A/N:

My fingers hurt from typing. What I get for typing 4000 words in a day...Anyway, sorry this isn't as long as the other one, but as finals and end of the semester approach, I find myself having little time to do anything actually enjoyable. But I still managed to get this out! So yay! Small victories. I'll take them

Thanks so much for everyone who reviewed! If I were a better author, I would have replied to most of your reviews via PM last week, but...I'm not. So sorry. I'll try to be more on my game after this update/I'll answer the more of your questions currently in this incredibly convoluted paragraph (...yeah, I'd hate me too):

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Oh, and I forgot to mention, as many as you pointed out, Bardock: The Father of Goku as one of the movies I see as canon. I totally agree with all of you :D So now my canon movie count is up to two...not so awful.

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"Run! Go!"

Another fist came swinging, colliding harshly with the ground and creating meteor shaped impacts. Goku rolled off the grass, barely dodging, but completely unhurt. Damn. This was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Not only was this...Oozaru transformation incredibly strong and huge, it was also fast. Nappa was pounding through the landscape and let out a shrill roar that tore through Goku's ears. He pushed back the thought of his grandfather, of the fact that he had crushed the one man who raised him with his own giant, monkey feet. He had different more urgent things to address.

Nappa was ravaging Namek. Craters formed wherever he stepped and the land shook from the tremendous shifts of weight as the beast walked forward. The ball of light energy was still glowing, expanding and shimmering with excess energy.

"Krillin! We need to take out the moon!" His scar was burning slightly, and Goku annoyingly clenched his fists, realizing the artificial moon seemed to be expanding. "It's growing! We have to take it out before it reaches the other Saiyans and Gohan! He'll be completely out of control."

There was a low, hard rumble reverberating against the ground, and Goku chilled at the fact that it appeared to be coming from Nappa. Krillin had the same bewilderment. "Is he...laughing? But how?"

"Fools."

Both Earthlings cringed back at the deep, yet slight familiar, voice. The Oozaru continued. "True Saiyans, Kakarot, learn how to control the Oozaru after they have completed their first mission. Even your son has learned this control."

Krillin was shivering, "You—mean—you still have control?"

The monster bared its teeth. "You tell me."

There was another hand swipe, and Goku rolled out of the way. Both Goku and Krillin found themselves on the ground, slightly scratched but not seriously injured at all. His tail first. He needs to be in base form. "Krillin, we need to get him back to his human form. Think you can handle it? "

"Handle the giant ape monster?" Krillin shook off his worried expression and nodded. "You got it. I've got a new move I've been working on. Just give me a sec." The short man flew back, landing with a slight toc on a plateau further back. He raised one of his arms up, his palm faced upwards, as if he were holding a platter. Goku smiled in confidence and shot back up towards the silver ball in the sky.

"Nappa! I don't know why they sent you to us." After the initial burst of energy, Goku was finally able to get a steady reading of his ki. "...But you don't stand a chance. Even with this power your nothing."

"Stupid third class." Nappa's bellowing voice would have made others flinch back, but Goku stayed aerial, staring down his enemy and only letting his black hair move back. The Oozaru's red eyes flashed. "You are nothing but ants! Your pain will..."

"DESTRUCTO DISC!" There was a thin sphere radiating from the top of Krillin's right hand. It was an enormous amount of energy, squished into one thin sheet. The yellow saucer literally cut through the air as Krillin tossed it across the Namekian landscape.

Nappa didn't have time to react.

The disc sliced his tail, cleaving it from his body in one large, smooth incision. There was an agonizing scream, and Goku momentarily broke his warrior stoicism to look at the shimmer of pain in Nappa's red eyes. He was changing back, rather quickly too. The brown hair covering his body diminished as hereturned to his normal size and shape. Blood was trickling rapidly from his lower back, and the useless brown appendage on the ground quivered slightly before becoming completely still.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" Goku didn't hesitate to send the blue wave to the artificial moon. It easily deflated from the enormous ki blast, and Goku let out a breath in relief. He didn't want to deal with any more giant monkeys, especially if one of them would be his son. "Krillin? Is he okay?"

Krillin was already on the ground, a fair distance away from a mortified Nappa. Goku wasn't sure if it was the physical pain or his hurt pride that made the older Saiyan lay flat in the dirt. The sight of blood on Nappa's back made Goku reach for his own tail spot. It had taken a while to get used to, and there were still some days that Goku still felt that something was missing. He could only imagine how Nappa was feeling. He hadn't been connected to his tail nearly as long as the other Saiyan had.

