The green warrior dashes at Frieza, ducking under a clumsy punch to uppercut the short tyrant into the air. Before Frieza can stop his momentum, Piccolo's arm stretches out, wrapping around the alien's face. A blast of Ki erupts from the hand, completely covering Frieza's face with energy.

"It truly is a mystery... where have you come from?" Frieza says, completely unharmed by the blast. "I could've sworn that my men had wiped out your people. Anyone strong enough to resist would've been obvious."

Piccolo jerks back in surprise, hurriedly unwrapping his hand from his opponent's face. As soon as he begins to do that, however, Frieza's own hand lashes out, grabbing the Namekian's stretched arm. With a casual tug, he pulls the green man towards him at a rapid pace, slamming a left hook into Piccolo's jaw.

Crack.

The warrior Namekian's jaw stands no chance against the power behind Frieza's attack, breaking as soon as his fist impacts it. Piccolo goes flying, only to be pulled back by his arm, still trapped in Frieza's hand...

The short alien continues to pummel Piccolo, pulling him back into more and more attacks, testing exactly how durable the Namekian can be...

"Piccolo! Get out of there! You can't beat him on your own!" King Kai calls out from the inside of his mind, shaking the dizziness from Piccolo's head.

Suddenly, the power behind Piccolo's struggles sharply decrease, causing Frieza to cock an eyebrow.

"This trick again? Unfortunately for you, Namekian..."

Frieza's tail shoots out behind him, spearing through another green warrior... spearing through Piccolo's clone, created through the multi-form technique.

"...That Super Saiyan already used this against me." he says, looking over at the clone.

To the tyrant's surprise, the clone doesn't instantly fade away, like what happened when Goku's clone was dismissed. Instead, it begins to glow, spilling yellow energy out of it at a rapid pace...

An explosion rocks the world around Frieza as the clone detonates, temporarily blinding him from the unexpected flash of light. His grip on Piccolo's arm relaxes just enough for the Namekian to slip his arm free. With an angry growl, the short alien blindly launches himself at where he last saw Piccolo, grinning widely as he wraps his arms around the green warrior...

Frieza continues to pound his fist into the Namekian, barely even holding back as he takes his frustration out on the tall man. Strangely, no blood splatters onto his fist, despite how hard he hits his opponent. His confusion is ended as soon as he recovers his vision, allowing him to see the Namekian he's hitting. Another clone of Piccolo, glowing yellow...

As the tyrant is blinded by yet another blast of energy, Piccolo grabs the unconscious bodies of Nail and Goku by their arms, flying away at max speed.

'Dammit... what a monster. I don't think I can beat him on my own. I need Gohan and the others... and I still can't believe that Raditz guy is actually helping us. It has to be a trick...' he thinks, flying away from Frieza as fast as he can.

It came as a big surprise when King Kai told him, along with Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu, that the long-haired Saiyan who killed Goku was on his way to Namek with Goku. Despite the Kai's desperate attempts to convince him otherwise, the spiky-haired man still decided to trust his brother, to the frustration of Piccolo and the Earthlings.

"Stubborn fool." he mutters, setting Goku and Nail down far, far away from Frieza. With a long sigh, he launches into the air, flying away from the unconscious warriors...

"What are you doing?!?!" King Kai shouts. "You're going directly towards Frieza! Go wait for Raditz and the others!"

Piccolo scowls as he replies to the Kai. "They can all sense energy. Since they're not helping me fight Frieza, they must be busy doing something else. With how angry Frieza was, leaving him alone is a good way to get the planet destroyed. I have to keep him busy... or kill him."

"They're busy?! Frieza is the only enemy left alive on this planet! If Vegeta was causing trouble, you'd sense it! How on Earth are they too busy to help you kill Frieza?!"

"AHHHHHHHHHH"

An agonized scream echoes throughout the area while Raditz, Dende, and the Earthlings stare at Vegeta in shock. Or more accurately, as they stare at both halves of Vegeta...

