NOTE: Here's another chapter for you guys! Not much to say but I'm looking forward to writing Makima meeting Freeza. That's going to be really fun.
Enjoy and Reivew!
Intermission (10): Body Mishaps
Vegeta growled to himself as he felt the power rolling off of Goku as the pure-hearted Saiyan faced off against the Ginyu Force. The prince couldn't fathom the strength that Goku currently possessed, especially since the fool stood no chance against him during their fight on Earth. It had only been little more than a month since then, but the difference in their power was staggering. "It can't be…! Could Kakarot truly be a Super Saiyan?!"
Makima noticed the shift in Vegeta's demeanor, but felt it wasn't important to focus on at the moment. She held her son close, having been apart from him much too long to consider separating from him yet. Krillin stood a few inches away from her, clearly afraid of what she might do for being unable to protect Gohan. Was she pissed? Oh absolutely. But she understood that the monk (And Bulma) were much too out of their league compared to Freeza's forces and Vegeta.
Luckily, she and her darling were here now to handle the situation. Speaking of…
"Mom?" She looked down at her son. "Dad's power feels weird…"
Krillin nodded his head. "Those Ginyu Force guys are just as deadly as that Recoome guy, but Goku's not even struggling against them."
"Tch! Isn't it obvious? Kakarot's briefly raising his power the moment he attacks. He's doing it so fast that not even the scouters are picking it up!" Vegeta realizes Goku's strategy.
"It's just a little trick your Father picked up during training. It saves a lot of stamina in the long run." Makima answers.
Burter huffed at their opponent, this nobody that dared to make a mockery of the Ginyu Force! He tapped his scouter to activate the communication functions. "Jeice! Can you hear me? Use your Crusher Ball to distract him! Of course, he'll dodge it with that speed of his!"
"Then why use it?" Jeice questioned.
"Isn't it obvious? When he's distracted, I'll use my superior speed to catch him from behind, then we'll take him down quickly!" Burter explained.
"Gotcha." Jeice ended the call. He clicked his tongue in annoyance at the trouble they've been given. "All of this for a stupid fool!" Jeice raised his hand up, creating a sizzling red ball of KI. "Crusher Ball!" He threw the attack straight at Goku, who stood still on the ground.
"Heh! Just try and-huh?" Burter blinked when Goku made no move to avoid the attack. "W-what are you doing?! Why aren't you dodging it?!"
Goku easily deflects the attack away as if it were a housefly. The attack soared towards Burter, forcing him to dodge it instead. The Blue Hurricane quickly turned back only to see that Goku was no longer in his previous spot. "W-what?!"
"Burter, behind you!" Jeice yelled.
Burter turned around to see Goku floating behind him. The Earthly Saiyan raised his hand for a greeting. "Yo."
"W-when did you get behind me?!"
"Just now."
"B-but that's impossible! There's no way you're faster than me!" Burter shouted. His pride as the 'Fastest in the Universe' was clearly at stake.
"I wouldn't say that. My old teacher always told me that there's always someone out there better than you. Claiming to be the best at something just stumps your own growth, ya know?" Goku explained casually.
Burter could only feel a sense of fear building up inside of him. "Just who are you?!"
"I'm a Saiyan raised on Earth." Goku replied.
"A-a Saiyan?! There's no way a Saiyan could be faster than me!"
"With enough training, anything is possible."
"SHUT UP!" Burter roared and started attacking Goku with insanely fast punches and kicks. Goku easily avoided each one with little to no effort involved.
Jeice decided to stop sitting on the sidelines and assist his partner. "Enough of this! Nobody mocks the Ginyu Force! Burter! It's time for our special move!"
"Right!" Burter disengaged from their enemy to join with his red counterpart. The two stood side-by-side as blue and red auras began mixing together. Burter and Jeice circled one another, the color of their energy shifting into bright purple.
"W-what are they doing?!" Krillin flinched away.
"A combination move, it seems." Makima shrugged uncaringly.
Goku watched the colorful display without a hint of fear, instead he looked like he found the move interesting. "Gohan and Makima were right, red and blue do make purple."
