One exhausting year later, after constant training both day and night, Vegeta leaves Yamcha's side a wiser man. However the emptiness in his heart remains. Both of the men have had a chance to reminisce and reflect on their lives, and their shared love for a woman who is no longer with them. Yamcha taught Vegeta everything he knew and the Saiyan has meditated on his newfound knowledge, but he still wasn't ready yet. He still had temperament issues and lacked discipline. He couldn't return home until he had completely changed; so he opted to take off in his Capsule Corp. Ship and searched for a habitable planet that he could make home until he had finished maturing. After floating through space, he finally found one capable of sustaining life, and so he made a landing.

After a few months of meditating and living off the land Vegeta finally learned to subdue his temper; but more importantly he was able to look inside his heart and realize that he hasn't changed at all. He knew how to conceal his pride, but he still believed in the wrong things. He still wanted power for the wrong reasons, and he still had Vegeta as the top priority on his list. He wanted to repent for killing his family, but only to clear his own conscience. He still felt emptiness inside his soul, and he needed to fill it. He wants to be better then Goku, but only so he can be the best. He wants the Super Saiyan powers that Goku has, but still doesn't know why Goku got them instead of him. He knew this was not the way it should be, so he needed to expand his mind and find the truth. He made up his mind to leave in the morning and, after packing, settled in for the night.

A loud crash in the night awoke the Prince as he sat up in his tent. Then, upon sensing danger, uses Zanzoken to flee the tent just as it is destroyed by a large energy blast. The warrior looks up to see a huge, saucer-shaped ship in the middle of the barren field next to where his tent once lay. The sleep-breaking crash would have been his small, one-man spaceship being crushed under the landing leg of the huge space station. However, his attention was drawn to the large silhouette clouded by the dust kicked up from his ship's destruction. The shadowy figure begins moving closer, as the shadow grows; a voice speaks out from the dust. "The information was right. The Saiyans really HAVE cluttered up the North Quadrant." The voice spoke with authority, and the bass seemed to shake through to your very soul. He took a step forward and his leg came into view. A pale, almost white leg with only two digits at the base and patches of dark purple near the knee and thigh broke through the cloud of dust, towards Vegeta. The warrior's eyes widened as he took a step back. Another step; the pelvis and torso, made up of the same dark purple and white skin, come into view. "Well, at least this planet only has one of those filthy apes. Not like the last one which was practically a new planet Vegeta!" Just then, a ball of light appears alongside the torso and illuminates the surrounding area. The face of Vegeta's predator comes into view now and, as expected, it is not pretty. A muscle-head apparently, with red eyes, and. lipstick on?! His smooth, white skin begets the face of a female at first glance, but the body and voice say otherwise.

"Well boss," another voice from the darkness; "why don't you let me take care of this one, and you can start scanning for the next planet infested?" Infested?! Vegeta thought. What? Are we rodents or something? His thoughts were cut short for a moment as the larger one began to speak. "Why don't you go back to the ship and perform the scan, Jeice? I want to have a little fun." "Yeah, OK boss." Was the response as the other smaller figure climbed the ramp and disappeared into the ship. "Jeice?!" Vegeta exclaimed, "I thought I took care of him years ago!" He was a bit taken aback at the mention of the former Ginyu Force member, and began to prepare for battle. "Oh?" Was the response, "You know Jeice, eh? So you must be from Earth. The only Saiyans he has fought were on Earth before he met me. He fought against a few Saiyans on that Planet; the same Saiyans who destroyed Master Frieza, Cooler and our Liege, King Cold." "Your 'Liege'?" Vegeta was even more confused now. "Just who are you, anyway?" He asked, as the energy orb in his attacker's hand grew larger. He decided to turn Super Saiyan 2 before hearing the response. "Who am I?" The response finally came as the large alien took a few more steps closer. "I am the Planet Frieza-appointed replacement for King Cold; my name is Fridge. Also, in case you hadn't noticed, my first point of business is clearing the galaxy of your Saiyan filth. So be honored that your death is for the greater good of existence!" Fridge announced right before a bout of maniacal laughter and the launching of the energy blast he held.

