A Prince's Retaliation
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Back at the place where Vegeta had been defeated by Zarbon, the crater was now fully filled with water. A flying creature native to Namek flew down and sat in the water looking around, but a moment later the water bubbled as a hand shot up grabbed the bird, dragging it into the water while it struggled. Vegeta, whose battle armour had been damaged and was missing a shoulder guard, emerged from the water gasping for breath before pulling himself weakly onto dry land. "Zarbon...you've made your last mistake...all you've done is make me stronger. And when I heal, I'm coming for you...I'm coming to get you and Frieza both!" he proclaimed before slumping into unconsciousness. Meanwhile, flying through the sky was another one of Frieza's soldiers, who landed on a cliff overlooking the destroyed village Vegeta had taken the Dragonball from.
"I don't believe this, I finally find a village to destroy and someone has already beaten me too it," he growled floating down to one Namekian that was still alive. "Tell me what happened here."
"A Saiyan...he took the Dragonball," the Namekian answered.
"Vegeta," the soldier growled as the Namekian grabbed his boot.
"Please you must help me."
"You worthless Namekian trash," the soldier replied, killing the Namekian with a single yellow energy blast before flying away. While the soldier did this, Frieza was back at his ship hovering in the air, looking out a large window with the five Dragonballs he had acquired.
"Lord Frieza, it's Zarbon."
"The door is open," Frieza said, looking to see Zarbon walk into the room as he hovered down to the ground. "I take it you've found the last village?"
"No. But I am here to tell you that I found Vegeta, you won't have to worry about him any longer," Zarbon answered, making Frieza smile.
"Am I to assume that you used your powers of transformation?" he asked, and Zarbon nodded. "I see, and you know for a fact that he is dead?"
"Well I didn't check his pulse if that is what you mean, but I'm telling you, it is highly unlikely that he survived. One in a million."
"So in other words, you don't really know, do you?" Frieza asked with a frown.
"I know I saw him fall into the water and not get back up again," Zarbon answered.
"You should have gone in after him Zarbon, now we can't confirm anything just because you didn't want to get wet. What if Vegeta had found a Dragonball before you supposedly killed him?" Frieza asked, making Zarbon's eyes widen in realisation. "Because of your actions, we may not be able to find one of the last two Dragonballs."
"I'm sorry Lord Frieza, I'll go back and look for him," Zarbon replied, and Frieza nodded before he noticed the soldier run into the room.
"Lord Frieza," the soldier said, making both Frieza and Zarbon look at him. "I found another village, but it was destroyed by the time I got there and the Dragonball was missing!"
"Missing?" Frieza demanded.
"I found one of the villagers still alive, he said a Saiyan took it," the soldier answered.
"You were right, Vegeta must have hidden it," Zarbon said.
"So I killed the Namekian and got back here as fast as I could," the soldier said, which made Frieza frown and Zarbon look at the solider in pity.
"So you're saying you killed the only witness?" Frieza asked. His eyes glowed and the soldier was engulfed in an explosion and thrown back, dead. "Take note Zarbon, that is what will happen to you if you do not find the Dragonball. You'd best pray that Vegeta is alive, do you understand!?" Zarbon nodded in reply. "Appule!" Frieza barked, making another alien run into the room.
"Yes, my lord?"
"Send word to the home planet at once, I want the Ginyu Force deployed to this planet immediately, and tell them to not forget their scouters. I want them here in the next five days," Frieza commanded, and Appule ran out of the room.
"The Ginyu Force? Lord Frieza, is that really necessary? I've got this under control, I can handle this without them," Zarbon said.
"I have a feeling you will need them sooner than you think."
"What makes you think that?"
"I destroyed the Saiyan's planet because I feared one day they might pose a serious threat, and it looks like I am right." Zarbon gasped. "But Vegeta is not my only concern, there are others as well."
"What others? Surely you don't mean the one Saiyan and his children that Vegeta fought on Earth, I don't see how they could trouble you. Even with their powers combined, they were barely a match for him. I doubt they will be a match for you."
