NOTE: Hey, guys! This one is mostly Goku and Makima. This isn't their wedding, as I'm saving that for later.

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I did change the title and summary, so hopefully that fits better now.

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Intermission (9): A Couple's Trip

If there was one thing Son Goku hated the most it was hospitals. His battle with Vegeta had ended with all of his bones getting crushed, and he would've been again dead too if Makima, Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe hadn't shown up to save him. It did irritate him a bit that he couldn't beat Vegeta on his own, but he was thankful for their help, nonetheless. Sucks that he's been confined to this hospital bed while Gohan, Bulma, and Krillin raced off to Namek to use their Dragon Balls to bring all of their friends back.

Which is why when his Master Roshi showed up to explain the situation to him about what was happening on Namek, Goku couldn't help but grow a bit excited. Not only was Vegeta there, but there were guys even stronger than him running around too! So many powerful guys existed out in the universe, just waiting to be challenged to a fight, it was every fighter's dream. Sure, the occasional strong Devil, like his sisters-in-law, showed up from time-to-time but this was different. Who knows just how strong Vegeta had gotten since their last fight, and who knows just how much stronger the Prince's comrades are?! It's just so damn exciting to think about!

Of course, he is worried about his son and friends, but they can handle themselves as long as they stay careful. He'll be there soon enough to help them out.

And staying cooped up in this hospital wasn't going to help him become stronger!

"Yo! You alive, Goku?"

Once again, the good-hearted Saiyan's luck showed itself as Yajirobe arrived with a bag of senzu beans. "Senzu Beans are finally done. Just a few though. Korin told me to bring you all seven." The overweight samurai explained as he walked over past the doctor, nurse, and Roshi.

"Really?! Thanks, Yajirobe! Give me one right now!" Goku opened his mouth.

"H-hey! Don't just feed my patient something I didn't prescribe-" The doctor went ignored as Yajirobe flicked the bean into Goku's mouth. After a quick chew and swallow, Goku flipped out of his bed with renewed energy. With a mighty flex, he tore off his casts to unveil his healed limbs.

"Alright! I've been waiting for this moment!" Goku stripped out his gown and bandages, leaving himself in just his underwear. Reaching underneath one of the cabinets, he found his clothes that Makima had left for him. Goku quickly dressed in his GI, the one with King Kai's symbol, and stretched his limbs. "Right! Namek, here I come!"

"T-to planet Namek?! But how?!" Roshi asked as Goku took the bag of beans from Yajirobe. The reactions of disbelief from the doctor and nurse were completely ignored by them.

Goku chuckled as if he was proud of something. "When Bulma's Dad came to see me, I asked him to make me a spaceship just in case!"

"One like Kami's?"

"Nope! That one used some alien materials that he couldn't copy, then Makima reminded me of that spaceship that there were two other Saiyan ships that had landed on Earth before Vegeta and Nappa. The one that my brother Raditz used and the one that I arrived in when I was a kid!" Goku explained. The Saiyan from Earth stepped up to the window as his words sunk into the old turtle hermit's head.

"T-that's right!" Roshi exclaimed.

"Raditz's ship was destroyed by Gohan, but mine was still in perfect condition. I had him fix it up, so that I can get to Namek in six days!" Goku finished explaining his genius plan. He opened the window and climbed out of it. "NIMBUS!" He jumped out as his magical cloud arrived just in time to keep him in the air.

"W-wait! What about Makima?! Does she know you're heading out?!" Roshi asked.

"Nope! She's off at work, but there's no time to tell her myself! Be sure to tell her I'm sorry! Welp, I'm off to save 'em!" His cloud and he took off towards Capsule Corp before Roshi could even get another word in.

Yajirobe walked over to the old man. "Save who?"

"His son and friends."

"HUH?! Why did he look so excited about something like that?!"

"I think it's that Saiyan blood of his at work. He does want to save them, but that boy can never pass up the opportunity to face powerful opponents, no matter what." Roshi explained.

"And that part about his crazy ass wife…?"

"..." Roshi couldn't say anything, fearing the idea of having to explain these things to Makima once again.


Goku arrived at Capsule Corp, and after a brief meeting with Bulma's mom, he learned that Dr. Briefs had yet to complete the spaceship. The two walked over to the huge spaceship that had been constructed for Goku's travel. Dr. Briefs walked out of the ship to see Goku and wife coming his way. "Goku! I see you're better already! Those Senzu Beans sure are something!"

"T-this is the spaceship?!" Goku gawked. "And it's not finished yet?!"

"Oh, almost. Come in and take a look." Dr. Briefs responded.

