Chapter 2

(...Planet Earth...)

"Kolhry, wake up."

The journey was long and treacherous. They traveled across the great void of space without stopping.

Kolhry slowly opens her narrowing eyes to see through her window that they have arrived at their destination - planet earth. Its surface is covered in water. In the distance in space, the planet itself is covered in swirling white clouds which seem to swirl endlessly. It is a beautiful sight as far as she is concerned. But it wasn't enough to keep her internal anger at bay. She knows why they traveled this way. The reason was revealed to her long ago.

She recalled the night Vegeta had contacted her after completing her mission decimating a desert planet. He informs her that he has received news that both Raditz and Kakarot died during a heated battle on Earth. This was unexpected, and it still stung deeply.

It seems only right for her to feel grief over what she has lost. Her dear Kakarot, her beloved Kakarot…gone. Gone forever. After receiving the call, she found herself unable to control not just her progressively growing rage but her overflowing power as well. When she finally did regain control of her emotions, she decided to take her grief and tempered rage on the planet she was on and obliterated it. But their deaths wasn't the only news she received from that fateful night.

As soon as she finished the last of her destruction, Vegeta also informed her that Earth had wishing orbs called Dragon Balls that can grant any wish. Kolhry felt elated upon hearing this news. Wishing orbs that can grant wishes? What a delightful concept. She could make a wish to bring Kakarot back, and maybe Raditz too. This alone was more than enough of a reason to tag along with Vegeta and Nappa. Plus, She did like Raditz after all since he was Kakarot's brother.

Kolhry sat in her pod, arms crossed, leaned back, narrowing her eyes. She was just as determined as Vegeta was to get her hands on the Dragon Balls. The disembodied voice of her pod told her she was coming in to land at her destination.

Looking out her window, she saw this planet earth was covered in lush grasses and colorful flowers. The sight gave her a warm feeling inside. She couldn't remember ever having seen such beauty before. She wondered if Vegeta and the others would allow her to roam the forests on the planet's surface. That is if they don't decide to destroy said planet.

Her pod slammed into the ground, forcing her to brace herself against the padded round walls. When it finally came to a stop, the hatch popped. Kolhry stepped out to find she had landed in the center of a massive city. The buildings were made of a white material unlike anything she has seen before. And there were so many people here. They were dressed in clothes that looked like nothing she had seen before either.

She turned her gaze towards Vegeta and Nappa who stepped out of their own pods. Vegeta looks around the city, his expression unreadable while Nappa grins broadly. "Man, look at this place. These earthlings are nothing but weaklings, I say we show them our strength."

Vegeta turned to face Nappa. "Cease your foolishness, Nappa. Don't forget why we're here."

Nappa harrumphed. "Of course, my apologies, Vegeta."

All three of them flew to the sky. With a flick of Nappa's two fingers, the entire city was engulfed in a white explosion. A few seconds later, the smoke cleared and the streets were empty except for scattered rubble. The entire city had been leveled as all that was left by the explosion was a giant crater.

Nappa turned to Vegeta, chuckling. "Do you think I was trying too hard to impress them Vegeta?"

Vegeta crossed his arms in response. "There isn't anyone left to impress Nappa. I should've known better than to let you have any fun."

"But why? Hey, come on, a little destruction won't affect the sale price of this planet. What's the big deal?" Nappa wines.

"Try to use your brain." Vegeta says sternly. "We came here for the dragonballs, remember, for the wish? You remember the wish, don't you Nappa?"

"Well, yeah. We were gonna wish for immortality, weren't we?" Nappa replies matter of factly.

"Good, and we need all seven balls right? So let me ask you, what if one of the balls happened to be in the city you just destroyed?"

Nappa's grin faded. "Uh...I'm sorry. I guess I just forgot about that, huh?"

Vegeta nodded. "Well, let's both forget about it. What's done cannot be undone."

Kolhry turned away from the two, activating her green-lens Scouter without moving her position to trace any sources of power. As she focused at the canyon in the distance, the Scouter began to beep incessantly, as the numbers scrolled up.

