"This is going to end badly..."

Paragus mumbles under his breath as he watches Luna from afar. They had used his ship to make it Slug's flagship, and now he and Broly stand to the side, watching the Equestrian walk up to a throne that sits upon a regal stairway. Alien warriors stand at the ready in a militant line watching her every move.

At the top of the stairway, an old wrinkled figure digs his hands into a bow of pills next to his throne, life exentions to his waning body. A Namekian, rivaling Guru in size, and yet even in his old age his build is of a muscular one rather than Guru's large round shape. He speaks in a vulgar raspy hiss.

"I thought all the Equestrians worth a damn were destroyed by that asteroid that collided with Planets Vegeta and Equestria... There's a handful of you out there in the cosmos."

Luna stops at the foot of the stairs and takes a knee. She's readied herself for this. Her plans for making this galaxy; this universe, a better place, and it all starts with this. To defeat her enemy, she must become her enemy.

"Lord Slug. I was sent away with my older sister offworld. We were separated and and I landed upon Namek. They raised me, taught me, and yet I remained dissatisfied. I want to join your crusade to conquer the universe, ao that I may grow and become something, instead of languishing on a swamp for the rest of my days."

Slug rolls his eyes at this, but he knows she tells the truth as she wears Namekian clothing, including the weighted cloak used to train those of the Warrior Clan.

"Have you any idea what I do, girl?"

"You conquer planets, terraform them to become artic wastelands for your army to occupy, after plundering the planet of its resources. Even if another invading force tries to take the planet for themselves, it'd be a waste of effort, making you one of the cruelest tyrants of the universe. However, I imagine there's much more to know."

"You seek to learn of me, from me, for what reason? The last evil Equestrian existed long before myself. How can I be sure of your loyalty?"

She looks up with a defiant glare and stubborn tone of voice.

"Test me however you will, Old Man."

There's a tense silence permeating the air before an orange muscular man wearing a barbaric harness shouts out as he stomps from the line of alien soldier.

"You what!? Where do you think you get off, huh!? My Lord, let me throw this trash out!"

Slug looks to the outspoken warrior sighing.

"Do what you will, Zeeun. If she can't defend herself then she's worthless to me."

Zeeun sneers looking up to his leader nodding with malicious glee.

"Yessir! This'll be a piece of-"

He turns to face Luna, but stumbles back with a blurred perspective, the room filled with wide eyes as Luna near dislocates the larger warrior's jaw in one swing of her cape. She discards it and lunges for the disoriented Zeeun.

Slug internally sneers, watching her swing the shoulder paludrons of her cloak like a weapon, the weights being dense enough and heavy enough to easily break bones.

She follows with a series of bone crunching blows, punches and kicks overwhelm the muscle-bound fighter, blinding movements before she palms under his chin to send him in the air. She focuses her energy in her hand, a black ball surrounded by a midnight blue hue, turned into a beam as she thrusts her hand out towards Zeeun.

"Eclipse Cannon!"

She shouts before Zeeun lands at Slug's feet. The elder looks down, his face unchanging, yet internally gleeful at the display of raw might. Unicorns are infamously fragile yet their magic is unrivaled in power, flying was unique to Pegasi as well as weather manipulation, and Earthen were the foot soldiers capable of great feats of physicality.

However, an Alicorn can achive all three traits and more, traits he's seen here through Luna. He stands and kicks Zeeun down the stairs without a second thought. The commander groaning as he falls to the end of the stairs and forces himself to stand.

"You...! Don't you think this is over! I was underestimating you is all!"

Luna narrows her eyes at Zeeun running for her. She dodges with ease, though one of his attacks graze her cheek, garnering a sneer from her opponent until she retaliates by punching an oncoming fist. There's a sound crunch as he steps back with a few fingers bending backwards.

"A-Agh! H-How...!? Y-You're... You're so small! I'm way bigger! I-I should be the stronger one!"

"Pitiful. You're a waste of space and time if you can't even manipulate your own energy. It's the basic of basics."

He stops his pity party and readies a blast in his hand.

"How... Dare you...! You think just cause Lord Slug is an old man he'll tolerate your crap?!"

There's a growl then from the old Namekian. Zeeun stops himself as the energy gathered in his hand fades and turns around immediately.