Panchy removed her arm from Goku to allow the Saiyan from Earth to walk up to the ship. She watched him go with an itch scratching her brain. She felt like there was something she should've warned the warrior about but seemed to have forgotten what it was. Shrugging to herself, she walked away to go get them refreshments.

"WOAH! It's huge!" Goku was amazed just by how large the interior of the ship ended up being, considering that the pod he came from was much smaller. "How did you get it to be this big?"

"It didn't take long, really. So, what do you think?" Dr. Briefs asked.

"I could train all I want in here!" Goku smiled.

"That Saiyan technology sure is amazing." The old man chuckled.

Goku walked around the ship with curiosity. "What about the artificial gravity generator?"

"Oh, it's done. This is it." He led Goku over to the long cylinder extension in the middle of the ship. "This is the switch for the artificial gravity…and this is the controller. It uses the ship's acceleration. Like you asked, it can generate up to a maximum of 100g." He turned to Goku with a bit of confusion. "But isn't that kind of extreme? Even for you? If you weigh 60 kilograms you become 6000 kilograms! That's 6 tons! It might kill you."

"It's okay. If I couldn't handle that much, I'd never have a chance against the Saiyans. But can this thing fly?" Goku asked.

"Oh, it can fly. I've already imputed all of the data needed to get you to Namek. All you have to do is press the switch and the ship will take off." Dr. Briefs turned to the ladder leading downwards. "Over there is the bath, toilet, and bedroom. The food storage room has already been packed to keep you fed for the six-day trip."

Something wasn't adding up in Goku's head as he listened to the doctor. "Wait…if all of this is done, then why isn't it finished?"

"Well, I can't decide where to put the stereo speakers… I mean, you want to have good sound, don't you?"

"T-that's all?! That's all that's not finished?!" Goku yelled.

"That's all?" Dr. Briefs scoffed. "Positioning speakers for the best possible sound is an art form. I'll have you know! When you consider the acoustics of-"

"I don't care about the stereo! I'm in a hurry! I'm going to take off right now!" Goku yelled, desperately.

"What could be so important that you have to leave now?"

"I got word from Bulma that she, my son, and Krillin are stranded on Namek because their ship got destroyed! And that Saiyan, Vegeta, and his gang are there with them!" Goku explained the dire situation.

"My goodness…! Well, that is urgent, isn't it?!"

"Teach me how to fly this thing, now!" Goku asked.

"Alright, but you know, all I need is a few hours with the speakers-"


Dr. Briefs watched as the ship took off into space with a small huff. "Hmph, not bad considering how fast I threw it together."

Oolong and Puar appeared. "Where's Goku?! Where's the spaceship?!" The talking pig asked.

"Well, he was in a hurry." Dr. Briefs pointed upwards.

"Hmph! He could've said 'hi' at least!" Oolong huffed.

"I wonder if something happened…" Puar muttered.

Panchy arrived with a tray of drinks. "Huh? Goku left already?"

"Yes, dear." Dr. Briefs answered.

"But I didn't get to tell him something that I just remembered." Panchy muttered.

"What do you mean?" Puar asked.

"Well, it's just that Makima was here a few minutes before he arrived. I'm pretty sure I saw her walking towards the ship."

"HUUUUUH?!"


"Phew…!" Goku relaxed as the ship stabilized itself once it left the planet's orbit. "This thing sure is fast…! Boy, outer space is dark. Is it night now?"

"No, it's always like this."

"Ah! That makes sense." Goku smiled. He stood there for a few moments before realizing that it was someone else's voice and not the one in his head. A scarily familiar one at that…one that he was certain was still on Earth. Goku slowly turned around to be greeted by the pair of yellow spiral eyes that he had long fallen in love with. His wife was still dressed in her work uniform, neat as always.

Goku and Makima stared at each other for a solid minute, neither speaking a word. "Makima?"

"Darling."

"How did you get on the ship?"

"I walked inside."

"Oh…that makes sense."

"You were planning on leaving without a single word to me?" Makima's smile put Earth's strongest warrior on edge.

"W-well…you had work and everything! There wasn't enough time to go find you and explain everything with the situation that the others are in…" Goku nervously explained.

"So, you were going to head off into space, to the planet that our son is on, the planet where his life is currently in grave danger, and leave me alone to wonder if you two are even alive?" Each point she made nailed the idiot in orange further into the hole he dug.

"S-sorry." Goku apologized. "I never wanted to make you worry, especially after everything that happened with Piccolo and Gohan." She leaned up to him and softly kissed him on the cheek with a softer smile this time.

"Apology accepted." She giggled. Makima turned away to walk towards the gravity generator with Goku right behind her.

"So, how did you find out about everything anyway? Did Master Roshi call you?" Goku asked.

