That little Super chapter was there because I had nowhere else to put it. Another thing, don't take the word "retelling" too seriously. Of course I have some plot points I'd like to change, but this is focused more on characters and such. And the title just refers to the Namek Saga.
Chapter 15: Make Way For The Captain. It's Time For A Showdown.
Jeice's heartbeat raced at the sight of two his comrades beaten to a pulp. His mind filled with fear as the Saiyan he did this turned to him, a sharp look in his eyes.
"I'm giving you one last chance to leave." Goku said, "Take your friends, and get off this planet. Now."
"What are you doing, Kakarot!" Vegeta yelled, "Finish them off while you have the chance!"
"No, Vegeta." Goku said, "They're not a threat to anyone right now. There's no point in killing them."
Jeice slowly backed away, ready to take flight back to Ginyu. "This- This can't be happening." He quivered, "We're- We're the unstoppable Ginyu Force. We're supposed to be the strongest, meanest group of warriors in the entire universe."
Goku flashed Jeice a deadly look, sending a chill down the alien's spine. "And there's nothing we can do about it." He yelled, turning around and flying off, "Captain Ginyu!"
"Dad, he's getting away!" Gohan yelled at his father.
Goku blinked and looked around from his friends to the Ginyu Force. "Is he really just going to leave without his friends?" He asked.
With a deafening crunch, Vegeta landed on Burter, caving in his chest and crushing his neck. He turned to Recoome and blasted him apart, leaving nothing but a crater.
"Vegeta!" Goku yelled, "What was that for? They weren't doing any harm."
"What the hell is wrong with you, Kakarot!" The Prince yelled back, spitting out blood, "They might've not been a threat, but the moment they got back up we'd be in trouble. I don't care if you're a Super Saiyan or not, the combined power of the Ginyu Force is nothing to laugh at."
"Super Saiyan?" Goku asked.
"You make me sick, Kakarot." Vegeta said, "With your new strength you could've easily finished off Jeice, but you let him get away. What is the purpose of all that power if you won't even use it?
"You're still as soft as ever. You don't stand a chance against Frieza like that, even with immortality. You have zero clue what you're up against. That psychotic bastard would slowly tear you limb from limb and then show you each separate part. If you want to try and reason with him, then the only thing to come out of your mouth would be your dying breath."
"Hold on, Vegeta." Goku said, "I think I've gotten as strong as a someone can get. And you're saying that this Frieza guy would be able to beat me that easily?"
"Effortlessly." Vegeta said, "Frieza has no intention to go down lightly. His power is beyond anything you could ever imagine."
"You have to be exaggerating, Vegeta." Krillin said, "You saw how strong those Ginyu guys were, and Goku beat them easily. Frieza can't be too much stronger than them."
Vegeta flashed him a deadly glare, putting Krillin into a cold sweat. "I don't see you willing to fight him." The Saiyan said, "In any case, he still has all seven Dragon Balls, so we might as well kiss any chance of winning goodbye."
"I wouldn't say that, Vegeta." Krillin said.
"What do you mean by that?" Vegeta asked.
"Well, the sky hasn't gone black." Krillin said, "If the Dragon Balls here are like the ones on Earth, then the sky would go dark when Shenron appears. I think we'd notice something like that."
"The hell is a 'Shenlong'?" Vegeta asked, "You're telling me that this thing comes out of the Dragon Balls?"
"It all makes sense." Goku said, "Frieza must have no idea what the password is. He probably thought that just bringing all seven of the Dragon Balls together would grant him his wish."
"There's a password?" Vegeta grumbled, "Why wasn't I told of this?"
"Which means we still have a chance to get our wish granted." Goku said, "If we're quick, we could get the Dragon Balls and wish everyone back to life like we promised."
"Captain!" A voice rang out.
Everyone turned to watch as Jeice stormed into the make-shift base set up outside Frieza's ship.
"Jeice?" Ginyu asked, getting up from the work he had been doing, "What's wrong?"
"Guldo... Recoome... Burter..." Jeice gasped, "They're all dead."
"What?!" Ginyu yelled, "What happened out there?"
"I honestly can't say I know, Captain." Jeice said, "One second we were demolishin' Vegeta and his buddies. The next second, WE were the ones gettin' demolished."
"Who could've done this?" Ginyu asked.