"PURPLE COMET!" The duo declared together. The massive purple comet descended towards Goku with the intent on obliterating him completely. Right as the attack was about to reach Goku, the Saiyan struck out his leg, kicking the ball at its weakest point. The attack dispersed instantly, revealing to everyone that Goku's foot had lodged itself in Burter's chest, knocking the air from his lungs. Jeice's face was paler than a white sheet of paper at the turn of events.
"My turn." Goku declared, vanishing from sight. He appeared above Burter and elbowed the Blue Hurricane on top of his head, knocking the Ginyu Force member out of the air.
Goku reappeared underneath him and caught the unconscious alien with a single hand, similar to how he defeated Nappa. He tossed Burter's body onto the ground, then looked back up at Jeice. "Do you understand now?! There's no point in fighting! Just take your friend and get off this planet before you end up dead!"
Vegeta stared incredulously at the supposed 'Super Saiyan'. "What the hell are you doing, fool?! Hurry and kill them both!"
"There's no point! They're both clearly unable to fight!" Goku responded.
"Soft hearted idiot!" Vegeta growled, then shifted his gaze to Makima. "What about you?! I know you're nowhere as soft as Kakarot!"
"If darling wishes to let them live, then so be it." Makima responded.
"What?!" Vegeta cried.
Jeice's entire body was shivering, something that hasn't happened to him in years. "I-I can't believe this…we're the G-Ginyu Force…! The elite of the elite…! T-there's no way we can be d-defeated like this...! I can't stand it!" Jeice cried and retreated, flying off from the battlefield.
"He's getting away!" Gohan pushed himself out of his mother's arms. "We have to-"
"Gohan." Makima's voice halted the boy instantly. "It'll be fine. Don't do anything foolish."
"R-right, Mom." Gohan stopped himself.
Goku looked down at Burter with pity. "Man… I can't believe he left his friend behind." Suddenly, Vegeta appeared in front of him and crushed Burter's neck with his knee. "Vegeta?! That was uncalled for!"
"Oh please!" Vegeta spats back. "I didn't see you throwing a hissy fit when that demon of yours killed Recoome!"
"Makima got here before I did, so whatever she decided to do was her choice. I would've stopped her too otherwise." Goku responded. His family and Krillin quickly approached the two full-blooded Saiyans.
"Your soft heartedness makes me sick! How could you just stand there and let that one get away! You're no Super Saiyan!" Vegeta growled with disgust.
"Super Saiyan?" Goku titled his head.
"I bet you're proud of that power you have now, aren't you, Kakarot?! Well too bad, because it still means nothing in the face of Freeza! Unless you become immortal there's no chance you'll be able to beat him!" Vegeta declared.
"Stupidity." Makima sighed, gaining Vegeta's attention.
"What was that?" He growled.
"Immortality isn't a shortcut to power, but simply an escape for humans and others alike to escape the jaws of death. If you and Freeza are dead set on becoming immortal, then so be it, however that simply proves one little thing about the two of you." Makima smiled.
"And what would that be?"
"A fear of death." Makima's chilling declaration sent a cold chill through the prince. His eyes glowed with fury as he stared down the Control Devil.
"You dare…"
"Wait a moment!" Goku spoke up, stopping the sparking dancing between Devil and Saiyan. Everyone looked at Goku, who seemed pretty confused. "Not that I'm bragging, but I've gotten pretty strong recently. And you're saying that I still can't beat Freeza?"
"Freeza's might is beyond anything you've ever seen. None of you could ever dream of being prepared for it." Vegeta scoffed.
"But you saw the way Goku and Makima trounced those Ginyu Force guys, nobody can take them on!" Krillin added.
"Fight him yourself and see." Vegeta shrugged. "But be warned that Freeza has likely gained eternal life by now with the Dragon Balls. I'd say our best hope is to pray that we never cross his path."
"I don't think he has used them yet." Krillin said, confusing everyone except Makima. She had been thinking about it since learning of Freeza's goal. As Krillin explained it all, she figured that if Freeza had only just recently got all 7, then the sky would've turned pitch black. It seems that Freeza, who had quickly made his way to Namek upon learning of the Dragon Balls, hadn't done any form of research to find out more. Or, the more likely reason, his approach of using terror and genocide backfired in a way he hadn't expected.
