Goku looked around. It was like something he'd only seen in his nightmares. the constant sound of screams, cries of pain. Angry shouts, people crying out and swearing revenge on those that sent them here. The flames that gave off so much heat they would burn even the strongest man to death in seconds.
"This is what it's like...?" Goku mumbled to himself.
"This is what it's like." Frieza's voice came from behind him. Goku turned around and looked at him.
"Do you follow me around or something?"
"No. My job's done." Frieza replied with a smirk. "I got you here."
"I got myself here." Goku corrected him.
"Like you would've given in to Kakarotto on your own." Frieza said.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter now." Goku shrugged. "Hey... is it like this all the time? The screams? The heat?"
"Technically, yes. But after the first week or so you get so used to the heat and the screams you just don't feel or hear them anymore unless you actually try to listen."
"You don't feel anything?" Goku asked. "I thought the idea of this place was to torture sinners."
"Of course. You get burned randomly. And you get random spikes or daggers through you. You look fine, it's just the pain that you need to learn to deal with."
"You make living here sound like a sport." Goku commented.
"Well, it's something you need to learn how to do, certainly." Frieza replied. Suddenly, he flew off.

Goku watched him leave, wondering what the sudden rush was. Then, he felt it. He was surrounded by flames. No. He was in the flames. And they burned his so badly. The pain was unbelievable. When they'd gone, he looked down at himself. No. No burns. But the pain...
"This really is Hell..." he said.
"Son!" a voice he'd forgotten the sound of called to him. Goku turned his head to see who he assumed was Bardock flying towards him. Bardock smiled.
"So the lizard kept his word after all." he said. He put his hand of Goku's shoulder.
"Welcome home, son. You're on of us now."
"Yeah... one of you..." Goku mumbled. He knelt down, putting his arm on his knee. He rested his head on it. And cried.