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Chapter 2 – The Ultimate Battle Begins

Frieza, the most powerful fighter in the universe, had already decided the way these insects would be killed the moment he entered into his original form.

It would be quick. That is what the Tyrant of the Universe decided when he fired his signature attack at the Namekian brat. While Frieza enjoyed killing his enemies in the worst possible way, he found no real pleasure in killing a Namekian child slowly. The brat was just an ugly bug that should be squashed without hesitation, a quick kill will be sufficient. Plus he couldn't wait to see the looks of horror on the other's faces when they blinked and suddenly realised that their healer was dead.

The Saiyan child had proven to be a thorn in his side so far, somehow being capable of tremendous bursts of power when succumbing to his anger. However, Frieza decided that he will also receive a similar fate to the Namekian brat as a sign of respect towards the only Saiyan to actually hurt him. Frieza thought it was humorous that despite the efforts of Vegeta, King Vegeta and that radical Bardock, that the only Saiyan to ever hurt him was a mere child.

The bald headed Earthling had cut off his tail while in his second form with a sneak attack. While in his true form, he still had his complete tail, the attack was unforgivable. He'll be blown to pieces for that.

The Namekian warrior... his death would be far more painful than the others, except for maybe Vegeta. Not only had the Namekian been able to overpower him while in his second form, but he had also fused with that disgusting trash that had tricked him, allowing the Earthlings to use the Dragon Balls. Frieza was going to rip of every limb until he was incapable of regenerating before vaporising him.

Finally, he would kill the Saiyan Prince, Vegeta. Judging by the actions that he took, getting blasted by the Earthling and having the Namekian brat heal him, the Saiyan Prince was hoping to gain a significant power up. The fool won't even be able to touch him. He was going to pummel and break the Saiyan's fighting spirit, and have him beg for mercy. Should he beg for it? Then Frieza will grant him a quick death, hearing Vegeta beg for mercy would be far more satisfying than killing him slowly.

That will all come soon. For now, he had a Namekian brat to destroy.

The attack that he used was his favourite one. Death Beam, he dubbed it. It was a small, thin pink bullet-like beam that was capable of either piercing or blowing up his intended target depending on his intent. The beam that was heading towards the Namekian brat would blow him up, killing him instantly.

It was a deadly attack, as its greatest attribute was its speed. Only his father and brother had been able to read its movements. Not even his son, Kuriza, at his full power could follow the beam's movements. However Cooler lost sight of the beam when Frieza was at 20% of his maximum, and his father lost sight of it when Frieza fired it at full power.

The difference in power between him and Cooler was staggering, and Frieza loved cruelly reminded him of it. Even worse for Cooler, is that his brother had actually trained to acquire his power, but he, on the other hand, had never trained a day in his life. Sure he had sparred with his father, but that couldn't be included as training as Frieza never pushed himself to his limits. His full power even dwarfed that of his father's. His son was a disappointment, his final form being weaker than his second form, and so Frieza sent the brat away to the far reaches of the universe, uncaring about what could happen to him.

So you could imagine the tyrant's shock when the Namekian warrior suddenly zapped in front of his beam, and simply caught it with his left hand. The beam dissipated the instant it made contact.

'What the hell?' Today had contained more surprises for Frieza than any other day in his entire life. In fact, he was probably surprised less in his entire life compared to today.

'How could that Namekian possibly have been fast enough to intercept my Death Beam?!' Frieza thought angrily, especially since he couldn't block any of the weaker and slower blasts while in his third form. It had to be luck; there couldn't be any other explanation. Using his incredible speed, Frieza zapped past them all, appearing twenty feet behind Dende, and prepared to fire another Death Beam. He didn't get the chance to fire as a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist tightly, and a fierce backhand collided to the side of his face.

His wrist was released upon impact, and he was sent skidding just above the ground from the force of the blow. His tail quickly slapped into the ground, creating a large dent in the earth, and Frieza flipped backwards, planting his feet firmly onto the ground. Frieza scowled up to see that the Namekian fighter had once again anticipated his move. He could feel the coppery taste of blood in his mouth and immediately spat it out. That blow had hurt more than any other blow that he had received in this battle.

