This is the sequel to 'Torakak's Tale'. All characters and characters based off of the Namekians are Akira Toriyama's. I'm not making any money off of this.
Dragon Balls NG
Episode One: Namek's Second Fall
By Maria Cline
He failed.
That was all to it. The Namekian warrior crawled up to a nearby rock and thanked Dende for saving the other Namekians. Ever since the destruction of Old Namek, the elders decided to create a way to evacuate every Namekian safely to another planet. They decided Earth would be best refuge place since they knew the best fighters there and the atmosphere is identical to theirs.
Torakak drew in a deep breath as he was kicked again. "Give us the Dragon Balls!" A man ordered. He was dressed in black armor with glowing green eyes shining out of a visor.
"Go... to... Hell." He said as he growled. **I'm not letting this monster get these Dragon Balls.**
"I'm not a monster. I am Gakidou. I can kill you in an instant if it weren't for the fact that you have an intimate connection to two sets of Dragon Balls."
"I... don't know *gasp* what you're talking about." Torakak said as he got up. He slowly drew in energy. **Please give me time. I need to warn the others.**
"The Dragon Balls of Earth. I heard about them as well. Go, go to Earth. Get what's left of the warriors ready. I like a good challenge."
Torakak scowled as rage ran through his veins. If he stay, he'll be killed and there will be no one with his abilities that can help destroy that monster. If he leave, he will be humiliated. His own pride will be shattered. Then, he remembered his fellow Namekians hiding on Earth. They're in the wilderness to hide from the ignorant humans who would try to kill them if they found out over 100 aliens had landed on Earth. The children will need someone to believe in and he need the Z warriors. "I will destroy you." He vowed as he put two fingers on his forehead and focused. In a flash of light, he vanished.
Gakidou smirked as he fired several mountains with a single blast.
*****
It was a nice peaceful beach. Krillian sighed as he strolled down the beach barefooted. It had been five years since Roshi passed down his gift to him. Five years since he died. He still didn't know how he managed to give Krillian his ability to stay the same age he is right now. But now, he will remain seventy years old for the rest of his life. Not bad since he has the strength and the health of a twenty year old. His beautiful wife didn't care. It just means that they can spend more of their lives together. Before, she was afraid that her 'immortality' would cause her to spend the rest of her own life without Krillian.
Suddenly, he felt a strange ki just in front of him. "Oh no." He muttered as he flew at the ki signature. It was weak but it was flaring like it was trying to get his attention. Below, on the ground, lay a tall green man wearing nothing but a pair of pants that was in tatters. He was missing an arm and there were several gashes all over his green body. He swooped down and landed right next to the man. He looked somewhat like Piccolo but different. 18 and Marron landed beside him as he tried to check the Namekian. "You okay? Marron! Get the senzu beans in the living room!" He ordered.
The girl nodded and flew off. A short second later, she returned with a bag full of senzu beans. Krillian always made it a point to have some available in case anything awful happened and they needed its miraculous healing power. "Here, eat this." He said as the Namekian opened his eyes and his mouth. Gently, he placed the senzu in his mouth and the alien swallowed it. The wounds healed instantly as the arm sprouted back to normal and the Namekian jumped up. "Thanks, Krillian." He said as he grinned, "I needed that."
Krillian's jaw dropped. "No problem. Have we met before?" There was something familiar about him that he just couldn't place.
"Er... No." He said, "Oh, my name's Torakak."
"What happened to you?" Krillian asked as he looked up at the much taller Namekian. He can sense great power within the man. Whatever happened to him wouldn't be good.
"Gakidou nearly killed me." Torakak said as he stared up, "He's on New Namek as we speak and I'm afraid that after he's done with Namek, Earth is next."
*****
Trunks and Bra stared wide-eyed at all of the various Namekians that converged on the Capsule Corporation grounds. Bulma and Vegita led them out of the air cars. Just a few minutes ago, Bulma heard a distinct telepathic message. She ran out, dragging Vegita along. Now, they returned with several air cars. Two of them were driven by the Saiyan and the woman themselves, the rest were on autopilot. The cars landed on the ground and the doors opened. Bra gasped as green men start to come out of the cars. They looked almost like Piccolo, except for some age differences and clothes changes.
The oldest one was short and had a long staff. He went up to the two along with Vegita and Bulma. Bulma introduced, "Muuri, these two here is Bra and Trunks, our kids. Bra, Trunks, this is Muuri, the head elder of the Namekians."
Muuri bowed to the two. "Greetings. I heard a great deal about you two from Torakak. I never thought that Vegita and Bulma would reproduce."
A much smaller version of Piccolo came up. "How do you reproduce?" He asked curiously.
Bulma smiled a little at the boy as she fondly recalled the early days when she had to deal with a curious Trunks and a much earlier time when she had to deal with a very naive Goku.
"You should tell him later." Bulma said as she turned slightly red.
"Later, Douji." Muuri said as he looked down.
Six elderly looking Namekians with staffs came forward. "Muuri, we've done a head count."
"How many came, Tousu?"
"130." Tousu replied, "We lost fifty warrior Nameks and 36 healers. Torakak is the only living Namekian left on the planet."
"Who's Torakak?" Vegita asked as he felt the name roll off of his tongue. The name felt familiar. But yet, he never heard it before in his life.
"Torakak is the most powerful being in all the universe!" Douji yelled out much to the elders surprise. "He can take anyone! He'll get that monster!"
Ikiro went up to Douji and patted his shoulder. "You gotta forgive the kid, he's just so in awe by Torakak."
"This Torakak sounds like a formible foe." Vegita said almost amused, "And since Kakarot is gone, I am the strongest being in the universe."
"That's right." Bra agreed, "My dad can take anyone."
Trunks sighed as he shook his head. Despite the fact Bra's now twenty-five years old she still acted like a kid sometimes. Muuri grimaced as he bowed his head down. "I felt his ki. He's on Earth now. It's weak." He smiled again, "Now, he's regained his strength instantly. He's coming here along with Krillian and a couple of others I cannot recognize."
Vegita and Trunks looked up as they felt a massive power coming toward them. In the distance, four figures were flying toward them. Vegita recognized the first three instantly. They were Krillian, 18, and their daughter Marron. The fourth one obviously must be Torakak the Namekian.
