The Battle of Namek

Year 762

On the blue surface of the green planet of Namek, a ship lands a ways away from any prying eyes. A scouting ship made to seek out potential planets that might fetch a high price for Frieza's Empire. However, as the ship opened, the Tufflized body of a girl walked out, dressed in black undergarments seen on a number of Frieza soldiers, though the top was typically hidden by their armor. The girl did not wear the armor provided in the ship, seeing as it didn't even help the goons on the previous planet anyway; no doubt a cheap material. She did, however, pick up a scouter.

Girl: "If what I picked up on that soldier's memories is right, these scouters are made to pick up energy levels. As long as I keep the mic muted, I should be able to scout out any unwanted attention."

She places the scouter to the side of her head and pushes the button, turning it on. It immediately detects a few high power levels in the distance among a number of smaller ones, though the smaller numbers were being picked off one after another. Wasting no time, she flew in the direction of the power levels, noting one to be especially high. No doubt this one was Frieza.

Within the village the new arrival was rushing towards, a group of Frieza soldiers led by Frieza himself and his two henchmen, Dodoria and Zarbon, had finished off most of the village after claiming their prize, the Dragon Ball. Only the village's elder and a young Namekian remained. To the side, looking on in horror from a cliff, were two individuals - a young kid and a bald short man, Son Gohan and Krillin respectively.

Gohan: "Krillin… We need to do something! We can't just sit and hide while-"

Krillin: "I know, Gohan, but that power level on the guy sitting in the chair is too much… If we jump in without a plan, we'll just get destroyed in an instant…"

Krillin knew how Gohan felt; watching the slaughter wasn't right and he knew his cowardice at dying was getting the better of him. But they couldn't just rush in. Suddenly, the elder unleashed an attack on the Frieza Force that overloaded their scouters and destroyed them. In retaliation, Frieza fired off a beam from his finger, killing the elder.

Frieza: "Hmph. What a fool. Trying to delay the inevitable like that would do anything. Dodoria? Get rid of the last one. Leave no witnesses… as a warning to the other villages who dare to retaliate."

Dodoria: "You got it, Lord Frieza!"

The young Namekian could only panic as the large hulking alien stomped his way over, cracking his knuckles as he did. Zarbon could only roll his eyes at Dodoria just flexing his superiority like some child excited for some candy. Gohan's patience started to boil over. He got ready to leap in… until he and Krillin sensed another power level approach. And it was approaching quickly.

Dodoria: "Say good night, kid! Time to put ya to bed!"

Dodoria readied an energy blast in his palm, but as he got ready to fire, his hand exploded as a separate energy blast hit his own, setting it off. His hand became a stump as Dodoria shouted. As he turns around, his head is smashed in, gore flying out from the impact as the hulking beast was killed in an instant from the element of surprise. Gohan and Krillin stare as they see a new arrival, a silver haired, fair-skinned girl with strange lines leading from her face to her torso, and a pair of black eyes, which turned and glared at the stunned Frieza.

Frieza: "...My, you certainly came out of nowhere. Who are you?"

The girl did not answer, just continued to glare at Frieza. But the bored emperor simply waves this off, the initial shock of his left hand being killed so suddenly wearing off.

Frieza: "Fine. You don't have to answer. Zarbon? Get rid of them."

Zarbon: "At your command, Lord Frieza."

Zarbon smiled before rushing at the girl. She blocks an incoming punch, which sends her skidding back, but she quickly charges at Zarbon, landing a kick to his gut. She then charges a ki blast and fires it as she backflips away, knocking the blue skinned alien off his feet.

Zarbon: "Grr… You insolent cur…"

Girl: "I have no business with you. But I will kill you if you stand back up."

The girl then turns to Frieza, focusing on him.

Girl: "Frieza. Why do you kill innocents?"

Frieza: "Hmph. And why should I answer to someone like you? Know your place, girl, as I am this galaxy's emperor. Zarbon? Quit wasting time and kill her!"

Zarbon: "M-My apologies, Lord Frieza."

Not wishing to anger his emperor anymore than he has, Zarbon transforms into his altered form. He was ready to finish this quickly, even if it lacked the finesse he would rather have. But as he was getting ready to charge at the girl, Krillin immediately jumped from the cliff.

Krillin: "Now! Gohan!"

As everyone turned to focus their attention on the bald human, he immediately unleashed a Solar Flare, blinding everyone except for Gohan, who covered the young Namekian's eyes from the brightness. The girl was also blinded, but thankfully Krillin was quick to grab her.

Girl: "Who-!?"

Krillin: "Sorry about that, but we had to act quick! We're getting out of here while we can!"

As the tyrant and his minions recover from their momentary blindness, they find that their enemies have vanished. Nowhere to be seen and no scouters to find them with. Frieza grits his teeth from being made a fool of.

Frieza: "Zarbon! Whoever those fools were, I want them found and executed. And if you fail, I will personally end your pitiful, miserable existence. Am I clear?"

Zarbon could only reel back in fear. His master was beside himself from the surprise blinding, leading the large blue alien to bow and fly off in a hasty manner, hoping to find the intruders and present their heads to Lord Frieza.

