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Back on planet Namek, Krillin and Dende can be seen flying in a hurry towards the village. "If we keep flying at this speed, how long would it take to get to the village?" asked Krillin.

"It'll take us approximately five hours to get there," Dende replied, earning a nod from Krillin. He wanted to grab Dende and fly faster, but he could risk losing his energy.

Flying in silence, Krillin's eyes widened as he came to a stop. Dende stopped to turn to see why he had stopped but he now understood why he halted.

"It's Vegeta, he knows we're here!" They both felt his energy coming towards them at a rapid speed.

Without hesitation, Krillin grabbed the child as they quickly flew behind a mountain. They stood there in silence as they lowered their energy, wanting to make sure the saiyan didn't find them.

They felt his energy stopped before his energy turned towards a different direction. "There's another large ki out there!" he whispered, earning a nod from Dende.

They stood there for a moment, waiting for the two powerful energies to go away.

Vegeta can be seen flying towards the familiar energy, knowing that it belonged to one of Frieza's henchmen, Zarbon. A cocky smirk laced his lips as he flew right in front of the green alien.

"It's been a long time, hasn't it? I've already taken care of Dodoria, and now it's your turn!" he emitted a chuckle as he watched Zarbon's eyes widened with disbelief. There was no way that one of Frieza's henchmen was killed.

"I don't believe you... Why do you continue to rebel against Frieza?" he demanded, earning a nonchalant shrug from the saiyan. "It's simple... I don't like to be ordered around by that bastard"

He then explained that there is a chance to break free from the tyrant by acquiring eternal youth. "I see... You're after the dragon balls" he replied, earning an evil smile from Vegeta.

"Do you really think eternal life is all you need to defeat Frieza? You really don't understand our leaders' capabilities" he sneered, earning an angered look from Vegeta.

"I've had enough of your mindless chatter! Allow me to show you the power that Dodoria trembled at the mere idea of existing!" his words hung in the air as he disappeared, making Zarbon take guard.

He felt his energy beside him, making him throw a punch, but was easily caught. He struggled to take back his hand but was thrown a few yards away from him, in shock that the saiyan has grown a lot since their last encounter.

He gritted his teeth with frustration as he aimed his hand towards Vegeta, charging up a powerful blast before firing it at saiyan. Vegeta smirked at the incoming blast before he deflected it away from him.

Frozen with shock, he felt a brutal elbow to his jaw, making him throw back a punch, but he missed. He let out a fury on kicks, but Vegeta dodged them with ease, giving him a taunting smirk.

Finding an opening, Vegeta delivered a kick to the head, making the green alien land sloppily on the ground. Before he could get up, Vegeta delivered a harsh kick to his back, making him slide a few feet away from him.

"To think that you're helpless at this level!" Vegeta mocked as he heard a chuckle emitted from Zarbon. "I must say, you've surprised me... You really made outstanding progress..."

A hateful smile was laced on his lips as he stared at Vegeta with hate in his eyes. "And as a result, you've awakened my true power; something I've allowed to lay dormant for years..."

Vegeta tried to hold in his laughter, seeing that the henchmen was trying to frighten him. Without a care, he cackled with mockery, finding the sense of humor from Zarbon.

The green alien explained that he had a transformation that he hid for years. A transformation that was a hideous side to his natural beauty that he would sacrifice when it was ready.

"Transform, you say? The way we saiyan's do?! Ha! People say the most absurd things once they're backed into a corner" Vegeta stood there, crossing his arms with a confident smirk.

"Let's see it!" he demanded, earning a chuckle from Zarbon. He watched the henchman's body growing bulkier and taller. His beautiful face turned into a hideous beast, making the saiyan's eyes widen.

Vegeta couldn't do anything as the beast rushed towards him with a newfound speed, instantly grabbing each side of his head. Zarbon delivered a devastating headbutt, making Vegeta's body stop from the pain.

He was thrown in the air as he quickly caught himself and rushed back towards him, hating to embarrass himself in the fight. They charged each other as they delivered a punch to each other, making them back away from the powerful blow.

'Could such a thing really be Zarbon?!'

The transformed Zarbon chuckled at him, loving the surprised look from the rebel saiyan. "Your ignorance is astounding. You may have increased in strength, but you're still arrogant as always!"

Vegeta glared at him with a newfound hatred. "I'll let you in on a little secret before I kill you..." he threatened. "Frieza informed me that he, too, can transform!"

His words shocked the saiyan. He knew that Frieza was already powerful the way he was, but he didn't know that he could transform as well. His thoughts were interrupted when he sloppily dodged an incoming blast before he felt himself trapped in an unbreaking hold.

He tried to break the hold as Zarbon rushed towards the ground, preparing another attack. Once he was close to the ground, he threw him face first, making multiple layers of the ground explode from the impact.

The henchmen started down at the gaping hole on the ground, wondering if the saiyan was dead. But he knew that Vegeta wasn't going to go down like that.

Transforming back to his natural form, he took flight to where his leader was. After some time, Vegeta climbed to the surface, gasping for air as he submerged out of the water.

"I refuse to let it end like this! I'll make it through... And become stronger than before!" he promised himself as he slowly crawled on the dirt. He felt his energy going low, but he was determined to keep going.

He wasn't even ten feet away from the huge body of water as he passed out from exhaustion. His unconscious body laid there for a bit before Frieza's henchmen came back to pick him up.

