Begu soared through the sky, not sure of where he was going to go.

He flew across various locations, until finally, he came across Mount Paozu.

The Octorian landed in a random forest, and angrily fired out a small ki blast on a nearby tree, scorching it.

He proceeded to perform the same attack on another tree, and another.

Eventually, he began firing out multiple attacks at a rapid pace, and ended up destroying several trees at once.

Begu continued to do this again, and again, because at this point he didn't care about what he was doing.

At this point, he only had one image on his mind: Frieza.

His attacks grew louder and louder, and they made several animals scurry away in fear.

They even managed to wake up Queen Shannon, who growled with anger.

The spider queen crawled out of her cave, and thought, "What the heck is going on?!"

Her eyes widened with shock upon seeing various ki explosions coming from the nearby forest.

"No...don't tell me...", she muttered.

The queen scurried over to where the ki explosions were occurring, and saw Begu firing out several ki blasts.

She grinned and thought, "Yes! Now's my chance to finally test out my new skills!"

Shannon yelled, "HEY, PURPLE GUY!"

Begu instantly stopped firing and turned to face the spider queen.

Begu sighed, "What do you want, Shannon?"

The queen replied, "FIGHT ME! RIGHT NOW!"

Begu blurted out, "W-Wait...what?"

The queen scurried up to the Octorian and let out a series of rapid fire blasts, all of which Begu easily dodged.

She unleashed a series of punches, and Begu blocked those as well.

Begu tightly grabbed the spider queen's wrists, and pulled her closer to him.

He sternly said, "Listen, I'm not in the mood. And I'm definitely not gonna fight you. So just give up now."

She scoffed, "Give up?! Never!"

The queen smiled, "As your ultimate rival, I WILL get you to fight me! Even if I have to resort to juvenile means to do so!"

She spat in the Octorian's face, which made him recoil with disgust.

Begu sighed deeply, and wiped the saliva off him, "Okay then. You wanna go?"

He jabbed the spider queen in the stomach, and leaped up high into the air.

The Octorian quickly powered up, and angrily yelled, "LET'S GO!"

He blasted himself towards Shannon, who proceeded to do the same.

They both engaged in a powerful grapple lock, and Shannon started off the battle by headbutting Begu in the face.

Begu retailiated by grabbing Shannon by her throat, flying all the way up into the sky, and unleashing palm strike after palm strike, which the queen successfully blocked using her new flame shields.

Shannon descended to the ground, and she broke her fall by landing on a large tree branch.

As Begu flew towards her, the queen formed a flame sword, and slashed Begu in the face, which the Octorian easily shook off.

Shannon sighed and thought, "Right. Forgot this guy was immune to fire. Well, it was worth a shot."

Begu asked, "Ready to call off this stupid battle?"

The queen's right eye twitched with anger.

Did he just call this battle 'stupid'?! Months of hard work being tossed aside...just like that?!

No. She couldn't let this stand.

The queen yelled, "NEVER!"

With the use of her flames, she propelled herself towards Begu. The Octorian proceeded to do the same. In an instant, both fighters punched each other in the jaw, simultaneously.

Begu quickly shook off the blow, and with a double fist strike, he bashed down on the queen's head, sending her crashing to the ground. He flew down to meet up with his opponent.

To his surprise, Shannon hopped up to her spider legs, and grinned, "I'm not done yet!"

She sent several elbow jabs at Begu, to which the purple alien narrowly dodged. He growled at Shannon, who smirked confidently.

Her smirk quickly faded when, to her surprise, the Octorian charged up, and unleashed a massive ki attack.

He yelled, "SEE YA IN HELL!"

She dodged the attack by crawling onto a nearby oak tree.

As the blast destroyed a mountain in the distance, Shannon laughed, "HAH! Is that really the best you got?!"

Begu replied, "I'm just getting warmed up!"

Shannon exclaimed, "Well, then! Bring it on!"

The two opponents lunged out at one another, and they continued to clash fists.

Their battle went on for two hours, with neither opponent showing signs of giving up.

Eventually, Begu began panting with exhaustion, and dropped down to one knee.

The queen grinned, "Looks like you're finally ready to lose! Victory for Shannon!"

Begu looked up and glared at her, "Sh-Shut your mouth! I'm not giving up yet!"

"Why not? So you don't go home crying to your mommy?", smirked Shannon.

"No! It's so that I don't lose to you like I lost to Frieza!"

The queen raised an eyebrow, "Okay, this is the third time I've heard about this Frieza guy. Why is he so important to you?"

Begu angrily hissed, "That's none of your business!"

Shannon declared, "Well, it is NOW! I wanna know everything!"

She placed a hand on Begu's shoulder, "We ARE rivals, after all."

Begu growled and swatted her hand away, "We are NOT rivals! Mafin and I are just another pair of obstacles in your quest for world domination."

Shannon frowned, "I'm not interested in that anymore."

Begu chuckled, "Oh, really? Why is that? Is it because Goku gave you a nasty beat down?"

Shannon exclaimed, "It's because everyone on this planet is stronger than me!"

