Dragonball Z: Frieza Saga [7]

Goku gets out, and looks around, sensing the energy. He senses Freiza and Ginyu (The strongest and second strongest) and wonders why he can’t pick out Gohan and Krillen. It suddenly comes to him as he realizes that they are too weak to give out any sort of respectable power. He realizes that he is wasting time, and flies over to where the Ginyu Force are at great speed. He flies at such speed, that when he arrives and goes past Rakoom, he makes the big guy spin around. Rakoom manages to stop himself, and looks at the cool, calm and collected Goku. Vegeta can’t believe how Goku can be so calm, and tells him to watch out for Rakoom. Goku nods his appreciation, and then feeds Gohan and Krillen a sensu bean each. They get to their feet, fully recovered by the bean, and tell them about Rakoom. They then start to tell him about the events that have happened to them, but Goku decides to read Krillens mind instead. He states that this is the first time that he has ever done this. Within a few seconds, Goku lets go of the short guys head, and looks up. He tells Vegeta to catch the bean, and throws it him. Rakoom makes a bite for it, after seeing its healing capabilities. The bean goes right through his teeth because of the force that Goku threw it at, and into Vegeta’s hand. Looking at it suspiciously, Vegeta is told to eat it by Goku. He does so obediently, and as soon as it is swallowed, his muscles bulge, and he mentions how strong he is feeling (All saiyans become stronger after a major beating). Goku tells Rakoom that he can’t beat him, and tells the whole Ginyu Force to leave. They read his power level at 5,000, and mock him. Rakoom taunts him a little, then walks up to him, and starts to pose. Vegeta realizes that Goku is hiding his true power level, and when he sense it, he is amazed. He thinks that Goku has become a super saiyan! (SSJ). Rakoom goes to attack Goku, but the saiyan uses his superior speed to get a punch to the gut in, knocking Rakoom senseless. He then kicks him into the air, smashes him down, and catches him. Rakoom is almost dead after the beating he just received, and is too weak to do anything. Goku drops him onto the floor, then turns to Jeice and Burta. He informs them that there is still time to leave, but they laugh in his face, and prepare to attack. They float above him for a while, then dive in. Goku remains standing, but it seemed that he didn’t even move. Jeice and Burta swoop in again, but for the second time, it seems as if they went straight through Goku. They then do it constantly, diving in to attack him, going straight through him, then repeating the process. Vegeta can’t believe how fast Goku is moving, but knows it is true, because of the footprints in the ground. In the end, Jeice and Burta get annoyed, and bombard Goku with energy balls. They fire a great deal at him, but when the smoke clears, Goku is standing there, unharmed. Jeice fires his crusher ball at Goku (His most powerful attack) but Goku easily deflects it, after waiting for the last possible second to do so. Jeice narrowly avoid it, freaking out over Goku’s speed. Burta doesn’t believe that a saiyan could possibly be faster than him, so he goes in to attack. Goku dodges every single punch, so Jeice turns in. Goku manages to confuse them, so they end up punching each other. They argue for a bit, but then realize that it is Goku doing it to them, and look around for him. He calls them, and they can’t believe that he managed to get over there without them noticing. They both charge at Goku, but again Goku uses his speed to make them accidentally hit each other. Burta flies at Goku, telling Jeice to stay away, but is nailed down straight away, then caught as Goku uses fantastic speed to get to the ground and catch Burta. Jeice is scared out of his mind, and Goku tells him that he has one final chance to go. He takes this chance, and disappears from the battlefield. Vegeta tells him an idiot for letting him go, but Goku brings up the fact that they showed him mercy back on Earth. Vegeta tells him that Jeice ahs caused unbearable suffering to others, and will come back to haunt him in a later fight. Capitalizing on Goku’s lack of concentration, Vegeta goes and stamps on Rakoom, and blasts Burta with an energy beam, killing them both, much to the alleged super saiyans dismay. Goku whines at him for doing it, but Vegeta says that it would eb stupid to let them live, as they would come and attack them again, just as Jeice will. Goku tells Vegeta that he can’t be sure of that, and he should have let them live. As they are discussing this, Freiza reaches the pillar of rock that Guru’s house is perched upon.

Krillen tells everyone that Freiza hasn’t yet summoned the dragon. Vegeta asks him how he can be sure of this, and Krillen tells him that on Earth, the sky goes black,. and weird things start to happen. Goku works out that Freiza doesn’t know the correct word to summon the dragon. They still have time.

