The Monkey's Feathers

A Dragon Ball Z/Sekirei fanfic

Disclaimer: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are owned by Akira Toriyama, Fuji TV and Toei Animation. Sekirei is owned by Sakurako Gokurakuin. I do not claim ownership of this franchises.

Millions of light years away from Earth there was a planet called Namek, a relatively peaceful farming planet inhabited by Namekians. Unlike most planets however they don't have many spaceships to travel amongst the stars and even then they prefer a life of solitude mostly keeping to themselves. One would think there nothing worth interest in such a planet. However many years ago the Namekians suffered a nearly catastrophic event that endangered the planet and wiped nearly all of the Namekians, it was only due to the few Namekians(one that escaped to Earth) and a mystical relic called the Dragon Balls, seven items that are able to summon a Namekian Dragon called Porunga to grant three wishes to those who are able to gather them together, developed by the Dragon Clan, that they were able to survive to this very day. Unfortunately due to certain events on Earth, the existence of these items reached a certain Galactic Emperor by the name of Frieza, one of two King Cold's sons, who relished the thought of having any wish granted, especially Immortality. Driven by the desire, he and his army went to Planet Namek to seek out those items and there he would leave a terrible legacy that the Namekian people would soon not forget.

However, his quest for Immortality would have many obstacles in the way. One of his most prized soldier, Vegeta, a Saiyan Prince he kept alive, whether out of pity or amusement one would never know, after killing his father, King Vegeta and destroying his home planet, went to Planet Namek to wish for Immortality himself after he failed in his endeavor for that wish on Earth with it's own version of the Dragon Balls due to a Namekian called Kami. Unfortunately his bodyguard, Nappa had killed Piccolo, an offspring of Kami's evil half, Piccolo Daimao and since they are connected due to their life force being in sync, Kami had also died bringing the Earth Dragon Balls in an inert state. Vegeta would eventually kill Frieza soldiers in his path including Kiwi, his former rival, Dodoria and Zarbon, Frieza's Generals.

Frieza, frustrated by the lack of progress for the Dragon Balls and the death of his Generals has called forth the Ginyu Force, his personal bodyguards and the top tier elites of his army. Desperate, Vegeta had no choice but to join Krillin and Yamcha, the humans he faced on Earth who then went to Namek in the hope to revive their friends that Nappa had killed. Vegeta pleaded with them give him immortality if they wish to survive. Krillin and Yamcha reluctantly agreed each gathering the two Dragon Balls to add on the five Vegeta stolen from Frieza. However the Ginyu Force has managed to intercept them and their leader Captain Ginyu took all seven Dragon Balls while his soldiers decide to send Guldo, who despite being the weakest out of group has the ability to stop time by holding his breath. Despite the odds Krillin and Yamcha manage to prevail.

The rest of the Ginyu force however was not that disheartened by the loss of their comrade and send a hulking red headed giant by the name of Reccome. As valiantly Vegeta fought he was no match for the power Reccome wielded with brutal efficiently. It was to the point that Krillin and Yamcha intervened, even so, they ultimately ended up in the same position as Vegeta was. Demoralized, they all lost hope until Goku, a Earth raised Saiyan due to circumstances, finally landed on Namek. Training at 100x Earth's gravity in a spaceship, modeled after one the Saiyans' space pod that landed on Earth, thanks to Bulma's Father Dr. Briefs, he decided to put his training to the test by taking Reccome alone despite protest from Krillin and Yamcha. To everybody disbelief including Vegeta and the rest of the Ginyu Squad, Goku was able to put down Reccome in just one blow. Seeing this, Vegeta couldn't help but recall parts of the Legend of the Super Saiyan that has been pass down from generations through the bloodline of the Royal Family of Vegeta, and seeing the astronomical increase of strength from Goku after taking down Reccome and soon right after that Jeice and Burter when the tried to fight Goku, Vegeta believed that Goku is the Legendary Super Saiyan that once every thousands of years.

Having been defeated Jeice retreated leaving his unconscious comrade, Burter, behind as went to warn of Captain Ginyu of the latest threat. Enraged by the lost of his group he flew with Jeice to the location where Goku is. As the leader of the Ginyu Force, Ginyu proved to be on a whole new level from his comrades. However Goku match Ginyu blow for blow and it wasn't until Goku powered up further with the Kaio-Ken, one of the two techniques taught to him by a deity named King Kai after his death in the battle against his brother Radditz.

