Arrival on Namek
I don't own Digimon or Dragonball Z
"And we flew to Jupiter in ten seconds, the ship is perfect for our needs to get to Namek and use the Dragonballs," Daisuke said once she was back in the hospital and sitting beside Azumi and Gohan's beds, while peeling an apple for them both.
"Wow, that is so cool," Azumi said in awe, taking one of the apples and biting into it. Gohan took a second.
"It sure is. Bulma has her father working on it right now, it should be ready to fly soon," Daisuke replied before walking out of the room to stretch her legs for a bit. Once she closed the door, Azumi and Gohan shared a look and glanced at their sleeping father before climbing out of their beds. They left the room and headed to the balcony, and both hung themselves from the ledge and began doing chin ups.
"Mom's going to be so mad when she sees us doing this," Gohan mumbled.
"What's the worst that could happen?" Azumi asked her brother with a grin before she felt a stabbing pain in her arm. She yelped, losing her grip and falling down a few floors before grabbing another balcony. She let loose a sigh of relief.
"That could happen," Gohan called down to her, making his sister frown.
"Oh shut up," she replied, pulling herself onto the railing and beginning to walk up and down it. She stumbled, but recovered in time to prevent falling. "Okay, here goes," she said before jumping off the railing high into the air. She began flipping before landing on the roof, and Gohan followed after her.
"See, I told you we were better," Azumi said, smiling at her brother who smiled back.
"It seems you both are," a voice from behind them said, and they gulped before turning around to see Daisuke standing there with her arms crossed. "Care to explain why you're both out of bed?"
"We feel fine mom, besides physical therapy is better than staying in a bed all day," Azumi said, and Gohan nodded while Daisuke sighed.
"That only applies if you're fully healed. Physical exercise can actually hurt you if you're still injured. Your father and I were worried you might have gotten hurt," she said, picking her kids up under her arms and walking back to their room. A short while later, Bulma arrived along with the others to tell them how the ship was progressing.
"If the ship holds up like I think it will, we can make it to the planet Namek in less than a month's time. There are still some repairs I need to make, but we should be able to leave in the next five days," she told everyone.
"Wonderful news," Mr. Popo said.
"And I thought we'd never find a way to get the other Dragonballs. Great job," Krillin said.
"Congratulations Bulma, you've saved the day," Roshi congratulated her.
"It was Mr. Popo who found the ship along with Daisuke who helped me get there. With their help, we'll be able to find the Dragonballs in no time," Bulma said, but Mr. Popo frowned sadly.
"I can't go with you. I'm really sorry Bulma, but I can't go and abandon the lookout for such a long amount of time, I just can't."
"But you're the only one who can speak Namekian, this entire mission was riding on you coming along. You can't just back out now," Bulma told him.
"I'm sorry, I have to stay here," Mr. Popo said, making Bulma gasp in despair.
"Don't worry Bulma, we'll figure something out," Krillin said. "I'm sure Mr. Popo can teach you the Namekian words needed to operate the ship."
"I guess it shouldn't be too hard to grasp, but I'm not going by myself. Who is going to come with me to keep my company?"
"I'll go," Daisuke answered with a smile. "I'm healed up, so I should be able to handle anything that might cause us problems."
"I'm in too," Krillin said. "Though I need more training if we're attacked."
"That's what I'm here for, plus while on Namek, it'll be the perfect opportunity to train as well," Daisuke told him.
"Don't pass this up Krillin," Tien told his friend.
"Alright, but when I get back, I want to see you both in perfect fighting shape again," Krillin replied to Goku and Tien, who nodded.
"We're going too," Azumi said as she began to un-wrap the bandages around her head along with Gohan.
"What? No way, out of the question. It's too dangerous," Daisuke told her children.
"Mom, you saw how we fought against Vegeta and Nappa, we can handle it. You guys need all the help you can get, please let us come and help." Azumi said to her mother who frowned.
"Daisuke, she's right. I understand how they're just children, but I believe in them, and I know you do as well." Goku told his wife who looked at him and nodded.
"Alright. Both of you have to promise to stay near me at all times, understand?" she asked her kids who nodded.
"Can you learn Namekian in five days?" Mr. Popo asked Bulma.
"I don't know, it might take longer to input all the info into the translator." she answered. "How about we leave in ten days?" she suggested to Daisuke, Krillin, Gohan, and Azumi, who nodded.