Back at Freiza’s ship, Jeice returns, and tells Ginyu that the whole force was wiped out. After moaning at Jeice, and giving him a lecture about courage, Ginyu tells the cowards that he is out of the force. Jeice eventually convinces Ginyu to let him back in, and he agrees. They are trying to get some trainee soldiers to learn the poses of the Ginyu Force. Jeice instructs them to dig with style, as they create a hole, where the dragonballs are buried. Ginyu then gives them a little exam, where they must pose. They all fail this, except for Jeice, and Ginyu kicks them into another part of the planet, because he hits them with so much force. The remaining two members do the fighting pose, but it looks even more stupid than usual because the others aren’t there. Ginyu gets angry by this, and says that he will horribly kill the guy who took out the other members of his force.

Vegeta says that he should be made immortal with the balls, but the rest know he could not be trusted. Goku tells everyone that Freiza is over in the direction of Guru, and they all hope that he stays alive, as he created the dragonballs, so they would cease to exist without him. They all argue over what to do with them for a short while, then Ginyu and Jeice arrive. The orange skinned coward points out Goku to Ginyu, and the scouters reveal his real power at 60,000. They land, and get ready to fight. Goku tells Krillen and Gohan to go find the dragonballs, and Vegeta to fight with him. They all agree, and Gohan and Krillen fly off away, with Goku knowing that they will now be safe. Just as the fight is about to start, Vegeta tells Goku that he has his back, then flies away, laughing like a maniac, leaving Goku to fend for himself. Goku is irate at Vegeta for leaving him. The saiyan prince laughs to himself as he flies away, and decides to look for the dragonballs.

Ginyu and Goku taunt each other at first, and they both power up slightly. They exchange punches for a while, with Goku being the one who gets the eventually advantage by getting a punch in, and hitting Ginyu into a lake. When Ginyu got out, he was as mad as a hornet and charged at Goku. The two exchange blows for a little while longer until Jeice decided to interfere. Goku was proving that he was faster than Ginyu as he sped ahead of him, but Jeice fired a crusher ball at him, making him lose concentration and stop. Ginyu uses this to his advantage, and grabs Goku in a full nelson, with the saiyan unable to escape. Ginyu lets go after a bit though, and tells Goku to show him his full power. Goku charges up, and the reading is taken. Goku’s power is 60,000 more than Ginyu’s, so the captain comes up with an idea. He gives his scouter to Jeice to hold, then he punches himself in the chest, breaking his armour, and causing his purple blood to ooze out. He then shouts the words ‘Body Change!’ and a weird beam goes from his mouth into Goku’s. After a few seconds, Goku is talking about how the new body feels great. He then says that the swap was successful, and tells Ginyu that he has the ability to swap bodies. It is now apparent that Goku is now in Ginyu’s body, and vice versa (This is going to be hard to write). Jeice hands Ginyu (In Goku’s body) the scouter, and they are on their way. Goku follows (in Ginyu’s beaten up body) but he can’t keep up with them due to the heavy injuries that the body sustained.

Freiza arrives at Guru’s, only to be met by three Nameks outside the house. They all challenge him to a fight, and Freiza is surprised that some have survived. He soon sees to this though, by easily blocking everything thrown at him, then giving it back ten fold. He kills all three Nameks without even breaking a sweat, then he blows the side of Guru’s house off. Dende flies past, after being given orders from Guru to help the Earthlings with the dragonballs, and Nail steps forward to try and stall Freiza. He tells him that he must fight if he wishes to see Guru. Freiza is happy to challenge the Namek, and follows him to a safe spot. Freiza makes Nail stop after a while though, as he realizes that Nail is trying to get as far away from Guru as possible. The two prepare to fight, as Nail charges up to 45,000. Freiza laughs at this puny power, and agrees to only fight with one hand. Nail runs at him, and hits with a karate chop on the evil tyrants neck. It doesn’t seem to have done anything though, as Freiza just laughs, and grabs Nails arm. He squeezes it for a bit, then rips it clean away from his shoulder, making Nail fall down to the floor in agony. Freiza laughs at him, as Nail gives out a loud cry. The Namek then regenerates his arm, stunning Freiza, who notes the technique. Nail is already looking battered, and the worse is still to come.

