Journey of the Saiyan princess

by WolveHulk

Akio, the sadistic, bloodthirsty and a lot crazy Princess of the Saiyans, is sent to Earth in order to get stronger and honor her race and her father and mother. But as Frieza destroys her homeworld, Akio is stuck on Earth, finding new eventual friends and a new destiny to become the strongest Saiyan alive in the universe during her many adventures.

13. Namek saga part 1

Namek saga part 1

The small alien soldier gave the 4th dragon ball to Frieza's top lieutenant Dodoria, who eagerly took it before Frieza told him with a warning tone. "Hold onto those 2 as you would your own life, Dodoria. We aren't the only ones searching for them after all."

That was when Zarbon's blue older model scouter beeped, showing him another power level had just arrived behind Vegeta's and who it belonged to. "Ah, my lord, it would appear that Cui has arrived in pursuit of Vegeta as I speak. Also, those other 6 power levels I was detecting earlier: shortly before Vegeta's arrival, they seemed to have disappeared. Our 2 scouts are combing the area right now. So in any case, we should find them soon."

Frieza accepted that. "Fine. But our main concern is how to deal with that traitorous Vegeta before he becomes a pest. And there's the matter of his 2 detectors Fasha and Raditz. Though I doubt they'd be in a hurry to come here and get themselves killed by either him or us if they even have half a brain."

"Yes. But, fortunately it wasn't them that were with that group of arrivals. Their power levels were far too low to belong to them, but even so, those low-level monkeys could never be any more powerful than our elites, let alone us." Zarbon said while mocking Fasha and Raditz, and all the Saiyans as a whole. "They probably died in the battle with Vegeta for betraying him, and Fasha and Raditz never liked Vegeta and Nappa anyway. And, I would have no doubt that Cui is more than capable of beating Vegeta on his own. Tensions have been building between the 2 for years, given that their powers are nearly evenly matched. Haha. With Fasha, Raditz and Nappa already dead, and Vegeta about to join them, I don't think we'll ever have to worry about seeing none of those monkey-tailed abominations again."

Meanwhile, at Cui's landing site

The aqua-faced alien checked his scouter for Vegeta's location. "Where are you hiding?" And quickly found him a short distance away. "Hahahahaha. There you are. Do you read me? Hello, Vegeta, I'm coming for you…" He said with delight before running and flying into the air. "And I'm bringing a little message from lord Frieza!"

Meanwhile

Vegeta was amused by this. "So, you've been following me, have you, Cui? Well here's a message you can take to Frieza: his days are numbered, as are yours!"

"Hahahahaha! There's that mouth again. Trying to talk all tough when any moron can see the truth just by reading his scouter that my power puts yours to shame!"

Meanwhile, with Fasha's group

As the 3 Saiyans and their alien allies were looking for a safe haven to serve as their base, Fasha suddenly sensed someone was coming. "Heads up, guys, we've got company."

That was when a blue-skinned, horned, orange-haired alien and a purple, fish-like, snakelike alien, both wearing Frieza force armor and having blasters on their arms, landed near them. "I'd say those power levels we picked up are somewhere around here."

"Probably 1 of the locals."

Raditz smirked in amusement. "Ha. Just a couple of Frieza's weak lackeys."

Diaz and Cacao stepped up. "We'll take care of them."

"Remember to keep your powers as low as possible, high enough to vaporize them, but low enough to fool Frieza's top lieutenants scouters." Turles told them.

"Of course, Turles." Cacao said before firing his held back Ball of Destruction blast that exploded on impact with the 2 soldiers, killing them both! "All taken care of."

"Excellent job, Cacao." Amond said with a smile. "Now let's get moving before they send out more.

Meanwhile, back with Frieza

The icy tyrant sensed something was wrong with his advisor and right hand man. "Something troubles you. What is it, Zarbon?"

Zarbon answered. "Yes, well, my lord, it concerns the 2 men we mobilized earlier. 1 of the 6 power readings we sent them to investigate not only reappeared, but apparently whoever they belonged to overwhelmed our men before dropping below the radar again."

"Oh, now isn't that bizarre?" Frieza asked himself. "You're certain Vegeta's not the 1 behind it somehow?"

"We're still tracking Vegeta separately, and this power readed about 2500." Zarbon answered.

"2500, eh? Well I think we can let that little mystery sort itself out. They're insignificant and…they can easily be eliminated if the need arises…or when I destroy this puny planet." Frieza assured them, not knowing that those 6 power levels were far stronger than what their useless gadgets were telling them.

Meanwhile

Vegeta smirked, as he finally had the chance to finally be rid of that annoying Cui for good. "Ah, so you did come. Not too smart."

That was when Cui came flying past Vegeta using his full speed and it seemed like he was faster than him but then he came back and tried rush punching the Saiyan prince but he jumped in the air to avoid it for the sake of putting on a show as it caused an explosion that made the aqua faced alien smirk before looking at the landing Saiyan prince and reading his power level with his scouter. "Oh, this is so refreshing. You've no idea how long I've been looking forward to this day. So, what do you say we finally settle the score between us like we were meant to. That is…if you're feeling up to it."

Vegeta was very amused. "As we were meant to, you say? Hahaha. Yes, I do believe I'm feeling up to it. In fact, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase a few new tricks I learned on Earth."

"What tricks, like running away? I really don't see anything new about that." Cui said while mocking the Saiyan prince.

Vegeta took a stance and said darkly. "I've learned how to suppress my power." Before he began to raise his power.

Cui's scouter beeped, showing that Vegeta's power level was rising rapidly. "Huh? What the…? His power level is rising."

"Haaaaaa! That's right. Now remind me, what was it you said back there about your power putting mine to shame?"

Cui, sweating, asked with a fear in his voice. "But how? The 2 of us have always been on par with each other!"

But Vegeta told the incompetent fool otherwise. "Imbecile! During the last 6 years, my power has increased to the point where you were just an insect compared to me. And to top it off, my body's recently been subjected to combat situations you could only dream of! The battle on Earth nearly claimed my life. Do you really think I'd be on par with someone content to hide behind Frieza his whole career?!" He asked before continuing to raise his power level. "HAAAAAAAA!!!"

"19, no…20…21…22,000?!" Cui asked before his scouter exploded at the high power level due to it being an older model.

Meanwhile

Zarbon's older model scouter exploded as well, making Dodoria look his way. "What happened, Zarbon?"

"I'm not entirely sure. A malfunction, perhaps. I had my scouter tuned to Vegeta, but it just showed a power level of over 22,000." Zarbon answered.

But Dodoria didn't believe that due to Zarbon's older model scouter and the fact that he never believed Vegeta could be any stronger than his power level of 18,000. "Oh, come on. I told you you should have upgraded your scouter to 1 of the new models like mine." He said as he pressed the button on his scooter to check Vegeta himself. "The old ones were always glitchy. Let me take a look." But when he saw the number, his face showed shock.

"The number?" Zarbon asked.

"This…this is…impossible. Mine must be on the blink as well." Dodoria said with fear in his voice. "It's saying he's at…at…54,000!"

"That's absurd! Something must be interfering with the scan. Otherwise that means Vegeta's power has surpassed our own."

"No, there's…there's no way. His power level has always been just 18,000. He could never get any stronger than that. Ever!" Dodoria said due to his looking down on Vegeta and the Saiyan race as a whole because of his strong belief that they were weak and brainless monkeys and could never be anything else.

But Frieza, while a bit surprised, wasn't really concerned. "Hardly a surprise if you think about it. We must remember that Vegeta has been on the front lines for some time now. And before that, he must have trained with his mindless lackeys during the last few years. And while there's that, I do believe this Earth must have taught him a thing or 2."

"But, sir…" Zarbon tried to say.

"He's only at 54,000 right? With both your efforts combined, that should be child's play, a mere exercise. Surely the thought doesn't trouble you, especially with that serum you all took 3 years ago that increased your powers." Frieza assured them, making both his lieutenants quiet before they felt assured.

Back with Vegeta

As Vegeta walked up to Cui with vengeance and murder on his mind, the cowardly alien tried to lie his way out while backing up. "Wait! Just hear me out, okay? I've got the craziest idea: what do you say me and you team up? We…we could take on Frieza. I mean, I don't like the guy. I never liked the guy, I was just following orders, you know. Come on, Vegeta, think! We could have the whole ball of wax all to ourselves, man! We can start right now with Zarbon and Dodoria and just work our way up."

But Vegeta saw right through this fool's cowardice. "Spare me this pathetic display and show some dignity before you die!" The Saiyan prince said while walking up to Cui.

Cui continued backing away and continued lying while sweating in fear. "Just trust me, please." He said before bluffing. "My lord, finally!"

"What?" Vegeta asked while looking behind him.

Cui prepared a blast. "Made you look!" He said before firing a barrage of energy blasts while flying up and firing a final blast at the dome of energy, making it explode and making Cui think that Vegeta was vaporized. "Hahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHA!!" He laughed before landing. "I can't believe you actually fell for that old gag. Fat lot of good all that power did you at the moment of truth, huh?"

But that was when Vegeta spoke out. "Really?" He asked, making Cui afraid before looking to his right and seeing him completely unharmed, with his arms crossed and his tail moving around. "I have to say, even for you that was a pretty dismal move."

"But…how…?" Cui asked with fear.

"If there was actually a brain in that head of yours, you'd have realized my speed has increased as well." Vegeta explained. "Which means, unfortunately for you, that little ruse only succeeded in pissing me off!"

Cui, completely afraid, tried to run but tripped over his own feet before looking at Vegeta before firing up his aura and trying to fly away before Vegeta, using half his new speed, easily caught up to him!

Vegeta, chuckling with delight, punched Cui through his armor and broke through it and his midsection before sending his body up further into the air. "Die!" The Saiyan prince said before aiming at his 'opponent' with his outstretched index and middle fingers together, detonating Cui on the spot in an explosion and killing him for good! "Hahahahaha. See you in hell, Cui."

Meanwhile

Dodoria's scouter beeped, confirming that Vegeta had beaten Cui. "Wait. Turns out this thing wasn't malfunctioning after all. The reading it gave for Vegeta was accurate. He just beat Cui like it was nothing."

But Frieza still wasn't concerned about it. "Even so, it's no real concern. For now let's just stay focused on finding the 5th dragon ball."

Back with Vegeta

The Saiyan prince thought to himself. 'The scouters will have alerted them to what I've just done. If by some misstep I'm careless enough to cross their path, I can take Zarbon and Dodoria. I'm confident of that. But Frieza himself is too much for me. But…judging from the transmissions I've been picking up from his henchmen though, the dragon balls apparently only work after you've gathered all 7 together, which works out perfectly.' Before talking outloud. "I only need to find 1 to disrupt his plans. That'll prevent Frieza from being able to use them. Meanwhile, they'll uncover the other 6 for me. Hahahahaha." Then he mentally talked again. 'If I play this right, I'll not only have Frieza's neck under my boot, but eternal life itself!'

Meanwhile, at the 4th destroyed village

"I'm picking up about 10 Namekians, my lord, somewhere in that direction." Another xenomorph alien informed Frieza.

"Well that's perfect timing. And wouldn't it be nice if they just happened to have the 5th dragon ball on hand." A pleased Frieza said. "Let's go see, but stay vigilant. We now know that Vegeta isn't the only pest crawling around on this planet."

"Sir!" All the minions said together.

"Let the games continue." Frieza said before they all fired up their auras and flew to the direction of the next Namekian village.

Meanwhile

"With Frieza out of the way, I'll be uncontested." Vegeta said with arrogance as he pressed the button to turn his scooter off. "I, Vegeta, the prince of all Saiyans, will rule the universe! Hahahahaha!" He said with a laugh before flying in another direction, going his own way.

Meanwhile, with Fasha's group

The other Saiyan princess and mate of Akio sensed that Cui was dead, making her smirk. "Well, it looks like Vegeta's blown Cui out of this world and he's on the move."

"Good. That's 1 less problem we have to worry about." Cacao said.

"Vegeta has gotten stronger now, but fortunately for us, not by much. His new maximum power level was only 54,000, so he can still be easily dealt with if he crosses our path." Turles said with confidence.

"That's great and all, but we still have to find somewhere to hold up until we can think of our 1st move." Raditz said with seriousness.

Diaz then saw something and smirked. "Looks like there's a cave over there. Should be sufficient enough."

"And, I have a little something to make our stay there far more comfortable." Fasha said, remembering 1 of the capsules Bulma had given her. "Courtesy of Bulma."

"And what's that, Fasha?" Turles asked while waving his tail around.

"Trust me, Turles, you'll see once we get inside." Raditz said to his new Saiyan comrade.

And as they got to the cave entrance, they sensed something in the distance on the right. "You guys feel that energy coming from over there?" Cacao asked.

"Yeah. And it doesn't feel like any completely evil energy. Maybe there's a Namekian village that way." Amond said before they all sensed something. "Whoa, you guys feel that?! It's heading this way."

Fasha knew exactly what, or more importantly, who's energy was coming their way. "Everyone, get inside the cave, now!"

The 3 Saiyans and their alien and cyborg comrades did just that, getting inside the cave as multiple evil energies were closing in on them. "Why are they heading this way? Are they after us?" Diaz asked with worry.

"Let's just wait and stay put. They just might pass us by." Raditz said before they all saw the people coming, which were Frieza and his men, who had come extremely fast before passing by as quickly as they came.

Cacao looked outside and saw them disappearing in the distance. "You're right, Raditz, they just passed by here. So that means they're not after us."

But as Amond looked and saw the wrathful looks on Fasha's, Raditz's and Turles' faces, he knew what it meant. "It was him, wasn't it?"

Fasha, keeping her rage and inner animal under control, checked her new scouter and saw 4 dragon balls moving fast towards a 5th. "4 dragon balls are on the move towards a 5th. And there's no way that's a coincidence those orbs were moving as fast as they are with those energies."

"Yes. And we know exactly who was carrying them." Raditz added while sweating. "It's what Fasha and I feared: it's Frieza and his minions, and they've got 4 dragon balls already and are about to get a 5th."

"Indeed. I haven't even seen him, and yet my instincts tell me exactly who he is. The 1 flying in the chair 2nd from the front. I can feel his incredible power, even from this distance away." Turles said with hate, even though he never even saw Frieza in his lifetime until now.

"But, Turles, that…that could be anyone." Amond said as he put his hand on his leader's right shoulder pad.

But Turles swiped his hand off and pulled Amond to him to look him in the eyes. "That…was…Frieza. There's no 1 else that I've known of in my lifetime that could have such a high and completely evil power like that!"

"Turles is right. Cold and Icicle are evil and powerful, but when it comes to Frieza, he makes even them seem slightly weak by comparison." Fasha added while her tail banged on the ground.

"And when I felt his power, my heart felt like it was going to burst." Raditz added. "We can more than handle his lackeys, especially Zarbon and Dodoria with our new increased power, but there's no doubt in my mind that even with that, Frieza's power still puts our strength to shame! Even Vegeta, for all his damn ego and his increased power, still knows that!"

"And there's only 1 place that 5th dragon ball could be: in the direction of those other energies, which means they must be going after more Namekians that would obviously have that orb." Diaz added, knowing that was more than likely the case.

Turles let go of Amond and said with a growl. "I'm going over there. Maybe I can at least get some information, though I doubt it'll be of much help."

"What about us?" Raditz asked.

"You and Fasha stay here, Raditz. Frieza and his lackeys know about you and Fasha defecting, but they don't know anything about me. It'll be better for us if Frieza believes you 2 aren't here." Turles answered while stating the obvious.

Fasha nodded but advised her new Saiyan comrade. "Get all you need, Turles, but stay out of sight. And if they do manage to spot you, remember that technique I taught you on our ship for a quick escape. Understand?"

"Of course." Turles answered. "Raditz, if you want to do something, keep your eyes on Vegeta, but don't do anything unless he spots you. He's not a threat to us yet, but I want to know if he gets his hands on 1 of the dragon balls himself."

"And if he does?" Raditz asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Beat him to near death and take it from him." Turles answered.

"But at least try to leave him intact for now. If it comes to us having to take on Frieza without getting our wish granted 1st, we and even he knows that we'll need all the strength we can get to at least stand a chance against him. Or at least hide and get off the planet before Frieza does what he does best to this backwater." Fasha added with seriousness.

Raditz reluctantly agreed and nodded. "See you guys soon." He said before jumping from isle to isle in order to track down Vegeta without being detected by a new scouter he may have brought with him, or Frieza and his lackey's scouters.

Turles looked at his remaining crew members and said. "You 3, come with me. I'll need you guys if we have no choice but to fight. But no flying, suppress your energy so we won't be detected."

"Yes, Turles." Amond, Diaz and Cacao said together before they followed Turles' lead, jumping from isle to isle to follow Frieza and his minions.

Fasha sighed. "Of all the times to encounter Frieza and him getting in the way, it had to be here and now of all places. Though at the same time, it shouldn't be a shock to me, my fellow Saiyans or anyone else." She said before walking into the cave, waving her tail around. "I guess I'd better inform Bulma of what's going on."

Meanwhile, on Earth, in Akio's home

Mai had told Violet all about Akio's past adventures and the former Red Ribbon Army Colonel was amazed at hearing how much the healing Saiyan princess had accomplished in her lifetime. "Damn. I never imagined that a little alien child could have accomplished so much in just 2 decades." She said with a smile.

"Well, if Akio has her way, this'll probably be the capital of her new empire she plans to make for the universe." Mai said with a bit of worry. "But…maybe she won't be a typical tyrant."

Violet did have hopes. "I damn sure hope not." She said before looking at Mai with a blush. "But…maybe if she doesn't, she'll at least let us all still have our freedom…and…I can…get to know you…better."

Mai blushed and smiled, as they'd been unable to keep away from each other for the last few weeks and had even slept on the couch and bed sometimes together, getting closer to each other with each passing day as they got to know each other.

And that was when Violet moved closer to Mai as she was up against the wall. Violet slowly moved her face close to Mai until their lips were inches apart as they eyes were almost closed while Violet's tongue opened Mai's lips, gaining access to her mouth as she ran her hand through her long black hair. Mai breathed out before her tongue touched Violet's and before they knew it, their lips touched in a kiss that soon became more passionate…and even more lustful as their tongues danced in each other's mouths like a tango.

A little later

Bulma, having been informed by Fasha about what was happening on Namek, had quickly flown to Akio's home in her hover car and ran inside before seeing Mai and Violet making out lustfully and had even stripped out of each other's clothes, leaving them completely naked. "Guys, we got a prob…HOLY FUCK!!!" She said dumbstruck.

Mai and Violet broke their kiss in surprise before seeing Bulma. "Bulma?! What the hell?!"

"S-s-sorry, guys, I…didn't know that you were…gonna fuck like crazy." Bulma stuttered with a blush.

"Oh, come on, Bulma, you married Chi-Chi and she's a hermaphrodite. And do I need to remind you that you told me you guys fucked like crazy every day after your 1st date until she got you pregnant with little Hana?" Mai asked with a smirk, having been told by Bulma and Chi-Chi about their wild fucking on a drunk girl's night out.

Bulma blushed, as even though she and Chi-Chi were married and had Hana, they still loved to fuck like crazy every chance they got. But she shook her head to clear those thoughts. "Look, guys, there's something else important to deal with right now. Akio's really gonna wanna know about this."

"Well, Bulma, she's still healing right now. It's gonna have to wait a few more weeks." Mai said, not worrying about being fully naked in front of Bulma, as it was just all women here.

"Well, thankfully I managed to make something that'll get her back on her feet in just seconds. Unless you guys grew more Senzu beans, right?" Bulma asked while holding a bag.

"Only 7. Between spending time together, watching over Akio and taking occasional trips to my mansion, that's all we could grow." Violet answered honestly.

Bulma accepted that answer. "Shit. But that's better than none, I guess." She said before going to Akio's chamber and seeing that her body was only half healed on the monitor. "Looks like you're gonna get out of that thing much sooner than we would like you to, Akio." She said coldly before pressing the button to drain the healing chamber. And after the liquid drained, Bulma opened the chamber, took the tube off Akio and held 1 of the Senzu beans at Akio's month. "Come on, psychopath princess, eat."

Akio tasted the familiar bean and quickly chewed it before swallowing, making Bulma quickly step back before the Saiyan princess' body bulked up as her body healed within seconds.

Mai, holding the fruit Turles had brought, gently said to Akio and Violet stood beside her. "You're fully healed now. You can finally open your eyes and come out."