"You must be Torakak." Bulma said as she walked forward. "I'm Bulma."
"Hello." He said as he bowed, "You're right. My name is Torakak." He looked up and grinned, "Vegita, Bra, Trunks."
"How do you know our names?" Trunks asked as he gestured to himself and his sister.
"I know a lot about you guys." Torakak said.
"Oh really," Vegita said as he looked closely at the Namekian. He was acting differently from the other Namekians. The elders were standing in a group telepathically talking about what to do about their situation. The healers were watching the children making sure they were okay. The children were staring out in awe at the blue sky and at the green grass. Torakak was the only one who wasn't acting like an alien from another planet. "Then, can you tell me what you know about me?"
"Your name is Vegita. You're currently the last of the pure blooded Saiyans and Prince of Saiyans. Originally, you came here to destroy Earth and gain its Dragon Balls to become immortal and destroy Freeza to gain rule of the universe. But, your plans failed and Trunks," He glanced at Trunks and corrected, "from an alternate dimension was the one who destroyed Freeza. Later, you married Bulma and had two kids. A boy and a girl."
"Ummm... yes." Vegita said as he tried not grin too hard. The Namekian obviously knew quite a bit about him. "The boy, Douji, told me that you're the most powerful fighter in the Universe."
Torakak looked down at the young Namekian. "Well... I don't know about most powerful now. That Gakidou nearly killed me. If it weren't for the senzu beans, I would be a goner."
"I believe that I'm the strongest fighter in the Universe since Kakarot left for who knows where. Care to find out who's stronger?"
"Vegita!" Bulma yelled out.
"I haven't had a decent fight ever since the dragons." Vegita said, "True, Uub, and the other brats are getting stronger but I wanted to fight someone... new. For a change."
"I accept your challenge. But we have to find out how long Earth has." Torakak said as he frowned. He had his hands in the air much like Goku used to when he summoned the powers for the spirit bomb. A faint aura surrounded him and a dragon started to circle him. It was Shenlong.
"What is he doing?" Krillian asked, wide eyed.
"He's talking to the Dragons." Muuri replied, "He's finding out how long it will take for that monster to come here."
"He can talk to dragons?" Bulma asked, as the gears in her head began to turn.
"Yup!" Douji piped up, "Torakak knows the dragons personally!"
"So, he can talk to Shenlong. Right?"
"Perhaps." Muuri evaded, as his eyes widened from Bulma's expression.
Slowly, Trunks and every other non-Namekian smiled. "If this guy is in cahoots with Shenlong..." Krillian said slowly as he looked at Torakak who's still in a trance, "WE CAN USE THIS GUY TO FIND GOKU!!!"
Torakak lowered his arms and the aura vanished. "The dragons told me that we're safe for about two Earth years. That monster will be looking for the Namekian Dragon Balls until he finds out they not on Namek anymore."
"Where are they?" Bulma asked.
Torakak grinned like a little boy and stated, "You'll find out. Don't worry, they're safe."
"Say, Torakak, can you summon the dragons?"
"Not really. I can talk to them. I can't make them grant wishes unless I have the Namekian Dragon Balls."
"What's going on?!" a voice rang out. Torakak and everyone else looked up into the sky to see three figures floating down. One is a man dressed in a Namekian-like outfit, it is blue with brown shoes. The second one is another guy that looked somewhat like the first one except he is wearing an orange gi with a blue shirt and black shoes. The third one is a woman with long black hair. She is wearing a gi with a blue shirt and yellow pants. They landed and Gohan glanced at all of the Namekians. "I sensed all of you here." He explained.
Muuri's eyes widen as he looked up and down the man. "Gohan? Is that you?"
"Yeah." Gohan said as he bowed down, "It's me."
"You've grown. You look so much like your father." Muuri commented.
"No kidding." Torakak said as he walked up to the three. "Hi, I'm Torakak. It's nice to see the two of you training." He said to the two men.
"How can you... oh... the gis." Goten said as he looked down at his training outfit. "Ever since Dad vanished, I thought I could do some training. Just in case some monster threatens Earth. Like now."
"Torakak can communicate with the dragons." Bulma pointed out, "Do you know what this means?"
The three glanced at Torakak. "You can talk to the dragons?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah, I can communicate with them."
"That's great!" Pan exclaimed, "You can get Shenlong to tell us where Goku is, and maybe even bring him back!"
"Yeah!" Goten yelled out as Gohan smiled.
"That sounds great! And when we get the Namekian Dragon Balls, we can wish Piccolo back too!"
"Uh guys..." Torakak started, as Trunks interrupted him.
"If we hurry, we can get Goku to attend the wedding, Pan."
"Oh, Grandma Chi Chi will be so happy!" Pan cried out, "I better get her right away!" She zoomed away before Torakak could open his mouth in protest.
"Oh, Dende." Torakak moaned as Pan returned with Chi Chi in her arms. She barely changed from the time Goku left on the dragon's back over nine years ago. Her hair was still mostly raven black and her eyes still had their fiery glare. She got off of Pan with ease and walked toward the Namekian. "Chi Chi?" He asked almost too emotionally. He willed himself not to run away.
"Pan told me that you can get Goku back."
"Well... actually..."
"WHERE'S GOKU?!?!" Chi Chi yelled out as she grabbed Torakak by the shirt and began to shake him. Despite Torakak being the stronger of the two, there was great fear in his eyes.
"L-let. G-go Ch-chi Chi-chi!" Torakak pleaded as she stopped. Circles filled his eyes as Pan took a turn.
"GET THE DRAGON!!!" Pan ordered as more of the Z warriors started to gang up on the helpless Namekian.
Muuri and the other Namekians watched in shock as Torakak tore himself away from the group. He hovered up a couple of feet up and yelled, "STOP IT!!! I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE GOKU IS! I CAN'T GET SHENLONG TO TELL YOU EITHER. HE MADE ME PROMISE NOT TO TELL YOU!!!"
There was silence. Torakak landed back on the ground. A tear slowly trickled down his green cheek. "I made a vow not to reveal Goku's whereabouts." He explained, "I can't break a vow. I'm sorry."
"You... can't tell us where Grandpa is?" Pan whispered.