"It's like cutting off an arm, isn't it?" Krillin raised an eyebrow as Goku landed next to him. "You'll miss it, but at least you can live without it."

"Sort of." Goku half admitted. He eyed Nappa carefully. The Saiyan wasn't dead, that was obvious, but he was incredibly injured. The transformation took a lot out of him, and to have it end so abruptly and in that way did nothing for his body.

Krillin reluctantly took a step forward to Nappa's body, "So what do we do with him. Another destructo disc?"

Their attention on Nappa was torn away as a giant circular object flashed through the green sky. It was huge, not just the spaceship, but the ki both Goku and Krillin immediately sensed.

"What the Hell..." Krillin's eyes were stuck on the spot where the ship had last been seen.

Nappa was slowly laughing, face still buried in grass and dirt. Goku frowned, "Hey, what's going on?" He didn't like being harsh, but he didn't trust Nappa to give him a straight answer. Goku lifted Nappa up by his cracked armor, staring point blank at the Saiyan's face. "Answer me."

"Haha, nothing." His face was scratched, partially bloodied, but there was this unmistakable glint of crazed happiness in his smile. "It's just Lord Frieza. He's here."

"What? Already?" Krillin stood in shock.

"His spaceship is a whole lot faster than our little pods. Hahahaha. This is great! I hope you're ready."

Goku's grip on Nappa's suit hardened, "Ready for what?"

"To die."

"And this is number...5! So what do we have now Vegeta?"

The Saiyan Prince grunted and eyed the dragon ball in his hand. "This is 6."

"Okay so 3, 5, and 6. So we only need 1,2,4, and 7. Not so bad. Not bad at all actually." Bulma grinned at her radar and set it back in her pocket. "I must admit. Dragon ball hunting is a lot easier when you go around with someone that flies." Bulma raised a finger to her chin, "I wonder why I just didn't send Goku out on Nimbus...stupid cloud, never let me on it..."

Vegeta rolled his eyes. This was such unnecessary babble. He was getting anxious. With each dragon ball collected, the legend of the Super Saiyan became even more a reality. His destiny would be discovered. His purpose realized. The Saiyans will once again be the strongest in the universe, not some space lizard. He half smiled in satisfaction.

"I mean, me? Impure? What does some stupid cloud now about..." Bulma blinked, her blues flashing, "Vegeta, are you smiling?"

The Saiyan's senses snapped back to Bulma, "What are you talking about, Woman?"

"It's just for a second there...you looked kind of happy."

"Hmph."

She smiled as well and moved closer, jostling the dragon ball as she walked. "You were thinking about your wish, weren't you?"

The question surprised him. He had expected her to say something stupid and frivolous, something about how her annoying, inescapable presence was making him smile. Something obviously false. Vegeta just tucked the orange five-star ball under his armpit. "Perhaps."

"Do you know what the Super Saiyan is like at all? If Frieza's afraid of it, it must be pretty powerful."

"Not just pretty powerful, Woman. It is the most powerful known transformation any creature could obtain. The Oozaru is nothing."

Something about Vegeta's phrasing struck Bulma. The Saiyan Prince didn't know what was suddenly bothering the human woman, but he needed to find out. "Why do you suddenly look like a frazzled idiot?"

"Your kindness never ceases to amaze me. I'm not frazzled." Bulma shook her head, obviously something on her mind.

"Woman." Vegeta snapped in front of her. He was almost getting used to close proximity with her. Almost. "I cannot concentrate if you're...you're..."

"If I'm what?" She had this smug expression on her face, something that made Vegeta immediately growl.

"Distracted." Vegeta grunted and stepped back, taking his black eyes off of her. "It's annoying. Tell me, Woman."

"It's just..." Bulma huffed and blew back her bangs. "Can other aliens, besides Saiyans I mean, transform?"

Vegeta raised an eyebrow, "You're not trying to suggest there is some sort of Super Human, are you?"

"No...though thanks for making it sound so completely ridiculous. I just mean..."

"Wait." Vegeta held up his hand, and to his surprise, Bulma actually stopped talking. She must have sensed that Vegeta immediately became on edge, his whole body tensing as his eyes looked upwards.

Yes, she definitely knew. Bulma moved to his side and grabbed his hand. Vegeta would have turned back to face her, the sudden warmness of her tiny fingers incredibly inviting, but he was too focused, too intent on what he was currently sensing.

"Don't tell me..."

Vegeta dropped his eyes and turned back to her, "Fine, I won't tell you."

