The Calm Before the Storm

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"Goku!" Krillin exclaimed with a smile, happy to see his friend had finally arrived.

"Sorry we're late guys, we had to take it slow due to how injured this body is," Daisuke said, holding her side.

"Mom, is that you?" Azumi asked, looking at her mother trapped in Ginyu's body who chuckled.

"Yeah, hey sweetie," she said. "And you've transformed as well, I'm proud." Azumi grinned and scratched her head sheepishly.

"Thanks, I look totally badass," she chirped.

"How sweet, it makes me want to throw up," Ginyu said as he struggled to try and stand up, but couldn't move due to the beating he just took from Azumi. "Jeice, help me," he ordered his teammate who gulped.

"Goku, take that guy out," Daisuke said, and her husband nodded and glared at Jeice.

"Don't worry I'll make sure to make your end as quick and as painless as possible."

"To hell with that, I'm getting out of here!" Jeice shouted as he tried to run, only for Goku to appear in front of him in a burst of speed, causing Jeice to bump into Goku and fall down.

"Jeice, you coward, trying to run when your Captain needs your aid. That does it, you're out of the Ginyu Force!" Ginyu shouted angrily.

"Not that there will be anything left of the Ginyu Force once Goku is done with you," Daisuke thought. Jeice flew into the air as he tried to flee from Goku, but when he turned around to see where Goku was, his eyes widened as he saw the Saiyan flying right behind him.

"I can do this all day," Goku told him with a small, confident grin.

"We'll see about that!" Jeice shouted as he fired a red energy blast at Goku who flew to the side, easily dodging the blast.

"Was that the best you got?" Goku asked as he continued to chase Jeice around, and soon both were under Frieza's spaceship, exchanging blows. "You really should surrender if you know what is good for you," he told Jeice as both flew over the water.

"Surrender to you? You must be joking; the Ginyu Force never surrenders!"

"I thought you were kicked out? Well, it looks like that mindset is going to cost you," Goku said, flying into the air with Jeice as their skirmish continued. "And I hope you realise that you've got no chance against me. You see, normally I'm willing to give people like you another chance." He flew back from Jeice a short distance to put a stop to the fighting. "But you see, you and your friends have made one very big mistake, you messed with my friends and family. That's something I will never forgive."

"You don't scare me," Jeice shouted as he lunged and punched Goku in the jaw. He made his head turn to the side before turning back with a chuckle.

"Wow, that actually hurt, but there's something you need to know. You're way out of your league, so I'm gonna give you one more chance to run away with your life, and some advice; take my offer."

"I will defeat you!" Jeice shouted, firing a barrage of red energy spheres at Goku, obscuring him in a cloud of red smoke. Goku emerged unharmed and punched Jeice in the face, sending him flying through the air. Jeice fell towards Frieza's spaceship and Goku followed him, both warriors continuing their battle inside with Jeice launching more energy blasts towards Goku, but he dodged them and ran through the smoke from the explosions when Jeice burst through a wall and rammed Goku into another. "If you thought you'd defeat me, think again!" He threw a punch, but Goku dodged and Jeice's fist was stuck in the wall before he was kicked by Goku, sending him through the ship back outside. Goku punched Jeice in the stomach, smashing his armour and sending the alien tumbling through the sky.

"Kamehameha!" Goku shouted, firing a massive blue energy wave right at Jeice and it vaporised him, leaving nothing behind.

"J-Jeice?" Ginyu asked, looking at what happened. "You killed him. You're going to regret that!" he shouted, slowly getting to his feet as Goku floated back down to the ground. "Get ready, because Captain Ginyu is coming to get you!" he shouted, pointing at Goku dramatically. "Aw man, that line really bit the big one."

"It's over Ginyu, you can't beat us in that body," Goku said.

"Not in this body correct, but who said I'd fight in this one?" Ginyu asked, looking at Goku with a smirk. "Change…NOW!" he shouted, extending his arms out, and he fired a beam of yellow energy from his mouth towards Goku.

"Now's my chance!" Daisuke thought, jumping to her feet and moving in front of Goku just as the beam hit her, and a flash of light blinded her briefly. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself staring at Ginyu who had fallen to one knee.

"What's this, my old body!?" he exclaimed in outrage. "What did you do!?" he shouted, and Daisuke chuckled, falling down onto her back.