Begu asked, "Who told you that? Goku?"

Shannon replied, "Well, yeah, in a way. He told me he has allies, whom I assume are just as strong as he is. Plus, there are two other members of his race that are currently alive. Because of this, my plan is ruined!"

Begu thought, "So that's what they were really chatting about. I only remember hearing Goku laughing about this lady's stupid name."

Shannon continued, "Now, I only desire to be the ultimate rival of you and your skinny orange friend."

"First off, we have names. I'm Begu, and that orange guy is Mafin. Second, why the two of us?"

"Because you have this unique tag team dynamic that I want to fight back against!"

Begu scratched his head in confusion, "So, wait. You just want to fight us...and not fight Goku, or Piccolo, or anyone else on this planet?"

Shannon shook her head no, "Nope! You guys are the only ones!"

Begu opened his mouth to further question her decision, but instead he sighed, "Y'know...I actually don't care anymore. Because right now, I have my own issues to deal with."

Shannon smirked, "What? Your friend left you or something?"

Begu shook his head, "No. Like I said before, it's none of your business."

"But we're rivals now!"

"Again, we're not rivals! Now leave me alone!"

Begu turned around and began to walk away.

Shannon scoffed and folded her arms, "Stupid purple alien. He's probably just being a whiny loser who's angry that he's still stuck on this planet."

Upon hearing those words, Begu ran back over and sent a right hook to the queen's face.

He screamed, "YOU WANNA KNOW WHY I CAN'T GO BACK HOME?! MY PLANET WAS DESTROYED BY FRIEZA! MAFIN AND I WERE FORCED TO WORK FOR HIM!"

Shannon's eyes widened in shock, "I...I had no idea..."

"AND NOW THAT STUPID TYRANT RETURNS AND I ACT ALL STUPID ABOUT IT! I'LL NEVER GET TO PROPERLY AVENGE MY PARENTS! IT'S ALL OVER!"

Begu then burst into sobs and collasped onto his knees.

Shannon put a hand to her chin, and tried to process this new information.

"So, that Frieza guy single-handedly destroyed Begu's entire planet? Like it was nothing?! Just how many powerful freaks are there in the universe?! Are they fire-proof as well? Can they shapeshift? A-Are they after world domination, or galactic domination?!"

All these questions swirled around the queen's head, but they would have to be saved for later, as she still had her opponent to deal with.

Shannon looked on at Begu, who was continuing to sob.

"I understand now. Back when I said that 'future master' stuff, this guy acted crazy and unfocused while fighting me...probably because he was reminded of the fact that he served under a powerful tyrant once."

For the first time ever, Shannon felt sorry for this purple alien. Even though she didn't know Begu well, she could see that he was a person who went through so much stuff, and lost almost everyone close to him.

It made her feel horrible for attacking him so recklessly earlier, as he truly wasn't in the mood for a fight.

The spider queen softly spoke up, "Purple...I-I mean, Begu-"

"Wh-What...are you...still doing here?! Do you wanna...gloat some more?!", asked Begu in between sobs.

Shannon calmly replied, "No."

The queen let out a deep sigh. She knew what she had to do.

Thankfully, no one else was around to see this.

The queen crawled closer to her opponent, and began embracing him, much to his surprise.

Shannon embraced him tightly, believing that Begu needed this.

Eventually, after several moments, the spider queen released the Octorian, and affectionately placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Feeling better now?", asked a concerned Shannon.

Begu sadly replied, "No..."

He sat on the ground, and the queen followed suit by sitting down next to him, albeit in her strange, spider-like way.

Begu rubbed his head, "You wouldn't understand. It's kind of a long story."

Shannon smiled, "Hey, as long as you talk about your issues and get them out of the way, I don't mind. Now, explain everything to me."

Begu proceeded to explain what happened on the day Octoria was destroyed, how he and Mafin escaped the Frieza Force, and the recent events that occurred prior to his arrival at Mount Paozu.

"So, from what I understand, this purple-haired Saiyan kid from the future ruined your chance to finally kill Frieza?", inquired Shannon.

Begu glumly nodded in response.

He groaned, "Why the heck didn't I attack that prick of a tyrant immediately?! He was RIGHT THERE! I just had to act all macho!"

The Octorian angrily facepalmed himself.

"Hey, at least Frieza's actually dead now!", reasoned Shannon, "You're finally free of his wrath!"

Begu frowned, "Yeah, but I'm still responsible for causing the deaths of millions of people, including my family. And it's all due to that bastard."

"Well, that is true.", agreed Shannon, "But, what about the Dragon Balls? Can't they revive Octoria?"

Begu shook his head no, "Octoria was destroyed two years ago, so the Dragon Balls can't do anything about it. Mafin and I bet it's the same thing for the Namekian Dragon Balls."

"There are other Dragon Balls?!", gasped Shannon, "Like, from another planet?!"

Begu nodded, "Yeah. But like I said, we bet they have the same rules as the Earth's orbs."

Shannon inquired, "Are you sure about that?"

Begu snapped, "Look, I don't really know, alright?! We never bothered to ask!"

