3rd Person
Ginyu and Jeice blocked the Saiyan's way, as Vegeta expected.
"Hold it! I can't let you interrupt Lord Frieza while he is doing important business." Ginyu told them. He then turned on his scouter and looked at Goku. "This is the guy who took out Recoome and Burter? He has a power level of 5,000."
"I know, it's crazy!" Jeice said.
"Idiot! He's probably hiding his real power. Never rely on your scouter! That's a rookie mistake! By my own estimates, his power level should be around maybe 65,000, with his allies around the same."
"6-65,000!?"
"Hehehe... this is interesting. This could prove to be a fun challenge." Ginyu said with excitement. He and Jeice readied themselves for the fight, while Goku, Raditz, and Nappa did the same. However, right before the fight, Vegeta flew off.
"Good luck, Kakarot!"
"Vegeta!" Goku shouted as the prince sped off.
"Damn him! I'll make him pay!" Nappa screamed, flying off to follow the prince.
"No Nappa wait!" Raditz called out, but he was already gone. The 2 remaining Saiyans couldn't even go after them as Ginyu and Jeice charged at them. Goku and Raditz didn't have a choice but to fight them. They continued to fight Goku with Ginyu and Jeice with Raditz. Goku was an even match for Ginyu when he wasn't using the Kaioken, and Raditz was winning against Jeice. Before Raditz could finish Jeice off, he noticed that his brother had begun to show off just how great his power was for Ginyu. Ginyu almost couldn't believe what he was seeing. Goku's power level was over 100,000! Ginyu began to laugh as he realized how strong Goku was. Ginyu then did something Goku and Raditz weren't expecting. He plunged his hand into his own chest, inflicting a major wound on his body. "Wh-What are you doing!?" Raditz shouted.
"O-Oh, nothing much. I just really like that Saiyan's body. So I'll be taking it for myself!" Ginyu said as he spread out his arms. "CHANGE NOW!" A yellow beam fired out from Ginyu and hit Goku.
"Brother!?" Raditz rushed to his brother's side, only to be punched in the gut. "Wh-Wha-?"
"Sorry, but I'm not your brother. Your brother is now inside my old body!" Captain Ginyu, who was in Goku's body, said as he kicked Raditz down into the water below them. Goku, who was now in Ginyu's damaged body, looked at the body he was now in.
"I-I see... that's why you damaged...your own body." Goku said, now feeling the pain of his new body.
"That's right. With your body, I'm now even stronger than I once was! Jeice!"
"Here's your scouter Captain!" Jeice said, handing Ginyu back his scouter.
"Now then, let's go find these Saiyan's little friends and deal with them accordingly." Ginyu and Jeice flew off towards Frieza's ship, where the others were. Goku knew he had to do something, but with how this body was, he could barely move. He was about to fall when Raditz came out of the water and grabbed Goku.
"Take it easy brother. That body is too damaged. I'll help you." Goku nodded as he let Raditz fly him in the direction of the others. At Frieza's ship, Vegeta had managed to lose Nappa and arrived before Krillin and the others could. He then proceeded to kill the rest of the Frieza Force members that were on the ship. Once he was done, he put on new armor before he hid and waited for Krillin and the others to arrive so that they could find the Dragon Balls and summon the dragon. Once that happened, he would come out and get his wish before killing them. Krillin and the others sooned arrived at the ship, the Dragon Radar in their hands. Nappa was also with them, having told them about what Vegeta did and what he was probably planning. Because of that, they were hesitant to find the Dragon Balls, but they didn't have time to waste. They had to risk it. Vegeta couldn't take them all out. Using the radar, they found the balls buried near the ship. They gathered them together and readied them to summon Shenron.
"Come forth, Shenron, and grant our wishes!" Krillin shouted the phrase that they used on Earth to summon the dragon, but nothing happened. "Huh?"
"M-Maybe the phrase is different here?" Gohan suggested.
"Maybe it's in Namekian, since that's the native language?" Nappa suggested.
"That would make sense, but then we can't use the Dragon Balls here!" Chiaotzu exclaimed. At that moment, Jeice and the one in Goku's body landed in front of them.