"That's the craziest part, sir." Jeice said, "He just came out of nowhere and took out Recoome and Burter."
"What about Guldo?" Ginyu asked.
"That... was Vegeta, sir." Jeice said quietly.
"Seriously?!" Ginyu yelled, "You're telling me that Vegeta was able to beat one of our own?"
"To be fair, Captain, Vegeta played dirty and stepped into Guldo and the runts' fight."
"You think that makes things better?!" Ginyu yelled, "What's next? Are you going to tell me that a Saiyan was the one to defeat Recoome and Burter?"
Jeice said nothing but looked at the ground in shame.
"Damn it!" Ginyu yelled, taking his silence as confirmation, "We are the Ginyu Force. We are the strongest, toughest, meanest fighting in the entire universe with a power second to only Lord Frieza!"
"I thought that too, Captain," Jeice said, "but this guy was unbelievable. He barely even moved a muscle and was able to take them both out with a single punch."
"Damn." Ginyu said, "Just what the hell is this guy?"
"Sir," Jeice said, "We have to inform Lord Frieza about all this."
Ginyu's eyes widened in terror, his body almost stiffening up. "Are you out of your damn mind?!" He yelled, "If we tell Lord Frieza that any of this happened, then we might as well kiss our jobs, our dignity, and our sorry lives goodbye! I don't know about you Jeice, but I don't want to end up as a plaque on Lord Frieza's wall."
The Captain picked up his scouter from a nearby table and set it over his eye. "Just leave it to me." He said, setting the scouter on the nearest power levels, "I take care of this before Lord Frieza even returns to the ship. Now grab a shovel, Jeice."
He turned into the base and hollered for two of Frieza's soldiers, who came running to meet him.
"Banan. Sui. Take Jeice with you and go bury the Dragon Balls." Ginyu ordered, "If anything were to happen to them now, Lord Frieza would have all of our heads on pikes to decorate his quarters with."
It didn't take long for Jeice to return alongside the two soldiers. "No one will find them now, Captain." Jeice said, tossing the shovel aside.
"Good." Ginyu said, "Then lets move out. I'm going to enjoy showing this tough guy who's boss."
Jeice and Ginyu lined up as everyone turned to watch the two pose.
"Ginyu Force..." Ginyu started, the two beginning their signature pose, "GO!"
The soldiers gace a slow, akward clap as the two remaining Ginyu Force members stood there with mortified expressions.
"This..." Jeice said, "doesn't look as cool with only us two."
"Let's- Let's just go." Ginyu said.
The two took off into the sky, leaving a trail of red and purple to fill the sky.
"But there's one problem." Krillin said, "The Dragon Balls are definitely going to be well guarded. How do we plan on getting them away from Frieza?"
"Well Vegeta should know his way around." Goku said, turning to the Prince, "So what do you propose? There's gotta be a way for the four of us to get in there."
"Feeling squeamish?" Vegeta asked.
"I'll do my part, don't you worry." Goku said, "But we promised to wish back everyone you killed back on Earth."
"And what good would that do?" Vegeta asked, "You'd only be wishing them into a death trap. Think about it. Why waste a good wish? Just let me become immor-"
"Lay off it." Krillin interrupted, "If we let you become immortality, then we're in no better shape than if Frieza got his way."
Vegeta snickered before his face filled with shock as he sensed Jeice and Ginyu heading towards them.
"There's two big power levels heading right for us." Gohan said.
"And here comes the big man himself..." Vegeta mumbled. "And Jeice is right by his side."
He turned to Goku and stared him down. "This is your fault, Kakarot." Vegeta said, "If you hadn't let Jeice get away, then we wouldn't have to deal with these two right now.
And it doesn't matter how strong you've become, you stand no chance against the fearless leader himself."
"He's right." Krillin said, "This guys far stronger than those other two."
Vegeta shot up with a concerned look on his face. "Where's Frieza?" He asked, "Surely he'd be at his ship hovering over the precious goods Ginyu just got him, but I can't sense him anywhere."
Goku looked around from side to side then pointed opposite the ship. "There." He said, "I'm sensing a lot of energy coming from that direction. Who else could it be but Frieza?"
"No." Krillin said, "He can't be... That's where the Grand Elder's place is."
"The old Namekian?" Goku asked.