"Darling, I have eyes and ears everywhere. I wasn't going to leave you unsupervised, because you'd jump out of the window if it meant escaping the hospital."

"True." He replied with a shrug.

"I've already filled the bedroom with both of our belongings, since I know we'll be very productive for these next six days." She gave a slight seductive smile that sent an exciting shiver down Goku's spine. There was a part of him that wanted to tackle his wife to the floor of the ship, especially with the way she would sway her hips as she walked in front of him. But he knew there were more pressing things to take care of at the moment.

"As awesome as 'bed training' sounds right now, we don't have a lot of time, Makima! I gotta get started on training right away!" Goku's serious expression made the Control Devil's insides tingle in a pleasing manner.

"I'm aware, darling. We'll be training together, after all." She activated the gravity generator. "I believe you said that King Kai's planet was 10 times more than Earth's, correct?"

"Yeah! I plan to go up to 20 and start back at the basics. All that time in the hospital dulled my senses a bit, and I need to be able to handle higher than just the third level of Kaioken." Goku explained. "Are you sure you can handle the extra gravity?" Concern filled his voice.

She placed a hand softly on his cheek. "Darling, I can control the weight of my body at any point. It could be 200 times gravity and I'd feel as weightless as a feather."

"Cool! That'll make you an even better training partner too!" Goku grew excited at the upcoming training sessions between them. He always enjoyed sparring with Makima, her abilities made things challenging and unpredictable. With the increased gravity settings, he'll have to get creative in how to deal with her.

"Then let's get started." She took off her coat and tie, placing them down on the cockpit's seats. She then activated the ship's gravity generator, and both felt the immediate pressure of 20 times gravity. The Control Devil realized that this is how Goku must've felt when he first arrived at King Kai's planet. She quickly readjusted her own weight to allow simple movements within the chamber. Looking over she saw her husband doing push-ups, sweat already building up all over him. "Seems we have our work cut out for us this time." She smiled.


Makima wrapped the white towel around her damp body as she stepped out of the bath. She could still hear the sounds of her husband training his body late into the night. The idea of night in space was something she quickly attuned her body to get used to as there wasn't a day-cycle in the outer void. The Control Devil could only wonder if her son is able to get a proper amount of rest on the raging planet Namek. The knowledge of the severe danger her child was currently under without them there to protect him had sent her stress levels to an all-time high. All she could hope was that Bulma and Krillin were doing their best to watch over him, since she reluctantly trusted them with the task.

The only reason she hadn't gone with them in the first place was because she needed to keep a close eye on Goku. This far out in space surprisingly limited her abilities on Earth, which meant that she'd have to trust that nothing goes wrong while they're away. Certainly if any dangerous Devil did appear while she was away, then her sisters would just have to get off their asses and take care of it. She also made sure to inform Fami to keep a close eye on the dogs while they're away, no need to let their pets suffer.

Makima let out a sigh as she sat down in front of the bedroom's mirror to put up her hair. "It's not easy being the responsible one." As she finished tying up her hair, Makima could hear the gravity generator shutting off. A few seconds later, an exhausted Goku jumped down to the bottom floor with a satisfied noise. "Have you gotten used to 20g yet?"

"Just about, yeah! It felt just like training on King Kai's again!" Goku laughed as he started taking off his clothes. She looked away from the mirror for a moment to eye his sweat covered muscles. With his shirts off, he moved to remove his boots next. "Except this time I don't have to chase around Bubbles or hit Gregory with a hammer, hehe…"

"Very interesting training methods." Makima commented. She got up from the mirror to make a move for their closet to grab her sleepwear. Goku had already begun taking off his pants with his boots tossed to the side. "Are you certain he was tricking you? Gods are annoying like that."

"Huh? Nah, but he did think I was asking him to train me as a comedian. I had to tell him a joke to get him to agree to train me." Goku explained as he was now only in his boxers. "What do you mean by Gods are annoying? How many have you met?"

"Just Kami, but the knowledge of more just irritates me to no end. I'm a Devil, after all. We don't exactly get along with Gods." Makima answered as she removed her towel. Unbothered by being completely nude in front of Goku. He found his eyes staring pretty intensely at his wife's naked body as she put on a pair of small shorts and a white top that stopped just above her shorts, still showing a hint of skin.

"Darling, it's rude to stare." Makima's words snapped him out of his trance.

"Oh yeah! But it's you, so I don't think you mind." Goku laughed.

"True, I don't mind if you stare, darling." Makima winked. "I'm always staring at you, after all."

"You do? That's kinda weird."

"Married for six years and flirting still eludes you." Makima rolled her eyes.

"But I do like the way your eyes move when you're focused on something. It's easy to get lost in them, hehe!" Goku scratched the back of his head.

