Dragon Ball Z: the Next Generation

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Who would've expected that just a few changes could have such a major impact. Read as Gohan and Kai journey through life and across the universe in this exciting retelling of DBZ, with changes and surprises around every corner. Yamcha x Bulma, Raditz x Android 18, Gohan x Erasa later on. Other pairings undecided at the moment.

17. Goku's Return, A Message From The Future

(From now on I'll be answering reviews at the beginning of chapters to make things more efficient)

xSonallyGirl129x: Thank you for the feedback. Shin and Kibito appearing early on is something that I recycled from the original Rise of a New Generation fic, and it was inspired by Shin's role in the iconic DBZ fic Break Through the Limit. I wanted to make Shin, well less of an overall disappointment as a Supreme Kai. I had actually decided to make Gohan go Super Saiyan before Goku returned to Earth after reading the DBZ fic Son Gohan the Warrior, which had him go Super Saiyan on Namek after Goku did and then have him master it while Goku was out in space for a year, so I decided to do something somewhat original and have him learn it while Goku was gone, but in a way that was rather poetic. Goku awakened some of his true power when fighting against King Piccolo, an evil Namekian, so I thought it was poetic for Gohan to do the same in a similar fashion. I'm glad to hear that you like the DBZ Abridged references. I'm a huge fan of TFS, and I have no intention of stopping with the references anytime soon, especially since season 3 is the best one so far. I can't do anything about Yamcha and Bulma's child from the future because I feel like that would be copying what you did in your story Rewrite the Stars, and the child needs to have Saiyan blood for this to work. Oh and for the record, I don't intend to introduce Erasa into the story until after Act II (Cell Saga) ends, and maybe in one of the chapters in between Act II and Act III (Majin Buu Saga), in which I'll be covering a few more movie adaptations. I'll be including at least two of those, the two confirmed for now being Bojack Unbound and Fusion Reborn (minus the fusion for obvious reasons).

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Following the war on Planet Namek and the climactic battle between Goku and Frieza, the planet itself had been reduced to nothing more than intergalactic rubble.

Contrary to what everyone in the universe believed, Frieza was still alive after the explosion, albeit just barely, with both of his legs, his left arm and half of is head missing, floating through space in a near comatose state, dreaming of his defeat by Goku's hands "I, Frieza… completely humiliated… by that… Saiyan ape…"

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At the same time, King Cold, the father of Cooler and Frieza and the true ruler of the universe, had arrived on the scene of where Planet Namek once stood "Report."

One of the soldiers immediately rushed to his side "Your majesty, it would seem that Planet Namek has been completely destroyed. No one could've survived, not even your-" he was silenced by a harsh glare.

King Cold stood from his throne and made his way over to the main window of the ship "To think that my own son Frieza could've met his demise. My clan is feared throughout the universe, what fool would dare to challenge our supremacy? Well regardless of whoever or whatever this fool actually believes himself to be, I shall award him the honor of dying by the hand of King Cold himself!" his sheer intensity of his anger was enough to shatter the main window, dragging a good number of his soldiers out into the cold depths of space.

"Your majesty look!" one of the surviving soldiers displayed an image of Frieza floating unconscious not far away "It's a faint signal but we have been able to lock onto Lord Frieza's position!"

"Excellent, now bring him aboard before I sent the lot of you cretins to join him! Do I make myself clear?"

"Sir yes sir!"

"Now get to it!"

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What followed next was several hours of the best scientists of the Frieza Force attempting to reconstruct Frieza's body with cybernetic enhancements, thereby making him even more powerful than he was before.

When Frieza finally opened his eyes, the first thing he did was glance up at King Cold and make a simple demand "Father, we're going to Earth right now. The Super Saiyan shall pay for what he did, and he will pay with his life!"

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All was come on Earth, and the sun was shining over Mount Paozu.

Gohan was doing homework in his room, slowly but steadily filling out each answer and putting it in the correct spot, and eventually he stopped and let out a sigh 'It's been a full year and a half since everything that happened on Planet Namek, since Dad defeated Frieza… since the last time any of us have actually seen dad. A lot has happened since then, like Krillin and Chiaotzu being brought back to life, that evil Namekian Slug invading Earth, and since I became a Super Saiyan just like Dad. Still though, more than a year and Dad still hasn't come back to Earth, so I can't help but wonder… Where are you right now Dad? What are you doing out there? When do you actually plan to come home?'

That was when Chichi poked her head into the room "Hey there honey, how's the homework coming along?"

"I actually just finished."

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Bulma leaned back in a chair and let out a sigh "I'm not gonna lie you guys, I'm really liking this whole piece thing."

Yamcha nodded "Yeah I know what you mean, but to be honest I can't really help but wonder exactly where Raditz and Nail took off to."

"Well knowing what Saiyans can be like I'm guessing they're gonna be off training or chasing after Goku but at least they're not here, no offense to them but considering what Piccolo and the other Saiyans can be like they kind of scare the ever loving crap out of me."

"Oh come on babe, underneath all of the warrior vibe they're just a bunch of softies."

"Who stole my spaceship!"

"Hey the guy spent all those years working for Frieza, I say if he wants to have a little bit of freedom then let him."

"Well either way the ship didn't have a ton of fuel and it's programmed with an automatic return feature, so I doubt it's gonna be that much longer before they get back."

"I just wish that we could say the same for Goku." and that made the mood considerably more somber.

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The sun was setting over Kame House.

Kai stood on the beach with his hands cupped at his side, his Kaioken aura quickly flaring into life "Alright, here goes. Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HA!" he fired a quick Kamehameha into the ocean, the resulting backlash drenching the entire island with a massive wave "Well that could've gone better, but ever since the whole thing with Slug and with Gohan going Super Saiyan my progress has been slow going."

"Don't get so frustrated so easily." Piccolo dropped down in front of him "You want to be the best, that's a fine goal, but don't be so impatient to do it."

"Says the guy who blows mountains up and broods up in the polar ice caps." Kai just laid down on the sand and gazed up at the setting sun "I bet Goku is up there right now getting stronger by the second, which means that I can't afford to get behind him. Saiyan limitations or lack thereof be damned, as far as I'm concerned there's no such thing as limitations. Which means that I'm gonna keep pushing myself until I'm stronger than Goku or Gohan. No seriously, there's only one thing that I hate more than someone being stronger than me and that's the color pink in any way, shape or form."

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The next day came.

A loud crash sounded through the grounds of Capsule Corp as Raditz and Nail finally touched down back on Earth "We're back bitches!"

"I thought we agreed you wouldn't say that." Nail pointed out.

"You agreed, I uppercutted you in the jaw."

That was when Krillin ran up to them "You guys have a lot of nerve coming back here and pulling a stunt like that!"

"Oh cool a valet, word of warning I don't tip."

"Don't you even remember who I am? We met when you and Beets showed up 2 ½ years ago and I even helped Goku fight Vegeta!"

"Actually Yamcha and the triclops helped Kakarot, everyone else fought Nappa. Well except for that one little bald idiot who got killed by the Saiba-" Raditz paused, then looked at Krillin, and then burst out laughing.

"Oh yeah? I dare you to come over here and laugh at me!"

Raditz jumped down in front of Krillin "Ha. Ha. Ha." and a puddle of green liquid formed on the ground.

"Yeah see now we can laugh together." this was followed by Yamcha and Bulma showing up on the scene.

"I can't sense Kakarot's energy anywhere around here."

"Wait a second, are you telling us that you and Nail didn't find Goku anywhere out in space in all that time?" asked Bulma.

"If we did then the short one without the nose wouldn't be pissing himself in front of me right now."

"...Oh yeah fair enough. Speaking of which we have enough to deal with right now without having to clean up a pool of Krillin's urine, you Raditz are due for a shower. No seriously you smell like wet dog, now follow Yamcha and he'll take you to one of the showers on the second floor. Kai is in another one on the third floor and I kind of promised I'd bring him some extra clothes." and so Bulma walked off in one direction, with Yamcha walking off in another direction and Raditz following him.

Krillin just watched both of them in stunned silence 'Yeah you better run.'

"You on the other hand might need an extra set of clothes yourself." Nail pointed out rather awkwardly.

"...This conversation never happened."

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Bulma laid out a new set of clothes for Kai while he was in the shower "Hey listen up squirt I'm setting out some new clothes for you and I'm gonna wash your gi."

"Fine but be careful, that thing is dry clean only." Kai pointed out from where he was in the shower.

"Yeah whatever lets you sleep at night." and she walked out.

"No seriously it loses its durability!" he received no reply "Hello?"

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While ignoring Kai altogether, Bulma made her way into another bathroom, threw the ruined set of armor into the laundry, and laid out a brown t shirt and a pair of jeans "Hey Raditz I laid some stuff out for you."

"Yeah great, thanks." Raditz just stared up at the ceiling without really paying attention, the water trickling down his face 'Why are you still hiding among the stars Kakarot, why not return home in triumph after conquering Frieza? I want to see your newfound Super Saiyan power first hand."

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Yamcha leaned back in his chair "So Raditz and Nail are living here now? That's… neat I guess."