"As I figured beforehand. Freeza is a fool." Makima shook her head. If she were in his shoes, she simply would have earned the Namekian's trust in a much more peaceful way to gain the Dragon Balls and password to awaken the dragon. Implanting suggestions and small bits of manipulation goes a long way to get exactly what you want. A dictator such as Freeza wouldn't understand that.
"You're right, Krillin! Without the right words Freeza won't be able to awaken their Shenron! Now we can still bring everyone back!" Goku, Gohan, and Krillin were cheering at the hope presented to them. Vegeta just looked confused, since he didn't know much about the Dragon Balls at all. Makima giggled softly at the boys' enthusiasm, happy to see just a cheerful look on her son's face.
"Now we just need to get the Dragon Balls back." Krillin said.
"Vegeta, you know these guys. Any good ideas?" Goku asked their temporary ally.
"I thought you were going to fight Freeza." Vegeta responded.
"To be honest, I really want to. But King Kai told me not to challenge him to a fight. So, we should focus on bringing everyone else back to life." Goku explained.
"That's your wish?!" Vegeta scoffed. "What will you do when Freeza decides to blow up your planet one day?! Just make me immortal!"
"I could just turn you into my slave instead. How would you like to be my personal 'pet'?" Makima threatened.
"I'd much rather see you wiped out entirely." Vegeta hissed at her. He looked down and saw Gohan glaring at him for the threat. "What, boy? Ready to defend your demonic mother?"
"Stop calling her that!" Gohan growled.
"Or what?" The prince smirked. Gohan took a step forward, but his father's arm stopped him from advancing.
"Gohan, don't let it get to you." Goku advised.
"But, Dad, he's-"
"I know, son, but remember what your Mom always tells you?"
Gohan looked away, sighing at the ground. "Keep myself under control." When his father pulled away, the hybrid kept his attention turned away from Vegeta. He didn't want to risk upsetting his parents by getting into a fight at a time like this.
Vegeta scoffed in disgust at Goku, then snapped his head to the direction Jeice had gone to. "There are two power levels heading this way. It's Jeice, and of course, he's bringing Ginyu along with him. I wonder if even you can handle him, Kakarot."
"He's right, Goku! This is trouble!" Krillin gulped.
The prince realized something was amiss with the situation. "Wait, where's Freeza? He was on the ship where Ginyu took the Dragon Balls!"
Makima pointed in a different direction. "There's a powerful presence heading in that direction."
Gohan and Krillin reacted instantly. "Oh no! That's where the Grand Elder's house is located!"
"I get it now! Freeza couldn't get the Dragon Balls to work, so he's heading for the Grand Elder to tell it to him!" Krillin exclaimed.
"Wait, is the Grand Elder the one who made the Dragon Balls?!" Goku asked.
"Yeah! If Freeza kills him, then the Dragon Balls will be useless!" Gohan responded.
"WHAT?!" Vegeta cried, shocked by the development.
"We have company." Makima got their attention. The males looked up to see Ginyu and Jeice had arrived on the battlefield. She observed the attire of the leader of this elite group and rolled her eyes at the fashion choices. Makima was unimpressed that aliens didn't even try to make stylish or appropriate uniforms.
Captain Ginyu is a tall, purple humanoid alien. The top of his head displays prominent veins, similar to that of a human brain. Two black conical horns protrude from the top sides of his head. Ginyu wears a black variant of the Battle Armor that Frieza's forces wear, with lower side guards, black and white wrist bracers, and the addition of the Ginyu Force insignia on the upper left side of the chest plate. He wears black underwear as his lower body armor. Ginyu is equipped with a green Scouter.
"So, these are the fools who dare make a mockery of the illustrious Ginyu Force?!" Ginyu exclaimed.
"Yes, Captain!" Jeice replied.
Krillin gulped as he felt Ginyu's power. "Goku, are you sure you can beat him?"
"I won't know until I try." Goku said.
Ginyu analyzed Goku and Makima with his Scouter. "Both of them are at a level of 5000."
"Yeah! Isn't it crazy?!" Jeice cried.
"Idiot!" Ginyu scolded his subordinate. "Do you always believe everything these things tell you?! It's obvious that they're hiding their power to take us by surprise. These things are useless against them. I estimate that their true power is somewhere around 60,000 or even 70,000!"