The heroes return to their hideout with the young Namekian child and their 'new friend'. At least as much of a friend as they could reasonably call her, given her entrance did save the child's life, even if it was a bit over the top.

Krillin: "Hey, sorry again for blinding you. I didn't have time to give you a proper warning so…"

Girl: "It is fine, I suppose. As long as the child was safe."

Child: "I am… Thank you…"

As they arrive, they are greeted by a blue haired young woman in yellow, Bulma, coming out of a house bearing a 'CC' logo.

Bulma: "There you two are! Hey, do you mind not just flying off without telling me? I'm not some fighter like you two-"

Bulma pauses before seeing the Namekian child and the girl that had joined them on the trip back. She reels back, a bit startled before Gohan and Krillin catch her up to speed, the conversation taking itself to inside the house.

Gohan: "And that's about when this lady arrived and saved our new Namekian friend. I was about to jump in myself, but…"

Krillin: "We did all we could, even if it wasn't much."

Bulma: "So what are your names? My name is Bulma, a researcher from Earth and one of Krillin's closer friends since way back."

Krillin: "I'm Krillin, by the way. A trained martial artist who's willing to give it his all!"

Gohan: "And I'm Son Gohan. It's a pleasure to meet you."

The girl notes that Bulma calls herself a mere 'researcher', but given the house they were occupying, that may just be an intentional understatement. Regardless, the shy Namekian proceeds to tell his name.

Child: "I… I'm Dende. Thank you so much for saving me…"

The others stared at the girl, causing her to flinch a bit as she realized that she hadn't really thought about her name. She began to process through her mind, limited in knowledge as is before coming across a name that… sounded right to her. Even if it wasn't 'her' name, it was a name to go by.

Girl: "You may call me… Dila. I am not of this planet nor am I affiliated with anyone. I… uh…"

The girl, now named Dila, started to shrink a bit as she was finding it hard to explain who or what she was. Or explain that the body she was currently inhabiting was previously dead until she took it as her own. Instead, she just talked about what happened on the last planet, seeing it as the easiest to explain and at least gave a convincing motivation for her presence.

Bulma: "Oh my… So this Frieza guy targets random planets that hold potential resources to conquer? And destroyed your village as a result?"

Gohan: "That monster! How can such evil exist?!"

Dila: "There are just tyrants that exist in the universe… Take the Saiyans for example… A long, long time ago, a planet called Plant was invaded by those merciless apes, reducing many of the cities belonging to the inhabitants to rubble and killing off those that lived on the planet…"

Krillin: "Oh we're aware of who the Saiyans are. We fought three of them back on Earth!"

This catches Dila's attention. Three of them invaded Earth? And Krillin says that with such bravado as well.

Dila: "You… fought… three Saiyans…? Three… Saiyans…"

Krillin: "Yep. Though one of them, a guy named Raditz, came on his own, trying to take our friend Goku and Gohan here away. He ended up being the catalyst to our ending up here…"

Dila, having heard enough and was just getting more confused, simply placed a hand on Krillin's head. She then saw Krillin's entire history - how he was bullied, how he treated Goku, and how they trained together. She noted how Goku had a tail, indicating his Saiyan heritage. But as time moved forward, Goku got rid of his tail, and during the time Krillin knew him, he never once exhibited any destructive tendencies. But then Raditz appeared, afterwards Vegeta and Nappa, leading to where they were now. Dila removed her hand, being left with a very intensive look.

Dila: "...I think you skipped the part where you are allied with a Saiyan. And that Gohan here is part Saiyan."

Krillin: "I-I mean… Goku's different from Raditz, Nappa, and Vegeta. He's-"

Dila: "I don't care about that. The Saiyans took away my home all those years ago. Reduced me to what I am now! Because of them, I…"

She stands up and grabs Gohan by the clothing around his neck. The frightened boy could only struggle as Dila charged up a ki blast; Dende and Bulma tried to get as much distance away from Dila as Krillin tried calling out to her. Dila paused as she stared at Gohan, looking into his eyes. The emotion that she saw wasn't like the merciless, cruel emotion she saw from the Saiyans of yore. A conflict in her mind caused her to hesitate before she eventually places Gohan back down. But she fires the ki blast at the door, flying out of it and away from the heroes.

Gohan: "Dila!"

Krillin: "Gohan! Don't go after her!"

Gohan turns back to Krillin, confused by what he means.

Krillin: "Look. I don't get any of what she said just now, but the fact she almost tried to kill you…"

Gohan: "I… I know, but…"

Krillin: "Ugh… Look, we need to get at least one Dragon Ball before Frieza. That'll at least stall us some time."

Dende: "Um… I may have one idea. Grand Elder Guru has a Dragon Ball. And perhaps his wisdom could be useful too."

The heroes turn to Dende before beginning to strategize. Krillin and Dende would leave to go see Guru, leaving Gohan to guard Bulma just in case Frieza's goons come knocking. Of course, Gohan was still worried over Dila; once Krillin and Dende had gone, Bulma decides to approach the young half Saiyan.

Bulma: "Are you worried over that girl, Gohan?"

