The Outer Ring, sector Delta-4..
We continue the story in a familiar system with a familiar planet: Earth. The planet is surrounded by a fleet of alien ships, no doubt the buyers of the planet after Frieza sold it. They were unloading much materials needed to build their cities. Not far away, 5 space pods came out of hyper space. They raced towards the planet. Not far from the atmosphere, the alien warships seemed to notice the pods coming for the planet. Without hesitation, they opened fire. The pods were way too fast for them and landed safely on the planet. The saiyan crawled out. " So this is Earth, neat" Nappa said. Kakarot exhaled deeply and looked around. In the distance he saw the remains of South city, one of the first cities to fall to him when he was a child. To the other side there was a small burned farm, which he used as a shelter for a week after he killed the farmer and his kids. " It must have been fun here" Nappa laughed. " Sure" Kakarot said. Vegeta took a few steps forward. " Tell me Kakarot, where do go now?" he said. " We need to head east" Kakarot said. Just as the saiyans hovered up in the air, an energy shell hit the ground near them. It came from the Alien warships in orbit. " Darn those fools" Raditz said annoyed. " Let me handle it Vegeta" Kakarot said. " Fine, don't get yourself killed" Vegeta said like he didn't care. Kakarot flew up higher into the stratosphere, above the clouds. The saiyan focused. The saiyan got in a powerup stance and yelled. A bright pink aura flashed and surrounded his body. After gaining enough energy, he yelled: " GO TO HELL!". Kakarot released a big Riot Breaker and fired it into space. The blast diverged into several smaller ones. After a while they reached out into space and hit their targets. Most of the vessels were destroyed. Kakarot laughed as he saw the ships blow up. Vegeta and company flew up to Kakarot. " Enough games, lead us to the dragonballs' whereabouts" Vegeta commanded. " Y-yeah right.. this way" Kakarot muttered and began flying East. The others followed.
After a short flight, Kakarot stopped. " There it is" he said. Indeed, there was a floating palace in the middle of nowhere, kilometers above the ground. The saiyans landed on the ruined palace. " Gosh, what happened here, did a hurricane wreck this place" Dratok laughed. " Sort of, it was a giant void trying to suck me up" Kakarot remarked sarcastically. " So here we find clues about those balls?" Raditz said. " It's the only place I can think of" his little brother said. " Start looking around all of you" Vegeta ordered. It took a while, the saiyans split up and began to thoroughly search the palace. Nappa wandered around the open corridors close to the main building. He didn't seem to be too happy. " Darn that low class, having me look around while I'd rather want to destroy this sorry piece of junk palace" he complained. Then he stopped in front of a door and read the sign. " Hyperbolic time chamber, what the hell is that supposed to be?" he smirked," These foolish Earthlings and their little riddles". Nappa couldn't restrain his curiosity and opened the door. When he opened it, he saw a vast white void in front of him. It was amazing, it seemed infinite. " Maybe the balls are in here?" he said to himself and ventured into the chamber. The door closed behind him. Nappa tried to force the door, but it wouldn't open! " Blast it, I'll destroy it the minute I get the balls here" he complained and ventured forth. " Darn, it's really hot in here" he remarked as the sweat appeared on his bald head. Nappa stepped upon the white floor. The instant he set his foot on it, he fell to the ground. The gravity was way higher than it normally is. " DARN.. I.. can..hardly move" Nappa muttered while trying to fight the gravity. Nappa tried to crawl forward, but he could not move..
Meanwhile, Raditz and Kakarot were walking through the lower halls of the palace. " This place is a fricking labyrinth" Raditz said. " I didn't see this place on the inside before" Kakarot said. " Kakarot.. why?" A voice whispered. " What the? Brother did you hear that?" Kakarot yelled. " What? No I didn't hear a thing" Raditz said while turning around," Don't tell me little brother, that you are afraid in the dark". Raditz laughed and moved on. " We still burn.." another voice echoed through the halls. Kakarot started to sweat. There was a silent laugh coming from some of the side corridors. "WHO IS THERE! COME OUT OR I'LL BLAST YOU OUT!" Kakarot yelled. The laughing continued. Kakarot couldn't contain his nerves anymore and fired a ki blast into a wall. Raditz ran back to his brother. " What up? What happened?" Raditz asked. " They laughed at me" Kakarot said with a confused face. Raditz frowned. His little brother seemed to be troubled by something.. " Man up Kakarot, that no way for a saiyan warrior to behave" he said promptly. Then Raditz looked at the hole in the wall. The blast made a hole to another room. In that room there was a large stone wall with countless figures carved in. " What could that be?" Raditz curiously said and walked in, followed by Kakarot. " Good work Kakarot, it seems this wall contains the explanation we needed" Raditz said with a small smile," Now go get the prince and the others". " Yeah whatever.." Kakarot muttered and left the room.