"I-Incredible." Krillin whispered silently, "He was able to read through Frieza's moves, and it doesn't look like he is trying." The bald – by choice – warrior was amazed at how much Piccolo had improved after fusing with Kami.

"Wow... Piccolo..." Gohan muttered in awe at the sight of his mentor keeping up with Frieza. "You're the greatest!" The half Saiyan declared.

There was one person that wasn't happy with this sudden development. The Saiyan Prince hovered in the air, not far from where Frieza and Piccolo stood, with shock plastered on his face. At no point during their brief confrontation had he been able to keep up with their movements. Vegeta shook his head aggressively in denial, and clenched his fists tightly. He just wasn't used to his new Super Saiyan powers yet. In a few moments he would have Frieza's movements in hand, and then he would destroy the tyrant with his new Super Saiyan powers. However he couldn't help but wonder:

How did the Namekian do that?

"I don't understand what has happened to you, Namekian." Frieza admitted smoothly, regaining his composure. "But it doesn't matter. I guess I won't be able to give you a horror show beyond the nightmares of hell." Frieza said coolly, raising his right arm and pointing his index finger straight at Piccolo. With a quick glance towards the airborne Vegeta, "I'll save that for Vegeta. You will be granted a swift death. You may thank me for my mercy in the next dimension."

Frieza fired another one of his Death Beams, but this time he didn't stop with just one. By the time the first beam had reached Piccolo, Frieza had fired another five beams, and yet, Piccolo was able to parry each one without problem.

After a minute of continuous Death Beams, Frieza finally relented on the barrage, shocked to see that not one of them had been able to damage or get past the Namekian. "That's not possible." Frieza whispered in denial, "There is no way he could have possibly deflected them all, he was only using one hand." Not only had he deflected his attacks, he had been able to keep them from harming his friends.

Curiously, Frieza slowly walked towards the Namekian, his three pronged feet crushing the rocky ground, and his eyes swept over the insects behind the Namekian. There was one missing, he realised. What happened to the elderly Namekian that had appeared out of the blue?

"I'm impressed and curious at your power up, Namekian. Please, do enlighten me. Did you fuse with that old, frail Namekian?" The tyrant guessed correctly.

The Namekian let out a slight smirk, but didn't say anything else. Instead, he calmly observed Frieza's movements.

"I don't know how such a union could have possibly increased your power this much." Frieza drawled, "It doesn't matter, I suppose, but I have to thank you, Namekian." The icy dictator let out a nasty grin, "Thanks to you, I can afford to kick it up a notch."

In an instant Frieza increased his power to 2% of his maximum, and believing that to be sufficient, Frieza disappeared from sight, and smashed an elbow into Piccolo's chin and mouth. The Namekian's head snapped back with a painful grunt, and he staggered back a couple of steps. Frieza immediately followed up with a punch to the Namek's stomach but his fist simply passed through a transparent body.

"What?!" Frieza screamed shocked. Feeling movement to his left, the universe's dictator tried to turn in time, but failed as a boot connected to his cheek. Once again, Frieza was struck by a counter attack and the force of this blow sent him straight into a large boulder that covered an entire island, 100 feet away.

"Don't think that you're the only one that can raise your fighting power in an instant, Frieza." The Namekian declared sternly, wiping away a trail of blood from his lip.

The rubble of the broken mountain that had collapsed on Frieza blew away by a quick and powerful kiai blast. Frieza stood in the remnants of the mountain with little injuries except for some slight bruising, and he cracked his neck to remove the stiffness.

"I didn't expect you to be this good after fusing with that old Namekian." The Lord of the Universe praised the Namekian warrior. "I haven't had to dust myself off in a fight since I was a child, sparring with my father." Frieza informed him, brushing off some dust. "I don't think that I have ever felt this way before. I can barely contain my excitement."

"Don't get too excited, Frieza." The Namekian gruffly retorted. "I have yet to even begin using my true power!"

"Truly? How exciting." Frieza smirked, folding his arms across his chest. Slowly, the universe's tormenter lifted a few feet off the ground, and began to glide through the air. "I too am holding back the lion share of my power." Frieza landed on the rocky ground of the island, thirty feet away from the Namekian. "I suppose we can play a little game."