"If you can't reveal it yourself," Vegita growled and then lunged at the Namekian in Super Saiyan form, "then I'll force it out of you, Torakak!"
Torakak leapt up and began to fend off Vegita's blows. The others watched in awe as this Namekian blocked off every blow and returned a few. "Not bad." Torakak commented as he did a kick to Vegita's face.
"You haven't seen anything yet." Vegita said as his ki grew. His golden hair became longer until it went to his waist. His face became more primal looking.
"Wow! You can go Super Saiyan Three?! That's awesome!" Torakak grinned as his ki grew as well. They lashed out again as Gohan, Trunks, Goten, and Pan watched.
"Whoa! This Torakak is fast. He must've have the power of a Super Saiyan three to keep up with Vegita."
Bulma's face was fill with worry as the other Namekians try to watch. "Won't you help Torakak?" She asked Muuri.
"Torakak wouldn't forgive us if we interfere with his battles." Muuri replied as he tried to watch.
Meanwhile, Vegita continue to pound on his opponent. Torakak kept on dodging and blocking the punches with a strange smile on his face. Vegita too, slowly smiled. Torakak's fighting style was too familiar. The name, the way he walked around and acted. Oh yes, it's quite clear on the reason why he's so powerful. He flew a few feet away. "BIG BANG!!!" He yelled out as a strong ki blast shot out of his hands.
Torakak smirked. He knew Vegita well enough to realize that the Saiyan Prince had figured out his secret and wanted to show it for him. The Namekian went into a Kamehame like pose and yelled, "HA!!!" A bright blue beam shot out of his hands and hit the other ki blast in blast of a bright light. The two beams fought each other and the two fighters cringed. The Kame blast weaken greatly as Vegita frowned. Torakak fell to the ground in the blast and lay there. "What just happened?" Goten asked confused.
Vegita smirked at the unconscious form. "Oh, Vegita..." A voice rang out behind him. He looked up only to see a fist in his face. The Saiyan fell to the ground with a crash as Torakak flew to his unconscious form and absorbed it. Weakly, he smiled and offered his hand. "Nice battle."
Vegita nodded as he accepted the gesture. "Interesting. You split up while you were blasting. I was so into the battle, I didn't see you."
"Heh, you were great."
Vegita got up and brushed himself off. A Namekian Healer came forward and healed the two. "Thanks, Leraeh." Torakak said as he nodded to the healer.
Bulma went up to the healed Saiyan and slapped him. "You idiot! Why did you have to go and attack Torakak?!"
"I just wanted to... test a theory." Vegita said as he walked away still grinning as if he was the one who won the battle.
"I hate it when he gets all mysterious." Gohan muttered under his breath.
"That's the way Vegita is." Torakak said calmly.
Gohan rose an eyebrow but then nodded. **Of course, Namekian super hearing.** "Okay, so you can't tell us where Dad is. Is he alive or dead?"
Torakak frowned alittle as if he was deep in thought. Finally, he replied, "Neither."
"Huh?" Goten asked, "What do you mean 'Neither'?"
"He's not in the Next Dimension." Torakak replied, "That's all I can say."
"Okay," Bulma said as her business brain worked in high gear, "what if we say... guess where Goku is, can you tell us if we're right or wrong?"
"Sure! Go ahead." Torakak replied, "But you have to be very specific and I can't give any clues. You can get in touch with the others and make a list if you like."
"Great!" Pan exclaimed as she ran off to get a long sheet of paper and a pen.
Chi Chi sat down almost dumbfounded. Her Goku is neither alive or dead. Ever since he left, a part of her just wanted to wait for him. She never told anyone this, not even Gohan or Goten, but once in a while in her dreams Goku would appear and they would hold each other, talk to each other and other things. The first time, he was a little boy like he was when he vanished. Gradually with every dream, he would age until he became the adult she loved. She even marked the calendars. The dreams would happen once every 180 days. She thought it was insanity until Goku told her not to tell anyone else about the dreams until the time is right. "Okay." Chi Chi said as she nodded toward him. "I guess you pure hearted super powerful warriors must keep your word right?"
Torakak nodded. "Thanks for understanding." Pan came back with a notebook and a pen. His face suddenly became serious as he looked around, "I must tell you guys about the monster that is on New Namek right now. His name is Gakidou. He is after the Namekian Dragon Balls but not to make a wish."
"What?" "Huh?" The non-Namekians said as Torakak waved them off.
"Yeah. They arrived on New Namek about a week ago. As usual, I issued challenges..."
"Challenges?" Vegita interrupted.
Torakak scowled at the last full blooded Saiyan and said, "After the evil dragons, the elders and the dragons didn't want the same thing happening on New Namek that happened on Earth. I was designated Dragon Ball keeper. I make sure the Namekian Dragon Balls are used only in extreme circumstances."
"Extreme circumstances?" Goten asked.
"Yeah. I have the duty to make things very hard for anyone, even the elders, to gain a wish from the Dragon Balls. Anyway, he came to New Namek making demands. He told us that his race is interested in getting the dragon. He was evil. We can feel his coldness. I did my best to fight him. I even had everyone teleported away."
Muuri explained, "After Freeza, we used the Dragon Balls to give us the power to teleport to your planet if needed."
"Yes, my warrior comrades and I fought. They died despite the healers healing us. The battles lasted for days." Torakak wiped his eyes as he continued, "I was the last one and I barely survived. Gakidou even let me go because he craved the challenge."
"What does he look like?" Gohan asked.
Torakak just closed his eyes and a clear picture of a dark man wearing black armor appeared in the group's minds. "This is he. He's the only one who we saw and yet he is much stronger than the evil dragons."
"Stronger than the evil dragons?" Goten repeated, "Are you sure?"
Torakak glared at Goten. "I know how powerful they are. I even... saw the fights myself. The dragon showed me himself to show how important my duty is." Torakak looked at the seven elders. "We'll need all the help we can get so we better resurrect the dead."
"I agree." Muuri said as he came forward, "It's time to see if this new procedure will work."
"What about the evil dragons?" Douji asked Torakak.
"If this works, we won't have to worry any more." Torakak said as he raised his hands up in the air. He said in Namekian, (Let's get started!)
