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Gohan was able to make it inside in time, explaining to the grand elder that Krillin told him to come here. "You possess such tremendous latent ability... I shall give you some of my power"

The grand elder placed his hand on the hybrid's head, he felt the rush of newfound strength flow inside, feeling even more powerful than before. Before he could greatly thank the elder, he halted when he heard the voice of the rebel saiyan.

"I get it, Kakarot and Nemui are here, aren't they?!" Vegeta demanded, feeling someone's ki have boosted from inside the home. His expression faltered when Gohan exited out of the home.

"W-what?! Impossible! What did you do?! Why has your base power risen so dramatically?!" he demanded, bombarding questions to the hybrid, wanting to know where the child had gotten this power.

Inside the house, the elder felt five unknown ki energies nearing the planet, warning Dende to tell the others. Once he was outside, he warned everyone that there were multiple ki energies heading towards the planet.

Taking in the words, Vegeta froze at the meaning, knowing exactly who was on their way here. 'No! It can't be! The Ginyu Force!!'

"Damn it! Frieza must have called them!" he shouted, his tone filled with anger. Krillin and Gohan were not sure who or what he was talking about.

"You two! Hand over the dragon ball, now!" he demanded, sweat drops starting to drip down his forehead. "I'll make you a deal, once I have eternal life, I promise to never lay a hand on your or your friends!"

Krillin furrowed his eyebrows with annoyance, wanting to know if Vegeta's warning was fake. "Do you think we'll fall for that?! If we do, we'd be playing right into your hands!" he sneered.

Vegeta knew that there was a little to no chance of conceiving them, wanting to hurry before the five soldiers landed.

"Listen! I'm only going to say this once! The Ginyu Force consists of five men that are as strong as me. Five of them! If they use their scouters to find us, they'll kill us all!"

The bald warrior didn't want to fall into his arrogance, not falling for his so-called act. "What he is saying is true... There are five energies heading this way..." announced Nail, seeing that Vegeta was telling the truth.

Nail explained that the dragon balls can grant three wishes, watching the shocked expressions of the three warriors. "Will you guys hurry up?! The longer we stand here, the less time we'll have!!"

Taking in the saiyan's words that were filled with urgency, the three immediately took flight following Vegeta's instructions to make sure they didn't get caught.

A few moments have passed as they finally arrived where Bulma was. But at the same time, Vegeta felt the Ginyu Force land on the planet, announcing that they were here.

The blue haired women couldn't utter a word to them as they grabbed the other dragon ball and headed out. "Am I going crazy or was that Vegeta with them?!"

Gohan and Krillin made sure to follow the saiyan as he felt the Ginyu's squadron that were on the move, demanding them to fly faster. Vegeta pointed where he hid the rest of the dragon balls.

But once they've landed, five individuals beat them to it, blocking their path to receive the other five dragon balls. "Yo, Vegeta! I suppose that would be a dragon ball you're holding?" taunted the purple soldier.

"Frieza will be thrilled to hear that seven dragon balls are collected, isn't that right?" the soldier taunted once more, hearing the mischievous chuckles from his squadron.

Gohan and Krillin stood there in silence, feeling the power of the squadron all at once, making them feel uneasy about the situation they're about to be in.

'Vegeta wasn't kidding around... I don't stand a chance against these guys! Each of these guys seems to have an overwhelming power!'

The bald warrior placed his gaze on the purple soldier, feeling that he was the strongest one out of the group. But at the same time, he felt little power of the short, green alien, wondering how he joined the squad.

"Look Vegeta, why don't we make this nice and easy? We're gonna kill you no matter what you do, so be a sport" the leader insisted and at the same time threatened the saiyan.

Vegeta pondered for a moment before he lifted the dragon ball. "Your scouters might be able to track down people, but I bet they can't search these!" turning around, he threw the dragon ball with all his might.

But before it could get to a far distance, he saw a blue blur snatch the dragon ball away midair before returning next to his teammates. "Now then, as for the other one..."

Vegeta could feel his heart racing as he turned to demand Krillin to destroy the dragon ball they had in his hand. Before his fist could make contact, the dragon ball vanished out of his hands, seeing that the green soldier snatched it away from.