After a couple of minutes Kakarot reached the top of the palace again. Vegeta and Dratok were already waiting. " What a waste of time, we found nothing" Vegeta said pissed. " You tricked us" Dratok said angrily. " Hold your horses you two, me and Raditz found the thing we need on the lower floors" Kakarot said. " Fine, bring us there. Where is Nappa anyways?" Vegeta said bluntly, " The brainless idiot probably got lost..". Just as the saiyans went downstairs, a couple of other people land on the lookout. It was Cui and a squad of elites! They shadowed the saiyans downstairs. Meanwhile Vegeta and co had reached the stone wall. Vegeta stepped up to it and began to think. " Wait a minute" he said. " What is it?" Dratok asked. " That figure over there, holding the dragonball, that looks familiar" the prince said," It looks like a Namekian". It was quiet for a second. " Namekian?" Kakarot asked and looked closely to the figure Vegeta was pointing at. His face changed into an enraged one. " Seems like you know Nameks?" Vegeta said with a smile. " Grrr.. Yes he's of the same race as Piccolo and Kami, the guy who created those cursed balls" Kakarot said while trying to control his rage. " Then the Namekians are our guys. The planet Namek is quite far away, but we can be there in 2 weeks" Vegeta said in relief. " NOT SO FAST" it sounded from behind them. It was Cui and his team. " Cui?!" Vegeta was baffled. " That's right Vegeta, no running this time" Cui said with an arrogant tone," I've heard about those dragonballs you talked about.. On Namek is it? Well don't waste your time trying to get there, I've already informed Lord Frieza and he will be there first".Vegeta turned around and took a few steps forward, flanked by Raditz, Kakarot and Dratok. The saiyans looked eager for battle.
It was four against twelve. " Poor Vegeta, you seem to forget that I'm way stronger than you are" Cui bragged. Vegeta's only reply was a soft but taunting laugh. " What's so funny Vegeta?" Cui, still confident, said. " I'm more powerful than you can image, and soon you and Frieza will be at my mercy" Vegeta smirked. Cui laughed." And who is that? Another orphan monkey?" Cui laughed while looking at Dratok. " Judging by your looks, your mother must have been sardine" Dratok taunted back. " Enough of this! Men, take care of the three low levels, I'll deal with Vegeta" Cui ordered. The soldiers zapped away, the saiyans as well. Only Vegeta and Cui stood before each other. " Are you ready to meet your demise?" Cui said. Vegeta closed his eyes and began to focus. " Activate your silly scouter Cui" Vegeta smiled. " Heh, showing of are you? I'm not going to be impressed" Cui said while activating his scouter. Vegeta began powering up, the lookout began to tremble. " Huh? What.. 18,500..19,000.. 20,000" Cui muttered and starts to sweat. " Look closely Cui, and witness the power of a saiyan super elite!" Vegeta yelled and pushed himself even further. " 23,000?!" Cui yelled and then his scouter malfunctioned and exploded. " Do you see now Cui?" Vegeta bragged. "What.. WAIT.. Vegeta" Cui said. Vegeta stepped towards him with an evil grin. " I could join your team, and we could fight Frieza together" Cui said. " Shut up Cui, I've got no interest in your petty cowardice" Vegeta grinned. In panic, Cui shot a hole into the lookout and flew out. Cui looked behind him while flying and couldn't see Vegeta. He turned his head back forward. To his great amazement, Vegeta was hovering in front of him, arms crossed. Cui stopped dead in his tracks. Vegeta just laughs in his face. Cui fired an energy ball at the saiyan prince, but the latter effortlessly blocks it and throws it away. Before Cui could detect it, Vegeta dashed forward and dealt Cui a severe blow to the stomach. In horrible pain, Cui collapses and grabs for his stomach. When he opens his eyes again, he sees Vegeta's hand in front of him. Vegeta made a "gun" by pointing his index finger at Cui like a pistol. " I guess I'll see you in the next dimension Cui" Vegeta grinned. "NO! NO! VEGEEETAAAAA!" Cui yelled for his life. It was too late, Vegeta's energy blast pierced Cui's head. The alien's lifeless body fell down the ground for several miles. " Fool, soon Frieza and his gang will end up the same" Vegeta grinned as he saw Cui's body fall down. Kakarot finished his soldiers by decapitation. He saw Vegeta kill Cui. He flew towards the saiyan prince. " Prince! I had a score to settle with him!" Kakarot