The seven elders stepped forward, circled around the Namekian, and tapped their staffs on the ground in unison. (Dragon Balls appear before us!) Muuri said as his staff glowed. One by one each staff radiated their own light. Above the staffs, seven glowing orbs appeared and hovered around Torakak.
Torakak raised his hands in the air. (Come forth, Porunga and grant us the wishes we need!)
The sky darkened around them as the seven spheres glow. Torakak closed his eyes and flew up into the air where the Dragon Balls kept on circling him.
He opened his eyes to show that they are now crimson red. His voice emanated, "I am Porunga. What's your wish?"
"Porunga!" Bulma yelled out, "I thought you're supposed to come out yourself."
"Change in policy. It's supposed to save our strength." Porunga's voice boomed. "What is your wish?"
Muuri came forward. (I wish for the Namekians who were killed by Gakidou to be brought to the Earth's check in station.)
The possessed Namekian stared out for a second and said, "I cannot grant your wish. If they were brought to the Earth's check in station. They would be dead."
"They're alive?!" Douji exclaimed confused.
Muuri smiled and said, (I wish then for the Namekians I was talking about earlier to be brought to Earth.)
"That can't be done." Porunga boomed. "The other dragon took them in."
"Shenlong?"
"No. What is your wish?"
Vegita glared at Torakak and said, "Muuri, tell this dragon or whatever he is to tell us everything there is to know about Gakidou."
Muuri nodded and repeated, (Tell us everything you know about Gakidou and his people. Just tell us why they're interested in our Dragon Balls and anything useful about their race.)
Porunga nodded. "Finally, I wish I can grant. Okay, here it is. Many millennia ago, a race called the Akutenshis met with the Namekian race. The Akutenshis were a curious race who's interested in finding new types of powers. The Namekians and the Akutenshis became allies and the Namekians showed the Akutenshis their Dragon Balls. The Akutenshis took the Dragon Balls and created their own based on it. It created itsown Dragon and grant any wish."
Muuri frowned. "I never heard of any Namekians sharing the secrets of the Dragon Balls."
"It was lost to time. Anyway, the Akutenshis went off and began to use the Dragon Balls. Unfortunately, the Dragon Balls didn't have any limits and slowly they began to use the Dragon Balls for selfish reasons. The leaders wished for immortality and began fighting over the Dragon Balls. A great war break out and the one leader won over them all. Gakidou. Gakidou used the Dragon Balls to revive the planet and began taking over the universe."
"Why didn't this Gakidou try to kill Freeza and King Cold?" Vegita demanded.
"Gakigou was immortal. He had time on his side. He wanted to wait till there were no competition."
"Like Bebie." Bulma whispered.
"Yes. But after many years, he became board so he began taking over the universe. He started gaining allies with the Dragon Balls. Fortunately, the Dragon Balls finally hatched out the seven evil dragons. They destroyed the empire Gakidou worked so hard to create. After that, his Dragon Balls became much weaker. He couldn't make any more so he's going to take other Dragon Balls to make more of his own."
There was silence as Porunga relaxed. "I never thought that the Dragon Balls can be used for that much evil." Pan whispered as she fought from crying.
"The power of the Dragon Balls are to be used for the person who has them."
"It corrupted an entire race." Vegita said, "And so this Gakidou knows about the Earth Dragon Balls as well?"
"Yes. He also knows about Goku. Okay, enough with the twenty questions. What's your next wish?"
Muuri replied, (I wish that the Namekian Dragon Balls are cleansed of all evil and that no one with an evil soul may use them.)
"That's two wishes. But they can be done." Porunga rose 'his' hands and a bright light flashed through the Dragon Balls. "Okay, I go back to my eternal slumber. Later!" The seven Dragon Balls transformed into seven orbs of light and entered the seven elders. Torakak lowered down to the ground and opened his eyes. They were the normal black eyes.
"I heard everything. It worked." Torakak said as he sat on the ground. Beads of sweat came out of his forehead.
"Are you okay?" Vegita asked as he knelt beside the tired Namekian.
Torakak nodded. "Fine. Whew Just a little tired that's it. Channeling the dragon like that can be exhausting." He smiled at Vegita and got up. "I appreciate the concern. But now, we have to get serious. In two Earth years, Gakidou will be coming here for us. All of the Namekian warriors had died except for me and a few of the youngest ones. The healers and elders can fire blasts but they're not fighting types. So, only the Z warriors can fight them."
"Alright! Time to get the old gang back together!" Bulma yelled out.
"Like the old days." Chi Chi sighed, "Training, cooking, and more training."
Gohan frowned. "It'll be hard to get the others. Tien and Choutsu have vanished and Krillian retired."
"We can gather new warriors." Pan said. "I can even get Grandpa Satan to hold a try out."
"A try out?" Krillian asked.
"Oh goody a try out! I'll bring the beer and we can have a barbecue." 18 said with sarcasm dripping from her voice.
"Why not?" Torakak said, "There must be a few good warriors out there with some potential. Besides, we have the Room of Spirit and Time."
"These new warriors might be very weak." Vegita growled, "If this Gakidou nearly killed someone as powerful as myself and Torakak, someone like Yamcha won't have a chance."
"We'll need all the help we can muster." Torakak reasoned, "Besides, there's always the Fusion Dance."
"You know about The Fusion Dance?" Goten asked wide-eyed.
"Of course I do." Torakak said as he smiled.
"How?" Trunks asked as he frowned at the Namekian.
"Oh... ah got it from Goku. Anyway, we better gather everyone as soon as possible."
Muuri and the other elders stepped forward. "We will give you all the aid we can." He said. "In the meantime, may we stay here?"
"Of course you can." Bulma said, "We have lots of room."
"Oh boy." Bra muttered at the thought of a hundred or so green men living at her house for the next two years.
"Looks like it's going to be another one of those years." Chi Chi sighed as she glanced at Torakak again. "I wonder if Goku will come back to see this."
"Perhaps." Vegita said as he eyed Torakak as well. "This will be a very interesting two years."
Episode One end.
Hi! Pan here! Since my grandpa isn't here, I'll get to do this ending! Looks like another enemy is threatening Earth that makes the Evil Dragons almost tame. But we're going off to get new warriors who can help out. Who will join our merry band? And where is Grandpa Goku? Torakak! What are you hiding?