"You saved it." Makima said with a small smile. She saw Goku moving for the bed and quickly halted him with an invisible barrier. "Bath first, then dinner, and then bed."

Goku nodded along and felt his stomach growl. "Now that you mention it, I am getting pretty hungry after all that training."

"I'll set out some clothes for you to put on, so go wash yourself." Makima allowed her husband to walk freely again. As he entered the bathroom, his boxers came flying out a second later, which she caught with her abilities. She levitated the rest of his clothes and tossed them into a dirty hamper. "I'm happy that our son at least has proper manners when it comes to putting away his clothes. I've taught him well." She had long since given up on trying to teach her husband on the proper handling of dirty clothes. Makima then sets out a white tank top and shorts for Goku to put on once he's done bathing himself. She got started on dinner soon after, slightly impressed by the ingredients given to them by the Briefs. The Control Devil had a feeling that Panchy had fulfilled the responsibility of filling the storage with the most expensive and necessary foods.

The kitchen set provided also looked as expensive as one would expect from the most rich family on the planet. A high-powered stove and oven that should fill the needs for the more difficult ingredients. Judging by the looks of the appliance she may have to adjust her mental timer to be sure that the heating differences don't throw her off. Certain stoves allow for different levels of heat to go through and theirs back in their home was much different from this one. Even the quality of the utensils and silverware managed to impress her. "Depending on how dinner goes tonight, I might consider putting some of our funds into redesigning our kitchen."

Once Goku stepped out of the bath, dressed in his tank top and shorts, the scent of cooked food entered his nose. The Saiyan raised on Earth smiled brightly at the sight of his beautiful wife and an equally beautiful spread of delicious food. Makima leaned over, making sure her breasts were in view from the v-neck of her T-shirt. "So, darling~...which would you like to have first? Dinner or me?"

He had both.


Under the weight of 30g, Goku and Makima clashed against one another in an intense sparring match. One would think a husband would be against hitting his wife, and they wouldn't be wrong as Goku would never do that. However, they were sparring and they both understood the rules within one: Give it all you got!

Makima ducked under a right hook to cement her palm into her husband's chest, pushing the Saiyan back a few inches. She leaned in to keep the pressure, but Goku's knee shot her head upwards towards the ceiling. He pressed forward with a double body blow that knocked her back against the ship's wall. He would've kept going if an unseen pressure hadn't forced its way between them, keeping the Saiyan back. Goku's body screamed from the weight of the gravity and barrier, but an excited grin found its way to his face all the same.

With a shout, Goku shoved the barrier back with a KI blast. Makima flashed behind him with her tie reinforced into a sword that Goku reacted in time to block. A brief clash ensued between the two, the husband reinforcing his limbs with KI to protect himself from his wife's onslaught of slashes. Suddenly, the properties of the tie changed into that of a sickle that hooked itself around Goku's wrist. Makima, contrary to the difference of their body types, lifted her husband into the air and slammed him into the floor.

Goku struggled under the weight of the gravity for a moment, eyes widening at Makima's attempt to stab him in the chest. He stopped the weaponized piece of clothing between his palms, twisting it out of his wife's grasp. Goku flipped back up, while simultaneously grabbing Makima by the collar of her black shirt. He tossed her across the floor, where she gracefully balanced herself.

"Man…you're moving pretty fast in this gravity. It's kinda unfair." Goku released some strained breaths.

"As if you didn't run me like a beast last night, darling. Call it compensation." Makima smirked and pulled the tie back into her hand. With her free hand, Makima fired several invisible shots at the love of her life. Goku prepared to defend himself against the attacks with his raised arms.

"Goku?! Can you hear me?!"

"Huh? King Kai-BWAH!" Goku was sent flying into the ship's wall. Makima scoffed and rolled her eyes at the voice that had also forcibly intruded into her head. As her husband gathered himself, she crossed her arms with a glare.

"Speak." Makima ordered.

"Watch who you're ordering around, Control! I'm the Kai of the Nor-"

"I do not care for your title." Makima interrupted him. "You interrupted our personal time, so clearly you have something you wish to inform my husband about. Be quick."

"How rude!" King Kai blustered.

"Hey, King Kai! How are you doing?" Goku asked happily.

"At least SOMEONE is willing to greet me kindly. You have one hell of a wife, Goku."

"Hehe! Yup!" Goku laughed proudly, earning a smile from Makima.

"Wait, are you two in space? Why are you-oh, right! You're trying to get the Dragon Balls on planet Namek."

"You didn't know?!" Goku exclaimed. "There's something terrible happening on planet Namek, right now!"