"Are you telling me that I am wrong, is that what I am hearing, Zarbon?" Frieza asked.
"No, my lord," Zarbon answered quickly.
"Good. Besides, those three weren't the only ones Vegeta fought on Earth. The one who could transform also troubles me."
"But Lord Frieza, I encountered her after I had defeated Vegeta, she barely posed a threat to me before she escaped, I doubt she'd be able to pose any threat even if she did transform."
"We shall see, now go find Vegeta!" Frieza ordered.
"Yes, my lord," Zarbon said, running off before he flew out of the ship and headed back to where he had left Vegeta. "The Ginyu Force, Frieza isn't taking any chances," he thought.
"These Saiyans are proving to be quite a thorn in my side, it seems the more they fight the stronger they become. Of course, I'm still much more powerful than they are, but if they keep multiplying their strength, then who knows what they will be capable of. Best to eliminate them now before they can get any stronger," Frieza thought. Meanwhile, Vegeta was dragging himself slowly across the ground.
"I won't die like this… the Dragonballs...are...mine," he said before passing out.
"So you're still alive after all, lucky for me," Zarbon said, landing on the ground before Vegeta. "I'm going to have so much fun making you talk." He grabbed Vegeta's hand and flew off back to Frieza's ship. Back with Gohan, Krillin, Bulma, and Azumi, the twins were sparring with one another while Krillin watched them and Bulma looked at the Dragon Radar.
"Hey it's moving, check this out guys." she said, making Azumi and Gohan stop their sparring and walk over with Krillin.
"What is it Bulma?" Krillin asked.
"A Dragonball is moving towards us," Bulma answered, showing a blip on the radar was moving towards them.
"It's got to be mom, she must have got the Dragonball from the Eldest Namek," Gohan said with a smile.
"I knew she could do it, our mom is awesome," Azumi cheered, making Krillin and Bulma smile.
"But there is something else, if the one Dragonball moving is with Daisuke, and the five gathered together are with this Frieza guy, then why is this one so far from the others?" Bulma asked, showing the others the radar to see that one Dragonball was separated from the others.
"It doesn't look that far from here, actually," Krillin said.
"It's over in that direction….where we sensed Vegeta earlier attacking that village!" Azumi exclaimed, making the others gulp. "But I don't think he's there anymore, either the Namekians didn't tell him where it was and he gave up searching for it, or he's found it but has hidden it somewhere so he can come back for it later. Bulma, give me the Dragon Radar and I'll go get it."
"It's all yours kid, but be careful," she told Azumi, who nodded as she took the Dragon Radar and flew off. She smiled, looking at the radar.
"Okay, straight ahead and the coast is clear. I can't sense Vegeta anywhere," she said, flying through the sky. Back at Frieza's ship, Zarbon and Appule were looking at an unconscious Vegeta who was in a tank filled with blue liquid, a breathing mask attached to his face.
"Let me know when he's ready, I want him to be fully healed before I begin torturing him," Zarbon told Appule before walking out of the room. Meanwhile, Daisuke was flying through the sky back to the others with the Dragonball she had received from Guru under her arm. "I do hope the others are alright and manage to keep hidden until I get back. I don't want any of them to go off on their own and run into that Zarbon guy, he was stronger than Vegeta. He'd definitely kill the others if they're not careful," she thought. "I wonder if Goku and Tien are doing well with their training." Sure enough, Tien and Goku were still continuing their sparring against each other.
"At this rate, we should be strong enough when we get to Namek," Tien said, and Goku nodded.
"I wonder how Yamcha and Chiaotzu are doing on King Kai's planet," Goku wondered.
"If I would guess, they're probably trying to hit Gregory with the hammer by now," Tien replied making Goku look at him confused. "Don't ask."
"What about Piccolo?" Goku asked, and Tien shrugged.
"He's probably training on his own." Back on Frieza's ship on Namek, Appule turned some switches as he monitored Vegeta.
"How is he?" Zarbon asked as he walked back into the room and looked at Vegeta still in the tank.