Next on Dragon Balls NG
Tryouts! Mayhem! New warriors we need you!
Dragon Balls NG
Episode One: Namek's Second Fall
By Maria Cline
He failed.
That was all to it. The Namekian warrior crawled up to a nearby rock and thanked Dende for saving the other Namekians. Ever since the destruction of Old Namek, the elders decided to create a way to evacuate every Namekian safely to another planet. They decided Earth would be best refuge place since they knew the best fighters there and the atmosphere is identical to theirs.
Torakak drew in a deep breath as he was kicked again. "Give us the Dragon Balls!" A man ordered. He was dressed in black armor with glowing green eyes shining out of a visor.
"Go... to... Hell." He said as he growled. **I'm not letting this monster get these Dragon Balls.**
"I'm not a monster. I am Gakidou. I can kill you in an instant if it weren't for the fact that you have an intimate connection to two sets of Dragon Balls."
"I... don't know *gasp* what you're talking about." Torakak said as he got up. He slowly drew in energy. **Please give me time. I need to warn the others.**
"The Dragon Balls of Earth. I heard about them as well. Go, go to Earth. Get what's left of the warriors ready. I like a good challenge."
Torakak scowled as rage ran through his veins. If he stay, he'll be killed and there will be no one with his abilities that can help destroy that monster. If he leave, he will be humiliated. His own pride will be shattered. Then, he remembered his fellow Namekians hiding on Earth. They're in the wilderness to hide from the ignorant humans who would try to kill them if they found out over 100 aliens had landed on Earth. The children will need someone to believe in and he need the Z warriors. "I will destroy you." He vowed as he put two fingers on his forehead and focused. In a flash of light, he vanished.
Gakidou smirked as he fired several mountains with a single blast.
*****
It was a nice peaceful beach. Krillian sighed as he strolled down the beach barefooted. It had been five years since Roshi passed down his gift to him. Five years since he died. He still didn't know how he managed to give Krillian his ability to stay the same age he is right now. But now, he will remain seventy years old for the rest of his life. Not bad since he has the strength and the health of a twenty year old. His beautiful wife didn't care. It just means that they can spend more of their lives together. Before, she was afraid that her 'immortality' would cause her to spend the rest of her own life without Krillian.
Suddenly, he felt a strange ki just in front of him. "Oh no." He muttered as he flew at the ki signature. It was weak but it was flaring like it was trying to get his attention. Below, on the ground, lay a tall green man wearing nothing but a pair of pants that was in tatters. He was missing an arm and there were several gashes all over his green body. He swooped down and landed right next to the man. He looked somewhat like Piccolo but different. 18 and Marron landed beside him as he tried to check the Namekian. "You okay? Marron! Get the senzu beans in the living room!" He ordered.
The girl nodded and flew off. A short second later, she returned with a bag full of senzu beans. Krillian always made it a point to have some available in case anything awful happened and they needed its miraculous healing power. "Here, eat this." He said as the Namekian opened his eyes and his mouth. Gently, he placed the senzu in his mouth and the alien swallowed it. The wounds healed instantly as the arm sprouted back to normal and the Namekian jumped up. "Thanks, Krillian." He said as he grinned, "I needed that."
Krillian's jaw dropped. "No problem. Have we met before?" There was something familiar about him that he just couldn't place.
"Er... No." He said, "Oh, my name's Torakak."
"What happened to you?" Krillian asked as he looked up at the much taller Namekian. He can sense great power within the man. Whatever happened to him wouldn't be good.
"Gakidou nearly killed me." Torakak said as he stared up, "He's on New Namek as we speak and I'm afraid that after he's done with Namek, Earth is next."
*****
Trunks and Bra stared wide-eyed at all of the various Namekians that converged on the Capsule Corporation grounds. Bulma and Vegita led them out of the air cars. Just a few minutes ago, Bulma heard a distinct telepathic message. She ran out, dragging Vegita along. Now, they returned with several air cars. Two of them were driven by the Saiyan and the woman themselves, the rest were on autopilot. The cars landed on the ground and the doors opened. Bra gasped as green men start to come out of the cars. They looked almost like Piccolo, except for some age differences and clothes changes.
The oldest one was short and had a long staff. He went up to the two along with Vegita and Bulma. Bulma introduced, "Muuri, these two here is Bra and Trunks, our kids. Bra, Trunks, this is Muuri, the head elder of the Namekians."
Muuri bowed to the two. "Greetings. I heard a great deal about you two from Torakak. I never thought that Vegita and Bulma would reproduce."
A much smaller version of Piccolo came up. "How do you reproduce?" He asked curiously.
Bulma smiled a little at the boy as she fondly recalled the early days when she had to deal with a curious Trunks and a much earlier time when she had to deal with a very naive Goku.
"You should tell him later." Bulma said as she turned slightly red.
"Later, Douji." Muuri said as he looked down.
Six elderly looking Namekians with staffs came forward. "Muuri, we've done a head count."
"How many came, Tousu?"
"130." Tousu replied, "We lost fifty warrior Nameks and 36 healers. Torakak is the only living Namekian left on the planet."
"Who's Torakak?" Vegita asked as he felt the name roll off of his tongue. The name felt familiar. But yet, he never heard it before in his life.
"Torakak is the most powerful being in all the universe!" Douji yelled out much to the elders surprise. "He can take anyone! He'll get that monster!"
Ikiro went up to Douji and patted his shoulder. "You gotta forgive the kid, he's just so in awe by Torakak."
"This Torakak sounds like a formible foe." Vegita said almost amused, "And since Kakarot is gone, I am the strongest being in the universe."
"That's right." Bra agreed, "My dad can take anyone."
Trunks sighed as he shook his head. Despite the fact Bra's now twenty-five years old she still acted like a kid sometimes. Muuri grimaced as he bowed his head down. "I felt his ki. He's on Earth now. It's weak." He smiled again, "Now, he's regained his strength instantly. He's coming here along with Krillian and a couple of others I cannot recognize."
Vegita and Trunks looked up as they felt a massive power coming toward them. In the distance, four figures were flying toward them. Vegita recognized the first three instantly. They were Krillian, 18, and their daughter Marron. The fourth one obviously must be Torakak the Namekian.
"You must be Torakak." Bulma said as she walked forward. "I'm Bulma."