"No-! Wait! I-I didn't mean it like-"

Slug doesn't allow his commander to defend himself as he blasts a hole right through Zeeun's chest. The blast continues and heads right for Luna, the girl frightened by the exponential energy of such a simple attack, deflects it with all her might by slapping it to the ground. Her hand smokes with burns and boils from the corrosive nature of the attack, prompting her to tremble in pain in fear, her jaw clenched and lips tight as she holds in a scream.

This is a much needed reminder for her. The power of Slug is not even a candlestick to the Frost Family, her penultimate goal, and yet as things are now he could kill her in an instant. She falls to a knee sweating profusely as she hold her injured hand. Slug stands over her smugly sneering.

"I like your spirit... You just need to watch that mouth of yours. The fact you came from Namek means you know how to use magic pretty well and you can fight without it. I'll personally teach you what I can to make into my ultimate weapon. Get ready to endure Hell."

Paragus could hardly believe his own eyes. Sure, Unicorns were hardly glass ballerinas in his experience, but to deal such physical damage then be able to resist such a volatile attack without using her horn even once? Was it her being a fool?

No.

He could see it from here... She risked her own body to show what she had to offer to the old Namekian, and her gamble paid off, now being not only accepted by Slug. She's now his personal student. A status higher than any other save for Slug himself, and she has only just arrived.

"Things have gotten interesting after all..."

Paragus glances to Broly who stands statue still at his side...

Time passes. A many trials, progress, and tests of patience bring Luna to the brink.

She worked herself to the brink every day. At the start of each would-be morning until she was allowed to pass out, her body screamed in silent agony, yet her mind grew ever sharper. Training and learning under Slug is vastly different from Nail.

Nail taught her what he knew of the Universe, of the Kais and her ancestry, of Saiyans and the powers enforcing their hold upon the universe.

He taught her of spirituality, meditating sessions that would last hours, sometimes even an entire day. Sparring with him in controlled yet strict combat, swimming to the deepest depths of the oceans of Namek, and having to live months on her own in the wild all were part of her physical training. It was hard, rigorous even, but hopeful and full of promise. No malice, only the path forward, and even then she was allowed to visit and stay in villages of the planet.

Through him and Namek as a whole, she grew up learning the worth of life, and the desire to preserve it.

However, Slug is the exact opposite. During his crusade he would isolate her from all others for long periods of time, traveling with her to noxious planets and watch her struggle to survive, only moving on when she would acclimate to the hostile environment.

He wouldn't just watch her, but send ferocious creatures after her day and night, both native creatures and horrible mutants created by his scientists. When she would fight back, conquer, and tame these beasts is when he would give her a final test.

A merciless and ruthless sparring match. Time after time, she'd narrowly escape with just her life, and Slug would take her to a new planet to start the cycle all over again.

It was torture. It was also worth it.

Each planet has hazards that gave her a new experience, each new experience granted her newfound strength and power, this power would be dedicated to channeling into her emotions and build up over time. Planets with intense gravity granted her insane movement and agility, poison gases no longer choke her now powerful lungs; capable of holding her breath for many hours, and soon enough she gained the mentality of both a survivor and the beast. To fight with tact and grace, yet be as ferocious as a ravenous monster.

Slug could not be anymore elated at the Equestrian's potential. He had tested her mettle, sending her to death worlds that no one wanted, and yet she destroyed the odds of survival. Not just staying alive, but thriving, becoming so strong in such a short time that it began to worry him.

His age is starting catch up with him. In their last match, her penultimate test, she nearly defeated him... A Super Namek, almost bested by a mere child... It would drive him insane with rage were it not balanced out by his sheer joy to have someone like this at his side. Therefore, on the last planet they trained on; Vampa, he speaks to her as he gestures out to the land.

Craters of grass that in truth were great beasts, luring in giant arachnids with projectile tongues, and a blistering sun radiating the planet with such heat that the entire planet is a desert. Foul mosquitos the size of grown men war in an animalistic battle for territory with the spiders in fields toxic geysers spewing acidic fumes at such a heat it melts away any creature caught in its path.

Slug chuckles watching it all and taking in the figurative darkness of this place.