"Good idea, that'll give us some more time to heal up," Krillin said, making Gohan and Azumi agree as the others all left the room to let them rest.
"Hey, Azumi, Gohan," Goku said.
"Yes dad?" Azumi asked, walking over with her brother. Goku looked at them and smiled, holding his hand up.
"Give me your best shot," he told them, causing them to nod in determination. Azumi threw a punch. hitting Goku's hand as hard as she could. and he looked at her before nodding. Gohan stepped up and did the same. "Good work, you're ready."
"Thanks daddy," Azumi said as she and Gohan hugged him gently. "Get better soon."
"I will, be careful on Namek," Goku replied as Daisuke walked over and kissed him on the lips gently.
"I'll look after them Goku, don't worry." she told him. After ten days of preparation for the journey to Namek, Bulma and Krillin were on Master Roshi's island waiting for Daisuke and the twins to show up. "You sure this thing can make it there and back in one piece Bulma?" Krillin, who was now wearing his cap and regular clothing along with a duffel bag he was carrying, asked, looking at Kami's spaceship.
"It'll get the job done Krillin, and besides, if I were you I wouldn't be complaining about a free ride. You're lucky I'm going to let you sit up front," Bulma, who was now wearing a Capsule Corporation spacesuit answered. "You were going in with the luggage." Krillin chuckled nervously. "I'm not joking."
"Did you do something with your hair, it looks really good," Krillin complemented.
"And don't try to win me over with cheap compliments, I only cut my hair so it would fit in my space helmet," she replied.
"About that, do I need a spacesuit. because I don't have one. It's not something that people have in their closet you know," Krillin said.
"You'll be fine without it," Bulma replied.
"I can see Daisuke and the twins approaching," Roshi said, looking to see Daisuke, Gohan, and Azumi flying towards them before they landed in front of Roshi.
"Sorry we're late, had some last minutes packing to do," Daisuke, who was wearing her usual outfit, apologised, pointing to the duffel bag she carried. Her kids had backpacks and a duffel bag, each wearing repaired versions of the clothes they wore during the battle against Vegeta. Gohan still had the power pole on his back, and Azumi had her sword as well.
"Be careful now, you don't know what you'll encounter," Roshi said.
"Piccolo," Bulma said, making the spaceship's platform descend, and everyone climbed on.
"Don't worry, we'll be back soon with our friends alive and well," Azumi said, waving to Roshi and Turtle as the platform fully rose into the ship and she, Gohan, and Krillin looked around in awe.
"Nice place," Krillin said. "So where can I put this stuff? You said there was a luggage compartment right?"
"Just put it on the ground and hang onto something, we're departing in five seconds," Bulma answered, sitting in the pilot's chair.
"Are you mad or something Bulma? What's wrong?" Krillin asked.
"No, I'm just ready to leave," she answered as the ship began shaking.
"We're not strapped in yet!" Krillin shouted before the ship blasted off into space. "I think I left my stomach back on Earth!"
"You should have stayed there with it," Bulma said as the luggage went flying around the ship, hitting everything and making a mess. Soon the ship was flying through space. "I'm going to change, you can all clean this up," Bulma said, walking off.
"What's her problem?" Azumi asked.
"No idea, let's just clean up," Gohan answered, and the others nodded and began to clean up the mess until Bulma returned without her spacesuit.
"Did you really wear that spacesuit just for takeoff?" Daisuke asked her friend who huffed and walked passed her. Soon, seven uneventful days had passed and Bulma yawned as she climbed out of her bed.
"I should have installed the new sleep pods; that would be the only thing making this trip bearable," she said before noticing Daisuke was sitting across from Krillin, Gohan, and Azumi. All four had their eyes closed. "Are you four doing image training again? I guess that's a good way to pass the time. Are you even listening to me?" With a sigh, she opened a soft drink.
Meanwhile, in the Z-fighter's minds, Daisuke was standing still, her eyes sharp for any movement. Her daughter appeared with a battle cry, throwing a punch which she blocked with ease. Azumi growled and threw a kick, but it was caught and Daisuke tossed her away.
"Hadoken!" she shouted, firing her mother's signature attack at Daisuke who swung her hand, swatting the attack away.
