Dragon Ball Z Dynasty

by Feraligreater328

When travelling along Snake Way, Son Goku suddenly finds himself plummeting down to Hell. There, he meets a surprisingly familiar ghost from his past that promises to change everything about his life going forward. How will the Saiyan react to this sudden, positive change in his life? Find out in Dragon Ball Z Dynasty.

38. Chapter 37: Determination

Dragon Ball Z: Dynasty

Written by: Feraligreater328 and StevenBodner

Chapter 37: Determination

Within Frieza's destroyed ship…

With a creak and a hefty crash, the broken sliding doors to the medical bay were broken down. Raditz, Krillin, and Gohan rushed into the former base of operations for their group to see if they could find anyone left alive. The sight they came upon was both sickening and disheartening. The very first thing their eyes fell upon was the sight of several scorched, vaguely person-shaped heaps.

Krillin was trembling. "A-All of the Namekians... no..."

Gohan and Krillin both ran forward, vainly hoping that maybe just one or two of the peaceful Four-Star Villagers had managed to survive. Raditz stood in shock, knowing that their efforts were fruitless. With each confirmed Namekian death, the pair began to despair just as Raditz was. The horrid truth was setting in... No one could have survived a direct hit from that attack.

Gohan had tears in his eyes. Krillin's face was hollow. Raditz gripped his fist, blood trickling from his broken hand, and lowered his head. "Damn that Frieza. Damn him..."

Raditz smashed his fist into the wall. "Damn it!"

The burnt-out remains of the ship rattled as ash and soot rained from the ceiling. Gohan began to cry at the loss of his mother, grandmother, and Bulma. But then a groan quickly caught all three's attention. From the far end of the room, the crumpled healing chamber began to shift.

A fair hand emerged, trembling, and Bulma pulled herself out into view. Blood was streaming out from under the scientist's hair. Bulma moaned. "My head..."

She was quickly joined by Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi looked flustered and ruffled, but she was uninjured beyond some scuffs. A single parcel was gripped tightly in her hand as she climbed out of the healing chamber. It was some of the healing supplies that they had gathered together. Chi-Chi climbed out and started to help Bulma out, but was quickly caught off guard by something tackling her from behind. Chi-Chi turned, ready to fight, but was surprised and relieved at the sight of her son.

Chi-Chi held Gohan tightly. "Gohan... my precious Gohan..."

Gohan was trembling as he buried his face into his mother's bosom. "Mommy... I thought I lost you..."

After helping Bulma stumble out of the pod, Chi-Chi fell to her knees and hugged her son tighter. As mother and son shared a tender moment, Raditz walked up to the two of them. In spite of finding Bulma and Chi-Chi alive, the Saiyan still appeared to be despairing. He and Chi-Chi locked eyes and Raditz managed to force out a small question. "My mother...?"

Chi-Chi was still for a moment. She thought back to the last thing she saw, that repulsive wave of energy overtaking Gine and the Namekians. Tears welled in Chi-Chi's eyes, and then she turned her head away from her brother-in-law. Raditz's shoulder slumped down. In that moment, a small breeze could have made him crumble into dust.

As everyone began to silently mourn, Gohan started to look around the room. Frieza had taken so much. Other than Nail and Piccolo, the tyrant had rendered the Namekian people all but extinct. Nothing meant anything to him. He took whatever he wanted... and destroyed the rest.

But as Gohan glanced around and absorbed the full scope of Frieza's carnage... he noticed something peculiar. In the center of the room, from under a large pile of rubble, an arm was sticking out. In spite of the damage, the blackened burn marks and all, Gohan could easily tell that that arm did not belong to a Namekian.

He broke away from his mother and ran to the pile. The rubble took a few moments to remove, but Gohan was relieved when he did. As he sent the final piece of metal detritus flying, Gine's face was revealed.

Gohan smiled wide in relief. "Grandma!"

It took no time for the others to come running over. As they did, Gine's eyes cracked open and she was instantly flooded with intense pain. The Saiyan mother sat up, screaming, and gripped her arm tight. She was seething with pain as she glanced over to her crisp, blackened, barely twitching arm. Everyone gathered around her, happy tears in their eyes.