"Stable for now, but he's still in critical condition. I am unsure as to if he will wake up or not once healed," Appule answered.
"He's got to make it, you must revive him at all costs, do you understand me?" Zarbon asked.
"Yes sir," Appule answered nervously.
"If he doesn't wake up, then Frieza will have my head," Zarbon thought. Frieza, meanwhile, was floating in the air looking out the window of his ship.
"I want that Dragonball," he thought, frowning.
"This isn't good, at this rate he'll never recover," Appule said to himself while monitoring Vegeta. "It looks like the high and mighty prince Vegeta isn't so high and mighty after all now, is he?" He began laughing, failing to notice Vegeta's eyes slowly opening. "You sit tight, I'm going to take a little break. Try not to wander off now." Vegeta's eyes snapped open, causing Appule to scream in terror before the tank Vegeta was in glowed. It exploded, knocking him down, and Vegeta stepped out of the ruined tank and stomped down on the alien's head, killing him.
"You fools just keep underestimating the true power of a Saiyan." He held his hand up to the wall before firing a blast of Ki, blowing a large hole in it. The door then opened and Zarbon and Frieza ran in.
"He's gone, he must have flown off!" Zarbon shouted while running to the hole.
"So go after him then," Frieza said.
"Excellent, everyone's here," Vegeta thought from his hiding place outside the room.
"Get going Zarbon! Do you hear me?!" Frieza shouted.
"I'll find him!" Zarbon replied.
"You'd better, and if you don't find him within the hour you'll wish you'd never been born!" Frieza threatened.
"They're almost making this too easy," Vegeta said laughing before running off down the corridor. He opened a door to find the Dragonballs all in one place. "Oh Frieza, so overconfident in your abilities that you've even left the Dragonballs unguarded. Well, I assure you, it will be your last mistake. You lose Frieza!" he thought, his smirk widening and laughter increasing.
"Vegeta, where are you Saiyan, when I find you I'm going to enjoy tearing you to pieces!" Zarbon shouted, flying through the hole looking around the surrounding area.
"Haven't found him yet?" Frieza asked, making his minion look down at him. "Remember, you have one hour to find Vegeta until I hold you completely responsible for his escape!"
"Yes Lord Frieza!" Zarbon replied while Vegeta laughed, watching Zarbon fly around outside.
"As if you could ever find me. Well...let's see...five Dragonballs, just waiting to be taken. Now, what would be the best way to get them out of here?" he asked himself. "At least with Frieza and Zarbon looking for me I have the element of surprise, perhaps that is all I need to escape." Chuckling, he ran to the doorway and began to build up Ki in his hand until it glowed. "That oughta do it. Hey, are you guys looking for me!" he shouted, making Frieza look behind him in surprise.
"What was that!?" Zarbon shouted. Vegeta fired the Ki blast which circled around the ship, causing multiple explosions and a large hole in the roof was formed with fire, engulfing Zarbon as he flew back to the ship. Vegeta ran to the large window in the room and blasted a hole through it before he began throwing the Dragonballs out of the ship. "That should do it." He flew through the hole out of the ship just as Frieza and Zarbon ran inside.
"My Dragonballs!" Frieza shouted. "Where are my Dragonballs!?"
"Ahh Vegeta!" Zarbon shouted, flying out of the hole looking around. "He couldn't have gotten far!"
"What are you waiting for you fool, haven't you disappointed me enough? Go and find him now!" Frieza ordered angrily.
"Yes, lord," Zarbon said.
"Idiots," Vegeta thought as he dived into the water and began swimming away. "Since they'd see me flying away, I can slip away unnoticed down here. And now to find where those Dragonballs landed."
"Stop apologising and start doing things right!" Frieza shouted at a kneeling Zarbon while slamming his tail into the floor. "You're a disgrace of a warrior; you're not fit to serve me. I can't believe I ever counted on you to do anything important for me. Now my Dragonballs are stolen and Vegeta has gone missing. Have I left anything out, Zarbon!?"
"No," Zarbon answered.