"A Namekian warrior is sitting across from us and Goku's brother from the deepest depths of space is taking a shower in the other room." Krillin pointed out dryly "I don't think neat is the first thing that comes to mind."

"Well it's what I'm thinking of."

That was when Bulma came out onto the patio "Okay so I just got a look at Raditz's ass, and despite the fact that it's really not that bad he's got this weird hole in it."

"To be fair madam I'm fairly sure both genders have those holes." Nail pointed out "I'm sure it's nothing to be concerned about."

"No you idiot, I mean a hole above that one."

"...Does that mean he's a female?"

"I have no idea."

"Earth woman!" Raditz called from down the hall "Where's the cleansing powder?"

"We don't have that here, we have soap!"

"What the hell is soap?"

"It's that yellow block there made of animal fat!"

"That sounds awesome!" and cue the chomping noise "Oh god that was a mistake, this tastes nothing like what you just said!"

"Okay I have to admit, this is pretty neat."

"Is that the beta male?" Kai barked from another shower.

"No Krillin and Yamcha just got here."

"No I meant Sonic the Hedgehog and the more badass Piccolo look alike!"

"Oh yeah they got here about a half hour ago."

"Well better them than some gigantic bubble gum monster, I swear there's only one thing I hate in the world and it's the color pink!" this was followed by several sopping wet footsteps, and then a blood curdling scream.

"Okay I have to admit maybe having him living here won't be so bad after all."

That was when Kai came back out of the bathroom, wearing a pink shirt and a yellow pair of sweatpants, clearly enraged to the point where it was dangerous to provoke him "Say one goddamn word and you all die." he was met with lots of laughter and promptly flared his aura up to Kaioken 20x "WHAT THE F*CK DID I JUST SAY?!" this promptly shut them up, aside from a few stifled chuckles.

Nail on the other hand eyed Kai for a moment with curiosity "That technique that you used in a comical sense, what was it exactly?"

"Well it's called the Kaioken." explained Yamcha "Me and Goku learned it during our training with King Kai, by controlling every ounce of energy in your body you can amplify it for a short burst and when you do it right your power, speed, destructive force and defensive force all get multiplied several times over."

"I see, that's quite interesting. Any drawbacks that we should be aware of?"

"Well if you don't do it right then you could really mess yourself up, if you lose control of the technique at any point you could cause yourself some serious damage."

"I see, that actually is quite similar to another technique that the Grand Elder taught me several years ago. It's called the Namek-Ken, the principles are quite similar to the Kaioken only instead of energy control it's derived from willpower. Using sheer force of will to amplify your various attributes, you can increase every attribute several times over. I never used it before because it can be quite dangerous if used incorrectly."

"But do you know how to use it?" by now Kai had calmed down considerably and was actually curious about the technique.

"I haven't mastered it but I do know it well enough to teach it to someone else. That is to say that I know how to teach it to you, if you want me to."

"YES! I mean, let's do this Big Green."

"On the condition that you never call me that." Nail stood and downed a glass of water and bolted to his feet "Now come, let's get started."

"...Once I have my gi back, there is no way in hell I'm fighting in this thing.

"Of course."

"And in the meantime." Kai whipped out a deck of cards "Alright then sprouts and whatever the hell Big Green is packing under there, lay them on the table."

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Gohan was in the middle of throwing punches and kicks in his room, when he suddenly froze in the middle of a kick due to what he was sensing 'This power… no, it can't be…'

"I take it you felt that too?" Raditz made himself known from where he was standing directly outside Gohan's window "That intense wave of energy I mean."

"I could never forget that energy, but I thought that my dad dealt with him."

"And yet here we are, he's headed for this planet as we speak."

"Which means that we don't have any time to waste. I'm gonna suit up and head out, you gather the others and meet me there."

"Right." and so Raditz blasted off.

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Tien froze in place from where he and Chiaotzu were training in the mountains "No way, it couldn't be… Chiaotzu are you feeling that? There are two enormous power levels approaching the planet, and the second one is larger still."

"Yeah see the thing is Tien, the last time we had to deal with something like this, I ended up blowing myself up." Chiaotzu pointed out.

"Yeah I was actually gonna ask you to hold off on that this time."

"I don't know, I do kind of want that sundae."

"Chiaotzu!"

"Alright alright I'll wait."

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Upa glanced up from where he was meditating "There are two massive power levels approaching the planet, and the second one is larger still." he glanced over at Bora "Father I-"

"Go, do what needs to be done." Bora gave him a short nod.

Upa returned the gesture and blasted off into the skies.

'Good luck my son.'

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"SON OF A BITCH!" Kai blasted a nearby wall in frustration.

"What's the matter?" asked Nail "Are you still angered by the shirt that you have to wear right now?"

"No I- well yes actually I'm absolutely livid, but that's not the point! Use your senses for a second you idiots! Goku just had to play the mercy card didn't he? Now Frieza's still alive and he's coming for payback!"

"Why do you say that like we can't beat him?" asked Yamcha "I mean you know about Gohan's little power up a few months ago."

"Of course I do, what pisses me off is the fact that I can't kill him!"

"Welcome to our world."

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Frieza glanced through the main window of their ship down at the Earth below "Behold father, there is the Earth dead ahead. But alas we've gone to the bother of visiting my assailant in his own home and he's nowhere to be found, how rude of him wouldn't you agree?"

King Cold just rolled his eyes "Such a measly little planet, I still say that we should just destroy it and get this over with."

"No father, I demand satisfaction from him for what he did. I have yet to treat this so called Super Saiyan to the nightmare that is my ultimate form."

"Well call him whatever it is that you like, the fact remains that he won't survive what we have planned for him."

Frieza glanced down at the radar and noticed two ships approaching the Earth "Speeding our way to Earth are we Super Saiyan? Well I do hope for you to hurry up and face the cold hard reality of the situation, and that is that I'm still the most powerful being in the universe!" he received a look from King Cold.

"Ahem."

"What?"

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Chichi made her way into Gohan's bedroom, only to be just in time to see him blast off into the sky in his own orange gi "Oh you've gotta be kidding me, again with this?! Son Gohan you fly into this room right now, your new tutor is gonna be here any minute! What are they going to think if they see you airborn?!"

Gohan just ignored her and continued to blast across the planet "Come on dad if there was ever a time for you to show up before the fight starts then this is it!" he glanced back "I can sense Kai's Ki coming up fast behind me."

Sure enough, Kai came up alongside him using the Kaioken, still wearing the pink shirt and looking pissed as all hell "Say one word about this and I will do to you what Limp Bizkit did to music in the late 90's."

"...Duly noted, but do you think it's really him?"

"We were on Namek so you should already know the answer to that. You shouldn't be surprised though, you of all people should get that once you've had a man inside of you you know when he's coming. Eat your heart out George Takei."

"...What?"

"I'll explain that when you're older."

"For the last time, that line doesn't work when we're the same age!"

"Agree to disagree."

"Fine but I don't get it, does this mean that my dad didn't beat Frieza back on Namek or is it something else?"

"How the hell should I know? Anyway there's only one way to find out."

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Raditz bolted across the skies with Yamcha, Krillin and Nail in tow 'The fact that Frieza is still alive shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, he's as stubborn and slippery as they come. But what really concerns me is, what about the other power that I'm sensing? It makes Frieza pale in comparison.'

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King Cold sipped on a glass of wine and gave a calm smirk "I must say that touring these outlying sectors is quite relaxing now isn't it?"

Frieza on the other hand just hardened his gaze on Earth, his body beginning to crackle with electricity 'He will pay, that much I can guarantee.'

"You're going to burn your cybernetics clear away my son, honestly your opponent can't have gotten you this worked up."

"Forgive me father, I just can't contain myself. I'm so excited I feel as if I could just explode instantaneously. Alright enough stalling, initiate the landing procedures."

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The scene on Earth was still quiet, but it wouldn't be for long.

Raditz hit the ground with the others "Alright Frieza's ship should be landing around here any minute now."

"How can you be so sure?" asked Krillin.

"Are you really questioning me right now cueball? Keep in mind that three out of four of those here have actually fought Frieza, you're the only one of us who can't say the same."

"I hate to admit it Krillin but he has a point-" Yamcha glanced upwards and his face twisted into pure horror "Oh you've gotta be kidding me."

"Surprise!" sure enough, true to Yamcha's fears, Bulma and Puar landed on the scene in a capsule plane "Hey what's up you guys, I hope you don't mind us dropping in! Actually I don't care if you do, here we are!"

"Yeah and what the hell are you doing here, are you both out of your gourds?!"

"What do you think babe? We want to see Frieza in action, heck I even went all the way to Namek and I never even caught a look of the guy."

"I'm pretty sure no one ever complained about not meeting Hitler, I mean some people do but they're f*cked up. Seriously though, do you have any idea how insanely dangerous it is to be here?"

"Well of course I do, heck if Frieza put his mind to it then he could pop this planet like a water balloon right? Well we might as well have a front row seat, I want to see if Frieza lives up to the hype."

"...Oh god."

That was when Tien and Chiaotzu dropped down onto the scene "I take it we weren't the only ones to sense it then?" they received a few simultaneous nods "Okay good, I'm one of the ones that actually fought Frieza back on Namek."