Damn! Vegeta thought as he attempted to deflect the chi blast with one of his own. It worked a bit, but the Saiyan still had to do some evasive maneuvers to dodge it. A few more volleys of energy attacks flew his way, and he dodged them all mostly. "You're an unusual one, aren't you? I've exterminated hundreds of Saiyans and none were as skilled or as powerful as you. I could tell when we first scanned you that you were more powerful. Finally I get to have a challenge." All the Prince could do is sneer in disgust. Hearing about his brethren's slaughter sickened him, and filled him with sadness. "You speak about us Saiyans as if we were insects! Well, what happens when you lose to a Saiyan just like your predecessors did?" Vegeta flew forward and teleported behind the giant, throwing some quick attacks that were easily deflected. "I speak of you as insects, because you are; and, as such, I will never be defeated by one. I have studied this 'Son Goku' and 'Trunks' that were responsible for King Cold and his sons' deaths. I can defeat them easily." His arrogance is so thick you could cut it with a knife as he plants a knee into the Royal warrior's abdomen. Following up with a Hammer Blow to the back that lays Vegeta flat on his stomach, Fridge presses his foot down on top of the Saiyan and begins charging a blast aimed at his head. "And I believe this here proves that point, don't you?" A response of muffles is all the alien gets. "What was that? I can't hear you through the dirt you're eating." He muses with another bout of maniacal laughter until he begins to feel a small electric current running through him that confuses him, and he looks down to see his foot being lifted into the air by his thought-fallen opponent.

"Wh.what?" The alien manages to exclaim before a huge burst of energy flings him back against the side of the spaceship. The dimly lit dusk landscape is bathed in golden light as if it were high noon, and in the center of it all is the warrior prince himself, rising from the ground. A few of Fridge's henchmen run out of the ship to see the commotion, and a voice above the others cried out, "Vegeta?!" It was Jeice, Fridge's right- hand who immediately recognized his previous Saiyan adversary even in his newfound Super Saiyan 3 form. The red-skinned fighter, still clad in his Ginyu Force armor, retreated back into the ship with his now short and semi- spiked white hair rustling behind him. "Vegeta?" Fridge composed himself alongside the ship's outer hull. "You mean THE Vegeta, as in Prince Vegeta?" He shook his head as he received no response. "It doesn't matter. I am not going to be defeated by an ape like you." Fridge dashed forward and began to fire punches and kicks at the golden fighter, all of which Vegeta was hard-pressed to block. Firing off a few of his own, the prey- turned-protagonist was a bit surprised to see that his attacks were stopped as well. It would appear that this alien was a match even for a Super Saiyan 3. "You fight well, for an inferior species." The Prince states, while adjusting to his foe's movements and attack patterns. "I will prove to you that we 'apes' are the superior breed, just as your friends' deaths have shown before this." With that, Vegeta used a technique Yamcha taught him, and lunged in for an attack from above, only to slide dodge his way to the side of the opponent and strike with the other hand from below. Fridge was hit hard in the gut, and doubled over in pain. Vegeta saw this as an opportunity he may not get again, so he snap kicked the monster in the face and then jumped up with lightning speed to drive a chi-charged dive punch into the ground, taking the towering oaf with it.

"Oh, you're good." Fridge dug his head out from the rubble surrounding it. The crater in the ground was impressive enough, but the fact that the alien had not one scratch on his face overshadowed that. His body began to move, to crawl; as if something was underneath his skin. ".But not good enough, I'm afraid." He rose up from the ground. His body lurched in all different directions, as parts of his body shrunk, or extended, or even fell off. In the end, the once towering mass of muscle now stood before the Saiyan Prince no taller then he was. His muscular frame was now much smaller in comparison to its state two minutes prior. "Now you will feel the power of my ultimate form!" His darkened lips curled upwards in a sneer as a small red ball appeared at the end of his index finger. The ball began to grow, and emit a brighter light as the Saiyan powered up his chi between his open palms. I've seen this attack before, my son caught this ball when Frieza attacked him with it, but I think I'll have a much harder time with this one. Vegeta's mind raced as he remembered. "Now, you die!" Fridge yelled as he fired the huge red ball forward. It sailed through the air straight for Vegeta, but the Saiyan Prince nimbly hopped up and shot his chi blast downward; using it's momentum to fire him forward and at Fridge. However, the white-skinned warrior had anticipated this, and fired another blast at Vegeta which pummeled his chest and sent him backwards onto the ground. Within seconds, he was on top of the fallen body and dove for an attack. The royal warrior flipped forward and pressed off the ground with his right foot, driving his left fist to its intended target, Fridge's jaw.