"I'm not interested in your games."

"Oh, don't be such a bore." Frieza sighed, "At least try and have some fun before your demise."

The Namekian merely grunted, and just glared at Frieza.

"This is how it's going to work." Frieza smiled at him pleasantly, not affected by the fierce glare. "I will reveal the percentage of power I'm at, and then I'll attack. Let's see how high you get before I break you. We'll start off slow. This is me... at 5%!" Frieza declared, vanishing on the spot.

The Namekian seemed ready for it unlike last time, Frieza noted as his kick to the Namek's neck was blocked with a forearm. Frieza immediately lashed out with his tail, but Piccolo zapped away, re-appearing behind the icy dictator and slammed a spinning kick into his back. Frieza fell towards the ground, but he threw his arms out onto the ground, and flipped to his feet, staring at the Namekian with amusement.

"T-This is impossible." Vegeta stuttered in shock, sweat descending down his face. "This is a nightmare, it has to be!" For the first time in his life, the Saiyan Prince was genuinely trembling. The belief that he had become a Super Saiyan had immediately fled his mind as he watched the battle with Frieza, and the Namekian, Piccolo. In the first little scuffle after Frieza launched the barrage of pink beams at Piccolo, Vegeta could barely follow their movements. However Frieza just announced that he was going to only use 5% of his maximum power, and Vegeta lost all sight of him. Even worse, the Namekian was able to follow each move Frieza made with ease.

He didn't understand it. He was a Super Saiyan, his battle instincts should be at their peak. Their movements should be like slow motion to him, and yet, he couldn't follow them at all. The reality of the situation was harsh and uncompromising on Vegeta. The truth was like a spit to the face.

He was no Super Saiyan, and that meant he had no chance against Frieza.

How the Namekian was fighting evenly against Frieza in his final form flabbergasted Vegeta. Looking around at the remaining fighters, Vegeta, like Frieza, noticed that the elderly Namekian had vanished. After he was healed, the Saiyan Prince didn't take the time to really concern himself with the old Namek, more focused on Frieza's transformation. If the suggestion Frieza offered, that Piccolo and the old Namekian fused, was correct... then it didn't really help clear things up. How could Piccolo gain such power from uniting with that weak, old relic?

The Saiyan Prince had no answers.

Frieza watched with curiosity as the Namekian jumped backwards, gaining a few feet of distance between them after blocking the tyrant's latest attack. It was hard to believe, but even at 15% of his maximum power, Frieza still couldn't get past the Namekian's impressive defence.

One thing that Frieza noted though was the Namekian never went on the offensive instead only relying on defending and counter attacks. If Frieza didn't know any better, he would say that the Namek was waiting for someone. Or maybe he was worried about the three pests behind him? If the Namekian went on the offensive, and Frieza slipped past him, then it would leave them open and vulnerable.

"There is no need to worry about those trifles behind you." Frieza coolly informed him. "I can kill them anytime I want to and at the moment, I have little interest in them. This time, you attack me."

The Namekian didn't reply, his eyes burning with anger and hate toward the dictator. Frieza tilted his head slightly, watching curiously when the Namekian crouched slightly, holding his arms out to the sides slightly. A pure white aura burst out of him, and slowly surrounded him. The ground underneath them began to shake violently, and possibly the entire planet began to shake from the power emitting from Piccolo. The ground beneath them slowly began to crumble as pieces of the ground were slowly ripped into the air. Silently, Frieza cautiously began to raise his own fighting power. The Namekian was far stronger than he had imagined.

'This power!' Goku thought in amazement with his eyes closed, as if trying to mentally picture what was going on outside. 'It's huge!'

The Saiyan from Earth couldn't believe the power that was being created by the mysterious fighter that Goku was sure was Piccolo. It far surpassed anything that he had imagined, and that just made him even more anxious to get out of his healing tank. Initially when he was engulfed in the warm healing water, Goku had been unable to move, the injuries that he had received mainly from Vegeta had battered his body badly. He had stopped feeling any kind of pain sometime ago, a fact that had him annoyed since according to the computer; he wasn't fully healed yet meaning he had to sit in the relaxing water for even longer. It had become very relaxing, and if not for the events going on outside of the ship, Goku would be content to stay inside for a good while more.