Akio's eyes slowly opened but seemed like they didn't want to like a person would when they didn't want to wake up from a good sleep before they finally opened fully and the Saiyan princess stood up before stepping out of the chamber and seeing Bulma, as well as a naked Mai and Violet as her tail moved around. She only asked 1 thing. "How long was I in there?"

"At least 24 days." Violet answered with a smile. She held out her hand and introduced herself. "Name's Violet."

Akio eyed Violet closely and saw she had a very beautiful body. Average built with good curves, C-cup breasts and a very nice pussy. And she had to admit that Mai's was equally sexy, with the same type as Violet's but obviously a little bigger. She smirked and took the violet haired woman's hand…before squeezing a little. "Hahahaha. Tell me, Ms former colonel Violet: should I rape or break you and Mai here for trying to FUCK IN MY HOUSE?!"

"OOOWW!!!" Violet yelled before trying to get her hand free.

But, seeing as she had other things to do at the moment, Akio let go. "Consider yourself lucky that because I'm out of that chamber early, I'm in a generous mood. But, that's all you get. Try to fuck in my house again, you and Mai will either be raped or broke, and I don't mean financially. I trust that's understood by all 3 of you?"

Mai helped Violet up and assured her. "We understand, Akio. We just thought that if we couldn't go anywhere else to do it, we could do it here and check on you afterwards, that's all."

Akio, walking to the door that contained many of her matching bodysuits that had holes to accommodate for her tail, and armor, opened it before dressing herself, putting on her bodysuit and easily getting her tail through the hole before putting on her boots.

Violet, holding her hand, just stood a few feet away from her new Saiyan friend as she talked. "Must have been really tough to face your only living brother like that, huh, Akio? The shape your body was in when I saw you was just mind boggling. Who would have thought, huh? But I'm betting no blow, punch, kick or blast was as painful as the things he said about you, right? He certainly doesn't sound like any brother I'd ever want. Almost makes me glad I never had any siblings."

Akio rolled her eyes in anger as she remembered all the words Vegeta had said to her during their battle.

Flashback

The 2 royal Saiyan siblings reached a desert with high rock formations, making Akio grin before she teleported to 1 before Vegeta did the same, along with Fasha and Raditz, with the 2 other Saiyans keeping their distance. And as the wind blew, making their hair, as well as Akio's trench coat flow with it, Vegeta mocked the location of the coming fight. "Interesting, sister. Of all the places on your claimed planet, you choose this as your grave site?" He asked before saying. "Hahahaha. You should be honored. Not every low class garbage gets to fight with a super elite like myself. As you know very well, Akio: from the day we're born, we Saiyans are tested for our power and leadership among our people. The scum that scare a rank the lowest are sent to the outer worlds where the opponents are weak, much like you, my dear sister. So in other words, you were thrown out like the garbage you were born to be."

Vegeta wondered why Akio hadn't made a move yet. "Why the hesitation? Your move, Akio!" But then he thought that that was her limit and laughed. "Hahahahahaha! No more of those trick moves up your sleeve? Not that they would do you any good. Even among the other Saiyans, I was always the most powerful by far. I don't care if you've trained every minute of your entire life for this, you'll always and forever be thrown out garbage that doesn't deserve to share the royal blood of the Vegeta clan. You're nothing but the greatest mistake of our father and mother, 1 that I'll soon correct and once I do, the royal bloodline will be purged of its greatest impurity: you, Akio, the princess who never should have been born!"

But Vegeta, in a seeming act of jealousy, rushed to Akio and kneed her hard in the gut before punching and kicking her repeatedly everywhere and even stepping on her tail. "You worthless, pathetic, piece of thrown out garbage! You dare call that Namekian more of a brother and your own flesh and blood?! He wasn't a Saiyan! He wasn't even a true warrior! You truly are a disgrace to the royal bloodline and our mother and father!"

"So what?! I'll happen to enjoy that. When you're all gone, I will celebrate becoming the last Saiyan in the universe! And when I find a way to become immortal, the universe will be under my heel and I won't ever have to worry about an heir!" Vegeta said, not caring about being the only Saiyan left in the universe.

Flashback end

The more Akio thought about it, the angrier she got as she growled as she put on her gloves and armor. "Don't try to ruin my generous mood unless you want to get broken, Violet." She warned before going to the other room and seeing Mai holding the fruit. "What is that?"

"It's…something that a…friend wanted to give you." Mai answered before giving Akio the fruit.

"It's a…very special kind of alien fruit." Bulma said before checking Akio's power level with her scouter. "Wow. You're at 54,000 now. That means you're stronger than…"

"Then who?" Akio asked, looking at Bulma with a raised eyebrow.

"Then…your…brother when you fought him." Bulma reluctantly answered. "But I don't get why you shouldn't be at least 10 times stronger than that. When your brother turned into a Great Ape, shouldn't he have inflicted enough damage on you to make you even stronger than that when you healed?"

"It doesn't work that way, Bulma. I took damage from him in that disgusting form, yes, but he was only just crushing me. My body didn't absorb the power of those injuries, which is why I'm only stronger than his human form was when we fought. Unlike in that disgusting form, my body did absorb the power he was giving off and it gave my body time to adapt." Akio explained.

"But what about that Kaio-Ken thing or whatever it's called? Shouldn't you have gotten at least as strong as the x4?" Mai asked.

"Zenkai boosts won't work if the injuries are self-inflicted. They have to be from strong opponents." Akio explained, having been taught very thoroughly about how Zenkai boosts work in her childhood. "Sure, the Kaio-Ken did cause my body immense pain, but it was still pain I inflicted on myself."

"Well, eat that fruit and you'll definitely be surprised at what it'll do for you." Bulma said with a glare, though she did learn why Akio never inflicted injuries on herself to get stronger for as long as she knew her.

Akio looked at the fruit and took a bite, finding it tasted a bit odd but she quickly got over it and kept eating until it was completely gone before her muscles bulked up briefly before returning to normal and the Saiyan princess felt that she was far stronger now than her new power level. "What…what the fuck just happened?! I…feel…even stronger than I was a second ago."

"It was the fruit, Akio." Bulma explained before checking her power level on her scooter. "And it looks like you're 4x stronger than you were a second ago. Your power just shot up to 216,000. But…I think a new friend can explain to you exactly what the fruit is. He knows more than I do about it."

Akio became curious, but put it on hold for now, as she hadn't seen Fasha and Raditz anywhere. "Where are Fasha and Raditz? I thought they'd be here when I healed."

"Well…they…they departed the planet a few weeks ago, they left for 6 days before coming back briefly then they left again 6 days ago after that." Mai answered.

"But there's a perfectly good explanation for why." Bulma assured her. "And the new friend they have with them who left that fruit here: he was…another Saiyan. He brought that fruit here and left at least 16 more here. But he left 1 for you and 2 more for themselves."

"Another Saiyan?" Akio asked with surprise.

"Yeah. He says his name is Turles. Fasha and Raditz met him when they left the 1st time and he came here briefly before leaving with Fasha and Raditz after dropping off the fruit." Mai answered honestly.

"But before you do anything else, Akio, I wanna show you something." Bulma said. "It's at my dad's house in West City."

Akio nodded before looking at Mai and Violet. "Like I said: the reason you have me in a generous mood is because I'm out of that chamber early. You 2 can fuck around all you want, but never here. The only ones who are gonna be fucking like crazy here are me and Fasha…unless someone asks me 1st."

"Got it, Akio. I was planning on taking Mai to my house and showing her around." Violet said with a smile while holding her hand. "But we'll be good caretakers and see you off if you plan on leaving earth for a while."

"That's fine. But do dress yourselves 1st." Akio told them. And after the 2 women redressed themselves, Akio flew to West City, with Bulma, Mai and Violet following in her aircraft before they finally got to Capsule Corp.

Bulma's mother, who was playing with little Hana with the Ox King, saw her land. "Oh dear! It's Akio!"

The Ox King quickly took little Hana and told her. "No way, Akio. You're new friend scared her enough, she doesn't need to be any more scared because of you!" Before taking her inside the house.

Akio smirked before going around and seeing her new modified ship. And she had to admit it was certainly a sight to behold. "Impressive, Bulma. Once again, you've exceeded my expectations."

"Oh, but it's not finished yet. My husband's still tinkering around with it." Bulma's mother informed the insane, bloodthirsty Saiyan princess.

"Excuse me?!" Akio asked while looking crazy at the older women.

The ramp/door to the starship opened and Dr. Brief came out. "Ah, nice to know you're out early, Akio." He said sarcastically.

The Saiyan princess walked angrily towards the old man and grabbed him by the coat before lifting him in the air while going inside the ship. "You had weeks to prepare my ship and your WIFE WAS TELLING ME IT WON'T FLY!!!"

But Bulma ran inside and assured her Saiyan frinemy. "What she was trying to say was that it is complete, Akio, but my dad, like me sometimes, likes to add finishing touches to it."

Akio, reluctantly trusting Bulma's assurance as she'd never disappointed her when it came to her special projects, threw the old man down. "The only reason I don't flay this old fool alive is because I've always trusted you when it comes to my projects, Bulma. Count yourself and every single earthling blessed that I do."

Bulma nodded and gave Akio 2 bags before the Saiyan princess saw 6 Senzu beans in 1 and several orange beans. "These are new special beans that are made from that fruit Turles brought. And they have the exact same effects as the fruit. I…also made a machine that can produce them in just 3 or 5 days. I call them…Zenkai beans. But you can only eat 1 at any time. Any more without pacing yourself and letting your body get used to the power it gives will kill you, no matter what being you are."

Akio took the bags and poured the Senzu beans in the 1 with the new Zenkai beans. "Normally, I hate shortcuts to greater power, but in very extreme situations, I make exceptions. So, to keep the chain of possession…untainted, I'll be taking them with me."

But Dr. Brief just had to say. "But I haven't found an optimal spot to install the stereo speakers. If you give me a few more days, maybe a week or so, it'll be all ready to go."

But Akio growled like an animal and, controlling her energy so that it wouldn't break anything important, burst as she shouted out. "Grrrrrr….I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOUR STUPID, PRIMITIVE EARTH CONTRAPTIONS, YOU OLD FOOL!!!"

The force was enough to send the scared genius flying out of the ship through the door and land on the ground before trembling in fear. "Aaahhhh… aaahhhh. Ooohhh….ghhhhahhhhh!!!"

And when Akio calmed down, she looked at Bulma, who only shook her head in annoyance, as she was more used to Akio's outburst at stupid and childish things than anyone else. "Now, Bulma, where did Fasha and Raditz go with this…Turles Saiyan after leaving with him?"

"Well, with you having to heal here for a couple of months and after careful consideration, they decided to go find the dragon balls to see if they could revive Piccolo." The genius green haired woman answered. "But…that's not all, I was in contact with Fasha a while ago before I came to your house and…she said that…your brother's already recovered from his injuries and he's on Namek too, though he's not strong enough to take on Fasha, Raditz or Turles considering they already ate a fruit before getting there."

Akio wasn't surprised that Vegeta would already be recovered and on Namek already due to anticipating that scenario. "Then he can easily be dealt with."

"But that's not all, someone else was already there and he's already on his way to having nearly all the dragon balls for himself. He's already got 4 and is working on getting 5."

"What? Who?" Akio wondered, despite having a feeling about who it was.

"Well…it's…it's…uhh… Let's just say it's someone you and your race hate more than anyone in the universe, even your brother Vegeta."

That seemed to confirm Akio's suspicion. "Are you…are you trying to say that Frieza's on Namek and nearly has all the dragon balls?!"

"Yes, he is. And he brought his lieutenants…Zarbon and Dodoria along with him. But, Fasha said those guys aren't a problem for them. But Frieza himself is an entirely different matter."

'I knew it! I knew it! Frieza was eavesdropping on those damn scouters! That means he heard what Piccolo said to Raditz when he still had his. If I don't hurry, he'll…kill Raditz, Turles…Vegeta…and…my Fasha. We'll never be able to revive Piccolo and my vision of the future will never become reality!"

"I hate to say it, Akio but…I don't think even you can win this fight. This Frieza guy. I've never met him, but if he's as powerful as you and everyone else has said then if you do face him, you'll die along with everyone you do care about." Bulma said with some concern for Akio and the other Saiyans, even though she hated them. "And…maybe you're already too late. Frieza already has 5 dragon balls and since he and his minions obviously have scouters, it's only a matter of time before he gets all 7 and more than likely wishes for immortality. And once that happens, with how much he hates Saiyans, he'll probably kill them himself or just destroy Namek once he's immortal to make sure they're all dead just like he destroyed planet Vegeta and your race, if your brother doesn't find a way to do it 1st."

That got Akio angrier than she'd ever been before as she thought about what her people went through, especially with the ultimate betrayal when Frieza wiped them out, especially her parents, Gine, Bardock and his crew, even though she also knew that her race's own evil ways were also what destroyed them. "Gggrrraaaaahhh!!!! My people were slaves to that monster and his entire family for years and were paid back in their own blood! I've already lost my planet, my people, my… mother and father to those monsters, and was forced to grow up and live my life without them while growing up on a planet that wasn't even my own. And I cannot…I will not…. I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO ALLOW MYSELF, MY FASHA, RADITZ AND EVEN TURLES GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN!!!"

"Akio…just calm down." Bulma tried to calm her Saiyan frenemy down.

Akio looked at Bulma and grabbed her before throwing her out of the ship while taking the bag. "Get out, Bulma! Looks like you and your circle of friends and family will very possibly get your long desired wish after all!"

And as the ship's ramp/door closed, the ship began to take off. "Wait! AKIO!!!" Bulma called out, trying to stop her, even though she knew it was pointless.

Mai and Violet helped Bulma up and watched as the ship moved very fast off the planet until it was gone before the violet haired woman asked Bulma. "So, Bulma, how exactly did your wife Chi-Chi get to be a hermaphrodite and have your sweet little flower."

Bulma and Mai blushed at that question. 'Is she thinking…what I think she is?' They both thought, even though Mai was very curious to feel what it would be like to have that kind of fun with Violet.

Meanwhile, on the ship

After everything was set, Akio got up and looked out the special glass window. "Frieza, you fucking lizard freak! Don't think I'll let you hurt me again…especially not with how far my comrades and I have come." She said before going to the gravity machine and starting it, getting it to 50x gravity. "Once I complete my training on the way to Namek, hopefully I'll at least stand a chance. No doubt my brother will find a way to get stronger himself, which I'm counting on. But since it is Frieza, without the dragon balls, even he knows he can't beat Frieza alone, for all his ego. But until I get there, they'll all have to manage to survive for at least the next few days. I just hope I won't be too late."

Meanwhile, on Namek

Turles and his 3 crew members got closer to the massive power levels until they felt it at a spot where it was strongest. "We're here. Mask your power levels completely so their scouters won't detect us."

"Right." Amond, Diaz and Cacao said as they did just that and got on top of a cliff, getting on their stomachs before seeing Frieza and his minions standing in front of an open Namekian house.

Turles saw the big orange balls that Zarbon and Dodoria had in their arms and immediately knew what they were. "So, those are the legendary dragon balls Fasha and Raditz told us about. Hmmm…they're bigger than what they said they were."

"Yes. And this is where the 5th ball is located." Amond said seriously.

Turles saw Frieza and could feel his incredible power. "So, that's Frieza. The rumors I heard about him are true. His power is…unbelievable."

Dodoria looked at the cliff edge as the 4 alien warriors backed up to avoid being spotted, which Frieza noticed. "Something wrong, Dodoria?"

"I thought I saw something on that cliff over there." Dodoria answered. "Whatever it was, it's gone now. Must have been an insect or something."

The 4 looked again as a soldier informed Frieza. "Lord Frieza, only 5 appear to be home. The rest are…tilling the land."

"Get out here now, or I start shooting!" Another soldier said to the residence threateningly.

And that was when 2 children and 3 older Namekians stepped out of the house before the wider elder gasped at seeing 4 dragon balls in the evil beings' arms, making Frieza chuckle evilly.

"So, there really are some Namekians left. But why not just kill them and search the houses until they find the 5th dragon ball?" Diaz wondered with a raised eyebrow.

"Perhaps he wants to be thoroughly sure that the dragon ball is here." Cacao theorized.

"That's right. The Cold family has always been through but they're also too sure of themselves, and that is a weakness." Turles said with hate for Frieza and his vile family.

"What about Vegeta?" Cacao asked.

"Please, with a prize like wish granting orbs, there's no way Vegeta would ever let Frieza have them and have immortality." Turles answered, as like he and all Saiyans, Vegeta loathed Frieza with every fiber of his being.

Frieza then introduced himself to the angry Namekian elders. "Greetings. My name is Frieza and as you can clearly surmise for yourselves, I'm quite the collector of dragon balls. So, now that I've told you a little bit about myself, I expect you to do the same and tell me the exact whereabouts of your neighbors. My sources say there should be 10 of you." But when they didn't say anything, he told them. "You intend to stay silent on the matter? Very well." He said before charging a small blast in his right index finger as a warning while tapping his tail on his chair. "If you still have any misgivings about cooperating with us, I would strongly urge you to give them up. You see, we can do this 1 of 2 ways: either you can tell us what we want to know, or we can force you to tell us what we want to know. And believe me, you don't want the latter. So, now that we understand each other, I think it's time you started talking." He said before dissolving his energy. "Come now, we haven't got all day, have we?" He asked while Dodoria chuckled with delight.

After a minute, the wide Namekian elder clenched his fists before speaking in Namekian language, which confused the soldiers.

But Frieza told him. "A valiant effort, my friend, but you will kindly answer our questions in the same language they were addressed to you, not that gibberish."

The elder then spoke in the common tongue. "As I said: the others are tilling the land. Only the young and very old stay behind. I speak the truth."

"There, you see? That wasn't so difficult. Continue to cooperate and you've nothing to fear. Now let's move on to more pressing matters, shall we? I believe you have a dragon ball in your possession. You are to present it to me immediately."

But the elder Namekian, known as Moori, tried to lie. "I…have no idea what you're talking about."

But Frieza, as well as his men, Turles and his crew, saw right through that obvious lie. "Hahaha. Dodoria."

"Lord?" Dodoria answered while stepping up.

"I'm confused. That other Namekian we spoke to; he related something quite intriguing, did he not?"

"Yes, he did. Something about not being able to hand over his dragon ball except to someone who isn't worthy."

"Indeed. He was most adamant about that point. But try as we might, though, we could not get him to say more. At least, not before we decided to kill 1 of them." Frieza revealed darkly, making the Namekians gasp. "Once that became part of the discussion, he opened up quite a bit: about how the Grand Elder of this world created 7 dragon balls, how each 1 was entrusted to the care of a specific guardian, who is required to determine by conducting trials of wit and strength whether a given seeker's wish is honorable. And that only after being sufficiently worthy can someone obtain the dragon balls and other nonsense. Well, as you can imagine, I had quite a difficult time convincing the poor fellow to see me as worthy. I was told flat out that I would never obtain a single dragon ball. And since I've never been 1 to take bad news well, I'm afraid I killed him. That did dely our efforts to find the dragon ball somewhat, but after locating it, the next 3 were just a matter of using the right balance of persuasion and tact. Since then, your people have been extraordinarily accommodating."

Meanwhile

Vegeta heard every word of what Frieza said through his scouter and smiled evilly. "Ah, so that's how it works, huh?"

Back at the village

Moori did not believe that. "Accommodating, you say? You're a liar! I don't believe a word!"

"There's no way the others would have handed over their dragon balls without protest to someone as vile as you!" The other Namekian elder in light blue added with equal anger at this evil tyrant.

But Frieza told them otherwise. "Ah, but that's where you're wrong, my friend. Once we showed them this little ice breaker, they were glad to help." Before telling Zarbon. "Zarbon, if you would?"

The eager Zarbon answered. "Sir." Before he used his speed, seemingly vanishing before appearing behind the elder wearing purple before kicking him hard in the neck, sending him flying a few feet away dead.

The other Namekian elder got angry and tried to blast him. "No!" Moori yelled before Zarbon threw the dragon ball in his right arm in the air, avoiding the blast letting xenomorph soldier get him by it instead while destroying his scouter too before Zarbon retaliated and hit the Namekian elder with his Elegant Blaster attack, killing him when it hit before Zarbon landed, and due to his vanity, straightened a strand of his green hair before catching the dragon ball and taking his place by Frieza's side while the dead Namekian elder fell to the ground dead!