"Something terrible? Well, we can discuss that later. Right now there are four guests who want to speak with you. It's amazing too, since they managed to clear Snake Way faster than you did."

Makima figured it out first and decided to give the dead Z-fighters props, since Goku had explained to her that Snake Way took most of his time to get through. She saw that her husband managed to figure it out as well. "That's awesome! Dead or not, they made it to King Kai's planet!"

"Yo, Goku! Can you guys hear me!"

"Yamcha! Yeah, we can hear you!" Goku responded.

"We met Kami in the afterlife and he told us all about this place! We hear you're going to Piccolo's home planet to look for the Dragon Balls, so that you can bring us back."

"Wait, four? Which means Piccolo's there too, right?!"

"Yup!"

"Is the last one Kami?"

"It's probably Chiaotzu." Makima said.

"She's right. Kami managed to regenerate his body, so that he can train with us. But I gotta be honest, the gravity in this place is crazy."

Makima rolled her eyes, already growing bored of the conversation. She felt like there were more pressing matters to discuss rather than her husband catching up with his dead comrades. "Isn't there something you want to tell King Kai, darling?"

"Oh yeah, that's right!" Goku jumped to his feet.

"Right, you mentioned something terrible happening, didn't you?" King Kai remembers.

"Yeah, it turns out that when Krillin, Bulma, and Gohan went to Namek to find the Dragon Balls they weren't the only ones. Vegeta, the Saiyan who worked with the guy who killed you all, is also on Namek searching for the Dragon Balls!" Goku explained.

"WHAT?!"

"Are they safe?!"

"At the moment we know that Vegeta hasn't found them." Makima answered. "Their ship is wrecked and they have no way of getting off the planet, which is part of the reason why we're going."

"And the other part…?" Yamcha asked.

"Vegeta isn't alone, either! There are other creatures after the Dragon Balls, too! All wearing the same uniform as Vegeta! And one of them has a power that exceeds Vegeta's by a long shot!" Goku exclaimed.

"Who is it?" Makima demanded. She didn't care for their loud reactions, because the quicker she learned about the threat they're walking into, the better they'll be to handle it.

"B-by any chance…is it Freeza?" King Kai's voice stuttered with fear. Something that Makima was slightly surprised to hear, another mortal that proved how useless these Gods were.

"We don't know." Goku replied.

"I-I'll see if I can find out." King Kai reached out to search Namek's surface. He very quickly found the strongest presence that occupied the planet and cried with dread. "I-IT'S FREEZA!"

"Who is Freeza? What can you tell us about him?" Makima demanded.

"Listen to me! I understand that you're on a mission to bring back your friends, but things just went from bad to astronomically horrific! Goku, I know you feel like you can handle anything, but just this once give up!"

To hear a God pleading for them to give up, especially for someone like her darling to do so, put Makima on edge. "He's that dangerous?"

"He makes the Saiyans and you Devils seem like mere infants! Even the strongest of Devils could band together and Freeza would still make you all seem like ants against a dinosaur!"

"B-but, King Kai-" Goku was interrupted by King Kai's panic shouts.

"Goku, when you reach Namek just run away with your son and friends! DO NOT fight Freeza, no matter what! If you manage to anger Freeza then you, your family, your friends, and all of Earth are done for!"

Goku felt a familiar chill run down his spine at the thought of Freeza's power. "I never knew there was anybody that powerful… I'd hate to be that close to him and not even see him-"

"AS YOUR MASTER I FORBID YOU! DO NOT GO NEAR FREEZA!"

"Ignore him, Goku." Piccolo's voice interrupted King Kai. "Gather the Dragon Balls and bring us back to life. I'll soon become more powerful than you. Then together, we'll have no trouble besting Freeza."

"I also have to disagree with you, Northern God. If Freeza is as dangerous as you say he is, then I cannot allow someone like him to continue existing in this universe. He poses a threat that must be exterminated, such as my job entails." Makima smiled.

"Hmph! Seems we agree on something for once, Makima."

Her smile vanished instantly. "Make no mistake, Piccolo, I'll still be punishing you for everything you put my son and husband through. But Freeza comes first." She didn't hear a response, meaning that King Kai must've cut the connection between them.

Goku stretched his arms and legs. "Well, whether we fight Freeza or not, we still need to get stronger! Let's keep going, Makima! I want to get to 100g before we reach Namek!"

Makima readied her cloth weapon with a smile. "Right, darling."


With the assistance of Makima it didn't take long for Goku's body to adjust to the heavy strain of each new level of gravity. The two pushed each other rigorously to achieve new heights of strength to prepare themselves for the tough battles awaiting them on planet Namek to save their son and comrades. Now, as their ship grew closer to their destination, the married couple were intensely sparring under the pressure of 100g.