yelled. Vegeta turned his face to Kakarot. " What are you trying to say, low class?" Vegeta said in an intimidating way. " …Nothing" Kakarot mumbled. " Good" Vegeta ended the conversation. Meanwhile Raditz and Dratok whipped up the rest of the elites. The saiyans regrouped on top of the Lookout. Nappa was still missing. " Now where is Nappa? I know he wouldn't miss a good fight" Raditz said. " Grrr.. we need him.. find him NOW" Vegeta ordered. " Another search?! No way!" Kakarot grumbled. One mad look from Vegeta was enough to encourage him to do it anyways. The four saiyans walked around the lookout, until they finally found the time chamber. " What's this?" Vegeta said. The saiyan prince opened the door. They saw the white void as well, with Nappa laying at its base. " Nappa god dammit, you were taking a nap the entire time?!" Vegeta yelled. Nappa lifted his head to see who it was. " Vegeta? I'm stuck I can't move" Nappa mumbled. Vegeta sighed. " Raditz, Kakarot, Dratok.. go get him" the saiyan said. The three saiyans stepped in the time chamber, while Vegeta held the door. " I'm sweating all over, what is this place" Raditz commented." It's inside Nappa's head.. empty" Kakarot laughed. " It must be some kind of magical training room" Dratok said. Raditz set the first step on the white floor, but like Nappa he fell down instantly. " Arghh.. what is this?" Raditz said while suffering under the gravity." Grab my hand!" Dratok yelled to Raditz and extended his left arm. But great effort, Raditz lifts up his arm and grabs Dratok's arm. " Grab my hand Nappa!" Raditz said. With slight hesitation, the saiyan giant grabbed the low class' arm. " Give me a hand here Kakarot!" Dratok yelled to Kakarot, who was standing there with his arms crossed and laughing. " Why help the weak?" Kakarot said. " KAKAROT!" Vegeta voice echoed throughout the room. Kakarot looked back at Vegeta, and he didn't seemed pleased. Kakarot uncrossed his arms and began helping Dratok. With some effort, Nappa and Raditz were pulled back on the ground with normal gravity. " Now get out of here" Vegeta promptly ordered. Once regrouped outside the room, Vegeta quickly explained Nappa what had happened and where they needed to go. " Namek eh? That's quite a trip" Nappa said. " I've heard rumors of Namekian magic balls, but never actually believed it" Vegeta said. While walking to the pods everyone was quiet. They boarded their ships and left the Earth. Each of the saiyans had a different thought of the Namek journey. Vegeta had hoped to achieve immortality to destroy Frieza and live to reign over the galaxy forever, although he realized it would be difficult. Nappa was in for the chance to fight and destroy forever. Raditz' goals are similar to those of Vegeta, mainly interested in eternal life. Kakarot is a little harder. In the first place it was to settle a score between the Namekian race and himself. Secondly he hopes to kill Frieza himself. The only saiyan without any personal gain from the quest was Dratok, but that doesn't mean he will let anyone stand in his way. The space pods soared through space, on their way to the planet that was about to become the greatest battlefield in the universe's history..
Far away, Frieza was also making his battle plans. Frieza, sided by Dodoria and Zarbon talked to his leading soldiers. "… Vegeta and his monkey squad are heading for Namek as well. Dispatch an army to the planet right away" Frieza ordered. " Yes lord Frieza" the general said and he and his entourage leave the room. " Are you sure that's necessary Lord Frieza?" Zarbon politely asked. " Yes it is, those nasty monkey's ruined my capital planet with more than a thousand men present" Frieza said annoyed." Dodoria" Frieza said. " Yes master Frieza?" Dodoria replied. " Send word to the Ginyu Force that they are to be on standby" Frieza said. " The Ginyu's? Lord Frieza, Vegeta isn't THAT much of a threat to involve them!" Zarbon stated. " Are you doubting my judgment Zarbon?" Frieza said angrily. "N-n-NO Lord Frieza, it will be done as you desire" Zarbon quickly corrected himself. " Set a course to planet Namek, I want to be there first instead of those saiyans" Frieza ordered. Dodoria and Zarbon left the room. Frieza's chair hovered to the window. The tyrant stared trough the window into the vast reaches of space. " Darn that monkey prince, I should have never let him live..Those dragonballs will be mine" Frieza muttered, " I WILL LIVE FOREVER!"….