Once the numbers stopped, Kolhry pointed her finger forward, directing it in its direction. "Master, my Scouter's detecting three power levels not too far from here."

Vegeta flies to her side, arms still crossed, eyes narrowed. "Hmm…good. Let's head over there then, maybe one of those weaklings will know where these dragon balls are."

Together, the three invaders shot forward through the sky. They continued soaring through the sky toward the source of the readings until they reached the canyon. Three people stood waiting for them when Kolhry, Vegeta, and Nappa landed.

Upon landing, Kolhry looks to the shorter one. A short man in orange clothing, his bald head gleaming in the sun, the six freckles on his forehead ever more obvious.

Beside the short man was a very tall and muscular green slug. He is noticeably short and somewhat thin. He also has a more solid facial structure with less pronounced cheekbones, a rounder chin, and a straight nose. He has four fingers with black nails and has several patches on his arms which are pink. He wore dark purplish-blue clothing, pointy orange shoes and sky-blue obi.

A small boy stood next to the slug, his uniform is the same as said slug consisting of a purple gi with a red sash and armbands, bronze grass shoes, and a white collar around his neck. At the same time, he wore a symbol and his black hair was in a mullet-style that reached his shoulders. He also sported a white bandana. His skin was a light peach complexion, and he had dark eyes.

Vegeta stares each of them down, his eyes lingering a bit longer on the young man who stands by the slug. The green-skinned man stood his ground, glaring at them as if daring them to attack. "I guess they're not going to tell us where the dragonballs are, Nappa."

Nappa smirked. "Wanna bet? Alright, lets see how strong you really are." He taps his Scouter, numbers scrolling up. "Kid's at a thousand, the Namek is at fourteen hundred, and the midget is at eleven hundred."

"Hey!"

Kolhry looked up to see two figures land beside the shorter man. One was tall, shirtless and muscular, looking entirely human besides the third eye in the center of his forehead. The one beside him was smaller than the child, with paper white skin and red circles on his cheeks, a black hat hugging his round little head.

A third figure landed beside the child on the other end of the line up, his long black hair flipping in the wind about his scarred face. Kolhry raised a brow at this one. Vaguely wondering why he seemed so cocky, a broad smile on his face as he glared at them.

"It's Yamcha!" The short man called, "I guess the gang's all here. Well, all except Goku."

Goku? Kolhry thought.

Vegeta smirked. "Gentlemen, how would you like to make a match of this and fight our soldiers one by one? Well, answer."

The green man's glare deepened. "We're not here to play games. And we're not going to fight on your terms. We'll take you all on at once."

Three eyes turned his gaze towards the green man. "Piccolo, I'm not sure about that. The big guy maybe, if we work together in unison, but that woman though." He turns to look at Kolhry. "Her power is…horrendous."

The short man nodded. "Yeah, now that you mention it, Tien is right. After sensing her power, it's almost like a legion had just appeared out of nowhere."

Kolhry glances at Vegeta, raising a brow. "Should we end them?"

Vegeta shook his head. "No, we don't have to scuff up our armor to fight these ones, Kolhry." He turns to Nappa. "Don't you have a few more Saiybamen, Nappa?"

"I think I do, just about," Nappa pulled out a satchel and poured some seeds into his palm, "How perfect. Seven seeds."

Nappa knelt to one knee, burying each seed before pouring liquid on them from a small vial. The earth where they had been planted cracked and bulged, and one by one, tiny strange green men sprouted from the earth, each with enlarged skulls and red eyes, clawed hands and feet, and sharp fangs.

"What the hell are those?" Krillin cried.

"Tada," Nappa said gleefully, "One for each of you."

"Gentlemen, how would you like to make a match of this and fight our soldiers one by one?" Asked Vegeta, smirking but noticed no one responded. "Well, answer."

The slug known as Piccolo glared at Vegeta. "Grrr...we're not here to play games. And we're not going to fight on your terms. We'll take you all on at once."

"No," said Tien softly, "We'll do it."

"Wh-what? But Tie-" The short man began.

"We need to buy time for Goku to get here, Krillin," said Yamcha, glancing at the short man, "This may just be the chance we got."