"Woah! How'd you find the Dragon Balls?" Ginyu asked them.
"Huh? What are you talking about Goku? We used the Dragon Radar, obviously." Krillin said. "Are you ok? You seem a bit...different. And that Jeice guy is with you. Did you manage to make him a good guy too?"
"Stay back, pipsqueak!" Nappa said, getting in front of the group.
"H-He's not my dad!" Gohan shouted.
"How observant! I'm surprised you noticed so soon. Yes! I am Captain Ginyu! This body is now mine!"
"The rumors were true... Ginyu can swap bodies with his opponents." Nappa said with a grimace.
"Wait! Over there!" Krillin shouted, pointing to Raditz and Goku in Ginyu's body.
"If that Ginyu guy is in Goku's body, then is that...?" Chiaotzu began to say.
"Yes. This is Kakarot. That one is an impostor!" Raditz told them.
"He's...right. That's not... me. So don't hold back. Give him everything... you've got!" Goku told them.
"Then allow me to join in the fun." Vegeta revealed himself, having heard everything.
"Hahaha! With this body, you all are history!" Ginyu yelled. Unfortunately for Ginyu, he didn't understand how to use Goku's body to the fullest, so he was unable to even harm any of his opponents. Vegeta then easily killed Jeice, having gotten stronger from surviving his battle with Recoome. Ginyu was on the ground in pain. He couldn't lose here. Vegeta was right above him. Now was his chance. "You're body's mine! CHANGE NOW!" He cried out. The beam fired from him, and Goku quickly moved in front of it, taking the hit for Vegeta and getting his body back.
"G-Good. Made it in time..." Goku said, his body now heavily damaged.
"D-Damn it!" Ginyu said as he was now in his dying body. He looked up at Vegeta. He could still get Vegeta's body. He yelled once again and fired his body swap attack, but Goku once again intercepted it by throwing a frog in the beam's way. Ginyu was now in the body of a Namekian frog, and he couldn't do anything to hurt anyone anymore, as he couldn't speak or do any type of attack while in this body. With the fight being over, the group quickly got Goku inside the ship and put him in a healing pod. With this, Goku should recover from his injuries, but it will take a while. Vegeta then gave Krillin, Gohan, and Chiaotzu some armor so that they would have some defense if and when they fought Frieza, as Vegeta realized that it was inevitable since he would want to kill them as soon as he discovers they had used the Dragon Balls.
Hopefully, they wouldn't have to fight Frieza and Cooler, as Cooler wasn't one to fight his brother's battles for him, and Vegeta had heard Cooler express his distaste for the Dragon Balls over the scouters, so he shouldn't have any quarrel with them unlike Frieza. Cooler helping his brother just out of some sense of brotherly love was very unlikely, as the two hated each other on a deep mutual level. Once the three were in their armor, the group discussed what they should do next. Since they didn't know how to use the Dragon Balls, Krillin and Chiaotzu were tasked with getting to Guru's to figure out how it's done, while Gohan, Raditz, and Nappa stayed to guard the Dragon Balls. As for Vegeta, he told them he was going to rest before the upcoming fight, which they didn't argue with. Krillin and Chiaotzu then flew off to Guru's, hoping that nothing bad would happen.
As the fight with Ginyu was happening, Frieza and Cooler made their way to the elder's place. A small Namekian child, Dende, flew past him, but Frieza decided to let the child go, as he didn't want to waste time or energy getting rid of trash. Cooler scoffed at his brother once again. It was just like when he killed the Saiyans. If he was going to let a Namekian live, but it comes back to bite him later, that would be his fault. They arrived at the elder's place and landed, being greeted by Nail. Frieza ordered Nail to tell him how to use the Dragon Balls, to which Nail refused and told Frieza that if Guru died the Dragon Balls would disappear. Frieza nodded in understanding, saying that he would do the elder Namekian no harm, but that didn't mean Nail was safe. Nail said that he would fight Frieza, with Cooler being told by Frieza to stay out of it despite Cooler wanting to see how much fun the Namekian could provide him. But before they could fight, they had to go somewhere else for Guru's safety and health. Frieza agreed and the two followed Nail to a further location. Little did the homicidal galactic tyrants know, but Nail was only doing this to distract Frieza and Cooler to buy Dende and the Earthlings time. He led Frieza and Cooler as far away as he could before fighting Frieza, a fight he knew he would lose.