*Beep*

The red light on the chamber panel suddenly clicked to green, indicating that the healing process was complete.

'I'm healed!' Goku's snapped open in delight. He quickly raised his right arm and pressed the palm of his hand against the glass screen. With a quick kiai blast, Goku shattered the glass container causing the healing water within to burst out straight into the door opposite of the tank. The healing chamber's broken door automatically opened after the glass was shattered, and Goku walked out. He was soaked to the bone, but more importantly, he was fully healed and ready for action.

In a fierce burst of light, Goku burst out of the ship, and after a forward flip in the air, the Saiyan from Earth calmly landed on exterior roof of the round shaped ship.

'I can't believe my strength.' Goku examined his hands in awe. 'I thought that I had gotten as strong as I could, but I guess I don't know my own limits. I've got to admit, it feels kind of nice.'

The Saiyan grinned with his eyes closed, and enjoyed the feeling of the wind brushing against his face. Goku loved the Namekian atmosphere. It reminded him of his home up at Mt. Paozu, away from the polluting air of the cities.

'I just wished I had enough time to enjoy it. But I don't.' Goku suddenly turned serious, remembering that his son and friends were currently fighting against the most powerful, and evil force in the entire universe. Honestly, while Goku was confident in his own power, he honestly didn't know if he could make much of a difference in this fight. Judging from the power that Piccolo and Frieza were currently unleashing, Goku believed that he could keep up with his improved Kaio-ken x10, but he didn't know if Frieza was fighting with his full power.

'Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, I'm sorry that it took so long, but I'm coming, right now!'

Frieza parried the punch that was aimed at his face with a forearm, and quickly retaliated by wrapping his tail around the Namekian's ankle. Startled by the counter attack, the Namekian was thrown into the green ocean. Frieza immediately followed up by forming a bright pink ball of energy in between his hands, and he threw it straight into the ocean that the Namek was tossed into. A pillar of water shot up out of the ocean from the blast, and for a moment, the water had been spread out leaving a crater on the ocean floor. The water receded back towards it, and covered it up but Frieza could see no trace of the Namekian.

If he didn't see it at the corner of his eye, and if it wasn't for his amazing reflexes, the Lord of the Universe would be dead. However he had just managed to see the thin, drilling beam of energy shoot out of the receded ocean behind him, aiming straight at the back of his head. After evading the lethal attack, Frieza descended back to the ground, and patiently waited for the Namekian to come out of the water.

That last attack... he would have to watch out for it. With a quick glance towards the bald earthling, Frieza was reminded of the yellow disc he was capable of using. The disc that cut off his tail, Frieza thought furiously. He still needed to extract payback from that. Still, while those discs were capable of cutting through almost anything and that beam the Namekian fired was similar, except it pierced. It's a dangerous technique.

He only had to wait for a few seconds before the Namek burst out of the water, and landed on the rocky surface not far from the tyrant.

"Enlighten me, Namekian... just how did fusing with that old bug increase your power so much?" Frieza inquired politely, folding his arms across his chest. "Surely you must understand my confusion about the increase in your power. To fight evenly at 30% of my maximum power is no small feat."

Frieza didn't like the arrogant smirk that appeared on the Namekian's face, and the tyrant began to feel impatient. "Either you answer my curiosity now..." Frieza hissed impatiently, "... or I'll get my answer as I peel the skin from your bones!"

"Very well." The Namekian conceded, "I'm sure it would be difficult for the most powerful force in the universe to be defeated without knowing how." Anger flashed across Frieza's face, and the Namekian pressed on, "Are you aware of the term, 'fission?'"

"Ah!" Frieza suddenly understood, having come across the term throughout his travels in the universe. "You two were originally one, weren't you? Now, I understand." Frieza grinned slyly, "You didn't gain power from fusing. You simply acquired the power you had once lost." While he still didn't understand why one of the Namekian's was old and the other young, he dismissed it. He was the Lord of the Universe, the most powerful being in the universe. Even the fighters that his father had warned him about would soon fall under his incredible might.

