Dragonball Z: Frieza Saga [5]

When Zarbon returns, Freiza asks him if he found the dragonball village. He replies that he found Vegeta instead, and took him out. Freiza isn’t so sure though, as Zarbon has no corpse. He is apparently worried about Vegeta becoming a super saiyan, as it was prophesized that one would one day defeat Freiza. Another one of his henchmen comes in at this point, and tells Freiza that Vegeta had the dragonball. This makes the evil tyrant turn to Zarbon, looking even more annoyed than he was previously, and shout at him to go find Vegeta, just in case he is still alive. Zarbon doubts that he is, but obediently does what his master asks. Before he takes off though, Freiza tells him to call the Ginyu force. Zarbon looks a little flustered, if not scared by this, and tries to convince Freiza that they are not needed, but the self-proclaimed lord of the galaxy won’t listen. Zarbon sets off, looking for Vegeta.

Zarbon finds Vegeta’s lifeless body, and picks him up. He is going to take him back to a rejuvenation chamber, so that he can be questioned when he is in a state to talk. Before he takes off though, Zarbon sees a Namek heading towards the lake, where the dragonball is, and not realizing what the Namek was going for, Zarbon blasts him, killing him outright. He then takes off, back to Freiza’s spaceship.

Meanwhile, Goku is finally having a short break from his training, and getting something to drink from the packed fridge. He grabs a bite to eat while he’s at it as well.

Krillen and Dende eventually arrive at a house on top of a large rock pillar, which Dende states as the great Guru’s house. They are greeted by a Namek who calls himself Nail, and Krillen thinks that he is the spitting image of Piccolo. He invites them in, telling them that Guru has been expecting them. They walk into the house, and see a magnificently huge Namek, sitting on a chair. Krillen plucks up the courage to ask Guru for the dragonball. After thanking Krillen for saving Dende, Guru thinks about giving the dragonball away. At first he is a little reluctant to do so, but after Krillen explains his intentions, Guru is happy to give it away. He then brings Krillen over, and puts his hand on top of his bald head. Krillen holds the dragonball, looking on in awe. A blue wave of KI appears around him, and Guru tells him that he is awakening his hidden power. The blue aura disappears, and Krillen notes that he feels great. He asks Guru is he can perform the same task on his friend (Gohan) and Guru says he can. Krillen rushes off to get his little friend, telling Dende to stick around, as it would be safer with Nail and Guru. Krillen flies off at twice his normal speed, going to get Gohan, with the dragonball under his arm, after Guru gave it to him, and made him far more powerful.

At the capsule house, Bulma notes that the dragonball is coming near them, and Gohan thinks it is Krillen. He sees that the other ball is staying still, so he goes off to get it, with the radar in his hand.

Back at Freiza’s ship, Vegeta is well on his way to fully recovering, and Zarbon thinks he has about half an hour to go. He turns to one of the other henchmen who is getting on his nerves, and blasts him, killing him in one shot. The sound of smashing glass is heard, and Vegeta is seen running down the hallway, after escaping from the graviton tank. Zarbon can’t believe his improved speed.

Gohan lands at the deserted village, and curses Vegeta for all the damage that he has done. He realize that the ball can’t be indoors, and goes off to look for it elsewhere in the area.

Freiza tells Zarbon that if Vegeta escapes off the ship, then he will die. The saiyan prince creates mass confusion and panic by killing many of the occupants of the ship, and eventually stopping off at the treasure room to get the dragon balls. He drops them all out of the ship, and then flies out. He picks up the balls, and goes to get his hidden ones.

Vegeta escaping AND taking all of his dragonballs enrages Freiza even further. He tells Zarbon that he has exactly one hour to return with the four balls, and Vegeta’s carcass. Vegeta goes off to get his hidden ball, and notices a huge power, which doesn’t belong to Zarbon. He can’t work out who this is, but decides to ignore it, and continue on his way.

Krillen is laughing hysterically as he flies back to Bulma. Vegeta sees him with the ball in hand, and pursues him, wondering why he is on Namek, and how he got the ball. Zarbon sees Vegeta, and he gives chase, struggling to keep up with the saiyan. Krillen lands in front of Bulma, and she is impressed that he managed to get the dragonball so fast. She tells him where Gohan is, but then the celebrations are cut short, as Krillen senses Vegeta coming towards them.

Vegeta lands, and tells Krillen that he will let him live if he hands over the ball. Amazed by Vegeta’s improved strength (Every time a saiyan recovers from serious wounds, their strength increases) and is reluctant to hand over the ball, but prepared to do it all the same. Before he can though, Zarbon arrives, and he thinks that Vegeta is with the humans. Laughing at the comment, Vegeta tells him that he will have to kill him now, after he roughed him up so badly before. Vegeta and Zarbon go at it, giving Krillen and Bulma a chance to escape. Vegeta sees them though, and knocks Zarbon down, then goes over to stop the humans. He succeeds. Zarbon is angry, and he transforms again, attacking Vegeta. The saiyan easily wins, and kills Zarbon. He then takes the ball of Krillen, and leaves, keeping his promise. Krillen and Bulma pray for Gohan to return safely with the ball.

