Raditz lets out a sigh of relief as Dende's healing Ki pours into his wounds, closing them up at a rapid pace. The small, green child stares at Vegeta's corpse will poorly hidden hatred during the healing process.
"So, Raditz... you were lying when you said that you'd revive Vegeta, right?" Krillin asks nervously.
"Nope. I'm planning on using one of the wishes from the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive him." Raditz replies, grinning slightly at the dumbfounded expression on the Earthling's face.
"But--" before Krillin can complain, the tall Saiyan raises a hand, cutting him off.
"I know, I know. He's a jackass and we shouldn't revive him, but you should listen to my reasoning first."
"Reasoning? Even though he's strong, we'd never be able to trust him! He'll try to kill us first!"
"Calm down, please, and let me explain. You're right that we can't trust Vegeta. He's a cruel, merciless, arrogant man. If he gets the chance, he will kill us. But we won't give him that chance."
"What do you mean?" Gohan, now fully healed by Dende, asks.
"Bald man, you've died before, right? Tell me, was it a pleasant experience?"
"Of course not. Sensing the life energy drain from my own body was one of the most traumatic things I've gone through." Krillin answers immediately.
"So even though we have Dragon Balls, you obviously wouldn't want to repeat that."
"Duh. Who'd want to die again?"
"Exactly!" Raditz says. "That's how we know that Vegeta won't try to kill us until Frieza is dealt with. Now that I'm healed, I can beat Vegeta on my own. If you revive that Namekian friend of yours, and if he's been training hard with King Kai, then there's no way that Vegeta will risk fighting us."
"That's a good point... but do you really think that we'll need him? Between me, you, Gohan, Goku, and Piccolo, that Frieza guy should be toast."
A serious expression appears on Raditz's face. He stares at Krillin, answering in a grim tone.
"Frieza would kill us all if he actually tries. Vegeta can transform into a Great Ape. We need him."
"Alright... Dende, I know you don't want to do this, but there's a good chance Vegeta will die against Frieza. Please, let us use the Dragon Balls to revive him."
"..." The child is silent for several seconds, before wordlessly nodding his head.
"There's no better time than the present. Let's do this!" the bald martial artist says, hopping to his feet.
Goku breathes heavily, barely standing after putting all his energy into the Kamehameha. He stares at where Frieza once was, completely exhausted. As he falls to the ground, no longer having the energy to fly, he hears a sinister voice call out from behind him.
"You're quite impressive, I must admit. With that much power, you could've even killed me in my third form! Truly, you are one of a kind..." Frieza's voice calls out, causing Goku to freeze in fear.
"Unfortunately for you, I didn't stay in that ugly form. Behold, monkey! Behold my true power!"
Goku turns his head, staring blankly at his undamaged opponent. Unlike his previous forms, Frieza didn't grow taller. As a matter of fact, he grew shorter, almost as short as his first form. He no longer has horns, instead having a bald, shiny, mostly purple head. His body is white, with purple shades near his shoulders, chest, and shins. The power radiating from him almost causes the weakened Saiyan to faint, but Goku holds on, forcing his tired body to get up...
...until a beam of purple energy, moving at speeds far faster than Goku can react to, pierces his knee. The martial artist falls to the ground with a cry of pain.
The short alien grins cruelly, slowly walking towards Goku.
"Goodbye, Super Saiyan. I'd love to stay and take my time, but I have a wish to make..." he says, pointing a hand at the martial artist.
"Heh... good luck with that, Frieza. Haven't you seen the sky?" Goku asks with a weak smile.
"...What?"
"It's no longer dark. They've used the Dragon Balls already... you won't get your wish!"
The tyrant freezes, shaking in rage as he stares at the Saiyan who stopped him from getting his wish.
"You're lying."
"..."
"YOU'RE LYING!" he shouts, stomping on the now unconscious Saiyan.
Goku's ribs shatter, unable to handle the short alien's fury. Frieza continues to vent his rage on Goku's half-dead body, hammering blow after blow into him.
"Damn you... DAMN YOU!"
Blood splatters on Namek's grass as Frieza's fists impact the Saiyan's face, knocking several teeth out.
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Before Frieza can go any further, however, something hits the back of his head, launching him away from Goku. Infuriated, he turns towards his new foe...
A dark-green Namekian stands behind him, staring at the short alien with unbridled hostility. The Namekian is shirtless, and far buffer than any Namekians Frieza has seen. A small, white jar with a paper seal is attached to the side of his pants. The tyrant stares at him for several moments, before chuckling.
"Yes... yes, I can salvage this." he mumbles to himself, before calling out towards Nail. "Namekian! If you want to live, you'll make me a set of those Dragon Balls! I'll be merciful, and leave without destroying what remains of your pitiful planet."
Nail doesn't respond, silently charging his energy as he stares at Frieza's final form.
"Too stunned to speak? I apologize, my true power is a bit much for someone like you. Now, if--"
Nail cuts him off, slamming a massive fist into Frieza's face. As the tyrant flies backwards, Nail continues his assault, flying after the emperor at top speeds. With a frustrated sigh, Frieza turns his body, easily dodging the Namekian warrior's attack. He throws a casual punch at the green man, launching him backwards at high speeds. Soon after, he raises a finger, pointing it at Nail...
...until the Namekian utters a word Frieza doesn't recognize. Suddenly, as if by magic, the air around the tyrant turns cold, and his arm is suddenly weighed down by an immense piece of ice. He stares at the ice in faint amusement, before clenching his fist, creating a mini-shockwave that shatters the ice. Nail finally stops his momentum, spinning around to face Frieza, and instantly throws himself to the side, narrowly avoiding a Death Beam from the short alien. He dashes towards the tyrant, only to find that Frieza has disappeared.