"And f*cked with the Red Mage." Nail received several odd looks "What, is that not normal saying on this planet?" he received several simultaneous head shakes "Oh."

"Anyway, a good number of us already know what we're getting into, especially with Goku still out who knows where. I think the best course of action right now is for us to mask our power levels so that their Scouters can't track us down. And by the looks of it I'm not the only one who caught onto that, some of us are already keeping a low enough profile."

"The who?" Krillin nearly let out a yelp of terror when he noticed Piccolo standing a few feet away from them "Piccolo? Oh man he's so close and I didn't even see anything from him before."

That was when Gohan and Kai dropped down onto the scene with the rest of the group "Well I guess we're not the only ones who felt that power approaching the planet."

"Rah rah." Kai grumbled as he glanced over at Raditz and Nail "Looks like I'm the only one who didn't get the short end of the stick with her."

"Nice shirt." Raditz muttered.

"Oh f*ck off Sonic the Hedgehog, now all we need is Piccolo and then we'll have the whole potpourri of pathetic."

"You realize I'm right here." Piccolo pointed out.

"Oh good boy, did you want a dog treat?"

"...Nice shirt."

"Kiss my ass Big Green." this was met with a snicker from Nail.

"Yeah it's the kind of shirt that really screams- HE'S COMING!"

Gohan and the others looked up just in time to see King Cold and Frieza through the main window of their ship, but he quickly braced himself 'No Gohan now's not the time for you to lose your nerve. There's no doubt about it, Frieza is onboard that ship. He's still alive, and apparently this time he's brought a friend who's even more powerful. Everyone listen up, Frieza and his men all have Scouters that can track us from halfway across the planet so keep your Ki signatures hidden and don't fly under any circumstances. Also make sure that nobody has any sort of nervous breakdown."

Unfortunately, Krillin was already there "Oh my god guys we are so screwed! I don't know what we're gonna do! I mean this is completely crazy! Why did I come here again?! We're going to die!"

"...Well to be fair if he wasn't doing it then I probably would."

"Well let me give you idiots a reality check." Kai gave them all a smug look "None of us even need Goku or anyone else, between me and Gohan here you have enough pure unadulterated badass amongst you as it is. Now if all of you would just f*ck off, you guys can all just sit on your hands while the two of us go up there and take care of business." the weight of his overconfidence was somewhat dialed down by the fact that the back of his pink shirt read JUICY, which he was not aware of."

"Yeah I have a better idea Kai. How about instead of that we go with my plan, which is for us to hide our power levels, sneak closer to them, survey the situation and then catch both of them by surprise."

"...Y'all are a bunch of bitches."

"And you're mentally unstable."

"Try something we didn't already know."

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Frieza and King Cold both stepped out of the spaceship and looked around "So this is the so called home planet of the Super Saiyan, Earth was it? I've destroyed worse I suppose."

"Do keep in mind my son, our reasons for coming here were not to merely toy with these pitiful Earthlings." King Cold pointed out "We came looking for that Super Saiyan who hurt you as badly as he did. Yes we shall crush the life out of him, anyone in the universe who threatens our supremacy must be completely and utterly conquered!"

"Well between the two of us father, I'm sure that we can slaughter him like the primate that he is but I'm far more powerful than I was before, so I may very well be able to vanquish him all on my own."

"Well I hate to disappoint you Frieza but I'm afraid that the opponent you're so eager to face won't be home for another three hours, shall we wait for him?"

"Without a doubt father but I want to crush his spirit before I finish him off, maybe slaughtering the earthlings will be a nice touch. How many can we get in three hours I wonder? Well I do believe that I know the best way to find out. Alright soldiers listen well, the scavenger hunt will proceed as such: Normal human heads are worth one point, Namekian heads are worth twenty points, filthy half Saiyan brats are worth fifty points. And if you find any miserable, odious, insubordinate full blooded monkey garbage, you win the grand prize of any planet of your choosing. Now get to it men!"

"Sir yes sir!" the soldiers scattered.

'I do hope you hurry Son Goku, I've crawled back from the brink of death itself for the sole reason of claiming my revenge upon you.' Frieza was ripped from his thoughts by several of his soldiers turning into a pile of severed scorched limbs "Oh?"

This was courtesy of a figure landing in front of him with black eyes and black spiky hair, his attire consisting of an orange gi with no undershirt and the Kanji for Demon on the back of it, as well as dark blue wristbands and boots "So how many points do I get for those?"

"Well well quite a joker then are we? Alright you have our attention, what is it that brings you here?"

"What else? I'm here to kill you where you stand."

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Kai glanced over a plateau, his shirt now reading DUM CUMPSTER "Alright so Space Dildo and his buddy are just over this next formation, now before we move in we need a plan so here's the deal: All of you will attack from the front, and while you're all getting slaughtered like bugs by an exterminator Gohan and I will flank them, taking them from behind and securing the kill on them. Ready? Get to it!"

"Yeah how about no." Gohan gripped him by the shoulder, his way of telling Kai to chill the hell out.

"F*cking buzz kill."

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The figure that presented himself to Frieza had black eyes and black spiky hair his attire consisting of an orange gi with no undershirt and the Kanji for Demon on the back of it, as well as dark blue wristbands and boots "So how many points do I get for those?"

"Well well quite a joker then are we?" Frieza rolled his eyes "Alright you have our attention, what is it that brings you here?"

"What else? I'm here to kill you where you stand."

King Cold's frown deepened "Sorry, could you repeat that?"

"Did I stutter? I said I'm here to kill you where you stand."

Frieza blinked "Well it would seem that he's serious father, oh I'm just shaking in terror aren't you? Well if only you knew with whom you were picking a fight."

"Oh believe me I know who you are, you're Frieza. You really shouldn't be that surprised that I know who you are, truth be told I've known about you for years."

"Ah you flatter me. It would seem that my reputation precedes me even on the likes of this worthless rock, well not completely seeing how it would seem that someone neglected to tell you that I am the most powerful being this universe has ever seen."

"And it would seem someone failed to tell you that you're gonna die here and now because of your own arrogance."

"...And just like that I'm growing bored of this." Frieza glanced back at a random soldier "You deal with this fool, and the rest of you go kill anyone you come across." this prompted the soldiers to take off to fulfill Frieza's orders.

The mysterious figure, who will be referred to as Spike for the time being, was quick to address all of them "Let me make this clear to all of you, surrender now and I'll let you leave this place with your life. This is your first and last warning, once we start this there's not gonna be any going back."

"Oh is that right, well we're gonna see about that soon enough." the first soldier stepped forward and scanned Spike with his Scouter "His power level is only 10, this better be some kind of joke for wasting our time like this. Yeah you're gonna be all over the landscape kid but you don't have to worry, you won't suffer too much." he fired a barrage of Ki blasts.

Spike dodged every single one of them without even cranking his neck, and then he blitzed through the soldier and incinerated him in an instant "You can't say that I didn't warn that one about the consequences."

"Bad move kid, and now you're gonna die!" the rest of the soldiers charged at Spike in a foolish blind rage.

Spike blitzed through all of them in mere seconds, leaving them as blood covered corpses on the ground "And then there were two."

Frieza gave him a small smirk "Seems you're tougher than you look."

"You have no idea."

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Gohan's head snapped up along with all of the others "Okay please tell me you guys are sensing it too, what the heck is going on down there?"

"I don't get it, what's going on?" asked Bulma "What exactly am I missing here?"

"There's another huge power level that just showed up out of nowhere, and it feels like all of the smaller power levels that were there before, they're gone now. It feels like someone just did in all of Frieza's soldiers in an instant."

"But that doesn't make any sense, everyone is right here."

"Whatever it is, there's some major shit going down behind that mountain." Kai noted "And someone is gonna get slaughtered, and is it just me or does this feel kind of familiar?"

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Frieza studied Spike for a moment and let out a chuckle "Well what do you know, that actually wasn't half bad, for an Earthling that is."

"I hope you're ready, I'm coming for the two of you next."

"Oh I'm quaking in my boots."

"You're not wearing boots."

"Did you hear that father? This fool intens to kill the both of us. Tell me how this is for a final thought, the warrior who overestimates his abilities has already sealed his own fate."

"You would know that better than me."

"What was that?"

"I thought that it would be obvious, and just out of curiosity what's with all of the spare parts sticking out of you?"

"You impudent little- These are not spare parts, what you are looking at is the ultimate combination of science and nature."

"Oh wow, I've definitely never seen that before." his tone was dripping with a mix of sarcasm and foreshadowing "If you were smart then you would've stayed home, but now that we're both here we're gonna do this one way or another."

"Curse your insolent tongue! Well father it would seem that this primate requires some discipline of his own."

King Cold let out a sinister chuckle "No one talks to my son that way, go ahead and give him everything he deserves."

"Excellent. Not that you merit the attention but I'm going to kill you myself, you should be grateful for such an honor."

"Hate to break it to you but that's not gonna happen." Spike told him flatly "I'm going to rip you apart myself, it's as good as done as it is."

"As good as done you say? I find that very much hard to believe."

"Either way just be sure to come at me with everything you've got, I have no intention of going easy on you like Son Goku did."

"Is that a fact? Oh but of course, you and he are in league."