Gine could tell they were saying something, but she wasn't paying enough attention to hear it. She glanced over the corpse of a Namekian farmer and briefly flashed back. Right before the full blast overtook them, that farmer threw a single blast at the ceiling that caused it to collapse onto top of Gine. A guilty frown developed on Gine's face. She closed her eyes and silently thanked the Namekian for saving her.

And then, Gine opened her eyes and struggled to her feet. She looked down at everyone: Gohan, Krillin, Raditz, Bulma, and Chi-Chi, and then she turned and began to walk towards the door. Raditz called to her. "Mother! You shouldn't be on your feet yet! You'll-"

Gine interrupted. "We don't have time to sit around, Raditz!"

Raditz flinched. Gine turned and glared at her comrades with fire in her eyes. "I'm not dead yet. And I won't let everyone else's sacrifices go to waste. We need to hurry up, take whatever medical supplies survived that attack, and go treat Bardock and Vegeta! And we need to do it now!"

Gine started to limp towards the door again. Everyone was stunned by just how gung-ho she was. Gine's arm was all but falling off, but she didn't seem to care. She turned to her allies again and shouted, putting much more force than ever before into her voice. "I SAID NOW!"

Everyone flinched in fear, but then they complied. Chi-Chi grabbed her bag and then five of them followed Gine's lead.

On the battlefield…

Goku and Frieza continued their epic clash across the Namekian landscape. The Saiyan and the tyrant brawled hard, back and forth and up and down, clashing and sending sonic booms shooting out across the Namekian planes.

Annoyed at Goku's persistence, Frieza raised his power even higher. Now getting much higher than he was used to, Frieza had to focus longer and harder to summon even more of his power. It was annoying to him, both the wait and the need for such power at all, but the emperor wanted to stomp this nuisance out in short order, so he released 40% of his maximum power (48,000,000).

Goku was on the outs. Frieza's new strength was overwhelming him, but his tank wasn't empty yet. Frieza fired off a blast at Goku and Goku shouted. "KAIOKEN x10!"

Goku's power rose up (45,000,000) and allowed him to combat Frieza's attacks. Goku fired a blast of his own at Frieza's blast and the explosion rocked both of them away. The emperor went backflipping through the air and Goku landed feet first on the ground, skidding backwards and coming to a halt. The Saiyan looked up and was met by a sharp headbutt right to the face.

As Goku clenched his face and groaned in pain, Frieza smirked and turned to strike the Saiyan with his tail. But to Frieza's surprise, Goku managed to catch it. The Saiyan spun around on his heel and launched Frieza into the distance. Goku took a minute to breathe as Frieza recovered and began to feel out the situation. Goku chuckled. "Heh... this ain't good..."

Frieza did not take long to recover. He caught himself mid-flight and sped back towards Goku as fast as he could. Goku leapt into the air to avoid a devastating stomp, watching as the ground crumbled beneath Frieza's foot. And then, the Saiyan from Earth turned tail and began to speed away.

But his attempt to create some distance was utterly fruitless. Frieza was able to use his speed to catch up, where he and Goku started brawling as they flew. Goku was hitting as hard as he could, and it was easy to tell that Frieza was feeling it. However, Frieza was also hitting as hard as he could and it was easy to tell that Goku was taking the blows much harder thanks to the high-level Kaioken adding to the strain onto his body.

The two of them continued to fly, going from island to sea to island to sea. Once they reached land again, Frieza snarled and raised his hand above his head. Goku gasped, seeing the attack at the end of Frieza's finger. Frieza roared and stroked his arm downward, unleashing his powerful Fissure Strike.

Goku just barely managed to dodge and was shocked to watch as the energy sliced into the ground, splitting the island in half and causing magma to erupt from the depths of Planet Namek. Goku cried out. "Holy cow! He split the entire island!"

Frieza smirked and then shot towards Goku again. As magma exploded right next to the two of them, Frieza slammed the bottom of his foot into Goku's chest and sent him cascading to the ground below. Goku hit the ground with an intense thud and gurgled in pain. Frieza landed next to him and fired a Death Beam.