She squeezed his hand harder and moved her body closer, their shoulders almost brushing. "It's Frieza, isn't it?"

"Hmph. You told me not tell you." Vegeta saw the blatant fear in her eyes, the fear he himself should be feeling. He knew that the Woman hadn't been lying when she denounced Nappa. She had no reason to lie now and was no way that stupid to lie to him twice. But Vegeta kept his gaze steady, his breath even. He was waiting for this day. Good that he's here. It'll be easier to kill him.

"Vegeta..."

There was some incredibly grating about her voice then. It demanded his attention, the soft breathy nature making him completely focused on her, forgetting his thoughts on Frieza and power. "What?"

"Zarbon had said...he said he was going to hand me over to him." Bulma's breaths were deeper now. She wouldn't cry, he knew she was stronger than that, but the grip she had on him almost began to cause some slight pressure to the Saiyan. "He said that with you gone, I'd be..."

"You will not." His voice was low, rough. Vegeta immediately pulled Bulma closer to him and grabbed her other hand. They were chest to chest again, all air between them gone, and the temperature seemed to have sky rocketed. "I will not let him take what's mine. Do you understand?"

She was silent for a while, glancing at her hands and then back at Vegeta's face. "I'm not yours, Vegeta," she said softly, almost like she didn't want him to hear her at all. But her voice quickly gained volume. "And will you stop manhandling me?" She ripped her wrists from his grasp and looked back to her radar. "If Frieza's here, the last thing I should be doing is panic. That won't get us anywhere."

Vegeta had to stop another smile from forming. There was something incredibly attractive about how in one instant Bulma could be incredibly irrational and then the other completely objective. He wrote it off as another aspect of her insanity.

"We need to find the other dragon balls...and there just so happens to be three in one place." Her mouth fell open a bit, "That can't be coincidental."

"Frieza just got here so it isn't him. Maybe it's your pathetic friends. They must have finished off Nappa quicker than I had anticipated."

Bulma nodded, "I guess...Can't say I'll miss the maniac. Where's Raditz by the way?"

"Guarding the one ball we have."

"I have a capsule here. We can hide them." Bulma handed him the small cylinder object. "Don't worry, okay?"

Vegeta narrowed his eyes, "I'm not the one who was whining before, Woman."

"I can tell, Vegeta. And don't glare so much." She touched his nose, "You'll get wrinkles. And Kami knows you're stressed out enough. I'm surprised you don't look like an old man already."

The Saiyan Prince, usually, would have discounted this as her babbling, but for some reason, he bought into the verbal dispute, forgetting that Frieza was probably landing that very instant. Bulma was, in a word, distracting. "I'm not the one who looks like an old maid, Woman. How old were you twelve years ago? I thought you were in your teens, but your current appearance suggests otherwise."

"Ugh! Jerk!" She grabbed the capsule back from Vegeta and stuffed it back into one of her zipped pockets. "I think I liked it better when you told me to be quiet and just ranted on about your wish." She shook the radar in his face, "Speaking of wish...Uff!"

Vegeta had already grabbed her around the waist, blasting off after grabbing the Dragon radar from her hand.

There were already kis approaching them, two to be exact. Both Goku and Krillin stood up, one watching the sky and the other watching Nappa's still fallen body. One of the kis were huge, making Goku tense. This wasn't going to be good. Frieza had brought a whole spaceship of men to fight his wars. Goku had two friends and his son. Shit.

With lightning speed the first one landed, large and round. The texture of his pink skin was so hard, Goku couldn't tell if his body was mostly composed of fat or muscle. He hoped for the former. The other was substantially smaller and purple, but neither of them were that weak.

These must be Frieza's men. His eyes shifted from one to the other, waiting for them to speak or attack... anything. But Krillin was the first to break the silence, "You guys with Frieza?"

"Of course we are, runt." The pink one babbled and crossed his arms. "And who the Hell are you?" He cocked his head to his shoulder to take a look at Nappa's body. "Friends of little Vegeta most likely."

"Dodoria, they completely destroyed Nappa." The purple one didn't look at all worried. "No matter, we'll simply..."

"I'm still alive, you know." Nappa crawled up from the ground, wincing as he moved his back. His tail bone looked incredibly raw.

The alien called Dodoria nodded in satisfaction. "Well good. Lord Frieza wanted to congratulate you anyway. I'll clear you to head back to camp."

Nappa began to hover sloppily, obviously still exhausted and beaten from the transformation. "What does he have planned for Vegeta, Dodoria?"

Dodoria cracked an evil grin, "We'll see. Now beat it Saiyan and let me take care of this trash. Cui, go with him."