"Still alive? You're quite the tough one... It's your lucky day; we're going to patch you up and find the locations of the dragon balls. After that, who knows what might happen to you..."

The henchman then carried the unconscious saiyan back towards Frieza's current location.

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A day had passed since the encounter. Krillin can be seen waking up, seeing that Vegeta hasn't noticed them. He quickly stood up and shook the namekian child awake.

Dende slowly woke up from the disturbance as he felt himself being carried by the bald warrior. "How much farther do we have to go until we get there?!" he yelled, trying to awaken the child.

The namekian child apologized before he pointed a direction towards the left. After a few seconds of flying, Krillin could see a village on top of a mountain.

Finally arriving at the location, they both carefully landed towards the grand elder's home. They stopped when a namekian walked out of the house, making Dende smile in joy.

"Nail! Thank goodness that you're alright!"

"It's nice to see you too, Dende and the visitor. The grand elder already knows the gist of what's going on..." the two hummed at Nail's words before he politely instructed them to come in.

"He's grown far too old. He knows that his death is coming near. There's nothing we can do but stand here by his side until he passes..."

Once they were inside, Krillin noticed that Nail was very strong, way stronger than the other namekians they've encountered. They both followed Nail to the second level to the elder's room.

Krillin's eyes widen when he sees the giant elder sitting on his throne. He could see that he was growing old as well.

"Welcome, traveler. You come to us from a planet called earth, yes? First, allow me to express my gratitude for saving my child, Dende. Thank you" As the elder expressed his gratitude, Krillin gave him a shaky nod.

The grand elder explained that his children had died by the hands of the invaders, explaining that they've died because of their search for the dragon balls. Krillin could hear the grieving in his words.

"Forgive me for cutting things straight to the chase, but could you let me borrow the dragon ball that's above you? I'll never allow the people who killed your children get their hands on it!"

The elder's expression was laced with a mix of shock and confusion. He listened to the bald warrior's words, hearing that one of his children had fled to earth on a spaceship. He also added that he was killed by the saiyan, Vegeta.

"A saiyan... That wouldn't happen to be a super saiyan would he...?" The elders' curious words make Krillin cock a brow up, asking what it was. The elder politely asked him to come over to him, wanting to explore his past.

Krillin stood there in silence, letting the elder look at his past to see what he was looking for. "Oh dear, now I see... Evil crept into him, and split his body into two..." he emitted a hum before reaching behind him.

"Well then, I supposed it's alright. Your desires are pure and your courage up to this point is filled with greatness" he praised as he gave the dragon ball to Krillin.

He promised to protect the dragon ball with his life, not wanting to ever land on the wrong hands. The grand elder gave him a gentle smile before speaking.

"Please, allow me to awaken you with dormant power..." Krillin gave him a nod as he felt the elders hand on his head. He froze when he felt the newfound immense power flowing through him.

'W-whoa!! The power... What is this power?!'

"This is amazing! It feels like I've been reborn!" He expressed his gratitude greatly before he stopped, forgetting someone. "Are you able to tap into anyone's power? Like a small child?"

The grand elder let out a hum, explaining that it is possible for anyone to gain the same power he gave to the earth warrior. He also asked to bring him along, making Krillin jump with joy.

He told them that he would be right back as he rushed out of the house and took flight, quickly making his way towards Gohan's location with the gifted speed from the elder.

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Somewhere else on the planet, Gohan can be seen flying around with the dragon radar Bulma gave him. He was sent out on a little mission to find any dragon balls that could be received nearby.

He came to a stop when he saw a village that was in ruins, an annoyed expression laced his face. 'Vegeta must've been here...'

Once he landed, he heard the radar emit a loud beeping noise, letting him know that he was close. Diving into the large body of water, he grabbed the dragon ball before swimming to the surface.

He wanted to know why there was a dragon ball in the water, guessing that the villagers hid it while they were panicking. As he flew back to base, he didn't know that there was a saiyan in the same water he was in, looking for the dragon ball as well.

That saiyan being Vegeta.

Emerging out of the water, he noticed that the dragon ball wasn't there anymore, seeing that somebody somewhere else or they've taken it for themselves.

He was able to steal the rest of the dragon balls from Frieza when he broke out of the healing chamber. His thoughts came to an end when he felt a powerful ki nearby.

"Is that Zarbon's...? No, it can't be. He shouldn't be-" he eyes widened in shock and disbelief as he eyes someone flying with a dragon ball. It was Krillin.

"That earthling?! What is he doing on this planet?" he questioned as a wide smile laced his face. Hiding his energy, he took flight and followed the earthling, his plan to have eternal youth was coming close.

Continuing to follow him, he felt a familiar ki tailing him, seeing that Zarbon had found him. Deciding to ignore him, he continued to follow Krillin.

The earthling warrior landed, scaring the life out of the blue haired woman. "Don't you think it's a little dangerous to be sitting out here? Someone is going to find you out here"

Bulma muttered in annoyance before her expression was filled with wonder. "Is that a dragon ball?!" She was astounded that it was bigger than the regular ones from back then.

Earning a nod from Krillin, he asked if Gohan was around, wanting to take him back to the grand elder. She explained that he was going to look for a dragon ball as well, saying that there was one nearby.

Krillin was going to ask her something else until he felt the familiar evil ki close by. "There's no way! How did he find us?!" he yelled, getting a confused look from Bulma as she heard someone landing a few feet away from them.

"It's Vegeta!"