Goku disengaged from the melee clash against Makima to pummel her with KI blasts. Makima deflected the projectiles with her force abilities and locked her husband in place with a snap of her fingers. Several chains emerged from her body to attack the Saiyan, but he broke free from her control with a mighty shout. His power shattered her chains, pushing her back and she quickly put up a guard against his oncoming physical onslaught. His fists shook her smaller body like earthquakes, each one carrying more weight than the last. Makima's eyes illuminated for a brief moment and that was Goku's only warning to jump away from her as a second Makima almost sliced him in half with a makeshift sword.

The Saiyan raised on Earth wasn't the only one who had been benefiting from the training as the Devilish mother had managed to evolve her own abilities to new heights. Goku smirked as the two Makimas surrounded him, one with a sharp metallic weapon and one that was enhancing entire body with a KI barrier. "Her body manipulation clone is much different from Tien's multi-form technique. Where his power is halved by how many clones he creates, Makima loses nothing from creating a clone and she can control its every move or let it do its own thing. Not being able to predict when it'll move or what it'll do is all a part of the fun!" Goku's body tingled with joy at the increased difficulty of their training.

"Careful, darling…" Goku ducked underneath a sudden air bullet that could've dented his skull. Then he deflected a slash from the other Makima as she rushed him from the side, then he blasted her away with a KI blast. However, the original descended on him with a judo move that sent him flying into the wall. Goku caught himself in the air to keep himself from hitting the ship's already beaten interior. His eyes scanned the chamber to locate the vanished forms of his wife.

"...Wouldn't want you to get hurt now, would we?" Makima's voice was dangerously close to his ear. Goku reacted instinctively, vanishing before the air bullet could collide with his spine. He appeared above the ceiling and ducked under the sword, then retaliated with a kick that the sword-wielding double blocked with her weapon. She pushed away from him as the original came in from behind with a chain whip that wrapped around the Saiyan's neck.

Makima forced her husband down onto the floor, stomping down on his back in a way that put her in a dominating position. "Funny, I've waited years to put you in a position like this, darling~!"

Goku chuckled, also clearly enjoying himself. "Guess, it's time to ramp it up then, huh? HRAAAH!" Goku's power exploded with bright blue lights that blasted his wife away. With his blazing aura, the Saiyan dived for the clone with blinding speeds. She tried to block his attack with her weapon, but his punch shattered through it and nailed her in the chest. The clone bounced off the wall to be greeted by a lariat from Goku that sent her spiraling across the floor.

Goku backflipped over Makima's oncoming punch to downward kick her into the floor. The clone had recovered to attack him, which he blocked with his forearm. She wasn't all he had to deal with as Makima refused to stay down for too long. The clone and original relentlessly attacked Goku in an intense clash of blows that the Saiyan was all too happy to engage with.

"KA…!" He ducked underneath a right hook and countered with a strong punch to Makima's sternum.

"ME…!" Goku waved off the clone's swipe that tried to gouge his eye out. He backhanded her away with his left.

"HA…!" Makima elbowed him in the chest, but was then pulled in by Goku to shield him from the clone's kick.

"ME…!" Goku pushed both away with a burst of KI, then cupped his hands to his sides. A familiar ball of blue illuminated between his palms. Both Makimas joined hands to create a KI enhanced force that rocketed towards Goku.

"HAAAAAAAAA!" The Kamehameha exploded from Goku's palms, connected with the dual attack from his wife. The three screamed to increase the power behind their attacks to overpower their opposition. Eventually the energy between them had grown unstable, exploding violently so that it shook the ship. They were extremely lucky that the spaceship had been built to withstand this level of force.

Neither of them moved for the moment, still recovering from the intense level of training they had just gone through. Makima recalled her clone as there was no longer any need for it to exist, and climbed up to her feet. She slowly made her way over to her husband with a satisfied smile. "So, darling? How do you feel?"

Goku's eyes snapped open with a happy laugh. "Awesome!" She reached over to the seats, where they kept the bag of senzus tied up. She plopped one into her darling's mouth and stepped back as he jumped back up to full strength. "ALRIGHT!" Goku pounded on his chest like a gorilla. "I'm really starting to get the hang of this 100 times gravity! Just a bit more and everything will be complete!"

"Two more days, darling, and we'll arrive on Namek." Makima reminded him.

"Right! And there are plenty of strong guys just waiting for a fight!" Goku grinned in anticipation.

"Darling."

"Huh?" He turned back to her.

"I get that you're excited for a fight, but remember that our first concern is our son. The moment we arrive on Namek we are going to him immediately." Makima's words left no room for argument.