"Humh. Typical Frieza and his mindless minions." Turles said with annoyance.

"Indeed. But I admit those old fools are brave enough to be defiant to the death. Gotta give them that." Diaz said with amusement.

Frieza gave the Namekian elder another warning. "So what'll it be? I trust we are all being cooperative now, yes?"

But Moori wanted to know what this being of evil wanted with the dragon balls. "What is your reason for collecting the dragon balls?"

"Oh, just a feverish little wish really. I simply desire eternal life for myself. Nothing extravagant." Frieza answered.

"Humh. As if that old fool couldn't figure that out on his own." Cacao said, as it was obvious to him and his crew members and leader what Frieza wanted to wish for.

"Yes. It appears Vegeta and Frieza are here for the same objective for those orbs. Pathetic cowards." Turles said with a bit of anger at physical immortality, as his new Saiyan comrades taught him that complete physical immortality was nothing but a crippling curse.

Moori stood defiantly. "Over my dead body would I ever hand over my dragon ball to someone like you!"

"Hahaha. Not much of a challenge, I fear. If that's how you feel. Such tenacity. I suppose that's to be expected from someone your age." Frieza accepted before eyeing the Namekian children. "However, would you risk the life of 1 so young?"

Moori was shocked at that question. "You…you monster!" He said before getting the children behind him while Frieza prepared to blast them. "No! How dare you?!"

But before Frieza could do anything, Dodoria's scouter beeped, showing 3 powers coming from the left. "Lord Frieza, up in the sky!" He informed his master, making everyone look and see 3 younger Namekians flying fast to the village.

Moori felt great relief at seeing them while the children cheered. "Good, they're here."

"Well, now we'll see how Namekian warriors fight for ourselves." Turles said with a smirk. "They'd better hope for their sake they're strong enough to meet the challenge."

"Indeed." Amond agreed.

The 3 Namekian warriors, wearing different outfits, with 1 wearing a cape, another in purple clothing, and the 3rd wearing an orange vest, landed in the village and were horrified at seeing the dead elders, making them angry. "So, my sense of foreboding was justified after all." The 1 with the cape said.

Frieza was a bit annoyed with this development. "That was rude; interrupting our little chat. And here we were so close to an agreement. A pity too that you've come all this way to die. Hahaha. Because die you shall."

"I didn't want to believe it, but it seems the rumors about someone razing our villages to the ground in search of dragon balls is true!" The purple clothed Namekian said with anger.

The Namekian in the orange vest raised his right fist and vowed to these evil invaders. "You'll pay dearly for this! How dare you come here and violate the peace of our world?!"

"Ohhh…do you 3 intend to cause a scene? How strong are the 3 of you? I can't help but wonder." Frieza asked curiously. "Dodoria?"

"Just a moment, Sir, I'll check." Dodoria said, smirking evilly, checked the Namekian warriors' power levels with his scooter and it showed him that all 3 had a power level of 1,000 each. "Hahahahaha. Don't be disappointed, but they're all in the neighborhood of 1,000. There's hardly a need for us to even lift a finger! He said as all the soldiers laughed.

It was then that Moori realized something. 'Of course, I understand now. We've always taken care to scatter our dwellings at random across this planet to foil potential aggressors! But these monsters, those contraptions tell them exactly where we are.'

"Hahahahaha! That's rich! You weaklings wanna rumble with us with a power level of just 1,000 each? Seriously?" A dumb alien soldier said with overconfidence.

But Turles and his crew knew far better. "Pfff…those stupid fools. The Namekians are suppressing their full power and it's completely fooling those stupid little gadgets, and they can't even tell because they're just brainless idiots."

"Humh. It's a great thing we met Fasha and Raditz when we did." Cacao said. "Without them, we'd still be too dependent on those useless things too."

"Now we just have to see how strong they really are." Amond said.

The weak soldiers engaged the 3 Namekian warriors but they began to easily fight back and even overwhelmed the lackeys and take them by surprise by showing great skills in melee combat while easily avoiding their blaster fire and using it against some of them while counterattacking with their own energy blasts, sending 1 of them flying towards Zarbon, who kicked him away into the water as the elite continued watching, seeing the Namekian warriors keep overwhelming the dumb lackeys while the Namekian children cheered them on.

Zarbon looked at the confused Dodoria and said with an annoyed look. "You imbecile! I thought you said their power levels were just 1,000?"

That caused Dodoria to check their power levels again and see that they'd increased, but not by much. "I…I don't understand. Their powers have increased to at least 3,000 each but not any higher than that."

Turles was a bit mad about that. "So that's the height of their power, just in the low thousands?! Grrr…these Namekian fools must have been living in peace for so long after nearly surviving extinction once already that they grew complacent and believed that they'd never be in a similar situation like this. Bleeding heart, peace loving FOOLS!!!"

"Indeed. The bardon of peace is that if you live in it for far too long, you believe nothing will ever break it again. So, besides obviously scattering themselves across the planet, they probably didn't do anything else to prepare because of their peaceful natures and getting so complacent in the peace they had for centuries that the thought never crossed their minds!" Diaz said with equal anger at the Namekians for not preparing themselves for situations like this.

Frieza, not concerned, but amused, smiled. "Gotta hand it to them, they're really not all that bad."

But Dodoria finally realized what was wrong. "Oh I see: the Namekians are able to disguise their strength. Not many breeds I've seen can manage that. And they seem to be using it to their advantage."

But Moori was seeing how many scouters were left, seeing only 3. 'Good. Good. Including his own, only 3 of those contraptions remain unbroken.' He thought before saying quietly to the Namekian boys. "Step away from me, children. Quick now, there's not much time."

Frieza had seen enough. "Dodoria."

"Right. I'll teach them a lesson." Dodoria said before putting down his stolen dragon balls and pounding his fists together a few times. "Trying to pull a fast 1 on us, huh?" He asked before turning to face Frieza in the perfect position for Moori to put his plan into action. "Would you like for me to take on all 3 of them at once, my lord?"

"Knock yourself out." Frieza answered.

Moori then fired a finger beam at Dodoria's scouter, destroying it and Dodoria, not realizing what the elder Namekian was doing, just laughed. "Ha. You bastard. Tell me that's not your idea of a technique, cause if so, I'd say, you're thoroughly screwed." He said as Moori jumped into the air and fired 2 more finger beams with both index fingers at the 2 remaining scouters, destroying them as well!

After that, Zarbon realized what the old Namekian was doing and called out to Dodoria, even though it was too late now. "DODORIA!! HE'S AFTER THE SCOUTERS! STOP HIM!! KILL HIM NOW!!"

Turles, realizing what the old Namekian was doing as well, was somewhat impressed by his quick thinking. "Ah, very clever, old man."

"Yes. Destroying all the scouters will give them a great disadvantage to find the remaining dragon balls." Amond said with a smirk.

"Indeed. Not too strong, but smart nonetheless." Diaz agreed.

"But I think it's about to backfire." Cacao said without too much worry. "Now he's about to get what the other old men got."

Dodoria growled with nearly uncontrollable fury at this development and turned his sights on the Namekian elder who just sabotaged their efforts to find the last 2 dragon balls as he dug his foot in the ground and brought his thumb claw into the skin of his finger and making blood come out, though he paid it no mind. "Grrrrr…why you little…. I'm through playing games now! Grrrrr… EVERY LAST 1 OF THEM'S GONNA DIE!!! YOU HEAR ME?! EVERY LAST 1, STARTING WITH YOU!!!" He yelled before rushing towards the Namekian elder.

"Elder!" The Namekian warrior in the cape yelled as he punched another lackey away as he and the children looked on in fear for his life.

But when Dodoria got close enough to the elder Namekian to kill him, Frieza stopped him. "DODORIA, STOP!! WAIT A MOMENT!!" He yelled, making Dodoria stop in his tracks. "The old 1 can wait. See to the young warriors 1st."

Dodoria, despite wanting to tear the elder apart for destroying their scouters, obeyed his master and landed in front of the Namekian warriors before chuckling evilly. "Hahahahaha. I almost wish there were more of you so I'd actually have a chance to break a sweat."

But the warrior in the cape, not understanding how outmatched he and his comrades were, believed their combined strength could overpower the pink alien. "Ridiculous! There's no way you can take on 3 of us at once."

Dodoria, surprised a bit, but unconcerned, told him otherwise. "You obviously don't know what you're talking about. I'd start running if I were you."

Dodoria then teleported behind the caped warrior and punched right through his chest, causing him lethal pain before the evil alien elbowed the purple clothed Namekian warrior in the midsection when he tried to attack from behind. Dodoria brought his hand out of the dead caped warrior and fired his Energy Cannon at the purple clothed Namekian, killing him too while Turles and his crew watched unsurprised as they knew it was going to end up like this. The orange vest Namekian warrior tried to attack but Dodoria teleported behind him and tried counterattacking but the last Namekian managed to avoid his punches before using his speed to put some distance between them before charging 2 energy blasts and throwing them at Dodoria before they hit and exploded on impact with him!

But despite the small crater it made, Dodoria wasn't even scratched a bit. "Hahahaha."

"No!" The final Namekian warrior said with shock.

"That fool! That wasn't even going to slow him down." Turles said, unsurprised. "Perhaps if he and his comrades trained to increase their abilities, maybe, just maybe they'd have stood a chance."

Dodoria then used his Head Breaker rush attack on the Namekian warrior, causing him great pain before he was crushed to death on a rocky wall as Moori watched in shock while Dodoria patted his spiked head in delight.

Frieza then called out to the elder Namekian. "Well, well, I admire your enthusiasm, but you must realize that even the strongest among you are no match for us. In any case, come down here so we can proceed." He said, making Moori land for the sake of the children. "There. It's not so hard to be obedient now is it? And while I'm sure you've learned your lesson, I'd like an apology. Why don't you hand over your dragon ball and we'll forget the whole thing?"

Moori, for the sake of the children, reluctantly gave in. "Very well, you leave me no choice. But promise me that you won't harm the children." He said, getting Frieza to bring his head up before the elder Namekian went to get the dragon ball.

"I'm glad you're finally listening to reason." Frieza said with a smile.

"Argh! That old fool. Once he gives them the dragon ball, Frieza's gonna demand the location of the other villages since their scouters are all destroyed." Turles said with gritted teeth.

"And if the old man doesn't reveal them, he and the brats will die anyway. Either way, those green slugs are fucked." Amond said with a glare, knowing from experience.

"Still, if they do kill them, Frieza and his goons will have a tough time finding the other dragon balls without those stupid gadgets. And that gives us the advantage." Cacao said with a smirk.

Moori presented the 5th dragon ball to Frieza. "There. You have our village's dragon ball. So, please be on your way."

"Bring it to me." Frieza ordered his last weak soldier, making him do just that before asking the elder Namekian. "Now if you would be so kind as to tell us where the other 2 dragon balls are on this planet, we'll gladly be on our way."

But Moori refused. "Don't be absurd! If you think I'm going to tell you where there are more Namekians left for you to torment, you are sadly mistaken! Now, keep your promise. You have our dragon ball, so leave us alone!"

"Just like the others: uncooperative. Always willing to protect your fellow Namekians regardless of anything that I might want." Frieza said with the tone of the spoiled brat he was. "And for being such an ungracious host…you'll die with the children."

"But you gave your word!" Moori reminded him…before he was elbowed in the face and knocked into his own house by Dodoria! He then sat up and said to them. "You promised me you'd leave the children alone! You already have the dragon ball. What good would it do to hurt them?"

"None. But unless I have all 7 of the dragon balls, I might as well not have any of them." Frieza answered like the spoiled tyrant he was. "And since you decided to destroy our scouters, I'm afraid we'll have a tough time finding them ourselves. Therefore it's up to you to help us find them."

But Moori remained defiant. "I already told you: I'll die before I help you continue to terrorize my people!"

"That's certainly an option, but then who'd look after the children?" Frieza asked with no real concern for any of the Namekians. "Well, if you'd rather die than help, I can oblige."

"What?"

"Dodoria, please dispose of our little friend." Frieza ordered his temperamental lieutenant, whom was eager to do that.

"The old fool's fate is sealed now." Turles said seriously, though knew that this was going to happen either way.

Moori then told the 2 children. "It isn't safe for you here! Hurry, children, run!"

"Yes, Elder." The older child said before he and his younger brother began to run away.

Moori then prepared to fight. "I don't think you realize what Namekians are capable of!" He said with pride in his race…only for Dodoria to fire his Mouth Cannon blast over the old Namekian's shoulder and hit the youngest child, killing him!

"Cargo!" The oldest child cried out. "No! Don't be dead. Please don't be dead."

Amond then looked at Turles. "Turles, we should get out of here and return to the cave. There's nothing more we can do here."

"Not yet. We'll need 1 of them alive for information. And since the younger child, the somewhat warriors and the other 2 elders are dead and the old man obviously will tell us nothing, that leaves the other child." Turles said, as they still needed info about the other 2 dragon balls locations.

Dodoria then rushed to the elder Namekian, who tried to punch him when it seemed like he tried to use an afterimage to attack, only to get punched hard by Dodoria before the pink alien seemed to split into 3 and disappeared before appearing behind the elder and grabbing his head before snapping his neck, killing him before the ruthless alien warrior dropped him dead to the ground! "Is that all you're capable of? That was disappointing. That was weak!" He said with delight before jumping in front of the older child when he tried to run. "Hahahahaha. Hahahahaha. Judging by your size, you shouldn't be too much trouble." He said as he raised his hand for a killing strike. "Let's just get it over with!"

Turles knew that was the right moment. "Diaz. Cacao, save the brat and then fellow us away from here once you have him. Understand?"

"Right." Diaz said before he rushed in and rushed kicked Dodoria into the house, catching him off guard before grabbing the Namekian child.

Dodoria got up and was surprised that this warrior appeared and even caught him off guard like that. "Hey! Who the hell are you?!"

"Oh, just a not so concerned citizen here for sight-seeing, you pink blob." Diaz answered with an amused smirk.

"What did you say?" Dodoria asked with anger before he was swapped away by Cacao!

"You sure are deaf, Mr. Dodoria. Has all that muscle damaged your hearing?" The cyborg asked with delight before he and his comrade flew away from the village, following Turles and Amond.

As Dodoria rubbed his head, Frieza yelled at him. "WHY ARE YOU STILL SITTING THERE?! BRING WHOEVER THOSE 2 ARE IMMEDIATELY!!!"

Diaz and Cacao easily caught up with Turles and Amond. "Turles, we have the kid!"

"Excellent. Now, we lead him further away from that village and lose him when the time is right. Without his scooter, he won't be able to make it back to Frieza easily." The Saiyan said before they increased their speed, but not by much for their plan to work, bursting out their auras.

But Dodoria wasn't that worried. "Idiots. Run all you want, you'll never get away from me." He said before doing the same thing as them, appearing to gain on them.

Cacao got an idea and used his Cosmic Attack on Dodoria, hitting him hard, stopping him before he was joined by Diaz and they fired their Combined Energy Wave and shooting a barrage of blasts at him, hitting him directly before they continued to follow Turles. Dodoria recovered and continued to chase them before firing multiple blasts at them, only for Turles to use his Sudden Storm technique, firing multiple purple energy waves that collided with Dodoria's, causing a massive explosion before Dodoria tried his Mouth Cannon that collided with Turles' Force Explosion, causing another explosion!

"I gotta admit that they're very slippery. But they're still not getting away!" Dodoria said with anger.

Turles then got an idea about how to lose this fat fool. "Yes, that's it." He said before ordering his crew. "All of you, keep going but whatever you do, don't look at me!"

"Right!" Amond nodded.

Turles turned while still flying forward. "Hey, fat fool, recognize this?" He asked while waving his tail around in front of the pink alien.

Dodoria's eyes widened at seeing this, as he knew what that was all too well. "What..? He's a…a…"

Turles grinned evilly before preparing his escape plan. "Hahahahaha. Now that you've seen me, time to lose your sight, FOOL!!! SOLAR FLARE!!!" He said, creating a blinding light that blinded Dodoria and made him stop before holding his hurting eyes!

"AAAHHHH!!! MY EYES! MY EYES!!" Dodoria yelled in fury.

"Heh. Enjoy that while it lasts, Dodoria!" Turles grinned evilly before he and his crew flew away with the Namekian child. "As much as I'd love to kill you now, I sense someone else a couple of miles from here that'll do it for me."

Dodoria's sight recovered but he didn't see anyone. "Where…where did that brainless monkey go?! Where?! If those fools think they can outrun me, they've got another thing coming! And when I get my hands on them, especially that Saiyan monkey, they're gonna lose a lot more than their eyes. Do you hear me, monkey, huh?! I'm gonna tear you apart! I'm gonna rip you to pieces! And I'm gonna love every single minute of it!" He vowed before searching the area. "Where are you, huh, punks? Where are you?! And after a few more seconds of looking around, he flew into the air and smirked. I'll just level the place." Then he fired a barrage of big energy blasts that destroyed the area around him for a few minutes before stopping and looking at the nearly destroyed isles. "There. That oughta do it. See? That's what you get for messing with Dodoria. Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Frieza did say to bring them back to him, but what was I supposed to do? But luckily that monkey is dead, makes a nice bonus for when I tell lord Frieza." He said before flying away from the area to find his way back to Frieza.

Meanwhile, close by

Turles and his crew stopped flying when they got far enough away as the Saiyan smirked. "Humh. Those brainless lackeys. Underestimating fools. Always too sure of their own power they don't do things more thoroughly."

"Yes. But we don't need to worry about him. A certain other Saiyan will take care of him." Amond said with a smirk of his own.

Turles then looked at the Namekian child and asked. "Can you fly?" Only to get no answer before yelling out. "I asked you if you could fly, brat!"

The Namekian child, afraid, began squirming and Diaz let him go before he began to fly and tried to fly away from them, only for Turles to teleport in front of him as his crew circled around him. "Ahhh! Oh no! Please! Don't kill me! Don't kill me, please!"

"Easy, kid, we're not gonna hurt you!" Diaz said with annoyance.

"No, you're lying! You're with them, aren't you?! You're with them!"

"Brat! We said we aren't going to hurt you, but that will happen if you don't shut up and listen!" Amond said with a warning tone.

When the child finally stopped panicking, Cacao asked him. "What's your name, child?"

"I…I'm…Dende." The child known as Dende answered, still afraid. "I…I gotta get to the other villages and warn them."

"Hey, forget that, kid!" Turles told him.

"No! I've got to warn them!" Dende protested while trying to fly in another direction again.

But Turles grabbed him by the collar and told him. "I said forget about that, child! Those people who just slaughtered your villagers will be searching for the last 2 if they aren't already!"

"Listen to him, boy. It'll take them time now that their scouters are destroyed, but they will eventually find them, and if they're lucky enough to spot you, they'll follow you and you'll be respectful for even more death to your people." Cacao added.

"And there's the fact that your weak excuse for warriors couldn't even scratch that pink blob. And after what we saw, none of your other warriors won't do any better." Diaz added with a smirk. "They may be able to take on those weak cannon fodder, but the other 3 are in a far different league."

Turles let him go, but warned him. "You wanna take your chances on your own, go ahead, but either way, unless we figure out a way to stop them, you, whatever's left of your people and your backwater planet are doomed. If you wanna stay alive, I strongly recommend you come with us. Your choice."

Dende knew he didn't have a choice, as the villages were scattered at random across the planet, and if there were more evil aliens scouting the planet, then he'd just be walking into another slaughter and these aliens wouldn't be there to save him or anyone else this time, so he made his choice. "I'll…I'll go with you."

Meanwhile, at the cave

Fasha, who'd uncapsuled a house gotten from Bulma, was taking a nice hot bath. "Aaahhhh… Mmmmm… Ohhhhh….this feels so damn good." Fasha moaned as she rubbed her body blissfully while thinking of Akio. "If only my Akio were here with me to enjoy it." Then, as she was just relaxing, letting her tail hang on the side, she pressed the button on her new scouter and contacted Bulma, who answered after a few minutes. "About time. Busy fucking around with your mate, Bulma?"

"Well, from 1 lesbian to another, yes!" Bulma answered. " We were fucking like rabbits and were just about to have a very good and really intense fucking orgasm together! Why the fuck are you interrupting us now, Fasha, when you're about to have company a few days from now?!"