"Yeah." Krillin said, "Of course. He must be tracking down the last Namekians in order to get the password for the Dragon Balls."
"So what?" Vegeta scoffed, "Do you honestly think that this Elder would give up the password to a guy like Frieza?"
"Is the Grand Elder the one who made this planet's Dragon Balls?" Goku asked.
"That's exactly who he is." Krillin said, "This isn't good."
"No it's not." Gohan said, "Once Frieza thinks he's figured the password, he'll kill the Grand Elder. He doesn't know that if the Grand Elder dies, then the Dragon Balls won't work anymore."
"They'll be rendered useless?" Vegeta asked, his voice seethed in anger. He turned as the Ginyu Force came into view. "Damn it!" The Prince yelled, letting out pent up anger.
Jeice and Ginyu landed with style and stared down at the group of fighters. The Captain's eyes flashed from Burter to the crater where Recoome was then at Goku.
"Thought you could make the Ginyu Force look like a clown car, eh?" Jeice laughed, "Well, the Captain here has something to say to you about that."
"What do you say, Goku?" Krillin asked, hiding behind his friend, "Think you could take him?"
"Well, you weren't wrong." Goku said, "This guys is stronger than the others."
Ginyu's scouter flared to life, trying to determine Goku's power level. "This the guy?" He asked, "The scouter puts him at only five thousand."
"That's him alright." Jeice said, "Kinda weird that his power level's so low though."
"You idiot." Ginyu said, reaching up and tossing his scouter to Jeice, "The reason he made you look like fools is because you relied to heavily on your scouters. He's clearly capable of hiding his power level. Any true warrior could tell just by a glance. I'd say he's a lot closer to 60,000."
"But that's impossible." Jeice said, "He's just a Saiyan. I've never heard of one of them even getting to half of that."
"It's not unheard of." Ginyu said, "He might just be a natural fighter. Or he could've had his power increased by some mutation... like us. In any case, he's sure to pose a real challenge."
"Krillin. Gohan." Goku said, "You two go get the radar from Bulma and go find the Dragon Balls."
"They've most likely taken them back to Frieza's ship." Gohan said.
"With him gone, this should be easy." Krillin said.
"Whatever you do, just stay safe." Goku said, "Hey, Vegeta. Why don't you take the one on the right? You've recovered from near-death enough. You're new strength should make this easy."
"I'm sure it will." Vegeta said.
"Go for it, guys." Goku said, "And be careful."
"Will do." Krillin said.
Gohan and Krillin took off into the sky with Jeice taking aim for them.
"I got 'em." He said.
"Leave them." Ginyu said, lowering Jeice's arm, "They're nobody."
"Let's do this, Vegeta." Goku said, taking a step forward.
"As if there's any other option." Vegeta said.
The four stared each other in silence, no one making a move. Suddenly, Vegeta burst into the sky, leaving a blue trail behind him.
"Good luck, Kakarot!" The Prince laughed, flying away from the fight.
"Vegeta!" Goku called after him.
"Watch your guard!" Ginyu yelled, ramming his elbow into Goku's chest.
Goku lost sight of the captain as he spun around to land on his feet. Ginyu moved behind Goku and swatted at him with the back of his hand.
Ginyu took note that Goku didn't see his attack before dodging beneath it. The captain easily dodged past Goku's attacks and knocked him away. The Saiyan came back with a kick, which Ginyu caught and tossed Goku aside.
Goku hit a wall and bounced off it with another kick aimed at Ginyu. The captain moved beneath the ground before Goku made contact, leaving the Saiyan stunned. In a split second, Goku sensed the captain moving beneath him and leaped into the air, a ki blast ready in his hand.
Ginyu swatted Goku's hand aside and punched to the ground. Goku barely dodged as Ginyu's foot came crashing down where the Saiyan's head had been. Goku took his chance to plant his feet into Ginyu's chest, knocking him away. Ginyu flipped onto his feet and took off in the opposite direction, Goku trailing not far behind.
Ginyu grabbed onto a tree trunk and swung around it, catching Goku off guard with a heavy kick into the air. He moved ahead of the Saiyan and kicked back down towards the lake. Goku pushed himself off of the lake's surface, creating a large wave of water.
The two met once more and exchanged blows. The fight ended with them landing on the ground in a stare down.