"60,000 and 70,000?! That's insane!"
"They must be some kind of mutations; gifted fighters like us. It seems I'll finally be able to go all out in a true battle." Ginyu grinned with excitement.
Goku turned to his wife. "Makima, you take Gohan and Krillin to their ship and find the Dragon Balls with the radar."
"Aw~! You don't want to risk me getting hurt, darling?" Makima smiled.
"Well, I would like to fight these guys with you, but I want to make sure Gohan and Krillin don't run into any trouble. I know you can keep them safe." Goku said. "I can handle these guys with Vegeta."
"You shouldn't trust him so easily, darling, but fine." Makima had tried to tell her husband to not be so trusting years ago, but he never listened. She turned to her son and Krillin. "Let's let the big boys handle the fighting."
"Y-yeah!" Krillin nodded.
"Okay, Mom!" Gohan agreed.
"Be careful, Goku!" Krillin said one last thing before the three took off to grab the Dragon Radar. Leaving the full-blooded Saiyans to deal with the remnants of the Ginyu Force…or so they thought.
Vegeta smirked evilly and blasted off into the skies. "SO LONG, KAKAROT!" The prince shot off towards Freeza's ship, fully intending on finding the Dragon Balls for himself.
"VEGETA!" Goku yelled at the betrayal until Ginyu took the opening to elbow the Saiyan in the jaw. The pure-hearted Saiyan decided to deal with Vegeta later and focus on the fight in front of him.
"Sorry, Makima."
Gohan and his mother turned their heads to Krillin as they continued to fly towards Bulma's hideout. The monk looked pretty regretful about something, and the Son Matriarch knew exactly what he was apologizing for. Gohan didn't understand what Krillin was going on about. "Why are you saying 'sorry', Krillin?" Gohan asked.
Krillin looked at Makima, who already turned her attention elsewhere. "You entrusted me to protect Gohan and yet…" His mind flashed back to Recoome breaking the child's neck. "...He almost died with me being unable to do anything about it."
"K-Krillin, you don't have to-"
"I see." Makima spoke up. "Thank you for apologizing."
Krillin was surprised by how easily she forgave him. "So, you're not mad?"
"Oh, I'm livid." Makima's voice held enough venom to make the monk and hybrid shiver. "However, I understand that for you and Bulma the situation has become far out of your control. You tried your best to keep my son safe and that is something I can be thankful for."
"R-right…" Krillin sighed in relief. At least he knew that Makima wasn't going to hurt him too badly for what had happened. He knew that the Devil didn't have high opinions on them, especially after her discovery of Piccolo kidnapping Gohan but he at least wanted to try and make up for all of that. She was his best friend's wife after all, she at least deserved kindness, regardless of her nature.
"Mom…" Gohan looked more disappointed in himself more than anything. He didn't like it when his mother would get upset at his friends, but from what he could understand they never really got along with her. His mother wasn't a bad person in his eyes even though his mother would tell him the exact opposite.
"I feel her." Makima said.
"Down there!" Krillin pointed down at a small island. The three descended down into the small crevice where Bulma had set up her own personal belongings. The heiress herself was busy taking a nice peaceful nap. "Bulma! Bulma! Where's the Dragon Radar?!"
"W-what?" She woke up to the sight of her friend and Godson. Anger quickly rose inside of her as she stormed to her feet. "You two! Where the hell have you been?! First you came to get the Dragon Ball with Vegeta in tow, and then you took off again! What's the big idea of leaving a girl alone in a place like-guh!" A chain shot into her head before she could finish her rants.
"M-Mom!" Gohan yelled.
"Hm?" Makima raised a brow as she pulled the chain out. "I was simply getting our information, because she was taking too long." Makima raised a hand and used the force to bring the Dragon Radar into her hands. "I always informed her of everything that you two have been through up to this point."
Bulma fell to her knees as she tried to get herself pulled back together. Her eyes shifted to Gohan and her anger turned into concern. "G-Gohan…are you sure that you're-"
"I'm fine!" Gohan exclaimed. "Mom and Dad are here now, so there's no need to worry!"
"R-right…with Goku here everything should be fine." Bulma smiled.