Just when the tyrant was about to increase his power once again, another force landed on the island. Frieza turned his head slightly to see a man with spiky, black hair, sticking out in all angles, and he wore an orange gi with a blue undershirt, blue wrist bands, and blue boots. He looked incredibly familiar but he couldn't quite place it.

"So that huge power level that I sense really was you, huh, Pic – umm, Kamiccolo." The man greeted the Namekian, while walking over towards the Saiyan brat, the Namekian brat and bald Earthling. A tick mark appeared on the Namekian's forehead at what the man said.

"Listen!" The Namekian said sternly, "I've been through some changes, but I'd prefer it if you just called me, Piccolo! And don't you forget that."

Goku simply laughed him off, and turned to his son and best friend. "I'm glad to see that you're all in good health. This is the first time I've come to the battlefield without all of you beaten up."

"We've had some help in that area." Krillin informed him, glancing at Dende hurriedly. The young Namekian seemed nervous in Goku's presence.

"Hey dad!" Gohan said happily, "Welcome back, we missed you!" With his dad here along with Piccolo, there was no chance of them losing.

"What do you think of our new duds?" Krillin smirked at him, signalling to the Saiyan armour that he and Gohan were wearing.

"Not bad." Goku grinned, "But I don't think Chi-Chi or Master Roshi would approve." The Saiyan placed a hand on top of Gohan's head, shaking his hair reassuringly, "I'm proud of you guys, especially you, Gohan."

Goku removed his hand from Gohan's head, taking notice of the Namekian child. "Hello there, who might you be?"

"I-I'm Dende." The Namekian boy introduced himself shyly.

"It's nice to meet you Dende." Goku said sincerely before he focused on Frieza for the first time since he arrived, and slowly walked towards him. "So, you must be Frieza. The one responsible for all of the horrible chain of events that have transpired here on this planet."

"I am Lord Frieza, yes." Frieza narrowed his eyes at the man. "Did I hear correctly? Are you that Saiyan brat's father?"

"That's right. What of it?" Goku responded seriously.

Frieza's eyes widened as he finally put a name to that face. "Yes, I have seen your face before. I was in a skirmish once with a Saiyan just like you. The resemblance is uncanny. You must be his offspring. That's unfortunate for you. I will not let a single Saiyan live."

"I don't care." Goku firmly retorted.

"Does this Saiyan know about what I did to Planet Vegeta, huh, Prince?" Frieza glanced backwards to where he last saw Vegeta. To his shock, the Saiyan Prince was nowhere to be seen. He quickly glanced around to see no sight of him. Darn, he was sure that he would have spotted him should he have flown off again. The Namekian had proven quite the distraction.

"Where's Vegeta?" Gohan wondered, also noticing that the Saiyan Prince was gone.

"I suppose it doesn't matter." Frieza smirked, "That fool won't be able to get away from me for long. No doubt the next time that he thinks that he has become a Super Saiyan, he will seek me out." The tyrant chuckled.

A good twenty five miles away from the battle, a Saiyan Prince burst out of the ocean, and slowly crawled onto land, breathing deeply.

"I've said it before, and I'll say it again." Vegeta chuckled lightly, "I am a freaking genius."

Honestly, he didn't know what he was thinking when he tried to take off last time. Flying through the air was a stupid thing to do as it was so easily spotted. He blamed his own weakness, succumbing to his fear, but he learned from his mistakes.

Vegeta smirked when he noticed the bodies lying on the island that he was standing on. "Well, well, isn't this convenient." The Saiyan Prince chuckled at the sight of the dead Ginyu Force members. Vegeta quickly scanned the area, "If memory serves me, Kakarot came from... that direction." Vegeta immediately took to the skies, knowing that he was in the clear. It was time that he got off Planet Namek.

This trip had been a humiliating failure. Frieza might fall today... and at the hands of a Namekian. Frieza's death should be at the hands of a Saiyan and a Saiyan alone. No... It couldn't be any ordinary Saiyan... it had to be by his hands! Not by a Namekian or by a low life like Kakarot!

Vegeta never thought the day would come where he would want Frieza to emerge victorious, but right now he wanted it. Because one day, he will truly become a Super Saiyan. And then he would annihilate Frieza!