The Saiyan jerked his head to the side, barely avoiding the attack, and then pushed himself from the ground. He threw a punch right at Frieza's face, but the emperor caught it. Shoving hard and forcing Goku to stumble back, Frieza then unfurled even more of his wicked power. The emperor roared and a full 50% of his true strength (60,000,000) came rushing forth!

Frieza leapt forward with a vicious grin and kneed Goku in the jaw. Goku felt a very disorientating crack and went flying backwards. He fell onto his back and rolled. Frieza landed on the ground, looking smug and satisfied, watching on with murder in his eyes as the Saiyan recovered.

Once Goku managed to get to his feet again, Frieza chuckled. And then he whipped his arm towards the Saiyan and fired a Death Beam right through his shoulder. Goku cried out in agony and gripped his new wound, instantly feeling a warm waterfall oozing from under his hand. Frieza savored Goku's pain and rushed for the kill, but Goku was able to think fast and fire a massive energy blast to force a distance between himself and the tyrant.

The smoke cleared and Frieza stood, unharmed. Flaming magma and soot rose behind the emperor and, for a brief moment, Goku genuinely thought he was staring at the devil himself. Still Goku remained defiant, a fierce glare on his face. Frieza just stood there, quite confident. "Take your time, monkey. I can wait~"

Goku was breathing heavily as he considered his options. The first thing to cross his mind: Kaioken x100. That Ginyu guy had pulled it out while he was in Goku's body and his power shot up super high. Goku thought hard about it... but then he shook his head. In his mind, Goku pictured the intense power boost. Surely by now, Goku's body adjusted enough to such intensity that he could maintain it long enough for a single, solid attack. And it would surely be enough to end Frieza right there. But... then Goku pictured his predicament if he missed. Frieza was fast. If Goku was going to risk ruining his body that way... he would need to do it at a point where Frieza was unable to evade.

Goku needed some help to think. So, he closed his eyes and mentally called out to someone who would give him decent advice. 'Hey! King Kai!'

King Kai quickly answered. 'Yes, Goku? What is it?'

Goku was jovial, if anything. 'You're watching this, right?'

King Kai nodded. 'I am. Quite a hard situation you've managed to fight your way into. Honestly, I'm impressed you've held your own this long against this much of Frieza's true power. Uhm... would a joke maybe help to ease some stress?'

Goku shrugged. "L-Lay it on me, I guess."

Frieza watched as Goku just stood there, his eyes squeezed shut. The emperor was slowly coming around to the idea that his foe might've just passed out, but then Goku gave off a light-hearted chuckle. "Oh dear... the poor fellow seems to have gone insane. Pitiable. Almost..."

King Kai spoke to Goku, mentally. 'All jokes aside though, you're stuck, Goku. You're using the maximum Kaioken that is possible at your level... without risk of permanent injury. Going any higher would be a foolhardy thing to do. Remember what Ginyu's foolish mistake did. You might irreparably cripple yourself if you push any harder…'

Goku nodded. 'Yeah, King Kai... you're probably right…'

And then, Goku's eyes snapped open and he glared right at Frieza. "KAIOKEN x14!"

Goku's power surged, his energy going from merely tinted red to flat-out bloody red. The Saiyan from Earth roared as his power soared to a new height he had never even considered before (63,000,000)! Goku shouted. "I can't afford to let this fight go on anymore! All of my family and friends are counting on me to win this one! So, you're going down, Frieza!"

On King Kai's planet…

Tien and Yamcha dusted themselves off as they stood above the defeated spirits of the recently-deceased Ginyu Force. Jeice, Burter, and Recoome all laid motionless on the ground, beaten senseless by the newfound power of King Kai's current pupils. Chiaotzu smiled, sitting on Guldo's back. "I can't believe it! I managed a Kaioken! It was only basic level... but-"

Yamcha interrupted. "No buts, man! You did great! We all did! These guys were whooping Vegeta at one point!"

