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A bright light rose from the Earth as a scream echoed in the stars. The sound was coming from one of Goku's fearsome opponents yet to grace the planet. Cooler had come to settle a score with the damned monkey that murdered his brother, and now, he was being blasted away by the very same person that beat Freeza.

'I can't believe this is how it ends!' Cooler thought in disbelief. To be beaten by an upstart of a monkey! Impossible! His screams tapered off as he was hurtled into the sun, his body being vaporized by the heat and energy of the Kamehameha...

Meanwhile...

"Should we give him a chance?" A male voice spoke up in the darkness of the void.

"He's a part of a race that killed many people! Of course we shouldn't!" Another male voice barked.

"But we have to try! He doesn't seem to be wicked as Freeza!" A woman's voice piped up.

"Perhaps you're right." A familiar voice spoke out. King Kai stepped forward from the shadows with a frown on his face. "He does deserve a second chance. But not here, we'll find something for him in another world."

"Another world?! Are you mad?" West Kai shouted. "What's stopping him from running rampant in that world and endangering its inhabitants?!"

"We'll put a dampener of sorts on his powers, so he'll have a hard time trying to kill anyone there." East Kai calmly explained. "Besides, maybe he'll find someone that'll show him a little kindness."

"I just hope this doesn't come back to bite us". South Kai sighed. King Kai slammed his fist onto the table angrily, silencing them.

"This is for the best! He needs to atone for his sins, and sending him into another world is the best way for that. We can only hope he doesn't find a way back here." The glasses-wearing man sighed. "Now, let's bring in Cooler."

A moan escaped from Cooler as he opened his eyes to see a pink sky, green grass around him, and four people looking down upon him. He let out a gasp as he tried to move, but was unable to. "What's going on? What is the meaning of this?!" He demanded.

"Be quiet, foul demon! For what you have done, you should be thrown into the deepest parts of hell!" West Kai snapped angrily, clenching his fists.

"However, we are giving you a chance of redemption." East Kai shot a glare at her counterpart. She then looked at Cooler with a somber look. "We have decided that you are worthy at another chance of life."

Cooler's eyes widened at that. "Really, now? You're offering me another shot at revenge?" He asked, staring intensely at the Kais.

"No." King Kai glared at him as he folded his hands behind his back. "You are being given a new life...in another dimension."

The Arcosian did not take kindly to those words. "What?! You mean to tell me that you're not going to revive me here?! You're sending me away?!"

"I told you guys this was a bad idea," South Kai shook his head. Seriously, what were his colleagues thinking?

"You miserable, pathetic insects-GRAH!" Cooler suddenly felt a pain run through him. "W-What did you do...?!"

"We have placed a restraint on your powers, so you won't be able to use your full power to hurt anyone. This is a part of your redemption, Cooler. I suggest you don't waste your second chance on trying to pull a Freeza." King Kai snapped, adjusting his glasses as he shook his head.

How dare they compare him to his brother?! It was insulting of these fools to think he, Cooler of all people, would be so humiliated like this?! "You will pay for this insult, you worms! I swear it! You'll rue the day that you'll made a mockery of me!"

West Kai rolled his eyes at the Arcosian's theatrics. "Too bad you won't be around to bother us anymore." He turned to the other Kais. "Let's be done with this!" He threw out his hands and blue energy shone from them.

East Kai sighed and shook her head, sadness in her expression. "Someday, Cooler, you'll come to thank us." She threw her hands out and green energy shone from them.

South Kai grimaced and slowly raised his hands, yellow energy flashing outwards. "May the gods over in the other world deal with you now..." He spoke in a neutral tone, lips in a straight line.

King Kai threw out his hands and red energy erupted from his hands, his brows furrowed. "This is the beginning of your trial, Cooler. It would do you good if you don't antagonize every person you meet." He ignored how the Arcosian was glaring daggers at him. He would understand; this was for the best. Not for him, but for everyone.

"Aaaaargh!" Cooler growled as he was encased in the Kais' energy and began to fade away, his body dissolving into the light. "Curse you...!" His voice echoed out as he faded from their sight.

East Kai hung her head sadly as she let out a sigh. "I hope he does alright in the new world we sent him to..."

"Hmph! One less problem to deal with!" West Kai snapped.

"But still, did we do the right thing?" South kai asked.

King Kai just stood silently, the light shining from his glasses as he was in thought. 'Cooler... may fate decide your course of action now...'

To be continued...