"You had better get those Dragonballs back, you have one hour to do so. Do not disappoint me again," Frieza snarled, and Zarbon nodded, flying out of the ship to look for the Dragonballs. Meanwhile, Azumi was still flying towards the location of the Dragonball Vegeta had hidden or had left behind.
"Okay, it's right over here," she said, coming upon the village. She stopped dead as she saw what was before her. Deceased Namekians littered the ground down below, and she numbly floated down to get a better look. The entire village was dead, killed by Vegeta's hand. "Dead….they're all dead...he destroyed everything…" she whispered, looking around before gritting her teeth and growling. "You'll pay for this Vegeta! Do you hear me! You're going to pay! I should have killed you back on Earth! Now I'm going to correct that mistake when I find you!" Back with Vegeta, he had climbed out of the water and walked away to find the five Dragonballs.
"Well look at this, all five of them lined up in a row. I even amaze myself, with the one I hid in the lake that makes six. Now all I need to do is find the last Dragonball. Then the entire universe will fall to their knees, cowering at my feet," he said, placing all five Dragonballs together in a small cover hidden from sight before he perked up. "Oh great, someone's coming...is it Zarbon...no wait…" he said, hiding behind a rock. "The power level is much higher than his...did Frieza come after me?" His thoughts were interrupted when he saw Daisuke flying overhead, her now golden aura of Ki surrounding her body as she flew.
"Man, I can't wait to let Krillin and the kids know that Guru can make them stronger than ever before," she thought with a smile.
"That earthling, Daisuke. How did she get to Planet Namek? No matter, at least she found the last Dragonball for me...but her power level disturbs me. She's much stronger than me. Even stronger than me and Zarbon combined. She's still no Frieza, but this kind of increase in power is insane, even for a Saiyan, and she's no Saiyan. No matter, I'll just have to be careful." With that, he flew off after Daisuke. Azumi, meanwhile, finished burying the last of the Namekian bodies.
"That was the last one," she said. "I promise that I'll wish you all back if I can," she vowed before looking at the Dragon Radar and following it to the water's edge. "Smart of you Vegeta, hide it in a place that would be the last thought on anyone's mind." She dove into the water, following the Dragon Radar to the Dragonball's location. There she found it and picked it up. "Alright got it." She smirked as she noticed a large pearl the same size as the Dragonball nearby. "Azumi, you're an evil genius." Soon she was flying away with the Dragonball in her arms. "I hope you like the special present I left for you Vegeta."
"Damn, where is he? Where is that puny Saiyan?" Zarbon asked, flying around looking for Vegeta. "If only I had my scouter, I would be able to find him in a heartbeat." He turned his head as he heard a noise in the distance. "What was that? I could swear I heard something. If I don't locate him I'll have to answer to Lord Frieza." Seeing a glow in the distance, he narrowed his eyes to see Daisuke flying through the sky. "It's that woman who escaped me after I defeated Vegeta earlier, but where did she get a Dragonball!?" He then saw Vegeta following Daisuke stealthily. "Vegeta, you're not getting away, not this time!" he shouted, blasting off after both Vegeta and Daisuke. Vegeta turned his head to look behind him as he flew.
"I get the feeling I'm being followed...Zarbon. Let that freak follow me, I'll take care of him as well. With any luck, he's still cocky from our last fight. He has no idea that defeating a Saiyan makes the Saiyan grow even stronger," he said with a vindictive smirk. Soon, Daisuke saw Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma down below by the cave, and she landed, making them jump slightly before smiling.
"Hey guys, look what I got from the Eldest Namek, his name is Guru."
"A Dragonball, alright!" Krillin cheered, and Gohan nodded.
"Where's Azumi?" Daisuke asked, noticing her daughter was missing.
"Oh, we were able to find another Dragonball nearby, so she went to go find it, at the village Vegeta destroyed," Bulma answered, and Daisuke frowned in worry.
"She'll be fine, she said she couldn't sense Vegeta anymore over there," Krillin said, and Daisuke nodded before turning around to see Vegeta drop down from the sky.
"Vegeta!" Gohan, Bulma, and Krillin screamed.
