Dreadnought Crash Site
December 24, A762

"I didn't think you were dead," Slug chuckled, pulling wreckage away. He reached in, and pulled out the unconscious Goku. He dug into Goku's pants, and found the bag of beans he'd fed to Roshi and Piccolo. There were still two left. Slug fed one to Goku, and pocketed the other. Once Goku had swallowed it, the Saiyan awoke.

"What...What happened?"

"Congratulations, Goku. Not only are you the Super Saiyan, you've killed Freeza. I found the body myself. He's dead," Slug told him. Goku rubbed at his head, and stood.

"Where are we?"

"You and I are the only beings left on Namek. Well, there's a few Freeza soldiers who survived their crashes, but I've been hunting them down and feeding them to their own beasts. So they don't really count anyway," Slug said.

"So we won?"

"We won!" Slug laughed, "I've been searching for you all day. I could sense your energy, but it took me a while to find you. Goku, that was INCREDIBLE what you did! I only wish I'd been able to help you!"

"You did your part," Goku said, patting him on the shoulder, "If I hadn't become a Super Saiyan, you'd have been the only one capable of standing up to him."

"Barely. Freeza broke my hand without much thought," Slug said, holding up the offended hand, "But I recover quickly, too. My hand had fixed itself within moments. I think you're right, I just needed to outlast him. But you! You took him out in under a minute! That was incredible! All of Namek owes you a great debt, Goku."

"Glad I could help," Goku smiled, "Now, uh...No offense, but I really need to get back to Earth."

Slug led him away from the debris, and gestured to the five Ginyu Force pods, "Of course. I recovered some of Freeza's attack pods, but other than telling it to land on a world with technology that isn't controlled by his Empire, I couldn't get it to do much else. So, I figured, wherever you end up, you'll be able to get directions to Earth."

"Do you know the name of the planet?" Goku asked.

"Some place called Yardrat, I think?"

"Well, if that's our best bet, I'll make do. If you're able to get ahold of Earth, let them know I'll be there as soon as I can, Slug."

"No problem, Goku. I'll work on it. And hey? Next time we meet, I want to test the Super Saiyan for myself! I'm going to get stronger, and next time something like Freeza comes along, it won't stand a chance against me!" Slug said.

"I'll bet! You were amazing out there, Slug! I'm looking forward to fighting with you!" Goku said, opening one of the pods. Slug waved to him.

"Good-bye, Goku! I'll protect Namek until the others return!"

"Good bye, Slug!" Goku waved back, entering the pod, and instructing it to leave. The pod floated in the air, and flew off into the sky.

"I can't believe it. The Super Saiyan. What a swell guy, too," Slug chuckled to himself as he watched the pod fly off. He could sense something else approaching the planet from the other direction. Slug immediately knew what it was, and hoped that Goku didn't sense it, too. Slug picked up the other two Pods, holding one in each hand, and balancing the other two on his shoulders, Slug flew off to Guru's hut.

Freshly carved in marble was a statue of Master Roshi in his slim fighting stance, placed carefully next to the house. Slug carefully set the pods down next to it, and entered the building.

"Did you bring food?" the tall, flat-headed alien with pink skin similar to the humans asked. He, along with a red-skinned alien with white hair, and a blue alien with a snakelike head, were chained up together in the bottom half of Guru's hut. They were huddled together opposite their other companion, a blue-green alien with long hair who kept shifting between forms, spouting nonsense and biting at anyone who came near.

"Not yet. But you don't have to worry. Someone is coming for you," Slug assured them. He floated up to the top floor of Guru's hut, and sat on the throne. There was a jar with a Namekian frog hopped about, firing Ki that bounced around and back into its mouth. Near the wall of the room, a sheet covered another object. Next to the throne was a simple pitcher of water and a pair of cups.

"What are you so upset about, hmm? I've given you food, water, a rock, and a stick with a leaf, what more could you want, huh?" Slug let out a laugh as he tapped at the glass. The frog hopped at him as if it were going to do anything but make the Namekian laugh more.

Slug felt the power approach the hut, and Slug rolled the car about in his hand, causing the frog to panic. The sound of the hover-chair reached him. It came to a slow, and then a stop, before stepping out and walking into the hut.