Tien seemed distracted, not joining Yamcha and Chiaotzu in celebration. As his two allies picked up their training dummies and tossed them off the side of the planet like King Kai had requested, Tien glanced over to the sage deity. King Kai seemed in awe, but not at their feats. He had set up for the Ginyu Force to be sent to his planet after talking with King Yemma. He knew his newest disciples were ready for the challenge. No, what truly shocked him was what one of his former disciples was doing.

Tien chafed just a bit. "Looks like I still haven't caught up yet... eh, Goku?"

King Kai stood silent and stunned at what he was watching. In spite of the danger, in spite of the risks, Goku pressed on. And while King Kai was definitely going to scold him over the recklessness he was displaying in doing all of this, he also couldn't help but respect his pupil just a little. Goku was a fool to fight Frieza. He was a fool to push the envelope this hard. But that foolish behavior was at least quite admirable to witness. His focus and strength of will was actually holding himself together somehow.

King Kai shuddered in pure amazement as Goku pushed a half-powered Frieza back. Maybe, just maybe, Goku would be able to pull this one out of the bag!

Meanwhile, on the sidelines…

A pair of eyes snapped open and glanced up at the familiar green skies above. Those green skies were comforting. They never seemed to end no matter how much he stared up at them. However, he looked over to his side and came upon proof that nothing truly lasts forever. His eyes fell upon the revolting sight of Dende's motionless corpse lying there. He could barely register any outward feeling to this sight. Everything that he had been forced to take in since this farce had begun... it had all just rendered him totally numb. He reached over and touched the once warm hand and felt only cold deadness. And he shuddered at just how cold it made him feel.

Nail sat up, choosing to pull his eyes away from his dead, younger kin, and scanned his surroundings. Off to the side, Bardock and Vegeta both laid on the ground. Vegeta was pale, a puddle of his own blood having already dried beneath him. Bardock was unmoving, the only sign he was alive being the shallow breaths his unconscious form took in.

The Namekian continued to scan around and he eventually saw a new sight. It was a Namekian that he assuredly did not recognize. This new Namekian was standing there, watching as some form of conflict tore asunder what was left of their race's hard work. Years upon years of recovering from the great cataclysm: all gone.

Nail stood and walked over to stand next to this new Namekian, joining him in watching the fight below. From their high perch, the two of them observed one of the other Saiyans from before, Goku or some such name, fighting with all his might against that Frieza monster. Nail turned to Piccolo and spoke briefly. "We are the last line of defense for Namek... and we are unable to do any more than stand by and watch. Infuriating, is it not?"

Piccolo grunted, barely acknowledging Nail's existence. Nail shook his head. "And you are much, much stronger than I, yet you too are left to stand aside. Left in the same position as I am. Forced to watch as our home is ruined by the cruelty of that creature..."

Unfortunately, Piccolo did not share Nail's intense love of the Planet Namek. Frankly, comforting as being on this planet and meeting another like him felt, the loss of this planet and its people was the least of his concerns. But he did agree with Nail's sentiment that being forced to the sidelines was utterly frustrating. Piccolo tried once more to summon forth his power, but he hit that similar roadblock. Piccolo snarled in frustration at the foolishness of it all.

However, before tempers could fully erupt, the others returned. Krillin, Raditz, Gohan, Gine, Chi-Chi, and Bulma all came flying up to the top of the rocky spire and hit the ground running.

Krillin was the only one to stop and notice that Nail was back on his feet. "Nail! Good to see you up, man!"

Nail managed a small smile, but then he noticed the brutal display behind Krillin. The ship that they had been using as a base was nothing more than a scorched heap. Nail's face went tight. "That ship... the... the villagers from Elder Tsuno's village..."

Krillin's smile faded, his face suddenly looking quite heavy. The monk opened his mouth to speak, but then he shook his head and let his gaze hit the floor. Nail's world began to spiral as he stared off at that burnt ship. Slowly, it fell on him what this all meant. It meant that as of now, this strange new Namekian and Nail himself were the only remaining members of their race left alive.

Meanwhile, as Nail stood there looking as if a feather could knock him over, Gine was already hard at work. She reached over and took the remaining bag of medical supplies from Chi-Chi, ripping it open and getting to work on her first patient: Bardock.