"Frieza still has 5 dragon balls, Raditz is carefully tailing Vegeta to keep an eye on him, and Turles and his crew are spying on Frieza to try to get information. Besides that, everything's fucking peachy on Namek. Thanks for asking, Bulma!" Fasha said with a bit of annoyance. "Now will you just settle the fuck down and explain what you mean by approaching company?"

"Oh, Fasha, so you really don't think you'd be interested in hearing that Akio is fully recovered earlier than anticipated, is stronger than ever thanks to that little fruit Turles brought and is already in her new and improved starship on her way to Namek right now and is training her tail and ass off in anticipation for the arrival to help you deal with this Frieza and his goons as we speak?" Bulma asked sarcastically.

Fasha's eyes widened and she asked slowly. "Say…that…again?!"

"Akio's healed, on her way to Namek and training for when she arrives to help you deal with Frieza and get the dragon balls before he's gathered all of them to wish for immortality!" Bulma repeated in simple terms . "So, in the meantime, I suggest you guys find at least 1 dragon ball and keep it safe. It'll at least prevent either Vegeta or Frieza from getting a wish. It's the best move, Fasha. In fact, it's the only move."

"Tell me: did Akio scare 1 of your annoying friends or family members before she left?" Fasha asked with a knowing smirk.

"Well, she scared the shit outta my dad, that's for damn sure." Bulma answered. "But she's scheduled to arrive on Namek at least 6 days from now. So you guys better think hard about reviving our other friends and not just Piccolo!"

"Hmmm…whatever." Fasha said with a grin. "Thanks for the information and the advice, Bulma." She said before hanging up. "Looks like we'll soon be together again, my precious Akio. I can hardly wait for us to fight together against the scourge of our people, after we revive Piccolo. And as for those annoying excuses for warriors, save for 3 eyes being a bit more less annoying, they'd better get used to living in the Otherworld." She said before leaning her head back and relaxing after taking off her scooter and closing her purple eyes in bliss at the feeling of the hot water relaxing her muscles.

Meanwhile, with Dodoria

The pink alien was trying to find his way back to Frieza and Zarbon but couldn't, as the areas all looked the same. "Man, this is impossible. I don't know how we're ever going to find the last 2 dragon balls without our scouters. And this planet all looks the same to me. But at least it's not that big. Not too many places to…" He said before he was knocked down into the water!

He swam back up and held onto an island before a familiar presence landed, revealing himself to be Vegeta. "Hahahahahahaha."

Dodoria got angry and, forgetting about what he discovered earlier, got out of the water. "Vegeta."

"It's been a long time, Dodoria. How are you?" The Saiyan prince asked mockingly.

"I should have known. Shooting people in the back always was your style." Dodoria said with anger that a low life monkey could blindside him. "But do you think you can just blindside me like that and get away with it?!"

But Vegeta warned him. *Careful. Frieza and Zarbon aren't here to back you up. I'd watch what I said if I were you. Though, it doesn't matter, I'm still going to kill you either way."

Dodoria got angry at hearing that. "You…you Saiyan monkey trash! You think you can take me? Not in a million lifetimes, you monkey-tailed abomination!"

"Hahaha." Vegeta laughed before turning serious as the pink alien saw his scouter.

But Dodoria offered him, while hiding his fear, knowing deep down, he couldn't beat the Saiyan prince alone now. "Now, before I start pounding you to a bloody pulp, I'll give you 1 chance to get out of this: give me that scouter and we can both walk away without any incident. Deal?"

"I see. I know something must have gone wrong when I heard your audio feeds go to static. You went and let the Namekians destroy all your scouters, didn't you? How terrible because now you and Zarbon don't have a way to find Frieza's backside to stick your noses in it." Vegeta asked knowingly. "Hahahahaha! Perfect! That assures that I'll have the element of surprise."

"Why you…"

"Save it!" Vegeta said while reaching for his scouter. "A trip back to planet Frieza 79 for more scouters would cost several days. 10, if I'm right." He said before taking off the device. "Here, want this?" Then dropped it to the ground while moving his tail around a bit.

Dodoria grinned evilly and walked up to the scouter to claim it. "Smartest thing you've ever done in your life, Vegeta. I was almost certain I'd have to pry it from your lifeless fingers. Frankly I'm disappointed it won't come to that, but oh well. We had a deal." He said…before Vegeta stepped on the device and slowly crushed it beneath his boot, much to Dodoria's shock! "V-Vegeta, are you…insane?! Fool! That was the last scouter on the planet!"

"Yes. And now that it's gone, I have the advantage." Vegeta said with a bit of justifiable confidence.

But Dodoria, due to looking down on the Saiyan race, believed otherwise. "What? No way! Without that thing beeping at you, you can't tell where Frieza or the Namekians are anymore than I can."

"I'm afraid you're wrong." Vegeta countered. "During my time on Earth, I was lucky enough to pick up a few new tricks, like how to detect an opponent's energy and location without having to resort to gadgets. Yes. I 1st saw it demonstrated by 1 of the planet's inhabitants, who happened to be another Saiyan. And if she could do it, so could I. It's really a pretty simple technique once you get the hang of it. But it doesn't require much strength and I know how you, Zarbon and Frieza are only interested in flexing your muscles. But then again, there's nothing wrong with an occasional show of force."

That made Dodoria jump to a conclusion. "Hey, I get it: these 3 other aliens were a crew formed by that other Saiyan that was with them."

That got Vegeta's attention as he asked with a bit of surprise. "What did you say?!"

"I'm right, aren't I? That Saiyan monkey's a secret member of your little troop. You used them to lure me away from Frieza!" Dodoria concluded but thought wrong.

But Vegeta said it outloud. "You must be mistaken. There's no Saiyans left apart from me and those traitors! And even if they or any other aliens were here, I'd have sensed their presence. And believe me, when that day comes, I'll make them all pay for everything they did to me!"

"I don't care about your stupid vendetta or a group of monkeys turning on each other. If you don't have another scouter on you, you're just wasting my time! Now get lost, or you're dead!" Dodoria told him while backing up in fear but trying to hide it. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so take it! Get outta here or feel my wrath!"

But Vegeta saw right through him, as well as his trembling. "That's generous of you, or are you just scared to attack me?" He asked, taking a step towards Dodoria, making him step back. "Yes, that must be it. When you overheard my battle with Cui, you must have seen that I'm exceptionally stronger than I was at 18,000, and now you're terrified." He said, making Dodoria let out whimpers of fear. "Hahahahaha. You saw it on your scooter, didn't you? You're weak compared to me now!"

But Dodoria still believed himself stronger than the Saiyan prince. "No! There's no way that power reading was accurate! You could never ever be that strong, and I'll PROVE IT!!!"

But Raditz, who was watching closely while keeping his distance, knew otherwise as he sensed both their powers and sensed Vegeta was stronger, not to mention that the brother of princess Akio was a far better fighter. 'Dodoria, this will be your last fight. And when you get to hell, you will suffer beyond imagination.'

"AAAAHHHHH!!!" Dodoria yelled before he fired his Maximum Buster, raising his hands and charging a yellowish-orange energy sphere. Then, he brought his hands forward and fired it in the form of a large wave of energy at Vegeta, followed by multiple blasts just like it, causing an explosion before he saw that Vegeta had vanished!

Vegeta appeared behind him and said. "I warned you not to underestimate me, but you chose not to listen." Before Dodoria tried to punch him, only for Vegeta to catch his arm, making him spin so that he was behind the pink alien and grabbing his other arm and reversing them down painfully. "Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! You're even slower than I remember."

"AAAAAAHH!!!" Dodoria yelled in pain.

"We Saiyans grow stronger with each battle. But you already knew that, didn't you?" Vegeta asked tauntingly. The more we fight, the stronger our opponents, the stronger we become! So, you see, those traitors did me a favor when they almost killed me. I'm more powerful now than you can imagine!" Vegeta said darkly as Dodoria continued to yell like a coward. "Hahahahaha! It's amazing what a coward you can become when you don't hide behind your master, isn't it? Too bad Frieza won't be around to save you this time."

But Dodoria had 1 thing that he thought could save his own hide. "Wait, Vegeta, please don't do this! I can help you! I know what really happened to your homeworld! I know what happened to planet Vegeta!"

That got Vegeta's attention. "You want?!" He asked before not seeing the point. "Planet Vegeta was destroyed. It's gone forever. What else is there to know?"

"I'll tell you, I will. But 1st you have to let me go." Dodoria answered before Vegeta reluctantly did just that. "Hey. If I tell you, how do I know you won't still try to kill me?"

"You're lucky I don't kill you where you stand! So spit it out!" Vegeta yelled.

"Okay, fine, but remember that I'm only the messenger." Dodoria said with an evil smile, as he was going to enjoy this. "As you know, when your planet was destroyed, Frieza told you that it was because of a meteor. Well that…was a lie."

"What are you talking about?"

"You see, before Frieza, it was King Cold and Queen Icicle who'd been using the Saiyans to do their dirty work for years. Compared to many, they made for a fairly impressive breed of warriors. And since no Saiyan could ever match their power, they were relatively easy to control. Cold and Icicle sent teams of Saiyans to the planets they wanted, where they would use their Great Ape forms if the need called for it to clear out the inhabitants. And for many years, it was a very productive arrangement. Then, when Frieza came of age, they gave everything to him, including your planet and your 'mighty people' and during those next 5 years, Frieza knew that no 1 Saiyan could ever get in his way, but a whole bunch of them together could cause problems. The thing is he noticed more and more Saiyan babies being born with highly developed combat skills. Haha. Like you." Dodoria revealed as he began to fly slowly into the air. "A group of those infant warriors might have grown up into a strong Saiyan army someday and you wouldn't stay loyal to Frieza forever. He could see that it wouldn't be long before you challenged him for control of the universe. So then, he came to the only logical conclusion: destroy them, planet and all. And to make sure the job was done right, Frieza did it himself. He blew up your planet and every sticking Saiyan monkey on it. But not you, no, Frieza had plans for you. The prince of the Saiyans would make a valuable addition to his army. Did you really think it was a conscience that Frieza sent you and your former crew to another planet before he destroyed it? Hahahahaha! So there it is, you're finally in on our little private joke. And now that I've held up my end of our little bargain, I'll be on my way."

But Vegeta had other ideas in mind. "You're not going anywhere." He said darkly while Dodoria was surprised. "I don't care about my home planet, or any of the other Saiyans Frieza did away with, especially not my parents." Then he charged up his energy, making the ground shake. "And I do this, not for my planet, not for my race, but because you and Frieza thought you could make the prince of all Saiyans a slave to your whim!"

Dodoria was now completely afraid and began to fly away like the coward he was. "Lord Frieza!" He called out before Vegeta fired an energy wave that caught up with the fleeing alien and vaporized him, killing him and sending him to Hell!

Vegeta, with a smirk, said with delight. "Interesting. Even the mighty Frieza trembles at what the Saiyans are capable of."

Raditz, very angry at what he had just learned, but keeping his power suppressed, whispered to himself. "He'll fall, Vegeta, but it won't be by you. I know a certain someone will make sure of that." Before getting into the water and beginning to swim away from the area.

The delighted Vegeta flew into the air as he looked at the spot where the now dead Dodoria was vaporized. "Hahahahaha. So long, Dodoria. And after all the boasting he used to do about his strength, in the end because nothing more than a sniveling coward hiding behind his master for courage. Still, I never expected to get rid of him so easily. Turns out nearly dying by my sister's hand was actually a blessing in disguise. Even I'm impressed with how much more powerful I've become." He said, his ego kicking in before he thought about what Dodoria said before he died. "Still, after what he said, I'm having a tough time enjoying myself. Another Saiyan and his crew. But that's not possible. There aren't any other Saiyans left besides me, my sister and her pet traitors. But still, it does concern me, especially now that I sense 4 sizable powers moving away from here. It may probably be some Namekians, but still, the fewer people that stand in my way of collecting all the dragon balls, the better." He said before he began flying to the 4 power levels.

Meanwhile

As Turles and his crew flew with the Namekian child Dende, they suddenly sensed something heading straight to them. "There's someone coming straight for us."

Amond felt the power level and knew who it was. "It's Vegeta. He's coming."

"Please, we can deal with him easily." Diaz said with justifiable confidence.

"No. We need him alive for now." Turles said. "Dive!" Before he and his crew dived into the water, with Cacao grabbing Dende.

That was when Vegeta quickly got to the location but saw or sensed nothing. "Strange. I was right on top of those 4 I was tracking. But now they vanished. What the hell is going on here?" He asked as he searched the area.

Meanwhile, under the water

"So it is Vegeta. And if I'm right, he's learned how to sense energy levels too. No way was he just gonna keep using those damn scouters after what he learned on Earth." Turles thought to himself.

Vegeta was getting frustrated. "Ahh! Was I wrong? Maybe I shouldn't have destroyed that scouter before I fully tested this technique."

Diaz saw a giant fish close to them and pointed to it, making Turles smile and nod before Amond swam to the fish and grabbed it before throwing it up to the surface like it was jumping out of the water of its own free will, startling Vegeta before it went back into the water and swam away.

Vegeta growled as his tail twitched in a bit of anger. "Great. It was only a fish." He said with annoyance before sighing. "What am I doing wasting my time searching for this? I should be focusing my attention on finding the dragon balls. If I can just find even 1, Frieza won't be able to gather all 7 together in 1 place." Then he began to fly away. "Once he and his pawns have done all the hard work finding the other 6, I'll wait for my chance to take them. Hahahaha. And since those idiots let the Namekians destroy their scouters, I'll have the element of surprise on my side. Hahahahaha!"

Turles and his crew resurfaced and jumped on the islet. "Well, it looks like the local wildlife helped us."

"Indeed." Cacao said while dropping Dende. "Nice work on holding your breath, kid."

"Warn me next time you do that! I almost suffocated down there!" Dende told them.

"I'd watch what I said if I were you, brat." Cacao warned him. "We may be the lesser of evils on this planet, but we still have plenty of evil enough to kill someone who annoys us. Just be thankful that you're alive right now and not with Vegeta or even in that village dead alongside your family."

"Enough. Let's just get back to Fasha and we can plan our next move." Turles told them.

Diaz grabbed Dende by the collar and they began jumping from islet to islet until they got to the 1 that had the cave. "Just try to not annoy princess Fasha and be grateful that she has a good material side."

"And try to be on your best behavior and not do anything stupid like trying to run off." Amond added. "Because in case you don't already know: we're far more powerful than you are. You'll be dead before you even have a chance to get far."

They went into the cave and saw what Fasha had called a capsule house before Turles knocked on the door. "Fasha, it's Turles."

Fasha then opened the door, redressed in her armor. "So, you guys learn anything?"

"Indeed. But 1st: tell me there's food in that house." Amond said with a smile.

"Fortunately Bulma put a large reserve of food in here." Fasha answered before she saw Dende, who had hid behind a corner and teleported in front of him. "Ah, a Namekian child. Let me guess…the lone survivor of another village slaughter, no doubt?" She asked while rubbing her tail on Dende's right cheek.

"Indeed. But I'm afraid that the others, despite most of Frieza's dumb cannon fodder being wiped out by their warriors, weren't so lucky." Diaz answered with his arms crossed.

"But, on the bright side, those idiots let the Namekians destroy their scouters, so that gives us a big advantage." Cacao informed Fasha.

"And there's also some more good news." The voice of Raditz said while walking up to them, making everyone look at him as he waved his tail around. "I'm happy to report that Dodoria won't be a problem anymore. Vegeta sent that pink bastard to Hell. But, assuming you all had to avoid him to keep that brat a secret, you all know that Vegeta can now sense energy levels like us, right?"

"Humh. No surprise. For all his faults, he's still a Saiyan. And, knowing him, he destroyed the scouter he brought with him when he found out the others were destroyed. Skilled and smart, I'll give him that." Fasha admitted. "But, I do have other great news: I contacted Bulma and she said that Akio is healed and she's coming here. And since her pod has been modified by Bulma and her father, she'll be here in 6 days' time, while spending that time training to her heart's content."

"Ah, that is good news." Turles said with an eager grin. "I've been waiting for the chance to officially meet our princess face to face."

Meanwhile, with Vegeta

The Saiyan prince was still searching for any sign of the Namekians until he sensed multiple power levels not too far away, making him grin in delight before he began flying in that direction. "Hahahahaha! I love it. I should have learned how to sense power levels a long time ago. There's about 20 or more, so it must be a Namekian village. And wherever there's a village, there's a dragon ball! Frieza will have to search every inch of this planet for it, but since they've lost their precious scouters, I'll be 1 step ahead of him and I can kill the Namekians without Frieza ever knowing! Hahahahaha!" He laughed before stopping and looking down, seeing a still standing village. "Yes. 20 or so Namekians with absolutely no idea of what's been happening on their planet. Not a single corpse to be seen. Well, I can fix that for them."

The Namekians were still going about their day, not knowing what was happening to their brethren across their planet when they saw an unfamiliar creature land in the village. "Huh? What is that?"

"It's an alien." Another Namekian said.

Vegeta grinned evilly. "I wish to speak to your elder. I believe you have a dragon ball that I'll be taking off your hands."

The other Namekians got angry at this invader's rudeness but also surprised that he knew about the dragon balls. "What?"

The village elder, wearing a purple and white robe, stepped up. "I am the village elder. And I do have a dragon ball, but I must ask how you plan to use it."

"What you must do is give it to me right now."

"I will not. I sense an unspeakable evil in you. You're not worthy of possession of our dragon ball." The elder said, having sensed the evil in Vegeta.

The Saiyan prince raised his right hand in a shooting gesture and chuckled. "Hahahahaha. Then you die." He said, scaring them. "Bang." Before firing a blast that a younger Namekian bravely took for the elder, killing him before he fell dead to the ground, much to the horror of the others and Vegeta's obvious delight before he pointed again and laughed at their fear and anger as more warriors stepped up. "Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

Meanwhile, back in the capsule house

As everyone but Dende were eating, Fasha politely asked the child. "Mind telling us why you're not eating, child?"

"I've heard of the Namekians being rumored not needing to eat, as they only live off water, currect?" Raditz asked.

"Yes." Dende answered.

"Then why were all those vegetable fields out there?" Turles asked with a raised eyebrow, getting no answer from the child. "I strongly recommend that you stop being silent and cooperate with us, brat!"

Dende, knowing he didn't have a choice, reluctantly told them. "Those plants you saw were Ajisa slappings."

"What?" Amond asked.

"The Grand Elder said that long ago, planet Namek was covered with thick, beautiful Ajisa trees. But then the climate suddenly started changing. The Ajisa trees were almost wiped out, and so was planet Namek. We found the few Ajisa trees that survived and since then, we've been trying to plant more of them so we can make Namek beautiful and peaceful again."

But Raditz and Turles got a bit mad at this explanation. "Argh! Your people had centuries of time to grow those damn plants and train yourselves to defend your planet from invasions, and you foolishly wasted it just growing those stupid plants?!"

"Hey! We thought it would be peaceful forever, and we already took precautions needed to protect ourselves from invaders, so there was never a need to increase our warrior population or their power. Besides, we're a peaceful race and only fight when absolutely necessary and we believed that our warriors could already defeat threats." Dende protested.

"And because of your race's complacency and arrogance that no threat would ever pose a problem for you, especially when it came to having those wish orbs, your people are on the verge of extinction once again! Stopping current threats. Was that your people's only goal whenever they came along and never training yourselves to defeat even stronger threats, huh?!" Raditz asked with anger.

"Well, yes!" Dende answered.

Fasha, despite her maternal side, glared at the child. "Then you and your people are all fools."

Meanwhile

All the Namekian warriors were charging a blast and preparing to fire on the Saiyan prince before they all shot at Vegeta, causing an explosion that left a small crater in its wake and for a few minutes, it looked like they'd won before some rocks rose up from the ground, shocking them before Vegeta blasted the rocks away, hitting some of the warriors before the last 1 tried firing an energy wave at full power the the Saiyan prince easily caught, waving his tongue over his lips in delight before he sent it back at the warrior, killing him!

Back at the capsule house

The Saiyans and the other 3 aliens sensed something and went outside, with the Namekian child slowly following them. "You guys feel that?" Raditz asked.

"Yeah. Many power levels are dying…by a familiar energy we know all too well. Which wecknow can mean only 1 thing." Fasha answered with a glare.

"Yes. I sense it too. Vegeta's found a Namekian village and he's killing its residence, and quite easily in fact." Turles added as his tail waved around.