Dende had his own mission. Guru had unlocked his potential, giving him healing powers, and told the little Namekian to go to the Earthlings and help them use the Dragon Balls before he died. He flew as fast as he could, running into Krillin and Chiaotzu along the way. He told them why he was there and the three of them flew back to the ship. They landed in front of Gohan and the other two Saiyans and told them why Dende was there. They then quickly made a plan. If they were fast enough, they could make their wishes without having to worry about Vegeta as a threat, as he was still sleeping. The group grabbed the Dragon Balls and hurried to a far enough location. After getting far enough, Dende informed the group that to summon the dragon, who was called Porunga on Namek, they had to speak Namekian. "I knew it!" Nappa said when they were told. Dende spoke in the native tongue and the Dragon Balls glowed and a beam shot out of them, forming the massive and bulky Dragon Porunga.
"You who have gathered all seven Dragon Balls, now, state your wishes." Porunga said. "I shall grant you any 3 wishes that are within my power."
"Wh-Whoa! The Namekian Dragon is one generous dragon!" Krillin exclaimed.
"He's much larger than Shenron is." Chiaotzu commented.
"He looks like he could bench press an entire mountain..." Nappa said in awe.
"Hurry, tell me your wishes before Vegeta or Frieza get here!" Dende told them.
"R-Right. First, ask him to bring back everyone on Earth who was killed by the Saiyans!" Krillin told Dende. Dende relayed the wish to the dragon in Namekian.
Orion Perspective
"So they're about to make their wishes, huh?" I asked King Kai, who was watching it unfold. They had just defeated the Ginyu Force and Cooler's men, much to our relief. I still couldn't believe Raditz and Nappa were strong enough to overpower Salza and the others. Even with how strong I had gotten to fight the Saiyans on Earth, those three were still leagues above me. Serves them right. If I was still alive and had gotten as strong as I am now, I would have beaten them myself. I didn't really like the fact that they were killed though. They could have been given another chance. But what's done is done. Raditz and Nappa were probably left with no choice. Salza, Dore, and Neir were their enemies. I can't blame them for killing them. That doesn't change the fact that I wish I could have done something though.
"That's correct. The Namekian child Dende is helping them. They should be getting their wishes granted any minute now."
"Alright! We've finished training as hard as we can and now we're finally going to go back to the land of the living!" Yamcha said happily.
"This has been an interesting experience." Tien said.
"Well, you should get comfortable. I don't think we'll be going home immediately." I told them, continuing my meditation. I had finished my physical training and was doing my mental ki training for the day. Piccolo was beside me, as we both enjoyed meditating. It was a chance to wind down after training with the Kaioken, improve my already incredible ki control, and theory craft new moves or improvements to my skills.
"What do you mean?" Yamcha asked me.
"The earth's Dragon Balls have rules and certain wishes that can't be made, right? I bet the Namekian Dragon Balls are the same. If the Earth's Dragon Balls can't bring back a person who has already been brought back to life, then maybe the Namekian Dragon Balls can only bring 1 person back at a time."
"What!? Is that true!?"
"How would I know?" I told them. "I'm just saying don't expect it to go as they've planned. I've got a bad feeling about this."
"Well, if they can only revive 1 person at a time, we should have Piccolo be first, that way Kami comes back as well and Earth's Dragon Balls are restored." Tien said. "The rest of us haven't been brought back before, so those Dragon Balls can easily bring us back." Yamcha and I nodded. Piccolo seemed a bit surprised that we would let him be brought back first, but he didn't say anything. Just as we finished that discussion, we then noticed something.
"Hey guys, where are your halos?" Yamcha asked us. My eyes shot open at that comment.
"You're missing yours as well." Tien said.