"We need to hurry before Freeza comes back for the Dragon Balls!" Krillin ascended into the air. Gohan and Makima joined him in the air, and the three shot off towards Freeza's ship to get the Dragon Balls back.
Bulma leaned against the rocky wall, mulling over all of the information Makima had shoved into her head. After seeing everything that Gohan and Krillin had really been going through since coming to Namek really made her regret the way she's been treating them. Especially since they and Vegeta had almost been killed by those Ginyu Force guys. The image of little Gohan with his neck broken was so disturbing that she could only wonder what kind of emotions were running through Makima when she found her four-year-old son like that.
"I never really thought about it, but maybe she was right…" Bulma thought back to the most fearful encounter she's ever had with Makima.
A terrified Bulma, Roshi, and Krillin backed away as Makima's presence loomed over them. The Control Devil's power threatened to overwhelm them to the point of sensory overload. Her eyes glowed in such a way that the three humans knew that they were nothing but mere insects compared to her. "I understand that you are all used to my darling handling every little threatening issue that pops up, he's saved your lives too many times to count. However, that same line of thought should NEVER be extended towards our child. Gohan and Goku are NOT the same person."
Bulma frowned, hugging her knees close to her chest. "...She says that, but Gohan is so much like Goku that you can't help but trust in him too." Bulma didn't think that was such a terrible thing to believe in.
Vegeta, after killing the rest of Freeza's henchmen and changing into a new set of clothing and armor, hid himself as Goku's family and friend arrived at the ship. "I have to be careful. Even with suppressing my energy that demon could still potentially sense that I'm here."
Makima sat down on a flattened rock as her son and Krillin searched around for the hidden Dragon Balls. She kept herself on alert the entire time, luckily Freeza was still off somewhere far away, fighting against some smaller energy level. Then there was Vegeta, who believed himself to be hidden from her. Clearly he was waiting for them to summon the dragon and take the wish for himself. She wasn't surprised to see that he had abandoned her husband to fight the battle alone.
"We found them, Mom!" Gohan exclaimed. She looked over to see the two were lifting up Basketball sized Dragon Balls out of the ground. Makima felt like there was an obvious joke to be made when comparing the size of the two different sets of Dragon Balls, but that was too immature for her taste.
"Alright! Now let's summon Shenron and get our friend back!" Krillin said.
"It probably won't work." Makima informed them. Her words surprised the two and Vegeta. "Considering just how secretive the Namekians have been when it came to the Dragon Balls, and thinking about Kami's own underhandedness, it's likely that these can only be used when speaking in the Namekian's natural tongue."
"R-really?!" Gohan gasped.
"What?!" Vegeta hissed mentally.
"I guess that makes sense. It would explain what that old Namekian meant when he told Freeza that he'd never get his wish. By killing all of them Freeza not only would lose the chance to use them, but he'd also never get them to work in the first place." Krillin realized.
"And if Freeza kills the Grand Elder then we really won't be able to get our wish." Gohan frowned.
"Tch! So all of this was pointless, then?! Freeza, you fool!" Vegeta spat.
"There's still Nail and Dende! If we can get one of them then we can-huh?!" Krillin, Gohan, Makima, and Vegeta all felt two KIs heading their direction. "T-two energy levels are heading this way! It feels like those Ginyu Force guys!"
"Darling…?" Makima hadn't paid attention to the battle, expecting her husband to be able to handle it with no issue. But something seemed to have gone wrong and now she could barely feel her husband's energy. "Gohan! Krillin! Hide!" The three hid behind some rocks as Ginyu and Jeice arrived at the ship.
The most shocking thing turned out to be that the person standing next to Jeice was none other than Goku, who was wearing a Scouter. Makima's confusion only lasted for a millisecond as she realized that the person standing next to the Red Magma wasn't her darling.
"G-Goku?"
"Dad?"
Of course, those two hadn't realized why everything seemed wrong, clearly falling for appearances. Her son was still young, so his naivety was excusable, but there was no excuse for Krillin being unable to tell that wasn't his best friend. As the monk stepped out to greet the Ginyu Force members Makima made a finger gun and pointed it at the two. "Bang."