"Attacking head on only works if your opponent is slower than you or distracted," she told her daughter, blurring from view before appearing in front of her daughter with a punch which was barely blocked by Azumi, who skidded back from the force.
"Kamehameha!" Azumi shouted, firing a blue wave of Ki at her mother. Daisuke side stepped the attack, but her daughter smirked as she turned the beam to follow her. With a smile, Daisuke held her hand up stopped the beam with her hand. There was an explosion and a cloud of smoke was created. Once it cleared, Azumi saw her mother was unharmed.
"Your skills are definitely improving," Daisuke told her daughter before she caught a punch from Gohan and tossed him away. He flipped, landing on his feet before jumping towards his mother again, launching punch after punch at her which she blocked easily. Gohan managed to punch her in the face, making her stumble for a moment.
"Good, when facing a strong opponent, targeting their openings as opposed to just attacking them is vital," she praised and Gohan smiled.
"Hey Daisuke, take this!" Krillin shouted, firing a large beam of yellow Ki towards her before lifting his hands into the air, making the beam fly up. He brought his hands down, causing the attack to separate into dozens of smaller and faster Ki spheres. Daisuke smiled and took off flying in between the spheres as they landed, causing explosions. Krillin held his hand up and shouted.
"Destructo Disk!" He created and threw the razor edged disk of Ki at Daisuke, who jumped above it, narrowly avoiding being hit by hit. She then saw Krillin use the multiform technique to make two copies of himself. "Kamehameha!" The three Krillin's fired a large blue wave of Ki each which combined into one massive Kamehameha wave which flew towards Daisuke.
"Whoa!" she shouted, flying out of the way. "Kamehadoken!" She thrusted her hand forward, and fired a white beam of Ki at Krillin who shouted as it flew towards him. Everyone's eyes snapped open, Gohan, Azumi, and Krillin panted while Daisuke smiled. "That's enough for now, you've improved a lot so far; keep it up we can't let our skills weaken on this trip."
"Do we actually get stronger doing this, Mom?" Gohan asked.
"Not quite," Daisuke replied. "The stronger the fighters, the less skill matters. However, when dealing with an opponent of equal or close to that skill, the way you fight becomes very important. We can't get stronger or faster when we're linking minds, and you can't even practice new techniques because what we're doing is partially based off of memories for accuracy. But you can get more skilled."
Meanwhile, back on Earth in the hospital, Goku was out of the machine to help him heal and was doing sit-ups with Roshi watching. Tien was out of his wheelchair, slowly trying to walk around the room.
"What's going on here, I told you both you need rest to heal," a doctor said, walking into the room with a nurse.
"Don't worry doc, I feel fine," Goku said, moving his left arm before he winced in pain.
"Any exercising or excessive movement right now would hinder your recovery," the doctor said sternly, frowning at Goku and Tien who chuckled sheepishly. A nurse helped Tien back to his wheelchair, and Roshi and another nurse helped Goku back to his healing machine.
Soon, Bulma, Gohan, Azumi, Krillin, and Daisuke finally saw planet Namek approaching. "Alright everyone, strap yourselves in, we're here!" Bulma shouted, making everyone climb into their seats and strap in. The ship shook as it passed through the atmosphere, swooped over the ground and then touching down, less than gracefully.
"You need to work on your landings, Bulma," Krillin grumbled.
"Now I just need to check the atmosphere to see if there is enough breathable oxygen for us to walk around freely, or if we'll need suits. I bet we'll need suits; they'll work for a short while but once the air tanks run out…." Bulma said, before she stopped, seeing the others already outside the ship marvelling at the new planet.
"You know, apart from the blue tinted vegetation and no large land masses, this place looks a lot like Earth," Gohan said.
"Agreed, but it's way too quiet," Krillin said. "Something's not right; I've got a bad feeling guys."
"Stay on alert," Daisuke said, sniffing the air. She walked a few feet away from the others. "This place...it's so beautiful...like the Digital World from my old home...I sure miss it, along with my friends and the Digimon...No, I can't get bogged down in the past, not anymore. My friends will always be in my heart, as will you Gaomon, but I have a new family now. New friends to protect and fight for," she thought, clenching her fist.
"What do you guys think you're doing, going out here when there could have been no oxygen!" Bulma shouted, climbing out of the ship.
"If there was no oxygen, then how would the Namekians breath on this planet?" Daisuke asked, making Bulma frown.
