"So Kakarot, I see you've made some new friends. Have they come to witness the ascension first-hand?" The self-proclaimed prince of all Saiyans strode towards the assembled crowd, his eyes darting between the newcomers and his rival, who was the first to greet him.

"Hey Vegeta, long time no see! Dende says these two came out of nowhere; he didn't sense them coming!"

"Is that so?" Vegeta drew level with them and looked suspiciously at the man and the young woman. "Hmph. I can't even sense them now, so I don't think it's his fault for once!"

"Are you sure?" Goku asked. "Take a good look at the one on the right..." Vegeta squinted at her, making her shift uncomfortably. "Hey, back off." the man said, stepping in front of her and glaring at the Saiyan prince. Vegeta's eyes flicked to him, and then back to the girl. "Yes, yes, I see it now. There's something very strange about her. It's unlike anything I've ever felt before."

"It gets even stranger. They say they're from another dimension, with a whole city in the sky!" Goku said.

"A city in the sky, hmm? Well if this hunk of rock can float, I'm sure someone else out there's gotten the hang of it." Vegeta said dismissively. "But enough of these petty distractions, Kakarot. Have you been keeping up with your training in the Other World?"

"You bet!" Goku said, briefly entering a fighting stance and firing off a few punches. "Who knows, maybe I've found some things you haven't!"

"Hah! Fat chance. The last time I saw you, you were still in the base form, but your son and I are far beyond that now! After your fight with Cell claimed your life, he returned and slaughtered my own son Trunks! It was my rage at his demise, and the fear that I might never be able to surpass you in death, that pushed me to the same heights of power that your son had risen to! Anger beyond anything I had ever felt filled every fiber of my being, yet still that accursed android fought on! He was barely able to fend us off, boasting all the while of the imminent destruction of the planet! It seemed your son had finally mustered enough strength to finish him, but Cell countered with a blast of his own! He ignored me entirely, claiming that Gohan was the worthier fighter! His arrogance was his undoing, and when I unleashed my most powerful attack, he was CRUSHED like the bug he was, between two immovable objects!"

The man had waited impatiently during Vegeta's tirade, and when the Saiyan prince finished, he spoke. "I didn't think it was humanly possible for a man to have a bigger ego than Fink, but this day's just full of surprises."

Vegeta turned to face him angrily. "Shut your ignorant mouth before I shut it for you! Human indeed, the idea! Kakarot and I are the last remaining pure-blooded Saiyans! A race of warriors far beyond anything your feeble mind can imagine!"

"You're saying (heh, Saiyan)...you're saying you're not human? You come from outer space or something?" the man said.

"You got that right!" Goku interjected with a smile.

"Okay, now we're talking to aliens. Don't know why that surprises me, but there y'are. Now that your friend's done running his mouth, how's about you folk sit here and listen while I tell you 'bout the day I just had..."