The green warrior looks up at Gohan, his eyes unfocused and hazy. A smile (or Piccolo's best imitation of one, since he's missing his jaw) blooms on his face.

"Took you... long enough..." he says, causing Gohan to jump in surprise as the Namekian's voice appears in his head.

"You're a lot stronger... than you were... on Earth. We can kill... that... monster... we can........." he trails off, slumping backwards onto the ground.

"Mr. Piccolo! Get up!" the child shouts, shaking the unconscious man.

"Dammit Gohan, don't shake him! We need to get him to Dende!" Krillin scolds, heaving the tall man onto his shoulders.

"Right... right! I'll take him!"

"No." Raditz interjects as he lands beside his nephew. "You'll go together. Frieza is pissed. He'll kill both of you without any hesitation. You aren't strong enough to fight him. Leave it to me and Vegeta."

"But what about you two!?" Krillin asks. "Judging by the crazy power I can sense from Frieza, you'll need all the help that you can get!"

"Hmph. I'll be more than enough to kill him." Vegeta states arrogantly as he lands on the ground. "My power level is over 7 million after... after I got healed from your attack."

"That still won't be enough! With my Solar Flare technique, I can at least help buy time!"

"You forgot one important detail, Krillin... we still have our tails, and both of us can use the Power Ball technique." the tall Saiyan says, stretching in place. "Now go! We don't have much time until he recovers from Gohan's attack!"

"Your tails-- oh, right! Good luck! We'll come back to help as soon as Goku is healed! C'mon Gohan!" the bald man says, dashing into the air away from the duo.

"Tch. You should've had the bald one stay. His techniques are annoying enough to distract Frieza. If that failed, he would've made a good meat shield. Even a single attack that goes for him instead of us could make all the difference." Vegeta says, staring at the tyrant's stirring form in the distance.

"..." Raditz shifts in place, staring at Krillin's departing form.

'It isn't like I can tell him that Krillin is supposed to die, but only when Kakarot is around to see it..." he thinks guiltily.

"Whatever you say, 'Prince.' Just throw a Power Ball into the air already so we can get started."

"Why should I be the one to weaken myself?!" Vegeta demands. "You know how much energy that technique takes. Why don't you do it?"

Raditz scoffs. "First of all, I beat you when we last fought, even after you healed yourself with a Senzu Bean. As the more powerful Saiyan here, you should listen to me."

A vein bulges on the short Saiyan's forehead, causing him to open his mouth to shout at Raditz.

"Second of all!" the long-haired man quickly says. "After that Zenkai boost, you have a higher power level than me. Your energy reserves are much larger. It will drain you far less than it would drain me. The Great Ape form increases our strength, durability, and power. It does nothing for speed. If I run out of energy, I won't be able to increase my speed with my Kasokudo, then neither of us will be able to react to Frieza's attacks. We'll both die."

"Ugh... you have a point, scum, but..." he steps closer, getting directly in Raditz's face. "...don't think for a second that things are over between us. After Frieza has been dealt with, we'll have our rematch."

"Just throw the damn ball."

Dende stares up at Namek's green sky with an anxious expression on his face, silently hoping that his newfound friends will be ok. The silence doesn't last long, however, as he soon gets shaken out of his thoughts by an unfamiliar, slightly annoying voice.

"Hello? Hellloooo? Am I speaking to Dende?" the voice says from inside his head.

"What?! Who's there?!" Dende says, leaping to his feet.

"My name is King Kai. More specifically, I'm the King Kai of the North Galaxy. The Namekian Book of Legends should talk about me. I'm speaking to you through telepathy. Has your Grand Elder taught you about telepathic communication?"

"OH-- oh, yes! It's an honor to talk to you, King Kai!" Dende replies.

"Great. Dende, I need you to follow my instructions. There's a warrior on this planet who can beat Frieza if he has a little time to charge his best attack. His name is Goku, and he's extremely injured right now. I'll direct you to him so that you can heal him, you just have to listen to what I say, ok?"

"A-Alright! I'll do my best!"

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"Good. Now, fly Southwest..."

Frieza glares at the shining orb of energy in the sky, scoffing to himself as the two Saiyans on the ground begin to grow larger and larger.

"Disgusting monkeys. How dare you use such an ugly form against me?! Do you truly think that it will save you?!"

He raises a hand, pointing at the Power Ball in the sky. A blast of Ki explodes out of his uninjured palm, spinning towards the artificial moon in the sky...

...but, to Frieza's surprise, one of the Apes-- the one without any armor on-- is able to react, grasping at the second Ape's leg faster than Frieza's eyes can follow. As Frieza watches, confused at what his opponent is doing, the Ape puts his hands underneath the slower monkey's foot, launching him into the air. The tyrant's eyes widen as he finally realizes what the Saiyans' plan is.

Vegeta's fist slams into the blast, destroying it on contact. Then, while he's still in the air, Raditz flies up behind him, kicking the large Ape at Frieza.

The short alien barely avoids the Prince's punch, weaving around the monkey to arrive at Vegeta's tail. He grins, forming a blade of Ki in his hand to sever it...

...and that's when a gigantic fist slams into him, launching the alien away from the Great Ape. He sputters, enraged, before spinning around in midair to face the one who hit him. The armorless Ape roars at the tyrant, caressing his bruised, bloodied knuckles.