"I got my body back…that's what I did Ginyu," she answered weakly before wincing. "Looks like Ginyu took a bigger beating in my body then I thought." Ginyu grunted as he struggled to his feet.

"I need a new body, I must finish the transfer," he thought, turning to Goku. "Well come on, hotshot, I want a piece of you!" he taunted.

"Over my dead body, Ginyu!" Daisuke shouted, pulling herself to her feet through sheer strength of will and she held her hands out. "Ka...Me…"

"This I have got to see," Vegeta said from his hiding place with a smirk.

"Ha…Me…" Daisuke said as a sphere of blue energy formed in her cupped hands slowly. "HAAAAA!" she shouted, firing the Kamehameha wave towards Ginyu, but it swerved to the right, wildly missing him completely, and Daisuke fell back down her energy spent. "Damn…I've got nothing left."

"Ha, pathetic Earthling, looks like you lose and I win," Ginyu said, chuckling.

"Not so fast, Ginyu," Goku said as he punched the wounded Captain in the jaw, and began to attack the captain who simply took the beating.

"No Goku…stop, he's going to let you beat him up until he can switch bodies with you, and then we'll all be done for," Daisuke said weakly as Goku continued to fight Ginyu. "I need to stop Ginyu," she thought as Goku threw Ginyu down to the ground before flying down towards the captain just as a toad jumped into Daisuke's hand. Her eyes widened.

"You're mine, Change Now!" Ginyu shouted.

"I won't let you!" Daisuke shouted, throwing the toad towards Ginyu as he fired a yellow beam of energy from his body, and the toad flew in front of Goku, causing a blinding flash of light. When the light died down, Ginyu dropped to all fours and began to ribbit before jumping away like a toad.

"What the heck just happened?" Tien asked as Goku landed on the ground.

"Hey it worked, that was close," Daisuke said, chuckling weakly.

"Daisuke, are you alright?" Krillin asked, rushing over with Gohan and Azumi.

"Mom, speak to us," Gohan said worried.

"I'm fine, just really banged up. Ugh, I don't think I'm going to be fighting anyone anytime soon," she replied.

"Well, we can change that," a voice said, and everyone looked to see Vegeta walking out of his hiding place. "But first, explain to me what happened to Ginyu," he said as Tien and Goku helped Daisuke to her feet.

"Take a look at that frog over there, and say hello to Captain Ginyu," she said.

"What?" Vegeta asked looking at the toad who gulped and tried to escape but Azumi grabbed it in her hands.

"Got ya, hey mom, dad, can I keep it?" she asked.

"You really want a body snatcher who is trapped in a toad for a pet?" Gohan asked his twin who sweatdropped.

"Oh yeah, good point," she answered before turning around and threw the frog into the air and far away. "That takes care of that, now what do you mean by we can change what happened to mom?" she asked Vegeta.

"And why should we trust you?" Krillin asked.

"Because his enemy isn't us anymore, it's Frieza…right?" Daisuke asked, looking at Vegeta who nodded. "And also he needs us to use the Dragonballs to make his wish."

"You know me all too well, Daisuke. Now hurry up, Frieza could be on his way as we speak," he said before flying up to the top of the ship. He stood on the roof and Tien looked at Goku who nodded, and both carried Daisuke to the top and followed Vegeta inside with Krillin, Azumi, and Gohan following behind them into the ship where they saw the corpses of the soldiers that Vegeta had killed earlier. "In here." Vegeta said, stopping at a door.

"You first," Goku told him, and Vegeta opened the door and walked into the room which held two machines.

"By tapping into the system, we should have Daisuke back to full strength in no time," he said, walking over to one of the machines. "Hurry up and put her inside," he told Tien and Goku, and soon Daisuke was in the pod with a breathing mask over her nose and mouth, other wires strapped to her body as the chamber beeped and began to fill with blue liquid.

"So, what is this thing?" Krillin asked.

"It's called a Rejuvenation Tank, Frieza's army uses it to heal their warriors if they're near death. With this, Daisuke will be back to full power in no time. This is one of the older models, but it'll work just fine," Vegeta answered.

"What happened to the newer model?" Gohan asked.

"I kind of broke it. Don't worry, this will be just fine for our needs," Vegeta answered.