"And from the looks of it, they won't last long and Vegeta will have a dragon ball for himself." Amond said knowingly.

"See now, kid? This is exactly what your race gets for getting far too complacent for their own good and focusing all their time on gardening and not training themselves for this type of situation." Cacao said to the scared child.

"But…you guys can help us! You're powerful, aren't you? Surely you can defeat those people." Dende thought.

"You little fool! We came here for the dragon balls, not to help you or your foolish people! Their leader is in a whole other league compared to us at the moment! And besides, if your pacifist people would have not gotten so complacent and taken greater steps to protect your own planet, they wouldn't be getting brought to the brink of extinction again!" Raditz said with annoyance at the child.

"But…how do you even know about the dragon balls? Wait. You want what that horned monster wants, don't you?!" Dende accused.

"Fool! We don't want immortality! That wish is nothing but a living hell that only cowards like them would want." Turles said.

But Fasha spoke calmly. "We came here to use the dragon balls to revive a fallen comrade, child. A Namekian to be specific."

Dende was surprised at hearing that, as he couldn't believe that 1 of his mind could be in league with bad people like these Saiyans, let alone a comrade. "What? A…Namekian is 1 of your comrades? That's…impossible! You're…you're lying!"

"Hahahahaha! Don't be so sure, brat!" Raditz said with a grin.

Meanwhile, back at the village

As Vegeta smashed another elder Namekian's head in, killing him and leaving only the village elder alive, holding a dead Namekian child, the Saiyan prince chuckled evilly with no remorse for his killing spree. "Hahahahaha. Now it's just you and me, old man."

"Y-you…you monster! You killed them! Why? Why are you doing this to us?" The village elder said with anger at this murderer.

"Are you ready to tell me where the dragon ball is yet?" Vegeta asked, only interested in the dragon ball.

"No! I'll never hand over our dragon ball to scum like you!"

But Vegeta wasn't concerned, as he knew that the dragon ball was here somewhere. "Hahahahaha. Oh, you won't? Well then, we'll see, won't we?" He asked before he began to walk away to look for the dragon ball himself, and when the elder stepped forward, Vegeta got angry and turned while vaporizing the elder and the dead child with an energy blast! "Never try to stop me." The Saiyan prince said before finding the dragon ball in 1 of the houses, sitting on a throne. "Hahahahaha. I was expecting to have to hunt for it, but alas, it might as well be gift wrapped."

"And so, since we learned that Piccolo's weak old counterpart created the dragon balls on Earth, we believed that there were dragon balls on the Namekian home planet so we could bring him back." Fasha finished explaining to Dende. "So, you see, our goal here is more…noble and honorable than you thought, child."

"And with his return, the dragon balls on Earth will be restored with that old fool Kami." Raditz added.

Dende, despite not believing that a Namekian would be comrades with these people, accepted that. "Well, I guess that pretty much explains it. But…it's also how those others found the dragon balls too! So, this is all your fault!"

"This day was bound to come, with or without us, brat!" Turles countered. "And your people share part of the blame as well…for not preparing themselves so they wouldn't get slaughtered, at least not so easily."

"But, you could still save at least some of your people, if there are any left." Cacao said. "Tell us where to find the last dragon ball."

"What?!" Dende asked.

"If we at least have 1 dragon ball, Frieza and Vegeta won't be able to gather all 7 together. It won't stop them, but it'll dely them long enough until we can figure out what to do to get the 5 dragon balls Frieza already has." Diaz added.

"And you'd better not take too long with thinking or think about stalling us, because if Frieza or his minions don't find the last dragon ball by luck, Vegeta certainly will since he can sense energy!" Amond finished. "It's the best move we have, kid. In fact, it's the only move."

Dende, knowing that they were right, as well as having no other choice, reluctantly accepted. "Come with me to the Grand Elder! He'll know what to do!"

"Grand Elder? Who is this Grand Elder?" Raditz asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Is he the 1 who rules this planet? If so, I'd like to talk with him about keeping his race so weak to get slaughtered so easily." Turles said.

"He's…the 1 who gave birth to all the Namekians after the climate crisis. He was the only survivor and since then, he's the 1 who's been working on bringing the Namekians and the Ajisa trees back." Dende explained.

"Figures. Considering that he would be the only survivor and that we've heard that Namekian reproduce asexually, it'd make sense." Cacao said.

"But why haven't the other elders or any of the warriors reproduced in all that time? It would have been able to bring back your race at a much faster rate if they had. If this Grand Elder could do it, so could at least some of his children." Fasha wondered. "Oh, let me guess: there wasn't ever a need to or the others just never thought of doing that, right?"

Dende was nervous, as this Saiyan was current. "Well…well…"

"Answer her, brat!" Raditz told him.

"...Yes."

"Agrrahhh!!! I'm beginning to think that this Piccolo most definitely would have been the only Namekian smart enough to be able to do what you, your entire family and especially this Grand Elder would have never done!" Turles said with disgust at the Namekians' carelessness, ignorance and downright arrogance at their complacency.

"But, I'm thinking that if the 5th dragon ball came from your village and those 4 other dragon balls came from the neighboring villages, which Frieza already has, and there's the dragon ball that Vegeta's hidden away by now after slaughtering your ignorant neighbors from over there, I'm going to assume that this Grand Elder of yours has the last dragon ball, current?" Amond asked knowingly.

"How are you guys so smart to guess all this right?" Dende asked.

"Well, it wasn't hard from watching everything that Turles told me had gone down in your village to put 2 and 2 together, kid!" Raditz said with annoyance.

Dende looked down in sadness. "If that's true, then that means that I'm 1 of the last Namekians left on the whole planet."

"Then tell us where this Grand Elder is, kid! Raditz and I will take you there and you can stay with him until we can figure something out!" Turles told him.

"And if I'm right, he created the dragon balls here. Frieza can't get to him because those idiots got their damn scouters destroyed, but Vegeta still can now that he can sense energy levels! And if he does, Vegeta may just kill the old fool once he gets there to get that dragon ball. If I'm right, the old fool dies, the dragon balls will be useless and we'll have come all this way for nothing!" Raditz added, knowing from experience and remembering what happened with Piccolo.

"I…can't do that!" Dende protested.

Turles picked the child up and squeezed him by the collar. "If you don't want whatever's left of your people to die and have your race extinct, you'll take us to that Grand Elder fool, brat! Unless you want to join your people in death and eventually he'll die and your race will be extinct anyway! So you'd better make the only right choice, now!"

After a few more seconds, Dende reluctantly nodded. "All right, I'll do it!"

Raditz grinned. "Excellent." Before looking at Fasha. "Fasha, you stay here with the others. We can more than handle Vegeta or Zarbon on our own. But fortunately, Frieza will most likely be at his ship with the other dragon balls, so we won't have to worry about him at least for now."

"All right, Raditz." Fasha accepted. "But make it quick. Zarbon or whatever's left of Frieza's brainless lackeys may not be a problem, but there's no telling what Frieza will do if he gets desperate enough."

"Understood." Turles said while holding Dende and flying into the air with Raditz. "We'll see you all soon." And began flying away from the area.

Back with Vegeta

The Saiyan prince walked up to the water and got an idea for where to hide the dragon ball from his enemies. "Perfect." He said before throwing the dragon ball into the water before it sank to the bottom. "Hahaha. No 1 would think to look for it underwater, and I'll be the only 1 who knows where it is. Haha. And it'll give me plenty of leverage." Then he flew into the air. "Frieza already has 5 dragon balls and I have the 6th. Only 1 more left to find." He said before flying away from the destroyed village and beginning to search for the 7th dragon ball.

Meanwhile

As Frieza, Zarbon and his other weak soldier were still in the destroyed village, Zarbon was keeping a lookout for Dodoria, wondering what was taking him so long. "I can't help but wonder what's taking Dodoria so long. Tracking down whoever those aliens are shouldn't be that difficult."

But Frieza wasn't concerned. "It's not that important. If Dodoria has trouble with that alien and that repulsive cyborg, what use is he? Forget him. For now, your focus is to find the remaining dragon balls."

"We won't let you down, lord Frieza. There aren't many villages left, so the last 2 dragon balls shouldn't be hard to find." The weak xenomorph headed soldier said with confidence.

"If we split up, we should be able to find them relatively quickly." Zarbon added.

"In that case I think I'll just take these back to the ship and wait for you there." Frieza said as Zarbon and the weak xenomorph headed soldier put the dragon balls they had close to the other 2. "You won't disappoint me, especially since we're so close to using these little toys to grant me immortality."

"Sir." Zarbon and the weak soldier said together before flying into the air.

Zarbon pointed to the east. "You head that way, and I'll go the other way. If you come across a village, don't do anything until you notify me. Some Namekians have decent power levels. You can't handle more than 1. In any case we'll meet back at the spaceship in exactly 3 hours."

"Yes, sir." The soldier said before they flew in opposite directions to search for the remaining villages.

But Frieza was thinking about the possibility of Vegeta. "I have to consider the possibility that Vegeta may very well have found 1 or both of the dragon balls I need. But either way I'm sure he'll try to come after the ones we already have. Who knows, he may even bring the last 2 dragon balls right to me. I doubt he's stupid enough to walk into the enemy camp with them, but I'll be happy to take them from him if he does. Hahahahaha. Vegeta may still be working for me and not even realize it." The tyrant said with delight before he used his power of telekinesis to lift all 5 dragon balls in the air. "Yes. I'll wait for the dragon balls to come to me. Hahahahahahaha!" He laughed before he burst out his evil purple aura and flew back to his spaceship with the 5 dragon balls in tow.

Meanwhile

Raditz was thinking to himself. 'I know I shouldn't be having any doubts, but with Frieza on this planet, I'm afraid that even with Akio with us, it won't be enough to beat him. Vegeta isn't a problem for us yet, and neither is Zarbon. But Frieza himself is still too much."

Turles seemed to share his new comrade's worry. 'I know that I vowed to stop planting that plague tree but the reason I did was finally defeat Frieza and his family. Sure we've gotten stronger and Fasha reminded me about true Saiyan honor and pride, but…I can't help but worry about the future. The future of the Saiyan race and our princess' vision of the universe's future. And even if we succeed in reviving this Piccolo Namekian and even when Akio gets here, I fear even that combined strength with ours may not be enough to even fight against Frieza.'

Meanwhile, in space

As Akio's new and improved ship was continuing its long journey to planet Namek, the Saiyan princess was still training intensely for the battle to come once she arrived there, reaching up to 40x gravity in just a few short days, practicing her basic fighting style with her weighted training trench coat, which still working perfectly as she felt a very significant increase in her power and speed, as well as all her senses, as well as her meditation training while under the intense gravity to be able to calm her mind and defend herself against anything and anyone that would disturb her meditation, as well as image training against images of Piccolo and Vegeta.

After Akio had opened her eyes again, having finished her meditation training and image training, she stood up, the increased gravity not affecting her body in the slightest. "Excellent. Now that 40x gravity can't slow me down now, it's time for me to go up to 50."

But before she could walk to the machine, she heard a very familiar and annoying (in her eyes) voice calling out to her. "Hello! Psychopath Saiyan princess!"

Akio got a bit angry at the annoying Kai interrupting her training. "This had better be damn good for interrupting my training, you annoying blue worm!"

"Well, that's a fine way to talk to your mentor! You ain't ever heard of proper respect for a teacher?!" King Kai asked with a bit of anger. "Oh, why are you traveling through space in your space pod? Oh, that's right, the dragon balls on Namek. Haha. Silly me. Happy hunting to you."

"Oh, just shut the fuck up and tell me what you want besides trying to annoy me, fool!" Akio told him.

"Ahhhh!!! Why you little, ungrateful…psychopath!!" King Kai said, angry at the Saiyan princess and her lack of respect for him…before a familiar green hand grabbed and squeezed his shoulder! "Aaaaahhhh!!!! Owwwwww!!!"

Then, a very familiar voice spoke to the Saiyan princess. "Hello, Akio, I've been waiting to talk to you again."

Akio's eyes widened at hearing that voice, as it was Piccolo, her only worthy Earth/alien comrade outside of her fellow Saiyans. "Piccolo? Is that you?"

"Of course. Thanks to some convincing from my weak counterpart Kami, I've been given the privilege of being trained by this sniveling little insect. And in just a few short days, thanks to my increased strength."

"Ahhh…excellent, Piccolo." Akio said happily as her tail waved around. "And I assume those hero-playing earth fools are there with you as well?"

"Got that right, Akio." The voice of Tien answered with a bit of anger in his voice. "But it's because of Piccolo and Raditz that we're even here in the 1st place!"

"Yeah! If they'd just helped us, we would be on Earth and not here!" The voice of Krillin added.

"Better yet, if they'd warned about those ugly alien weeds, me and Krillin would still be there!" Yamcha added.

Akio was amused, as Raditz told Akio about how the scared and midget earthling had died by the Saibamen of all creatures because of their own cockiness and lowering their guard. "Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! You annoying, pathetic fools have only yourselves to blame, you idiots! You got cocky and lowered your guard against your enemy and you paid the price for it."

"And there's also the fact that you not staying away from a fight that wasn't any of your concern is what got you and your other friends killed. Raditz and I tried to warn you, but you chose not to listen." Piccolo added with a smirk before looking at an all right Chiaotzu. "And you, little man, only succeeded in nothing but killing yourself."

"Hey! That's not fair!" Chiaotzu said.

"Humh." Akio said with a grin. "But anyway, Piccolo, I assume you know why I'm traveling through space for the very 1st time in my life, current?"

"Indeed. You're on your way to the home planet myself and Kami are from to find the Namekian dragon balls in order to bring me back. Namek, I believe it's called." Piccolo answered.

"Yes. As for those other fools, if the Namekian beast is anything like the 1 from the Earth, I'm afraid the little imps better get used to the afterlife, along with the annoying scared fool. 3 eyes, however, if I feel generous, can come back, with the Earth's dragon balls." Akio said with a mischievous grin.

"What…?! HEY!! THAT'S NOT FAIR!!!" The earthling warriors yelled out at the same time.

"Oh, by the way, did you happen to come across a certain…snake palace on the way?" Akio asked them.

"Yeah, we met that Princess Snake. Tried to get in, but she said, and I quote: "No man ever enters my palace again." Krillin answered .

"By the request and order of the great Saiyan princesses, Akio and Fasha." Yamcha finished . "What exactly did you do when you were there?"

"Nothing that concerns you idiots, especially you and your midget friend's perverted nature, fool!" Akio answered with a smirk that Snake was honoring her part of the bargain she had made with her and Fasha.

But Piccolo ignored the earthling warriors and asked Akio. "Are Fasha and Raditz with you, Akio?"

"No. Because my long lost big brother injured my body to the point where it was so broken, it required my healing chamber. Bulma, who thankfully managed to get me out of the chamber earlier than I expected, told me that they went to Namek without me. But, during that time, they did manage to hopefully gain a new ally for us. And not just any new ally, but another Saiyan who survived the destruction of planet Vegeta. I believe she said his name's Turles."

But the earthling warriors were a bit frustrated that there was another Saiyan out there and was now with Raditz and Fasha on Namek. "Oh, great, another 1." Tien said.

"Could this get any worse?" Krillin asked.

"Hmm. Should be easy for them to find on Namek. And, with the proper convincing, those peace-loving fools should be willing to heed them to get their wish for me to return." Piccolo said with confidence.

But Akio told him otherwise. "I'm afraid that it won't be as simple as that this time, Piccolo."

"Why? Is there another…interested party on Namek that wants those orbs as well?"

"Yes. I'm afraid that my brother Vegeta is already on Namek as well, but he's not of any real concern at the moment." Akio answered with dread. "As of yet, he doesn't even know that my beloved Fasha, Raditz and this Turles are there, at least not yet. And despite the fact that they can easily handle himmif the need arises, there's an even bigger problem. The 1 being in the universe…far worse than me, you or my brother or any of our fellow Saiyans."

But King Kai, getting a bad feeling, on!y asked. "Uh…you wouldn't happen to know this being, do you?"

"Uhh…you idiot fool! Who in this universe do you possibly think could be far worse than me or Piccolo or any Saiyan alive?!" Akio asked with anger and annoyance.

King Kai got the message but decided to look on planet Namek, which he did before feeling the very strong power coming from the planet. "Whoa! There's some seriously strong power down there. But…what's the source?" He asked before seeing the 1 feared being in all of the universe…the evil tyrant Frieza himself! "NOOO!!! FRIEZA!!!"

Even Piccolo was surprised. "What?! Frieza's on planet Namek?!" He asked before realizing that this Frieza must be on Namek for only 1 thing. "No! No! No! No! He knows about the dragon balls and I can only assume he's after the same thing as Vegeta! Damn it!"

King Kai, though he didn't like Akio or the Saiyans, tried to warn her. "Akio! Please, just listen to me! There's no way you, Saiyan or not, can take on Frieza! You're not to go anywhere near him! That's an order!"

Akio got angry at hearing that. "An order? An order?! YOU WORTHLESS, PATHETIC, SNIVELING LITTLE WORM! I TAKE ORDERS FROM NO 1 BUT MYSELF!"

"Akio, please, just listen to me! When you land on Namek, just gather up any survivors, including your brother if you can and get out of there as quickly as possible! And I'm not saying this for your sake! The Earth and countless other worlds will be at risk! Don't let your foolish pride get in the way and do the right thing once in your life!"

That got Akio more angry. "GREAHHH!! My…foolish… pride?! My…FOOLISH…PRIDE?!"

"Uh-oh, you really shouldn't have said that." Krillin said while trembling.

"YOU…STUPID, PATHETIC SNIVELING LITTLE WORM!!! TO US SAIYANS, PRIDE IS AAAALLLLL!!!!" Akio yelled out at the top of her lungs. "I don't give a damn about you and your cowardice, Kai! Frieza's after the dragon balls on Namek and if he gets them and more than likely wishes eternal life, nowhere in the universe will be safe for anyone! That tyrant and his family held my people in bondage for generations and in the end, what did we get for it? Near extinction because he knew that my people were the only ones in the universe who could finally bring him down! Well, I intend to make that fear he has of us become reality!"

"No! Just this once, leave well enough alone! THAT'S AN ORDER!!"

"GRAAH!!! NOT A CHANCE IN HELL, WORM!!"

"I AM THE KING KAAAAI!!!"

But that was when Piccolo teleported behind him and grabbed his neck before choking him and lifting him up. "Hahahahaha! You're nothing but a sniveling, pathetic worm." He said with insanity before telling Akio. "Akio, just get to Namek and wish for my revival. Once I'm alive again, get me to Namek to join you and the others. I swear on my Saiyan pride and honor that my time here won't go to waste. And by the time we're through with him, Frieza will be in agony and groveling at our feet."

Akio smirked at that, as she was eager to see how strong Piccolo would be once he returned. "With pleasure, Piccolo. And if that worm tries to dely you…you can do whatever you want with him and his annoying little pets. Meanwhile, I've got training to resume under 50x gravity."

"Hahahahaha. With pleasure." Piccolo said with eagerness before they broke contact. Piccolo then looked at the Kai and said to him. "Now, I believe it's time for you to begin training me, Kai. Train these earthling fools in whatever childish training regimen you have, but I want the training you gave Akio and Fasha when they were here." Before he squeezed Kai's throat. "Because if you don't, I'll make your eternity here, as well as those of your little pets, a living hell."

Meanwhile, on Namek

"How much longer, kid?" Turles asked Dende, who was leading them to the Grand Elder.

"Well, another…5 hours or so." Dende answered nervously.

That caused Raditz to raise an eyebrow in suspicion. "You wouldn't happen to be deliberately slowing us down as a way of stalling for time, would you?"

"No, I swear. It's just I can't fly as fast as you guys yet. I'm still just learning how to fly, honestly." Dende answered, though he was doing exactly what Raditz said he was doing.

"You'd better be telling the truth, child, for your sake." Turles warned him.

Meanwhile

Vegeta was still searching for any sign of Namekian energy but was sensing nothing. "Damn it. Why am I not picking up any power levels clustered together? This is ridiculous. There has to be another village somewhere." He said with a bit of frustration before he stopped, having sensed something else nearby. "3 power levels are on the move. And…2 of them feel like…Saiyans. But that's…impossible. There's no way that Fasha and Raditz would be here. Not with the state I left my sister in. But, 1 of them feels different. Not like Raditz or Fasha. Whatever it is, I should leave nothing to chance." He said before flying in the direction of the energy levels.