The raw power coming from the tyrant completely overwhelms his Ki sensing abilities, causing the Namekian to look around in a desperate attempt to find Frieza. He doesn't have to look for long, however. As soon as he turns around, he spots the tyrant standing directly behind him.
With a cruel smile, Frieza headbutts the tall warrior, instantly giving the man a concussion. Blood flows from Nail's head as the Namekian drops like a rock, falling to the ground with a dazed expression on his face. The short man fires a Death Beam at Nail, piercing the warrior's arm with enough force to blow it clean off.
"Tsk... it's still as hard as ever to control my strength in this form. I suppose I'm quite lucky that you Namekians are so durable." Frieza says, dropping to the ground beside Nail.
Nail stumbles to his feet, his movements sluggish. Before he can do anything, Frieza backhands the Namekian, throwing him to the ground yet again.
"We both know you can't beat me. Now, about those Dragon Balls..."
Nail shakes his head, screaming in pain as he forces his arm to regenerate.
"Go to hell, monster!" he shouts, before muttering another word Frieza can't comprehend.
The area around the short alien heats up to levels that even Frieza finds uncomfortable. A split second later, Frieza's skin bursts into flames, causing him to chuckle.
"Oho... this is quite intriguing." the tyrant says, wrapping a hand around Nail's newly-grown arm.
The Namekian screams in pain as the heat from the flames completely burns through his arm, disintegrating it on contact. He jumps backwards, pointing his remaining arm at Frieza.
Several blasts of energy explode from his fingers, launching themselves at the emperor. With a sadistic grin, Frieza tilts his body to the side, easily predicting where they'll go...
...but to his surprise, the blasts explode into dozens of smaller beams of energy, almost like a shotgun's shell holding birdshot. Nail smiles in relief, thinking that he'll finally damage the monster who slaughtered his people...
...yet Frieza still dodges it, weaving around each and every blast of energy. He responds to the tall man's attack with a deadly punch, sending the green warrior flying into the sky.
"Your techniques are amazing." he compliments. "Now how exactly did you do it? Was it like... this?"
Several wide, unstable beams of energy fly from Frieza's fingers, all aimed directly at Nail. Then, just before they reach him, they explode, resembling the Namekian's shotgun-like blast. Luckily for Nail, the tyrant's control over his Ki is nowhere near as refined as the technique requires, causing the beams to ineffectively miss their target. Nail dashes at Frieza, charging a Disc-shaped attack to throw at the short man...
...but Frieza has finally grown bored with this 'fight.' He disappears from his position on the ground, reappearing behind the Namekian warrior in an instant. With a quick flick of his wrist, he explodes Nail's remaining hand, along with the Ki disc.
"Now that I look further, you're quite similar to the Namekian that Saiyan saved. I wonder... what exactly happened to you? Your power is far above what it used to be, and you've learned several new tricks. Unfortunately for you..."
Frieza's tail lashes out, wrapping around Nail's neck.
"...it won't be nearly enough."
The burly Namekian's legs kick out wildly, ineffectively trying to free himself from the tyrant's grasp. Frieza stares at Nail's thrashing body with a bored expression on his face.
"Come now, this is the last chance you'll have to save your race. I'm only here for the Dragon Balls, I don't care about your planet. If your people had simply given me what I wanted, none of this would have happened."
In a panic, Nail forces his arms to regenerate yet again, draining the majority of his stamina. He claws at the tail wrapped around his throat, gargling out a few sounds.
"Oho, right. I suppose you can't answer me. Very well."
The alien uncurls his tail, releasing Nail from his grip. The Namekian warrior pants for several seconds, before mumbling a word Frieza doesn't understand.
The tyrant's eyes widen in shock as the Namekian disappears, causing Frieza to look around wildly. To his displeasure, he quickly sees that Goku is gone as well...
Out of nowhere, something slams into Frieza's spine, throwing him into the air. He whirls to face his new opponent... only to see nothing. While he stares at the air, confused, he gets punched in the nose by his unseen opponent, causing his head to snap back by less than an inch. Frieza's confusion ends almost instantly.
"Interesting... I didn't know that Namekians could turn invisible. Since none of my men mentioned any other members of your race doing this... it must be a technique used solely by you. I think there's one problem with your plan... silly techniques like that are no match for overwhelming power."
The short alien's hand lashes out, wrapping around the invisible Namekian's arm. Before Nail can react, Frieza rips the arm off, covering Nail in purple blood. Immediately after, he smacks the tall warrior, launching him back to the ground.
"I suppose this trip wasn't a complete waste. After I capture you, I'll... 'persuade' you to teach me that technique. This will finally bridge the gap between me and Cooler..."
The dust cloud created when Nail impacts the ground easily reveals his position to Frieza, who fires beam after beam into the Namekian's legs, crippling him. The short alien lands on the ground, slowly walking towards Nail.
Suddenly, a swirling beam of energy comes from behind Frieza, slamming into the tyrant's leg. Surprisingly, the attack actually scratches the emperor's skin, drawing blood from Frieza.
Frieza stands in place for several seconds, stunned that he actually suffered damage. After a few seconds, his new opponent drills a massive haymaker into his face, causing the alien to stumble back.
Frieza finally looks at his new opponent, gnashing his teeth as he sees yet another Namekian. Without wasting any time, Piccolo shrugs off his weighted clothes, shouting as a red aura builds around him.
"Kaioken... times 13!"