'So the rumors were true! He has the power to momentarily control and stop time...!'

"Now to take care of you guys, it's been a while since we've had any exercise, so we'll make sure to give each of you some tender loving care..." the leader threatened, making Krillin land his gaze on Vegeta.

"Is fighting the only option we have?" stuttered Krillin, trying to keep his voice intact. "From what I've seen of your strength on earth, I doubt you two will be worth much, but it's better than nothing..." he muttered in a reply.

"I'll take on Vegeta myself... The rest of you can play janken to see who gets the two little mysterious runts." The leader ordered, hearing the complaints from his squadron.

As they argued on who they should fight, they learned that the leader's name was Ginyu. The three stood there in disbelief as the enemy team played a game of janken.

"Couldn't we run away right now...?" whispered Gohan, earning a silent no from Vegeta.

After patiently waiting for them to finish their game, the soldier with the orange patch of hair, Recoome, gets to fight Vegeta. The green soldier, Guldo, had to deal with Krillin and Gohan.

Ginyu made all the dragon balls float towards him as he took off with them, making sure he had to deliver them to Frieza. Gohan was about to go after him, but Vegeta stopped him in his tracks, wanting them to save his energy.

Vegeta called Krillin over to him, trying to come up with a strategy. "Don't let Guldo fool you. He has a low power level, but he makes up for it with his supernatural abilities" he whispered, earning a silent nod from the bald warrior.

"And by the way, is it true that Kakarot and Nemui aren't on this planet?" Vegeta added, watching Krillin shake his head at a no. He explained that the both of you would arrive very soon.

Their conversation was cut off by Recoome and Ginyu walking towards them, making them take guard. The taller one stepped back and allowed the smaller companion to go first, explaining that it would make quick and easy work.

"Alright, Let's get this over with!" shouted Krillin as he and Gohan unleashed their ki, making the squadron and Vegeta feel the energy all around them. With quick motion, they took flight as they fired a ki blast towards Guldo.

"Stop!" the soldier shouted, commanding the two ki blasts to stop midair, making his way to escape. Looking up, he noticed that the two were gone, making him take guard, just in case they tried to pull something.

"He's all the way over there! He must've done that time stop thing!" Gohan alerted, getting the confirmation from Krillin. The two vanished before reappearing as they rushed towards Guldo.

Once they were in range, Guldo commanded them to stop, making the two freeze in midair. The cowardly soldier ran off, trying to see if he could lose them when he froze time.

As his power was died down, the two immediately rushed towards him, knowing where he was hiding. Guldo was in shock, seeing that they knew the way of his powers.

He couldn't stop time anymore, seeing that he had to use his other move.

Stepping out of his hiding spot, he raised his hands and shouted at them, making them freeze in the air. "I can't believe they made me use my paralysis technique!"

Krillin and Gohan tried their best to escape or even move out of the technique. They urgently wanted to move as the green soldier made a spike out of a tree. Before he could aim it at them, Vegeta rushed in and sliced his head off with his bare hand.

The two frozen warriors were able to move freely as Vegeta finished the job and blew his head off. "Alright, you two! We need to focus, we won't be so lucky again" he alerted.

His eyebrows furrowed when Recoome strides his way towards him with a smug grin on his face. It angered the saiyan, hatred flowing through his veins as he unleashed all his ki as well, making the squadron's scouters beep rapidly.

"Vegeta's power level just shot up 30,000!" said the red soldier, earning a hum from his blue comrade. Vegeta then rushed towards Recoome with great speed, delivering a punch to the jaw. He appeared behind him and spiked him to the ground, creating a small crater on the ground.

Grabbing his leg, he threw him into one of the mountains. He wasn't done as he charged two powerful ki blasts into each hand before putting them together, creating a bigger blast that aimed at his opponent.

Krillin hurriedly grabbed Gohan as debris flew in every direction, not wanting to get hit. Once all the smoke flowed out of the way, they thought that he had finished the job. Vegeta's breathing came to a halt as he still felt Recoome's ki, signifying that he was still alive.