"Well the surprises sure don't stop coming, I've found two pathetic Earthlings along with Kakarot's spawn and mate far from home," Vegeta said with a smirk as Daisuke growled, handing the Dragonball to Gohan.
"You three stay behind me at all times," she said stepping forwards. "It's about time I test the limits of my new strength."
"I'm here for the Dragonball now. Hand it over and don't even try to escape, otherwise the snivelling woman behind you along with your son and the bald one will pay the price," Vegeta threatened. A moment later, Daisuke blurred from sight only to appear in front of Vegeta, hand in front of his face with a Hadoken formed ready to be fired.
"Threaten my friends and family again Vegeta, and your head is going to take a trip from your shoulders," she said, her voice filled with ice and venom that sent chills down Krillin, Bulma, and Gohan's spines.
"It appears we have company," Vegeta snarled, looking over his shoulder to see Zarbon stop flying and look down at the group with a smirk.
"A friend of yours? All the same, I'll kill you both if you try to fight me," Daisuke said, and Vegeta smirked.
"Then you'd have to worry about your friends and son being caught in the crossfire then." Daisuke snarled at him.
"Vegeta, did you really think you could escape me for long?" Zarbon asked, making Vegeta smirk. "Ah, another Dragonball, how nice of you to track it down for me. Don't tell me you've joined forces with them." He looked over at Bulma, who for some reason had hearts in her eyes, Gohan, Krillin, and Daisuke. "Those four don't concern me, what I want to know is what you did with the rest of the Dragonballs. You can either tell me or tell Frieza, your choice."
"Try to make me talk," Vegeta replied, and Zarbon smirked as Daisuke moved towards the others.
"With pleasure," Zarbon said.
"Now come on, go through your little transformation." Zarbon grit his teeth at hearing this. "You know you can't beat me unless you transform into that hideous creature," Vegeta said, pointing at Zarbon.
"Alright, now you've done it. Nobody insults me like that Vegeta, and for someone who looks like you, you have no right to call me hideous. I'd kill you where you stand, but consider yourself lucky that Frieza wants me to bring you in alive."
"The only thing I'm going to consider is how much pain I make you endure before I end your miserable life. So come on, let's go, ugly," Vegeta said with a smirk, and Zarbon growled, jumping towards him with a kick, but Vegeta stepped to the side before crouching under another kick thrown by Zarbon. He flew into the air and Zarbon followed.
"My hero," Bulma gushed, making the others sweatdrop.
"Oi vey, she and Yolei would be best friends if they ever met," Daisuke thought, watching Vegeta fire a barrage of blue Ki blasts at Zarbon who flew in and around them, avoiding them. Flying above Vegeta in a burst of speed, he threw a pink energy sphere at the Saiyan who blocked and redirected it down to the ground below. Due to the distraction, Zarbon managed to punch Vegeta in the cheek as the Ki blast hit the ground near Daisuke and the others, creating a large explosion.
"Let's get out of here, time to run," Krillin said.
"But he said he'd kill us if he tried to escape!" Bulma shouted.
"He won't do that while I'm around," Daisuke replied as she grabbed Bulma and took off with Krillin and Gohan behind her.
"Going somewhere!?" Vegeta shouted, firing a barrage of Ki blasts towards them; Daisuke turned and held her free hand up.
"Hadoken Barrage!" she shouted, firing rapid fire Hadokens at Vegeta's attack, overpowering them and continuing to barely miss Vegeta who flew out of the way even as he kicked Zarbon in the face, knocking him to the ground. Zarbon flipped and landed on his feet while Vegeta landed on the ground with a smirk.
"The form disgusts me, but I have no choice. Prepare yourself, Saiyan," Zarbon growled before he began transforming.
"What the!?" Krillin and Gohan exclaimed while Bulma screamed in fright.
"He turned into a monster!" she shouted.
"And he's more powerful than before," Gohan said worried, watching Zarbon fly towards Vegeta.
"Don't worry, even if he managed to somehow win against Vegeta, I could handle him," Daisuke said confidently.