Their scouters instantly exploded, pushing the two away from the Dragon Balls. Krillin turned around at Makima, shocked at her actions. "M-Makima?! Why did you-"
"THAT'S NOT MY DAD, KRILLIN!" Gohan shouted. His mother would never attack his father unless they were training. If she felt that something was clearly wrong, then it was wise to trust her judgment.
"What?!" He and Vegeta were shocked.
Ginyu recovered with a smirk. "Seems the baldy wasn't alone. Hiding your power levels from our Scouters, then destroying them was a smart move. An annoying one to be honest."
Makima and Gohan stepped out to join Krillin, the Control Devil burning holes in the two with her eyes. "Where is my darling?"
"Isn't it obvious? I stole his body, since this one was much more powerful. Too bad for him though, he's likely to have bled to death by now." Ginyu chuckled. He and Jeice struck their ridiculous fighting poses. "I am Captain Ginyu of the Ginyu Force!"
"Switched bodies?!" Krillin cried.
"Ginyu had something like that up his sleeve?!" Vegeta snarled.
"Makes sense, there's too much evil in your soul to ever be my darling." Makima spat darkly at the leader. "Gohan, Krillin, stay back. I'll deal with him." She walked forward to face the Ginyu Force.
Ginyu chuckled. "In that case, Jeice you stay back as well. Time to take this body on a test run and who better than the monkey's pet wife."
"Understood, Captain." Jeice kept back as his captain faced off against Makima.
"Damn it all. Whether or not it's Kakarot, this is all getting too annoying." Vegeta said.
Ginyu and Makima took fighting stances as they stood across from one another. "Be warned, that this body possesses a power level over 180,000! You stand no chance! I'll be sure to get revenge for what you did to Recoome!"
Makima chuckled, confusing the captain. "The Freeza Force continues to show its incompetence every time I interact with you lot. Nobody knows that body better than me."
"Tch…! Arrogant woman!" Ginyu charged Makima with a punch that she blocked with her forearm. He continued with a barrage of punches that she blocked or evaded before jumping back into the air. The captain gave chase with a swift kick, which Makima flipped over with graceful form. She spun for a moment and carried forward with a knee strike that Ginyu managed to block. He was pushed back a bit, leaving him open for Makima's finger gun.
"Bang." Several shots fired off, crashing against Ginyu's chest that sent him flying back even further. The body-stealing captain grit his teeth and charged back at the Devil to teach her a lesson. He opened his palm and fired several blasts that Makima was forced to dodge, then he used that chance to attack her blindspot.
Makima expected his attack and blocked his punch that pushed her back. But to the captain's surprise the woman looked entirely bored of their brief struggle. "Is that it?" She asked.
"W-what was that?!"
Jeice turned from the fight and saw a familiar figure approaching the battle. "Captain! He followed us!" Everyone turned to see an injured 'Ginyu' slowly flying over to them.
"I…I finally found them…" 'Ginyu' held his chest, trying to stop the huge hole from bleeding too much.
"Darling…!" Makima felt his energy, recognizing that as her husband. This left her open for Ginyu to elbow her in the chest. He pushed his palms into her chest and blasted her with a KI blast that sent her flying into the water.
"MOM/MAKIMA!"
Ginyu smirked. "Heh! That'll teach you to look down on Captain Ginyu!"
"That proves it! Ginyu and Goku really did change bodies!" Krillin yelled.
"Dammit! Gohan! Krillin! Don't hold back against him!" Goku shouted to his comrades.
Ginyu scoffed at the misplaced Saiyan. "And what makes you think they can do anything against me?! With this body there's no way I can lose!"
Gohan, after seeing his mother get blasted away and seeing the poor state his father was in, quickly lost his temper. The boy's power rose as he shot into the skies to engage Ginyu, much to Krillin's shock. "Gohan, wait!"
"ARGH!" Gohan started punching wildly against Ginyu, who actually found himself struggling to avoid the hybrid's attacks. Gohan kicked the captain right in his sternum, knocking the air out of him, then uppercutted him further into the air, and Gohan gave chase.
"Stupid, brat!" Ginyu recovered and fired a KI blast that knocked Gohan back down into the ground. He smirked at his short triumph until Krillin caught him by surprise with a left hook across his jaw. The monk spin kicked Ginyu, then flew around him to knock him down into the ship. Ginyu bounced, leaving him open for an enraged Gohan to headbutt him in the spine like a raging bull.