"Luna. Look and behold. I've taken you to the most remote corners of this galaxy. This planet is the most dangerous environment to exist naturally. It is so inhospitable, not even Frieza wants anything to do with it, making it the perfect blind spot for just us."

Luna looks around confused.

"I thought it didn't matter if Frieza found us or not, sir...?"

"It doesn't. Because I was training you up for this. Are you ready to learn magic, real magic?"

Luna's eyes widen at that. Not even Nail nor Guru would actually teach her spells. In truth, she only knew the very basic fundamentals, from using blasts to telekinesis and even defensive barriers with her horn. However, Slug shows her the power of lethal curses, transmutation, hypnotism, and even spells unique to Namekians...

Vampa may be the most terrible planet in the North Galaxy, especially for when monsters attacked. The spider creatures were easy enough to deal with, and the others remained to themselves, allowing Slug and Luna full focus on their lessons.

She learned how to release the same burning energy as he did, to fire penetrating beams from her eyes, and most importantly a plethora of forbidden Namekian spells. Dark knowledge meant for the darkest of hearts. When Luna found learning these spells easy, it made her uneasy, but seeing that it allowed Slug to lower his guard around her gives her resolve.

Her cause is just and her intent pure to slay or rehabilitate all evil in the universe.

In time, Luna's power has risen exponentially, far beyond any of his original soldiers. His commanders, lieutenants, none in his army but himself is even close to her now. With this in mind, he has honed his weapon to a fine point, and finally finds it is time to use this weapon. He summons her to his throne room, smiling as she appears before him in but a few seconds, a gust of wind flowing around the area from her speed, quickly she kneels before him.

"You called for me, Lord Slug?"

The elder nods as he takes a handful of pills from the bowl resting on his armrest.

"Yes... You see, we were supposed to join forces with the Crusher Corps. I'm sure you know of, Turles?"

Luna shakes her head remaining silent. Slug holds a hand out, gesturing for his scientists to display an image onto a large screen, a wanted picture of a Saiyan in dark grey Frieza armor smirks at them.

"His is a power that is exceptional, but what truly interests me is his use of a mystical item he's obtained somehow, the Tree of Might."

Her eyes widen as she recalls one of her old visions during her journey in the Realm of Dreams. She speaks up then.

"This tree kills planets, does it not?"

Slug grins nodding.

"Indeed, and produces fruits made of the planet's life force, granting those who eat upon it unfathomable power. I've tried diplomacy, but he wants a fight, so I'll send you to take both his head and the seeds of that tree."

Luna stares at Turles with a bead of sweat starting to form. His power is high, but just below her own, she'll need to work fast. As she stands, Slug stops her with a final word.

"One last thing. Frieza is sending his own men after him. If they get in the way, eliminate them. If you can't do this task you're of no use to me and better off dead then coming back."

Luna nods confidently. This is it. This is her chance to leave this green bastard behind. She learned what she could from him. She doesn't need to be here any longer. She goes out of her way to find Paragus and Broly, greeting them both.

"I'll be back, and when I am, that's when we announce independence."

Paragus scoffs.

"You mean overthrow Slug? You've grown, girl. However, his power still exceeds your own."

Luna's eyes glint with a dark glimmer.

"Not for long... Besides. I won't be doing it alone. Hopefully, things will go exactly as I planned."

She glances to Broly, who nods at her, the silent plan between them unknown to Paragus.

She has been in constant contact with the restrained Saiyan during her training, telepathic communicating to him her goals, and though he rarely responds his silent nature was not of the shackles on his body. It was of interest, listening to her plight and suffering, as he would seemingly wander in the eyes of Paragus and Slugs minions; Broly studied star charts and information on the happenings of the galaxy for her.

Whatever he learned, she would know too, this included all that Slug didn't tell her about Turles. How he rebelled from Frieza's Army and left just before the destruction of Planet Vegeta, how he managed to recruit some of the most vile criminals on the run across the cosmos, only to sacrifice them in a breakout of the Galactic Prison where he would find far more powerful friends, establishing himself as their leader.

That as of this moment he's on a similar standing with Slug. Although he's no space tyrant, he has destroyed tens of worlds in his crusade, and now seeks a verdant planet full of life to use to sacrifice unto the Tree of Might. A planet he's landed upon just a few hours ago.