"You could say that but all you need to know is that he's one of the people who made me who I am today, their inspiration is what keeps me going."

"Is he now? Well then it's only fitting that you share his fate."

"Tell me something though, what was that you were saying a minute ago? When you told your men to go and wipe out any Earthlings they could track down you said you wanted it to get done before the Super Saiyan arrived back on Earth right?"

"That is what I said yes, wipe out humanity but now that I've found myself short of minions thanks to you I suppose I will have to roll up my proverbial sleeves and dish out the carnage with my own hands."

"You don't have enough time to do that."

"Is that so? Clearing out the planet before the Super Saiyan gets back shouldn't take the likes of me more than an hour or two."

"Wrong again, and by the way Frieza do you want to hear a secret? I happen to know that Goku isn't the only Super Saiyan, as a matter of fact you're looking at one right now."

"What?!" Frieza was left stunned for a few seconds, but then he regained his composure and let out a chuckle "Well I must admit that you almost had me there, you my good man are a consoment bluffer in the face of death."

"We'll see about that." Spike slowly began to power up as the rubble began shaking around him, his eyes beginning to flash teal and his hair beginning to stand on end.

And now Frieza was scared "No, no it can't be! Not again!"

With a mighty roar, Spike powered up.

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Kai and Gohan both shared a look, as did Tien and Yamcha "Okay so shit is definitely about to end up going Deadpool levels of sideways, my guess is that either Goku is back and about to wreck some shit or we just felt Frieza's mom. Hey who just thought of Frieza with boobs?" he received no replies "Oh come on, there's no way in hell I could be the only one."

"Well you are." Raditz just looked away 'He must never know.'

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King Cold studied Spike intently for a moment "So this is a Super Saiyan then is it? Well now this is interesting."

Spike finished his transformation and gave them a smirk "So tell me you two, do you like what you see?"

Frieza noticed the look in Spike's eyes being similar to what Goku had back on Namek, and be began unconsciously backing away in fear "It's… It's those eyes… He has… the exact same eyes…"

"Hey what's the matter Frieza, you look like you've seen a ghost."

"I… I AM NOT SCARED OF YOU!" with his fear being overshadowed by his pure unyielding rage, Frieza attacked Spike by firing a Death Blaster, engulfing him in the explosion that followed.

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"Looks like it's begun." Gohan and Kai shared a look "Let's see if we can sneak closer under all of the chaos and get a closer look at what's going on." and so they rushed off, with Piccolo and the rest of the group following right behind.

Bulma on the other hand was left behind and was pissed as all hell "Where the hell do you idiots think you're going?! Well that's just nice, way to leave the defenseless woman like me out in the middle of nowhere!"

Puar was growing nervous "Now that we saw them we can go home right?"

"You want to go home after we made it this far?! They must've forgotten who it is they're dealing with! Bulma laughs in the face of danger, we're not talking a giggle here but a big old hearty laugh!"

"...Oh no."

"Now let's get moving!" Bulma grabbed Puar by the tail and bolted off after the others "Here I come you sons of bitches! Don't think that you can get rid of me so easily, I've been washing your dirty clothes remember!"

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King Cold observed the flames flickering amongst the smoke "As much as I do applaud your zeal my child you shouldn't destroy the planet, no not just yet. You'll never get the showdown with this Son Goku that you want so badly if you level the playing field."

"Yes I did consider that father, so I chose not to use full-" Frieza cut himself short when he saw what happened next.

When the flames subsided and the smoke cleared, Spike was just standing there without so much as a scratch "I wasn't kidding around when I told you to come at me with everything you've got, believe me when I tell you that you're gonna need it. Now come on already, let's get this over with."

"No one tells the might Lord Frieza how to fight! NO ONE!" Frieza attacked Spike with another Death Blaster.

Spike blocked this one and was sent skidding backwards great distance, but eventually he was able to deflect the blast with ease "Fine then don't listen to me, I just told you exactly what you have to do if you want to kill me. Come on now, what part of everything you've got did you not understand?"

"Are you truly in such a hurry to meet your doom? Well so be it then." so Frieza leapt into the air and began charging a Supernova.

"Frieza don't, the planet can't handle that." King Cold pointed out.

"He said to give him everything, if I have to kill Son Goku in space then so be it!" and on that note, Frieza fired his Supernova downwards towards Spike and into the surface of the planet itself, laughing maniacally all the while.

"It'll cut through the core! Frieza, to the ship!"

Frieza returned to the ship, only to whip around when he saw the Supernova rising back out of the ground "What in the- How is he?!"

"Naa~ savena!" and then Spike rose out of the ground carrying the Supernova with him with one hand "Is that all you've got?"

"DAMN YOU!" now Frieza was really losing his cool as he dropped down to the ground in front of Spike in a rage "Why won't you just die?!"

"Well I don't know about you Frieza but it looks to me like you dropped the ball."

Frieza just started twitching with rage.

"Dropped the ball."

He just kept twitching.

"Dropped. The. Ball-"

"DROP THIS BALL!" Frieza fired a Ki blast into the Supernova, detonating it almost instantly and engulfing Spike in the explosion that followed.

King Cold dropped to the ground next to Frieza "Excellent work my son, it would seem that that yammering fool was all bark and no bite."

"Well I have to admit that while I may have lost my cool for a moment there, it did turn out to be a nice warm up before the real Super Saiyan arrived."

"It turned out to be nice for me too." this voice caused Frieza and King Cold to both whip around and find Spike standing directly behind them, his hands cupped at his side and charging with blue energy "It's nice to know that I'm getting some much needed catharsis by proxy, so see you in hell. Give Vegeta my regards. Oh yeah, go to hell!" and he incinerated Frieza on the spot with a quick Kamehameha, leaving him as nothing more than a number of body parts scattered all over the place.

King Cold on the other hand had dodged the blast at the last second and was left in a mix of disbelief and snarling like an angry animal "To think that the likes of you…"

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By this point, Gohan and Kai and the others had arrived on the scene just in time to see Spike do the deed and kill Frieza on the spot "Okay so we're not the only ones who saw that right?" he received several simultaneous nods "Okay good, because whoever that guy is he was able to take out Frieza like he was nothing and in no time flat!"

Kai on the other hand was more focused on something that hit him in the face "Okay is it just me or did I just get hit in the face by Frieza's shlong?"

"...I don't want to know."

"How can you tell what's going on down there?" asked Bulma "You guys must need glasses or something, but either way it looks to me like Goku got back just in time huh? I guess all of the training he was doing out in space really paid off too, yeah I told you guys he'd save us didn't I?"

"No Bulma, whoever that is down there it's not my Dad, but he's definitely a Super Saiyan without a doubt." Gohan promptly flashed into Super Saiyan himself "Come on Kai, let's go see if we can figure out who this guy is-"

"And steal the glory for ourselves? Way ahead of you." Kai blasted off himself, with Gohan right on his tail and the rest of the following suit.

"Guys hand on I'm coming too!" Yamcha prepared to blast off himself.

"Oh no you don't!" Bulma threw her arms around Yamcha's neck "There's no way in hell I'm letting you ditch me twice in one day!"

"...I don't have a say in this do I?"

"Nope."

"Yeah I figured, let's move it." so Yamcha flew off after the others with Bulma latching onto him tight.

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Spike stared at the spot where Frieza once stood, and then he levelled his gaze on his second and final target "And then there was one."

King Cold quickly suppressed his rage and gave a calm smirk "I must say that you're quite talented boy, excellent work. You Super Saiyans far exceeded my expectations, you were able to destroy my son Frieza and appear to be none the worse for wear. If you're interested I seem to find myself short an heir."

"Correct me if I'm wrong but don't you have two sons?"

"Frieza was the only one worthy of ruling my throne one day, Cooler is nothing but a waste of space who doesn't know how to command fear properly. As for you though, with your fearless strength you would make a worthy addition to my clan. Think of it, you would be a prince and magnificent worlds if not the universe as a whole would be at your disposal."

"Unfortunately for you I have a policy, not working for sociopaths who don't understand just how precious life truly is."

"...You turn up your nose at my offer."

"And what offer is that, to claim to want me as your son and then kill me when you think that my guard is down? Do you really think I'm that much of a fool?"

"Well well, quite perceptive aren't you?"

"A lot more than that." Spike blitzed forward and slugged Cold clean in the gut "I can't allow you to take your unhappiness out on anyone else."

"What are you talking about primate? I kill whoever I want whenever I want, it's how I've built my empire! The weak die and the strong survive, that is the law of the universe!"

"Is that a fact? Fine then your majesty, we'll be playing by your rules."

"Glad to see you understand." King Cold leapt into the air and in an instant he had charged up a Supernova "You see I happen to be capable of gathering energy a lot faster than either of my sons can, and your failure to realize that is what seals your fate! Grovel at my feet before your inevitable demise, it's only fitting that you pay for disgracing my family with your life!"

"I think we'll see about that." Spike quickly cupped his hands at his side, blue energy gathering in his palms "You've murdered billions of innocent people, I won't let this go on any further than it already has. Ka… Me…"

"You fail to understand that I am the supreme master of this universe, it is I who decides who lives and who dies!"