"I'll go first."

Tien stepped forward, all three eyes gleaming with determination.

Vegeta and Nappa laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha. That's the spirit. Fresh meat for the grinder. But just wait. You won't be so cocky when you see what these little creeps can do." Nappa cackled.

"You," Vegeta looked at the Saiybaman closest to him, motioning his head to the three-eyed man. "You're first."

The Saiybaman smiled gleefully and went to face Tien. Kolhry watched the Saiybaman stalk towards the three-eye man, her tail lashed with wonderment. Who was this Goku they were waiting for? And why wasn't he already here?

Thus began a battle between Tien and the Saiybaman.

They were locked in a fight quickly. One that for a while appeared evenly matched, but Kolhry could see that this Tien was getting the upper hand. She watched as he dodged attacks and landed them as if he was merely dancing. Managing to put some distance between himself and the beast, Tien held his hands to his face and screamed, "SOLAR FLARE!"

A blinding light erupted, making the Saiybaman screech and clutch its eyes. Tien rushed forward and landed several blows. However when the green being recovered, its strange head split in two, spitting out a strange liquid toward Tien. He quickly twisted away to dodge it, and he and the others watched in horror as where the juice had landed burned a rut into the ground. Leaping forward, he engaged in battle once again.

He managed to grab the Saiybaman in his arms and go airborne. For a moment the two were struggling up in the air before Tien managed to gain the upper hand and send the monster sailing toward the ground. The earth shook slightly from the impact. When the dust cleared, Kolhry saw the Saiybaman twitching within a great crater in the earth.

The people, except the green slug, erupted into applause, cheering Tien excitedly, especially the little one called Chiaotzu.

Vegeta and Kolhry seemed unfazed by the defeat of one of his minions.

"Looks like you got a hold of a weak batch Nappa." Vegeta smirked.

Kolhry's eyes darted to Nappa, noticing him looking a bit peeved by the loss of one of his green soldiers than his comrade. "No, they're all good." He snapped. "These are the same ones that survived that crazy battle on Tradic. He should've won. His power level's twelve hundred. All of these Saibamen have the same fighting power as-"

"As who?" Vegeta interjected.

"As Raditz," Nappa muttered.

"Now do you see my point?" Vegeta asked coldly.

"Well, I think so." Nappa said.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Do you? Well, don't strain yourself. Just leave the thinking to me from now on.."

Kolhry watched the two bicker, then turn her attention back to the Saiybaman. Said Saiybaman that Tien had defeated was slowly getting up, bleeding purple blood and shaking madly.

"Watch out, Tien, it's getting up!" Chiaotzu called.

Tien turned but it turned out he didn't have to do anything. Vegeta held out a hand and a great blast burst from his palm, making the Saiybaman dissolve into nothing within a heartbeat. They all stared with wide terrified eyes at where the thing had been.

"Vegeta- why?" Nappa cried, looking shocked.

"He wasn't of any use to us anymore." Vegeta shrugged, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I know, but...he was alive..." Nappa murmured.

Vegeta scoffed at him.

"I...I don't understand." Nappa murmured again.

"It would've been pointless to let him continue Nappa. He was losing, which leads me to believe he wasn't trying his hardest. Hmph. Vegeta specifically told him not to hold anything back." Kolhry spoke for the Saiyan Prince.

Vegeta smirked. "Exactly. As long as we kill him or incapacitate him, he will not have the strength to try again."

Nappa looked away, a frown forming on his face.

Krillin looked at both Vegeta and Kolhry in disbelief of what he heard. "Whoa! Talk about ruthless."

"No mercy. Even for his allies. He won't be taking prisoners. We're fighting for our lives." Piccolo spoke calmly and matter of factly.

"Who's next?" Nappa demanded once he recovered from the shock.

"Well, then, I guess I'll go next," said Krillin, stepping forward.

"No."

They all turned to look at Yamcha, who was smiling, "I'll go," he said, "You've already been wished back once with the Dragon Balls, Krillin. Let me take this one."

"Are you sure?" Asked Krillin, "You don't have to."