Gine tried to lift her damaged arm, but the crisp crackling of her own skin instantly told her that that was a bad idea. Instead, her attention snapped over to Bulma and Chi-Chi. "Hey! I need you two to get it together! We don't have much time left!"

She motioned with her head. "Bulma! Start checking on Vegeta! Chi-Chi! Help me with Bardock!"

Both women complied and got to work. Bulma grabbed a bag of blood and looked at it. "W-Wait a minute... how do we know this is the right type of blood?"

Gine didn't look up, instead grabbing a bag of her own and pulling the cap off with her teeth. "Frieza Force plasma bags don't have a type. They're reactive. Plug it into the person who needs it and the blood is formulated to instantly match types."

Bulma gasped. "That's... that's so amazing! We could use this kinda thing on Earth. Capsule Corp could market it and-"

Gine snapped her fingers. "Bulma! Focus!"

Bulma flinched. "R-Right!"

Gine stuck the plasma bag into Bardock's arm and allowed it to flood in. "Chi-Chi! We need to get Bardock on his feet. Grab that syringe!"

Chi-Chi nodded. She reached into the bag and grabbed a rather large, yellow booster syringe. "Wh-What is this?"

Gine spoke bluntly. "Adrenaline needle. Take the cap off and jam it into Bardock's heart."

Chi-Chi, Gohan, and Krillin's eyes widened and they all screamed in unison. "HIS HEART?!"

Raditz shuddered. "M-Mother... are you sure-"

Gine shook her head, clearly quite impatient with all of this. "Bulma! Get over here and do it!"

Bulma immediately ran over, pulling the syringe from Chi-Chi's hand. "And... you're sure you want me to do this, Gine? It's going to hurt-"

Gine snapped back. "I'd rather him be awake and in pain than lying there dead. Do it!"

Bulma nodded. "Right."

The scientist took a deep breath. She raised the syringe above her head and then she plunged it into Bardock's chest, through the bone and right into his heart. She pressed the button and waited a moment... and then Bardock woke up screaming in rabid pain. "AAAAAAGHHHHHHH!"

The older Saiyan slammed his fist onto the ground over and over and over. "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!"

He reached over and grabbed Bulma by the collar of her vest. "What the hell is wrong with you?! Agggghhh!"

Gine was quick to act. She reached over and forced Bardock to let Bulma go. And then, after pulling the syringe from Bardock's chest, she pulled her husband into a tight hug with her remaining, good arm.

Bardock's voice was shaky, but he still regarded her. "G-Gine..."

For just a moment, Gine's focused façade cracked. She began to shake in Bardock's arms. "I... I... I was... so... I was so..."

A small sob escaped Gine's throat. "I thought that... I don't want us to die apart from each other. N-Not again..."

Gine glanced up at Bardock. "Please. I... when Frieza killed us last time, I..."

She closed her eyes and gripped Bardock's hand with her good hand. "I just want to be able to grip your hand tight. When our time truly comes and things really are at an end... I just want to be able to hold your hand."

Bardock brushed Gine's hair out of her face. He sighed. "I'm sorry that I worried you so badly..."

And then, his gaze fell onto Gine's blackened, charred arm. "H-Holy shit! Hey, get over here and patch this up! What the hell are you standing around for?!"

Bulma seemed to ignore this, instead grabbing the last plasma bag and walking off to the side. Chi-Chi, however, nodded in agreement. She grabbed a bottle of disinfectant and rushed over, but Gine quickly refused. "No! Not yet! We can't afford to waste medical supplies! We still have Vegeta to patch up!"

Chi-Chi tried to argue. "But Gine! If we don't do something about your arm, you might lose it!"

Gohan agreed. "Mom is right, Grandma! We have to-"

Gine cut Gohan off. "I appreciate that you care, I really do. But losing this arm won't kill me! Vegeta is dying as we speak! We need to-"

"GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!"

Everyone's attention shifted over to where Vegeta was still lying. Bulma and Krillin were both over there, trying their damnedest to get the prince to hold still long enough to receive treatment. However, Vegeta was as belligerent as always.

