What do you say to a side story about the z-fighters in other world?
Chapter 6: Trip To See A Great Being. Off To See The Grand Elder.
Vegeta stood with the wind whipping around his hair. A giant ball of smoke was all that was left of Dodoria, someone who the saiyan couldn't wait to get rid of.
"That was quite simple." Vegeta said, amazed at his new power. "If that's all it takes to kill Dodoria, then Zarbon will be a breeze. But I do wonder. What was it that Dodoria was after?"
Suddenly he felt two strong power levels coming from the distance.
"Of course." He said with a smirk. "The earthlings. How could I forget? They must've found me a Dragon Ball."
He took off for the power levels, ready to seize a third victory over Frieza.
Gohan and Krillin anxiously flew towards Bulma, the namekian child flying not too far behind.
"Hey Gohan," Krillin said, "are you sure we're heading in the right direction? I've seen that rock formation three times already."
"Absolutely positive." Gohan said. "I've got a keen eye for detai-"
The child stopped abruptly when a power level came into his focus. "Krillin it can't be." He said.
"You're right." Krillin replied. "There's no way that pink guy could've caught up to us." He frantically looked around for a place to take cover from any danger. "Down here. Quick. And suppress your power."
The trio darted behind a rock and huddled together, waiting for the impending doom to befall them.
Vegeta stopped suddenly as he lost the energies that he had been following. "What happened? I couldn't have lost them, they were right in front of me! They have to be around here somewhere. And wherever they are is where my Dragon Ball is."
Gohan peered over the rock to get a look at what they had sensed and was instantly struck with fear. He grabbed onto Krillin's gi and frantically tugged on it. Krillin looked up at what Gohan was seeing and was as fear-ridden as the child.
"N-No." He said with a quiet tone. "He couldn't have healed that fast. Not without a senzu bean. He doesn't even have any scars."
"Krillin, what do we do?" Gohan wimpered.
"I-I don't know. How c-could he have even found us? I-It's not like he can sense power levels without his scouter, right?" Krillin replied. "If he can, then we don't stand a chance. No matter how much we hide our power.
Vegeta suddenly sensed a small power level coming from below him and looked down. "Must be behind that rock." He said, starting his descent.
"We'll have to fight him off, Gohan." Krillin said. "On the count of three, charge him."
Before Krillin could begin to count, a large fish emerged from the river beside them, coming back down with a massive splash, soaking the area around him.
"Great." Vegeta said, spitting out hair that was matted to his face. "I've been chasing a fish. And now I'm soaked." More power levels popped into focus, giving Vegeta cause to leave the area.
What a gigantic waste of my time. He thought. Frieza could've obtained another Dragon Ball while I was on my little fishing trip. At least these power levels might be coming from a village and, considering there are power levels there, there should be a Dragon Ball left.
The trio were left soaked and awestruck by the fish that saved them from a fight.
"We really should get going, Gohan." Krillin said. "We've left Bulma alone for too long."
"Right." Gohan said using some of his energy to dry off. "It's this way."
The trio hopped from rock to rock back to the cave they had made home. As they neared their new home, Krillin began with a somber tone.
"Gohan," He said, "do you think coming to Namek was worth it? We came all this way to bring back our friends but, in the end, I think we might end up joining them instead."
"Do you really think we're gonna die that easily, Krillin?" Gohan said.
Krillin stopped for a few seconds before giving Gohan a silent nod without looking back.
The young fighter was brought down by his friends sudden change in mood but was suddenly brought back by the cave coming into view. "Look Krillin. We made it back." Gohan said, eagerly grabbing the namekian's hand and racing towards Bulma.
As they approached the cave, Bulma was nowhere in sight, causing the fighters to worry if she had wander off onto the planet.
"BULMA!" Krillin called out. "HELLO!"
"Could she have gone deeper into the cave?" Gohan asked.
Krillin simply shrugged and walked on into the cave, deeper and deeper into the dark. It wasn't long before they came upon a house marked with the words 'Capsule Corp.' along the top.
The door opened slightly to reveal a pair of blue eyes along with a matching set of hair. The eyes quickly filled with anger as Bulma stormed out the house and gave Gohan and Krillin each a knock on the head. The sudden appearance of Bulma sent the young namekian scurrying behind a rock to hide.
"Where have you two been!" Bulma yelled. "You two disappear and just leave me, a defenseless daisy, to fend for herself."
"'Defenseless daisy', sure." Krillin said quietly, rubbing his head.
Bulma gave him another crack to head. "What did you say!" Bulma then noticed a pair of eyes peering out at her from over a rock. Her eyes widened at the sight. "Is that a namekian? It looks like a little Piccolo."
The namekian cowered into Gohan, who reassured the young child. "It's okay. Bulma's a friend."
Before Bulma had a chance to question the little guy, Krillin beckoned her and asked to head inside. "Can we head inside first? We've been on the run for a while and we're all pooped."
"Sure." Bulma replied, racing forward to get the door.
Everyone gathered around a dinner table as Bulma placed a helping of food in front of them. As Bulma sat down in her seat, she clasped her hands together to get there attentions.
"Before we get into dinner I have an announcement." She said. "While you two were gone, Yamcha told me that Goku is on his way."
Both Krillin and Gohan stared wide-eyed at Bulma, questioning if she had lost it from being alone all this time.
"Uhh, Bulma." Gohan said. "Are-Are you sick? Did you contract something from the planet?"
Krillin chimed in, "I know we shouldn't have left you alone for this long, but I never thought it'd get this bad."
"I'm being serious!" Bulma said annoyed. "Anyway, Goku is on his way to Namek, he should be here soon from what I was told."