Meanwhile, nearby

Turles and Raditz sensed that Vegeta was coming and the long haired Saiyan grabbed Dende's leg with his tail. "Vegeta. He's found us."

"We can still deal with him easily." Turles said before sensing another energy nearby. "Wait, there's someone else nearby."

Raditz grinned evilly, as he recognized that power. "Zarbon. So he's left Frieza's side. Perfect!" He said before he flew underwater before Turles followed.

They waited for a few seconds before Vegeta, who'd sensed that same power level, changed direction and headed straight for it in eagerness. 'Yes. That's it, Vegeta, do our work for us again, and should you die, we'll finally be rid of you forever, and what a good riddance that will be.' Turles thought with delight. 'But, should you win, at the very least, Zarbon will be at last taken care of.'

Vegeta was very eager to get more payback, especially on Zarbon. "There's no mistaking that power. Ha. Not at all. Lucky me. I've been waiting for you to separate from the herd, Zarbon. And with Frieza not at his side, he'll be easy prey! Hahahahaha!"

Meanwhile, with Zarbon

Frieza's right hand man and advisor was still trying to locate another village, but was finding it extremely difficult without a scouter. "Come on. Trying to locate these primitive dwellings without a scouter is such a chore." He said with a bit of frustration. "Blast! I could kill that old Namekian for destroying our scouters. Too bad he's already dead." But then he saw someone coming straight for him, which was Vegeta. "What the…? Vegeta!"

The 2 warriors' auras crashed into each other and they went back a few feet before the Saiyan prince spoke out. "Yo! It's been a long time, hasn't it, pretty boy? I hope you didn't forget me. Nothing jumpstarts the memory like a grudge match, though. Dodoria would agree if he weren't dead."

Zarbon was shocked, as he never believed that Vegeta could kill Dodoria, let alone fight him. "What? You can't have defeated him! You're bluffing me!"

"Hahahahaha. Don't believe me, huh?"

"I find it hard."

"Ah, skeptic, I see. Well. Fortunately for you, the burden of proof can be shouldered right here."

"I'm sure it can. But answer me this 1st: why would you turn against us?" Zarbon wondered, though he already knew.

"Against Frieza, you mean. Isn't it obvious? Unlike you or any of his brainless lackeys, I've never been suited to the life of a mindless follower. And I hate the bastard, always have. And now that there's a chance not to just seize eternal life, but to break free of his control at the same time. Well the question is: why in my right mind wouldn't I turn against him?" Vegeta answered with his own question.

"You're a fool to speak this way." Zarbon told him.

"You're the fool for being Frieza's lapdog." Vegeta countered. "And if he thinks that I'll be kind once the dragon balls are mine, then your precious master is the biggest fool of them all."

"Surely, even someone as thick as you knows it'll take more than immortality to conquer Frieza. And he already has 5 dragon balls and it won't take us long to find the rest." Zarbon told him.

"Please, you're blind without your scouters. That's a liability I no longer share. Over the last few years, especially during my time on Earth, my powers have improved in ways that you can't even imagine."

But Zarbon wasn't so convinced. "Hahahahaha. My, my, such conviction. Please, Frieza's power transcends any notion you, your pathetic crew or even I could have experienced."

"Enough talking! Your nonsense doesn't intimidate me! You see, before Dodoria died, he told me everything. Frieza fears the Saiyan race. And I've become that fear: a powerful Saiyan, a Saiyan before whom he will kneel!" Vegeta said with his ego showing as his tail moved around.

"Is that what you believe? Frieza may have feared the entire Saiyan race rising up against him. But, even with your low level crew and especially all alone, you're no threat to anyone." Zarbon said while mocking Vegeta and the entire Saiyan race.

But Vegeta believed otherwise. "Oh really? We'll see about that." He said with delight and eagerness.

Vegeta teleported behind Zarbon and the green haired alien tried punching the Saiyan prince but he easily caught it with his tail and grinned evilly before spinning around and throwing Zarbon away before he stopped himself. Vegeta teleported right in front of him and Zarbon was surprised before he teleported back and fired his Elegant Blaster at Vegeta, but the Saiyan prince wasn't worried and, with a little effort, deflected it, shocking Zarbon before the energy blast destroyed an entire islet!

"What?! How could he have deflected that?!" Zarbon asked with shock, as no 1 had ever deflected his Elegant Blaster before.

Meanwhile

Turles and Raditz sensed the battle from where they were. "So, it appears that our egotistical prince is engaging Zarbon in battle." Raditz said with a smirk.

Turles smirked too. "Hahahahaha. This is actually perfect. While they're busy trying to kill each other, we can fly to that old fool's house at half our speed. Vegeta should be too distracted to notice the energy spike."

"Excellent." Raditz said before grabbing Dende. "Let's go." Before they increased their speed and continued flying to the Grand Elder.

Back at the battle

Vegeta rushed in and elbowed Zarbon in the face, making his lower lip bleed out blue blood before the green haired alien tried multiple times to kick the Saiyan prince, only for him to dodge every blow. "Hahahahaha! This can't be the best you've got! I thought the mighty Zarbon's speed was supposed to be legendary?" He asked mockingly before Zarbon tried landing another kick that Vegeta teleported above him to avoid before landing a flip kick of his own, sending him crashing to his hands and feet on another islet before he got up and Vegeta appeared behind him and kicked him away a few feet, sending him skidding to the ground on his face! "Hahahahaha! How disappointing. I thought you'd be more of a challenge."

But Zarbon got up, strangely chuckling evilly as he did so. "Hahahahaha. Bravo, Vegeta. Your progress amazes me. So much so that it's only courtesy to show you the extent of my own power, which I've let lay dormant for many years." He said with a grin.

Vegeta became confused, but let his pride get in the way. "What? Dormant? Well, now I'm intrigued. Has Frieza's peacock been keeping his feathers tucked?"

"Believe me, you've no clue." Zarbon said as he turned around to face Vegeta.

"Really? Hahahahaha! Such a sense of humor!"

"You may as well know before you breath your last breath: there's a very good reason I keep my full power hidden. You see, exploiting them calls for a drastic transformation. Quite a distasteful 1 in fact. Hideous even." Zarbon said while pushing his armbands down a bit. "Naturally, I'm very reluctant to sacrifice my beautiful face, but when my hand has been forced, what choice is there?"

"Excellent. Next you'll be telling me you'll become a giant ape. Hahahahaha. Of all the lies I've heard people say when backed into a corner, I think yours is my favorite."

"Well, I don't become huge. Not like you monkeys do. Nevertheless, once I've properly transformed…my power's enormous!" Zarbon said while straightening 2 strands of hair.

Meanwhile

"How long has it been since we landed on this backwater planet? It feels like it's been days." Raditz said while noticing that it never seemed to get dark on this planet.

"Well, I think we can thank the 3 suns for that." Turles answered while pointing to 1 of 3 suns. "I noticed that they set in turn but always 1 is left in the sky."

"Ah, I see. So this planet has eternal daylight. Figures. Makes it hard for anyone to get a proper night of sleep." Raditz complained.

"What's night?" Dende asked with curiosity.

"Mind your own business, brat, the grownups are talking!" Turles told him.

Meanwhile, back at the battle

Vegeta was eager to see if this 'transformation' of Zarbon's was all he said it would be. "I'm waiting."

Zarbon smiled evilly. "My, eager, aren't we? Oh well. Don't say you weren't warned." He said before he suddenly transformed into a more monstrous and hideous form, even growing bigger and wider as his face turned more animalistic.

"Ahh! What the hell?!" Vegeta asked with shock.

When Zarbon's hideous transformation was complete, he spoke in a deeper, more monstrous voice. "Repulsive, isn't it? Oh, but the trade off in power is unbelievable, as you're about to see."

Zarbon then ran towards Vegeta and, with no time for him to react, kneed him hard with a strength that could break Vegeta's bones before he slapped Vegeta down, ran to him and drop-kicked him in his face before grabbing his head and headbutting him multiple times, making his forehead bleed! Zarbon threw Vegeta into the air before the Saiyan prince stopped himself and, like the brave and fearless Saiyan warrior he was, charged at Zarbon before the transformed monster responded in kind before they collided and began to trade punches and kicks, with Vegeta getting hit hard the most as their energy was sending shockwaves that was destroying the area until they pulled back, with Vegeta trying to catch his breath while Zarbon chuckled evilly before rushing at the Saiyan prince and kneed him hard again before punching him to the ground and sending him crashing through a rocky ledge and skidding on the ground before he was on his hands and knees, looking at Zarbon with hate while the monstrous warrior chuckled with delight.

Vegeta got back up, determined to win and prove himself the superior warrior. "No, I won't lose!" He said before Zarbon rushed to him and they began trading blows, but got the same result before Zarbon back-flip kicked Vegeta in the face and fired a purple energy ball that was sending Vegeta by his midsection to the ground before he turned, letting the blast hit the ground and causing an explosion that made Vegeta flip before hitting the ground! Zarbon then fired a barrage of purple energy blasts that Vegeta ran to avoid before he tried counterattacking by firing a blast of his own that Zarbon deflected and did the same thing, making Vegeta dodge it by jumping in the air, only for Zarbon to land another rushing knee hit on him that sent him flying back!

"Hahahahaha! Fight back all you want, brainless little monkey, it just makes this more fun for me!" Zarbon said with an evil, monstrous grin.

Vegeta, angry, rushed to Zarbon and they collided once again, with Zarbon landing blows on Vegeta that broke his bones before he smashed him down to the ground before landing hard on his back, breaking and shattering his ribcage and causing him great agonizing pain before the monstrous warrior crushed his left arm and both his legs before grabbing his tail and spinning him around before throwing him high in the air and following him and grabbing his from behind by the neck!

"Hahahahaha! Ugly as it is, in this form, I'm capable of snapping your neck like a twig…unless, by some miracle, you transformed into that ape, which is exactly what you and your brainless race truly are. You're not warriors, just brainless, mindless, banana eating, flea picking monkeys! Put in this universe to serve Frieza, suffer by humiliation, and eventually die painfully. Oh, it's too bad your father and mother couldn't have died more painfully. They, and the rest of your race got off too easily in my opinion, and lord Frieza didn't even need to transform himself in order to wipe out the whole lot of them!" Zarbon taunted, mocking the Saiyan prince, King Vegeta and queen Carrotalot, as well as the entire Saiyan race in general.

Vegeta, angry at the insults towards him, used the last of his strength to elbow Zarbon hard multiple times in the gut, which he did feel better letting him go. 'It's no use. I was a fool to think that Earth and… Akio could prepare me for something like this.'

Zarbon followed him with amusement and delight at the Saiyan prince's suffering before kicking him in the chin and in his right ribs before smashing him down before following him and grabbing him from behind. "Hahahahaha! Say hello to mommy and daddy in Hell for me!" Zarbon said before using his Monster Crash technique, sending Vegeta falling fast and hard to the ground and making a crater where he'd landed!

"Thought I'd be more of a challenge. Ha, idiot monkey." Zarbon said before water rushed in and began rushing as a current. "Water, water everywhere. How fitting for a brainless ape." Then he transformed back into his 'beauty' form. "So much trouble. I can't believe I was provoked into transforming by the likes of a monkey. Still, I should report this to lord Frieza. He'll definitely want to hear this news." He said with a smile before flying away from the area to head back to the ship he and his master came to Namek on.

And it was in that moment Vegeta, battered and broken, and the right shoulder pad of his armor shattered, resurfaced with a gasp of air. "You've made your last…mistake, Zarbon. You've…only made me even stronger. And when I heal, you and Frieza will tremble at my feet. You'll all pay…when the dragon balls are mine." He said, on the brink of death.

Meanwhile

As Raditz and Turles were still flying to the Grand Elder's home, they both sensed that Vegeta's energy had grown weaker. "Do you feel that? Vegeta's energy is almost gone." Raditz said. "And Zarbon's power increased for a brief time before going back to normal. He must have…beaten him somehow."

"Impossible. For all his faults, he's still a Saiyan. Saiyans never get beat…unless it's at the hands of another Saiyan." Turles said with doubt, as he still had great pride in his race and that unless by another Saiyan's hand, they could never be beaten or perish. "But…if he did get beaten, after this little visit and we get that wish orb, let's give him the respect of the Saiyans and give him a decent burial. He at least deserves that much."

Raditz accepted that, as he also took pride in his great race, as despite Vegeta's faults, he was still a fellow Saiyan. "I'll admit that he does deserve at least that much. For all his faults and everything he's said about Fasha and I over the years, he's still 1 of us."

Dende saw something up ahead and informed them. "There it is. That really tall rock formation up ahead."

"What?" Turles asked before they stopped when getting to the tall rock and seeing a house on top of it.

"Hmmm…seems like he was telling the truth. That is a Namekian house." Raditz said while moving his tail around.

"The Grand Elder's lived in that house longer than any of us know." Dende said while getting out of Tueles' tail grip.

"Oh please, he couldn't have chosen a less conspicuous place? He might as well just put a massive arrow close by that points anyone straight to it! That old fool!" Turles said with a bit of anger at this Grand Elder's stupidity for leaving his home out in the open on a really tall rock for anyone to find.

They landed on the rock and began walking up to the obvious door as Raditz said. "Looks like they haven't been here yet. I sense a decent amount of power coming from inside."

After a few seconds, the door opened and a young Namekian warrior stepped out that Dende recognized. "That's Nail. That means everything's all right!" He said before he ran up to Nail.

But Raditz was very surprised, as this Namekian warrior looked exactly like Piccolo, only he was wearing white baggy pants, a blue sash, a dark blue vest that went down to his knees that blew in the wind and a white collar and orange shoes that all Namekians had. 'Unbelievable! He's…the spitting image of Piccolo!"

Nail then spoke softly to Dende. "I am pleased that you are all right, Dende. The Grand Elder has become aware of the dark evil that has gathered on our homeworld, including the Saiyans."

"Excellent. The less explaining we do, the better for us and you." Turles said, waving his tail around with an evil smile.

"Y-you can beat these 2, right. Nail? You're the strongest warrior on the planet, so you can beat them…right?" Dende asked with hope.

Nail shook his head. "Alas, I cannot, Dende. Despite my strength, I can sense that these 2 are far stronger than even myself. Just 1 of them could easily kill me if they wanted to."

"Ahh, excellent observation, Namekian." Raditz said with a smirk. "But answer me this: if this Grand Elder is aware of everything that's been happening on this planet, then why hasn't he at least moved to a safer place than this pretty obvious rock?"

"Because he can't, Saiyan. The Grand Elder knows all too well how futile that would be. I'm afraid, at his age, hiding is no longer an option. And there's nothing left for me to do but stay at his side and protect him for as long as I can." Nail answered truthfully.

Dende knew what that meant. "So…all the rumors are true. He isn't long for this world." He said with sadness.

"Meaning that if Frieza doesn't find and kill him, old age will do it for him, which isn't very long from now, current?" Turles asked, knowing what Nail meant.

"Yes. And I'm not dumb enough to think I can delay you, Saiyans. And there is the fact that, despite your motives, you did see Dende to safety." Nail said with reluctance. "Follow me inside."

As the 2 Namekians went inside, Raditz and Turles talked amongst themselves. "This warrior seems much stronger than those other weak fools that Dodoria slaughtered. Not as strong as us, of course but still decently enough."

"Yes. I can feel he's hiding his true power, but still I can feel he's the most powerful Namekian I've seen so far. He may even be a bit useful to us. And…he may even deserve 1 of the fruits I brought with us. And if you're right about this Grand Elder's link to the dragon balls and if Frieza or Vegeta, if he's not dead, finds this place, this Nail will need all the power he can get to at least have a fighting chance, especially against Frieza." Turles added as they went inside and they all went up.

"Elder, Dende and the…visitors have come." Nail informed the Grand Elder.

When Raditz and Turles saw the Grand Elder, they raised an eyebrow in surprise, as unlike the other elders, he was an eternity different creature altogether. He was incredibly large, towering over all of the other Namekian, which he still would be even when sitting on the ground. He was also morbidly obese in his advanced age, he was sitting stationary on his throne-like chair and always had his eyes closed. The patches on his body were a dark orange color, as opposed to the brighter yellowish color seen in other elderly Namekians.

"Yes. I can tell he's very different from the rest of you." Turles said with his arms crossed and his tail waving around.

"Ah, yes, 2 of 4 Saiyans who come from the long annihilated planet Vegeta." The old Namekian greeted. "Though you are both unwelcome on this planet, you have my thanks for seeing 1 of my children to safety."

"Humh. Don't be so modest, old man." Raditz told him while banging his tail on the floor. "We did it for our end goal here, not to save that little brat."

"Yes, I know. I can sense the evil in your hearts, but despite that, it pales in comparison to the 1 called Frieza and his minions. Because of them, so many of my children have been slaughtered." The Grand Elder said with a cough.

"Please, you old fool, if you and your people weren't so weak and focused more on getting every warrior you had as strong as possible, they may have had a chance, but of course your pacifist nature would only let you and your kind focus on pointless gardening!" Turles told him boldly.

"My mind has existed this way, even before our near extinction, Saiyan. Who are you to judge our ways? If anything, your race and that of Frieza's should be judged because of your own evil." The Grand Elder countered. "He seeks the dragon balls for his own evil purposes, the same as you."

"Hahahahaha. You old fool. With objects like wish granting orbs, invasions on your planet were always going to happen eventually. This day was bound to come, with or without us." Raditz countered.

"The dragon balls were created to be a symbol of light and beacons of hope, not tools for evil greed. To think that the pinnacle of our race's wisdom could cause such loss." The Grand Elder said with sadness.

"What did you think those trinkets were going to be, old man? There's evil everywhere in this universe and pacifists like you may have had good intentions for them, but at the same time, they're a beacon of anyone's desires, good and evil, as well as those in the middle ground, such as we, and you created those trinkets to draw them in." Turles said with a smirk.

"But just be thankful that our goals here and what we want with the dragon balls are not as evil or insane as Frieza or Vegeta. We're after a far different wish than they are." Raditz said.

"How did you even know about the dragon balls at all, Saiyans?" The Grand Elder wondered.

"Humh. You may be too old to remember this, but centuries ago when your weak race was on the verge of extinction, 1 of your people journeyed across the universe and landed on Earth. And, for the same reason as you, he created a set of dragon balls there. But…maybe you also saved him from another fate: being as weak and a bleeding heart peace loving fool such as you and the rest of your foolish race. He, or, more accurately, his grandson, has the heart and spirit, and of course, the strength of a true Saiyan warrior! Although, we can thank our dear princess Akio for that, as she grew up with him."

"What? What are you talking about?" Nail asked with a raised eye.

But the Grand Elder seemed to remember. "Yes, I remember: the child of our old King Katas. He was a very gifted child, a genius. But…how could he have died, if he's as strong as you say he is?"

"He…sacrificed himself…for me. And as such, proved himself a true Saiyan in the end. A great warrior…but…an even better comrade and…friend." Raditz said with genuine sadness, as he still remembered what Piccolo did for him.

The Grand Elder seemed to believe Raditz. "I…believe you…Raditz, son of Bardock and Gine. If you would, allow me to see into your past, but only the memories of the son of king Katas."

"What? What do you mean?" Turles asked suspiciously.

"I must know how a prodigy like him could have died. This Saiyan most likely…must have been a Super Saiyan."

Turles and Raditz were both shocked that this old Namekian knew about the legend of their race. "What?! You…know of the legend of the Super Saiyan?!"

"Yes, Turles. I am ancient. Many old legends spread amongst the stars, including the 1 of the legendary warrior among your formidable race. It was even so massive, it reached those among my kind in our ancient times." The Grand Elder explained.

Turles seemed to accept that answer, as it did make sense. "I guess that does make sense. Legends have a tendency to spread anywhere."

Raditz did as the ancient Namekian said and stepped beside him before he placed his hand on his head and saw his memories of Piccolo in the short time he spent with him, but did manage to see where Piccolo had told Raditz all about his history on Earth, especially when his father was terrorizing the Earth from his son's time growing up around the Saiyan princess Akio after she killed his father to defend what she had claimed as hers.

"Ah, I see now. An evil found its way into his heart and he had to purge it. In doing so, he split his entire being in half. The 2 halves remained equal in power, but the pure-hearted Kami could never subdue his dark image, and thus, Piccolo was wrought. But his son, under the influence of the Saiyan princess Akio, who was sent to Earth in the same way as he was, became just as insane and as shrouded in darkness as she." The Grand Elder said with sadness at this poor Namekian and his fate after being sent to Earth. "Oh, the pain of it. The poor creature. Becoming divided and a part of him becoming as twisted as your princess. Perhaps if he hadn't split in 2 to begin with, he would have never been defeated by any normal Saiyan."