"Ha… Me…"

"All living things are mere playthings to me, there is no one in existence who can comprehend my power and cunning!" and then King Cold fired the Supernova.

"HAAAAAA!" with a mighty roar, Spike fired off a full power Kamehameha, pushing back the Supernova almost instantaneously.

"What?! But how?! How could a mere Saiyan ever surpass my might?!" these were the last words that King Cold was able to utter before he was engulfed by the Kamehameha, blowing him to bits and annihilating him right on the spot.

With the battle at last over, Spike then proceeded to fire a blast at the ship as well, destroying it on the spot, before he powered down.

Gohan and the others looked on in awe "Okay so that really happened right? Who exactly is this guy?"

Now that everything had settled down for a second, Spike glanced over at the others "Hey there what's up you guys?"

"F*CK THIS GUY!" that was from Kai.

"I'm about to head over to where Goku is going to land, if you want to see him when he touches down then follow me." this was left with everyone looking speechless.

Gohan was the first one to find his voice "Where he'll land, how is it that this guy knows about my dad?"

"I know you probably have a lot of questions, I promise all of them will be answered soon enough. I can show you to exactly where they're going to touch down, Goku will be here in about three hours so if you want to be there to see him then I suggest we get moving." and so he blasted off into the skies.

"...If he knows where dad is going to show up then I'm going with him."

"Are you sure about that Gohan?" asked Upa "Keep in mind that we don't know the first thing about this guy."

"Maybe not but keep in mind that he just saved all of us from Frieza and now he's offering to take us to my dad, I think it's at least worth looking into." he received several nods of agreement from the others and blasted off.

Kai flew right next to him "You know I'm only doing this because I wanna believe that he has snacks and the bible does say to love thy neighbor."

"First of all Kai, he's not our neighbor. Second of all, you're an atheist."

"A hungry atheist."

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Spike checked his GPS watch after he and the group flew a short ways "Okay it shouldn't be too much further from here."

"Fly 300 meters and land near Idiot Rock."

"So that's what they called it before Idiot Crater, that should be right around here." he touched down in the designated area, with the others doing the same, and he pulled out a small box of capsules "I'm sure that you all have a lot of questions as to why I brought you here."

"Snacks!" Krillin blurted out.

"Well-"

"To kill us?" Piccolo guessed.

"Actually-"

"To kill snacks!" Kai exploded.

"...Not even gonna dignify that last one." Spike pulled out a capsule and opened it to reveal a small mini fridge, and he pulled out a Hetap "Goku isn't going to get here for about three hours so until he does, I figured we might as well relax while we wait. I brought plenty of soad, beer and Hetap."

"Isn't it a little bit early to start drinking?" asked Tien.

"Hey 5 o'clock was 20 hours ago." and then Bulma started gulping down a can.

Spike tried to suppress a chuckle "Well anyway I brought plenty, if you guys want any then help yourselves."

"Anyone touch the Hetap and you die." Kai promptly downed a can "So where exactly do you know Goku from anyway?"

"Well I did know him once a really long time ago, he was part of what inspired me to dedicate myself to martial arts."

"So how did the two of you plan this?" asked Raditz "I mean how do you know that he's gonna be here in three hours?"

"Well unfortunately I can't tell you that quite yet, not before Goku gets here anyway. It's a pretty long and complicated story and I'd really rather not have to explain it more than once."

"I suppose I could respect that but answer us something else in the meantime, how does a boy like you get that kind of power?"

"Well… like I said I can't really go into specifics but I had a brutal sensei, he was a great man and I try my hardest ever single day to honor his memory. After all, there's nothing like a great teacher to make one stronger."

"I see. Next question, when you defeated Frieza and his companion-"

"That was his father actually."

"Right, anyway you transformed into a Super Saiyan correct? How did you unlock that power, and how is it that there's another Saiyan left in existence? Myself, Kakarot and the boy here should be the only Saiyans left alive after Frieza wiped out our race, so how is it that you have Saiyan blood?"

"You're close but you're a little bit off, there is one Saiyan left in the land of the living after your planet was destroyed. He was sent to another remote planet on the edge of the galaxy because he had a low power level and deplored violence."

"...Makes sense I suppose, are you related to him then?"

"Not by blood, and for the record I'm not a full blooded Saiyan like you or Goku. My father was a Saiyan, but my mother was not."

"Wait a second." Gohan pulled on the back of Spike's gi, on the symbol on the back to be more specifc "That symbol is the one worn by me and Kai, by Piccolo's students. Does that mean that you know Piccolo?"

"Not exactly, not in any way you would understand."

"Well what can you tell us now?" asked Bulma "Can you tell us your name or is that a big secret too?"

"If by big secret you mean someone's brain would probably explode then yes, but I can at least tell you that I'm 17."

"...Well damn. Anyway boys I think we've grilled him long enough, if it wasn't for this guy then I'm pretty sure Frieza and his dad would've blown away the entire planet."

Kai on the other hand was now studying Spike intently while simultaneusly gulping down a can of Hetap, his shirt now reading PULL MY HAIR, not that he knew this 'But if this guy has never even met him before then how in the name hell does he know where and when Goku's gonna touchdown? He said that he's only half Saiyan but at the same time he doesn't look like he's from another planet, so that means that he would have to be from Earth too, so how could we not know about him? So either he's lying or… maybe… Wait hold on a second! Did someone drink the last Hetap?! Your ass is grass and I'm gonna mow it!" this was met with an ominous silence, and he just growled.

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2 hours and 45 minutes passed.

Gohan made his way over to where Piccolo was meditating "Hey Piccolo there's something that I've been wondering about for awhile."

"What is it?" asked Piccolo.

"Well a year ago back when Dende and all of the other Namekians used the Dragon Balls to move to another home planet how come you didn't want to go along with them? I mean they are your people aren't they?"

"There isn't some great mystery to it, a peaceful life with my violence hating brethren would've bored me out of my skull."

"So then that's why you train so hard every day, to keep from getting bored?"

"That's one way of looking at it."

"Yeah Kai is pretty much the same way, whenever we're not hanging out or training together he's just off training on his own."

"The kid is ambitious, he said it himself. You shouldn't settle for being better when you could be the best, and you turning Super Saiyan back when we fought Lord Slug just makes him want to get that much stronger that much faster."

"You don't think he'll do anything too dangerous do you?"

"Kai is ambitious, reckless and insane, and he's got a massive amount of pride, but he's not stupid.

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Speaking of Kai, he was brooding over the empty can of Hetap in his hand when looked over and noticed Spike staring at him "What the hell are you looking at, what do you see something that you like?" this prompted Spike to look away "Yeah that's right jackass you keep your eyes to yourself. I don't swing that way, I'm a real man!" and yet his shirt read BLOWJOB PRINCESS, not that he knew this.

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Tien glanced over at Spike "I suppose he might have heard of Goku out in space for his victory against Frieza and decided to come meet him here, do you think that would be too much of a stretch?"

Chiaotzu gave a simple shrug "I don't know Tien, it looks to me like he belongs right here on Earth."

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Spike glanced down at his watch 'Oh thank god it's up, having to wait so long… it just brings back a lot of painful memories. Alright it's been three hours everyone, Goku's ship will be touching down any minute now." this got everyone's attention almost immediately "Take a minute to sense it out and you'll be able to feel out his Ki signature, and try not to get overwhelmed by how huge it is. Oh and I'm sure you realize that there are two, that'll make sense soon enough."

Kai took this chance to start running his mouth "Well I don't sense it so you're wrong, in fact I think you've been lying to us this whole time! The only one I'm sensing is some unfamiliar Ki signature and there's no way you could've-" he was cut off by two Saiyan pods crash landing not far away from them.

"You were saying?"

"Well… that could be anyone."

"Kai now is not the time for you to be acting like you." Gohan rushed off towards where the pods were located, wiping away a few tears 'You're home now dad, you're really home after all this time.'

Sure enough, the first pod slowly opened, and who should stumble out but Goku himself, now clad in a set of Frieza Force armor, lacking the shoulder guards that the majority of the soldiers had, only Goku's suit was orange and blue instead of brown and green. He looked around in surprise at the sight of everyone before him "Okay next time don't stop at the planet with the gigantic Fake Namek sign on it- Wait what the heck, what are you guys all doing way out here in the middle of nowhere?"

"Dad you made it!" Gohan wasted no time in bolting towards Goku and pulling him into a tight hug "You're back, you're really back!"

Goku's eyes softened and he returned the hug "I missed you too son, feels like you've gotten a lot stronger since the last time we saw each other. I heard about what you did with that evil Namekian guy Slug, you're already a Super Saiyan huh? I wish I could've been there to see it in person."

"I could feel you spurring me on, that's what pushed me to beat him. Plus I actually had a lot of help from Kai and the others."

"Well you still took him down, and I'm really proud of you. Hey by the way, how exactly did you and the others know where we were gonna land?"

"Well it was all thanks to that guy back there, he knew where and when you were gonna touch down." Gohan pointed to where Spike resided in the back of the crowd "Is he some kind of friend of yours or something?"

"That one back there? Nope, never seen him before."

"Wait a second, you mean you have no idea who this guy is?" asked Yamcha.

