Zarbon entered the Medbay and saw Appule monitoring Vegeta's vital signs, who was in the healing tank.
"How is he?" Zarbon asked.
"He's in critical condition. Had you not got to him sooner, he would have been dead. Even now it's touch and go at this point" Appule explained.
"You will bring him around by any means necessary Appule!".
"Or else my condition will be critical" Zarbon thought grimy.
Fasha, Arcee, and the two Namekians land at the cave. They were greeted by Raf, Bulma, and Ratchet. "Hey mom, hey Arcee, where's Vegeta?" Raf wondered.
"Probably got captured" Fasha said with a shrug.
"WHAT!?" Bulma shouted in shock.
Everyone gave her some strange looks. Bulma blushed in embarrassment.
"...He sensed Zarbon and went after him. His power took a nosedive" Fasha finished.
"Who are they?" Ratchet asked, noticing the two Namekians.
"I am Elder Tsuno and this is Guitaro" the old Namekian introduced.
Just then, Krillen and Optimus landed with the one-star Dragon ball. "Hey guys" greeted Krillen.
"You got the Dragon ball?" Fasha asked, getting straight to the point.
"Yep".
"Good, that makes two Dragon balls. Now we need the other five".
"Where is Vegeta?" Optimus asked.
"He got captured by one of Frieza's generals" answered Ratchet.
That was not good. Until Jack can get here, Vegeta is there best hope at stopping Frieza. Frieza may hold all the cards, but as long as he doesn't get the two Dragon balls they have, then he won't get his wish.
"We cannot take on Frieza now until Jack is here. Vegeta is on his own" Optimus said grimy.
They decided to not go to the Grand Elder's place yet, since everyone was running on fumes. They took time to rest and plan a way to get the other Dragon balls from Frieza and possibly Vegeta.
Two days later, Appule gave Zarbon the report on Vegeta's condition. At any moment, Vegeta would be conscious.
"My lord, Vegeta shall awake at any moment" Zarbon said to Frieza.
"I hope so for your sake" said Frieza.
All of a sudden, there was a loud 'BOOM' coming from the hallway. Frieza and Zarbon went to investigate when another explosion shook the ship. The source came from the Medbay.
When they entered, they saw a destroyed healing tank, Appule's dead body, and a hole in the wall that led outside.
"HE ESCAPED!?" Frieza yelled.
"I look for him right away!" Zarbon said frantically.
An another hallway, Vegeta was smirking. They fell for the bait and left the Dragon balls unguarded. He ran to the observation deck, to find five Dragon balls.
"Dear Frieza,
By the time you read this, I will have had my wish.
Kind regards,
Vegeta" he thought smugly.
He then frowned. "I can't all of them and walk out the front door" he said to himself. He walked to the hallway and channeled his energy to his hand. "HEY MORONS, WHY DON'T YOU CHECK YOUR SHIP FIRST BEFORE YOU GO ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE!" he yelled, catching Zarbon's and Frieza's attention.
He fires a blast to delay them, which blew up the engines. He runs up to the massive window and blasts a hole in it. He grabs a Dragon ball and throws it as hard as he could. He does the same to the others before he fled.
Frieza and Zarbon run into the room to find all the Dragon balls taken. Zarbon flies through the hole in the window and scans the area to find nothing.
Vegeta was in the ocean, swimming away from the ship and trying to find the five Dragon balls he stole. He resurfaced on one of the islands and looks around until he saw five Dragon balls in front of him.
"All I need are two more. And I know just where to look" he said to himself before taking off to find the others.
"ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!" Frieza yelled with his tail hitting the floor with a loud 'thud', causing Zarbon to flinch.
"NOT ONLY DID VEGETA TOOK THE DRAGON BALLS BUT HE DID SO WITH EASE. IF VEGETA ISNT HERE IN THE TEN MINUTES, YOU WILL HAVE FORSAKEN YOUR LIFE ZARBON. DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?" Frieza's tail lift up, showing the cracked floor.
"Yes sir" Zarbon gulped.
Fasha's Scouter went off. "We've got incoming" she warned. Raf extended his senses and felt Vegeta coming near them. "It's Vegeta" he said excitedly.
Fasha's eyebrows furrowed. She doubts that Vegeta would come here immediately. She looked at Optimus and saw the wary look on his face. He was probably thinking the samething.
Not taking any chances, she took a Dragon ball and threw it to a nearby lake. She turned to the others and said "Don't tell him about the other Dragon ball".
Just then, Vegeta landed. "Yo" he said.
"Vegeta, that was reckless" scolded Fasha.
"Who cares?" He knew what she meant.
"Did you get a Dragon ball?" He asked.
"Yeah" replied Arcee.
"Good".
He grabbed her by the neck. "Give me the Dragon ball or she dies" he threatened.
Everyone got to a stance. Fasha knew he would betray them. She went into the cave and came out with the four-star Dragon ball. Vegeta's head turns and said "And it seems we have a guest".
Zarbon landed on the ground, glaring at the Saiyan prince.
Vegeta drops Arcee.
Bulma thought he was a good guy because of his looks.
"I wouldn't count on it" Krillen said grimly.
Zarbon and Vegeta just stood there, staring at each other.
"I recognize baldy and the machines. Made some new friends monkey?" Zarbon sneered.
Vegeta could here Bulma cheering for Zarbon. "It seems you have a fangirl" he said.
"That's right, have a laugh. I can't to see Frieza put that mouth of yours to the ringer".
Zarbon went on the offensive and attacked. Vegeta dodged the kick. They took off in the air and began to clash. They land right back to the ground. Zarbon transforms into his ugly, bulky form. The others were amazed by the power he put out.
Vegeta decides to play weak and let's Zarbon take the lead. Vegeta grabbed some dirt off the ground. He took off in the sky with Zarbon in tow. He let's the dirt go as Soon as Zarbon was close to him. The dirt hit Zarbon in the eyes.
Vegeta took the time to hit Zarbon from behind, breaking his armor. He fell into the lake. He fires a Full Power Energy Volley at the lake, creating an explosion.
Zarbon resurfaced with broken armor. "It seems our little scuffle took quite the toll on you Zarbon" Vegeta said mockingly.
"Keep talking, that's all you're good for" Zarbon said angrily. He attacks but it was short lived. Vegeta punched him right through his stomach.
"Vegeta... I was just...following orders. If we team up...we can beat...Frieza" Zarbon weakly said, as blue blood seeped from his wound.
"After all you've done to me, YOU CAN GO TO HELL!" Vegeta yelled, as he blasted Zarbon to dust.
Everyone looked in horror as Vegeta laughed at his kill.