Luna and Broly only exchange a mere glance, a silent question with a silent answer, before Broly finally speaks up.

"Don't die."

Luna smiles before making her way to her ship.

Luna approaches the planet Turles last was seen. Communications with the spies on planet had gone dark for some time, and she could see why before entering the orbit. Even from her ship just a few light years away, a giant tree pokes out past the atmosphere, casting a shadow over said clouds with its branches.

"That has to be it... It's... Far bigger than I imagined."

She relays what she's seeing to Broly, who sits in his personal chambers, trying his best to quell the unending energy surging in his body.

"A tree that big needs a lot of energy to grow... Do you think eating the fruit from it will give you the edge you need? I could kill Slug all on my own."

"No, Broly. It has to be me. I need to show the galaxy that I'm not some hapless girl. I need to show them there is hope among the countless evil in the stars. If I hide behind you to take care of everything, you'll be seen as a monster, and I a weak girl with a leash. I'll not treat you as your father does."

Broly says nothing, yet she can feel his emotions rather easily now, even past the relentless violent rage he's constantly in. She can feel his gratitude and even growing respect for her. It's the few things keeping her going...

As she enters the atmosphere and lands, Luna focuses her senses to find any living creatures or people nearby, as the majority of the planet looked lifeless. Piles of debris and toppled buildings scattered across large craters and flattened wastelands. That, and the roots burrowing through the soil, only visible through the canyon sized cracks in the ground.

"They either killed everyone or the tree did..."

She frowns mournfully for a moment before flying off towards the Tree of Might. Soon she feels the malicious aura of several figures. Many grouped up by the base of the tree, yet one stood far away, and soon she as she draws near she finds a strange scene. A group of pirates, all members of Turles' Crusher Corps, snicker and jeer a young boy just a few years older than herself.

He has long spiky black hair that stops just above the ground, Frieza Force armor with a fur belt tied around the waist, all topped off with a smug grin as he folds his arms. Luna stops short out of their sight to eavesdrop behind a large root. The young boy speaks up.

"My name, is Raditz. I've been sent by Lord Frieza to take you losers out. Prepare to face the might of the Saiyan Race!"

The henchmen all began to laugh hard now much to the ire of Raditz.

"What's so funny?! You dare mock me?!"

Another voice finally speaks out from high above. Floating down slowly is Turles. The Saiyan Pirate sneers at Raditz with sheer malice.

"That you think you'll leave here alive. I bet Frieza sent you here with misinformation. A poor monkey boy sent on a suicide mission."

Raditz looks up at him, the device known as a scouter; an eye accessory attached to the left ear with a glass lens displaying information in front of the left eye, alerts him to Turles power. The older Saiyan notices the growing fear on the boy's face.

"Noticing the power gap between us?"

"... Yes... I've noticed that we're only two-thousand apart... Meaning these weaklings below you are nothing!"

Raditz shouts as a burst of power explodes from his body. In an instant, Raditz fires two violet blasts from both hands, a vein on his head as the Crusher Corps all frozen in surprise were caught by Raditz's strength! Turles, standing between them, merely moves to stand between the beams. His minions watch in absolute terror.

"CA-CAPTAIN!?"

"If a child can kill you then you're of no use to me."

That's all Turles says as he gleefully watches their skeletons flash in a bright light, with a dust being all that is left. He snickers standing to face Raditz again.

"You're a real rookie at this aren't you? You may have killed them all in one impressive move, but how much of that spunk of yours is left after such a ferocious little tantrum?"

Raditz pants heavily. He called those men weaklings, yet he knew if he didn't put everything he had into that attack then they would've survived, but he had hoped to take Turles with them. He enters a fighting stance with a snarl.

"Enough to finish you off, old man!"

Turles allows Raditz to glide right over to him trying to punch his head off. He blocks, and parries, and even dodges the oncoming attacks with relative ease. Every now and again he looks up to a specific branch of the Tree. The planet he chose had everything the Tree of Might needed, but the process of actually producing Fruit here is far slower than he would like, but he could see it. A singular fruit growing and soon to be ripe. Just a few minutes longer before ultimate power...