"Captain!" Jeice was about to go help his leader until a certain prince grabbed his shoulder. Jeice turned around only to be greeted by a devastating punch that broke his nose. The Australian sounding alien stumbled back. "V-Vegeta?!"
"Not so fast, Jeice! Your fight is with me!" Vegeta chuckled darkly.
"Vegeta…!" Goku smiled at his fellow full-blood.
Ginyu grabbed Krillin by his leg and swung the monk into Gohan. He pulled back his hand and charged up a purple ball of KI. "Milky Canon!" The ball raced towards the duo, exploding upon contact with them, and knocking them down into the ground. Ginyu smirked evilly until he saw the two recover from his signature attack quickly. "W-what?! How is it possible that you two are still standing?! This body has a power level of 180,000! Why am I struggling against such trash?!"
"Because you fail to understand that body." Ginyu whipped around to see a drenched Makima looming over him. Her hair parted slightly to reveal one of her eyes, and the glow of that spiral sent a shiver down his spine. "A soul that doesn't belong in the body it possesses has no right to use it. My darling's body rejects your tainted spirit like an allergic reaction. And I'd be more than happy to rid it of the infection."
Ginyu fought against the fear infecting his mind and screamed. "DON'T SCREW WITH ME! I'M CAPTAIN GINYU!" All Makima did was raise a single palm and blast Ginyu away with an invisible force. Gohan rushed in and kicked Ginyu into the air, then Krillin slapped him down towards Makima, and the Devil slammed her leg into his ribs to shatter them upon contact.
Jeice was struggling against Vegeta, who was currently having the time of his life. "H-how are you this strong, Vegeta?!"
"Fool! Haven't you realized that we Saiyans grow stronger from the brink of death! All that fool Recoome did was make me stronger!" Vegeta declared as he blocked another attack from Jeice. Then he slapped the Red Magma away with the swipe of his hand.
"D-dammit! This can't be happening!" Jeice shivered.
"Oh but it is! I've surpassed the natural limits of the Saiyan race and I'm still getting stronger! I'm closer and closer to becoming a Super Saiyan!" Vegeta exclaimed with an arrogant laugh.
"A-a Super Saiyan?!"
"Kakarot is too soft to do it himself, so that only leaves me!" Vegeta rushed Jeice with a kick to his jaw. Then he flashed towards him and slammed his hand through the Red Magma's ribs. As Jeice reeled from the attack, Vegeta pushed his palm into the fool's face. "Heh." With a single blast, Jeice had been reduced to ashes.
"V-Vegeta! You didn't have to go that far!" Goku yelled.
"That's it, Kakarot. Keep acting like a soft-hearted fool and leave the Super Saiyan status to me." Vegeta grinned. His attention shifted to Ginyu, who was left frozen by the death of his last subordinate. "Tsk! You fools still haven't killed Ginyu yet?! It's because he's in Kakarot's body isn't it?! Fine, I'll take care of it!" The prince rushed for Ginyu and sunk his fist into the captain's stomach. Then bashed him downwards with a sledgehammer attack.
Ginyu lay defeated on the ground, the stolen body broken by the continuous assaults dealt to it. Vegeta prepared to deal the finishing blow, but a chain wrapped around his waist and pulled him through the air. The prince was turned around and greeted by Makima's fist smashing into his face. The prince spat out some blood and glared at the Devil. "That was your last mistake."
"We still need Ginyu alive if we wish to return my darling back to normal." Makima wasn't intimidated by him. She reacted quickly, blocking Vegeta's punches with her hands and hissed as he began pushing back against her.
"Does it look like that matters?! I'll be killing Ginyu regardless of how you all feel!" Vegeta struck Makima in the stomach, then bashed her away. Gohan charged in to protect his mother, but Vegeta avoided the hybrid's attack and kicked him down into the ship.
Goku was the only one who noticed the purple glow around Ginyu's body. The captain's intentions were clear as day to the Earth-Saiyan. "He's trying to…oh no!"
"CHANGE…NOW!" Ginyu's beam soared towards Vegeta, who noticed it too late to avoid it.