"Hello." He said as he bowed, "You're right. My name is Torakak." He looked up and grinned, "Vegita, Bra, Trunks."
"How do you know our names?" Trunks asked as he gestured to himself and his sister.
"I know a lot about you guys." Torakak said.
"Oh really," Vegita said as he looked closely at the Namekian. He was acting differently from the other Namekians. The elders were standing in a group telepathically talking about what to do about their situation. The healers were watching the children making sure they were okay. The children were staring out in awe at the blue sky and at the green grass. Torakak was the only one who wasn't acting like an alien from another planet. "Then, can you tell me what you know about me?"
"Your name is Vegita. You're currently the last of the pure blooded Saiyans and Prince of Saiyans. Originally, you came here to destroy Earth and gain its Dragon Balls to become immortal and destroy Freeza to gain rule of the universe. But, your plans failed and Trunks," He glanced at Trunks and corrected, "from an alternate dimension was the one who destroyed Freeza. Later, you married Bulma and had two kids. A boy and a girl."
"Ummm... yes." Vegita said as he tried not grin too hard. The Namekian obviously knew quite a bit about him. "The boy, Douji, told me that you're the most powerful fighter in the Universe."
Torakak looked down at the young Namekian. "Well... I don't know about most powerful now. That Gakidou nearly killed me. If it weren't for the senzu beans, I would be a goner."
"I believe that I'm the strongest fighter in the Universe since Kakarot left for who knows where. Care to find out who's stronger?"
"Vegita!" Bulma yelled out.
"I haven't had a decent fight ever since the dragons." Vegita said, "True, Uub, and the other brats are getting stronger but I wanted to fight someone... new. For a change."
"I accept your challenge. But we have to find out how long Earth has." Torakak said as he frowned. He had his hands in the air much like Goku used to when he summoned the powers for the spirit bomb. A faint aura surrounded him and a dragon started to circle him. It was Shenlong.
"What is he doing?" Krillian asked, wide eyed.
"He's talking to the Dragons." Muuri replied, "He's finding out how long it will take for that monster to come here."
"He can talk to dragons?" Bulma asked, as the gears in her head began to turn.
"Yup!" Douji piped up, "Torakak knows the dragons personally!"
"So, he can talk to Shenlong. Right?"
"Perhaps." Muuri evaded, as his eyes widened from Bulma's expression.
Slowly, Trunks and every other non-Namekian smiled. "If this guy is in cahoots with Shenlong..." Krillian said slowly as he looked at Torakak who's still in a trance, "WE CAN USE THIS GUY TO FIND GOKU!!!"
Torakak lowered his arms and the aura vanished. "The dragons told me that we're safe for about two Earth years. That monster will be looking for the Namekian Dragon Balls until he finds out they not on Namek anymore."
"Where are they?" Bulma asked.
Torakak grinned like a little boy and stated, "You'll find out. Don't worry, they're safe."
"Say, Torakak, can you summon the dragons?"
"Not really. I can talk to them. I can't make them grant wishes unless I have the Namekian Dragon Balls."
"What's going on?!" a voice rang out. Torakak and everyone else looked up into the sky to see three figures floating down. One is a man dressed in a Namekian-like outfit, it is blue with brown shoes. The second one is another guy that looked somewhat like the first one except he is wearing an orange gi with a blue shirt and black shoes. The third one is a woman with long black hair. She is wearing a gi with a blue shirt and yellow pants. They landed and Gohan glanced at all of the Namekians. "I sensed all of you here." He explained.
Muuri's eyes widen as he looked up and down the man. "Gohan? Is that you?"
"Yeah." Gohan said as he bowed down, "It's me."
"You've grown. You look so much like your father." Muuri commented.
"No kidding." Torakak said as he walked up to the three. "Hi, I'm Torakak. It's nice to see the two of you training." He said to the two men.
"How can you... oh... the gis." Goten said as he looked down at his training outfit. "Ever since Dad vanished, I thought I could do some training. Just in case some monster threatens Earth. Like now."
"Torakak can communicate with the dragons." Bulma pointed out, "Do you know what this means?"
The three glanced at Torakak. "You can talk to the dragons?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah, I can communicate with them."
"That's great!" Pan exclaimed, "You can get Shenlong to tell us where Goku is, and maybe even bring him back!"
"Yeah!" Goten yelled out as Gohan smiled.
"That sounds great! And when we get the Namekian Dragon Balls, we can wish Piccolo back too!"
"Uh guys..." Torakak started, as Trunks interrupted him.
"If we hurry, we can get Goku to attend the wedding, Pan."
"Oh, Grandma Chi Chi will be so happy!" Pan cried out, "I better get her right away!" She zoomed away before Torakak could open his mouth in protest.
"Oh, Dende." Torakak moaned as Pan returned with Chi Chi in her arms. She barely changed from the time Goku left on the dragon's back over nine years ago. Her hair was still mostly raven black and her eyes still had their fiery glare. She got off of Pan with ease and walked toward the Namekian. "Chi Chi?" He asked almost too emotionally. He willed himself not to run away.
"Pan told me that you can get Goku back."
"Well... actually..."
"WHERE'S GOKU?!?!" Chi Chi yelled out as she grabbed Torakak by the shirt and began to shake him. Despite Torakak being the stronger of the two, there was great fear in his eyes.
"L-let. G-go Ch-chi Chi-chi!" Torakak pleaded as she stopped. Circles filled his eyes as Pan took a turn.
"GET THE DRAGON!!!" Pan ordered as more of the Z warriors started to gang up on the helpless Namekian.
Muuri and the other Namekians watched in shock as Torakak tore himself away from the group. He hovered up a couple of feet up and yelled, "STOP IT!!! I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE GOKU IS! I CAN'T GET SHENLONG TO TELL YOU EITHER. HE MADE ME PROMISE NOT TO TELL YOU!!!"
There was silence. Torakak landed back on the ground. A tear slowly trickled down his green cheek. "I made a vow not to reveal Goku's whereabouts." He explained, "I can't break a vow. I'm sorry."
"You... can't tell us where Grandpa is?" Pan whispered.
"If you can't reveal it yourself," Vegita growled and then lunged at the Namekian in Super Saiyan form, "then I'll force it out of you, Torakak!"