Raditz commented. "He's probably loopy from blood loss..."

Vegeta shouted. "I refuse! I won't have my life saved by trash like you! Get the hell off of me at once!"

Bulma and Krillin both looked annoyed. In spite of everything, Vegeta was still Vegeta. And it was quickly dawning on the both of them that they still weren't all that fond of the Prince of all Saiyans. As Vegeta continued to struggle, Gine stood up. She held her bum arm and walked up to Vegeta... and the two of them glared at each other. Vegeta's was full of confusion and hate, but Gine's was mostly full of sympathy.

They shared a silent staredown, and then Gine spoke in a gentle, motherly voice. "Vegeta... I understand how you feel. I think I understand how it all works up there in your head..."

Gine knelt down and took the plasma bag from Bulma. She stared into Vegeta's eyes, holding the prince's attention long enough that she was able to inject the bag into his arm. "... but we aren't just going to sit back and let you die, okay? So, you can continue to despise us, but first let us at least treat you."

Vegeta grinded his teeth together. But as he and Gine continued to glare at each other, the prince eventually relented. Gine nodded. "Bulma, I gave him the blood. Bandage up that wound, okay?"

Bulma nodded, still looking furious. "Y-yes, ma'am."

She reached down and lifted Vegeta's armor. As Bulma, with the help of Krillin, started to dress Vegeta's wound, Gine turned and walked over to her daughter-in-law. "Okay... you can bandage my arm up now, if you want to, Chi-Chi..."

Chi-Chi and Gohan immediately got to doing that, swarming Gine and attempting to save her damaged limb. As they did this, Bardock shakily got to his feet. The older Saiyan hobbled over to the ledge and joined Piccolo, Nail, and Raditz in watching Goku fight with Frieza below.

On the battlefield…

Goku and Frieza's war continued. However, efforts were not much better for Goku than before. The Saiyan from Earth was putting his all into every attack, but two factors were quickly working against him. First, his own fatigue was rapidly building. The Kaioken x14 was not a technique he could properly utilize yet and his body was feeling the burn. Goku's muscles screamed with every movement, furious with their foolish master for using this technique on such a high level with them in the first place.

However, more importantly, Frieza's power was still on the rise. The emperor would not let this ape take the lead on him. It pained Frieza to give this much meter to his hated foe, but he unleashed a full 55% of his maximum power (66,000,0000)! The mockery that Frieza displayed normally was put on the backburner. He was inwardly stunned by how much power this Saiyan was producing. He hated it. He wouldn't have this. This Saiyan would not draw out his maximum power!

Frieza snarled. "I will ensure that your entire race disappears this time around!"

He reared his fist back and tossed a punch at Goku. Goku met it with a punch that sent Frieza recoiling ever-so-slightly backwards. Goku was breathing heavily. "D-Damn... fading fast... gotta end this now..."

Frieza came shooting forward again. He and Goku exchanged blows, punches and kicks flying forth like they were free. But Goku managed to squeak just ahead and seize the advantage. He slammed his knee into Frieza's gut and then grabbed the emperor by the head, flinging him sky-high.

Goku then took it to the next level. "Kaioken x20!"

With his new level of power (90,000,000) Goku immediately pulled his hands to his sides and began to charge his attack. "KA...ME... HA...ME...!"

Frieza sneered as he stopped mid-air. He thrust his hand forward and fired his own attack. "DEATH CANNON!"

Goku fired back. "...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The two blasts collided and Frieza was stunned. Quickly, the emperor found himself struggling to maintain his ground as the Saiyan's blast was slowly overtaking his own. He panicked, knowing that taking both of those blasts at the same time would not spell good tidings for him. Frieza didn't want to, but his body panicked.

Against the emperor's will, 75% of his power (90,000,000) came rushing forth. Frieza pumped some of this power into his own attack and both beams exploded.

The force of the explosion sent Goku flying back. The Saiyan from Earth went tumbling and crashed into the ground hard. And then, in that instant, his Kaioken x14 slipped away. Goku was lying on the ground, exhausted and powerless.

