3rd Person
It had been a year since the battle of Namek, and a few months after most of the Namekians were transported back to New Namek. Everyone had settled down quite a bit. Gohan had returned to his studies, Krillin went back to train at Kame House with Master Roshi, Tien and Chiaotzu started traveling the world for their training, Piccolo living with the other Namekians and teaching the warriors more about fighting, and Yamcha, Launch, Raditz, and Nappa were staying at Bulma's place in West City. Vegeta wasn't included in that list since soon after the Namekians were taken off Earth, Vegeta took Bulma's spaceship and flew off the planet to train and maybe find Goku and Orion. If he couldn't find them, he was going to at least get strong enough to become a Super Saiyan. While he was away, Raditz and Nappa focused on training to reach that form as well using a gravity chamber that Bulma and her father, Dr. Briefs made. Yamcha actually joined in at times, though whenever they increased the gravity above 30x Earth's gravity, Yamcha had some trouble in his base form, but he managed to get through it and stronger gravity using the Kaioken.
Life was good...and then Vegeta came back from training. He didn't find any sign of Goku or Orion, but he did get a lot of training while in space. Yamcha and the others were a bit skeptical about letting Vegeta just come back without any problems, but they decided it was probably fine. Orion seemed to believe he could become good like Raditz and Nappa, so they didn't want to doubt him. Bulma didn't seem to mind at all strangely enough, immediately helping Vegeta get accustomed back to Earth by letting him use his shower and giving him some clothes, although Vegeta absolutely hated the pink 'Badman' shirt he was given to wear.
Things were going well...until something else happened. Something much worse. Everyone felt a horrible evil energy approaching Earth. Frieza. That's the only one that power could belong to. He was still alive. As soon as everyone realized who it was, they all started to panic, which was very appropriate considering Goku and Orion, the only two people who could fight on par with Frieza, were still off planet. It was a nightmare, and they were stuck in the middle of it. Vegeta, Raditz, Nappa, and Yamcha made their way to where Frieza was closing in on first. "Frieza's ship will be landing here any minute now." Vegeta said.
"I can't believe Frieza is still alive. I thought Goku killed him!" Yamcha said.
"I don't sense Cooler though. I guess that means Orion actually did the deed with him." Nappa pointed out.
"We should be grateful for that then." Raditz said. "If we had to fight both of them, we all would surely die." The group's focus was broken when they heard a plane land next to them. Out of the plane, Bulma and blonde Launch came out.
"What are you doing here!? Are you both crazy!?" Yamcha yelled.
"We wanted to see Frieza in action. Heck, I went all the way to Namek and never even caught a glimpse of him or his brother." Bulma said.
"Yeah, and I never got the chance to go to this Namek place! I wanna see some action!" Launch added.
"Seriously, is now really the time for this!?" Raditz asked sternly. "Frieza is the most dangerous being in the universe! How could you both want to 'catch a glimpse' of him!?"
"Leave them be. They're here now, so there isn't any point to freak out about it." Nappa said. Raditz and Yamcha disagreed, but they knew the two women were stubborn and wouldn't leave if they were told to. They sighed as they continued to wait. Tien and Chiaotzu soon made it to where the others were. Tien was at first a bit nervous about Launch being here, as he didn't want to deal with her throwing herself at him, but surprisingly, that didn't happen. That made Tien relieved by a huge margin as he began to greet everyone. The person who really caught his eye and concern though was Vegeta.
"So Vegeta, you really have decided to show your face on Earth again." Tien said with a grimace.
"Is that really all you have to say?" Vegeta shot back in a mocking tone. They stared at each other before Tien spoke again.
"...Nice shirt."
"And there it is!" Vegeta yelled angrily. Yamcha and Raditz stopped Vegeta and Tien from getting into a fight as they began to wait for everyone else. Soon, Gohan and Krillin also arrived.
"Great, all of the pathetic weaklings are here." Vegeta grimaced. "Now all we need is the Namekian and we'll have the whole potpourri of pathetic."
"I've been here the whole time actually." Piccolo said as the group finally noticed him as he stood a little bit away from them.
"Woah! So close, but I couldn't sense a thing!" Yamcha remarked.
"Oh really? What do you want? A medal?" Vegeta mockingly asked. Piccolo just stared at him before he turned his back to the prince.
"...Nice shirt."
"Kiss my ass, green man."
"Yeah, it's the kind of shirt that really screams-" Piccolo stopped himself as he felt something horrible. "HE'S COMING!" From above the clouds, the group could finally see Frieza's ship as he flew past the group and landed in a nearby clearing.
"Is it just me, or are there two powerful energies over there? It's not Cooler though." Krillin said nervously.
"It must be Frieza and Cooler's father, King Cold." Nappa said with disgust. "Great...we have to deal with both of them."
"We need to make our way to them, but we can't fly or use energy or else their scouters will pick us up. We'll have to walk over there." Vegeta told the group as they began to slowly make their way to Frieza's ship.
At the clearing where the ship landed, Frieza, who now had multiple mechanical parts to replace sections of his body that he had lost on Namek, his men, and even his father, King Cold, exitted the ship and looked around. "So this is Earth. I've destroyed worse." Frieza commented.