Goku nodded at her with a hum of agreement. "I haven't forgotten about Gohan, Makima." He brought her in a hug, understanding that she's been trying to not show the anxiety coursing through her about the state of their son. He was stranded on an alien planet surrounded by an army of powerful threats that wouldn't hesitate to kill him. While Gohan wasn't alone, there was no guarantee that Bulma and Krillin could keep him safe from those dangers. "I'm worried about him too, but don't worry too much. Our son is strong for a kid his age. He's our son, so I know that nothing can keep him down for too long."

Makima nuzzled into his warm chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. "Yes…our son is strong."


"G-Gohan…please…! Just stay down…!" Krillin, who was covered in brutal injuries, begged the five-year-old.

Things on Namek had gone from bad to worse. Krillin honestly believed he was trapped in another nightmare, one without any chance of a happy ending as an elite group of Freeza's men known as the Ginyu Force had made themselves known on Namek. These guys were so bad that they even had Vegeta, who they were temporarily working with, shaking in his boots. Not only had they lost the Dragon Balls to these guys, but their recent power boosts from Elder Guru meant nothing to them! Vegeta had managed to kill their weakest member, Guldo, but their brute force known as Recoome was too much for the Saiyan Prince.

"D-dammit…!" Vegeta cursed. He couldn't care less if the hybrid brat died, and was more pissed that everything was falling to pieces. All of his planning to reach immortality was going to be snuffed out by this group of dancing weirdos!

Gohan, beaten and bloody, dragged himself back to his feet. Tears were threatening to spill as the disparity of the situation and the wounds were starting to get to him. But even then he couldn't just give up now! His friends were counting on him, and his parents were going to arrive soon! If he gave up now, they'd be disappointed in him! Mr. Piccolo would be ashamed of him! His mom and dad never gave up or showed fear, they always faced every challenge head-on! Gohan glared at the smiling brute across from him. "I-I'm the son of Son Goku, the strongest man on Earth…! I'm the son of Son Makima, the Control Devil, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse…! I-I won't let you…!"

Recoome scoffed with a chuckle. "You still have the strength to fight back? I don't know what planet you're from, kid, but you're tougher than I thought!"

"I…WON'T LET YOU BEAT ME!" Gohan roared with a strong light illuminating in his eyes. He lunged for the brute with all of the strength he still had left.

"HA HA HA HA! TOO BAD YOU HAD TO FACE ME!" Recoome declared. He jumped over the boy and landed a devastating kick to the child's neck. A sickening snap echoed across the valley, leaving Vegeta and Krillin shocked. Gohan's body fell to the ground with a soft thud, his form barely twitching.

Krillin clenched his fists in shame and regret. "I'm sorry, Gohan…! Goku and Makima trusted me to protect you and yet…! I'm sorry!"

"Tch…! Pathetic! And here I thought the brat could actually prove to be helpful!" Vegeta spat nastily.

Standing over on a further cliff were Recoome's fellow Ginyu force members, Jeice and Burter. The shorter red skinned member read Gohan's power level with his scouter and laughed. "The kid's done for. His power's just about gone."

"A broken neck will do that." Burter's raspy voice added.

Recoome sighed with disappointment. "Lord Freeza called us out for this trash? Well, guess I'll just go and kill them all now-huh?" He looked over as something in the distance caught his eye. A ship landed in the far distance with a loud boom. "And just what was that?"

Krillin felt a spark of hope bloom in his chest, tears threatening to spill. "Like always, you always manage to pull through…! Goku's here! He's finally here!"


"TOUCH DOWN ON PLANET NAMEK COMPLETE!"

Makima, dressed in a short black dress that stopped at her knees with dark leggings underneath and a small jacket that stopped at her middle, stepped up to the door of the ship as it opened up. Her husband stood beside her, still wearing his usual orange GI, and finished tying the bag of beans to his belt. "Let's find them quickly."

"Right! Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma…" Goku searched out for their KI, but was surprised by the huge powerful beings currently roaming the planet. "This planet is filled with enormous KI! It's almost difficult to-" He stopped once he located a few smaller KI signatures, ones close to death, and only one of them almost made his heart stop. "Gohan-"

Makima was already gone, along with the bag of senzus he had tied to his waist. Goku didn't stay shocked for long as his wife had the right idea. His son and best friend were close to death and they didn't have time to waste. Goku took off after her at speeds that would had normal people gaping like fish.


Everyone flinched as Makima appeared suddenly next to Gohan, their shock was only momentary as the woman knelt down to her broken son.

"The Kakarot's Devil woman…!" Vegeta gasped. If she was here then that could only mean one thing…

"M-Makima…!" Krillin exclaimed, suddenly filled with relief.