"Well, from now on, no one moves unless I say so." She pulled out the Dragon Radar and turned it on. "I picked up four Dragonballs already, and they're close too!" she cheered, laughing happily.
"Four in one place...that's might not be good," Azumi said, and Gohan nodded.
"Yeah, you think someone's gathering them?" he asked his twin.
"It's possible," Krillin answered before he and Daisuke perked up and looked around. "Did you feel that?"
"I did. A huge energy source is nearby, or it's approaching fast," Daisuke answered.
"You're all being delusional, Piccolo had a high energy level. It's only natural that his people have them as well, you're probably just sensing one of his relatives sitting at his house having dinner," Bulma said, laughing.
"This isn't a laughing matter, Bulma!" Daisuke shouted, making her friend stop. "This power level isn't from someone peaceful, it's dark and tainted. And I've felt it before."
"You're crazy. Look, the only people on this planet are the Namekians who are peaceful, so stop worrying so much." Bulma said, pointing to the Dragon Radar. "Look there are four Dragonballs nearby, so let's all go meet the locals. Once we get the Dragonballs, we'll be over half way there." Daisuke and the others shared a look before hearing a noise; they all turned and saw a Saiyan spaceship hurtling through the sky.
"It's a Saiyan ship!" Krillin shouted, terrified.
"Vegeta! Quick, mask your energy, all of you!" Daisuke ordered, making her children and Krillin nod. "He has to be here for the Dragonballs."
"If he uses them before us, then we won't be able to wish Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Piccolo back," Azumi said. Meanwhile, at the landing site of Vegeta's space pod, the Saiyan had climbed out and walked out of the crater.
"Now all that is left is to remove the last obstacle in my way. Then, once I have the Dragonballs in my possession, the power of eternal life will be mine. Nobody will be able to stop me. Not even the mighty Frieza." He put his scouter on before pressing the button. The device beeped and he turned his head. "I'm already detecting his power level, it's nearby. I'm coming for you Frieza; I sure hope you're ready."
"Did you get all that, Master Roshi? Repeat it back to me," Bulma said as she used a phone connected to a satellite dish to contact Roshi on Earth. "No, you got that part backwards!" she shouted. While this was going on, Daisuke looked to the sky as another space pod flew through the sky and crashed into the planet.
"Another spaceship!" Azumi shouted. "Oh just great, as if Vegeta wasn't enough, now we need to deal with another guy?" she asked, kicking a pebble and knocking it into the water.
"And the one who has four of the Namekian Dragonballs with them as well," Daisuke said, gritting her teeth.
"Maybe we should head back to Earth and cut our losses," Krillin said. "The odds are stacked against us."
"Maybe, but if we keep away from Vegeta and the new arrival that just landed along with whoever holds the four Dragonballs until the end we should be alright." Daisuke replied. "If we leave now, we won't get another chance. Who is to say the one after the Dragonballs won't destroy the planet after using them?"
"Mom's right, if we leave now, all hope will be lost. And we'll have come all this way for nothing," Azumi said before Gohan gasped.
"Someone's coming!" he shouted, making Bulma scream and hide behind one of the ship's legs.
"Is it Vegeta?" she asked, scared.
"No. The power level is much too low to be his, it must be a scout or something," Daisuke answered before noticing two humanoid creatures land across the water from them.
"Who're they?" one of them asked, looking at the humans.
"Whoever they are, they're not from around here," the second one said.
"They're wearing armour like Vegeta," Krillin pointed out. "They must be hired muscle."
"Aren't you guys going to do something? You have to protect me," Bulma said in fear as the two aliens flew hovered towards them.
"Zarbon said that we don't need to question them if they're not Namekians, we can just kill them now," one of the aliens said.
"They're power levels are non-existent, they're probably tourists. Let's blast the ship first to stop them from leaving before we have our fun," the second alien said and both laughed. He raised his arm-mounted weapon which fired a blue beam of energy. It crashed into the ship, blowing a hole clean through it.
"Our ship!" Bulma shouted while the aliens laughed.
"Sorry, did I destroy your precious spaceship?" the alien mocked.
"Let me handle these two, I need to work out some stress," Daisuke said before she was covered in her aura of Ki, making both scouters on the alien's faces beep. They looked down to see Daisuke's almost non-existent power level had skyrocketed.