"She isn't going to drown in there, is she?" Krillin asked, looking at Daisuke whose eyes were open.

"I was thinking the same thing myself," she thought before closing her eyes to let the healing tank do its thing.

"Okay, everything seems to be working properly. As for you lot, I think some armour is needed," Vegeta said looking at the others.

"Armour, what do you mean?" Krillin asked.

"Yeah, that was my next question," Gohan said. A few minutes later, Vegeta and the others were in another room with Vegeta rummaging through the compartments. He tossed a blue jumpsuit at Gohan, a black short sleeved one to Krillin, and a pink tank top version with no leggings and no sleeves to Azumi.

"Put those under your regular clothes," Vegeta told them. "Hurry, there isn't much time."

"I guess we should trust him like Daisuke said," Krillin said, removing his clothes.

"I guess," Gohan agreed, removing his socks along with Azumi.

"This is the armour I was talking about, it's an older model than mine, but it should work just the same," Vegeta said, tossing a white and yellow chest armour with shoulder guards to Gohan, a black and yellow one with thigh and shoulder guards to Krillin, and a chest plate with one strap, no thigh or crotch guards, and knee pads with leg armour to Azumi.

"How do we put this stuff on?" Krillin asked.

"Slide it over your heads, otherwise I'll come over there and shove it on you. The armour expands to almost any size, I wore it on Earth, remember?" Vegeta asked and the trio thought back to Vegeta turning into a Great Ape.

"Oh yeah," Azumi said as she began putting her armour on, and Gohan and Krillin followed suit. Soon the trio were dressed.

"So cool," Gohan said as he and Azumi jumped into the air and flipped in sync before landing.

"Practical and stylish," Azumi said.

"This isn't a fashion show, you two," Goku said to his kids. "This is serious, we don't know how strong Frieza truly is, so you shouldn't get complacent thinking just some armour will protect you." The kids gulped before nodding.

"How long until Daisuke is fully healed?" Tien asked Vegeta.

"I'm not sure, but a safe assumption based on her height and weight, an hour. Maybe less if we're lucky."

"If that's the case, then I'd better go see Guru to find out the password," Krillin said. "I might run into Frieza, but if we don't find out the password then we'll never be able to use the Dragonballs."

"Be safe," Tien said, and Krillin nodded, running off before flying out of the ship towards Guru.

"I'll go check on Daisuke," Goku said, walking back to the room Daisuke was in, and he smiled gently at her as she had her eyes closed and was letting the machine do its thing.

"I'm going to lie down, let me know when the bald midget is back," Vegeta said walking off, leaving Tien, Gohan, and Azumi alone.

"You're taking a nap?" Gohan asked him.

"Well, with you two in that new armour, I feel totally safe," Vegeta answered before he laughed, causing the twins and Tien to frown. Soon, the trio were outside the ship, watching over the Dragonballs and looking for any sign of Krillin…or Frieza. Meanwhile, Dende was flying through the sky, searching for the others.

"I hope I can find Krillin and the others in time to let them know what the password is," Dende said as he flew, soon coming to the battlefield where Burter, Guldo, and Recoome had fallen, and he landed. "What happened here? I hope the others are okay," he thought, looking around.

"I must admit, you're really starting to bore me, Nail," Frieza said as he stood beside the exhausted and injured Namekian warrior who was heavily panting and struggling to remain upright. "Tell me the password, or I will simply beat it out of Guru. Is that why you want?" he asked before Nail launched a point blank energy blast at Frieza, hoping to destroy the evil tyrant. As the smoke cleared, he was completely unharmed, much to Nail's horror. Frieza then vanished before he appeared in front of Nail with his back turned. He lifted his arm, hitting Nail in the face and knocking him down where he held his face, whimpering, before it turned into a weak chuckle.

"I think it's time to let you in on a little secret," he said, making Frieza narrow his eyes. "Our diversion worked perfectly, by now Dende has delivered the password to the people from Earth." Frieza's eyes widened in shock as he realised the little Namekian he has passed by before held the password, and he growled in anger.

"You will pay dearly for this!" Frieza shouted, blasting off into the air, and he headed back to his ship. "Ginyu Force, come in this is Frieza, report!" he shouted into his scouter. "There's no way they were defeated by those Earthlings and Vegeta, they will pay if they're sleeping on the job!"