Krilen and Gohan swoop in to Bulma’s hiding spot, and grab the radar off her, leaving before she could shout at them. Krillen yells that Goku is back to her as they fly off, and she is absolutely overjoyed, but then gets in a bad mood with him, because it took him so long.

Vegeta lands on Freiza’s ship (Which he previously sieged, killing everyone on board) and gets changed into a newer class of armor. He senses Gohan and Krillen coming, and knows about them getting the dragonballs, so he hides, hoping to be able to jump out and make his wish before they can. Krillen and Gohan track the dragonballs down using the radar, and find them. They dig up the soil, and pull out the balls. Krillen tells the dragon to arise, but nothing happens. They can’t work out what is wrong, but then Jeice appears with “Goku” (Who, as mentioned earlier, is Ginyu in Goku’s body). Krillen asks why he;s hanging out with Jeice, and “Goku” tells him to come near. Krillen does so, and is smacked across the face. Krillen skids across the floor, and doesn’t understand what is wrong with his best friend. “Goku” advances some more, and then hits Krillen again. He turns to Gohan, and hits him too. This is when the real Goku turns up (in Ginyu’s damaged body) and tries to explain what is going on. Gohan and Krillen don’t know who to believe, but end up believing “Ginyu” and pluck up the courage to attack “Goku”, who is wearing a scouter, proving that it isn’t the real Goku. “Ginyu” tells Gohan and Krillen that they can beat their enemy, as he wont be able to utilize his body fully, so he will only have about half his normal power, and get weaker as he goes on. Krillen and Gohan are motivated by this little speech, and do battle. Gohan pictures his dad looking like Ginyu, and almost starts to cry. He charges at “Goku” and attacks. Krillen joins in, and all three exchange blows, with neither side coming out better. Eventually, Krillen and Gohan get a few shots in. After a short while, “Goku” begins to get stronger, rather than weaker. This astounds the real Goku, who is in Ginyu’s body. “Goku” gets a firm advantage on the fight, swaying it majorly in his favor.

Vegeta comes out of hiding now, and attacks Jeice. The two brawl a little, with Jeice getting a punch in on Vegeta’s face, but not doing much damage. Vegeta then says that he is almost a SSJ, and then slams his fist into the red mans face, then sends him to a new dimension when he is recovering, with a blast from out of the palm of his hand.

Vegeta turns his attention to Goku’s body, in which Ginyu is in, and puts a small beating on it. He beats him up so bad, that he can’t move, and is stuck on the ground. The body of Goku, which contains Ginyu, yells “Change Now!” as Vegeta goes in for the final blow. Seeing what is happening, Goku, in Ginyu’s body, dives in front of them, and intercepts the move. The two are returned back to their original bodies. Ginyu is angry at this, and he can only stand there, as Goku staggers to his feet, and charges up a KameHameHa. When he shoots it though, it is way off target due to the damage that Goku’s body has taken, and Goku collapses onto the floor. Vegeta tuerns to Ginyu, and starts kicking him round the floor, but Ginyu keeps getting up, and taunting him, telling him to hit him harder. In the end, Ginyu can hardly move because he has been beaten up so bad. Goku tries to tell Vegeta that Ginyu is letting him win, but the saiyan prince wont listen. He charges in for the final blow. Goku knows what is about to happen, so he tries to think of a way of preventing it. A frog hops right into his hand, and it gives him an idea. When Ginyu shouts ‘Change Now!’ at Vegeta as he is about to finish him off, Goku throws the frog in the path. Ginyu ends up swapping bodies with the frog, and since the frog can’t speak, it can’t swap anymore bodies. Vegeta is confused by what happened, and Goku explains what he did. Vegeta is about to stamp on the frog, but Goku talks him out of it. Vegeta then turns round, and laughs at them all, weak, and struggling, and he says that he could kill them all right now. Goku knows he’s bluffing though, because he needs them for the dragonballs, and to deal with Freiza. Vegeta smiles at Goku, and tells him that he knows him too well. He leads them into Freiza’s ship, and puts Goku in a regeneration tank, like the one he was in. Vegeta estimates that it will take about an hour for Goku to heal. He then takes Gohan and Krillen elsewhere, and gives them saiyan uniforms to wear, like the one he wore on Earth. He tells them that they can stretch to almost any size. The two Earthlings are impressed with their new clothes. Vegeta is acting weird though, it is as if he is scared of Freiza, after all the hate that is burning up inside him towards his enemy, he is actually worried about facing him now.

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