"Impossible!" one of them shouted, watching as Daisuke vanished from sight. She appeared mere inches in front of them and smirked.
"Hi," she said, causing them to flinch. "And goodbye!" She held her arm up and formed a Hadoken in before firing point blank range. She obliterated one of the aliens with ease, the other alien looked at her in fear and turned to fly away, only for Azumi to jump towards him. She drew her sword and decapitated the alien with ease.
"Alright, nice work Daisuke and Azumi," Krillin said as Gohan smiled happily.
"Don't look so happy!" Bulma screeched.
"Oh, here we go," Krillin mumbled.
"They blew a hole in our ship, how are we going to get home now!?" Bulma demanded.
"Wait for Goku and Tien to get here. Knowing your father, he's building another ship ready for them to use once they heal up," Daisuke said, landing on the ground.
Meanwhile, not far from their location, three aliens were standing in the remains of a Namekian village amidst the corpses of its people.
"Zarbon, what is it?" asked the alien who was sitting in a hoverpod. "Something's troubling you."
Zarbon had long green braided hair, blue skin, and garb reminiscent of a high-class prince. He also wore battle armour with shoulder pads and a blue scouter.
Beside Zarbon was Dodoria, a large and pink alien warrior with protruding spikes on his arms and head. Like Zarbon he also wore common battle armour which included the shoulder pads and a green scouter.
"It's the search party we sent out Lord Frieza; both of them stopped transmitting at the same time. I realise those scouts weren't the best that we had, but it worries me that they were defeated so easily. Whoever is responsible for this attack clearly knows what they're doing, and they seem to have the ability to suppress their power." Zarbon said.
"While that is interesting, why are you wasting my time with it?" Frieza asked.
"The power level that is unknown came in at twenty-five hundred, it's possible Vegeta brought in some extra help," Zarbon answered.
"Only twenty-five hundred? That shouldn't concern you; just concentrate on retrieving the Dragonballs and we will be on our way. I'll deal with this unknown power level when I blow up this pathetic rock," Frieza said with a smirk. Back at Kami's ship, Bulma was crying hysterically as she tried to fix the ship.
"It's no use, we'll be stuck on this stupid planet for eternity!" she wailed.
"Calm down Bulma, we need to get moving before more scouts come and we give away our location by fighting them off," Daisuke told her.
"Yeah, we gotta keep calm," Gohan said.
"That's easy for you to say!" Bulma shouted before going back to crying. Daisuke growled and walked over to Bulma before slapping her hard. '
"Snap out of it! I don't know what your problem is, Bulma, but it's not helping. We need to get moving, or we'll be in trouble. More trouble that is. So stop crying and toughen up!" she shouted before walking back to the others who all looked at her in shock. After a moment, they followed her and Bulma rubbed her cheek.
"Hey wait for me!" she called, running after them.
Soon the group had found a cave. "This will do for now, and it's out of the way, so we can stay out of sight," Daisuke said.
"Alright, I'll set up the Capsule House for us," Bulma said, walking further into the cave. While she did this, Azumi's head perked up and she looked around and paled.
"Guys, we should get into the cave now!" she shouted, running in followed by Gohan, Krillin, and Daisuke. They were just in time as a large assortment of aliens flew past at incredible speed.
"Too close, two of those guys were stronger than Vegeta," Krillin said, sweating nervously.
"And the one in the middle, his power was unlike anything I've ever felt. He makes Vegeta look like nothing!" Gohan exclaimed.
"And they had four of the Dragonballs," Bulma said, holding the Dragon Radar in her hand with a worried expression. "What do we do now? We can't beat those guys, how are we going to make our wish with those guys around?"
"We'll find a way Bulma. For now, you stay and get the Capsule House set up. The rest of us will follow them discreetly and see if we can maybe find a way to sneak away with the Dragonballs," Daisuke said, stepping out of the cave followed by the other three fighters. They set off in a strange, hopping, semi-flight to suppress their power levels.
"I think I sensed a group of Namekians in this direction as we were walking," Gohan said.
"Maybe they've got a Dragonball with them," Azumi suggested.
"And somehow those guys have a way of finding out where the Dragonballs are," Krillin continued.
"Keep alert you guys," Daisuke said. "Goku, Tien, I do hope you're both healing fast, we're gonna need help."