"Wait! We're all missing halos!?" I asked. I looked above me. I didn't have one either. None of us did. "Does this mean that...?"
"Congratulations! You all were brought back to life!" King Kai said happily.
"What!?" I shouted. How!? I thought the Namekian Dragon Balls couldn't do that until after Guru passed away and the new Grand Elder strengthened them. That's why only Piccolo was brought back in the story. How did it change? Well, I'm not going to complain. This makes things a lot easier and could help out in the long run.
"This is great! I guess Orion's hutch was wrong!" Yamcha said.
"Kami is alive now too. We can probably get back to Earth since he's alive." Tien said.
"Hold on a second." Piccolo interrupted. He then turned to King Kai. "Let me talk to Gohan."
"A-Alright. Just place your hand on my back." Piccolo thanked King Kai and did as he was told before he began talking to Gohan.
"Gohan! Can you hear me? It's Piccolo!"
"Mister Piccolo!? Are you and the others alive now?" Gohan asked.
"Yes we are. I have a request for you now that I'm alive. I know what's going on there. For your second wish, make the dragon send me to Namek! I want to make that wretched Frieza and Cooler suffer slowly for slaughtering my people! I'm a lot stronger now thanks to the training I've done. I know I can beat them!" Piccolo said confidently.
"Now hold on a minute!" I interrupted Piccolo. "You're not the only one with a grudge against those bastards! Frieza killed all of the Saiyans, my entire race as well, along with my parents and my planet! And I was forced to work under Cooler for most of my life, enslaving entire planets of people and being forced to watch so many people die in front of me. I have that exact same want for vengeance. If you're going, then send me to Namek as well! I'm also much stronger than I was before!"
"If you two are going, count me in!" Yamcha said enthusiastically. Tien nodded with a smile.
"It looks like we're all in agreement then. We'll all go to Namek and fight Frieza and Cooler together so that Piccolo and Orion can properly get revenge." Tien said.
"You guys..." I said turning to them. "Thank you!"
"Hmph, whatever. Just don't get in my way." Piccolo said, hiding a small smile. "You hear that Gohan? We all want to go to Namek to help you fight Frieza!"
"Okay, Mister Piccolo!" Gohan responded.
"Good! Do whatever you want for the third wish!" Piccolo told them.
"Just don't give Vegeta immortality! Trust me when I say you won't need it!" I told them.
"Got it!" Gohan said.
"You hear that, Dende? For our second wish, bring all of our friends who are on King Kai's planet, Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien, and Orion here to Namek." Krillin told Dende. Dende nodded and relayed the wish to Porunga.
"Consider it done. I shall grant your second wish." Porunga's eyes glowed again as the wish was granted. At that moment, the 4 of us warped and were now on Namek. We looked around in awe as we looked out at the greenish blue fields filled with trees that looked as if they were from the Lorax.
"So this is Namek." Piccolo said while looking around. "Not sure why, but there's something...familiar about it..."
"Well when you and Kami were one person, you lived here, so parts of those memories must still be in you. Your heart must be feeling like your home." I said. Piccolo just scoffed at that.
"That was cheesy, even for you."
"Hey, I try."
"So...where are we?" Yamcha asked.
"Yeah, where's Gohan and the others?" Tien added.
"Well, they didn't specify where we should be brought on Namek." I told them.
"We'll just have to fly over to them." Piccolo said. "I'm sensing massive energies in the distance...! It must be that monster Frieza and Cooler!"
"There's another one farther away. I'm willing to bet that's Cooler. It feels like him." I said with a grimace. "God, I hope we don't have to fight both of those tyrants at the same time."
"Around the energy that is most likely Frieza, there are 5 other large energies. That must be our friends." Tien said.
"Then what are we waiting for! Let's get a move on!" Yamcha said flying off with us following him.
3rd Person
Back with Frieza, who had finished brutalizing Nail, things weren't very peachy. Frieza was at first enjoying playing with the little Namekian warrior, but that changed when Nail told him that this was just to waste Frieza's time. Nail told Frieza how the Namekian child he passed on his way here was actually making his way to the Earthlings so they could get their wishes granted. Frieza, for the first time in his life, was tricked and was now fuming with anger. He flew off as fast as he could back to his ship. "This is your own fault for letting the Namekian child get away." Cooler lectured his brother.