A good thing Raditz is here to distract him from his boredom for the time being. Who knows? The kid isn't half bad in his eyes, and proved to be more powerful than his lackeys, so he might recruit and raise him as his own son? Probably not.

However, unlike his now departed comrades, he kept his scouter from the days of serving Frieza. A scouter that assures him that while Raditz is nothing to worry about, another power however is, and this high battle power is headed right for his fruit.

"What-?!"

With a bone crunching backhand, he sends Raditz into a root, his head snapping to his prize in time to see Luna floating up above. He hisses and jettisoned towards her.

Luna scoffs at being found. She's certain she hid her power best she could, but Turles comes at her almost in a frenzy, and so she raises her power to meet his fist with her own. A thunderous clap sounds as they struggle to push each other back. Turles sneers upon realizing who this interloper is.

"A unicorn...?! How poetic... It was a unicorn that took my tail! I'll happily rip that horn right out of your skull!"

"That would be most unwise."

They both pull back before Turles puts on a viscous offensive. Luna however, proves to be as capable of defending herself as he is attacking her. Every punch that dodged is traded with sharp jab in return. Every knee and kick blocked is returned with a an elbow or met with a mirroring kick. Soon he notices that they attack at the same time.

"A-Are you mocking me?!"

"No."

Her hand opens to catch one fist, then another, holding him there.

"It's a distraction."

Turles raises a brow before he coughs out a wheeze from an abrupt surge of intense pain in his spine. Raditz, gathering all his energy, headbutts the older Saiyan in is back after flying from the ground at ludicrous speeds.

From the initial start of their exchange, Luna had contacted Raditz through telepathy. The young Saiyan shocked to see an Equestrian in the first place.

"Your name is Raditz, right? I was watching you from afar and I have a plan."

"I-I don't work with ponies!"

"Don't speak out loud. Your scouter will pick up whatever you say, remember? Besides, I need your help to defeat Turles, and it can work only if we keep him away from that fruit up above!"

Raditz looks up at and barely sees the fruit as it begins to grow soft looking spikes. He sticks his tongue out at it in disgust.

"Ugh, why would anyone want to eat a spiked ball?"

"That ball contains the power to elevate one's power level to exceptional heights. If he manages to get it and eat it, we'll both die."

He raises a hand readying a beam.

"Then I'll just blow it up."

"I have a better idea. You eat it."

"What?! Why would you let me eat it?! You're a weak pony! I am a Saiyan Warrior!"

Raditz snarled until he looks just below the fruit and stands in awe. Luna, not just fighting off Turles, but clearly in his head. Though they're equal in strength and speed, she has undergone perils not even he could hope to endure, dangers and hopeless situations she has survived thanks to her fast thinking and foresight. This very foresight that has been heightened to such a degree that she can predict Turles every move with high accuracy. For just a split moment she glares down at him.

"I'm stronger than you. Isn't that pathetic? That a mere unicorn like myself can show you up? A powerful Saiyan hopeless and weak that he needs to be rescued by a 'pony'? A female one at that."

Raditz's face is beet red with frustration. Almost out of spite, he considers destroying the fruit regardless, but he's different from the rest of his kind. Any other Saiyan would've done that, or even help Turles in executing Luna, but Raditz had foresight of his own... And an investment to getting stronger. He lowers his hand gritting his teeth.

"When should I make a break for it...!?"

"Wait for when his back is exposed. When I give the signal, you hit him hard as you can with whatever you can think of, so long as you can get up to me before he recovers."

"If this is a trick or some way to kill two Saiyans at once... I'll make you regret this!"

Raditz waits until he sees it. Luna has him a hold and he's too engrossed in trying to kill her to notice him. He knows now to make his move...

"G-Gaugh!"

Turles coughs up a small amount of blood as he arches back. Luna, seeing her opening to finish the fight, starting with a her hands behind her. She fires energy out, and like a rocket, launches herself forward and stabbing Turles in the shoulder with her horn. She aimed for his chest, but he had attempted to dodge in futility, anything to delay what would come next. Luna has made her mark regardless with the tip of her horn poking into the other end of his armor, she charges both ki and magic into her horn, and releases a mystical explosion with as much power as she can muster.