"What! Are you serious? Vegeta's on Namek?" Tien asked Roshi who had just informed him and Goku of the news from Namek.
"Yes, and it gets worse. It seems there is an evil being there even stronger than Vegeta," Roshi answered. "Also, Bulma told me that their ship has been damaged in an attack, she doesn't think she can fix it."
"So they're stuck there!?" Goku shouted.
"It seems so, but I'm more worried about this stronger foe," Roshi said.
"Knock knock," Yajirobe said as he walked into the hospital room. "It took forever, but here is a gift from Korin, a fresh bag of Senzu Beans." He took a bean out and tossed it to Goku who caught it in his mouth and swallowed it. He threw one to Tien as well, who quickly ate the small object. Both fighters jumped into the air, and once they landed on their feet, they broke out of the casts on their bodies, making Roshi chuckle.
"Finally, I've been dying to get out of here," Goku said as he walked to a cabinet and pulled out his clothes. He got dressed along with Tien. "Of to Namek, hope Doctor Briefs has finished building that ship we told him to." Goku and Tien jumped out the window and flew off to Capsule Corp, and hopefully on their way to Namek.
"I do hope Krillin and your family can keep things together until we get there to help Goku," Tien said.
"So do I. I can't believe there is someone stronger than Vegeta."
Meanwhile, back on Namek, Daisuke, Krillin, and the twins were lying on a ledge in hiding, overlooking a small Namekian Village.
"There they are," Krillin whispered, looking at Zarbon and Frieza.
"They've got the four Dragonballs alright. And they're huge!" Azumi whispered.
"And it looks like they're about to get the fifth one," Daisuke observed, watching as an elderly Namekian was brought out of a small hut, followed by two other elders and two children. Dodoria turned and looked in their direction and they laid flat. "Keep still; if they find us I don't know if I'd be able to hold them all off," Daisuke whispered.
"What is it, Dodoria?" Frieza asked his subordinate.
"I'm not sure; I detected a faint power level from that cliff. It's probably just a rodent or small bird."
"Look Namek, we don't have time for you to stand around all mute, so hurry and tell us where the Dragonball is or I'll put one between your eyes," one of Frieza's soldiers threatened while the others laughed and one shoved one of the children to the ground.
"Grr, those jerks, they'd better lay off that kid or I'll make them pay," Azumi snarled.
"Azumi, easy," Gohan told his sister. "If we move now, we'll be creamed."
"They're all dressed like Vegeta, but they don't look like Saiyans," Krillin said.
"So Goku and my kids are the only other Saiyans besides Vegeta left," Daisuke said. "They all must work for that guy in the hoverpod."
"I don't see Vegeta anywhere, maybe these are competition?" Krillin asked.
"I doubt it, but let's keep watching," Daisuke answered, and she noticed the elderly Namekians share a look of shock once they saw the four Dragonballs under Zarbon and Dodoria's arms.
"You've probably heard of me, but in case you haven't, I am the mighty Frieza. And yes, all the stories about me are true. Now then, I know there were more than just you old men and children, but since my men and I have better things to do than chase down a bunch of filthy Nameks, we can do this one of two ways. Either you cooperate, or I kill you one by one," Frieza threatened, holding his finger up and a small sphere of Ki appeared above it.
"The elders stay in the village with the children while the men work the fields," one elder said.
"Good. Now then hand over the six starred Dragonball," Frieza demanded.
"I don't know what you're talking about," the elder said.
"Don't play dumb with me, the first Namek we talked to said the same thing, but he talked soon enough. All we needed to do was to start killing the others," Frieza said.
"What!?" Krillin exclaimed in a whisper.
"You cold blooded murderer," the elder snarled.
"Sticks and stones Namekian. Zarbon, show these fools our powers of persuasion will you?" Frieza asked.
"At once," Zarbon replied, blurring from sight and appearing behind one elderly Namekian. He kicked him in the head, snapping his neck with ease. The second elderly Namekian roared in outrage and fired a beam of energy intended for Zarbon, but he jumped into the air, resulting in another soldier taking the hit and being killed. Zarbon then fired a bright orange beam of Ki at the Namekian, which badly burned him before he fell to the ground dead.
"They killed them!" Azumi hissed, shaking with rage along with Gohan.