"Trust me, I got this one," Yamcha smiled and strode forward to meet the next Saiybaman.

"Let's go!" Yamcha cried, and suddenly, the two leapt into the air and began to brawl.

Kolhry watched as they flipped and flailed through the air with decent speed. However it was becoming clear that the scar-face earthling had the upper hand and the Saiybaman finally fell from the sky. Yamcha, victorious, landed beside its body and placed his hands on his hips, grinning proudly.

The group cheered but she saw the being at Yamcha's feet beginning to twitch.

"That wasn't bad at all!" Yamcha cried, looking toward Vegeta and Nappa, "I'll take all of those little freaks on! Come on!"

"No, Yamcha, don't get a big head!" Tien cried.

"Relax!" Yamcha laughed, "I could take on all of those things with my hands tied!"

The Saiybaman at Yamcha's feet suddenly launched upwards, latching its arms and legs around Yamcha's torso, pinning his arms to his sides. The little Saiybaman seemed to grin at him before there was a blinding flash of light, and an explosion enveloped them both.

"YAMCHA!" Krillin screamed as the group stared on in horror.

When the dust cleared, Yamcha was curled in a small crater, his clothing smoldering, his body horribly still.

Krillin pushed past Piccolo, rushing to Yamcha's side.

"No!" Krillin groaned, kneeling and reaching down to take a pulse.

Kolhry clicks her tongue and growls quietly to herself as she watches the short man's eyes widen with fear at seeing that Yamcha wasn't moving at all. Krillin begins to panic and cries tears of sorrow. "No, no, no..! Please….please no…"

Kolhry shook her head. "That's what he gets for allowing his overconfident ego to get the best of him." She mumbled under her breath. "What a fool."

Krillin was shaking. "Yamcha you proud fool…" Kolhry heard him mutter, "You must've had a bad feeling, didn't you? That's why you decided to go instead of me… damn it!"

Krillin twisted around, a look of pure rage bathing his face. He jumped to his feet, shaking with anger.

"Why did you have to go out like that you stupid jerk! What am I supposed to tell Puar and Bulma huh?!" Krillin yelled furiously.

"Get over it little man. Don't you get it? You're all gonna die in the end!" Nappa spat contemptuously, his own face distorted by his scowl.

"Calm down Nappa. Ha. Give them a moment to clear this trash off the battlefield." Vegeta said, placing his hands on his hips.

"I'll take all of you on!" Krillin cried. "Just like Yamcha was going to do!"

He lifted his hands above his head and a great orb of energy formed in each one. Katima felt a massive spike in his power level before he launched the attack, bathing the remaining Saiybamen and the two Saiyans in light. Right hand raised to shield Kolhry's face, her hair blown back as if in high wind.

When the light faded there was a great cloud of smoke and a crater where their enemies had been. Krillin began to laugh wildly, and everyone but Piccolo cheered. It was obvious that they thought that Krillin had killed the Saiyans too.

As the smoke cleared, they were revealed, cutting Krillin and the others short, making them fall into a horrified silence. Vegeta, Nappa, and Kolhry stood there, not even a smudge of dirt on them.

"How?" cried Krillin, "I put everything I had into that shot!"

"Aw, it looks like he killed all the Saiybamen," said Nappa, beginning to grin.

"Well," said Vegeta, also smirking, "I suppose you're up."

Nappa smirked and flexed. "Sure thing, Vegeta." He turned his gaze to Kolhry. "Hey, Kolhry. You wanna hop in? You can kill that slug and the kid if you want?"

Kolhry closed her eyes, arms crossed, before scoffing. "Like hell I will. Besides, these earthlings as well as that slug is beneath me; I'd rather just watch."

A sly grin spread across Nappa's features, and he simply shrugged his shoulders, "Alright then, suit yourself." Nappa steps forward. "Now…which one should I kill first?"

Tien jumped forward, all three eyes glazed with anger.

"Yamcha was our friend," Tien snarled, "You won't get away with killing him!"

Nappa smirked, "Fine, then, three eyes, show me what you got."