"Sorry but I've never met the kid before."

"But if he's not a friend of yours then who is he?" asked Upa "And how could he figure out exactly where and when you come back to Earth?"

"I don't have a clue, but come to think of it Frieza's ship locked onto my position so I bet they had a pretty good idea of when we were gonna touch down. Speaking of Frieza who put him in his place anyway? I felt some crazy Ki signature blitzing all over the place down here, it felt kind of familiar but kind of warped at the same time."

Kai took the chance to step forward, his expression increasingly smug "Well Palmtree if you must know, while you were off acting like a jackass in space I took charge of the situation like a true warrior would. I gathered up every pathetic excuse for a fighter I could find here on Earth, and Gohan, and together we prepared to spearhead an assault on-"

"That one over there." Gohan pointed to spike.

"I was getting to that!"

"No you weren't, anyway he took out both Frieza and that other guy with him without even breaking so much as a sweat, plus he turned into a Super Saiyan and blasted Frieza's father right into the sun!"

"A Super Saiyan huh?" Goku glanced over to Spike "So a Super Saiyan and you were able to take out both Frieza and his dad? Way to go kid, congratulations on that. But I was told that there weren't any Saiyans left, what with the whole thing about our planet getting exploded and all that."

"That's true, I'm only half Saiyan." Spike told him "My father was a Saiyan and he died some time ago."

"...Oh, sorry. Hey that reminds me, I've got someone I want you guys to meet. It's okay, you can come out now."

Sure enough, the hatch on the second pod opened and Tarble slowly made his way out and over to the group "Uh… hello."

"It's kind of a long story but since over the past year and a half or so I've been training this guy here like my apprentice, and he's gonna be staying with us for awhile so be sure to treat him right."

"It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Tarble bowed to all of them "Sensei has told me a lot of great things about all of you."

"Yeah I still haven't gotten used to him calling me that, and I'm pretty sure I never will get used to it."

"I imagine not." Spike gave a small smile, then turned deadly serious "Well a deal is a deal everyone, I promised you I would tell you everything once Goku arrived, and now that he's here I'll stand by my word. That and even if I did try to pull you aside a certain few of us will here what I'm saying anyway." he shot a glance over at Piccolo and Nail when he said this, earning some skeptical looks in return.

"Fair enough I guess." Goku sat down on a rock "Okay first of all I've gotta say it, thanks for taking care of Frieza for me. I let the guy off way too easily."

"Well you were supposed to be the one to defeat both Frieza and his father but I wasn't willing to take any chances, also call it a little bit of catharsis, which is why I stepped in. It didn't do too much damage in the grand scheme of things."

"Makes sense I guess, Frieza must've made some really good time in his ship. I didn't think they would beat us back, he didn't learn his lesson after Planet Namek but I would've finished what I started. He wouldn't have had the chance to mess with Earth."

"He landed three hours before you, there might not have been an Earth by the time you actually made it back. Well if it wasn't for your little secret you've been packing up your sleeve."

"Well add that to the list of questions, how exactly do you know about that?"

"I'll get to that in a minute, but first I have to confirm a few things. You can transform into a Super Saiyan at will if I'm correct, at first you had to undergo intense emotional strain in order to access it, but after significant training you managed to master it to an extent."

"That's right, but being a Super Saiyan yourself I guess you go through the same thing."

"If that is the case then I would be honored if you would show me, I have to know for myself just how I stack up against you."

Goku glanced over at all of the others, as if to tell them to back away for their own safety, then gave Spike a simple nod "Works for me." he quickly flashed into Super Saiyan, drawing gasps from most of those present "So is this what you had in mind?"

"Thank you for humoring me, I knew that your power would be amazing but it's even more remarkable than even I had anticipated."

"Good to know you like what you see, so what do we do now?"

"Well first of all, I think it's only best that I return the favor." and so Spike flashed into Super Saiyan himself, drawing more gasps from everyone present "So do you like what you see, do I stack up to you?"

"I think I know what's coming next."

"Then you know not to let down your guard." Spike blitzed towards Goku and held up a hand to him, charging what looked like an Explosive Demon Wave, but he dissipated the attack when he received no physical response "You didn't even try to dodge my attack. Why is that?"

"I can sense when someone has bad intentions, I could tell that you weren't gonna hurt me with that blast."

"Fair enough, but it's only fair to warn you that this time I'm going to follow through without hesitation."

"Go right ahead."

"Then I will." Spike dropped into a combat stance identical to that of Piccolo, something that didn't go unnoticed, and he charged at Goku and let a barrage of punches fly.

Goku dodged and blocked every attack being thrown at him, though some of them had more noticeable difficulty than others, being pushed back a few feet, but he still didn't take any damage.

Satisfied with what he had seen, Spike powered back down to his base form "I always knew that you were amazing, but you're even moreso than I remembered. I ripped through both Frieza and his father like they were nothing, but you fended me off so easily."

"Well I guess you weren't really trying your hardest against me."

"And now I feel as comfortable as I can with telling you the truth, and now I come clean as to who I am." Spike breathed a deep sigh "What I'm about to tell all of you is sensitive, but you all deserve to know the truth. I arrived here to this day in a time machine from the year 775, 11 years in the future."

"Ha!" Kai barked out a laugh "I told all of you Back to the Future wasn't a bunch of bullshit, pay up bitches!"

"We don't know that for sure just yet, I don't know if this will actually change anything." he pointed at Gohan "I'm who that boy there is going to grow up to be, though not under the best circumstances. I am Son Gohan of the year 775."

"...WHAT?!" was the simultaneous chorus from almost everyone present.

"Yes I know, it's shocking but please let me finish before you all start gasping simultaneously okay?" that shut them up "Like I said before my father was supposed to kill both Frieza and his father like he did in my timeline, but I ended up changing things. I need all of you to help me before everything you all know and love is ripped away from you forever."

"What exactly are you talking about?" asked Raditz.

"Three years from now, on the 12th of May around 10:00 in the morning, on an island nine miles off of South City, they will make themselves known to the world. They're a pair of monstrocities with power far greater than anything this world has ever seen before."

"So we are going with Back to the Future." Kai noted.

"Will you lay off the movie references? Anyway they're a pair of combinations of man and machine, androids created right here on Earth. And the man who created them is someone you should know very well father, none other than the resident madman of the Red Ribbon Army, a scientist by the name of Dr Gero."

"Wait are you serious?" asked Goku "But I wiped out the Red Ribbon Army when I was a kid, I'm sure of it."

"Yeah you mentioned that to me a few times when I was growing up. You crushed the Red Ribbon Army itself years ago, but Dr Gero was able to survive and carried on with his research with only one goal in mind: Revenge."

"So what's he after this time, is it gonna be that stereotypical taking over the world routine again?" asked Kai.

"Knowing what he's like I wouldn't be surprised, he never issued any demands but it did line up with what he was going after back in the day. It didn't take long for Dr Gero to get what was coming to him though, he created those two androids to terrorize mankind and get revenge on you, and the first person they killed was the doctor himself. They get off on chaos, suffering and destruction in any way they can find it, and now that their inventor is dead no one knows how to bring them down."

"Well Gohan you're a Super Saiyan and you dealt with Frieza and his father easily like they were nobody, if you say they're trouble it's worth noting." Piccolo noted "So how did you fair against them?"

"About as well as an ant does against a boot, I tried to take them down myself and I fought with everything that I had but I was lucky to escape with my life, though I didn't escape unscathed either." he pulled up the left leg of his pants, revealing a robot leg in place of where his real leg should be, and then he pulled up his shirt to reveal a deep scar along his stomach "This was the price for my recklessness."

"It's not like you to be so reckless Spike, why the hell would you go into a fight like that two against one?" asked Kai "Even I'm not that stupid, you should've brought someone else with you."

"There was no one else to bring with me… all of them are dead."

"Come again for Awesomeness?"

"Out of everyone here, I'm one of the only two who's still alive ten years from now. She's the other one." he pointed at Bulma "On that fateful day three years from now, all of them will be killed. Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, Upa, Raditz, Tarble, Nail, even Piccolo, all of you are going to die by the hands of the Androids. After that day, me and Kai are the only ones who managed to escape with our lives. We spent the next few years training and honing our skills in order to get strong enough to take down the Androids and avenge everyone they killed… but that didn't really pan out. 8 years after the Androids appeared, and about a year after I lost my leg to them, Kai knocked me out and went off to combat the Androids. I don't know if he was trying to prove something to me or himself or the Androids, or if he was doing it because he knew that he wouldn't come back, but when I came to my worst fears were confirmed. He knew he wouldn't win, so he did the only thing he could… he self destructed and took one of them with him. By the time I found him, the only thing that was left of that battle was a few scattered pieces of hair and a few limbs and body parts… and Kai's body turned to stone. I felt like the world crashed down around me, and there was nothing I could do to fix it. I just broke down crying right then and there. My best friend, one of the few people I had left in the world, was gone, and now I was all alone. I spent the next few weeks in a haze of grief and rage, but once I did stop crying the first thing I did was bury Kai's body on Mount Paozu, next to his mother." this caused Kai to visibly stiffen "It was in those moments when I gave up, and the other Android continued wreaking havoc. It was only about six months later that I realized that if I didn't stand up to them no one else would, so I went along with Bulma's plan: time travel. It was the only way that I could think of to make up for the mistake I made back then." he clenched his fists tightly to the point where it began bleeding "With Piccolo and Kami both dead in my time, the Dragon Balls and the wishes I could use to undo everything that's been done, they don't exist anymore. I don't have what it takes to do this, and I'm the only one left!"