"THIS IS MY CHANCE!" Goku raced for the beam, jumping in the way before it could reach the prince. There was a flash of light that momentarily blinded everyone for a moment, once it died down they all noticed a difference.
Ginyu stared at his purple hands, hissing at the self-inflicted hole in his chest. "D-dammit! T-this can't be…!"
"Hehe…! I got my…body back." Goku smiled.
"W-what happened?" Gohan asked.
"Did he and Goku just switch back?" Krillin wondered. They looked over and saw the relieved smile on Makima's face, which pretty much answered the question. "Alright! Goku's back to normal!"
"What?!" Vegeta was a bit confused by all of the rapid changing events.
Ginyu glared at Goku. "That was poor planning on your part! Now you can't interfere anymore!"
"I-I wouldn't be too sure about that…" Goku laughed.
"What are you-" Ginyu's thoughts halted when a chain wrapped around his body. The captain's limbs were forced to disobey him. "W-what's happening?!" He watched as his own fist raised towards him and started bashing his own face in. Blood, flesh, spittle, and more were spraying out from the brutal onslaught forced onto him. Eventually it stopped, revealing the ruined face of Ginyu. Makima came rushing down and kicked the captain into the ground with explosive force. With him taken care of, she hurried down towards her husband with Gohan and Krillin right behind her.
"Darling!" She carefully helped Goku up off the ground. "I'm sorry about-"
"Don't worry about it, Makima. It's my fault for letting my guard down and getting my body stolen like that. You guys did good." Goku said to them.
"Dad…" Gohan frowned at his father's wounded body.
"Do you have any Senzu Beans left, Goku?" Krillin asked.
"Nope. We're fresh out." Goku chuckled, then winced at the pain that came with it.
SQUELCH!
"Vegeta!" Goku yelled at the prince. The group watched as the prince stomped down on Ginyu's head, crushing his skull into purple chunks and bones. Makima turned her son's head away, so that he wouldn't see the disturbing display. "You didn't have to-"
"Give it a rest, Kakarot! You know as well as I do that the bastard would've tried switching bodies the moment we let our guards down." Vegeta defended his actions.
"He's right, darling." Makima hated to agree with Vegeta, but she needed her husband to understand that their enemies here needed to die. Goku just sighed and accepted it as Vegeta walked over to them.
"It would be easy to kill you all right now." Vegeta's statement wasn't wrong. He was the only one in the best condition and his power had grown a lot due to his Zenkai Boost. Makima didn't feel like testing her luck at the moment when her husband clearly needed help. "Luckily for all of you I still need you for the Dragon Balls and taking on Freeza. We'll treat Kakarot's wounds and get him back to full power."
"How?" Krillin asked.
"Just shut up and follow me into the ship!" Vegeta floated up to the entrance. With no better alternative available the Son Family and Krillin followed Vegeta into the ship to treat Goku.
Chapter End
NOTE: And that's the battle against the Ginyu Force! I hope you guys enjoyed it! I do want to regard some things about what was spoken about by the characters...
I'm not bashing Freeza, but pointing out that he was an idiot for the way he went about handling things in the Namek Saga. He likely could've gotten everything he wanted if he wasn't such a sadistic tyrant. That's what we love about him though. He and Makima are very similar, but I genuinely believe that she'd get the Dragon Balls from the Namekians in a much better way than how Freeza literally screwed himself over.
I never really liked how Goku's friends treated Chi-Chi and that kinda translates here. It's been mentioned how Makima doesn't get along with Goku's friends, because of her nature and general behavior. In present story she obviously has managed to fix some of that, but here Krillin and Bulma are still very 'arm's distance' from her as much as possible. If Makima has any actual friends outside of Goku, it would be Piccolo and Lazuli (18). Her sisters don't count, because she barely gets along with them as is.
Don't focus too much on power levels, because those numbers literally don't matter. Toriyama has the characters state multiple times that the numbers are untrustworthy of measuring a character's strength, but DB fans have latched onto that shit for YEARS. Really proving the meme that 'Dragon Ball fans can't read'.
Next chapter we'll be continuing with the aftermath of Vegeta's Final Explosion.
Have a great weekend!