Goku's eyes never left Dodoria, even as the others left. He was feeling him out, getting a full sense of his power, which was respectfully high but probably still manageable. He had to admit, it was quite lucky that Bulma had a spaceship equipped with a gravity room. Otherwise we'd be done for. There was no way he had this power on Earth. His brother, strangely enough, had been right about one thing though. The near death beating he had been subjected to did give a spike to Goku's power level. Wait...

It may have been crazy, absolutely insane actually, but Goku needed the boost. He didn't have time to go back to Guru right now and who knows if he would get another chance now that Friexza had landed. Plus, he had senzu beans right in his bag...

"You're name's Dodoria? And you're looking for Vegeta?"

Dodoria curled his lips at Goku, "Don't tell me there are more of you Saiyan brats around. I'm here to take out that little monkey prince of yours. He's been a bad boy."

Krillin's not going to like this... "Fine. But you need to get through me first."

The shorter fighter practically jumped in shock, "Goku...what are you doing?"

"Trust me Krillin. Just don't let him..."

Dodoria's fist colliding with his jaw immediately silenced him. The pain was harsh; Goku could already feel some blood trickling in his mouth. The guy was pretty strong, and with Goku's ki not acting as any sort of barrier, the near death experience wouldn't take long. It won't get too far.

The kicks and punches continued, his lithe body becoming wrecked with bruises and slits of blood. Krillin just stood there, biting his lip as Goku was pummeled into the dirt. He barely defended himself, wanting the effect to come as soon as possible and making Krillin incredibly confused. There was one point when Krillin steadied his hands together, preparing for a kamehameha, but Goku tacitly shook his head, signaling to let the beat down continue.

Dodoria was enjoying himself too much. It was then Goku realized he was doing the right thing by forming this faux alliance with Vegeta. If the conversation from before was any indication, Nappa and Vegeta didn't seem to be on the best of terms. Nappa and Frieza on the other hand...

Goku moved his arms, blocking an especially dirty kick to his crotch. His body was already getting tired. He was pretty sure soon he'd be unconscious. The pink blob straightened his arm, slamming it flat against Goku's back and making the fighter fall onto his knees, panting. Dodoria seemed to sense his breathlessness and held out his open palm square at his face. "Dirty Saiyans. Always getting in the way. See if you aren't too beaten to stop this."

Yellow and white light strained Goku's pupils, and the normally unburdened Saiyan had the slight fear that he might have gone too far, risked too much for power, something he had never done before.

But he had to, he decided. He could sense Frieza's ki, unbelievably strong, terrifyingly powerful. He needed all the power he could get in order to stop him, in order to help his friends. Goku spit out a slight bit of blood, "Just do it."

"Dodoria!"

There was a different voice, one Goku didn't really recognized but still it sounded vaguely familiar. He didn't have too much energy to turn, but the next word gave it away. "Kakarot?"

"Oh crap!" Goku could hear the fear in Krillin's voice. "This isn't a good time, can't you..."

"Dodoria, let go of my brother."

The Frieza henchman surprisingly did what the voice said, disintegrating the ki blast to turn to the new arrival. He huffed and placed his hands on his hips, cruelly smiling. "Raditz. Don't tell me you're a traitor now too."

Raditz just stood there, arms crossed, scouter gone. Goku was more than confused at the sight of his brother. There were so many conflicting emotions. This man was one of his last blood relatives, but at the same time, he had kidnapped his son and sent his best friend flying through a house. And Piccolo... He almost had little doubt that Raditz would have killed him, maybe, if Bulma had not gotten involved.

But then again, there this man was, seemingly defending him. Ugh...I can't do this now. Goku grabbed his head. His body was incredibly tired, and he was never really too much of a thinker. He would just wait to see how this played out. As Dodoria turned to face his brother, Goku reached for the small bag attached to his hip and pulled out a senzu bean.

"I'm not a traitor." Raditz declared the phrase easily enough, but then immediately fell into a fighter's stance, shocking Dodoria and Krillin. "Not to the Saiyans."

Bulma immediately scowled as they landed. They were on the outskirts of some Namekian village. It was small and quiet, and she could even see Gohan where she was standing, perfectly safe. She let her mind briefly wander to where Goku and Krillin were, but Gohan didn't seem too concerned, which set her mind at ease a little.

"They have three of them, Bulma."