"Wait Gohan hang on a second." Goku cut in "What about me, why am I not helping you out in your time? Do the Androids end up killing me too?"

"No they don't, in fact you never even meet them."

"What?"

"About 6 months before the Androids show up Father you're going to come down with a certain illness, and it's going to be the death of you." this left everyone visibly shaken "It's a virus that attacks the heart, no one knows exactly how it came to be which leads to some considerably disturbing theories, but either way not even a Super Saiyan can overpower it. Even if we did have Dragon Balls we couldn't wish you back, since you die of natural causes."

"A heart virus huh, and Senzu Beans can't do anything to make it better?"

"We did try that but it just made it worse."

"But… But it's just not fair! Why do I have to miss out on all the fun!"

"...You really are just unbelievable father, I don't ever think I'm going to understand the Saiyan mindset."

"I'm a Saiyan and I still don't." Tarble pointed out.

"Welcome to the club, but I guess it is somewhat comforting that he's not afraid of them and he's willing to rise to the challenge. It's reassuring to me to know that he hasn't changed even in a different timeline." Future Gohan pulled out a small vile and handed it to Goku "When the symptoms start to appear, they're listed on the vile, be sure you take this."

"What is it?" asked Goku.

"It's the medicine that you'll need, the virus you're going to come down with is incurable right now but within the next decade or so we pretty much have it down. You can thank Bulma for that, anyway just use the medicine like I told you and everything will be fine."

"Alright that's awesome, thanks Gohan! You know I just wish you would've saved me the suspense and told me about this from the start!"

"Well to be honest I shouldn't be messing around with history and trying to change the future anymore than I have to, but with the future what it is it's not like I had a choice. But I have no doubt in my mind that you'll keep the world safe so it doesn't turn out like in my time, both myself and Bulma know it all too well."

"That's another thing, Bulma actually built a time machine?"

"It took a lot of trial and error, mainly to determine whether or not it works the way we want it to, as in changing the past to change the future, or whether or not it would end up just branching off into a separate alternate timeline."

"So summing up, determining how much of a bitch Multiverse Theory is and how much bullshit Back to the Future actually turns out to be." Kai summarized dryly.

"I always missed your sense of humor Kai, and yeah pretty much. Oh and for old time sake one other thing."

"What?"

"Nice shirt."

"...F*ck you."

"I really did miss you my friend, and all of you as well."

"Yeah, so one other question. What other future shit can you tell us about?"

"Nothing that wouldn't risk jeopardizing the course of history any further than I already have I'm afraid, but when you do overcome this threat, because I know you will, I'm sure you'll find the peace you all seek somewhere down the line." Future Gohan let out a sigh "Well that about covers everything, I guess now I should be getting back to the future-"

"HA!"

"-so that I can let Bulma know that I gave you the medicine and warned all of you about the Androids."

"Right, and tell her I said thanks for the medicine." Goku told him "And good luck son."

"I should be saying that to all of you, now that you know just how hard you have to train I know you'll come through for me."

"So will we see you again?"

"At this point it's hard to say, it took us about four months to charge up the time machine for a round trip but if I can stay out of harm's way until it's charged up again then I guarantee you'll see me again. In three years time, on the day of reckoning. You'd better count on it."

"Sounds good to me, you be sure to make it back and until then we'll all be training non stop these next three years to make sure you coming back wasn't for nothing."

"That's what I'm counting on." Future Gohan pulled out a capsule and opened it, revealing his time machine in all of its glory "If you don't believe what I'm telling you then that's fine, but regardless of that you should still committ to training yourselves harder than you ever have before." and with that, he hopped into the time machine and disappeared from the timeline in a flash.

Tien broke the silence after a few minutes "Well I don't know about you guys, but I think I had better start training myself."

Yamcha nodded "Yeah I know what you mean, looks like we've got one hell of a fight on our hands. Hey that reminds me Goku, there's something I've been wondering."

"What's up?" asked Goku.

"Kind of the obvious question that we forgot about in the heat of the moment, but how in the name of hell did you get off an exploding planet?! Look King Kai mentioned that Frieza's ship was too damaged because of Raditz blowing a hole through it earlier, from what we were told it was the only way you could've gotten off Planet Namek before it blew."

"To be honest I didn't think I would make it off, I guess you could call it sheer luck. I could only look on in horror and refuse to accept what was happening, but then I saw a flash of white and purple and then I blacked out. When I came too, that was when I realized exactly who had saved me. His name is Cooler, and he's Frieza's older brother."

"...WHAT?!" was the effective simultaneous chorus from pretty much everyone with the exception of Tien, Tarble and Raditz.

"Yeah I know, that was about my same reaction, but that wasn't the first time that he had helped me out. During our trip to Namek Tien and I got blown off course to one of his planets and he helped us get a lot stronger through some weird methods I still don't totally get. The second time around after Namek he agreed to train me to help me get control of going Super Saiyan and teach me a few new techniques, in exchange for dealing with a threat to one of his remote planets on the edge of the galaxy. I got there… but the scene was horrible. Everyone was dead, all because of some bloodthirsty psychopath of a Saiyan, or I guess a Saiyan in that case. I fought him and eventually I managed to take him down, but the damage was done. I did what I could and buried those I found, and that was when I found Tarble buried underground. I brought him back to the planet where Cooler had fought me before and had him healed, and I offered him a place here on Earth with us and sort of agreed to take him on as my student."

"You as a master." Piccolo let out a loud snort "Now that I'd like to see."

"Well I trained him and taught him a few things, but the rest of the time I was out in space I was pretty busy. What happened on the planet Tech Tech made me realize something I had never considered before, there are a lot of other planets out there in the universe, and not all of them have us, so I just decided to do whatever I could to help, and working for Cooler for awhile helped me to do just that."

"Which also raises the question brother." Raditz shot him a smirk "Why bother with the armor exactly?"

"Well my clothes were pretty much ruined after my fight with Frieza so Cooler gave me some armor to wear, and to be honest I kind of like it."

"You look good in that, it's exactly like the armor father uses to wear."

"Is that right? Well at least it's not pink."

"Hey cheap shot asshole, cheap shot." Kai promptly flipped him off "And at least I don't smell like, well you."

"Hey that's- Actually yeah that's fair."

"Anyway quit holding out on us Goku, what new techniques did you learn from the mini fridge guy? You spent a year and half with him so you had to learn something."

"Okay you saw right through me, anyway it was really tough to learn and it took me a really long time but I finally got it down. In the year and a half I had I learned one technique that Cooler had picked up from the planet Yardrat, he calls it Instant Transmission."

"That sounds amazing, you think you can demonstrate?" asked Yamcha.

"Demonstrate? Yeah sure why not, see here's how it works. For this move to work you have to focus hard on the Ki signature a person is giving off and then you lock onto it, after that you immediately go to wherever they are. With enough practice anyway, now where should I go to to demonstrate? Oh I know." he placed two fingers to his forehead and began flickering in and out of existence "Three… two… one… later!" and then he disappeared.

"So are we just supposed to wait or-"

"I'm back!" Goku blitzed back onto the scene wearing a new pair of shades.

"I don't get it, how's that any different from regular super speed."

"Oh you wanna bet, you recognize these bad boys?"

"...Oh shit did you just pull some kind of ghosting move on Master Roshi and steal his sunglasses?"

"Ding ding ding, we have a winner!"

"But Master Roshi's place has to be at least 7,000 miles away, maybe even more and that's just getting there!"

"Yeah I know, plus it can let me get to other planets in a matter of seconds. Isn't it totally awesome?" Goku proceeded to stick the shades on Krillin's head "Hey Krillin you think you could give these back to him for me?"

"Yeah sure, why not." needless to say Krillin was still a little bit thrown off.

"Hey try actually doing the technique, it churns your stomach something fierce."

Tien and Yamcha were quick to get things back on track "Alright guys listen up, I think we should all agree to meet at the sight of the attack three years from now. Everyone remember the date?"

"Everyone but Kakarot would be my guess." Raditz noted dryly "He said on May 12 at 10 in the morning on an island 9 miles off of South City, but I think we should all agree to arrive at no later than 9 am in case the Future Gohan's information was a little bit off."

Piccolo nodded "That makes sense but let me just say this, if anyone is having doubts or getting scared, yes I'm looking at you Krillin, then you should stay back. If these enemies are half as fearsome as Gohan's future self made them out to be then every move we make will have to be absolutely critical, we can't have anyone slowing us down. Let me dumb this down in case some of you don't get it, if you don't think you have what it takes then stay home and stay out of our way."

"The way I see it you'd be a liability." Kai pointed out "Keep in mind that you're linked to the Dragon Balls because of Kami."

"Hasn't stopped me before."

"Which lead to all of the shit on Planet Namek." he was met with a simple grunt "Yeah that's exactly what I thought."