Turles eyes go milk white from the shock and pain as he falls from the sky, almost half of his torso practically disintegrated with visceral ashes and embers floating off the charred wound, he falls flat on the ground fading away.

"D-Done in by two brats...?! A-A Saiyan and Equestrian working together...?! I-It... Can't...! End like this...!"

Raditz holds his head yet smiles passed the self-inflicted headache.

"That was AWESOME! Y-You practically blew him to smithereens! I thought you ponies were all weak but you're stronger than-!"

He stops then with a grimace and folds his arms at her.

"Stronger than I thought. You may have had a higher power level before that attack but right now we're pretty equal! Don't try anything stupid."

Luna just looks at him and uses her empathetic powers. Her eyes glow a bright blue, setting Raditz off as he enters his stance, fear in his voice as he barks out.

"W-What did I just say, blueberry!?"

"I'm not attacking you. I'm studying you..."

She frowns as she sees just how far his fear grips his heart. He's been looked down on from his peers, his own kind as a weak coward who fears for his life, a natural reaction to dangers for all living things. She then sees a small glimmer in a tiny light within his mind. It's a long shot, but she's gotten used to dealing with bad odds, and having one more ally can't hurt her as she is now. She smiles at him, catching Raditz off-guard, who remains ready for a fight even as Luna's eyes return to normal.

"Well...?"

"I'm not going to fight you. Go on. Eat the fruit."

"How do I know it isn't poisonous?!"

"Then I'll eat it."

She floats up and picks the now ripe Fruit of Might. She claps down on it with a mutter and has it cut in half. She then tosses one half to Raditz.

"If I die, you'll not have to worry about me, but if I live then you'll know I'm right."

"... N-Ngh..."

He glares down at the fruit. It'd be a dream come true to just suddenly grow stronger. However, he's grown up to hate Equestrians and never trust them, but he always thought that to be so... Weird. How could a race known for being generous, kind, honest and truthful not be trusted? If anything it is the Saiyans that have wronged him time and time again. Being berated, bullied, beaten and abused for just being himself.

The more he thinks about it, the more his anxiety wanes, the less aggressive he becomes, and eventually he relents. Luna is the first Equestrian he's even seen and she's done nothing but help him. A complete stranger and natural enemy to her species.

Luna is surprised to see Raditz go to eat his half first. That is until both their attention is taken by an orb of light floating up from below. Luna doesn't seem to mind it's eerie brilliance until she sees Raditz react oddly.

His eyes widen and go bloodshot, the veins in his eyes growing until the entire eyeball becomes a solid crimson. His body convulses and pulsates as it begins to grow, muscles swelling and limbs extending, as well as his face as his mouth grows into a muzzle. Hair turns to fur which grows all over his body. In a matter of minutes, Raditz's small size grows into a towering ape, and let's out an ear-splitting roar. Luna covers her ears holding her head down.

"H-How-!? T-There isn't a full-moon out! Why did he turn into a Great Ape!?"

She sees below on the ground, the dying Turles laughing at them both.

"A fake moon, just for you two... A last gift from me... So you two can tear each other apart...!"

With his last breath, he passes with a curse before his body is flattened by Raditz's enlarged boot. Luna is sent flying by a massive swing of the arms. As she slams into the trunk of the tree, her life flashes before her eyes, never before having been struck so hard before. Not Nail and his strict sparring, not any monster on Vampa, not even Slug at his cruelest moments in teaching her could compare. This too is a wake up call to the dangers she faces, the strength of Saiyans, and just how terrifying they truly are.

If Raditz nearly killed her in one swing as a Great Ape, a boy who by all accounts is a weakling to her, then just how powerful a Saiyan as a Super Saiyan. How frightening is Broly's power truly?

This fascinates her, drives her to survive to find the answer, to overcome yet another overwhelming odd. Shr narrowly dodges another swing from Raditz as he goes to punch the tree, intent on turning her into paste. She musters the power she has and flies right up to his nose.

"Lets see just how intelligent you are in this form..."

She bounces right off as Raditz slaps himself in the face with a roar. She follows up by going back into, concentrating her power into her foot as she kicks him in the jaw. The head of the beast turns with a grunt. She then swerves in the air to get behind him and slam into his kidney with both knees. The giant monster cries out in pain as it stumbles forward.