"I see... so that's your plan. One of you homeless Apes has the speed to react to my attacks, but not the power to make use of it. The other one can genuinely harm me, yet can't even catch me. Let's see... the one in the armor has to be Vegeta, judging by that awful hairdo, so that must mean that you're... Raditz, was it?"

Frieza dodges to the side as he speaks, avoiding yet another attack from the Princely Ape. He points his hand at one of Vegeta's massive eyes, but is interrupted when a large ball of Ki smacks into him, sending him flying into the ground. With a groan of pain, he rolls to the side, dodging a deadly stomp from the armored Ape. The other Ape doesn't let up, however, instantly throwing himself at the tyrant with bloodlust in his eyes, pushing past Vegeta in hopes of getting his hands on the emperor.

Frieza jumps into the air, causing the blood-crazed Ape to miss his charge. He then twists his body, dancing around a mouth-beam from Vegeta, before he points a hand at Raditz, unleashing several blasts of Ki from his fingers. Raditz goes to dodge these attacks, but is caught off guard as they explode into dozens of small beams of unstable Ki. The Saiyan's massive body gets nailed by several of these attacks, despite the immense speed boost he gains with the Kasokudo. He crashes into the ground, stunned at the pure power contained within those beams.

The tyrant grins, pointing both hands at the downed Ape as he unleashes yet another shotgun-like barrage at his speedy opponent. To his shock, the other Ape throws himself in front of the attacks, blocking them with his own body.

"You won't stop me from settling things with this bastard, Frieza!" Vegeta shouts, unfazed by the attacks that had knocked Raditz off his feet. Without any hesitation, he grabs one of Raditz's arms, spinning to throw him at the short alien trying to kill them.

Frieza's jaw drops as the immense body of the Great Ape closes in on him, forcing him to drop to the ground in a panicked dodge. He sighs in relief as he avoids the Saiyan by inches... but his relief doesn't last long. Raditz's feet point towards the tyrant, catching him off guard as they unleash a powerful blast of purple Ki. The blast throws him into the air, directly at the other Great Ape. He tries to move, to dodge the attack he knows is coming his way, only to find that he can't. For less than a second, his muscles refuse to follow his commands, seizing up just long enough for Vegeta to land a massive two-handed sledgehammer blow to the short alien, throwing Frieza into the ground.

Boom.

An incredibly large shockwave spreads throughout Namek as the tyrant lands, creating a meteor-like crater around his body. The force is enough to actually cause several of his bones to audibly break, causing the emperor to lay there, stunned at how much damage these Saiyans have done to him.

After several seconds, he furiously shoots up into the air, gathering more and more energy. He calls out, his voice shaking with rage.

"I have to admit, I'm impressed by the power you've shown. It's truly a miracle that you've improved this much. But now... now you've gone too far, you filthy Apes! You dare to actually break my bones?!?! You will suffer! You will--" Frieza is cut off as Raditz opens his mouth, unleashing an immense wave of Ki that quickly reaches Frieza.

The emperor barely has enough time to put his hands in front of him to block the attack, the power contained within it causes him to groan with pain. He goes flying backwards, being pushed back by the blast at a rapid pace, barely keeping it from engulfing him.

"Damn monkey! I was speaking!" he shouts, launching his own blast of energy out of the palms of his hands. The energy behind the attack barely protects him from the furious Ape's offense... at least at first. As Frieza begins to pump more and more Ki into his attack, it begins to gain momentum, pushing the opposing beam backwards at an alarming rate. Just before the blast can reach Raditz, a large shadow suddenly covers Frieza...

"ARGHHHHHH!" he shrieks as Vegeta's massive hands wrap around his body, catching the emperor in a crushing grip. Vegeta grins, pure joy evident on his face, until another shadow covers Frieza.

Raditz roars as he slams his fists down on the trapped alien's head, causing the Prince to stumble back in surprise.

"Dammit Raditz! What are you doing?! I've got him right where I want him!" he shouts angrily.

Raditz replies with a furious roar, still trying his best to get a hit in on Frieza. Vegeta stares at him with shock, before erupting in laughter.

'AHAHAHAHAHA! You still don't have the Great Ape form completely controlled, do you?! The bloodlust must be driving you mad! Unfortunately for you, this is my kill."

Vegeta backhands Raditz away, smacking some sense into the ferocious Saiyan. While Raditz struggles to control the immense bloodlust flowing through him, Vegeta looks down at Frieza with a deranged smile.

"You have no idea have much I've longed to do this, Frieza." he says, increasing his grip on the struggling tyrant.

Frieza's struggles begin to weaken as Vegeta squeezes the life out of him, slowly but surely bringing the short alien to a painful end...

Suddenly, an ocean of energy erupts from Frieza, shocking Vegeta. The hands wrapped around him are instantly forced away, revealing the enraged man...

Frieza's height has changed yet again, causing him to become much taller than his first and final forms. His muscles, which were previously lean and subtle, now bulge dangerously, resembling someone on a dangerous amount of steroids. Veins are prominent all over his body, making him look almost grotesque. A powerful punch sends the giant Ape flying, blood and teeth flowing from his mouth.

"To have pushed me this far... I suppose you should be happy. Actually, on the other hand... be fearful of my most glorious form!"