Tien let out a roar and launched himself at the Saiyan, one arm stretched out to make the first blow.

But unfortunately it never landed.

There was a flash, and Tien was suddenly past Nappa, who had one hand down as if he had just swiped out like a cat. Then he began to scream.

His left forearm was gone, lying twitching at Nappa's feet.

The little white-skinned child let out a scream of rage and terror, "Tien!"

Nappa was laughing as Tien fell to his knees clutching the bleeding stump that was his arm.

"You got spunk, kid, I'll give you that!" Nappa sneered and laughed again.

Krillin was shaking, his eyes wide with horror. The child next to Piccolo had tears in his eyes.

"NO!" The little white child suddenly launched forward, and latched his small body on the back of Nappa, clinging tightly, and his little body began to glow.

"Hey! Get off me you pest," Nappa's bulky arms couldn't reach the white dwarf, no matter how he reached for him. Nappa took to the sky and flew to a great rock spire, slamming his back into it so hard that it shattered at the top, rubble scattering down.

"CHIAOTZU NO!" Tien screamed, struggling to his feet and staring up in horror.

But the child known as Chiaotzu was still on Nappa, his body glowing brighter and brighter.

"What is he doing?" Kolhry asked, trying and failing to comprehend what was happening.

"Chiaotzu stop! We've already wished you back to life once, we can't do it twice!" Krillin screamed up at Chiaotzu but his words fell upon deaf ears.

There was a blinding flash of light, and an explosion consumed him and Nappa. Said explosion caused Kolhry to look away. She could hear Tien continue to scream, both in pain from his lost arm, and agony for his lost comrade.

When the smoke finally cleared from the blast Chiaotzu had made there was Nappa. Wiping his chin, and smirking down at them. There wasn't a scratch on him. He laughed heartily, rolling his shoulders.

"Heh he he. You miss 'im already, huh? Well, don't worry, you'll be joining 'im soon. Ha ha ha ha ha ha." Nappa cackled madly, looking about ready to tear something apart.

"NO!" Tien screamed, jumping to his feet, "No! How? HOW?"

"This guy…he's…he's indestructible!" Krillin cried.

Nappa landed in front of them, smiling as if he were watching children bicker.

"Well, If you still have more fight in you, hurry up before I decide to end you myself," he laughed.

Tien let out a roar of hatred and threw himself forward. Nappa merely seemed to be humoring him, doing nothing but dodge Tien's every hit. They brawled across the landscape, destroying any boulder or spire in their path.

Kolhry shook her head at Tien's reckless behavior, watching him as he sloppily fought Nappa.

"This is getting a little boring," said Nappa, "Are you even trying, earthling?"

Tien let out a cry of frustration, throwing himself forward, delivering blow after blow but never landing one. Finally Nappa twisted and slammed his fist across Tien's face, making him sail away from him, landing in a heap a few yards away. But Tien got to his feet again, ready to keep fighting. Now Nappa was fighting back, kneeing Tien in the gut, slamming an elbow in his chest, slamming fists into every available bit of the man's body.

As a last ditch effort, Tien raised his right hand up to where Nappa hovered in the air then hit him with a huge blast of power that consumed him. But this was futile. When the smoke from the blast cleared, they saw in horror that this one didn't do much damage either. Nappa's armor was still intact and there were no wounds on his skin. He wiped dirt from his face and smirked at them.

It wasn't long until Krillin and Piccolo flew up and were already brawling with Nappa, Tien down below laying motionless and beaten in the dirt. Kolhry watched as Krillin landed a blow on Nappa's head, making him soar downward to Piccolo, who spun and slammed a fist into the burly man's side, making Nappa go sailing down toward Gohan.

"NOW GOHAN!" Piccolo cried, "HIT HIM WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!"

Gohan? Kolhry blinked. So that's the child's name? Her eyes darted away from Piccolo to stare at Gohan as he stared up at the Saiyan coming at him, shaking with fear. Gohan cried out in terror and ran, hiding behind a bit of rock. Nappa twisted and recovered in time to land on his feet where Gohan had been. He turned to the child and laughed.