'Shit! SHIT! Oh fuck, I forgot about that!' Raditz thinks in a panic.

"W-what's going on, Dende?!" Gohan asks, staring at Vegeta's thrashing upper half with wide eyes.

"When the Dragon Balls revive someone, they revive them in the body they were last alive in." he explains with a strange smile on his face. "Sometimes, extremely good people who die have their body remade in Otherworld, and they get revived in a perfect state. Other times... well..."

"AHHHH" Vegeta screams, staring at the guts spilling out from his severed waist.

"Fuck! Heal him, Dende!" Krillin curses, running at the short Saiyan.

Raditz stares at the gory scene, shocked into frozen silence, until a strange sense of calm overtakes him. Without any hesitation, he dashes towards the Prince, holding him still as he barks orders at the people surrounding him.

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"Gohan! Bring his legs over here. Dende, pump your healing magic into his body, we need to keep him alive! Krillin, put his insides back into his body. We'll use Ki to cauterize his wounds."

"That'll kill him!" Gohan, the only one here to have picked up an anatomy book, protests.

Raditz shakes his head, focusing his Ki while he stops the Prince's struggling. "Powerful Ki users are far more durable than any normal human, and Saiyans are even more so. Dende's healing powers are more than enough to fix him, we just have to hold his body together while he heals. Now go! Start helping!"

Frieza seethes in the air, slowly building a ball of Ki in his hand.

"Dammit... COME OUT, NAMEKIAN! I'LL TURN THIS ENTIRE PLANET TO DUST IF IT MEANS KILLING THAT SUPER SAIYAN!" he shouts, looking around wildly in hopes of spotting Piccolo.

He doesn't have to look long, however, as he soon sees the tall, green man floating several miles away. Frieza grins as he dashes at the Namekian, slamming a fist through his tall opponent. He growls in anger as the clone glows yellow, exploding in his face yet again.

"Piccolo! Don't fight him! Just buy a little more time!" King Kai shouts. "You won't last long enough to pull off that attack!"

"What better way to buy time than to wound him? I just need one clean hit, and he'll have bigger things to worry about than destroying this planet!" the green man replies, forcing his Ki to create yet another clone to distract Frieza.

The tyrant doesn't even bother looking at the clone, blasting it through the head as he flies around, doing his best to locate his annoying adversary. Soon after, another clone attacks him, causing his anger to grow even further.

"Come on planet... a little more!" the Namekian mutters, doing his best to utilize King Kai's teachings.

The emperor's head perks up, like a hound that has scented blood. He turns to look at the lake where Piccolo is hidden, before launching into it, grabbing at the tall man. Piccolo reacts before Frieza even reaches him, kicking off the lakebed to dash away from the tyrant. As soon as he exits the lake, he turns away from his opponent, flying away as fast as he can.

"Kaioken... times 14!" he desperately shouts.

Despite the sudden increase in power, Frieza arrives in front of him in an instant, throwing a powerful body shot to the green warrior. Piccolo groans as the hit throws him back, but he still stays focused on the energy he gathers.

The short alien continues his assault, whipping his tail forward to slam into Piccolo's broken jaw. His head snaps to the side, before being snapped back to the right by a terrifying hook from his short opponent. Frieza's smile grows as the green man goes flying, before he follows after the Namekian at top speed.

Just as the emperor arrives next to Piccolo, the attack building in his fingers finally finishes charging, causing the tall man to sigh in relief. His relief is short lived, as Frieza's fist impacts his jaw half a second later, blowing it clean off. As he flies backwards, he forces the Ki in his attack to give off an immense flash of light, trying to blind Frieza yet again. The Special Beam Cannon, now compressed far more than should be possible, erupts from his fingers, aiming directly at the short alien.

Frieza, now wise to his opponents' tricks, avoided the flash of light by blinking, using his eyelids to block the light right as it should've blinded him. He stares at the attack heading towards him in amusement and, in his arrogance, doesn't even bother dodging, opting to instead slap the attack away...