"Azumi, Gohan, calm down. There was nothing we could do, we can't fight these guys head-on," Krillin said. "We need to be smart if we're going to get the Dragonballs and wish Piccolo, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu back to life."
"So, will you start cooperating?" Frieza asked.
"Do with me what you will, but I still won't tell you anything," the last elderly Namekian said.
"Stubborn fool, even being threatened with death you won't give me what I want. Very well, how about I take out the children?" Frieza suggested, causing Daisuke, Krillin, and the twins to gasp. A moment later, they saw three Namekians flying towards the village.
"More Namekians," Krillin said.
"Those three must be like Piccolo, the warriors of the species," Daisuke pointed out.
"Look out boys, these guys are packing serious heat. Their power levels are at one thousand each," Dodoria said, turning on his scouter, and he and the other soldiers laughed.
"Now I see how they were able to find our villages so quickly, they use the device to track sources of energy," the elderly Namekian thought.
"The Nameks are just suppressing their power, but these boneheads don't seem to know that," Krillin said.
"Like Vegeta and Nappa," Gohan said, and his sister nodded in agreement. The three warrior Nameks charged into battle, dodging the energy blasts fired from the soldier's arm-mounted weapons and easily overpowered and killed the soldiers, much to the surprise of Dodoria and Zarbon.
"One thousand is their power level? Are you sure?" Zarbon asked, making Dodoria check his scouter again.
"I can't explain it, somehow their power level is at three thousand now," he answered.
"Listen children, move away from me at once. Do as I say, go," the elderly Namekian told the two young Namekian. He then held his finger out and fired a Ki beam at Dodoria's scouter, destroying it. He followed this up by jumping into the air and firing two more Ki beams from his fingers at the last two scouters, destroying them as well.
"Crafty old dog," Krillin said, impressed.
"Why did he do that?" Azumi asked.
"Because they use the scouters to find sources of energy, without them they will be unable to find the other villages and Dragonballs," Daisuke explained to her daughter.
"You think you're smart, but destroying the scouters won't save you!" Dodoria shouted up at the elder. He jumped into the air after the elder, shocking him and the other Nameks.
"Elder, look out!" one of the Namek warriors shouted.
"Dodoria not yet! Kill these three young warriors first!" Frieza shouted, making his subordinate growl before obeying and dropping to the ground. He blurred from sight and appeared behind one of the Nameks. He punched a hole clean through him, sending blood everywhere. He elbowed the second warrior Namek in the stomach before ripping his arm out of the first, and he fired a Ki beam from his mouth, obliterating the Namek. The final Namek jumped back and threw a large Ki blast at Dodoria, creating an explosion which engulfed Dodoria but left him unharmed once the smoke cleared. With a roar, he charged forth and rammed his head into the Namek's stomach, throwing him into a wall.
"So do you see what I have been trying to explain to you all along? You're no match for us, now hand over the Dragonball," Frieza demanded the elderly Namek who growled before he floated down to the ground and went to retrieve the Dragonball.
"I hate that jerk so much," Azumi snarled.
"Calm down Azumi, we need to be patient," Krillin told her as they watched the elderly Namek walk towards Frieza with the Dragonball. Dodoria struck after he handed it to Frieza, sending him into one of the buildings.
"I've had enough of you hindering my search for the Dragonballs, I'll just kill you all right now," Frieza said before firing a beam of Ki from his finger tip at the Elder, piercing his chest. He slumped to the ground dead, causing the two children to cry out in fright before they ran off. Dodoria roared and fired an energy blast from his mouth at one of the children, killing him instantly and leaving the second child shaking in fear.
"Now it's your turn, brat," Dodoria said, walking towards the child.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Azumi roared, jumping to her feet. She rocketed down to the village and aimed for Dodoria. She kicked him in the side of the head, sending him crashing into one of the buildings which collapsed on top of him. "Take that, you asshole!" she said, landing in front of the child.
"What? Where did you come from?" Dodoria demanded once he got out of the rubble.
"If you want him, you're going to have to go through me!" Azumi told him.
"If you insist," Dodoria said before jumping towards Azumi, only for Daisuke to appear in front of her daughter to intercept his attack and kick him back.
"GO!" she told her daughter and the Namek child as Krillin and Gohan landed beside Azumi. "I'll hold him off!" Krillin grabbed the young Namek and took off with Azumi and Gohan flying after him.