Torakak leapt up and began to fend off Vegita's blows. The others watched in awe as this Namekian blocked off every blow and returned a few. "Not bad." Torakak commented as he did a kick to Vegita's face.
"You haven't seen anything yet." Vegita said as his ki grew. His golden hair became longer until it went to his waist. His face became more primal looking.
"Wow! You can go Super Saiyan Three?! That's awesome!" Torakak grinned as his ki grew as well. They lashed out again as Gohan, Trunks, Goten, and Pan watched.
"Whoa! This Torakak is fast. He must've have the power of a Super Saiyan three to keep up with Vegita."
Bulma's face was fill with worry as the other Namekians try to watch. "Won't you help Torakak?" She asked Muuri.
"Torakak wouldn't forgive us if we interfere with his battles." Muuri replied as he tried to watch.
Meanwhile, Vegita continue to pound on his opponent. Torakak kept on dodging and blocking the punches with a strange smile on his face. Vegita too, slowly smiled. Torakak's fighting style was too familiar. The name, the way he walked around and acted. Oh yes, it's quite clear on the reason why he's so powerful. He flew a few feet away. "BIG BANG!!!" He yelled out as a strong ki blast shot out of his hands.
Torakak smirked. He knew Vegita well enough to realize that the Saiyan Prince had figured out his secret and wanted to show it for him. The Namekian went into a Kamehame like pose and yelled, "HA!!!" A bright blue beam shot out of his hands and hit the other ki blast in blast of a bright light. The two beams fought each other and the two fighters cringed. The Kame blast weaken greatly as Vegita frowned. Torakak fell to the ground in the blast and lay there. "What just happened?" Goten asked confused.
Vegita smirked at the unconscious form. "Oh, Vegita..." A voice rang out behind him. He looked up only to see a fist in his face. The Saiyan fell to the ground with a crash as Torakak flew to his unconscious form and absorbed it. Weakly, he smiled and offered his hand. "Nice battle."
Vegita nodded as he accepted the gesture. "Interesting. You split up while you were blasting. I was so into the battle, I didn't see you."
"Heh, you were great."
Vegita got up and brushed himself off. A Namekian Healer came forward and healed the two. "Thanks, Leraeh." Torakak said as he nodded to the healer.
Bulma went up to the healed Saiyan and slapped him. "You idiot! Why did you have to go and attack Torakak?!"
"I just wanted to... test a theory." Vegita said as he walked away still grinning as if he was the one who won the battle.
"I hate it when he gets all mysterious." Gohan muttered under his breath.
"That's the way Vegita is." Torakak said calmly.
Gohan rose an eyebrow but then nodded. **Of course, Namekian super hearing.** "Okay, so you can't tell us where Dad is. Is he alive or dead?"
Torakak frowned alittle as if he was deep in thought. Finally, he replied, "Neither."
"Huh?" Goten asked, "What do you mean 'Neither'?"
"He's not in the Next Dimension." Torakak replied, "That's all I can say."
"Okay," Bulma said as her business brain worked in high gear, "what if we say... guess where Goku is, can you tell us if we're right or wrong?"
"Sure! Go ahead." Torakak replied, "But you have to be very specific and I can't give any clues. You can get in touch with the others and make a list if you like."
"Great!" Pan exclaimed as she ran off to get a long sheet of paper and a pen.
Chi Chi sat down almost dumbfounded. Her Goku is neither alive or dead. Ever since he left, a part of her just wanted to wait for him. She never told anyone this, not even Gohan or Goten, but once in a while in her dreams Goku would appear and they would hold each other, talk to each other and other things. The first time, he was a little boy like he was when he vanished. Gradually with every dream, he would age until he became the adult she loved. She even marked the calendars. The dreams would happen once every 180 days. She thought it was insanity until Goku told her not to tell anyone else about the dreams until the time is right. "Okay." Chi Chi said as she nodded toward him. "I guess you pure hearted super powerful warriors must keep your word right?"
Torakak nodded. "Thanks for understanding." Pan came back with a notebook and a pen. His face suddenly became serious as he looked around, "I must tell you guys about the monster that is on New Namek right now. His name is Gakidou. He is after the Namekian Dragon Balls but not to make a wish."
"What?" "Huh?" The non-Namekians said as Torakak waved them off.
"Yeah. They arrived on New Namek about a week ago. As usual, I issued challenges..."
"Challenges?" Vegita interrupted.
Torakak scowled at the last full blooded Saiyan and said, "After the evil dragons, the elders and the dragons didn't want the same thing happening on New Namek that happened on Earth. I was designated Dragon Ball keeper. I make sure the Namekian Dragon Balls are used only in extreme circumstances."
"Extreme circumstances?" Goten asked.
"Yeah. I have the duty to make things very hard for anyone, even the elders, to gain a wish from the Dragon Balls. Anyway, he came to New Namek making demands. He told us that his race is interested in getting the dragon. He was evil. We can feel his coldness. I did my best to fight him. I even had everyone teleported away."
Muuri explained, "After Freeza, we used the Dragon Balls to give us the power to teleport to your planet if needed."
"Yes, my warrior comrades and I fought. They died despite the healers healing us. The battles lasted for days." Torakak wiped his eyes as he continued, "I was the last one and I barely survived. Gakidou even let me go because he craved the challenge."
"What does he look like?" Gohan asked.
Torakak just closed his eyes and a clear picture of a dark man wearing black armor appeared in the group's minds. "This is he. He's the only one who we saw and yet he is much stronger than the evil dragons."
"Stronger than the evil dragons?" Goten repeated, "Are you sure?"
Torakak glared at Goten. "I know how powerful they are. I even... saw the fights myself. The dragon showed me himself to show how important my duty is." Torakak looked at the seven elders. "We'll need all the help we can get so we better resurrect the dead."
"I agree." Muuri said as he came forward, "It's time to see if this new procedure will work."
"What about the evil dragons?" Douji asked Torakak.
"If this works, we won't have to worry any more." Torakak said as he raised his hands up in the air. He said in Namekian, (Let's get started!)
The seven elders stepped forward, circled around the Namekian, and tapped their staffs on the ground in unison. (Dragon Balls appear before us!) Muuri said as his staff glowed. One by one each staff radiated their own light. Above the staffs, seven glowing orbs appeared and hovered around Torakak.