At this point, Krillin fully believed Bulma had lost it. "Gohan, I think something's wrong with Bulma."
Gohan put his hand out and softly spoke. "No, he's coming. I just know it."
Vegeta landed in the center of the village causing all of the namekians to stare in amazement at the alien that had landed before them.
"Greetings namekians." Vegeta said. "I've come into knowledge that this village guards an item called a Dragon Ball. I'm going to need you hand it over."
An elderly namekian shuffled through the crowd of namekians, coming face to face with the looming saiyan. "And why would we give it up to you?" He grumbled.
Vegeta grabbed the elder by the collar and spoke directly into his face. "Because if you don't, someone else will come along and do much more terrible things to you than I will."
"No." The elder gasped. "My people can do just fine against you or anyone else. You are not worthy for it."
"Not worthy, huh?" Vegeta chuckled, dropping the elder. "Then I guess I'll just have to take it by force."
He extended his index finger and thumb and fired off a small blast of energy. One of the other namekians darted forward and pushed the elder away, instead taking the blast himself. A fearful silence fell over the namekian village as everyone realized there wouldn't be a fight.
Gohan and Krillin were eagerly chowing down on the meal Bulma had given them, while the namekian hadn't touched the food at all.
Krillin noticed that the namekian hadn't eaten yet and turned to him. "Hey kid you really should eat up. Especially after all that running." He said through a stuffed mouth.
"After everything that happened to him, I wouldn't have an appetite either." Bulma said.
The young namekian softly pushed away the plate and spoke to the group. "It's okay. Namekians don't need to eat to survive. Our bodies are able to function completely off of the water that flows around the planet. Those plants in our villages are actually trees."
"What do you need all those trees for then?" Krillin asked.
The namekian sat straight up and began to recount his planet's story. "A long time ago, Namek was covered in a large forest of Ajisa trees. But there was a time of great turmoil. A violent storm ravaged the planet hundreds of years ago, destroying the plant life on the planet and almost killing all of my species. Our grand elder was the only one to survive this and gave birth to all of the namekians on the planet. After that, his children began to collect any surviving Ajisa trees and started to replant them to try and give Namek its life back."
"So one namekian gave birth to you all?" Bulma questioned. "It's like King Piccolo and his kids."
"King Piccolo?" The namekian asked.
"He was a namekian that tried to destroy our home planet a long time ago." Krillin replied. "He spat out some eggs that grew into his children. In fact, one of the reasons we came here was to revive one of his children, who actually turned out to be a pretty cool guy."
"Oh." The namekian said. "Speaking of which, how did you know there were Dragon Balls here?"
Before either Gohan or Krillin could reply, a sudden disturbance of energy hit them hard. One by one, energies were disappearing, all very abruptly. The group of four ran outside the cave to try to figure out how and where this was happening.
"It's Vegeta." Krillin said. "I just know it. He's after a Dragon Ball. Damn it!"
The namekian whimpered and cowered behind Bulma. "No." He cried.
"We have no way to stop him." Krillin said. "He could still be working with that Frieza guy. If that's the case they'd have six Dragon Balls at least."
"Then we just have to make sure they don't get the last." Gohan said. He turned to the namekian and spoke straight to him. "Do you know where the last ball might be?"
"Yes. Our grand elder guards the last ball." The namekian said.
"Gohan, you stay here with Bulma." Krillin said. "I'll go along to the elder and get the Dragon Ball."
"Right." Gohan said, turning to head back into the cave.
The namekian took off to visit his elder with Krillin following directly behind, ready to fight should anything try to stop them.
Tsuno was brought to one knee, gasping for breath and cradling one of his brothers. Vegeta was standing before him, another namekian dead at his feet. "This could have all been avoided, you know. All you had to do was give me the Dragon Ball. But I guess that's not an option for you anymore, is it? I don't suppose the Dragon Balls can rewind time, can they? Not that it matters." Vegeta blasted the elder before he could get a word out.
"Now, that Dragon Ball has to be around here somewhere." Vegeta said, turning to face the nearest house. Sitting on a pedestal on the other side of the room was the Dragon Ball, placed on a purple cushion and shining in the light from the windows.
"Well that was easy. This was pretty much gift wrapped for me." He chuckled. He grabbed the ball and walked to the bank of the lake. "Now I just have to make sure Frieza doesn't find you." He dropped the ball into the water and watched it sink straight to the bottom.
Frieza rapped his fingers on his pod's control deck, anxiously awaiting the return of Zarbon with any news of Dodoria. He was a skilled fighter and loyal henchman. I'll have to face the reality that he was beaten and be extra careful when sending out my forces. Of course I could just dispatch those pests easily, but where is the fun in that? He thought.
As if on cue, Zarbon entered into the main chamber of the ship along with three other soldiers. Each kneeled to Frieza before Zarbon rose to speak with Frieza. "Dodoria still hasn't returned, my lord. I suggest that we send out a recon team to find him and/or any remaining Dragon Balls." He said.
"Just search for the Dragon Balls, Zarbon." Frieza said. "If Dodoria was still alive, he'd have returned by now. We must accept that he is gone. On top of that, those two pests that humiliated you and Dodoria are still out there, along with Vegeta, who very well could be gathering the last two Dragon Balls."
"Very well, Lord Frieza." Zarbon said before turning to his men. "Each of us shall take a different direction. If you come across those two namekian stealers and/or Vegeta, report straight back to either me or Lord Frieza. Do not engage on your own. In any other case, we shall all report back to Lord Frieza in 3 hours."
"Right!" The squad replied, before taking off in opposite directions in search for the last Dragon Balls.