"Dodoria…" Frieza chimed in sweetly, masking his malicious intent. "What's wrong with this picture?" he asked the pink brute.
"Uh, what Lord Frieza?" he asked, scratching his head.
"The fool in front of you! Kill her and get after the others, you buffoon!" Frieza shouted.
"Uh...right," Dodoria said before leaping at Daisuke who jumped back.
"Hadoken!" she shouted, throwing her signature attack at Dodoria who was unfazed when it hit him. "Oh crud." She flew off after the others, feeling that they had already gained some distance, and Dodoria followed. He was gaining on her before she stopped and turned to face him. "You want a fight, then let's kick it up a notch." She clenched her fists and roared, her body was covered in a shroud of Ki, and she began transforming before Dodoria's very eyes. "Gaogamon."
"You transformed...bu...but how?" Dodoria asked, shocked.
"That's for me to know, and you to never find out." Daisuke said with a smirk. "Spiral Blow!" She breathed a twister at Dodoria who's eyes widened and was and blown back by the wind. Daisuke appeared under him and moved to kick him in the back. Dodoria twisted around and blocked the blow, but the force still sent him moving backwards. Immediately following up, she slammed her foot into his face, sending him back down. "This guy," she murmured to herself. "He's stronger than Vegeta. I don't think I can win here."
"You're going to pay!" he roared, flying towards Daisuke. He fired a powerful energy wave at her which Daisuke barely managed to avoid, only to block a series of hammer blows that sent her backwards. She countered with a strike to his face, but it only sent him stumbling back a bit. Lunging forward, he countered with a powerful headbutt that sent her flying to the ground.
Daisuke landed on her feet and sunk into a stance, arms to her side. "Ka…Me…Ha…" A sphere of blue energy began to form between her hands.
"It's useless!" Dodoria roared. He held out a hand that began to glow with pink energy.
"Me… HAAAAA!" Daisuke shouted, thrusting her hands forward releasing a blast of blue energy towards her opponent. The energy beam was met by Dodoria's and they clashed together with a roar. Daisuke gritted her teeth and strained as the clashing energies were forced slowly back towards her. "Damn."
As despair pricked through Daisuke's mind and Dodoria began cackling with glee, another energy blast flew at Dodoria from a different direction. He barely had time to widen his eyes before it collided with him in an explosion. When the smoke cleared, he was barely injured, but the distraction had been enough.
With a roar of exertion, Daisuke pushed the beams back until they struck Dodoria who screamed in pain as he was sent flying onto a small island in a distant water source. There was silence for a moment before Daisuke turned to her rescuer to see Azumi.
"Mom!" the girl shouted, flying over to her mother. "Are you alright?"
"Thanks to you," Daisuke returned. "But where are the others?"
"They're further ahead, but I was worried and came back to help."
"Then let's go find them." The two flew off after Krillin, Gohan, and the small Namekian.
"Damn….you…" Dodoria gasped out before hearing a laugh.
"Well Dodoria, fancy meeting you here," Vegeta said, landing beside him.
"Vegeta...good...you're here...help me…" Dodoria gasped, holding a hand up. "If you do...I'm sure Lord Frieza will be thankful."
"Ha, he'd probably kill me after he was finished with you. So I think I'll save him the trouble," Vegeta said, holding his hand out.
"Wait! If you spare me, I'll tell you what happened to Planet Vegeta!" Dodoria begged.
"What're you talking about? I know what happened, it was destroyed by an asteroid strike," Vegeta said.
"That's what you think...Frieza….he was the one who killed the rest of your race, with a single flick of his finger he obliterated the planet. We lied to you, Raditz, and Nappa to keep you in line...and you simple monkeys bought it hook line and sinker," Dodoria said chuckling, and Vegeta frowned.
"So Frieza destroyed my home planet and my race," Vegeta thought before he hovered into the air and began flying away.
"Wait, aren't you going to help me?" Dodoria asked him.
"You never clarified what kind of help I should give you," Vegeta replied, cruelly making Dodoria scream as he watched Vegeta's hand ignite with Ki. He threw a large blast of it at Dodoria, making him scream before he was killed in the explosion. Vegeta laughed in victory as he flew off.
"Now to find one of the other Dragonballs before Frieza."
The end of the chapter
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