Gohan has the ball now, and he is coming back. He senses Vegeta’s power, and quickly hides the thing that he found. Vegeta senses Gohan too though, and goes down to find him. Vegeta lands near the kid, and asks him what the dragon radar is. Gohan claims that it is only a watch, and Vegeta believes him. He says that he is only sparing him because he too is saiyan. When Vegeta flies off, Gohan gets the ball from it’s hiding place, and goes to the capsule house.

Bulma tells Krillen that she is going to go hide in the house, and the bald headed, short guy says that he will stay to keep a look out for Gohan. Shortly after, the kid arrives with the dragonball. and they all cheer and rejoice.

Vegeta is looking for his hidden dragonball under water, but he can’t find it. He figures out that it wasn’t a watch that Gohan had, and that he must have had the dragonball too. In an almighty rage, Vegeta furiously flies back to the house.

Sensing Vegeta’s power level, Gohan and Krillen hide Bulma, and they keep their power levels low, so that Vegeta wont be able to sense them. He can’t either. In fact, Vegeta gets so annoyed at not being able to find them that he destroys the capsule house. The heroes narrowly escape from the scene unscathed. Vegeta flies off, back to where he has stashed all the other balls, with Guru’s one still in his hand. Krillen tells Gohan about Guru, and the two leave for his place, leaving Bulma with the balls.

Meanwhile, Vegeta drops his dragonball next to the other four that he stole from Freiza, and sits down, trying to rest a little. He remembers that the Ginyu Force will arrive in just one a half days, so he needs to be at full when he fights them. He also remembers that they were going to have new scouters too, so the dragonballs would be easy to find.

A couple of days pass, and Goku is hard at work, training at 100 times the Earths gravity. He has sweat pouring down his face, and has been pushing himself to the limit. He fires a small energy ball round the ship, and then tries to hit it with a KameHameHa. He tracks the little bit of energy around the room with his mammoth blast, getting closer to it all the time. He miscalculates it a little though, as the small beam comes behind him, and the KameHameHa charges in front of him. Goku shuts his eyes, knowing what will happen next. The two beams hit him from both sides, causing massive impact. When the smoke clears, Goku is shaking with fear, and ripped clothes. He realizes that he is not hurt, and starts jumping with joy, excited about the new level of power that he has attained. He has been beating himself up like that, but usually he is hurt badly, but now he is so strong that he is unaffected by it. Goku has been eating sensu beans to recover, but now there are only three left. He realizes that there is only one more day before he reaches Namek, so he takes a bath, and changes into some fresh clothes.

Freiza is now sick of waiting for Zarbon to return, and is getting fairly flustered. He assumes that he is either dead, or has run away. Either way, the Ginyu Force will soon be on Namek with a set of new scouters, and Vegeta hasn’t summoned the dragon yet, so things could get a lot worse for him.

Gohan and Krillen are still on their way to Guru’s, and they know that they have to make it, otherwise there is little hope for survival. They increase their speed, allowing their power levels to be given off. Vegeta senses this, and works out that the dragonball must be near. He shoots off after them, and as Gohan and Krillen approach the large stone pillar that Guru’s house is perched upon, they sense Vegeta, homing in on them. Krillen tells Gohan to go on while he distracts the saiyan prince. Gohan does so, and he walks into Guru’s house. Vegeta flies straight past Krillen, and comes face to face with Nail who is at the door. Krillen joins the Namek, as they prepare to fight Vegeta, who thinks that they have a death wish. Guru places his hand on Gohan’s head, and the same blue aura that came around Krillen does so for Gohan. He walks out a short while later, stunning Vegeta. The proud saiyan prince pretends that Gohan’s power level has gone up an insignificant amount, making Gohan believe him. Vegeta laughs at him. The potential fight is broken up though, because Guru tells them that there are some huge powers approaching. As they near, Guru realizes that they are evil powers, and shares the information with the others. It isn’t long before they can sense it. They see 5 pods crashing down on Namek, and it is now that Vegeta realizes that the Ginyu Force have arrived. He tells Krillen that he has to give him the final ball so that he can wish for immortality, because each member is as strong as he is! Angry by the outcome of events, Krillen tells Vegeta to follow him and Gohan to the final ball. He is reluctant to do this, but he knows that he has no choice. Guru tells Nail that he must go help the Earthlings, as he will be fine by himself. Nail is very reluctant to leave, but he eventually does so.

The Ginyu Forces pods land very close to Freiza’s ship, so that they can report to him straight away.

Krillen, Gohan and Vegeta land, and Krillen grabs the ball from Bulma. She is amazed that they seem to be working with Vegeta, and she shouts at them as they take off, for leaving her alone again.

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