Baffled at the sheer power Goku is emitting, Ginyu launches his trump card: a ability he developed that allows him to switch bodies along with the power level of his victims. With Ginyu in Goku's body and vice versa, he, along with Jeice, left to Frieza's spaceship to chase after Goku friends to prevent them from stealing the Dragon Balls. Goku in Ginyu's body went after him, unfortunately, Ginyu had the foresight to injure his own body before launching his special ability, thus hindering Goku mobility.

Ginyu and Jeice landed near where Yamcha and Krillin are, after the later of the two realize that they needed a password to activate the Namekian Dragon Balls, Soon enough they figured out that Ginyu was in Goku's body after Goku landed in a heap near them. Even though their advantage was gone, Ginyu was more than confident that even if they know it would not matter because he had the more powerful body. However his attempt to draw out the full power of Goku's body backfired. Goku explained that since Ginyu has never trained, he doesn't know to effectively draw his body's Ki levels to it's utmost maximum. Hearing this Krillin and Yamcha decided to go for an all-out assault on Ginyu before he could eventually draw out more power. However Vegeta, who was in hiding waiting for an opportune moment to steal the Dragon Balls, made his presence known after taking out Jeice, brutally beaten Ginyu. But before he could finish him off, Ginyu decided to use his Body Swap Technique again on Vegeta. Fortunately, Goku managed to intercept it returning Goku to his original body and Ginyu to his. Desperate Ginyu decides to try to switch with Vegeta's body one more time, however Goku managed to throw a frog in front of Ginyu, switching his body with it and effectively defeating Ginyu.

Vegeta took Krillen and Yamcha inside Frieza's spaceship to a healing pod for Goku's heavily bruised body to heal. Meanwhile Krillin decides to look for a Dende, a Namekian boy who him and Yamcha saved from the slaughter of Frieza's men. He figured he could help them with the Dragon Balls. Eventually Krillin found Dende and it was then the Namekian boy explained that Frieza attacked the home of Guru, the leader and the current keeper of the Namekian Dragon Ball, and Nail, Guru personal bodyguard, was currently fighting him on a far away island. Guru explain they could use this opportunity to use the Dragon Balls. After getting Yamcha, they agreed the should summon the dragon on a far away island in the hope that they wouldn't wake up Vegeta. Dende, evoking the password in his Namekian language, summoning Porunga. Using the first wish, they brought Piccolo back to life, bringing Kami back along with him with the added benefit of using the Earth Dragon Balls now. With the seconded wish the bring Piccolo to Namek, however before they could think of the final wish, Vegeta intervened, outraged that they would summon the dragon behind his back, Yamcha told Vegeta that they still have a wish left, Unfortunately for Vegeta, Guru died before he could ask for his wish and it couldn't come at a worse time when Frieza finally arrived.

Surprisingly, Vegeta proved to be a match Frieza for a while until Frieza revealed he has transformation up his sleeve. Frieza, feeling the glory of his Second form, he wasted no time demonstrating his superiority over Vegeta, Krillin, and Yamcha as he took all of their attacks without so much of a flinch from him. Fortunately, salvation for the struggling group came in the form of Piccolo. Thanks to the Namekian Fusion with Nail, whom Frieza heavily wounded in the battle to give Dende time to summon the dragon, Piccolo was able to match the Galactic Tyrant blow for blow. When it look like the battle had turn in favor for the Z-Senshi, Frieza revealed he has another transformation, which he eagerly demonstrated to the shell shocked group as he showed his monstrous Third form.

Desperate for an advantage, Vegeta tells Krillin to blast him, explaining that Dende, who Vegeta saw heal Krillin when Frieza impaled him during his Second form, will heal him, making him stronger due to his Saiyan's cells with the ability call Zenkai. Seeing Piccolo being dominated by Frieza's stronger and faster Third form, Krillin reluctantly blast a hole in Vegeta's stomach, while telling Dende to heal him. Despite the obvious advantage Frieza has over Piccolo, he decides to show them his true form before killing him. Frieza's Final form was not what they were expecting, compared to his previous forms, he was more slender and smaller in scale, he actually look less threatening. That thought changed when Frieza fired his signature technique, Death Beam, at Dende killing him. The Z-Senshi was absolutely baffled at the sheer speed of the attack and the horror that Frieza would go so far to kill Dende like that. However Vegeta was disinterested at the brutality of Frieza considering he been serving under him since his childhood. With upsurge of strength thanks to Dende's healing, Vegeta was confident that he finally ascended into the realm of legend, the legend of the Super Saiyan, attacked Frieza in earnest. However, as he soon learned that not even his new found power could ever hope to take on Frieza in his Final form, let alone defeat him.