"Where are you!?" Dende cried, looking around for any sign of the Earthlings.

"Dende!" he heard a shout, and he turned to see Krillin flying over.

"You're alright, thank goodness Guru sent me to give you the password," Dende said with a smile.

"That's great, I was just on my way to ask him what it was. Hold on tight," Krillin said, grabbing Dende before blasting off back to Frieza's ship. He soon returned, much to Azumi, Gohan, Tien, and Goku's relief. "Guys, we got the password, hurry, let's make our wishes."

"But Vegeta's still asleep," Gohan said.

"That's perfect, if we make our wishes before he wakes up, he won't be able to wish for immortality." Krillin replied.

"He's got a point, I'd rather not deal with an immortal Vegeta," Azumi said, picking up one Dragonball, and the others grabbed the rest before taking off and landing on another landmass near the ship, but far enough so Vegeta wouldn't get there immediately.

"Use the password Dende, we're counting on you," Krillin said, and Dende nodded.

"And make it fast, I'm sensing someone approaching…it's Frieza," Tien whispered as Dende held his hands over the Dragonballs.

"Almighty Dragon Porunga, I summon you!" Dende shouted in Namekian, causing the Dragonballs to glow and hum. The sky turned dark and the wind began to pick up.

"Now they're working!" Krillin exclaimed before a bright flash of light blinded them briefly as something shot into the sky. As the light died down, everyone looked up to see a much more brutal-looking dragon than Shenron, with a heavily muscled upper body that was more alligator-like with a long green slithery tail, and a large fin down the centre of his back with giant spikes on his shoulders,

"You have collected all seven Dragonballs, and as it is written, think wisely, and I shall grant you three wishes within my power," Porunga said.

"Three wishes, just like Nail told us," Azumi said. "Quick, Dende, wish for the Namekian known as Piccolo to be brought back to life on Earth."

"Good choice, with him alive, Kami will be back as well, and that means Earth's Dragonballs will be active again," Goku said, and Azumi nodded as Dende began to speak to Porunga in Namekian.

"It shall be done, as you wished," he said, his eyes glowing red, showing the wish had been granted. On King Kai's planet, Piccolo's halo vanished, showing he was alive and making everyone look at him.

"Hey, you're alive," Chiaotzu said, and Piccolo smirked.

"Good, now I can finally leave this place," he said. Back on Earth, at Kami's lookout, Kami appeared in front of Mr Popo who began to tear up in joy.

"Thank you for taking care of the plants while I was gone Mr Popo," he said with a smile, happy to see his friend once again.

"I have granted your first wish, now, what will be your second?" Porunga asked.

The group frowned. What did they want as their second wish? It was unlikely the Dragonballs could get rid of Frieza directly.

"Hey, let's wish for Frieza to be transported far away from here!" Gohan exclaimed.

"But then he might track us down and find Earth!" Azumi protested. "Maybe we can have the Dragon send help?"

"Who could help us?" Goku pointed out. "Piccolo? Even if he's five times stronger than he was before, he won't be of any help. Maybe we could wish that Daisuke is fully healed now."

"But if Frieza is moved away, we don't need to spend a wish doing that!" Gohan protested. Before the disagreement could continue, Porunga's eyes turned black and he roared before exploding in a burst of light. The Dragonballs dropped to the ground, now turned to stone.

"What happened?" Gohan asked. "We only made one wish."

"I've seen this before, back when King Piccolo destroyed Shenron, the Dragonballs turned to stone," Tien said. "That must mean one thing…Guru is dead." Dende then cried out in fright, and everyone turned to see an infuriated Vegeta behind them.

"You bastards! You used up all the wishes! You selfish bastards, you're going to wish you were never even a twinkle in your father's eye!" he shouted.

"Hey, don't blame us, we only got one wish. The Dragon died before we could use the other two. Besides, we used our wish to bring Earth's Dragonballs back, you'd have used it to become immortal, so you're the selfish one!" Azumi shouted, and Vegeta snarled.

"Okay, you're first you little brat!" Before he could attack anyone, he stopped and turned around, beginning to shake terror, and everyone followed his gaze. Krillin, Dende, Gohan, and Azumi began trembling in terror as well while Goku and Tien were sweating nervously. Standing on a cliff looking down on them with hatred and furious anger, was none other than...Frieza.

The end of the chapter

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