Gohan: "A little. She looked… confused… And… I don't know, she didn't seem all that bad."

Bulma: "Well… I am curious about her too. Tell you what; you promise to come back, with or without Dila, and I won't tell Krillin you snuck off. It'll be our little secret."

Gohan: "You… You mean it?"

Bulma: "Mmhm. Just don't do anything rash. Meaning no fighting unnecessary fights, even if it means saving others. Once Piccolo is back to life, we'll just wish everyone killed by Frieza back too."

Gohan, with renewed vigor, nods at this. He then dashes off, keeping his power level low as he goes off in the direction he could sense Dila's ki. Bulma just sighs as she leans against the cave wall.

Bulma: "Do hurry back, Gohan. I don't want to be alone for too long…"

Elsewhere, Dila hovered over the water, looking down at it as she thought about what happened back there. Actually a lot of thoughts went about her head. She hated the Saiyans for the slaughter of the Tuffles years ago, and as she had one in her grasp, she… hesitated. The look in Gohan's eyes were pure and gentle, not like those of the Saiyans she knew, which were malicious and evil. As she thought more about it, she suddenly sensed an energy nearby. It wasn't Gohan's or Krillin's, though she could sense the two - Gohan especially who seemed to be coming towards her. But the energy she was interested was another Saiyan. A pure blooded Saiyan.

Dila: "...Is this that 'Goku' Krillin and Gohan spoke of? Or… Is it someone else?"

One thing then occurred to her; she could sense energy now. It was an odd thing, though it might have been a result of looking into Krillin's memories. Shaking away the minor distraction, she turned on her scouter, it revealing that a bunch of lower power levels were being picked off. Wasting no time, she flew in the direction of the Saiyan power level, though mentally hoping Gohan won't follow.

At the Namekian village, a spiky haired Saiyan in armor, Vegeta, was seen blasting away at the village, having killed the warriors not long ago, demanding that the Dragon Ball be given to him.

Vegeta: "Make this easier on yourselves and hand me the ball."

As Vegeta continued his merciless killing spree on the village, a figure appears and kicks away his latest blast, sending it into the sky. It was Dila, and she looked mad. Vegeta was stunned at first by the girl's sudden appearance but simply chuckles.

Vegeta: "Well well. Who might you be? You aren't Namekian. And you're certainly not one of Frieza's."

Dila: "...Does the term 'Tuffle' mean anything to you?"

Vegeta: "Hm? Tuffle? What do you-"

Vegeta is hit square in the gut by a punch from the girl, causing all the wind he had to just exhale violently from the shock. He placed his hand on his stomach as he stumbled back.

Dila: "Not only did I find a Saiyan responsible for the slaughtering of the Tuffle… But the leader of that army of apes! Vegeta."

Vegeta: "Gh…! How dare you!? To think a Tuffle would still be alive even today… I guess my great grandfather wasn't so thorough…"

Vegeta composed himself as his attention was squarely on the Tuffle now. Though he lacked a tail for his Oozaru transformation, he'd take on this fool without it. Of course, Dila wasn't keen on losing either. As the two glared, Dila makes the first move, swinging a kick at Vegeta's face, but the Saiyan simply catches it and twists it, breaking her leg. But there was no scream or even a wince of pain. Because her body was dead before she possessed it, Dila couldn't register pain. Yes, she'd had to avoid taking too much damage, but as of right now, she only felt one thing - Rage. Vegeta is surprised as a second kick lands itself on his cheek, pushing him back as the Tuffle landed on the ground, her twisted leg contorting until it straightened itself out.

Vegeta: "What the-!? What kind of freak of nature are you!?"

Dila: "Surprisingly less of a monster than someone like you!"

Dila rushed at Vegeta, but the prince had enough, firing off a barrage of ki blasts at the girl. This did seem to stop the Tuffle, but he wasn't done. He reeled back his hand in order to do a quick charged Galick Gun, firing the blast at the smoke. The smoke scatters, but there was no Dila. Vegeta looks around and finds her above him, charging a Destructo Disc, but her version was made of some kind of blue ki.

Vegeta: "What!?"

Dila: "Die, you monster!"

Dila tossed the energy blade at Vegeta's direction, the prince dodging but the blade followed his movement just enough to cut him by the arm, but not take it completely off. He growls as the Tuffle lands back on the ground, the two glaring at each other.

Voice: "My my. I do hope I'm not interrupting anything."

The duo stop as they hear the voice, looking up at the sky to see… Zarbon, arms crossed in his normal form as he smirks.

Zarbon: "Vegeta, you did very well for a monkey. Finding our little intruder and whittling her down a bit. Frieza would be very proud."

Vegeta: "Damn it… We caused so much of a commotion we attracted Frieza's right hand lackey."

Zarbon: "Sadly, I'll be taking over; Frieza needs me to bring this girl's head after making a mockery of the great Frieza Force. And you, Vegeta… You'll be coming in for questioning as well…"

Dila and Vegeta glare at Zarbon, both getting into fighting positions as the blue alien descends, assumes his beastial form, and charges at the two with a manic laugh, ready to kill them both if it came down to it.

To be continued…