"The Ginyu Force?" a new voice gasped.

"King Cold! It's you!" they said together.

"You're alive?"

"Yes, King Cold! We...We were captured. The Saiyans, the same Saiyan who killed Lord Freeza, they defeated us! We never stood a chance!" Recoome said.

"Fools!" King Cold snarled, "You'll wish they had killed you! But there's another power here, that's the only reason I'm here!"

A being that looked like Second Form Freeza floated up to the throne room, where Slug was still rolling the jar around. The being was lavender, where Freeza was mostly white, with shoulders that were even more broad. He wore dark navy and orange armor with a cape that was black on one side, and red on the interior. He also had a purple scouter on his face. He was only slightly taller than Slug.

"So. It seems my son missed one of the Namekians when he conquered this world," King Cold said. Slug snorted.

"Your son didn't conquer this world. This world destroyed him," Slug said, "And as Namek's protector, you have a short time to explain yourself before I destroy you."

"I am King Cold. Freeza's father, and, once, myself the Galactic Emperor. But without him, I am without a worthy heir. I came to this world to recover my son's remains, but imagine my surprise when I detected a power capable of destroying him at anything short of his true form. What, if I may ask, is your name?"

"I am Slug, protector of Namek. And I believe we can make a deal," Slug leaned forward in the throne.

"What?" King Cold said.

"In the aftermath of the battle, I encountered your son in the wasteland. I have his remains. I'll give them to you, in exchange for something simple. Paltry, really. All I ask for is a ship. A fast one, with a bit of space to stretch my legs in, maybe have a few guests, and do a bit of intense exercise. What do you say?" Slug asked.

"If you have the remains of my son, I'll give you your own planet!" King Cold said.

Slug shrugged, "All right. Two planets, and the ship. Specifically, this planet. You and your Empire vows to never return to Namek."

"Why would I want this dirt ball anyway?" King Cold scoffed.

"Watch it. This is my home. The second planet, I don't really care, so long as I'm able to seed a civilization there, and it's not too far from here," Slug said.

"Two planets and a ship is a hefty price. Why shouldn't I just kill you and take my son's remains?" King Cold wondered. Slug stood, and walked over to the object with the sheet over it.

"Because I didn't find your son's corpse."

Slug pulled the sheet off. King Cold gasped.

"I found your son."

Beneath the sheet was a medical pod. Inside, his vitals barely reading at all, was Freeza, missing both arms, most of his tail, part of his chest, bits of his head, and his entire left leg. Slug placed his hand on the glass.

"Now, if you're not in a haggling mood, I'm more than happy to dispose of him myself," Slug said with a shrug, and he charged a bit of Ki.

"NO! No, that won't be necessary. You have a deal, mister…?"

"Slug," the Namekian shook King Cold's hand, "Once you hand over the ship and the deed to my planets, you'll have your son back. Then, you can call me Lord Slug."

"Fair enough. I'll have the ship delivered to you immediately," King Cold said.

"Pleasure doing business with you. Oh, and as a bonus of good faith, you may have Freeza's men back, whatever you can get off my planet," Slug said. King Cold scoffed.

"Keep them. They were worthless buffoons who failed us. They're no good to me," King Cold said. Slug shrugged.

"Very well, then."

King Cold tapped on his Scouter, and began relaying orders. Within minutes, a spaceship landed at the base of the plateau.

"Fully staffed and stocked," King Cold said. Slug poured water, and handed King Cold the second cup.

"To good business," Slug toasted.

"To good business."

They tapped the cups, and drank. Medical techs arrived, and began removing the medical pod from the hut, with King Cold berating them for incompetence during the entire procedure. He ignored the Ginyu Force's pleas to take them with him. Slug watched them load Freeza's pod onto another ship, and he held up the jar with the frog in it.

"Well, gentlemen, it seems you've been terminated from your previous positions, and find yourselves unemployed," Slug said, studying the frog, "But you're in luck. I just so happen to have some positions open for men of your talents."

He grinned down at the Ginyu Force.

"What do you say, Gentlemen?"