"Hahahahaha. Like I said, old man: it saved him from becoming as weak and a pacifist fool like the rest of you. And as you probably saw, our goal is to bring Piccolo back, and of course, thanks to their life link, his weak counterpart and the dragon balls on Earth will return as well. Once that goal is complete and Frieza's dealt with, we'll leave you to your own devices." Raditz said before rejoining Turles.

"And who knows, maybe, if we're feeling generous enough, we'll wish your slaughtered people back and you can pass on the mantle of Grand Elder to 1 of the others…if that was your plan." Turles added. "And honestly, that trinket above your head is safer with us than here or with Frieza. We only want them to revive Piccolo, nothing more or less."

The Grand Elder, though still not trusting these Saiyans, viewed them as the lesser of the evils on his homeworld. "You…are right, Turles. And so, with great reluctance and… a heavy heart, I give you the dragon ball." He said as he got the dragon ball and gave it to Raditz.

"Excellent, old man, you're smarter than I gave you credit for." Raditz said with a grin.

"Alas, I fear that you won't get the wish you desire."

"Let me guess: because your lifespan has almost run its course?" Turles asked knowingly.

"Indeed. I am ancient. I have only a few days left on this plane of existence. And the dragon balls already in enemy hands are greater than yours. Do you think you can gather all 7 together in so little time?"

"Maybe, maybe not, but we'll do whatever it takes, old man. You may not trust us, but at least trust our word." Turles said with a smirk before getting out 1 of the fruit of the Tree of Might and throwing it to Nail. "Show me your full power, Namekian. I want to see it for myself."

Nail looked at the Grand Elder with confusion before Raditz said with a smirk. "What are you looking at him for? Just do it!"

Nail, with a nod from the Grand Elder, increased his power to its maximum, though being careful not to damage anything, especially not Dende or the Grand Elder himself before he was at full power. "Well, satisfied enough?"

Raditz's scouter beeped, showing the number of Nail's full power. "Interesting. Your power level is…48,000. That's definitely respectable. But how is it that you're stronger than any other Namekian on this planet?"

"Because…I unlocked Nail's potential." The Grand Elder revealed. I have the ability to draw out the hidden strength of any warrior worthy enough. "After he was fully trained in the ancient way of our people's warrior tradition, I unlocked his potential and he became my personal protector."

"What?! You had a way for your people to get stronger and less weak, and you used it only on him?!" Turles asked with anger.

"There wasn't a need for the others to unlock their potential. We've lived in peace for so long that…we thought it was necessary for only 1 warrior." Nail explained.

"GREAHHH!!! You pathetic fools! You should have used that ability for all of your warriors! At least then they'd have a fighting chance! But instead, you wallowed in peace after surviving near extinction for so long that it made your race both stupid and careless!" Raditz said with equal anger.

Turles, not wanting to waste any more time, only told Nail. "Eat that, Namekian."

Nail looked at the fruit for a moment before eating all of it before he bulked up briefly before feeling something different about himself. "What…what is this? What was that substance, Saiyan?"

"Oh, just a little generous present for not being as weak as the others." Turles answered with a smirk. "Trust me, you'll need that for when Frieza eventually finds this place, especially since the dragon balls are linked to that old fool. It probably won't do much, but it'll give you a somewhat fighting chance at least."

"Now, if you don't mind, we'll be on our way." Raditz said with a grin. "Hopefully, if we meet again, you'll have learned something from us."

"Be seeing you soon, old man." Turles said. "And don't worry about unlocking our potential, we don't need you for that."

"But maybe, just maybe, there may be someone who will, should circumstances call for it." Raditz added. "Don't bother getting up, we'll see ourselves out!" He joked before he and Turles ran out of the house and flew away while laughing together at the joke.

Meanwhile

1 of Frieza's weak soldiers, a yellow and red spotted xenomorph headed alien, was looking for a Namekian village before he finally saw 1 but looked surprised at seeing that it was already destroyed, making him angry. "How is this possible? We haven't even been to this village yet, but somebody's already laid it to waste!" He said before growling at a survivor who was crawling towards the water.

The barely surviving villager thought to himself, remembering where Vegeta had thrown the dragon ball. 'I must recover it at all costs.'

But that was when the alien soldier stood in front of him and asked. "Tell me, who did this to you?"

"The Saiyan…took our dragon ball." The villager answered.

"Smells like Vegeta." The soldier said, knowing of only 1 being who fit that description.

"Please help me." The villager begged…before he was finished off by the soldier, who blasted him dead!

"I look like a doctor to you?" The alien asked before flying away from the destroyed village and back to the ship to report to Frieza, which would prove to be the biggest mistake of his life.

Meanwhile, at Frieza's ship

Frieza was hovering in the air and looking out its big domed window, waiting for a report on the dragon balls while having the 5 he'd already taken close by, eager to get his hands on all of them.

That was when Zarbon called out from the other side of the doors. "Frieza, my lord, it's Zarbon."

"You may enter." Frieza said before the doors opened and Zarbon came in while Frieza landed slowly. "Tell me that you've discovered a village."

"No. With all apologies, lord, I've yet to locate 1." Zarbon answered before smiling smugly. "But I'm happy to report that Vegeta has been taken care of. You won't have to worry about him troubling us again."

Frieza seemed pleased with that news. "Ah, excellent. And you transformed. It's been a great while since you resorted to that."

"Yes."

"So, I take this to mean that Vegeta is dead?"

"Well, circumstances ruled out my finding a corpse, but even if he's still alive by any chance, I assure your lordship that his injuries are grave." Zarbon answered.

"You mean to tell me you didn't confirm his death?" Frieza asked with his anger rising.

"He…he was totally submerged underwater and the current carried him away, so I…"

But Frieza cut him off. "Well I guess we wouldn't want you getting wet. Now we can't confirm anything, just because you didn't want to ruin your stupid hair. That's stupid and careless. And for that matter, what gave you the right to kill him without my consent in the 1st place? Had it not occurred to you that Vegeta may very well have found a dragon ball on his own and, I don't know, HIDDEN IT?!"

That got Zarbon scared, as he realized that Frieza may be right. "I…I'm so sorry, my lord. I'll go and retrieve him at once."

That was when the soldier who found the village ran to the doorway and reported. "Sir, I've discovered a Namekian village while out on patrol!" He said, getting their attention. "The bad news is that their village has already been wiped out and their dragon ball taken."

"What did you say?" Frieza asked.

"My gut tells me it's the work of Vegeta."

"Then he is hiding a dragon ball." Zarbon concluded.

Then the soldier said the words that would seal his fate. "There was 1 villager who survived the attack, but I dealt with him. Filthy scum."

That got Zarbon very afraid now, and Frieza angry. "You imbecile. You disposed of the only witness."

That got the soldier afraid, as he realized his critical mistake far too late. "Frieza…?" He asked before Frieza blasted him with eye beams, killing him and leaving him a smoldering dead body on the floor.

"There are few things I despise more than a minion who takes it upon himself to make executive decisions. Zarbon, if Vegeta is dead, then prepare yourself to follow his example!" Frieza warned, making Zarbon afraid for his life. "Bring the prodigal son back here, now and, for your sake, hope he's still of use to me." Then he called out. "Appule!"

"Sir?" Appule asked after running to the doorway.

"Contact planet Frieza 79 immediately, and inform them I require a shipment of replacement scouters without delay, understood?" Frieza ordered before adding. "Have them delivered in care of the Ginyu Force." Making Zarbon gasp in fear. "5 days is my expectation."

"Understood, sir." Appule answered before running to the communication room to do just that.

But Zarbon protected. "With all due respect, lord Frieza, isn't calling the Ginyu Force perhaps a bit excessive? There's no telling what they'll do when they get here. I've got this situation under control. I can more than handle this without them."

"My sense of foreboding would suggest otherwise." Frieza countered.

"What sort of foreboding, my lord?"

"A notion has plagued me for quite some time now: the idea that somewhere out there, a Saiyan has come into his own and is destined to become my enemy." Frieza answered, surprising Zarbon a bit. "Vegeta, along with his former troop, were the most obvious candidates, but now I'm not so sure."

But Zarbon wasn't worried about them, as he still believed no Saiyans could ever be strong enough to beat him, let alone the Ginyu Force and especially not Frieza. "Yes, but with respect, my lord, surely you don't mean this, what's her name on Earth or Vegeta's former low level soldiers Fasha and Raditz, yes? Please, they were never a match for even Vegeta or even Nappa and he's dead. They're certainly not a match for us."

"So you're telling me that this sense of foreboding is little more than childish paranoia?!" Frieza asked threateningly.

"No, sir!" Zarbon answered with fear.

"Then stop yammering and bring Vegeta back here before I lose what little patience with you I have."

"Yes, my lord." Zarbon said before quickly running out of the room and flying out of the top doors of the ship at maximum speed to look for Vegeta where he defeated him, all the while thinking of what the Ginyu Force would do once they arrived. 'The Ginyu Force…'

But Frieza was having his own private thoughts. 'Even as children Saiyans possess unfathomable stores of raw power. What battles don't finish them off only serve to make them stronger. Not nearly as strong as me, of course but still, foresight demands that I get this monkey off my back before it becomes something more cumbersome. The fabled Super Saiyan might be a most inopportune foe indeed.'

A bit later

Vegeta, barely alive, crawled with his good arm, talking to himself. "I'm…not…finished. This fight…is not…done." Before he finally passed out from his wounds.

Zarbon quickly found him and landed beside Vegeta's body before checking his pulse, finding 1. "Unbelievable. Still alive after the beating you took. Quite the tough guy, huh? Haha. Of course you are, and that resilience is my ticket back into Frieza's good graces." He said smugly before picking the barely alive Saiyan prince up by the left wrist and flying back to the ship while him at maximum speed.

Meanwhile

As Fasha had finished sparring with Amond, Diaz and Cacao, she checked the scouter Bulma had made and saw the dragon ball that came from the destroyed village Vegeta had been at. "Strange. The dragon ball from the village Vegeta wiped out. It's still there."

"What? But why would it still be there? Shouldn't Vegeta have taken it with him?" Amond wondered.

"Not if he wanted to hide somewhere so Frieza wouldn't be able to get all 7 dragon balls together. Gotta give him credit for being smart." Fasha said before pressing the button on her scouter and seeing another dragon ball heading towards them. "But, this could work in our favor. Especially since Turles and Raditz are already on their way back with the final 7th dragon ball."

"Yeah. If we get that dragon ball and with the 1 Turles and Raditz are bringing, Frieza or Vegeta won't be able to get all 7 and make a wish and save the ones Frieza has, we'll hold the cards. Perfect!" Diaz said with eagerness.

"But I doubt Vegeta will leave it where it is for long, not if he's found a way to get the dragon balls that Frieza already has." Fasha said, knowing Vegeta all too well. "That dragon ball must be taken out of play while there's still time."

"You'll trust 1 of us to act in your stead, princess Fasha?" Cacao asked.

"No. I want to retrieve it myself. Frieza can't detect us without those damn scouters and his minions won't be a problem, same with Vegeta for now. We'll figure out our next move when I return. Besides, I've been cooped up here long enough. Time to stretch my legs." Fasha said while moving her tail around in eagerness. If I'm not back before Turles and Raditz, just tell them where I am."

"Understood, princess Fasha." Amond said with a smile before Fasha flew in the direction of the village Vegeta had wiped out.

Meanwhile, at Frieza's ship

After Zarbon had gotten Vegeta into the healing chamber, Appule quickly started the machine and since it was a newer model, Vegeta was healing up fast. "Let me know when he's ready. I want him to be healthy before I start torturing him." Zarbon told Appule.

After a short time

Zarbon reported to Frieza that he'd been placed in a healing chamber and returned to the room to check on him. "Report." He told Appule.

"His condition is critical, sir. All vitals are steadily dropping. Even if he does manage to pull through, I can't guarantee he'll regain consciousness."

But Zarbon told him with force. "You are to revive him at all costs! I'd that perfectly clear, Appule?!"

"Y-yes."

'Otherwise, my condition will be critical.' Zarbon thought with fear for his own life.

20 minutes later

Appule was still treating Vegeta, who's body had healed quite nicely despite still being unconscious. But then he made the mistake of bragging about Vegeta's condition. "You've taken quite a beating there, pal. Unless I can nurse you back to consciousness, Frieza's going to have our heads on a spike. Hugh. Maybe the high and mighty prince Vegeta isn't so mighty after all. Well I hope you do pull through, cause I'm gonna enjoy watching Zarbon torture you to death." Then he stood in front of Vegeta. "Tell you what, I'm gonna go take a little break. Now you don't go wandering off. We wouldn't want you to get hurt. Hahahahaha!" He said mockingly…before Vegeta's eyes opened, scaring Appule as the healed Saiyan prince prepared an energy blast. "AAAAAHHHH!!!"

Meanwhile, in Frieza's chamber

"Vegeta. How does he fare?" Frieza asked Zarbon.

"Lord, he's been stabilized. It won't be long now." Zarbon answered.

"That is excellent news, for you." Frieza said in a warning tone.

"Yes…sir." Zarbon said while looking down…before there was an explosion that rumbled the ship. "That explosion came from just down the hall!"

"Indeed." A startled Frieza said.

Meanwhile, in the treatment room

Vegeta stepped on the dead Appule's head in delight. "Hahahahaha. Guess the speed at which I'm able to heal and recuperate was more than you bargained for. Hahahahaha. Now…" He said while preparing another blast.

In the hallway, both Zarbon and Frieza were running towards where the explosion came from before there was another. "No! It had to have come from the treatment room, sir!" Zarbon said while stopping.

"Well, don't just stand there!" Frieza told him.

Zarbon got to the treatment room and when the doors opened, he was shocked at seeing a hole in the wall and that Vegeta was gone. "This…can't be happening! Vegeta's escaped!" He said while running to the blasted wall, with Frieza behind him.

"He what?!"

But unknown to them, Vegeta was hiding in the room, wanting them to think he blasted out of the ship and escaped. 'Frieza's with him. Perfect!' He thought with delight, as this was his chance.

"Idiot! Give chase immediately!" Frieza yelled at a terrified Zarbon.

"Y-yes, my lord!" Zarbon said while trembling before running off.

"He can't have gotten far! Drag the monkey back here in a heap if you must, just find him! Or so help me, you'll wish you'd never been born!" Frieza warned him.

'Fools. Like taking candy from a baby.' Vegeta thought before rushing out of the treatment room and straight to the bridge, where the 5 dragon balls laid unguarded. "Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!" He laughed with delight before thinking to himself. 'Dear lord Frieza, I regret to inform you that by the time you read this, your undisputed reign will have come to a screeching halt. Kind regards, Vegeta.' "Hahahahaha. It's my turn now!"

Meanwhile

Fasha had gotten to the village and when she landed, she saw that everyone, young, old, and even the children, were all dead. "So, this is what Vegeta did to them. Humh. Not surprising. Still, after what the kid told us earlier, this is what they get for being so complacent in peace for so long." She said with barely any remorse for what happened to the villagers. Although, she did touch 1 of the children, showing that she wasn't completely heartless as to mourn them due to her maternal side. "If things don't go the way we want with the dragon balls, enjoy the Otherworld. At least all your troubles in this mortal coil are over." She said before continuing her search for the dragon ball.

Meanwhile, back at Frieza's ship

Zarbon was searching around the area for Vegeta, both angry and afraid at the same time. "Vegeta! Where are you, you rat?! No 1 could have scampered off that quickly. He must be hiding somewhere nearby."

Frieza, who stood where Vegeta had blasted through the hull, gave a groan of annoyance. "You mock me with your incompetence, Zarbon!"

That made Zarbon look at him in fear. "Lord Frieza, I'm sure there's a perfectly…"

"Know that I hold you responsible for our friend's untimely flight! In your position, I'd track him down, and quickly." Frieza warned, making Zarbon afraid as he continued to look for Vegeta.

But Vegeta was amused, as he was hiding right under their noses without them realizing it. "Hahahaha. That's right, moron, leave no stone unturned." He said to an unsuspecting Zarbon before looking at the dragon balls. "1 2 3 4 5. Good. I'd hate to be ungrateful after putting you through all the trouble of healing my injuries, but let's face it, I've earned these. Trouble is…I can't just walk out of here with all 5 of them tucked under my arms. Damn." He said before going to the doors and looking out for anyone before preparing a blast in his right hand. "All right, time for phase 2." Then he called out. "Hey, genius, way to look inside the ship before running off on a wild goose chase!"

Frieza was surprised as well as Zarbon. "Oh hell!"

Vegeta then fired his blast that went straight for the ship's main power core and destroyed it before the explosion tore right through the roof, sending Zarbon back.

"AHHH!!! YOU BASTARD!!!"

Once Vegeta was in the clear from the smoke, he quickly ran to the window and fired a blast through it before reaching for the dragon balls.

While this was happening, Frieza and Zarbon ran to where Vegeta's voice had come from. "Could you tell where his voice was coming from, my Lord, or is it possible…" Zarbon asked before the ship rumbled again.

It was at that moment Frieza's eyes widened as he realized too late. "No! No! He's…he's pilfering my dragon balls right under our noses!"

Vegeta then began to quickly throw all the dragon balls far away from the ship until there were none left, making him smirk. "Well, looks like I'm done here." He said before making his exit.

And a second later, Frieza and Zarbon got to the bridge and their faces were shocked at seeing that the dragon balls were gone as they ran inside. "No…no…NO!"

Zarbon was beyond angry and horrified at the same time. "AHHH!! THIEVING AAAAAPE!" He yelled out before flying out of the destroyed window and looking for Vegeta. "Where…where's he gone this time?!" He asked like a terrified employee who was about to be in serious trouble with his boss due to screwing up. Final straw big, like so many other weak soldiers before him in the past. "Frieza, my lord, is…is he perhaps still on the ship?!"

"This is your mess, you find him!" Frieza countered.

"Yes sir."

But a delighted Vegeta was hiding behind a rock before stepping into the water. 'If I know these 2 imbeciles, they'll expect me to flee by air, but I wasn't born yesterday.' He thought before swimming away from the area unnoticed.

When Zarbon came back in and reported to Frieza that Vegeta had fled the area, the cold tyrant was very, very angry and banged his tail on the floor. "Absolutely unacceptable! You let Vegeta and my precious bounty slip through your fingers in 1 fell swoop. It's unthinkable that he could have fled with all 5 dragon balls in the twinkling of an eye. I will conduct my own search of the ship's interior. You, however, will comb the surrounding areas for all you're worth."

"Sir…"

"If Vegeta is not standing before me within the hour, the only thing to calm my wrath will be your life. Understood?!" Frieza warned while growling at Zarbon and raising his tail to show the dent in the floor.

That got Zarbon really afraid. "Understood." He answered before flying out of the ship fast.

Meanwhile, back with Fasha

The mate of Akio and daughter of Pyckla and Corget kept searching for the dragon ball and her scouter led her to the water. "Huh? It's underwater?" She asked herself before realizing. "Ah I see, Vegeta knew that no 1 in Frieza's brainless army would think about looking for it underwater, this being the only 1 who knows where it was. Smart, Vegeta, bit too bad you didn't count on us and our new scouters." She said with a smirk before diving in and seeing the dragon ball 15 feet away from her. She picked it up and began flying back to the cave at maximum speed. "So this is a dragon ball. I can see the value just by looking at it, and I bet my Akio felt the same way when she found 1 the 1st time. Excellent. Now we hold a card."

Meanwhile, 20 minutes later

Vegeta resurfaced on a big islet, finding that his lungs weren't affected as they should be by being underwater for this long. "Strange. I could…breathe underwater. But how's that possible?" He asked before shrugging it off. "No matter. Surely that didn't land much further than this." Then he walked and saw the 5 dragon balls he'd taken and picked 1 up. "Well I throw a mean curve ball, if I do say so myself. The only thing Frieza's pitching right now is a fit. Hahahaha. I've got you right where I want you now, don't I, you bastard? Hahahaha." He laughed before gathering the 5 orbs in a safe canyon. "All I have to do now is retrieve the 1 that's safely underwater, then I'm 1 step away from having all 7." But then, he sensed something. "Hmmm? 2 power levels are heading this way, and they're very powerful. But it's not Zarbon. The power levels feel a little bigger than his." And when they got closer, he was shocked to see that it was none other than…Raditz and…another male Saiyan, making his eyes widen. "What?! Raditz?! He's here?! And am I…crazy…or is that…another Saiyan with him? And…he has a dragon ball?! But…how can this be?! There was another Saiyan out there I didn't know about?!" He asked with shock before he turned excited, as he believed that he finally had the 7th dragon ball in his hands. "Hahaha. Evidently, today's the day fortune decides to smile on me." He said before bursts his aura and flying after Raditz and the other Saiyan.