Torakak raised his hands in the air. (Come forth, Porunga and grant us the wishes we need!)
The sky darkened around them as the seven spheres glow. Torakak closed his eyes and flew up into the air where the Dragon Balls kept on circling him.
He opened his eyes to show that they are now crimson red. His voice emanated, "I am Porunga. What's your wish?"
"Porunga!" Bulma yelled out, "I thought you're supposed to come out yourself."
"Change in policy. It's supposed to save our strength." Porunga's voice boomed. "What is your wish?"
Muuri came forward. (I wish for the Namekians who were killed by Gakidou to be brought to the Earth's check in station.)
The possessed Namekian stared out for a second and said, "I cannot grant your wish. If they were brought to the Earth's check in station. They would be dead."
"They're alive?!" Douji exclaimed confused.
Muuri smiled and said, (I wish then for the Namekians I was talking about earlier to be brought to Earth.)
"That can't be done." Porunga boomed. "The other dragon took them in."
"Shenlong?"
"No. What is your wish?"
Vegita glared at Torakak and said, "Muuri, tell this dragon or whatever he is to tell us everything there is to know about Gakidou."
Muuri nodded and repeated, (Tell us everything you know about Gakidou and his people. Just tell us why they're interested in our Dragon Balls and anything useful about their race.)
Porunga nodded. "Finally, I wish I can grant. Okay, here it is. Many millennia ago, a race called the Akutenshis met with the Namekian race. The Akutenshis were a curious race who's interested in finding new types of powers. The Namekians and the Akutenshis became allies and the Namekians showed the Akutenshis their Dragon Balls. The Akutenshis took the Dragon Balls and created their own based on it. It created itsown Dragon and grant any wish."
Muuri frowned. "I never heard of any Namekians sharing the secrets of the Dragon Balls."
"It was lost to time. Anyway, the Akutenshis went off and began to use the Dragon Balls. Unfortunately, the Dragon Balls didn't have any limits and slowly they began to use the Dragon Balls for selfish reasons. The leaders wished for immortality and began fighting over the Dragon Balls. A great war break out and the one leader won over them all. Gakidou. Gakidou used the Dragon Balls to revive the planet and began taking over the universe."
"Why didn't this Gakidou try to kill Freeza and King Cold?" Vegita demanded.
"Gakigou was immortal. He had time on his side. He wanted to wait till there were no competition."
"Like Bebie." Bulma whispered.
"Yes. But after many years, he became board so he began taking over the universe. He started gaining allies with the Dragon Balls. Fortunately, the Dragon Balls finally hatched out the seven evil dragons. They destroyed the empire Gakidou worked so hard to create. After that, his Dragon Balls became much weaker. He couldn't make any more so he's going to take other Dragon Balls to make more of his own."
There was silence as Porunga relaxed. "I never thought that the Dragon Balls can be used for that much evil." Pan whispered as she fought from crying.
"The power of the Dragon Balls are to be used for the person who has them."
"It corrupted an entire race." Vegita said, "And so this Gakidou knows about the Earth Dragon Balls as well?"
"Yes. He also knows about Goku. Okay, enough with the twenty questions. What's your next wish?"
Muuri replied, (I wish that the Namekian Dragon Balls are cleansed of all evil and that no one with an evil soul may use them.)
"That's two wishes. But they can be done." Porunga rose 'his' hands and a bright light flashed through the Dragon Balls. "Okay, I go back to my eternal slumber. Later!" The seven Dragon Balls transformed into seven orbs of light and entered the seven elders. Torakak lowered down to the ground and opened his eyes. They were the normal black eyes.
"I heard everything. It worked." Torakak said as he sat on the ground. Beads of sweat came out of his forehead.
"Are you okay?" Vegita asked as he knelt beside the tired Namekian.
Torakak nodded. "Fine. Whew Just a little tired that's it. Channeling the dragon like that can be exhausting." He smiled at Vegita and got up. "I appreciate the concern. But now, we have to get serious. In two Earth years, Gakidou will be coming here for us. All of the Namekian warriors had died except for me and a few of the youngest ones. The healers and elders can fire blasts but they're not fighting types. So, only the Z warriors can fight them."
"Alright! Time to get the old gang back together!" Bulma yelled out.
"Like the old days." Chi Chi sighed, "Training, cooking, and more training."
Gohan frowned. "It'll be hard to get the others. Tien and Choutsu have vanished and Krillian retired."
"We can gather new warriors." Pan said. "I can even get Grandpa Satan to hold a try out."
"A try out?" Krillian asked.
"Oh goody a try out! I'll bring the beer and we can have a barbecue." 18 said with sarcasm dripping from her voice.
"Why not?" Torakak said, "There must be a few good warriors out there with some potential. Besides, we have the Room of Spirit and Time."
"These new warriors might be very weak." Vegita growled, "If this Gakidou nearly killed someone as powerful as myself and Torakak, someone like Yamcha won't have a chance."
"We'll need all the help we can muster." Torakak reasoned, "Besides, there's always the Fusion Dance."
"You know about The Fusion Dance?" Goten asked wide-eyed.
"Of course I do." Torakak said as he smiled.
"How?" Trunks asked as he frowned at the Namekian.
"Oh... ah got it from Goku. Anyway, we better gather everyone as soon as possible."
Muuri and the other elders stepped forward. "We will give you all the aid we can." He said. "In the meantime, may we stay here?"
"Of course you can." Bulma said, "We have lots of room."
"Oh boy." Bra muttered at the thought of a hundred or so green men living at her house for the next two years.
"Looks like it's going to be another one of those years." Chi Chi sighed as she glanced at Torakak again. "I wonder if Goku will come back to see this."
"Perhaps." Vegita said as he eyed Torakak as well. "This will be a very interesting two years."
Episode One end.
Hi! Pan here! Since my grandpa isn't here, I'll get to do this ending! Looks like another enemy is threatening Earth that makes the Evil Dragons almost tame. But we're going off to get new warriors who can help out. Who will join our merry band? And where is Grandpa Goku? Torakak! What are you hiding?
Next on Dragon Balls NG
Tryouts! Mayhem! New warriors we need you!