"We didn't come all this way just to toy with Earthlings, my son. We're here for those Super Saiyans who hurt you and killed your brother." Cold told his son. "Shall we wait for them."
"Without a doubt, father." Frieza answered. "But I want to crush their spirits before finishing them off. Maybe killing all the Earthlings would be a nice touch. How many can we get in the 3 hours we have before Goku gets here? I suppose we'll find out." Frieza then turned to his men with a cruel smile. "Men, the scavenger hunt will proceed as such: Normal human heads are worth 1 point. Namekian heads are worth 20. Filthy half-Saiyan brats, 50. And if you find any miserable, odious, insubordinate, full-blooded monkey garbage, you win! Well, off you go!"
"Yes sir!" The soldiers said as some of them began to leave. Before they could make it far though, there was a sound of something cutting through flesh before all of those soldiers fell to the ground in pieces. Everyone was stunned as someone landed in front of them. It was a teenage boy with light purple hair, eyes with blue irises, a black tank top, a long sleeved, indigo, Capsule Corp midriff jacket, and a broadsword strapped to his back. The mysterious boy sheathed his sword and gave a stern look to Frieza and the rest of his men.
"So...how many points are those?" The boy asked. Frieza just chuckled at the boy.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you wanted to participate. Well, you have our attention. Tell me, what brings you here?"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm here to kill you two." Frieza and his father were more confused than surprised by that statement.
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" Cold asked the young man.
"I am here...to kill you."
"Oh wow...he's serious, father." Frieza said, mocking a fearful tone. "Oh, I'm terrified. Aren't you?" Frieza and Cold began to chuckle at that. As if this nobody could even harm them. "Deal with him." Frieza ordered his men. "And the rest of you, go kill everyone you see."
"Sir yes sir!" The men said as they surrounded the mysterious youth.
"Listen up! Surrender now, and I'll let you live. Once we start this, there's no going back." The men laughed as one of them checked the boy's power level.
"Power level of 5? What a joke." The soldier said as he fired a laser gun at the boy. The boy then smacked it away like it was nothing. The boy brushed his hair out of the way before he smiled. He then rushed the soldier who shot at him and punched him, killing him in one hit. Frieza looked at the boy with intrigue. This could be interesting. The rest of the soldiers rushed at the boy, but the boy just grabbed his sword and rushed at them. There was the sound of metal cutting through flesh as the boy rushed past the men, who remained frozen in their tracks.
"Wh-What just happened?" Frieza asked.
"Give it a second."
"No, really. They're just-"
"No, no. Hold on." The boy then slowly sheathed his sword, and once the hilt hit the sheath, the men all dropped dead. "Yeah, took me a whole 3 months to get that one down. They make it look a lot easier than it actually is." The boy then looked at Frieza with a confident smirk. "You know, Metal Face, if you were smarter, you would have stayed home. But now that we're here, we're going to have to do this."
"Curse your insolent tongue! Daddy, this primate requires discipline." Frieza said.
"No one talks to my son that way. Go away, finish him off." Cold told his son.
"Good. He should prove a good warm up. I'll let him live just long enough for me to have some entertainment until the Super Saiyans arrive."
"Is that so? Then you're in luck, Frieza. If it's a Super Saiyan you're looking for, I can fill the part." The boy said with a grin.
"What!?" Frieza exclaimed.
"That's right. Goku and Orion aren't the only Super Saiyans. You're looking at one right now." Frieza stared at the boy in fear before he began to laugh loudly.
"You almost had me there. Hahahahaha! You sir, are a consummate bluffer in the face of death!" The boy smiled wider as a wind began to blow around him. Frieza immediately stopped laughing and turned to the boy, the fear now back and stronger than before.
"What's going on!?" Cold asked as he and his son watched a golden glow begin to surround the youth as his energy pushed away all of the bodies of the men he killed. The boy let out a mighty scream as his power skyrocketed and his hair began to spike upward, his eyes now pure blue, like a Super Saiyan's. And then the most noticeable change happened: his hair turned golden and glowed. Frieza only stared at the boy in absolute terror. He looked just like them! Just like Goku and Orion did on Namek! Frieza found himself backing away out of a sense of self preservation. Cold noticed the visible change in his son as he turned back to look at the boy. "So this is a Super Saiyan, huh?" Frieza trembled when the boy finished transforming.
"It's...those eyes! He has...the same eyes!"
"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost, Frieza." The boy taunted. Frieza's fear then turned into fury and hatred at that.
"I...AM NOT SCARED OF YOU!" Frieza yelled as he fired an energy blast at the boy. It was at this point the Z fighters sensed what was happening. They noticed the new strong energy that felt almost just like Goku's and Orion's energy when they turned into a Super Saiyan, and they felt Frieza's energy attack this new person. They didn't know who it was, but all they could do was continue to walk to where Frieza was.
"While I applaud your zeal, my child, don't destroy the planet while we're still on it." Cold told his son as they looked at the fire and smoke Frieza's attack caused. From within the smoke, the boy was seen, completely unharmed. Frieza and Cold were baffled by how that could be, but the boy didn't hesitate to give them one last warning.