"Shut it, you damn fool! Now is not the time for a lecture!" Frieza shouted as he rapidly clicked his scouter's buttons. "Damn it! Why aren't the Ginyus or your lackeys responding to me!?" Frieza yelled when he tried contacting them. Then it hit him. "Oh... they're dead." There was a brief pause before Frieza began yelling again. "WHY ARE THEY DEAD!?"
"Those damn idiots must have underestimated their opponents. This is why I would have put the Saiyan in charge if he were still alive. At least he knows how to judge his opponent's strength. I would have thought the Captain could do the same." Cooler sighed. At that moment, the sky began to turn dark.
"No... NO! This can't be happening!" Frieza began to panic as he and Cooler flew faster to get to Frieza's ship.
At the ship, Frieza's and Cooler's approach had woken Vegeta up from his nap. He rushed to get out of the ship to face Frieza, but then he stopped as he looked out a window. "Wow, how long was I asleep for? It's already night...For the first time since I got here... On a planet with 3 suns..." It took Vegeta a second before it clicked. "OH THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS!" Now he knew why Frieza and Cooler were approaching at such alarming speeds. He had to hurry, or else he would lose the chance to get his wish and Frieza would kill them all. "Damn those twerps! If I don't become immortal we're all done for!" Vegeta got out of the ship and quickly flew towards the group. They better not have used all of those wishes or he'll kill them himself.
"Your second wish has been granted. Now, state your final wish." Porunga told the group.
"Wait, he granted our wish? Then where is everyone?" Chiaotzu asked.
"Yeah, shouldn't Orion, Piccolo, and the others be here now?" Raditz asked.
"Wait, you wanted them to be brought here? You never specified where they should be brought." Dende told them.
"Oh no! Now what're we going to do?" Gohan said. Just then, they felt someone land. They turned around and saw a very pissed off Vegeta.
"HI! WHAT'S UP GUYS?!" Vegeta yelled angrily.
"Oh crap baskets..." Gohan said.
"Oh, you say that too? That's one of Orion's favorite phrases." Raditz said, trying his best to lighten the now serious atmosphere.
"SO WHAT'RE YOU DOING!?" Vegeta yelled.
"What am I doing?" Gohan asked.
"WHAT'RE YOU DOING!?"
"Nothing much..."
"THWARTING MY PLAN!?
"Thwarting your plans?"
"ARE YOU!?"
"...Yes."
"...I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!" Vegeta yelled. "How can you be so stupid!? Frieza and Cooler can't be defeated unless I'm immortal!"
"W-Wait! Orion said that there's another way to beat them!" Chiaotzu said.
"Orion? You mean you've brought him back and he thinks he can beat Frieza, let alone Cooler!? Don't make me laugh! Immortality is the only way to beat those monsters! So hurry up and grant me my wish! The two of them are already on their way here!"
"Damn it! I want to listen to Orion, and I don't want to give Vegeta his wish, but we're out of options at this point! Dende, grant Vegeta's wish!" Krillin told Dende.
"O-Okay, I'll ask Porunga." Dende said hesitantly. But before Dende could ask, the dragon glowed and disappeared. The dragon balls then appeared again, but they turned to stone and fell to the ground.
"Wh-What the hell? The dragon is gone... and the Dragon Balls turned to stone..." Raditz said. Dende looked down in sadness.
"Th-This means... Grand Elder Guru... He's gone... He finally...died..." Dende explained.
"Wh-What do you mean!? Wh-What about my immortality!?" Vegeta exclaimed. "If I'm not immortal, then Frieza's going to... g-going to... ah, aah, aaha, aaaaaha...!" Vegeta trailed off as he froze in fear. Everyone turned their gaze to where Vegeta was looking and froze as well.
"Ohohoho nohoho. Don't mind me. By all means...Give me some ideas." Frieza said with an angry glare.