That was when Bulma thought of something "Hey hold on a second you guys, I've got an idea that just might work. All we have to do is gather the Dragon Balls, have the dragon tell us where to find this Dr Gero guy that's making the Androids, find him and then murder that son of a bitch in cold blood before he can ever even make them!"

"Yeah let me stop you right there Afro, as much as I love the phrasing of that I think I speak for all of those here with Saiyan blood when I say no. And when I say no, I mean hell no to the hell no."

"Have you lost what little sanity you've got in there?! This isn't a game and you know it, if we lose then we lose everything!"

"Which further proves the fact that we wouldn't go into this if we didn't think we would kick their asses."

"For the love of god someone please tell me they're on my side!"

"Bulma if Kai thinks that it's okay to figh them then you know that Goku pretty much feels the same way." Yamcha let out a sigh "But when you think about it the guy hasn't really done anything yet so taking him out now would be a little bit drastic."

"But they're Saiyans and Kai is a little sadist, they can't help being bloodthirsty freaks! We can stop this before it even happens, if you all die this time we won't be able to bring you back with the Dragon Balls."

"I know that, but as a martial artist I've gotta know for myself if I have what it takes. Besides if I die protecting you and Kai then I die like a boss, just like my sister would've wanted." he was met with various nods from Krillin, Tien and Upa "Besides I've been doing a lot of thinking about this stuff lately, we've all come a long way from when we first met. Keep in mind that I used to be afraid of women and Krillin and Goku used to hate each other but we've all grown a lot since then, whenever we face a new enemy we put all of that behind us, and then before we knew it we were all lifelong friends."

"Nice speech." Gohan commented.

"You like it? Yeah I practiced it in case something like this came up, besides it's all totally true for that matter."

"...Fine, I don't like it but I do get it." Bulma let out a reluctant sigh "Do whatever you want to you savages, I don't care anymore. You guys can be a real pain you know, I'll never understand how a civilized delicate personel like myself got mixed up with a bunch of brutes like you in the first place."

"Probably something to do with your dripping wet-" Kai was shut up by several smacks to the back of the head "Hey it's true and you all know it!"

"Shut it you little bastard!"

"Alright it's settled then, let's bring peace too the future!" Goku was met with a small number of cheers.

"For the record I'm against this and frankly you all sound like a bunch of psychopaths, I'm not kidding when I say that it's totally certifiable. But either way I'm stuck with you idiots, so for now I'm gonna stay with all of you."

"Right, so in 3 years we'll meet on May 12th at 9 am on the island 9 miles off of South City like the Future Gohan said, but if you're scared or you think you'll slow us down you might as well just stay home."

"If that's the case then I suppose it's time for us to take our leave." Tien gave Goku a simple nod of respect "Good to have you back Goku, and see the rest of you in three years." and with that, he and Chiaotzu blasted off into the skies.

'I wonder just how strong Tien will be when the three years are up, knowing him probably about as strong as I am right now, or maybe even stronger.' Goku glanced over at Raditz "Hey Raditz I was thinking, I was gonna spend the first year or so training Tarble. Did you wanna get in on that, maybe like a whole Saiyan thing? Having another sparring partner would really help speed things up."

'Plus get in some brother bonding as the blue haired psychopath called it.' Raditz gave him a small smile "I see where you're going with this Kakarot and I think it's a good idea, let's get to it then."

"...So you wanna go drive cars first?"

"Bitchin." they high fived.

"This is the beginning of a beautiful thing." Goku glanced towards Gohan "So it looks like it's gonna be the four of us for awhile then-"

"Actually dad, about that." Gohan cringed a little bit "I was actually thinking of training on my own with Kai Piccolo for awhile, if you're okay with that."

"...Oh, well okay then. I guess now that you're a Super Saiyan like me you don't really need my help as much as Raditz and Tarble do." Goku glanced over to the others to lower the level of awkwardness "So Krillin, Yamcha, Upa, are you guys up for coming with us too?"

"I think I'll pass." Upa told him "Don't get me wrong Goku, you are my friend and I owe you a great deal, but I doubt I would be able to train at your level to any point where it would be of much benefit to either of us, so I think I'll just train with Krillin and Master Roshi."

"I understand Upa, don't worry. And Yamcha what about you?"

"Actually I'm thinking of training with Kai for the time being, maybe see if we can work on the Nail Gun." Yamcha told him.

"Whatever you think is best. Alright guys let's go, and Gohan you'd better double time it with us because your mom is gonna be real mad-" Goku suddenly froze as his face turned incredibly pale.

"Dad are you okay?" asked Gohan.

"Yeah just… thinking about what your mom is gonna do to me for being gone for as long as I was."

"And I took off out the window without telling her anything."

"We're both gonna die."

"Probably." and so they both blasted off into the skies, their mood now increasingly more sour than before.

"Well they're f*cked." Kai glanced over at Nail "So going back to this Namek-Ken thing you mentioned before…"

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Now that the three years of training at last begun, the fate of the Earth, potentially the entire universe rests on the shoulders of our heroes. Will it be enough to face the chaos waiting for them when the moment of truth at last arrives? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z: the Next Generation!

A/N:

And with this chapter, we move onto the second act of Dragon Ball Z: the Next Generation. I'll be honest, for awhile I was really torn about what to do about the person from the future since Vegeta isn't around, and by extension there would be no Trunks, so coming up with this was a real challenge, but in the end I decided that Future Gohan was the best way to go. Also, sorry if this chapter took a little bit longer than usual, but I was suffering from a bit of writer's block.

The Namek-Ken is basically the Namekian version of the Kaioken, only with willpower instead of Ki control, as is being used by Nail. I wanted to give him some kind of power up to keep him on par with the rest of them and keep him relevant to the story. Plus I wanted to give a little bit of variety to some techniques so I had this one derived from willpower, which is also partially why I'm giving it to Kai. I've noticed that the Kaioken puts way too much strain on the body, hence why it never goes past 20x, but I figured that something more flexible could give the likes of Kai and Nail the edge they need to stay relevant to the story. It won't be seen until next chapter though.

Now that I've added Tarble into the story and since I haven't actually had Goku and Raditz interact since the fight on Planet Namek, I figured that it would be interesting to have the three surviving Saiyans train together, and have Goku help both of them reach Super Saiyan.

In case it wasn't clear, here are the training groups as set up for the next chapter:

Goku, Raditz and Tarble

Gohan and Piccolo

Yamcha, Kai and Nail

Krillin and Upa

Tien and Chiaotzu

Just so you know, next chapter is not going to be the official start of the Android Saga. It's going to be more of a filler slice of life/ training chapter, meant to be a little bit of a breather before we get into the heavy stuff with the Androids and Cell.

Oh and by the way, awhile back I did a little something where I created new episode titles based on the chapters of this fic, so I thought I decided to continue that trend for now:

The Scheme is Shattered! Raditz Strikes back at Zarbon!

A Touch-and-Go Situation! Frieza's Trump Cards Loom Ever Closer!

The Countdown to Battle Begins! Enter the Ginyu Force!

First Up for the Ginyu Force! Guldo's Time Freeze!

The Champion Recoome! Kai Shows His Stuff!

The Ultimate Tag Team! Nail vs Burter & Jeice!

Battle of Saiyan Pride! Raditz vs Vegeta!

Frieza's Overwhelming Malice! Yamcha's Desperate Struggle!

Heroes Regroup! Calling Forth Porunga!

Frieza Closes In! Mighty Porunga, Grant Our Wish!

A Nightmare Transformation! Frieza's Power Level: One Million?!

Frieza Bares His Fangs! Gohan's Overwhelming Attack!

Gohan and Kai's Tag Team Attack! Frieza's Second Transformation!

Frieza's Final Transformation! The Ultimate Nightmare Begins!

The Moment of Truth Approaches! Goku and Tien Arrive At Last!

Defeat Frieza, Goku! The Tears of the Proud Saiyan Warrior!

Goku vs Frieza! The Super Showdown Begins!

A Boundary Pushing Brawl! Goku Fights with his Back to the Wall!

Kaioken Times Twenty! An All or Nothing Kamehameha!

The Final Trump Card! Goku's Ultimate Spirit Bomb!

Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan!

The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet!

Avenge the Fallen, Goku! Countdown to the Planet's Destruction!

Full Power Frieza! Shenron, Grant Our Wish!

Goku's Furious Roar! A Last Minute Resurrection Wish!

Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!

Goku's Final Attack! Countdown to Planet Namek's Destruction!

Goku Vanishes into Space! Welcome Home, Super Warriors!

Power levels:

Goku: 4.2 million

Super Saiyan Goku: 210 million

Gohan: 3 million

Super Saiyan Gohan: 150 million

Future Gohan: 3.8 million

Super Saiyan Future Gohan: 190 million

Piccolo: 3.6 million

Raditz: 2.8 million

Nail: 2.2 million

Tarble: 1.24 million

Kai: 600,000

Kai (Kaioken 20x, comically enraged): 15 million

Krillin: 260,000

Yamcha: 375,000

Tien: 350,000

Upa: 330,000

Mecha Frieza: 160 million

King Cold: 75 million