccolo's body; there was a hole where his stomach should be; there wasn't any helping it.

"No...Piccolo...Please…" Yamcha pleaded. Piccolo reached up, rest his hand on Yamcha's head, and then it fell. A bit of spit landed on Piccolo's face. Gine was standing over them.

"It's not enough, for what you've taken from me. Next, I'm going to take this world, and yours, and then your death will be complete," Gine told the corpse.

"Gine! What have you done...Your sons, Raditz, and Goku, they're-" Yamcha started. Gine swooped down, and grabbed Yamcha by the throat.

"I told you not to say their names."

With a crack, Yamcha fell to the ground, his neck snapped in half.