She felt her heart softened by seeing Gohan paralyzed with fear as Nappa approached him. However, just as Nappa raised a hand to strike, he stopped when he heard Krillin shouting from behind.

"You guys aren't gonna get away with this! You just wait until Goku gets here!" he called.

"Who the hell is Goku?" asked Nappa, laughing.

"I do believe they're talking about Kakarot." Vegeta spoke up. Kolhry whirled around at him with wide eyes, finding him sitting on a boulder with his arms crossed and eyes closed as if he were taking a nap.

"What?" Kolhry asked incredulously. That didn't make sense. Kakarot is dead. How could he arrive now? How could this be? Could it be that he was brought back with the dragon balls? Her mind raced as she searched for some other possible explanation.

Before she could begin theorizing however, Vegeta spoke up again.

"We'll wait for Kakarot," said Vegeta softly, "And when he gets here, we'll show them just how pathetic of a low-class warrior he is."

Kolhry's expression turned from shock to anger. And she glared angrily toward the two Saiyans.

"Master, you're not planning on killing MY Kakarot, are you?" Kolhry growled.

Vegeta glanced up at her. "No, I'm not." Then he returned to staring at the trio. "And if any of you think about trying to escape, I'll kill you myself."

Kolhry let out a breath in relief. Nappa went to Vegeta's side, a bit confused and annoyed.

"Come on, Vegeta, what am I supposed to do for three hours?" He asked.

"Go and occupy yourself," said Vegeta, "I don't care how. But be sure to return here after those three hours are up."

Nappa grinned, "Well, in that case. I'll go test out the military on this planet," he said and launched up into the air and took off.

Kolhry slowly turns her gaze toward Krillin, Piccolo, and Gohan, feeling an atom seed of anger building within her.

"You." Kolhry started, walking over to the trio, whose eyes widened when they saw her approaching until she stopped. "I hope what you said is true, and that Kakarot is on his way." A shadow cast over her features. "Because if I find out that you're lying…" She clenched her hands into fists, the ground trembled slightly beneath her feet, causing the three boys to be fearful and tense. A faint green aura appeared around Kolhry's form as she looked deep into the trio's eyes. Her eyes deeply narrowed in on them like daggers piercing through their souls. "I'll tear you limb from limb."

Goku hadn't had time to revel in the bliss of his friend's energies returning to him. He was flying as fast as he could. They were in danger, all of them- he could feel it by the power level he could sense ever since he arrived back at the Lookout. That power was astounding. But there was another one that made the two other power levels pale in comparison. Raditz did say before losing consciousness that three Saiyans were coming.

Before being brought back, he had learned a lot from King Kai. He learned the origins of the Saiyan race. New techniques. While training, he was excited at the prospect of surprising his friends with how much he had improved. He also knew that he was getting stronger to defeat this new threat. That is, if he can defeat them.

This third threat, whoever they are, is strong beyond anything he's ever known. And King Kai strongly warned him never to engage them unless it was absolutely necessary. Otherwise…well, it would not end well. Not at all. He was also told that this third threat could be responsible for the thousands among thousands of planets they destroyed and could be among what King Kai, as well as other Kai's feared.

The Saiyan of legend.

One thing is for sure though, he's not certain that he could defeat this third threat. But maybe if he can somehow reason with them, if somehow he can talk them down and come to a peaceful resolution between them, perhaps they will understand that destroying all these innocent people isn't exactly in their best interests. Perhaps then they won't try to destroy the planet he loves. It may seem impossible, but there has to be a way. There just HAS to be. He kept repeating this to himself through his speeding flight as he soared high above the clouds, trying to calm his nerves enough to make his mind stop racing.

He doubles his speed as he flies, passing over the mountains, past the small villages and farms, until finally his thoughts start settling into calmness.

"Hmm…I don't know who this third one is, but," said Goku aloud to himself, "I really hope they're not as bad as King Kai says they are."

A/N: Next chapter will feature a wholesome sight from Goku and Kolhry. Hope you all enjoy chapter. Have a good day or night wherever you are. Cya later my little shimmerings!