"You're good." Goku said, wiping blood from his chin.
"Not too bad yourself. More than I gave you credit for." Ginyu replied, "But if Vegeta hadn't bailed on you, you might've actually stood a chance."
Vegeta roared through the sky with a maniacal laugh. "If I read those fools correctly, they should be evenly matched. With any luck they'll wipe eachother out." He laughed, "And if one of them does manage to win, they'd be so weakened that even Appule would have no trouble beating them.
Once I get my hands on the password and radar from the two runts, it'll be a walk in the park to immortality. Then nothing'll stand in my way of beating Frieza."
The two charged once again at each other and connected with a bright ball of light. They exchanged heavy blows before separating once more.
"I've gotta hand it to you. Your speed is exceptional." Ginyu said, "But you'll no doubt tremble at the sight of the great Captain Ginyu's Ultra Fighting Pose."
Goku mimed the captain's pose almost perfectly, shocking him. "You've got it all wrong!" Ginyu yelled, "Your legs are in the entirely wrong position!"
Goku looked from Ginyu's legs to his and switched their positions. "Like this then?" He asked, "So is there a reason for doing this silly pose?"
"Silly pose?!" Ginyu asked, his face turning red, "An amateur like you dares to mock the showmanship of the captain of the Ginyu Force?"
"Sorry. I'm not one for showing off." Goku said, "I'd rather just get things done."
"So be it." The captain said, taking a fighting stance.
Without warning, a ball of energy shot from the ground beneath Goku, sending him flying into the air.
"How do you like that one?" Ginyu asked, moving behind Goku.
He knocked the Saiyan down hard into the ground and landed himself. He extended his arm and shot a powerful blast directly at Goku, who barely had time to react. He shot high into the air, the blast barely missing his foot.
The blast connected with a nearby rock formation and exploded. Goku used the noise to get behind Ginyu and catch him off guard.
Right before Goku could hit the captain, Ginyu spun around and shot him point blank. As Goku flew backwards from the blast, Ginyu caught his arm and twisted it suddenly around, pulling it from the socket.
Damn it. Goku thought, his arm searing in pain. I'll have to use it. Maybe it'll be enough to scare this guy and give me the upper hand.
Ginyu slammed Goku into the ground and jumped off him, letting the Saiyan stand. "Be grateful I didn't break it." He said, "Although I suggest using more of your power this time."
"What?" Goku asked.
"Don't play dumb." Ginyu said, "I know when someone's holding back. It's easy to tell when someone isn't fighting to the best of their ability."
"Fine then." Goku said, grabbing his arm to pop it back into its socket.
Before he could push his arm back into place, a red blast came soaring at him, causing him to dodge.
"Oh no you don't!" Jeice yelled, "The captain might want to give you a chance, but I won't! Not after the humiliation done to me and my pals!"
"Jeice!" Ginyu yelled, "I can handle my own battles! One more act like that and you're off the team!"
"What team?!" Jeice yelled back, "You mean good ol' Ginyu and Jeice?! What kind of a team is made of two people that can't even handle a damn ape!"
He charged Goku, his eyes blood shot in rage. The met the Saiyan with furious punches, which Goku barely managed to dodge.
"It's just like Ginyu to want to fight someone at their strongest!" Jeice yelled, "You know what I say to that! Why give them a chance to fight back! Especially one who got two of my closest friends killed!"
He slammed Goku down into ground and landed on top of him, a red blast aimed directly at his chest. "This is for the Ginyu Force!" He yelled, the blast getting bigger.
Before Jeice could react to what was happening, he was blasted off of Goku with a high pressure slamming into him.
"KAIOKEN!" Goku yelled, a red aura flaring up around his body.
Jeice landed at Ginyu's feet, who stared in awe at the amount of energy coming off the Saiyan. Ginyu could sense just how much energy Goku was giving off but still couldn't believe it.
"Jeice!" Ginyu ordered, "What's this guy's power level?"
Jeice sat up and rubbed his head, turning the scouter on Goku. He stared shockingly at the readings, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"95,000... 100,000... 106... 107... 108..." Jeice stammered, "It's over 109,000!" The scouter exploded on his ear causing him to cringe. "And it was still rising!"
"This can't be possible!" Ginyu yelled, the pressure beginning to overwhelm him, "What is this guy?!"