Downtrodden, Vegeta was helpless against Frieza as he was tortured by him without the will to fight back. As Frieza was poised to finish Vegeta off, he stopped when a new presence entered the battlefield. Piccolo, Yamcha, and Krillin all couldn't believe their eyes when they saw Goku calmly walked toward Frieza with a determined gaze to fight him. Amused, Frieza launched his Death Beam at Goku, only for the newly arrived Saiyan warrior to deflect it with ease. Seeing this, Vegeta mocked Frieza, saying that the True Super Saiyan has arrived to avenge the Saiyans. Frieza, fed up with his rambling, fired his beam at Vegeta's heart. Before he died, Vegeta pleaded with Goku finish Frieza once and for all.

The battle with Goku and Frieza was unlike anything the Z-Senshi ever seen before, mountains and islands all crumbled under the heavy blows that rained across Namekian waters. It had seem that Goku and Frieza were evenly matched until Frieza powered up to 50% of his power. Goku, even under the influence of Kaio-Ken x10 and x20, he unable to keep up with the tyrant. Forced into a corner, Goku had no choice but to use Genki Dama, the second technique of King Kai which allows him to draw positive energy from his surroundings into a ball of pure energy. Unfortunately, it left Goku vulnerable to attack, but thanks to the distractions of Piccolo, Yamcha, and Krillin, he was able to launch the Genki Dama at Frieza.

Relived that Frieza been defeated, the Z-Senshi all planned to go to the spaceship Goku landed in after getting Bulma and go back home. Sadly this was not to be as Piccolo was suddenly stuck down behind by a purple thin beam piercing his chest. Shocked, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha all turned around and recoil in horrid surprise to see Frieza still standing, surviving the Genki Dama. Enraged at his near death experience, Frieza killed Krillin in front of the remain Z-Senshi. However in a fit of near mind-destroying fury, Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan, demanded Yamcha to carry Piccolo, who was in a near-death state, get Bulma, leave this planet. Frieza, shocked and horrified that his fears were coming true, went to 100% of his full power in the hopes of defeating Goku in his new form.

While Goku was battling Frieza, King Kai managed to contact Kami, who was revived due to Piccolo being revived, to bring back all the lives that Frieza and his men killed during their siege on Planet Namek. With this accomplished, the Namekians including Dende and Guru were brought back to life, more importantly, with Guru revived, so are the Namekian Dragon Ball with still a wish active. Guru instructed Dende, under the guidance of King Kai, to bring everybody on Namek back to Earth with the exception of Goku and Frieza. Once that was done, Goku and Frieza, enraged at losing his chance of immortality, battle across the dying planet of Namek thanks to a desperation attack at it's core due to Frieza. Unfortunately, while Frieza was able to fight Super Saiyan Goku at his maximum power, his body couldn't handle the stress of being at full power constantly. It was until long before Goku started to land more blows on Frieza to the point where Frieza couldn't be a threat anymore.

In the end, Frieza was at Goku's mercy, a fact Frieza couldn't face, with a vengeful gaze, he was determined to finish the battle when Goku did it for him.

"That enough Frieza, you should stay down where you are. There no point in continuing this fight." Goku stated.

At first Frieza didn't understand what he meant, so he asked, "What do you mean by that?!"

"Your energy levels are rapidly decreasing the longer you draw this fight out. There's no satisfaction in fighting you any longer. At first I wanted kill you, to mercilessly beat you into pulp. But now seeing you on ground, bested and humiliated, I can safely say you're not worth blooding my hands." Goku said with a smirk creasing at the corner of his mouth.

Frieza for his part was stunned into silence by Goku's declaration. Never before has any body said anything close to what Goku has just said. Before he could retort, Goku continued.

"You thought you were invincible, imposing your superiority, destroying the lives of countless trillions, subjugating people, and destroying planets. And yet not once did you ever think that somebody would eventually get tired of your crap and stand up against you. It just ironic that it was a, how did you quote it, -A filthy Saiyan ape- that defeated you, huh Frieza?" Goku sarcastically questioned.