"That's enough warm-up exercise for me! Let's start playing for real!" he taunted, making Vegeta grit his teeth with anger. The orange-haired soldier charged up before speeding towards Vegeta, managing to land a hard knee to the bottom jaw.

The attack stunned the saiyan, making him momentarily bounce off the ground before he was able to bounce back off the ground, rushing back with anger. He threw a punch at Recoome, only for it to be blocked.

The soldier tried to deliver an elbow to Vegeta's jaw, but he was able to block it just in time. The two began to exchange a fury number of punches and kicks, but Recoome got the advantage and struck him on the head.

It happened so quickly, but Vegeta was able to take flight, firing everything he's got. Recoome smirked before appearing in behind him and spiking a kick, making Vegeta dive into the water.

Going after him, he dived into the water after him, making most of the water splash everywhere, now making a tiny puddle where Vegeta laid on. "You haven't croaked on me yet, have ya?"

A few silent seconds had passed as Vegeta emerged from the ground and fired a surprise attack right in Recoome's face, knocking him to the ground. The saiyan's face was filled with cuts and bruises, breathing heavily as he stumbled to his feet.

Turning his gaze, he saw that Recoome hopped to his feet, knowing that he still wanted to fight even more. 'I knew that he was strong, but this is absurd! He's been toying with me ever since we started!'

The soldier then started to pose, bringing up his best move. "Recoome Eraser Gun!!!" He focused his ki into his mouth before aiming a powerful blast, feeling the burning ki coming towards the saiyan.

But Krillin and Gohan made it in time as Gohan grabbed Vegeta as Krillin delivered a kick to Recoome's head, making him redirect the blast. Everyone ducked down as debris flew everywhere.

Everyone slowly stood up, wanting to see if the orange-haired soldier had enough, a flow of anxiety flowing through Krillin. His expression was filled with disbelief as Vegeta's opponent stood up, as if nothing happened to him.

"That sneak attack was pretty good!" he expressed a joyful tone, even though all his teeth were gone. He then asked his two other teammates, Burter and Jeice, to see if they could get rid of Gohan and Vegeta.

Turning his gaze towards Krillin, a joyful smile stretched across his lips as he aimed his foot to his chest, watching his body fly a few distances away, making Gohan go after him.

"My... My bones... It only took one kick, and I can't even get up..." Krillin muttered, feeling sparks of pain all over his body. "I hate to say this... But I think we're done for..." he added.

Gohan shakenly stood up, knowing that he was the only one that was capable of fighting. "I... I'll do as much as I can!" the boy promised as he rushed his way towards the soldier.

Moments had passed as Gohan was getting thrown around, but he was determined to get back up, knowing that this was their only chance.

He tried to get up, feeling his knees wobble in pain before he fell to the ground. He let out a nasty cough, blood splattered out of his mouth. 'Dad... Nemui... Please hurry...'

"Gohan, that's enough... Just stay down" Krillin pleaded, watching his friend struggle to stand up. There was nothing he could do. While Gohan tried to rush him once more, he only received a kick to the collarbone, making his body fly a few yards away.

Jeice checked his power level to see if there was some still left, showing that it dropped down to zero. He was knocked out cold.

"What a bunch of pathetic trash... Why did Frieza call us for this?" Recoome sneered. He then heard a noise in the background, making his squadron turn towards the noise. "What's that?"

"It's a ship! It just landed..." responded Burter. Vegeta was able to slowly get up, holding his left arm in place.

Where the ship landed, two saiyans with identical hair stepped out of the ship. You and Goku looked around the new area, feeling the gravity. It was nearly the same as earth.

"We need to go find the three of them, quickly" Goku announced, earning a hum from you. "I feel multiple ki energies up ahead" you added.

Searching through those ki's, you were able to find Gohan and Krillin's ki, seeing that they were on the brink of death. "We have to hurry," you said, earning a nod from Goku before taking flight.

You both rushed to the scene and landed with quickness, shocking everyone around you both. Looking towards your left, you see that Vegeta was also there as well. He was badly injured.

'So you both finally arrived... Kakarot and Nemui...'