...but to his shock, the attack goes through his hand, drilling a hole in it. It doesn't stop there, however, as the small beam of Ki continues on, slamming into his torso. The flabbergasted alien drops like a rock, staring at the hole in his chest in surprise.

Piccolo drops down beside him, utterly exhausted by the attack.

"Huff... huff... I told you... I told you it would work." he says to King Kai as he falls to his hands and knees.

"I... I can't believe it! I've barely even started teaching you how to gather energy for the Spirit Bomb! How the hell can you use it to boost your own attacks?!" the Kai says, awed.

"Woah Piccolo, that was pretty sweet! I'll have to work even harder to catch up!" Yamcha chips in.

"Awesome!" Chiaotzu agrees.

"..." Tien is silent, staring down at the alien on the ground next to Piccolo.

"Yeah... it'll take a lot. Maybe you can train with Mr. Popo." the tired Namekian says, causing Yamcha to pale.

"Maybe... maybe not with him. I think I'll try to get Goku to spar with me. It did wonders for that Raditz guy."

"He's not dead! Get out of there!" Tien suddenly shouts, startling the Namekian. His eyes fly open, coming face to face with a terrifying image.

The short alien stands above Piccolo, fury evident in his eyes. The holes in his chest and hand leak blue blood, causing the tyrant no small amount of fury, and yet he doesn't seem hindered at all by the wounds. Before the tall warrior can react, Frieza leaps at him.

"That... how dare you injure me, scum?!?!?!?! You are the first person to damage my true form to such an extent!" Frieza says, stabbing a hand into Piccolo's stomach.

The wide-eyed Namekian gasps as the short alien's hand goes directly through him, severing the Namekian equivalent of a spine. He stares at Frieza in fear, unable to speak due to his missing jaw.

"Oho... you must be curious as to how that attack didn't kill me." Frieza says, calming down slightly as he pulls his arm out of Piccolo's guts. "Well, Namekian... it seems like your aim isn't as amazing as your technique was. You missed my vital organs."

'All of them?!' the green man thinks in shock.

The tyrant's gore-covered hand moves, clutching Piccolo's throat. He lifts the tall man up, staring at his missing jaw with a sadistic glint in his eyes.

"Regenerate it. I want to hear your screams of agony as I make you suffer."

"Dammit... hey Frieza! Behind you!" King Kai shouts at the emperor, causing him to jump in surprise.

"What the-- whose there?!" he demands, turning to look on instinct.

"You can't see me Frieza, but I can see you... you won't make it off this planet alive."

"King Kai... what the heck are you doing?!" Yamcha asks.

"I'm buying time for Raditz and the others to get here! Now shut up, I'm busy!"

"Tch. How dare you threaten I, Lord Frieza?!" he says, throwing a Ki blast that decimates the landscape around him.

"It's not a threat, Frieza. You can't hurt me, no matter how hard you try!"

"Dammit... how many more of you are there?! What technique are you using to survive my attacks?!?! Are--" he suddenly cuts off, turning his head to look at Piccolo.

"I see... this is your doing. You have some weird technique to speak in my mind. You even changed your voice so I wouldn't recognize you..."

He slams a fist into Piccolo's chest, causing the green man to spit up blood.

"How dare you try to trick me?!?! I've had enough of you and your techniques, Namekian!"

In a blind fury, he throws Piccolo to the ground, firing two blasts of Ki at the tall warrior's legs to keep him from getting up. The short tyrant lifts off the ground, floating dozens of feet above Piccolo as he looks at the Namekian with rage.

"This planet... damn this disgusting planet! Coming here was a mistake! I should've done this long ago!" he shouts, building a black ball of Ki in his right hand.

"I'll turn this entire planet into--" he suddenly gets cut off as a small, infuriated figure slams a fist into him, hitting Frieza where Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon drilled through. Too shocked to resist, the alien flies backwards, leaving the ball of Ki to dissipate in the air.

"Mr. Piccolo!" Gohan shouts, landed next to the injured warrior.