Up in the air, Frieza collected himself. The emperor stared daggers at Goku on the ground, and then his attention shifted over to his own hand. Frieza's entire hand and forearm was burnt. The palm of his hand, in particular, being covered in intense burns and small gashes.

The searing pain in his hand from just moving a single finger of it was overshadowed by how utterly furious Frieza was. In one instant, that Saiyan monkey had managed to both scare Frieza into unleashing the large majority of his power and still damaged the emperor to boot. Frieza clenched his fist tight, blood flowing from his hand and dripping onto the ground below, and then he began to descend towards his hated foe to bring this matter to an end.

As Goku managed to push himself up onto his hands and knees, he stared up at Frieza, watching the emperor descend. And then realized that he only had one option left.

On the sidelines…

Everyone started to panic again as they observed the situation at hand. Goku had fallen, his power faded and his stamina gone. With the strongest among them having bottomed out on power, and Frieza still having a lot left in his proverbial tank, what could they possibly do now?

Bardock quickly looked around. He looked back and saw Bulma, Chi-Chi, Krillin, and Gohan all panicking. He looked over to Nail and Piccolo. Piccolo was still fruitlessly trying to summon more power and Nail was standing there, morose and despondent. Gine was severely injured. Raditz was injured and still quite weak in comparison to Frieza. Not that Bardock could talk. He gripped his head tight and began to mumble to himself. 'Gotta think of something. Gotta think of something. Something. Something. Anything…'

The older Saiyan gripped his fists. 'We've come too far for things to just end like this…'

As everyone panicked and the first signs of bickering began to flare up, however, Nail suddenly spoke up. "This feeling..."

All attention turned to the Namekian warrior. Nail's eyes were closed, the expression on his face one of complete calm. "This feeling is so... peaceful..."

Nail's antennae curved upward. "... so warm..."

Everyone fell silent as they tried to decipher just what the hell Nail was talking about. Everyone except for Gine and Vegeta. The Saiyan mother and the prince both lay on the ground, both of them recognizing the feeling that Nail was speaking of. Gine glanced up into the green sky of Namek and saw, to her surprise, small glimmers of energy falling from the atmosphere. This energy seemed to bathe all of Namek in that warm, peaceful feeling.

Vegeta watched as well, clenching his fist. "I would recognize this feeling anywhere... I still recall it slamming right into my face..."

On the battlefield…

Frieza was visibly furious as he touched down on the ground. He glared over towards Goku and seethed at what he saw: that Saiyan was just standing there, his hands raised high above his head. Frieza was practically foaming at the mouth. "Do you dare to presume that mercy is an option at this point?! No, no, monkey. You have no option to surrender anymore!"

Goku didn't respond. He focused on his plan instead. His arms quivered as he held them above his head, but he had to hold them firm. This was their last chance to defeat Frieza. The last and most powerful tool in his arsenal.

Annoyed, Frieza jabbed his finger towards Goku. The wind pressure from the finger jab shot forward and slammed into Goku's chest. Goku buckled, but he did not fall. He couldn't let himself fall. And this only made Frieza's mood that much worse.

Goku was shaking, but he stood firm. Mentally, the Saiyan from Earth called out not just to Planet Namek, but to every planet in the Namekian solar system. Goku whispered so as to not let Frieza notice, but poured his heart out for what he needed. "All of the plants... All their animals... the seas... the skies... and even the stars..."

Goku sounded desperate. "Please... I need you to lend me your energy! I need your power! Otherwise... Frieza will destroy everything!"

The Saiyan looked up and he flinched at the sight of Frieza right there. The emperor's nose was barely an inch away from Goku's. The Saiyan and the emperor stared at one another for the longest second of Goku's life... and then Frieza slapped him in the face!

The all-out assault broke out then and there. Frieza pummeled Goku, ragdolling the Saiyan with all of his strength, but making sure not to actually kill Goku. He would see this miserable monkey begging for mercy at his feet even if it took the rest of both of their lives!

Frieza's beating was merciless. And the emperor was so blinded by his own rage... that he failed to notice the ever-growing Spirit Bomb that pulsated right above him!