Blood spew across the ground and trickled down the pale chin. His eyes shot directly through the Saiyan's soul and his blood boiled with rage so much that the temperature around him rose quite a few degrees. The ground began to shake, and then to crack, as storm clouds gathered overhead. Rain began to fall and soak both warriors as thunder rumbled in the distance and closed in fast. Fridge's muscle mass increased by about 150 percent in an instant and he lunged at Vegeta full-force. Despite his larger shape, his speed had also increased to the point that Vegeta was caught off guard and was struck by a flurry of punches. Each time his fist slammed into the Saiyan he began to state "I will not lose!" before finally finishing with a jumping knee strike that sent Vegeta into the sky. A purplish blur followed him to continue its assault, but was met with a boot as the Prince drove a royal drop kick downward bringing the fight back to the ground. After the Saiyan's foot drove the monster into the ground, he hopped away in hopes of beginning a new assault; however the large hand grabbing his boot and swinging him into the ground may have had something to say about that. The golden aura dug up the ground all around Vegeta as he slid across the land until digging a15-foot deep canal across the barren wasteland. A bright light shines out from the crevice and the ground quakes for a moment. Fridge flies into the hole to look for his foe, but finds nothing. He pauses for a second, then his eyes grow wide as he begins to turn around.

"Gallic Gun." Vegeta was hovering in the air at the mouth of the canal with his hands clenched at his side; energy flowing around him, centering in the palms of his hands. "Attack!!" With that the Noble warrior outstretches his arms, palms forward, and releases a huge beam from his hands. Fridge has nowhere to run and nothing to use to save himself. He crosses his arms across his chest and braces for impact as Vegeta's beam crashes into his frame and drives him into the earthen wall. Vegeta continues to power up and gather energy while still firing his Gallic Gun Attack until bright pillars of energy fire up from the crust of the planet. The Saiyan then stops his assault and flees to the space station. Reaching the huge metal door, he pries it open with ease using his hands and after powering down, flies down the corridor to the bridge.

"V. Vegeta!" Jeice stands there, stunned. "There's no way you could have beaten Fridge!" The prince flies over to him and shoves him against the wall with one hand. "Really? Then explain to me how I did!" He begins to push buttons on the panel and the ignition jets fire up. Jeice heads for the door, as many of Fridge's henchmen peer in to see what's going on. Vegeta, not taking his eyes off the control panel, reaches a hand back and fires a wave of energy at the door, knocking everyone out of the way. Then he punches a few buttons and the door closes. "What're you doing?" Jeice shouts, almost peeing himself. "I'm using you for insurance in case I can't fly this thing." But fly it he does, and the ship safely takes off and leaves the planet's atmosphere. Suddenly however, the entire station is jarred and the lights flicker for a moment. Vegeta turns back to the control panel and punches up the outboard cameras only to see Fridge's upper-half crawling up the outside of the craft. Smirking a bit, Vegeta punches a few more buttons and then flies through the closed door and down another hallway.

The prince opens a door at the opposite end of the ship and climbs into a small pod. He counts to himself, 3.2.1.Now. The pod is ejected from the ship and right into Fridge's head. His grip on the ship is broken and he begins to fly into space leaving him completely helpless. The pod's door opens slowly and even the vastness of space is illuminated by the light being given off by Vegeta. Once the door is completely open, Fridge can see the image of Vegeta in his Super Saiyan 3 form holding his right hand, palm forward, before him; and that would be the last image he ever sees as the Big Bang Attack completely de-materializes his body. The attack also takes out the space station, which loses half of its hull and explodes as Vegeta's escape pod flies back towards Earth.

A few months later, Vegeta finally finds who he's been looking for. Deep in a forest he comes across a familiar bald head with three eyes and a small companion floating around him. Immediately he recognized them as Tien and Chiaoutzu and dove in to greet them. He landed and walked up to them, completely powered down. They were in the middle of serious training but even then, they acknowledged Vegeta's presence without breaking stride. "I could feel your power 2 hours ago, Vegeta. I didn't know if you were coming here or not, though." Tien turned around to face his acquaintance, wiping sweat from his face.

"Actually," Vegeta started, "I was coming here to see you." He proceeded to tell the Three-Eyed warrior the entire story, and explain how he needs to get in touch with his spiritual self so he can finally change his ways. After a long debate, Tien decides to teach him and takes him into their mountain cabin.