"I can still beat him, even like this...! I just have to be-"

She's pummeled by the tail coming at her in unparalleled speeds. As she's sent flying, Raditz grabs hold of her, a crushing grip that grows tighter and tighter, his mouth open as he goes to bite her upper body right off. Desperate to free herself, she fires an intense magical blast from her horn, knocking her own head back from the force, the bolt streaks through the air striking Raditz's uvula. He recoils and gags as the bolt explodes in his mouth and down his throat, forcing him to release her as he stumbles back coughing, down on a knee as blue smoke hollow out of his maw and nostrils.

Luna sits up using her arms, but her legs are heavily fractured, the pain borderline unbearable as she shrieks in agony trying to move.

"D-Dammit...! Not! Not like this! Not...!"

Her eyes widen in pure terror as she watches Raditz open his mouth with a bright light emanating from within. A blast of that size and power would ensure nothing of her remained.

Had this been the same girl that lived on Namek fresh, she would have beem frozen in fear and died on this day, but not now. Not after suffering at the hands of Slug. Not after knowing that the entire galaxy would be plagued by unending evil after this. She will not die here.

Her eyes brighten, her fist tighten, horn glows before the energy surrounding her becomes black as night. Her horn curves and grows sharper, the canines in her mouth turn to full on fangs, and unbeknownst to herself wings momentarily spring from back. She screams in a fit of indignant rage as the beam comes out at her.

"YOU WILL NOT!"

She deflects the entire blast skyward and sets the branches of the tree ablaze with her horn alone. The pain in her legs vanish allowing her to stand, she glares at the Great Ape, a hand outstretched as newfound knowledge and power course through her. Raditz snarls and starts to charge at her, before stopping dead in his tracks, feeling absolutely numb and weak. His form shrinks in size, fur recede back into his body as he regains his human form, his red eyes now back to normal as he stands in his now outstretched armor.

Luna had sucked out what is known as blutz wave, a unique energy in moons of the universe that only Saiyans can use, it is the trigger to their transformation and can only be found during full-moon phases. That energy, noe condensed into a ball above her hand, soon fades away as she too returns to normal.

"... I did it... I just have to find a Fruit of Might... I lost mine during the fight... But I can recover if I just eat it..."

She stumbles ahead but hears a loud crack up above. A series of large flaming branches fall from the Tree of Might threatening to finish her off. The weight alone wouldn't kill her, but the fire and smoke would, thanks to her weakened state as she can hardly stand on her own. This was it.

Raditz watched as everything came down in slow motion in his eyes. It'd be easy to let this girl die. She's dangerous, able to revert a Saiyan from their most powerful form, and far too enigmatic for his liking. In his off-hand, somehow, his half of the Fruit of Might was spared his Great Ape's wrath. He had his hand clenched tightly during the entire transformation.

He could just turn away and leave with his prize. Who knows? This fruit could make him stronger than Nappa, or even Prince Vegeta, making him the strongest Saiyan alive...! Raditz, knowing no more time is left, bites into the Fruit of Might and makes his decision.

"Double Sunday!"

Two magenta beams blast the flaming branches away and Luna is pulled along by her hand. Raditz takes to the air flying away with her.

"What are you standing around for?! This whole tree is coming down! We'll have to take my ship to get out of here!"

"Y-You're saving me...?"

"Shut your mouth or else I'll leave you behind!"

He couldn't believe himself. Risking his life for another didn't feel right, and yet leaving her behind felt even worse, his gut feeling simply led to this and now he's already regretting it.

Or he would be had he not been overwhelmed with an immense rise in power within his chest. He feels in fire, yet instead of pain he feels exuberance, and it shows in his speed as he makes it to his ship in but seconds. A perfect sphere with a single door and window that opens up like a hatch.

"It's a tight fit but we should be able to fit into the pod!"

He turns to her but she's disoriented with her blue hair now frizzled and eyes crossed from his flying speed. She stumbles inside with him as she starts to compose herself.

"W-Where are we going...?"

"I lost my scouter after my transformation... But I have to report to Lord Frieza. We're going to his flagship."