"Okay, okay! You don't have to blow up at me! Sheesh!", angrily exclaimed Shannon as she held up her hands in defense.

Begu sighed, "At this point, Mafin, and the Earth gang...are now the only family I have left."

"I'm really sorry, Begu...", said Shannon with a sorrowful tone of voice.

Begu clenched the various blades of grass near him.

He growled, "I'll never get to kill him now. I had one shot, and I screwed it up."

Begu's body began trembling with anger, "AND MY PLANET AND PARENTS WILL REMAIN UNAVENG-"

He was silenced when Shannon rubbed the Octorian's back in a soothing manner.

She decided to take a page out of her assistant's book, and try to help out the way he always did.

"Sshh. Calm down.", said Shannon, in a far more quieter voice than normal.

She smiled at Begu, "Take some deep breaths."

Begu questioned, "What? Why?"

Shannon replied, "It usually calms me down when I'm stressed out. Remember when my assistant helped me back in the cave?"

Begu (who clearly didn't remember squat about that event) replied, "Y-Yeah. Well, kinda. It's been a while."

Shannon smiled, "Alright, then we're gonna take some deep, calming breaths together. Ready?"

Begu nodded, "Sure."

"Follow my lead.", stated the queen as she closed her eyes.

She inhaled, and exhaled out. Begu closed his own eyes and followed suit.

"And again."

They both repeated the same process twice.

Afterwards, Shannon opened her eyes and asked, "Now, how was that?"

A smile grew on Begu's face, "That felt...good. Like, really good."

He looked at Shannon and said, "Thanks. I needed that."

"You should really be thanking my assistant. Sometimes I'm amazed by that guy.", said Shannon, who let out a small laugh afterwards.

Begu perked a brow, "You mean that big ol' green guy actually knows what he's doing when it comes to these breathing exercises?"

Shannon nodded, "Yep. Lee's helped me out with my rage-filled outbursts on multiple occasions. The dude even can do some suprisingly decent meditation and yoga."

"Huh. Then, I guess, tell him I said thanks."

"Sure."

The two of them gazed out at a nearby river.

Begu smiled as he thought over what just occured to him.

To think that this spider queen, who nearly a year ago attacked him and Mafin, would be the one to help him calm down...it was unreal to Begu.

Underneath all that evilness, she actually seemed like a decent person.

A new thought immediately crossed the purple alien's mind.

He turned to the queen, "Um, Shannon?"

Shannon looked at the Octorian, "What is it?"

"C-Can I, uh, hang out with you for a bit?", asked Begu, who nervously twiddled his fingers.

Shannon tilted her head to the side, "Uh, why?"

"I kinda wanted to get to know you. I mean, the real you! I-If that's okay...with you."

Shannon's eyes widened in shock.

With the exception of Lee, she had never hung out with anyone else.

It had been years since she last did that.

To see that this purple alien was offering her a chance at a possible (non-spider) friendship again made her feel...happy, on the inside.

The queen smiled, "Sure. Hop on my spider butt."

Begu nodded and floated over to the spider woman.

He carefully sat on her abdomen, and the pair began heading all the way over to the cave.

Upon crawling into the massive crystal caverns deep within it, some of the spiders that were inside hissed at Begu, making him feel uneasy.

The queen whistled out at her spiders, causing them to instantly go silent.

She angrily exclaimed, "Hey! You all better behave yourselves! He's with me!"

Those spiders nodded and crawled away, allowing the pair to get through.

Shannon finally arrived at her room, and Begu hopped off of her.

He looked around the room in awe.

There was a TV, some Christmas lights, a small refrigerator, and a gray, metallic radio sitting near it. And in the middle was a large makeshift couch.

Shannon spoke up, "So, uh, this is my room. What do you think?"

Begu happily replied, "It looks pretty cool! How'd you even find all this stuff?"

Shannon explained, "A few months back, I hitched a ride on the bottom of some big guy's red speeder. He was traveling with some uptight lady-"

"Oh, you mean the Ox-King and Chi-Chi?", asked Begu.

"How do you-?"

"Chi-Chi is Goku's wife, and Ox-King is his father-in-law. I've gone to their house several times."

"Uh...right. Anyways, I stole some stuff at a random thrift store, webbed them all up in a big bag, and hopped right back onto the speeder."

Begu folded his arms in an incredulous manner, "You mean you did all that without either of them noticing?"

"Ee-yup!", smugly smiled the queen as she folded her arms behind her head.

Begu chuckled and shook his head as he walked over to the makeshift couch.

He spotted a Walkman nearby, "And I guess this thingie was also from the thrift store?"

Shannon quickly grabbed the device, "Actually, this 'thingie' is called a Walkman, and it was something that I already owned. Something that I held onto ever since I was little."

"What do you mean?", asked a now confused Begu.

Shannon rubbed her arm in a nervous manner, "I...um...well..."

The queen made odd movements with her hands, trying to think of what to say.

She sighed, "What I mean is that I was actually once human."

Begu's eyes widened in shock, and he shouted, "WHAT?!"

Shannon nodded, "Yes, it's true. Let me explain..."