"I don't really know what this Super Saiyan is, and frankly, I don't care." Goku grinned, cracking his knuckles excitedly, "Hey, Piccolo! You don't mind if I cut in and have a crack at this guy, do you?"

Piccolo smirked, "Sorry Goku, but this is my fight now." The smirk faded from his face, and he glowered at Frieza. "This monster attacked my peaceful race of people, and slaughtered them all like animals. I'm going to make him pay for what he has done to every single one of my people!"

'I have a job for you, Goku.' Piccolo mentally informed the startled Saiyan. 'The boy, Dende, his life is now linked to the Dragon Balls on Earth. If he dies, then the Dragon Balls are gone forever. Get him to your ship, and get him off this planet.'

It went against every part of his being to not participate in a fight, especially one as large as this, but Goku cared about his friends, and he believed in Piccolo. It was an odd thing to think, considering that this had been the first time he had seen Piccolo since their battle with Raditz. So much had happened since then. If the Saiyan was being honest with himself, judging from the power that he could feel coming from Frieza, Goku would have to utilise the Kaio-ken x10 in order to combat him. Even then, there was no guarantee that he could win. It was a bitter pill to swallow, but this time he had to be the one that helped from the sidelines.

'Alright. I'll take Dende, Gohan and Krillin away from here when you start battling.' Goku reluctantly agreed.

Piccolo gave him a short, appreciative nod. He knew how hard it would be for Goku to step aside, and he would make sure he repaid the faith that Goku had given him.

"So? What are you going to do?" Frieza had started to lose his patience. The sight of another Saiyan had got his blood boiling. It seemed that he had lost his touch in genocide, he would have to rectify that. "Which one of you is going to attack me?" The tyrant questioned them, "Or will you both attack me together? A Saiyan and Namekian both fighting to avenge their races, how amusing." Frieza chuckled lightly.

"So you destroyed the Saiyans, huh?" Goku asked curiously.

"Does that anger you, monkey?" Frieza inquired slyly.

"Not really, no." Goku smiled, "Raditz told me all about what the Saiyans did, and so they simply paid for their crimes."

"Did they? I thought they died because I killed them." Frieza reminded him smoothly.

"And now... Frieza. You're going to pay for your crimes!" Piccolo shouted, his white aura flaring around him brightly. "It's time for you to get what you deserve!"

Frieza eyed the Namekian, "And I'll love to see you try."

End of Chapter

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Power Levels:

Piccolo (30%) = 39 million

Frieza (30%) = 36 million

Goku = 3 million

Vegeta = 2.2 million

Gohan = 200,000

Krillin = 10,000

Answering the Readers:

Q: Freeza NEVER trained to get the amazing power he fights Goku with is the power he was naturally born says ALOT of his potential...The movie, shows what happens when he actually DOES train and isn't that just terrifying?

A: I definitely mentioned it in this chapter. It reminds me a bit of Goten. With little training, mainly just sparring matches with his mother and Trunks, he was able to become a Super Saiyan. After seeing that, everyone could see how much potential he had, and so hearing that Frieza has never trained gives him that same potential. The only thing that I'm concerned about going into this movie is that after four months of training, he is able to achieve the power of a God. I can believe that Frieza could surpass Majin Buu with some incredibly intense training, but I hope there is something more to him gaining God form. Either way, it's going to be a good movie.

Q: What will happen to Goku? Will he still become a Super Saiyan?

A: It will be interesting to see for both Goku and Vegeta. This isn't a Piccolo centric story by any means, although I intend for him to get involved a lot more than canon. The two of them will obviously still have a huge influence in the story, and so they will become Super Saiyans eventually, but the journey to becoming one will be interesting. The two of them are far too power hungry to not try and catch up to Frieza and Piccolo eventually.

Q: What of the Androids? Will they live long enough to defeat an immensely more powerful Piccolo?

A: What makes you think that Piccolo will be strong enough to overpower the Androids? The reason why Piccolo could hold his own against the Android 17 in canon was because the fused Piccolo/Nail was far stronger than when he was on Namek. By fusing with Kami, he was able to equal Android 17. Like how Goku hadn't improved enough to combat the Androids in canon because he didn't have an equal to spar with, it could be the same with Piccolo. Will it? You'll have to wait and see.