"Congratulations, you and that female are the only two to ever see this form a second time!" Zarbon told Vegeta. Meanwhile, Azumi was flying through the air back towards the others with a smile before she abruptly frowned.
"I'm sensing two big power levels back where I left Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma...no make that three, and the third one is massive. I better hurry!" she exclaimed, flying off even faster.
"How do I get myself into these things?" Bulma asked worried, watching Vegeta continuously fire energy blasts at Zarbon who kept dodging them. "Goku, where are you when I need you?" she asked.
"He and Tien will be here soon, don't worry," Krillin told her, and Gohan nodded while Daisuke stayed on guard. Zarbon roared, throwing Vegeta into the air before cupping his hands together and firing a pink Ki blast at him, who countered by throwing his own blue Ki blast, causing an explosion when the two attacks collided. He was sent back by the force of the explosion and Zarbon chuckled. He flew down towards the Saiyan Prince who landed on his feet, before the Saiyan threw himself to the ground to avoid a punch by Zarbon. This was followed with a jump to avoid another hit and he flew into the air. Zarbon followed and he released dirt he had been holding in his hand, blinding Zarbon. Vegeta flew behind his opponent and punched him with a Ki enhanced punch, shattering the back of his armour and Zarbon growled in anger, turning around to find Vegeta had vanished. However, Vegeta appeared above him and slammed both fists into the blue-skinned monster, knocking Zarbon down where he crashed into a pool of water. Vegeta's arms became a blur as he fired multiple Ki blasts down into the water below, making Bulma scream as she backed away in fright. Zarbon, whose cape was now missing and his arm was mostly destroyed, burst out of the water. As he flew towards Vegeta, he was forced to dodge more Ki Blasts before he back-flipped and flew to the ground. There he met Vegeta and both began to pummel each other. After a few moments, they broke apart.
"Vegeta, you're dead." Zarbon growled while Vegeta laughed.
"Face it Zarbon, you're no match for me anymore. I'm far stronger, now would be a good time for you to begin begging me to spare your life."
"Begging you?" Zarbon asked before laughing. "Your smart mouth won't be so noisy once I crush your skull."
"The first and last mistake you made was to underestimate the power of a Saiyan warrior. While others grow weaker during battle, we Saiyans become stronger. You can bleed us to the point of death, crush every bone in our body, it only makes us more powerful," Vegeta informed Zarbon who shouted in shock.
"He's just like Goku then, no matter how much of a brutal beat down Vegeta takes, he keeps getting stronger," Krillin whispered.
"I don't care how powerful you think you've become, you'll never defeat me while I'm in this form Vegeta!" Zarbon shouted, making Vegeta smirk as Zarbon ran towards him.
"You're wrong, I can kill you in any form Zarbon!" he shouted as both warriors began to fiercely battle once again. Vegeta delivered blows to the stomach and then drove his fist into Zarbon's gut, making the alien freeze as he had his hands on Vegeta's head.
"Vegeta...I was only following orders," Zarbon choked out as blood poured over Vegeta's glove.
"Is it just me, or are you begging for your life after all Zarbon?" he asked.
"Vegeta...spare me...and we'll destroy Frieza together…." he begged before Vegeta growled and fired a beam of energy through Zarbon, who roared in pain as he went flying back into the water.
"Once I have all of the Dragonballs, I will be the one to defeat Frieza alone," Vegeta said, turning to Daisuke and the others. "Now that problem is out of the way, we have unfinished business. I sense you're a lot stronger than you were back on earth, woman. So I'll ask nicely. Hand over the Dragonball right now or your son, your friend and the woman will suffer dearly." Daisuke snarled.
"No. You know that I am far stronger then you Vegeta, so challenging me is suicide. If I were you, I'd leave now because if you don't you won't be around for much longer."
"Whatever, I have the other six Dragonballs, Daisuke. Even if you have that one, you will never be able to make your wish without them. We'll meet again, and next time...we'll see how powerful you truly are." With that, Vegeta blasted off into the sky back to where he had hidden the other five Dragonballs.
The end of the chapter
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