They all went ignored as Makima focused solely on her son, carefully moving his head to look at her. With his neck broken the way it was there was no possibility of him being able to chew the bean himself, so she would have to help him chew it softly and quickly.

"HEY!" Recoome's loud boisterous voice interrupted her thoughts. "Who the hell are-" Recoome suddenly stopped, much to the confusion of his teammates. Everyone watched in horror as the brute raised his hand towards his chest and tore out his own heart in brutal fashion. The bleeding and beating organ was then shoved down his throat, where it continued to pour out blood. The dark crimson liquid filled the force member's lungs quicker than one would expect, and it would remain a mystery as to which killed him first. The torn out organ, the bleeding out, or the suffocation via drowning in his own blood. Recoome fell face down with his ass pointed straight to the air to add to the humiliation.

"R-Recoome?! W-why would he suddenly?!" Burter gasped.

"D-did that woman do something to him?! But that's impossible! There's no way Recoome could've been beaten so easily?!" Jeice stuttered.

Vegeta grounded his teeth in disgust and anger. "Her power's grown far stronger! I didn't even sense her power stretching over the area like before!"

"Holy shit…" Krillin suddenly remembered why he was always afraid of her.

Makima helped her son chew the bean and smiled softly as he instantly recovered from the deadly wounds inflicted. His eyes blinked as he regained consciousness and saw his mother looking over him. "M-Mom…? MOM! MOM, YOU'RE HERE!" Gohan embraced her tightly, tears falling from his eyes.

"I'm here, my little light." Makima whispered softly in his ears.

He looked up at her as he realized something. "Wait, if you're here then-"

BOOM!

With a sonic boom, Goku finally arrived on the battlefield, landing right next to his family. Gohan's eyes lit up like Christmas lights at the sight of his father. "DAD! DADDY!" Gohan jumped from his mother to his father, clinging to the man's clothes.

"Hey, son, sorry we were late." Goku apologized.

"I-I was so scared! I tried to be brave, but I-I-I-"

"It's okay, you did good, Gohan." Goku rubbed his son's back. "We're proud of you." He continued through his son's soft whimpers. He looked at his wife for a moment. "Can I see that bag of Senzu Beans?"

She tossed them at him, since they no longer had any value to her. As Goku walked over to Krillin he gave a glance to Vegeta, who was wisely keeping his distance from them. The Saiyan knelt down to his friend and handed him a bean. "Sorry, to make you wait so long, Krillin."

"I don't know whether to be happy or sad." Krillin chuckled as he ate the bean. With his body fully recovered, he started to warn his friend about their enemies. "I know Makima managed to take down that Recoome guy, but his partners are probably just as strong. I'm not sure-"

"Hold that thought." A chain stabbed into Krillin's head before the monk could realize. Goku and Gohan watched as it was yanked out a second later, leaving Krillin a bit doozy for a second. Makima walked over to them and took her son from Goku's arms. "Okay, I understand the situation now."

"What is it?" Goku asked.

"Darling, these guys tried to kill our son and want the Dragon Balls for Freeza. And Vegeta's apparently an anti-hero now."

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Vegeta roared at her.

"Really?! Cool, then!" Goku tossed the last senzu bean at Vegeta, who caught it in his hands. "Eat that bean, Vegeta! It'll heal you right up!"

"W-wait! Are you sure that's a good idea?!" Krillin asked.

"Dad?!" Gohan was wondering the same thing.

"Yeah, I still owe him a rematch for the fight back on Earth. Besides, he's on our side for the moment at least." Goku responded.

"Tch…! You'll come to regret this, Kakarot…" Vegeta growled as he swallowed the bean. He could feel his power grow once more as he recovered from the near death injuries.

Goku looked at Recoome's dead body, realizing that his wife got a head start on him. "I'll handle the rest of these guys, Makima. It's not fair you got to fight first."

"He broke our son's neck."

"Ah…! Okay, I forgive you!" Goku smiled. Then turned to face off Burter and Jeice, who were flying over to their position.

Gohan looked at his mother. "Mom, are you sure Dad can handle these guys on his own?"

"Sweetie, it's your Daddy." Makima smiled.

"Oh, right! Daddy can do this!" Gohan smiled full of confidence. The two turned back to watch as the fight between Goku and the Blue Hurricane and Red Magma of the Ginyu Force.

Chapter End

NOTE: No reading minds for Goku, since Makima is here to do it herself! I promise that I did not mean for certain parts of this chapter to get as sexual as it did.

Makima killing Recoome so quickly has been sitting in my head for months, so I'm happy that I finally got to write it out.

The next few chapters will be main story stuff, I promise.

Have a great day!