She could hear the slight happiness in his voice and couldn't keep her mind from tingling. Vegeta was so excited, that much was obvious. He was so close to being free of the chains that bound him for most of his life, and she would be the one helping him gain the key. There it was again, that warm tingle that she knew she shouldn't be experiencing. She had long passed the point where she admitted to herself that she was still attracted to Vegeta. She was. And that was okay. Weren't committed woman allowed to be attracted to other men anyway? Even if those men may have been sort-of-kind-of an old flame? Even if she may or may not have loved him?

Bulma sighed. That was definitely not okay.

Which brought her to the reason of her grimace and trepidation. Yamcha was there with Gohan, looking serious and maybe even heartbroken. She felt her stomach twist and burn at the sight of him, but at the same time, she didn't want Vegeta to let go of his grip on her waist.

But she moved away from him anyway, thinking they may be spotted any moment. "You better be nice to him."

Vegeta grunted at the words. "I do not mind Kakarot's brat as I once did."

"Not Gohan!" Bulma rolled her eyes. "I..." She wasn't sure if this would help or antagonize the situation, but she needed to say it. She had to get it out there. "I love him, Vegeta."

"Love?" Vegeta eyed her curiously but merely shrugged. "Whatever, Woman. You and your human play toy are of no concern to me." There was something shallow in his voice, but Bulma had no intention of questioning it. She was just relieved Yamcha might still be standing after this little meeting.

She nodded her head and took another step back, "I'm glad you understand." But she wasn't exactly sure he did. The term 'love' only seemed to confuse him. Which, when she thought about it, would make complete sense. She doubted that Vegeta had ever been loved for, let alone cared for, during his stay with Frieza. Besides their brief interlude that is. And he seemed incredibly unsure about how to handle his feelings with her.

Bulma half snickered to herself. Are you saying, Bulma Briefs, that the mighty Prince of All Saiyans loves you?

Vegeta turned, as if reading her thoughts. "Why the fuck are you laughing at, Woman?"

"Nothing, nothing." Yeah, definitely love. "Remember to play nice."

It was then the two noticed them, probably sensing their ki. Gohan was the first to turn and smile. He quickly waved and pulled on Yamcha's gi. The bandit's jaw immediately dropped before he flew over, pulling Bulma to him in a tight embrace. "Don't ever, ever do anything that stupid again."

"Hey! It was not stupid!" She pointed him on the chest, but then quickly realized that was something she usually did with Vegeta. It felt wrong doing this to Yamcha for some reason. Bulma pulled back a little, standing closer to the slightly fuming Saiyan next to her. "You have three dragon balls?"

"Yeah, Miss Bulma! Only four more and then..."

"One, Brat. We only need one more." Even though he was talking to Gohan, Vegeta's eyes never left Yamcha's face. "Unless anyone has any objections to me getting my wish."

Yamcha started to open his mouth but was quickly intercepted by Bulma, "Nope! No one does, right Yamcha? Vegeta's just gonna wish just for a little more power to defeat Frieza and that's it."

"Oh good! Then we can use one of the other wishes to wish back Piccolo like Lord Guru wants." Gohan smiled happily.

Bulma could do nothing but blink for awhile, not fully processing the words. "...other wishes?"

"The Namekian dragon Porunga grants three wishes." There was a tall, muscular Namek walking back to them now. He offered Bulma his hand. "My name's Nail."

"Bulma...and you're saying that we can get three wishes from this dragon?" Bulma was astounded, and she could tell Vegeta was as well.

"Yes." Nail nodded calmly but he eyed Vegeta with slight hesitation. "Lord Guru senses that Frieza wishes these dragon balls for evil, if you wish to help us get rid of the tyrant, we will allow your wish."

Vegeta scoffed, "I don't need you to allow my wish."

"Actually you do, Mr. Vegeta." Gohan scratched his head and gestured to the small Namekian boy by his side. "Dende told me that Porunga only understands Namekian."

Bulma laughed, seeing the visible frustration on Vegeta's face. She answered giddily, "Fine then. Let's go get the last one then! As a team." She said the words to Vegeta, trying to comfort him, trying to assuage the tension that was filling through his body. She wanted so much to grab his hand then, run her hands through his dark, coarse hair and just explain that some things, not all, but some things actually do work out. That not all things end in explosions and heartbreak.

But Yamcha was the one that grabbed her to fly off, not Vegeta. And she felt like a hypocrite for even thinking those words.

A/N:

Not so much b/v love in this one, but Frieza's here! Ah! Anyway, I promise more elaborate fight scenes for more major battles in the future. fight scenes are not exactly my forte, but I'll try my best.

Thanks for reading guys :) and please review!