"I'm serious. If we're fighting, then you better hit me with everything you've got. You're going to need to, trust me."
"No one tells Frieza how to fight! No one!" Frieza yelled as he fired another blast at the boy. The boy blocked this one and pushed it into the air away from him. Frieza finally had enough of the boy and began charging his strongest move that his brother taught him: the Supernova.
"Frieza, no! The planet can't handle that!" Cold told his son.
"He said 'everything'! We'll find Goku and Orion in space!" Frieza yelled as he threw the massive sun like ball at the boy. The ball hit dead on and began to sink into the planet.
"You'll cut through the core! Frieza, we need to get on the ship and leave!" Cold ordered his son as Frieza landed on the ship. They were about to enter the ship when they heard something lifting the Supernova attack. They couldn't believe it. The boy was completely unharmed and was lifting the ball up with just one hand.
"Well Frieza, I guess you can say you 'dropped the ball'." The boy said jokingly. "Get it? 'Dropped the ball'." Frieza wasn't having any jokes as he shot a blast into the Supernova, causing it to explode, the blast engulfing the boy. A giant crater was created from the blast and the boy was nowhere to be seen.
"Excellent work, my son. That Super Saiyan is no more." Cold said as they looked at the crater.
"HEY FRIEZA!" The sudden voice shocked the two aliens as they turned to see the boy on top of a rock pillar, still unharmed. He brought his hands out in front of him and quickly moved them around while making hand signs to gather his energy quickly. He then put both of his open hands in front of him and fired a quick energy blast. "BURNING ATTACK!" The blast shot towards Frieza and Cold, who jumped out of the way.
"Fool! You'll have to try harder than that!" Frieza yelled. But then Frieza heard the boy yelling. He turned his head and saw the boy had lept towards him with his sword unsheathed. The boy then cut Frieza straight in half before Frieza could do anything. That's when the Z fighters finally made it to the site. They made it just in time to see Frieza get cut in half. The boy then continued to slash at the emperor until Frieza was just multiple pieces of flesh. After his final slash, the boy performed more hand motions before placing his free hand under his other arm and blasted Frieza into ash. Everyone was completely taken aback by the boy's display of power as the boy sheathed his sword.
"That...was Frieza! He cut him into bits like he was nothing!" Vegeta said with confusion and surprise.
"Yeah and in no time flat. It didn't even look like he was trying!" Krillin said.
"Whoever that is, it's not Goku or Orion. But he's definitely a Super Saiyan." Yamcha said as they looked up at the boy.
"But that's impossible! The only Saiyans who survived destruction were Kakarot, Orion, Nappa, Vegeta, and myself! And the only other Saiyan is Gohan!" Raditz said in bewildered confusion. No matter what the explanation was, the boy was a Super Saiyan. There was no denying that fact, and it absolutely infuriated Vegeta. First Goku and Orion, and now some upstart Saiyan nobody!? The constant appearance of Super Saiyans while he had yet to gain the form only frustrated him more.
"You murdered my son!" Cold said angrily as he glared at the boy. "Oh well. You win some, you lose some."
"...Children?" The boy asked.
"Yeah."
"Okay, I sorta thought you were going to be more pissed."
"Oh, blindingly so. Mind if I see your sword?"
"What? Why?"
"I just wish to hold it."
"No!"
"Oh come on, be neighborly."
"I'm not your neighbor. I also think I hate you."
"Look, after what you did, I could fit what's left of my son in a meat pie. Let me see your sword!"
"...You know, what? Knock yourself out." The boy said as he tossed his sword over to King Cold. Cold examined the sword and smiled.
"Just as I thought. This sword was crafted by a master. I see now. It must be because of this sword that you defeated Frieza. Yes, it all makes sense now! Without this sword, you're nothing!" Cold said with a sinister smile. "Now die!" Cold swung the sword down at the boy, only for the boy to catch the blade with his open hand. Cold was left speechless as he looked down at the boy who was now smiling at him. "So, uh… Still not sure if you hate me?"
"Actually, that pretty much sealed it." The boy responded as he shot a blast through Cold's chest. Cold was sent into the side of a mountain with a new hole in his chest. He looked at the boy as he brought his hand up towards Cold, charging one final blast.
"Please! Spare me! Mercy! I surrender! If you let me go, I'll give you one of my finest planets-No! An entire solar system! I'll change my wicked ways, I'll give you my word! I'll-" The boy didn't let Cold finish as he fired the blast that consumed Cold and left nothing behind. The boy then fired another blast at Frieza's ship, destroying it immediately. The Z fighters were left speechless as they watched it all happen.
"Th-That...really just happened, right?" Krillin asked, but no one could answer. The boy then powered down out of his Super Saiyan form with a calm breath. He then looked over to where the others were and smiled.
"Hey, guys! I'm going to where Goku and Orion should be landing in a little bit. You guys can come if you want to." The boy told them. "It's this way. I can show you exactly where they'll touch down. They'll be here in about 3 hours, so we better get going!" The boy then flew off. The others looked at each other nervously, but ultimately decided to trust the boy, seeing as they had no choice.