But Raditz and Turles both felt someone on their tails. "Hey, Raditz do you feel that?"

"Yes. Vegeta's on our tails, and it looks like he's gotten a bit stronger as well." Raditz answered before grinning evilly. "Hahahahaha. Zarbon must have realized that Vegeta has a dragon ball and healed him on Frieza's ship before our 'dear prince' escaped. And if I'm right, he's now got the other 5 dragon balls."

"Ahh…perfect. This definitely works in our favor. All we have to do now is subdue him and when he's incapacitated, those improved scouters will lead us to the dragon balls he took and the 1 he got when he slaughtered that other village. And with the 1 we have, that makes all 7 together. Which means our wish is closer than we think." Turles said with excitement. "Hahahahaha. Oh, today just keeps getting better and better!"

Vegeta, however, was thinking similar thoughts. "Well, it looks like the dragon balls are even more popular than I thought. It's quite a shame that Raditz came all this way with that other Saiyan to have that 1 taken from him. Hahahahaha! Oh, this is almost too good to be true!"

Meanwhile

Zarbon was searching desperately for Vegeta, but without a scouter, it was extremely difficult for him to locate the Saiyan prince. "Vegeta, where are you?! If only I had a scouter! Oh, the way things are going right now, I might as well hide myself under a rock!" He said with fear as he looked everywhere in the surrounding areas. "You're determined to be the end of me 1 way or another, aren't you?" He asked before seeing something, thinking it was Vegeta. "Ah, there!" Only to see that it was Raditz and Turles, with a dragon ball! "Wait! What?! Raditz?! What's he doing here?! And…am I crazy, or is that…another Saiyan and they have…a dragon ball?!" But then, he saw Vegeta, chasing after them. "Vegeta! I have you now, and you are going to rue the day!" He said before quickly flying after them, not knowing that that would be his final mistake.

But Vegeta sensed his energy, so did Raditz and Turles. "Huh? Another power level closing in. That's definitely Zarbon. Humh, couldn't stay in his master's backside, huh? Still, I shouldn't complain. I get to kill 2 birds with 1 stone, and that other low level trash will be a nice bonus! Oh, this really is my lucky day."

Meanwhile, at the cave

Fortunately, Fasha, with her new speed and not worrying about Vegeta, had made it back in record time with her dragon ball, much to Amond, Diaz and Cacao's relief. "Ah, princess Fasha, you made it back."

"Yes. And with a prize to show for it." Fasha said while showing them the dragon ball.

"So that's a dragon ball up close and personal, huh? Now I can see the value in those orbs." Diaz said with a smirk.

"Yes. Just by looking at them, I can tell they hold great power." Cacao added.

But then, Fasha sensed 2 more energy levels following Raditz and Turles, making her quickly throw her dragon ball into the cave. "Looks like Raditz and Turles are almost back, but they're not alone."

"Yes, we feel it as well." Amond said before Turles and Raditz landed. "Mighty Turles, do you feel that energy following you and Raditz?"

"Yes. But don't worry, they won't be a problem." Turles said with a smirk before Vegeta caught up with them and landed with his tail moving around.

"Well, took you long enough, Vegeta." Fasha said with a smirk. "What have you been doing the last few days?"

"Ah, Fasha, how not nice it is to see you again. You and Raditz just can't seem to get away from your master, can you both?" Vegeta asked mockingly before seeing Turles and his crew. "Ah, another low level bottom feeder who managed to survive the annihilation of our planet."

"Save the introductions for when you deal with our uninvited guest, Vegeta." Turles told him while his tail pointed to Zarbon.

Vegeta smirked. "Humh. Indeed I will." He said before Zarbon caught up with the Saiyan prince, grinning evilly before landing and waving his hair behind his back.

"Oh, this will be fun to watch." Fasha said with a smirk.

"Definitely. Especially since Zarbon has no idea that he's just flown right into death's door and is about to start knocking on it." Raditz added.

"Turles, why don't we just kill them both right now?" Diaz asked his Saiyan leader.

"Because I want Zarbon to know the mistake he's made. And trust me, it'll be his last." Turles answered while waving his tail around.

Zarbon just stood a few feet away from Vegeta, arrogant in believing he could still defeat the Saiyan prince. "Interesting. You make me look like a fool, and now all you can do is just stand there." Then he eyed the other 3 Saiyans and the alien warriors with them. "Ah, I recognize 2 of those guys. Let me guess, you've expanded your crew, haven't you?"

"Hahahahaha. Don't be so short-sighted, Zarbon. They're not with me." Vegeta said with a laugh.

"That's right, have a laugh. You have absolutely no idea how much I'm going to enjoy torturing you and them to death. 1 way or another you will tell us where the remaining dragon balls are." Zarbon said with arrogance.

"Try to make me or them talk." Vegeta said with a smirk, knowing that he could tell that any of them were more powerful than Zarbon, even in his monstrous form.

"Hahaha. With pleasure."

"Well, get on with your little transformation then." Vegeta said, remembering that Zarbon had to sacrifice his beauty, which he valued above all else, to win against him last time. But that made Zarbon turn angry, as he didn't want to do that again so soon or ever again before Vegeta reminded him. "You know perfectly well that you can't defeat me unless you turn into that hideous creature."

"Now Zarbon was really angry at that insult. "
But Vegeta knew otherwise. "The only thing I'm going to consider is how much pain you endure before I end your pathetic life. Come on, let's go, ugly."
Zarbon, angry, charged at Vegeta and tried to land 2 kicks that Vegeta easily dodged before they both went into the air. But as Zarbon followed Vegeta, the Saiyan prince fired a barrage of energy blasts that the vain alien barely avoided before getting above Vegeta and firing a purple blast that Vegeta deflected with his own blast, sending both to the ground and causing an explosion, which allowed Zarbon the chance to land a punch on Vegeta that he didn't even feel.
"Lights out, hotshot!" Zarbon said while firing another blast in his fist that Vegeta easily avoided by getting above him, kicking Zarbon down to the ground before Vegeta followed and landed a few feet from him. He tried to run to Vegeta and kick him again but Vegeta easily avoided it by jumping to the left. 'He's gotten stronger than he was before. But how?!'
"Humh. Your power is pathetic. What a waste of time." Vegeta said with a smirk before flying in the air, baiting Zarbon.
Zarbon, remembering Frieza's threat to him, very reluctantly transformed into his hideous monster form, making Fasha and Raditz raise an eyebrow in disgust before the monstrous warrior took off after Vegeta. "Congratulations. You're the 1st to see this transformation a 2nd time."
"Do you know Zarbon could do that?" Turles asked his fellow Saiyans.
"Honestly, no. But his power level just increased with that ugly form." Fasha answered.
Vegeta fired another barrage of energy blasts that Zarbon still barely avoided until he got to the Saiyan prince and grabbed his left fist and threw him down before they both fired blasts that collided with each other and sent Vegeta down further as Zarbon followed him for another attack. But Vegeta flipped himself and landed on his feet, counting on Zarbon taking his bait before he avoided Zarbon's next attack and grabbed some dirt before flying back up before Zarbon followed again, making Vegeta chuckle before he dropped the dirt in Zarbon's eyes, making him stop and rub them but allowing Vegeta the opportunity to teleport behind him and punch him in the back through his armor and cape before the Saiyan prince overhead smashed him down into the water before firing another barrage of energy blasts that caused a big wave until Zarbon, with his cape gone and his armor shattered and broken, emerged and barely avoided the blasts until they began trading blows for a few seconds until they both landed.
Zarbon was beyond angry, as no 1 had pushed him this far before. "How dare you, you bastard!"
"Hahahaha. Wow, you don't look so good. Our little scuffle appears to be taking quite a toll on you. Forgive me for saying so, but you won't be lasting much longer." Vegeta said with justified confidence.
But Zarbon didn't believe that despite the shape he was in saying otherwise. "Is that what you think? Hahahaha? Your power and that of theirs pale in comparison to mine!"
But Vegeta knew better. "How awkward. I thought you of all people would be acquainted with Saiyans enough to know the serious trouble you're in right now." He said, making Zarbon growl at him in anger. "You were foolish to treat me so carelessly knowing our last fight left me at death's door, weren't you? Let me explain: when a Saiyan recovers from the kind of damage you dished out to me, old friend, he or she only becomes that much more powerful. Ask Raditz and Fasha, or that other Saiyan there, and they'll tell you the same thing."
Zarbon was shocked at hearing that before Fasha jumped close to Vegeta, grinning at Zarbon evilly. "He's right, Zarbon. The 1st and last mistake you made was underestimating the might of Saiyan warriors, and now you're about to pay the ultimate price for it."
"Oh yes. You can bleed us to the brink of death, crush every bone in our bodies, it doesn't do anything but make us more and more powerful." Raditz added.
But Zarbon still believed he was stronger than any of these monkeys, especially in his monster form. "Posture all you monkeys want! Scum like you freaks could come back from the abyss 100x over, and not be 1-10th as mighty as I am, especially not in this form!" He said before running towards Vegeta to attack again.
"Fool! He'll show you how your might compares to that of the Saiyan race!" Turles yelled out.
Vegeta and Zarbon began trading blows again before Vegeta got the upper hand and punched him multiple times in the gut before punching right through it with a harder punch, making Zarbon yell in pain as he was bleeding very badly as Vegeta Fasha and her group chuckled in delight.
Zarbon, like Dodoria before him, tried something that might make them spare his life. "Vegeta, wait! I…know something that you and the other Saiyans will really want to hear. And I'll tell you everything if you spare me. It's…about more…Saiyans. F-female Saiyans…like…Fasha."
That got Fasha's attention. "Female Saiyans like me? You're lying!"
"Nearly all the Saiyans were on planet Vegeta when it was destroyed besides us. Frieza saw to that!" Raditz added.
"No, there were…32 female Saiyans who were…shat did fasha call herself? Ah, a lesbian. Well…there were…32 of them…that left planet Vegeta a few years before it was destroyed." Zarbon revealed. "They…found a planet far away from Frieza's…empire and made it into…a colony where they could live somewhere else and…get stronger and…live in peace. Hahahahaha. A lot of good it did them. They were lucky enough to…survive as long as they did." Zarbon said while laughing at the female Saiyans' fate and that of their colony.
Fasha sensed that Zarbon was telling the truth, along with Raditz, Turles and even Vegeta believed him before she became a bit happy. "So…there's others like me alive somewhere out there…"
"Hahahahaha. Not…anymore." Zarbon said with no remorse.
Turles got shocked, getting a feeling in his heart before he demanded. "Tell us what happened to them, and maybe we'll ease your passing into the next world!"
Zarbon chuckled. "Hahahahaha. They're…dead! All of them. Hahaha. The…Ginyu Force…found them years ago and…massacred them all…with Frieza before he destroyed their colony and their planet along with it."
Raditz, angry, grabbed Zarbon and pulled him close to look him in the eyes. "You lie!"
"Hahahahaha…do I?" Zarbon asked, confirming that he wasn't lying, which proved to be the nail in his coffin as Vegeta blasted right through Zarbon and sent him flying into a watery grave!
"I think that's the last we ever see of him." Vegeta said before turning to the other Saiyans and the other 3 aliens. "Now, to more important business: there's no question you've both gotten stronger, Fasha and Raditz, but you're still no match for me. Now, obey your master and give me the dragon ball."
"Screw you, Frieza Jr!" Amond said defiantly.
"Yes. You think we're just going to hand this over, forget it!" Diaz added.
But Turles intervened. "Give him the dragon ball." He said, making Raditz look at him.
"What?!" Raditz asked with confusion.
But Vegeta chuckled and walked up to Turles. "Another low level piece of trash that was lucky enough to survive, huh? I don't believe we've been properly introduced." He said while holding out his hand.
But Turles whacked his hand away with his tail. "Let's keep it that way for now, you royal pain in the tail, but know that my name is Turles."
Raditz gave the dragon ball to Vegeta reluctantly and he took it with eagerness. "Go ahead and take it, bastard!"
"Excellent. Hahahahaha. No matter how strong you are now, you never forget who your master is, Raditz. Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!" Vegeta said before noticing his scooter and Fasha's. "I thought you'd at least stopped using those damn scouters, Raditz. Guess some things don't change, huh?"
"OH, SHUT THE FUCK UP, VEGETA!" Fasha yelled out.
Vegeta turned to Fasha and walked up to her. "Ohhh…quite a mouth you've got, Fasha. Did what Zarbon said about those long slaughtered female Saiyans sink in and piss you off? Hahahahaha! Too bad for you. Oh, and while we're on the subject, tell me: is Akio here with you guys? And if she is, why hasn't she tried to get even with her big brother for breaking her body like glass?"
"We had to come to this ball of water and dirt without her, thanks to you!" Fasha answered. "That's all you'll be getting."
"Humh. That's too bad. I would have loved to see her face when I'm immortal and finishing what I started with her on Earth." Vegeta said with a grin.
"GRAAH!! Watch it, Vegeta!" Turles warned, defending Akio despite barely knowing her.
But Vegeta didn't pay Turles any attention and told Fasha. "But, even so, when you see her again, tell Akio that big brother Vegeta said this…" He said before kneeing Fasha in the gut because of her guard being down. "Tell her that I'll be paying her claimed planet Earth another visit, and when I do, she'll not be a memory of a memory. But don't worry, I'll leave her and you guys alive long enough to see me kill Frieza once I'm immortal…before I send you all to join the rest of our kind in Hell! Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!" He said before flying away.
"Oh, he's gonna pay for that!" Turles said with justifiable hatred for Vegeta and him thinking so low of their race.
"Damn right he will…after I have those Ginyu bastards' heads on spikes!" Fasha said with her own anger as her tail twitched to show it, wanting to tear the Ginyu Force apart. "I want to rip them apart slowly and make them suffer the way they made those 32 female Saiyans suffer!"
Raditz walked up to Fasha and tried to calm her. "Fasha, easy now. We'll get our chance at those Ginyu bastards, believe me."
"Raditz is right, Fasha. We must relocate now." Turles said with urgency.
"Yeah." Cacao said. "But, with the dragon ball princess Fasha brought back, we still hold a card."
"That makes it a stalemate. All we have to do is keep it that way for as long as possible until princess Akio gets here. After she does, we can figure out our next move." Diaz added.
Fasha calmed down after a few minutes and went back into the cave before capsuling the house and bringing the dragon ball she'd thrown in the cave out. "Let's get out of here."
A short time later
Vegeta stood where he'd hidden the 4 star dragon ball and was delighted beyond belief. "Hahahahaha. Here we go again. Only this time, I've come to finish the job. I just love it when a plan comes full circle." He said before diving into the water. 'Hahaha. All 7 are about to be mine. Eat your heart out, Frieza. My rule over the universe is just 1 simple little wish away.' But as he looked for the dragon ball, he didn't see it anywhere. 'That's odd. It had to have sunk to the bottom somewhere around here.' But even as he looked around, he still saw nothing. 'It's vanished. But that's impossible. Unless…Fasha, Raditz, Turles and those other 3! There's no way they could have found the dragon ball here. Unless…those scouters Raditz and Fasha were wearing! They…they must have been made to track down the dragon balls! NOOO!!!'
The Saiyan prince quickly resurfaced and flew back to the cave where Fasha's group was. "WORTHLESS LOW LEVEL TRASH! YOU'LL ALL RUE THE DAY, YOU HEAR ME?! YOU'RE FINISHED!! YOU WILL ALL PAAAAAAY!!!" He shouted out before getting back to the island with the cave. "COME OUT AND FACE ME! ACCEPT YOUR FATE LIKE WARRIORS!!!" He shouted before going into the cave and finding no 1 inside, making him destroy the cave with his explosive wave and flew back into the air and tried to sense them out. "Damn it, they saw this coming! Where are they?! They can't have gotten very far. Ahh! But they can lower their power levels down to zero, can't they, even that cyborg freak. I don't stand a chance of finding them like this. The miserable bastards! I can't believe I fell for it. Fooled by weaklings and the lowest of the low of all Saiyans!" But he knew it wasn't over yet. "But, if they intend to make their own wish, they'll have to seek me out at some point, cause save the 1 they have, I hold the cards. And I can wait!"
Meanwhile, on another islet
Fasha's group found another place to hide out for now, but knew they had to do something. "Well, he's more than likely going to guard the other 6th dragon balls, but Vegeta's still not that much of a problem." Diaz said.
"Perhaps. But we must make a move now." Fasha said with urgency.
"Frieza's probably called for reinforcements to bring a new batch of scouters by now if he hasn't already." Turles said, knowing that that was most likely the case.
"And I bet I know exactly who. Especially now that Dodoria and Zarbon are both dead and he's lost all the dragon balls he'd taken." Amond added.
"In that case, we need to go back to that old fool's place." Raditz suggested. "And…we may have to let him unlock Vegeta's potential to make him stronger, especially if we're going to be facing them. Because if we are, we'll need all the strong warriors we can get until Akio gets here."
"I hate to say it, but Raditz is right. If we're more than likely going to face Frieza himself, then we'll definitely need every strong warrior we can get to even have a chance and Vegeta, for all his faults, definitely qualifies." Turles agreed.
"Then let's all go together. From this point on, we stay in a group. Is that clear?" Fasha asked, getting a nod from all of them. "Good."
Meanwhile, at Frieza's ship
As the Cold tyrant was swirling wine around in a glass, he was getting impatient, as Zarbon's time was up. "Zarbon's certainly taking his time. He's failed me, and I do hate those who fail me. At this point, I can assume that he's either fled or Vegeta's dealt with him. Such a mess! Had I expected this, I would have called for the Ginyu Force much sooner!"
A bit later, with Vegeta
The Saiyan prince was sitting on 1 of 6 dragon balls in anticipation of making a move to get the 7th as his tail banged on the ground. "Damn it. If Fasha and Raditz made scouters or had 1 of Akio's resources on Earth do it for them, I don't dare to leave this spot. But those bastards will definitely be hunting for the 6 I've got. In the meantime, nothing to do, but sit here and wait for their next move, whatever it may be." He said before seeing a pink energy blast pass by him, launched by a mad Frieza. "Well, at least I'm not the only 1 who's stuck. It appears Frieza's not too happy that I destroyed the engine of his spaceship." He said with a smirk. "But if he did call for reinforcements to bring a new batch of scouters, at most it'll take them a few days to arrive. I've got to settle this before then. However mighty he is, putting my boot to his neck will only be a matter of strategy once I've gotten eternal life. I just have to strike before the bastard's able to see me coming."
A while later, at Frieza's ship
A soldier came into the bridge and informed the Cold and ruthless tyrant. "Lord Frieza, great news: we just received a transmission from the Ginyu Force. They're currently in the vicinity of sector 9035YX and should be arriving on planet Namek shortly."
Frieza was pleased with that news. "Excellent. Finally, someone who'll give me results. Though seeing as how I'm still intact, Vegeta's gambit must have reached a stalemate. How infuriating it must be for him to come this close to his goal only to falter. Oh, he may run indeed, but once they bring their cutting edge scouters, try though he might, scrape though he might, Vegeta won't be able to hide." He said with great delight.
Power levels
Fasha: 240,000
Raditz: 240,000
Turles: 240,000
Vegeta (1st Zenkai boost) 54,000 (2nd Zenkai boost) 60,000
Cui: 18,690
Dodoria: 42,000
Zarbon (1st form) 43,000 (Monster form) 58,000
Amond, Diaz and Cacao: 220,000 each
Namekian warriors: 3,000 each
Nail pre eating fruit: 48,000
Nail post eating fruit: 192,000
Akio after healing: 54,000
Akio post eating fruit: 216,000
There you go, my dear friends, the 1st part of the Namek saga is complete. The 2nd part will be up as soon as possible. Hope you all enjoyed this action packed chapter. Rate and review and I'll see you all next time, my dear friends.