At this point, Frieza was practically foaming at the mouth, just wanting to wrap his hands around Goku's throat and watch the life drain from his eyes. However as furious Frieza was, a greater emotion keep him in check: fear.

As Goku turn around, preparing to fly, he looked over his shoulder to look at Frieza, who was eventually getting off the now ash-filled ground that now blanketed across the whole Planet Namek. Despite what he said, he could still feel that boiling anger in the back of his mind, thoughts of revenge being fueled by the savage emotions that Super Saiyan brought, Goku almost welcome it. But Goku barely managed to suppress that thought. Goku was not a savage beast, Frieza was. Goku didn't want to contradict himself by killing Frieza. At least, not without justifiable cause.

"You may have managed to effectively end the Saiyan race, but remembered who put you into this position." Goku stated before flying off.

As Frieza look at the retreating back of Goku, nothing but loathing and murder tinged his very voice, "How dare you." he muttered as he recall how the Saiyans were at his mercy, obeying every order he told, he recall how they secretly loath his very presence but are unable to do anything about due to the fact that King Vegeta swear his servitude to him along with whole race.

"How dare you." His pitch of tone started to rise in sound and hatred. He remembered the ancient alien philosophy the Saiyans spoke freely about in the hopes that it would save them his might, the legend of the Super Saiyan. He scoff at the notion that any Saiyan would be able match the might of the Cold family back then.

As Frieza slowly look up, a gaze of murderous fury across his face, as he looked at the Super Saiyan who stood against him and won. As he look at Goku he couldn't help but recall the Saiyan that stood up against him before he destroyed Planet Vegeta. He looked just like him. His son perhaps? And now the son has transcended into the legend he so casually demised as a fantasy. The thought was enough to make Frieza see red and cast aside his fear.

"HOW DARE YOU!" With a final shout, he launched whatever energy he could spare into one massive blast out of right hand at Goku.

However, Goku was able to sense it thank to his Ki sensing ability. He was not surprised though, he expected something like this to happen, though some small part of him was disappointed that instead of living to see another day, Frieza would rather violently lash out against being defeated. But he made his choice, if Frieza wanted to die, Goku would be more than happy to oblige him.

As the purple energy blast neared Goku's position, he started to gather energy in his left preparing to counter Frieza's blast, "So be it." Goku muttered. With that he turned and launched the energy blast out of his hand.

The two beams collided against each other at a stalemate. However it didn't last long a Goku's yellow energy beam started to overpower Frieza's

With no energy or strength to overcome it, Frieza stared helplessly at the blast as it soon started to slowly disintegrate his body as he let out a pain filled roar as Goku's energy tore his body apart.

With that done, Goku went to Frieza's Spaceship in the hopes it would get him off this planet. Unfortunately, it was damaged too much to be any of use as it fell into the lava. However, Goku saw one of the pod that was in the vicinity of the spaceship fell, with the doors open. Seeing his chance , Goku speed into one of the crafts and hurriedly type in the coordinates. With Goku more interested in his survival as opposed to the knowledge of his destination, he press the ignition as the door shut and sped out of Namek's atmosphere just in time as Planet Namek exploded.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Goku relaxed his whole body as tension left out of him. It was then Goku noticed as he did that, the surging power and energy of Super Saiyan started to go down until the golden hair and sea-green eyes that was brought with the transformation went back to black. Goku then realize that the Super Saiyan transformation can be turn on and off at will. Before he could dwell on the thought any further, the pod activated it hibernation process and filled the inside with some kind of antistatic substance. Goku, heavily bruised and exhausted with the battle against Frieza, had no willpower to resist the substance and soon fell asleep.

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"Is that the one you're seeking?"

"Yes, he will be the one purge our universe of those murderous scum."

"I can feel his heart, it is courageous and pure, though I sense a little darkness within him."

"If he can defeat these monsters, then it good enough for me. Though we will have lower his power, it incredible."

"I have never sense a mortal with much power, not even those creatures could compare to him."

"Do we have to lower his power, if we bring him in like that, he'll be able to handle them easily."

"We have to, lest we destroy his and our universe during the crossing."

"...So be it."

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As Goku was peacefully sleeping due to the Hibernation System in place, a small rift in space open up in the middle of the path the pod was heading to and since the pod can't automatically change directions, it soon went into the rift as it closed behind it, with Goku unknowingly being led to another adventure, this time in a different universe.